Asean news headlines at 9 p.m. on Friday, October 8

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Malaysia:
Covid-19 watch: 9,751 new cases, sixth day under 10,000 infections
PM: Restrictions on interstate travel will soon be lifted
Covid-19: Intensive care cases decrease, 792 recorded Friday October 8, according to DG Health
Deloitte: Nothing to worry about about including Malaysia in EU tax watch list
If I don’t become PM, so be it, said Anwar
Singapore:
Singapore and South Korea to allow non-quarantine travel from November 15 for those vaccinated
Singaporean man dies in Jurong West apartment fire; 2 others saved from the ledge
Singapore-flagged ‘green’ vessels will benefit from tax reductions and lower fees
Singapore works with US on vaccinated travel route
Singapore: Three new deaths from Covid-19, 3,483 new cases
Thailand:
Thai PM orders strict controls in response to Covid-19 outbreak in Deep South
Samut Prakan’s hacker admits to stealing data from 600,000 people
Thailand must reopen soon if it is to survive: FTI
Indonesia:
Indonesian President calls for cooperation amid U.S.-Chinese rivalry
Jokowi pushes harder with restless Papua after spending billions
Indonesia reports 1,384 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, 66 more deaths
Philippines:
Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa says “nothing is possible without facts”
Robredo says running as an independent is a ‘symbolic way’ of showing inclusiveness
Sara Duterte insists she is running for mayor in Davao, not for Philippine presidency
Philippines receives new supply of Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines
Vietnam:
Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province to apply sandbox model to tourism
Bình Dương province promises best conditions for US companies to resume production
Agriculture Sectors in Vietnam Record Trade Surplus in First Nine Months of Year Despite Covid-19 Restrictions
Burma:
Myanmar’s Covid-19 death toll surpasses 18,000
UN fears ‘imminent attack’ in Myanmar after military build-up
Cambodia:
Cambodia rejects reports of human rights abuses
The reopening of Cambodia will be decided in two weeks
Laos:
Australia to offer 60 scholarships to Laotian students in 2022
Laotian government targets 1% electric vehicle use by 2025
Brunei:
Driving, vehicle license in Brunei to go digital
Brunei reaches over 70% vaccine coverage against first dose of Covid-19
Aseanplus:
HK airport worker first local virus case in nearly 2 months
Beijing criticizes French senators’ visit to Taiwan
Xi speaks with Japanese prime minister by phone
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida sets out grand vision in political speech with few details
South Korea “seriously” seeks CPTPP over Chinese offer
China publishes white paper on biodiversity conservation
Japan’s LDP election platform project does not mention financial tax
US nuclear submarine hits mysterious object in South China Sea, 11 sailors injured
Hong Kong issues typhoon warning as Storm Lionrock approaches Hainan
Looming specter of Covid-19-induced inflation: Korea Herald
US special forces quietly train Taiwanese (official)
Taiwan not seeking military confrontation, president says
US, China to deal with “intense competition,” Biden senior adviser says
Tokyo trains crowded but little further damage after strong earthquake
Sales of Covid pills could reach $ 2 billion, according to Japan’s Shionogi
China’s new J-16D fighter jet deployed to an eastern air base near Taiwan
New law could ban insults against all Hong Kong officials, not just police, city chief says
Chinese manufacturing city is buzzing again after being crippled by Samsung’s departure in 2019
Reit seen as a viable source of finance for rental housing builders in China, with US $ 77.6 billion required in the short term
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