A woman covered in mud stands on a street filled with mud after a flash flood hit the area in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh province, on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Ruinous floods and landslides have killed more than 900 people on Indonesia's island of Sumatra, the country's disaster management agency said on December 6, with fears that starvation could send the toll even higher. -- Photo by YT HARIONO / AFP
Malaysia
* Putrajaya will keep its word on Sabah’s 40% revenue rights, says PM Anwar
* E-invoice exemption threshold up to RM1mil starting 2026, says PM
* MACC: Padang Serai MP to be charged on Monday over alleged corruption linked to cattle farming JV
* Takiyuddin: Let MACC probe Padang Serai MP’s graft case without interference
* Accountant loses nearly RM1mil in investment scam
* Sabah polls: Voters will punish parties that fail to stand firm, says MCA sec-gen
* Immigration Dept aims for full digitalisation and zero public complaints, says DG
* Brothers killed after motorcycle crashes into guardrail on NSE
* Suspected tiger attack behind dead, missing cattle near Chemor, say Perak cops
* Exempt food industry from paying EPF for foreign workers, urges association
* Airasia’s hijab uniform option a progressive, commendable move, says Mohd Na’im
* More flood victims return home in Perak, Selangor
* AGC orders Bukit Aman to expedite investigation into inmate’s death
* New crime journalists association promises closer MACC-media cooperation
* AGC orders Bukit Aman to expedite investigation into inmate’s death
* KL-Seremban rail travel under an hour possible with new trains and track, says Loke
Singapore
* Members sue historic Singapore Recreation Club over vote to turn billiards room into co-working space
* Singapore issues safety advisory as the northeast monsoon is expected to persist into 2026
* Members sue Singapore Recreation Club over vote to turn billiards room into co-working space
* Sale of S$50mil Singapore building linked to Cambodian scam tycoon removed three days after listing
* Singapore and rest of world worse off after US tariff; ties within Asean must stay on track: SM Lee
* Oil climbs to a two-week high on Fed rate-cut signals and supply concerns after Russia-Ukraine talks stall
Indonesia
* Indonesians climb over logs in walk to aid centre as flood deaths keep on rising
* Starvation fears as flood toll passes 900 in Indonesia
* Flood survivors pick up the pieces as more rain looms
* Survivors plead for urgent aid after catastrophic floods and landslides killed over 1,500 in Asia
* Over 700 animals at Indonesia zoo at risk of starvation amid legal dispute
* Indonesian President Prabowo ratifies extradition treaty with Russia
A woman carries her cat on a street still filled with mud after a flash flood hit the area in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh province, on Saturday, December 6, 2025. -- Photo by YT HARIONO / AFP
Thailand
* ‘We will bring him home’: Thai family’s long wait for Gaza hostage to end
* Chong Wei reminds shuttlers not to overlook Philippines as Thailand loom in semis
* Thai Meteorological Department warns of increased rainfall in the South as new tropical system forms over the western Pacific
* Highest tidal surge of the year hits Thailand's Samut Prakan, flooding Pak Nam and Phra Samut Chedi
* Thai woman stays on rooftop with pets for days during floods, refusing rescue without them
* Thai market wades out of flood woes
Philippines
* Meghan Markle has been trying to contact her estranged father after amputation reports in the Philippines
* South Korea calls for Asean to support its effort for dialogue with North Korea
* Philippines aims to push for practical defence cooperation for Asean members
* Tremors observed within Philippines' Taal Volcano in the last 13 hours – Phivolcs
* Over 8,600 passengers stranded in Philippine ports due to Tropical Depression Wilma
Vietnam
* New high-speed rail link reaches China-Vietnam border city
* Friendship rekindled: Cam Ranh Bay and a new phase of Moscow-Hanoi ties
* ‘Strategic’: Why are drones taking off among South China Sea claimant states?
* Hanoi now part of Unesco’s global network of Learning Cities
* Twelve Javan pangolins saved from illegal wildlife shipment in Vietnam
Myanmar
* 18 civilians killed in central Myanmar airstrike
* Economics woes and conflicts driving Myanmar opium poppy cultivation and production, says UNODC
* Chinese embassy donates funds to four Myanmar sports federations
* Myanmar citizens head to early polls in Bangkok
Cambodia
* South Koreans, Cambodians detained for alleged online scam operation; scam scripts seized
* Cambodia sees digital technology as a vehicle to leapfrog modernisation and development, says deputy PM
* Hun Sen posts video of 2023 SEA Games closing ceremony amid criticism of this year’s event
* Illegal hardwood seized, illegal rubber plantations discovered in Cambodia's Kratie protected areas
Laos
* Laos prepares to lead international review of Convention on Cluster Munitions
* Laos to set up ore inspection offices supporting exports
* Laos-China Railway marks fourth anniversary with record growth; millions of passengers have used the transport hub
Brunei
* Brunei braces for stormy weather; thunderstorms expected until Wednesday (Dec 10), says Met Office
* Royal Brunei Armed Forces personnel return after successful peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
* Brunei expects above-average rainfall during early northeast monsoon
Visitors wearing traditional hanbok dresses walk on the snow-covered grounds of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul on December 5, 2025, after the season's first snowfall. -- Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Aseanplus
* Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng loses bid to overturn 1MDB conviction
* First in Southeast Asia: Malaysia launches International Cycling Union satellite centre in Johor
* Four Malaysians claim they were unfairly denied entry into South Korea
* ‘Market is rotten’: Hong Kong fire exposes greedy building renovation business
* Famous US playwright and 'Emily in Paris' actor arrested in Japan for alleged drug smuggling: reports
* ‘All being poisoned slowly’: Air purifiers offer only limited respite from India’s chronic pollution
* Of pandas and ping-pong
* University axes student union after calls for fire justice
* Women spark hope with solar lamps
* Hong Kong fire: Echoes of loss below burnt towers
* IndiGo's flight chaos spoils India's wedding parties
* IMF considers Sri Lanka's US$200mil emergency aid request after cyclone disaster
* Flu positivity hits 51% in China as school clusters rise
* United States confirms Chinese boy Yuanxin, six, is in federal custody. But where is he?
* Ringgit to remain steady, trade within 4.10-4.12 versus greenback next week
* FBM KLCI poised for strong year-end
* Hong Kong summons international news outlets for rare warning
* Japan researchers develop device to reduce lithium-ion battery fire risk
* Sri Lanka unveils cyclone aid plan as rains persist
* Starvation fears as more heavy rain threaten flood-ruined Indonesia
* Hot winds fan dozens of bushfires across eastern Australia
* Pakistan, Afghanistan exchange heavy fire along border, officials say
* India caps airline fares as IndiGo crisis leaves hundreds stranded for fifth day
* Hong Kong police officer in critical condition after ‘Flying Tigers’ diving test
* China motorcyclist fulfils woman’s wish by honouring dead son at Tibet’s sacred stone
* China clothing brand slammed for laundry tag, ‘please give it to your beloved woman’
* China says it is working ‘with all parties’ to prevent escalation in Venezuela
* Most Europeans want to keep same distance between US and China, poll finds
* Arab and Muslim countries oppose Israel's one-way Rafah reopening plan
* Well-known Japanese-born actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa of 'Mortal Kombat' and 'Last Emperor' fame dies at age 75
* Motor racing-Hamilton crashes as Russell keeps title favourite Norris off the top in final practice
* Cricket - Starc shines with bat and ball to push Australia to brink of Gabba win
