Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Tuesday (July 7, 2026)

(From left) Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly Ahmad Muzani, Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Puan Maharani, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, and Speaker of the Indonesian Regional Representatives Council Sultan Baktiar Najamudin pose for photos at the parliament building in Jakarta on July 7, 2026. -- Photo by KRISTIANTO PURNOMO / AFP

Malaysia

* Super El Nino is coming: It's going to be hot like 1998 next year, says MetMalaysia

* Actress held after allegedly testing positive for meth in KL entertainment outlet raid

* Jana Wibawa meant to revive economy during Covid-19 pandemic, court told

* SJPP approves RM4.9bil financing for over 6,000 MSMEs 1H26

* Complaints against journalists referred to media council first, says Anwar

* Three men claim trial to torching cars belonging to social activist's wife

* MACC detains three, including two company directors, over RM20mil false claims

* PM Anwar sends good wishes to Johor early voters

* Johor polls: Strong transportation demands encouraging sign of voter turnout

* Girl who allegedly stabbed schoolmate remanded four days

* Johor polls cannot be platform to free individuals, says Azalina

* Caning among penalties under review for cybercrime offenders, says Azalina

* Banks not allowed to take arbitrary action against entrepreneurs, assures PM

* Govt to discuss alleged petrol station losses during subsidy transition, says PM

* No penalties for voluntary e-Invoice corrections until Dec 31 next year, says PM

* Govt revamping NCM scheme for automotive industry, targets implementation next year

* Teacher, labourer gets eight years' jail, RM5,000 fine for trafficking women for sexual exploitation

* Aide to Negri exco rep lodges report over allegations of fund misappropriation amounting to RM180,000

Visitors take pictures at a floral garden display as water is sprayed during the 10th Singapore Garden Festival at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. -- Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP

Singapore:

* Malaysian PM Anwar says no plans to contact S'pore PM over M'sian voters working across Causeway

* Man in Singapore jailed over causing death of woman after he drove bus while she was alighting from it

* Jail, fine for those caught holding a phone while driving on Singapore roads under proposed law

* 'Problems, what problems': FIFA emerges even richer from a World Cup of controversies

* Global investment recovers in 2025, but remains fragile and uneven, says UN report

* Japan and Singapore take bilateral ties into orbit with new space pact

* Indonesia, Singapore sign carbon credits pact to deepen green cooperation

* Help others when you’re successful one day’: Action star Jackie Chan encourages pupils at Singapore school

* No further action against Workers' Party's Sylvia Lim, Faisal Manap as time limit has lapsed: Singapore Parliament

Indonesia:

* Indonesia awards highest state honour to Modi

* Indonesia and India announce long-range missile deal

* Bali police deny assault on Algerian tourist held over theft allegations

* Jakarta’s planned 'love lock' bridge sparks debate over infrastructure priorities

* After the missile deal, Indonesia and India eye deeper cooperation in strategic sectors

* India to supply BrahMos, Astra missiles to Indonesia, India government official says

* Issues rising again - Oil gains after vessel attacks near the Strait of Hormuz

Philippine senators, acting judges of the impeachment court, speak with each other as they have a break during the impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte at the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay, Metro Manila on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.-- Photo by NOEL CELIS / POOL / AFP

Thailand:

* Thailand to open new border crossing with Malaysia to boost trade, logistics, and tourism

* Thai PM Anutin to visit Malaysia ahead of new Sadao border checkpoint opening

* Anutin highlights Thailand’s FDI and OECD ambitions to WEF

* Moo Deng turns two with three-day birthday festival at Khao Kheow Open Zoo

* Thai flight attendant not yet accused as heroin probe points to Golden Triangle network

* Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City at highest heat risk amid rising El Nino concerns: Oxford University study

* Emerging Markets: Singapore stocks scale record high as Philippine inflation slows in June; confidence wanes in AI-powered earnings 

Philippines:

* Philippines' VP Duterte remains defiant as trial turns to alleged threats against Marcos

* Philippines eyes Pax Silica framework deal with US within this year

* Asian stocks tumble on AI jitters after Samsung forecast; oil stable

* Sara Duterte on impeachment ‘bloodbath’: ‘I will be bloodied but unbowed’

* Alex Eala provides ‘ray of hope’ for Philippines despite Wimbledon exit

* Rare white monkey spotted in Philippines' Sultan Kudarat village

Visitors walk along the floral garden display as water is sprayed during the 10th Singapore Garden Festival at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. --Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP

Vietnam:

* Vietnam police bust US$133mil World Cup betting rings

* Solar-powered road studs trial begins on key northwest highway

* Nearly 68,000 smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit cases uncovered in Vietnam

* Food vendors across Asia struggle over rising costs of plastic

* Sapporo to invest US$643mil in Carlsberg Southeast Asia venture for 25% stake

* Vietnam authorities rally behind growth agenda / Vietnam, EU partnership enters new era

Myanmar:

* Sky Villa condo owner jailed five years over deadly Mandalay earthquake collapse

* Australia vows stronger ties with Solomon Islands amid China concerns

* Myanmar bets on ancient temples, Buddhist pilgrimage sites to boost tourism

* Samsung flags 19-fold jump in profit, but shares slump on jitters AI boom may stall

* Oil prices gain as focus shifts to supply recovery and demand

Devotees hold lotus flowers and incense sticks to offer prayers during a Buddhist holy day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. -- AP Photo/Heng Sinith

Cambodia:

* Four Cambodian soldiers wounded in border blast near Thailand

* Cambodia’s five-year Environmental Diplomacy Strategy aims to tackle climate change, ecosystem decline

* Cambodian PM Manet marks 18th anniversary of Preah Vihear Unesco listing, shares regret over damage

* Israeli military has destroyed more than 90 per cent of the Gaza Strip, says report

* Cambodia: Camera trap detects 14 rare species in national park

Laos:

* Lao residents in high flood-risk districts to benefit from early warning system

* Lao National Assembly makes rural development a top priority

* Seminar maps path to Laos’ Least-Developed Country graduation

Brunei:

* Five foreigners detained in joint immigration, labour operation

* Brunei tour guides attend talk on Borneo history

* Gold slips as US dollar, yields rise ahead of Fed minutes

Paramilitary police evacuate flood-affected residents in Nanning, in China's southern Guangxi region. The death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on July 7, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as President Xi Jinping urged all-out rescue efforts. -- Photo by CNS / AFP

AseanPlus:

* Asean and South Korea discuss ways to advance their strategic partnership and promote regional peace

* Venezuela appeals to Malaysia for post-quake recovery aid

* Malbatt remains deployed under UN mission for now

* Penang makes up 45% of national medical tourism revenue

* Hospital in Likas successfully separates pair of Siamese twins

* Hello from the other side: Why Penang's Bukit Mertajam is worth a visit

* MASkargo, Qatar Airways Cargo expand partnership with new KL-Bengaluru-Doha freighter service

* India's Modi and Indonesia's Prabowo meet to discuss expanding economic and defence ties

* China allocates funds to support disaster relief following a major landslide in Gansu 

* China reports 10 dead after rain and storms batter provinces

* A rising interest in offbeat destinations across Asia

* Indian court upholds death sentences over 2008 blasts

* Hong Kong to sentence activist Joshua Wong in September

* As South Korean Buddhism woos Gen Z, how hip is too hip?

* South Korean stocks tumble as AI earnings boom faces doubts

* India charges Pakistan-based militant leader in 2025 attack

* Japan says Chinese ships expelled from near disputed islands

* Afghanistan needs 'all hands on deck' including women, UN says

* US must innovate faster to counter China’s tech rise, lawmakers told

* Warming seas bring jellyfish, sharks closer to South Korea’s beaches

* US won’t renew USMCA trade pact as Greer targets Canada’s China ties

* India's temple trust reshuffles leadership after donation theft scandal

* Gunmen kill nine police officers near dam project in southwest Pakistan

* 'Hiding his face': India's new transgender rules worry doctors, disrupt care

* How reading to therapy dogs is helping South Korean children gain confidence

* South Korean rapper Penomeco featured on football legend Ronaldinho’s new album

* What a seating chart might reveal about the future of China’s military leadership

* S.Korea's KOSPI tumbles 8%, triggering circuit breakers for sixth time this year

* Graffiti artist scales Australian bridge tower, paints bird cartoon, disrupts traffic

* US will refuse to renew USMCA as China becomes fault line in North America trade review

* Late monsoon slows Nepal’s padi transplantation, but experts say there’s no need to worry

* Nurse assistant arrested for self-administering propofol drug on first day at work in South Korea

* China influencer’s act of kindness ends in tragedy as farmer dies in car crash after shared lunch

* Exclusive-Australia's teen social media ban fails to clear first hurdle in age checks, says study

* China's Nanning is on top alert as Typhoon Maysak triggers catastrophic flooding and a reservoir breach

* Nurse in India allegedly kills husband by injecting toilet cleaner after bid to murder by throwing him from roof fails

* Other Sports: Wushu - Jia Rong strike the first gold for Malaysia

* 'Good Boys Go To Heaven' star Beto Kusyairy says Malaysian audiences are ready for stories that tackle taboo issues

* Singer Wang Leehom returns to perform one day after heavy fall that requires 39 stitches: ‘Your love is the best medicine’