Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Wednesday (April 10)
Malaysia

* King, Queen grace Hari Raya Aidilfitri gathering at Istana Negara

* King graces Johor MB's open house

* Car with eight foreigners collides with lorry on NSE, three killed

* Lawyer confirms blogger Tamrin contacted by cops over recent blog post

* Lorry driver on drugs nabbed after 50km police chase

* Universiti Malaya is Malaysia's most represented institution in QS World University Rankings

* M'sian students who died in NZ crash laid to rest

* KL overflowing with Raya cheer as tourists and city folk join in celebration

* Man drowns during family outing in Kota Tinggi

* Over 1,600 accidents reported nationwide on April 9

* GPS to discuss former PSB seats in due course, says Abang Jo

* WHO lists five road safety tips for Malaysians

* Unhealthy API readings in Klang Valley, good to moderate in rest of country

* Perikatan picks candidate for Kuala Kubu Baharu, set for 'underdog' fight

Singapore

* Tunku Ismail grants audience to two Singaporean Ministers

* Singapore and Germany to work towards a strategic partnership

* Crane that crushed van in Sengkang removed from road

* Shopee tops latest e-commerce safety ratings; Facebook, Carousell at bottom

Thailand

* Pair from HK held in Bangkok mall with tool for sending fake SMS messages

* Thai PM unveils details of a US$13.7bil digital wallet handout plan

* Thailand has yet to decide on indicting ex-PM Thaksin in royal insult case

* Asean+3 think-tank eyes viability of digital wallet scheme

* Thailand temporarily exempts tourists from submitting TM.6 from Immigration checkpoints

* Thailand expects over 10 million tourists from Asean this year

Indonesia

* Aidilfitri holiday tradition spurs Indonesia's economy as tens millions of Muslims travel home

* Jokowi hosts Aidilfitri gathering at palace for ministers, public

* One child killed, another injured in Central Papua shootout

* Indonesia airdrops aid in Gaza with Jordan's help

Philippines

* Marcos sets off for trilateral summit, vows to boost ties with Japan, US

* Marcos ‘horrified’ by idea of ‘agreement’ between China, Philippines on South China Sea

* Marcos says trilateral summit with US, Japan to include South China Sea cooperation

Vietnam

* Vietnam orders Netflix to stop advertising, distributing its games

* Huge factory explosion kills one, injures two others in Vietnam's northern province

* Vietnam aims to start work on high-speed rail lines to China by 2030

* Vietnam has great potential for biofuel: experts

* Vietnam's Viettel to develop semiconductor industry, prime minister says

Cambodia

* Cambodia's plastic bag imports down 74.6% in Q1

* Cambodia's total export up 18% in Q1

Myanmar

* Thai military step up patrols along Myanmar border as clashes continue

* Clashes at Myanmar border hub enter second day

Laos

* Man killed by wild elephant in northern Laos

Brunei

* Five locals caught fishing in restricted area

* Brunei announces changes to public service vacancies

Aseanplus

* South Korea opposition increases majority in election: exit polls

* S. Korea's scandal-plagued opposition leader is election's big winner

* China's Xi tells ex-Taiwan leader 'external interference' cannot block unification

* Eight dead after cargo ship collides with boat near China's Hainan

* Five dead, 19 injured in Hong Kong gym fire

* S. Korean man who assaulted woman for having short hair gets 3 years in jail

* ‘We want Fu Bao back,’ Seoulites petition for loan of beloved panda

* Taiwan quake death toll rises to 16, Singaporeans still missing

* Yoon faces rebuke in slugfest South Korea vote

* Biden welcomes Japan PM for state visit with eye on China

* Two top universities deny cat abuser admission to postgrad programmes

* India's influencers sway millions to vote for Modi

* China’s Xi to meet ex-Taiwan leader in Beijing in landmark event

* Most Asian markets rise as traders jockey ahead of US inflation
Asean,news headlines,April 10
News highlights from the Asean Plus section on Wednesday (April 10)