Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Thursday (Sept 11, 2025)


Filipino protesters raise placards during a protest denouncing corruption, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, Sept 11, 2025. - Photo: Reuters

Malaysia

* Health Ministry drafts cabinet memorandum for comprehensive vaping ban

* Vision of Malaysia's founding fathers laid foundation for nation's development, says Anwar

* I had no idea I have assets in UK, says Dr M

* Zara was conscious when she fell, says pathologist at inquest

* UM should disclose academic results of accounting intake, says MCA

* ECRL project suffers setback as over 1.6km of cables stolen

* Zara inquest: Findings based on medical evidence, unaware of VVIP involvement, says pathologist

* Housewife fined RM10,000 for linking VIP children in Zara case

* Johor immigration detains 46 foreigners during raids

* Azalina: Anti-Bullying Tribunal Bill can only be tabled in Parliament by December

* SSLR Phase 2 should connect more residents in northern Sarawak, says PM Anwar

* Senior citizen loses RM588,000 to Macau scam

* U Mobile partners Sacofa to deliver 5G connectivity in Sarawak

* Elderly man, son killed in Sungai Buloh fire

* Zara inquest: Findings based on medical evidence, unaware of VVIP involvement, says pathologist

* Johor MMEA detains ship for illegal anchoring near Pulau Kukup

* RM16.7mil worth of drugs seized, five nabbed in Selangor

* Warisan claims Sabah DAP only seeking seats but no vision for Sabah

* New franchise programme to empower Indian community, says Ramanan

 

 

Singapore

* Singer Stefanie Sun’s husband honoured at Singapore Red Cross Awards

* Singapore court charges 12 allegedly linked to scam syndicate operating from Cambodia

* ‘Singapore Armed Forces rep’ tells hawker to pack 150 briyani sets; Mindef says no evidence...

* SIA and Scoot to manage Jetstar exit

* Sunway wins RM2bil Singapore land tender

* Central Narcotics Bureau nabs eight Singaporeans, seizes over 400 Kpods, S$22,000 in cash in Telok Blangah, Hougang, Boon Lay raids

* Singapore police investigate 274 suspected scammers, money mules linked to over S$6.4mil in losses

* Jail for Singaporean man, 70, who caused nagging wife banging on car door to fall, leaving her bedridden

* Singapore tax revenue rises 10.7% to S$88.9 billion amid strong economic growth, consumer spending

* Nearly two years’ jail for Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officer who obtained bribes in the form of sex acts

* Jail for man who cut woman’s hair on bus in Singapore to smell it

* Gamuda JV makes winning RM3.33bil bid for Singapore project

 

 

Indonesia

* Helicopter with four aboard crashes in Indonesia's Papua

* Economists press Prabowo to fix budget, governance

* Police awaiting information from Indonesia on phone number linked to LNG threat

* Bali floods kill 14, search continues for two missing

* Defence minister Sjafrie’s new post shows Prabowo’s reliance on military figures

* New finance chief vows to create optimal policy

* Death toll from Indonesia flash floods rises to 19

* Indonesian breakout sci-fi time travel movie 'Sore' is the country's choice for next year's 98th Academy Awards

 

 

Thailand

* 'Not a friendly place': Inside the Bangkok prison where ex-PM Thaksin is jailed

* Thailand says Cambodia must pull out troops before border reopening

* Court rejects petitions to revoke ruling on Paetongtarn, citing inaccurate info about a judge's...

* Parts of Bangkok declared rabies zones following outbreak; 30-day ban on animal movement

* Thailand's Department of National Parks to confine five lions that killed zookeeper at Safari World for behavioural adjustment

* Thailand's Safari World vows urgent safety review after zookeeper killed in lion attack

* Two minor earthquakes strike northern Thailand, no damage reported

* Thaksin sleeps well on second night in prison: Source

 

 

Philippines

* Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking island

* Philippines protests against China plan to create nature reserve in disputed shoal

* Philippines forms independent body to probe anomalies in infrastructure projects

* Duterte defence says ex-Philippine president suffers deteriorating cognitive condition

 

Vietnam

* Vietnam’s pepper exports surpass US$1bil in first eight months of 2025

* Magnitude 4.7 earthquake detected near Vietnam; Thailand urged to remain alert

* Statue of Bitcoin creator Satoshi unveiled in Hanoi

* Vietnam’s top insurers invest significantly in securities

* Vietnam launches first agriculture solar project

 

 

Myanmar

* Man sentenced to seven years of hard labour for criticising Myanmar's election plan

* Digging for the dead, fighting for the living

* Myanmar's poll result due end of January: election official

 

 

Cambodia

* Cambodia, Thailand agree on weapons withdrawal to ease tensions

* Officers deployed to monitor ceasefire deal

* Brand new gateway to the world

* MoU inked to promote Sanya and Cambodia tourism

 

 

Laos

* Laos ‘on track to graduate from least developed country status’: UN Assistant Secretary-General

* Laos to host fair promoting local products

 

 

Brunei

* Brunei, Australia navies reinforce security cooperation

 

 

Aseanplus

* Torrential rain pounds Tokyo area

* Anwar confirms invitation to emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha

* Nepal President seeks end to crisis engulfing nation

* Indian actress Aishwarya Rai wins big legal fight against AI-generated fake content

* Ex-Category III star Amy Yip, 59, shares secrets to maintaining her 22-inch waist

* China pilots village surveillance in Solomon Islands, seeks stability

* Nepal recaptures 200 prisoners, thousands still on the run

* Asean has cybercrime, online scams at top of security agenda, says Saifuddin

* HK star Julian Cheung steps up to help passenger with oversized luggage on high-speed train

* Australia police search over a million files in child sex abuse investigation

* China couple cut costs by having plain wedding, donating savings to help three deprived children

* Ringgit holds steady versus greenback ahead of US CPI report

* Bursa Malaysia finishes in the red on profit-taking after three-day rally

* Visa clash overshadows Korean role in building American factories, creating new jobs

* Senheng reward world champ Tang Jie RM100,000, dangle RM1mil for Olympics gold

* Feline that inspired cartoon cat Azuki-San dies

* More young people in China going under the knife in quest for ‘beauty ideal’

* South Korea asks US to let detained workers leave without handcuffs

* India's Gujarat Fluorochemicals says one dead in gas leak

* Pearly-Thinaah reach Hong Kong Open quarter-finals

* China says imposed punishment on Xiaohongshu over content

* Public toilet resembling magical cave in Dunhuang becomes a viral tourist attraction

* Kim Jong-un's daughter Ju-ae is 'likely successor', declares South Korea spy agency

* ‘Brain-like’ AI uses Chinese chips to run 100 times faster on ultra-long tasks

* South Korea, US to discuss new visa category as detained workers set to head home, Yonhap says

* South Korea says 'bewildering' immigration raid could chill investment

* Ganga: Tat Meng in serious but stable condition after Sydney crash

* Global order fracturing, status quo unlikely to return, EU warns in new report

 

 

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