Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Thursday (March 21)
Malaysia

* King is honorary top cop after Parliament passes amendments to Police Act

* Discipline, integrity without corruption will make Malaysia a great nation, says PM Anwar

* RM500,000 found in suitcase at Damansara mall car park, cops looking for owner

* Kuala Kubu Baharu assemblyman Lee Kee Hiong passes away

* Govt to decide on 2026 Commonwealth Games hosting offer tomorrow

* Isham Jalil lodges report against a high-profile individual's purchase of shares in Heitech Padu

* K-pop star IU to perform two shows in KL in June, tickets go on sale March 26

* India's External Affairs Minister Jaishankar to visit Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines

* Pan Borneo Highway delay due to land acquisition issues in Sabah, says Nanta

* Malaysia still 'on the upside' despite Goodyear pull out, say special select committee

* Pilot project for e-Dereg one-stop car scrapping facilities launched

* Cops nab man for alleged insult on socks issue

* MPBP revokes business licence of vendor embroiled in socks controversy

* Matrade to generate RM2.6bil export sales via trade events this year

* Nilai woman cheated of almost RM3.5mil in fake Forex scam, says cop

* Federal Court dismisses appeal by youth convicted for tahfiz fire murders

* Education Ministry aims to revert school session to January from 2026, says Fadhlina

* Realised investments in 2023 to be announced in first week of April, says Tengku Zafrul

Singapore

* Singapore leads Asian peers in attracting foreign investments: Report

* Jail for man with HIV who donated blood and lied about past sexual activity

* M'sian high commission in S'pore introduces online appointment system for consular services

* Can’t go to Kyoto? Catch S’pore’s sakura in places such as Kembangan instead

* Woman who lied to police that her mobile phone was snatched gets jail

* Jail for man who threatened to kill baby daughter during dispute with wife

* Singapore ranked happiest country in Asia for two years running, 30th happiest globally for 2021-2023

* ICA reminds car travellers using QR code clearance to bring passports

* Man charged over illegally exporting more than 5,000 terrapins stuffed in suitcases

* 86,000 car travellers used new QR code system over two days at Woodlands, Tuas checkpoints: ICA

Thailand

* Thai ice cream licks Asian rivals with 7.3% export growth

* Thai minister to warn Cambodia over farm burning and resulting air pollution

* Thai king's second son says will return from US to stay in kingdom

* Malaysian halal product producers urged to penetrate Thai market

* Samut Songkhram cracks down on alien fish species

* Thailand, UK announce upgrading of relations to strategic partnership

Indonesia

* Prabowo's landslide win signals continuity in government policy

* Indonesia presidential candidate Anies files court challenge to election result

* Anwar first leader to congratulate Indonesia's Prabowo on polls win

* Weeping, weak and soaked, dozens of Rohingya refugees rescued after night on hull of capsized boat

* Xi congratulates Prabowo on election as Indonesian president

* I am still chairman of Indonesia, Jokowi says when asked about Golkar race

Philippines

* Filipino students among drivers of Australia’s record high migration

* Losses to Philippine agriculture due to El Nino reach US$31mil

* Major Philippine bank sees nation's wealthy population growing

* Metro Manila folk may feel drop in water supply mid-April

Vietnam

* Vietnam sees high growth in veggie, fruit exports in Q1

* Vo Thi Anh Xuan named as Vietnamese acting president

* Vietnam president's resignation deepens political uncertainty

* Vietnam legislature approves resignation of president, state media says

Cambodia

* Battambang airport set to expand for international flights, tourist revival

* Cambodia records nearly one million international tourists in January-February period

* Khmer horror movies tearing up regional screens

Myanmar

* Police looking for Myanmar tourist missing in Kuala Lumpur

* Myanmar implements medicinal plant conservation project

* As Myanmar's army faces setbacks, it is stepping up attacks on civilians, UN expert warns

Laos

* Laos, Vietnam to strengthen security cooperation

* More Buddha images unearthed in Bokeo

Brunei

* Central Bank updates alert list on suspicious financial bodies and websites

* Fines, warnings for businesses violating Price Control Act

Aseanplus

* China says it is considering maritime talks with Australia

* Nine dead after South Korean-flagged vessel capsized off Japan, S.Korea says

* India's opposition struggles to battle Modi juggernaut

* ‘Too cool’: retired China doctor-turned-fashion-blogger, 70, struts stuff on Paris Fashion Week catwalk

* ILO declines to intervene in South Korea doctors strike

* China's Tibet offers college exam takers a spot if their parents invest US$400,000

* Airbus wins most of Japan JAL's order for 42 new planes

* China opens up wider to foreign investors

* Apple's CEO Cook opens new store in Shanghai

* Lifestyle fashion brands step up with Japanese pop culture tie-ins

* Australia earmarks billions for naval infrastructure as BAE wins AUKUS submarine work

* Korean Air to sign US$13.7bil deal with Airbus for 33 A350 jets

* South Korea's ambassador to Australia says he's cooperating with graft probe

* Taiwanese singer Cyndi Wang stuck in traffic on her way to Genting: ‘It is like being in a carpark’

* Actress Barbie Hsu accuses ex-husband of adultery, pushing her to the ground during pregnancy

* Ex TVB star Fala Chen has fond memories visiting Malaysia and eating durian at night market
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News highlights from the Asean Plus section on Thursday (March 21)