Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Thursday (May 15, 2025)


People walk past destroyed buildings following Myanmar military airstrikes in Kyauktaw town in Myanmar's western Rakhine State on May 15, 2025. - Photo: AFP

Malaysia

* FRU crash: One discharged on May 15, seven still hospitalised

* FRU crash: Lorry owner being probed, says Zahid

* Man charged with stabbing brother with stingray tail

* Open tender process was ‘staged’, says prosecution witness

* Apex court reserves judgement in Morais murder case

* 15-year-old faces 10 years’ jail over reckless driving that killed five

* Address concerns about Pamela's case, lawyer tells MACC

* Technician killed in van-lorry collision near Dungun

* Teacher claims trial to attempted murder of son, 11

* Lorry loses control in Banting, causing multiple collisions

* Husband of Pamela Ling Yueh detained

* Leaked draft judgment in Rosmah's solar hybrid case suggests bias, appeals court told

* Federal Court dismisses habeas corpus appeal by GISB Holdings CEO, wife

* Police reports filed as customers claim RM15mil loss to watch reseller

* Maqis intercepts massive load of smuggled animal waste at Johor checkpoint

* Three charged in Johor driving test scheme involving bribes for passes

* Clerk loses RM465,200 to non-existent investment scheme

* MCMC launches probe into incomplete Jalur Gemilang illustration

* Body of man with mental disabilities found in locked house

* Kedah police seize over RM1.6mil in cannabis, two arrested

* Pact between federal and state parties crucial for Sabah polls, says Ahmad Zahid

* It is permissible for Muslims to attend celebrations without any religious rituals, says MKI

* Woman killed, two sons hurt in Gua Musang crash

 

 

Singapore

* Changi’s Terminal 5 cleared for construction

* BYD is top-selling car in Singapore in first four months of 2025 with 20% of total sales

* Singaporean civil servant charged in Johor with motorcyclist's death

* Three weeks’ jail for man who molested stewardess on SIA flight

* Two taken to hospital after PMD-linked fire sets Toa Payoh HDB flat ablaze

* Man charged over alleged assault of his father in Singapore, causing fractures to the elderly man’s hand

* Apac NGOs form coalition to promote drug-free societies

* Fatal Orchard Towers fight: Man who stabbed victim’s neck fails in appeal against murder conviction

 

 

Indonesia

* Indonesian filmmakers aim to impress at Cannes

* West Java to also send 'unruly' adults to military barracks

* Australian PM touts defence ties during Indonesia visit

* Indonesian military says 18 separatists killed in operation in Papua region

 

 

Thailand

* Thai hotels see 30% drop in Chinese tourists in Q2, occupancy rate falls to 52% in May

* Thai ministry to propose extending soft loan programme for Deep South to 2027

* Thai officials seize over 200 tonnes of electronic waste illegally imported from the US

* Thai man arrested for smuggling baby orangutans

* Thai tycoon Sarath meets Trump, eyes stronger US ties

* Thai court issues warrants over deadly quake tower collapse

 

 

Philippines

* Germany, Philippines sign defence agreement

* De Lima, Diokno to join House team prosecuting VP Sara Duterte

* Court of Appeals in Philippines overturns former senator Leila de Lima’s acquittal in a drug case

 

 

Vietnam

* Think ahead of those in trade fraud, officials told

* Vietnam urges preventive measures amid Covid-19 spike

* Thailand's Paetongtarn begins official visit to Vietnam

* Vietnam removes 10 wildlife trafficking groups from social media

 

 

Myanmar

* UK charges exiled former envoy with trespass

* ‘Why do they attack the children?’

* EU demands accountability for Myanmar school strike that killed 22

* 400 flee to Thailand as Myanmar rebels strike junta base

 

 

Cambodia

* Cambodia Customs targets illegal durian imports

* Cambodian wrestlers bring home gold, valuable experience from Singapore champs

* Cambodia's royal ploughing ceremony marks start of rice-growing season

* Two Cambodian peacekeepers killed during mission in South Sudan: minister

 

 

Laos

* Poisonous mushrooms cause six deaths in northern Laos

* Laos takes steps to strengthen e-commerce safety amid growth

 

 

Brunei

* Brunei police seek public assistance in fatal jogger accident

* Brunei attends UN peacekeeping ministerial meeting in Berlin

 

 

Aseanplus

* Anwar raises MH17 issue with Putin during Moscow visit

* Putin and Anwar share light moment at the Kremlin

* Anwar presents Malaysia's perspective in Russia, receives honorary doctorate

* Starbucks in a froth over names of presidential candidates

* Two men jailed for storming court after Yoon’s arrest

* Families file criminal complaint

* Petro and Xi mark new era in ties

* Ringgit eases against US dollar amid potential trade deal between US and China

* TVB actor Niklas Lam earns RM220 in over an hour through tea stall business in China

* FBM KLCI steadies above 1,580 as market awaits 1Q GDP release

* M’sia gets UN award for women's participation in peacekeeping missions

* Reebok shoes worn by S. Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung reselling for 10x the price

* China to US ocean cargo bookings surge after tariff pause, Vizion says

* Australia PM Albanese to meet Indonesia counterpart in first international visit since re-election

* Starbucks is said to kick off process to sell stake in sprawling China business

* Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik advance in Thailand Open

* Apec trade ministers meet in S.Korea amid US-China trade tensions

* South Korea-Malaysia FTA negotiations in final phase, to be finalised in October

* Australia will not replace repeatedly vandalised James Cook statue

* Japan to seek third round of trade talks next week: Sources

* Indian troops kill 31 Maoist rebels in weeks-long battle

* Sweet revenge for Pearly-Thinaah as they power into quarters

* PM meets Russia's Grand Mufti to strengthen nations' Islamic ties

* KLIA border agents stop 64 foreigners entering without valid documents

* 'Unscientific' Japan megaquake rumours spook Hong Kong tourists

* Malaysia, Japan ink RM1.34bil green bioeconomy deals at Expo 2025 Osaka

* Hong Kong’s top developer sells out homes in hours as rates fall

* Chinese online literature is winning hearts in Japan

* Oil slides 3% on expectations for US-Iran nuclear deal

* Kelantan tightens security to curb cattle smuggling after anthrax outbreak in Thailand

* Trump: India has offered US a trade deal with no tariffs

* Proton launches RM4.8mil Xchange Programme to replace old vehicles with new models

* Asean seeks to expand membership in RCEP, CPTPP to boost regional economic integration

* Trump wants Apple to stop moving iPhone production to India

* India says Pakistan nuclear arsenal should be under UN surveillance

* Explainer-Is Qatar's gift of a plane to President Trump allowed under US law?

* Toxic algae killing marine life off Australian coast

* Ringgit ends marginally higher against US dollar on mild demand

* HK actor Ai Wai pleads for liver donation for his wife: 'She's in critical condition'

* Fan Bingbing fans Chinese tourist enthusiasm for Melaka on WeChat

* Man in serious condition after shark attack in South Australia

* Former TVB star Wong He says he was drugged and sexually assaulted twice in 2024 at his friends’ homes

* Loan shark in South Korea who allegedly drove single mum to suicide to face jail term

* First Everest death of climbing season recorded

* M'sia committed to protecting Bangladeshi workers from exploitation, says Saifuddin

* Chinese robotaxi operator Pony.ai says one of its cars caught fire, no injuries

 

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