South Korea

Govt eyes future fund from chip windfall

THE country plans to establish a future fund using extra tax revenue generated by a semiconductor boom to invest in growth engines, support for younger generations and efforts to address widening inequality, a top government official said.

Thailand

Fugitive scam boss finally caught

Immigration police have arrested a South Korean national accused of leading a scam and online gambling network after he allegedly fled an Interpol notice and hid in Thailand.

China

Underground church pastor freed

THE country has released the founder of an underground church who has been detained since October, his church and family confirmed. After US President Donald Trump raised his case with counterpart Xi Jinping.

Japan

Bear scare sparks helicopter rescue

Four climbers were rescued by helicopter from a mountain in Hokkaido after being stranded for about three and a half hours due to an encounter with a brown bear, police said.

China

Joint naval drills with Russia this month

Beijing and Moscow will hold their annual joint naval exercises this month and conduct patrols in unspecified areas of the Pacific Ocean, Beijing's defence ministry said

China

Newly discovered fossil sheds light on avian tail evolution mystery

Researchers have recently discovered a new Jurassic bird fossil that overturns a long-held assumption about how the avian tail evolved, according to findings published online in the journal Science Advances.

Japan

Space probe skims asteroid in planetary defence test

A space probe performed a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid, in a test mission for technology that could help protect the planet from space rocks.

North Korea

North tests newest warship

Kim Jong-Un oversaw weapons tests this week of the 5,000-tonne destroyer Kang Kon, including cruise missile launches and "electronic warfare means", state media reported.

Nepal

100 days of fast change, few words

ONE hundred days after taking power, promising sweeping reform, Nepal's 36-year-old rapper-turned-Prime Minister Balendra Shah has upended the government while remaining an elusive public figure.

Philippines

First day of Philippine VP Sara Duterte impeachment trial to focus on rules, procedures

MANILA: The first day of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial will be devoted to procedural matters, with no witnesses scheduled to take the stand, former Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, impeachment prosecution panel adviser, said on Sunday (July 5)

India

Heavy rain affects air travel in Mumbai and Delhi

HYDERABAD, (India): (Bernama) Monsoon rains lashed India's financial capital, Mumbai, and the national capital, New Delhi, on Sunday (July 5), disrupting flight operations, forcing multiple diversions and causing widespread flooding that paralysed traffic in parts of Mumbai.

Indonesia

Fire erupts after suspected explosion at community oil well in Indonesia's Aceh Province

JAKARTA: (Bernama) A community-operated oil well in Indonesia's Aceh province is believed to have exploded on Sunday (July 5), sparking a fire that prompted authorities to cordon off the area as firefighters battled to contain the blaze.

Singapore

Man struck by lightning at Singapore's Pasir Ris Beach among seven taken to hospital

SINGAPORE: Seven people, including two children, were taken to hospital on Sunday (July 5) afternoon after a lightning strike incident at Pasir Ris Beach

AseanPlus News

Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Sunday (July 5, 2026)

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (July 5, 2026)

India

12-year-old gang-raped, murdered in Bengal’s Baruipur; one lynched, two arrested

NEW DELHI: 12-year-old girl's alleged gang rape and murder triggered widespread violence in South 24 Parganas' Baruipur in West Bengal on Sunday (July 5), resulting in the alleged lynching of a youth suspected of involvement in the crime.

Arts

Welcome to 'FIFA Gully': the Kolkata lane transformed by a love for football

The street art tradition began during the 2014 World Cup with simple newspaper clippings pasted on walls

Brunei

‘Family key to safeguarding social well-being, national harmony’

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Family is not only the foundation for the holistic development of an individual, but also the first line of defence in safeguarding social well-being, emotional stability, and the overall harmony of the nation, said Acting Director of the Community Development Department (JAPEM) Fauziah Mohd Salleh.

Nation

Malaysia, Laos reaffirm commitment to expand trade, investment, connectivity

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Laos reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation and strengthening their regional partnership by expanding collaboration in trade, investment and connectivity as the two countries marked the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

Japan

Japan PM Takaichi wins jewellery best dresser award, wears pearl accessories to award ceremony

TOKYO: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a special award at the Japan Jewellery Best Dresser Awards on Saturday (July 4)

China

Heavy rains leave five dead in China's north while Tropical Storm Maysak hits the south and Vietnam

BEIJING: Heavy rains have left five people dead in northern China while a tropical storm toppled trees and submerged cars in the nation's south, state media reported Sunday (July 5)