Asean News Headlines at 10 pm on Monday (Dec 15, 2025)


Southeast Asian Games - SEA - Athletics - Suphachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand - Monday, December 15, 2025. Gold medallists Thailand's Sanmano Manatsada, Poolkerd Supanich, Petraksa Sukanda, and Khanonta Jirapat celebrate during the women's 4 x 100m medal ceremony. -- Photo: REUTERS/Patipat Janthong

Malaysia:

* Durian Tunggal shooting: Cops awaiting MCMC report on threats against lawyer

* Cops probing allegation of MACC officer threatening husband with pistol

* Police nab three, seize drugs worth RM10.4mil

* Malaysia needs three million cattle by 2040 to meet domestic needs

* Crime, bullying incidents in schools spark comprehensive reforms

* Lawyers dispute police timeline in Melaka shooting with new evidence

* KLIA system at fault for Malaysia Airlines' mishandled baggage - Khazanah

* T'ganu orders monsoon safety alert, bans swimming and camping

* Defence Ministry plans strategic buys under 13MP to modernise armed forces

* Seizure of Bersatu's accounts linked to Muhyiddin's criminal case, High Court told

* MCMC's platform licensing move a good step forward for digital governance, says IGP

* Nineteen Border Control officers from KLIA face disciplinary action for integrity breaches

* Major social media, messaging services deemed automatic ASP(C) licensees from Jan 1

* LHDN settles RM14.55bil in tax refunds involving 3.47 million cases, Dewan Negara told

* MetMalaysia: Severe continuous rain over several states until Thursday, thunderstorms in Borneo

* Transport supply, rates unaffected despite heightened enforcement on overloading, says trucking group

Singapore:

* Voyeur doctor in Singapore handed eight weeks’ jail sentence after failing to secure mandatory treatment order

* Singapore man charged with molesting nine-year-old son while boy was asleep

* Singapore and China roll out digital renminbi pilot for tourists

* Authorities adding 40 NIISe eGates, 145 MyNIISe QR scanners at Johor checkpoints

* Narrow escape for Singaporean family of six when gunmen attacked Sydney’s Bondi Beach

* Stocks slip as traders reduce exposure ahead of central bank meetings, key data

* Oil rises on fears of supply disruption as US-Venezuela tensions escalate

Indonesia:

* Hundreds of stalls gutted in Kramat Jati market blaze, Jakarta’s largest wholesale market

* Indonesia president expects flood-stricken Sumatra to return to normal in 2-3 months as death toll exceeds 1,000

* Malaysia's Erry powers his way to silver, Indonesia's Rizki breaks world record

* Indonesia bolsters aquaculture drive as fish output hits over five million tonnes

* Police arrest Indonesian recruiter of illegal migrant workers sent to Malaysia

* VinFast will increase investment in Indonesia to up to US$1bil, executive says

* OnlyFans’ Bonnie Blue back in UK after Bali arrest: 'I'm rich and have good lawyers'

Thailand:

* 'They will pay the price', Thai PM Anutin says no Cambodian ceasefire as first Thai civilian is killed

* SEA Games 2025: Where are the fans? Empty seats a bummer at the events in Thailand

* Malaysia to coordinate efforts to ease Thailand-Cambodia border tensions, says PM

* Thai elections to see three-way contest

* Thailand to hold elections on Feb 8, local media reports

* Volunteers patrol Thai villages as artillery rains at Cambodia border

Philippines:

* IMF cuts Philippines' 2025 growth forecast to 5.1% on trade uncertainty and governance risks

* An end-to-end early warning system is crucial in reducing disaster losses in South-East Asia

* Global South rises as new force in reshapoing world governance

* Philippines expects 4.6 million port passengers for holiday season

* Electricity is now holding back growth across the global economy

Vietnam:

* South-East Asia cultural economic-exchange connects Vietnam and Malaysia

* Vietnam's first LNG-fuelled power plants start commercial operation

* Noi Bai Airport to operate expanded international terminal with full automation

* ‘Sorrow of War’ sells despite controversy

* Vietnam's Nam Dinh takes on Bangkok United and eyes top spot in Group B of Asean Club Championship

Myanmar:

* 'We'll wipe them out, ' Myanmar reiterates on telecom fraud, online gambling eradication

* Exclusive-'For all I know, she could be dead' says son of Myanmar's Suu Kyi

* Online gambling: Myanmar arrests 516, destroys 17 more buildings in KK Park

Cambodia:

* China urges efforts to de-escalate Cambodia-Thailand border clashes; death toll rising and hundreds of thousands have been displaced

* Cambodia says Thailand bombs province home to its historic Angkor temples

* Tourism in Cambodia’s Siem Reap takes a hit from latest clashes with Thailand

* Hun Sen says land crossings in Cambodia are closed, tells Thais to fly home instead

Laos:

* Japan pledges US$6.5mil to Laos for natural disaster recovery

* Thailand cuts Laos fuel route as Cambodia border conflict deepens

* Laos calls for restraint, peaceful solution in Cambodian-Thai border tensions

Brunei:

* Brunei man jailed for extorting two women via TikTok

* Warm welcome home for Brunei's SEA Games bronze medal winners

* Digital innovation key driver of rural development: Brunei minister

AseanPlus:

* Special Asean Foreign Ministers meeting on Cambodia-Thailand postponed to next Monday, says Wisma Putra

* Asean Foreign Ministers' meeting on Thailand-Cambodia tensions postponed to Dec 22

* China's Xi warns officials against chasing 'reckless' GDP

* Exploring China’s fascinating museums

* 'Terrified' Sydney man misidentified as Bondi shooter

* China strongly dissatisfied with criticism over court verdict on Jimmy Lai

* Rabbi and Holocaust survivor among victims of Bondi Beach shootings

* Jimmy Lai convicted of national security charges in Hong Kong

* Traffic disrupted, warning issued after blizzard batters Japan's Hokkaido

* Beachside shooting throws Australia's gun control regime into question

* China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave

* South Korean police raid offices of the Unification Church

* China's factory output, retail sales weaken in November

* Strong arms come with a soft touch in Japan

* Sri Lanka: Lawmakers will meet to fast-track cyclone aid

* India: Increased pollution curbs as Delhi air quality worsens

* China: Steering the economy toward a new blueprint

* Hong Kong inferno exposes regulatory silos, lax oversight: who is accountable?

* China and Russia must be on guard to stop Japan causing trouble, Chinese ex-diplomat warns

* US commission wants more Mandarin language courses as Congress looks to curb Beijing sway

* Brussels ramps up China de-risking while France and Germany pull further apart

* 'Hero' who disarmed Bondi gunman recovering after surgery, family says

* Bangladesh arrests journalist for 'anti-state activities'

* ‘A slap in the face’: some US farmers unhappy with Trump’s US$12 billion bailout

* Miss Universe drama: CEO Mario Bucaro steps down after just one month in service

* European firms need to abandon overreliance on China and US, chamber report warns

* Fill US Arctic affairs post to halt China and Russia’s rise, senior Democrat urges Rubio

* K-pop star Psy’s office searched and phone seized by police over alleged illegal prescriptions

* Ex-South Korea President Yoon tried to provoke Pyongyang into armed aggression, prosecutor says

* Ukraine peace talks stretch into second day at start of pivotal week for Europe

* Soccer-Chaos in Kolkata, confetti in Delhi: Messi wraps up eventful India tour

* SEA Games: Women's trio bag gold for Malaysia in wushu weapons event

* SEA Games: Cheong Min wins Malaysia gold in wushu

* Badminton: Zafrul stands by Rexy after SEA Games disappointment

* Cricket - Lyon ready to roar again for Australia in third Ashes test

 

 

 

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