Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Friday (April 04, 2025)

Rescuers search for victims after a rain-triggered landslide hit passing cars on a road in Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo)

Malaysia:

* US tariffs: Anwar to chair special meeting this evening/ Trump’s tariff shock: Implications for Malaysia

* Putra Heights inferno: Excavator feared buried at site, no bodies found, says S'gor police chief

* Putra Heights inferno: Digital Ministry to assess requests for device replacements

* Putra Heights inferno: Higher Education Ministry to deploy team to assist affected students

* Putra Heights inferno: Over 100 houses offered as temporary homes for victims, says Selangor MB

* Putra Heights inferno: Works Ministry ready to offer technical expertise to identify cause of blast

* Petronas Gas reaffirms commitment to safety, says pipeline operations continuously monitored

* Strategic partnerships with global tech companies need to be enhanced, says Anwar

* Meth worth RM16mil seized as cops bust drug smuggling ring

* Malaysian actor, 71, loses home to fire on second day of Raya

* Two investigation papers on balloon vendor-DBKL case referred to AGC

* Cops nab four M'sians over child sexual abuse materials in multi-country operation, says Deputy IGP

* RHB IB trims Malaysia’s 2025 GDP forecast to 4.5% amid tariff pressures

* FBM KLCI dips 1% as Asian markets slump amid Trump’s tariff turmoil

* Ringgit to remain defensive against US dollar at 4.42-4.45, says Kenanga IB

A fully loaded container vessel leaves the Pasir Panjang terminal port in Singapore on Friday, April 4, 2025. US President Donald Trump ignited a potentially ruinous global trade war on April 2 as he slapped 10 percent tariffs on imports from around the world and harsh extra levies on key trading partners. -- Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP

Singapore:

* Singapore must be clear-eyed about dangers ahead; the risks are real, stakes are high, says PM Wong

* Singapore investigating woman filmed vaping in train; anaesthetic found in vape pod at her home

* Foreigner charged over 2023 perfume theft at Changi Airport, caught when she returned in March

* S$1.45bil nickel scam: Singapore Venture capitalist says he was impressed when he first met alleged scammer

* Gold rush: Investors fleeing to safe havens after Trump’s tariff bombshell

* Singaporean actor Desmond Tan and wife expecting second child, a boy

* Japan bank stocks caught in Trump tariff rout as market slide deepens

* ‘Time to capitalise on the JS-SEZ and speed up talks on trade pacts’

* Oil set for worst week in months over Trump's tariff blow

* Emerging Markets - Singapore stocks set for worst one-day percentage drop since Aug 2024; Vietnam, Thailand stocks slump as US tariffs dent risk sentiment

Indonesia:

* Indonesia in talks with US and Asean over new tariffs

* 10 people killed after landslides bury two cars in Indonesia's East Java

* Indonesia business group backs US talks over tariffs

* Newcomers required to have job and housing in Jakarta: Official

* Indonesia in talks with US and Asean over new tariffs

* Asian stocks extend global rout after Trump's shock tariff blitz

* From BYD to Nio, Chinese EV makers power ahead thanks to subsidies and tax incentives.

Supporters and family members of drug war victims raise placards after filing complaints at the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Pasay, Metro Manila on Friday, April 4, 2025. Family members of people slain during the drug war and their lawyer filed a complaint to Philippine government investigators after receiving fierce online harassment since former president Rodrigo Duterte's arrest on charges of crimes against humanity. -- Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP

Thailand:

* 'It's gone': conservation science in Thailand's burning forest

* Thai dad arrested for abandoning baby in forest to punish wife who denies him sex

* Thai arrest warrant issued for American academic on royal insult charges

* Sun-overhead phenomenon to occur across 77 Thai provinces

* Bangkok governor apologises for delay in building collapse rescue

* Thailand sees 25% drop in hotel bookings for Songkran amid earthquake concerns

* Ignoring protests, Thailand opens door to Myanmar’s military leader

Philippines:

* Everything I did was for my country, former Philippine president Duterte says via daughter

* Philippines eyes more chips and food exports to US are lower compared with its regional peers

* The Philippine problem - The ‘Big One’ and substandard steel bars - a killer mix: Comment

* Families of Philippine drug war victims fight back, urge probe into online attacks

* Manila's MRT 3 suspends rule that disallowed luggage on its trains

* Philippines sees benefits as Trump tariffs hit peers harder

* Three Filipinos arrested for spying -- Beijing says it has "destroyed" an intelligence network

TOPSHOT - Vietnamese garment factory workers stitch apparel at a factory in Ho Chi Minh City after US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs on trading partners. At a garment factory in Ho Chi Minh City that exports T-shirts and underwear to the United States, staff are alarmed by shocking trade tariffs imposed on Vietnam that could severely impact their business. -- Photo by Huu Kha / AFP

Vietnam:

* Vietnam moves up five notches in latest FIFA rankings to 102nd; Malaysia at 132nd position

* Vietnam ranks among top five most popular diving destinations in Asia; Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia also lead the way

* Trump defiant as tariffs send world markets into panic

* 'Shocking': US tariffs worse than feared for Vietnamese exporters

* Vietnam asks US to postpone tariff and engage in negotiations

* Lao Digital Week 2025 kicks off to boost digital transformation

* US imposes 46% tax on 90% of goods imported from Vietnam

Myanmar:

* Myanmar military limiting aid in earthquake areas, UN says

* Protests as quake-hit Myanmar junta chief joins Bangkok summit

* Miss Tourism Myanmar 2018 among victims of Mandalay earthquake

* Paying the price for hate speech in Myanmar

* Axiata to exit Myanmar with US$150mil divestment

An activist holds a picture of Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing during a protest against his visit to Thailand and attending the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 4, 2025. -- REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Cambodia:

* Rat earns world record for sniffing landmines in Cambodia

* Cambodian experts criticise US reciprocal tariffs as lose-lose game

* Banzai blitz: Kun Khmer stars hand Japanese fighters five straight losses at Phnom Penh tournament

* Angkor receives over 400,000 tourists in the first quarter of 2025

Laos:

* Laos focuses on scaling up resilient growth

* Laos, Vietnam to enhance cooperation in technology, innovation

* Laos launches coal-fired power plant project in Xekong province

* Lao Digital Week 2025 kicks off to boost digital transformation

Brunei:

* It's celebration time as Brunei royal palace receives over 61,000 visitors in public opening

* Brunei man killed in multi-vehicle crash involving water tanker

People shout slogans during a rally to celebrate after South Korea's Constitutional Court removed impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 4, 2025. The letters read -- Let's build a democratic government.-- AP Photo/Lee Jin-man

AseanPlus:

* WATCH: Marvel shares first look at Florence Pugh's skydiving stunt at Merdeka 118 for 'Thunderbolts'

* King has consented to nominee for Malaysia's new ambassador to US, says Anwar

* Amir Hamzah: Asean will not retaliate against US tariffs but engage Washington for a reduction

* Badminton -- Pearly-Thinaah's future with BAM still a guessing game

* From Guangdong to LA, tariff superstorm alters course of global business expansions

* From Lululemon gear to AirPods, South-East Asia’s role in global supply chains put at risk by Trump tariffs

* US tourist arrested for landing on forbidden Indian tribal island

* Yoon Suk Yeol: From star prosecutor to ousted president

* US tariffs: Informal talks to be held at Asean finance ministers’ meet next week

* Local actress Emma Maembong on first Raya after divorce: 'Feels different'

* IShowSpeed in Hong Kong: US YouTube star meets pandas, as fans flock for selfies

* Zhihu, a Quora-like Q&A platform, bets on AI search to become China’s X and LinkedIn

* China's domestic consumption can offset tariff risks: Economists

* China, US make first-known military contact since Trump's inauguration

* ‘Fitness King of Hong Kong’ Eddie Phillips dies of lung cancer aged 74

* China to impose tariffs of 34% on all US goods from April 10

* Manchester United coming to Hong Kong as city stages another football coup

* China’s deep sea space station: could South China Sea be the next Persian Gulf?

* Chinese woman finds birth parents after 27 years, just two days after posting appeal video

* Public outcry grows louder -- actor Kim Soo-hyun is facing widespread backlash after scandal

* Hackers strike Australia's largest pension funds in coordinated attacks

* Aussie glove maker Ansell stands to lose most with Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs

* New Zealand navy ship sank due to 'series of human errors', inquiry says

* South Korea's ousted leader Yoon loses reckless gamble with martial law

* What happens next after South Korea removes President Yoon

* Factbox-Who are the top contenders for South Korea's presidential election?

* Analysis-In leaderless South Korea, Trump's tariffs will overshadow snap election

* Wikimedia must remove India content deemed defamatory, court rules

* Indian PM Modi and Bangladesh's Yunus hold first talks after Hasina exit