SINGAPORE
1. SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER MAN FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AT VOID DECK IN CLEMENTI DIES; VIDEO SHOWS STABBING -- THE STRAITS TIMES
A 50-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in the death of a 41-year-old man, who was found unconscious at the void deck of a Clementi housing block on Oct 21.
2. WHY MORE YOUNG SINGAPOREANS ARE VOLUNTEERING IN 'UNFAMILIAR' LAOS -- CNA
Despite not knowing much about Laos, undergraduate Erwin Soh still took a leap of faith, heading over for 17 days to help out at a local school.
INDONESIA
1. PRABOWO PRESENTS LARGEST CABINET IN DECADES -- THE JAKARTA POST
President Prabowo Subianto has officially sworn in a new cabinet of more than 100 members, which includes his loyalists and the allies of former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, the father of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, making it the country’s largest cabinet in decades.
2. BRICS SUMMIT TO BE FOREIGN MINISTER SUGIONO'S FIRST OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT -- JAKARTA GLOBE
The upcoming summit of the Russia-led economic bloc BRICS will be Foreign Minister Sugiono’s first overseas assignment, according to his deputy. BRICS is an intergovernmental organization that originally brought together Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
VIETNAM
1. LUONG CUONG IS NEW VIETNAM PRESIDENT -- VIETNAM NEWS
The National Assembly on Monday nominated 67-year-old military general Luong Cuong as the country’s new president. Cuong who succeeds To Lam will hold the post until 2026. All the 440 National Assembly deputies supported him for the post.
2. WHO SAYS VIETNAM FREE FROM TRACHOMA EYE DISEASE -- VIETNAM NEWS
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that Vietnam has eliminated trachoma, a bacterial disease that may cause blindness. The contagious eye disease, which spreads through flies or direct contact with an infected person, poses a public health threat to the country.
LAOS
1. LAOS SAYS ASEAN PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY A SUCCESS -- VIENTIANE TIMES
Laos termed the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly successful, with 37 resolutions adopted in Vientiane on Saturday. Malaysia, which will assume the chairmanship of ASEAN in 2025, will be the president of the next assembly.
2. LAOS-CHINA RAILWAY TRANSPORTS 390 TONNES OF BANANAS -- VIENTIANE TIMES
Laos exported 390 tonnes of bananas to China on a refrigerated train from Vientiane to Kunming, and the cargo reached Pinggu district in Beijing, completing an eight-day journey. China imports about 700,000 tonnes of bananas from Laos every year.
-- BERNAMA
