Malaysia:
* No Cabinet reshuffle but vacancies need to be filled, says PM
* New role for Tengku Zafrul to be announced on Dec 3, says Anwar
* Sabah gets three new deputy CMs, Umno secretary also added into Cabinet
* Deputy Speaker steps in after Opposition MP’s poem on Sabah polls sparks tension in Parliament
* Gagasan Rakyat youth wing against BN being part of Sabah govt
* Full enforcement of Vehicle Access Management System begins at KLIA
* Malaysia’s manufacturing PMI crosses 50 for first time since May 2024
* Mahajoth accepts fresh MACC notices, will appear for questioning
* Home Ministry tables amendment bills to tighten passport, immigration controls
* Zara Qairina complained of sexual harassment about a month after enrolling, inquest told
* FBM KLCI starts December on strong footing, hits two-week high
* Intel announces additional RM860mil investment to make Malaysia its assembly operations hub
* Woman found dead in Tanah Merah, husband allegedly involved
* Three more Malaysians missing after West Sumatra floods, says Wisma Putra
* Education Ministry removes officers linked to immoral activities
* Penang cops deny claims govt officers detained in immoral activities raid
Singapore:
* Singapore relies mainly on local doctors, denies attempting to recruit Malaysians to fill shortages in its public healthcare system, says minister
* Over RM22.5mil in fines meted out for tax evasion at Singapore checkpoints from Jan to Oct 2025
* No bail requested for Singaporean linked to Cambodia-based scam syndicate due to high flight risk
* East-West Line works on schedule; regular service on course to resume on Dec 9
* Singapore to toughen ban on smartphones in schools
* Oil rises 2% on OPEC+ output plan, supply worries
* Singapore actress Zoe Tay’s mother dies at 88
* Shu Qi’s directorial debut Girl opens Singapore film festival, ticket sales break records
Indonesia:
* Missing M’sian in west Sumatra landslide was travelling to visit relatives
* Academic colonialism concerns haunt rare rafflesia sighting in Sumatra
* Militaries come to aid of Asia flood victims as toll nears 1,000
* Indonesia flood death toll hits 502, official data shows
* Indonesia’s October trade surplus smaller than expected
* Indonesia: Flood survivors turn to looting for survival
Thailand:
* Floods become test for Thailand’s premier ahead of elections
* Thai football fans vow SEA Games stadium boycott over ticket rules
* Thailand extradites Vietnamese activist: Lawyer
* Bangkok chokes as PM2.5 turns red in 48 districts, public urged to mask up
* Thailand weather alert: 11°C in northern regions, mild fog in Bangkok
Philippines:
* Full force of 1,500 police to help secure top Asean meeting in the Philippines’ Boracay
* Philippines delays award of key bridge project amid national security fears
* Philippines celebrates ‘heroic’ helper who survived Hong Kong fire
* Marcos seeks help of Malaysia and Singapore over ex-official Zaldy Co’s jets
* Philippine police downgrade alert status after ‘peaceful’ Nov 30 protests
Vietnam:
* South-East Asia storm deaths near 800 as scale of disaster revealed as thousands of homes destroyed after landslides and floods
* Thailand extradites a Vietnamese activist despite concerns from rights groups
* Vietnam to launch major expansion of key HCM City-Mekong Delta expressway
* Global economy – Asia’s factories stumble as US trade deals fail to revive demand
* Koto moving slowly to coast — Tropical storm Koto killed three people and left another missing as it approached Vietnam
Myanmar:
* Thailand shuts border crossings as Myanmar–Karen clashes intensify
* Landmine casualties hit a four-year high, driven by conflicts in Myanmar and Syria
* US halts asylum decisions as troop killing sparks migrant crackdown
Cambodia:
* Cambodian, US citizens highlight ‘continued, illegal’ detention of 18 Cambodian soldiers
* Asean must remain the steward of its own destiny as it charts the future of region
* Cambodia records rise in drug arrests, drop in drug seizures in Jan-Nov
Laos:
* Laos all set for a grand 50th anniversary celebration on Tuesday (Dec 2)
* Laos and Cambodia boost energy cooperation in high-level talks
* Special inpatient facility sets new standard at Vientiane’s maternal and childcare hospital
Brunei:
* Brunei Sultan makes official visit to Vietnam
* Brunei reaffirms commitment to stable global oil market
* Gold climbs to six-week high on risk-off sentiment in equities
AseanPlus:
* Malaysians donate generously for Hong Kong fire victims during Cantopop icon Alan Tam’s full-house concert in Bukit Jalil
* Beijing’s concerns on US trade deal heard and discussed, Tengku Zafrul tells Parliament
* Suspected migrant smuggler nabbed in Jeli
* Melaka bachelor wins RM20.17mil in partial Toto 4D Jackpot
* PETRONAS-Petros deal expected by year’s end, says S’wak minister
* Concern raised in China over fire hazards in tall buildings, after deadly Hong Kong fire
* Hong Kong arrests 13 for apartment tower fire as death toll rises to 151
* Calls for inferno probe doused in Hong Kong
* Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki performs in empty Shanghai venue after concert abruptly axed
* Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina, her sister and niece Tulip, given jail sentence in plot allocation case
* UK lawmaker Siddiq calls Bangladeshi prison sentence ‘flawed and farcical’
* British MP Tulip Siddiq sentenced in absentia to two years in prison in Bangladesh graft case
* Hong Kong acts to quell anger after deadly building blaze, with at least 176 people confirmed dead
* Returning expats fuel Hong Kong’s luxury rental rebound, Savills says
* Sri Lanka’s cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing
* How Australia plans to ban under-16s from social media
* ‘End of an era’: MTV pulling plug on global music channels
* Runner hit by truck during South Korean marathon dies
* South Korean police probe massive data leak at Coupang
* China to boost green industry cooperation
* Australia ban offers test on social media harm
* Four charged in Australia over ‘satanic’ child abuse material
* South Korea‘s Unification Church leader on trial over graft charges
* Death toll from Sri Lanka floods, landslides rises to 334: Disaster agency
* Electric vehicle prowess helps China‘s flying car sector take off
* Yuan extends rally to 14-month peak as market expects break below 7 to the dollar
* Please don’t rush: slow changes in Laos 50 years after communist victory
* China’s factory activity shrinks again in November, services cool
* Airbus narrows software crisis as airlines ride out A320 recall
* Survivor of child trafficking in China becomes multimillionaire; journey inspires public
* Mourners flock to site of deadly Hong Kong blaze as Beijing warns against protests
* South Korea special prosecutor indicts Seoul mayor for violating political funding law
* Red Cross urged to monitor ‘continued, illegal’ detention of 18 Cambodian soldiers
* S. Korean teen’s death reignites debate over privacy; shop had spread images of her shoplifting
* Tajikistan says five people have been killed in cross-border attacks from Afghanistan in past week
* Football: Chinese fans lambast Brighton’s Japanese star over Imperial Japan soldier post
* Motor racing – Wolff rips into Red Bull’s Marko for McLaren collusion claim
