AseanPlus News

Selangor coach Kim Pan-gon thanks his players for a wonderful present in the Shopee Cup

Shopee Star of the Match Chrigor Moraes scored twice at Thien Truong Stadium as the Malaysia Super League side completed a 4-1 aggregate win over V.League 1 champions Nam Dinh.

Brunei

Brunei Crown Prince meets Party Secretary of Shenzhen, China

SHENZEN, (China): His Royal Highness Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah, Brunei's Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, on Thursday (May 14) attended a meeting with Party Secretary of Shenzhen Jin Lei.

Nation

PM wants Mara's role strengthened as core institution for Bumiputera

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants Majlis Amanah Rakyat's (Mara) role to be further strengthened as a core institution for Bumiputera empowerment through a more equitable, inclusive and comprehensive development agenda.

Technology

Anthropic, Gates Foundation launch $200 million partnership for AI in health, education

SAN FRANCISCO, May ⁠14 (Reuters) - Anthropic and the Gates Foundation have pledged $200 million to back artificial ⁠intelligence-related public goods and areas including health and education, they said on ‌Thursday.

Myanmar

Myanmar releases anti-online scam bill for public consultation

YANGON: Myanmar has released the Anti-Online Scam Bill for public observation and recommendations before submitting it to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Parliament), according to the state-owned newspaper The Mirror on Thursday (May 14).

Nation

Pangkor boat tragedy: Ninth body found, five still missing

IPOH: Another body of a victim from the boat carrying Indonesian illegal immigrants that sank in the waters off Pulau Pangkor was found Thursday (May 14) evening, bringing the death toll so far to nine.

AseanPlus News

Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Thursday (May 14, 2026)

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Thursday (May 14, 2026)

Nation

JB cops found man dead in pool of blood next to a knife

JOHOR BARU: Police are probing the motive behind the murder of a local man which took place in a unit at an apartment building near here.

Nation

Malaysia slams Israeli Minister's Al-Aqsa incursion

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has condemned in the strongest terms the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by a Zionist Israeli minister, describing the move as a grave provocation that risks further inflaming tensions in occupied East Jerusalem.

Nation

Global Sumud Flotilla: Mission enters final phase, 54 ships heading to Gaza

SEPANG: The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) 2026 mission has entered its final phase with a total of 54 ships beginning to depart from Marmaris Port, Turkiye, heading towards Gaza at about 7.30pm Malaysian time on Thursday (May 14).

India

Indian capital announces work-from-home days to weather fuel shortage

NEW DELHI: India's capital announced fuel-saving measures on Thursday (May 14), including work-from-home days for government employees, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for reduced consumption as the Middle East war disrupts supply chains.

Singapore

Victim loses at least S$4.9mil in scam involving deepfakes of Singapore PM Wong, government officials

SINGAPORE: A person fell for a scam involving the impersonation of senior government officials and transferred at least S$4.9 million, with the police warning the public to be careful of such ruses.

Nation

Man stabbed to death in vape liquid dispute, four nabbed

JASIN: A 30-year-old man died after being stabbed during a dispute over 'mushroom-flavoured' vape liquid at a playground in Merlimau on Wednesday (May 13) night, police said.

India

NEET paper leak probe zeroes in on Rajasthan family that celebrated five govt medical seats a few months ago

NEW DELHI: The NEET-UGC 2026 paper leak investigation has turned the spotlight on a family from Jamwa Ramgarh in Rajasthan that had publicly celebrated five MBBS admissions through NEET just months before the scandal surfaced.

Nation

Penang CM and former CM get into heated spat over land issue

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and his predecessor Lim Guan Eng, who have been at loggerheads for a while now, have got into yet another heated spat.

Philippines

Philippines warns of serious power cuts as heat, outages strain grids

MANILA: The Philippines on Thursday (May 14) warned of power cuts of up to seven hours across its two main grids as searing heat and power plant outages triggered the first back-to-back serious shortage warnings in two years.

Nation

Johor cops bust human trafficking syndicate, nab 13 Indonesians

PENGERANG: Police have busted a human trafficking syndicate believed to have been operating for the past two months, with the arrest of 13 Indonesians on Wednesday (May 13).

Singapore

Singaporean ex-air force chief allegedly involved in crash with stroller allowed to travel overseas

SINGAPORE: A former chief of air force accused of hitting a woman with a stroller in 2024 with his car has been allowed to travel to Indonesia and Thailand.

Thailand

Scientists dig up Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur in Thailand

BANGKOK: Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet (27 meters) long browsed on the treetops without much fear of predators due to its sheer size. This was Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, the largest-known dinosaur from Southeast Asia

Nation

Police seek public help to find two girls missing in Sungai Buloh

KUALA LUMPUR: Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating two 15-year-old girls who have been reported missing in Sungai Buloh, Selangor.