Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Saturday (Sept 27, 2025)


A dance performance presented to the public at the Visit Malaysia Year 2026 (TMM2026) launching ceremony in Klebang, Melaka, on Saturday (Sept 27, 2025). - Photo: Bernama

Malaysia

* Budi95 marks govt's recognition of police, military in safeguarding national security, says PM

* Budget 2026 to reflect states' economic priorities, says Anwar

* Parti Warisan denies secret alliances, third force

* Education Ministry orders probe into nine-year-old's death in sewerage pit

* Works Ministry stepping up monsoon readiness, monitoring flood-prone routes

* Putrajaya monorail bridge to be repurposed by January 2026, says FT Minister

* Failure to maintain unity within Pakatan can open the door for Perikatan in Johor, Amanah warns

* Loke highlights DAP’s clean record, avoids commenting on Sabah mining licence scandal

* M'sia ramping up investment in sustainable aviation, says Fadillah

* Budi95: First day runs smoothly nationwide

* Ex-education ministry sec-gen Ruji Ubi joins PKR

* Anwar slams anti-Malaya sentiment, defends fair treatment for Sabah and Sarawak

* Budi95 rollout for police and Armed Forces proceeds smoothly

* Bas.my transforms stop-start bus system to provide more efficient, effective service in KK

* Citizenship process fully legal, says Saifuddin

* Eastern Sabah marks 5 years without kidnap-for-ransom under Esscom watch

* Budi95 reflects commitment to national security readiness, says IGP

* Boy, 9, dies after falling into uncovered sewage pit at Negri school

* One-year-old boy dies in four-vehicle crash at Bukit Kajang toll

* Budi95 subsidy eases fuel costs for Armed Forces personnel

* Barisan candidates screened, identified for Sabah polls, says Zahid

* 3.5-magnitude quake strikes off Batu Pahat waters

* Community service for minor littering from Jan 1, says Nga

* Newborn with Down syndrome is found abandoned at Melaka bus stop

* Malaysia prepares to launch Senior Citizens Action Plan on October 5

* Immigration Dept raids 'Little Pakistan', detains 196 illegal immigrants

* Defence procurement must follow genuine needs, guided by expertise, says Anwar

* Sabah, Sarawak parliamentary seats will be increased, says Anwar

* Four missing after boat sinks in Saratok, six others rescued

* Gua Musang-Kota Baru road to reopen today

* ‘Circulating current’ main cause of KLIA2 blackout, report finds

* Court defers decision on SRC suit against Najib, ex-CEO

* MACC rubbishes claims of Anwar’s offshore accounts

* Choose leaders who work with Putrajaya, not those who plunder Sabah, says Anwar

* Express bus carrying 15 overturns in Kuala Krai

 

 

Singapore

* Grab driver in Singapore suspended for a week after mocking passenger on crutches

* Broke and betrayed: The silent scourge of Singapore seniors financially abused by their own children

* Singapore banks developing guidelines to protect seniors from financial abuse by loved ones

* Over 2,200 low-income pregnant women to get care packs, confinement meals under S$6.5mil initiative

* Singapore may seek cap on US pharma tariffs like Japan and EU, says DPM Gan

* Yishun murder: Mediation session between neighbours in dispute did not happen, say Singapore authorities

* Ang Mo Kio fire: Two Singaporean teens charged in court

* Singaporean man fined for flying drone over restricted area in Norway capital Oslo

 

 

Indonesia

* Prabowo, Megawati ties in question after Cabinet reshuffle

* Dutch to return 'Java Man' fossils to Indonesia

* Indonesian Supreme Court strikes down palm oil giants’ corruption acquittal

* After massive shrimp recalls in the US, the FDA finds radioactive contamination in spices from Indonesia too

* Canada signs FTA with Indonesia

 

 

Thailand

* Bangkok sinkhole: Traffic on collapsed road to be restored by Oct 8, says governor

* After 17-year hiatus, Bangkok International Film Festival relaunches with Asean ambitions

* Bangkok's Vajira Hospital reopens fully, Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand pushes on with Samsen Road repair

* Death toll from Thailand monsoon floods hits seven

* Cambodian analyst: Thai border wall plans ‘up to Thailand’

* School near Thailand's border with Cambodia announces closure due to border tension

* Bangkok sinkhole repair halted

 

 

Philippines

* Death toll in Philippines' Tropical Storm Bualoi climbs to 19, with over two million affected

* Philippines VP Sara Duterte says father in `troubling conditions;’ detention ‘inhumane’

* Philippines again tops World Risk Index over weather

* Philippines death toll rises to 11 as storm Bualoi bears down on Vietnam

* First Ragasa, now it’s Typhoon Bualoi

* Tropical Storm Bualoi sweeps through Philippines, death toll rises to 10

 

 

Vietnam

* Vietnamese PM orders preparedness as Typhoon Bualoi moves fast towards Vietnam

* All Vietnamese citizens to receive basic medical care free of charge by 2030

* International drug trafficking ring discovered in Vietnam

 

 

Myanmar

* Myanmar citizens granted 14-Day visa-free entry to Malaysia

* Unique boat races held during Buddhist religious celebrations in Myanmar

* City still in crisis as polls loom

* Talks on deepening ties held in Moscow

 

 

Cambodia

* Hun Manet backs UN-registered MoU over satellite maps in border disputes

 

 

Laos

* US-led intelligence sharing to combat crime along Lao, Thai borders

* Lao gov't upskills officials for nation's digital transformation

 

 

Brunei

* Brunei's new Assistant Scout Commissioners appointed

* Chefs represent Brunei at food, hospitality event in Malaysia

 

 

Aseanplus

* Anwar rebukes critics of Trump invite, stresses Gaza voice at Asean summit

* FIFA hit FAM with heavy sanction for doctored documents of seven imports

* China's Hainan upgrades emergency response as Typhoon Bualoi approaches

* 28 injured in gas explosion at sauna in South Korea

* Floods affect 4.2 million people in Pakistan's Punjab, cause widespread damage

* India signs US$7bil deal for 97 domestically made fighter jets

* Australian magnate loses legal bid to fight govt over mining case

* Mixed reactions among netizens over FIFA sanctions on FAM, seven mixed-heritage players

* US tariffs on Japanese pharmaceutical imports to be capped at 15 per cent, White House official says

* NRD followed due process on Harimau Malaya players

* Tunku Ismail questions FIFA’s reversal on mixed heritage players

* Timor-Leste scraps lifetime pensions after protests

* Seoul official hints at US-North Korea meeting this year

* Pakistani PM appeals for India talks, hails Trump role

* Action star Jet Li seen in Dzi beads worth RM59mil while collecting new car for daughter

* South Korea's top diplomat says his nation has asked Trump to be a 'peacemaker' with North Korea

* South Korea scrambles to restore services after major state data centre fire

* Ringgit likely to trade 4.21-4.23 vs US dollar next week

* Malaysia calls for stronger Hague Group, UNSC ties for arms embargo, sanctions on Israel

* Australia court fines man over $200,000 for deepfake porn

* Indian police arrest activist Wangchuk after deadly Ladakh protests

* India rejects as 'baseless' NATO chief's remarks about Modi-Putin talks

* Big dreams, shiny projects and regional inequalities in China’s inland cities

* FIFA sanctions: Football Tribunal has final say on player eligibility, says AFC

* Oil gains on Ukraine drone attacks cutting Russian supply

* India’s concerns spur Asean push to finalise trade agreement

* New trial begins for ousted president Yoon

* Search continues for 11 missing after Ragasa

* Prehistoric skull rewrites history

* Muscle in the meal

* Carney to attend Asean summit

* To our youth: A note on the future Asean

* 5.6-magnitude quake hits NW China's Gansu

* North Korea's Kim calls for sharpening nuclear 'shield and sword'

* Soccer-Trump says he would consider relocating World Cup matches

* Can China’s next 5-year plan restore consumption confidence?

 

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