China

Robot patrol dogs could be coming to Taiwan’s South China Sea islands

TAIPEI: The Taiwan military's top weapons development institute showed off on Tuesday (June 2) three robot patrol dogs that could one day be used on Taiwan's islands in the disputed South China Sea.

Singapore

New species of venomous box jellyfish discovered off the coast of Singapore's Sentosa

SINGAPORE: Researchers from Singapore and Japan have discovered a new species of box jellyfish near Sentosa, and have advised beachgoers to take precautions.

Indonesia

Indonesia develops new pyrolysis technology to convert plastic waste into fuel

JAKARTA: (Bernama-Xinhua) Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has developed a second-generation pyrolysis technology capable of converting plastic waste into industrial fuel, with a processing capacity of 1.25 tonnes of waste per day, reported Xinhua.

Bangladesh

Five killed as private car crashes into truck in Bangladesh

DHAKA: (Bernama-Xinhua) Five people, including three members of a family, were killed after a private car rammed into a truck waiting in a toll queue on an expressway in Faridpur district, about 101 km away from the capital Dhaka, early on Tuesday (June 2), reported Xinhua

AseanPlus News

Over 600 animals culled in western Mongolia due to foot-and-mouth disease

ULAN BATOR (Mongolia): (Bernama-Xinhua) At least 602 animals have been culled in Mongolia's western province of Bayan-Ulgii following an outbreak of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Xinhua reported, citing local media and the provincial veterinary department.

Myanmar

Trilateral highway fast-tracked as Myanmar President visits India

NEW DELHI: India and Myanmar have agreed to fast-track major regional infrastructure initiatives, spearheading their bilateral agenda with a commitment to accelerate the construction of the long-delayed India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway.

Philippines

Palace warns: Nonstop Philippine Senate chaos to delay Marcos priority bills

MANILA: Malacañang raised concerns that the weeks-long political turmoil in the Senate may impede the passage of priority measures of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. before Congress takes an almost two-month break starting on Saturday (June 6)

Nation

Kapit boat capsize: Missing man found drowned

SIBU: A man who was reported missing after the boat he was travelling in capsized in Sungai Gaat, Kapit on Sunday (May 31) was found drowned on Tuesday (June 2) morning.

Singapore

18-month-old among five taken to hospital after accident between taxi, car near Singapore's Gardens by the Bay

SINGAPORE: An 18-month-old toddler was among five people taken to hospital after a traffic accident involving a taxi and a car near an entrance to Gardens by the Bay on Monday (June 1)

Badminton

Sze Fei-Izzuddin breeze into Indonesian Open second round

PETALING JAYA: Former world No. 1 men's doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani cruised into the second round of the Indonesian Open after brushing aside Singapore's Junsuke Kubo-Wesley Koh on Tuesday (June 2).

Indonesia

Indonesia Gojek founder warns of investor concerns in graft defence plea

JAKARTA: A former Indonesian education minister and the founder of the country's largest start-up warned on Tuesday (June 2) that investors have been spooked by growing legal risks in Southeast Asia's largest economy, as he delivered his final defence plea in a high-profile corruption case

Nation

Johor polls: BN assessing list of candidates submitted, says Zahid

KUALA TERENGGANU: Johor Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi has submitted their proposed candidates for the upcoming state polls and the list is being assessed, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

India

Suspicious spike in cancer drug bills at medical university in Lucknow, India triggers probe, uncovers Rs2 crore scam

NEW DELHI: A sharp rise in the cancer medicines bill at Lucknow's King George's Medical University (KGMU) has led to the exposure of an alleged financial scam estimated at nearly Rs 2 crore.

Japan

Storm injures 15 in Japan, prompts evacuation calls

TOKYO: A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday (June 2), injuring 15 people and prompting calls to evacuate for hundreds of thousands of people due to flooding and landslide risks.

China

Two Taiwanese air force pilots die in trainer crash

TAIPEI: (dpa) Two Taiwanese air force pilots died on Tuesday (June 2) when their propeller-driven T-34 training aircraft crashed in Kaohsiung City.

Pakistan

Four Pakistani farm workers murdered in Italy

ROME: Italian police have arrested two Pakistani nationals for the murder of four Pakistani farm workers found dead in a burnt-out minivan in southern Italy, Corriere della Sera daily reported Tuesday (June 2).

Nation

Simpang Renggam fatal crash: Transport Minister calls for probe to be expedited

PUTRAJAYA: Appropriate legal action must be taken against the driver responsible for the fatal crash in Simpang Renggam, Johor, which claimed five lives, including four members of the same family, on Monday (June 1), said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

Indonesia

Jakarta TV channel unintentionally streams porn video; investigation under way

JAKARTA: A TV channel in Indonesia that unintentionally aired pornography on Monday (June 1) morning has apologised for the mishap, and said an investigation is under way.

Sabah & Sarawak

Man feared drowned after boat capsizes in Sarawak's Banting River

KUCHING: A man is feared to have drowned after a boat carrying nine people capsized in the Banting River near Rh Charang in Lingga, about 236km from here, on Tuesday (June 2) afternoon.

Nation

Baby thrown from car in Melaka crash, survives after landing on grass

MELAKA: A one-month-old baby boy who was thrown from a car during a crash here has survived after landing on a patch of grass.