Malaysia:
* Negri royal row: DKU secretary to initiate committal proceedings for contempt of court against ruling chiefs
* Negri Sembilan polls: EC receives notice of assembly dissolution
* High Court grants temporary injunction amid Negri custom crisis
* Johor polls: PM Anwar to launch PH election machinery tomorrow
* BN open to continuing unity government with Pakatan in Negri, says Zahid
* Pakatan gearing up for Johor, Negri polls, says Anwar
* Special meeting on Johor polls to be held June 12, says EC
* No discussions on reviving Muafakat Nasional 2.0, says Zahid
* DAP National Congress postponed to Aug 16
* DAP to defend all incumbent seats in Johor and Negri, says Loke
* Cops bar entry to Tunku Besar Tampin's official residence
* Police presence at Tunku Besar Tampin Residence is meant to preserve peace, says state police chief
* Ruling chiefs proclaim Nadzaruddin new Negri ruler, says Rais
* Tunku Nadzaruddin allegedly barred from attending proclamation ceremony, says Rais
* Putrajaya stands firmly behind Tuanku Muhriz, says Anwar
* Malaysian peacekeepers in Lebanon safe following mortar attack
* 'It was just a normal meeting', says Abdul Hadi on Umno-PAS leader meet
* 'Not far off': SUPP chief says S'wak polls may be called within 100 days
* Court allows Najib to obtain some documents ahead of 1MDB's US$8bil suit hearing
* Police probing claim daughter set up mother in Nigerian drug smuggling case
* Fatal Simpang Renggam crash: Victims' family mulls civil action
* Perlis assembly adjourns, no-confidence motion against MB fails to materialise
* Unemployed man gets five months' jail for trespassing into woman's house in Melaka
* Explain block on The Coverage's Facebook account, Teo urges MCMC
* Malaysia must safeguard reefs to sustain diving industry, says Tiong
* Orchids worth RM280,000 infected with pests seized in Tumpat
* Undocumented children and those in rural Sabah lag in health, digital access, says Unicef study
* Search for missing hiker: Safety concerns bar public involvement, says MGP chief
Singapore:
* Three massage parlours raided in Singapore over alleged vice activities
* Thirty motorists caught for queue cutting, other offences at Singapore's Woodlands Checkpoint over long weekend
* Singapore mum jailed four years for allowing 15-year-old son to smoke meth
* World Cup a wee too early? No worry as Singapore bars, restaurants gear up for football season
* Jail for Singapore man who asked underage girl overseas to perform sex acts
* Jail and fine for Singapore driver linked to over 70 accidents, most were staged to cheat motorists
Thailand
* Thaksin’s next move: family retreat or politics from behind the curtain?
* Queen Sirikit royal crematorium works on track for October completion
* Thailand's cash rebate programme draws 100 foreign film productions since 2017
* Thai headline inflation slows to 2.79% in May, below forecast
* Bangkok warned of major flood risk by early 2030s
* Thailand to join UN maritime arbitration with Cambodia, halts other two-way talks
Philippines
* Philippine anti-graft court OKs hospital arrest for ex-public works chief Bonoan
* Tropical depression forms inside Philippines; Signal No. 1 in northern Batanes
* Philippine police silent on rumours Dela Rosa fled Manila by yacht
* Philippine inflation slows as transport cost pressures ease
Indonesia
* Prosecutors in Indonesia demand counselling for girl accused of killing her mother
* Indonesia volcano erupts, forcing airport to close
* Indonesia rupiah opens at all-time low, South Korean won slides to 2009 levels
* Sze Fei-Izzuddin marches into Indonesian Open semi-finals
* Pearly-Thinaah, Soon Huat-Shevon bow out in Indonesian Open quarters
* Indonesia to 'refocus' free meal measures on more remote areas, official says
* Indonesia affirms business certainty under one-door export policy
Vietnam
* Vietnam welcomes 10.6 million international visitors in first five months of 2026
* Scorching heat tests daily life across Vietnam
* HCM City becomes Asia’s tech FDI magnet with US$6.6bil inflow
* Vietnam's southern hub targets 900,000 new jobs for 2026-2030
* Father-son trip to Vietnam's popular trio of cities
Myanmar
* China's foreign minister urges border calm in talks with Myanmar
* Myanmar urges Timor-Leste to refrain from actions and statements that could harm its image
* Prioritising India-Myanmar-Thailand highway project, border stability essential: Myanmar President
Cambodia
* Truck transporting workers in Cambodia overturns, injuring 27
* Cambodian para throwball teams retain back-to-back Asian championship titles
* Cambodia expands school nutrition drive to tackle anaemia, unhealthy diets
Laos
* Lao leader's visit to China offers a view of the country's future
* Search intensifies for two missing in Lao cave
* China, Laos agree to build all-weather community with shared future in new era
* Laos master plan charts green future for tourism in Siphandone region
Brunei
* Brunei conference charts future of digital Islamic media
* Joint operation in Kuala Belait nets arrests, drug and cigarette seizures
AseanPlus
* South Korea election chief quits after ballot shortage sparks blockade
* China's Xi to visit North Korea in push for deeper ties
* Family of 'miracle' Everest survivor demands probe of rescue efforts
* China celebrity dog stolen, sold for US$25 and eaten; owner sues, stymied by weak pet laws
* Australian far-right does U-turn on seizing foreigners' homes
* China woman dances with eye patch and mask after losing partial jaw, vision in one eye to cancer
* Japan passes US$19bil extra budget to ease Middle East war impact
* 'Extremely intelligent' bear at large in Japan after hurting four
* India's 'Cockroach Party' chief flies to New Delhi for protest
* China to inspect eyeglasses to stop students cheating at gaokao exam
* Bhutan to give cash incentives to families for more babies
* New Zealand capital flooded with faeces after wastewater failure
* South Korean riot police clear protesters after ballot shortage blockade
* China and Hong Kong users unable to access SpaceX website, IPO documents
* Exclusive-South Korea labour minister calls on tech firms to share excess AI profits with suppliers, staff
* Nvidia CEO says robotics is South Korea's next big sector, points to 'some suprises'
* HK actress Irene Wan shares secret behind 26-year marriage with businessman husband
