Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Thursday (July 9, 2026)


In this photo released by the Thai government spokesman office, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (second from left) sings while Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul plays saxophone during the former's official visit, at the Federal Government office of Perdana Putra in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Thursday July 9, 2026. - Photo: The Thai government spokesman office via AP

Malaysia

* No Friday prayers at Selangor shopping malls for now

* Govt denies Jho Low entered Malaysia for 1MDB repayment talks

* PM dismisses claims of buying new BMW for personal use

* Company linked to Muhyiddin won RM141mil gov contract, court heard

* Full trial of 1MDB's US$346mil suit against Rosmah to start in June 2027, Mareva hearing on Sept 28

* Perlis MB, exco rep quit Bersatu's supreme council to focus on state duties

* PM: Govt never sidelines any state over political affiliation, aid distributed fairly

* Anutin wishes Anwar best of luck in Johor polls

* Parties chase crucial votes

* Perak durian growers hold steady despite glut

* Onn Hafiz: Send a clear message to Pakatan

* Then PM’s notes required action, Tengku Zafrul tells court

* Wee: Halt 8% electricity SST

* No worries over fuel supply till December

* Tax-free decade for TAR UMT

* 10-year tax break honoured after Dr Wee’s intervention

* Over 96,000 Form Six students to receive Early School Aid

* Well, you flaunted it: Biz owners parading flashy lifestyles online now on cops' radar for possible money laundering

* Indian community regains 'Nambikei' under Madani govt, says Gunaraj

* Cops: Banting stabbing suspect jumped off school building last year

* PAC urges govt to revise Spanco deal after vehicle delivery delays

* Johor polls: Khairy hits out at Pakatan's 'fear tactics', says BN not aligned with any party

* Johor polls: NGO offers free bus rides, KTMB doubles train capacity

* Bursa Malaysia lower at midday ahead of OPR announcement

* MACC elephant transfer probe finds nothing to link former minister to RM53mil graft claim

* MACC to recommend charges in 69 PERKESO grant fraud cases

* Johor polls: Denying BN two-thirds majority crucial for checks and balances, says Bersatu

* Man arrested for threatening influencer during live stream

* Outstanding M'sia-Thailand fishery issues resolved, says Anwar

* Injured senior citizen rescued from locked Sungai Besi home

* Cops bust World Cup betting ring during raid on KL office lot, 11 nabbed

* MOF: Govt's total 1MDB obligation amounts to RM51.4bil

* Johor polls: No nominated PAS assemblymen if BN returns to power, says Onn Hafiz

* Johor polls: Onn Hafiz urges some 300,000 Malaysians in Singapore to come home and vote

* Govt tables Bill giving rice DG powers to set prices, curb market manipulation

* Kelantan Fama activates plan to avert durian price slump

* Negri polls: Pakatan to announce candidates list on July 14

* Cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility, from families to students, says Anwar

* Abuse, violence cases reported to crisis centre surge 30% to five-year high, says parliamentary committee

* Police sergeant begins 14-month jail term after losing appeal in bribery case

* Johor polls: Make informed choices, Zahid urges young voters

* Cancelled missile deal: Take legal, diplomatic action against Norway, says DPM

* Form Six student dies after collapsing during school activity in Melaka

* Banting school stabbing suspect to be charged on Friday, say Selangor cops

* MACC remands 33 individuals, in massive immigration graft sweep

 

 

Singapore

* Cost of driving in Singapore soars as ownership certificates reach nearly US$100,000

* Singapore's Workers' Party announces appointments for its top leadership body, co-opts MPs Fadli Fawzi, Andre Low

* Temasek keeps 25% of portfolio liquid to weather shocks and seize trends, CIO says

* Singaporean hired to teach primary school pupils starved them; forced one six-year-old to drink urine

* 15-year-old among 69 people under probe for unlicensed moneylending activities in Singapore

* Singaporean doctor in Melbourne pleads guilty to secretly filming colleagues in toilets

 

 

Indonesia

* Indonesia faces possible diminution of emerging market status

* Indonesia sees new financial centre drawing up to US$27.8bil in investment

* Seven foreigners detained in North Sumatra over alleged online dating scam operations

* Indonesia breaks ground on first waste-to-energy plant in Bali

* Indonesian public works minister in hot water as family listed in official trip

* Indonesia says B50 biodiesel plan to boost palm oil use, cut fuel imports

 

 

Thailand

* Beer dynasty mum drops ‘ungrateful child’ case against son

* Thai PM Anutin arrives for two-day official visit

* Purple Line tunnel leak sparks urgent inspection after Bangkok downpour

* Thailand names new snake-necked dinosaur from Kalasin

* Rama II pile driver collapse kills worker in Thailand's Samut Sakhon

* Thailand's CP Group seeks termination of three-airport high-speed rail contract

 

 

Philippines

* Veep Duterte remains defiant as trial turns to alleged threats against Marcos

* Defence argument: Philippine Vice President’s threat not a high crime

* Kanlaon Volcano communities in the Philippines warned of lahar flows amid rains from Typhoon Bavi

* Philippines rejects Chinese scholars’ claim over its island province near Taiwan

* Young Filipino trailblazer Lovely Mae is all set to steal the limelight at the 12th Cosmo Malaysian Open Darts Championships

* Philippines VP Sara Duterte skirts impeachment issues in visit to Surigao del Sur

 

 

Vietnam

* Vietnam aims to be finance, technology hub

* ‘Anti-state’ book lands author, influencer in custody

* Vietnam approves faster court procedures for juvenile drug rehabilitation

* Labour shortage emerges as constraint amid export order recovery

 

 

Myanmar

* Myanmar President vows zero tolerance for illegal trade conducted through unlawful channels

 

 

Cambodia

* Cambodian economy shows resilience despite 2026 slowdown: IMF

* Restoring sight, rebuilding lives: Cambodia's steady progress against avoidable blindness

* Opinion - Destroying world heritage is an attack on humanity: Remembering Cambodia's Preah Vihear Temple 18 years after Unesco recognition

 

 

Laos

* Laos records over 2.1 million foreign tourist arrivals in 1st five months 2026

 

 

Brunei

* Brunei introduces special needs recognition award

* Brunei recognised globally for trusted halal certification standard: Envoy

 

 

Aseanplus

* U.S. stocks close mixed as oil prices surge on renewed Mideast tensions

* RBA sees more supply shocks, reinforces price-jobs goal

* New models, upgrades double EV sales in Japan

* China defines manufacturing benchmark

* S. Korea’s defence sector must broaden security ties

* Floods hit as super typhoon looms

* Ringgit weaker versus US dollar

* Synthetic giants walk the sacred path

* Rescuers scour waters for missing cargo plane

* Paving the way for a great crab comeback

* Oil hits multi-week high as US-Iran truce falters

* Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,811 as government seeks frozen funds

* Australia watchdog reviews Big Four audit complaints amid KPMG probe

* Ringgit rises as Fed minutes weigh on US$

* China warns of 'security backdoor' in Anthropic AI coding tool

* HK actress Karena Ng offers rare glimpse of luxurious home with hubby, tycoon's son Brian Sze

* Risk-off mood drags on Bursa Malaysia as Iran conflict flares up

* Asian shares climb on chip rally, oil jumps as Gulf hostilities resume

* Ten children killed in rain-triggered landslides in Bangladesh

* SK Hynix US listing more than seven times oversubscribed, source says

* 'Glaring flaws' in Hong Kong's proposed sexual crime reform: rights groups

* Yusof Haslam drops ‘Gerak Khas 2.0’ actress after drug arrest: 'No point begging, it's too late'

* Singer Stella Chang on life post-divorce: ‘Everyone can have a new beginning’

* Top court upholds South Korean ex-president Yoon's 7-year jail sentence

* Australia rail services resuming after Telstra outage

* Over 43,000 non-consensual AI deepfakes of Japanese celebrities created in two months

* Norway defence contract freeze justified, says Defence Minister

* South Korea strengthens law to curb spread of fake news

* Binance co-CEO says platform's trading in US assets exceeds $3 billion

* Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing says Q3 profit jumped 45.7%, raises forecast

* China's bull wrestlers fight to keep the centuries-old tradition alive

* OhmyMeow! Expo 2026 - Malaysia's largest cat expo returns to Mid Valley in KL from July 9-12

* Rare wild sheep make comeback in northern Pakistan’s rugged mountains

* Japan’s Calbee to partially halt black-and-white packaging after Mideast situation

* Sri Lanka's spy-thriller probe into deadly 2019 'Easter bombings'

* Gold rises from one-week low as softer dollar lends support

* Japan Coach Moriyasu to Remain in Post after Impressive World Cup Run, but only through Asian Cup

* Bursa Malaysia ends lower despite steady OPR; tech stocks lead gains

* North Korea prepares for floods as heavy rains loom

* Beijing issues first Orange rainstorm alert this year

* Contemporary Sufi sensation Bismil and his acclaimed 'Bismil Ki Mehfil' live experience Heads to Malaysia in 2026

* India removes import duty on some electronics, smartphone parts

* What does China’s submarine missile test mean for its nuclear triad expansion?

* China’s coastal tourist attractions urged to close as Super Typhoon Bavi looms

* Ringgit closes flat as FOMC minutes weigh on US dollar

* From Hong Kong to the Paris runway, Robert Wun is living the couture dream

* China floods: 900 snakes escape snake farm amid historic rainfall and rare tornadoes

* Indian Railways takes action against private decorator over unauthorised ‘honeymoon cabin'

* Arif seeks smash hit with Roy King in Japan before they team up with new partners

* A Thai sensation - Theerathon Bunmathan: An Asean champion and now a football immortal in his country

* Casualties reported after shoe factory fire in China’s Fujian, state media says

* AirAsia Group completes name change from AirAsia X

* China's President Xi mourns 'heavy losses' in shoe factory blaze

* HK actress Law Lan, 91, reflects on ageing, reveals hearing loss in one ear

* Families of crew aboard crashed Pakistani cargo plane face agonising wait

* Dolphins seen carrying dead calves off Jeju raise concern

* How rich is Thailand's favourite girl and Blackpink’s Lisa? Well, that is a US$40mil question

* Hong Kong welcomes paw pals in up to 1,000 restaurants

 

 

 

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