Malaysia
* MyEG hit with additional RM353.13mil income tax assessment, civil suit by government
* Removal of two Negri Undang now official
* No Malaysians involved in deadly Spain train crash, says Foreign Ministry
* Billionaires revive plan to create M’sia’s biggest telco
* Dr Wee confirms MCA will contest in Melaka polls
* Mohd Shuhaily to return to police force from AKPS, says Saifuddin
* Ethical businesses key to investor trust, says Anwar
* MCMC: Over 47,000 cyberbullying posts removed
* ‘Hillside work pauses costly but safety comes first’
* Police awaiting psychiatric report on axe attack case
* ‘1MDB recovery falls short’
* One-off aid mulled for families of missing flood victims
* Over RM400mil in assets frozen
* GPS to take on all 82 seats in Sarawak polls
* Headmaster gets jail, caning for child porn
* Couple carrying nearly RM3mil in cash nabbed
* Najib gets nod to attend hearing
* Sabah leaders, public gather at KK court for Putrajaya's appeal over 40% revenue share ruling
* GOF seizes 25 tonnes of rice suspected to have been smuggled from Thailand
* Repatriation of refugees to continue, says Saifuddin
* Trade with BRICS countries rose 20% to over RM480bil this year, Dewan Rakyat told
* Malaysia calls for urgent South China Sea Code of Conduct
* Melaka polls: 28 nomination centres to open on nomination day on Oct 31, says EC
* Firefighters assist in transporting 300kg man to hospital in Tasek Gelugor
* 8,540 content related to 3R taken down since 2022
* Friends facing animal cruelty charge for allegedly dragging dog behind their motorcycle
* Drug-related arrests of Malaysians overseas rise to 1,588, Parliament told
* Melaka polls: PKR to contest Ayer Limau, bringing Pakatan target to 22 seats
* Public warned against scam syndicate using AI-generated images of fake 'Datuk'
* Appeals court reserves decision in Sabah special grant appeal
* Govt to hire 750 doctors to permanent posts in Sabah and Sarawak
* MCMC reviewing tighter regulations on online games, including Roblox, says Fahmi
* Melaka polls: MCA to contest third seat in Bandar Hilir
* MCA urges Penang govt to state stand on Jelutong landfill project after five EIA rejections
* Appeals Court upholds ex-Pahang water procurement manager's conviction, three-year jail term
* MACC issues asset declaration notices to brothers Nazir Hussin and Mubarak Hussain
* Sabah Immigration deports 800 Filipino detainees, six more repatriation exercises planned
* My relationship with Bersatu leaders good, says embattled Perlis MB
* Johor govt rejects claims linking JCorp to Indonesian fires
* HR Ministry continues to prioritise job opportunities for locals, says Ramanan
* Heavy rain causes Kulai road to collapse
* Immigration busts RM6mil online scam syndicate, 64 foreigners nabbed
* Floods: Perak latest state to be hit, one relief centre opened in Kerian
* Kelantan cops open three investigations over social media comments about police
Singapore
* S’pore unveils AI measures to spur new products
* Closer EU-Asia ties urged amid trade restrictions
* Running from haze into cool malls
* Singapore's Keppel posts higher nine-month profit as infrastructure shines
* Singapore to propose changes to haze law in Parliament; firms linked to fires must provide access to info
* Maybank Singapore to allow businesses to transact in ringgit
* Haze in Singapore: PM2.5 reading in the west returns to normal zone after entering elevated range
* Woman fined S$2,500 for molesting female nightspot worker in Singapore
* Singapore central bank reminds banks to manage environmental risks linked to haze
* Singapore, Cambodia police and OCBC help Singapore firm recover US$12.8mil from scammers
* At least S$1.3mil lost in October to scammers posing as Simba staff and government officials in Singapore
* Bomberry chocolate fruit products recalled in Singapore over fears they may contain metal
* Jail for former youth worker who had sex with underage ex-resident of home in Singapore
Indonesia
* Indonesia's Randy Bintang and Rayhan Latief shoot 73s to lead their country's charge at Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
* Joint task force on haze mulled
* Indonesia’s wealth fund CIO owns stake in sanctioned brokerage
* 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's Banda Sea, tremors felt in Maluku and Papua
* Andrea Bocelli concerts in Indonesia to proceed despite opposition from Muslim clerics
* Fire, smoke and statesmanship: Comment
* Indonesian free meals agency pledges urgent action to curb food poisoning
* Indonesian police probe 97 corporations over forest fires, 20 named suspects
* Rains bring relief to Indonesian city weary of fire haze
Thailand
* Five face charges over Thai-Singapore prostitution ring
* Phuket City issues red alert as roads flood on Oct 29
* Thailand strips chief rabbi’s citizenship in foreigner crackdown
* Suvarnabhumi airport runway subsidence delays five airlines
* Thai PM orders full crackdown on Ben Smith-linked laundering network
Philippines
* Hegseth seeks to reassure Asian allies
* Asean envoy to lead humanitarian mission to Myanmar
* Philippine island fights rising seas with nature, not concrete
* Philippines Defence Secretary Teodoro rejects China’s claim of abuse of Asean chairmanship
* Tinio: Marcos feigning control as analysts say peso to slide further
Vietnam
* Vietnam's Hoiana Shores and New South Wales in Sydney will host the next two Asia-Pacific Amateur Championships
* Firms urge tax overhaul to boost competitiveness
* Vietnam sets 65% state ownership floor for major banks, to retain control of strategic groups
* Vietnam to universalise preschool education for children aged five and six
* Vietnam joins international community in calling for end to US embargo against Cuba
* BIGBANG concert generates US$29mil for Hanoi
* Vietnam's Cong Minh Greenery chairman indicted alongside 46 others in bidding cheat
Myanmar
* Armed group denies allegations of threatening ethnic rights and cultural heritage in Myanmar's northern Shan State
* Asean Special Envoy Lazaro arrives in Myanmar for three-day visit
Cambodia
* Two hundred life cruise passengers left high and dry
* Cambodia sets 10,000 conscript quota for first intake under new military service law
* Justice minister briefs IMF on how online scam gangs have tarnished Cambodia’s reputation
* Returning to the bas-Reliefs: Who Copied Whom? Understanding the roots of South-East Asia’s water festivals
* US couple's retirement dream in ruins after residential cruise scrapped in Cambodia
* Hong Kong leader apologises for deadly fire
Laos
* Lao govt to raise private-sector minimum wage to US$150
Brunei
* Brunei Minister on working visit to Vietnam
* Phone impersonation scams cost Bruneians over BND5.5mil
Aseanplus
* Khaled: Disputes must not divide Asean
* Malaysia's trade with BRICS nations exceeds RM846.5bil in 2025
* Malaysia-US trade surges despite extra tariffs
* Australia’s hot 3Q inflation cements case for imminent rate rise
* Boosting supply of refined critical metals means de-risking investment
* Samsung’s Lee caps four-year turnaround with record profit surge
* China’s protein power play
* Cartoonist challenges law over male-only heirs
* Arnab slams into coastal communities
* Security tightened amid dam protests
* Seoul shantytown fire largely extinguished
* Adoptees uncover secrets of their past
* Wall St gains as Fed holds rates, earnings in focus
* Oil rises on Yemen fighting, Saudi refinery attack
* Aaron Kwok celebrates 61st birthday as youngest daughter makes first public appearance
* Ringgit opens higher against US$ on expectations of OPR normalisation
* FBM KLCI rises after US stays put on interest rate
* Samsung posts record profit in Q3 on AI chip boom
* Australia's Lynas Rare Earths posts higher first-quarter revenue as CEO search continues
* Oil prices fall as peace hopes offset fears of growing Middle East conflict
* Seoul court dismisses lawsuit by Tesla owners seeking refunds for 'Full Self-Driving' tech
* Brent crude oil prices expected to average US$80-US$95 per barrel in 2027 - analysts
* Tencent Cloud commits to investing in Malaysia over next three years
* Japan retail traders shrug off GMO hack, says Central Tanshi FX
* BMI: Asean to strengthen medicine supply chains, domestic manufacturing
* North Korea fires around 10 ballistic missiles toward sea off east coast, Seoul says
* Asia Pacific airlines carry 30.4mil international passengers in Sept, up 0.7% - AAPA
* South Korea fines Google and Apple over unfair app market practices
* Malaysia’s BRICS partnership strengthens economic links with Asean, says Lukanisman
* Hello Kitty owner axes Japan show tie-up after China furore
* FBM KLCI edges higher ahead of corporate results
* ‘Chinese can actually fly’: Man pilots homemade hoverboard over mountains, across Yangtze River
* Taliban’s poppy ban falters as Afghan farmers say they can't feed their children
* Moscow, Pyongyang back network sending workers to Russian factories, report says
* Six killed in cyclone off India's eastern coast
* Uniqlo scraps price rise on US$2 socks after Japan shopper outcry
* Election polls in New Zealand continue to show no clear outcome
* Chinese boy who donated US$1.5 to end power cuts now works for energy company
* Bangladesh presses India before Ganges water treaty expires
* South Korea says considering deployment options to Strait of Hormuz, including aircraft
* Lynas expects one-month shutdown at Malaysian rare-earths plant
* Sri Lanka's Tamil farmers fight to reclaim land after civil war
* Season's first snow seen on slopes of South Korea's Seoraksan
* Siti Nurhaliza's facial bruises linger weeks after concert rehearsal fall
* Abby Choi’s remains found in flat reeking of disinfectant, murder trial hears
* Japan's Miyu Yamashita leads the Asian charge as Frenchwoman Pauline takes the first-round lead at the Maybank Championship 2026
* Hong Kong leader apologises for deadly fire
* Japan to support restoration of strictly protected area in Mongolia after wildfires
* FBM KLCI reverses early gains to close lower amid regional weakness
* Political outsider evoking Jacinda Ardern may decide who runs New Zealand
* The ‘Queen of the Chinese’ and a forgotten history on the US-Mexico border
* Major relief for Indian politician Azam Khan and son in dual PAN card case as High Court suspends sentence, grants bail
* China formally launches project to build aircraft carrier-sized ‘science island’
* Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Japan’s Chiba Prefecture
* Bangladesh's Awami League leader Hanif sentenced to death, three others jailed till death, over killing of six in Kushtia
* Malaysia's GDP growth expected to exceed 5% in 2026, says Amir Hamzah
* Govt confident 2026 GDP growth will exceed 5%, strong economy to benefit the people - Amir Hamzah
* Lao Gan Ma faces backlash over AI automation claims, company denies mass layoffs
* Ringgit extends gains against US dollar after Fed holds interest rates
* One dead, one missing after soil collapse at central Japan construction site
* Pakistan court jails prominent rights couple for 10 years, family says
* Woman, lover arrested in India for stabbing husband while he was sleeping; Victim in ICU
* Sri Lanka seeks return of 112 wanted suspects from 13 countries
* Liyana Durisic leads the Malaysian charge at the Maybank Championship 2026
* Prosecutors again seek death penalty for former South Korean President Yoon
* China's Communist Party seeks to tighten discipline
* Alibaba wins preliminary injunction against Pentagon lobbying rule
