Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 5, 2026

INDONESIA 

1. INDONESIAN POLICE ARREST 12 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS ACROSS SIX PROVINCES -- ANTARA

Indonesia's National Police, through its counterterrorism force Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88), have arrested 12 individuals suspected of links to terrorist networks in a series of operations carried out across six provinces since Oct 2.

2. MAGNITUDE 6.1 QUAKE HITS SUMBA ISLAND, NO TSUNAMI POTENTIAL -- ANTARA

 A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off Southwest Sumba District in East Nusa Tenggara Province on Sunday morning, with officials confirming no threat of a tsunami.

SINGAPORE

1. PRIORITY QUEUES, TRAINED STAFF AT POLYCLINICS AMONG PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES  - CNA

Frontline staff at all polyclinics should be trained by 2028 to better support people with intellectual disabilities and autism, a government task force has recommended.

2. SINGAPOREAN’S RESEARCH SPELLS NEW HOPE FOR HEALING SEVERE SKIN INJURIES, CHRONIC WOUNDS -- THE STRAITS TIMES

Spending time in hospitals as a child helped set a Singaporean researcher on a path to bioengineering, eventually leading her to develop a smart wound-dressing technology that could make wounds heal twice as fast.

THAILAND

1. THAILAND CLARIFIES PASSENGER COMPENSATION AFTER THAI AIRWAYS DELAYS -- THE NATION

Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat said the Ministry of Transport had instructed airlines to care for passengers affected by flight delays or cancellations in accordance with the prescribed rules, following baggage backlogs and service delays at Thai Airways International Public Company Limited.

2. NEWIN WISHES PM 2 MORE TERMS -- BANGKOK POST

Bhumjaithai Party heavyweight Newin Chidchob wished Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul another two terms in office, or until he grew tired of the job, as he celebrated his 68th birthday in Buri Ram on Sunday.

VIETNAM

1. MOVING TOWARDS UPPER-MIDDLE INCOME NATION -- VIETNAMPLUS

The government has revised policies on improving Vietnam’s sovereign credit rating by 2030. The decision will enable Vietnam to become a developing country with modern industry and upper-middle income.

2. VIETNAM RISES IN TRAVEL RANKING -- VIETNAMPLUS

Vietnam ranked 52nd among 110 economies in the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Travel and Tourism Development Index. Within Southeast Asia, Vietnam ranked fifth, after Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.

-- BERNAMA