Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Tuesday (June 23, 2026)


Students take part in a protest against a rise in non-subsidised fuel prices, inefficient government spending, military involvement in civilian affairs, and the government's free school meals programme, in Surabaya on June 22, 2026. - Photo: AFP

Malaysia

* Conference of Rulers meeting postponed

* Shah Alam LRT line to be fully operational next Monday

* Johor polls: Barisan expected to announce candidate line-up tomorrow

* Probe launched into police personnel linked to viral video in China, says IGP

* PM approves RM22mil for AKPS firearms, equipment, says Home Minister

* Cut middlemen, boost transparency

* Sharing explicit images criminalised

* TMJ grants audience to Anwar

* MACC to probe elephants transfer

* Flexible fuel shift in July

* BN shuffling stronghold seats

* Marriage loophole raises licensing concerns in Selangor

* Ministers to answer questions on PM’s behalf

* MPs to vet top prosecutor picks

* Bersama to contest 15 seats in Johor elections

* PAS may contest DAP seats

* AirAsia X reviewing fares

* Perak Ruler assault case to proceed on July 1

* PM: Why fight when we can work together?

* Ministry to fully cooperate with MACC over elephant transfer to Japan probe, says Arthur

* Malaysian airlines to adjust flight frequencies to handle global oil price pressures, says Loke

* Hiking accidents claim 63 lives over past five years, Parliament hears

* Bill tabled to expand law against child sexual offences committed abroad

* High Court sets Oct 6 to hear judicial review application by Altantuya's father

* Retired lecturer's legacy lives on: Organ donation saves five lives

* Lorry driver who saved 21 bus passengers honoured at Parliament

* Buddhist monk wins RM1mil through BSN Sijil Simpanan Premium

* Eight injured in multi-vehicle pileup on north-south expressway near Gopeng

* Almost RM110mil allocated to help workers remain competitive in AI-drive job landscape, says HR Minister

* Immigration passport services affected by system maintenance at 71 offices

* Perikatan component parties submit seat preferences for upcoming Johor election

* Bersatu objects to Parti Cinta Malaysia’s admission into PN, cites irregularities

* Diesel announcement an attempt to buy votes, says Dr Wee

 

 

Singapore

* Jail for man in Singapore who exposed himself to female police officer after his arrest for molestation

* Critically endangered hawksbill turtle spotted at Singapore's East Coast Park

* Durian prices in Singapore drop, but sellers say unlikely to match Malaysia’s lows

* Singapore core inflation at 1.4% year-on-year in May, lower than expected

* Jail for man who molested SIA stewardess and harassed her during flight

* Land Transport Authority impersonation phishing scams on the rise again in Singapore

* Ex-childcare teacher in Singapore gets 1½ years’ jail for using pen to stab special needs boy’s head repeatedly

* Ex-Singapore Armed Forces captain admits to cheating victims of over S$143,000, dealing with vape devices in camp

* Singapore civil servants to receive 0.45-month mid-year bonus

 

 

Indonesia

* Rolling blackouts in Java reignite concerns over electric grid

* Stakeholders call for overhaul in Indonesian medical device sector

* ‘Historical justice’ served

* Ex-minister, activist detained for defamation

* New Indonesia law raises risk of money laundering through Danantara bonds, experts say

* Pro- and anti-free meal programme protests intensify across Indonesia

* Jakartans look for space to breathe in concrete city

* Indonesia inaugurates 1,151km of regional roads across 37 provinces

 

 

Thailand

* Thailand advances green hospital initiative with solar rooftop pilot project

* Thailand probes alleged broker fees over entry guarantee claims

* Thailand moves to speed up deportations of foreign criminals

* Thai government's US$12bil borrowing plan in legal crosshairs as growth falters

* Concrete canopy collapses from abandoned building in Bangkok, days after fatal incident

 

 

 

Philippines

* Marcos orders fatal shooting probe

* Over 40 shells found in Philippine school shooting: police

* United States gives Philippines four underwater vehicles worth US$13mil

* Drowning probe: Former Philippine varsity basketball coach apears before NBI

* Philippine police in favour of lowering of minimum age of criminal responsibility to 12

* Philippine school attack in Tacloban planned for more than a month: police

* Palace: Marcos open to lowering age of criminal responsibility

 

 

Vietnam

* Vietnam’s Gulf FTAs rattle Thai exporters

* Hanoi approves support policies for private enterprises in five key sectors

* Vietnamese scientists develop potential diabetes supplement from mung bean husks

* Vietnam backs ceasefire, peaceful solution to Cambodia-Thailand border issue

 

 

 

Myanmar

* Myanmar-Korea Friendship Bridge operating hours extended until midnight

* Strong El Nino expected to develop by end of 2026: Myanmar

* Over 5,300 people trapped in Myanmar scam centres near Thai border, says rights group

 

 

Cambodia

* Cambodia's five-month international visitor count plunges almost 48% to 1.54 million

* Cambodia calls for protection of migrant workers from Thai discrimination

 

 

Laos

* Baggage, parcel transport services launched on Lao section of China-Laos Railway

* Laos, Cambodia deepen agricultural partnership, open new trade corridor to China

 

 

Brunei

* Brunei's Central Bank updates Alert List over suspicious activities

* Brunei's young minds explore wonders of space

 

 

 

AseanPlus

* The king of fruit has landed - Asia’s first and largest integrated durian experience centre to officially open in KL

* Former minister jailed for aiding Yoon’s coup plot

* 10 US firms hit by export bans

* Experience economy finds new momentum

* Ex-president, independence fighter Guterres dies at 71

* Man arrested over links to large scam ring

* Foreign talent recruited to tackle driver shortage

* Another week of foreign net selling on Bursa

* Oil gains after selloff, awaits progress on Strait of Hormuz flows

* Japan's factory activity expands at faster pace in June as new orders surge

* HK actress Samantha Ko recalls painful slap scene that landed her in a hospital: 'My jaw was out of alignment'

* FBM KLCI hovers near 1,700 as traders await news over US-Iran peace deal

* Ringgit improves vs greenback amid progress in West Asia peace talks

* Asia shares slip as markets reprice Fed expectations, oil gains

* Why more and more South Koreans are becoming ‘full-time children’

* Use ‘illegal Zionist regime’, not ‘state of Israel’, Parliament heard

* Japan's Katayama held talks with US Treasury's Bessent on financial markets

* ‘Really inflamed and unbearable’: Actor Elvin Ng gets steroid shots after sandfly bite ordeal

* North Korea's Kim vows to accelerate military buildup

* Australians' trust in US on global stage falls to record low: poll

* India says ties with China normalising as top officials meet in Delhi

* India's Tata Electronics hit by cyber breach claiming to expose Apple, Tesla trade secrets

* Malaysia-US trade rises 10.1% despite unratified pact, Johari tells Parliament

* Asean factories face closures, layoffs amid cost shocks driven by war, tariffs

* Australia’s PM rejects far right call for ‘monocultural’ society

* Asia shares, oil slip as markets reprice Fed expectations

* Bank Negara international reserves dip marginally to US$130.5bil

* South Korean President’s approval rating turns negative for first time

* Japanese woman sentenced to 27 years in prison for forcing girl to fall off bridge in Hokkaido

* Over 9,100 residents evacuated, schools suspended as rainstorms hit Southwest China

* Kathmandu Valley battles bird flu outbreaks

* Gold slips over 2% as dollar holds firm on Fed rate-hike expectations

* Rising demand for tropical fruits prompts China to expand trade hub capacity

* Japan: Okinawa marks 81st anniversary of WWII ground battle's end

* Motor racing-F1 to have extra test day from 2027, engine tweaks approved

* Durian prices in Singapore drop, but sellers say unlikely to match Malaysia’s lows

* BTS' 'Arirang' named among best albums of the first half of 2026

* India to retrieve Everest 'Green Boots' climber after identifying body

* Japan shipowners seek safety assurances for Hormuz passage

* Japan to fully digitalise airport customs declaration by 2030

* Ringgit rebounds versus US dollar, Asean currencies ahead of US PMI data release

* Jet Li shares rare photos with all 4 daughters, including 2 from first marriage

* Former Japan PM Abe’s widow speaks of husband’s fatal shooting, appearance at hearing during Yamagami’s trial

 

 

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