Malaysia:
* Salahuddin: Pakatan is still Johor Opposition, but ties with Barisan are good
* Bursa Malaysia to trade sideways with upward bias this week
* Ringgit likely to be in tight range against greenback from Monday (Jan 9)
* Married abroad: Selangor will only recognise if registered with Jais
* Smoother entry for visitors from China proposed, says Tourism Minister
* Covid-19 Watch: 571 new cases bring total to 5,029,908
* ‘The game is still on’, says Bung in face of Hajiji’s claim
* Hajiji: I have enough support to remain as Sabah CM
* Seven investigation papers into fake news opened since Dec 1, says deputy minister
* Student among four held in probe into RM1.4mil drug bust
* No SOP change for foreign tourists arriving in Malaysia, says Home Minister
* No other parties invited to Umno general assembly 2022, says Ahmad Maslan
Singapore:
* Singapore’s A*Star researcher one of two women scientists to win prestigious international award
* Lab-grown unagi could arrive at dinner tables as early as 2024 in Singapore
* Budget 2023 to address cost-of-living concerns of Singaporeans, says DPM Wong
* Singapore’s leading crypto group opposes proposed ban on lending tokens
* Crowds throng Chinatown in Singapore as CNY bazaar returns after a two-year hiatus
* Scam scourge here to stay, says Singapore top officials
Indonesia:
* Indonesian govt seeks post-pandemic healthcare system reform
* Anwar witnesses exchange of nine MOU, 11 LOI between Malaysian and Indonesian companies
* Malaysian PM arrives in Jakarta to begin his first official visit
* Top Architect Sofian Sibarani has been handpicked to design the new Indonesian capital of Nusantara
* Malaysia-Indonesia ties to be strengthened with PM’s maiden Jakarta visit
* The year of living dangerously for Indonesian democracy
A family cools off by a waterfall in Erawan National Park in Kanchanaburi on Sunday, January 8, 2023. – AFP
Thailand:
* Sweet nothings: Blackpink’s Rosé declares love for ‘mamuang nampla wan’ after big event in Bangkok
* Most Thais expect political chaos to persist as election looms
* Thai king’s daughter remains unconscious weeks after collapsing, confirms palace
* Thai Princess remains unconscious from severe arrhythmia
* Thailand brings back Covid entry rules for all international travellers
* Thai border communities bear brunt of drug surge
Philippines:
* Thousands of Filipinos march in reverence of Catholic icon
* Returning Philippines Armed Forces chief tells troops: Stop ‘squabbling’
* Philippines First lady’s warning: Don’t use my name to get appointed to top posts
* Filipino Catholics hold big procession after pandemic eases
* Military chief replaced suddenly
A woman IS SEEN praying at Tam Chuc Pagoda in Ha Nam province, Vietnam. – AFP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam targets eight million foreign visitors in 2023
* Vietnam’s wind power push comes with environmental risks
* Vietnam ousts most senior officials in years as probes spread
* Vietnam EV maker VinFast delays first US car deliveries to January
* Vietnam sends over 142,000 abroad to work under contract in 2022
Myanmar:
* Boat with 185 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia’s Aceh
* Myanmar mass pardons included 300 political prisoners, says United Nations
* Myanmar welcomes over 170,000 international tourists in eight months of 2022-2023 fiscal year
Fishermen sort out a net on a fishing boat in the Mekong River in Phnom Penh, – AFP
Cambodia:
* Households in Cambodia’s Sihanoukville city face water shortage after dam burst
* Cambodia and China traders to explore opportunities
* Cambodian PM: PM: Peace brings golden opportunities for development
Laos:
* Inflation in Laos climbs to 39.3 per cent in December
* Chinese New Year cultural events held in Lao capital
Brunei:
* Brunei govt shuts down crypto mining operations with unauthorised connections
* A boost for green initiative in Brunei
Passengers arriving at Chongqing West railway station on the first day of peak travel ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit, in China’s southwestern Chongqing. – AFP
AseanPlus:
* More Chinese enterprises looking to invest in Malaysia, says envoy
* Top coach Wenger to help ‘sleeping giant’ India develop football talent
* China reopens borders in final farewell to zero-Covid
* More nations to Covid test Chinese travellers as variant spreads
* 17 killed, 22 injured in road accident in eastern China, reports state media
* Ageing well in Japan
* South Korea rapper fiasco: Rich enough to ‘flex’ but not enough to pay taxes, apparently
* No, vaccines aren’t making new Covid variants worse
* Injured Venus Williams out of Australian Open
* Tennis-Former champion Osaka withdraws from Australian Open
* Cricket-Yadav makes batting easier for India team mates, says Pandya
* Review: Prince Harry’s book exposes grief, war, drugs, family rifts
* Many Western Australia communities isolated in ‘record-breaking’ floods
* ‘Great migration’ kicks off in China
* Japan: Plane makes emergency landing due to bomb threat
* Social media accounts of Covid policy critics barred in China
* Alibaba plans $1 billion investment in Turkey – newspaper
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