Asean News Headlines as at 10pm on Friday (Oct 17, 2025)

A worker operating at PT Aneka Tambang Tbk Pongkor underground gold mine, which has an estimated reserve of about 5 tonnes, in Bogor, West Java. ANTAM, a state-controlled mining company under Mining Industry Indonesia, produced 400kg of gold in the first half of 2025 and aims to reach 1 tonne by the end of the year. — AFP

MALAYSIA

• Suspect said to have learning difficulties

• Genting Malaysia likely to obtain New York licence

• Sabah polls: Nomination day just a month away

• Nationwide crime rate up 11%

• PM: Major Cabinet decision today on alarming school incidents

• Mum: My daughter was stabbed 200 times

• Loke: MAHB and aerotrain contractors can be penalised

• Roads to close for Asean meet

• Reserved parking in PJ to turn into 24-hour bays

• Sabah Polls: BN to announce list of candidates one week before nomination day, says Ahmad Zahid

• Ringgit opens higher vs greenback

• SK Meru special ed student dies from Influenza A

• Distressed over maggot-infested river, Tuaran villagers urge authorities to act on waste dumping

• Machete-wielding drug addict nabbed for chasing boy, 11, in Tawau

• Hiker died due to health issues, not fall, say Perak cops

• AKPS to take charge at all 125 international gateways in M'sia by January

• Umno general assembly postponed to January

• Berjaya’s H.R. Owen opens new Lamborghini showroom in London’s Mayfair

• Woman held for allegedly using KLIA 2 fast-track lane to smuggle foreigners

• Malaysia's Ng Jing Xuen opens with a 72 at Women's China Open, trails leader Fan Shuangshuang of China by six shots

• Man, 25, dead after suspected fall from condo parking

• Education Ministry to review guidelines on smartphone use, supports social media age limit

• LTMS project a key success in Asean energy cooperation, says Fadillah

• More police patrols, digital safety campaigns as govt brainstorms how to protect kids from social media's ills

• Anwar wants construction of Kota Madani expedited

SINGAPORE

• Singapore turns to music for the perfect end to the year

• Global body that probes quality of carbon credits sets up office in Singapore

• ‘Unacceptable’ for foreign entities to tell Singaporeans how to vote: Singapore in response to Malaysia party PAS

• Jail for man in Singapore who targeted young girls on TikTok for sexual exploitation

• Recalcitrant traffic offender convicted on five charges after drink driving, fleeing crash site

• US, Singapore call on UN to delay carbon shipping price vote amid splits

THAILAND

• ‘Landmines were freshly laid’

• Flare-up in US-China trade tensions poses a big risk to Thailand's growth, deputy central bank governor says

• Chayathanus crowned The Miss Globe 2025, Thailand’s first crown in 100 years

• Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana to compete in sailing at SEA Games

INDONESIA

• Free meals programme under fire

• Purchase of 42 jets from China marks first non-Western aircraft deal

• Clash between Indonesian army and insurgents leaves 14 dead in a village in Papua region

• Jakarta reports nearly two million respiratory infection cases since July

PHILIPPINES

• Duterte’s ICC prosecutor dismissed

• Magnitude 6.1 quake hits southern Philippines

• Philippines downgrades magnitude 6.2 earthquake that strikes southern Philippines to 6

• Sara Duterte finally reveals how Department of Education confidential funds were spent

• Bangladesh parties sign reform charter, but student and leftist group stays away

VIETNAM

• Vietnam plans to train energy engineers to achieve energy security

• Vietnam to cut income tax to spur consumption, state media reports

• AGX wins logistics deals with Vietnam’s new Sun PhuQuoc Airways

• Caring for, promoting the role of the elderly needs to be enhanced, says Vietnam DPM

CAMBODIA

• Sixty South Koreans to go home after Cambodia detention

• Call for fairness in Chen Zhi case

• Two South Koreans detained in Cambodia return home: police

• Cambodia arrests nearly 3,500 suspects in crackdown on online scams

• Toddler in western Cambodia becomes 16th victim of bird flu in 2025

• Not everyone in Cambodia scam centres is an angel, South Korean missionary says

MYANMAR

• Myanmar police crack down on illegal online gambling and fraud websites

• Chinese police crack down on fraud gang in northern Myanmar

• Asean must 'push for change' in Myanmar, says top EU rights official

LAOS

• Laos plans to pull plug on crypto miners by early 2026

• Thai PM pays official visit to Laos

BRUNEI

• Brunei's unemployment rate drops to 4.7% in 2024

• Brunei to host 14th Asean Schools Games

• Inclusive mural project promotes Brunei national pride and volunteerism

ASEANPLUS

• Trump declares US-China trade war

• Fatal bear attacks hit new record

• PM hopeful explores coalition with right-leaning party

• Ceasefire halts deadly clash

• HK-based singer Law Kar-ying celebrates 79th birthday with wife Liza Wang

• Singer Jay Chou opens up about suffering from panic attacks during his Carnival World Tour

• Wave of bomb threats against South Korean schools sparks nationwide concern

• Bangladesh prosecution demands death penalty for ex-PM Hasina

• Last member of first successful Everest expedition dies

• Father of pilot in Air India crash asks top court for independent probe

• Running Man’s Yang Se-chan opens up about 12-year battle with thyroid cancer

• Japan's Takaichi sends offering to Tokyo war shrine

• India to force drugmakers to upgrade plants after fatal cough syrup crisis

• New Zealand reimposes sanctions on Iran over nuclear non-compliance

• HK singer Kay Tse says she wants her family to enjoy Malaysia's food and culture

• China urges 'equal dialogue' with US as Apple's Cook visits

• Japan ex-PM Murayama, famous for WW2 apology, dies aged 101

• I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki author Baek Se-hee dies at 35

• Mongolian prime minister steps down after four months

• Australia sharing tips on curbing social media for children before age limit starts in December

• Mongolia's leader ousted after four months in ruling party feud

• Japan's Ishin says 'big progress' made in coalition talks with LDP

• Sweden demands China free jailed bookseller

• Japan's top banks to jointly issue stablecoin, Nikkei says

• Over 1,800-year-old dragon kiln site found in east China

• China expels two top military leaders from Communist Party in anti-corruption purge

• Trump says 100% tariffs on China not sustainable

• HK star Carina Lau, 59, praised for graceful response after being urged to have kids

• Birdwatchers flock to east China's Yellow River Delta for migration season

• Clashes break out in Bangladesh capital as major political parties sign a new charter

• Pakistan army facility targeted by suicide bomber and militants, six gunmen killed