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


Displaced Thai residents take part in Buddhist prayers in an evacuation centre in Surin province on December 10, 2025, during clashes along the Thai-Cambodia border. Half a million evacuees in Cambodia and Thailand were sheltering in pagodas, schools and other safe havens on Dec 10 after fleeing renewed fighting in a century-old border dispute in which US President Donald Trump has vowed to again intercede. - Photo: AFP

Malaysia

Dress code leeway in emergency situations, says govt chief sec

* Chief Secretary to review proposal to relax dress code at govt frontline services

* Durian Tunggal shooting: Seven statements recorded by task force, says Bukit Aman

* Army foils RM10.9mil drug smuggling attempt in Kedah

* Muhyiddin should step down, says Bersatu supreme council member

* Indira Gandhi disappointed by meeting with IGP

* 'I'm sorry, I can't go any further': Chegubard quits 300km protest walk

* Selangor's 2025 revenue hits RM2.7bil, exceeds target, says MB

* Malaysia set to introduce Higher Education Plan 2026-2035 in January

* Appeals court frees ex-assistant engineer of RM400,000 graft charges

* Appeals Court reinstates man's conviction, jail term for raping 14-year-old ex-girlfriend

* Durian Tunggal shooting: Phone taken to extract audio recording for forensic probe

* MACC urges official reports over 'protection money' claims at Selayang market

* Dec 23 ruling on prison sentence stay in Zayn Rayyan case

* Azam says his stint as MACC chief may end in 2026

* Nepalese security guard pleads guilty to sodomising cat

* NGO turns island’s plastic debris into country’s first 'Ocean Debris Pathway'

* Sabah educator wins Special Award at South-East Asia Swara Awards 2025

* Adam Radlan to give statement on MEX II Highway case, says MACC

* Two dead, another injured in Butterworth house fire

* Melaka to degazette Pulau Besar to expand fishing area

* 32-year-old father pleads guilty to sexual assault charges against young girls

* Families demand suspension of officers in Melaka shooting case

* Four secondary school students charged with sexual assault of minor

* Health Ministry to evaluate mobilisation strategy after reassignment of 380 medical officers

* Jafry Ariffin appointed as new Sabah Umno chairman

* Flood situation improves in Perak, worsening in northern Sarawak

* Umno not yet ready to discuss Bung Moktar’s replacement, says Puteri chief

* Kota Madani, Bandar Madani on the right track, says PM

 

 

Singapore

* Elderly Singapore man charged after he allegedly molested then 12-year-old girl in church

* ‘Like a roller-coaster ride’: Singaporeans in Japan recount experience during 7.5-magnitude quake

* Temasek-backed SeaTown secures US$900mil at second close of third private credit fund

* ‘Worst of the worst’: Singaporean child sex offender Amos Yee listed on new US govt site of criminal aliens

 

 

Indonesia

* Putin meets Indonesia's Prabowo to discuss military and energy ties, wheat exports

* Indonesia pushes back on Bali’s plan to ban Airbnb rentals

* Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupts, dozens of homes buried by rain lahar, hundreds flee to hills

* Eco by name, but not by nature

* Calls grow for foreign disaster aid in Sumatra

* Deadly fire rips through Jakarta office building, killing at least 22

 

 

Thailand

* Remains of last Thai hostage in Gaza repatriated

* Thailand bans civilian drones near five airports amid Thai–Cambodian border clashes

* Analysis-Thailand–Cambodia border clash tests Trump's tariff diplomacy

* Thai and Cambodian strongmen trade threats as top generals step forward in border showdown

* Shocked tourists on Thai ferry watch luggage float away while enjoying deck views

* Over half a million evacuated in Cambodia, Thailand during border clashes

* Thai Gripen jets bomb Cambodian casino used as BM-21 rocket and kamikaze drone base

* Thailand's Ta Kwai Temple suffers heavy damage in Thai–Cambodian border fighting

* Thai leader’s hard line on Cambodia clash risks irking Trump

* AI could widen global wealth gap, warns UN

 

 

Philippines

* ADB approves US$400mil loan to make it easier to do business in the Philippines

* Philippines vows to dismantle graft syndicate, fire up spending

 

 

Vietnam

* Vietnam set to make it harder for media to protect sources, to expand state secrets

* Hanoi rolls out new incentives to accelerate green industrial development

 

 

Myanmar

* Myanmar man pleads guilty to murdering eight-year-old boy

* Myanmar junta hunts 10 for anti-election protest

* Bombs send youth to bunker schools

 

 

Cambodia

* What we know about Thailand and Cambodia's deadly border dispute

* Families on both sides caught in crossfire as Thai-Cambodian fighting continues

* Trump plans call to mediate Thailand-Cambodia border clashes

* Cambodia pulls out of SEA Games

* Cambodia pulls out of SEA Games in Thailand over safety fears

* Cambodia 'ready at any time' for talks to end conflict with Thailand, PM adviser says

* Cambodia's visa-free policy boosts tourism in Angkor Wat

* Hun Sen vows strong retaliation

 

 

Laos

* Laos, China mull plans to beef up investment cooperation

 

 

Brunei

* Youth urged to uphold Brunei identity amid modern challenges

* Brunei shines at SEA Games opening ceremony

 

 

Aseanplus

* Malaysia will continue diplomatic engagement in Thai-Cambodia border dispute, says Anwar

* ‘I didn’t get to say goodbye’: Australia’s social media ban stirs unease, praise

* Sulu case: Paris court decision a major victory for Malaysia, says Azalina

* 51 hurt in Japan quake as warning persists

* Fuel prices Dec 11-17: Unsubsidised RON95, RON 97, diesel down 2sen per litre

* Immigration busts document forgery gang with six arrests

* Govt optimistic to achieve 4.8% economic growth target for 2025 - Amir Hamzah

* Indonesia's second stringers crush Malaysia's gold dream in badminton team final

* Two Nobel Prize winners from Japan to attend award ceremony in Stockholm

* Ringgit edges lower against greenback at close ahead of US interest rate decision

* Beijing protests 'political' UK sanctions on Chinese cyber firms

* Bursa Malaysia's index ends lower, broader market positive, ahead of Fed decision

* North Korea fires artillery salvo as it kicks off key party meeting

* Brahim’s executive chairman honoured with Global Muslim Lifetime Achievement Award

* Nearly 900 people in Japan had drivers’ licences suspended for cycling while drunk

* Taekwondo girls bring cheer with gold in poomsae event

* Spicejet set to add 100 flights to winter schedule after Indian govt cuts 10 per cent of IndiGo slots

* Moo dunnit? Dog lets bull, horse into living room in Australia

* IATA optimistic on Malaysia's aviation outlook as regional recovery accelerates

* Biased judging drama as gold-medal hopefuls Humaira-Jason crash out in poomsae quarters

* Taiwan movie 'Left-Handed Girl' shot on iPhones and inspired by real night-market stories

* Indian festival of lights Diwali joins Unesco heritage list

* South Korea to consider setting up $3.1 billion foundry to grow local chip sector

* Australian mum of late teen says social media ban 'bittersweet'

* Twelve killed in residential fire in southern China: Xinhua

* Coupang CEO resigns after online retailer hit by massive data breach

* Australia's social media ban leaves a 15-year-old worried about losing touch with friends

* South Korea protests over China, Russia aircraft incursions

* Amazon to invest over $35 billion in India on AI, exports

* 'This is the end': Australian teens mourn loss of social media as ban begins

* Taiwan RedNote ban backfires, driving mainland Chinese app’s top download rise

* South Korea's Lee calls for probe into links between religious group and politics

* Disinformation spreads on social media after Japan quake

* Japan’s cyber chief warns nation still behind on cybersecurity

* Australia social media watchdog sees common cause with US as age ban begins

* Japan did not aim radar at Chinese jets during Saturday's incidents, defence minister says

* China's consumer inflation quickens to 21-month high, producer deflation persists

* Australia says it will meet 'challenges' of AUKUS nuclear submarine timeline

* World watches first teen social media ban kick off in Australia

* Japan oysters dying 'en masse', likely due to warmer sea: officials

* Weak undertones on Bursa as Fed decision looms

* Ringgit slips vs US$, rises against majors on Fed cut expectations

* Oil falls as focus turns to Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Fed

* Worry soars over tired pilots

* Conservation efforts in Gir Park lauded as Asiatic lion escapes extinction

* Man and nature drive beloved orang utans away

* Former exec executed in major graft case

* Major 7.6 quake knocks power out

* China ‘most beautiful’ Shaolin-trained bodyguard in spotlight during French president visit

 

 

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