Malaysia
* Former minister detained over TH probe
* Tabung Haji RCI: Former minister in court for remand proceedings
* Tabung Haji RCI: Ex-minister remanded for five days
* Jana Wibawa trial: RM25.3mil was kickback, not political donation, court told
* Tabung Haji case: Suspects to be charged this week, says MACC
* Ex-Tabung Haji COO expected to be charged tomorrow
* Ex-MD, chairman among 11 nabbed in Tabung Haji case
* Baby found alive in sanitary bin at Penang airport toilet
* RM5.16mil in scam money returned to victims, says Saifuddin Nasution
* Children facing serious health risks from long-term haze exposure
* More areas choked by haze
* Haze puts damper on Penang tourism
* Cloud seeding to begin within Sarawak, Kedah and Perlis
* Haze situation worsens in Sabah
* Sarawak in haze, water crisis
* EC proposes 17 new Sarawak state constituencies
* Rosmah wins bid to submit new evidence in solar case
* Loved ones persevere despite odds
* Driving hope to flood survivors
* ‘New approach needed to protect citizens abroad’
* MyKad printing services down until Monday
* Cross-border drug ring busted
* Another hazy week ahead for Sarawak, says MetMalaysia
* Two areas in Sarawak record hazardous API readings as of 11am
* PN to discuss its future direction after PAS muktamar, says Takiyuddin
* Police urge vigilance against love scam syndicates after Desa ParkCity family deaths
* Little let-up in Sabah’s unhealthy haze situation
* Sabah activates state disaster operations command centre as haze worsens
* More countries follow US lead in easing Sabah travel advisory
* ‘I can finally be Malaysian’: Penang-born man gets MyKad after years of wait
* Sarawak rolls out bottled water, tankers as dry spell persists
* MACC opens six investigation papers into purchase, investment of Felda assets
* MACC draws line between pre-dissolution and caretaker government allocations
* All George Town heritage buildings to be inspected after reports of falling debris
* Navigation radar scrutinised to determine cause of Penang ferry collision
* Govt warns streaming platforms over religious, racial sensitivities
* Teen found drowned as Bomba searches for three others
* Johor cops nab boat operator over fatal crash in Mersing waters
* Federal Court grants government, police leave to appeal death-in-custody rulings
* Civil groups raise concerns over Sarawak redelineation plan
* Hannah Yeoh confirms divorce after 18 years of marriage
* The hidden work powering Malaysia
* Perhilitan safely relocates wild elephant seen on East-West Highway
* Man nabbed with 30,000 child porn vids not a staff member, says UKM
* KL cleaning company raided for exploiting foreign workers with 31 migrants rescued
* Felda pledges full cooperation in MACC probe
* Woman dies after alleged assault near Kota Kinabalu
Singapore
* EU studying feasibility of running its version of Singapore’s Project Wolbachia to fight dengue
* Nepal floods: Singapore’s Mercy Relief to deliver S$120,000 in emergency aid
* Singapore's 2026 economic growth forecast raised to 5% - MAS survey
* Global temperature rises to exceed 1.5 Celsius 'within a few years', UNEP says
* Man who allegedly drove under influence of etomidate, killing woman in Geylang market in 2025, charged
* Singapore-based TikToker Lev Panfilov cleared of raping woman due to inconsistencies in her testimony
* Judgment reserved for Singaporean lawyer Clarence Lun’s defamation suit against marathoner Soh Rui Yong
* Jail for traveller over drunken ruckus at Changi Airport that triggered anti-hijack button
Indonesia
* Mount Sinabung erupts again, over 600 residents evacuated in North Sumatra
* Destry confirmed as new central bank chief
* What rainbow? LGBTQ Indonesians on edge as hostility mounts
* Work starts on floating solar farm in Central Java
* Indonesia allows limited tourism at Mt Rinjani amid wildfire risk
* West Kalimantan ISPU surges above 1,000 as pollutants spread regionally - National Disaster Mitigation Agency
* Jakarta police probe ‘intellectual actors’ behind Aug 27 unrest that left one dead
Thailand
* Jakim to summon Malaysian who joined Miss Equality pageant in Thailand
* USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand following Middle East deployment
* Business suspensions put workers at risk, warns BoT
* Activist jailed over royal motorcade livestream
* School reopens after attack
* After 286 days at sea, US aircraft carrier visits Thailand for 'well-deserved' R&R
* Upper Thailand faces rain and flood risk through Sept 7
* Seven airlines offer free 10kg fruit check-in at 20 Thai airports
Philippines
* Changemakers honoured with ‘Asian Nobel Prize’ awards
* Philippine couple married in hip-deep floodwaters
* Haze blankets parts of Philippines' Occidental Mindoro
* Floods killed dozens, but officials wore Prada and Balmain. Here’s why Filipinos are furious
* Unhealthy air recorded in Philippine capital region amid haze
* Cops eye robbery in old American-Filipino couple’s slay in Dumaguete
* Manila Digger's coach Joan Esteva dreams of Asean Club Championship Shopee Cup group stage ahead of play-offs
Vietnam
* Vietnam’s middle-income trap solution
* Vietnam makes remarkable strides in protecting children online: Unicef
* Driver detained after Gia Lai bus crash that killed four
* Hanoi Museum enters digital age
* Solemn flag-raising ceremony marks Vietnam’s 81st National Day
* Drugs concealed in toothpaste, coffee, chocolate and shampoo: Nine face death penalty in major Vietnam trafficking case
Myanmar
* Vietnam is next stop on Myanmar leader’s regional tour
* Myanmar youth working abroad harms national development and depletes resources: President
* Myanmar's Tanintharyi River exceeds danger level, 17 schools closed due to flooding
* Over 31,000 people affected by flooding in Myanmar's Mon state
Cambodia
* US ups Cambodia demining support; has cleared ‘10,000 football fields’
* Cambodian ministry plans water-storage strategy for northwestern ‘fourth economic pole’
* Cambodian authorities seize more than US$300mil in ongoing scam crackdown
Laos
* China-aided school upgrading project in northern Laos commences
* Laos, Kyrgyzstan presidents hold first bilateral meeting
Brunei
* Haze lowers visibility across Brunei
* MyDST brings convenience in one app to Bruneians
* Brunei, US boost search and rescue readiness
AseanPlus
* Nepal floods: 38 Malaysians pilgrims return home safely from Mount Kailash
* Nepal floods: 77 Malaysians brought to Kathmandu for repatriation, 55 still missing
* Nepal floods: Private helicopter sent out for missing Malaysians
* PM Anwar urges US, Iran to return to diplomacy
* Little let-up in Sabah’s unhealthy haze situation
* US pounds Iran, Tehran strikes back at bases in biggest exchange since July
* Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion
* Ringgit ends lower vs US dollar
* Bursa Malaysia retreats on weaker global sentiment
* UltraGreen.ai share-price plunge tests SGX’s push for IPO variety
* Local institutions extend net buying streak to five weeks
* Australia’s housing market losing altitude
* Rescuers battle the elements near border
* Flood survivors fear loss of culture and community
* Overtime regulation relaxed
* When AI moves next door
* A fishing heritage kept afloat
* Solar power capacity surpasses coal for the first time
* Man held for hamster-killing spree at ‘love hotels’
* Wall Street extends slide as yields, oil climb
* Oil gains over US$4 on renewed US-Iran fighting
* TCL sues Samsung for false advertising over 'Mini LED' televisions
* China-Nepal flood toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hope
* Bursa Malaysia struggles to rebound amid mounting Middle East hostilities
* Nepal floods: Drones helped find people but search inside hydropower tunnels a challenge
* Bond selloff deepens as inflation risks, oil prices jolt markets
* South Korea, Japan discuss cooperation on emergency energy supply
* South Korean finance minister nominee vows to advance AI projects
* Bursa Malaysia extends gains at midday ahead of Bank Negara rate decision
* MBSB IB sees ringgit supported by resilient fundamentals, maintains RM4.01 2026 outlook
* Asian markets tumble as US-Iran fighting lifts oil and bond yields
* G-Dragon's voice is now a 1.7-metre sculpture in Seoul
* Japan's social media star cat famous for resembling singer Takashi Hosokawa dies
* A Chinese robot beat Usain Bolt’s 100m record. Should we be impressed?
* Nepal floods: Young PM faces gravest test after catastrophe
* Nepal floods: Funerals for missing, a week after deadly floods
* China's Xi to hold talks with Sisi in rare visit to Egypt
* Exclusive-South Korean FX authorities bought $20 billion in repatriated SK Hynix funds, source says
* Sri Lanka-US agents bust Pakistan drug network
* ‘I have to do it for my parents’: Indian student takes exam in tears as parents remain missing after Nepal floods
* Japan releases bear spray manufacturing guidelines
* Too weak, too strict: India's food warning labels draw fire from all sides
* Nepal seeks climate compensation from China, US and India
* US stock index futures subdued as oil, Treasury yields rise on Iran tensions
* One dead, six missing after tugboat capsizes in waters off Busan, South Korea
* AirAsia codeshares with Turkiye Airlines, open access to 160 destinations
* Death toll from Nepal-China floods climbs to 1,130, nearly 4,500 missing
* Bursa Malaysia ends higher on bargain-hunting ahead of Bank Negara rate decision
* Chinese schools spark controversy over strict hair policy barring non-compliant male students
* Bombay High Court orders CBI probe into death case of late actor Sushant Singh's former manager
* Nepal flood rescue hopes dim as China restores access to Tibet disaster zone
* Pearly-Thinaah handed golden chance to make deep China Masters run
* 5.5-magnitude quake hits northeast of New Zealand's Milford Sound
* Madu atau Racun makers apologise for inappropriate scenes
* Ex-head of Incheon disability facility gets 15 years for sexually assaulting residents
* Typhoon Krovanh continues northwestward; Met agency predicts course to near Amami Oshima Island on Friday (Sept 4), turn back toward south of Japan
* Chile fines Chinese mafia inmate after cocaine found at maximum-security prison
* Ringgit weakens against US$, mixed against other major currencies
* China prepares for third batch of emergency relief supplies to Nepal: spokesman
* Two South Koreans kidnapped in Haiti released safely: Foreign Ministry
* HK star Law Kar Ying, 79, reflects on life and death: 'I have about 7 or 8 years left'
* Trump praises China for remaining ‘relatively inactive’ during Strait of Hormuz crisis
* Ex-senior police official indicted over alleged obstruction of Gwangju murder probe
* Central bar packed as Hongkongers aim to raise HK$50,000 for Nepal flood relief
