Asean news headlines as at 10pm on Friday (July 25)


People fleeing their homes near the Cambodia-Thailand border in Oddar Meanchey province on July 25, 2025. - AFP

Malaysia

* Malaysia not taking Thailand-Cambodia conflict lightly, says PM Anwar

* M'sia urges Thailand, Cambodia to exercise 'utmost restraint', resolve dispute through dialogue, diplomacy, says Tok Mat

* Thailand, Cambodia agree to ceasefire, says PM Anwar

* Thai-Cambodia conflict: Wisma Putra told to provide updates on potential ceasefire, says Fahmi

* Saifuddin: No real proof of Jho Low living in China

* Fill them up STAT!: PM tells MOH to speed up recruitment to fill 4,000 doctor vacancies, says Fahmi

* July 26 rally to highlight people's economic hardship, says Perikatan

* Saifuddin: Act to be amended to curb MyKad forgery

* Suspected snatch thief beaten to death in Cheras

* Saturday rally an expression of frustration, not politically engineered, says grassroots MCA leader

* MAHB: KLIA, Penang airport expand global reach with new air services

* Sibu fire destroys seven houses, 66 residents rescued

* Anwar, govt succeed in removing names from Mukhriz’s tax lawsuit

* Anwar extends condolences over plane crash in Russia's far east

* AKPS tightens officer screening to curb 'counter setting', says DG

* Cops shoot dead two foreign masterminds of violent armed robbery syndicate

* Army man remanded five days over alleged sexual assault of five-year-old girl

* Bomba helps remove ring stuck on Kota Baru man's genitals

* Indonesian gets 34 years’ in jail, 14 strokes of rotan for sexually abusing brother’s teen stepdaughter

Singapore

* Singapore prison officer accused of taking bribes to smuggle nude photos, prescription drugs to inmate

* Around three tonnes of illegally imported vegetables from Malaysia seized at Woodlands Checkpoint

* Weekend hikes keep this Singapore-based Malaysian connected to his hometown friends

* Ex-Singapore cop faces 15 charges over sex offences involving at least six boys, producing child porn

Thailand

* Thailand says open to Malaysia mediating in Cambodia conflict

* Thai Air Force deploys F-16s to bomb Cambodian targets in three key strategic areas

* Thailand warns of war with Cambodia as 138,000 flee fighting

* Thailand condemns Cambodia in letter to UN, asserting sovereignty violation

* Thai government unveils extensive financial relief for border conflict victims

* Border tensions spark tourist cancellations in some Thai provinces

* Thailand-Cambodia conflict could trigger global tuna pet food shortages

* Thai woman escapes with beloved cats while under fire in Cambodia clashes

* Explainer-Why are Thailand and Cambodia fighting along their border?

* Over 100,000 Thai civilians flee amid clashes with Cambodia as death toll rises to 14

* Cambodia clash heaps pressure on embattled Thai PM, boosts army

Indonesia

* Indonesia-US trade deal possible threat to data sovereignty

* 5.7-magnitude earthquake in Central Sulawesi injures four, damages dozens of homes

* Indonesia battles widespread forest fires across Sumatra and Kalimantan

* Indonesia court convicts aide of former president Megawati in blow to opposition

* Indonesia says its poverty rate the lowest in two decades

Flood victims sitting on the roof of a submerged home at a village inundated by high tide, and flooding brought by monsoon rains and Typhoon Co-may, in Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines, on July 25, 2025. - Reuters
Flood victims sitting on the roof of a submerged home at a village inundated by high tide, and flooding brought by monsoon rains and Typhoon Co-may, in Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines, on July 25, 2025. - Reuters

Philippines

* Some 280,000 people homeless as more weather chaos hits Philippines

* State of Nation Address 2025: Marcos under scrutiny as presidency hits halfway mark

* Boats bring food, safe passage for Philippine flood victims

* Philippines top court voids impeachment complaint against VP Duterte

Vietnam

* Dozens evacuated as landslide threat looms over Nghe An mountain village

* Nine people killed in bus crash in Vietnam

* Vietnam voices concern over Thailand–Cambodia border tensions

A pagoda damaged by Thai artillery is pictured in Oddar Meanchey province in Cambodia on July 25, 2025. - AFP
A pagoda damaged by Thai artillery is pictured in Oddar Meanchey province in Cambodia on July 25, 2025. - AFP

Cambodia

* Hun Manet: Cambodia backs ceasefire proposal to resolve conflict with Thailand

* Cambodian evacuees sheltering in temple pray for end to Thai clashes

* From sports day to shelter: Thai family flees shelling from Cambodia

* Cambodian national hospitals mobilise ‘silent army’ to conflict zones

* Border conflict: Cambodia Culture Minister warns of damage to Preah Vihear Temple, urges Unesco intervention

* Cambodia the victim of Thai territorial ambitions, says govt spokesman

Myanmar

* US lifts sanctions on Myanmar junta allies after general praises Trump

* Strong winds damage containers in Myanmar's Botahtaung container yard

Laos

* Malnutrition stunts children's growth in Laos

* Laos, ADB ink US$63mil package to transform agrifood systems

Brunei

* Singapore students experience Brunei’s culinary traditions

* Bruneians warned to beware the dangers of the evil eye

Aseanplus

* China tenant finds school desk he used 33 years ago in new flat

* Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for 19 overseas activists, offers bounties for 15

* India school roof collapse kills seven children

* S. Korean court orders Yoon to compensate 105 claimants for distress caused by martial law crisis

* '#Ishiba Don't quit': unlikely support grows for Japan PM

* DeepSeek, Trump’s plan steer agenda at China’s premier AI forum

* US-Japan trade deal averts worst for global economy

* Taiwan's opposition protests ahead of recall vote

* YouTube generation propels Japan's anti-foreigner politics into the mainstream

* Amazon shuts down Shanghai AI lab, says source

* India-UK trade deal signals Modi's priorities as New Delhi eyes EU, US pacts

* South Korean ex-PM Han Duck-soo’s house raided over suspected role in Yoon’s martial law decree

* Video of migrant worker tied to forklift sparks outrage in South Korea

* Core inflation in Japan's capital stays above BOJ target in July

* India expulsions to Bangladesh unlawful, target Muslims: HRW

* Fake water leak alert lures Hongkonger, 70, into HK$4mil online love scam

* Indian firm shipped explosives to Russia despite US warnings

* S. Korea’s dried seaweed has gone global, now, it’s going green

* The rise of e-wallets in Asean

* Injured dancer Lee Kai Yin shares first photo of face since Mirror accident in 2022

* Sony's 2025 music talent showdown in KL via a karaoke contest will see the winner walk away with a one-year contract

* HK actress Myolie Wu dispels rumours with family vacation in the Maldives

* Asian markets turn lower as trade war rally fades

 

 

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