Malaysia
* King receives credentials of new foreign envoys to Malaysia
* Queen, Singapore First Lady tour Bangi autism centre
* Selangor Sultan grants audience to Singapore President at Istana Alam Shah
* Melaka DAP to withdraw from state administration over proposed constitutional amendment
* Melaka Pakatan to go solo in state polls, to sit on Opposition bench at next assembly sitting
* Anwar urges Melaka DAP to postpone decision to quit state govt
* Over 219,000 refugees, asylum seekers registered in Malaysia, says Zahid
* Niah National Park trails closed temporarily after lightning strike sparks fire
* Rosmah files defamation suit against Harith Iskander over comedy show
* Anwar: Pledge to keep Malaysia’s fuel prices lower than Saudi Arabia's fulfilled
* Govt to discuss possible PTPTN abolishment, says Anwar
* Kedah police foil false work permit, UNHCR card syndicate masterminded by foreigners
* Raven Kumar says appointment of Johor exco members up to MB
* Home Ministry probes alleged presence of Israelis at Forest City school
* Man arrested over Chan Sow Lin gang robbery after two years on the run
* Melaka State Assembly passes constitutional amendment to appoint nominated assemblymen
* Elderly man charged with trafficking 39.9 litres of fentanyl
* Proposed MediAsas health insurance plan to start with basic RM65 monthly premium
* Unspecified portion of RM13.7mil transferred funds went to Bersatu, says witness
* Expert witness in Zara Qairina inquest not a registered child clinical psychology specialist
* Melaka administration merely mirrors Federal unity govt concept, no formal agreement exists, says CM
* EC studying proposal for domestic postal voting across regions
* Ex-civil servant remanded for allegedly submitting false claims worth RM300,000
* New legislation tabled to govern National Trust Fund
* Civil service WFH policy saved RM7.3mil in petrol subsidies, says govt chief sec
* 17 appointed judicial commissioners, including AGC's former deputy head of research
* Three cops among six held over robberies of foreign nationals in Kedah
* Rapid KL says 'small explosion' caused by train component touching power conductor on LRT3 line
* Video of pilot whales supposedly appearing off Pulau Tioman goes viral
* Penang stall becomes Hollywood set as trader meets Mark Wahlberg
* Parti Cinta Malaysia is now Parti Wawasan Negara, officially part of Perikatan
Singapore
* Court pushes French teen’s straw-licking case to July 30
* Singapore Q2 GDP up 5.7% y-o-y, preliminary data shows, just above expectations
* Singapore Toto jackpot of S$12.8mil to be split between two winners
* Changi eyes new global routes ahead of Terminal 5 expansion
* Bloomberg defamation suit: Shanmugam, Tan See Leng each awarded S$230,000 in damages
* 13 months’ jail for man who caused 10-hour jam in Singapore, S$1.4mil in damage to CTE tunnel with crane boom
* Jail for man who drank about a litre of beer, drove car that fell into Singapore's Suntec fountain in 2024
Indonesia
* Long night of Jakarta raids found gold bars, wads of cash
* Indonesia to host Asean blue economy forum
* Mystery over Indonesia's ex-prosecutor Febrie's whereabouts adds to scrutiny of AGO probe
* Police arrest suspect over bomb threat at South Jakarta elementary school
* Sexual harassment claims against student rock Indonesian university
* Indonesia's leading digital identity outfit VIDA demonstrates how passwordless authentication can break the scam chain
* Indonesian free meals operators protest moratorium on new kitchens
Thailand
* Bangkok bar inferno kills 27
* ‘Heartbroken’ but holding on to hope: Families searching desperately for victims of Bangkok bar fire
* Thai bandmates recount chaos of deadly Bangkok bar fire, death toll rises to 30
* Bangkok governor vows tighter regulations as pub fire death toll rises to 30
* Thailand's pygmy hippo Moo Deng picks France and England to reach 2026 World Cup final
* How flammable decor and lax rules turned Bangkok pub into a death trap
* Families claim bodies as Bangkok fire toll rises to 30
* Thailand revamps visa rules for 65 countries and territories
Philippines
* Impeachment trial: Sara Duterte maintains complaint on alleged assassination plot not supported by evidence
* Magnitude 5.2 earthquake rocks Philippines' Masbate
* NBI exec: Evidence points to Sara Duterte’s kill plot against Marcos
Vietnam
* Bodies of 15 Indian tourists flown home
* Stronger incentives drafted to unlock Vietnam's marine economy
* Vietnam seeks to expand fruit exports to China through quality and value
* Vietnam ready to share experience with Timor-Leste ahead of Asean chairmanship
* After 2026 World Cup, get set for another round of hot football action at the Asean Hyundai Cup from July 24
Myanmar
* Asean told ‘sister’ Suu Kyi will be looked after
* Myanmar president to make official visit to Thailand in early August
* Asean envoy meets Myanmar opposition groups in Thailand
Cambodia
* PM: Cambodia’s elderly population tipped to double by 2050; youth investment needed now
* Will China push talks or photo-ops? Manet and Anutin set for Shanghai conference
* More than 500 tourists rescued after flash floods cut Cambodia's Khnang Phsar Mountain access roads
Laos
* Laos to open Vangvieng glass bridge to tourists in October
* Wolbachia mosquito releases combat dengue across Laos
Brunei
* Temporary airspace restriction at several locations in Brunei
* Five jailed for overstaying in Brunei
* Singapore, Brunei share special friendship built on decades of mutual trust: SM Lee
AseanPlus
* Malaysian 'Fat Leonard' reveals plan to appeal Trump for pardon as health fades
* Malaysia to cooperate closely with new Thai Peace Dialogue Chief Thanut Suvarnananda
* Heavy floods submerge roads and vehicles
* Ex-president gets two years
* Singles seek dream match at Buddhist temple retreat
* ‘Indispensable’ Xiaohongshu fuels local tourism
* Stepping up anti-spy efforts
* Ringgit closes higher against major currencies
* Garbage heap collapse kills nine at waste plant
* Oil surges, stocks slip and bond yields rise as Gulf conflict flares up again
* Barbie Hsu's ex Wang Xiaofei breaks silence on her inheritance, respects DJ Koo's share
* FBM KLCI holds at 1,700 as oil supply fears cast cloud over global economy
* Asia markets choppy as threat of Trump Hormuz levy spooks traders
* Young Australian men falling victim to online sexual extortion: Regulator
* Oil hits one-month high as US, Iran step up attacks in Strait of Hormuz
* South Korea sees first AI glasses exam cheating case: Report
* Supreme Court halts Madras High Court’s blanket cow-slaughter ban in Tamil Nadu
* Nikko keeps Japan’s natural ice tradition alive
* Woman in China sparks outrage after beating mother-in-law for dating instead of babysitting
* Anwar: PETRONAS fast-tracks exploration in one of world’s largest gas fields
* Japan tightens social media rules for elections
* MACC seeks two Bangladeshi nationals as prosecution witnesses
* South Korean court suspends FTC designation Coupang founder Kim Bom as controlling entity
* Nansun Shi, HK film producer and former wife of director Tsui Hark, dies at 75
* Himalayan fungus caterpillar harvest plunges, threatening Nepal’s mountain livelihoods
* Pakistan’s scorching heat pushes Islamabad’s birds to the brink
* Steady economic improvement reported
* Gold recovers from two-week low ahead of US inflation
* Asian shares fall as Mideast conflict flares up again; KOSPI hits 11-week low
* North Korea urges 'maximum vigilance' as Typhoon Bavi approaches
* China urges Europe to stop backing 'illegal' South China Sea ruling to avoid harming ties
* Teenager in life-threatening condition after being stabbed at Australian school
* Oil hits one-month high as US, Iran step up attacks in Strait of Hormuz
* From finance to fame: Actress Yvonne Chapman proves it's never too late to chase your dream
* Indian activist urged to give up hunger strike over exam leaks
* ‘Hope’ becomes a lifeline for troubled Korean distributor
* New Zealand study finds nitrates in drinking water may cause 120 premature births a year
* China's exports ride AI boom as domestic economy struggles
* India's top MedTech company Meril, launches its first academy in Malaysia, aiming to make it the hub for South-East Asia nations
* India summons Iranian diplomats after strike kills Indian sailor in Strait of Hormuz
* FBM KLCI ends at three-week high, reclaims 1,700 level
* China's Hainan plans to ban sales of fuel cars by 2030
* Man held for allegedly planning indiscriminate killing in Tokyo
* World Food Programme aid convoy cleared to cross Pakistan’s closed Torkham border
* China expels ex-Xinjiang official from Communist Party over graft
* Typhoon Bavi Forces 365,000 to Flee as Floods Swamp Northeast China
* South Korean stars Lee Seung-gi and Lee Da-in welcome their second child, a son
* Malaysia retains top spot in Southeast Asia IPO market in 1H26, says Deloitte
* Xiaohongshu Business partners with MCCC to host the Xiaohongshu-Malaysia Chinese Business Growth Summit across three cities
* WHO says it has less than half funding needed to fight Ebola
* Ringgit ends lower against US dollar amid cautious sentiment
* India to ban import of goods made using forced labour amid US probe
* Korean police encounter naked murder suspect but fail to apprehend him
* Gutsy Chinese tourists hailed for saving 20 after bus driver loses consciousness on Seoul highway
* How women are shaping the future of security
* Analysis-US state officials fear Paramount-Warner deal will squeeze local movie theaters
* Roadside argument turns fatal as Delhi Police constable shoots wife dead in Kalyanpuri, flees
* Australia to establish government AI office to coordinate regulation
