Malaysia
* Saved by detour in deadly floods
* Sultan Ibrahim conferred Jordan’s highest civilian honour
* King attends Conference of Rulers pre-council meeting
* King grants audience to IGP
* Tuanku Muhriz to skip Rulers’ meeting over state matters
* Terengganu royal family member sues two banks over RM1.99mil loss
* Five Malaysians arrested with drugs hidden in shoes at Tokyo's Haneda Airport
* Home Ministry to seek details on Malaysians held over drugs in Japan
* No official report of Malaysian companies conducting open burning in Indonesia
* Refugee Registration Document only for those who entered Malaysia before January 2023
* RM1,000 aid set to roll out
* 10-year tax break to boost Malaysian shipping
* Proposed amendments to include universal principle
* Budget 2027 – Goodies galore
* AirAsia in talks with govt over funding support
* Authorities cracking down on ‘rat lanes’ in Perlis
* PAS prepares for rematch against Adly in Bukit Katil
* Ambulances taking too long
* RM100mil local inflows recorded
* Schools take a haze break
* Form 2 student struck, killed by lightning in Pasir Mas
* Over 25,000 foreigners detained in nationwide crackdown on illegal business operations
* 59th MATTA fair generates RM37mil in domestic tourism sales, Dewan Rakyat told
* Johor sees 37 scams daily as online fraud cases surge 44%, says state police chief
* Prosecutorial independence cannot be compromised, Umno tells Jelutong MP
* Laws cannot stop cross-border haze without regional cooperation, says ministry
* Sarawak positions Miri as strategic gas hub under regional development roadmap
* Adventures in Endau-Rompin, and other biodiverse rainforests in Malaysia
* Haze: 19 areas record unhealthy air quality, eight in Johor
* Don’t take the law into your own hands over refugees, Home Minister warns
* Sarawak’s free tertiary education open to UEC holders, DUN told
* Retrenched workers amid RM2,000 minimum wage hike eligible for EIS, says Akmal
* MACC, police to jointly investigate MyEG, Zetrix AI
* Malaysia hopes shift in wind patterns ease transboundary haze, says Zahid
* Teacher claims trial to negligence charges over student's death
* Parliament to hold Special Chambers debate on haze
* Melaka polls: PAS-BN talks at final stage, says Annuar Musa
* Prasarana ramping up efforts to improve LRT reliability after challenging 2026
* Shafie, Leiking returned unopposed as Warisan top leaders
* Malaysia cautious on proposal to co-chair The Hague Group, says Mat Hasan
* Zara Qairina's mother refused post-mortem despite being briefed, inquest told
* Super El Nino forecast from March to May 2027, temperatures may break 40.1°C record
* High Court grants Perikatan leave to challenge Registrar of Societies suspension order
* JustGo records three million transactions, advances MLFF push
* Malaysia, Singapore to review Linggiu Dam emergency response plans on Nov 5
* Shah Alam 11-vehicle crash: Lorry driver pleads not guilty to drugged driving against traffic
* Four charged over death of durian seller
* Cops probing Molotov cocktail attack on Rohingya settlement in Kulai
* 100kg crocodile caught in villagers' fishing net in Kota Marudu
* Over 130,000 Penang consumers hit by water supply disruption
* Haze: Schools in Johor, Melaka, Negri and several other districts to close Oct 14
* Shouting match breaks out in Parliament over allocations, anti-party hopping law
* Zara Qairina inquest: No witnesses to incident, no CCTV at hostel
* Haze: Cloud seeding conducted in Johor
* Body of man found in drain at Sama Gagah Market
* Orang Asli children should not be denied documentation over parents' marriage records
* Man charged with trafficking 72kg of cannabis in Alor Setar
* Durian orchard owner scammed of RM202,460 by fake lottery forecasting syndicate
* Haze: STPM, STAM exams in Pahang to proceed as scheduled
* Police record statements from six in RM230.9mil MyEG revenue probe
* Melaka’s youngest 2021 candidate eyes return to electoral fray
* Cops open two probes into alleged RM350,000 bribe, defamatory posts involving senior MACC officer
* Businessman gets six months' jail for assaulting ex-girlfriend
* 492 undocumented workers detained in Johor factory raid
* Malaysia must find solutions for long-term disasters like haze, says CRSM
* Super El Niño: Fomca urges early preparation for water, power and food
* Dewan Rakyat debate heats up over migrant refugee issue
* Man, mother arrested to assist probe into non-Islamic ritual
* CTOS Digital estimates RM12mil in Patami impact from cybersecurity incident
* Government must answer for e-Jamin governance failures, says Malaysian Bar
* Driver dies in two-lorry collision on North-South Expressway near Ayer Hitam
* Gunshots involved in six of 20 Sabah elephant deaths
* Malaysia wants to attract students from more countries, says Zambry
* Green turtle carcass found at Kerteh beach
* Haze update: 26 areas record unhealthy air quality as at 7pm, Pasir Gudang worst hit
Singapore
* More S’pore properties head to auction but cheap deals still scarce
* Plan to test driverless buses on two Singapore routes called off as authority explores smaller-scale trials
* Haze in Singapore persists; 24-hour PSI remains unhealthy for all regions
* Working from home? Sydney trader fired after laptop gives away his Singapore getaway
* Firefly extends Seletar-Subang flight cancellations
* Male teacher charged with committing voyeurism in Singapore primary school
* Myanmar woman charged with biting, shaking, choking baby over several days in Singapore flat
* More than seven years’ jail, caning for man who attacked and robbed another man after sex act in Singapore
* Two men to be charged over stolen bank cards on flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore
Indonesia
* Indonesia's consumer index slips amid caution
* Prabowo orders tougher action on Indonesia fires; foreign offers to help tackle haze not discussed
* Prabowo’s drive for stability turns Indonesia's House into rubber stamp
* Smoke, swamps and snakes hamper Indonesia’s battle against forest fires, say officials
* Indonesia's Bali struggling with fuel shortages
* Indonesia's Prabowo orders more resources to fight wildfires as haze anger grows
* Damaged and drained, Indonesia's peatlands go up in smoke
* Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupts at least 10 times, spews ash up to 900 metres
Thailand
* A silent future? Bangkok debates banning motorised tuk-tuks
* 'No choice': IMF says developing countries must cut spending or restructure debt
* Warning of heavy rain as Thai reservoirs reach 82% capacity
* Thaksin filed amnesty request on Oct 8, says lawyer
* Floods still hit 20 Thai provinces and Bangkok, affecting 2.45 million people
Philippines
* Some 24,000 families affected by central Philippine volcano eruption
* Former Philippine President expected to appear in 4th ICC status conference
* Palace hits critics of Marcos advice to collect water ahead of El Nino: They need buckets of brains
* Prosecutors drop three impeachment charges against Philippine VP Duterte
* Sara Duterte says her purpose is more than becoming the next president
Vietnam
* Chinese premier meets Vietnam's National Assembly chairman
* Vietnam pilots visa exemption for Chinese tour groups visiting Khanh Hoa
* Vietnam indicts businessman "Shark" over alleged fraud involving more than US$330mil
* Russia waives visa requirements for Vietnamese tourists
Myanmar
* Convicted Myanmar refugees need to serve sentence before repatriation
* Myanmar President nominates Lt-Gen Yar Pyae for Defence Minister post
* Flooding and landslides severely damage Myeik-Dawei section of Yangon-Myeik Union Highway
* Elderly taxi driver dies of suspected heatstroke in downtown Yangon
* Seven Myanmar children rescued in Bangkok trafficking raid
Cambodia
* From the royal table to street food, Cambodian chefs reviving Khmer culinary heritage
* Pchum Ben holiday sees 26 killed on Cambodia's roads
* Ex-Cambodian lawmaker Sam An seeks pardon, security guarantees ahead of Phnom Penh talks
Laos
* Malaysian links identified in Laos airport drug seizure probe, says Bukit Aman
* The Silk Keffiyeh Project: Weaving hope
* Laos moves to tackle labour shortage as workers flock to jobs abroad
* Lao Front urges govt to get tough on drugs, scams, other social problems
Brunei
* Brunei national para-sports contingent honoured for medal haul
* Singapore, Brunei sign pact to strengthen supply chain resilience
* Air quality moderate across Brunei
Aseanplus
* ‘A pack of lies’: Abby Choi’s mother rejects claims Kwong family repaid her debts, investigator testifies
* Malaysia seeks deeper cooperation with China to tackle cybercrime
* Malaysia seeks China’s advanced satellite tech for weather forecasting, says Zahid
* Qatar Airways suspends flights to Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, Dammam
* IndiGo, Akasa Air suspend Saudi Arabia flights until Oct 17 amid security concerns
* Riyadh attack: Activities in Mecca, Madinah proceed as usual
* U.S. stocks end mixed as tech shares slide
* Pyongyang fires ‘ballistic missiles’ into Sea of Japan
* EU deal sees need to build Chinese cars in Europe
* Greater gains from China ties
* Kim’s fun economy
* Copters race to the rescue
* New crime agency targets critic of would-be chief
* Police abuses alleged during protests
* Disruption grinds Delhi to a halt
* Bursa cautious as global risks offset budget perks
* Banks open to moratorium for 54 missing in Nepal
* Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks
* QuickCheck: Is it true that a beetle was named after Tun Dr Siti Hasmah?
* Nasdaq ends lower as oil prices surge ahead of earnings, economic data
* Pope Leo to have surgery on lung nodule on Tuesday afternoon
* Budget 2027 optimism lifts ringgit despite external headwinds
* Japan's wholesale inflation remains elevated, keeps alive BOJ rate-hike view
* Action star Jet Li denies abandoning first family, says he left past marriage with nothing
* Profit-taking halts rebound on FBM KLCI
* Oil ticks lower as Russia diesel supply prospects counter Gulf supply risks
* Asian stocks dive as focus on earnings, geopolitics
* Asean foreign ministers to tackle transboundary haze in November meetings
* Japan opposition party calls on farm minister to resign over scandals
* Saudi capital's airport to remain shut this week as airlines cancel services
* A first lady’s death, a nation’s old wounds: Why a film is dividing South Korea
* Chinese great-grandfather, 101, defies ageing with daily diet of Coke, Sprite, seafood
* India youth shift tactics as police clamp down on election protest
* FBM KLCI slightly higher as banks rise, tech shares routed
* Qantas plane grounded after passengers on long-haul flight report bedbug bites
* AI boom bolstered growth in global trade, benefiting China and India, IMF says
* South Korean police detain man over stabbing of eight people at shopping mall
* Indian police detain 'cockroach' movement leaders demanding election chief stand down
* South Korean cybersecurity institute staff caught playing StarCraft while bosses away
* Four killed, over a dozen injured in Pakistan train derailment
* Survey: 26% in Japan see US as biggest threat to world peace
* Several hurt, one in 'cardiac arrest' in S. Korea market stabbing
* Australia will do 'anything we can' to stop US execution being shown online: PM
* Indifferent cat MeiMei becomes Guangzhou ambassador
* Modi says India a trusted partner as supply chains weaponised
* Japan, US review troops' off-duty rules after Okinawa killing
* Nepalis return home for Dashain festival, only to face trouble at the border
* Woman unplugs freezer in S.Korean shop to charge phone, leaving owner with melted ice cream
* Zii Jia faces court hearing in family dispute
* MACC has frozen assets worth RM1.27bil since 2022
* Motor racing-Rwanda to bring F1 back to Africa for first time since 1993
* FBM KLCI closed marginally higher
* A shining star: Aaliyah Yoong sets new Asian records at US meet
* Over 20 flights affected after scissors feared lost at Japan's Naha Airport
* Driver faces eight more charges over crowd crash in Australia's Newcastle
* HK actor Damian Lau, 76, urges public to have faith in him amid health concerns
* Doctors warn of physical limits as China viral ‘flash step’ dance sends imitators to hospital
* Five killed, 30 injured as passenger train derails in Pakistan's Punjab
* Volcanic crater lake in eastern Japan draws crowds on reopening after 8-year closure
