INDONESIA
1.AUTHORITY REOPENS MT. RINJANI'S SENARU HIKING TRAIL AFTER LAND FIRE -- ANTARA
The Mount Rinjani National Park (TNGR) Office in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) announced the reopening of the Senaru hiking trail to Mount Rinjani after being temporarily closed due to forest fires.
2.INDONESIA PUSHES FAST-TRACK I-EU CEPA DEAL BEFORE EU GSP EXPIRES -- ANTARA
Indonesian Trade Minister Budi Santoso is urging the European Union to accelerate the signing of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (I-EU CEPA), seeking to secure market access before the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) expires in 2027.
SINGAPORE
1. ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROVIDERS TEACHING 10 OR MORE MUST REGISTER WITH MUIS - CNA
People and organisations that regularly provide Islamic instruction to 10 or more individuals in Singapore must now register with the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS), under expanded requirements that took effect on Friday.
2. AUTHORITIES SEIZE $39 MILLION FROM SALE OF BUILDING LINKED TO SCAM PROBE -- THE STRAITS TIMES
A 32,000 sq ft commercial building linked to Cambodia’s Prince Group has been taken over by a local automotive firm in a private deal, but proceeds from the sale have been seized by the authorities.
THAILAND
1. FLOODING RAISES VEGETABLE AND EGG PRICES AS SUPPLIES FALL IN THAILAND -- THE NATION
Reporters surveying a large fresh market in central Phitsanulok on Friday (October 2, 2026) found that prices had risen for all types of vegetables, averaging THB10–15 more per kilogram.
2. GOVT PLAYS DOWN COST OF FLOODS -- BANGKOK POST
The Finance Ministry estimates the floods will have an impact of less than 0.1 per cent on the overall economy, maintaining its forecast of 2-2.5 per cent GDP growth for 2026.
VIETNAM
1.SURGING NEW ENTERPRISES THIS YEAR -- VIETNAMPLUS
About 149,700 new enterprises were established in the first nine months with registered capital worth US$72 billion (RM294 billion). The construction sector recorded the strongest growth, with nearly 15,000 new companies.
2.HYBRID ELECTRIC MODELS DRIVE TOYOTA SALES -- VIETNAMPLUS
Toyota Vietnam sold 7,114 vehicles in September — up 45 per cent month-on-month, while hybrid sales doubled year-on-year in the first nine months. Hybrid electric models drove much of the growth.
-- BERNAMA