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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.

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)

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.

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.

China

China’s Xi expressed interest in buying US oil, White House says

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed interest in buying more US oil to reduce China's dependence on the Strait of Hormuz during a leadership summit with President Donald Trump, according to a White House readout of the meeting published on Thursday (May 14).

Nation

Malaysia calls for stronger cooperation among BRICS members, partners, says Tok Mat

NEW DELHI: Malaysia has called for stronger cooperation among BRICS nations and partners to build a more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable global order amid rising geopolitical tensions, weakened global institutions and disruptions to supply chains.

Japan

Second Japanese oil tanker passes through Strait of Hormuz

TOKYO: (Bernama-Kyodo) A crude oil tanker belonging to the Eneos Holdings Inc. group has passed through the Strait of Hormuz and is headed for Japan, becoming the second Japan-bound crude oil tanker to leave the Persian Gulf since the US-Israel war on Iran, according to the company and the Japanese government.

Nation

28 foreigners fined RM5,000 each over online scam syndicate

TAWAU: Twenty-eight foreign nationals from China and Vietnam were fined RM5,000 each by the Magistrate's Court here on Thursday (May 14) after pleading guilty to involvement in an online "love scam" and investment fraud syndicate targeting South Koreans.

China

China-US relations most important bilateral relations in the world - Xi Jinping

BEIJING: (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) China-United States (US) relations are the most important bilateral relations in the world, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday (May 14), reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.