Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Wednesday (April 3)
Malaysia

* King grants audience to KK Mart founder, does not want socks issue prolonged

* Najib files bid to serve prison sentence under house arrest

* RM10.6bil bid to acquire Tanjong Energy decision of top 1MDB management, Jasmine Loo tells court

* 'No thumb drives in 1981', Mukhriz says on delay in brothers declaring 43 years of assets

* Tan Sri claims trial to cheating charge

* Malaysian actor Jaafar Onn passes away at 73

* Teacher lodges report against two Sandakan students for allegedly bullying juniors

* Prosecution objects to Muhyiddin's bid to challenge court decision to reinstate power abuse charges

* Robert Kuok only M’sian among Forbes’ top 200 billionaires, 14 others in rich list

* Parents admit to child negligence that resulted in car crash at Negri bazaar

* Man dies after being stabbed during sex, girlfriend nabbed

* Labuan's 20-hour blackout caused by underground cable damage

* Muar shoplots badly damaged in early morning blaze

* Foreign Ministry closely monitoring situation in Taiwan after 7.2 magnitude quake

Singapore

* Sons of late banker Wee Cho Yaw among world’s new billionaires on Forbes list

* Singapore rules out hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games

* Pope Francis expected to visit Singapore in September

* ‘The whole cottage started to shake’: Singaporeans in Taiwan jolted by strong quake

* Ex-property agent who called himself ‘Ganja man’ sentenced to death for drug trafficking

* Cyborg rescue roaches showcased at Singapore security summit

* Singtel rules out selling Australian unit Optus

Thailand

* Top Thai court accepts case seeking to dissolve Move Forward party

* Thailand wilts under heatwave with temperatures hitting above 40 deg C

* Who let the mice out? Residents scream for help as hundreds of pet mice dumped in their street

* Top cop ‘Big Joke’ turns himself in after arrest warrant issued over money laundering probe

Indonesia

* Indonesia secures one million tonnes in rice imports for 2024

* 'I thought it was Golkar': Jokowi quips when asked about taking over leadership of PDI-P from Megawati

* Prabowo to be inaugurated in new capital Nusantara

* Indonesia's Prabowo pledges cooperation with Japan, closer China ties

* Indonesian actress Sandra Dewi faces 5 years in prison as husband is arrested for corruption

Philippines

* Philippine weightlifter John Ceniza headed to Paris Olympics

* Philippines says it is committed to maintaining position at Second Thomas Shoal

* Philippines cancels tsunami warning after Taiwan earthquake

Vietnam

* Vietnam on alert as drug smuggling surges via maritime routes

* Four killed, 7 injured in Quang Ninh mining incident

* Vietnam receives US$51.5mil from World Bank for carbon credits

Cambodia

* Cambodia's ex-PM Hun Sen elected as senate president

* Cambodia's economy projected at 6.6% in 2024: PM

Myanmar

* Fire engulfs 450 shops, 9 houses in southern Myanmar's Bago

* Myanmar to expand coffee plantations nationwide

Laos

* Asean to strengthen regional economic, financial sector

* Lao govt works on decree on carbon credit trading

Brunei

* Brunei designer shines at Indonesia Fashion Week

* Brunei exports volume rose 11.3% in Q4 2023

* Brunei enters inter-monsoon period

Aseanplus

* Death toll in Taiwan quake stands at nine, hundreds injured

* Japan lifts tsunami advisory, Okinawa flights resume

* Chipmaker TSMC evacuates production lines after major Taiwan quake

* Taiwan's FPCC shuts Mailiao refinery port after quake, sources say

* Man on the run for 27 years held at Heathrow airport after flying back from Thailand

* Explainer-What's at stake in South Korea's election

* 'Like a mountain collapsed': Taiwan reels from biggest quake in 25 years

* Xi, Biden agree to advance cooperation

* S. Korean fans bid farewell to internet-famous panda Fu Bao

* Parched farms, cancelled classes: Extreme heat scorches South-East Asia

* Storms with typhoon-like winds ravage South China, killing 7

* Ghost in the machine: Deepfake tools warp India election

* New dating trend sees China youth flock to live matchmaking events at famous tourist site in search of love, fascinates mainland social media

* How a bowl of spicy noodles made this Chinese town famous

* Pop star Jackson Wang celebrates 30th birthday with epic boat bash in Phuket

* HK singer Kelly Chen was once stopped at Malaysian airport for durian in luggage

* Aespa’s Karina, actor Lee Jae-wook split five weeks after going public with relationship

* Asian markets hit by dimming US rate hopes, Taiwan quake
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News highlights from the Asean Plus section on Wednesday (April 3)