Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Saturday (May 23, 2026)


Colombian director Theo Montoya and Vietnamese director Thien An Nguyen pose during a photocall of the directors of the short films in competition at the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on Saturday, May 23, 2026. -- Photo by Olivier CHASSIGNOLE / AFP

Malaysia

* PM Anwar: Micro-credit financing underutilised, agencies must reach out to small traders, hawkers

* Anwar: Small traders back government, bigger players complain the loudest

* Bersama establishes first pro-tem committee in Johor, eyes all 56 seats

* ‘MB crisis’ averted in Selangor

* Sabah PKR vice-chairman Amin Abdul Mem quits party

* Record number of 347,000 train tickets on sale for holiday period

* Move forward with compassion, reject divisive politics, says Anwar

* Govt expands AI development to rural areas to improve tech literacy

* 7,919 littering notices issued nationwide in first five months, says SWCorp

* PAS to meet before Aidiladha to deliberate continued Bersatu cooperation

* Raya exodus commences; traffic building up on several major expressways

* Drizzle can't take sizzle away from JDT and Kuching City fans on special night

* Government expands eligibility for fleet card to jeeps, pickup trucks nationwide

* MMC warns against kickbacks in private patient referrals, says fee-splitting unethical

* Bipartisan committee can help expedite MA63 issues, 40% revenue rights, says Bangkuai

* Removing numbers from counters has curtailed illegal entry syndicates, says Johor Immigration

Singapore

* Surgeons perform first brain tumour removal through eye socket in Singapore

* Trump says Iran talks are nearing an end but warns of more strikes

* Finding love on LinkedIn: Why are more singles giving it a shot?

* Singapore Grab extends 90-cent fuel surcharge, higher GrabCab metered fares till July 31

* Singapore: Tycoon on the run for 20 years faces 38 more charges

* WHO says new hantavirus case among the Hondius ship's crew

Indonesia

* 'All gone dark' - Bad weather triggers major blackout issues across Indonesia's Sumatra, confirms top official

* Indonesia closes illegal railway crossings to improve safety after several recent tragic incidents

* Jakarta to open railway station connected to Jakarta International Stadium

* Indonesia's bird-singing community culture thrives across generations

* Indonesia dispatches new contingent of peacekeepers to Lebanon

* Other Sports -- Malaysia storms into sepak takraw final after downing Indonesia

Thailand

* Thailand confirms it will tighten Ebola screening for travellers from high-risk areas 

* French President bestows highest honour upon Thai Princess at Paris ceremony

* Thailand tightens Ebola checks for Congo and Uganda arrivals

* Thai police raid luxury condo, arrest six Nigerians over romance scams

* Thailand: ‘Trademark sounds to guard against AI threats’

Philippines

* Dela Rosa still in Philippines amid ICC arrest warrant: NBI

* Mayon Volcano logs 29 earthquakes, other seismic activity in 24 hours

* Pope Leo decries 'dizzying' profits earned by companies that pollute

* Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrink

* Popular children's song ' Baby Shark' surpasses one billion streams on Spotify, a first for character IP

Vietnam

* WHO acknowledges and praises Vietnam's proactive Ebola preparedness efforts

* Hanoi steps up Ebola surveillance at airport, local health facilities

* Vietnam: Bagging US$500k at auction

* Vietnam issues guidelines for health quarantine procedures for inbound, outbound travellers

* SpaceX’s whopping US$75 billion IPO sparks liquidity fears as Fed rate-increase odds rise

Myanmar

* South-East Asia's fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs

* Prime suspects linked to the northern Myanmar telecom fraud group stand trial in eastern China

* Myanmar military recaptures two strategic border towns from ethnic militias

* Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrink

Cambodia

* The monsoon season, rains, economic prosperity for millions of Mekong farmers, and blessings for crop cultivation 

* Cambodian defence minister welcomes Thai suggestion of imminent border committee meeting

* 13 garment workers dead, over 30 injured in two road accidents in one day in Cambodia

* Triple threat: Three more Phnom Penh scam operations busted

Laos

* Economic ties drive Laos-Vietnam relations forward

* Lao police hand over 494 fraud suspects to China

* Laos halts fossil fuel vehicle imports and sets price controls for electric cars

Brunei

* Brunei and Singapore explore closer parliamentary cooperation

* Five assistance houses underway for needy families in Brunei

* Haj pilgrim numbers surpass 2025 arrivals despite Middle East war

TOPSHOT: A man rows a boat across the river Ganges in India's sacred city of Varanasi, famed for its temples and Hindu festivals. -- Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP
TOPSHOT: A man rows a boat across the river Ganges in India's sacred city of Varanasi, famed for its temples and Hindu festivals. -- Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP

Aseanplus

* WWF-Malaysia condemns suspected Bornean elephant poaching

* Anwar scheduled to open two-day Sabah Kaamatan festival

* ‘We really do not trust each other’: former US envoy foresees wary new phase in China ties

* Trump scraps signing AI executive order to keep ‘lead’ over China in industry

* US casts Cuba as China-linked security threat while still pushing for talks

* North Korean women crowned Asian club champions in South

* China to crack down on 'illegal' cross-border securities

* Briton scales Everest for record 20th time

* China coal mine blast kills at least 82, more missing

* Eight dead, dozens trapped in China coal mine blast

* China: Villager’s madcap 10-storey home demolished

* Rubio in India to renew ties after Trump's China lovefest

* Rubio renews ties with India after Trump's China lovefest

* How a ‘cockroach’ jibe united India’s disgruntled jobless youth

* China: Rescue efforts intensify as rains lash southern provinces

* Can PLA training catch up with China’s rapid weapon development?

* China set for latest space launch, with Hong Kong astronaut aboard

* China’s Xi Jinping expected to visit North Korea as early as next week

* How to wear white pants fashionably without see-through fashion blunders

* ‘A minute to get around it’: Australia’s social media ban still has plenty of holes

* China and Russia unite on world order, but Putin departs without concrete gains

* US soldier in Okinawa referred to prosecutors for sexual assault on local woman

* China moves to secure critical mineral supply chain with sweeping new framework

* Hong Kong helpers cry out as popular garden in Central to close for underpass work

* One dead, four injured as Hong Kong subdivided flat fire forces 300 to be evacuated

* Republican defiance over 'anti-weaponization' fund sets up confrontation with Trump

* China vows to 'severely' punish those responsible for deadly mine blast that has killed at least 90 people 

* The cockroaches strike back - It began as a satirical online project. Now millions of young Indians are flocking to it as an outlet for their frustration.

* Cricket-Kohli refuses handshake with Head after heated verbal spat during IPL clash

* Badminton: Top 30 breakthrough by Letshanaa, Ling Ching would be best gift for Jonassen

* Badminton: Sze Fei-Izzuddin end nine-year wait for Malaysian Masters final

* Badminton: Hopes of all-Malaysian final dashed as Arif-Roy King lose to Danish pair

 

 

 

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