Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (center-left), and Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre right) walk to the meeting room at the Office of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, April 14, 2025. -- AP Photo/Minh Hoang
Malaysia:
* Former PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi passes away/ Former PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to be buried at Makam Pahlawan
* President Xi's state visit: KLIA Terminal 2 to be temporarily inaccessible on April 15 and 17
* Chinese president Xi to begin three-day state visit to Malaysia tomorrow
* Tengku Zafrul: Malaysia’s economy stays strong, govt to handle US tariff via multilateral strategy
* PM conveys New Year greetings to Indian community
* Penang cop's death linked to personal woes, says CPO
* Court orders Malaysian Bar to pay lawyer Shafee RM340,000 in damages
* HK superstar Jacky Cheung coming back to KL for 3 shows in August
* Batik Air elevates business class travel with Leapmotor C10
* Putra Heights inferno: Nearly 90% of cleanup works completed
* JPJ to introduce new SOP, guidelines for heavy vehicles in May
* Customs seizes over RM20mil worth of ganja buds at KLIA
* Certified rice seed control price to be set effective tomorrow, says govt
* Vocational college murder: I saw victim being scolded and pushed, says witness
* Cops hand probe paper on Nibong Tebal MRSM bullying case to prosecutors
* Over 100 'investor pass' applications received so far, says Immigration DG
* Segamat latest district in Johor to be hit by floods; evacuee numbers rise in Sabah
Buddhist nuns relocate Buddha statues that have been retrieved from a collapsed building at the Myawaddy Nunnery in Mandalay following the devastating March 28 earthquake. -- Photo by Sai Aung MAIN/ AFP
Singapore:
* MAS eases Singapore dollar policy to help economy weather Trump’s tariff storm
* Judge in Singapore revokes 86-year-old woman’s lasting power of attorney granted to older brother
* Jail for clinic assistant who replaced payment QR code with hers, cheating 509 patients of RM185,000
* What Singapore breeding programmes mean for conservation of South-East Asian biodiversity
* Billionaire Ong Beng Seng to step down from Singapore property firm
* Oil rises on rebound in China's imports, but trade war concerns persist
* Thirteen fires linked to power banks in Singapore in 2024, a 5-year-high
* Singapore cuts 2025 GDP forecast on US tariff impact
* Singaporean singer Aisyah Aziz marries Neelofa’s brother-in-law
* Singapore central bank eases monetary policy, as expected
* Asian tech stocks bounce back after Trump tariff exemptions/ Battered dollar drifts lower, spooked by tariff news
Indonesia:
* Pestapora Festival is coming to Malaysia for a 'Latihan' with the biggest Indonesians and local line-up
* Indonesia to hold trade talks with US over tariffs and economic cooperation; top brass meetings to be held in Washington
* Indonesian government to lift Nusantara spending freeze, minister says
* Indonesia arrests judges who cleared palm oil companies of graft charges
* Indonesian horror movie industry rises from the grave
* Thousands arriving in Jakarta from rural areas after Hari Raya to seek jobs face urban challenges
* Hong Kong to step up luring global firms, investments, says Financial Secretary Chan
* Jakarta weighs raising US gas imports - Experts urge caution to avoid harming local industries
Revellers take part in mass water fights on the first day of the Songkran, or Thai New Year, on Silom Road in Bangkok. -- Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
Thailand:
* Thailand readies US trade strategy ahead of talks next week with aims of securing relief from reciprocal tariff
* Anwar heading to Bangkok to meet Thai PM after Xi's visit
* Malaysian detained over goldsmith heist in Thailand had prior criminal record in Malaysia
* Bangkok building collapse: Death toll now 41, debris removal nears 50%
* Thailand finalises US trade strategy ahead of talks next week
* Thai central bank to hold financial institutions liable for call centre scam losses
* Badminton: Kunlavut makes history after misfortune strikes Guangzu
Philippines:
* 'West Philippine Sea' now visible on Google Maps without specific search
* Philippines says voiced South China Sea concerns during Asean-China negotiations
* Philippines, preparing for US talks, says the country is less vulnerable to trade shocks
* Philippines should put Trump tariff pause to good use: Editorial
* Philippines starts 1st overseas online vote
* Tariff relief on tech goods drives rally in China, Hong Kong shares
* OPEC cuts 2025 global oil demand growth forecast, citing US tariffs
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend a meeting with Vietnam's National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man during a two-day state visit, in Hanoi, Vietnam,on Monday, April 14, 2025. -- Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Vietnam:
* Xi warns protectionism 'leads nowhere' as he makes his first South-East Asia tour stop in Hanoi
* China and Vietnam sign deals as Xi visits Hanoi amid US tariff tensions
* Vietnamese man sentenced to 15 years' jail for prostitution brokerage
* Xi Jinping calls for greater cooperation with Vietnam
* Xi Jinping urges preserving supply chains as he visits Vietnam amid tariff chaos
* Vietnam discovers major counterfeit powdered milk scheme targeting vulnerable groups
Myanmar:
* Malaysia PM Anwar to meet Myanmar junta chief over quake relief
* Multiple earthquakes strike Thailand and Myanmar
* Aftershock triggers collapse of high-rise building in Mandalay Region on Myanmar New Year
* Malaysia to seek ceasefire extension in Myanmar for quake relief efforts to go on
* Bangladesh hands over third relief consignment to earthquake-hit Myanmar
Revellers take part in mass water fights during the Sangkranta festival, or Khmer New Year, at Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh on Monday, April 14, 2025. -- Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy/ AFP
Cambodia:
* It's party time in Phnom Penh as Cambodia starts to celebrate traditional New Year
* Cambodian PM says ties with China to be deepened continuously
* President Xi says China to join neighbouring countries for Asia's modernisation
* Cambodia makes US$160.5mil from milled rice export in Q1
Laos:
* Laos exports farm-raised pangasius to China in milestone aquatic trade deal
* People celebrate Lao New Year with tradition, reunions
* Cross-border passenger service on China-Laos Railway enhances Lao infrastructure, economy
Brunei:
* Sultan of Brunei to attend royal banquet in Perlis
* Brunei sees drop in maternal mortality rate
* Brunei attains nearly 50% increase in agricultural, fishery production
The torches for the Milano Cortina 2026 winter olympic (left) and paralympic (right) games are diplayed during their unveiling ceremony at the Italy Pavilion in Osaka on Monday, April 14, 2025, on the second day of the six-month 2025 Osaka Expo. -- Photo by Philip FONG/ AFP
AseanPlus:
* Asean must unite on US tariff approach, says Anwar
* Hong Kong Cantopop legend Jack Cheung is set to return to KL for three concerts in August at Axiata Arena
* K-pop stars (G)I-dle and BamBam to perform in Malaysia in June
* Over 1,000 cops to be deployed for Xi Jinping's visit in Malaysia
* Permodalan Nasional says U.S and China assets remain important
* Japan says no plan for big concessions in talks on US tariffs
* Martial law declaration late last year was "not a coup d’etat", ousted South Korean president Yoon tells court
* Fan of China boy group TNT throws herself at band’s moving car, raises safety, privacy concerns
* US tariff on Bhutan exports likely to have minimal impact: ADB
* Mongolia celebrates World Circus Day with free circus performances
* Trump tariffs could pose US$1.4bil risk to Pakistan exports
* Australia PM approval rating rises as Trump looms over vote
* More foreign tourists flock to anime sites across Japan
* Tariffs to impact millions of Chinese workers in blow to economy
* Ex-king extols multiparty democracy, constitutional monarchy in Nepal
* Sony lifts PS5 price in Europe by 25% ahead of a likely US hike
* South Korea's ex-president Yoon denies insurrection at criminal trial
* South Korea begins criminal insurrection trial of ousted president Yoon
* South Korean parties gear up for presidential primaries
* Hong Kong named world's busiest cargo airport
* 'Australia's Next Top Model' star Lucy Markovic dies at 27
* Japan sees record population drop in 2024 as financial security trumps marriage
* Indian shrimp industry sails in troubled waters after Trump tariffs
* Blast in firecracker unit in Andhra Pradesh claims eight lives
* Indian fugitive accused in nearly US$2bil bank fraud arrested in Belgium, source says
* Apple has few incentives to start making iPhones in US, despite Trump's trade war with China
* Australia's ruling Labor could retain power with slim majority in May vote, poll shows
* Singer Wang Leehom clarifies the burning piano from his music video was a prop and not an antique
* EXPLAINER-What you need to know about investigations faced by South Korea's former president Yoon
* UK MP Tulip Siddiq denies wrongdoing after reports of Bangladeshi arrest warrant/ * Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for British MP linked to ex-premier Sheikh Hasina
