Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Thursday (Sept 3, 2026)


A man stands near dead fish on the dried-up riverbed of the Karet Sungai Juana dam, as water levels recede during the dry season in Pati, Central Java province, Indonesia, Sept 3, 2026. - Photo: Reuters

Malaysia

* Former Tabung Haji COO misses court charge over hospitalisation

* TH RCI refutes claim Madinah was not given opportunity to testify

* Tabung Haji RCI: Asyraf Wajdi rejects PKR Youth's call for investigation

* VVIP may be among those charged

* Indian community will not be sidelined in national development agenda, says PM Anwar

* 38 safely home from disaster zone

* Cops: QR code scams on the rise

* Ex-minister latest to be remanded in TH probe

* Hazy Malaysia Day expected

* ‘RM25.3mil deposited into Bersatu a kickback’

* Experts: Cloud seeding only temporary fix

* No restrictions on rural road funds

* Govt probes content of controversial drama ‘Madu atau Racun’

* Sarawak hits highest API despite slight improvement

* Proposed rules set to rein in influencers

* Family of teen feared drowned unaware of beach trip

* 20 areas in Malaysia record unhealthy to hazardous API readings as of 9am

* Malaysian founder raises US$3mil for fashion tech startup Lekondo

* High airfares threaten Visit Sabah 2027 success, MATTA warns

* Ex-THP Bina manager charged with RM72,000 CBT involving penalty collections

* 123 undocumented foreign workers, six Malaysians arrested in JB raids

* Lower US travel advisory signals greater confidence in Sabah security, says minister

* PAS Youth Chief calls for Malay-Muslim unity beyond elections

* Haze: Serian worst-hit area in Sarawak, four areas record very unhealthy API readings

* Former THP Bina executive pleads not guilty to CBT abetment charges

* Groups urge inspection, seizure of suspected e-waste shipment from Batam set for Port Klang

* Malaysian man held in India for smuggling 3.45kg of hydroponic cannabis

* Umno’s political direction, unity govt cooperation expected to be debated at party AGM, says Asyraf

* Haze: Sarawak conducting three-day cloud seeding operation

* Senior Citizens Bill tabling delayed to 2027, says Nancy

* Suspect steals phone, demands RM200 to 'help' recover it

* Enough water in Sarawak despite declining levels at Bengoh Dam, says state water utility

* Political analyst Eric See-To not an MCA member, says Dr Wee

* GPS tracking reveals secretive spatial habits of Sabah’s Sunda Clouded Leopard

* Bill to limit PM's tenure ready for second reading, says Azalina

* Body of teenager found in Tanjung Lompat, search continues for two more

* Nine nations join Pacific Partnership 2026 mission in Sabah

* Ghani, Shahril in two-way fight for FAM hotseat

* Cloud seeding conducted in Perlis, Kedah

* Air quality worsens, Serian records hazardous 391 API reading

* Info from Malaysian detained in India helped bust drug network, says Saifuddin Nasution

* Increase in special 4D draws collective responsibility of previous govt, says Zafrul

* 'I came to tell the truth,' says witness in Jana Wibawa case

* Senior citizen found dead in car in George Town

* Education, economic opportunities top agenda at PM's meeting with Indian community leaders, says Ramanan

 

Singapore

* Fewer ships crossing Hormuz

* Haze caused by many factors, but repeat of 2015 crisis unlikely due to later onset of El Nino: Singapore experts

* Singapore’s 50 richest worth US$239bil as tech fortunes take a hit

* Singapore Public Warning System to sound siren on Sept 15

* About 15,000 Singapore taxpayers affected by wrong national serviceman tax relief amounts after error in Mindef system

* Four pillars guide closer Thailand-Singapore partnership

* Singapore to mark birthdays of giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia’s with ice cakes, immersive exhibition

* Singapore employers remain cautious on wages, hiring despite improved outlook

* Singapore money laundering case: 24 luxury properties, two office spaces up for auction

* S$3.3mil distributed to 830 senior zakat beneficiaries’ CPF retirement savings, says Islamic Religious Council of Singapore

* Malaysian repeat offender jailed after being caught with 1,050 etomidate-laced pods worth S$73,500 in Singapore

* Joint operation by Singapore police, crypto exchanges stops scam victims from losing almost S$9mil

 

 

Indonesia

* Malaysia, Indonesia closer to reopening Tebedu-Entikong trade route

* Malaysia, Indonesia eye further growth in RM114bil bilateral trade

* Indonesia mulls Pertalite petrol sales curb for wealthiest 20%

* Sinabung’s eruption prompts higher alert

* Free school meals under scrutiny after 500 students fall ill

* Reducing wildfires will be challenging as El Nino peaks

* Wildfire haze forces 1.4 million Indonesian students into remote learning

* More than 1,700 fall sick from Indonesia free school meals in three days

* Mount Semeru fires spreading as East Java experiences extreme drought

* Former Timor Leste-born gang leader Hercules’ return spotlights Prabowo’s informal power network

* Indonesian authorities intercept 80kg of ketamine in Anambas waters

* Prabowo offers Indonesia as Russia’s gateway to Asean

* Indonesia rescues orangutan mother and baby from wildfire haze

 

 

Thailand

* Malaysia, Thai govts to probe allegations subsidised fertiliser used to make bomb

* Thailand's 'Jurassic Park' shines light on dinosaur evolution

* Warning of flash floods with heavy rain in four Thai regions

* Thailand targets data-centre loopholes after Bangkok fuel breach

* Malaysia-Thailand bilateral trade on track to reach US$30bil next year

* Escalating violence in southern Thailand signals urgent need to resume peace talks: analyst

* Thai civil service early retirement proposal outlines new rules

 

 

Philippines

* Couple holds wedding despite hip-deep floodwaters

* Philippine Senate OKs bill barring politicians’ kin from government contracts

* Philippine senator Estrada declines to enter plea to graft, plunder charges

* Philippines stages school safety drill after shootings

* Tacloban school shooting: 15-year-old boy to face criminal charges

* Philippines holds drills to safeguard students from armed intruders

 

 

Vietnam

* VIFA Asean 2026 boosts regional furniture trade and market links

* Vietnam's state budget revenue rises 16% in first eight months

* Vietnam court sentences 11 to death in major drug trafficking case, state media reports

* Vietnamese film '1982' will debut at Busan International Film Festival

* Vietnam's annual inflation accelerates in August, exports rise 26% on year

 

 

Myanmar

* Emergency Operations Centre opened in southern-central Myanmar as Bago River remains above danger level

* Over 20 injured after express bus overturns on Yangon-Mandalay Expressway

* UPDATE: Nearly 500 people evacuated as Myanmar's Bago River rises, heavy rains flood urban wards and major roads

* Myanmar President scheduled to visit Cambodia from Sept 11 to 12: Sources

 

 

Cambodia

* Cambodian authorities seize more than US$300mil in ongoing scam crackdown

* Cambodia freezes RM1.2bil linked to online scams

* Cambodia's working-age population hits 13.1 million, survey shows

* Two senior Cambodian police officers suspended over US$9,000 extortion allegation

 

 

Laos

* Lao President identifies key areas for SCO cooperation

* ANZ Research highlights Laos’ growing resilience amid global order

 

 

Brunei

* Haze: Brunei-Muara records PSI of 116, Belait 107

* Over 80% of Brunei population has access to formal financial services: central bank

* Brunei holds career fair to enhance students' skills

 

 

Aseanplus

* Anwar urges US, Iran to halt escalation

* Malaysian groups help coordinate Nepal relief efforts

* Oil gains 1% as US-Iran strikes threaten supply

* Bursa Malaysia ends higher on bargain hunting

* RBNZ delivers back-to-back rate hikes to curb inflation

* Australian bonds slide as GDP reinforces hike

* Taiwan fines SITE, restricts trust offerings

* Grassroots sports kick-start China economic engine

* Summer box office lifts growth with US$1.8bil hit

* Samsung, LG race to dominate AI data centre cooling systems

* Asian banks cautiously restart Gulf lending despite Iran risks

* Inflation picks up as food and transport prices rise

* Glacial collapse tests young PM

* Families hold symbolic funerals for missing flood victims

* Xi holds talks with Sisi in Egypt

* Cop closed missing persons cases ‘to avoid work’

* A friendship rooted in kindness

* Kim gambit shakes old alliances

* HK star Samantha Ko once had only RM309 in her early showbiz years

* Ringgit opens higher against US dollar ahead of BNM OPR decision

* Bursa Malaysia opens higher as investors await Bank Negara OPR decision

* Nepal floods: Good chance that trapped workers are still alive in hydropower plant, official says

* Bank Negara set to hold rates as investors bet on tightening ahead

* China services activity quickens on stronger domestic demand, private PMI shows

* Music and sports events continue to boost tourism in Malaysia for 2026

* South Korea utility proposes Samsung pays $15 billion in advance for power, paper says

* Japan services growth hits five-month high, PMI shows

* Nepal floods: Return with my anniversary gift, says wife of missing Malaysian firefighter

* S&P Global: Asean manufacturing growth eases slightly to 52.3 in August

* South Korea's Lee calls for conditions to resume US-North Korea dialogue

* Japan Business Federation wants wage hikes to take root across economy

* Defence chiefs back boosting US military presence in Australia

* Chinese students marooned in floods unleashed by Typhoon Saudel's rains

* North Korea ruling party revisions bolster Kim Jong Un's control, report says

* FBM KLCI extends gains as investors await Bank Negara rate decision

* S. Korea top court rules cinemas must provide audio, visual aids for people with disabilities

* Hong Kong martial arts star Chen Kuan Tai dies at 80

* China-Nepal floods: First research shows that no one could have outrun debris flow

* China approves string of ‘telepathy’ devices amid push to leapfrog Elon Musk

* Prediction markets have priced the Trump-Xi summit. Do the bets have any value?

* Nepal floods: Responders in Tibet turn cooks to support relief efforts

* Nepalis pin hopes on 'wall of the missing' in hunt for relatives after deadly flood

* 'New new three' power China's trade

* Malaysian singer Yasin Sulaiman discharged from Hospital Bahagia after 4 years

* Malaysian deputy finance minister confident Malaysia's economy will stay resilient and looks forward to better times in the coming days

* Typhoon Krovanh to make U-turn around Japan's Amami Islands and head south on Friday

* Families descend on Nepal in search of missing tourists

* Hong Kong actor Lau Siu Ming dies at 94

* Oil edges down as investors weigh uncertainty over U.S.-Iran strikes

* Irish band Kodaline grooves the crowd in their farewell tour at Idea Live Arena on Aug 26.

* 'We were incredibly lucky', says Swiss survivor of Nepal floods

* Mongolia bears brunt of Russia's fuel crunch, official says

* Bank Negara keeps OPR at 2.75%, sees 2026 growth at around 5%

* Top Malaysian singers Nigel Tay and Eylia Guntabid are the opening acts as the Hillsong Worship concert returns to KL and KK

* Xi, Trump and Putin may hold trilateral meeting at next Apec forum, Kremlin says

* Chinese e-commerce moves to next phase after delivery price war changes shopping habits

* Otters return to Seoul’s Han River after decades, with five families spotted

* Japan to speed up AI, unmanned defence asset introduction

* Nepal floods: Partner of missing Australian presses tech firms for access to data

* In El Nino-hit Sri Lanka, wells run dry and farmer incomes shrink as drought deepens

* Afghanistan defends ban on protest, citing Islamic law

* Pakistan ‘hopeful’ despite US-Iran escalation, will continue to strive for dialogue and diplomacy: Foreign Office

* Malaysia Airlines resumes direct flights between Kuala Lumpur and Fukuoka, Japan

* K-pop powerhouse Hybe chairman Bang Si-hyuk referred to prosecutors over alleged unfair trading

* Bursa Malaysia closes higher as Bank Negara holds rates steady

* Australian EV sales hit new record high amid surging demand for Chinese vehicles

* Nepal must rebuild thousands of homes, no let up in search for missing

* Ringgit ends marginally higher as BNM maintains OPR, sees resilient growth

* Pearly-Thinaah pay the price for costly mistakes in China Masters

* China teen with zero programming skills earns US$2,600 in three days selling AI study app

* Keeping Congress on tenterhooks, TVK continues to tout Joseph Vijay as India's PM

* Restaurant fire kills six, injures three in south China

* Families of missing Malaysians in Nepal plead for clearer search updates

* Nepali survivor recounts 'fight through darkness' to escape flood-hit tunnel

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