Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Saturday (Sept 5, 2026)


A firefighter sprays water in an attempt to extinguish a wildfire burning through a peatland forest in Pulang Pisau, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. -- AP Photo/Regina Safri

Malaysia

* Zahid's no-show at PAS muktamar doesn't signal end of alliance in Melaka polls, says Takiyuddin

* Maha 2026 MoUs reach RM12.6bil, surpassing RM8bil target, says Mat Sabu

* PAS no. 2 calls for Parliament dissolution, claiming discord in unity govt

* Four teens drown in Johor: Body of last victim found after four days

* M’sia seeks greater e-commerce access in China 

* No haze deaths reported nationwide, illness cases drop

* 'Piu Piu' drug-laced vape cartridges seized in Johor waters

* Families of missing Malaysians grateful for Smart deployment

* DNA samples obtained from families of 55 missing Malaysians

* Malaysia to chair 17th Asean Health Ministers Meeting from Sept 7-11

* Macao offers Malaysian companies a bridge to China - MCBC chairman

* Wife of missing Malaysian firefighter joins relief team in Nepal search operation

* PAS delegates unanimously back Malay-Muslim unity push ahead of GE16

* PAS muktamar backs call to stop new gambling licences

* Govt prepared to declare Emergency in areas with API over 400

* Haze: Air quality in Serian improves slightly to very unhealthy levels at 4pm on Sept 5

* Midnight fire destroys five businesses in George Town, historic Chew Jetty unharmed

Singapore

* Singapore’s first bearer of bad news: Former Security and Intelligence Division directors share how agency shapes policy

* Singapore navy begins bilateral maritime cooperation exercise with Chinese counterpart

* US eggs return to Singapore: Will customers shell out up to $14.80 for a dozen?

* China-Singapore security team claims breakthrough in hacking Starlink terminals

* Nepal floods: Foreman rescued from tunnel says he stayed behind to help others

* 52 S’poreans arrested in China over pyramid scheme

* IndiGo flight hits docking guidance pole while parking at Srinagar airport; all passengers safe

Haze from the forest and land fires in Putussibau, West Kalimantan, on Saturday, September 5, 2026. -- Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP
Haze from the forest and land fires in Putussibau, West Kalimantan, on Saturday, September 5, 2026. -- Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP

Indonesia

* Mass poisonings cast doubt on free meals reforms

* Palawan heirloom rice gets new lease on life

* Doubts cast over police probe into Jakarta unrest

* Media's future tense in AI-driven world

* Indonesia: Wildfires ring Nusantara

* Nation: NGOs hold haze protest at Indonesian embassy

* Indonesia conducts water bombing to contain wildfires near future capital

Thailand

* Thailand reports agreement on core terms of US trade deal

* Crested bulbuls now protected in 40 non-hunting areas in Thailand

* Namphueng bids for Thailand’s second straight Miss World crown in final

* Two US Navy men sent back to ship after drunken Pattaya brawl

* Race inside Chilime tunnel: Indian, Nepali rescuers drain floodwater, carve path for heavy equipment

Philippines

* Philippine VP Duterte posts bail over 'grave threats' against Marcos

* Researchers in Australia develop new approach to deliver cancer drugs into brain

* Philippines Vice President Duterte posts bail after arrest order for alleged threats against Marcos

* 140 million trees planted under Mongolia’s Billion Trees national movement

* Duterte faces warrant over alleged Marcos death threat

This handout photo from Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI) and Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry shows a mother-and-baby orangutan pair being evacuated by officials due to forest and land fires in Sungai Awan Kiri village, in the Muara Pawan district of Ketapang, West Kalimantan. The vast Southeast Asian archipelago of Borneo has been battling for weeks to contain wildfires and thick smog, which has been drifting to Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. -- Photo by Muffidz Ma'sum / AFP
This handout photo from Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI) and Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry shows a mother-and-baby orangutan pair being evacuated by officials due to forest and land fires in Sungai Awan Kiri village, in the Muara Pawan district of Ketapang, West Kalimantan. The vast Southeast Asian archipelago of Borneo has been battling for weeks to contain wildfires and thick smog, which has been drifting to Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. -- Photo by Muffidz Ma'sum / AFP

* Vietnam

* Vietnam's Hung Yen longan finds new digital markets

* Indian airline launches direct Mumbai-Hanoi route

* Ho Chi Minh city opens new school year for over 2.6 million students

* Vietnam, Myanmar agree to deepen defence ties during Min Aung Hlaing visit

* Air India probe flags hydraulic loss, pilot drug test

Myanmar

* Myanmar exports over 130,411 tonnes of fishery products in first five months of FY 2026-27

* Bangladesh measles toll nears grim 1,000-child mark

* Rain likely across much of Bangladesh in next 24 hours

* Bangladesh’s hilsa are disappearing from shallow waters

Cambodia

* Happy vulture day! Positive signs for Cambodia’s critically endangered population

* US strikes three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC attack on American naval ships, Central Command says

* Svay Rieng police officers suspended over $9,000 extortion allegation

* Barely saved, he cuts mourning short to help flood survivors

Laos

* Lao, Kazakhstan Presidents hold historic talks, agree to deepen ties

* 18-year-old man arrested for allegedly killing a baby believed to be his son with a plastic bag

* South Korea’s tap water scores well. So why does almost no one drink it?

Brunei

* Qantas flight returns to New Zealand airport following bird strike

* Haze blankets Brunei as all districts hit unhealthy levels

* Brunei workplaces reminded to exercise heightened precautions during hazy conditions

A Nepali girl places a candle on the ground during a candlelight vigil for victims of the floods in Nepal and Tibet, at Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. -- AP Photo/Dar Yasin
A Nepali girl places a candle on the ground during a candlelight vigil for victims of the floods in Nepal and Tibet, at Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. -- AP Photo/Dar Yasin

Aseanplus

* US Embassy once asked who PAS would pick as PM, claims Hadi

* Nation: Macau Chief Executive departs for home after four-day working visit 

* Nation: Govt urges Meta to expand safety features for under-18s worldwide

* Six areas in Sarawak record very unhealthy API readings as of Saturday evening

* Work continues in Serian under strict precautionary rules amid hazardous haze emergency

* The laptop, the social media user and the false alarm in Taiwan over a Beijing ‘spy’

* US university to pay US$2.1mil settlement over claims it didn’t disclose China ties

* Another survivor rescued 10 days after Nepal's devastating flash flood

* Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flash flood

* US Congress seeks to identify foreign countries behind scam calls

* China's Tianwen 3 probe to seek proof of past life on Mars

* China aims to become leading sporting nation by 2030

* On the frontlines: South Korea’s female Marines

* Mudslide in east China's Jiangxi leaves 1 dead, 11 missing

* They stopped hoping to find him alive. Then they found a hand

* Yu Lan Festival brings Hong Kong tradition to a new generation

* Can Chinese sleeper hit 'Dear You' conquer the US box office next?

* US urged to consider military strikes to stop China achieving AGI first

* Pakistan military says 48 militants killed in multiple raids in south-west

* Mainland China stepping up preparations for Taiwan blockade, report says

* No signs of missing crew tugboat members found in overnight search in Busan

* Hong Kong Nepalese man searches for cousin missing in flood: ‘I cannot sleep’

* How Shinjiro Koizumi is redefining Japan’s security strategy as defence minister

* China’s Li pledges to address US firms’ ‘reasonable concerns’ at Beijing meeting

* Korean lecturer killed Chinese student fearing affair could cost him his job: police

* US targets China’s global trade surplus at G20 meeting ahead of Xi-Trump summit

* One teen missing, and two rescued after being swept away off western Japan beach

* How China’s AI race is shrinking job market, forcing workers into low-paid, manual roles

* US military hits Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles

* Chinese teachers publicly shamed on stage for students’ low test scores, sparking outrage

* Ecuador’s ex-president and Chinese ambassador seek to avoid jail over belt and road dam

* Xi, Putin vow to deepen strategic ties after Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit meet

* Chinese schools spark controversy over strict hair policy barring non-compliant male students

* Karyawan says that artistes are not to be blamed in the 'Madu Atau Racun' drama series controversy

* The Universe Earth International crowns thirteen champions who will represent the country at international competitions

* Jailed Hong Kong opposition activist Joshua Wong admits instigating sanctions against Beijing and the Hong Kong government

* Malaysia's super diva Khadijah Ibrahim and friends to celebrate Malaysia Day with fans at Steg Hotel

* Badminton: Roy King-Kai Wun miss out on China Masters final

* Badminton: Pang Ron-Pei Jing book final spot but all-Malaysian showdown denied

* Motorsport: Motor racing-Alpine's Gasly seizes first career F1 pole ahead of Russell at Monza

* Motor racing-Russell still the man to beat after final Italian GP practice

 

 

 

 

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