Malaysia
* Bukit Aman confirms Malaysian among 13 detained over 521kg drug seizure in Laos
* Cross-border haze expected to clear from Oct 9 as inter-monsoon period begins
* Haze worsens nationwide, Johor leads with most number of areas recording unhealthy API
* Haze: 31 areas record unhealthy API readings as at 6pm
* School safety measures still insufficient, says PM Anwar
* Malaysia should decide refugee status, not UNHCR, says Anwar
* Measures to tighten security at KLIA to be implemented in three phases, says Saifuddin
* AGC to scrutinise all evidence before deciding on action in Shuhaily case
* Immigration busts scam syndicate operating out of abandoned hotel near Kuantan
* Housewife jailed a year for impersonating senior Immigration officer
* Sun bear sighting: Negri Perhilitan to move trap near Taman Tuanku Jaafar
* Company director, factory worker charged with vehicle theft, attempted murder and dangerous driving in Johor
* Sabah introduces Outcome-Based Integrity framework to curb corruption, plug leakages
* Form One student seriously injured in third-floor fall at Kulim school
* Boyfriend held over murder of female student in Kuantan
* Civil servant remanded in Sabah over RM2mil corruption probe
* Elderly man claims trial to rape and unnatural sex charges involving employer's daughter
* Malaysian ports to be assigned distinct roles to avoid duplication, says Loke
* Tackle mule accounts at source to combat scams, says TI-Malaysia
* Melaka polls: Umno still waiting candidate proposals, says state chairman
* Over 80% of young Malaysians with diabetes, hypertension unaware of condition, says Dr Dzulkefly
* Immigration nabs 177 undocumented migrants in raids on two Gelang Patah factories
* 19-year-old killed in three-vehicle crash in Sepang
* Sungai Perak waters remain safe despite Kuala Kangsar fish kill, says Exco
* Fire breaks out at basement car park of JB mall
* Fishmonger fined RM5,000 for peeping at neighbour's wife
* Cobbler pleads not guilty to charges of assault, vehicle theft and public nudity
* Rubber tapper gets 12 months' jail for injuring, intimidating 65-year-old man
* Foreign couple accused of planting chest hair in food to avoid bill
* Melaka police bust phone scam syndicate targeting Japanese citizens
* ECRL targets mid-December start for commercial operations
* Five detained over hit-and-run death of student in Seremban
* No signs of water contamination found in RON95 tanks at six Perak stations, lab analysis pending
* Motivational speaker released on police bail as sexual harassment probe continues
* Berkat Deepavali: RM30mil to help Indian entrepreneurs, says Sim
Singapore
* Two Singaporeans fined S$3.35mil each for diesel duty, GST evasion
* Haze in Singapore: Air quality remains unhealthy for much of the island
* OldTown White Coffee to close final Singapore outlet at Kallang Wave Mall
* Aerial activities banned in Singapore Grand Prix restricted area from Oct 8-12
* Singapore refers 8 civil servants to police after investigating report alleging privileged information was used for home purchases
* Singapore to join international agreement on neutrality of the Panama Canal
* Parliament approves increases to salaries of Singapore President, Speaker and Deputy Speakers
* Eight Singapore public officers referred to police over property purchases near future MRT station
* Seven weeks’ jail for man in Singapore who paid for sexual services of teenager who claimed she was 21
* Singapore's Telok Blangah murder: Clinic doctor rushed to help elderly man who was stabbed in the chest
* Singapore minister signals new laws to ensure deterrent sentences for all scam mules
* Jail for man who drove up to 221kmh in group joyride that ended in crash along Singapore's Stamford Road
Indonesia
* Mt Rinjani’s hiking route reopened after blaze
* Jakarta gears up to expand Transjakarta portfolio
* Two Vietnamese arrested in East Java over smuggling of 3,400 songbirds
* Indonesia's candidate for WHO chief calls on US to rejoin agency
* Medan to install 10,000 CCTV cameras to curb rising thefts
* Prabowo’s reshuffle brings ties with Jokowi back into focus
* Indonesia says will halt forest destruction for rice paddies
* Surabaya blast injures five, damages 41 properties
* Indonesia passes One Data Bill to strengthen government data governance
* Indonesia collects US$190mil in fines over forestry violations
* Four Indonesian seamen return home after Somali pirate ordeal
Thailand
* Thailand to offer free stopover tours for transit passengers
* Thailand asks firms to cut egg exports after flood losses
* Trump hopes to sign Thai tariff deal during November Asia visit
* Activists demand amnesty for protesters as Thailand marks 1976 massacre
* Thailand’s Mae Wong National Park closes after roads and accommodation damaged
Philippines
* Good boys go to church
* El Nino places 106 areas in Philippines under state of calamity, affects over 300,000
* Scientists discover new frog, resurrect two species in Philippines after 106 years
* Middle East war sharpens focus on Asean energy security plans
* Purple reign: Philippines seeks to keep grip on ube throne
* Philippine security council looking into China-linked remittances to Duterte family firm
Vietnam
* 12 men held over stealing house cats for slaughter
* Ho Chi Minh City records strongest quarterly growth in a decade
* Vietnam PM to pay official visits to Laos, Cambodia
Myanmar
* Brace for power outages, public warned
* Myanmar military airstrikes on Rakhine displacement camps kill eight, rebel group says
* Half of UNHCR refugees are from Myanmar, says Immigration Dept
* Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing to visit Malaysia Oct 7 to 8 for bilateral talks
Cambodia
* Cambodian PM urges Asean veterans’ groups to prioritise welfare
* Cambodia issues weather warning as impacts of three storms bring rain, high winds
* Buddhist leader urges preservation of Cambodia's rice-offering tradition, respect for differing beliefs
Laos
* Railway link to China boosts Laos’ role as regional connectivity hub
* Malaysia, Laos explore new growth areas as bilateral ties mark 60 years
Brunei
* Air quality remains moderate across Brunei
Aseanplus
* RM944bil in project bids for 2027 ahead of Budget, Dewan Rakyat told
* Malaysia's inflation among region's lowest, but upstream cost pressures rising - World Bank
* China an ‘important neighbour’
* A long march for Imran’s release
* IMF clears the way for access to US$345mil
* OpenAI, Anthropic tell Australia they would welcome data breach rules
* HK actor Ekin Cheng, 59, has fans screaming after showing off his muscular arms at fan meet
* Slight gain on FBM KLCI as US tech rally builds
* Ringgit opens slightly higher against greenback despite higher US rate expectations
* Asian shares track Wall Street higher, Treasury yields near multi-decade highs
* Nepal ends search and rescue after flood, focuses on rehabilitation
* South Korea says preparing response to force North Korean apology over DMZ blast
* Australian opposition party vows 'biggest cut to immigration' in country's history
* A Chinese county's violins go global
* Hong Kong records 1.06 million visitor arrivals in first four days of Golden Week
* Rise of older-woman, younger-man marriages in Korea
* Nepal mutton prices hit record high ahead of major Hindu festival
* Hundreds of police guard Indian capital ahead of opposition protest
* F1 driver Bottas opts to cycle 350km through Malaysia to get to Singapore Grand Prix
* Suspected robber killed, policeman injured in Islamabad encounter
* First non-stop New York to Sydney flight to take off in 2028
* Suzuki to launch Japan’s cheapest mini EV in November
* Bursa Malaysia tracks regional markets higher at midday
* Flydubai co-pilot completed portion of his flight training in New Zealand: Police
* Longer trips, richer experiences: China’s National Day holiday signals shifting tourism trends
* Pyeongtaek brawl involving about 10 foreign nationals leaves two arrested
* South Korea warns of possible AI use in banking hacks
* Could everyday chemicals be shaping autism? What parents and workers should know
* Jaya Grocer’s Instagram account compromised, users urged not to click links
* China National Day Holiday spending heralds upbeat start to fourth quarter
* Alleged Indian leader of child abuse ring goes on trial in Paris
* AI to drive Asean+3 growth
* Jinny Lu, the world’s ugliest dog, proves that looks aren’t everything
* Emerging Asia banks have buffers to withstand strong El Niño, says S&P
* Shang-Chi actor Simu Liu marries fiancee Allison Hsu in France
* Ready, set, snooze: Sleep-deprived Japanese compete for best-rested
* See Ai Weiwei’s new art in Sydney that was inspired by the war in Ukraine
* How Tenzing Sherpa became Nepal’s breakout star at the Asian Games
* Taiwan shares scale record high as softer US payrolls boost Asian equities
* A trader’s guide to navigating Malaysia’s 2027 Budget plan
* Anoushka Shankar saves the night for KL fans with intimate pop-up after KLCC show pulled
* OpenAI apologises for Australia Medicare hack
* Zii Jia safely through to Arctic Open main draw
* Paper markers used as stand-ins for real queues draw criticism in South Korea
* Typhoon Choi-wan approaches Ogasawara Islands as two new typhoons form
* Vijay’s TVK government 150 days report card: Welfare, debt, investment, law and order and corruption examined
* 7-Eleven exits India amid mounting competition
* Five Malaysian women make Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Asia 2026 list
* Bursa Malaysia edges higher ahead of Budget 2027
* Banking industry, PayNet to introduce industry fraud alert, eye pilot testing in 1H 2027 - Bank Negara governor
* Robert Pattinson’s new movie ‘Primetime’ banned in Malaysia
* Abby Choi called ex-father-in-law ‘old crook’ amid HK$72mil flat row; her remains found in soup pots with carrots, court hears
* India says 12 injured after tanker attacked off Oman
* Bangladesh considers dengue vaccine trials as outbreak worsens
* New Buriram United coach Mario Silva seeks forward fix ahead of Asean Club Shopee Cup defence
* HK-based singer Maria Cordero, 72, planning for future, now looking into nursing homes
