Malaysia:

* Covid-19: Malaysia registers 2,153 new cases bringing the total to 4,458,889

* Covid-19: More than 26% of children fully vaccinated

* The concept of the Malaysian family is vital in shaping the country’s future, says Idris

* Dozens of Koreans tricked into RM2mil travel scam

* MATRADE shortlisted for the 2022 World Trade Promotion Organization Awards

* Apex court sets 10 days in August to hear Najibs latest bid to overturn CBC conviction

* Sunda pangolins could be extinct in Sabah due to poaching, says state wildlife director

* Malaysia’s newest ultra-low-cost carrier plane spotted at KLIA

* Bank Negara will raise rates next quarter

* SEA Games: Tze Liang wins third gold medal for Malaysia in diving

* RM2.8mil Registry: Sufficient evidence to prosecute Bung Moktar and Zizie Izette, says MACC

* RON95 shortage: Ministry takes steps to speed up replenishment, says Nanta

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Singapore:

* 1,535 excess deaths in Singapore in 2021, including 804 due to Covid-19; government reports 2,271 infections Monday May 9

* Singapore asks companies to hire locals due to shortage of foreigners

* Singapore to host a global effort to boost transparency in carbon credit trading

* Man gets 9 years in prison, caning for fatal assault on his 4-year-old stepdaughter

* How an underwater paradise was created in Singapore

* Tuyang Initiative visits Singapore to pay homage to indigenous cultures SEA

* First time panda mom is natural to raise her cub

* Asian stocks fall mostly as rate hikes and China’s slowdown loom

* Oil falls on Chinese demand concerns, possible EU ban on Russian oil considered

Indonesia:

* Indonesia maintains stable growth in the first quarter thanks to exports

* Indonesia detects 15 cases of severe hepatitis after three child deaths

* A 70-year-old American dies after falling down a mountain slope during a group hike in Bali, Indonesia

* Emerging markets: Jakarta shares down more than 4% as Asian currencies also fall as lockdowns in China stoke growth worries

* Online scams: do not scan QR codes to “receive” money

* Indonesian Navy seizes sixth vessel for allegedly ‘smuggling’ palm oil

*Rising import prices are costing Indonesian manufacturing

* Tourist rescued from a ravine in Bali, Indonesia

A cyclist rides along the Marina Bay promenade next to Singapore’s financial business district on Monday, May 9, 2022. – AFP

Thailand:

* Covid-19 cases are dropping now and Thai schools are set to reopen for a new semester next week

* Sect leader in Thailand whose followers ate his waste and drank his urine arrested in Chaiyaphum

* Thailand’s digital minister visits Laos to take advantage of online shopping boom as border reopens

* Artificial breeding aims to increase the population of dolphins in Songkhla Lake

* Thailand records 6,488 Covid-19 cases and 55 deaths

* Pandemic, war-wounded orchid industry

Philippines:

* Marcos Jr heading for landslide in Philippine presidential poll according to unofficial tally

* Strong voter turnout as the Philippines votes; the son of the late dictator tipped to win the presidency

* Long lines, faulty counting machines and power outages hamper the opening of polling stations in the Philippines

* Three security guards gunned down at Filipino polling station

* The Philippines elects the next president today, with Marcos Jr tipped to win

* Grenade attack injures nine at Filipino polling station

* Nobel laureate Ressa says a Marcos win will spur more misinformation

* Memories of Marcos a black mark

* Explainer-A guide to the election in the Philippines

Supporters of Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Junior celebrate a provisional result of the votes outside Marcos’ headquarters in Manila on Monday, May 9, 2022. – AFP

Vietnam:

* New Covid-19 infections in Vietnam are at a 10-month low with just 2,175 cases on Monday May 9

* Vietnam’s seafood exports jumped nearly 44% in first four months

* Strategy Needed for Vietnam Air Cargo to Take Off: Experts

* Vietnam’s agricultural sector records large trade surplus in first quarter

*Vietnamese City of HCM seeks resources for startup ecosystem

* SEA Games: hosts Vietnam overall champion title after 19 years

Burma:

* Myanmar: Late night fire at IDP camp in Rakhine State destroys over 200 homes

* Aid delivery to Myanmar moving forward but obstacles remain, says ASEAN special envoy

* More than 24 million people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in Myanmar

Malaysia’s Ooi Tze Liang celebrating his gold medal in diving at the My Dinh Aquatic Center in Hanoi, Vietnam during the 31st SEA Games. – Bernama

Cambodia:

* Cambodian PM hails fight against Covid-19 after zero cases on May 7 in 14 months

* Cambodian biomass power plant set to go online by July

* Cambodia’s January-April rice exports exceed half a billion dollars

Laos:

* Laos’ $760m mega hydropower project Nam Ngum 4 is now 90% complete

* Laos National Assembly passes resolution on fuel price stabilization measures

* Laos fully reopens borders after Covid-19 restrictions

Brunei:

* Borneo Jazz Festival 2022 to focus on sustainability

* Child immunization rate reaches 57.2% in Brunei

* Crocodiles heat hotline 995 in Brunei

People line up at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site during a mass test for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Chaoyang district in Beijing, China, Monday, May 9, 2022. -Reuters

AseanPlus:

* G-7 expresses ‘serious concern’ over election of Hong Kong leader

* Videos of people trained in quarantine censored in China

* Beijing’s downtown falls silent as zero-Covid policy stifles the capital

* China FM Wang Yi calls on the world to listen more to Asian voices

* Australian PM says he will ‘ensure’ no Chinese base in Solomon Islands

* From budding pastor to “fighting cock”, South Korean President Yoon charts his own course to the top

* Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Taiwan coast

* China FM Wang Yi calls on the world to listen more to Asian voices

* Chinese carmaker BYD probes pollution amid reports of nosebleeds in children

* Xi warms up China’s economy, but virus restricts options

* John Lee wins landslide victory in Hong Kong vote

* Asian stocks fall on global inflation concerns

* Chinese netizens get creative to dodge Covid censorship

* ‘Like family’: Japan’s virtual YouTubers earn millions from fans

* Dozens of Koreans tricked into RM2mil travel scam

* Investors watch Southeast Asian stock markets