Malaysia:

* Covid-19 surveillance: 2,244 new cases, according to the Ministry of Health

* The Immigration Department has met this year’s revenue target of RM3.5 billion by August 30, according to the DG

* Foster love for country, history through antiques and artifacts

* Khairy: Organ donation registration via MySejahtera starting September 6

* Dr M out of IJN, back in home quarantine

* First phase of Sarawak’s Pan Borneo highway 86% complete, says Fadillah

* The ringgit appears to be trading lower from Monday, September 5

* Bursa Malaysia will see cautious trading this week

* Khairy says not defending Rembau in GE15, giving way to Tok Mat

* Still secret: Decision on use of face mask will be announced before September 7, says KJ

* Rina: 106,000 Malaysian IP addresses implicated in child pornography

* Envisioning the post of Prime Minister by 2050, PAS will focus on securing 40 GE15 seats

A construction worker carries out renovation work at a bus station in Jakarta, Sunday, September 4, 2022. – AFP

Singapore:

* Singapore landslide incident: Recovery and construction work in Clementi area could take months, minister says

* Singapore-Johor border congestion: Johor Bahru bustling with school holiday crowds

* Deputy Prime Minister of S’pore arrives in Malaysia for working visit

* Singapore DPM’s visit will enhance bilateral relations and cooperation, says Tengku Zafrul

* Cyber ​​extortion cases at S’pore increased by 47% in the first half of the year as online activity picked up

* ‘Nutty’ probed on S’pore scam link

Indonesia:

* Top Indonesian designers talk about post-Covid tailoring trends

* Death in Indonesia – Peru is investigating the “suspicious death”, the possible “torture” of a transgender activist in Bali

* ProJo names Jokowi as the best presidential candidate of 2024

* Rescued dolphins swim freely from the sanctuary

* Increase in the price of fuel to curb the swelling of subsidies

Customers in a cafe in Hanoi. Vietnam’s vast stock of coffee beans is shrinking, a phenomenon that is expected to push world prices even higher. Production in Vietnam, the world’s largest robusta supplier and second-largest coffee producer, is also expected to fall in 2022-23. -Bloomberg

Thailand:

* Miss Universe Thailand launches waste sorting program in Bangkok

* Tougher sentence for traffic offenders in Thailand from Monday (September 5)

* Thai cops arrest Taiwanese knife after Ayutthaya gas station ransack

* Transforming the Deep South into “Halal Kitchens of the World”

* Heir still at large a decade after the crash

Philippines:

* Athletics clash as Filipino pole vault star Obiena beats world and Olympic champion Duplantis in Diamond League encounter

* Philippines records 2,321 new Covid-19 cases, death toll tops 62,000 on Sunday (September 4)

* The city of Sorsogon in the Philippines bans the transport of pigs and meat to curb the spread of African swine fever

* Philippines open to new oil exploration talks with China, says minister

* Philippine President begins state visits to Indonesia and Singapore

Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines competes in the men’s pole vault event at the Diamond League athletics meeting.- AFP

Vietnam:

* Vietnamese rice arrives on the shelves of the E.Leclerc Viry Châtillon hypermarket, the famous French shopping center

* Vietnam reports 1,391 new Covid-19 cases and one new death on Sunday (September 4)

* Foreign leaders greet Vietnam on National Day and booming economic situation

* Vietnam’s rice exports in 2022 expected to rise to 6.3-6.5 million tonnes, rice traders say

* Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is the first nation to attract FDI in the first eight months

Burma:

* Myanmar donates 1,000 tonnes of rice to Sri Lanka

* Aung San Suu Kyi shares responsibility for the misery of the Rohingya

* Junta leader will visit Russia

* Myanmar reports 90 new cases of Covid-19

Construction workers ride a motor cart as a rainbow appears over the village of Chamka Mean on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. – PA

Cambodia:

* Thai drug suspect killed and three others arrested in police operation in Cambodia

* Saifuddin: 195 M’sians were victims of overseas employment scams, 87 rescued

* Malaysian envoy reveals bizarre cases of job scam victims in Cambodia

* Crooks arrested by victim alert in Cambodia

* Nine indicted for human trafficking in Cambodia

Laos:

* WWF and its partners launch the “Love Ling Lao” campaign to allow great ape species to settle in Laos

* Laos plans to attract 900,000 foreign visitors in 2022

Brunei:

* Brunei supermarket ordered to remove non-halal drinks from main shelf

* Teacher, 31, convicted of indecent exposure of students in Brunei

A woman and child wearing face masks walk past a mural depicting people in the past shopping for groceries, outside a supermarket in Beijing, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. – AP

AseanPlus:

* Indian police arrest suspected teenage serial killer

* China extends lockdown in Chengdu areas, expands mass testing

* NASA isn’t sure if the next lunar rocket launch attempt is possible this month

* Some Like It Hot: Spicy Eating in China’s WWII Shelters

* Frieze Art Fair makes Asia debut in Seoul, tapping into hot South Korean market

* Shanghai’s Yangshan port halts operations as Typhoon Hinnamnor strengthens

* Risk of military clash rises in Taiwan Strait after island fires on mainland Chinese drone, experts say

* Coronavirus vaccine: Hong Kong headteachers express concern over compliance with stricter three-shot requirement for full-time classes

* Hong Kong protests: Self-proclaimed paramedic loses appeal against conviction for rioting in August 31, 2019 clash

* Chinese yuan slips on hawkish Fed, but weaker Asian currencies threaten export advantage

* Stop Hong Kong’s brain drain or Singapore will poach top talent and ‘shake’ regional financial status, human resources experts warn

* Causeway Bay is regaining some of its vibrancy as Asian brands and mask sellers fill the spaces vacated by Western fashion houses

* China’s manufacturing outlook remains bleak as power shortages and coronavirus weigh on production

* GM’s Chinese venture launches compact and affordable convertible EV Cabrio

* Risk of military clash rises in Taiwan Strait after island fires on mainland Chinese drone, experts say

* John Lee’s first visit from Hong Kong to Guangzhou and Shenzhen was canceled due to fears of a pandemic, with talks on reopening borders moving online

* Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng stresses Beijing’s support for Hong Kong in maintaining a free and open business environment

* Tennis – A little less buzz but the US Open show goes on without Serena

* Red lines: 60 cartoonists from around the world speak of fear and favor

* Experts: military exercises with Russia do not target others