Malaysia:
* Malaysia welcomes delegates to Global Halal Summit 2025
* RM10mil aid approved for Sabah flood victims, says PM
* Hadi Awang’s son-in-law detained over Kg Sg Baru fracas
* I’m too old to be PM material, says Hadi
* Malaysia Day celebrations in Sabah cancelled due to weather and floods
* Malaysia facing “education crisis” as top students denied spots, says Kedah PAS
* Int’l site hails Penang as Asia’s top street food destination
* Landslide claims lives of five family members in KK
* Husband’s desperate cry for help went viral, wife and son died in Papar landslide tragedy
* Sabah east coast struggles with power and water supply after blackout
* Anwar to deliver national statement at Arab-Islamic extraordinary summit
* Beware of links and QR codes sent via e-mail, MCMC reminds elected reps
* MACC finds RM1.5mil in accounts of Immigration officer linked to counter-setting
* MetMalaysia issues heavy rain, thunderstorm warning for five states and Labuan
* Some 417 fraud cases involving RM8.8mil loses recorded as of Aug 2025, says Melaka cops
A health worker gives a measles vaccine to a child during a simultaneous immunisation in Surabaya on Friday, September 15, 2025. — Photo by Juni KRISWANTO / AFP
Singapore:
* ‘Not at all funny no nice’ – Two more Singapore eateries duped by fake bulk orders from ‘Bedok army camp man’
* Singaporean who left NTU to run noodle stall allegedly led gang pushing cocaine vapes in S. Korea
* Man in Singapore choked pregnant girlfriend, trapped her in room; she climbed out window to escape
* Opposition parties left out of Parliament after GE2025 find new ways to reach Singaporeans, offer ideas
* Demystifying ‘herps’: Enthusiasts to launch field guide on Singapore’s reptiles, amphibians
* Vape smugglers warned of severe laws in Singapore and Johor
* Stocks hesitate in Asia with a lot riding on the Fed
* Singapore scam victims top South East Asia losses at US$2,132 per person, Malaysia second
* Chinese, US teams reconvene for 2nd day of economic, trade talks in Madrid
Indonesia:
* Seven miners still missing after mudflow at Indonesia’s Freeport underground mine in Papua
* Indonesia turns to cloud seeding to divert rainfall in Java
* Nickel gains after Indonesia seizes part of giant Tsingshan mine
* Indonesian police chief on thin ice as calls for police reform intensify
* Jakarta pushes Danantara in fertiliser plan
* Indonesia: Prabowo in damage control; leader scrambling to restore public trust after massive protest
TOPSHOT – Birds sit in cages during a bird singing competition in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat on Friday, September 15, 2025. Some 1,250 birds from Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore were entered in the annual contest. — Photo by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP
Thailand:
* Thai ex-PM Thaksin moved to prison hospital wing
* Thai nurse stops to help at accident, discovers trapped driver is fatally injured boyfriend
* In Thailand’s rural heartland, former Thaksin loyalists count cost of nation’s ‘lost decades’
* Anutin meets incoming ministers to draft government policy statement
* Trump to again push deadline on TikTok sale or divestment, source says
* GOF seized Thai rice worth RM1.36mil at Malaysia-Thailand border so far this year
Philippines:
* Philippine President Marcos says he backs corruption scandal protest and promises probe will find those guilty
* Philippines’ Marcos says no one will be spared in infrastructure corruption probe
* One suspected rebel killed, two caught in Philippine clashes
* Task force to probe flood project scandal in the Philippines
* China threatens consequences after Trump pushes for NATO tariffs
Volleyball – Men’s World Championships – Preliminary Round – Group B – Netherlands v Romania – Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines – Friday, September 15, 2025Romania’s Cristian-Daniel Chitigoi in action with Netherlands’ Cornelis Luuc van der Ent. — Photo: REUTERS/Noel Celis
Vietnam:
* Vietnam giant VinFast gets US$150mil loan from Barclays for working capital in its global expansion programme
* Vietnam approves plan to upgrade stock market
* Vietnam’s Banh It Tower: Preserving millennium-old Cham heritage
* Vietnam taps global expertise for railway project
* Director Chloe Zhao’s take on Shakespeare’s family tragedy ‘Hamnet’ wins top Toronto film prize
Myanmar:
* ChatGPT was used ‘to help scammers do their thing’ at Asia fraud compound
* Myanmar commemorates World First Aid Day
* Myanmar junta says no voting in dozens of constituencies
* UN Human Rights Council to hold urgent debate on Israel’s Doha strike
TOPSHOT – A model displays a creation from the Yes By Yesir collection by Ye Qian during the China Fashion Week in Beijing. — Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP
Cambodia:
* Cambodia rejects Thai accusations of drone deployment along the border
* CSOs in Cambodia warn of chemical contamination from border clashes
* Cambodia’s labour ministry announces 220,000 returnee migrant workers now employed
* WTO marks milestone as global fisheries agreement enters into force
Laos:
* ADB approves US$41mil to strengthen primary healthcare in Laos
* Laos sets sights on becoming a blockchain hub with first Blockchain Fest 2025
* Lao army conducts parade practice for 50th anniversary of National Day
Brunei:
* Three Bruneians nabbed for safety zone encroachment of an oil platform
* Indo-Pacific Endeavour returns to Brunei
* Belait Peat Swamp Forest eyed as pilot for Brunei’s forest carbon market
World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 – Men’s Pole Vault Final – Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – Monday, September 15, 2025Sweden’s Armand Duplantis celebrates after winning gold and breaking the world record during the final. – Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato
AseanPlus:
* Greening Asean’s future: Workforce lessons from Malaysia and China
* Sabah JKR: 122 natural disaster incidents reported in eight days
* Japan, US, South Korea open joint air and naval exercise
* South Korea‘s top trade envoy heading to US amid stalled trade talks
* North Korea declares nuclear statehood ‘permanently enshrined’
* Japan, US, South Korea open joint air and naval exercise
* South Korean shares hit record high as tax hike plan scrapped
* South Korea’s top trade envoy heading to US amid stalled trade talks
* North Korean hackers used ChatGPT to help forge deepfake ID
* Macau’s first ‘patriots’ election sees low turnout
* China sets low auto sales target this year
* Urgent warning to all 1.8 billion iPhone users
* Joint US, Japan, S. Korea exercises a ‘reckless show of strength’
* Anger at elites drives upheaval from Colombo to Kathmandu
* Pre-made dish debate heats up in China with celebrity’s criticism
* Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN
* Exclusive-In Australia, a data centre boom is built on vague water plans
* Hong Kong councillor suspended as misconduct guidelines used for first time
* White House adviser calls for US to defend its AI lead against Chinese advances
* Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN
* Deepfake, other digital sex crimes by teens nearly double in South Korea in four years
* Australia warns of cascading climate risks ahead of emissions target announcement
* Custom counterfeit student cards for universities in Hong Kong are being sold online
* US and China close to TikTok deal, but it could depend on trade concessions, Bessent says
* Three years of Hong Kong’s talent scheme: is it time to fine-tune, but how?
* Japan’s runaway hit “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” tops North American box office on opening weekend
* Australia, Papua New Guinea to sign ‘historic’ defence deal
* Pakistan’s faceless customs system loses Rs100bil in three months
* Japanese city Kamakura eases tourist surge at ‘Slam Dunk’ hotspot
* Russia flexes military muscle with hypersonic missiles and bombers during drills
* Badminton — China make clean sweep in Hong Kong after 13 years
* Malaysia — Our canoe polo team shine with one gold, two bronze in Asian meet
* Cricket – Pakistan coach disappointed India did not shake hands at Asia Cup
* English golf star Charley Hull wins Kroger Queen City Championship by one shot over World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand
* Athletics – New Zealander Beamish stuns Bakkali to take steeplechase gold
* Athletics – Schoolboy sensation Gout targets personal best at first worlds / Simbu snatches marathon gold from Petros in historic photo finish / Athletics-Flo-Jo’s record in sight, says world champion Jefferson-Wooden
