Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Wednesday (May 1)
Malaysia

* Anwar to delve into various issues, initiatives, in special TV interview at 9pm today

* Civil servants to get over 13% pay hike, says Anwar

* Anwar launches National HR Policy Framework

* Throw casino fake news culprits in jail, says Anwar

* Govt will continue to monitor inflation rate following wage hike for civil servants, says PM

* Mt Ruang erupts again: Flights to and from Sabah, Sarawak affected

* Semiconductor plan timely for Malaysia to secure position at global supply chain’s forefront

* Sabah airports operating as usual despite fears of Mt Ruang ash cloud

* Police on the hunt for alleged con artist preying on the elderly

* KKB polls: I'll never wave DAP flag, Noh Omar says of Umno returning 'favour'

* Phenol gas leak: Four Factory workers rushed to hospital

* Sabah, Sarawak to increase maternity and paternity leave, says Anwar

* Papagomo remanded two days until May 2

* KKB polls: Ask Hadi why he sent grandkids to a Chinese school, PAS info chief told

Singapore

* Local banks and S’pore, HK police recover more than S$370k for 70-year-old man in foiled scam

* Bali-bound Scoot flight turns back to Changi after smoke detected in cabin

* China to work with Singapore for new achievements in ties: New envoy

* Jerry Seinfeld to perform first comedy show in Singapore thanks to Malaysia’s Ronny Chieng

* ‘Thank you to this lion of an island’: British author inspired by S’porean WWII pilot finds his family

* Not just to eat and shop, Singaporeans are also going to JB for dental care

* Singaporean actor-comedian Suhaimi Yusof hospitalised after a stroke

Thailand

* Newly appointed Maris upbeat over foreign minister’s work

* Thai King approves ex-diplomat Maris as foreign minister

* Move Forward MPs join Labour Day march, slam govt over lack of pay raises

* Construction of two new Thai airports to start in 2027

* Thaksin gets rousing welcome in Phuket

* Microsoft’s Satya Nadella adds AI for Thailand on South-East Asia tour

* Microsoft to open first regional data centre in Thailand

* Thai study finds curcumin as effective as modern meds in treating stomach issues

Indonesia

* Sri Mulyani vows to improve Indonesia's customs services

* Malaysia, Indonesia defence ministers discuss security, regional preparedness

* Indonesia volcano eruption shuts more airports, ash reaches Malaysia

Philippines

* Marcos urges Congress to pass job creation laws

* China Coast Guard becoming 'more aggressive': Philippines

* Philippines weighs new strategy to counter China’s sea actions

* Philippines says Chinese coast guard elevating tensions in South China Sea

Vietnam

* Mass fish die-off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts South-East Asia

* Death toll from Dong Nai wood factory explosion rises to six

* Vietnam's FDI reaches US$6.28bil in first 4 months

Cambodia

* Roll out of tyre industry pumping up rubber producers

* Over 100 sculptures unearthed from ancient Ta Prohm temple

* Cambodian media praise Vietnam's ability to attract foreign investment

Myanmar

* Elderly Myanmar folk keep alive tradition of clay pot making

* Fire destroys 33 houses in Myanmar's Yangon

Laos

* Smoke-filled skies become growing concern in Laos

* Rising temperature affects agriculture production in Laos

Brunei

* Brunei Palace flour scandal trial sees physical evidence

* Brunei students get to know Asean through roadshow

Aseanplus

* China travel surges for May holiday but consumers remain wary

* Weak yen boosts tourist wallets in Japan

* Chinese man, 86, marries first love in touching, lively ceremony decades after they dated at Peking University

* At least 19 killed after highway collapses in southern China (update)

* South Korea exports rise for seventh month on growing chip demand

* Cathay Pacific passengers left vomiting, screaming in fear on storm-wracked flight to Hong Kong

* Australia tiptoes around Indian spy scandal

* China's economic outlook is far from gloomy

* S. Korea discusses joining part of Aukus pact with US, UK and Australia

* China's new aircraft carrier conducts first sea trials: state media

* Parts of India record hottest April as heatwave kills nine

* Dozens of schools in India's capital region evacuated after email bomb threat hoax

* Staff 'posed' as patients during Australian minister's clinic tour

* Taiwanese stars Sharon Hsu and Edison Wang blame themselves after baby swallows safety pin

* Bella Astillah performs Chinese song at music festival in China amid marriage controversy

* Mandopop star Jay Chou to perform in KL in October

* Asian markets track Wall St down ahead of Fed decision
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News highlights from the Asean Plus section on Wednesday (May 1)