Tourists take souvenir pictures at Merlion Park, a famous Singapore landmark and a major tourist attraction in Singapore, Friday, May 2, 2025. -- AP Photo/Vincent Thian
Malaysia:
* No issue with Rafizi on long leave, says Anwar
* Duo slapped with multiple charges for throwing Molotov cocktails, animal cruelty
* Malaysia's manufacturing PMI slips to 48.6 in April amid weak demand - S&P
* GOF foils bid to smuggle bonsai trees worth over RM1mil in K'tan
* Netizens react to death of five-year-old boy locked in van
* Economy Minister should be at his post during global trade uncertainty, says Bersatu Youth
* New amendments to Sabah and Sarawak labour ordinances take effect from May 1
* Kosovo president accorded official welcome at Perdana Putra
* Anwar conferred Kosovo's highest civilian honour, Pak Lah also posthumously honoured
* M'sia welcomes establishment of Kosovo embassy, will facilitate bilateral ties, says Anwar
* Singapore GE2025: A vote for WP is a vote for the future, say its candidates
* Over RM4.3mil lost to online scams in Sandakan in first four months of the year
* 2025 PKR central leadership posts nominations postponed to May 8-9
* Cops launch investigation into woman's disappearance prior to providing statement to MACC
* Salon worker sexually assaulted by teenager in Melaka
Singapore:
* Singapore GE2025: Number of women candidates reaches a new high
* Singapore GE2025: Polls a chance to elect more opposition to speak up for Singaporeans, says SPP
* Singapore GE2025: PAP team in Sengkang ‘ready to make a comeback’: PM Wong
* Singapore GE2025: Do Singaporeans care if politicians speak their dialects
* Singapore GE2025: A vote for WP is a vote for the future, say its candidates
* Singapore GE2025: Price pressures shape polls / What’s at stake in the May 3 election?
* Singapore GE2025: Wong urges voters to re-elect his Cabinet to deal with US, China
* Man allegedly linked to Nvidia chips case in Singapore out on S$1mil bail, might face more charges
* 'Troubling times': Nightlife business operators say that a growing quiet is falling over Singapore’s once-thriving hot spots
Indonesia:
* Indonesian police confiscate millions in crackdown on gambling network
* Indonesia mulls controversial vasectomy plan for those seeking govt assistance
* Oil gains as China opens door for trade talks with US
* Asian stocks gain after China teases US tariff talks
* EV industry wants Jakarta to reinstate two-wheeler subsidies
Thailand:
* In the rough: Thai tycoon jailed for golf course land fraud
* Thailand reports first anthrax death, hundreds potentially exposed
* One new anthrax case confirmed in Thai province of Mukdahan, 638 people exposed
* Political power struggles intensify as Thai government faces legal challenges
* Thailand records four mild quakes, including one in Mae Hong Son
Philippines:
* Ten killed as bus rams vehicles at Philippine toll gate
* Philippine-Taiwan interaction would be seen in Beijing as independence support, analyst says
* Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle: Asia’s bet to become the next pope is leaving it all up to God
* How the Philippines could win big amid the US-China trade battle
* Duterte's lawyers ask ICC to throw out case, order his release
Vietnam:
* Apple hit with two downgrades as tariff and growth worries grow
* Asia’s factories suffer major blow as tariffs dampen demand
* Quang Ninh province welcomes first fully chartered cruise ship
* Vietnam approves two-year trial of peer-to-peer lending
Myanmar:
* Millions of children to suffer from Trump aid cuts; many affected are also Rohingya children
* 653 survivors saved by rescuers in Myanmar earthquake
* Solar, power expo kicks off in Yangon
Cambodia:
* US moves to ban Cambodia's financial firm Huione over alleged money laundering
* Cambodia marks 26 years in Asean, eyes role as regional gateway
* Cambodia detains 8,203 drug-related suspects in first four months
Laos:
* CBRN risk mitigation and nuclear knowledge meeting for South-East Asia held in Laos
* Laos, UN launch green and climate finance scheme to drive sustainable development
Brunei:
* Brunei downstream oil sector expected to accelerate, says its think tank
* Crypto mining operation in Brunei busted for electricity theft
AseanPlus:
* 'I'm just the guy who lives next door', Hael Husaini, stays rosted to the ground and believes in being humble despite his many successes
* Malaysia's very own 'Beatles' group MASDO celebrates 10 years with special fans meet session and a full-blown concert
* 'Everybody wants to see Jacky's concert' - Hong Kong superstar Jacky Cheung adds THREE more KL shows from August 22–24
* KL Illustration Fair 2025 goes big this year, expanding its scale and ambition
* China end Malaysia's Sudirman Cup hopes in q-finals
* JS-SEZ a catalyst for Asean’s supply chain shift
* Eswatini invites Malaysian investors, promotes trade, cultural ties
* South Korea former PM launches presidential bid
* China says evaluating US offer of tariff talks but wants 'sincerity'
* Chinese man quits top job to care for baby, suffers ‘post-partum depression’, divorces wife
* Pandas and Bun Festival among Hong Kong’s ‘golden week’ trends for mainland tourists
* US robot makers hope to beat China in humanoid race. Tariffs could affect their ambitions
* Robotic hair washer to enter Hong Kong market in June after gaining interest on mainland
* Australia's prime minister, opposition make final election pitch in Trump's shadow
* In this Indian city, smartwatches are part of the solution to dealing with searing heat
* Worst of New Zealand's wild weather passes, cleanup begins
* South Korea: Top court overturns Lee’s acquittal in election law case
* A stronger China waits to see which Trump adviser will come out on top on tariffs: sources
* Korean actor Park Seo-joon’s donation enabled life-saving surgery for boy with brain tumour
* ‘Trump’s the reason’: Aussies’ appetite for change at May 3 polls dampened by global instability
* Conclave smoke signals ready: Vatican installs chimney over Sistine Chapel
* Cardinals hope for speedy conclave to pick new pope, under Michelangelo's gaze
* Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing appears in person for first time since Hutchison ports deal
* Google will seek to avoid ad tech spinoff in antitrust case
* Hong Kong police arrest father and brother of wanted activist Anna Kwok
* China’s C919 stuck on tarmac in Europe as certification timeline extended
* Hot Chinese toymaker Pop Mart launches new pop culture magazine called Playground
* Stars continue to glitter for Malaysian super duo Hael Husaini-Nadeera Zaini as their blockbuster Raya song goes above 1.87 billion in social media & streaming platforms
