Malaysia
* Malaysia stepping up efforts to bring home ship crew stranded in Dubai port
* First of seven M'sian-owned vessels to arrive Friday from Strait of Hormuz, says Fahmi
* Finance Ministry studying targeted diesel subsidy process similar to Budi95, says Fahmi
* Fuel prices April 16-22: Unsubsidised petrol down 25sen, diesel in peninsula down 75sen
* First responder details Zara Qairina’s final moments
* Cheaper trips for rail users
* Ex-cop tells of overflowing cash in 1MDB raid
* PM, govt and cops ordered to file statement of defence in lawsuit by rally participants
* Suspect in body parts case to undergo 30-day psychiatric evaluation
* Court decision on lawsuit against Rosmah over missing jewellery lawsuit on June 10
* No evidence AG acted illegally when applying for Zahid's DNAA, court told
* Manjung cops nab local woman acting as transporter for undocumented migrants
* MCMC flags 441 fake news items on global energy crisis for removal
* Man gets seven years' jail, fined RM10,000 for stabbing patron at Sibu coffee shop
* Sabah civil servant trio remanded seven days over RM500,000 bribery probe
* Suspect in Butterworth workshop machete attack remanded for seven days
* Woman withdraws police report against singer's son over stolen Ferrari
* Man who hurt late nephew gets jail sentence reduced, ordered to pay RM25,000 compensation
* Hot weather a boon to Harumanis farmers with sweeter, bountiful yields
* Chief Secretary to advise govt on shareholding by civil servants, says Cabinet
* Cops detain ex-bus driver, girlfriend over viral 'lap stunt'
Singapore
* MAS tightens policy for first time since 2022
* Filipina victim in Singapore hoping for help after rape by Indian tourist is raped again by Malaysian man
* Customer data potentially compromised after Booking.com suffers data breach
* Man, 70, handed jail sentence over child sex offences in Singapore; Police report made in 2021
* Caning, suspension among standard disciplinary measures in all Singapore schools by 2027 to combat bullying: ministry
* 15 power banks taken from travellers flying out of Singapore's Changi Airport as new two-device rule kicks in
Indonesia
* Indonesia allows airfare hikes as jet fuel costs soar
* ‘We can outlast conflict to year end’
* US, Indonesia ink defence partnership
* Prabowo meets Macron in Paris
* Tiktok deactivates 780,000 accounts of under-16s in Indonesia
* Internal screams, dark dinners: How this family handled Bali's Nyepi shutdown
* Former Indonesia VP Jusuf Kalla reported to police over alleged blasphemy
* Indonesia, France agree to boost defence industry ties
* Indonesia's Bali launches immigration task force to enhance security
Thailand
* Hatyai revives: Songkran breathes new life into city after floods
* Thailand closes high-risk forests nationwide to fight wildfires and haze
* Thai embassy in Tehran urges Thais to prepare for evacuation
* Songkran crowds lift spending across Thailand’s key tourist hubs
Philippines
* Health troubles? Not for Marcos Jr
* US approval needed to purchase more Russian oil
* Philippine Vice President Duterte slams House probe, defends law school record
* Philippines' national security adviser has resigned, official says
* Philippines, UAE to promote financial cooperation
* Philippines’ Marcos urges Asean to activate fuel-sharing pact
Vietnam
* Vietnam interbank rates stay elevated on tight liquidity
* Conflict driving up EV demand
* Xi meets Vietnam's To Lam in Beijing: Chinese state media
* Vietnam, China leaders sign cooperation deals
* 'Industrial' clickbait disinformation targets Australian politics
Myanmar
* Splashing into the New Year: People in Myanmar share their Thingyan experiences
* Myanmar establishes National Solidarity and Peace-making Working Committee led by Vice President
Cambodia
* Retail fuel prices in Cambodia drop following two-week ceasefire in Middle East
* More than 300, including 30 Malaysians, detained in Cambodian riverside scam bust
Laos
* Lao Ophthalmology Association provides free eye surgery in Champasak province
Brunei
* Shaping a safe AI finance future in Brunei
* Australian PM visits Brunei Fertilizer Industries plant
Aseanplus
* Global energy crisis to dominate Anwar's meeting with Aussie PM
* To each their own, says PM on Singapore Foreign Minister's remark on Strait of Hormuz
* Anwar mourns passing of Indian music legend Asha Bhosle
* Asia air travel faces turbulence as Iran war exposes jet fuel vulnerability
* Malaysia to amend environmental law to strengthen action against illegal e-waste
* Eighty foreigners from scam syndicate charged in Tawau court
* Ringgit steadies as risks persist
* Xi meets Spain PM as Madrid seeks stronger ties
* Human rights body members quit
* Runaway zoo wolf still roaming free
* Ready to counter US tariffs
* Seoul prepared for extended energy crisis
* Beijing calls US blockade of Iran ports ‘dangerous, irresponsible’
* Oil plunges as US-Iran weigh new truce talks
* Wall St rallies on US-Iran talk hopes, earnings lift
* Tesla leader believes Shanghai factory operations will play a role in robot mass production
* Singapore singer Derrick Hoh sends daughter’s name to the moon on Artemis II mission
* Ringgit firm at 3.94 vs US$ on US-Iran talk optimism
* FBM KLCI rises cautiously as optimism grows over second round of Middle East peace talks
* Alibaba readies first robot for foray into crowded Chinese arena
* Vedanta plant blast in India's Chhattisgarh kills 14, injures 20
* A 90-year-old woman jailed in South Korea for laundering son’s drug money
* Tokyo aquarium recycles fishnets into employees’ uniforms to fight waste
* UN watchdog says North Korea is boosting nuclear weapons capacity
* China's BYD says fire broke out at parking garage in Shenzhen; no casualties
* North Korea calls Japan diplomatic paper a 'grave provocation'
* India's Uttar Pradesh state raises workers' wages amid protests over pay
* How the US blockade of Iranian ports could impact China and India, with wider spillover effects
* TIMELINE: Japan's decade-long march towards arms exports
* Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases, FT reports
* Oil mixed as Middle East supply uncertainty outweighs hopes for US-Iran talks
* Bursa Malaysia pares gains, turning lower at midday on cautious sentiment
* Pakistan PM Sharif to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey this week
* Bessent calls Anthropic’s Mythos a breakthrough in China AI race
* South Korea jails US streamer Johnny Somali for statue outrage
* Rohingya survivor recounts ordeal as 250 missing in Andaman sea tragedy
* Sri Lanka repatriates 238 stranded Iranian sailors: minister
* Papua New Guinea moves to quell soldiers' protest
* China moves to block entrance to disputed South China Sea shoal, images show
* Taiwan jails six ex-soldiers over spying for China
* EU age verification app ready as Europe moves to curb children's social media access
* Profit-taking drags Bursa Malaysia to end lower
* Tabung Haji set for 2026 haj ahead of first flight on April 18 amid Middle East conflict
* Pakistan PM heads to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey to push for US-Iran talks
* Trump says asked China's Xi not to give weapons to Iran: Fox Business
* Death toll from India's power plant boiler blast rises to 17
* Japan PM pledges US$10bil in financial aid to Asia to tackle oil shortage
* Ringgit eases vs greenback on profit-taking after recent gains
* HK actor Eric Tsang celebrates 73rd birthday with charity event with guests including Amy Yip, raises over RM1.5mil
* Chinese man jailed after trying to smuggle 2,200 ants out of Kenya in his luggage
* Australia to raise defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2033
