Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Sunday (July 5, 2026)


People on a motorcycle ride past decorative ornaments displaying dozens of flags of countries participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, set up along a roadside by local residents to celebrate the tournament in Surakarta, Central Java, on July 5, 2026. - Photo: AFP

Malaysia

* Sultan of Kedah calls for Langkawi to be developed with its own distinct identity

* ‘Curb business abuse culture’

* Surge in bush fires sparks long-term warnings

* Hidden costs of free water

* Pardon talk illogical, says Hisham

* Azmin insists PN unity holds in Johor polls despite tension talk

* Boatman saves lives before dying

* Johor govt different from federal alignment

* ‘Return to Johor to vote’

* Thai prawn import ban still under review

* Recipe for global success

* FMM urges US to consider fairness in proposed Section 301 tariffs on Malaysian goods

* DAP criticised for anti-Akmal campaign amid collaboration in Melaka

* Anwar joins Layang-Layang residents, PH candidates for breakfast

* Old trick to link MCA with PAS. It was DAP that worked with PAS in the past, says Chua

* PH candidate predicts 60% voter turnout in Johor State Elections

* Local issues demand state-level solutions: Chua Lee Huat speaks out for Bentayan

* Mohamad Hasan ready to defend Rantau seat in upcoming state polls

* MetMalaysia issues afternoon thunderstorm warning for multiple states, including Klang Valley

* Negri polls: I'd rather campaign statewide for BN than contest a seat, says KJ

* Missile supplier seeks talks over cancelled RM1.06bil deal, says Khaled

* Jakim to standardise funeral guidelines following viral issue, says Zulkifli

* Labourer gets four years' jail, RM6,000 fine for kidnapping and car theft

* Posing as MACC officers a criminal offence, graft buster warns

* Pet abandonment main driver of stray problem, say animal lovers

* Nearly 200,000 vehicle owners get additional 100 litres Budi Diesel quota

* Two teenagers arrested after ramming into cop manning roadblock in Seremban

* Woman duped into handing over RM8,000 gold jewellery over fake RM2,000 welfare aid offer

* PM to meet top Felda execs July 6 over long-standing woes, second-generation housing

* Woman pinned under car after vehicle, with engine left running, rolls forward

* Johor polls: PKR leader refutes KJ's 'copy-and-paste' claim about Pakatan's manifesto

* Support growing for BN among Chinese voters, says Zahid

 

 

Singapore

* PAP doesn’t want everyone to think the same way; seeks people with different views and ideas: Singapore PM

* Singaporean actress Eswari Gunasagar speaks out after AI-generated images of her and man appear online

* Biometric passport clearance, more dining options at Singapore's new HarbourFront terminal

* Singapore police, crypto exchanges stop over 130 scam victims from losing more than S$2.9mil

* Man struck by lightning at Singapore's Pasir Ris Beach among seven taken to hospital

* 46-year-old woman arrested for attacking acquaintance with knife at Singapore's Bukit Merah HDB block

 

 

Indonesia

* Indonesia warns of heightened landfill fire risks amid El Nino concerns

* SUV carrying six Indonesians crashes into surau, two dead

* Drought tightens grip across Indonesia

* Singapore PM Wong to visit Jakarta for the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat on Monday (July 6)

* Fire erupts after suspected explosion at community oil well in Indonesia's Aceh Province

 

 

Thailand

* When risky carry-for-hire doesn’t fly

* New platform targets cyber scams and trafficking

* Food delivery firms feel the squeeze from rising inflation

* Breaking a taboo in order to save lives

* Thailand enforces “Zero Trust” airport security to eradicate smuggling rings

* Thai police uncover Ayutthaya hideout in flight attendant heroin case

* Thailand’s Bueng Kan, Chiang Mai on flood watch amid heavy rain threat

 

 

Philippines

* Palace: Better if Philippine Vice President appears at trial to prove innocence

* First day of Philippine VP Sara Duterte impeachment trial to focus on rules, procedures

 

Vietnam

* Vietnamese rescuers recover 15 more bodies in Venezuela earthquake response

* Tourism emerges as key driver of Vietnam's economic growth

 

 

Myanmar

* What the Myanmar regime is signalling to Asean by rejecting access to Aung San Suu Kyi

* Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda attracts over 3.87 million visitors in H1

 

 

Cambodia

* King is back after cancer treatment

* Cambodia busts almost 1,000 natural resource crimes in first half of year

* Dead fish, drying rice fields forebode El Nino's threat to Mekong agriculture

 

 

Laos

* Lao parliament to convene extraordinary session on key national issues

* Malaysia, Laos reaffirm commitment to expand trade, investment, connectivity

 

 

Brunei

* Scouts foster Brunei-Indonesia friendship

* ‘Family key to safeguarding social well-being, national harmony’

 

 

Aseanplus

* North Korea's Kim observed naval destroyer cruise missile launch, weapons tests, state media says

* G-Dragon named Unesco honorary ambassador

* Xi appoints two new generals after graft crackdown

* Fuel mandate sparks row

* Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married. What to know about the wedding

* India to summon Meta over child sexual abuse content

* India takes down battery apps after stalled e-rickshaw rides

* Xi says ready to work with Kim for 'stable' China-North Korea ties: KCNA

* India eyes oil exploration expansion after Middle East conflict shortages

* Third Australian state confirms case of deadly H5 avian flu

* China frees jailed pastor Ezra Jin

* South Korea to launch fourth next-generation medium-sized satellite

* Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani celebrated in hometown rice field art

* Afghan car trade screeches to a halt due to regional conflicts

* Japan firm's plant-based soup stock helps meet halal, vegan demand

* Pakistan to host next round of US-Iran talks on July 11 - reports

* Bollywood star Aamir Khan weds partner Gauri Spratt; its his third marriage, her second

* Singer Wang Leehom receives 39 stitches after heavy fall at concert in Chengdu

* Chinese football fans slam Paraguay’s dirty tactics against France in World Cup clash

* Fearing ‘bad luck’ omen, Chinese man repeatedly slaps twitching right eye, damaging vision

* Japan to test driverless buses for public transit from fiscal year 2027

* Woman in South Korea jailed for extortion after threatening to falsely accuse boyfriend of rape

* Heavy rains leave five dead in China's north while Tropical Storm Maysak hits the south and Vietnam

* Japan PM Takaichi wins jewellery best dresser award, wears pearl accessories to award ceremony

* 12-year-old gang-raped, murdered in Bengal’s Baruipur; one lynched, two arrested

* Welcome to 'FIFA Gully': the Kolkata lane transformed by a love for football

* Heavy rain affects air travel in Mumbai and Delhi

 

 

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