Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Wednesday (Dec 17, 2025)


Displaced people eat dinner at a temporary shelter amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Buriram province, Thailand, Dec 16, 2025. - Photo: Reuters

Malaysia

* Anwar rules out possibility of general election in 2026, says 'long way to go'

* ‘Atrocious’ to reject a minister because they are Chinese, says PM

* Cabinet reshuffle necessary to give chance to the young, says PM

* PM urges Media Council to recommend reforms for greater media freedom

* Border Control calls for 50% boost in manpower to strengthen security

* Man runs amok, kills grandmother, injures great-grandmother

* Seven ministers, eight deputy ministers sworn in

* Matrade chairman lauds Johari’s appointment as Investment, Trade and Industry Minister

* Albert Tei’s family quizzed, police statement on MACC raid ‘premature’, says lawyer

* Prosecution moves forward with appeal against Syed Saddiq's acquittal

* Melaka Police cooperate with AGC, reclassifies Durian Tunggal shooting case as murder

* No policy change in case of dual citizenship holders surrendering MyKad

* Child found safe after car theft in Sungai Way

* Retired cop escapes gallows, acquitted of drug charges

* Dentist dies in crash with SUV near Seremban

* Outstanding tax refunds must be paid in full, says Dr Wee

* Floods: Rescue ops continue amid rising waters in Pahang

* Justice for Zara fund fully accounted for, says Marhamah

* Drugs worth RM478.5mil mark highest seizure value for Customs in 2025

* Kajang babysitter gets five years' jail for abusing boy, causing right leg fracture

* LRT Mutiara Line: Partial lane closure at Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway

* JB cops investigating after man found dead, believed to have fallen from hotel

* Senate passes Bill requiring submission of passenger details at entry points

* Pahang floods: Hundreds of students evacuated as two Pahang educational institutions affected

* Johor floods: New relief centre opens in Mersing, total now at three

 

Singapore

* Singapore's November exports rise 11.6% y-o-y, stronger than expected

* Parliament to discuss response to Pritam Singh’s conviction, facts of case ‘disturbing’: Indranee

* Singaporean man hurls glass bottle towards bus passenger he quarrelled with, breaks window and injures woman

* Singapore community in Hong Kong raises over S$304,000 to support victims of Tai Po fire

* Man jailed for burning mattress, beating elderly man at Singapore's Bukit Batok nursing home

* Singaporean cop charged with causing grievous hurt to woman in accident while driving police vehicle

* Man to be charged with driving under influence of etomidate in first such case in Singapore

* Singaporean man fined for posting vape content on social media, possession of vapes

 

Indonesia

* Indonesian employers group says proposed minimum wage rise is too high

* Indonesia's rice import ban lowered global prices: Minister

* Landmark Singapore-Indonesia deals took decades, leaders must keep trust-building going: Panel

 

Thailand

* Thai PM Anutin urges Cambodia to negotiate if it acts rationally amidst escalating border tensions

* Snap polls set for early February

* Thousands of Thais stranded in Poipet

* PM2.5 levels rise in Bangkok, health warning issued

* Thailand says Cambodia must announce ceasefire 'first' to stop fighting

* With Thaksin jailed, Thailand's Pheu Thai turns to nephew in poll fight back

* SEA Games: ‘This gold is for the country’, says Brunei wushu athlete

* Thailand's Southern floods cut Malaysian tourists by 55%, impacting 2025 arrivals

* Sakaeo Border tense, Cambodia launches heavy artillery attack on three key areas, evacuation preparations underway

* First Army takes strong action in border clash with Cambodia, one more Thai soldier killed

 

Philippines

* Immigration flags visit by alleged Bondi gunmen

* Inside the US$2bil flood mitigation scandal that paralysed the Philippines

 

Vietnam

* HFMD cases spike in Ho Chi Minh City

* Foreign arrivals to hit record high despite climate woes

* Vietnam’s durian export revenue grows to new highs

* Made in Vietnam Fair set to open in Hanoi

 

Myanmar

* Myanmar junta says Suu Kyi 'in good health' after son raises alarm

* Myanmar junta seeks to prosecute hundreds for election 'disruption'

 

Cambodia

* Hun Sen: No Russian mercenaries at the border

* Thousand-year-old Khmer sculptures return home to Cambodia

* From hospital beds, Cambodian soldiers describe 'toxic gas'

 

Laos

* 1,000 MW solar plant begins electricity generation in Laos' Oudomxay province

* Laos strengthens finance to drive growth, maintain financial stability

 

Brunei

* Bruneian novelist wins prestigious SEA Write Award in Bangkok

* SEA Games: ‘This gold is for the country’, says Brunei wushu athlete

 

Aseanplus

* Cambodia, Thailand agree to attend Asean Foreign Ministers meet in KL, says PM

* Trump feels ‘badly’ for Lai but signals no new moves

* Northern megaquake advisory lifted

* Top arms makers meet in Russia

* Singaporean singer Nathan Hartono engaged to actress Liz Sergeant Tan

* AI romance blooms as Japan woman weds virtual partner of her dreams

* Sydney mourners remember slain rabbi at Bondi Beach funeral

* FBM KLCI slips on profit-taking after rally

* Ringgit firms to 4.07 against US$ on improved sentiment

* Border Control Agency to enhance training with Australian Border Force

* Toxic mines put South-East Asia’s rivers and people at risk, study says

* Grok spews misinformation about deadly Australia shooting

* Famous China painter, 87, welcomes son with wife, 37, amid US$280mil theft rumour

* Australian state parliament to be recalled to pass stricter gun laws

* Quirky stationery, red ginseng: What tourists in South Korea are buying these days

* Trump-Kim summit more likely in 2026, with Seoul still left in cold: Report

* Malaysia’s table tennis duo reaches SEA Games final, first in 58 years

* Xi backs Hong Kong leader after deadly fire, Jimmy Lai verdict

* Social app RedNote expanding beyond China despite privacy concerns

* Continued selling pushes Bursa lower at midday

* Pearly-Thinaah off to strong start at World Tour Finals

* Analysis-Australia's gun laws riddled with loopholes and workarounds, experts say

* Australian police charge alleged Bondi killer with terrorism, 15 murder counts

* Haziq shines as cricket team strike second SEA Games gold

* Sabahan Jia Chi knocks out Thai world champ to win gold in muay thai

* Fire at Tokyo sauna kills two; police believe emergency button malfunctioned

* Another blow for FAM as FIFA hit them with more sanctions

* Harith and Sehveetrraa cruise to squash doubles gold

* S. Korean leader says livestreamed briefings may be better than Netflix

* Does China have a robot bubble?

* Bhutan pledges US$1bil cryptocurrency for 'mindfulness' city

* India summons Bangladesh envoy over security concerns in Dhaka

* South Korea-Japan tunnel proposals re-emerge in Unification Church scandal

* Rising local singer Malik Choo completes his love-song trilogy with the soulful 'Move On'

* Delhi restricts vehicles, office attendance in bid to curb pollution

* Teen sensation Miki lands gold on SEA Games debut

* PM Takaichi says Japan 'always open' to dialogue with China amid spat

* Ringgit snaps four-day gains to end marginally lower vs US$

* HK star Natalis Chan, 75, on why he supports euthanasia: 'Your life is in your hands'

* South Koreans hunt for old LG air conditioners after logos turn out to be pure gold

* Hong Kong court’s verdict in Jimmy Lai trial sheds light on law, experts say

* ‘Don’t be misled,’ Beijing tells foreign media in Hong Kong after Jimmy Lai verdict

* Why ‘relative stability’ in US-China ties is unlikely to last

* Bang Bang! The women gamers win gold

* Fuel prices Dec 18-24: RON97, unsubsidised RON95, diesel down

* China says Philippines distorted facts about incident near disputed atoll

* Finland PM apologises to Asian countries over MPs' mocking posts

 

 

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