Malaysia
* Nearly 110kg of drugs worth RM8.3mil seized in Brickfields raid
* Personal grudge believed to be motive behind woman being doused with petrol, set alight, say cops
* Three family members killed after Immigration Dept truck runs red light and crashes into car in KL
* Immigration lorry crash: Investigation paper to be referred to AGC on Aug 20
* PM orders thorough probe into Immigration truck crash that killed family of three
* Minimum wage review does not automatically mean pay hike, says UNI-MLC
* Former 1MDB CEO denies deal with late Sri Ram to testify in favour of company
* Alam Maritim group CEO Azmi Ahmad released from MACC remand
* Syed Saddiq and Bella to tie the knot on Oct 10
* Unemployed man pleads guilty to injuring stepdaughter and infant daughter
* Firefighters save 162 houses after blaze destroys 28 homes in Sandakan water village
* Suing ex-MACC chief, AG not an act of revenge, says Shahrir
* Immigration to review SOPs after three die in truck crash, says DG
* Budget 2027: Penang urges govt to commit to establishing new financial centre
* Five areas in Sarawak record unhealthy API as of 9am
* HK stars Kevin Chu, Angela Yuen & more to meet fans in KL on Aug 21
Singapore
* Bus driver, two motorists taken to hospital after accident across both sides of Singapore expressway
* Singapore tightens anti-scam rules on social media, messaging platforms
* Singapore reviewing mosque safeguards, boosting security measures after child sexual abuse case
* 31 motorists to be charged with drink driving
* Man jailed for assaulting 59-year-old coffeeshop employee, who suffered spinal fracture
* 'Get a life la': Singaporean actor Noah Yap hits back at criticism of him visiting injured hawker to seek limelight
* Scaling up Singapore’s neighbour dispute unit could better manage severe hoarding cases: Observers
* Singapore marina to offer 24/7 immigration clearance from September
* 'Football is cruel,' says Singapore coach Lee after heartbreaking Lions' defeat in the Asean Hyundai Cup
Thailand
* Australia, Thailand agree to crack down on transnational crime
* Flash floods cut major roads and inundate homes in northern Thailand
* Anutin backs TH-AI Passport in five million-user push amid scrutiny
* Thailand sets quake alert thresholds, monitors 16 active faults
* Thai schools hold shooting response drills after deadly school attack
* South African fitness coach dies after collapsing at HYROX Bangkok
* Thailand seeks new path to end deadly southern insurgency, negotiator says
* Proud coach Hudson admits Thailand must improve their form ahead of Asean Hyundai Cup 2026 final
* Heavy rain raises flash-flood risk in Thailand's north and northeast
Indonesia
* Indonesia foils attempt to smuggle 75.7 tonnes of tin sand to Malaysia
* Mt Anak Krakatau erupts more than two dozen times, blankets nearby island in ash
* Prabowo's approval rating falls to 51.1 per cent as honeymoon ends
* Indonesia seizes 2.6 tonnes of meth in major bust
* Indonesia’s rare earth ambitions face low concentrations and costly extraction
* A 5.2-magnitude quake hits Flores Region, Indonesia: GFZ
* Comment: Indonesia’s peatlands show restoration can work
* Indonesia family finds 84-year-old paralysed woman alive days after earthquake
Philippines
* Zamboanga shooter may have been influenced by Roblox: Philippine Cabinet member
* ‘I thought it was just another drill’: Inside the Zamboanga school shooting in the Philippines
* As Panay forests shrink, Dulungan fights to survive
* Palace accepts Sara Duterte's challenge to disclose officials’ travel expenses
* Philippines deploys 689 cops, rescues 180 amid monsoon rains
* After Philippines school shooting, debate shifts to social media, gun safety
Vietnam
* Vietnam launches online competition on Constitution, law
* Former deputy labour minister faces trial over alleged bribery scheme
* Vietnam police address ex-politician's car crash that killed a teenager
* Vietfish expo drives Vietnam seafood industry towards higher value, sustainability
* Vietnam's Central Highlands targets stronger co-operatives through digital transformation
* Vietnam to step up UAV monitoring
* Vietnam seeks to clear land before compensation in overhaul plan
Cambodia
* River dolphin command centre expected to open by year’s end
* Cambodia trims 2026 GDP growth forecast amid global, regional headwinds
* Myanmar leader to visit Cambodia; faces criticism of ‘seeking legitimacy’
* Cambodian opposition leader's daughter defends government role
Myanmar
* Putin praises ‘especially trusting’ ties with Myanmar leader
* Schools temporarily closed in northern Myanmar as Ayeyawady River floods low-lying villages
Laos
* Laos identifies two new rare earth target areas across four provinces
* Luang Prabang tourism facilities in Laos receive Asean Standards awards
* Laos tightens control over illegal weapons
Brunei
* Brunei youth warned against scams, money mule schemes
* Preparedness key when emergencies strike, Brunei residents told
* Restricted airspace declared over Bandar Seri Begawan on Aug 25
Aseanplus
* Even the rich in Hong Kong expect to work past retirement age, survey says
* Australia mushroom killer's lawyers point to jury irregularities at appeal
* Claims Hegseth ‘on verge of losing job’ raise questions about future US-China defence ties
* Talent and worker influx lifts HK population to 7.51m at mid-year
* Japanese teen arrested for allegedly setting fire to home, trying to kill parents
* Patient’s severed toe found in Seoul nursing hospital fridge, along with drinks and dips
* China's Wang Yi in S. Korea for talks amid Trump push to revive N. Korea diplomacy
* Australia secures court-enforceable child safety undertaking from Roblox
* S. Korea’s Incheon Airport puts up fence after queue-jumping incidents
* Australia rejects far-right call to slash cigarette taxes by 75%
* Coaches in China help women heal from narcissists; spot signs, escape toxic relationships
* Tokyo opposes US sanctions on Japanese ICC chief Akane
* HK actor Nick Cheung and Taiwanese star Ethan Juan spotted filming intense scene at KL Railway Station for new movie
* North Korea media slams joint US-South drills as 'open threat'
* Foreign visitors to Japan hit 3.33 million new record in July
* Young travellers give China's south-eastern coast a new rhythm
* Mexico backs Japan’s bid to increase Pacific bluefin tuna catch quota
* Japan to test hypersonic missiles in Australia under new deal
* South Korea was unaware of joint military drill scale-down before Trump's social media post: FM
* China prepares to launch Chang'e-7 lunar probe
* Pakistan expands Unesco World Heritage tentative list with 12 new sites
* North Korea media slams joint US-South drills as 'open threat'
* New Zealand blocks lawsuits against firms over climate harm
* ‘Problem’ tiger captured after terrorising villages in Bardiya
* China’s Xi to skip UN meeting during trip to US, report says
* Taking the train in Japan is a popular experience among travellers
* Kerala's snake boat racers keep tradition afloat in face of floods and financial challenges
* Taiwan charges 15 people, four firms over tainted cooking oil
* China goes rural with data centres in quest to power AI
* India hotel fire kills nine, more injured
* Sri Lanka ex-minister arrested over theft of king's sacred stone
* US, South Korea to cut length, scope of military drills after Trump order
* Bangladesh launches women-only "Pink Bus"
* Grenade blast near school complex in Afghan capital wounds at least 42 children: UN
* Quiet tension surfaces as China remembers reform era titans Jiang and Zhu
* Mongolia to raise minimum wage to MNT 1 million from 2027
* Japan's farmers go nocturnal as deadly heat intensifies
* HK star Liza Wang, 78, shares plans for retirement, says memory has declined
