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