Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Tuesday (Aug 12, 2025)


A woman touches a monument inscribed with the names of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines plane crash after a candlelight service for the 40th anniversary in Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture in Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture on August 12, 2025. Family members of victims in the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident hiked on August 12 to the mountainous site in Japan where the plane went down, as the country marked 40 years since the tragedy that killed 520 people. - Photo: JIJI Press / AFP

Malaysia

* Govt mulling specific laws to tackle AI legal challenges, says Azalina

* Pontian cops nab 14 allegedly involved in gang fight

* LHDN launches 'Ops Titan' to prevent tax non-compliance

* Construction projects under 13MP will leverage modern technology, says Amir Hamzah

* DPP reviewing upside-down flag investigation paper, Putrajaya to issue further instructions

* Ministry vows full cooperation, no protection in probe

* Bullying, even online, is now a crime, says Azalina

* Every injury on body checked

* Police still investigating Ling’s disappearance

* No single tax agency for now, says PM

* Keep politics off the flagpole, says Dr Wee in slamming Umno Youth chief's remarks on flag incident

* High-profile graft probes ongoing but details are restricted, Azalina tells Dewan Rakyat

* Cries of 'Justice for Zara Qairina' will continue until there are answers, says Sindumin rep

* Multi-agency committee set up to probe Palapes cadet's death in Johor, says Zambry

* Cops recover RM2mil worth of stolen casino chips

* 31 bullying cases reported at eight public unis from 2014 to 2025, Dewan Rakyat told

* Malaysia steps up efforts to reduce roadkill, protect wildlife

* DAP planning peaceful response to uproar over flag incident, says Loke

* Perikatan leaders raise concerns over NFA status for several harassment cases

* Protesters march on Parliament, hand over memo seeking justice for Zara Qairina

* 'Ah long' resurface to haunt family of deceased debtor

* Amp up efforts to protect Sabah's critically endangered banteng, says Liew

* Ex-accountant for early childhood education company faces money laundering charges

* T'ganu cops seize nearly 200kg of meth worth RM6.3mil

* Project manager claims trial to 68 money laundering charges involving over RM688,000

* Melaka technician claims trial to 52 charges including raping, sexually assaulting daughter

* Drop 'Bahasa Putrajaya', use simple terms, Chief Secretary tells civil servants

* Takiyuddin, Rayer clash in Parliament over Indian community housing budget

* Remand extended for doctor’s wife, sons over drug and firearm seizure

* New judge expected to preside over podcast host's defamation suit against Caprice

* Bentong chopper crash preliminary report flags hot refuelling safety breaches

* LPG subsidies to continue for small food businesses, says Armizan

* We want strong ties with Federal Govt, says Sabah CM on maintaing GRS-Pakatan pact

* Fish, squid, prawns, in PD waters safe for consumption, says Negri Fisheries Dept

* Govt must act firmly when civil servants make flag errors too, says PN lawmaker

* Sabah MACC arrests two businessmen for allegedly submitting RM3.6mil in false claims

* Foreign beggars nabbed at KLIA for abusing entry passes

* Man dies after being stabbed in front of his family home in Seremban

* Sony Music unveils new singer Nazu, who brews up a fresh flavour with debut single 'Kopi'

 

 

Singapore

* Singapore raises 2025 growth forecast but warns of global risks

* Singapore conducts second airdrop ops to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza

* Goh Cheng Liang, Nippon Paint billionaire and richest Singaporean, dies aged 98

* Decade-old scheme: Company director charged with cheating 3 Singaporeans, Malaysian

* Jail for Singapore ex-teacher who tried to engage in sexual acts with three teen girls

* Super Rich In Korea series’ David Yong gets court nod to travel abroad again for business

* Luxury items seized in S$3bil money laundering case in Singapore handed over to Deloitte for liquidation

* Man on trial for stalking woman blasted by judge for asking scandalous questions in Singapore court

* Man who stabbed son-in-law to death in Singapore's Boon Tat Street in 2017 dies of heart attack, says daughter

* Jail for woman who forged medical documents in bid to quickly withdraw her CPF funds in Singapore

* Power switchboard failure led to disruption in Singapore's North East Line, Sengkang-Punggol LRT services: SBS Transit

 

 

Indonesia

* Possible artefacts of oldest known Wallacean hominids surface

* Prabowo’s state farms chief quits, citing Danantara as hurdle

* Malaysian students win over 20 prizes at Indonesia's Bandung International Dance competition

* Indonesian rising star Fajar is the latest to join superstar Bunga Citra Lestari's starry KL concert on Sept 27

 

 

Thailand

* Chinese investment fuels Thailand's ambition as global export gateway: Thai official

* Paetongtarn sidesteps resignation rumours ahead of Constitutional Court ruling on Hun Sen clip

* Thai army threatens retaliation against Cambodia over landmine blast that injured soldier

* Thai assaults on Malaysian tourists, hurting tourism confidence

* Thailand says another soldier injured by landmine near Cambodia

* Thailand protests Cambodia’s use of anti-personnel mines, citing ceasefire breach and Ottawa Convention violations

 

 

Philippines

* Stranded whale rescued along Philippine coastline in Agusan del Norte

Vietnam

* Vietnam’s richest man shifts strategy after US$14bil bet on EVs

* PM orders Vietnam's coastal roads be finished three months early to boost growth and connectivity

 

 

Myanmar

* ‘No elections on our turf’

* Myanmar holds State funeral for late acting President U Myint Swe

* Myanmar security forces involved in systematic torture, UN report says

* Myanmar region sees 'dramatic' hunger rise after aid cutbacks

 

 

Cambodia

* Cambodian migrant workers face an uncertain future as Thai border conflict drives them home

 

 

Laos

* Laos upskills durian farmers for global market access

 

 

Brunei

* Classic car enthusiasts unite in Kelantan

 

 

Aseanplus

* AI will bridge development divides across Asean, says Anwar

* European leaders to meet virtually on Ukraine before call with Trump

* Exclusive-Paxos joins spate of crypto companies applying for US trust bank licenses

* Blackout hits central, southern Iraq, sources say

* Pledging to deepen ties

* Torrential rains batter Kyushu

* Dengue deaths cross 100 mark as outbreak threat worsens

* N. Korea ready to act over US-S. Korea drills

* Fake police arrested for running ‘crime bureau’

* Big ride on a small bike: Riding 3,300km from Subang to Bangkok on a Yamaha cub

* Action star Jet Li says he gets trolled for becoming Singapore citizen

* Ringgit up against US dollar, major currencies ahead 2Q GDP announcement

* FBM KLCI extends uptrend on relief over 90-day US-China tariff truce

* Series of bomb scares in South Korea raises security concerns

* Malaysian launches book on 35,000km cycling journey across Asia

* Bangladesh chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus accorded official welcome at Perdana Putra

* Trump holds high-stakes meeting with Malaysia-born Intel CEO after calling for his resignation

* South Korea court to rule on bid to arrest former first lady

* Australia PM says Netanyahu 'in denial' over suffering in Gaza

* Trump's trade war with China in 2025

* Most markets rise as China-US truce extended, inflation in focus

* Malaysia’s 2Q GDP growth projected at 4.3% on sector gains, says HLIB

* Malaysia, Bangladesh ink eight MOUs to boost bilateral ties, defence cooperation

* Xi says China, Brazil can model 'self-reliance' for Global South

* Selective buying lifts KLCI despite market caution

* Anwar Ibrahim hosts luncheon for visiting Bangladesh chief adviser

* Securing peace in Myanmar, addressing refugee crisis a priority for M'sia, says Anwar

* Taiwan to evacuate hundreds as Typhoon Podul barrels towards southeast

* Malaysia to develop digital trust and data security strategy, establish data commission

* Australia's central bank cuts rates to two-year low of 3.60%

* Gen Z's craze for guzi turning into sizzling biz

* Taylor Swift announces new album called 'The Life of a Showgirl'

* New Zealand politician removed from parliament following comments in Palestinian debate

* Japan boxing to adopt stricter safety rules after deaths of two fighters

* HK actor Benjamin Yeung dies at 43

* Italian athlete dies at World Games in China

* Games-'Strong candidate' India upbeat about 2030 Commonwealth Games after delegation visit

* Young Indonesian pair Jafar-Felisha capable of going the distance in Paris

* Families mark 40 years since deadly Japan Airlines crash with hike up mountain site

* 15-year-old school student gangraped by five on Raksha Bandhan day in Odisha, India

* Melaka JPJ cracks down on unlicensed foreign drivers

* HK actress Ada Choi's husband Max Zhang reveals he nearly died during a family trip in April

* Three Hong Kong hikers, including boy, rushed to hospital after bee attack

* Thai teen Kritchanya aces her way to a five-shot lead at Maybank Championship Asean Qualifier; Malaysian Zulaikah in second place

* Hongkonger held for ‘placing Coca-Cola, 7-Up bottles mixed with urine in shops’

* In China's factory heartland, warehouses weather Trump tariffs

* Militants kill nine Pakistani soldiers in Balochistan: govt officials

* Voice of doubt in Nvidia’s H20 chips grows louder in China

* HK star Law Kar-ying says he has planned for life after death, bought a property for wife Liza Wang: 'I predict that I'll go before her'

* US tariffs could hit Samsung phones, exempt China-made iPhones

* Do Kwon to plead guilty to US conspiracy, fraud charges in $40 billion crypto collapse

 

 

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