Malaysia:

* Rafizi Ramli loses PKR deputy presidency, alleges aide

* Malaysia now recognised as a semiconductor hub, says PM Anwar

* Why treat Pamela as a suspect if she was just a witness, family asks MACC

* HR Ministry studying proposal to raise retirement age, says Sim

* Najib's contempt bid against former AG ignores court order, says AGC

* Anwar casts ballot in PKR central leadership polls

* PKR to discuss abolishing president's power to allow new members to contest polls, says Anwar

* PKR polls: I’ve never drafted a resignation letter, says Rafizi

* PKR polls: Rafizi didn't clear out his office when he went on leave, says ex-aide

* PKR polls: Divisions in party will only become real if no effort made at reconciliation, says youth chief

* Suspected smugglers nabbed, 300 protected animals seized at KLIA

* PKR polls: New party leadership must close ranks ahead of GE16, says Fadhlina

* Domestic rooftop solar panel use gets supercharge with increased NEM quota

* Appeals Court upholds drug trafficker's 30 years' jail, whipping sentence

* Influencer arrested for sending lewd photos to 14-year-old girl

(R-L) Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Home Affairs and new Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam, new Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing, and Minister for Health and new Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Ong Ye Kung are sworn in during a swearing-in ceremony at the Istana in Singapore on Friday, May 23, 2025. -- Photo by Edgar Su / AFP

Singapore:

* Singapore PM Wong leads swearing-in of new cabinet after election win

* Six men in Singapore charged over child sexual exploitation offences, including commercial sex with 12-year-old

* Visually impaired users in Singapore may soon use voice commands to book a Grab ride

* Confused, nervous, told to ‘wait for updates’: Singapore students at Harvard react to US ban

* Six in Singapore charged over child sexual exploitation offences, including commercial sex with 12-year-old

* Singaporean actress Tay Ying and celebrity chef Wu Sihan hold traditional betrothal ceremony

* Youth who performed lewd act on cat pleads guilty

* Oil heads to first weekly loss since April on OPEC+ supply hike prospect

* Settle it offline, city state tells embassies, says Singapore after South China issue dispute

* Asian shares gain as Treasuries find support

* Asia must not succumb to tariff retaliation, Singapore cbank official says

* Singapore maintains 2025 growth forecast at 2%

Indonesia:

* Indonesia slams Israeli forces for shooting at diplomats in West Bank

* Indonesia quake off Sumatra damages more than 100 houses; many public facilities also damaged

* 6.0-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Bengkulu, damages buildings

* 15 bodies recovered after flash floods at West Papua mining site

* Indonesia on alert as Covid-19 surges across Asia

* Malaysia's ringgit and Indonesia's rupiah lead weekly gains among Asia FX

* Production at Indonesia’s clove farms under threat from climate change

* Indonesia in rent-to-own scheme proposal -- property developers have proposed a rent-to-own scheme as a way to ease homeownership

Susi, a 15-year-old rescued orangutan by the community when she was about three years old, holds her 20-day-old baby named Ade at the Kasang Kulim Conservation Institute in Kubang Jaya, Riau. -- Photo by WAHYUDI / AFP

Thailand:

* Swiss man convicted in assault case against Phuket doctor

* Jailed Thai lawyer wins international rights award; first man from South-East Asian nation to win prestigious title

* Cat ‘arrested’ with mugshot taken for attacking Thai police during rescue, amusing netizens

* China-Thailand meeting yields agreement on strategic cooperation and military exercises

* Mexican actress Eiza Gonzalez says she nearly fainted filming ‘Fountain Of Youth’ in Bangkok due to sweltering heat

* Malaysia, Thailand collaborate to improve river mouth of Sungai Golok

* Thai telecom giant True faces major trust test after nationwide network outage

* Badminton Thailand -- Cutting down on milk tea after thirty is keeping Ratchanok happy

Philippines:

* Philippines Marcos replaces foreign minister in reshuffle but keeps his economics team intact

* Philippine Senate to convene impeachment court next month

* Manila's allies decry dangerous manoevres by Chinese boats in South China Sea

* Volume of Taal Volcano’s gas emissions rises

* Marcos calls on entire Cabinet to resign after disappointing results for his party at mid-term elections

* Asian stocks bounce back after Treasury-led sell-off / Asian shares make cautious gains as beaten-down Treasuries find support

Professor Hoang Xuan Sinh talking about her thesis, shown in the hard-cover printed version she is holding, in her office at Thang Long University, which she founded in 1988, in Hanoi. As American bombers flew overhead, pioneering professor Hoang Xuan Sinh completed her thesis by the light of a kerosene lamp in the Vietnamese jungle, with letters from French maths genius Alexandre Grothendieck her only guidance. Ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's visit on May 25, she spoke in fluent French of the meeting with revolutionary mathematician Grothendieck that changed her life and the private university she founded in the 1988 -- the country's first. -- Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP

Vietnam:

* Vietnam expresses willingness to combat trade fraud in US tariff talks

* The pioneering Vietnamese professor taught by French maths genius

* Vietnam orders messaging app Telegram to be blocked, government document shows

* 'Significant progress' made in second round of Vietnam-US trade talks

* 23 jailed over rare earths exploitation in Vietnam

* Tariffs remain a key factor swaying markets in Vietnam / Vietnam boosts rice trade through 2030

Myanmar:

* Emerging Markets - Asian currencies rally for sixth-straight week as US fiscal concerns mount

* Myanmar reports over 860 dengue fever cases so far in 2025; four deaths have also been confirmed

* An urban guerrilla group in Myanmar claims responsibility for assassinating a retired army officer

* Thailand to press for broader international engagement with Myanmar junta

Ambassador of Thailand, Nadhavathna Krishnamra presents his credentials to Britain's King Charles during a private audience at Buckingham Palace, London. Mrs. Krishnamra was also received. -- Aaron Chown/Pool via REUTERS

Cambodia:

* Cambodia's new impressive new international airport all set for official operation on Sept 9

* Cambodian police seek Thai cooperation to extradite activist

* US trade panel's vote paves way for stiff tariffs on many solar imports

* BRI-backed Industrial zone boosts economic growth, improves local livelihoods: Hun Manet

Laos:

* Thailand’s livestock department to negotiate with Laos, Vietnam to lift ban on Thai cattle

* Laos aims to boost fisheries sector and strengthen its development of food security

* Laos’ largest regional wind farm scheduled to become operational by late 2025

Brunei:

* Brunei's economic outlook remains stable, says research by Asean+3

* Brunei Sultan to attend 46th Asean Summit and related summits

* Brunei launches 12th national development plan; US$3.1 set aside for new projects in key sectors

Couples in traditional Chinese attires attend a group wedding ceremony in Shenyang, in northeastern China's Liaoning province. -- Photo by AFP / China OUT

AseanPlus:

* Asia must not succumb to tariff retaliation, Singapore cbank official says

* US invites Asian officials to Alaska, eyes US$44bil LNG project

* Foreign restaurant helper detained in Melaka for outraging modesty

* Malaysia ranks high in numerous categories in 'best in Asia' list

* GCC seeks stronger ties with Asean on security, trade

* Five M'sians to face Man Utd in Asean All-Stars squad

* Teen Semai pilot breaking barriers in Malaysian aviation

* Senior US, China diplomats hold phone call

* Sarawak seeking Unesco recognition for Brooke-era forts

* Footage of rare snail laying an egg from its neck captured for the first time

* Bangladesh's Yunus could quit over lack of reform progress, student leader says

* South Korea’s presidential race tightens sharply after TV debate

* Dragon Ball scouter? Osaka Expo security guard’s headset goes viral

* 'Investment, not tariffs,' says Ishiba after telephone talks with Trump before third round of talks

* Guests died of organ failure after toxic mushroom lunch, Australian court hears

* Disgraced TV host Mickey Huang and actress Summer Meng said to have divorced

* Hong Kong property tycoon's wine collection fetches US$9.3mil at auction

* Chinese actress Zully Le criticises actor Ian Fang for his sexual offences

* Japan's core inflation hits more than 2-year high, could force year-end BOJ hike

* South Korea's defence ministry says no talks held with US on troop withdrawal

* Death toll in Australia floods rises to four, tens of thousands stranded

* Hong Kong police arrest nine in connection with HK$140,000 internship subsidy scam

* Chinese woman, afraid of tanning, suffers fractures from rolling over in bed

* South Korea’s unseasonal temperatures spark rise in heat illnesses

* Can Hong Kong’s Cathay compete against rivals dishing out hefty bonuses?

* Japan's core inflation hits more than 2-year high, could force year-end BOJ hike

* Patient arrested for alleged indecent assault of nurse in Hong Kong hospital

* North Korea launches probe into accident during warship's launch

* Collapse of historic Chinese building’s roof revives concerns about construction standards

* Japan reports: Taxi driver suspected of raping 50 women; more expected to report on issue, say cops