Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Tuesday (May 27, 2025)
* Malaysian Muslims to celebrate Hari Raya Aidiladha on June 7
* Timor-Leste to join Asean as full member by October, says PM Anwar / * Economy Minister Rafizi seen at 46th Asean Summit
* NADM recovers RM123mil in unremitted revenue following Audit Act amendment
* Penang couple claims trial to abusing daughter, 12
* Penang food court ordered to close due to cockroach infestation
* Two Penang cops claim trial to charge of extorting special officer to state exco rep
* Housewife loses over RM100,000 in online job scam
* Cop charged with wife's murder found dead in cell at Perlis prison
* Senior govt officer accused of securing jobs for wife's firm
* MyLabourHub aims to support smarter, data-driven decisions, says DOSM
* Five cops among 16 nabbed in cable theft syndicate bust
* Putra Heights inferno: Full report, including from Dosh, expected by end June, says S'gor CPO
* Melaka's top cop calls for statewide vape ban amid rising drug abuse among students
* High Court sets July 8 to rule on damages in Rosmah's defamation suit
* Penang undersea tunnel graft trial witness 'compelled' to tell truth due to evidence
* FRU crash tragedy: Perak cops reveal attempts to exploit victims' families
* Melaka cops nab newlyweds for peddling drug-laced vape liquid to schoolkids
* Teen pleads not guilty to raping student in school store
* Teacher under investigation for alleged affair with married man
* Sabah polls: No deal with BN but GRS keen to keep working with Pakatan, says Hajiji
* Abang Jo to raise UMS water supply issues with Higher Edu Ministry
* Savings from chicken subsidy removal to be channelled to livestock sector
SEPANG, May 27 -- Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his wife, Loo Tze Lui, depart for home today after attending the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur. They are accorded a red carpet send-off and inspect a guard-of-honour mounted by 28 officers and personnel from the First Battalion of the Royal Ranger Regiment (Ceremonial), led by Capt J. Lingesri Rao, at the Bunga Raya Complex, Kuala Lumpur International Airport. -- Photo: Bernama
Singapore
* Asean faces 'moment of truth'; it must step up or risk losing relevance, says PM Wong
* Life expectancy of Singapore's population rises in 2024, marking improvement over Covid-19 years
* Singapore prison programme helps elderly inmates with mobility issues reintegrate into society
* Singapore records 42 cases of animal smuggling in 2024, highest in recent years
* Singapore monitoring impact of Trump administration's ban on Harvard enrolling foreign students
* Prosecution looks to strike out fugitive Indonesian's evidence containing allegations against Singapore's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau
* Special offers, attractions at the zoo as Singapore's Mandai Wildlife Group celebrates SG60
* K-pop girl group Blackpink to perform at Singapore's National Stadium in November
* SQ321 incident: Parts of aircraft's weather radar system sent to US for tests, findings pending
Indonesia
* Up to business community to act after Asean, GCC, China lay foundation for stronger economic collaboration, says Anwar
* Two-tonne meth shipment busted off Sumatra
* Indonesia seizes record meth haul in waters off Riau Islands
* Small ship with eight people onboard goes missing in Indonesia's Bengkulu
* Tension arises between Garuda Indonesia and its pilots union over recruitment
* Asian currencies retreat after bonds rally; US fiscal, trade concerns persist
* Asian shares dip, dollar struggles after Trump's tariff backflip
KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday, May 27: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim addressing the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-China Economic Forum 2025 here tonight. -- Photo: Bernama
Thailand
* Facing global trade storm, Asean urged to pool strength
* Thai industry braces for Trump tariffs, anticipates THB200bil export blow
* Second-richest Thai billionaire hands stakes in major companies to children
* Thai DPM Pichai courts global funds to reignite stock market, eyes investment reforms
* China, Myanmar and Russia lead foreign condo transfers in Thailand in Q1 2025
* Thai DPM Pichai orders legal review of Yingluck's case to enforce court ruling
* Malaysian man found dead in hotel room in Yala, southern Thailand
* Thaksin dismisses reports of fleeing abroad as fake news
Philippines
* Stablecoin giant Circle targets $6.7 billion valuation in US IPO
* Filipino singer Freddie Aguilar, best known for the 1970s hit 'Anak', dies at 72
* Odd-even scheme back as rebuild of Metro Manila's busiest highway starts
* 58% of Filipinos disagree with Rodrigo Duterte's arrest, survey says
* Oil falls as higher OPEC+ output expectations weigh on sentiment
SEPANG, May 27: Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra departs Malaysia after attending the 46th Asean Summit and Related Meetings. The special aircraft carrying Paetongtarn takes off from the Bunga Raya Complex at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 7:10pm. - Photo: Bernama
Vietnam
* Troubled man detained after damaging ancient throne
* Macron: Keep order intact
* Vietnam takes steps to block Telegram over illegal content
* Proposal to not exempt tax on cross-border e-commerce goods in Vietnam
* Macron gives Vietnamese students a lesson in 'impulsive' superpowers
Myanmar
* Asean urges nationwide expansion of Myanmar ceasefire; leaders also agree tariff deals with US should not harm members
* Riverbank collapse in southern Myanmar displaces over 60 families, 18 homes swept away
* Bodies of three more women found inside a room of Sky Villa condo that collapsed due to earthquake in Mandalay
SEPANG, Tuesday, May 27: Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra departs Malaysia after attending the 46th Asean Summit and Related Meetings. The special aircraft carrying Paetongtarn takes off from the Bunga Raya Complex at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 7:10pm. -- Photo Bernama
Cambodia
* Cambodia spots newborn rare Mekong dolphin, bringing total population to 111
* Cambodian police, defence officials charged with attempted bribery
* China, Cambodia ready to expand trade cooperation, combat cross border crime
Laos
* Improvement of Lao national road to boost east-west corridor connectivity
* Khammuan province celebrates Laos' historic year with ambition and action
* Laos' inflation drops further to 8.3 per cent in May
Brunei
* Brunei inspires students to explore career in hospitality, tourism
* Bangladeshi man fined BND27,000 for contraband possession in Brunei
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, welcomes Oman's Deputy Prime Minister Sayyid Asaad bin Tarik al Said to a Royal Luncheon at Istana Negara today, held in conjunction with the 46th Asean Summit and related meetings. - Photo: Bernama
Aseanplus
* King expresses hope that Asean stands united
* PM Anwar, Premier Li agree to enhance strategic cooperation through Asean-GCC-China Summit
* Malaysia values China's commitment to strengthening regional cooperation, says Anwar
* Asean and GCC can be anchors of stability and engines for growth, says PM
* GCC hopes to achieve RM759bil in trade with Asean by 2032, says Kuwait's Sheikh Sabah Khaled
* Asean charts its own path / * Asean, GCC, and China shape a connected future, says Anwar
* At least five dead and another six missing after chemical plant blast in China's Shandong
* Motor racing - F1 ponders how to solve a problem like Monaco
* Car maker Volvo plans to cut around 3,000 office jobs worldwide
* Soccer-Euphoric Napoli fans flood streets for champions tour by land and sea
* Removing barriers will hasten integration, say experts
* Australia, NZ dollars hit new 2025 highs amid more US tariff chaos
* Earnings season points to bumpy road ahead / * Calls to review presidential power
* Trump's nod for Nippon Steel raises questions
* At least 14 killed in storms after heatwave
* Lee vows to restore hotline / * Universities urged to facilitate students affected by Harvard ban
* District pushes senior care edge / * Alarming rise in synthetic cannabis use among youth
* Asean moves to address trade challenges together
* Sikh food charity serves up free hot meals for flood-hit Australians
* Ringgit opens higher as US trade policy uncertainty, fiscal concerns weigh on dollar
* Jet Li attends youngest daughter's graduation ceremony in the US
* FBM KLCI drifts sideways amid heightened uncertainty
* Path ahead for BIMP-EAGA needs innovation, political will, says President Marcos Jr
* Asean–GCC–China summit reflects cooperation in a multipolar world, says Anwar
* Asean summits today to reinforce Malaysia's role in steering strategic cooperation
* Chinese customs authorities crack down on toy doll smuggling
* Sabahan lecturer leads US-based Southeast Asia Council
* Developing nations face tidal wave of China debt: report
* China's industrial profits maintain growth momentum in April despite trade tensions
* Gombak Cultural Group shines at folklore world cup in Italy
* Asian shares start cautiously, dollar edges down
* Malaysian doctor dazzles in songket on Cannes red carpet
* South Korea's liberal candidate Lee holds clear lead a week before presidential vote
* AEC strategic plan set to drive deeper regional economic integration, strengthen resilience, says economist
* S'wak making preparations to co-host 2027 SEA Games, says Abdul Karim
* Australia floods recovery could take several months, PM says
* Nepali Everest Man breaks own record with 31st summit
* Malaysia sees cut in US tariff to 10% as a good outcome
* Henry Golding says he misses Malaysia, wants to return soon and eat laksa
* Humanoid robots gain momentum in commercial rollout in China
* Seven of family die by suicide in India's Haryana, bodies found in car
* NZ teenager dies after taking part in rugby-inspired craze
* Eight injured near explosion in Tokyo construction site
* Seoul slaps travel bans on two former acting presidents: Yonhap
* Malaysia ready to forge collaborations with Korea Expressway Corp, says Works Minister
* Prabowo backs Papua New Guinea's Asean bid
* India approves stealth fighter programme amid tensions with Pakistan
* Singer Jaclyn Victor marries British Methodist minister in intimate ceremony attended by family and fellow celebs
* Australian woman 'loved' lunch guests she is accused of killing: court
* Bangladesh top court acquits Islamist leader on death row: lawyer
* Chinese student fined for fake kidnapping scam
* Malaysia, Vietnam to finalise digital economy MOU by August, says Gobind
* Saudi, Malaysian foreign ministers hold talks at Asean-GCC Summit
* Asean leaders call for Myanmar dialogue and ceasefire expansion
* No casualties reported yet after explosion at East China chemical plant
* Ringgit eases against greenback on profit-taking after recent gains
* North Korea's state security minister to attend high-level meeting in Russia, KCNA says
* Candidate spouses take centre stage in South Korea's heated presidential race
* Asean Summit: Brunei Sultan hospitalised for fatigue, says PM Anwar
* IMT-GT advancing with over RM165bil in projects, says Anwar
* Asean committed to assisting Myanmar's crisis resolution, say bloc's leaders
* Die-hard Red Devil's fan Anwar unsure who to support in United-Asean All Stars showdown
* Anwar meets Manchester United, Asean All-Stars reps
* Prabowo commends Malaysia's hosting of 46th Asean Summit
* South Korean actor Choi Jung-woo dies at 68
* K-drama actress Go Min-si denies school bullying allegations
* 'Papa' starring HK Film Awards best actor Sean Lau to hit cinemas June 12
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The Star
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- The Star
Displaced villagers at Thai-Cambodian border hope to go home as leaders set to meet for talks
SURIN, Thailand: Rice farmer Samrouy Duangsawai was up early fixing herself a morning meal of sticky rice when a series of loud blasts almost shook her off her feet. Cambodian heavy artillery shells launched from across the nearby border had struck the next village just a few hundred metres away, the rising smoke visible in the air. The 67-year-old's thoughts quickly turned to the two young granddaughters she was helping to raise while their migrant worker parents were pulling shifts at a factory out of town. Before she had time to fully process the situation, a pickup truck had zoomed to her front door – village leaders had ordered all elderly people and children to evacuate their homes immediately. Other than her grandchildren, Samrouy left with nothing but the clothes she was wearing and an old pair of worn-thin blue rubber slippers. 'I was in such shock I couldn't tell what time of day it was,' she told The Straits Times from an evacuation hub set up at the Surindra Rajabhat university campus in Surin city, in Thailand's north-east, where more than 3,000 people have camped out since fighting broke out between the Thai and Cambodian militaries on July 24. The evacuations were part of swiftly executed contingency plans that had been drilled into Thai villagers in Surin along the border since the recent round of tensions flared in the lead-up to May 28, when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a brief skirmish between the two armies. At least 30 people have been killed and more than 200,000 people displaced from both sides. Thai and Cambodian forces extended their clashes at the disputed border into a fourth day on July 27 before Malaysia announced later that evening that the two countries had agreed to Kuala Lumpur acting as mediator in their conflict. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai were scheduled to travel to Malaysia on July 28, Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said on July 27, in what represents the most substantive, if tentative, steps towards peace since the outbreak of hostilities. The Thai government confirmed the meeting and said its defence and foreign ministers would also travel for the talks. Rice farmer Samrouy Duangsawai was forced to evacuate to Phanom Dong Rak district after artillery shells hit the neighbouring village. US President Donald Trump had earlier on July 26 called on leaders from both countries to end hostilities and threatened to suspend ongoing negotiations on trade tariffs if they did not. In Surin, local public health volunteer and rubber plantation farmer Suwannee Yuenyong, 45, said villagers treated evacuation drills and briefings seriously after a similar border flare-up in 2011 resulted in mass panic and traffic gridlock. Rubber farmer Suwannee Yuenyong said she was worried about her husband's safety after he stayed behind in their village to look after their property. She said the plan in her village in Phanom Dong Rak district was for all women, the elderly and children to be first evacuated to predetermined emergency hubs at the first sign of danger. Able-bodied men were to stay behind and tend cattle and guard against looters. If all else failed, makeshift bunkers and bomb shelters, in some cases constructed using segments of large concrete pipes reinforced with a solid slab over them, offered last-minute protection. Suwannee told ST that her husband was one of about 30 men in her village to remain behind. While she and her three children felt safe at their evacuation centre in Surin, she said they were all hoping for a swift end to the conflict as they were all missing home, and she was extremely worried about her husband. 'I spoke with him over the phone and he said the shelling was quite intense last night, and he had to spend the night in the bunker,' Suwannee told ST on July 26. The plights of those displaced in emergency evacuation centres and those sleeping rough in concrete bunkers have been particularly stark, especially when there is still no clear explanation for the political calculations behind allowing a longstanding historical dispute over an under-demarcated border to escalate in such deadly fashion. What is clearer, however, is that the personal enmity that is still souring in real time between Thailand's Thaksin Shinawatra and Cambodia's Hun Sen – the patriarchs of the two countries' leading political families – is providing a major impediment in efforts to de-escalate and negotiate a ceasefire. 'I thanked everyone but said I would like to ask for some time,' Thaksin, a former prime minister, wrote in a post on X late on July 24, referring to countries that had reached out to mediate. 'Because we probably need to let the Thai military do their duty and teach Hun Sen a lesson about his cunning ways first.' As tensions with Cambodia flared in May, the early conjecture among political observers in Thailand surrounded theories that the influential military establishment was purposefully fanning nationalist sentiment to undermine Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thaksin's daughter. Thaksin's long-running clash with the pro-monarchist and pro-military conservative establishment has been a defining feature of Thailand's political landscape over the past two decades, and his own tenure as prime minister ended in a coup d'etat in September 2006. In Cambodia, attention has more recently shifted to domestic politics, with some political analysts asserting that Hun Sen's desire to bolster his son Hun Manet's standing also explains his desire to pick a fight with the Shinawatras and Thailand at large. Hun Sen was responsible for leaking an audio recording of his phone call with Paetongtarn, where she was heard taking a deferential tone to the former Cambodian leader while also labelling her own military commander as being on the 'opposing side'. The resulting public backlash has seen large protests in Bangkok calling for her resignation and ultimately led to her suspension from office. But if the motivation for Hun Sen – who was prime minister spanning five decades before anointing Hun Manet as successor – was to paint his son as a capable military commander, analysts said he has mostly succeeded only in hogging the limelight. In an effort to ostensibly debunk online rumours that he had fled the country, Hun Sen posted a series of photos on his official Facebook account portraying him in command as he pored over military maps in a war room. The holes in both domestic political theories, analysts say, is that there are easier avenues to achieve those political objectives without necessarily putting both soldiers and civilians in harm's way. In Bangkok, the Shinawatra clan's dominance had already been on the wane, with Thaksin mired in legal trouble and Paetongtarn struggling in the polls. In Phnom Penh, there are no clear threats to the Hun family's political dominance, and Cambodia's military is, on paper, outmatched by Thailand's larger armed forces, defence analysts said, especially in the air. 'One of the most confusing aspects of this conflict is how little information we have about its origins,' Ken Lohatepanont, a political analyst and doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan, said. 'No one outside a very small circle of Cambodian and Thai high-level officials has a complete picture of what is going on.' News of potential peace negotiations mediated by Malaysia had yet to filter through Surin's border villages in Phanom Dong Rak during a visit by ST on July 27. With almost all residents evacuated, other than some men and their dogs standing guard against looters, the villages were eerily empty and quiet, save for the noise of artillery in the background. Narin Wongpitak, chief of Khun Han subdistrict in neighbouring Sisaket province, told ST that local communities along the border were on high alert. 'We are trying to do everything we can to make our people safe,' he said. Both countries have said they want a ceasefire, but disagree over the readiness and sincerity of the opposing side to come to the table, while continuing to trade blame over which side is at fault for continuing hostilities and targeting civilians. 'I made it clear to Honourable President Donald Trump that Cambodia agreed with the proposal for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire between the two armed forces,' Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet posted on Facebook, noting that he had also agreed to Malaysia's earlier ceasefire proposal which he said Thailand had reneged on. Thailand's Acting Prime Minister Phumtham had earlier said that his country could not begin talks while Cambodia was targeting its civilians, and that it was seeking direct bilateral talks over international mediation. During a visit to the border region in Ubon Ratchathani on July 26, Thaksin, who no longer holds any formal government role, refuted criticism over his X post and denied that the feuding families were a catalyst for the military conflict. But he could not resist taking a further shot, saying Hun Sen liked to stir trouble while 'sitting on social media all day like a zombie'. Back in Surin, villagers from Kap Choeng district were forced to evacuate a second time on July 26 and take shelter at a Buddhist temple, after their initial emergency accommodation at a local school in Prasat district was deemed too close to Cambodia's strike radius and unsafe. Unlike other villages where some people remained behind, vegetable vendor Chakkrit Khamnuan, 25, said everyone in his village in Kap Choeng district was ordered to evacuate because its proximity to a Thai military base on the border made it a likely target of Cambodian attacks. Chakkrit said he usually sells vegetables at a large cross-border market that relies on traders from both countries, and that business at the market had been affected for months as tensions mounted. Suwannee, the rubber farmer from Phanom Dong Rak, said her entire village was angry at the situation and hoped to be able to return home soon. 'We want the conflict to end as soon as possible with a swift Thai victory to teach Cambodia a lesson to never mess with Thailand again,' she said. - The Straits Times/ANN
Malay Mail
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- Malay Mail
Bangladesh seeks Malaysia's backing for Asean membership during meeting with Nurul Izzah
NEW DELHI, July 28 — Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar called on Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka on Sunday. Yunus, during the meeting, sought Malaysia's support for Bangladesh to join the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean). 'We want to become a part of Asean, and we will need your support,' he told Nurul Izzah, according to a Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha report. Bangladesh applied to become an Asean sectoral dialogue partner in 2020. Yunus also invited Malaysian companies to invest in Bangladesh's growing economy. 'Asia is ageing rapidly, but Bangladesh has a lot of young people. Half of our population is under the age of 27. Set up your industries here and export from Bangladesh. It will help both our economies,' he said. The interim government's chief advisor informed the PKR deputy chief about Bangladesh's political reforms following last year's uprising, which ended Sheikh Hasina's nearly 16-year rule. Nurul Izzah spoke at Dhaka University on Sunday at a conference marking the first anniversary of the July Revolution. She also offered her condolences during the meeting with Yunus and at the conference over the loss of lives in the recent fighter jet crash at Milestone School in Dhaka. — Bernama
New Straits Times
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- New Straits Times
Dewan Rakyat to debate SST in construction, foreign-run businesses
KUALA LUMPUR: The government's efforts to ensure ongoing construction projects remain unaffected by the Sales and Services Tax (SST), along with the policy allowing foreign nationals to operate businesses in Malaysia, are among the key issues highlighted in today's Dewan Rakyat sitting. According to the Order Paper published on the official Parliament website, Yusuf Abd Wahab (GPS–Tanjong Manis) is set to question the Works Minister on the categories of construction projects exempted from the SST. He is also seeking clarification on the measures the ministry is taking to ensure that ongoing construction projects remain unaffected by the tax. Yusuf is further expected to ask whether the Madani government will consider introducing a grace period before fully implementing SST in the construction sector. Meanwhile, Mohd Hasnizan Harun (PN–Hulu Selangor) will raise a question to the Minister of Housing and Local Government regarding the current policy that allows foreign nationals to operate businesses in Malaysia, particularly in the retail sector. He is also requesting clarification on enforcement action taken against premises registered under Malaysian citizens' names — but which are fully operated by foreign nationals — including cases involving the use of a citizen wife's name to register the business. Also drawing attention today is a question on the abuse of stray animals, posed by Wong Chen (PH–Subang) to the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security. Wong seeks to know whether the ministry intends to introduce a comprehensive national framework to address the abuse of stray animals. He is also asking whether the ministry will collaborate with non-governmental organisations (NGOs), local authorities, and animal welfare experts to implement an integrated and holistic approach. Following the Q&A session, the Dewan Rakyat is scheduled to proceed with the tabling of two bills for first reading: the Cross-Border Insolvency Bill 2025 and the Education (Amendment) Bill 2025. The sitting will then continue with the second reading of three bills: the Fees (Pengkalan Kubor Ferry) (Validation) Bill 2025, the Poisons (Amendment) Bill 2025, and the Offenders Compulsory Attendance (Amendment) Bill 2025. The Second Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 15th Parliament is scheduled to run for 24 days, concluding on Aug 28. - BERNAMA
