Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Tuesday (Oct 21, 2025)


A protester holds a sickle-shaped placard that reads "overthrow feudalism" as he shouts slogans during a farmer-led anti-corruption demonstration near Malacanang Palace in Manila on Oct 21, 2025. - Photo: AFP

Malaysia

* Four-year-old girl dies of heat stroke after being left in car in Gua Musang

* Zara inquest: Senior student testifies against theft claims, remembers Zara as cheerful

* Decision on Hannah Yeoh's appeal in defamation suit set for Dec 5

* 14-year-old to be charged for murder over BU school stabbing

* Refrain from water activities in Pantai Klebang where crocodile was sighted, says Wildlife Dept

* Stop speculation over Juru double murder, urge cops

* PM: Regional cooperation vital, trade turbulence reshapes supply chains

* Road diversions to be implemented from Oct 24-26 for MotoGP

* Corporal charged with cheating three policemen over transfer applications

* Tender evaluation ongoing for second segment of Mutiara LRT line, says CM

* Zahid announces national anti-graft plan for SMEs

* TNG Digital appoints Syed Zaid Albar as chairman

* Hotel executive loses nearly RM100,000 in investment scam

* Kelantan Customs seizes 47 untaxed luxury vehicles worth over RM6.2mil

* Brothers get 32 years' jail and caning after apex court overturns acquittal of 2019 suitcase murders

* Najib says he returned US$620mil of unutilised funds with Bank Negara's approval

* Dr M's defamation suit proceedings against PM postponed to Oct 23

* Sabah polls: Parti KDM denies being in talks to form new Borneo bloc

* Sabah polls: Wave of new members shows restored trust in Warisan, says legal adviser

* Deep in Gunung Berembun, a WWII bomber sleeps beneath the trees

* ‘Do more to shut down scam centres’

* Two more men held in Juru double murder case

* School murder probe paper goes to AGC tomorrow

* Good deed leads to ah long trouble

* Pianist hits historic high note

* Tears, tributes and blue balloons

 

 

Singapore

* S$10 million Toto results to be announced on Oct 23; no winners in past three draws

* Judge acquits three women accused of organising procession outside Istana in Singapore

* JPJ fines 3,910 Singaporean motorists for missing VEP-RFID tags

* Singapore gov't to share classified threat intelligence with critical sectors to beef up national security

* Singapore Cricket Club members vote against renaming Men’s Bar at special general meeting

 

 

Indonesia

* Turning rubbish to electricity: Indonesia to build huge incinerators to shrink landfill needs

* Indonesia to repatriate British grandmother on death row: govt source

* EU timber imports linked to deforestation on Indonesia's Borneo: NGOs

* Prabowo’s troubled first year

 

 

Thailand

* Tropical storm “Fengshen” to bring rainfall in Northeast, South

* After 50 years, escalator at Chiang Mai market finally works again

* Thai PM Anutin orders deputy finance minister to clarify scammer link allegations, vows Thailand-US cooperation on cybercrime crackdown

* Govt approves RM1.5bil for Malaysia-Thailand border wall

* Thai Finance Minister forms Connect the Dots team to track grey money, aims for clear results by December

* Former Thai PM Paetongtarn set to step down as Pheu Thai leader

 

 

Philippines

* Kanlaon Volcano in the Philippines spews ash thrice, showing increased activity

* Philippines unveils a new jail for legislators who may face corruption trial

* Left behind: A Filipina migrant mother's struggle in Taiwan

* Seven dead following tropical storm

* Philippine navy find Chinese rocket debris, bags of cannabis floating in South China Sea

 

 

Vietnam

* Vietnam explores wild elephant-watching tourism

* South Korea summons Vietnam envoy over sexual misconduct allegations: media

 

 

Myanmar

* Military regains control of rebel strongholds in south-eastern Myanmar

* Ethnic armed group blows up bridge in Myanmar's Shan State to block armed forces’ advance

 

 

Cambodia

* Former PM Hun Sen: 99% of Cambodians boycotting Thai products, some go too far

* Cambodia, Thailand convene JBC meeting to advance vital border discussions

* Cambodia launches campaigns to prevent child deaths from road crashes, drowning

 

 

Laos

* Japan provides US$4.5 million for mine clearance in Laos

* Laos on alert for tropical storm Fengshen

 

 

Brunei

* Motorcycling spirit unites Brunei riders at regional festival

* Brunei joins Inter-Parliamentary Union as 183rd member

 

 

Aseanplus

* Trump says he will travel to Malaysia, Japan, South Korea

* WHO says India has much to do on toxic cough syrup despite some progress

* Japan's new PM Takaichi calls on Bank of Japan to pursue inflation driven by wage gains

* TVB star Elaine Yiu, 44, reacts to remarks about being past the ideal age for marriage

* Chinese woman charged over gold theft at Paris Natural History Museum

* Taiwanese actors Hsiu Chieh-kai, Chen Bo-lin among those arrested for allegedly dodging military service

* Bollywood actor Asrani’s last wish: Wife Manju Asrani keeps his passing private, funeral held quietly on Diwali

* Ringgit edges lower against greenback, stronger versus major currencies

* Japanese man jailed after rare public accusation of rape

* Malaysia to strengthen Asean's central role at upcoming RCEP summit

* Malaysia committed to complying with new health requirements on haj pilgrims, says Mohd Na'im

* FBM KLCI climbs after long weekend on blue-chip buying

* Remains of South Korean student allegedly tortured, killed in Cambodian scam centre repatriated

* Thyroid issue keeps Johor's rising star Zi Yu from full-time training in ABM

* South Korean woman dies saving her baby from building fire sparked by neighbour trying to kill a cockroach

* Australian banker wins right to work from home every day

* Two dead after cargo plane slides off Hong Kong runway, partly lands in sea

* Zubeen Garg death case: Assam CID team to hold talks with Singapore Police

* Anwar congratulates Japan’s first female premier Sanae Takaichi

* Germany says talks with Taliban on deportations are 'very advanced'

* World's fastest high-speed train blazes to 453 km/h in pre-service trials in China

* Man killed by tree branch, pedestrian blown into road as storm buffets Wellington, New Zealand

* South Korean court clears Kakao founder of stock manipulation charges

* European leaders back Trump's call for Ukraine ceasefire at present lines

* How iPhone Air’s eSIM debut reshapes China’s telecoms landscape

* K-pop girl group T-ara’s Eunjung to marry 'Omniscient Reader' director Kim Byung-woo

* Michelle Yeoh invited to launch Visit Malaysia 2026

* Inspired by Thatcher, Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female premier

* Police warn against rallies disrupting Asean Summit routes and proceedings

* Bursa Malaysia higher at midday as traders pick up heavyweights

* CIMB Thai posts net profit of THB1.83bil in 9M25

* Oil falls for a second day as oversupply concerns dominate

* PM Anwar: Putin may attend Asean Summit in KL

* Australia and US sign framework for critical minerals, rare earths

* Trump downplays Taiwan risk in China talks, expects fair trade deal

* BSN online banking services will be down for maintenance this weekend (Oct 24-26)

* Korean graffiti on Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia cathedral stirs backlash online

* Popular streamer Emiru accosted at TwitchCon in California

* South Korean court clears Kakao founder of stock manipulation charges

* Nepal's 'hidden' mountains draw new wave of climbers

* Hardline Takaichi to shatter Japan's glass ceiling and pivot to the right

* M'sian Vincent Ong finishes joint fifth in Chopin piano competition

* Hong Kong star William Chan and Chinese supermodel He Sui welcome their first child, a boy

* South Korean teacher who murdered pupil dodges death penalty, gets life sentence instead

* Ringgit opens higher against US$

* FBM KLCI rises after Deepavali break

* Lee Jung-jae’s 17-year age gap with romcom co-star Lim Ji-yeon sparks controversy

* Aircraft collides with security patrol car, killing two airport workers

* A festival of light, love and renewal

* Outsider party joins forces with establishment

* Toxic haze chokes New Delhi amid festivities

* Repatriated citizens to be arrested

* North Korean soldier held after crossing land border

 

 

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