From The Mainichi, who will be Japan's next prime minister.
From Vietnam Plus, an agreement on fisheries in the Gulf of Tonkin between Vietnam and China expires.
From the Borneo Post, owner of pubs and night clubs which disobey Malaysia's Recovery Movement Control Order risk legal action and losing their licenses.
From Free Malaysia Today, a Malaysian NGO calls for an end to minimum jail sentences for drunk driving offenses.
From The Straits Times, two hotpot restaurants in Singapore have been visited by coronavirus patients.
From The Jakarta Post, according to President Joko Widodo, the coronavirus situation in Indonesia is "under control".
From Maldives Insider, the Maldive Islands will allow guesthouses to reopen on October 15th.
From the Daily Mirror, 53 people returning to Sri Lanka from Qatar on the same flight test positive for the coronavirus.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's stock exchange will be completely digitized starting on September 17th.
From the Dhaka Tribune, according to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh will give Nepal 50,000 tons of fertilizer. (Whether the fertilizer includes any solid bovine waste is not stated.)
From The Hans India, India's Border Security Force arrests five Bangladeshis for allegedly crossing the border between the two countries illegally.
From the Hindustan Times, a Maoist commander offers to surrender to police in the Indian state of Telangana.
From India Today, the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir withdraws half of its "corona tax" on liquor.
From Khaama Press, an Afghan legislative committee approves the inclusion of the mother's name on national ID cards.
From Dawn, social media users complain as parts of Karachi, Pakistan remain submerged and without power.
From The Express Tribune, the Islamabad High Court tells former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to surrender by September 10th.
From Pakistan Today, according to his daughter Maryam Nawaz, Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan when his medical treatment is complete.
From Radio Farda, Iranians still can't get Schengen visas.
From IranWire, Iran's #MeToo movement faces a "long march".
From The New Arab, several countries compete for the chance to rebuild Beirut's port.
From the Saudi Gazette, the Arab Coalition intercepts another drone launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen.
From the Ethiopian Monitor and the "history repeats itself" department, over 15 million people in Ethiopia need emergency food and other aid.
From the Egypt Independent, Egyptian authorities arrest the founder of a newspaper.
From Egypt Today, the Egyptian transportation ministry signs a contract with a French company to operate the Cairo Metro's third line.
From The Times Of Israel, according to Likud knessetcritter Amir Ohana, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit is "wholly invested" in removing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office.
From The Jerusalem Post, the IDF claims to have struck 100 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip over 19 nights.
From YNetNews, Israeli children return to school amid the coronavirus pandemic.
From The Syrian Observer, Iranians in Damascus, Syria go under quarantine due to the coronavirus.
From Panorama, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan claims to be ready to meet with his Azerbaijani counterpart. (The story comes via The Armenian Reporter. If you read Russian, read a related story at Interfax.)
From Hürriyet Daily News, the Turkish government considers banning lawyers with links to terrorist organizations.
From Turkish Minute, Turkish police detain a senior ISIS figure.
From Morocco World News, according to Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita, Morocco and the U.S. have maintained a "steadfast alliance".
And from Gatestone Institute, the UAE has some advice for the Palestinians.
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