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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