Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Wednesday (Nov 12, 2025)


Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) officers prepare to depart for a search and rescue operation after a boat carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya community sank in waters near the Thailand-Malaysia border, at Langkawi, Malaysia, Nov 12, 2025. - Photo: Reuters

Malaysia

* Langkawi boat capsize: Bodies of 25 victims recovered so far

* MACC cleared to investigate KLIA's RM456mil Aerotrain project amid service disruptions

* Anwar to brief Parliament tomorrow on Sabah's 40% revenue ruling

* Child testimonies end in Zara Qairina inquest, teachers, principal next, says conducting officer

* No action on portal for claiming fake accounts boosted PM's social media popularity, says Teo

* Two charged with smuggling 14 migrants into the country

* PM Anwar brushes off talk of Khairy’s Cabinet return

* Court allows Guan Eng's application to delete parts of witness statements

* Foreign student falls to his death at Nilai apartment block

* Sabah polls: STAR named 29 candidates, awaits Upko's response for cooperation

* Sabah Polls: Daughter of Sabah's founding father to contest under Warisan

* Sabah polls: Barisan adds four candidates

* Sabah polls: Four GRS candidates not named as they couldn't attend announcement, says Hajiji

* New pair of giant pandas arriving in Malaysia in mid-November

* 55 Malaysians detained abroad for being drug mules this year, says Bukit Aman

* Sabah polls: Keeping it all in the family – but not always on the same side

* Opposition MP Mas Ermieyati claims she, Muhiddyin barred from attending theatre show

* Coffee chain files police report after staff allegedly abused by customer

* Woman, son injured in tussle with knife-wielding maid

* Two more bodies from capsized boat found in Langkawi waters

* Federal Court rules Pardons Board decisions are non-justiciable, beyond its jurisdiction

* Inspector Sheila charged with obstructing policeman on duty

* RM1.7bil NPE 2 project to ease KL congestion by 2029, says Nanta

* Sabah polls: Abdul Rahman withdraws as BN candidate for Tempasuk

* Namewee probe: Cops await DPP's orders on next course of action

* Two female contractors fined RM8,000 each for impersonating cops

* 42 nabbed in counterfeit products raid, RM1mil worth of lubricants seized

* No evidence linking Namewee to influencer's death, rapper to be released on bail tomorrow (Nov 13), says AG

 

 

Singapore

* Singapore court jails Vietnamese and Malaysian men who provided unlawful money transfer services linked to over US$45mil

* Scammers modifying soft copies of NRICs to set up accounts with payment service providers: Singapore Police

* Nearly 150 people in Singapore being investigated, S$486,000 seized in anti-scam operation

* Man fined S$2,400 for failing to show Singapore passport at immigration checkpoints

* Perennial Holdings to sell former Mediacorp site for S$350mil to focus on healthcare and healthcare real estate

 

 

Indonesia

* Small farmers bring Jakarta urban farming to life

* Australia and Indonesia announce new security treaty

* Investors hold back as Nusantara plans are scaled down

* Indonesia tests footwear returned from United States on Caesium-137 contamination fears

* Lone teen behind North Jakarta school blasts, not terrorism - police

* Indonesia free meal scheme major cause of food poisoning: govt

 

 

Thailand

* Hostilities remain despite pact

* Thai police hunting for second suspect in shooting of M'sian in Sg Golok

* Anutin in tears visiting injured Thai soldiers, vows best care for all

* Thailand extradites gambling kingpin She Zhijiang to China

* PM2.5 dust levels in Bangkok reach 'Orange level' in three districts, affecting health

* US$3.39bil lost to scams in Thailand in past year; six in 10 fall victim to fraudsters

 

 

Philippines

* Fung-wong death toll surges

* Taal Volcano logs minor eruption Wednesday morning

* Metro Manila mayors support plan to reduce flooding by up to 60%

* Typhoon Uwan (Fung-Wong) affected over 4.4 million Filipinos - National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

 

 

Vietnam

* ‘Miraculous’ rescue for trio stranded at sea for over 40 hours

* Vietnam eyes tariff deal soon, as US seeks to cut huge trade deficit

* Vietnam targets to be logistics powerhouse by 2035

* Vietnamese PM orders credit support for people hit by recent floods, typhoons

* Vietnam jails two former officials in US$100mil gambling trial

 

 

Myanmar

* Around 200,000 pilgrims visit Myanmar's Kyaiktiyo Pagoda during Thadingyut and Tazaungdaing festivals

* Myanmar forms committee to take legal action against fake news, misinformation, obscene content, political attacks on Internet

 

 

Cambodia

* Cambodia's Prince Group denies link to scams after asset seizures

* Thailand demands apology from Cambodia over landmine incident

* Cambodia says Thai troops kill one in fresh border clashes

 

 

Laos

* Laos, Australia vow stronger partnership, detail key areas of cooperation

* Bank of the Lao PDR charts five-year strategy to support self-reliant economy

 

 

Brunei

* Brunei higher education summit emphasises role of innovation in South-East Asia

* Six foreign nationals detained in Brunei during Immigration Dept operation

 

 

Aseanplus

* Acclaimed ‘Ran’ actor Tatsuya Nakadai dies at 92

* At least 12 killed in blast outside court

* Madrid makes eastward nudge

* Modi visits Bhutan to open hydropower project

* Justice vowed after fatal car blast

* Bracing for a massive hit

* AI rewrites China’s drama scene

* Asian markets make tepid gains as US shutdown set to end

* Actress Carina Lau says husband Tony Leung’s photo was misused in Chinese ad

* Bursa sustains rally as momentum builds

* Ringgit opens at 4.12 vs greenback, a new 13-month high

* Deadly attacks in India and Pakistan reignite cross-border suspicions

* Typhoon Fung-wong brings floods to Taiwan, thousands evacuated

* Bridge partially collapses in southwest China, months after opening

* New rule requires S. Korean wedding vendors to disclose complete pricing info

* China's Singles' Day shopping festival winds down with 'muted' sentiment, sales expectations

* More sleep, less screen time as China aims to reduce student stress

* Why new model of China’s Moonshot AI stirs ‘DeepSeek moment’ debate

* Malaysian police are on par with US security agency, says Saifuddin

* Afghanistan economic recovery buckles as nine in 10 families go hungry or into debt, UNDP says

* Bursa Malaysia remains lower at midday due to profit-taking

* South Korea to maintain backing for UN resolution on North Korea human rights

* Malaysian ringgit hits over one-year high, Asian stocks extend gains

* Australia's top court blocks Russia from building new Canberra embassy

* SEA Games-bound teen archers strike bronze in Asian debut

* Love scam probe: Five Chinese nationals fined for violating work pass

* South Korea weighs raising retirement age to 65 amid labour-business divide

* Govinda health update: Bollywood actor conscious, under observation, and recovering well after hospital visit

* Man injured in bear attack while walking dog in Iwate, Japan

* India probes link between Delhi car blast and earlier Kashmir arrests, sources say

* FBM KLCI dips amid profit-taking, ringgit climbs

* Man and woman caught defaecating on walls of Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace

* China guest floods room after cancellation denied, pays 280 times US$15 room rate

* China dad quits job to sell food near daughter’s school to allay her hygiene fears

* Hongkongers urged to secure travel insurance as bear attacks rise in Japan

* Fuel prices Nov 13-19: Diesel prices in peninsula and RON97 up 5sen

* Southeast Asia's digital economy to top US$300bil by end of 2025

* HK artiste William So's wife quashes cheating accusation against husband

* Indonesian superbands Radja and Wali to perform in Malaysia on Jan 10

* Former Sri Lankan minister arrested over corruption case

* Xenophobic note warning Malaysian teacher to ‘leave Japan’ draws outrage and support

* Pakistan tightens Islamabad security after suicide blast

* Malaysia’s palm oil output likely to surpass 20 million tonnes for first time in 2025

* HK actor Benz Hui revealed his cancer diagnosis in final interview before his death

* Chinese fraudster behind world's largest crypto scam jailed in UK

* Bangladesh beefs up security ahead of verdict on ex-premier Hasina

 

 

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