Vietnam's athlete Thi My Tien Huynh (left), Austria's athlete Karin Strametz, US' athlete Alaysha Johnson, Jamaica's athlete Danielle Williams, Saint Lucia's athlete Aasia Laurencin, France's athlete Sacha Alessandrini, Japan's athlete Yumi Tanaka and Hong Kong's athlete Lai Yiu Lui compete in the women's 100m hurdles heats during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. -- Photo by Antonin THUILLIER / AFP
Malaysia:
* Malaysia welcomes delegates to Global Halal Summit 2025
* RM10mil aid approved for Sabah flood victims, says PM
* Hadi Awang's son-in-law detained over Kg Sg Baru fracas
* I'm too old to be PM material, says Hadi
* Malaysia Day celebrations in Sabah cancelled due to weather and floods
* Malaysia facing "education crisis" as top students denied spots, says Kedah PAS
* Int'l site hails Penang as Asia's top street food destination
* Landslide claims lives of five family members in KK
* Husband’s desperate cry for help went viral, wife and son died in Papar landslide tragedy
* Sabah east coast struggles with power and water supply after blackout
* Anwar to deliver national statement at Arab-Islamic extraordinary summit
* Beware of links and QR codes sent via e-mail, MCMC reminds elected reps
* MACC finds RM1.5mil in accounts of Immigration officer linked to counter-setting
* MetMalaysia issues heavy rain, thunderstorm warning for five states and Labuan
* Some 417 fraud cases involving RM8.8mil loses recorded as of Aug 2025, says Melaka cops
A health worker gives a measles vaccine to a child during a simultaneous immunisation in Surabaya on Friday, September 15, 2025. -- Photo by Juni KRISWANTO / AFP
Singapore:
* 'Not at all funny no nice' - Two more Singapore eateries duped by fake bulk orders from ‘Bedok army camp man’
* Singaporean who left NTU to run noodle stall allegedly led gang pushing cocaine vapes in S. Korea
* Man in Singapore choked pregnant girlfriend, trapped her in room; she climbed out window to escape
* Opposition parties left out of Parliament after GE2025 find new ways to reach Singaporeans, offer ideas
* Demystifying ‘herps’: Enthusiasts to launch field guide on Singapore’s reptiles, amphibians
* Vape smugglers warned of severe laws in Singapore and Johor
* Stocks hesitate in Asia with a lot riding on the Fed
* Singapore scam victims top South East Asia losses at US$2,132 per person, Malaysia second
* Chinese, US teams reconvene for 2nd day of economic, trade talks in Madrid
Indonesia:
* Seven miners still missing after mudflow at Indonesia's Freeport underground mine in Papua
* Indonesia turns to cloud seeding to divert rainfall in Java
* Nickel gains after Indonesia seizes part of giant Tsingshan mine
* Indonesian police chief on thin ice as calls for police reform intensify
* Jakarta pushes Danantara in fertiliser plan
* Indonesia: Prabowo in damage control; leader scrambling to restore public trust after massive protest
TOPSHOT - Birds sit in cages during a bird singing competition in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on Friday, September 15, 2025. Some 1,250 birds from Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore were entered in the annual contest. -- Photo by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP
Thailand:
* Thai ex-PM Thaksin moved to prison hospital wing
* Thai nurse stops to help at accident, discovers trapped driver is fatally injured boyfriend
* In Thailand’s rural heartland, former Thaksin loyalists count cost of nation’s ‘lost decades’
* Anutin meets incoming ministers to draft government policy statement
* Trump to again push deadline on TikTok sale or divestment, source says
* GOF seized Thai rice worth RM1.36mil at Malaysia-Thailand border so far this year
Philippines:
* Philippine President Marcos says he backs corruption scandal protest and promises probe will find those guilty
* Philippines' Marcos says no one will be spared in infrastructure corruption probe
* One suspected rebel killed, two caught in Philippine clashes
* Task force to probe flood project scandal in the Philippines
* China threatens consequences after Trump pushes for NATO tariffs
Volleyball - Men's World Championships - Preliminary Round - Group B - Netherlands v Romania - Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines - Friday, September 15, 2025Romania's Cristian-Daniel Chitigoi in action with Netherlands' Cornelis Luuc van der Ent. -- Photo: REUTERS/Noel Celis
Vietnam:
* Vietnam giant VinFast gets US$150mil loan from Barclays for working capital in its global expansion programme
* Vietnam approves plan to upgrade stock market
* Vietnam's Banh It Tower: Preserving millennium-old Cham heritage
* Vietnam taps global expertise for railway project
* Director Chloe Zhao's take on Shakespeare's family tragedy 'Hamnet' wins top Toronto film prize
Myanmar:
* ChatGPT was used ‘to help scammers do their thing’ at Asia fraud compound
* Myanmar commemorates World First Aid Day
* Myanmar junta says no voting in dozens of constituencies
* UN Human Rights Council to hold urgent debate on Israel's Doha strike
TOPSHOT - A model displays a creation from the Yes By Yesir collection by Ye Qian during the China Fashion Week in Beijing. -- Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP
Cambodia:
* Cambodia rejects Thai accusations of drone deployment along the border
* CSOs in Cambodia warn of chemical contamination from border clashes
* Cambodia's labour ministry announces 220,000 returnee migrant workers now employed
* WTO marks milestone as global fisheries agreement enters into force
Laos:
* ADB approves US$41mil to strengthen primary healthcare in Laos
* Laos sets sights on becoming a blockchain hub with first Blockchain Fest 2025
* Lao army conducts parade practice for 50th anniversary of National Day
Brunei:
* Three Bruneians nabbed for safety zone encroachment of an oil platform
* Indo-Pacific Endeavour returns to Brunei
* Belait Peat Swamp Forest eyed as pilot for Brunei’s forest carbon market
World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - Monday, September 15, 2025Sweden's Armand Duplantis celebrates after winning gold and breaking the world record during the final. - Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato
AseanPlus:
* Greening Asean’s future: Workforce lessons from Malaysia and China
* Sabah JKR: 122 natural disaster incidents reported in eight days
* Japan, US, South Korea open joint air and naval exercise
* South Korea's top trade envoy heading to US amid stalled trade talks
* North Korea declares nuclear statehood 'permanently enshrined'
* Japan, US, South Korea open joint air and naval exercise
* South Korean shares hit record high as tax hike plan scrapped
* South Korea's top trade envoy heading to US amid stalled trade talks
* North Korean hackers used ChatGPT to help forge deepfake ID
* Macau's first 'patriots' election sees low turnout
* China sets low auto sales target this year
* Urgent warning to all 1.8 billion iPhone users
* Joint US, Japan, S. Korea exercises a ‘reckless show of strength’
* Anger at elites drives upheaval from Colombo to Kathmandu
* Pre-made dish debate heats up in China with celebrity's criticism
* Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN
* Exclusive-In Australia, a data centre boom is built on vague water plans
* Hong Kong councillor suspended as misconduct guidelines used for first time
* White House adviser calls for US to defend its AI lead against Chinese advances
* Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN
* Deepfake, other digital sex crimes by teens nearly double in South Korea in four years
* Australia warns of cascading climate risks ahead of emissions target announcement
* Custom counterfeit student cards for universities in Hong Kong are being sold online
* US and China close to TikTok deal, but it could depend on trade concessions, Bessent says
* Three years of Hong Kong’s talent scheme: is it time to fine-tune, but how?
* Japan's runaway hit "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle" tops North American box office on opening weekend
* Australia, Papua New Guinea to sign 'historic' defence deal
* Pakistan's faceless customs system loses Rs100bil in three months
* Japanese city Kamakura eases tourist surge at ‘Slam Dunk’ hotspot
* Russia flexes military muscle with hypersonic missiles and bombers during drills
* Badminton -- China make clean sweep in Hong Kong after 13 years
* Malaysia -- Our canoe polo team shine with one gold, two bronze in Asian meet
* Cricket - Pakistan coach disappointed India did not shake hands at Asia Cup
* English golf star Charley Hull wins Kroger Queen City Championship by one shot over World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand
* Athletics - New Zealander Beamish stuns Bakkali to take steeplechase gold
* Athletics - Schoolboy sensation Gout targets personal best at first worlds / Simbu snatches marathon gold from Petros in historic photo finish / Athletics-Flo-Jo's record in sight, says world champion Jefferson-Wooden
