Participants in fancy costume event prepare Rujak Uleg, a traditional savoury salad which features beef muzzle and vegetables including cucumber, bean sprouts, spinach and other toppings mixed with peanut sauce, during the history of Rujak Uleg festival in Surabaya. -- Photo by JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP
Malaysia:
* Langkawi sees 60,000 ferry ticket sold ahead of LIMA'25
* Investigators interview Pamela Ling's children amid ongoing case
* Education Ministry to announce Form Six admission offers tomorrow
* Unregulated e-cigarettes pose severe health risks – even death
* Sabah doctor wins award at World Cup of Endoscopy
* Students gear up for ‘Gempur Rasuah Sabah 2.0’ rally amid political tensions
* MCA Beliawanis asks DAP Youth to jointly lodge MACC report over MyKiosk issue
* Uncertainty surrounds Rafizi's role at PKR congress in JB
* New GOF battalions bolster Sabah and Sarawak security
* Free tertiary education for Sarawak-born adults resuming full-time studies
* Ringgit likely to trade in 4.26-4.29 range next week
* Bursa Malaysia likely to see volatile trading amid positive outlook this week
* FRU crash: Victims’ children receive SSPN benefits
* 46th Asean summit: Sales, exhibition fair at KLCC kicks off May 23
* Tuition teacher nabbed for alleged sexual assault of 10-year-old girl
Participants take part in fancy costume dance event before preparing Rujak Uleg, a traditional savoury salad which features beef muzzle and vegetables including cucumber, bean sprouts, spinach and other toppings mixed with peanut sauce, during the history of Rujak Uleg festival in Surabaya. -- Photo by JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP
Singapore:
* Two motorcyclists taken to hospital after seven-vehicle chain collision on Singapore's PIE
* Singapore-registered sports car crashes and catches fire in Malaysia
* Deaths of Singaporean couple in Cheras homestay ruled as suicide
* Injuries found on stray cat in Punggol, Singapore likely caused by vehicular accident: NParks
* Seniors should initiate legacy planning to provide clarity for loved ones: Former Singapore president Halimah
* Over 17,900 caught for vape use and possession in Singapore
Indonesia:
* Indonesia eyes to become world’s second biggest coffee producer
* Hamas-run ministry: All hospitals including Indonesian-funded medical house in northern Gaza are out of service
* Indonesia's Food and Drug Monitoring Agency laments limited role in free meal programme amid rampant food poisonings
* Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi erupts and triggers highest aviation warning
* Indonesia braces for forest and land fires ahead of dry season
Thailand:
* Asean backs fair free trade as it moves forward with US tariff talks, says Thai minister
* Aaron-Wooi Yik clinch Thai Open in hard-fought win over Danish pair / Pearly-Thinaah capture first title of the year at Thailand Open
* Husband and wife shot dead outside home in Yala as double murder rocks Thai town
* Nai Thon Beach: Phuket’s emerging property hotspot in recent years
* Baby orangutans rescued, suspected trafficker nabbed in Thailand
Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn reacts after winning against Denmark's Anders Antonsen during the men's singles final at the Thailand Open badminton tournament in Bangkok on Sunday, May 18, 2025. -- Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
Philippines:
* Former senator De Lima hits Sara Duterte over impeachment trial ‘bloodbath’ remark
* Sara Duterte wants impeachment trial to go on, sees ‘bloodbath’
* Two children hurt as jeepney crashes into tree in Quezon, Philippines
* Philippines backs Asean-wide visa, eyes tourism boost from unified entry
* Philippines 'actively monitoring' rise of Covid-19 cases in Southeast Asia
Vietnam:
* Vietnam to consider Vinspeed proposal to build high-speed railway
* Vietnam pushes forward trade talks to address US tariff pressure
* Vietnamese woman dies after falling from 13th floor apartment in Sarawak
* Vietnam PM hosts leaders of seven Thai leading corporations
* Vietnam proposes easing citizenship rules for overseas Vietnamese and foreign experts
Myanmar:
* Pope Leo XIV asks world not to forget about Gaza, Myanmar and Ukraine
* Global scientists develop South-East Asian population genome dataset
* Yet another scare as 5.2-magnitude quake hits 21 km SSW of Kyaukse, Myanmar, says USGS
* Cinema in Sagaing, Myanmar which took over 50 years to build withstands powerful earthquake
A Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae) butterfly sits on a blooming flower inside a butterfly garden at the Benjakitti park in Bangkok on Sunday, May 18, 2025. -- Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
Cambodia:
* US tariffs does pose short-term threat, Asean resilience will prevail over long term, say experts
* Restoration work on Phnom Bakheng Temple in Cambodia's Angkor makes significant progress
* Cambodian rubber export earnings up as; even as domestic demand grows
* Thai, Cambodian troops hold talks over border patrol dispute
Laos:
* Cassava exports from Laos surge as railway boosts trade efficiency
* British climber makes 19th ascent of Everest, most by a non-Sherpa
* China-Laos Railway drives growth in Lao agricultural exports
Brunei:
* Youth in Brunei school informed on HIV, STDs
* Over 1,500 students join language programme in Brunei
Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates with team members after winning the 2025 Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix at the Imola autodrome in Imola, on Sunday, May 18, 2025. -- Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)
AseanPlus:
* Meet Dr Nek Abd Rahman, Malaysia's very own 'Horse Whisperer - Horse Doctor' who has gained great fame in South-East Asia and also the world
* Goodbye Xing Xing and Liang Liang! Panda fans gather at Zoo Negara for emotional farewell
* Indian space agency's satellite mission fails due to technical issue in launch vehicle
* BTS' Jin 'worked nonstop to bring you new songs'' on his second solo EP 'Echo'
* Pope Leo to take charge of Catholic Church at grandiose inaugural Mass
* South Korea's presidential candidates prepare to face off in first debate
* South Korean police bolster security for presidential candidates amid terror threats
* South Korea - Former president Yoon Suk Yeol left his conservative party
* Three dead after building collapses in Delhi’s Paharganj, rescue ops underway
* Suzuki Motor’s boil-in-the-bag curry for Indian employees to hit store shelves
* Taiwan more likely to face blockade or economic warfare from Beijing than invasion: panel
* Seven spectacular mountains in South-East Asia
* India-Pakistan conflict: Clinging to the rhythms of a normalcy
* How the US gave India and Pakistan an excuse to stand down
* Imperial revolution in Japan: Time for a woman emperor?
* K-pop girl group aespa likely to return with new music in June
* Building blaze kills 17 people in India's Hyderabad city
* Get a second job? Stick it out? Hongkongers on BN(O) visas rue rule changes
* Shenzhen steps up semiconductor investments with city-backed fund worth US$692 million
* China’s defence chief forges Europe ties in Paris, Berlin plus UN peace pledge
* Australia’s Queensland to open Shenzhen trade office with Hong Kong as ‘gateway’
* Australia PM plays down chances of EU free trade deal breakthrough in Rome
* Why Google Maps is still broken in South Korea: It might not be about national security anymore
* Two dead and another person missing after rain-triggered landslide in South China
* Three dead, one missing after flash floods inundate South China's Guangxi
* Uttar Pradesh launches India’s first vistadome jungle safari train
* Japan's 'perfect Mount Fuji shot' site faces backlash over tourist surge
* Europe warned to change fast or become a ‘shock absorber’ of US-China trade war
* Pope Leo XIV formally opens his pontificate with Mass in St. Peter's Square before tens of thousands
* Europe warned to change fast or become a ‘shock absorber’ of US-China trade war
* Motor racing-Piastri seizes pole from Verstappen at Imola
* Athletics-Italy's Stano breaks 35-km race walk world record
* Golf-Bradley juggles Ryder Cup duties with push for PGA Championship
