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Malaysia:

* Covid-19 Watch: 1,572 new cases, says Health Ministry

* Ringgit expected to see further declines from Monday (Sept 19) onwards ahead of US interest rate hike decision

* Sabah, Sarawak’s quest for more Parliament seats could see only one beneficiary, says Sim

* Bursa Malaysia likely to trend sideways this week amid uncertain regional performance

* Form One schoolgirl killed in accident, 17-year-old driver had no valid licence

* Current atmosphere similar to before GE14, says Rafizi

* Abang Johari hopes Yayasan Sarawak international schools produce high-calibre students

* Pasir Gudang World Kite Festival to be held in February 2023

* Teen actress’ father remanded again over sexual assault claims

* Amanah labels statement by Ahmad Zahid to hold elections during monsoon as heartless

* Man expected to be charged with raping daughter in Melaka

* PM authorises RM2mil allocation for Indian hardcore poor students

President of Singapore Halimah Yacob (right) and her husband Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee, (background centre) pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II during the lying in State inside Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster in London, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. – AP

Singapore:

* Singapore reports 1,528 new Covid-19 cases and no deaths on Sunday (Sept 18)

* Singapore hiker missing in Malaysia’s Kota Tinggi forest reserve found

* SG bankers stop elderly man from losing S$150,000 to ‘girlfriend from Netherlands’ in Internet love scam

* Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan to attend UN General Assembly; will deliver statement at high-level debate segment

* Crypto contraversy runaway Do Kwon, no Longer in Singapore, says he’s not ‘on the run’

* Transport Ministry to discuss with Singapore over RTS Link project, says Dr Wee

* Crypto collapse controversy – Luna and Terra’s owner Do Kwon isn’t in Singapore, local police say

* Singapore and India discuss energy, food security at new forum

* Singaporean man missing at Hutan Panti Forest Reserve in Johor

A woman paddles his wooden boat while fishing at Laut Tawar lake in Takengon, a highland in Aceh province on Sunday, September 18, 2022. - AFPA woman paddles his wooden boat while fishing at Laut Tawar lake in Takengon, a highland in Aceh province on Sunday, September 18, 2022. – AFP

Indonesia:

* South-East Asia needs US$210bil annual investment on renewables, says IRENA

* Indonesia unveils new regulation to boost renewable energy use

* Sinking villages look to nature to help Indonesia restore mangroves

* ‘Crowns of the forest’: Indonesian helps orchids bloom again

* ‘Jokowi has no plans to run for veep’

* Seven dead in gold mine landslide in Indonesia

Thailand:

* Southern Thailand fast losing its Malay traditions, says heritage expert

* Thailand sees 8-10 million foreign tourist arrivals this year, says minister

* Dragon boat contest ditches Hong Kong over Covid restrictions; Thailand to host major tourists attraction event next year

* Thai police distribute pictures of Malaysian woman kidnapped in Tumpat

* Elephant rescue shows tough task of wildlife guardians in Thailand

King's Bodyguard from the Royal Company of Archers stand guard where Queen Elizabeth II's flag-draped coffin is lying in state on the catafalque at Westminster Hall on Sunday, September 18, 2022 in London, England. - ReutersKing’s Bodyguard from the Royal Company of Archers stand guard where Queen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin is lying in state on the catafalque at Westminster Hall on Sunday, September 18, 2022 in London, England. – Reuters

Philippines:

* Philippines logs 2,367 new Covid-19 cases and 35 new pandemic deaths on Sunday (Sept 18)

* Philippines sees wider 2022, 2023 c/a deficits on global risks

* Philippines antitrust body orders more firms to report takeovers and mergers

* Philippine president to focus on food, energy and climate change at UN General Assembly

* On Machiavelli and Marcos

Vietnam:

* Vietnam reports 1,891 new Covid-19 cases and one new death on Sunday (Sept 18)

* Vietnam govt confirms it has investigated over 120,000 corruption cases in 2022

* Vietnam slashes power usage at its largest solar farm; blow to the country’s drive to increase the use of renewable energy

* Tourists ‘miss’ the train – Hanoi’s train street is no more

* Vietnamese authorities have arrested the owner of a karaoke bar where a fire killed 32 people earlier this month, police said Saturday.

A child places a drawing as she attends a memorial service for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on September 8 aged 96, at a church in Taguig, suburban Manila on Sunday, September 18, 2022. - AFPA child places a drawing as she attends a memorial service for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on September 8 aged 96, at a church in Taguig, suburban Manila on Sunday, September 18, 2022. – AFP

Myanmar:

* 80 per cent of Myanmar’s Covid-19 patients still unvaccinated

* Malaysia to express solidarity with Myanmar people at UN assembly

* Mortar fired from Myanmar kills Rohingya in Bangladesh

* UN office calls for urgent halt over Myanmar arms sales

Cambodia:

* Cambodia arrests two alleged drug traffickers, seizing 7.8kg of narcotics

* Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam sign two-year action plan in Phnom Penh to improve economic conditions

Laos:

* Laos to invest over US$2bil in wind power project

* Laos famous festival and crowd favourite – the Luang Prabang Film Festival to return in December

Brunei:

* Dementia cases to rise to over 7,000 by 2050 in Brunei, says health minister

* Brunei’s 5G network to enter trial stage; testing will go on for at least eight weeks

A man walks on the street in heavy rain and wind caused by Typhoon Nanmadol in Kagoshima on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu Sunday, September 18, 2022, in this photo taken by Kyodo. - ReutersA man walks on the street in heavy rain and wind caused by Typhoon Nanmadol in Kagoshima on Japan’s southernmost main island of Kyushu Sunday, September 18, 2022, in this photo taken by Kyodo. – Reuters

AseanPlus:

* ‘Dangerous’ Typhoon Nanmadol slams into Japan; govt urge millions to take shelter and safety from raging storm

* Thousands in shelters as ‘dangerous’ typhoon hits Japan; govt also issues tsunami alert after earthquake hits Taiwan

* 27 people killed in southwest China bus crash, confirms police

* Super typhoon Nanmadol bears down on Japan’s Kyushu island

* China doubles down on coal as energy crunch bites

* Taiwan ‘specially invited’ to sign queen’s condolence book

* Outdoor recreation centre in Hong Kong to be converted into monkeypox quarantine facility

* Coronavirus: Three per cent of 3,165 elderly Hongkongers contacted during campaign to boost vaccination take up offer

* US-China clean energy decoupling ‘nearly impossible’, risks global climate change fight, study says

* Why Kate faces daunting task of following Diana as Princess of Wales

* Britain – End of a royal era

* Bitcoin once again slips below $20,000

* Japan braces for ‘very dangerous’ Typhoon Nanmadol

* Japan needs a movement to support marriage among young people

* K-pop superstars Blackpink is back in your area with new album ‘Born Pink’

* First African cheetahs have reached India as part of scheme to save species

* Powerful earthquake hits southeast Taiwan, tsunami warning issued





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