Malaysia
* PM mulls calls for early GE, but economic recovery remains priority
* High Court dismisses legal action on ex-PM Muhiyddin's advice to King to suspend Parliament during Covid-19
* Haze: State of emergency declared at Serian, says PMO
* Haze: Serian hits hazardous API reading of 518, exceeding ‘emergency’ level
* Sarawak requests emergency declaration after Serian API exceeds 500
* No issue paying billion ringgit tax bill on Singapore land sale, says TMJ
* Talks on PAS-BN collaboration ongoing, not yet finalised, says Hadi Awang
* Court grants Najib and son stay of bankruptcy proceedings
* Kelantan Ruler revokes Datuk Paduka title conferred on Singaporean man under MACC probe
* Three areas in Sarawak record very unhealthy API readings as of 8am
* Malaysian, 62, held in India with 3.42kg of hydroponic cannabis
* Bukit Aman nabs six over drugs supplied to pilot
* Here are some places in Malaysia to check out for a relaxing weekend escape
* Mechanic hurt in shooting at Bukit Mertajam workshop
* Zahid misses PAS muktamar, represented by Umno sec-gen Asyraf Wajdi
* Johor cops seek public help to find missing teenage girl
* Sabah's Blue Economy now open for business, CM Hajiji tells investors
* Body of missing boy found, search continues for remaining teen
* BN committed to defending unity govt despite calls for early GE16, says Zambry
* MAG shifts to mandatory annual drug screening after Jakarta incident
* Delivery rider claims trial to six cheating charges involving fake QR codes
* Haze: Action plan to be discussed with S'wak govt, says PM
* Eight men charged with murder following Taman Alam Megah brawl
* PM backs proposal to place Tabung Haji investments under SC, BNM oversight
* No need for orange detention garb before charges, says Anwar
* MACC suspends use of orange lock-up garb for suspects' remand hearings
* Court upholds death penalty for disabled man in family’s murder
* Terengganu to hold engagement session on Pulau Redang coral reef damage
* PAS president denies dictating Perikatan decisions, reaffirms democratic process
Singapore
* Johor Baru-Singapore RTS Link: A sneak peek at completed Woodlands North station
* Singapore police warn against scams involving intimate images and sexually explicit video calls
* Haze: Singapore PSI crosses 101 in central region as air quality enters unhealthy range
* 52 Singaporeans arrested in China over suspected involvement in illegal pyramid scheme
* Two years’ jail, two strokes of rotan for man who peddled Kpods and illicit drugs in Singapore
* ‘It was the right thing to do’: Man who stopped voyeur at Singapore's Sengkang MRT station
* Domestic helper jailed 11 weeks for abusing elderly woman with dementia in Singapore
* PSI hits 102 in eastern Singapore, two areas now with ‘unhealthy’ air quality
Indonesia
* Free meal programme linked to mass food poisoning
* Hoaxes threaten to derail anti-govt protests
* Jakarta transit grows, but Greater Jakarta stays disconnected
* UMS inks biotech research project agreement with Indonesian firm
* Indonesia's top rights body calls for police to probe poisoning of about 2,000 students
* Unchecked businesses blamed for raging wildfires in Indonesia
* Over 1,500 stateless children granted Indonesian citizenship
* Young stars Randy Bitang and Rayhan Latief to lead six-man Indonesia challenge at the 17th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
* Volunteers fight uphill battle against Indonesian fires
* Wildfires spread near Indonesia's new capital, prompting calls for action
Thailand
* Thailand revises visa access for 65 countries and territories
* Thai foreign minister to visit Malaysia for border security talks
* Two US sailors removed from Thai resort town of Pattaya after drunken brawl
* Shots ring out at school
* ‘USS Lincoln’ crew hits the streets of Pattaya
* Thailand forecasts widespread rain in 45 provinces and Bangkok
* Singaporean fugitive held in Bangkok after dark-web poison order
Philippines
* Philippine court issues warrant for VP Duterte's arrest in grave threats case
* Students nationwide drill for school shootings
* Bribery charge against Sara Duterte may be dropped to speed up trial
* Philippine annual inflation slows for fourth straight month in August to 6.1%
* Philippines reports rain has reduced air pollution from Indonesia wildfires
* Two deaths recorded in Philippines' Olongapo due to leptospirosis
Vietnam
* Court orders death for 11 over drug trafficking
* Thirty-two rescued Vietnam fishermen brought ashore, search continues for the missing
* Vietnam's globetrotter leader to visit Russia, France, US this month: Sources
* Vietnam targets durian exports of around US$4bil in 2026
Myanmar
* Govt vows ‘safe’ return for citizens displaced abroad
* Myanmar's Myittha River rises above danger level in Kalay
* Myanmar leader visits Vietnam on diplomatic comeback tour
Cambodia
* Cambodia joins other least developed countries in call for increased climate finance
* Almost 500 Indonesians detained in Cambodia's scam crackdown plead for repatriation, embassy support
* Cambodia injects US$1.24bil stimulus as economic headwinds grow
Laos
* Laos takes centre stage at cluster munitions conference
Brunei
* Brunei court fines man BND67,000 for possessing 468 vape devices
Aseanplus
* Family celebrates 'miracle' survivor Kabir Maharjan’s rescue after 10 days inside Nepal's Trishuli 3A tunnel
* Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel
* Nepal floods: Two trapped tunnel workers rescued
* Nepali foreman rescued from tunnel says he stayed behind to help others
* Malaysia to deploy SMART to Nepal as early as tomorrow, says Wisma Putra
* Families of missing Malaysians hopeful as Nepal clears SMART deployment
* Missing firefighter's wife hands over critical 4WD lead to Nepal authorities
* Malaysia seeks greater access for local products via two-way e-commerce with China, says Steven Sim
* Malaysian durians could clear China Customs in under 4 hours with proposed mechanism, says MAHB
* Malaysian bags second place in public speaking world championship
* Calling for global climate justice
* Homes out of harm’s way
* Families of missing foreigners search for answers
* Schools, ferry routes shut
* Students marooned in floods caused by typhoon
* Govt speeds up efforts to move institutions from Seoul to Sejong
* Creative freedom must respect Malaysia's diversity, unique social fabric: Finas
* Ringgit opens firmer vs US dollar after BNM holds OPR
* How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts
* Profit-taking weighs on FBM KLCI despite strong Wall Street gains
* HK star Nicholas Tse donates RM600K to Nepal-Tibet disaster relief efforts
* South Korea's President Lee to visit France for summit, film discussion with Macron
* Gamuda wins RM2.54bil Sydney Metro West station contract
* Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion, official says
* Vast aid challenge after 'Himalayan tsunami' devastates Nepal
* India launches rocket in boost to space ambitions after failures
* Bank Negara seen holding OPR at 2.75% in November, hike possible in 2027
* Exclusive-Sydney airport near-miss involved controllers flagged as high-fatigue risk, records show
* Jay Chou reportedly buys two Taipei homes for RM63.7mil, puts them in wife’s name
* FBM KLCI slips deeper into the red at midday
* Economy Ministry examines Malaysia’s preparedness for an ageing nation in Budget 2027
* Nepal floods: Australia sends drone specialists to join in search as 36 citizens remain missing
* China-Asean FTA to help spur growth
* 'Remembering our heroes': Orang Perang highlights the bravery of the Orang Asli community as they defend the country since the 1950s
* Asia stocks advance on easing US rate-hike bets, Singapore hits record high
* Expert backs Nepal’s climate compensation demand as a matter of "Climate Justice"
* Malaysia Airlines to resume Busan, Firefly to launch Kunming; MAG catering facility due by 4Q28
* K-drama 'Mousetrap' turns an unsettling folktale into a thriller
* Japan’s Katayama set to stay as Finance Minister: Reports
* Malaysia Private Capital Forum 2026: Calling for stronger capital formation, exit pathways and Asean-focused private markets strategy
* Oil prices set for weekly gain as US-Iran hostilities intensify
* South Korea paving way to send naval ship to Hormuz, reports say
* Air India A320 issued stall warning when seatbelt signs off, injuring 24, investigators say
* Overseas fans call for actor Kim Soo-hyun’s removal from upcoming awards shows
* India food safety crackdown targets company of Nepal's 'Noodle King'
* FBM KLCI snaps two-day winning streak, ends 0.4% lower
* Andrew, badminton patron who offered RM2mil gold bar to shuttlers who win Olympic gold, breathes his last
* Singaporean rapper Sheikh Haikel reveals that he has stage 4 cancer
* Sri Lanka arrests ex-president's son over Airbus deal
* Nepal's 'Himalayan tsunami': what we know
* Ringgit ends lower against US dollar as US rate hike debate persists
* Chinese lecturer allegedly killed student fearing affair would cost him his job: Korean police
* Three-year-old girl sexually assaulted inside school bus in Navi Mumbai, driver arrested
* Some AirAsia flights may face cancellations due to haze
* Chinese entrepreneur launches itch-scratching services, earning US$15,000 a month
* Nepal floods could cost insurers over US$130mil even before death, injury claims
* HK star Louis Koo & production company sued for RM76.8mil over alleged unpaid loan
* Chinese shipper COSCO denies its vessels spied for Beijing
* South Korean Foreign ministry lifts travel alerts for parts of Thailand, three other countries
* Multiple people missing after rainstorms in east China
* Flights, operations disrupted at waterlogged Indira Gandhi International Airport’s Terminal 3 due to Delhi rain
