Malaysia
* Online application for 10-year passports starts on Monday
* Melaka polls: PH to unveil manifesto within days, says Adly
* Poultry supply chain must comply with syariah requirements
* Experts: Hackers linked to crypto thefts among world’s best
* Nation: Zahid proposes Rauf to remain as Melaka CM
* PM Anwar among racing buffs in Sepang to watch Marquez win Malaysian GP
* Puchong chicken plant raided over ‘shocking’ halal compliance breach
* Sabah pledges close monitoring of sensitive Mt Kinabalu development
* Melaka polls a testing ground for future alliances, says PKR’s Aidi Amin
* Melaka polls: Judge me on ability, not family ties, says Bersatu’s Dr Asmah
* Penang identifies 51 flash flood hotspots, steps up monsoon preparedness
* Govt committed to opening university pathways for pondok students, says Anwar
* Idrus Harun among four appointed as Judicial Appointments Commission members
* Not out style to use personal attacks, we focus on settling issues, says Barisan's jasmine
* ‘Suspicious’ huts on Mount Kinabalu meant for high altitude training, says Sabah Parks director
* Gov't must explain deferred rural road projects despite threefold budget increase, says Dr Wee
* Ringgit expected to trade in narrow range vs greenback ahead of BNM's OPR decision next week
* Bursa Malaysia is expected to consolidate from Monday (Nov 2) and trade within the 1,600-1,630 level
Singapore
* Motorcyclist, a senior citizen, dies after accident with car on BKE near Singapore's Woodlands Checkpoint
* Haze probe: Five Singapore-registered companies agree to engage assessors
* Singapore magistrate grants elderly woman protection order against husband after 50 years of physical, verbal abuse
* Quad ministers express 'grave concerns' over economic coercion
* Iranian envoys meet Qatari mediators as threat looms of US strikes after midterms
* Supertanker hits mine and catches fire east of Hormuz Strait, says Iran's revolutionary guard
* Democratic wins would shift Congress' trade debate but fall short of US tariff rollbacks
Indonesia
* Indonesia's forest fire hotspots fall to 96, but peat fire risks persist
* Indonesia's ecological crisis in spotlight ahead of UN climate summit
* Jakarta’s accessibility gap limits mobility for the disabled
* Indonesia: Rescued apes return to the wild
* China's Communist Party demands loyalty, vows to tighten discipline
* Indonesia's Rayhan Latief records his country's best finish with T16 outing at Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Thailand
* Meet Thailand's Queen Suthida, the world's first reigning queen to fly a fighter jet solo
* Thailand's outsider ministers face reshuffle risk in censure vote
* Thai Customs seize over 3,000 vapes and Kpods worth US$88,968
* Thailand: Activist’s jail term extended to over 34 years
* The Asean contingent led by the Thais shines at the Maybank Championship at KLGCC
* Thailand's young star, Fifa Laopakdee, retains the prestigious Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship title
Philippines
* Filipino families keep their loved ones close on All Saints' Day
* Senior Filipina nabbed with P7.4mil shabu in Zamboanga City
* Over 1,400 displaced after Mayon Volcano eruption in Philippines
* 800 Filipino deportees from Sabah arrive in Zamboanga City, Philippines, on Friday
* Pope Leo says he hopes Oleshky truce could spur Ukraine-Russia peace efforts
* Filipino Dumdumaya fired up to take another shot at Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at T13 finish in his debut
Vietnam
* Middle East conflict: Iran, Qatari mediators hold third day of talks to end US-Iran war
* Vietnam's largest airport Long Thanh to open on Dec 24 with up to 366 flights a week
* Vietnam Airlines diverts to Pakistan as German passenger suffers seizure
* Japanese crew member rescued off Vietnam’s southern coast after cardiac emergency
* Vietnam reduces gasoline special consumption tax to zero through March 2027
* Vietnamese Nguyen Tuan Anh and Ho Anh Huy are ready for another shot at Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Myanmar
* UN investigator: Myanmar junta attacks civilians to terrorize them as arms buys fuel war
* Myanmar moves to channel migrant remittances through official banking systems
* Asean Special Envoy leads humanitarian mission to Myanmar, says DFA
* Returning Myanmar overseas workers to apply for re-entry permission at new Yangon location
* Face up to responsibility for invading China -- a call from a Japanese delegation
Cambodia
* Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province seeks to attract Vietnamese investors
* Cambodia sees rise in drug arrests, drop in seizures in the first 10 months of 2026
* Vibrant dragon boat race held in Cambodia's Takeo province
* Behind Phnom Penh’s runways, creative community makes room for new talent
Laos
* Winds of change: Laos looks up for renewables push
* Laos lists record US$500 million bond in Hong Kong, gains first entry into global bond index
* Countries reach COP17 deal to speed up biodiversity action, but money still short
Brunei
* Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia keen to join regional push on social media giants, says Fahmi
* Brunei spelling champions crowned after final showdown
* Germany's Dobrindt calls for tough penalties after Frankfurt unrest, Bild says
Aseanplus
* New Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen vows to deepen Malaysia-China ties
* Boat capsizes in strong currents near Tanjung Manis, one missing
* 24 people evacuated as floods hit Sipitang village
* FBI says North Korea is responsible for US$6bil crypto hack
* Five killed in fresh ethnic violence in India's Manipur state
* H5 bird flu detected in dolphin in South Australia
* Japan: Tokyo wants Moscow to release journalist
* Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Japan's Mie Prefecture
* India’s protest movements unite in fresh headache for Modi
* Sri Lanka's war widows and the long search for the missing
* Kimono-clad pets blessed at Japan festival lacking enough kids
* Athletics-European champion Mageean dies aged 34 after cancer battle
* Bangladesh to form wage board as garment workers keep up protests
* Delta Air Lines bets on premium travel to win share of Hong Kong market
* North Korea says defence research institutes tested major weapon system
* Japan's defence ministry aims to build the capability to rapidly launch rockets
* Rubio and Brazil's foreign minister to meet after election tension, source says
* US to deport 150 Afghan immigrants back to Afghanistan via Pakistan: US media
* Lula’s win in Brazil deals blow to Trump’s Latin America push: former China envoy
* India - Thousands join Indian opposition protest demanding poll chief's resignation
* Hong Kong lawmakers raise concerns about fresh HK$27 billion funding for tech hub
* Hong Kong to set up new body to oversee building renovations in regulatory overhaul
* Five people injured after car hits pedestrians near autumn foliage spot in Japan's Miyagi
* ‘Flirtatious’ US$2,500 photo shoots for ‘lonely’ middle-aged women spark backlash in China
* German leader’s recent China visit is the latest sign of foreign diplomacy pivot beyond Beijing
* 'A musical miracle': At 97, China’s first female conductor still performs in public, wowing audiences
* Hong Kong leader John Lee vows to stay on, says housing minister’s resignation his ‘political decision’
* Focus: Pragmatic autonomy: Navigating the next chapter of Malaysia-US defence ties
* Motorsport: Third Malaysian GP win at Sepang for world champion Marc Marquez
* Cricket - Seifert guides New Zealand to consolation win over India in fifth T20I
* Tennis - Shnaider downs Fernandez in Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo
* Athletics-European champion Mageean dies aged 34 after cancer battle
* Motor racing - Hamilton recalls Schumacher after first Ferrari pole, hails Antonelli
* Badminton: Aaron-Roy King, Pang Ron-Pei Jing go down fighting at Hylo Open semis
* Golf - LPGA bound young star Mirabel Ting ends Maybank Championship 2026 as best Malaysian for the third year running
* Golf - Back-to-back Maybank Championship glory in KL for Japan's Yamashita / Japan's Miyu Yamashita is rightly 'the queen' after creating history defending her Maybank Championship title
