Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Monday (Dec 01, 2025)


In this photo released by the Press and Media Bureau of the Indonesian Presidential Palace, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto greets flood survivors during his visit at a site affected by the flood in Southeast Aceh on Sumatra Island, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. -- Cahyo Bruri Sasmito, Indonesian Presidential Palace via AP

Malaysia:

* No Cabinet reshuffle but vacancies need to be filled, says PM

* New role for Tengku Zafrul to be announced on Dec 3, says Anwar

* Sabah gets three new deputy CMs, Umno secretary also added into Cabinet 

* Deputy Speaker steps in after Opposition MP's poem on Sabah polls sparks tension in Parliament

* Gagasan Rakyat youth wing against BN being part of Sabah govt

* Full enforcement of Vehicle Access Management System begins at KLIA

* Malaysia’s manufacturing PMI crosses 50 for first time since May 2024

* Mahajoth accepts fresh MACC notices, will appear for questioning

* Home Ministry tables amendment bills to tighten passport, immigration controls

* Zara Qairina complained of sexual harassment about a month after enrolling, inquest told

* FBM KLCI starts December on strong footing, hits two-week high

* Intel announces additional RM860mil investment to make Malaysia its assembly operations hub

* Woman found dead in Tanah Merah, husband allegedly involved

* Three more Malaysians missing after West Sumatra floods, says Wisma Putra

* Education Ministry removes officers linked to immoral activities

* Penang cops deny claims govt officers detained in immoral activities raid

Singapore:

* Singapore relies mainly on local doctors, denies attempting to recruit Malaysians to fill shortages in its public healthcare system, says minister

* Over RM22.5mil in fines meted out for tax evasion at Singapore checkpoints from Jan to Oct 2025

* No bail requested for Singaporean linked to Cambodia-based scam syndicate due to high flight risk

* East-West Line works on schedule; regular service on course to resume on Dec 9

* Singapore to toughen ban on smartphones in schools

* Oil rises 2% on OPEC+ output plan, supply worries

* Singapore actress Zoe Tay’s mother dies at 88

* Shu Qi’s directorial debut Girl opens Singapore film festival, ticket sales break records

Indonesia:

* Missing M’sian in west Sumatra landslide was travelling to visit relatives

* Academic colonialism concerns haunt rare rafflesia sighting in Sumatra

* Militaries come to aid of Asia flood victims as toll nears 1,000

* Indonesia flood death toll hits 502, official data shows

* Indonesia's October trade surplus smaller than expected

* Indonesia: Flood survivors turn to looting for survival

Thailand:

* Floods become test for Thailand’s premier ahead of elections

* Thai football fans vow SEA Games stadium boycott over ticket rules

* Thailand extradites Vietnamese activist: Lawyer

* Bangkok chokes as PM2.5 turns red in 48 districts, public urged to mask up

* Thailand weather alert: 11°C in northern regions, mild fog in Bangkok

Philippines:

* Full force of 1,500 police to help secure top Asean meeting in the Philippines' Boracay

* Philippines delays award of key bridge project amid national security fears

* Philippines celebrates 'heroic' helper who survived Hong Kong fire

* Marcos seeks help of Malaysia and Singapore over ex-official Zaldy Co’s jets

* Philippine police downgrade alert status after ‘peaceful’ Nov 30 protests

Vietnam:

* South-East Asia storm deaths near 800 as scale of disaster revealed as thousands of homes destroyed after landslides and floods

* Thailand extradites a Vietnamese activist despite concerns from rights groups

* Vietnam to launch major expansion of key HCM City-Mekong Delta expressway

* Global economy - Asia's factories stumble as US trade deals fail to revive demand

* Koto moving slowly to coast -- Tropical storm Koto killed three people and left another missing as it approached Vietnam

Myanmar:

* Thailand shuts border crossings as Myanmar–Karen clashes intensify

* Landmine casualties hit a four-year high, driven by conflicts in Myanmar and Syria

* US halts asylum decisions as troop killing sparks migrant crackdown

Cambodia:

* Cambodian, US citizens highlight ‘continued, illegal’ detention of 18 Cambodian soldiers

* Asean must remain the steward of its own destiny as it charts the future of region

* Cambodia records rise in drug arrests, drop in drug seizures in Jan-Nov

Laos:

* Laos all set for a grand 50th anniversary celebration on Tuesday (Dec 2)

* Laos and Cambodia boost energy cooperation in high-level talks

* Special inpatient facility sets new standard at Vientiane's maternal and childcare hospital

Brunei:

* Brunei Sultan makes official visit to Vietnam

* Brunei reaffirms commitment to stable global oil market

* Gold climbs to six-week high on risk-off sentiment in equities

AseanPlus:

* Malaysians donate generously for Hong Kong fire victims during Cantopop icon Alan Tam's full-house concert in Bukit Jalil

* Beijing's concerns on US trade deal heard and discussed, Tengku Zafrul tells Parliament

* Suspected migrant smuggler nabbed in Jeli

* Melaka bachelor wins RM20.17mil in partial Toto 4D Jackpot

* PETRONAS-Petros deal expected by year's end, says S'wak minister

* Concern raised in China over fire hazards in tall buildings, after deadly Hong Kong fire

* Hong Kong arrests 13 for apartment tower fire as death toll rises to 151

* Calls for inferno probe doused in Hong Kong 

* Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki performs in empty Shanghai venue after concert abruptly axed

* Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina, her sister and niece Tulip, given jail sentence in plot allocation case

* UK lawmaker Siddiq calls Bangladeshi prison sentence 'flawed and farcical'

* British MP Tulip Siddiq sentenced in absentia to two years in prison in Bangladesh graft case

* Hong Kong acts to quell anger after deadly building blaze, with at least 176 people confirmed dead

* Returning expats fuel Hong Kong’s luxury rental rebound, Savills says

* Sri Lanka's cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing

* How Australia plans to ban under-16s from social media

* 'End of an era': MTV pulling plug on global music channels

* Runner hit by truck during South Korean marathon dies

* South Korean police probe massive data leak at Coupang

* China to boost green industry cooperation

* Australia ban offers test on social media harm

* Four charged in Australia over 'satanic' child abuse material

* South Korea's Unification Church leader on trial over graft charges

* Death toll from Sri Lanka floods, landslides rises to 334: Disaster agency

* Electric vehicle prowess helps China's flying car sector take off

* Yuan extends rally to 14-month peak as market expects break below 7 to the dollar

* Please don't rush: slow changes in Laos 50 years after communist victory

* China's factory activity shrinks again in November, services cool

* Airbus narrows software crisis as airlines ride out A320 recall

* Survivor of child trafficking in China becomes multimillionaire; journey inspires public

* Mourners flock to site of deadly Hong Kong blaze as Beijing warns against protests

* South Korea special prosecutor indicts Seoul mayor for violating political funding law

* Red Cross urged to monitor ‘continued, illegal’ detention of 18 Cambodian soldiers

* S. Korean teen’s death reignites debate over privacy; shop had spread images of her shoplifting

* Tajikistan says five people have been killed in cross-border attacks from Afghanistan in past week

* Football: Chinese fans lambast Brighton's Japanese star over Imperial Japan soldier post

* Motor racing - Wolff rips into Red Bull's Marko for McLaren collusion claim

 

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