Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Tuesday (March 10, 2026)


Motorists queue at a petrol station amid rising prices in Quezon City, Metro Manila on March 9, 2026. The price of the main US benchmark for oil surged more than 30 per cent on March 9 over concerns that the Middle East war could create prolonged supply disruptions. - Photo: AFP

Malaysia

* PM stays mum on Azam Baki contract renewal

* Penang seeking peaceful solution over Hindu temple matter, says Chow

* Penang records RM22.4bil approved manufacturing investments in 2025

* The noise that drowns out Malaysia's real story

* Veteran journo Adibah Amin stable, requires full-time care

* Man killed, sister seriously hurt in machete attack in Sungai Petani

* Two childcare centre employees remanded in probe into four-month-old's death

* TMJ tells insiders to take responsibility

* Woman drowns after jumping into Cheras lake in bid to escape authorities

* Sabah to develop Blue Economy while ensuring security of its waters, says Hajiji

* Several states to get additional Hari Raya school holiday on March 20

* Public Service Department Disciplinary Board to review Azam Baki shareholding issue soon

* Immigration officer held over alleged maid permit abuse in Johor

* Too early to gauge middle east conflict’s impact on Penang economy

* Childcare centre's operations suspended after infant's death

* Four men remanded over alleged attack on Zamri Vinoth

* 5,000 armed forces veterans to get jobs by 2030, says Ramanan

* Ramanan to raise issue of 'provocateurs' at March 11 Cabinet meeting

* Varsity lecturer found dead in rented Jertih house

* 60-year-old man killed in pickup–car crash on Jalan Yong Peng–Kluang

* Sabah company director charged with cheating businessman of RM12mil in share deal

* PM launches PRISMAnita, new one-stop centre for women seeking help

* Anwar: Embrace AI, but don’t abandon our values

 

 

Singapore

* Showers bring early pop of colour to the urban jungle

* Singapore sugar cane juice seller’s hand gets trapped in pressing machine for two hours

* Man, 48, to be charged with murdering elderly man in Geylang red-light district fight

* Man to be charged over TikTok videos promoting ill will between racial groups, false statements

* Jail for former bank employee who gave scammer data on over 1,000 customers in Singapore

* More Scoot flights to Jeddah cancelled due to Middle East conflict

* Corrective training report called for man who molested several women while on remission order in Singapore

* 10 years’ jail, 24 strokes of cane for man who was 10 when he began sexually assaulting cousin in Singapore

* Man to be charged after allegedly stealing from passenger on flight from Singapore to Jakarta

 

 

Indonesia

* Rains trigger deadly dump collapse

* Indonesia says 7 killed in landfill collapse as rescue operation ends

* Indonesia says it has entered agreement with India to procure BrahMos missiles

* South Sumatra faces backlash over plan to buy US$30,000 pool tables for councillors

* Prabowo reaffirms Indonesia's free and active non-aligned foreign policy

* Two Indonesians remanded over college student killed in sickle incident

 

 

Thailand

* Myanmar civil war drives drugs epidemic in Thai hills

* Thai Cabinet orders work from home, 26°C air-con and halts overseas trips

* Thai FM Sihasak says Thai-Cambodian border talks must await new government

* Thailand orders bureaucrats to use stairs and work from home in energy saving drive

* Thai exports to Middle East grind to halt as shipping lines suspend services

* Irrigation Department on alert for summer storms across upper Thailand

* Thai police arrest Myanmar man over alleged fuel smuggling amid export ban due to Mid-East conflict

 

 

Philippines

* Race to fill tanks before petrol hike

* Consumers in Philippines told to refrain from panic buying amid Middle East conflict

* Driver arrested for alleged rape of 11-year-old girl in Cebu

 

 

Vietnam

* Govt mulls removing fuel duties as conflict hits supplies

* Vietnam urges people to work from home to save fuel as Middle East conflict disrupts supplies

* Ho Chi Minh City resumes helicopter sightseeing tours

 

 

Myanmar

* Four crime families in Myanmar in spotlight as China deepens fraud crackdown

 

 

Cambodia

* Cambodia’s scam crackdown must now target visa fraud: Comment

* Cambodia's export records 17.2 per cent rise in first two months of 2026

 

 

Laos

* Revered ancient structures in Laos' Savannakhet region awarded National Heritage status

 

 

Brunei

* Unauthorised industrial storage in Brunei ordered to cease operations

* Personal Gifts from Brunei Sultan bring smiles to families

 

 

Aseanplus

* Malaysia launches evacuation operation for Malaysians from west asia conflict zone

* 16 years’ jail for Aussie hitmen who killed compatriot

* Panel backs Bill to enable US investments

* Beijing’s Middle East envoy urges peace

* Allies begin military drills

* Rolling out long-range missiles

* Shenzhou-21 crew push frontiers of space in medicine

* Anti-corruption net widens

* Universities closed to save power amid energy crisis

* New devotees to ancient blades

* Kim lauds women as ‘solid buttress of revolution’

* Oil soars then retreats, gold drops as Iran war jolts global commodity markets

* ‘I could have lost my sight’: Singaporean actor Richard Low, 73, on his scary brush with shingles

* FBM KLCI rebounds as oil retreats, Trump says Iran war to be over soon

* Ringgit opens firmer against US$ amid improved risk sentiment

* Asia markets rebound, oil dives as Trump says Iran war could end soon

* South Korea president says can't stop US forces from redeploying weapons

* N.Korea leader's sister warns Seoul-Washington drills bring 'terrible consequences'

* MACC busts cross-border fraud ring in joint op with China, seizes RM3.5mil in assets

* Japan seeks early release of two Japanese detainees in Iran

* Former Google AI researcher sets up AI robotics startup in Tokyo

* White supremacist content grips teens plotting attacks in Southeast Asia

* Malaysia's Jan IPI rises 5.9% on stronger manufacturing performance

* Australia will send spy jet, missiles to help UAE fend off Iran

* Penang Port triggers emergency monitoring as Middle East conflict disrupts shipping

* AI-generated fake voices becoming increasingly hard to detect

* Oil falls as Trump predicts Middle East de-escalation

* AI can now pick up signs of heart disease in breast cancer screenings

* Manufacturing sales rise 7.1% to RM169.4bil in Jan 2026

* Japan markets Fukushima in S.Korea for first time since 2011

* North Korea and China to resume passenger train service after six-year gap

* Asia stocks rebound, oil dives as Trump and Iran trade barbs

* Government prepares port safeguards amid Hormuz Strait's shipping risks, says Transport Minister

* As many as 59 parliamentarians under 40 have been elected in Nepal’s lower house

* China’s exports turbocharge into 2026 after record-breaking year

* Malaysia's commodity exports not affected by Middle East conflict so far, says minister

* Restaurants across India warn of shutdowns as Middle East conflict makes cooking gas scarce

* FBM KLCI reclaims 1,700 level on optimism Middle East conflict may ease

* Jeju joins list of South Korean regions paying grandparents for childcare

* Troops guard Bangladesh depots as fuel crunch hits Asia amid Middle East conflict

* 11 domestic helpers among 20 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal labour

* Ringgit rises as oil price falls after Trump signals quick end to Iran war

* Over 10,000 Chinese travellers return from UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, other countries: spokesman

* Second Japanese govt-chartered flight brings 281 back from Middle East

* Pope Leo fires San Diego bishop accused of stealing $250,000

* Zii Jia beats Koga in first qualifying match at Swiss Open

* In southeast Pakistan, Ramadan brings Hindus and Muslims closer

* China woman discovers uncle faked marriage with her late mother to inherit properties

* HK star Aaron Kwok, 60, jokes about not looking his age: 'Is my ID card wrong?'

* China's leaders mourn the death of 109-year-old Communist Party elder

 

 

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