1. INDONESIA: Police Bill Slammed Over Potential Expansion Into Civilian Roles
2. INDONESIA: Rupiah Weakness Has Become Excessive, Indonesian Economist Warns
3. MALAYSIA: The Great Migration: Why Singapore Giants like Gardenia Are Moving to Johor
4. MYANMAR: Indonesia to Host Separate Talks with Key Actors in Myanmar’s Crisis
5. THAILAND: China Retreats — Russians Reshape Thai condo Demand
6. INDONESIA: Firms Gear Up For Buybacks Amid Stock Market Slump
7. INDONESIA: Government Spending Surges in Q1 2026 on Fiscal Stimulus and Low Base Effect
8. MYANMAR Migrants in Thailand Emerge as $6.7-Billion Consumer Market
9. DUAL SINGAPOREAN-INDONESIAN Citizen Gets Record Three-Year Jail Term For Dodging National Service for 21 Years
10. THAILAND Scales Up Farm Drones to Cut Costs and Boost Yields
11. INDONESIA: Joint Police, Military Crackdown on Street Robbers Raises Fear of Extrajudicial Killings
12. INDONESIA Develops National Fraud Portal to Strengthen Anti-Scam Response
13. SINGAPORE: Surgeons in Singapore Remove Brain Tumor Through Eye Socket in First-of-Its-Kind Procedure
14. THAILAND to Quarantine DRC Arrivals Even Without Symptoms
15. INDONEhttps://asiaviews.net/thailand-to-quarantine-drc-arrivals-even-without-symptoms/SIA: Prabowo’s Rare Address Raises Political Concerns
16. INDONESIA’S New Export Watchdog Could Recover Billions Lost to Under-Invoicing
17. MYANMAR: Youths in Yangon Fear Arrests Amid Forced Military Recruitment Drive
18. THAILAND: Anutin Declares War on Drugs, Mafia
19. VIETNAM Debuts in Global Top 50 Startup Ecosystems
20. CAMBODIA Revisits the Brutality of Pol Pot’s Regime on National Day of Remembrance
21. INDONESIA: Dejà Vu as Current ‘Chaos’ Haunt Reform Anniversary
22. MALAYSIA: Survey Shows Malaysians Becoming More Intolerant of Differences Amid Rising ‘Insular Trust’ Trend
23. MYANMAR Military Recaptures Key Thai Border Trade Hub as 4,000 Flee
24. SINGAPORE: Robots to Clean, Patrol and Deliver Food in Singapore’s Punggol Under Expanded AI Trials
25. INDONESIA: Right To Be Forgotten Proposal Raises Misuse Concerns
26. INDONESIA: ‘No Dollar, No Problem’: Indonesia’s Biggest Banks Connect to Alipay and WeChat Pay
27. MALAYSIA: Malay Language Studies Expand in China, 17 Universities Now Offer Programs Amid Stronger MalaysiaChina Ties
28. MYANMAR: Miss Grand Myanmar Contestant Expelled Following Backlash Over Religious Costume
29. THAILAND Widens Crackdown On Foreign Nominee Businesses
30. INDONESIA: Reform Team Pushes Demilitarization of Police Amid Brutality Concerns
31. INDONESIA: Jakarta Cuts Slum Areas by Half, Boosts Green Space Coverage
32. MALAYSIA’S 1MDB Recovery Hits RM31.3B as of 2025, Ranks Among World’s Highest: MACC chief
33. MYANMAR: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Seeks France’s Help in Obtaining ‘Proof of Life’
34. THAILAND Approves $25-Billion Investment By TikTok
35. INDONESIA: ‘Interventionist’ Policies May Deter Indonesia’s Growth
36. INDONESIA Banks on Currency Swap with China to Bolster Rupiah
37. MYANMAR Junta Expands Subsidized Fuel, Fertilizer Distribution To Farmers
38. THAILAND: True, Google and Thailand’s Government Launch Nationwide AI Literacy Drive
39. VIETNAM Turns To Laos For Electricity To Prevent Power Shortage
40. INDONESIA: Creeping Militarization Looms As Battalions Expand Nationwide: CSIS-JakartaPost
41. INDONESIA Fast-Tracks 575 km Sea Wall to Safeguard 55 Million Residents
42. MALAYSIA To Pursue Balanced Economic Diplomacy Without Compromising Energy Security: Anwar
43. MYANMAR: War Crimes Case Against Myanmar Dictator Moves Forward in Timor
44. THAILAND Accelerates Rail Links with Malaysia
45. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Warns Thai Move to End Maritime MoU May Fuel Row
46. INDONESIA: Arrests Mar Labor Day Rallies in Jakarta, Bandung
47. INDONESIA: Malaria Hits Record High in Indonesia As Elimination Challenges Persist
48. MYANMAR: NUG And Family Dismiss Junta’s Relocation Claim, Demand Proof of Life for Aung San Suu Kyi
49. THAILAND Pushes Land Bridge As Energy Hub to Guard Against Hormuz Risk
50. CAMBODIA Drafts New Military Service Law for Citizens Aged 18 to 25-KhmerTimes
51. INDONESIA: Iran War, Domestic Strains Push Rupiah To New Historic Low
52. INDONESIA Weighs Copyright Protection for Journalistic Works
53. MALAYSIANS Repaid a Record RM23b In Credit Card Debt in 2025 As Household Debt Rises
54. MYANMAR: Regime Considering ‘Good Things’ for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Min Aung Hlaing Says
55. INDONESIA: Fury As Court Dismisses 1998 Mass Rape Lawsuit
56. INDONESIA: De-Dollarization Drive: Indonesia-China Cross-Border QRIS Payments to Launch Next Week
57. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Targets ASEAN Re-Entry as Key to Ending Isolation-Irrawaddy
58. THAILAND Moves to End 60-Day Visa-Free Stays To Screen Out Unwanted Visitors
59. VIETNAM: ‘VinFast Will Never Produce Gasoline Cars Again’: Southeast Asia’s Richest Man Pham Nhat Vuong
60. INDONESIA: Human Rights Hit New Low in Indonesia: Amnesty
61. INDONESIA Declines Multi-Billion-Dollar Loan Offers from IMF and World Bank
62. MALAYSIA: Food vs Fuel: Survey Shows What Malaysians and Thais Fear Most as Oil Jitters Rise
63. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Gives Armed Groups 100 Days to Join Peace Talks
64. THAILAND: Moody’s Lifts Thailand’s Credit Outlook To Stable From negative
65. CAMBODIA: Military Conflict with Thailand Scarred Society: UN Report
66. INDONESIA’S Waste Crisis Exposes Urgent Need for Regulatory Reform
67. INDONESIA: Vasectomy Debate Highlights Gender Gap in Family Planning
68. MYANMAR’S New Year Amnesty Sparks Outrage Over Low Number of Political Prisoners
69. THAI Firms Exit Cambodia Amid Tensions
70. INDONESIA: Wikimedia To Meet Government After Access Block Threat
71. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Begin Taxing Electric Vehicles
72. MYANMAR: Win Myint Is Free—Where Is Aung San Suu Kyi?
73. THAILAND:  Specter of Stagflation Haunts Thailand
74. VIETNAMESE Woman Jailed for Selling 18 People to Thailand, Myanmar Scam Compounds
75. INDONESIA: Sovereignty Concerns Loom Over New Security Pact with US
76. INDONESIA: Russia to Supply Crude and LPG to Indonesia Following Moscow Talks
77. MYANMAR: Recaptured Conscripts in Naypyidaw Branded with Facial Tattoos to Prevent Desertion 
78. SINGAPORE Bets Big on AI, Stakes Claim as Regional Hub Contender: PwC
79. THAILAND Emerges as a Top Gaming Market in Southeast Asia
80. CAMBODIA Strongly Protests Thai Encroachment on Cultural Heritage Sites
81. INDONESIA: BGN Stokes Overspending Criticism for Billion-Rupiah Procurement of Event Planners
82. INDONESIA Accelerates De-Dollarization as Local Currency Transactions Surge 163%
83. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Vows to Normalize Myanmar-ASEAN Ties Despite Genocide Charges
84. THAILAND: Parnpree Backs New Myanmar President
85. INDONESIA: Prabowo Heads to Moscow for Possible Oil Deal with Putin
86. INDONESIA: Gibran’s Ad Hoc Judges Proposal in Acid Attack Case Draws Legal Doubt
87. MALAYSIA: Johor–Singapore Economic Zone Takes Shape: What it could mean for jobs, wages and growth
88. MYANMAR: KNU Establishes Kawthoolei Governing Councils Following Ratification of Federal Charter
89. VIETNAM: VnExpress International Turns 10
90. MALAYSIA Kicks off 100-Country Grand Sumud Nusantara Mission to Send Aid to Gaza
91. MYANMAR Social Media Users React to Min Aung Hlaing’s New Role
92. THAI Airlines Rrim Routes as Jet Fuel Surge Bites
93. CAMBODIA: PM Orders Probe Into Alleged Petrol Smuggling, Reaffirms Cambodia’s sufficient fuel supply
94. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s East Asia Outreach: Gains, But Missed Time
95. INDONESIA Rents Extra Warehouses as Rice Stocks Hit Record Levels
96. MALAYSIA: Anwar Defends Strong Iran Position, Says Malaysia’s Stance Delivered Results
97. MYANMAR: The Burma War’s Impact on Food Production
98. INDONESIA: Govt Scrambles for Oil From Anywhere Amid Mideast Supply Crunch
99. INDONESIA Expands Health Partnership with China on TB, AI, and Biotech
100. LAOS Approves Railway to Vietnam in Bid to Shed Landlocked Status
101. MALAYSIA, China seen as more resilient among Asia economies in current global turmoil: JP Morgan
102. SINGAPORE Offers Parents 30 Weeks of Paid Leave as Birth Rate Hits Historic Low
103. CAMBODIA: Koh Kong Island will be Region’s First ‘Carbon Neutral Community’
104. INDONESIA: Geoeconomic headwinds fracture ASEAN neutrality
105. INDONESIA: Pertamina Tankers Still Stuck in Persian Gulf as Malaysia Gets Hormuz Pass
106. MYANMAR: Chaos Reigns Across Myanmar as Fuel Crisis Deepens
107. THAILAND: Population Shrinks to 65.8M
108. CAMBODIA: Trade Persists Between Cambodia, Thailand Despite Border Halt
109. INDONESIA Plans $14 Billion in New Downstream Industrial Projects
110. INDONESIA Urged to Honor Contracts, Keep Doors Open in Mineral Tug-of-War
111. MALAYSIA: Anwar Calls for Lebanon to be Included in Expanded West Asia Ceasefire
112. MYANMAR: Regime Fuel Rationing Threatens Myanmar’s Rice Harvest
113. INDONESIA: Prabowo Affirms Support for Palestinian Cause
114. INDONESIA: Report Shows Incentives Drive Indonesians to Switch to EVs
115. MALAYSIA: Anwar Urges Peaceful Resolution to West Asia Tensions After Calls with Bahrain, UAE leaders
116. MYANMAR: Chin Group in Myanmar Rebuts Drug Trafficking Claims Made in Indian Media Report
117. SINGAPORE: Dual Citizen Loses National Service Fight After Singapore Court Shuts Down ‘I’m Indonesian’ Defense
118. THAILAND: Government Urges Thai Citizens to Leave IsraeL
119. REGIONAL: Asia Pivots to Coal as Middle East Conflict Chokes LNG Supply
120. CAMBODIA: 1970 Coup Still Shapes Cambodia’s Foreign Policy
121. MYANMAR: Ukrainians and US Citizen Arrested in India Over Allegedly Entering Myanmar to Help Resistance Groups
122. THAILAND: Middle East Conflict Cuts 1,000 Flights to Thailand, Slows 2026 Aviation Growth
123. INDONESIA: ‘We Are Not A Colonialist’: Indonesia on US Forced Labor Probe
124. INDONESIA: Rights Coalition Urges Premeditated Murder Probe in Acid Attack on Kontras Activist
125. MYANMAR: SAC-M Reject Myanmar Junta’s Attempt to Rebrand Rule after Elections
126. SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA Universities Take Top Spots in First Southeast Asia Ranking
127. THAILAND: RSssia Ready to Sell Oil to Thailand as Government seeks More Sources: Sihasak
128. VIETNAM: Hanoi to Build Nearly 1,000 New Schools by 2045 as Class Sizes Hit 60 Students
129. ASEAN States Working on Fuel-Sharing Deal
130. CAMBODIA: Education Ministry Planning Border School Bunkers
131. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pushes Smooth Idul Fitri ‘Mudik’, Stable Food Supply
132. INDONESIA: Nearly Half of Economists Say Indonesia’s Economy Is Deteriorating: UI Survey
133. MYANMAR: Social Media Users React to Fuel Shortages Causing Hardship in Myanmar
134. CAMBODIA: Labor Ministry shrugs off Thailand ban on Cambodian migrant workers
135. INDONESIA: TNI Restructuring Raises Eyebrows
136. MYANMAR: Institute of Chin Affairs Reports Heavy Myanmar Junta Casualties and Escalating Airstrikes as Resistance Forces Defend Srategic Falam Hub
137. SINGAPOREANS’ Support for Death Penalty in Drug Trafficking Cases Rise’s to 77 Percent: Minister
138. VIETNAM Targets 95% of Population Aged 15 and Above to Have Bank Accounts
139. INDONESIA: High Alert Order for Troops Draws Scrutiny
140. INDONESIA Disburses $3.3 Billion Ramadan Bonus for State Employees
141. MYANMAR: Bago Resistance Frees Hundreds of Survivors as Evidence of Junta Massacre Emerges
142. THAI Navy Races to Assist 23 Crew After Cargo Ship Attack Near Hormuz
143. THAILAND Sends 40,000 Stranded Europeans Home
144. INDONESIA: Govt Steps up Vaccination as Measles Outbreak in Indonesia Spreads to Australia
145. INDONESIA: Government Plans 500 Integrated Schools Nationwide by 2026
146. LAOS and THAILAND Strengthen Ties in Consumer Protection
147. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Budget Built on Economic Fantasy
148. REGIONAL: ‘Welcome to Hell’: How White Supremacist Content is Radicalizing Teens in South-east Asia
149. CAMBODIAN Travelers Recount Ordeals as Thai Authorities Deny KT ‘Entry Denial’ Report
150. INDONESIA Finally Tells US, Israel to Stop Attacking Iran
151. INDONESIA: Women’s Rights Group File Amicus Brief Against Minister’s Denial of 1998 Mass Rape
152. MYANMAR Junta Chief’s Family Cash In as Fuel Restrictions Spark EV Frenzy
153. SINGAPORE Orders Meta to Block ‘Blasphemous’ Video of Man Stepping on Quran
154. INDONESIA: Activists’ Acquittal of Riot Incitement Hailed as Democratic Win
155. INDONESIA Picks China as Its Waste-to-Energy Partner
156. SINGAPORE Orders Meta to Block ‘Blasphemous’ Video of Man Stepping on Quran
157. MYANMAR, Afghan Hopeful Scholars Mourn UK Study Visa Ban
158. VIETNAM: Fields Medalist Ngo Bao Chau Recruits 6 World-class Mathematicians to Reverse Vietnam’s Brain Drain
159. INDONESIA Keeps Seat on Trump’s Board of Peace as Critics Cite Iran Conflict
160. INDONESIA Secures $1.4 Billion Investment for Solar Power Expansion
161. MYANMAR: Dissolution of Scam-Linked Fully Light Group Hits Myanmar Junta Where It Hurts
162. SINGAPORE Workers Near Bottom While ASEAN Peers Lead Asia-Pacific in Workplace Happiness
163. THAI Youth Drug Use Reaches Crisis Stage 
164. INDONESIA: Gov’t Launches Rp 5 Trillion Subsidized Rice Program to Contain Inflation
165. INDONESIA: Questions Rise over Indonesia’s Silence on Khamenei’s Death-JakartaGlobe-Mar 4, 2026
166. MALAYSIA: Stolen Copper, Stalled Trains: Malaysia’s Costly cable theft crisis
167. MYANMAR: Junta Forms Multilingual Propaganda Body to Counter Independent Media
168. THAILAND: The Growing Cost of Elephant Intrusions
169. INDONESIA: Pressure Grows for Indonesia to Quit Board of Peace Amid US-Israel War Against Iran
170. INDONESIA: Top Court Narrows Obstruction of Justice Provision
171. MYANMAR: No Amnesty for Myanmar’s Top Political Prisoner as Junta Orchestrates Power Transition
172. THAILAND: US–Iran Conflict Threatens Baht 60Billion Thai Export hit, Spilling into Tourism, Property and Retail
173. VIETNAM Opposes Use of Force Against Sovereign Nations
174. INDONESIA: Half a million Indonesians in limbo as Middle East conflict escalates
175. INDONESIA: Bali Airport Cancels 15 International Flights Amid Gulf Airspace Shutdown
176. MALAYSIA: Govt Working to Bring Some Malaysians Stranded in Middle East After Iran strikes: Anwar
177. MYANMAR: UN Annual Report Shows a Sharp Increase in Myanmar’s Human Rights crisis, Especially for children
178. THAI Foreign Ministry Outlines Complex Evacuation Routes Amid Middle East Escalation
179. INDONESIA Monitors Pilgrims, Migrants As US-Israel Strikes on Iran Raise War Fears
180. INDONESIA Monitors Pilgrims, Migrants As US-Israel Strikes on Iran Raise War Fears
181. INDONESIA: Cheng Hoo Mosque Distributes Rp 500,000 Zakat to 32,000 Recipients
182. MALAYSIA Airlines Grounds All Doha, Jeddah and Medina Flights until March 4 as Middle East Conflict Escalates
183. MYANMAR: Junta Defense Minister Admits Recruitment of Minors and Overage Civilians Amid Systemic Corruption and Forced Enlistment
184. INDONESIA: Beyond Tariffs: Indonesia’s Uneven Pact with Washington
185. INDONESIA: KUA Mixes TikTok, Treats to Spark Gen Z Interest in Marriage
186. MALAYSIA: Government Overthrow Plot: Bukit Aman Probes Prominent Local Figure, Foreign Media
187. MYANMAR: Kachin Amber and the Bloody Truth Behind China’s Latest Scientific Breakthrough
188. VIETNAMESE REturnees from Cambodia Endure Hardship On Floating Homes in Dong Nai
189. Is INDONESIA’S 19% Tariff Deal Still Valid After the US Supreme Court Ruling?
190. INDONESIA: LPDP Alumni Controversy Rekindles Debate Over Return Rules
191. MYANMAR: SAC-M Urges ASEAN to Back Timor-Leste’s Legal Move on Myanmar Military
192. SINGAPORE Hit by AI Disinformation Blitz, Hundreds of Fake YouTube Videos Target PM Wong
193. VIETNAM: Tet Tourism Surge Exposes Overcrowding, Service Quality Concerns
194. INDONESIA Decries Double Standards in Nuclear Weapons Control
195. INDONESIA: Prabowo Ministers Clash Over Restricting Indomaret, Alfamart as Village Cooperatives Roll Out
196. Myanmar Junta Sets Mid-March Date for New Parliament
197. THAILAND: World Bank Warns Thailand of Labor Crisis, Urges AI Upskilling
198. VIETNAM’S Hottest Jobs in 2026: AI, Sales and Semiconductor Surge
199. INDONESIA: Presidency For All: Indonesia’s Human Rights Diplomacy
200. INDONESIA: UK-Based Arm to Train 15,000 Indonesian Engineers in Chip Design
201. MALAYSIA’S ‘Survival’ Hinges on ‘One Family’ Unity: Anwar to Foreign Envoys
202. MYANMAR: Junta Escalates Airstrikes in Kachin State After Drone Attack on MNA Aircraft
203. PHILIPPINES: What Evidence Did the ICC Prosecution Present vs Duterte on Day 1?
204. CAMBODIA Protests Thai Naval Incursion in Territorial Waters
205. INDONESIA Catches Break After US Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs
206. INDONESIA to Buy 1,000 Tons of US Rice Despite Prabowo’s Anti-Import Stance
207. MYANMAR: Nearly 120,000 Civilian Homes Torched Across Myanmar Since 2021 Coup as Arson Attacks Intensify
208. THAILAND is Losing Ground to Vietnam
209. CAMBODIA: Lethal Legacies of War Await Displaced Families at Home
210. INDONESIA: Four Countries Join Indonesia in Promising Troops for Trump’s Gaza Peace Board
211. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Dual Diplomatic Test on Palestine at First BOP Meeting
212. MYANMAR: Mizoram Suspends India–Myanmar Border Trade for Two Months Following Death of Indian Driver
213. SINGAPORE: IDF Data Suggests Singapore Nationals May Be Among Dual Citizens Serving in Israeli Military During Gaza War
214. INDONESIA, US Firms Sign Over $7 Billion in Trade, Investment Deals-JakartaPost
215. Indonesia Slams Israel’s West Bank Annexation
216. MALAYSIA: No One Above The Law in Building Houses of Worship: Anwar
217. MYANMAR: Athan Publishes Analysis of Freedom of Expression Under Interim Governance Arrangements in Myanmar
218. THAILAND: Call for Stimulus in Border Provinces
219. CAMBODIA: Ongoing Spat Stems From Historical Narratives, Nationalism, Misinformation and Unresolved Mechanisms
220. INDONESIA: Chinese Muslims Navigate Identities Amid Lunar New Year, Ramadan Overlap
221. INDONESIA Reaffirms Two-State Solution in Talks with Palestinian Envoy at UN
222. MYANMAR Expels Timor-Leste Representative Over War Crimes Case
223. SINGAPORE is Spending Billions to Boost Births, and It’s Not Working
224. CAMBODIA Urged to Diversify Trade as Border Tensions Expose Reliance on Thai Market
225. INDONESIA Reaffirms Support for Palestine as Israel Joins Gaza Peace Board
226. INDONESIA: Purbaya Says Global Rating Agencies Misjudged Indonesian EconomyTHAILAND Leads ASEAN in AI Adoption as Regional Digital Economy Eyes $1 Trillion Valuation
227. PHILIPPINES: Biz, Civil Society Groups Want Tough Dynasty Law
228. THAILAND Leads ASEAN in AI Adoption as Regional Digital Economy Eyes $1 Trillion Valuation
229. CAMBODIA Says Nearly 200 Scam Centers CLosed
230. INDONESIA Slips in Corruption Index in Prabowo’s First Year
231. INDONESIA: Prabowo ‘Furious’ Over Stock Market Rout After MSCI Warning: Brother
232. MYANMAR: Drugs Seized as Myanmar Junta Troops Abandon Outposts Near Machanbaw Under KIA Pressure
233. THAILAND Can Capture Major Growth Gains by Scaling Up Green Manufacturing: World Bank
234. INDONESIA Readies Troops for Gaza Deployment
235. INDONESIA’S Journalist Safety Index Slips in 2025 as Censorship, Pressure Rise
236. MALAYSIA Rises to Third in ASEAN on 2025 Corruption Perception Index with Improved Score of 52
237. MYANMAR: The Junta’s Air War in Arakan: Desperation, Symbolism, and Strategic Miscalculation
238. VIETNAM Breaks into World’s TOp 10 Retirement Destinations for the First Time
239. INDONESIA: EU Proposes Sanctions on Indonesian Ports for Handling Russian Oil
240. INDONESIA Consumer Sentiment Improves as Growth Holds Above 5%
241. MALAYSIA: State Govts Must Follow Federal Decisions on Illegal Construction https://asiaviews.net/indonesia-eu-proposes-sanctions-on-indonesian-ports-for-handling-russian-oil/of Places of Worship: Anwar
242. MYANMAR Junta Hails ICJ Genocide Case Defense as ‘National Duty’
243. VIETNAM: Homestays in World’s Best Tourism Village Fully Booked for Tet Holidays
244. CAMBODIA: Visa-Free Entry Calls Turn Shriller as Cambodia Eases Norms for Chinese
245. INDONESIA: Bali Police Arrest Dozens of Indians in Online Gambling Crackdown
246. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Approval Nears 80%, Surpassing Jokowi and SBY: Survey
247. MYANMAR: Top Gold Association Officials Arrested by Myanmar Junta Officials
248. THAILAND: Foreign Media: Anutin’s Nationalist Bet Delivers Landslide
249. CAMBODIA: US Lifts Weapons Sale Restrictions on Cambodia, Marking New Chapter in Bilateral Ties
250. INDONESIA: Women Take Lead in Community Climate Action
251. INDONESIA: Suzuki Launches First Electric Car in Indonesia With e-Vitara Debut
252. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Thayet Prison Stage Silent Strike to Mark Fifth Anniversary of Myanmar Coup
253. SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian Destination Named World’s Best City for Solo Female Travelers
254. INDONESIA: Authorities Prevent Attempted Smuggling of Wildlife to Thailand
255. INDONESIA: Danantara to Break Ground on 3 Million-Ton Steel Plant to Cut Indonesia’s Import Reliance
256. MYANMAR and Russia Agree New Military Alliance
257. PHILIPPINES-House Panel Junks 2 Impeach Raps vs Marcos Jr.
258. THAILAND: Foreign Tourists Rank Scams as Top Safety Concern in Thailand
259. CAMBODITHAILAND: Foreign Tourists Rank Scams as Top Safety Concern in ThailandA Protests Thai Activity at Ta Moan and Ta Krabei Temples
260. INDONESIA: Prabowo Courts Islamic Leaders to Support Board of Peace Membership Amid Pushback
261. INDONESIA Probes Market Manipulation, Freezes Broker Accounts Worth $40 Million
262. MYANMAR Junta Turns to Pakistan Amid Rohingya Genocide Case
263. THAILAND Overtakes Vietnam as Southeast Asia’s Top Market for Gold Demand
264. INDONESIA: Military Training for Civil Servants Draws Mixed Reactions
265. INDONESIA: Indonesia Steps Up TB Campaign Under Prabowo as Cases Rank Second Worldwide
266. MYANMAR  Junta Calls Coup-Protesting Civil Servants Back to Work
267. PHILIPPINE Billionaire Manuel Villar Loses $1B in Net Worth Amid Market Manipulation, Insider Trading Complaint
268. VIETNAM’S Motorbike Market Leads Southeast Asia in Growth
269. INDONESIA: Education Fund Allocation for Free Meal Faces Legal Challenge
270. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the Strategic First Stop for China’s Muslim F&B Entrepreneurs
271. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the Strategic First Stop for China’s Muslim F&B Entrepreneurs
272. MYANMAR: Five Years After the Coup, Myanmar Is Worse Off Than Ever
273. VIETNAM: President Trump Welcomes Vietnam’s Decision to Join Peace Council
274. INDONESIA: Walhi Calls for Systemic Reform After 19 Fatalities Linked to Illegal Gold Mining
275. INDONESIA’S  Alcohol Industry Contributes Rp 9 Trillion to State Coffers
276. MALAYSIA: Majority of Respondents Favor Two-Term Cap Over 10-Year Limit for Prime Ministers: Poll
277. MYANMAR: Facebook Deletes 270 Accounts Tied to Myanmar Military’s Business and Propaganda Efforts
278. VIETNAM Confirms High-Potential Offshore Oil Discovery Off Southern Coast
279. CAMBODIA: Govt Swats Malaria, With No Cases for Seven Years
280. INDONESIA to Host Ocean Impact Summit in Bali
281. INDONESIA Logs $1B Food Delivery Growth, Region’s Highest
282. MYANMAR Nationalists Protest ICJ Rohingya Genocide Case in Yangon
283. SINGAPOREANS, MALAYSIANS Among Top Overseas Homeowners in England, Wales
284. INDONESIA: Land Erosion Worsens on Riau’s Bengkalis Island, May Alter Maritime Border
285. INDONESIA Boasts Strong Basis for Green Economy Transiti
286. MALAYSIA: Strategic Location and Incentives Give Malaysia Edge to Become Major Regional Maritime MRO Hub: Miti
287. MYANMAR: Voter Turnout Reaches About 55 % in Myanmar’s 2025 General Elections
288. VIETNAM: Hanoi Adopts 100-Year Master Plan Resolution
289. INDONESIA: Cambodia Scam Crackdown Sheds Light on Indonesia’s Employment Gaps
290. INDONESIA: Forest Areas Cited in West Bandung Landslide
291. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing shrugs off criticism as military-backed party dominates Myanmar vote
292. PHILIPPINES: Duterte’s ICC Confirmation of Charges Hearing Set for Feb. 23
293. VIETNAM Lacks System to Nurture its 1 Million Autistic Children
294. INDONESIA: Reform Team Weighs Placing Police Under Ministry
295. INDONESIA: Rescuers Recover More Bodies from West Java Landslide, With 72 Still Missing
296. MYANMAR: Final Round of Myanmar Vote Set to Seal Junta Ally’s Victory
297. SINGAPORE Steps Up AI Ambitions with S$1b Public Research Investment
298. VIETNAM: Halal Race Heats Up as Vietnam Advances Certification and Trade Plans
299. CAMBODIAN Urges UN to Monitor Thai Military Abuses
300. INDONESIA: IMF Expects Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.1% this Year
301. INDONESIA’S Free Meal Program to Exceed McDonald’s Global Output: Prabowo
302. MALAYSIA: Starting School at Six: How Malaysia Stacks Up Against its Neighbors
303. MYANMAR: IPCM Calls for Immediate Release of 27 Journalists and Stronger Media Safety Guarantees in Myanmar
304. INDONESIA Accepts Trump ‘Board of Peace’ Invite
305. INDONESIA Joins Global Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets
306. MALAYSIA: Judiciary Sets Up Dedicated High Court to Handle and Fast-Track Corruption Cases
307. MYANMAR’S Gold Haven Evaporates as Junta Caps Surging Price
308. LAOS On Track to Graduate from LDC Status This Year: UN
309. CAMBODIA: Over 400 Indonesians ‘Released’ by Cambodian Scam Networks: Ambassador
310. INDONESIA Revokes Permits of 28 Companies after Sumatra Disasters
311. INDONESIA: Govt Pledges Central Bank Independence as Rupiah Hits Record Low
312. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Will Not Certify Myanmar Election or Send Observers
313. SINGAPORE Encourages Using Old Banknotes, Digital Red Envelopes During Lunar New Year
314. INDONESIA: Local Governments Propose 60 New Transmigration Areas
315. INDONESIA: Prabowo Nominates Nephew Thomas Djiwandono for Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor
316. MYANMAR Scam Job Vacancies Surge Despite Junta ‘Crackdown’
317. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Bares Major Malampaya Gas Find
318. VIETNAM: Hundreds of Tons of Fake Dietary Supplements Produced at Hanoi Industrial Park Over Decade
319. CAMBODIA Protests Thai Occupation of Thmar Da Area
320. INDONESIANS Love ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Services
321. MYANMAR: Joint Myanmar Resistance Offensive Intensifies Across Bago Region as Multiple Fronts collapse
322. VIETNAM Police Bust $532,000 Crypto Scam Imitating Nasdaq
323. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Put $53 Billion into Indonesia in 2025, Singapore on Lead
324. INDONESIAN Military Rescue 18 Freeport Workers From Rebel Siege in Papua
325. MALAYSIA: Better Than Singapore? How Malaysia’s ‘Balanced Economy’ is Winning Over Global Businesses
326. SINGAPORE, Indonesia Join Forces to Tighten Pharmaceutical and Clinical Trial Oversight in Asean
327. MYANNMAR: ICJ Hearings Highlight Role of Religious Propaganda in Rohingya Genocide
328. CAMBODIA Braces for Prolonged Border Displacement Crisis
329. INDONESIA: Ten Years after Sarinah Attack, Indonesia’s Fight Against Terror Moves Online
330. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Joins Gates Foundation Governing Board
331. MYANMAR: Civilians Face Widening Displacement Crisis: Myanmar Witness
332. THAILAND: New Thai Government Must Choose Between ‘Short-Term Handouts’ and Long-Term Growth, Economists Warn
333. INDONESIA: PDI-P Stands With Voters Against Indirect Polls
334. INDONESIA to End Diesel Imports in 2026 as Balikpapan Refinery Comes Online
335. MALAYSIA: Transport Minister Outlines Plan to Turn Penang’s Swettenham Pier Seafront Into Walkable Commercial Hub
336. MYANMAR: Rohingya ‘Targeted for Destruction’ by Myanmar, ICJ Hears
337. THAILAND: Politics Addresses Tourism Roadblocks
338. INDONESIA: Community Sentences Introduced in New Penal Code
339. INDONESIA: KPK Charges Tax Officials, Consultant in Rp 75 Billion Mining Tax Case
340. MALAYSIA: Key Questions About Malaysia’s Proposed Two-Term PM Limit
341. MYANMAR: Low Turnout, Intimidation and Attacks Mark Phase 2 of Myanmar Junta’s Election
342. THAILAND: US Bans Seafood Imports from Vietnam, Opening Door for Thai Exporters
343. INDONESIA: Prabowo Embraces Criticism But New Penal Code Draws Free Speech Concerns 
344. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declares End to Rice Imports as Self-Sufficiency Reached
345. MALAYSIA: Citizenship Amendment for Children Born Overseas to Malaysian Mothers Set to Take Effect Mid-2026: Home Minister
346. MYANMAR: USDP Wins Majority of Seats in Rakhine, Chin on Back of Advance Ballots
347. PHILIPPINES: Philhealth to Grant General Amnesty for Non-Payers: Marcos
348. INDONESIA: Democrats Back Prabowo’s Plan to End Direct Regional Elections
349. INDONESIA to Launch Waste-to-Energy Projects in 34 Cities
350. MALAYSIA: Here’s Why Social Media Firms May Come to Love Malaysia’s New Online Safety Act
351. MYANMAR: Yangon Residents Forced to Hoist National Flags for Independence Day Under Threat of Massive Fines
352. SOUTHEAST ASIA’S Five Richest Billionaires Hold More Than $135B
353. CAMBODIA: Plea for Peace as Thousands Remain Displaced by Border Encroachment
354. INDONESIA: Indonesia Enacts New Criminal Code, Regulating Cohabitation and Banning Marxism
355. INDONESIA: Do-Or-Die Year for Prabowo’s Free Meals Rollout
356. MYANMAR Junta Says to Release Over 6,000 Prisoners in Annual Amnesty
357. THAILAND Accuses Cambodia of War Crimes 
358. INDONESIA: Palm Oil Expansion in Papua Raises Eyebrows
359. INDONESIA Invests $500 Million in Novotel Makkah Deal: Hajj Village
360. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysian Campuses Are a Hit with Students from China, Bangladesh, India
361. MYANMAR: Life interrupted–Myanmar Gen Z Struggle With Threats Post-Coup
362. THAILAND: China Sends Special Envoy to Thailand and Cambodia Again Today to Mediate Border clash
363. CAMBODIA ‘Hires US Lobbyists’ 
364. INDONESIA to Fight For Zero Tariffs on Palm Oil in This Week’s US Trade Talks
365. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Inaugurate Rp 1 Trillion Hospital During Papua Visit
366. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Inaugurate Rp 1 Trillion Hospital During Papua Visit
367. THAILAND: Second Army Area Destroys Casino Compound at Chong Sai Taku
368. SINGAPORE Court Dismisses Challenge to Mandatory Death Penalty
369. INDONESIA: Govt Plans Major Rebuild After Sumatra Floods Kill Over 1,000
370. INDONESIA- Aceh Urges Govt to Allow Entry of Humanitarian Aid from Malaysia
371. MYANMAR Junta Leader Signals Enduring Military Role in Politics After Elections
372. THAI-CAMBODIAN Border Clash Exposes Expanding Arms Pipeline
373. VIETNAM: Hanoi Plans $212M Emergency Projects Before 2026 Rains to Stop Flooding
374. INDONESIA: Aceh Turns to UN Agencies for Recovery While Jakarta Maintains No-Aid Stance
375. INDONESIA: Sumatra Flood Deaths Exceed 1,000 as Regions Extend Emergency Status
376. MYANMAR  Junta Hits Back at Criticism of Military-Run Poll
377. THAILAND: Landslide Hopes Could Reset Thailand’s Three-Bloc Politics
378. INDONESIA: Danantara Signs Pact for Joint Investments in Jordan
379. INDONESIA: Two Firms Seek Licensing to Operate Crypto Exchanges in Indonesia
380. MYANMAR: Junta Forms Anti-Scam Body Amid Growing Evidence of Its Own Complicity
381. REGIONAL: 3 Southeast Asian Billionaires Makes Forbes Asia’s Philanthropy Heroes List
382. INDONESIA: Putin Meets Prabowo to Discuss Military and Energy Ties, Wheat Exports
383. INDONESIA: First-Ever Sling Load LPG Delivery Speeds Aid to Isolated Aceh Region
384. MALAYSIA: 15 Permanent Relief Centers Under Construction Nationwide for Flood Victims: NADMA
385. MYANMAR: Nationwide ‘Silent Strike’ Observed in Myanmar on International Human Rights Day
386. VIETNAM: Hanoi Prepares Charging Ztations, Subsidies Before Restricting Gasoline Motorbikes in 2026
387. INDONESIA: Death Strikes Stranded Evacuees in Isolated Sumatra Shelters
388. INDONESIA Halts Timber Transport Following Flood Debris Scandal
389. MALAYSIA: Preventing Corruption: Projek SAMA Urges New Law to Define ‘Political Donations’ and Stop Bribery Among Malaysian Politicians
390. MYANMARhttps://asiaviews.net/indonesia-halts-timber-transport-following-flood-debris-scandal/: As Myanmar Economy Sinks, Junta Grabs Lifeline From Europe’s Last Dictator
391. THAILAND Rejects Tariff Pressure in Push to End Cambodia Border Conflict: Sihasak
392. CAMBODIA–Thailand Military Comparison: Budgets, Personnel and Firepower
393. INDONESIA: Calls Grow for Indonesia to Accept Foreign Disaster aid
394. INDONESIA: Elephants Step In Where Machines Can’t in Aceh Flood Cleanup
395. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says Military Will Remain in Politics Until EAOs ‘Disappear’
396. VIETNAM: AI Xominates Vietnam’s 2025 Zearch Frends: Google report
397. INDONESIA  Launches Airborne Survey to Hunt New Oil and Gas in Sulawesi
398. INDONESIA: Nowhere is Safe: Women Remain Vulnerable to Violence Across All Spaces
399. MALAYSIA: PM Tells Works Ministry to Crack Down on Project Delays, Demands Accountability From Contractors
400. MYANMAR: PEC Demands Release of All Media Professionals Before Myanmar Polls
401. THAILAND: Second Army Area Warns Government Offices of Possible Cambodian Attacks
402. INDONESIA Won’t Phase Out Fossil Fuels: Hashim
403. INDONESIA: Eight Firms Called in as Deforestation Linked to Sumatra Disaster
404. MALAYSIA Passes Historic Anti-Bullying Bill 2025 to Protect Children, Set Up Tribunal
405. VIETNAM Plans Roadmap to Zero Hospital Fees and Free Annual Checkups for All Citizens
406. INDONESIA: Northern Sumatra Leaders Raise White Flag Amid Deadly Floods
407. INDONESIA: Why Floods in Sumatra Kill More People Than in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines
408. MALAYSIA: Hunt Resumes: MH370 Search Back in Southern Indian Ocean from Dec 30: Transport Ministry
409. MYANMAR: Free Burma Rangers Training People in Burma to Save Lives in War
410. MYANMAR: Free Burma Rangers Training People in Burma to Save Lives in War
411. VIETNAM: HCMC Plans Vehicle Low-Emission Zones With Cash Fines for Violation
412. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows Direct Aid for Flood-Hit Sumatra
413. INDONESIA: Local Demand Keeps RI Factories Humming as Exports Lose Steam
414. MYANMAR: Rights Groups Slam US Move to End Protected Status for Myanmar Nationals
415. SINGAPORE Says Local Doctors Make Up Over 90pc of its Workforce, Malaysians a Small Minority
416. VIETNAMESE Students in Australia Face Declining Employment Rates, Lower Salaries
417. INDONESIA: Pressure Mounts on Govt to Declare National Emergency in Sumatra
418. INDONESIA: Death Toll from Sumatra Floods and Landslides Tops 300
419. MYANMAR: UN Fears Mass-Electronic Surveillance During Myanmar Vote
420. SINGAPORE: In Singapore, a Hidden Crisis of Youth Homelessness
421. VIETNAM Offers ‘Best Conditions’ for Overseas Experts to Return and Lead Key Projects: Deputy PM
422. CAMBODIA: Education Minister Calls for Renewed School Ban on Energy Drinks to Fight Diabetes
423. INDONESIA: Northern Sumatra Floods Death Toll Rises to 84
424. INDONESIA: Trade Pact, Gold, Palm Oil: Indonesia Aims $4.2 Billion Export to UAE
425. MYANMAR: Farming Collapses Across Myingyan District as Conflict Deepens
426. THAI Hotel Chain RoomQuest Becomes World’s First Fully AI-Automated Hospitality Group
427. INDONESIA: Industry Wants Clarity on Indonesia’s ‘Haj Village’ in Mecca
428. INDONESIA: National Internship Program Hits 62,000 Participants in Second Wave
429. MYANMAR: KNU Raid on DKBA-Controlled Area Uncovers 2,000 Scam Workers, 733 Foreign Nationals Arrested
430. SINGAPORE Blocks TikTok and Meta Accounts of Australian Linked to Radicalization
431. THAILAND: Thailand Must Adopt New Laws to Meet Soaring AI and Data Center Demand: Business Leaders
432. INDONESIA: TNI Expansion Plan Raises Fear of Overreach
433. INDONESIA: Apindo Urges Government to Reinstate Predictable Minimum Wage Formula
434. MALAYSIA: Smart Upgrades and Quick Cash: How the Booming Used Phone Market is Fueling Malaysians’ Lifestyles
435. MYANMAR: Tensions Remain High Around Lashio After Handover to Junta
436. THAILAND – Immigration Police Target Visitors Making Multiple Visa Runs 
437. INDONESIA: Lively Libraries, Bookshops Defy ‘Myth’ of Low Reading Interest
438. INDONESIA: Indonesia to Allocate State Land to 1 Million Poor Households by 2026
439. MALAYSIA: Non-Consensual Sexual Content Now Top Online Threat to Malaysian Children: Unicef
440. MYANMAR: Leading Scholar Urges Thailand to Support Karen, Karenni Autonomy in Myanmar
441. SINGAPORE Charts Green Course for Methanol Marine Fuel
442. INDONESIA: Govt to Close Some 1,400 Illegal Gold Mines in Halimun Salak National Park
443. INDONESIA: G20 Declaration Gives Voice to Poor Nations, Indonesia Says Amid US Boycott
444. MALAYSIA is Neutral, Not Nosy: Putrajaya Rejects Accusations of Siding in Thai-Cambodia Dispute
445. MYANMAR: Junta Seeks SCO Lifeline in Moscow After Crashing Economy
446. VIETNAM: How Regional Discrimination Still Divides Vietnamese PeopleINDONESIA: More Than 1,000 Evacuated Following Massive Mt. Semeru Eruption
447. MALAYSIA: Anwar Calls on Youth in Malaysia and Africa to Shed ‘Colonial Mentality’
448. VIETNAM: 41 Dead, More Than 52,000 Homes Submerged as Historic Flooding Batters Central Vietnam
449. VIETNAM: 41 Dead, More Than 52,000 Homes Submerged as Historic Flooding Batters Central Vietnam
450. INDONESIA: ADB Approves $470m Loan to Accelerate RI’s Clean Energy Shift
451. INDONESIA: Microplastics Detected in Air Across 18 Major Cities in Indonesia: Study
452. INDONESIA’S $7.4 Billion Balikpapan Refinery to Start Full Operations in December 2025
453. MYANMAR Junta Chief Accuses Karen Armed Groups of Fueling Instability, Linking Them to Cyber
454. SINGAPORE: Record Haul of Rhino Horns Worth RM3.6m Seized at Singapore’s Changi Airport
455. INDONESIA: Batam Customs Uncovers New Ways to Smuggle Drugs From Malaysia
456. INDONESIA Uncovers Online Plot to Turn Children Against Pancasila, Join Militancy
457. MYANMAR: USDP Chair Claims Over 1,000 Party Members Killed Since Myanmar’s Military Takeover
458. THAILAND-MALAYSIA: Journalist Indicted in Thailand for Allegedly Defaming Malaysian Government 
459. VIETNAM: Facebook Removes 5.4 Million Scam, Fraud Posts in Vietnam
460. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Demand Halt to Criminal Procedure Law Revision
461. INDONESIA: Jakarta Is Sinking: Sea Levels Now Higher Than the City’s Coastline
462. INDONESIA to Receive Repatriated Artifacts From US
463. MYANMAR Junta Chief Awards Top Honorary Medals to Business Tycoons Linked to Junta
464. SINGAPORE: Lee Kuan Yew’s Son Files Last-Minute Objection Against Singapore’s Plan to Preserve Family Home as Heritage Site
465. INDONESIA: Non-UN Gaza Mission Risks Breaching International Law
466. INDONESIA: Vale Indonesia Achieves Best ESG Score in Company History, Ranks Among World’s 15 Best
467. MYANMAR: Targeted US Actions on Scam Centers Point to a New Burma Policy Favoring the Resistance
468. THAI Businesses Attacked by Spyware Over 21,000 Times in Six Months Amid Regional Surge
469. INDONESIA: Australia, Indonesia Agree to Sign New Security Treaty
470. INDONESIA: BI Expands QRIS Links to Seven Countries to Reduce Dollar Reliance
471. MALAYSIA: Langkawi Boat Tragedy Reflects Wider Regional Humanitarian Crisis: Home Minister
472. MYANMAR: Holding Myanmar Elections Next Month ‘Unfathomable’: UN Rights Chief
473. REGIONAl: Air Pollution Could Cost Southeast Asia Nearly $600B by 2050: Study
474. INDONESIA: Prabowo Honors Soeharto, Raising Fears of Authoritarian Resurgence
475. INDONESIA Mulls Repaying Whoosh Debt With Seized Corruption Funds
476. SINGAPORE: From 2026, Travelers Leaving Singapore By Air to Pay Extra S$1 to S$41.60 in Green Jet Fuel Levy: Authorities
477. MYANMAR Junta Touts Port Expansion, Trade Enforcement as Economic Pillars
478. THAILAND: Anti-Mining Network Demand Repeal of Thai-US Rare Earths MOU
479. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 27 Chinese Nationals in Online Scam Raid in Lampung
480. INDONESIA: Jakarta Deploys NaCl Cloud-Seeding to Curb Heavy Rainfall Risk
481. MALAYSIA: Not citizenship — What India’s Expanded OCI Actually Offers Sixth-Gen Indian Malaysians
482. MYANMAR: Blood Money Campaign Raises Concerns About New Gas Projects in Myanmar
483. THAILAND: Daytime Drinking Could Be Fined $300 in Thailand Under New Law
484. INDONESIA to Resume Shrimp Exports to US After CS-137 Contamination Scare
485. INDONESIA: Creative Economy Adds $90 Billion to Indonesia’s GDP as Investment and Exports Surge
486. MYANMAR’S UN Envoy Denounces Junta’s Digital Represion
487. THAILAND: Bank of Thailand to Launch New Credit Guarantee Mechanism to Support SME Loans
488. VIETNAM: Markets, Factories and Homes Devastated as Typhoon Kalmaegi Lashes Vietnam’s Central Region
489. CAMBODIA: Shifting Goalposts: Thailand Links Release of Cambodian Soldiers to Ta Krabei Temple Claims
490. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inaugurates $3.9 Billion Lotte Chemical Plant in Cilegon
491. INDONESIA: Culture Minister Submits Soeharto, Gus Dur for National Hero Recognition
492. MALAYSIAN Passport Climbs to 3rd Globally with Visa-Free Access to 174 Countries
493. MYANMAR: Nearly 2,000 People Arrested For Criticizing Myanmar’s Junta on Social Media
494. INDONESIA: Jakarta Targets 24 Hospitals Across Six Papua Provinces to Bridge Health Gaps
495. INDONESIA Plans Major Rail Expansion Outside Java Under Prabowo’s Infrastructure Push
496. MALAYSIA on Track to Achieve AI Nation Status by 2030, with 2026 as Turning Point: Gobind
497. MYANMAR: Bermuda and Cayman Islands Must Take Action Against Oil Companies for Suspected Myanmar Sanctions Breaches After JFM Legal Submission
498. PHILIPPINES: ‘Tino’ Flooding Kills over 40, Strands Thousands in Central Philippines
499. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows Over National Hero Title for Soeharto
500. INDONESIA: Prabowo Urges APEC to Tackle Online Gambling and Transnational Crime
501. MALAYSIA: Foreign Worker Numbers in Malaysia fall 13pc to 2.13 Million as Government Steps up Efforts to Reduce Dependence
502. Myanmar Junta, Russia Sign Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
503. THAILAND: Google to Offer One-Year Free Google-AI Pro Access to 3 Million Thai students
504. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows Over National Hero Title for Soeharto
505. INDONESIA: Prabowo Urges APEC to Tackle Online Gambling and Transnational Crime
506. MALAYSIA: Foreign Worker Numbers in Malaysia fall 13pc to 2.13 Million as Government Steps up Efforts to Reduce Dependence
507. Myanmar Junta, Russia Sign Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
508. THAILAND: Google to Offer One-Year Free Google-AI Pro Access to 3 Million Thai students
509. INDONESIA: $12b Boost to Banks Lifts Corporate Loans as SMEs Lag
510. INDONESIA’S Digital Economy Among World’s Fastest Thanks to QRIS
511. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Defense Ministers Approve Record Number of initiatives in ‘peaceful’ two-hour meeting
512. Myanmar’s Generals Step into Politics as Newly Minted Civilians
513. THAILAND: Raid on Chiang Mai Luxury Villa Nets 20 Chinese Scammers
514. INDONESIA: Govt launches small hydropower plants across eastern regions
515. INDONESIA: “Am I Really Authoritarian?” Prabowo Says He Often Watches Podcasts Mocking Him
516. MALAYSIA: Some Countries Won’t Aid Malaysia’s MACC Hunt for Fugitives Over Caning Laws: Azam Baki
517. MYANMAR: Sending Observers Would Risk Legitimizing Myanmar Election: FM Sugiono
518. THAILAND: Xi Discusses Thailand-Cambodia Conflict with Trump, Emphasizes Peace Efforts
519. INDONESIA: Scientists Discover Critically Endangered Tapanuli Orangutans in New Location
520. INDONESIA: Accommodating the Dead: Jakarta Faces Grave Shortage Crisis
521. MALAYSIA: Trade Deal with Washington Sparks Outcry in Malaysia Over Sovereignty Concerns
522. MYANMAR: MOGE and PTTEP to Drill New Offshore Blocks in Mottama Gulf
523. PHILIPPINES: POGOs Now Illegal
524. INDONESIA: House Calls on Government to Investigate Massive Illegal Gold Mining Near Mandalika
525. INDONESIA: Cambodia Not a Safe Destination for Migrant Workers: Muhaimin
526. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya to Deploy Over 10,000 New Teachers Nationwide from November, Parliament told
527. MYANMAR: ASEAN Not Sending Monitors to Myanmar Junta’s Election: Sources
528. VIETNAM: Over 1,000 MM Rainfall in Hue Shatters Vietnam’s All-Time Record, Sends Ravaging Floods Across Region
529. CAMBODIA, THAILAND Sign Historic Peace Declaration in Kuala Lumpur
530. INDONESIA: Land Conversion Puts Self-Sufficiency At Risk
531. MYANMAR: Open Letter to U.S. President Donald Trump
532. THAILAND: Year-Long Funeral Starts for Thailand’s Former Queen Sirikit 
533. TIMOR LESTE, Asia’s Youngest Nation, Becomes ASEAN’s 11th Member
534. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s ‘Indonesia Incorporated Vision Faces Test of Market Trust
535. INDONESIA: Over 100 Indonesians Flee Cambodia Cybercrime Rings, But Not All Want to Return
536. MALAYSIA: Anwar and Trump Set to Witness Malaysia’s Peace Deal for Thailand-Cambodia at ASEAN Summit
537. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing’s Attendance at ASEAN Summit Uncertain After His Name Deleted From Malaysian Media Report
538. THAI Aromatic Coconut Industry in Crisis as Vietnamese Rivals Seize China Market
539. INDONESIA: Prabowo-Gibran Administration Gets Low Scores
540. INDONESIA: Police Monitoring Spread of Radical Groups in Batam
541. Prabowo Wants to Start $5.4b Waste-to-Energy Drive Soon so Bali Remains a Tourist Favorite
542. SINGAPORE Novels to Hit Bookshelves Across Southeast Asia Under Landmark S$3b Publishing Pact
543. Myanmar Regime Bans Election Campaign Rallies
544. INDONESIA: Forest Under Threat as Corporations, Military Gain Power under Prabowo
545. INDONESIA: Pertamina to Buy Oil from Indonesia’s Traditional Wells: Bahlil
546. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Populist Policies ‘Disconnected’ from People’s Needs
547. MYANMAR: BHRN Says Myanmar Faces New Wave of Hate Speech targeting Muslims
548. Vietnam’s AI Talent Pool Needs to Grow 10-Fold to Lure Global Investors: Executive
549. Cambodian SMEs Call for Indonesian Investment Amid Growing Boycott of Thai Goods
550. INDONESIA: In first Year, Prabowo Tightens Grip, Redraws Political Map
551. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls Free Meal Initiative a 99.99% Success Despite Setbacks
552. MALAYSIA Receives Global Zero Waste Special Citation Award in Istanbul
553. MYANMAR: Delusions of Grandeur
554. INDONESIA: Three Australians Face Death Penalty Over Bali Shooting
555. INDONESIA: Prabowo Launches 165 Free Boarding Schools to Break Indonesia’s Cycle of Poverty
556. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Explains How Scam Syndicates Still Lure Malaysians Into Modern Slavery
557. MYANMAR: Why So Many Young People Work Voluntarily in Myanmar’s Scam Compounds
558. SINGAPORE Ties to Alleged Cambodian Scam Ring Under Spotlight 
559. INDONESIA Allows Foreigners to Take Leadership Roles at State Enterprises
560. INDONESIA Allows Resumption of International Carbon Trade After Four Years
561. MYANMAR: Forum 2000 Conference Reminds Audience of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Plight and Hosts Call from 2025 Nobel Peace Laureate
562. THAILAND: Second Army Area Postpones RBC talks indefinitely as Cambodia Fails to Submit Weapons and Landmine Plan
563. VIETNAM: Hanoi Company Injects Chemicals Into Buffalo Meat to Sell as Wagyu Beef
564. INDONESIA: Government Denies Prabowo Ever Intended to Visit Israel
565. INDONESIA Surpasses 2025 Oil Production Goal Amid New Exploration Push
566. MYANMAR Ethnic Organizations condemn military junta for destroying NCA
567. THAILAND, CAMBODIA to Sign Ceasefire at ASEAN Summit, Malaysia: Minister
568. VIETNAM inaugurates World’s 2nd Largest Waste-to-Energy Plant in Hanoi
569. CAMBODIA: CAPFISH Lays Groundwork for Cambodia’s First-Ever Fish Exports to EU
570. INDONESIA: Productivity Among Lowest in Region, Govt Launches National Push
571. INDONESIA: Jakarta Court Upholds Ex-Minister, Gojek Cofounder Nadiem Makarim’s Graft Status
572. MYANMAR Scam Cities Booming Despite Crackdown–Using Musk’s Starlink
573. THAILAND Launches 24-Hour E-WorkPermit Platform for Foreign Workers
574. INDONESIA: Militarization, Crackdown Fears Overshadow Cyber Security Bill
575. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Join Trump-Led Gaza Summit in Egypt
576. MYANMAR: Burma War: The Junta’s Arms Pipeline and How to Stop It
577. THAI Army Defends Psych-Ops Along Cambodian Border
578. SINGAPORE Becomes Launchpad for Chinese Food Chains Escaping Price Wars in China, Intensifying Competition and Driving up Rents
579. INDONESIA: Efficiency, Coordination at Risk as Government Expands Further
580. INDONESIA Issues Tsunami Warning After 7.6-Magnitude Quake Strikes North Sulawesi
581. MALAYSIA to Send Observers to Myanmar’s Long-Delayed Elections: Military Govt
582. MYANMAR: Thousands of Myanmar IDPs in Banmauk Face Food Crisis Amid Clashes Between SNA and Resistance Forces
583. THAI Influenza Cases Surge Past 700,000 With 61 Deaths
584. INDONESIA: Health Scare Taints Indonesia’s Export Reputation
585. INDONESIA: Why Indonesia’s ‘Golden Generation’ Could Stall Economic Growth
586. Myanmar Junta Accused of ‘Famine Warfare’ as Hunger Grips Karenni State
587. THAI Giant CP Group Targets Zero Food Waste by 2030
588. VIETNAM: 30,000 Troops in Vietnam Race to Rescue Families After Record Floods
589. INDONESIA: E-Waste Containers to be Reexported to the US: Batam Customs Office
590. INDONESIA: North Kalimantan to Get New Bridges After Residents Prefer Traveling to Malaysia
591. MALAYSIA, India Agree on Regional Standards to Protect Gig, Platform Workers
592. MYANMAR: HURFOM Report Exposes Rising Violence Against Women and Children in Southeastern Myanmar
593. SINGAPORE’S Digital Economy Reaches Nearly 20% of GDP, Creates 214,000 Tech jobs
594. INDONESIA: World Bank Pledges $800 Million for Indonesian Villages: Govt
595. INDONESIA: Breaking the Silence: Deaf Lawyers Make Judicial History in Indonesia
596. MALAYSIA: The Khairul Aming Effect: More Young Malaysians Choosing Business Over Salaried Jobs
597. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monk Accused of Kidnapping Men for Myanmar Military Service
598. THAI Army Presents Discovery of 200 Landmines to ASEAN Observers
599. INDONESIA: Govt Rushes to Clean Up Cesium-137 Spill in Banten
600. INDONESIA: Meteor Falls Into Java Sea, Sparks Bright Fireball and Loud Boom Over Cirebon
601. MYANMAR Airstrikes and Internet Blackouts Hit 123 Townships, Leaving Civilians Vulnerable
602. THAILAND: Highways Department asks Google Maps to Update Routes After Viral “lost” Incident
603. VIETNAM: 30 Hours of Isolation in the Heart of Hanoi Floods
604. INDONESIA: Government Confirms Widespread Radioactive Contamination at Banten Industrial Hub
605. INDONESIA’S Palm Oil Export Soars 35% to Over $16 Billion
606. MALAYSIA Sends Rescue Team With K9 Units to Philippines After Deadly Quake
607. MYANMNAR: Election Watchdog Warns Myanmar Junta’s Planned Polls Lack Credibility
608. THAILAND: Myanmar Refugees Now Allowed to Work in Thailand
609. INDONESIA: ‘Red terror’ Continues to Haunt Indonesia
610. INDONESIA: Legendary Shoe Brand Bata Stops Daily Footwear Manufacturing in Indonesia
611. MALAYSIA Launches New Digital ‘Posting Swap’ Platform for Nurses Amid Brain Drain
612. MYANMAR: China Sentences 16 Myanmar-Linked Gang Members to Death
613. PHILIPPINES: Cebu Shaken: Deadly Quake Kills 26 As Search Ongoing
614. CAMBODIA: Thai Eviction Signs in Border Villages Draw Censure, Fury
615. INDONESIA: Calls Grow for Meaningful Reform in Election LawRevision
616. INDONESIA: From Wartegs to Hotels, Jakarta Faces Resistance Over Smoking Rules
617. MYANMAR’S  AA Urges Dhaka to Probe Border Officers Backing Rohingya Militants
618. SINGAPORE’S Population Hits 6.11m, Driven by Rise in Non-Residents and Migrant Workers
619. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Investment hits Rp 48 Trillion: Govt
620. INDONESIA Deploys Nutrition Experts After Mass Food Poisoning in Free Meal Program
621. MALAYSIA Wraps Up Successful Asean Economic Ministers’ Meeting, Emphasizes Inclusive Growth
622. MYANMAR: Preservation Over Destruction: Why Myanmar’s Revolution—and Its Neighbors
623. THAILAND’S Ageing Society Threatens Fiscal Collapse and Drags Down Economy
624. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Megawati Ties in Question After Cabinet Reshuffle
625. INDONESIA to Disband SOEs Ministry Amid Danantara Expansion
626. MYANMAR:: Mosque’s Reopening Reflects Thawing Interfaith Ties in Rakhine Under AA
627. THAILAND Native ‘Ayam Bangkok’ Chickens Fetch Premium Prices in Indonesia
628. SINGAPORE Gives Meta Sept 30 Deadline to Curb Facebook Scams Impersonating Govt Officials
629. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pushes Two-State Solution, Multilateralism in Debut UNGA Speech
630. INDONESIA: What is Sumitronomics? Indonesia’s Blueprint to 8% Growth
631. MYANMAR: Rights Group Warns US Aid Cuts Could Kill 200,000 in Myanmar
632. SINGAPORE to Introduce QR-Coded Halal Certificate from Oct 1, Replacing Physical Versions by March 2026
633. THAILAND: Foreign Investment in EEC Exceeds 660 Billion Baht: BOI
634. INDONESIA: Prabowo Offers 20,000 Troops for Post-War Gaza
635. INDONESIA Halts 190 Mining Concessions for Breaching Environmental Rules
636. MYANMAR: AA Chief Accuses Bangladesh Officials of Inciting Rohingya Insurgent Attacks
637. THAILAND: Chinese Flock to Vietnam Due to Thailand Safety Fears
638. VIETNAM: Vingroup Establishes 3rd Robotics Company
639. INDONESIA: Prabowo Gives Nusantara Certainty With New Regulation
640. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Evaluation After 5,000 Poisonings Cases in Free Nutritious Meals Program
641. MYANMAR Junta Eases Election Rules to Keep Parties in Race
642. PHILIPPINES: Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels through northern Philippines, triggers alerts across Asia
643. THAILAND: IMF advises Thailand to reinstate 60% debt ceiling
644. INDONESIA: Policy Gaps, Crackdowns Squeeze Rice Millers as Prices Soar
645. INDONESIA Mulls Reallocating Unspent Free Meal Program Money
646. MALAYSIA: Malaysian Bar brings free legal advice and public services to KL Sentral with first-ever MyBar Carnival 2025
647. MYANMAR: Clashes on Myanmar–Thailand border Mark Nine Months of Fighting, Casualties Mount on Both Sides
649. PHILIPPINES: Tens of Thousands Join Anti-Corruption Protests in Metro Manila
650. INDONESIA Revises 2026 Budget Following Appointment of New Finance Minister
651. INDONESIA: Bali Shuts Down Russian-Owned Factory Built on Protected Mangrove Land
652. MALAYSIA to Exempt Some Palestinian Farm and Food Products From Customs Duties:Tengku Zafrul
653. MYANMAR: OCHA details severe humanitarian access constraints across Myanmar
654. THAILAND: Transnational Illegal Logging Network Busted in Nong Khai
655. INDONESIA: Reshuffle Sees Prabowo, Allies Close Ranks
656. INDONESIA: Medan Reaffirms Humanitarian Support for Refugees
657. MYANMAR Junta’s Election Commission Excludes Key Southern Rakhine Areas from No-Election List Ahead of December Polls
658. THAILAND: B10,000 Fine for Drinking in Pubs After Hours
659. VIETNAM Ranked 5th Best Country for Expats in 2025
660. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court to Rule on Challenges to Military Law
661. INDONESIA: Energy Minister Tells Shell, BP, Vivo to Rely on Pertamina for Fuel Supply
662. MALAYSIA: Enough for 12 Million Users: Cops Seize 3.6 Tons of Ecstasy Worth Almost RM600m in Kepong, Dataran Templer
663. MYANMAR: Ruling Generals, Ministers to Dominate Myanmar Military’s Proxy Party Candidate List
664. INDONESIA Rolls Out $1 Billion Stimulus to Boost Jobs and Consumption
665. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s ‘Invisible’ Lives: Undocumented Coastal Children
666. Myanmar Citizens Fear More Harassment, Violence as Election Nears
667. THAI Banks Pledge Urgent Action to Unblock Accounts Amid Fraudulent Transfer Crisis
668. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Languages to be Increasingly Taught in Vietnamese Schools
669. INDONESIA Sees $869M Outflow After Cabinet Reshuffle
670. INDONESIA: Bali Takes Massive Economic Hit from Worst Flooding in Years
671. MALAYSIA: Anwar Joins World Islamic Leaders at Doha Summit on Gaza Crisis, to Voice Malaysia’s Stand Tonight
672. MYANMAR: UNICEF Condemns Deadly Attack on Rakhine School
673. THAILAND: DES Urges Calm Amid Locked Bank Accounts
674. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Set Up Commission for Police Reform
675. INDONESIA: Social Media as Town Square, Battleground in Indonesia’s Protests
676. MYANMAR: Democracy as a Cage: Myanmar Junta’s Election Gambit and the Opposition’s Self
677. THAILAND: Reopening Border Needs Military, Local Input: Bhumjaithai Deputy Leader
678. VIETNAM: Cyberattack Signs Detected at Vietnam’s National Credit Database
679. INDONESIA: Sjafrie’s New Post Shows Prabowo’s Reliance on Military Figures
680. INDONESIA: At Least Nine Dead, Two Missing After Severe Floods Sweep Across Bali
681. MYANMAR: Chinese Technology Company Helps Track the Location of Over 33 Million Myanmar Internet Users in Real-time
682. THAILAND: Shinawatras in Legal Crossfire: Father’s Case Ends, Daughter Faces 5 More
683. INDONESIA: Power Consolidation In Motion Behind Cabinet Shake-up
684. INDONESIA: Papua Police Arrest Four Chinese Nationals Over Illegal Gold Mining
685. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir Under Scrutiny: MACC Teams Up with UK Anti-Graft Agency to Track Alleged Assets Overseas
686. MYANMAR: Junta-Allied Karen Warlords Hit by US Sanctions Over Myanmar’s Scam City
687. THAILAND and INDONESIA Trail ASEAN as Political Instability Stifles Growth
688. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Left Cabinet After Weeklong Unrest in Indonesia In a Major Reshuffle
689. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani’s Successor Told to Tax the Superrich, Restructure Debt
690. MYANMAR: NLD Urges International Intervention for Medical Care and Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
691. THAILAND: Supreme Court Orders Thaksin to Return and Serve One-Year Jail
692. VIETNAM Emerges as Top Alternative to Thailand for Beach Holidays
693. INDONESIA: Five Suspended Lawmakers Face Ethics Probe
694. INDONESIA Records Over 4,000 Earthquakes in August: BMKG
695. MALAYSIA: Anti-Bullying Tribunal Bill to be Tabled in Parliament this October: Azalina
696. MYANMAR Ambassador Urges UNICEF to Act as Children Suffer under Junta Violence
697. THAILAND: Royal Command Appoints Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister of Thailand
698. CAMBODIA: Foreign Ministry Decries Thai Eviction Plans for Cambodian Villagers
699. INDONESIA: Ex-Minister Nadiem Makarim Detained Over Chromebook Procurement Scandal
700. MYANMAR: UWSA Neutered: Myanmar’s Revolutionary Driving Force Derailed by China
701. SINGAPORE to Issue First Directive Under New Law, Orders Meta To Act on Scam Ad
702. INDONESIA: Unrest ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Prabowo to Address Public Grievances
703. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Be Transparent with Economic Data
704. MALAYSIA: Bahasa Malaysia-Based AI in the Works as Govt Pushes Digital Sovereignty Agenda
705. MYANMAR: Nine Parties to Run Nationwide in Myanmar’s Planned Election
706. VIETNAM: For Many Women in Vietnam, the New IVF rule is a Long-Awaited Lifeline
707. INDONESIA: Violent Crackdown on Protests Sparks Outcry
708. INDONESIA: Asset Forfeiture Law: A Way to Gain Public and Investors’ Trust
709. Myanmar Junta Boss Schedules Chengdu Meeting with Chinese Investors
710. THAILAND Pledges ‘Secure, Sustainable’ Energy Transition at Global Summit
711. VIETNAM: Hanoi Sets Record for National Day Holiday Visitors and Revenue
712. INDONESIA: Jakarta Regains Calm Under Heavy Security
713. INDONESIA: Starting Today, All Travelers to Indonesia Must File Declarations via New App
714. MALAYSIA: From Wage Regulation to Dispute Resolution: How the Gig Workers Bill Offers Safeguards for 1.2 Million Malaysians
715. MYANMAR: EuroCham and ‘MADE in Myanmar’ Seek to Support Myanmar Workers’ rights
716. THAILAND: New city Plan Exposes Ban Nong Chan Land Grab at Thai-Cambodian Border
717. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls for Severe Response to Protests
718. INDONESIA: Businesses on Edge About Political Stability as Protests Turn Chaotic
719. MYANMAR: NUG Defense Ministry Reaffirms Ban on Child Soldiers in People’s Defense Force
720. SINGAPORE Govt Plans New Platform to Unite its Malay-Muslim Groups as younger Voices Grow Louder
721. VIETNAM: State Treasury has Disbursed Over $200M as National Day Cash Gifts
722. INDONESIA Presses Islamic Nations to Stop Israel’s Expansionist Agenda
723. INDONESIA: Central–Regional Divide Widens in Indonesia’s 2026 Spending Plan
724. MALAYSIA: Fighting Entrenched Corruption Remains Toughest Challenge After Three Years in Govt: Anwar
725. MYANMAR: Rohingya Crisis Should Be Resolved Together: Yunus
726. THAILAND Accuses Cambodia of Using ‘Human Shields’ on Border
727. INDONESIA Urges EU to Lift Biodiesel Import Curbs After WTO Panel Backs Jakarta
728. INDONESIA: New Agency to Assert State Control Over Minerals Vital for Defense
729. MALAYSIA: Education Act Update Underway to Strengthen School Discipline in Crackdown on Bullying Cases: Minister
730. MYANMAR Junta Propaganda Vehicle Joins China-Led Media Bloc
731. THAILAND Becomes Regional Leader in Energy Transition: ABB Study
732. INDONESIA: Prabowo Banks on Danantara to Balance Budget
733. INDONESIA Shuts Down Banten Waste Plant Over Hazardous Imports
734. MYANMAR: Rohingya Refugees Must Wait for Justice Before Returning: UN Investigator
735. THAILAND to host Asia’s largest gaming event in October 2025
736. SINGAPORE Workplaces Struggle to Stamp Out Vaping Despite National Ban
737. INDONESIA: Bekasi Quake Shakes Jakarta Into Preparedness Debate
738. INDONESIA: Breaking: Deputy Manpower Minister Caught in Anti-Graft Sting
739. MALAYSIA: Parliamentary Group Drafting Hate Speech Guidelines to Reflect Malaysia’s Diversity
740. MYANMAR: Under Chinese Pressure, Myanmar’s UWSP Cuts Off Support to Allied Ethnic Armies
741. THAILAND: Thai Government Approves Major Digital Strategy
742. INDONESIA: Govt in Crisis-Control Mode Over Tax Hike
743. INDONESIA Targets Shadow Economy to Lift $145 Billion in 2026 Tax Revenue
744. MALAYSIA: What Iman Research’s Study Reveals About Young Malays’ Attitudes Towards a Plural and More Economically Just Malaysia
745. MYANMAR: Junta Abruptly Closes Thai-Myanmar Trade Bridge to Cut Off Rebel Funding
746. PHILIPPINES: Cockfighting Livestreams Thrive in Philippines Despite Ban and Murders
747. INDONESIA: Political Parties Divided Over Court Ruling on Direct Regional Elections
748. INDONESIA Shuts 1,800 Fraudulent Lenders and Investment Schemes
749. MYANMAR: Death Toll from Myanmar Junta Airstrike on Mawchi Climbs to 31
750. PHILIPPINES Spends Billions on Flood Projects, But Disasters Keep Killing
751. Cambodia Setting Sights on Muslim Tourist Market
752. INDONESIA’S  Shrinking Middle Class Threatens Growth, Consumption
753. INDONESIA: Religious Affairs Ministry Vows Crackdown on Intolerance
754. MYANMAR: Widespread Absenteeism and Dismissals Reported in Myanmar Junta’s Electric Power Ministry
755. SINGAPORE to Classify Vaping as Drug Offense, PM Wong Says
756. INDONESIA: ‘Life is Plastic’: US is Biggest Buyer of Indonesian Toys
757. MALAYSIA and ASEAN Push for Transparency in Myanmar’s Election Plans and Rohingya Crisis During Sept 19 Visit: Tok Mat
758. MYANMAR: International IDEA Calls for Global Rejection of Myanmar Junta’s Elections
759. THAILAND Gives Stranded Cambodian Workers 6-Month Work Permit Extension
760. INDONESIA: Bali Waste Cycle Aims to Scale Up to Make Recycling Profitable
761. INDONESIA: Incentives Needed for Mining Sector to Cut Emissions
762. THAILAND: Government Given Failing Grade on Corruption
763. THAILAND’S Tourism Boom Continues with 20 Million Visitors and THB937 Billion Revenue
764. CAMBODIA: Assessment reveals extensive damage to Preah Vihear
765. INDONESIA: Renewed Plan to Reinstate New Order-Style State Guidelines Draws Flak
766. INDONESIACould Raise $5 Billion by Taxing Its 50 Wealthiest Citizens, Study Says
767. MYANMAR Region Sees ‘Dramatic’ Hunger Rise After Aid Cutbacks
768. Singapore is Now World’s Second-Richest Country, Far Ahead of its Southeast Asian Neighbors
769. INDONESIA: Delay Triggers Fresh Demands to Scrap History Rewrite
770. INDONESIA: Shaky Regulations, Finances Stall Coal Miners’ Transition to ‘Green’ Investment
771. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Signs Sister City Agreement with Kuala Lumpur
772. MYANMAR: AA Rejects Junta’s Planned Election in Rakhine
773. THAILAND: Cambodia Crisis Hits Thai Brands, Disrupts Logistics and Halts Ad Spending
774. INDONESIA Revives Deputy Commander Role After 25 Years, Promotes Elite Force Chiefs to Three-Star Rank
775. INDONESIA:  Bali Immigration Forms a Special Task Force to Crack Down on Unruly Tourists
776. MYANMAR: Nine Killed and 28 Injured in Hpakant as Myanmar Military Shelling Hits civilian Areas
777. VIETNAM: Inside the world of Vietnamese Crypto Investigators Tackling Billion-Dollar Hacks
778. SINGAPORE at Increased Risk of Chikungunya as Cases Double in 2025, Health Agency Warns
779. INDONESIA Readies Island Medical Facility for 2,000 Wounded Gazans
780. INDONESIA: More Than Half a Million Social Assistance Recipients Suspected of Online Gambling
781. Myanmar Junta Hires US Lobby Firm in Bid to Boost Ties With Washington
782. THAILAND and CAMBODIA Sign 13-Point Ceasefire Agreement 
783. VIETNAM to Identify, Focus on 3 Strategic Technology Products
784. INDONESIA Unfreezes 122 Million Dormant Accounts as Online Gambling Transactions Near $60 Billion
785. INDONESIA: US Agrees to Grant 0% Tariff on Indonesian Copper: Minister
786. MYANMAR Junta Launches Street Phone Checks as Cybersecurity Law Takes Effect
787. THAILAND: Health Ministry Estimates 146 Million Baht Damage, Plans Lawsuit Against Cambodia
788. VIETNAM Installs First Domestically Owned International Internet Cable
789. INDONESIA Has $129 Billion to Spend — And Just Six Months to Do It
790. INDONESIA Readies Gaza Rice Delivery as Israeli Attacks Persist
791. MYANMAR: Press Freedom Concerns Raised after Myanmar Military-Linked Press Council Signs MOU With Thai Press Body
792. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Suspends Rice Importation for 60 Days
793. THAILAND: ‘Economic Animal’ in Luxury Leather
794. INDONESIA: Pardons Cast Doubt Over Prabowo’s Anticorruption Commitment
795. INDONESIA Kicks Off Health Screening for 58 Million Students Nationwide
796. MALAYSIA: Manga With a Malaysian Soul: How Rise Production Blends Local Folklore with Japanese Style and Modern Storytelling
797. MYANMAR Junta Ramps Up Rhetoric Against Timor Leste
798. THAILAND and Cambodia Begin Crucial Border Talks in Malaysia
799. VIETNAM targets domestic semiconductor chip production by 2027: PM
800. CAMBODIA: ASEAN Interim Observer En Route to Monitor Border Ceasefire
801. INDONESIA: Danantara Unveils Sweeping Reforms for SOE Executive Bonuses, Incentives
802. INDONESIA: RI Manufacturers See Tough Times Ahead as Higher US Tariffs Kick In
803. MYANMAR: European Anti-Jamming Tech Found in Myanmar Military Drones, CAR Report Reveals
804. THAI CEOs Unveil Survival Strategies as Trump Tariffs Threaten Economic Growth
805. INDONESIA: Mining Industry Leaders Highlight Challenges to Reaching Net Zero Emissions
806. INDONESIA Struggles with Regulatory, Infrastructure Gaps in AI Adoption
807. MYANMAR Regime Sets More Traps to Guarantee Election Win
808. SINGAPORE: Terror Threat to Singapore Remains High Amid AI Risks, Rising youth Radicalization: Home Affairs Report
809. THAI Cyber Agency Rushes to Bolster Media Defenses Against Escalating Threats
810. REGION: Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Ceasefire After Five Days of Border Clash
811. INDONESIA to Slash Middle East Oil Imports in Favor of $15B US Energy Deal
812. MALAYSIA: Anwar Hails Asean Diplomacy as Cambodia, Thailand Agree to Ceasefire After Malaysia Meet
813. MYANMAR: 17 Political Prisoners Have Died in Myanmar in 2025 Due to Lack of Medical CareTHAI Delegation to Hold Urgent Talks with Cambodia in Malaysia on July 28
814. THAI Army Accuses Cambodia of Breaking Truce
815. CAMBODIA: Mine Action Authority Warn of ‘Cruel Shadow’ of Thai Cluster
816. INDONESIA Welcomes France’s Recognition of Palestine
817. INDONESIA: Poverty Rate Falls Nationwide — Except in Papua and Maluku
818. MYANMAR Rights Group Demands Chinese Sanctions
819. THAI Delegation to Hold Urgent Talks with Cambodia in Malaysia on July 28
820. CAMBODIA-Thailand Exchange Fire Along Border, Civilians Killed
821. INDONESIA-US Trade Deal Possible Threat to Data Sovereignty
822. MYANMAR Junta Looks for Foreign Energy Investment
823. THAI Military Raises Concerns Over Hun Sen’s Role in Ordering Attacks on Thai Civilians
824. VIETNAM Urges Thailand, Cambodia to Refrain From Using Force
825. INDONESIA to Exempt US Companies from Local Content Requirement
826. INDONESIA: Layoffs Surge in Manufacturing, Retail, Govt Data Suggest
827. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Warn Myanmar Junta Election Staff
828. THAILAND: Countdown to US Tariff, 7 Thai Industries at risk, Millions of Jobs on the Line
829. VIETNAM: HCMC Unveils Ambitious Plan to Replace 400,000 Gasoline Motorbikes with EVs
830. INDONESIA: ASEAN Urged to Focus on People Amid Challenges
831. INDONESI Draws $58 Billion in H1 Investment, Fueled by Downstream Expansion
832. MALAYSIA: Swiped into routine: How China-inspired apps redefine Malaysian daily life
833. MYANMAR- Thailand Lodges Protest After Suspected Myanmar Junta Drone Found in Tak
834. VIETNAM Ranks 6th Globally in AI Openness
835. INDONESIA Exporters Seek to Split Tariffs with US Buyers to Ensure Demand
836. INDONESIA: Polytron Starts Mass Production of Electric Vehicles in West Java
837. MYANMAR: Conjuring an Election Illusion in War-Torn Shan
838. THAI Foreign Ministry Condemns Cambodia over Landmine Incident, Urges Accountability
839. VIETNAM: 300 Rescuers Join Overnight Search for Victims of Capsized Ha Long Bay Cruise Boat
840. INDONESIA: Bali Emerges as Major Hot Spot for Transnational Drug Trafficking: BNN
841. INDONESIA: Foreign Hospitals Cleared to Operate in Indonesia as Prabowo Targets Healthcare Upgrade
842. MYANMAR: Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) Formed to Reclaim Identity and Seek Justice
843. SINGAPORE Ranks Among World’s Top Cities for Tech Talent
844. THAILAND: Chinese Tourist Numbers Plummet, Malaysia Overtakes Thailand in ASEAN Race
845. INDONESIA to Pay 19% US Tariffs in Exchange for Full Market Access, Boeing Jets
846. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Makes Historic Debut at UN Forum on Sustainable Development
847. MALAYSIA: Freedom of Information Act to be tabled by year end to boost transparency: Anwar
848. MYANMAR and Russian Regimes Push Indian Trade Corridor to Bypass Western Sanctions
849. VIETNAM: 59 Vietnamese Arrested in Laos Over Large-Scale Scam Syndicate
850. CAMBODIA to Enforce Military Conscription Law in 2026
851. INDONESIA: BPJS Kesehatan Proves Equal Healthcare Access Is Possible Across Indonesia
852. INDONESIA: Starlink Pauses New Customer Sign-Ups in Indonesia
853. MYANMAR: Burma’s Cyber Scam Centers: A Global Security Crisis, Now Targeting Americans
854. THAILAND: Temple Donation Loopholes Spark Concern Over Corruption and Money Laundering Risks
855. INDONESIA: EU Grants Indonesia Multi-Entry Schengen Visa as Landmark Trade Deal Nears Completion
856. INDONESIA: Free Boarding Schools for Poor Children to Open Across Indonesia Next Week
857. MALAYSIA Acts to Avoid US Sanctions Amid EScalating Global AI Chip War
858. MYANMAR: Hundreds of Myanmar Troops, Civilians Flee Across Thai Border from Karen State
859. THAILAND: US Blocks AI Chip Access to China, Warning Sign for Thailand, Malaysia
860. Cambodia expresses concern over construction of Angkor Wat replica in Thailand
861. NDONESIA: US Tariff Threatens 70,000 Textile Jobs in Indonesia
862. MYANMAR- A Atrike Leader Urges Urgent Reforms Within NUG to Sustain the Revolution
863. SINGAPOREANS Cross Border in Droves for Malaysian Durian Tours, All-You-Can-Eat Buffets
864. INDONESIA: Pertamina Inks MoUs with Exxon, Chevron to Sweeten Indonesia’s Tariff Offer
865. INDONESIA: Prabowo Assigns Gibran to Spearhead Papua Development, Rights Efforts
866. MYANMAR: Trump Tariff Letter to Myanmar Junta Raises Eyebrows, Risks Lending Legitimacy
867. VIETNAMESE Content Creators Earn Thousands of Dollars Monthly from AI-Generated Faceless Videos
868. INDONESIA: US Maintains Tariff Threat Despite Indonesian Concessions
869. INDONESIA: Trump Tariffs May Slow Indonesia’s Economy by 0.5%, Economist Warns
870. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Hits Back at Trump’s ‘Counterproductive’ Trade Tactics, Warns of Regional Instability
871. MYANMAR: Timor Leste Hits Back at Myanmar Junta’s Objection to ASEAN Membership
872. THAILAND Hit with Steep US Tariffs as Trump Escalates Trade Stance
873. INDONESIA: BRICS Revives Bandung Spirit to Unite Global South
874. INDONESIA to Send 10,000 Tons of Rice Aid to Palestine, Set Up Joint Investment Zone
875. MALAYSIA: Southeast Asia’s Most-Visited Destination Among Countries With Highest Tourism Growth
876. MALAYSIA: How Much Onions Do Malaysians Eat and Why is it Biting into our National Coffers?
877. MYANMAR People Skeptical of Junta’s Promises of Election, Peace
878. Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute Resolutions Hinge on Agreements Stipulated in Franco-Siam Treaties
879. INDONESIA: Serving at Sea, PIS and DoctorSHARE Bring Hospital Ship to Serve Remote Communities in Papua
880. INDONESIA: Widening Deficit Spurs Calls to Curb Major Spending
881. MALAYSIA : Pay Up or Lose your Assets: Errant Ex-Husbands Face Seizures, Frozen Income Under Selangor’s Proposed Crackdown on ‘Nafkah’ Dodgers
882. MYANMAR: Making Connections in Myanmar’s Fractured State
883. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Orders Halt to Strategic Imports from Thailand, Citing National Security concerns
884. Malaysia: ‘Some Starting in Primary school’: Hannah Yeoh, Says Synthetic Drug Addiction Now a Cabinet Concern
885. MYANMAR: Indonesian ‘Influencer’ Given 7-year Myanmar Prison Sentence
886. THAILAND: Public Outrage as South Korean Taxi Driver Suggests Thai Tourist ‘Pay with Body’
887. INDONESIA: Govt Targets 15,000 Barrels per Day from Community Oil Wells
888. INDONESIA Hopes to Join BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
889. INDONESIA: Women’s Growing Role in Drug Trade Raises Concerns in Indonesia
890. MYANMAR – Dying in Jail, Myanmar’s Political Prisoners a ‘Stain on ASEAN’s Conscience’
891. SINGAPORE Hits Record High in Renewable Energy Consumption
892. INDONESIA: Preventive Strikes Keep Indonesia Free of Terror Attacks Since 2023: Police Chief
893. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat’s Nickel Mining May Threaten Endangered Papuan Blue Orchid
894. MALAYSIA-Standard Chartered Sued for US$2.7B Over Role in 1MDB Scandal
895. MYANMAR: Federal and State Parliaments Express Grave Concern Over Health Crisis Facing Myanmar’s Political Prisoners
896. THAILAND-Constitutional Court Suspends Paetongtarn as PM Because of Hun Sen’s Clip
897. INDONESIA to Relax Import Rules as US Tariff Deadline Nears
898. INDONESIA Police Deploys Robots for Crime-Fighting and Rescue
899. INDONESIA: China to Keep Anti-Dumping Steel Duties on Indonesia, EU and South Korea
900. MYANMAR: Helping Myanmar Garment Workers Get a Fair Deal?
901. THAILAND: Thousands of Thai Cannabis Shops Face Closure Under New Regulations
902. INDONESIA: Separate National, Local Elections Starting 2029: Constitutional Court
903. INDONESIA Begins Construction of $5.9 Billion Mega EV Battery Hub With China’s CATL Consortium
904. MALAYSIA: Ganja on the Rise: Melaka and Cheras are New Drug Hotspots, Anti-Narcotics Data Shows
905. MYANMAR: Mizoram Chief Minister warns of strict action against lawbreaking Myanmar refugees
906. VIETNAM Issues Plan to Attract Top AI Talents
907. INDONESIA: Govt, House Staunch Defense Opens Court Battle on TNI Law
908. INDONESIA Stock Exchange Surpasses 950 Listed Companies, Profit Soars
909. MALAYSIA: Armed Forces Make History With Promotion of First Malaysian Chinese Three-Star General
910. MYANMAR: Malaysian Crackdown on Undocumented Migrant Workers Spurs Fear Among Myanmar Nationals
911. MYANMAR Junta Arrests State-Controlled MRTV Employee Over Aung San Suu Kyi Birthday Tribute
912. THAILAND Reclassifies Cannabis Bud as a Controlled Herb, Restricts Sales and Advertising
913. INDONESIA: House Shelves Gibran Impeachment Petition
914. INDONESIA: Gov’t Rolls Out 2025 Wage Subsidy to Support Up to 17 Million Workers
915. MALAYSIA: Anwar Backs Students’ Right to Protest, Tells MoHE and UMS to Protect Academic Freedom
916. MYANMAR: Shan State Takes Center Stage in Myanmar Junta’s Election Push
917. VIETNAM Designates Da Nang as Nation’s Inaugural Free Trade Zone
918. CAMBODIA: UN Expert Highlights Growing Synthetic Drug Threat in Cambodia
919. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Health Draws Attention During Birthday Celebration
920. INDONESIA: Pertamina Says It Has Enough Fuel Supplies as Iran Threatens to Block Hormuz
921. Myanmar Junta Scrambles for Chinese Energy Investment as Lights Go Out
922. THAI Fuel Exports to Cambodia Worth Nearly 48 Billion Baht in 2024
923. INDONESIA Predicted to Grow Just 4.5 Pct This Year if Israel-Iran War Doesn’t Stop
924. INDONESIA: Forestry Ministry to Strengthen Enforcement at Tesso Nilo National Park
925. MALAYSIA: The Vanilla Farm That’s Saving LIves: Inside Malaysia’s Revolutionary ‘Halfway Farm’ for Former Death Row Inmates
926. MYANMAR: Satellite Images Reveal Alarming Rare Earth Mining Expansion in Myanmar’s UWSA Territory
927. INDONESIA: Papua Primary Target in Battle to Eradicate Malaria Nationwide
928. INDONESIA: 19 Suitcases of Cash Used to Buy Private Jet in Papua Corruption Case, KPK Says
929. MALAYSIA: ‘It’s Not Just Women’: Govt to Boost Fertility Rate With Inclusive Solutions: Minister
930. MYANMAR Junta Attacks to Reclaim KIA’s Jade and Rare Earth Strongholds
931. VIETNAM: E-Cigarette Users Could Face Fines of $120-200
932. CAMBODIA Firmly Rejects Thailand’s Unilateral Map in Border Talks
933. INDONESIA: Culture Minister’s Denial of Mass Rape in 1998 Riots Sparks Outrage
934. MALAYSIA: ‘We ate one egg between five’: Malaysian Haj pilgrims detail nightmare journey to Mecca after alleged scam
935. MYANMAR Junta Forces Recapture Kataingti Camp in Karen State After Months
936. THAILAND Ranks Lowest in ASEAN for Business Innovation: World Bank
937. CAMBODIA: All TV stations, Cinemas must stop broadcasting Thai films
938. INDONESIA: Tension grows between North Sumatra, Aceh over disputed border
939. MALAYSIA Named Top Muslim-Friendly Travel Destination for 10th Straight Year
940. NUG Confirms Construction of Two Bomb-Proof Underground Hospitals in Myanmar
941. THAILAND: Bangkok Reveals Smart Traffic Signals Reduce cCngestion Buy up to 41%
942. CAMBODIA: Legal Groundwork Underway to Take Border Dispute to ICJ
943. INDONESIA Opens $12.3 Billion in Infrastructure Projects to Global Investors
944. INDONESIA: Magelang Demands Eight Times Increase in Borobudur Visitor Limit
945. MYANMAR: How the Myanmar Military’s Propaganda Efforts Have Evolved Over the Decades
946. SINGAPORE: Jetstar Asia Closure: 4 Key Things Travelers Need to Know
947. Cambodian leaders condemn politicians for disseminating fake news on social media
948. INDONESIA: Govt is Redefining Poverty Line After Two Decades: DEN
949. INDONESIA Revokes Mining Permits of Four Companies in Raja Ampat
950. MYANMAR: PNO Orders Over 6,000 Residents to Relocate in Southern Shan State
951. VIETNAM: Qualcomm Launches New AI R&D Center in Vietnam
952. INDONESIA Ignores Its Middle Class in Latest Economic Stimuli: Analyst
953. INDONESIA: Controversial Discipline Program Sends “Unruly” Students to Army Facility in Bandung
954. MYANMAR Junta Boss Thanks Protector China on 75th Anniversary of Ties
955. THAILAND: Foreign Ministry Affirms Measures to Cut Electricity, Internet to Cambodia Remain
956. CAMBODIA: Thailand Likely to Face Substantial Economic Losses without Cambodia’s 1.2 Million Migrant Workers in the Country
957. INDONESIA: Three Nickel Mining Firms Accused of Environmental Damage in Raja Ampat
958. INDONESIA Faces Brain Drain as Skilled Graduates Leave for Jobs Abroad
959. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi: Enduring Relevance, Manipulation, and the Battle for Myanmar’s Future
960. Thai Economy: NESDC Warns of SME Job Losses and Graduate Unemployment Crisis
961. CAMBODIA: Anonymous Wildlife Crime Reporting Tool Launched in Cambodia
962. INDONESIA: BI Revises Down Its Target for Sharia Financing Growth in Indonesia
963. INDONESIA: Australian Government Issues Travel Advisory for Indonesia, Especially Bali
964. SINGAPORE: Global Anti-Scam Blitz: 106 Nabbed, S$7.7m Seized in Singapore; Malaysia among seven countries in joint operation
965. MYANMAR Farmers Lose Crops in Monsoon Flooding
966. INDONESIA: Suspected Papua Rebels Kill Two Church Builders at Project Site
967. MYANMAR: Burma Research Institute Urges Continued US Aid Amid Mounting Crisis in Myanmar
968. THAILAND: Urgent Action After Myanmar Cargo Ship Runs Aground Near Surin Islands, Damaging Coral Reefs and Threatening Marine Life
969. INDONESIA: Plan to Increase State Funding for Political parties brings calls for caution
970. INDONESIA Faces $46 Billion Infrastructure Funding Gap Through 2029
971. MALAYSIA: Federal Govt Unveils Kota Madani Township in Putrajaya — a 10,000-Home, High-Density Hub Powered By AI
972. MYANMAR: Thousands of Children in Myanmar’s Earthquake Zone Have No Schools to go to For New School Year: Save the Children
973. VIETNAM: Apple Removes 9,600 Vietnamese Apps from App Store
974. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows to Clean House Amid Calls for Reshuffle
975. INDONESIA: Prabowo Alleges Foreign-Funded NGOs Aim to Divide Indonesia
976. MYANMAR: Junta Troops Massing to Reclaim Myanmar’s China-Backed Pipelines
977. SINGAPORE Woman Gets just S$1 in Divorce, But Ex Loses Bigger Share Over Misconduct
978. THAI Entertainment Boom Forecast to Top THB 601 Billion Revenue
979. INDONESIA: https://asiaviews.net/singapore-woman-gets-just-s1-in-divorce-but-ex-loses-bigger-share-over-misconduct/Bali to Ban Production of Bottled Water Under 1 Liter
980. INDONESIA: Thousands of Indonesian Pilgrims Barred from Hajj as Saudi Halts Special Visa Issuance
981. MALAYSIA: How Malaysia’s Discount Store Boom Minted its Newest Billionaire Lee Kar Whatt
982. MYANMAR: Karen Offensive Seizes a Dozen Junta Bases Along Myanmar-Thai Border
983. THAILAND: Bangkok Tops Global List as Best City for Remote Work
984. CAMBODIA Faces Alarming Measles Surge Amid Regional Outbreak
985. INDONESIA: Dalio’s Reported Exit Sparks Questions Over Danantara’s Game Plan
986. INDONESIA Seeks New Study Destinations for Students Affected by US Visa Suspension
987. MYANMAR: UN Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Human Rghts Crisis in Myanmar
988. THAILAND: Bangkok Gears Up for Thailand’s Largest Ever Pride Parade
989. INDONESIA: Indonesia Open to Ties with Israel if It Recognizes Palestine: Prabowo
990. INDONESIA: Court Orders Govt to Provide Free Basic Education in All Schools
991. MALAYSIA: Even Closed-Door LGBTQ-Friendly Events ‘Against Societal norms’, Urges cops to probe and act: Religious Affairs Minister
992. MYANMAR: Yadaya-How Myanmar’s Junta Boss Hopes to Hex His Way to Presidency
993. THAILAND: Rising Demand Fuels Growth of international Schools in Thailand
994. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Papua New Guinea ASEAN Membership Pitch Likely Serves Jakarta’s Interests
995. INDONESIA: Landmark Ruling: State Must Help Fund Private Elementary Schooling
996. MYANMAR: JFM Releases List of ASEAN Companies Supporting the Myanmar Junta with Taxes, Jet Fuel, and Eechnology
997. THAILAND: Safety Concerns and Structural Issues Hinder Chinese Travel to Thailand
998. VIETNAM: Legislature Weighs on Abolishing Death Penalty for Drug Trafficking
999. CAMBODIA- Civil Society Urges End To Victim-Blaming In Rape Cases
1000. INDONESIA: New History Book to Highlight Past Presidents’ Achievements: Culture Minister
1001. INDONESIA to Prioritize Jamu and Natural Medicines in Health Sector Transformation
1002. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Prioritize Human Rights in Burma
1003. VIETNAM to Export Renewable Energy to Malaysia, Singapore via Submarine Cables
1004. INDONESIA: Govt’s Energy Deregulation Vow Draws Global Giants
1005. INDONESIA: Critical Op-Ed Retraction Tests Freedom of Expression
1006. SINGAPORE: AI Use in Singapore Classrooms Outpaces Policy, Raising Concerns Among Educators
1007. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysians Spend More on Groceries Than Anyone Else in Southeast Asia
1008. MYANMAR: UNHCR Updates Show Ongoing Challenges for Displaced Individuals Following Myanmar Earthquake
1009. INDONESIA: TNI General Appointment as Customs Office Head Raises Question
1010. INDONESIA: Japanese Carmakers Look Elsewhere, as RI Bioethanol Lags Behind
1011. MYANMAR: India Asked to Probe Myanmar Rebel Deaths
1012. SINGAPORE University Tops Asia for Ultra-Wealthy Alumni, Beating China’s Tsinghua
1013. THAI Gemstone Exports Face Uncertainty Amid U.S. Tariff Hike, Risk Losing Ground to Vietnam and Sri Lanka
1014. Cambodia, Hollywood Studio in Deal to Boost Creative Economy
1015. INDONESIA: House Speaker Puan Warns Government Against Whitewashing History
1016. INDONESIA Aims to Cut Poverty Rate Below 7.5 Pct by 2026
1017. MYANMAR: We Can’t Help You, Myanmar Junta Tells Striking Workers at Adidas Factory
1018. VIETNAM Hit Hardest by Brute-Force Cyberattacks in Southeast Asia
1019. INDONESIA: Over 28,000 Accounts Blocked in Crackdown on Online Gambling: PPATK
1020. INDONESIA: Rescue Teams Search for 19 People After Landslide at Gold Mine in Papua
1021. MYANMAR Political Parties Fear Mass Boycott of Junta’s Election
1022. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Willing to Reconcile with Dutertes
1023. THAILAND: Bangkok–Kuala Lumpur Direct Train Service To Resume This Year
1024. INDONESIA: Prabowo: No Second Term If I Fail the First
1025. INDONESIA: Hotels Demand Crackdown On Unlicensed Rentals in Bali
1026. MYANMAR Junta likely to Form New ‘Interim Government’ in July Ahead of Year-End Elections
1027. SINGAPORE: Made-in-Singapore antibody test for multiple viruses now used worldwide
1028. THAILAND Among Top 10 Nations with Significant LGBTQI+ Population
1029. CAMBODIA: GDCE Cracks Whip Over Illegal Durian Imports
1030. INDONESIA: Critics Slam Prabowo’s Smart Screens as Misplaced Education Priority
1031. INDONESIA: Judge Transfers Fall Short in Tackling Judiciary Corruption
1032. MYANMAR: Three Japanese Firms Ditch Myanmar Port Project
1033. Thailand Tourism Crisis Brews As Foreign Arrivals Continue to Declin
1034. INDONESIA: Concern Grows Over Project to Rewrite History
1035. INDONESIA: Will Nickel Be Indonesia’s Trump Card?
1036. INDONESIA: Lawmaker Warns of $1 Billion Deficit in National Health Insurance Due to Inactive Members
1037. THAILAND: Power Struggles Put Thai PM in Political Crosshairs
1038. PHILIPPINES: 29 kg of Meth Disguised As Durian Seized in Philippine Drug Bust
1039. INDONESIA’s Top Islamic Body Rejects Proposal to Legalize Casinos
1040. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police crack down on thuggery, street brawls
1041. MYANMAR: 12 ASEAN Billionaires Fueling Myanmar Junta Terror Campaign: JFM
1042. PHILIPPINES: Vote and Vanish? Study Says Civic Engagement Drops After Elections
1043. VIETNAM’s Major Cities Push Ahead with Electric Bus Revolution
1044. INDONESIA: West Java to Provide Mental Health Services in All ‘Puskesmas’ Amid High Depression Rate
1045. INDONESIA Ranks Top 3 in ASEAN Competitiveness, So Why Are Investors Still Hesitant?
1046. MALAYSIA Must Use ASEAN Chair to Grow Halal Exports into 600 Million-Strong Regional Market: Zahid
1047. MYANMAR’S Ethnic Karen Face Food Shortages Amid Aid Cuts to Camps on Thai Border
1048. THAILAND On Track to Become Global Leader in Future Food: Experts
1049. INDONESIA to Cultivate 300,000 Hectares of Sugar Palm to Power Bioethanol Push
1050. INDONESIA: Police, Military to Crack Down on Rogue Mass Organizations
1051. MYANMAR Junta Chief Pledges to Protect Chinese Interests During Meeting with Xi Jinpinhttps://asiaviews.net/indonesia-police-military-to-crack-down-on-rogue-mass-organizations/g in Moscow
1052. INDONESIA: SOEs Law Raises Graft Oversight Concerns
1053. INDONESIA to Halt Refined Fuel Imports from Singapore
1054. MALAYSIA: Sixteen Foreigners, Including Children, Rescued from Forced Labor in Raids Across KL and Selangor
1055. MYANMAR: Mansat Villagers Urge TNLA to Address Unlawful Silicon Mining, Environmental and Social Harms
1056. VIETNAM Has ‘Significant’ Demand for US Goods: Trade Minister
1057. INDONESIA: Politics Creep into Military Ranks
1058. INDONESIA: Government Forms Anti-Extortion Task Force
1059. MALAYSIA: RM10,000 fine for TikTok post on racial, religious sensitivities, says MCMC
1060. MYANMAR Junta Calls New Ceasefire After Quake
1061. THAILAND: Southern Insurgency Escalates, Govt to Crackdown on Militant Leaders
1062. INDONESIA: ‘I’m In Charge’, Says Prabowo
1063. INDONESIA: Garuda Indonesia Grounds 15 Planes Over Maintenance, Financial Issues
1064. MALAYSIAN Travelers Can Soon Stay in China Visa-Free For Up to 90 Days Under New Five-Year Deal
1065. MYANMAR: US Imposes Sanctions on Myanmar Border Militia Over Cyber Scams
1066. SINGAPORE: Tech Billionaire Bill Gates’ Philanthropic Foundation to Set Up Office in Singapore
1067. INDONESIA: Miners Slam Chinese Smelters for Buying Bauxite Below Benchmark Price
1068. INDONESIA Annual Q1 GDP Growth Slowest in More Than Three Years
1069. SINGAPORE: Sexist, Racist Abuse of Women Candidates in Singapore GE2025 Draws Backlash From Gender Equality NGO
1070. MYANMAR: Sex-Based Violence Against Women and Girls in Myanmar
1071. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese Workers Scramble for High
1072. CAMBODIA: Troops Withdraw From Ancient Temple After Thai-Cambodian Talks
1073. INDONESIA: Impeachment Call, Abortive Reshuffle Hint at Internal TNI Tension
1074. INDONESIA: Beyond Statistics: Establishing a Poverty Line That Reflects True Hardship
1075. MYANMAR: Over 60 Villages Displaced in Bago’s Minhla Township Amid Junta Raids and Shelling
1076. THAILAND to Launch CB Disaster Notification System by Mid-July
1077. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Issues Labor Day Plea as Workers Desert Myanmar
1078. INDONESIA: Jokowi Faces Storm of Lawsuits Six months After Stepping Down
1079. INDONESIA: Foreign Investment up 12% yoy in First Quarter
1080. MALAYSIA Facing Severe Brain Drain with 1.86 Million Already Gone: Digital Minister
1081. MYANMAR Heritage Falls Victim to Quake
1082. VIETNAM Forecast to Become Second-Largest Economy in Southeast Asia by 2036
1083. INDONESIA Moves Toward Lifting Saudi Labor Ban Under New Safeguards
1084. INDONESIA: Indorama to Invest $2B in US as Tariff Talks Go On
1085. MALAYSIA and VIETNAM Vow Continued Humanitarian Aid for Myanmar Citizens: PM Anwar
1086. MYANMAR Marks Month of Misery Since Historic Quake
1087. THAILAND to Launch Delivery Drone Trials in Bangkok This Year
1088. CAMBODIA On Track to be Malaria-Free by September
1089. INDONESIA: LG Departure Marks Rude Awakening for Indonesia’s Nickel Downstream Dream
1090. INDONESIA: Free Meal Program Faces Hurdles on Food Safety, Funds Management
1091. MYANMAR Junta Builds a Surveillance State: report
1092. VIETNAM: World Bank forecasts Vietnam GDP growth at 5.8% in 2025
1093. INDONESIA: Govt Sticks to 5 Percent Growth Target Despite IMF’s Downward Revision
1094. INDONESIA: US Criticism of QRIS Baseless, Says Indonesian Economist
1095. MALAYSIA Indonesia to Explore Large-Scale Plantation Projects in Kalimantan and South Papua
1096. MYANMAR: ND-Burma Condemns Myanmar Junta’s Forced Enlistment of Women
1097. VIETNAM: US Representatives will Attend Vietnam’s National Reunification Anniversary: Foreign Ministry
1098. INDONESIA’S Largest Muslim Group Defends Halal Rules Against US Criticism
1099. INDONESIA’S Food Plan Risks ‘World’s Largest Deforestation
1100. MYANMAR Junta Troops Re-Enter Lashio as MNDAA Withdraws; Uncertainty Grows Among Locals
1101. THAILAND Cracks Down on Foreigners Using Student Visas to Work Illegally
1102. INDONESIA: Proposal to Name Soeharto National Hero Draws Opposition
1103. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Trade with China as Usual Despite US-China Trade War
1104. MYANMAR: Women and Girls in Myanmar Face Deadly Dual crises following earthquake
1105. Thailand’s Central Bank Pushes for Inclusive Digital Finance in ASEAN
1106. VIETNAM: VinFast Delivers 400 e-Vehicles to Indonesian Dealers, Consumers
1107. INDONESIA: TNI Presence On Campus Stokes Fears of Shrinking Civic Space
1108. MALAYSIA Among Four Countries Hit by New US Solar Import Duties
1109. MYANMAR: Kim Aris Concludes U.S. Tour With Renewed Call to Action for Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar People
1110. PHILIPPINES: Law Signed Requiring Immediate, Proper Burial of Muslim Cadavers
1111. VIETNAM: Northern Region Sees Sharp Rise in Forest Fires in Early 2025
1112. CAMBODIA: Remembering the ‘Fall of Phnom Penh’ 50 years ago
1113. INDONESIA Weighs US Arms Purchases to Curb Tariff Threat: Bloomberg
1114. INDONESIA Aims to Halt Rice Imports in 2025 as Self-Sufficiency Improves
1115. MALAYSIA to Teach Thai, Khmer and Vietnamese as Elective Languages in Schools to Boost ASEAN Ties: Fadhlina
1116. MYANMAR: New Year Honors List: A Who’s Who of Genocide, Sanctions, and Misrule
1117. CAMBODIA: April 17, 1975: A Day of Long-Lasting Memories
1118. INDONESIA: Top US, Indonesian Diplomats Discuss Tariffs, Defense in Meeting
1119. INDONESIA: Trump’s Tariff Moves Push Indonesians Toward Gold and Real Estate
1120. MYANMAR’S Pushback Against Chinese Influence: Social Media and Street Protests
1121. THAILAND: Thaksin Meets Anwar, Myanmar Junta Leader at Bangkok Hotel Amid Tight Security
1122. INDONESIA: Two More Indonesian Geoparks Get UNESCO Recognition
1123. INDONESIAN Consulate Warns Against Unofficial Hajj Routes for 2025
1124. MALAYSIA: Rare Diseases in Malaysia: the Hidden Crisis Few are Talking About
1125. MYANMAR Junta Chief to Meet ASEAN Chair After Years of Being Kept AT a Distance
1126. PHILIPPINES-Security Tightened vs Kidnaps
1127. VIETNAM’S Largest City to Test 47,000 Public School Teachers for English Proficiency
1128. CAMBODIA: At Least 80,000 Indonesians are Working Illegally in Cambodia
1129. INDONESIA: Australia Asks Indonesia About Russian Request to Base Aircraft in Papua
1130. INDONESIA Hosts 100 Foreign Investors Amid Rising US-China Trade Tensions
1131. MALAYSIA PM says to Meet MYANMAR Junta Chief Over Quake Relief
1132. VIETNAM, CHINA Ink Pivotal Agreements on Railway, Road Cooperation
1133. INDONESIAN Embassy Urges Students in US to be Cautious Amid Visa Concerns
1134. INDONESIAN Embassy Urges Students in US to be Cautious Amid Visa Concerns
1135. MYANMAR Quake Victims Mark New Year Camped in Ruins
1136. SINGAPORE Slashes 2025 Growth Forecast to as Low as 0% Amid US-China Tariff War and Global Slowdown Fears
1137. THAILAND: BOT to Hold Financial institutions Liable for Call Center Scam Losses
1138. INDONESIA: Calls Mount for Transparency in KUHAP Law Revision
1139. INDONESIA Eyes Global Rice Export Market with Projected 12 Million Ton Surplus
1140. MYANMAR: India Rethinks Myanmar Policy Amid Border Shifts and Rising Tensions
1141. THAILAND Seeks Extradition of Former Buddhism Office Chief from US
1142. VIETNAM Administrative Overhaul: Planned Mergers to Reduce 63 Cities and provinces to 34
1143. INDONESIA: ‘We Are Not Trying to Displace Palestinians’: Indonesia on Gaza Evacuation Plan
1144. MYANMAR: Earthquake Destroyed 50,000 Houses in Central Myanmar: Junta
1145. THAILAND: BMA Outlines New Educational Guidelines for Disaster and Globalization Resilience
1146. VIETNAM-High School Students Create Semi-Automatic Durian Shelling Machine
1147. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Revival of Military ‘Dwifungsi’ Nonsense
1148. INDONESIA-EU Seek Each Other’s Markets as Trump Tariffs Take Effect
1149. MYANMAR: Local Expertise Key to Earthquake Relief Amid Conflict in Myanmar, Report Advises
1150. THAILAND: Coffee Crisis Looms as Court Halts Nescafé Production in Thailand
1151. VIETNAM May Allow Dual Citizenship Under Amended Law
1152. INDONESIA: Prabowo Slams ‘Dark Indonesia’ Narrative, Warns of Nazi-Style Propaganda Tactics
1153. MYANMAR Suspends Tourist Visas After Quake
1154. THAILAND Plans to Restore Trade Balance with US: Finance Minister
1155. SINGAPORE: Crypto Ownership Climbs in Singapore, Gen Z and millennials lead shift: survey
1156. INDONESIA: President Prabowo to Distribute 1,000 Owls to Combat Rat Pests in Majalengka
1157. MYANMAR Junta Orders Earthquake Rescue Teams to Seek Prior Permission For Operations
1158. THAILAND Joins ASEAN Effort to Aid Myanmar Quake Victims
1159. VIETNAM Asks US to Delay New Tariffs by At Least 45 Days
1160. CAMBODIA is Open to Negotiation With US Over Tariff Hike, Offers to slash Import Duties
1161. INDONESIA: Prabowo Connects with World Leaders Amid Concerns Over US Tariffs
1162. INDONESIA Seeks to Negotiate with US over Trump’s New Tariffs
1163. MYANMAR: Rain Complicates Recovery in Quake-Hit Myanmar as Death Toll Tises
1164. VIETNAM: ‘US is Vietnam’s Largest Export Market, But There Are Other Buyers’: PM
1165. CAMBODIA Tops List of New Trump Tariffs, 49%
1166. INDONESIA Sends Medical Team and Relief Supplies to Earthquake-Hit Myanmar
1167. MALAYSIA: Trump Announces Tariffs on All Countries, including Malaysia at 24pc
1168. MYANMAR Quake Toll Passes 2,700 as Hopes of Rescue Fade
1169. THAILAND: Trump Tax Plan Targets Thailand as “Non-Reciprocal” Trading Partner
1170. INDONESIA: House Vows Openness, Public Participation in Police Law Revision
1171. INDONESIA: New TNI Law Could Bring Economic Consequences
1172. MYANMAR’https://asiaviews.net/indonesia-house-vows-openness-public-participation-in-police-law-revision/S Bloodiest Armed Forces Day
1173. SINGAPORE: Haze Returns to Singapore As Regional Hot Spot Activity Intensifies
1174. VIETNAM Approves 5-year Pilot Plan of Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Internet
1175. CAMBODIA: Cambodia Ranks Lowest in ASEAN Education
1176. INDONESIA Joins BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
1177. INDONESIA: Rupiah Hits Lowest Level Since 1998 Crisis Amid US Tariff Fears, Fiscal Concerns
1178. MYANMAR Junta’s Lottery Intensifies Conscription in Mandalay
1179. VIETNAM: Japan Turns to Vietnam, Indonesia to Tackle Truck Driver Shortage
1180. CAMBODIA: Nearly 1,000 Job Scam Cases Involving Indonesians Reported
1181. INDONESIA: Overlapping Responsibilities Loom Over Revised TNI Law
1182. INDONESIA: Flights Cancelled, Thousands Evacuated After East Flores Volcano Eruption
1183. INDONESIA: China’s Largest Coffee Chain Luckin Coffee Establishes Exclusive Coconut Island in Indonesia
1184. MYANMAR Junta Banks on Solar Miracle as Yangon Sinks Back into Darkness
1185. INDONESIA: ‘RIP Reform’: Democracy Advocates Sound Alarm Over Return of New Order
1186. INDONESIA: Papua Militias Kill Female Teacher, Injure Six: Authorities
1187. MYANMAR: UK Condemns Myanmar military’s escalating violence at UN Human Rights Council
1188. THAILAND: Censure Debate: PM Accused of Prioritizing Family, Allies Over Nation
1189. VIETNAM: Why Foreign Entrepreneurs Are Choosing Vietnam for Their Startups
1190. INDONESIA: Protection for Journalist Safety Remains Weak in Indonesia: Survey
1191. INDONESIA: Thai Ambassador Leads Business Delegation to Nusantara to Explore Investment Opportunities
1192. MYANMAR  Junta Arming Grassroots Militias to Control Urban Centers
1193. THAILAND to Propose Wat Arun’s Stupa as  World Heritage Site
1194. VIETNAM Enters Mobile Internet Speed Global Top 20 for First Time
1195. INDONESIA: Government Earmarks Rp 20 Trillion to Rescue Labor-Intensive Industries
1196. INDONESIA: Prabowo Instructs Minister to Begin Giant Seawall Project
1197. MALAYSIA: World Happiness Report: Like income, Malaysia stuck in middle
1198. MYANMAR: Scam Centers ‘Alive and Kicking’ in Shan State
1199. VIETNAM: People Queue Up for Hours to Buy Gold as Prices Surpass $3,900 For the First Time
1200. INDONESIA’S Stock Market Plunges While Others Shine
1201. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Reassures Investors on Prudent Budget Management as Stock Market Slumps
1202. MALAYSIA: ‘What Is Accepting 15 people?’: Malaysia to take in Palestinian Fighters Freed by Israel: Foreign Minister
1203. MYANMAR: Militants Killed Dozens of Rohingya Refugees Last Year: Watchdog
1204. SINGAPORE: First Solar-Powered Electric Boats to Ply Singapore River Next Month
1205. INDONESIA: TNI Law Revision Crosses Democratic Red Line
1206. INDONESIA’S  Business Sector Struggles Against Organized Extortion
1207. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Foreign State Immunity Act key to boosting investor confidence, protecting national security
1208. MYANMAR: Forcibly Displaced to Surge by 6.7 Million in 2025-2026: Aid Group
1209. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Prestigious University Launches Exchange Program for Vietnamese Students
1210. INDONESIA to Lift Ban on Sending Workers to Saudi, Expecting 600,000 Jobs
1211. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Criticize Military Involvement in Drug Enforcement
1212. MYANMAR: WFP to Cut Food Aid to 1 Million People in Myanmar
1213. THAILAND Ranks 3rd in the World for QR Code Usage
1214. VIETNAM: UN Confirms Vietnam’s Deposit of Chart, Geographical Coordinates of Points for Baseline in Gulf of Tonkin
1215. INDONESIA: State Revenue Nosedives in January and February
1216. INDONESIA: Prabowo Considers Isolated Island Prison for Corruption Convicts
1217. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Begins U.S. Tour to Urge International Action on Myanmar Crisis
1218. THAI Businesses Lead Asia’s Green Tech Surge: Alibaba report
1219. VIETNAM: VinFast Plans 100,000 EV Charging Stations in Indonesia
1220. INDONESIA: Dark Cloud Hangs Over RI Economy Amid Declining Confidence in Fiscal Policy
1221. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Dump Indonesian Stocks, JCI Plummets as BBRI and GOTO Take Heavy Hit
1222. INDONESIA’S  Anti-Graft Law Allows Death Penalty, but Will It Ever Be Enforced?
1223. MYANMAR: What We Know About the Myanmar Junta’s Promise of Elections
1224. PHILIPPINE Armed Forces, Police On Alert After Ex-President Duterte Arrest, Transfer to The Hague
1225. INDONESIA: Outcry Against Nepotism, Cronyism in Government
1226. INDONESIA: East Java Police Foil Arms Smuggling to Papua’s Armed Group
1227. MYANMAR: UN Reinstates Aid to Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia: Official
1228. PHILIPPINES: Sara Duterte Flies to the Netherlands to Help Father in ICC Case
1229. VIETNAM: Singaporean Businesses Seek to Invest More in Vietnam’s Renewable Energy, Industrial parks
1230. CAMBODIA: Buddha Statue Body Found After Head was Uncovered in 1927
1231. INDONESIA: New Cars on the Block as Chinese Brands Extend Turf War to Indonesia
1232. INDONESIA May Allocate Up to Rp 5 Trillion for Free Boarding Schools for Underprivileged Students
1233. MALAYSIA: End of Cheap Palm oil? Malaysia, Indonesia Face Supply Crunch as Biodiesel Demand Surges
1234. MYANMAR: Chinese-Run Online Money Laundering Continues in DKBA-Controlled Areas of Myanmar Despite Crackdown
1235. INDONESIA: Govt Delays Monthly Budget Data Relay, as Experts Warn Likely Revenue Drop
1236. INDONESIA: KPK Flags Irregularities in Indonesia’s $4 Billion Free Meal Program
1237. MYANMAR: Karen BGF to Repatriate Approximately 1,500 Chinese Nationals Involved in Online Fraud
1238. THAILAND: Malaysians Urged Delaying Non-Essential Trips to Southern Thailand
1239. VIETNAM Aims to Make English Second Language For All Students by 2035
1240. INDONESIA: Tepid Middle-Class Growth Casts Doubt on Economic Ambitions
1241. INDONESIA: Police Foil Attempt to Smuggle 127 Illegal Workers Disguised as Umrah Pilgrims
1242. INDONESIA: Chinese and German Investors Eye Indonesian Bamboo Cultivation
1243. MYANMAR: Rohingya Food Aid to be Halved From Next Month: UN
1244. THAILAND: Chinese Business Wave Takes Over Sampheng and Pratunam
1245. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Ranks, Orders More Populist Policies
1246. INDONESIA: Factories Struggle as Indonesia Faces Industrial Challenges in 2025
1247. MALAYSIA: CCTV Now Mandatory in New Housing Projects Across Federal Territories: Minister
1248. MYANMAR: Putin Hails Myanmar Ties as Junta Chief Visits Moscow
1249. VIETNAM Considers Waiving Visas for Select Countries, Billionaires
1250. INDONESIA: Authorities Scramble to Contain Greater Jakarta Floods
1251. INDONESIA: Nusantara Authority Now Fully Works in New Capital
1252. MALAYSIA: Mocking Other Religions Is Against Islam, Jakim warns as Era FM Hosts Taken Off-Air Over Thaipusam Clip
1253. MYANMAR: Pressure on Thailand Grows as 200 Myanmar Deportees Fed into Junta War Machine
1254. THAILAND Eyes Health Industry As its Next Economic Powerhouse
1255. CAMBODIA: Ministry’s Report Sees Major Decline in Infectious Diseases
1256. INDONESIA: Govt Mulls Merging Pertamina Subsidiaries After Fuel Import Scandal
1257. INDONESIA: Deflation and Layoffs Weaken Indonesia’s Ramadan
1258. MYANMAR: ‘Made in China’: Inside the Myanmar Junta’s Intensifying Drone Offensive
1259. VIETNAM Considers Relaxing Its Two-Child Policy Amid Declining Birth Rate
1260. INDONESIA: Government Banks on Students to Preserve Indonesia’s Native Languages
1261. INDONESIA: Erick Thohir to Transfer $909 Billion in SOE Assets to Danantara
1262. MALAYSIA: From Trash to Treasure: What is Malaysia Doing With its Waste?
1263. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing to Visit Russia
1264. VIETNAMESE Ethnic Couple Adapting to New Life After Spending 90 Years Living in Caves
1265. REGION: Whales and marine mammals thrive in Southeast Asia’s rich waters
1266. INDONESIA: Distrust in Danantara Sparks Online Calls to Switch Banks
1267. INDONESIA Has the Potential to Become a Key Player in the Global Halal Industry
1268. MYANMAR: Food Running Out for 100,000 Myanmar Refugees After US Aid Freeze
1269. VIETNAMESE Citizens Among 7,000 Rescued from Myanmar scam networks
1270. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inaugurates Indonesia’s First Bullion Bank
1271. INDONESIA, Malaysia to Form Special Team for Prisoner Exchange
1272. MYANMAR Embassy Urged to Assist Stranded Migrant Workers After Thai Authorities Shut Down AAC office
1273. THAILAND Issues Warning About ‘Zombie cCgarettes’ Amid RIsing Popularity in Bangkok
1274. INDONESIA Agrees to Terms with Apple to Lift iPhone Sales Ban
1275. INDONESIA: Danantara May Crowd Out Private Investment
1276. MYANMAR Junta Leads Global Regimes in Digital Repression
1277. SINGAPORE Sees Record Surge in Cybercrime, S$1.1b Lost to Scams in 2024
1278. INDONESIA: Pertamina Patra Niaga CEO, Six Others Arrested in $11 Billion Corruption Scandal
1279. INDONESIA: Media Violence Still Rampant in Indonesia, Latest Index Shows
1280. MYANMAR Junta Inks Deal With Russia to Kickstart Dawei SEZ Project
1281. PHILIPPINES: The Schools that made a stand for ‘People Power’
1282. VIETNAM Police Bust $78.5M Cross-Border Money-Laundering Ring
1283. CAMBODIA: 65M Year-Old Fossil Site Unearthed in Koh Kong
1284. Indonesia Seeks to Repatriate 270 Citizens Rescued from Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
1285. INDONESIAN Bus Driver To Be fFrst To Work Under New Japan Visa Status
1286. MALAYSIA, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand Become Partner Countries of BRICS
1287. MYANMAR: Over 15 Million People in Myanmar Face Acute Food Insecurity:UNOCHA
1288. INDONESIA: KPK is Sure Jakarta Will Meet Deadline For Extraditing Fugitive from Singapore
1289. Toyota Eyes Making Indonesia Manufacturing Hub for Global South: Hashim
1290. MALAYSIA: Starbucks’ Malaysian Franchise Holder Berjaya Foods Sees Revenue Slashed by Almost Half Last Year Amid Pro-Palestine Boycott
1291. MYANMAR: AAC Office Handling Migrant Worker Affairs Shut Down by Thai Authorities
1292. THAILAND: Internal Security Agency Increases Monitoring of Foreigners
1293. CAMBODIA Announces Implementation of Euro 5 Fuel Standards From This Year
1294. INDONESIA: TNI Law Revision Raises ‘Dwifungsi’ Fears
1295. INDONESIA: 37 Orangutans Rescued in East Kalimantan Amid Rising Human-Wildlife Conflicts
1296. MALAYSIA Plans Special ASEAN-US Summit to Reinforce Neutrality: Foreign Minister
1297. MYANMNAR: Junta Passes Law Allowing Chinese Security Firms to Operate in Myanmar
1298. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sees Major Protests Early in Presidency
1299. INDONESIA: Dewi Soekarno Renounces Indonesian Citizenship, Enters Japan’s Political Race
1300. MALAYSIA: Citizenship for Malaysian Mums’ Kids: Family Frontiers, Govt Look Into Settling Case before Federal Court’s March 10 Hearing
1301. MYANMAR: Human Rights Myanmar Submission to UN on Abuses Against Persons with Disabilities in Myanmar
1302. THAILAND’S Economic Struggle: Can Former Asian Tiger Regain Its Roar?
1303. REGIONAL: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand Boost Local Currency Transaction Framework
1304. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Permanent Coalition Proposal Draws Mixed Responses
1305. INDONESIA’S Parliament to Approve Revised Mining Law
1306. Myanmar Junta Criticizes Argentina Arrest Warrant
1307. VIETNAM: How Vietnamese Entrepreneur Utilizes AI to Teach English to 50 Million Learners Worldwide
1308. INDONESIAN Researchers Discover Potential Cancer-Fighting Plant in Orangutan Diet Study
1309. INDONESIA: Investors Bleed Trillions to Rampant CSO Extortion in Industrial Zones
1310. MALAYSIA: Medical Tourism: Who Else Is In The Race With Malaysia?
1311. MYANMAR: Thailand Deports 10 to China Linked to Actor Cyber-Fraud Case in Myanmar
1312. VIETNAMESE Students in Australia Secure $2.8M Investment in Instant credit Card Payment App
1313. INDONESIA, Turkey Greenlight Drone, Warship Construction in RI
1314. INDONESIA: Over 4,200 Indonesians Marked for Deportation from the US
1315. INDONESIA: Concern As Orangutan Seen Roaming Kalimantan Coal site
1316. MALAYSIANS Advised to Avoid Thailand’s Narathiwat Fishing Villages Flagged as Drug Hotspots
1317. MYANMAR: IEC to Implement Interstate Pass Cards for Security and Oversight in Karenni State
1318. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Erdogan Reaffirm Support for Palestinian State
1319. INDONESIA: Thousands of Christians in Papua Handwrite Bible Verses, Set National Record
1320. MALAYSIA: Government Proposes Allowing UNHCR Refugees to Work in Malaysia legally
1321. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortages in Myawaddy Lead to More Border Crossings and Black-Market sales
1322. SINGAPORE Conducts Joint Exercise with Malaysia, Indonesia For Better Response to Oil Spills
1323. INDONESIA: OJK Launches Indonesia Anti-Scam Center to Combat Fraud
1324. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Efficiency Measures Exclude Defense Ministry and Police
1325. MYANMAR: Cut Off Myanmar Junta’s Financial Lifelines: Experts
1326. SINGAPORE: Be ‘Psychologically Prepared’ for a Terror Attack, Singaporeans Told Amid Rising Arrests of Radicals
1327. VIETNAM-China railway to Create $4.4B Construction Market
1328. INDONESIA Maintains Distance From BRICS De-Dollarization Concept Amid Trump’s Threats
1329. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Should Focus on Regions with High Stunting Rate
1330. MALAYSIAN: Singapore to Deport Iranian, Malaysian Husband PR Over Travel Agency Accused of Facilitating Entry of Terrorist Suspects
1331. MYANMAR: Trump Cuts Hit Thai Refugee Camps on Myanmar Border
1332. THAILAND: Influencer Wave Sweeps Thailand as Millions Seek Digital Spotlight
1333. CAMBODIA: Hit by US Aid Crunch, Demining Struggles to Continue
1334. INDONESIA: BNI Provides Business Loans for Indonesian Diaspora
1335. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugee Influx Raises Concern for Conflict
1336. MALAYSIA: Melaka Cops Bust International Job Scam Call Center, Arrest Nine Including Three Chinese Nationals Targeting Caribbean Victims
1337. MYANMAR: U.S. President Donald Trump Has Extended by One Year the Declaration of a “National Emergency” in Myanmar, a Measure Allowing Biden-Era Sanctions Against the Military Junta to Continue
1338. INDONESIA: Prabowo Hints at First Reshuffle for Underperforming Ministers
1339. INDONESIA to Build Three Solar Power Plants
1340. MALAYSIA: Home Minister Confirms 22 Immigration Officers Questioned in Medical Visa Probe
1341. MYANMAR: Singapore Urges Employers to Shun Migrants from Myanmar
1342. THAILAND: Thai Cyber Police Cut Internet Signals Feeding Myanmar Scammer Gangs
1343. INDONESIA ‘Strongly Rejects’ Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan
1344. INDONESIAN Army to Establish Five New Regional Commands
1345. MALAYSIA: Guidelines for Muslims at Non-Muslim Events: Islamic Afairs Minister Says Talks ongoing, Aims to Prevent Religious Conflicts
1346. MYANMAR: NUG Discloses Over 1,000 Healthcare Facilities Established Across 190 Townships in Myanmar
1347. PHILIPPINES: Sara Impeached by House
1348. CAMBODIA: PLHIV Face Significant Setbacks After Suspension of USAID Funding
1349. INDONESIA: Govt Walks Back Subsidized LPG Policy After Backlash
1350. INDONESIA to Implement B50 Palm Oil Biodiesel Mandate Next Year
1351. MYANMAR: Singapore Remains Biggest Foreign Investor in Myanmar
1352. INDONESIA Wavering on Climate Commitments Amid Global Uncertainty
1353. INDONESIA: Prabowo Orders Army to Work on Food Security
1354. MYANMAR Junta Restricts Overseas Employment for Conscription-Eligible Men
1355. PHILIPPINES Declares Food Security Emergency to Tame Soaring Rice Prices
1356. SINGAPORE: Trust Between Racial Groups in Singapore Grows, But Stereotyping Rises: IPS
1357. INDONESIA Secures UAE Partnership in Key Sectors, Including $50M Reforestation Grant
1358. MALAYSIA: Low Demand Forces Malaysia’s Manufacturers Into Steepest price Cuts in Decade Ahead of Global Trade War
1359. MYANMAR AId Groups Struggle With Freeze as UN Warns of ‘Staggering’ Hunger
1360. THAILAND’S Border and Cross-Border Trade in 2024 Reaches Record High
1361. INDONESIA Launches New Credit Scheme for labor-intensive industries
1362. INDONESIA: Most of Indonesia’s Oil Consumption Supplied by Singapore
1363. MYANMAR: Travelers Face 5 Million Kyat ‘Facilitation Fees’ to Depart Yangon Airport
1364. SINGAPORE: National University of Singapore to Open Acacia College, First Residential College Focused on AI
1365. THAILAND: How Did So Many Thai Farmers End Up Held Hostage by Hamas?
1366. INDONESIA: Prabowo Expands Military’s Role in Test of Fragile Democracy
1367. INDONESIA: Police Uncover International Love Scam Operation in Jakarta
1368. Myanmar Junta Registering Women Ahead of Possible Conscription
1369. SINGAPORE Mandates App Stores to Block Underage Access to Adult Content
1370. THAILAND: BOI Approves TikTok’s $3.76 Billion Data Center Investment
1371. INDONESIA: KPK Makes Headway in Another Stalled Case After Fugitive Arrest in Singapore
1372. INDONESIA: Insects and Worms May Feature in Indonesia’s Nutritious Meal Program
1373. MALAYSIA: Chinese New Villages to shine as tourism gems for Visit Malaysia 2026
1374. MYANMAR: UK Warns Against Travel To Parts of Myanmar Amidst Escalating Conflict
1375. THAILAND: Rainmaking Mission Extended as Bangkok Air Quality Improves Slightly
1376. INDONESIA Fines Google for Monopolistic, Unfair Practices in Play Services
1377. INDONESIA: Privacy Breach? Teachers in West Java High School Require Students to Take Pregnancy Tests
1378. MYANMAR: NUG to Intensify Revolution in Myanmar During 2025 With Ethnic Allies and International Support
1379. THAILAND: Nearly 200 Bangkok Schools Close over air pollution
1380. VIETNAM: Over 56% of Japanese Firms Looking to Expand Investment in Vietnam: Survey
1381. INDONESIA: Prabowo Lauds Cabinet’s Performance At Three-Month Mark
1382. INDONESIA: ExxonMobil to Invest Up to $15 Billion in Indonesian Carbon Storage, Petrochemical
1383. MYANMAR Junta Says It Has Deported Over 50,000 Scam Center Workers to China
1384. THAILAND: What Next After Same Sex Marriage in Thailand?
1385. ‘VIETNAM Poised to Become Financial Hub like Switzerland, Singapore’: Analyst
1386. CAMBODIA: Khmer Language Gets AI-Infusion
1387. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows No More Fuel Imports By End Of His Presidency
1388. INDONESIA to Require Commodity Exporters to Keep All Dollar Revenues in Local Banks
1389. MYANMAR Junta Blames Thailand, EAOs as China Urges Scam Crackdown
1390. THAILAND: Chinese Tourism to Thailand Faces Sharp Decline Amid Safety Concerns
1391. CAMBODIA: Government Allocates $150 M Credit Guarantee Mechanism to Protect Rice Farmers
1392. INDONESIA: Jakarta ‘Never Heard’ of Trump’s Plan to Relocate Gazans to Indonesia
1393. INDONESIA: Qatari Investor to Invest at Least $16 Billion in Indonesia’s Housing Projects
1394. MYANMAR: Junta Forcefully Recruits Youth and elderly for Military Service in Mandalay Region
1395. VIETNAM: Hanoi to Install 40,000 New Surveillance Cameras by 2030
1396. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor’s Regulation on Polygamy Sparks Public Debate
1397. INDONESIA Plans to Offer Carbon Credit Certificates to Foreign Buyers Next Week
1398. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar to Champion ASEAN’s Agenda On Gllobal Stage at WEF 2025 in Davos
1399. MYANMAR: ASEAN tells Myanmar to Prioritize Ceasefire Over Elections
1400. THAILAND: Bangkok Named the World’s Second-Best City
1401. INDONESIA Welcomes Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Urges Reconstruction
1402. INDONESIA Officially Adopts 15% Global Minimum Tax
1403. MALAYSIA: What is Malaysia’s Biggest Risks As We Go into 2025? WEF Study says Economic Downturn Top of List
1404. MYANMAR Military Leader Blames Foreign Interference and Resistance Forces for Ongoing Unrest
1405. THAILAND to Sign Historic Free Trade Agreement with EFTA in Davo
1406. INDONESIA: Poverty in Indonesia Drops by 1.84 Million People Since 2023
1407. INDONESIA: Most Indonesians Still Unsure about Trump: Survey
1408. INDONESIA: Asia’s Most Beautiful Island Crowned World’s Best Culture Destination
1409. MYANMAR: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed for 19 Years by Myanmar Military
1410. CAMBODIA: REDD+ Community Forests Successfully Registered in Kampong Thom
1411. INDONESIA: Prabowo Forbids Building Houses On Rice Fields
1412. INDONESIA: DPR Plans In-Depth Review of Social Media Restrictions for Children
1413. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Going Digital is Way Forward for Malaysia
1414. MYANMAR: Blood Money Campaign releases report critical of international support to Myanmar’s junta
1415. INDONESIA: President Prabowo Plans Military-Style Retreat For New Regional Heads
1416.  INDONESIA: Bali Police Bust International Online Prostitution Ring in Canggu, Arrest Two Russians
1417. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Bullish on 2025 Despite Seeing More taxes, Higher Inflation: Poll
1418. MYANMAR: Demand for Solar Spikes as Darkness Shrouds Junta-Ruled Myanmar
1419. SINGAPORE: ‘Stand Against Nativism and Xenophobia’: Lee Hsien Loong Tells Singaporeans to Help Immigrants, Foreign Workers integrate into society
1420. INDONESIA: Saudi Lets Indonesia Send 221,000 Hajj Pilgrims This Year
1421. INDONESIA: Floods Remain Biggest Threat in 2025: Disaster Agency
1422. MALAYSIA: Healthcare and Medical Tourism Could Be Next Biggest Economic Drivers in JS-SEZ: Johor exco
1423. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Filmmaker’s LIfe Sentence to 15 Years As Part of WIder Amnesty
1424. SINGAPORE’S Water Agency Issues Flood Alerts as Heavy Rainfall Surpasses Monthly Average
1425. INDONESIA: Businesses, Experts Expect Little Economic Benefit From Joining BRICS
1426. INDONESIA  Builds World’s Largest Refuse-Derived Fuel Facility
1427. INDONESIA to Send 425,000 Workers Abroad in 2025
1428. MYANMAR: Junta Minister Makes Surreal Pitch for War-Torn Myanmar as Global Tourism Destination
1429. THAILAND’S  ‘Dual Prime Minister’ Model is a Delicate Tight-Rope Walk
1430. INDONESIA to Inaugurate Six New Dams to Boost Food and Water Security in 2025
1431. INDONESIA: Papua Land is Never empty, it is a Source of Livelihood for Many
1432. MALAYSIA: Anwar Government Entering Minefield Amid Push for Crucial Economic Reforms, Fitch Unit Says
1433. MYANMAR: Russia Completes Delivery of Warplanes to Embattled Myanmar Junta
1434. VIETNAM Invests $665M Abroad in 2024
1435. CAMBODIA: Healing journey from Khmer Rouge: Confronting the past, building the future
1436. INDONESIA: Prabowo Needs Bureaucratic Reforms to Deliver his Economic Agenda
1437. INDONESIA: Government Drafts New Energy Subsidy Scheme
1438. MYANMAR: What’s in Store for Myanmar in 2025
1439. SINGAPORE Tables Bill to Bolster Ethnic Harmony, Hundreds of Groups to be Labelled ‘Race
1440. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Plan to Boost Oil and Gas Production Faces Major Hurdles
1441. INDONESIA Launches Ambitious Free-Meal Program to Combat Stunting
1442. Myanmar Releases 151 Thai Prisoners, but Not Detained Fishing Crew
1443. SINGAPORE: Over 60% of Singaporean Households Have Claimed $220 Vouchers from Cost-of-Living Support Scheme
1444. VIETNAM: First Vietnamese Appointed Editor-in-Chief of World Leading Scientific Journal
1445. CAMBODIA Achieves 74% Drop in Malaria Cases in 2024
1446. INDONESIA: Nutritious Meal Program Begins with 190 Public Kitchens Across 26 Provinces
1447. INDONESIA: World Bank Projects Worsening RI Current Account Deficit
1448. MALAYSIA Turns Away 2 Boats with Nearly 300 Rohingya Refugees
1449. MYANMAR Spring Revolution Challenges for 2025
1450. VIETNAM Offers 50% Investment Subsidy to Attract Semiconductor and AI Investments
1451. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Revokes Presidential Nomination Threshold
1452. INDONESIA: From Spotify to Google Play: Gov’t to Return Money From Miscalculated VAT
1453. SINGAPORE Economy Grew 4pc in 2024, Advance Estimate Shows, Fastest Post-Pandemic Growth
1454. MYANMAR: UNICEF Report Says Myanmar Conflict has Displaced Nearly 1.3 Million Children by End of 2024
1455. MYANMAR Enforces Cybersecurity Law Effective January 1
1456. INDONESIA: Fraud, Alleged Illegal Levying Raise Questions About Free Meals Program’s Implementation
1457. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants More Palm Oil Plantations, Says Not to Fear Deforestation
1458. MYANMAR: Chin Brotherhood Alliance Marks First Anniversary, Reports 1,000 Battles and Heavy losses
1459. PHILIPPINES: 24,000 Foreign Workers Exit Philippines After Online Gambling Ban
1460. THAILAND: Trump’s Policies Could Inflict THB160-billion Loss on Thailand
1461. INDONESIA: Politically Charged Year Comes to a Close
1462. INDONESIA: Bali Police: US Citizens Top List of Foreign Offenders in Bali
1463. MALAYSIA: New laws, New Weekend: What Other Changes for Malaysia can You Expect in 2025 Starting Tomorrow?
1464. MYANMAR Garment Workers in Chinese Factories Face Exploitation and Harsh Conditions
1465. SINGAPORE Sentences Malaysia Syndicate ‘COO’ to 28 Years in Landmark Drug Money-Laundering Case
1466. CAMBODIA- King Pardons 13 Filipino Women Jailed Over Surrogacy
1467. INDONESIA: 2024 a Year of Shrinking Indonesian Middle Class
1468. INDONESIA: N. Sumatra Authorities Detain Bangladeshi National for Smuggling Compatriots
1469. MALAYSIA: Pharmacists Sound Alarm as Rising Ozempic Misuse For Weight-Loss Causes Shortages for Diabetes Patients in Malaysia
1470. MYANMAR: China’s Plunder of Myanmar’s Rare Earth Wealth Threatens Global Security
1471. INDONESIA: Siren Rings as Aceh Mourners Mark 20 Years After Deadly Tsunami
1472. INDONESIA: 20 Years After the Wave: Building Resilient Coastal Futures
1473. MALAYSIAN Detainee Farik Amin Details Torture at Guantanamo
1474. MYANMAR: Christians Slam Cardinal Bo’s Ties to Myanmar Junta Boss
1475. VIETNAM Developing Punishments For Vaping After Ban
1476. INDONESIA: Silent night in Aceh as Indonesian Catholics hold modest Christmas mass amid Shariah law restrictions
1477. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s SOE Ministry Aims to Reduce State
1478. MALAYSIA: Terengganu’s First Public Caning for Khalwat: No Cameras Allowed as Cops Beef Up Security
1479. MYANMAR’S Garment Industry Unravelling Amid Chronic Labor Shortage
1480. VIETNAM: Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into
1481. INDONESIA: National Police to Bring Home Ex-Jamaah Islamiyah Members From Syria, Philippines
1482. INDONESIA: Ukrainian Citizen Arrested in Thailand for Running Drug Lab in Bali
1483. MALAYSIA Among Nine Countries to Officially Become BRICS Partners from January 1, 2025: Kremlin
1484. MYANMAR: Junta Forces are Mobilizing in Central Myanmar amid Shan state Ceasefire: Rebels
1485. VIETNAM to Lead ASEAN in Economic Growth This Year: HSBC
1486. INDONESIA: Closure of National Gallery Exhibition Sparks Censorship Concerns
1487. INDONESIA: Thousands of Ex-Jemaah Islamiyah Militants Abandon Radicalism and Pledge Allegiance to Nation
1488. MYANMAR: Food Shortage Leads to Religious Conversion in Myanmar’s Naga area
1489. THAILAND Respects Malaysia’s Decision to Close Illegal Border Bases
1490. VIETNAM: Job Firms Struggle to Hire Guest Workers for Japan Due to Illegal Recruitment Practices
1491. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s plan to pardon ‘corrupters’ raises eyebrows
1492. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Counterfeit Money Syndicate Operating in Islamic University Building
1493. MALAYSIA: WhatsApp, TikTok, YouTube Among Platforms Required to Obtain Licenses Under New Licensing Rules: Fahmi
1494. MYANMAR: UN Slams Aid Abuse After ‘Rice Bunkers’ Found at Myanmar Junta Base
1495. VIETNAM: Relaxed Visa Policies Lead to Increase in illegal Foreign Workers: reports
1496. CAMBODIA: WWF report highlights discovery of new species in Greater Mekong region
1497. INDONESIA: Police Form New Team on Trafficking, Violence Against Women, Children
1498. INDONESIA: Germany Forgives Indonesia’s $78 Million Debt to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis
1499. MALAYSIA: Almost Two-Thirds of Malaysians Hold Favorable Views of China, Malay Perception Improves Significantly: Survey
1500. MYANMAR: ‘Bullet’ Says All Political Parties Must Back Myanmar Military
1501. INDONESIA: Stable Economy Boosts Capital Inflows But Global Pressure Remains: World Bank
1502. INDONESIA Issues 471 Golden Visas, Attracting $558 Million Investment in 2024
1503. INDONESIA: Japan to Establish Nursing Care Programs in Indonesia to Recruit Southeast Asian Workers
1504. MYANMAR: UN Envoy Demands International Action to Arrest Myanmar Junta Boss
1505. SINGAPORE: New Private Home Sales Hit Highest Level in More than 11 Years in November
1506. CAMBODIA: PM Orders Crackdown on Fraudsters Who Exploit Govt Projects
1507. INDONESIA to Build First Nuclear Power Plant in Bangka Belitung
1508. INDONESIA: Thousands of Indonesians Moving to Cambodia for Gambling Jobs/Antara: Foreign Ministry
1509. MALAYSIA: How Much Do Malaysians Need to Retire Comfortably?
1510. MYANMAR Junta Projects Economic Growth Rate at 3.8%
1511. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Renewable Energy Plans May Put Forests at Risk
1512. INDONESIA: Dozen Vietnamese Nationals Arrested for Alleged Prostitution
1513. INDONESIA: Indef Compares Indonesia’s Illegal Cigarette Crisis to Latin America’s Narcotics Battle
1514. MYANMAR Opium Harvest Drops First Time Since Coup: UN
1515. SINGAPORE Reports Sharp Rise in Arrests for Harboring, Hiring Illegal Immigrants
1516. INDONESIA Identifies 29 Potential Nuclear Power Plant Sites
1517. INDONESIA Plans to Build Oil Reserve Facility Near Singapore to Reduce Imports
1518. MYANMAR-Global Campaign Protests China’s Support for Myanmar Junta
1519. PHILIPPINES: Scam Farms Change Tactics to Avoid Philippine Crackdown
1520. THAILAND: Cabinet Approves New Laws for 15% Minimum Corporate Tax
1521. CAMBODIA-PM Reveals Plans to Establish National Social Security Fund Family Package
1522. INDONESIA: Police Unveil New Antigraft Corps
1523. INDONESIA to Have Another Vaccine Producer in Near Future
1524. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Urges Muslim Nations to Collaborate with Russia Amid Growing Western Islamophobia
1525. MYANMAR’S KIA Sends Delegation to China for Talks
1526. INDONESIA: Indian Firms Eye Investment in Indonesia’s Pharma Sector, Ambassador Says
1527. INDONESIAN Mining Sector Improving ESG Scores
1528. MYANMAR: AA Takes Complete Control of Myanmar-Bangladesh Border After Seizing Maungdaw
1529. VIETNAM: Australian National University Allows Direct Ddmission From All Vietnamese High Schools
1530. CAMBODIA Unveils Innovative Packaging Center Boost Food Industry
1531. INDONESIA: Prabowo Needs $900 Billion Investment for His 8 Pct Growth Dream
1532. INDONESIA: Diageo Expands Factory in Bali, Strengthens Indonesia As Southeast Asia Supply hub
1533. MYANMAR: Global Protests Expose China’s Complicity in Myanmar Junta Abuse
1534. VIETNAM: HCMC Offers $120 Reward for Women Having Two Children Before 35
1535. INDONESIA: King Coal Rules as Indonesia Sends Mixed Messages on Energy Transition
1536. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Enforce 12% VAT on January 1 Despite Public Opposition
1537. MALAYSIA Inquiry Proposes Criminal Probe into Mahathir Over Disputed Islets
1538. MYANMAR Junta Swells Arrest Log for Online Criticism
1539. SINGAPORE Among Preferred Destinations For Billionaires, With 47 in the Country
1540. CAMBODIA: Transparency Sought in Cambodia Talks
1541. INDONESIA: Lawmaker Urges Indonesia to Set Up Cultural Centers Overseas
1542. INDONESIA: Indonesia Announces Construction of Basilica in New Capital Nusantara
1543. MYANMAR: KIA Advances in Kachin State, Captures Junta Outposts
1544. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
1545. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
1546. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
1547. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
1548. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
1549. INDONESIA: Migrant Workers Protection Minister Says Demand High For Indonesian Staff
1550. INDONESIA: Unlocking Geothermal Energy: Financial Risks and Community Pushback Slow Progress
1551. MYANMAR: Bangkok Seeks Answers After Thai Fishing Boats Attacked by Myanmar Vessels
1552. SINGAPORE: Fall in Positive attitudes towards people with disabilities in the workplace: MSF report
1553. VIETNAM: Lawyers warn of deportation risk for Vietnamese in US when Trump returns
1554. INDONESIA: Massive Costs, Reforms Await Prabowo Full Coal Phase Out Plan
1555. INDONESIA: Gov’t Plans to Establish State Revenue Ministry Headed by Abimanyu: Hashim
1556. MYANMAR: Caught Between Thailand and a Wa Place; Taking Chinese Lessons in Power
1557. THAILAND: Japanese Electronic Component Maker to Invest 62Bn More in Thailand
1558. VIETNAM: Lawmakers Approve Vietnam Airlines’ $870M Share Issuance Plan
1559. INDONESIA: A Step Closer to Partner with UAE on Papua Food Estate
1560. INDONESIAN  Government Aims to Return FOreign Prisoners By January
1561. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Slams Exploitation of Race, Religion, Urges Love, Unity To Counter Hate-Driven rhetoric
1562. MYANMAR: Thai Legislation Threatens Exiles from Myanmar: Rights Groups
1563. SINGAPORE Businessman Tried for $1.1B Investment Scam, Spent Proceeds on Porsche, Rolls
1564. CAMBODIA: Govt Keen to Downplay Thai-Cambodian Sea Spat
1565. INDONESIA Can Benefit from US-China Trade War Amid Trump’s Tariff Threats
1566. INDONESIA: Govt to Allocate 8 million Ha of Land to Support Free meals, Reach Food Self-Sufficiency
1567. MYANMAR: Rakhine’s Banking System Collapses as Myanmar State Teeters on Precipice
1568. VIETNAM: Ethnic Minorities Flee Poverty for Opportunities in Southern factories
1569. INDONESIA Balks at Apple’s $100m Investment Plan, Seeks Better Deal
1570. INDONESIA: Bali’s Hidden Crisis: Paradise Island Records Highest Suicide Rate in Indonesia
1571. MYANMAR: ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing
1572. MYANMAR Migrant Workers May Soon Be Sent to Russia, Recruitment Agencies Say
1573. PHILIPPINES: Palace Denounces Duterte Coup | November 27, 2024
1574. INDONESIA: US Invests $67 Billion in Indonesia, But Local Content Rules Remain A Challenge
1575. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Digs Out as Flooding, Landslide Death Toll Hits 20
1576. MYANMAR: Junta’s Budget Estimate for FY 2024-25 is at Record-High at Over 40 Trillion Kyats
1577. THAILAND: Thailand Losing Battle for Japanese Investment: Lessons from Vietnam
1578. INDONESIA Agrees to Transfer Remaining Bali Nine to Australia
1579. INDONESIA: JCI Struggles as Foreign Investors Pull Funds, US Stocks Hit Record Highs
1580. MYANMAR- Urban Guerrilla Groups Target Military-Controlled Offices in Yangon
1581. THAILAND: Foreigners Take Ownership of Condos Worth 18.571bn in 3rd Quarter
1582. VIETNAM Neds $11B To Meet Increasing EV Charging Needs: World Bank
1583. CAMBODIA: PM Halts Issuance of Licenses for Domestic Beer Production, Permits Export-Only Licensing
1584. INDONESIA: Many Foreign-Owned Businesses in Bali Are Rulebreakers, Luhut Says
1585. INDONESIA: In Conservative Aceh, Sole Woman-Run Cafe Morning Mama Challenges Traditional Norms to Create Safe Space for Others
1586. MYANMAR: UK Permanent Secretary to the UN issues statement in support of the embattled Myanmar people
1587. PHILIPPINES: World’s Largest Solar Farm Rises in NEcija
1588. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
1589. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
1590. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
1591. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
1592. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
1593. INDONESIA: New Government Education Reform Plans Met with Cautious Optimism
1594. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Directive Halts Major Infrastructure Projects
1595. MALAYSIA: Cops Can Now Freeze, Seize Mule Bank Accounts to Prevent Scam Victims’ Money From Being Withdrawn
1596. MYANMAR JUNTA Can Order Migrant Workers Home To Fight, Agency says
1597. SINGAPORE Oil Tycoon OK Lim Sentenced to Nearly 18 Years for Cheating HSBC Out of Millions of Dollars
1598. INDONESIA Digital Economy Shows Double-Digit Growth, Yet Funding Still Subdued
1599. INDONESIA: Banyuwangi Police Raid Illegal Dog Farm with Supplies from Bali
1600. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Brazil’s Lula Advocate Reforms in International Governance for a Fairer world
1601. MYANMAR: KIO Temporarily Closes China-Myanmar Border Gates Amid Tensions
1602. PHILIPPINES: 1.2M Flee As Pepito Pummels Luzon
1603. CAMBODIA: National Committee Established to Provide Land for Landless
1604. INDONESIA: All New Cabinet Members Told to Disclose Their Wealth
1605. INDONESIA: Hotel Industry Raises Concern Over Nickel Mine in Raja Ampat
1606. MYANMAR: Central Bank of Myanmar sells foreign exchange continuously
1607. THAILAND: Federation of Thai Industries Concerned at Trump’s Reshoring Policy
1608. INDONESIA: Government to Build 1,100 New Houses for Lewotobi Displaced
1609. INDONESIA: Bali Eyes Medical Tourism Boom
1610. MALAYSIA’S Allure for Foreign Digital Nomads: RM87.9m in Annual Spending Driven By Fast Internet, Affordable Lifestyle
1611. MYANMAR Junta Chief Homes in on Chinese Drones as Resistance-Buster
1612. VIETNAM: New Zealand to Offer Scholarships to Vietnamese University Students for the First Time
1613. INDONESIA Says It Has No Overlapping South China Sea Claims with China
1614. KFC Indonesia Closes Dozens of Outlets and Lays Off 2,274 Workers amid Heavy Losses and Boycott Calls
1615. INDONESIAN Elementary, Middle Schoolers to Learn AI and Coding
1616. MALAYSIA Ready to Provide Vinancial Aid to Lebanon for Victims of Israeli Attacks: PM Anwar
1617. MYANMAR: Int’l Labor Watchdog to Take Action Against Myanmar Junta
1618. VIETNAM: Japan to Share Entry Costs, Ease Job-Changing Restrictions for Vietnamese Workers
1619. CAMBODIA: Foreign Media Claims that ‘Biden Administration Backed Organizations Plotting Color Revolution in Cambodia’
1620. INDONESIA: Why Indonesian Universities Trail ASEAN Neighbors in Global Rankings?
1621. INDONESIA: RI Businesses Fear Deluge of Chinese Goods After Trump Takes Office
1622. MALAYSIA: Does It Seem Like Malaysia Is Taking Very Small Steps Forward in the War on Drugs? Bukit Aman’s narcotic chief explains what’s going on
1623. MYANMAR: Activists Warn of Risks as Junta Leader Seeks Chinese Investment in Myanmar’s Agriculture
1624. INDONESIA Ranks 77th in Global Hunger Levels
1625. INDONESIA: Prabowo Introduces New Intelligence Agency under Finance Minister
1626. MYANMAR Junta Seals Bloody Pact With China in Kunming
1627. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Signs Landmark Laws Defining PH Territorial Waters
1628. VIETNAM Busts Ring Trading 1,000 Modified Guns Online
1629. INDONESIA: Prabowo Congratulates Trump on Election Win
1630. INDONESIA: Middle-Class Spending Key to Fixing GDP Growth: Economic Council
1631. MALAYSIA: Is it a Crime for a Malaysian to be a Mercenary in an Overseas War? 
1632. Myanmar Junta Foils Drone Attack on Min Aung Hlaing
1633. VIETNAMESE Students Turning Australian Degrees into High Salaries
1634. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inks Regulation to Cancel Debts of Farmers, Fishermen
1635. INDONESIA: Immigration Minister Mulls Requiring One-Year Bank Statement for Indonesians Traveling Overseas
1636. MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE to Jointly Propose Chingay for UNESCO Cultural Heritage lLst in 2025
1637. MYANMAR Refugees in Manipur Prison Urgently Need Medical Aid, Families Report
1638. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Powerful Passports in 2024
1639. CAMBODIA: Seven Filipinos Return Home From Job Scams in Cambodia
1640. INDONESIA: Ministry to Inspect Skyrocketing Fees in Fourism Spots Amid Protests
1641. INDONESIA: Communication Minister Suspends 11 Employees for Facilitating Online Gambling
1642. MALAYSIA: War on Deepfakes: What Malaysia Can Learn From the Rest of the World
1643. MYANMAR: Japan to Recruit 1,400 Myanmar Workers
1644. INDONESIA: Gov’t Says $6.3 Billion Energy Subsidies Go to The Rich Instead
1645. INDONESIA: Court Orders Lawmakers To Draft New Manpower Law
1646. MYANMAR: Thai Police Rescue Human Trafficking Victims Forced to Work in Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
1647. THAILAND Ranks Among the Top 4 Countries Most At Risk of FLooding
1648. VIETNAM Province Launches $1.7M Restoration as 1,000-Year-Old Champa Towers on Brink of Collapse
1649. INDONESIA: Govt Allocates $8.8 Billion For Food Security in 2025
1650. INDONESIA: New Tourism Minister Targets High-Quality Tourists by Promoting Five Super Priority Destinations
1651. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Tells UPNM: No Tolerance Towards Bullying and Thuggery in Educational Institutions, No More Slap on Wrist for Perpetrators
1652. MYANMAR: Ninety Rohingya Left ‘Stranded’ on Indonesia Beach
1653. PHILIPPINES Requests Companies to Pay for Plastic Waste Treatment
1654. INDONESIA: 1 Million Apartments Won’t Solve Urban Housing Crisis
1655. INDONESIA: 19 Australian Companies To Invest in Indonesia’s Tech Sector
1656. MALAYSIA: Family in Perlis Tightlipped On Viral News of Malaysian Citizen Turned ‘Mercenary’ Fighting Ukraine-Russia war
1657. MYANMAR: Intensifying Strikes on Civilians Spark New Sanctions Against Myanmar Junta
1658. THAILAND, Laos and Myanmar Launch Haze Control Initiative
1659. INDONESIA: Forcing Prabowo’s 8% Growth ‘Risks Economy Overheating’
1660. INDONESIA: Bali Gov’t Seeks Dutch Support to Preserve Local Cultural Heritage
1661. MYANMAR: Local Aid Workers Dying in Silence, Red Cross Warns
1662. SINGAPORE Trials Autonomous Vehicles On Public Roads for Cargo Transportation
1663. THAILAND: Eco-Friendly Disaster Products to be Produced in Thailand
1664. INDONESIA: Companies From Four Nations to Invest in Indonesia’s Dairy Farming: Minister
1665. INDONESIA: Majority of Indonesians Confident in Prabowo’s Leadership
1666. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Tightens Imported Food Inspections After Reports of Excess Pesticide in Shine Muscat Grapes
1667. MYANMAR: China’s Export Ban is Causing Shortages of Medicine, Fuel And Food in Myanmar
1668. THAILAND: Internet Access in Thailand Surges to 21.7 Million Households in 2024
1669. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants New ‘Political Capital’ Ready in Four Years: Minister
1670. INDONESIA: From Adorable to Authoritative: Prabowo Embraces Military Leadership Post-Election
1671. MYANMAR: Farmers Face Major Losses As Heavy Rains Devastate Rice Fields in Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions
1672. PHILIPPINES: At Least 126 Dead and Missing in Massive Flooding and Landslides in Philippines
1673. THAILAND: Transport Ministry Pushes For Six New Airports
1674. INDONESIA Named BRICS Partner as Prabowo’s Top Diplomat Makes Overseas Debut
1675. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Instill Discipline In Cabinet At Three-day Bootcamp
1676. MALAYSIA: Fair $arnings: Where Roes Malaysia’s Minimum Wage of RM1,700 Stand  Compared to Other Countries?
1677. MYANMAR: China Strongly Condemns Bomb Blast at Mandalay Consulate
1678. THAILAND Charts Bold Course In AI Development, Emphasizing Ethics and Innovation
1679. Indonesia:New senior minister eyes Papua to achieve food self-sufficiency
1680. INDONESIA: Aceh Police Foil Smuggling Attempt of 216 Rohingya Refugees
1681. MYANMAR: China’s Diplomatic Missions Have Troubled History in Myanmar
1682. SINGAPORE Strikes Back: Govt Blocks 10 Fake Websites Linked to Foreign Information Warfare Against Country
1683. THAILAND: Six Thai Destinations Recognized For Efforts in Sustainable Tourism
1684. INDONESIA: Prabowo Presents Largest Cabinet In Decades
1685. INDONESIA: Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Announces 100-Day Plan: Energy, Food Sovereignty, and Investment Growth
1686. MYANMAR: Who Bombed the Chinese Consulate in Myanmar’s Mandalay?
1687. THAILAND: Seven Major Thai Banks Report Record-Breaking Revenues
1688. VIETNAM: 4,000-Year-Old Cemetery Unearthed in Hanoi
1689. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pledges Self-Reliant Future In His Inaugural Speech
1690. INDONESIA: Prabowo Subianto Inaugurated as Indonesia’s Eighth President
1691. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Mulls Review of Migrant Labor Quota as Foreign Workers Near 15Pc Limit
1692. MYANMAR: Thousands Flood Shwedagon Pagoda To Pray For End to Conflict And Floods
1693. VIETNAM: How Rural Life in Vietnam’s Southern Cape is Attracting Global Tourists
1694. REGIONAL: Five Southeast Asian Nations Agree to Share Aviation Safety Data
1695. INDONESIA Fires up LFP Manufacturing Despite Lack of Lithium Reserves
1696. MYANMAR Military Steps Up Conscription of Would-Be Migrant Workers
1697. MYANMAR  Junta Signs $250,000 Development Deal with India Amid Criticism
1698. THAILAND Creates Favorable Condition for Cross-Border Tourism
1699. CAMBODIA Launches Largest Ever Power-Generation Facility
1700. INDONESIA: Years Later, Tourism Still Below Pre-Pandemic Level
1701. MYANMAR Tied With China for Worst Internet Freedom
1702. SINGAPORE Only Southeast Asian City Named Among World’s 10 Best For Food
1703. TIMOR LESTE Fights New Battles 25 years After Independence Vote
1704. INDONESIA: Nearly 500 ‘Golden Visa’ Applications Since Launch: Immigration Office
1705. INDONESIA Maintains 53-Month Trade Surplus Streak Despite Export Decline
1706. MYANMAR Junta Charges Hundreds for Scamming on Chinese Border
1707. PHILIPPINES: Prolonged Eruptions Detected at Taal Volcano
1708. VIETNAM: Unusual Weather to Hamper Economic Activities in Southeast Asia
1709. Cambodia Cracks Down on Surrogacy: Thirteen Filipino Women Facing Prison
1710. INDONESIA: State Budget Drives Education Equality, Toll Infrastructure Improvement in the Past Decade
1711. INDONESIA: Three French Citizens Deported from Aceh for Alleged Involvement in Local Election Campaign
1712. MALAYSIA: Under PM Anwar, Malaysia Climbs Lowy’s Power Index to be Fourth Most Influential in Region
1713. MYANMAR: MNDAA Restricts Members From Foreign Travel Amid Concerns Over Foreign Intervention
1714. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Prefer Malaysia For Data Centers: RI Govt Minister
1715. INDONESIA Remains ‘Light Years’ From Even Development Across the Regions
1716. MYANMAR Junta Steps Up Airstrikes as It Loses Ground to Resistance
1717. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Challenges China Over Clashes
1718. SINGAPORE: In What Could Be a Singapore Record, Court Awards Finance Veteran US$2.4M For Wrongful Dismissal After Two-Year Legal Battle
1719. INDONESIA: Prabowo Aims to End Indonesia’s Reliance on Food Imports Within Four Years
1720. INDONESIA: Govt Offers Three Seaports to Foreign, Domestic investors
1721. MYANMAR CDM Political Prisoners in Monywa Prison Coerced to Submit Petitions
1722. SINGAPORE’S Changi No Longer World’s Best Airport: Condé Nast Traveler
1723. THAILAND: Fortune Names 14 Thais Among 100 Most Powerful Women in Asia
1724. INDONESIA to Emphasize ASEAN Centrality at Laos Summits
1725. INDONESIA: New Ministries May Need Three Years to Become Effective, Warns Researcher
1726. MYANMAR Civil Society Urges ASEAN to Stop Working With the Military Junta and Support Establishment of a Federal Democracy
1727. THAILAND: Ministry of Energy prepares to handle Middle East conflicts
1728. CAMBODIA: Ancient Timber: 250 Million Year-Old Fossil Unearthed in Banteay Meanchey
1729. INDONESIA: Declining Middle Class Contributes to Indonesia’s Deflation: Experts
1730. INDONESIA: Prabowo Plans to Build, Renovate 3 Million Homes Annually
1731. MYANMAR Flood Victims Say Little Relief Has Reached Villages after Typhoon Yagi
1732. THAILAND: Over a Quarter of Thais Targeted By Scams Over Past Year
1733. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes Foreign MSME Owners in Bali To Scale Up
1734. INDONESIA: Scientists Reassert Wolbachia’s Minimum Risk For Dengue Control
1735. MALAYSIA: ‘You May Grow Up in London, But You Live in Malaysia’: PM Anwar Slams ‘Elites’ For Shunning Malay Language for English
1736. MYANMAR: MSF Highlights Struggle of Myanmar Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia
1737. SINGAPORE: Thousands Gather to Witness Final Horse Races at Singapore Turf Club
1738. INDONESIA: Jokowi on Farewell Tour in Final Weeks of Presidency
1739. INDONESIA: Illicit Waste Burning Reaches Alarming Rate of 48% Indonesian Households
1740. MALAYSIA: Scam Epidemic: Malaysians Lose US$12.8b Annually, Equivalent to 3pc of GDP, Amid Rising AI Threats
1741. MYANMAR: Chin Groups Attack Myanmar Junta Census Operation
1742. THAILAND Leads Southeast Asia in mobile Banking Application Usage
1743. Cambodian Journalist Mech Dara Arrested on Incitement Charges
1744. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Mental Health In Focus After Fatal School Assaults
1745. INDONESIA: Mood Improves Among Indonesian Manufacturers
1746. MALAYSIA: Informal Status of Migrant Workers May Put Them At Risk of Abuse: ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024
1747. MYANMAR Faces Critical Humanitarian Crisis as Floods Devastate over 1 Million Lives
1748. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Sea Toll: A Decade of Connecting Indonesia and Reducing Price Disparities
1749. INDONESIA: Immigration Officers to Carry Firearms Following Duty-Related Death
1750. MYANMAR: Yangon to Get 4-Hour Power Rotations, Industrial Zones 8 Hours Daily
1751. Myanmar: The Trouble With Elections
1752. VIETNAM Rises in Asia Power Ranking With Bigger Diplomatic influence
1753. CAMBODIA: Severe Flooding Devastates Crops Across 7 Provinces
1754. INDONESIA: First-Timers Make Up Majority of House Members
1755. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Build 2 Million Houses in Villages Annually
1756. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Snub Myanmar Junta ‘Peace’ Offer
1757. THAILAND: 70th Bangkok Gems Fair Hits $100M in Orders, Boosting Global Trade Hub Status
1758. INDONESIA: Sea Sand Exports: Singapore Gains, Indonesia Loses
1759. INDONESIA: Prabowo Warns of World War III Risk, Reaffirms Indonesia’s Non-Aligned Stance
1760. MYANMAR: IIMM Says the Military Council’s Secretive Executions Amount to Grave International Crimes
1761. SINGAPORE: Hong Kong dethrones Singapore as Asia-Pacific’s top financial center
1762. THAILAND: Majority of Thais Don’t Intend To Go Off meat During Annual Vegetarian Festival
1763. INDONESIA: Dynasties, Lack of Opposition Paint Bleak House Picture
1764. INDONESIA: Jokowi Launches Various Projects by Private Investors in Nusantara
1765. MALAYSIA: No Smoking, kids! Minors Smoking Now a Crime, While Selling Cigarettes to Minors Could Land You in Jail
1766. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortage Returns in Yangon
1767. PHILIPPINES: US Missile to Remain in PH
1768. INDONESIA: Miracle Needed For RI To Become Advanced Economy by 2045: World Bank
1769. INDONESIA: Retno Marsudi Urges Respect for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
1770. MALAYSIA: Age Is Just A Number: Dr Mahathir, ‘99-Year-Old Car Guy’ Puts Pedal To The Metal and Hits Speeds Over 150KM/H AT SIC
1771. MYANMAR: Japan Downgrades Diplomatic Ties With Myanmar Junta
1772. THAILAND’S  Halal industry Drives 335M Baht in Trade, Aiming for ASEAN Hub
1773. INDONESIA to Launch Cyber Force as Fourth Branch of Military
1774. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Unveils World’s Tallest Christ Statue
1775. MYANMAR: NUG Minister Accuses Myanmar Junta of Obstructing Aid to Flood Victims at UN Meeting
1776. SINGAPORE: More Singaporean Deaths Than Births Possible By First Half of 2030s: Prime Minister’s Office
1777. THAILAND: Over 190,000 Myanmar Workers Arrested in Thailand’s Crackdown on Illegal Labor
1778. CAMBODIA Formally Withdraws From CLV-DTA Agreement
1779. INDONESIA: Relief as New Zealand Pilot Freed from Captivity in Papua
1780. INDONESIA Far Short of 2024 Renewable Energy Target
1781. THAILAND Pushing For Talks With Concerned Parties in MYANMAR to Repair Key Asian Highway
1782. VIETNAM’S Billionaire Proposes English Education for Entire Population
1783. INDONESIA Welcomes UN Resolution to End Israel’s Unlawful Occupation
1784. INDONESIA: Bali to Get Autonomous Transit System to Ease Congestion: Minister
1785. MYANMAR: International Cross-Border Response to Typhoon Yagi Urgently Needed in Myanmar
1786. SINGAPORE: MHA Survey Finds Growing Support Among Singapore Residents for Death Penalty in Most Serious Crimes
1787. THAILAND: New Project Aims to Create a Database of Facilities in Thailand
1788. CAMBODIA: Controversy Over Cambodia’s Journalism Charter Following UN Criticism
1789. INDONESIA: Virgin Australia Becomes 1st Foreign Airline to Use Pertamina’s Sustainable Fuel
1790. INDONESIA: Visitors Flock to Nusantara As New City Opens to Public
1791. MALAYSIA: Confinement Centers for Muslim Mothers in Malaysia? Yes, And They Are Highly in Demand
1792. MYANMAR: India Plans to Provide Electricity to Myanmar’s Chin and Rakhine States
1793. INDONESIA: RI Eyes Former Mining Land For Solar Power Plants
1794. INDONESIA: Luhut Attracts Ray Dalio and Porsche Family to Establish Family Offices in Bali
1795. MALAYSIA: Malaysia Freezes Almost 100 Bank Accounts in Child Abuse Case
1796. Myanmar Flooding Death Toll Jumps to 226
1797. INDONESIA: Election Rivalries at Play in Kadin Chair’s Ouster
1798. INDONESIA: Govt to Launch New Study on Authenticity of Borobudur’s ‘Chattra’
1799. MALAYSIA: On Malaysia Day, PM Anwar Vows Uplifting Rural and Impoverished Areas a Priority of His Administration
1800. Myanmar’s NUG Urges Public to Boycott Military Council’s Population Census
1801. THAILAND: Statue Removed to Museum After residents blame it for Mae Sai floods
1802. INDONESIA: Jet Aircraft Carrying Passengers Lands for First Time at Nusantara Airport
1803. INDONESIAN Military Inducts 500 Civilians into the Army to Bolster Nusantara’s Security
1804. MALAYSIA: ‘Unimaginable Horror’: UNICEF Calls for Urgent Long-Term Support After Mass Child Abuse Allegations at Welfare Homes Uncovered
1805. Myanmar Junta Intensifies Airstrikes on Civilian Areas following Threats by Min Aung Hlaing
1806. SINGAPORE: Pope Francis Arrives in Singapore for Final Leg of Asia
1807. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Power As Presidency looms
1808. INDONESIA: Biomass Export Boom Brings Risks of Deforestation
1809. MYANMAR: Karen Human Rights Group Condemns Ongoing Attacks On Education in Myanmar
1810. PH Most ‘At-Risk’ From Calamities
1811. Thailand Courts Bollywood With Film Fest in Mumbai
1812. CAMBODIA: No Agenda Behind China’s Donation of Two Warships to Cambodia
1813. INDONESIA: Gig Economy Threatens RI’s Human Capital Growth
1814. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Targets 15 Million Students in 2025
1815. MALAYSIA: Wealthy Chinese Youth Flock to Malaysia’s MM2H Scheme After Requirement Changes
1816. MYANMAR: Nicholas Koumjian Warns of Increasingly Frequent and Brutal War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar
1817. INDONESIA: Bali Proposes Two-Year Moratorium On Hotel, Nightclub Construction
1818. INDONESIA: Jokowi Works from New Capital Tomorrow Until Retirement
1819. MALAYSIA: Foreign Ministry Monitors Reports of Foreign Naval Vessels in Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone in South China Sea
1820. MYANMAR: Thai Ministry Shuts Down Six Schools for Burmese Students
1821. SINGAPORE Refuses Higher Percentage of Travelers Since Launching Automated Immigration Lanes
1822. INDONESIA: Activists Revive Calls to Revoke Discriminatory Policies After Pope’s Visit
1823. INDONESIA: Long-Awaited Asset Forfeiture Law Delayed Again
1824. MYANMAR: The UN Security Council’s Astonishing Silence on Myanmar Atrocities: Akshaya Kumar, Human Rights Watch
1825. THAILAND: Fast-Growing Thai Halal Industry Poised For Big Leap in 2025
1826. VIETNAM: Typhoon Yagi Kills 4, leaves 78 Injured in Northern Vietnam
1827. INDONESIA: Now A Step Closer to Exporting Electricity to Singapore
1828. INDONESIA: GoTo Exits Vietnam Amid Push To Pursue Profitability
1829. Myanmar Junta Lures Trishaw Drivers Into Militias With Incentives
1830. THAILAND: New Surin Elephant Museum is a Primer on the World of this Pachyderm
1831. VIETNAM: Passenger bus route linking Ha Long and China’s Nanning City launched
1832. INDONESIA: The Pope Urges Indonesia to Live Up to Its Promise of ‘Harmony in Diversity’
1833. INDONESIA: TNI Ordered to Create Cyber Force
1834. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Advocates For Deeper Islamic and Halal Industry Ties with Russia
1835. MYANMAR: Military Council Leader Announces Nationwide Census in Myanmar Amid Uncertainty
1836. THAILAND’S $13B Digital handout Scheme to Include Cash Payments: PM
1837. CAMBODIA: Growing Safeguards: Govt Encouraging More People to Settle in Border Areas
1838. INDONESIA: Southeast Asia’s Largest Economy To Reform Tourism on Bali
1839. INDONESIA: Government to Investigate Alleged Indonesian Gang Causing Disturbances in Japan
1840. MYANMAR: Yangon Reinstates Curfew Amid Growing Tensions and Reports of Forced Recruitment
1841. THAI Banks Suspend 34,000 Accounts Linked to Scammers
1842. INDONESIA: Philippine Detains Over 160 people, Including 70 Indonesians, Over Suspected Cybercrime Operation
1843. INDONESIA: 21 Foreign Citizens Win Contest Using Indonesian at FHI
1844. MALAYSIA: International Schools in Malaysia See Enrolment from East Asia Soar, Particularly From China
1845. MYANMAR: China Discusses Military Training with Myanmar Junta
1846. INDONESIA: Growing Paper, Plastic Scrap Imports Aggravate Waste Problem
1847. INDONESIA: Jakarta Sees Massive Ojek Protest but Many Drivers Continue Working
1848. MYANMAR Junta Reportedly Conducts Forced Conscription of Civilians in Pathein to Meet Military Quotas
1849. SINGAPORE: TODAY to Merge With CNA, Become Digital Long-Form Weekend Magazine
1850. VIETNAM: Over 800,000 Exposed Surveillance Cameras in Vietnam Spark Privacy Concerns
1851. CAMBODIA: Tik Tok Shuts Down Account For Falsehoods About Cambodia
1852. INDONESIA: All-Women Candidates to Contest East Java Gubernatorial Election
1853. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Nearly 2,000 Doses of Mpox Vaccine from Denmark
1854. MYANMAR Military Set to Lose Rakhine State to Ethnic Armed Group
1855. VIETNAM: HCMC Police Dismantle Baby Trafficking Ring Across 32 Localities
1856. INDONESIA: IDX Admits Employees Implicated in IPO Bribery Case
1857. INDONESIA: Indomie Factory in Nigeria Favors Cheaper Malaysian Palm Oil
1858. MYANMAR: Experts Sound Alarm on New Rohingya Crackdown in Myanmar
1859. SINGAPORE: One in Two People in Singapore Targeted By Fake Job Scams
1860. THAILAND: Harley-Davidson to move production of selected models to Thailand
1861. INDONESIA: President Jokowi to Host State Reception for Papal Visit
1862. INDONESIA: EU Embargo on Indonesian Palm Oil a Blessing in Disguise, Prabowo says
1863. MALAYSIA: Taliban Says Keen For Good Relations with Malaysia, Wants Help for Afghanistan in Higher Education System
1864. MYANMAR Junta Imposes Travel Restrictions for Wa, Palaung (Ta’ang), and Kokang Communities
1865. THAILAND: Museum in Southern Thailand is a Treasure Trove of Malay Heritage
1866. INDONESIA: Musicians Sound ‘Emergency Warning’ Over Regional Race Saga
1867. INDONESIA Prepares 1.5 Million Hectares for Dairy Farming and Cow Imports to Support Prabowo’s Program
1868. MYANMAR: Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar Still Falling This Fiscal Year
1869. SINGAPORE Beats Jakarta, Manila In Ranking of Best Cities for Workcations
1870. THAILAND: Harvesting filming locations as Thailand’s soft power
1871. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Retire 13 Coal-Fired Power Plants
1872. INDONESIA and Australia Seal Treaty-Level Defense Pact
1873. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Eyes BRICS’ Membership to Boost Malaysia’s Economic Diplomacy and Strategic Partnerships
1874. MYANMAR’S Junta Is Funding Its War Through Forex Scams, Economists Say
1875. THAILAND: First Case of Mpox Clade 1b Detected in Thailand
1876. INDONESIA: Refugees In Limbo After Eviction Notice From Jakarta Administration
1877. INDONESIA: Expert Warns Against Flood of Imported Petrochemicals from UAE
1878. MALAYSIA: PuTERA35, The Anwar Govt’s Plan To Uplift Bumiputera And Close The Economic Gap By 2035
1879. MYANMAR: Over 4,900 Battles Affecting 67% of Myanmar Recorded Since 2021 Coup
1880. VIETNAMESE Noodle Dishes Recognized as National Cultural Heritage
1881. INDONESIA: Government Prepares 12 Laboratories to Detex Mpox
1882. INDONESIA: Nusantara Hosts First-Ever Independence Day Celebration
1883. MALAYSIA: Digital divinity: Oldest Hindu Temple in Johor Takes Prayer Requests, Payments Online
1884. THAI KIng Pardons Ex-PM Thaksin in Birthday Amnesty
1885. INDONESIA: Up to 45 Million Indonesians At Risk of Hunger: Home Ministry
1886. ASEAN Holds Meeting on Human Trafficking Prevention
1887. MALAYSIA a Key Link in Smuggling of Indonesian labor, Jakarta Says
1888. MYANMAR: UN Reports Increased Brutality in Myanmar Conflict, Urges ASEAN to Act
1889. THAILAND’S Paetongtarn Shinawatra Wins Parliamentary Backing To Become New PM
1890. INDONESIA: Google Vows to Redact Fraudulent Maps Business Data
1891. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes For Clean Tech In Fertilizer Production
1892. Myanmar is Running Out of Power; Post-Coup Blackouts Intensify
1893. THAILAND: PM Srettha Shown The Door as Constitutional Court Rules Against Him
1894. VIETNAM Legislators Propose Making Trading Fetuses a Human Trafficking Crime
1895. INDONESIA: Activists Urge KPK Selection Committee To Oust Problematic Candidates
1896. INDONESIA: Google Takes Action Against Widespread Hotel Account Hacks in Indonesia
1897. MALAYSIA: Federal Police Exposes Job Scam Offering Over RM6,000 A Month For Fake Google Reviews
1898. MYANMAR: Junta Controls Fewer Than 100 of Myanmar’s 350 Towns: NUG
1899. THAILAND: New Guidelines For So-Called ‘Green Industry’ Introduced
1900. ASEAN Eyes Nuclear Energy, But Airs Safety Concerns
1901. INDONESIA Eases Import Rules For Solar Power Projects
1902. INDONESIA’S $15b Food Security Budget Fails to Improve Agricultural Sector, Says Expert
1903. MALAYSIA: All You Need To Know About Dark Tourism and Why Malaysia Should Capitalize on it
1904. MYANMAR: Floods, Starvation, and Violence in Myanmar’s Badlands: NGO Report
1905. CAMBODIA: Police Increasing Pressure on Int’l Human Trafficking Gangs
1906. INDONESIA: Government Ramps up Preparation For First Independence Day in Nusantara
1907. INDONESIA and Australia Deepen Ties in Electric Vehicle Supply Chain and Research
1908. MYANMAR: Nearly 50 Former Myanmar Military Officers Recalled to Active Duty
1909. SINGAPORE Hangs Prisoner In Second Execution In Days
1910. VIETNAM: Foreign Businesses Step Up Investment, Recruitment in Vietnam Amid Global Shift
1911. INDONESIA ‘Needs To’ Develop its Quaternary Education Amid Technological Advancement
1912. INDONESIA Extends Safeguard Tariffs to Protect Struggling Textile Industry
1913. MALAYSIA Leads Asia with 31.4pc Female Board Members in Top 100 Publicly Listed Companies: SC Data
1914. MYANMAR’S Junta Has Tightened Its Conscription Noose at Airports
1915. VIETNAM: Finance Ministry Proposes Lower Income Tax Rate for Micro, Small enterprises
1916. INDONESIA: OJK Reports Foreign Acquisition of Six Indonesian Multifinance Firms
1917. INDONESIA: Journalist Association Condemns Alleged Intimidation of Tempo Journalist
1918. MALAYSIA: How Does Bangladesh in Turmoil affect Malaysia, One Of Its top 10 Trade Partners
1919. MYANMAR Military Claims It Withdrew ‘For Fafety of People’
1920. THAILAND: Charter Court Dissolves Move Forward, Bans Execs For 10 years
1921. CAMBODIA: UNESCO to Investigate Alleged Rights Abuses at Angkor Wat
1922. INDONESIA: Disaster Agency Stockpiles Food in Central Papua Over Famine Concerns
1923. INDONESIA to Export Green Power to Singapore by 2028
1924. MYANMAR: NGO Calls on ASEAN to Engage with Myanmar’s Resistance Government
1925. THAILAND’S Pattaya Aims to Become Family-Friendly Destination Instead of Sex Tourism Hub
1926. INDONESIA: Government Imposes Sricter Tobacco Control Amid Unchecked Youth Smoking
1927. INDONESIA: PLN Looks to Trial Carbon Capture at Four Coal-Fired Plants
1928. MYANMAR: Desperate Myanmar Junta Seeks Russian Intervention Against Armed Resistance
1929. SINGAPORE: Most Singaporean Youths Satisfied With Life; 2 in 5 Have Never Been in a Relationship: IPS-NYC Study
1930. INDONESIA: Former VP Jusuf Kalla attends Hamas leader’s funeral, calls for end to Gaza war
1931. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Hail Safe Abortion Rule, Urge More Details
1932. MYANMAR: War in Myanmar Heartlands Silences Mount Popa Volcano Shrine
1933. PHILIPPINES: Yulo Gifts PH With 2nd Gold
1934. VIETNAM: Unusual Rains Over 2 Months Cause Devastating Floods in Northern Vietnam
1935. Cambodia-Laos-Thailand Combat Cross-Border Corruption-KhmerTimes
1936. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Condemns ‘Intolerable’ Killing of Hamas Leader
1937. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
1938. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
1939. MALAYSIA’S New License for Social Media Platforms and Messenger Apps
1940. INDONESIA: Surfing the Slowing Global Economy: How Has Indonesia Fared So Far?
1941. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
1942. THAILAND: 8https://asiaviews.net/thailand-86-communities-sign-up-for-first-batch-of-agricultural-drones-project/6 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
1943. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
1944. VIETNAM: Australian Veterans’ 20-Year Search Uncovers Mass Grave of Vietnamese Soldiers
1945. CAMBODIA: Indian Govt Issues ‘Cyber Slavery’ Advisory to Overseas Travelers Heading to Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Hong Kong
1946. INDONESIA: South Korea Overtakes US, Japan in FDI to Indonesia
1947. INDONESIA’S  Sea Nomads Turn to Jobs on Land
1948. MYANMAR: NUG Wants to Collaborate with Thai Government Over Migrant Worker Issues
1949. THAILAND: Thai PM Srettha to Meet Anwar in Southern Province to Discuss Border Security
1950. INDONESIA: ‘No Transition Without Transmission’ as RI Calls Donors to Fund Grid
1951. INDONESIA: Govt Aims to Reduce Airfares by 10 Percent by October
1952. MALAYSIA: Sabah’s Place in Malaysia Undisputed, Says Foreign Ministry in Response to Social Media Claims
1953. MYANMAR’S  United Wa State Army Moves Into Strategic Northern Town of Lashio
1954. VIETNAM: Mobile Internet Subscriptions in Vietnam Surpass 90% of Population For First Time
1955. CAMBODIA HIV/AIDS Response Ranks First in Region: UNAIDS
1956. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Receive FAO Award for Food Security: Minister
1957. INDONESIA Launches New Phase of Industrial Park in Bid to Lure Investors Away From China
1958. MALAYSIA Brain Drain And Who’s Benefitting From It
1959. MYANMAR: Burma Human Rights Network calls on U.S. Congress for Myanmar Acts
1960. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Only For ‘Good Quality Travelers’: Jokowi
1961. INDONESIA: Thousands of East Java Children Seek Therapy for Online Gaming Addiction
1962. MYANMAR: Thai Central Bank to Investigate Myanmar Weapons Payments
1963. SINGAPORE: Terrorism Threat Elevated Since Renewed Israel-Palestine Conflict; Singapore Also Affected: ISD
1964. THAI Passport Holders Now Have Visa-Free Access to 82 Countries
1965. INDONESIA: Govt Denies Buying Russian Oil But Leaves Door Open
1966. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Index Hits Hazardous Levels, Second Only to Kinshasa
1967. MALAYSIA: Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Most Compliant with Malaysian Laws, X the Worst Offender: Fahmi
1968. MYANMAR’S Second-Largest City Overwhelmed by Third Wave of War Refugees
1969. THAILAND: Majority of Thai People Use AI In Their Daily Lives For its Convenience: Study
1970. CAMBODIA: Senate President Hun Sen Denies Allegations of Khmer Territory Integration into Vietnam
1971. INDONESIA: Jokowi Celebrates Children’s Day in Papua to Symbolize Educational Justice
1972. INDONESIA: Heavy Reliance on Exports to China Could Hurt Indonesia’s Trade: Analyst
1973. MALAYSIA: Education Ministry Says No Exemptions Over Ban Against School donations From Tobacco, Alcohol Sponsors
1974. MYANMAR Junta Generals Barred From ASEAN Meet as Civilian Deaths Exceed 5,400
1975. INDONESIA: New Tracking System to Prevent Fraud in Nickel, Tin Mining
1976. INDONESIA Tests B40 Biodiesel on Trains, Aims to Cut Fuel Imports by $9 Billion
1977. MALAYSIA: One in Three Malaysian Teens Overweight or Obese: deputy health minister, as study reveals alarming spike
1978. MYANMAR Alliance Agrees to Extend Ceasefire With Junta in Shan State
1979. THAILAND: Srettha Urges Businesses to Cash In On Fast-Growing Pet Industry
1980. INDONESIA Calls For End to ‘Illegal’ Israeli Occupation of Palestine
1981. INDONESIA: Regional Administrations Criticized for ‘Embedded Sexism’
1982. MYANMAR: Rising Civilian Casualties, Communications Cut, Amidst Fierce fFghting in Mandalay
1983. PHILIPPINES, China Reach Deal on Ayungin Missions
1984. THAILAND: ‘Pet Economy’ On the Rise
1985. INDONESIA: Jokowi Under Fire for Granting Nearly 200-Year Land Permits in Nusantara
1986. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Interested in Jakarta LRT Expansion: Jakpro
1987. MALAYSIA to Review All Water Deals with Singapore Since 1962: DPM Fadillah
1988. Myanmar Junta Bolsters Security in Mandalay as Clashes Intensif
1989. VIETNAM: Southeast Asia’s Largest Wastewater Plant Halfway Done in HCMC
1990. INDONESIA: South Korea Mulls Visa-Free Entry for Indonesia
1991. INDONESIA: Missed Construction Targets Put Capital Relocation Plan in Limbo
1992. MALAYSIA’S Path to Silver-Haired Nation Sparks Gold Rush in Senior Care Centers
1993. MYANMAR Temple City of Bagan Pines For Tourists As Conflict Rages
1994. THAILAND: Visa Waiver Extension Affecting 93 Nations To Be Signed Monday
1995. INDONESIA: Gaza War Not Religious: Foreign Minister
1996. INDONESIA: Government Websites Penetrated by Gambling Games in Apparent Revenge Hacking
1997. MYANMAR Junta Bans Two Ethnic Parties From Election
1998. PHILIPPINES: SC wants Congress to Pass Dynasty Law
1999. SINGAPORE Has Over 333,000 Millionaires: Report
2000. INDONESIA: Preparations Pick Up For Pope’s Busy Visit to Indonesia
2001. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat Tourism Marred by Alleged Mass Extortion
2002. THAILAND Promotes Aspirations to Become Medical Hub
2003. VIETNAM Considers Scrapping Two-CHild Birth Limit Amid Falling Birth Rates
2004. INDONESIA: Excess Spending, Tax Shortfall to Drive Deficit Far Beyond Budget Plan
2005. INDONESIA: US Forgives Indonesia’s $35 Million Debt for Coral Reef Conservation
2006. MALAYSIA: Ahead of Budget 2025, PM Anwar says eradicating cartels and monopolies top of list to alleviate cost of living woes
2007. MYANMAR: Junta Plunges Myanmar Into Economic Turmoil
2008. VIETNAM: Ministry Seeking Heavier Penalties For Fetus Gender Selection
2009. INDONESIA: Local Governments Spend More on Meetings and Travel Than Actual Programs: Tito
2010. INDONESIA: Nearly 200 Child Marriage Applications Filed in Probolinggo in Early 2024
2011. MYANMAR: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Buckles in Northern Shan Capital
2012. SINGAPORE: Grasshoppers and Superworms Among 16 Insect Species Approved as Food in Singapore
2013. VIETNAM: The Most Affordable Country For Expats: survey
2014. CAMBODIA: Japan, Cambodia Commit to Work Together For a Mine-Free world
2015. INDONESIA: Eight Foreign Nationals Arrested in South Jakarta Dollar Counterfeit Raid
2016. INDONESIA Tees off on Golf Tourism as Singapore Courses Dwindle
2017. MYANMAR: Ongoing Diarrhea Outbreak in Southern Chin State, Urgent Medical Assistance Sought
2018. VIETNAM: Only 25% of Vietnamese Firms Have Website
2019. INDONESIA Lags in Early Childhood Education
2020. INDONESIA Launches ASEAN’s First EV Battery Cell Plant
2021. MYANMAR: BNI Condemns Five-Year Prison Sentence for DMG Reporter and Staff Member
2022. SINGAPORE Ranks Priciest City in Asia
2023. CAMBODIA: Ten Mother Nature ‘Activists’ Handed Lengthy Prison Terms
2024. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Momentum to Restore Religious Harmony, As Promised
2025. INDONESIA: Hyundai’s Flying Taxi to Begin Test Flights in Indonesia’s New Capital This July
2026. MALAYSIA: Top among 35 countries for rosy view of Russia and Putin: Pew Center Poll
2027. MYANMAR  Banks Face Fines For Exceeding Home Mortgage Cap
2028. INDONESIA: Businesses Hold Back On Geothermal Projects As PLN Return Deemed Unattractive
2029. INDONESIA’S Poverty Rate Drops to 25.22 Million in March 2024: BPS
2030. MALAYSIA Can’t Ratify Anti-Torture Convention Due to Country’s Caning Laws: Saifuddin Nasution
2031. MYANMAR: Crime and Punishment in Myanmar
2032. Philippines’ Dependency On Coal-Fired Power Surpasses Indonesia, China
2033. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For Communication Minister’s Resignation Over Cyberattack
2034. INDONESIA: Japanese Joint Venture to Build Waste-to-Energy Plant in W. Java
2035. MALAYSIA: Melaka, Indonesia to Seek UNESCO Recognition For Spice Route Voyage: State Exco
2036. MYANMAR: Australian and US sanctions on Myanmar Banks Proving Effective, Yet Critical Gaps Remain: MCN
2037. THAILAND: 13 Industries See Surge in Factory Openings Despite Economic Downturn
2038. CAMBODIA: Official Raises Concern Over Kingdom’s Ageing Population
2039. INDONESIA: Freeport Launches World’s Largest Single-Line Copper Smelter in Indonesia
2040. MALAYSIA: Survey Shows Surge in Malaysians’ Trust in Govt, Reflecting Growing Confidence in Stability of Anwar Administration
2041. MYANMAR: Thai Banks Linked to Atrocities in Myanmar, UN Report Finds
2042. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
2043. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
2044. INDONESIA: Chinese Textile Giant to Invest in Indonesia Amid Mass Layoffs
2045. MYANMAR: Junta Starts Selling Subsidized Rice in Yangon
2046. VIETNAM: How China’s Insatiable Demand is Changing Durian Industry in Southeast Asia
2047. INDONESIA: Diaspora, Mixed Children Laud Govt’s Permanent Visa Plan
2048. INDONESIA: World Bank Upgrades Indonesia’s GDP Growth to 5.1 Percent
2049. MYANMAR: Rising Drug Prices and Shortages Hit Major Myanmar Cities
2050. VIETNAM: 4 Vietnamese Accused of Cyberattacks in US, Causing $71M in Damages
2051. CAMBODIA Now Has Her Own Social Media App
2052. INDONESIA Enacts Revised Village Law, Extending Social Security to Village Chiefs and Officials
2053. INDONESIA: Jakarta Celebrates Another Year As Capital City
2054. MYANMAR Regime Admits Killing Monk
2055. THAILAND: The long journey of the Equal Marriage Law
2056. INDONESIA: Online Gambling War: Task Force Probes Fraudulent Bank Accounts, Payments At Mini Marts
2057. INDONESIA: 165 Indonesians Facing Death Sentence in Foreign Countries, Mostly Malaysia
2058. MALAYSIA, China Agree to Extend Visa Exemption To Strengthen Bilateral Ties, According to Joint Statement
2059. MYANMAR: Flower Phobia Strikes Myanmar’s Ruling Junta Again, Dozens Arrested
2060. VIETNAM: Southern province to form 27,000 ha marine conservation site
2061. INDONESIA: Copper, Jewelry Buoy RI Exports Amid Weakness in Coal, CPO
2062. INDONESIA: Revote Ruling Offers Hope for Women’s Representation
2063. MALAYSIA Scores 5.8 Out of 10 in Human Rights Index for 2024
2064. MYANMAR: As She Turns 79 in Prison, ‘The Lady’ Remains a Symbol of Hope and Resilience in Myanmar
2065. PHILIPPINES : Sara Quits Marcos Cabinet
2066. INDONESIA: Pope To Stop By Istiqlal Mosque During First-Ever Indonesia Visit
2067. INDONESIA: Information Ministry Threatens to Shut Down X Over Adult Content
2068. MALAYSIA Falls to 34th In IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, Now Below Thailand and Indonesia
2069. MYANMAR: Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech and Attacks on Rohingya Civilians On Rise
2070. SINGAPORE StudentsTop Pisa Study On Creative Thinking, Despite Not Thinking of Themselves As Creative
2071. INDONESIA: Minister Wants Indonesia to Copy India’s Approach to Dual Citizenship
2072. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Crack Down on ‘Blood Sucking’ Online Gambling
2073. MYANMAR’S Rakhine Spiraling Into Hunger as 50% Drop in Rice Harvest Predicted
2074. PHILIPPINES: ‘Ramming and Towing’: Philippines Says China Disrupted Mission to Ayungin Shoal
2075. SINGAPORE English Teachers Part of Volunteer Program for Disadvantaged Communities, not Malaysian Schools: Anwar
2076. THAILAND: Four Key Cases Poised to Reshape Thailand’s Political Landscape
2077. CAMBODIA: International aid decline raises concerns for Cambodia’s economic stability
2078. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Among Worst in the World, Residents Advised to Wear Masks Outdoors
2079. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Gaza diplomacy
2080. MYANMAR Junta Boss Orders Another Purge of Military Top Brass
2081. VIETNAM Achieves Record Presence In World’s Most Influential University Rankings
2082. INDONESIA: Police Most Reported to Komnas HAM Over Human Rights Violations
2083. INDONESIA: President Jokowi’s 1-Ton Cow Worth Rp 100M to be Sacrificed for Eid al-Adha
2084. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Wong Discuss Placing Singaporean Teachers in Malaysia
2085. MYANMAR: World Bank Paints Its Grimmest Picture Yet For Myanmar’s Future
2086. VIETNAM: Factories in southern Vietnam struggle to hire workers
2087. CAMBODIA: Bush Meat Still on the ‘Unwritten’ Menu Despite Joint eEforts to Curb Poaching
2088. INDONESIA Calls for Lasting Peace in Gaza Following US-Sponsored Resolution
2089. INDONESIA Leads in Fiscal Deficit Reduction Among Pandemic-Hit Nations: Sri Mulyani
2090. MYANMAR: NUG Protests Myanmar Junta’s Internet Shutdowns
2091. SINGAPORE Offers S$13,500 to SQ321 Passengers Who Suffered ‘Minor Injuries’
2092. INDONESIA: Presidents Past and Present to Gather for Independence Day in Jakarta and Nusantara
2093. INDONESIAN Consumers Less Confident About the Economy: BI
2094. THAI Economy Expected to Improve From July-Dec But Concerns Remain
2095. VIETNAM: Businesses Adapt as Gen Z Shapes Workplace Dynamics
2096. CAMBODIA: Ministry to Establish 250 Model Villages, Boosting Economic Growth
2097. INDONESIA: Skills Mismatch, Tech Disconnect: Why 10 Million Gen-Z Indonesians Sit Around
2098. INDONESIA: ‘OPM’ Label Reinstated, TNI Ready to Act in Papua: General Maruli
2099. MYANMAR: Russia Approves Moves to Build Nuclear Plant in Myanmar
2100. VIETNAM: Saltwater Intrusion Threatens to Wipe Durian, Rambutan Off Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
2101. INDONESIA Condemns Israeli Bill Labeling UNRWA Terror Group
2102. INDONESIA: Know Before You Fly: A Guide to Drone Laws in Indonesia
2103. MALAYSIA Evicts 500 Sea Nomads in Crackdown on Migrants: activists
2104. MYANMAR: Growing Rebellion-Myanmar’s Youth Flock to Armed Resistance, Rejecting Junta Conscription
2105. THAILAND: Govt Mulls ‘Retirement Lottery’ to Promote Saving Habits For Would-Be Seniors
2106. INDONESIA: ‘All Eyes on Papua’ Movement Gains Momentum Online
2107. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Start Working from Nusantara in July, Confirms Project on Track to Investors
2108. INDONESIA: New Law Paves Way For Longer Maternity Leave
2109. MYANMAR’S Multibillion-Dollar Jade Trade ‘Crashing’ as China Clamps Down
2110. PHILIPPINES: China Remains ‘Greatest’ Threat to PH: Survey
2111. INDONESIA Targets Cement Industry Decarbonization by 2050
2112. INDONESIA: Jokowi Looks To Steady IKN Authority Ship, Claims Big Investment Coming
2113. MALAYSIA: Importance of Human Rights Aligns With Concept of Malaysia Madani: PM Anwar
2114. MYANMAR Junta Arrests Thai Condo Buyers, Realtors as Currency Crashes
2115. THAILAND Targets To Get 1 Million Dropouts Back To School
2116. INDONESIA Won’t Normalize Israeli Ties: FM Retno
2117. INDONESIA: Foreign Tourists Spend Less Money in Indonesia:BPS
2118. MALAYSIA Needs to Prioritize Investments In Silver Economy to Enable Active, Healthy Ageing: PM Anwar
2119. MYANMAR: Charity Ride From Singapore to Bangkok Raises Funds for Myanmar Refugee Clinic
2120. THAILAND Lagging Behind in Skills and Digital Know-How: NESDC
2121. INDONESIA: National Police Arrests ‘Most Wanted’ Thai Fugitive
2122. INDONESIA: High Flyer in Some Subjects, Nadiem Fails to Make Grade in Basic Course Work
2123. MALAYSIA: Penang Expects to Reap ‘Durian Runtuh’ Revenue of RM1b Due to Three-Month Season This year
2124. MYANMAR Junta Orders All Security Personnel to Frontline as Losses Mount in Hard-Hit Regional Commands
2125. INDONESIA: Too Many Holidays Spell Bad News for Indonesia’s Productivity
2126. MALAYSIA: From Menace to Miracle: How ‘Padi Angin’ May Solve Future Rice Scarcity in Malaysia
2127. MYANMAR: Illegal Entry Arrests Surge in Thailand Amid Forced Military Conscription in Myanmar
2128. THAILAND: Long Arm of Law Finds ‘Boss Paeng’ in Indonesia
2129. CAMBODIA: KR Survivors Share Stories At First ‘Future’ Conference
2130. INDONESIA: Health Ministry Reports Decrease in Teen Smoking but Rise in E-Cigarette Use
2131. MALAYSIA: Come Clean On Those Currently Facing Gallows in Malaysia, Amnesty International tells Putrajaya
2132. MYANMAR: Rohingya Forced to Fight Alongside Myanmar Army Tormentors
2133. THAILAND to Indict Influential Former Premier Thaksin Over Royal Insult
2134. INDONESIA Thanks Spain, Ireland, and Norway for Recognizing Palestinian State
2135. INDONESIA: Government Turns to Community Early Warning System to Mitigate Marapi Lahars
2136. MALAYSIA to Train, Upskill 60,000 Engineers, Allocate RM25b in Fiscal SUpport for National Semiconductor Strategy: PM Anwar
2137. MYANMAR Junta Fires Key Economics Minister From Its Cabinet
2138. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Destinations Among World’s ‘Most Boring’ Tourist Attractions
2139. INDONESIA: Chinese-Owned Firm to Build Cement Plant in Aceh Despite Moratorium
2140. INDONESIA: Generative AI Can Save Indonesia’s Failing Rural Banks: Google
2141. INDONESIA Plans To Open Air Routes Connecting Regional Buddhist Centers
2142. MALAYSIA: At Global Forum, PM Anwar Touts Islamic Economy’s Potential to Rival ‘Unbridled’ Capitalism
2143. MYANMAR’S Military Blocks Escape Routes in Thandwe as Rakhine War Intensifies
2144. INDONESIA: More Dynasties in the Making in November Regional Head Elections
2145. INDONESIA: Reform Undone: Activists Lament Shrinking Civic Space, Unresolved Rights Abuse
2146. MYANMAR: UN Investigators Probing Mass Displacement in Myanmar
2147. MYANMAR: Putao town in Kachin State, under blockade for over two months is now facing severe food and fuel shortages with skyrocketing commodity prices
2148. VIETNAM Resort Properties Attractive to Foreign Investors
2149. INDONESIA:  State-Owned Enterprises Under Scrutiny for Corruption Allegations
2150. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Build City’s First Waste-To-Energy Plant
2151. MALAYSIA to Leverage on ASEAN to Tackle Regional Issues: PM Anwar
2152. MYANMAR: 194 Organizations Say Rohingya Must No Longer Be Exploited For Military and Political Gain
2153. MYANMAR Ditched as Global Beauty Pageant Host Over War
2154. INDONESIA: Battery Subscription Scheme Could Remove Roadblock to EV Adoption
2155. INDONESIA: Lifelong Visa for Indonesian Diaspora Can Be a Major Breakthrough
2156. MALAYSIA: Experts Call for Eearly-Years STEM Education to Address Critical engineering labor Shortage in Malaysia
2157. MYANMAR Junta Sentences Activist to 74 Years Prison for Leading Protests
2158. PHILIPPINES: While ICC Looms, House Panel Probes Duterte’s Drug war Killings For the First Time
2159. CAMBODIA: The Genocide Convention and Cambodia: Lessons Fom the Past, Prevention For the Future
2160. INDONESIA Demands Starlink’s Network Operation Center Within Borders to Protect National Sovereignty
2161. INDONESIA: Bali to Become Family Office Hub:Luhut
2162. Boundaries on 3R Issues: PM Anwar
2163. MYANMAR Shoppers Report Hyperinflation as Kyat Plunges Past 4,000/Dollar
2164. INDONESIA Wants N. Zealand to Close WTO Dispute on Food Import Restrictions
2165. INDONESIA: Steep Costs, Red Tape Deter Independent Regional Candidates
2166. MYANMAR: Conscription Crisis: Myanmar’s Military is Recruiting Young Men at Gunpoint
2167. VIETNAM: Hogwarts Hanoi: Vietnam school inspired by Harry Potter
2168. REGIONAL: Brain Drain Whittles Away at Developing Countries While Policies Fumble
2169. INDONESIA: Why Javanese Symbolism is Intertwined With Indonesian Politics
2170. INDONESIA: ‘I Will Be Myself’: Prabowo on Leadership Style
2171. MALAYSIA: Two In Five Malaysians Not Getting Enough Sleep, With Survey Showing Obesity On the Rise But Diabetes Going Down
2172. MYANMAR: Governments Issue Joint Statement in Support of Rohingya Refugees
2173. THAILAND: Climate Change Could Force Thailand to Relocate Capital Bangkok
2174. INDONESIA Maintains Trade Surplus Despite Plunging Exports
2175. INDONESIA: Medan Mall Shut Down for Dodging Rp 250B Tax
2176. MALAYSIA: Foreigners Married to Malaysians Can Use Spouse’s Name for Business: Johor Exco
2177. MYANMAR: Karen Information Center Director Wins International Journalism Award
2178. SINGAPORE: British Expat Launches ‘SinglePore’ In-Person Dating Event; Big Response Crashes Website
2179. INDONESIA: Designing the Future of Indonesia’s Food Systems
2180. INDONESIA: Jokowi, Elon Musk to Launch Starlink Services in Indonesia
2181. MALAYSIA: Meeting with Hamas May Cause Anxiety But Malaysia Trying to Help in Peace Effort: PM Anwar:
2182. MYANMAR Junta Plans October National Census
2183. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows to Broadcasting Bill that Threatens Press Freedom
2184. INDONESIA: Ukrainians, Russian Face Death Over Bali Drug Lab: Police
2185. MYANMAR Civil War Delays Development Assistance From Thailand
2186. SINGAPORE: Handing Over Singapore In Good order: The legacy of Lee Hsien Loong
2187. VIETNAM: Mysterious ‘Floating’ Lake Discovered in Central Vietnam
2188. CAMBODIA: Ministry Questions TIA Report on Money-Laundering Risks
2189. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reiterates ‘Asian Way’ to Defuse Tension
2190. INDONESIA: May Riot Victims Seek Closure From Incoming Govt
2191. MYANMAR: IOM’s Chief Announces Funding for Rohingya Refugees on Bangladesh Visit
2192. SINGAPORE: ‘I’ve Been Scammed’: PM Lee on How He Himself Was Victim of an Online Scam
2193. INDONESIA: Structural Problems Blight Agriculture As Key Sector For Employment
2194. MALAYSIA: Education Minister: Upholding Malay, English Languages Must Go Hand-in-Hand
2195. MALAYSIA Plans To Introduce ‘Orangutan Diplomacy’
2196. MYANMAR Junta Rebuffs Hun Sen’s Request to Meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
2197. THAILAND: PM Clamps Down on Cannabis For Recreational Use
2198. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Requests Video Meeting With Aung San Suu Kyi
2199. INDONESIA Sees Hottest April in 40 years
2200. INDONESIA: Bata Shoe Factory Shuts Down After 30 Years
2201. MYANMAR: Over 3 million ow displaced in Myanmar: UN
2202. VIETNAM: Digital Content Exporters Open Foreign Offices To Avoid Tax
2203. INDONESIA Hopes to Lead Global Green Aluminum Market with UAE
2204. MYANMAR: AAPP: Myanmar Junta Killed 223 Females This Year
2205. THAILAND: Heatwave Escalates Water War in Thailand’s North
2206. INDONESIA: Unresolved Conflicts May Hinder Prabowo’s Plan to Form Presidents’ Club
2207. INDONESIAN Muslim Cleric Reaffirms Ban on Interfaith Marriage
2208. MYANMAR: Chin Alliances Clash Over Territory Liberated From Myanmar Junta
2209. SINGAPORE:  Migrant Workers in S’pore Left in Limbo After Paying Large Sums to Agency Promising Jobs in Poland
2210. VIETNAM:  Rail Route Connects China, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia
2211. INDONESIA: Schools, Universities Prone To Corruption: KPK Survey
2212. INDONESIA: Sumatran Orangutan’s Use of Medicinal Plant to Treat Wound Intrigues Scientists
2213. MYANMAR: US Commission Slams Myanmar’s Religious Freedom
2214. VIETNAM Posts Over $10B in Four-Month Tourism Revenue
2215. VIETNAM to Produce Enough Rice for 8 Million Tons Exports
2216. INDONESIA May Offer Dual Citizenship to Attract Overseas Workers: Minister
2217. INDONESIA: Ministry Unveils New Funding Initiative For Climate-Resilient Health System
2218. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Govt Can Take Criticism But Will Not Compromise on 3R Sentiments
2219. MYANMAR: EU Extends Myanmar Junta Sanctions for Another Year
2220. VIETNAM Welcomes over 6 Million Int’l Visitors in Four Months
2221. INDONESIA: Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes off Java Island: Authorities
2222. INDONESIA: PDI-P Could Become Sole Opposition to Prabowo Coalition
2223. INDONESIA: Political Dynasticism Rampant in Newly Elected House Lawmakers
2224. MYANMAR: India Needs to Protect its Strategic Stakes in ‘Unstable’ Myanmar
2225. PHILIPPINES- Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools, triggers health alerts
2226. REGIONAL: Women in SE Asia Gaining Representation in Boardrooms: Report
2227. CAMBODIA: Pailin Farmer Hits On Solution To Excess Mangoes
2228. INDONESIA: US Returns Antiquities to Indonesia Amid Probe into Trafficking Networks
2229. INDONESIA: Creative Industry Workers Worry AI Is After Their Jobs
2230. MALAYSIA Adopts a Balanced Foreign Policy, Stands Clear of Provocations: PM Anwar
2231. MYANMAR: Network of ASEAN Parliamentarians Says Only Myanmar is Locking up Lawmakers
2232. INDONESIA: House of Old Men: 2024 Election Sees Lowest Number of Young Lawmakers ​​​
2233. INDONESIA: Job Creation Law Eases Business Licensing to Propel Growth
2234. MALAYSIA: UM Apologizes For Hosting Pro-Israel Professor, Lambasts Him for Claiming Malaysia Unsafe for Travelers
2235. MYANMAR: Thailand Warns Myanmar’s Rivals Against Using Its Soil For Harm: Minister
2236. THAILAND: 30 Died From Heatstroke in Thailand so Far in 2024 as South-east Asia Bakes
2237. CAMBODIA: Ending a Scourge: PM Pushes For Final Steps to Eradicate Malaria in Cambodia
2238. INDONESIA in Dire Need of Specialist Doctors: Jokowi
2239. INDONESIA: Jokowi: Transition To New Government to Begin Soon Jokowi Told Reporters that He Would Work Soon on Setting Up a Transitional Team Following the Court Ruling
2240. MYANMAR: US Think-Tank Sounds Alarm as Scam Centers Mushroom on Myanmar-Thai Border
2241. SINGAPORE Red Cross Sends 9 Volunteers to Egypt for Gaza Relief Work, S$815,000 Worth of Aid
2242. INDONESIA: Dengue Deaths Spike Almost Threefold Compared to Last Year
2243. INDONESIA: Inter-Province Migration Costs Jakarta Trillions of Rupiah
2244. MALAYSIA Seeing Sharp Increase In Ageing Population: Nanta
2245. MYANMAR: UN’s Türk Sounds Alarm Amid Rising Tensions in Rakhine
2246. INDONESIA: Court Rulings Seal Prabowo Win
2247. INDONESIA: Clashes Between TNI, OPM Continue in Papua Amid Rising Tension
2248. MALAYSIA Poised to Become Powerhouse In Clean, Renewable Energy: Industry Players
2249. MYANMAR: As Losses Mount, Myanmar’s Junta Tightens Its Embrace of Russia
2250. CAMBODIA: Chinese Police Complete Repatriation Of Over 680 Gambling, Scam Suspects from Cambodia
2251. INDONESIA: Authorities Call For Vigilance Amid Heightened Volcanic Activity
2252. MALAYSIA Aims To Be In Top 20 Countries in Global Startup Ecosystem Index by 2030: PM Anwar
2253. MYANMAR Junta Using Rohingya Recruits to Sow Ethnic Hatred: Activists
2254. VIETNAM: Three Vietnam Locales Among World’s ‘Best Walking cities’
2255. ASEAN Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Escalating Myanmar Violence
2256. INDONESIA: Trust in Constitutional Court Rises Ahead Of Ruling On Election Disputes: LSI Survey
2257. MYANMAR: New Year, Old Tactic: Myanmar Junta’s Amnesty Skips Political Prisoners
2258. SINGAPORE:  24-Year-Old Maps Singapore Toilets With Bidets on Google, Earning Rave Reviews From Netizens
2259. THAILAND: NIA Launches New Platform to Boost Thai Agricultural Startups with Deep Tech
2260. INDONESIA: Apple Mulls Building First Production Facility in Indonesia
2261. INDONESIA: Jokowi Raises Concerns Over Money Laundering Using Crypto Assets
2262. MALAYSIA: Single Mother is First Woman Khalwat Offender to be Whipped in Terengganu
2263. MYANMAR: Burmese Activist Maung Zarni Nominated For the Nobel Peace Prize
2264. VIETNAM Needs $30B Investment For Universal Clean Water Access
2265. INDONESIA: Minister Launches 500,000 Hectares of Farming Land in S Papua
2266. INDONESIA: Young People in Indonesia Put Off Marriage
2267. MALAYSIA: Biggest Renter Group in Malaysia are Millennials: Study
2268. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi And Former President Win Myint Reportedly Moved to House Arrest in Naypyidaw
2269. VIETNAM: Draft Law Restricting Journalists’ Courtroom Rights Meets Opposition
2270. INDONESIA: Mideast Escalation Could Pose Major Economic Risk to RI
2271. INDONESIA: Komnas HAM Criticizes Government Handling of Tensions in Papua
2272. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Rohingya, Including Children, Abducted in Violation of Conscription Law
2273. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Rules Out New Bases for US
2274. SINGAPORE: Lawrence Wong to Take Over From Lee Hsien Loong As Prime Minister on May 15: PMO
2275. CAMBODIA’S Alternative Medicine to Hit $64.03 Million in 2024
2276. INDONESIA Poised to Lead Booming Halal Cosmetics Market
2277. INDONESIA: Papua Rebel Leader Says Captured New Zealand Pilot Won’t Be Released
2278. MYANMAR Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Believed Held in Solitary Confinement in Naypyidaw Prison
2279. VIETNAM: Schengen-Like Visa for Southeast Asia Will Boost Foreign Arrivals to Vietnam
2280. INDONESIA: Government Denies Israeli Reports On Normalizing Ties
2281. INDONESIA: Prabowo Collaborates with King of Jordan to Drop Indonesian Relief Supplies to Gaza
2282. MYANMAR Junta Slams UN’s ‘One-Sided’ Human Rights Claims
2283. SINGAPORE Wants to INsulate and Protect the Local Jewish Community From the Impacts of the War in Gaza: Shanmugam
2284. VIETNAM: Van Thinh Phat Chairwoman Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death in $27B Scam
2285. ASEAN Tourists Prefer Thailand Over Indonesia: Study
2286. Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.2 Pct in 2024, 2025: Report
2287. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Pledge Online Safety Measures for Children Using Social Media: Fahmi
2288. MYANMAR: Reluctant Exiles: Another ‘Life or Death’ Exodus From Myanmar
2289. VIETNAM: Thailand Aims to Boost Durian Exports to China, Reclaiming lead from Vietnam
2290. CAMBODIA: 69-Year Old Phnom Penh Madam Detained For Underage Prostitution
2291. INDONESIA: Govt Urged To Tighten, Stop Granting Mining Licenses On Small Islands
2292. INDONESIA: 2 Papuan Rebel Leaders Killed in Shootout
2293. MYANMAR: Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy
2294. VIETNAM Firms Face Highest Local Cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
2295. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Crystal and Liquid Meth Production House Linked to Hong Kong Ring
2296. INDONESIA: PLN Mulls Importing LNG Amid Likely Shortfall in Local Gas Supply
2297. MALAYSIA: Prabowo, Anwar Discuss Direction to Strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia Ties
2298. MYANMAR Junta Deputy Defense Minister Interrogated Over Online Scams
2299. THAILAND: Google Lunches Security Feature to Protect Thailand Users From Scams
2300. INDONESIA: Lack of Clean Power May Jeopardize Indonesia’s Downstream Dream
2301. INDONESIA: Brunei and Laos Join Regional Payment Connectivity
2302. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya Must Calm ‘Allah’ Socks Storm Before Tensions Erupt: Extremism Experts
2303. MYANMAR: BHRN Calls On International Community to Help Muslims in Myanmar
2304. THAILAND: National Anti-Corruption Commission Initiates An Anti-Corruption Education Curriculum to Educate Thai Children and Instill Integrity Value in Thai society
2305. INDONESIA: Hyundai Ends Indonesia Aluminium Deal After Climate Campaign By K-Pop Fans
2306. INDONESIA: Aceh Authorities Detain Four Suspects in Rohingya Refugee Smuggling Case
2307. MALAYSIA Probes Links Between Detained Man and Israeli Crime Group
2308. MYANMAR Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
2309. VIETNAM Has 6 Billionaires in Forbes Global Rich List
2310. INDONESIA: Gov’t Revokes Over 2,000 Mining Licenses
2311. INDONESIA: Court Summons 4 Jokowi Ministers to Testify in Presidential Election Dispute Trial
2312. INDONESIA: As El Nino Bites, Indonesians Struggle with Record-High Rice Prices
2313. MYANMAR Military Loses Historic Outpost on Road to China in Kachin State
2314. SINGAPORE: 5 Takeaways From Survey of Southeast Asians, Including Singapore Being Top Choice of Regional Country for Relocation
2315. INDONESIA: Pope Francis to Visit Indonesia in September: Minister
2316. INDONESIA Gears Up for Another Colossal Elections
2317. MYANMAR: KNU Grateful For Aid Sent by Thai Government Through Myanmar Red Cross
2318. SINGAPORE: Dengue Cases Soar, Doubling in First Quarter of 2024; 7 Deaths Reported
2319. CAMBODIA: Chetra Urges Preservation of Tonle Sap
2320. INDONESIA’S Business Environment Ranking Slips As Others Improve
2321. INDONESIA: Untapped Muslim Donations Could Reach Rp180 Trillion Annually
2322. MYANMAR: India Urged to Stop Embracing War Criminals in Myanmar
2323. THAILAND Equal Marriage Bill a Victory for LGBTQA+ All Over the World:Pita
2324. INDONESIA Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza After UN Vote
2325. INDONESIA Moves Closer to Next World Cup Qualifying Round with 3-0 Win in Vietnam
2326. MALAYSIA: New SOPs Introduced To Prrevent Child Abuse Cases at Daycare Centers: Nancy Shukri
2327. MYANMAR: UK Government Raps Myanmar Junta on Armed Forces Day Over Its Brutality
2328. S’PORE-Flagged Vessel Had ‘Momentary Loss of Propulsion’ Just Before Hitting Baltimore Bridge: MPA
2329. INDONESIA: 13 Soldiers Held Over Alleged Torture of Papuan
2330. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Capture Portuguese Nationals Involved in Liquid Cocaine Trafficking Operation
2331. MYANMAR: A Chronicle of Collapse: How the Tide Turned Against Myanmar’s Once Mighty Military
2332. PHILIPPINES: Drug War Restarts in Davao
2333. VIETNAM: Central Vietnam Province Gets Its Own Red Sea
2334. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Rules Defamation Clause ‘Conditionally Unconstitutional’
2335. INDONESIA Takes Over Airspace Management in Riau Islands and Natuna from Singapore
2336. MYANMAR: Chinese Town Deports 200 Myanmar Migrant Workers Each Day
2337. SINGAPORE: Govt Tells Israeli Embassy to Remove Facebook Post That Was an ‘Astonishing Attempt to Rewrite History’, says Shanmugam
2338. THAILAND: An Entrepreneur Scores a Win in Europe With Her Low Glycemic Flour
2339. INDONESIA: Failed Election Candidates Place Hopes in Court Proceedings
2340. INDONESIA: New Import Rules Hoped to Save Ailing Textile Industry
2341. MALAYSIA: ‘Allah’ Socks Issue: Sabahan Sentenced to Six Months of Jail for Insulting Islam on Facebook
2342. MYANMAR is Main Beneficiary of Chinese Fund: Ambassador
2343. THAI Scientists Breed Coral in Labs to Restore Degraded Reefs
2344. INDONESIA Among the Unhappiest Countries in Southeast Asia: Study
2345. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declared as Elected President After Final Vote Count
2346. MYANMAR Court-Ordered Auction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home Fails to Draw Bids
2347. SINGAPORE Completes First Humanitarian Aid Airdrop into Gaza
2348. VIETNAM: Vo Van Thuong Leaves Position as Vietnam President
2349. INDONESIA Braces For Wildfires Ahead of Dry Season
2350. INDONESIA: $11.6 Billion Invested in Indonesia’s Smelters
2351. MYANMAR’S Women Bear the Cost of the Junta’s Coup
2352. THAILAND: Rural Doctor Society Claims Identities of 2.2 Million Thais on Sale in ‘Dark Web’
2353. VIETNAM: Pakistani, Iranian Men Pose As Interpol To Extort Tourists in Hanoi
2354. INDONESIA Accused of Avoiding Human Rights Issues
2355. INDONESIA: Government Considers Student Loan Scheme for Low-Income Families
2356. MALAYSIA: High Court Strikes Out Woman’s Bid to Declare Herself as Non-Muslim
2357. In MYANMAR, Citizen Journalism is Connecting News to Its Revolutionary Roots
2358. INDONESIA: KPU Races to Finish Vote Tally
2359. INDONESIA: Russia Alleges 10 Indonesians Fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine
2360. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Seize 2,500 LSD Sheets from Germany
2361. Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Calls for Security Council Action to Halt Conscription
2362. CAMBODIA: First Khmer-Speaking Robot Introduced-KhmerTimes
2363. INDONESIA: Draft Policy Draws Flak for Allowing Military, Police Hold Civil Posts
2364. INDONESIA Needs 350 More Aircraft to Make Airfare More Affordable
2365. MALAYSIA: Proposed Amendment on Citizenship Laws Goes Against Founding Fathers’ Intentions, Nazir Razak Tells Putrajaya
2366. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Communications in Around 80 Myanmar’s Townships: Report
2367. INDONESIA: EU Deforestation Regulation Seen to Complicate RI Biodiesel Exports
2368. INDONESIA: Thirst for ‘Swiftnomics’: Indonesia Eyes Partnering with Singapore on Concerts
2369. newspapers to strengthen mastery of Malay language among students
2370. MYANMAR: Japan Announces Extra US$ 37 Million In Aid to Myanmar
2371. SINGAPORE: Singapore Endorses Communique on Tackling Scams at Inaugural Global Fraud Summit
2372. INDONESIA: Extreme Weather Looms Over Indonesia
2373. INDONESIA: 2024 Presidential Election Results: Prabowo-Gibran Secures Victory in Jakarta
2374. MYANMAR: China Tightens Access For Myanmar Migrant Workers Entering From Shan State
2375. SINGAPORE: Over Half in S’pore Say Society, Technology Changing Too Fast, and In Ways That Don’t Benefit Them: Survey
2376. INDONESIA: Civil Society Piles Pressure On Parties To Launch House Probe
2377. INDONESIA: Batik Air Grounds Pilots Following Alleged In-Flight Napping
2378. MALAYSIA Charts Better Score In Latest Pew Religious Restriction Index, Driven By Drop in Govt Curbs
2379. MYANMAR General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State
2380. THAILAND: Crackdown On ‘Mule’ Accounts Aims to Impact Call-Center Gangs
2381. INDONESIA: Why Carbon Utilization Key To Indonesia’s Decarbonization
2382. INDONESIA: 18 Dead, 5 Missing After Indonesia Floods, Landslide
2383. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Sarawak to Become Major Renewable Energy Hub in SE Asia
2384. MYANMAR: AA Joins KIA Attacks on Myanmar Junta in Kachin State, While Fighting in Rakhine
2385. VIETNAMESE Tech TAlents Find Homeland Has Appealing Career Prospects
2386. INDONESIA: Cooking Up Opportunities: Used Cooking Oil Can Be a ‘Sizzling Success’ for Indonesia
2387. INDONESIA Aiming for 80 Percent Middle Class Population in 2045: Bappenas
2388. MALAYSIA: A Decade After MH370: Hopes of a New search to End All Speculation
2389. MYANMAR: Besieged Junta Troops Launch ‘Scorched Earth’ Attacks in Myanmar Jade Hub
2390. PHILIPPINES: 3,600 Ex-Rebels, Mostly in Mindanao, Await Amnesty as Senate Backs Marcos’ Initiative
2391. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sets Ambitious 8 Pct Economic Growth Target for Indonesia
2392. MALAYSIA Among Top Five Most Improved in Increasing Legal Gender Equality, But Still Lags Behind Regional Neighbors: World Bank Report
2393. MYANMAR: Number of Townships Placed Under Martial Law by Myanmar Junta Rises to 61
2394. SINGAPORE: Govt Mulls Publicizing Litterbugs’ Photos to Identify Them As Part of ‘Targeted’ Response to Rise in Cases
2395. THAILAND: Wealthy Myanmar Citizens Buy Thai Property to Seek Refuge From Civil War
2396. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Groups Oppose Using Operational Assistance Fund to Provide Free Lunches
2397. INDONESIA: Prabowo Looks Certain to Protect Status Quo for Political Stability
2398. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar ‘Happy to Reopen’ MH370 Search If Compelling Evidence Found
2399. MYANMAR: ‘No Breakthrough’ in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance and Junta
2400. VIETNAM: Carbon Credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year
2401. CAMBODIA: Shiva Reborn: 10th Century Statue Takes Shape
2402. INDONESIA: Poll Body in Hot Water After String of Tech Failures
2403. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Takes a Stand Against Bullying at PGRI Congress
2404. MALAYSIAN Graduates are Overqualified and Underpaid: Khazanah Research Institute Report
2405. MYANMAR: Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar’s Naval Weaknesses
2406. INDONESIA: Government Trials Free Meal Program at Tangerang School
2407. INDONESIA: Jokowi Promotes Prabowo to TNI Honorary General
2408. MYANMAR Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions
2409. SINGAPORE: New Anti-scam Portal to be Launched; MHA Calls out Meta for ‘Consistently Pushing Back’ on Efforts to Tackle Scams
2410. THAILAND: Zero Baht Stores: How ‘Grandpa Garbage’ Turned Waste into Sustainable Communities
2411. INDONESIA: Govt Doubles Funds for Oil Palm Replanting
2412. INDONESIA Losing Out on Foreign Tourists To Its Neighbors: Sandiaga
2413. MYANMAR: Aid Received by Myanmar in 2023 Insufficient According to Analysis
2414. SINGAPORE: Restaurant in Singapore Offers ‘Divorce’ Booking Option With Treats for Celebration
2415. THAILAND: Chaiwat Insists 2,900 Rai Under Dispute is Protected Forest, Cannot Be ‘Buffer Zone’
2416. CAMBODIA: Troubled Phnom Penh ‘Beer Bus’ Rebrands as ‘Eco-Friendly Exploration’
2417. INDONESIA: World Bank Urges Fiscal Caution for Indonesia’s Free Lunch Program in 2025
2418. INDONESIA: Inclusive Marriage Registry Plan for KUAs Meets With Questions, Calls for Dialogue
2419. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Agree With New National Service Scheme, Think It Will Be Positive: Survey
2420. MYANMAR: Myanmar Junta Calls on Students to Join University Corps
2421. INDONESIA Most Networked Nation in Southeast Asia Amid Geopolitical Race
2422. INDONESIA: Government to Relocate 6,000 Civil Servants to Nusantara in July
2423. MALAYSIA now ranks number one globally for 5G consistency score: Fahmi
2424. MYANMAR: Legal Aid Network Raps Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Drive
2425. VIETNAM Risks Losing Regional Tourism Race Without Visa Waivers: Experts
2426. CAMBODIA ex-PM Hun Sen Returns to Frontline Politics for Senate Seat
2427. INDONESIA: Luhut says China Ready to Fork Over for Cutlery Factory
2428. MYANMAR: Ta’ang Towns Promised Civilian Administration
2429. VIETNAM: Scrap Dealer Builds $2.85M Gold-Plated Castle in Central Vietnam
2430. CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Explains Hun Many’s Promotion to DPM
2431. INDONESIA: Jokowi Unveils Biggest Port in Eastern Indonesia
2432. INDONESIA Decries ‘Geopolitical Nightmare’ Ahead of ICJ Appeal
2433. MYANMAR: Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription
2434. VIETNAM To See Largest Expansion in Wealth Growth Over The Next Decade
2435. INDONESIA: Fitch, Moody’s Raise Concerns About Fiscal Policy Under Prabowo leadership
2436. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s School Meal Program to Cost $7.7 Billion in First Year
2437. MYANMAR: Pa-O Militia Backs Myanmar Junta Conscription by Forcibly Recruiting Civilians
2438. SINGAPORE: Malaysian Govt Study Warns of ‘Brain Drain’, Finds 3 in 4 M’sians Living, Working in S’pore Skilled or Semi-skilled
2439. THAILAND: What Thailand Must Do To Improve its Democracy Index Ranking
2440. INDONESIA: Jokowi signs regulation requiring Google, Meta to pay for news
2441. INDONESIA Says Women’s Rights Advocacy Should Remain a Priority in Afghanistan
2442. MALAYSIA: Police and State Islamic Authorities will Investigate Man Who Claims to be Prophet Muhammad’s Descendant: Home Minister
2443. MYANMAR:  Global ESG Investment Advisory Firms Accused of Aiding Myanmar Junta
2444. VIETNAM to send 125,000 Laborers Abroad in 2024
2445. CAMBODIA To Install Hundreds of Wildlife Cameras in an EFfort to Restore its Tiger Population
2446. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates 26 Military Hospitals Across Indonesia
2447. MYANMAR: 3 Myanmar Brigadier Generals Sentenced To Death For Surrendering Town
2448. VIETNAM’S VinFast to Establish EV Assembly Plant in Indonesia This Year
2449. INDONESIA: Doctors Blame Late Detection as Cancer Deaths in Indonesia Near 243,000
2450. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Policy Scrutiny After Free-Market Comments
2451. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Proposed Fishing Law Leaves Burmese Workers Vulnerable
2452. SINGAPORE: Air Ticket Prices To Go Up as Singapore Mandates Sustainable Fuel for Departing Flights from 2026
2453. THAILAND: Group Opposed to Thaksin’s Parole Vows to Seek NACC Investigation
2454. INDONESIA: Prabowo On Track To Succeed Jokowi
2455. INDONESIA: From Floods to Love Hearts
2456. MYANMAR: Restrictions Imposed on Domestic Air Travel in Myanmar
2457. THAILAND: Govt Launches New Medical Coverage Scheme for Tourists
2458. VIETNAMESE Spend $3.8M Daily on Online Food Orders
2459. INDONESIA: Tale of Two cities: Religious Tolerance in Bekasi & Depok
2460. INDONESIA to Address International Court Hearing on Israel Next Week
2461. MALAYSIA: Tourism Minister Urges Malaysians to Reject Racism to Achieve Strong Unity
2462. MYANMAR: Thailand to Open Humanitarian Center to Deliver Aid to Myanmar in One Month
2463. SINGAPORE Builds AI Model to ‘Represent’ Southeast Asians
2464. INDONESIA’S 2024 Cybersecurity Challenge: Rising Threats and Human Risks
2465. INDONESIA: New Energy Rule Discourages Rooftop Solar Systems: Users
2466. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reaffirms Continuation of Jokowi’s Programs
2467. MALAYSIA: Sharia Punishments in Malaysia Determined by Govt, No Question of Any Challenge Against Islamic Laws: IKIM
2468. MYANMAR Junta Enforces Military Service Law Following Battlefield Losses
2469. INDONESIA: Government Targets Completion of 41 National Strategic Projects by 2024, Removes 12
2470. MYANMAR’S Depleted Military Takes Aim at Professors, Students to Beef Up
2471. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Rejects Calls for Independent Mindanao After Duterte’s Remarks
2472. SINGAPORE: Median Monthly Household Income Rises to S$10,869 in 2023, a Real Increase of 2.8%
2473. INDONESIA’S Leading Banks Thrive in Post-Pandemic Recovery
2474. INDONESIA: KPU Found Guilty of Ethics Breach in Handling of Gibran VP Bid
2475. MYANMAR: Nine UN Security Council Members Call on Junta to End Attacks on Civilians
2476. THAILAND Confident Aid Effort Will Lead to Myanmar Crisis Dialogue
2477. INDONESIA: Anies to Uphold FPI, HTI Bans
2478. INDONESIA: Ship Captain Arrested for Transporting Migrant Workers from Malaysia
2479. MALAYSIA’S Pardons Board Announces Decision to Cut Najib’s Jail Term from 12 to 6 Years
2480. MYANMAR: 41 Rohingya Refugees Arrested After Fleeing Malaysian Detention Center
2481. VIETNAM: South Australia Halts Central Vietnam Students’ Admittance Amid Disappearances
2482. INDONESIAN Academia Calls for Electoral Integrity
2483. INDONESIA’S Manufacturing PMI Beats Other ASEAN Countries
2484. MALAYSIA: Stats Dept 2023 Report Shows Cancer Fourth Leading cCuse of death in Malaysia: Health Minister
2485. MYANMAR: 900 Myanmar Medics Detained Since 2021 Coup: Swiss Report
2486. SINGAPORE: Muslims Will Be Allowed to Eat Lab-Grown Meat If  It’s From Halal Animal Cells, Free From Non-Halal Ingredients: Mufti
2487. CAMBODIA: Soothsayers Barred From Social Media aEtivities
2488. INDONESIA: TNI Deploys 400,000 Soldiers to Safeguard the 2024 Election
2489. INDONESIA to Import Chinese Trains for Aging Commuter Line
2490. MYANMAR: Junta Prepared to Extend Myanmar’s State of Emergency Again in August
2491. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs
2492. INDONESIA: Dynasty in the Making’ as President Jokowi Shadow Hangs Over General Elections
2493. INDONESIA: Singkawang Retains Title as Indonesia’s Most Tolerant City
2494. MALAYSIA Ranks 57th in Global Corruption Perception Index, Trails Singapore in ASEAN
2495. MYANMAR: Momeik Incinerated as Myanmar Junta Reoccupies Shan Town
2496. PHILIPPINES: CNN Philippines to Close Due to Financial Losses
2497. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Back ‘Myanmar-Owned and Led’ Solution to Crisis
2498. INDONESIA: South Korean Native Vies for House seat
2499. INDONESIA: Sustainable Infrastructure Will Remain as Top Priority under New President: Sri Mulyani
2500. MYANMAR Sends Official to First ASEAN Meeting in More Than Two Years
2501. SINGAPORE: Women Aged 21 to 49 More Likely Than Male Peers to Accept Being Single, Married Without Children: IPS poll
2502. INDONESIA Aims to Attract 1,000 Investors with ‘Golden Visa’ Program
2503. INDONESIA: Jokowi Gets Red Mark in Agrarian Dispute Resolution
2504. MYANMAR: Both Junta and Resistance Digging In as Third Myanmar Coup Anniversary Approaches
2505. THAILAND: Most Thais Believe Country in Economic Crisis That Needs Urgent Attention: Poll
2506. Vietnamese Make Up Largest Percentage of Japan’s Foreign Workforce
2507. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugees Flee Aceh Shelter Amid Tensions With Locals
2508. INDONESIA Walks Out During Israel’s UN Security Council Speech
2509. MALAYSIA: At UPR Review, Malaysia Stands Firm on its Treatment of Refugees
2510. MYANMAR’S Supreme Court Orders Sale of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home
2511. VIETNAM Condemns Fabricated Report by Human Rights Watch
2512. INDONESIA: More Indonesians Smoking, Bucking Global Trend
2513. INDONESIA Seeks EU Trade Deal to Compete Against Vietnamese Footwear
2514. MALAYSIA to Launch Inquiry Into Cases Involving Disputed Singapore Strait Islets
2515. MYANMAR’S  Military Has Turned a Strategic Town in Sagaing Region Into a ‘Graveyard’
2516. THAILAND Must Get Out of Comfort Zone Amid Global Polycrises: CEOs
2517. INDONESIA Needs to Quadruple Sugar Output by 2030 for Self-Fufficiency, Ethanol
2518. INDONESIA: Demands from China, India to Boost Indonesia’s Coal Production
2519. MALAYSIA Demands Accountability for Israel’s Violations of International Law: Foreign Minister
2520. MYANMAR: Defeated Myanmar Junta Generals Given Death Sentences
2521. THAILAND Rolls out New VAT Refund for Foreign Tourists
2522. INDONESIA to Defend Skeptical Stance on Digital Goods Tax Moratorium at WTO
2523. INDONESIA: Special Buses for Students with Disabilities Begin Operations in Jakarta
2524. MALAYSIA’s Regressive Citizenship Amendments Risk Giving ‘Little Napoleons’ Power to Decide Who Gets To Be a Malaysian: Lawyer
2525. MYANMAR: India Plans to Fence Off Myanmar Frontier
2526. VIETNAM: First Homemade Radar Satellite to Go into Space Next Year
2527. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Future Lies in Kalimantan
2528. INDONESIA Eyes More Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Projects in 2024
2529. MYANMAR Named Second-Biggest Jailer of Journalists
2530. THAILAND: Muay Thai Takes the US by Storm, with 1,724 Centers, $1.25 Billion Industry
2531. VIETNAM: PM Requests Review of Labor Export Companies
2532. INDONESIA to Abandon 23% Renewable Energy Target
2533. INDONESIA’S Tourism to Fall Behind Thailand if Entertainment Tax Goes Up: Apindo
2534. MYANMAR: Another 278 Myanmar Junta Troops Flee to India
2535. SINGAPORE: EV Fast Chargers to be Set Up in HDB Neighborhood and town centers
2536. VIETNAM: Health Ministry Warns of Covid, Flu Surges Amid Tet travel, weather
2537. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Ganjar, Anies Offer Diverse Anti-Graft Strategies
2538. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Global Graffic Ranking Improves, But Congestion Worsens
2539. MALAYSIA: Immigration D-G says 220 Undocumented Migrant Hotspots Detected Nationwide
2540. MYANMAR: Thailand Mulls Providing Humanitarian Aid to Victims of War in Myanmar: Report
2541. VIETNAM: US Terrorist Group Coaxes People Into Deadly Attacks in Vietnam: Prosecutors
2542. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Breaks Ground on Rp 940 Billion Mosque Project in Nusantara
2543. INDONESIA: KPK Seeks FBI Assistance in Investigating SAP’s Bribery Allegations
2544. MALAYSIA: Two Malaysian Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Plead Guilty to Conspiring in 2002 Bali Bombing
2545. MYANMAR: Female Prisoners Subjected to Humiliating Strip Searches in Corridors
2546. VIETNAM: Hanoi Man Suffers Roundworm Attacks Passed From Dog
2547. INDONESIA Targets 15 Oil and Gas Projects Going Onstream in 2024
2548. INDONESIA Narrowly Misses Target of 100% Electrification Rate
2549. INDONESIA: Vietnam to Surpass Indonesia if We Do Nothing: Jokowi
2550. MYANMAR  Military Bows to Powerful Ethnic Army, Gives it More Towns Near China Border
2551. VIETNAM: 290 Kg of Cocaine Washed Ashore in Central Vietnam
2552. INDONESIA: Candidates to Pledge Commitment On Graft Eradication
2553. INDONESIA: Police in West Papua Urge Vigilance as 53 Inmates Escape from Sorong Prison
2554. MYANMAR’S Dictator is Facing Calls to Resign From Some of His Most Ardent Supporters
2555. SINGAPOREANS Less Happy Today Than 5 Years Ago, But Those With More Balanced View of LIfe Generally More Satisfied: NUS Survey
2556. VIETNAM Upholds ‘One China’ Policy After Taiwan Election
2557. INDONESIA: Prabowo Revives Plan to Build Giant Seawall Across Java Coastline
2558. INDONESIA: Communication and Information Ministry Removes 810,000 Online Gambling Content in 2023
2559. MALAYSIAN Drug Kingpin Arrested in Laos Deported to Thailand, Authorities Working to Seize Remaining Ill-Gotten Gains
2560. MYANMAR: Captured Myanmar Brigadier General Urges Junta Boss to Stop Committing War Crimes
2561. SINGAPORE Passport Ranked World’s Most Powerful in 2024, Tied With 5 Other Countries
2562. INDONESIA: Police Extend Cartenz Peace Operation in Papua Through 2024
2563. INDONESIA: PLN Transforms Electric Poles into EV Charging Stations
2564. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Spreading Fake News is a Crime, Agong is in Malaysia
2565. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Myanmar Migrants Detained in Malaysia Crackdown
2566. SINGAPORE Looking to Hire Auxiliary Police from China, India, the Philippines, Myanmar as Taiwan Recruits Dwindle: Shanmugam
2567. INDONESIA: Unlocking Indonesia’s Supply Chain Opporst Asia-tunity in Energized Southea
2568. INDONESIA to Send Record-Breaking 241,000 Pilgrims for 2024 Hajj Season
2569. Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int’l Isolation, Rohingya Rights
2570. SINGAPORE: Films at Upcoming Palestine Film Festival Allowed As They Do Not Promote Violence Against Any Group: Shanmugam
2571. THAILAND Set to Surpass 2023 Rice Export Target as November Figures Surge
2572. INDONESIA, Taiwan Prepare Migrant Fisher Protection Pact
2573. INDONESIA’S Foreign Policy is Not Transactional: Minister
2574. MALAYSIA: Protecting Malaysian Kids Online From Sexual Exploitation: Govt Explores Measures to Safeguard Against Overseas Predators
2575. MYANMAR: Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore
2576. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Eye More Tax on the Rich, Digital Firms to Raise Revenue
2577. INDONESIA Faces Dilemma on Rohingya Refugees
2578. MALAYSIA: Make No mistake, Downloading And Viewing ‘Child Porn’ is a Crime in Malaysia — Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
2579. MYANMAR Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp
2580. SINGAPORE: ‘The Urgency Has Gone Up’: SIngapore Government Agencies React To Findings of Third Climate Change Study
2581. INDONESIA: Waves of Lay-Offs Sweep Indonesia’s Export-Oriented Industries in 2023
2582. INDONESIA Confident About Winning EU Lawsuit on Palm Oil Biofuel
2583. MALAYSIA: Global Pharmaceutical Firm Roche Selects Malaysia as Site for First-in-Human Clinical Trial on Experimental Immuno Suppressant Drug
2584. SINGAPORE: What is a ‘Cyber Kidnapping’ Scam, and How Can You Protect Yourself Against it?
2585. MYANMAR Resistance Set to Expand Fighting in Mandalay After Seizing Strategic Junta Outpost
2586. CAMBODIA: New Minimum Wage in Effect, Up $4 Per Month
2587. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Venture Into TikTok To Win Over Young Voters
2588. INDONESIA: Bali Senator Sparks Islamophobic Controversy Over Comments on Airport Staff Attire
2589. MYANMAR Junta Threatens Nonstop Bombing of Towns Seized by Ethnic Groups
2590. VIETNAMESE Workers’ Average Income Grows 6.9% in 2023
2591. ASEAN FDI Hits All-Time High as EV Investment Skyrockets
2592. MYANMAR: Spring Revolution News for 1 January 2024
2593. SINGAPORE’S Economy Grew 1.2% in 2023; External Environment ‘Less Favorable’ to Security, Prosperity For Some Years To Come: PM Lee
2594. VIETNAM: India, Cambodia are Vietnam’s Fastest Growing Tourism Markets
2595. INDONESIA: Govt Confirms New COVID-19 Subvariant Ahead of Year-End Holidays
2596. INDONESIA’S Pertamina to Invest $900 Million in Algeria: Minister
2597. MALAYSIANNS Who Made Their Mark in the International Film Industry in 2023
2598. MYANMAR Junta Accused of Starving and Arresting Civilians in Rakhine State ‘to Instill Fear’
2599. VIETNAM: Tourism Race Heats Up as Asian Countries Rush to Simplify Visa Requirements
2600. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Finally Forms Permanent Ethics Council
2601. INDONESIA: No Need to Go Abroad: Jokowi Wants People to Seek Healthcare in New Capital
2602. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Govt ban on Israeli-owned ships entering country clear signal Malaysia does not recognise Israel
2603. SINGAPORE to Step Up Enforcement Against Vapes at Changi Airport and Other Checkpoints
2604. THAILAND: Survey Finds That 50% of Thais of Working Age Cannot Afford to Retire
2605. INDONESIA: Nickel Plan Sidelined as Govt Pushes EV Market With New Incentives
2606. INDONESIA: North Maluku Governor Arrested 13 Days Prior to Retirement
2607. MALAYSIA: Bumiputera Population Estimated at 21.3 Million This Year
2608. MYANMAR Stands on Humanitarian ‘Precipice’, UN Warns
2609. SINGAPORE: Will Global Supply Chains Be Disrupted By Ship Attacks in the Red Sea and is Singapore Affected?
2610. ASEAN: Japan to Provide $1b for ASEAN’s Regional EV Ecosystem
2611. INDONESIA: Spending Discrepancy in Jakarta: Land of the Rich, Home of the Poor
2612. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated
2613. MYANMAR: Number of Civilians Fleeing War in Myanmar Doubled to 660,000 in One Month: UN
2614. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Eye Seamless Tourism: Srettha
2615. CAMBODIA: Endangered Dholes Discovered at Mondulkiri Wildlife Conservancy
2616. INDONESIA: KPU Puts Health As Priority When Recruiting Poll Workers
2617. INDONESIA: India Proposes Local Currency Use in Trade with Indonesia
2618. MYANMAR: Few Places in Myanmar Still Safe for Junta Boss to Visit
2619. VIETNAM: Hanoi Aims to Increase Per Capita Green Space Five-Fold
2620. INDONESIA: Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Reimpose Health Protocols Amid Rising COVID-19 Trend
2621. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Earns Praise from Global Economists: Enggartiasto
2622. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Report Jump in Malaysia Govt Requests to Remove Content in 2023
2623. MYANMAR’S Spring Revolution Must Open Two New Fronts to Oust Junta
2624. INDONESIA’S Deforestation Rate Off Target For 2030 Climate Goal
2625. INDONESIA: Anies Wants to Discontinue New Capital Nusantara Project
2626. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Calls For Masks Again As Malaysia’s Covid-19 Cases Nearly Double to 13,000 In a Week
2627. MYANMAR: China Says ‘Positive’ Peace Talks Held Over North Myanmar Conflict
2628. INDONESIA: Ministry Urges Complete COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead of Holiday Season
2629. ‘INDONESIA Imprisoned More Graft Convicts than any Other Nation’: Jokowi
2630. MYANMAR’S Growth to Fall to 1 Percent: World Bank
2631. MYANMAR Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN
2632. PHILIPPINES: 65 Provinces Face Severe Drought
2633. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Ready for First Debate
2634. INDONESIA: Barito Dethrones BCA as Indonesia’s Biggest Listed Company
2635. MALAYSIA: CIJ: Surge in Anti-LGBT Hate Speech Since 1975 Incident at Good Vibes
2636. MYANMAR-Thailand to Form Joint Task Force to Cope With War Refugees
2637. SINGAPORE Suspends Poultry Imports From Regions in Japan, US and Other Countries Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
2638. CAMBODIA: LGBT Community Proposes Marital Equality Discussions
2639. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Push for Indonesian-Made Cars If He Wins Election
2640. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Prioritizes 4 Cities as New Growth Drivers
2641. MYANMAR Regime Stops Fuel Supplies to Yangon Factories
2642. PHILIPPINES: Most Filipinos Oppose Divorce
2643. INDONESIA: Jakarta Reports Infections Linked to ‘Mystery Pneumonia’
2644. INDONESIA: 11 Bodies Recovered after Marapi Eruption, and 12 Climbers Still Missing
2645. MYANMAR: Full Civilian Rule Restored in First Large Town Seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG
2646. SINGAPORE: Fewer Young People in Singapore Donating Blood Even as Demand Rises From Ageing Population: Red Cross
2647. THAILAND: Work-Life Balance and Flexibility Top Priorities for Thai Employees: Survey
2648. INDONESIA’S Call for Support in COP28 Shows ‘No New’ Commitment
2649. INDONESIA and UAE Collaborate to Combat Money Laundering
2650. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Stop Calling For ‘Inclusive Talks’ Between Myanmar Junta and Its Victims
2651. PHILIPPINES:11 Dead, Scores Hurt in MSU Bombing
2652. THAILAND: Police to Investigate Bribery Allegations Reported by German media
2653. INDONESIA Heightens Monitoring in Response to ‘Mysterious Pneumonia’ Outbreak in China
2654. INDONESIA Calls for Palestine’s Full UN Membership
2655. MYANMAR Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military
2656. MYANMAR: Fighting In Over 200 Townships Since Myanmar Coup
2657. INDONESIA: Indonesia EV Battery Industry in Limbo Amid Uncertain Roadmap, Rule
2658. INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau Continues to Erupt on Tuesday
2659. MYANMAR: Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang
2660. MYANMAR: Gangs, Extortion in Bangladesh Camps Driving Rohingya Sea Exodus
2661. SINGAPORE: Shanmugam Seeks Court Order Requiring TikTok to Name Users Who Posted ‘False, Baseless’ Claims of Extra-Marital Affair
2662. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Highlights Importance of Religion at R20 Summit
2663. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates On The Move Ahead of Official Campaign Season
2664. MALAYSIA: Education Minister Apologizes Over Vanning of Tamil Songs at Carnival in Penang
2665. MYANMAR: Rohingya Resettlements From Bangladesh Increase While Myanmar Instability Grows
2666. THAILAND: Chinese Nationals Begging in Bangkok Not Victims of Trafficking: Immigration Chief
2667. INDONESIA: State-Owned Enterprises Yield Rp 74 Trillion in Dividends
2668. INDONESIAN Police, Fishers Start Patrols to Stop Rohingya Boats
2669. MALAYSIA: In China, Court Begins Hearing Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 Compensation Claims From Passengers’ Families
2670. MYANMAR Junta to Prosecute Satellite Internet Users
2671. INDONESIA: KPK Marches On As Leader Fights Graft Charges
2672. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Inaugurates Two Airports in Papua
2673. MYANMAR: Battle For Control of Myanmar State Capital Escalating at ‘Alarming Rate’
2674. VIETNAMESE in Myanmar Relocated to Safe Zones: ministry
2675. INDONESIA Welcomes Temporary Truce in Gaza, Seeks Lasting Solution
2676. INDONESIA: Amended Law Allows Gov’t to Freeze Bank Accounts in Online Gambling Crackdown
2677. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Electronics Face Closer US Scrutiny Over China-Forced Labor
2678. MYANMAR: Doctors Without Borders Calls for Patient and Healthcare Worker Safety in Myanmar Conflict Areas
2679. VIETNAM: Task Force Curbing Traffic of Newborns to China
2680. INDONESIA: Regional Economic Integration Underpins Indonesia’s Transformation-JakartaPost-Nov 22, 2023
2681. INDONESIANS See US, China As the Right Economic Partners for ASEAN
2682. MALAYSIA: Bomb Threats Hit Several International Schools in Malaysia
2683. MYANMAR: Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
2684. THAILAND: LGBTQ Couples in Thailand to Soon Have Equal Legal Rights in Marriage
2685. INDONESIA Sends $2 Million worth of Humanitarian Supplies to Palestine
2686. INDONESIA: Disapora Welcomes New visa, But Not the Cost
2687. MALAYSIA: Average Salary in Malaysia to Increase 5.1pc in 2024: Mercer Survey
2688. MYANMAR: Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future
2689. CAMBODIA to Become First Asian Host of Mine Summit
2690. INDONESIA Opts for Less Ambitious Option Than Early Coal Retirement
2691. INDONESIA: About 250 Rohingya Refugees in Aceh Sent Back to Sea
2692. MALAYSIA: Becoming a Malaysian Officially: Five things You Need to Know About the ‘Good Character’ Test
2693. MYANMAR: Humbled Regime Helpless as China Demands Border Security; Hiding the Scale of Defeat; and More
2694. INDONESIA Healthtech Industry Faces Fresh Challenges Despite Past Growths
2695. INDONESIA: House to Form Committee to Watch Police Ahead of Elections
2696. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Agree to Address Illegal Fishing, Discuss South China Sea Issue During Bilateral Meeting in San Francisco
2697. MYANMAR: 5 European Nations, Canada Seek to Join Genocide Case against Myanmar at Top UN Court
2698. THAILAND: Hamas Tells govt Negotiators Thai Hostages Will Be Freed During Ceasefire
2699. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Vow Close Scrutiny of 2024 Race
2700. INDONESIA: Gunung Padang Could Be the World’s Oldest Pyramid: Study
2701. MALAYSIA: Google, Malaysian Govt Announce Strategic Collaboration To Create Skill Opportunities for 300,000 by 2026
2702. MYANMAR: Nine Towns Occupied by Myanmar Military for Decades Lost to Resistance in Days
2703. SINGAPORE: All Adult Singaporeans To Receive up to S$800 in Assurance Package Support in December
2704. INDONESIA: Competitive Three-Horse Race to Succeed Jokowi is On
2705. INDONESIA, US to Develop Work Plan on Critical Minerals Deal
2706. MYANMAR: Almost 40 Myanmar Junta Positions Abandoned in Rakhine: Arakan Army
2707. PHILIPPINES: Why Court Allowed Leila de Lima to Post Bail
2708. THAILAND Welcomes 23 Million Tourists This Year with Malaysians Topping List
2709. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Divided on Jokowi’s Food Estate Policy
2710. INDONESIA: Gibran Cleared To Run Despite Controversy
2711. MALAYSIA: Why Aren’t More Malays Successful Despite NEP? Dr Mahathir Compares Culture to Centuries of ‘Wealth-Chasing’ by Chinese
2712. MALAYSIA: ‘Stalemate’: Malaysia Still Can’t Get Sirul Extradited from Australia Due to Death Penalty: Lawyers
2713. CHINA Offers Bounty for Myanmar Junta’s Scam Kingpin in Kokang
2714. INDONESIA: Jokowi Calls OIC to Unite Against Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza
2715. INDONESIA: Religious Figures, Activists Call for Dialogue to End Violence in Papua
2716. MYANMAR: Thousands Trapped Without Food and Medicine in Shan State
2717. THAILAND: Chinese Police to Patrol in Thailand to Boost Tourist Confidence
2718. VIETNAM: Healing Tourism Trend Prompts Service Suppliers to Become More Dynamic
2719. CAMBODIA Achieves Remarkable Rice Sales Exceeding $1.2 Billion
2720. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
2721. INDONESIA: TikTok Ramps Up Efforts To Fight Fake Election News
2722. MYANMAR: Brotherhood Alliance Vows to Spread Operation 1027 Across Myanmar
2723. VIETNAM Beckons DIaspora With Career Options
2724. INDONESIA’S Diplomacy Must Be Value-Led, Not Transactional: Anies
2725. INDONESIA Welcomes 22 Palestinian Students on Scholarships
2726. MYANMAR Junta Calls Up All Reservists as Resistance Offensive Spreads
2727. SINGAPORE: Religious Leaders’ Guidance On gGobal Conflicts Helped to Foster Harmony in Singapore: Shanmugam
2728. VIETNAM: US Adds Vietnam to Currency Monitoring List
2729. INDONESIA: Certification Headache for Indonesia’s Budding Carbon Market
2730. INDONESIA Should Revamp Foreign Policy Amid Global Challenges: Ganjar
2731. MALAYSIA: Recruitment Agencies Not Allowed to Outsource Hiring of Foreign Workers: HR Minister
2732. MYANMAR: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Need Food: Myanmar Volunteers
2733. VIETNAMESE  Boycott Snapchat Over China’s U-shaped Line
2734. INDONESIA: GDP Growth Falls Below 5 Percent for First Time Since Pandemic
2735. INDONESIA Joins Money Laundering Watchdog FATF
2736. MYANMAR: Thai Police Pledge to Rescue Trafficked Nationals From Myanmar
2737. SINGAPORE PRoposes New Laws for President, Ministers to Hold ROles in Foreign and Global organizations
2738. VIETNAM By Far the Biggest Market for South Korean Cars in Southeast Asia
2739. INDONESIA: New Law Allows Military’s Return to Civilian Positions
2740. INDONESIA: West Papua Tribe At Risk of Losing Homeland aAter Court Ruling: NGOs
2741. MALAYSIA: Health Experts Predict Diabetes Will Heavily Burden Malaysia’s Healthcare System in Future
2742. MYANMAR Ethnic Groups Seize More Junta Outposts in Northern Shan State
2743. PHILIPPINES: Radioman Killed While Broadcasting
2744. INDONESIA Unlikely To Boycott Pro-Israel Products
2745. INDONESIA, UAE to Launch Mangrove Research Center at COP28
2746. MYNMAR Military Says Lost Control of Strategic Border Town
2747. SINGAPORE Warns Foreigners Against Using Country to Further Political Causes Amid Israel-Hamas war
2748. VIETNAM Uncovers Oldest Human Remains
2749. CAMBODIA: UNESCO Formally List Battambang Gastronomy
2750. INDONESIAN Hospital in Gaza in its Last Hours Amid Israel’s Fuel Blockade
2751. INDONESIA: More Local Firms Start Developing Malls, Hospitals in Nusantara
2752. MALAYSIA: On Proposed ‘Regressive’ Citizenship Law Changes, Stateless Kids Still Have Legal Avenues to be Malays: Saifuddin Nasution
2753. MYANMAR: US Sanctions Myanmar Junta’s State Oil and Gas Company
2754. INDONESIA Doubts Myanmar is Close to Inclusive National Dialogue
2755. INDONESIA: Government to introduce superior tuber varieties to address famine in Papua
2756. INDONESIA: 200,000 Hectares of Palm Plantations to be Made Forests: Government
2757. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Allowed 100pc Foreign-Owned Tesla, Starlink To Operate in Malaysia for National Good
2758. MYANMAR: Chinese Security Minister Meets Myanmar Junta Chief as Border Violence Grows
2759. INDONESIA: At Least 45 Suspected Militants Arrested in October
2760. INDONESIA: Remote Working for Jakarta Public Employees Fails to Tackle Pollution
2761. MALAYSIA: Sold An Illusion, Group Says Some Nepalis Find Bitter Reality Once in Malaysia
2762. MYNMAR Military Caught Off Guard by Ethnic Alliance’s Northern Offensive
2763. THAILAND To Lift Deep South Emergency by 2027: Defense Minister
2764. INDONESIA: 2024 Elections Chance to ‘Rejuvenate Democracy’ in Southeast Asia
2765. INDONESIA Surpasses Target With 26 Gold Medals at Hangzhou Para Games
2766. MYANMAR’S Shan State Clashes Stretch Into Second Day
2767. SINGAPORE’S Vote In Favor of UN Resolution Shows Clear Stand on Israel-Hamas Conflict: Shanmugam
2768. VIETNAM: Google Offers 40,000 Scholarships to Support Vietnam’s digital transformation
2769. INDONESIA Slams Western ‘Bias’ Regarding Gaza Siege at Security Council
2770. INDONESIA: TikTok, YouTube, Meta Eye Indonesia E-commerce License: Sources
2771. MYANMAR Junta Gets an ‘F’ For Education as Schools Spiral into Chaos
2772. SINGAPORE: Sleep-Deprived, 2 in 3 S’poreans Planning Travel With Goal of Catching Up On Shut-Eye: Survey
2773. THAILAND: At Least 54 Thais Held Hostage by Hamas: Israeli government
2774. INDONESIA: Businesses Seek to Ensure Post-Election Continuity
2775. INDONESIA: We Are Open to All: Indonesia Denies Favoring Chinese Investment
2776. MALAYSIA: Using Bahasa Melayu in Govt Dept Correspondence Crucial to Safeguard its Position: Malay Students Federation
2777. MYANMAR: Daw Aung Suu Kyi in Limbo as Myanmar Resumes Prison Visits After Three-Year Ban
2778. MYANMAR Crackdown on Business Escalates, 16 More Executives Face Life in Prison
2779. CAMBODIA-Village Ends Logging, Plants Crops
2780. INDONESIA Can Sue EU over Protectionist Green Policy: Economist
2781. MALAYSIA: DAP Rep Calls on Malaysians to Buy Palestinian Products Like Olive Oil, Dates As Sign of Solidarity
2782. MYANMAR: Global Petition Ups Pressure on Singapore to Cut Myanmar Military’s Supply Line
2783. VIETNAM Reports First Monkeypox Death
2784. INDONESIA: Firms Want Direct 95-Year Land Rights In Nusantara As Uncertainty Persists
2785. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Huge Geothermal Potential Catches Iceland’s Attention
2786. MALAYSIA: Poor Command of Bahasa Malaysia Among Reasons Why Senior Applicants Refused Citizenship:  Home Minister
2787. MYANMAR Regime Opens Larger Gems Emporium
2788. SINGAPORE: No Decision On Use Of Nuclear Energy Yet, Singapore to Keep Options Open
2789. INDONESIA: Prabowo Picks Jokowi’s Son Gibran as Running Mate
2790. INDONESIA: Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage in Indonesia’s “Living Rooms”
2791. MYANMAR: Rohingya Lie at the Bottom of the Pile of World Aid Priorities
2792. MYANMAR Junta Allocates Land in Yangon for Russia to Build Orthodox Church
2793. VIETNAM: Vietnam to Sign Rice Trade Deals with Indonesia, Philippines
2794. INDONESIA: After Nearly A Decade, Jokowi Falls Short On Promise Of Energy Subsidy Reform
2795. INDONESIA: Ex-Papua Governor Lukas Enembe Sentenced to 8 Years for Corruption
2796. MYANMAR: German Firm Faces Legal Probe Over Myanmar Junta Supplies
2797. MYANMAR Junta Demands Expats Pay Tax Before Renewing Passports
2798. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Secures $4.26B Business Deals in Saudi Arabia-
2799. INDONESIA: Belt and Road Cooperation Must Not Complicate Countries’ Fiscal Conditions: Jokowi
2800. INDONESIA: European Firm Commits to Invest $2b in Indonesia’s Renewables
2801. MALAYSIA Proposes Upgrading 2002 ASEAN Pact To Address Haze Issue: Nik Nazmi
2802. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Trying to Sow Division in Myanmar’s Oldest Ethnic Armed Group
2803. THAILAND: Iranian Envoy in Thailand Says Effort Being Made to Free Thais Held Hostage by Hamas
2804. INDONESIA: Xi Wants to Expand Cooperation With Indonesia in Several Key Markets
2805. INDONESIA: 30.000 Coal Workers Could Lose Jobs as Indonesia Shifts to Clean Energy
2806. MALAYSIA: First Women’s Health Clinic Set Up At National Sports Medical Centre To Handle Female Athletes’ Health Issues: Hannah Yeoh
2807. MYANMAR: ASEAN Must Take Action Against Members Supporting Myanmar Junta
2808. MYANMAR: ‘Cyber Scammer’ Facing Arrest in China Linked to Drugs Trade in Myanmar
2809. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Opens Door For Jokowi’s Son to Run in Presidential Poll
2810. INDONESIA: Jakarta Aims to Become Global City After Capital Relocation
2811. MALAYSIA: EPF: Budget 2024 Prioritizes Retirement Wellbeing, Secure Future For Malaysians
2812. MYANMAR: China Begins Surveys for Railway on Myanmar’s Indian Ocean
2813. PHILIPPINES: Canada Forges Agreement to Help Philippines Track Illegal Fishing vessels Using Satellite Technology
2814. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Upholds Minimum Age for President, VP candidates
2815. INDONESIA: Missing Emission Cap Renders RI Carbon Exchange Less Effective: Experts
2816. INDONESIA Urges Norway to Accelerate $250 Million Clean Energy Investment
2817. MYANMAR Junta and Russia Discuss Building Gas Pipeline in Myanmar
2818. VIETNAM: Halal Tourism ‘Gold Mine’ For Vietnam To Tap Into
2819. INDONESIA Signs Tourism Decarbonization Road Map
2820. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Employment Agencies to Submit Lists of Myanmar Migrant Workers
2821. SINGAPORE: Pew Sudy Hails Singapore’s ‘Remarkable’ Religious Diversity and High Tolerance, Acceptance
2822. THAILAND: Two Thai Elephants Born Through Artificial Insemination
2823. INDONESIA: Island Nations Band Together To Face Existential Threat
2824. INDONESIA Reelected at UN Human Rights Council with Most Votes
2825. MALAYSIA: In A First For The Country, Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act Passed in Dewan Rakyat
2826. MYANMAR: A Corrupt Business Empire Thrives Under the Junta
2827. THAILAND: Govt Eyes Community-Based Jobs For Workers Returning From Israel
2828. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Administration Gets Red Mark On Graft Eradication
2829. INDONESIA Asks Philippines’s Help to Evacuate Citizens from War-Torn Gaza
2830. MALAYSIA: First Time Malaysian Trafficking Victims Found All The Way in South America: IGP
2831. MYANMAR  Troops Cut Power in Southern Sagaing, Force 10,000 to Flee
2832. THAILAND: YouTube remains top video platform in Thailand:  Survey
2833. INDONESIA To Evacuate Citizens from Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Worsens
2834. INDONESIA Hosts Inaugural Summit of Island States
2835. MALAYSIA: Indonesia, Thailand and China Agree To Trade With Malaysia Using Ringgit: PM Anwar
2836. MYANMAR: 29 Killed in Myanmar Junta Strike on Displaced Persons Camp
2837. THAILAND Postpones Regional Summit to Which Myanmar Junta Boss Invited
2838. INDONESIA Calls for End of Israel-Palestine Conflicts
2839. INDONESIA: Confidence In Collaborative Climate Response Weighed Down By Inaction
2840. MYANMAR Junta Rejects Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeal
2841. SINGAPORE Banks To Allow Customers To ‘Lock Up’ Funds in Latest Move To Guard Against Scams
2842. VIETNAMESE Citizens In Israel Remain Safe Amid Severe Conflict
2843. INDONESIA: Govt Orders E-Commerce Firms To Share Import Data With Customs Office
2844. INDONESIA: Govt Conducts First Biofuel-Powered Flight Test On Commercial Plane
2845. MYANMAR: Expressing Dissent Online Can Be Deadly In Myanmar: Freedom House
2846. THAILAND Needs An SMS Emergency Alert System
2847. VIETNAM: Vietjet To Launch 5 New Routes To Asia-Pacific Destinations
2848. INDONESIA: KPU Urges Political Parties To Withdraw Ex-Graft Convicts From Legislative Elections
2849. INDONESIA: Seeks Negotiations on Binding Rules on AI-Driven Weapons
2850. MALAYSIA: KL, Riyadh In Talks To Make Malaysia Preferred Transit Hub For Umrah Pilgrims: MOTAC
2851. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Graft Purge Can’t Hide His Own Ill-Gotten Wealth
2852. VIETNAM’S Largest Rare Earth Mine To Open
2853. INDONESIA: Govt Goes All In To Extinguish Wildfires
2854. INDONESIA: House Passes Revised IKN Law To Future-Proof Nusantara Against Regime Change
2855. INDONESIA: Agriculture Minister Syahrul Abroad Amid Ongoing Corruption Probe
2856. MYANMAR: Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
2857. SINGAPORE: New Inter-Ministerial Committee To Review And Strengthen Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime
2858. CAMBODIA: Guinness Recognize Giant Stingray
2859. INDONESIA: State Firms Accused Of Selling Arms To Myanmar Junta
2860. INDONESIA: Court Upholds Jobs Law As Labor Unions Stage Rallies
2861. MYANMAR’S Cash-Strapped Junta Hikes Taxes, Utilities Despite Surging Inflation
2862. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Braces For Severe Drought, River salinity
2863. INDONESIA: PDI-P Touts Food Security As Election Priority
2864. INDONESIA: 77 Indonesians Could Be Spared Death Penalty in Malaysia
2865. MYANMAR: Dethroned NLD party marks 35th anniversary in Myanmar
2866. SINGAPORE’S Total Population Back Above Pre-Covid Levels, Rising 5% to 5.92 Million
2867. THAILAND: Toxic Smoke From Indonesia Drifts Towards Thailand
2868. INDONESIA: TIkTok Laments Social Media Commerce Ban
2869. INDONESIA, Malaysia Seek to Counter Negative Perception of Palm Oil in India
2870. MALAYSIA: Artist Of Banned Book Says ‘Monkey’ Remark Meant To Compliment Indonesian Maid’s Agility
2871. MYANMAR: Tracing Myanmar Junta’s Repeated Governing Body Shakeups Since Coup
2872. SINGAPOREAN Woman And Daughter Arrested in Manila Airport For Allegedly Smuggling 14kg of Cocaine Worth S$1.83m
2873. INDONESIA: Multiple Task Forces Make Little Dent On Jakarta Air Pollution
2874. INDONESIA’S Carbon Exchange Holds Rp 3,000t Potential: Jokowi
2875. MALAYSIA: No Harassment of LGBT Community Will Be Allowed: Anwar
2876. MALAYSIA Working To Bring Home 2 Suspected Terrorists Detained in Guantanamo Bay
2877. MYANMAR: As Resistance Drone Attacks Rise, Myanmar Junta Seeks Regional Help
2878. INDONESIA: Govt Efforts To Tackle Human Trafficking Not Enough: Activists
2879. INDONESIA: Use Buildings Idled By Capital Move To Make Jakarta ‘Livable’: ADB
2880. MALAYSIA Will Not Entertain Frivolous Claims By Any Party on Sabah: Foreign Minister
2881. MYANMAR: How Chinese-Run Mines Are Fueling the Myanmar Junta’s Terror Campaign
2882. VIETNAM Opposes China’s Ship Identification Stations in Paracel Islands
2883. INDONESIA Reiterates Call To Reform Global Financial System
2884. INDONESIA: Gov’t To Issue Regulation Banning Social Media Platforms from Running E-Commerce
2885. MYANMAR: Catch-22 For Rohingya Caught Up in Myanmar Citizenship Dilemma
2886. PHILIPPINES: China Installs Barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
2887. SINGAPORE: World War II Bomb Found in Bukit Timah, SAF to Carry Out On
2888. INDONESIA: Local Investors Kick-Start Commercial Projects in Nusantara
2889. INDONESIA Pledges to Protect Marine Biodiversity in High Seas
2890. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Despite Geopolitical Rivalry, US Remains Malaysia’s Top Investor
2891. MYANMAR: US Committed To Resolving The Crisis in Burma: Deputy Secretary of State
2892. PHILIPPINES Considers Banning TikTok For Security Workers To Block App From Cyberspying
2893. INDONESIA: What climate change? Study Finds Political Parties Lack Focus on Climate Issues
2894. INDONESIA Seeks to Strengthen Fragmented Global South in Weeklong UNGA
2895. INDONESIA: Elon Musk’s Starlink Makes Indonesian Presence Withyees: Minerist
2896. MALAYSIA’S Largest Renewable Energy Power Plant Commences Operation
2897. MYANMAR: Junta Shutters Myanmar Currency Exchanges in ‘Futile’ Bid to Prop Up Economy
2898. CAMBODIA Set To Celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO Listing
2899. INDONESIA: Govt To Proceed With Oil Exploration In Warim Block In Papua
2900. INDONESIAN Woman Jailed for Using Islamic Invocation Before Eating Pork
2901. MALAYSIA: Resorting to Racial Politics Is Easiest Way To Gain Malay Support: PKR Deputy President Rafizi
2902. MYANMAR Junta Seeks Chinese Help Acquiring Nuclear Technology
2903. INDONESIAN Nickel Reserves Could Be Depleted In 15 Years, Minister Warns
2904. INDONESIA: Antam Ordered to Pay Surabaya Businessman Rp 1 Trillion in 1 Ton Gold Dispute
2905. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
2906. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
2907. MYANMAR: UK Ad Cuts to Rohingya Now at 85%: NGO
2908. VIETNAMESE Earthworm Hunters Destroying Protective Forest Go Unpunished
2909. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Slam Jokowi For Spying Boast
2910. INDONESIAN Navy Thwarts People Smuggling Attempt to Malaysia in High-Speed Boat Chase
2911. INDONESIA: National Museum that Houses Pre-Historic Artifacts Ravaged by Fire
2912. MYANMAR: UN Expert Suggests ‘Collective Punishment’ To End Myanmar mMilitary’s War on the People
2913. THAILAND: Health Ministry Launches Swift Vaccine Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
2914. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
2915. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
2916. MALAYSIA: Immigration Dept Cripples Pakistani Immigrant Syndicate in Kelantan
2917. MYANMAR: NLD Alarmed at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Health Woes
2918. MYANMAR: Several ASEAN Air Force Chiefs Skip Myanmar Meeting
2919. INDONESIA: Fears of Abuse as Ministers Allowed To Campaign ‘On Leave’
2920. INDONESIA: 19 Regional Governments and 2 Companies Awarded for Impactful Development Initiatives
2921. MALAYSIA Determined To Get Back 1MDB Funds From Goldman Sachs: PM Anwar
2922. MYANMAR Junta Chief Woos Shan Militias Amid Troop Shortages
2923. THAILAND: Pita Named An Emerging Leader In TIME100 Next List
2924. INDONESIA Grapples With Fires As El Nino Peaks
2925. INDONESIA Looks Back on Tough East Asia Summit Negotiations
2926. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, Survey Shows Muslims and Buddhists See Extremists From Their Own Faiths As Biggest Threats
2927. MYANMAR: Crimes Against Humanity Are Getting More ‘Brazen’ in Myanmar, UN Told
2928. PHILIPPINES: A Decade Later, Philippines Still Most Dangerous Country in Asia for Envi Defenders
2929. CAMBODIAN Rice Benefits From Global Security Woes
2930. INDONESIA: PLN’s Ambitious Renewables Target Lacks Govt Support
2931. MALAYSIA Is Latest in Asia To Tighten Grip on Key Minerals
2932. MYANMAR: Shamed By ASEAN, Myanmar’s Generals Try to Save Face
2933. VIETNAM: Bayer Launches Southeast Asia’s First ForwardFarm in Vietnam
2934. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reiterates Developing Nations Call For Help On Climate at G20
2935. INDONESIA: ASEAN Establishes New Troika to Find Solution on Myanmar Crisis
2936. MYANMAR: Education Under Attack in Myanmar, Ukraine and Other War Zones: NGO
2937. MYANMAR Has Been Running Out of Power Since the Coup: World Bank
2938. THAILAND Malaysia Mull Setting Up Joint Committee To Tackle Cross-Border Cybercrime
2939. INDONESIA: Proposed Govt Control Over Places Of Worship Draws Criticism
2940. INDONESIA: Police Deployed to Check Pollutant Level at Factories
2941. MALAYSIA: Suhakam To Work With Indonesian, Philippine Counterparts To Find Answers To Sabah’s Stateless Issue In Next Five Years
2942. MYANMAR Junta Losing War: East Timor’s President
2943. VIETNAM Rises As Potential Semiconductor Hub For Global Manufacturers
2944. INDONESIA: China Warns Against ‘New Cold War’ at ASEAN Summit
2945. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 42 Chinese Nationals Accused of Romance Scams
2946. MYANMAR: No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chief
2947. MYANMAR’S Suu Kyi Unwell, Back in Prison: NLD Members
2948. VIETNAM, Laos, Cambodia Agree To Operate ‘One Journey-Three Destinations’ Tours
2949. ASEAN Bars Myanmar From 2026 Chairmanship
2950. INDONESIA: OpenAI Chief Granted First ‘Golden Visa’
2951. INDONESIA Introduces De-Dollarization Task Force
2952. SINGAPORE: Rapper Subhas Nair Sentenced To Jail For Attempting To Promote Ill Will Between Races and Religions
2953. THAILAND: As New Cabinet Is Sworn In, Srettha Says ‘No Honeymoon Period’ For His Government
2954. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For ASEAN To Denounce ‘Ten-Dash Line’
2955. INDONESIA To Import 250,000 Tons Of Rice From Cambodia
2956. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Based V-Power Company Ceases Four Projects in Myanmar
2957. VIETNAM’S Mekong Delta, World’s Youngest River Basin, Might Be First One Gone
2958. INDONESIA: Regions Brace For Wildfire, Haze As Dry Season Peaks
2959. INDONESIA: W. Australia Offers to Make Indonesia’s EV Battery Dream Come True ​​​
2960. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir says racial issues caused by non-Malay parties, calls them ‘parti pendatang’: Report
2961. MYANMAR And Other Rice Exporting Countries Struggle To Maintain Normal Production
2962. SINGAPORE: Tharman Clinches Oresidency With Landslide Win, Pledges To Help Usher In ‘Future of Optimism and Solidarity’
2963. INDONESIA Open To ‘Kratom’ Opioid Exports Despite Proposed Local Ban
2964. INDONESIA: Challenges Abound Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Jakarta
2965. MYANMAR’S Landmine Clearers Working With Pliers And Bare Hands
2966. PHILIPPINES Rejects China ’10-Dash’ Map
2967. SINGAPORE Holds First Contested Presidential Vote In Over A Decade
2968. INDONESIA: Political Dynasties, Graft Leniency Loom Over 2024 Elections
2969. INDONESIA: Jokowi Threatens to Shut Down Polluting Factories
2970. MYANMAR: Yangon Food Charities Swamped as Hunger Stalks Myanmar
2971. THAILAND: Activists Submit Petition With Over 212,000 Signatures, Seek Democratic Constitution
2972. VIETNAM: All Eyes On Agroecology As Vietnam Embarks on Food System Transformation Journey
2973. INDONESIA: Political Exiles Push For Guarantee Of Continued Nonjudicial Resolutions
2974. INDONESIA: Says Freedom of Expression Not Free Pass for Quran Desecration
2975. MALAYSIA: Beyond A ‘Band-Aid’: Why SIS Started Free Legal Advice For Muslims 20 years Ago And What’s Next
2976. MYANMAR: As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
2977. THAILAND: MRT To Partially Power Blue, Purple Lines With Solar Energy
2978. INDONESIAN Protectionism May Stand In Way of ASEAN Digital Economy Pact
2979. INDONESIAN Muslims Advised against Multiple Hajj Pilgrimages
2980. MYANMAR: Seven Indian Companies Added To Myanmar ‘Dirty List’
2981. MYANMAR Vulnerable To Climate Emergencies, says NGO
2982. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Province Coastline Devastated By Erosion
2983. CAMBODIA: NGOs Warn of ‘Sharp’ Decline in Breastfeeding
2984. INDONESIA Lifts Ban on Sending Domestic Workers to Middle East
2985. INDONESIA Inaugurates $2B LRT Trains to Reduce Jakarta’s Traffic
2986. MYANMAR Expels Top East Timor Diplomat
2987. THAILAND Running Out of Jobs For University Graduates: NESDC Report
2988. CAMBODIA: From Waste To Wealth: Cambodian Compost Mogul Turns Trash To Treasure
2989. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reignites ‘Bandung Spirit’ In Week-Long Africa Tour
2990. INDONESIA: Hyundai To Introduce New Electric Vehicle Model From Indonesian Plant
2991. MYANMAR: Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine
2992. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Pitches For Federalism
2993. INDONESIA: Pertamina Eyes Oil And Gas, Geothermal Expansion In Kenya
2994. INDONESIA: Partial Work-from-Home Policy Implemented in Greater Jakarta to Address Air Pollution
2995. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monks Condemn Myanmar Junta for Arrests Over ‘Blasphemous’ Movie
2996. PHILIPPINES: Chinese Ships Block PH Boats
2997. THAILAND: Srettha Gets Royal Endorsement As Prime Minister
2998. INDONESIA: Captive Power Casts Doubt On JETP Emissions Reduction Goal
2999. INDONESIA: Govt To Merge Three State-Owned Airlines
3000. INDONESIA’S Cellular Tariffs Among the Cheapest in SE Asia
3001. MYANMAR Will Get Sicker—Junta Shuts Another Hospital in Mandalay
3002. THAILAND: Thaksin Taken To Bangkok Remand Prison To Start Serving His Jail Terms
3003. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Uncover Arms Trade Syndicate
3004. INDONESIA: Health Ministry To Set Up Independent Body To Probe Malpractice Claims
3005. MALAYSIA: Federal Court Allows Leave For Sisters In Islam’s Bid To Appeal Ruling Over Selangor Fatwa Declaring It As Deviant
3006. MYANMAR: Several Resistance Attacks Reported Near Myanmar Regime’s Nerve Center
3007. THAILAND’S Pheu Thai Launches PM Bid As Fugitive Figurehead Thaksin Eyes Return
3008. CAMBODIA-New Cultural Heritage Sites Identified In Protected Areas
3009. INDONESIA: Jokowi To Attend BRICS Summit in South Africa
3010. INDONESIA: Nearly 17,000 Central Government Employees to Relocate to Nusantara
3011. MYANMAR: H&M’s Forced Exit Leaves 42,000 Myanmar Workers Asking How They Will Eat
3012. THAILAND Now Has 36 Smart Cities In 25 Provinces
3013. INDONESIA: Jokowi Govt Sets Final $2.6b Tranche for Nusantara Next Year
3014. INDONESIA: Four More Provinces Ink Low-Carbon Development Deal With Bappenas
3015. MYANMAR: Leader of Sanctions-Hit Myanmar Junta Moans About ‘Weaponization’ of Dollar
3016. MYANMAR: In Myanmar Prisons, Showing Solidarity With Martyrs Leads to Solitary Confinement
3017. SINGAPORE: Police Warn Of New Android App Scam Targeting Users of TikTok, Dating Platforms-
3018. INDONESIA: Tesla To Sign Investment Deal In Indonesia Within Months: Luhut
3019. INDONESIA: Newly-Arrested Militant Plots Attacks on Police, Military Targets
3020. MYANMAR: Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis
3021. MYANMAR Regime to Arm Civil Servants
3022. SINGAPORE: Some Employers Make Baseless ‘revenge accusations’ Against Maids To Punish Them For Leaving Job: Home Report
3023. INDONESIA: Government To Start Random Emission Tests As Poor Air Chokes Jakarta
3024. INDONESIA: Jokowi Mulls Work From Home Policy to Address Deteriorating Jakarta Air Quality
3025. MYANMAR: At Least 25 Missing After Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
3026. THAILAND: Man, 36, Becomes First Patient To Die of Mpox in Thailand
3027. VIETNAM Issues e-Visa For All Countries
3028. INDONESIA: Jakarta Pollution Blamed For Respiratory Problems
3029. INDONESIA: Miss Universe Cuts Ties with Indonesian Organizer amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
3030. MYANMAR: Torture and Terror at Chinese-Run Cyber Scam Hubs in Myanmar
3031. VIETNAM: Big Wave of Internal Migration Hits Da Lat
3032. INDONESIA: Jakarta Hit By Major Pollution spike: Air quality monitor
3033. INDONESIA: Lecturer’s Curse of President Tests Limits of Free Speech
3034. INDONESIA: New Capital Nusantara is World’s Largest Project: Jokowi
3035. MYANMAR: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Blames Manipur Violence On Myanmar Refugees
3036. VIETNAM: Power Outages Cost Vietnam $1.4B: World Bank
3037. INDONESIA: ‘Missing Link’ in Indonesia’s Economic Development: INDEF
3038. INDONESIA: New Zealand Calls For Release of Pilot Kidnapped in Papua
3039. INDONESIA: 30 Miss Universe Indonesia Contestants Report Sexual Abuse: Lawyer
3040. MYANMAR: Prominent Activist Calls for Public Boycott of Myanmar Junta’s ‘Blood’ Products
3041. THAILAND To Grow Opium, Magic Mushrooms To Produce Morphine, Anti-Depressants
3042. INDONESIA’S Inequality Increases Slightly As Poverty Falls
3043. INDONESIA: Brain Drain: Calls Mount For Dual Citizenship In Indonesia
3044. INDONESIA: Populous Indonesia Defends Democracy Index That is Behind Malaysia
3045. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Turkiye’s President Erdogan Suggests Cooperation With Malaysia In Facing Islamophobia
3046. MYANMAR: Deadly Floods Displace Thousands in Three Myanmar Border States
3047. CAMBODIA Dismisses Human Rights Report
3048. INDONESIA: Experts Warn of Contagious Outbreaks, Health Problems As El Niño Returns
3049. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Exceeds 5% for 7th Consecutive Quarter
3050. MYANMAR: US Closes Sanctions Window For Myanmar Junta Banks
3051. VIETNAM: Earthworm Electrocution Is Destroying The Environment For China Trade
3052. ASEAN: Timor-Leste Rethinks Its Accession Bid if ASEAN Cannot Handle Myanmar Issue
3053. INDONESIA- West Sumatra Administration Criticized For Stifling Protests
3054. MALAYSIA: Muslim Nationalism Challenges Anwar’s Multiethnic Government: Wong Chin Huat
3055. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners Tortured for Honoring Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day
3056. VIETNAM: Export Demand Should Not Jeopardize Vietnam Food Security: Experts
3057. INDONESIA Initiates ASEAN Road Map For Digital Transformation Of Education Systems
3058. INDONESIA: Foreigners Only Need Passport to Buy House in Indonesia: Gov’t
3059. MALAYSIA: Woman Convert Fails To Get High Court Leave In Bid To Be Declared Christian After Divorcing Muslim Man
3060. MYANMAR: Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar
3061. THAILAND: Chinese Investors Top BOI Investments Applications
3062. INDONESIA: Islamic School Leader Panji Gumilang Detained for Blasphemy, Hate Speech
3063. INDONESIA: Govt Plans to Revive Sanatoriums To Treat Tuberculosis
3064. MYANMAR: Junta’s Amnesty for Political Prisoners was Hostage Diplomacy: Myanmar Watchdog
3065. VIETNAM Continues ‘Four Nos’ Defense Policy
3066. VIETNAM: Culinary Tourism To Become National Strategic Product
3067. INDONESIA: Govt Unveils Ecotourism Concept For New Capital City
3068. INDONESIA: No LSD In Our Cattle, Canberra Insists After RI Halts Imports
3069. MYANMAR Regime Reduces Jailed Leaders’ Sentences Under Prisoner Amnesty
3070. SINGAPORE:  Man Charged With Running Unregistered Muslim Religious School, Teaching False Doctrine
3071. VIETNAMESE Consume Too Much Meat, Say Health Advocates
3072. INDONESIA: Government Orders Shipment of Aid to Drought-Hit Papua Region
3073. INDONESIA: Jokowi Seeks Chinese Investment in 5,000-Hectare Durian Plantation
3074. Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for 6 More Months
3075. PHILIPPINES: 25 Dead, Over 2 million Affected from Typhoon Doksuri in Philippines
3076. VIETNAM: Russia to Issue E-Visas for Vietnamese Nationals
3077. NDONESIA’S Middle-Strength Passport Remains a Travel Barrier For Some
3078. INDONESIA Launches Its First CryIpto Bourse
3079. MALAYSIA: Customs Makes Biggest Drug Bust in Sabah, Seizes over 100Kg of Syabu Worth Around RM3M
3080. MYANMAR Jade Worth About US$4 Billion Exported to China in 2022
3081. THAILAND:  Police Prepare for Thaksin’s Return As August 10 Arrival Date Confirmed By Family
3082. INDONESIA’s Rice Reserve Not Sufficient To Weather El Niño Next Year
3083. ASEAN Predicted to Be Net Importer of Natural Gas by 2025
3084. MYANMAR’S Northern Alliance ‘Not Interested’ in Empty Peace Talks With Junta
3085. PHILIPPINES; China Eyes Military Exercises With PH
3086. SINGAPORE: No Zero-Tolerance Approach by PAP to Extramarital Affairs, Unlike Corruption and Criminal Conduct: DPM Wong
3087. CAMBODIA: An End To An Era as Hun Sen Passes Baton To Son Manet
3088. INDONESIA: JETP Could Help Drive Indonesia’s Geothermal Growth
3089. INDONESIA Says Taliban Representatives Visited ‘Informally’
3090. MYANMAR: Thai Beer Titan to Invest US$14M in Another Brewery in Myanmar
3091. PHILIPPINES: VIETNAM Builds More Facilities in Spratlys
3092. CAMBODIAN Election Draws Criticism
3093. INDONESIA: Social Media Monitoring Agency Could Curb Free Speech, Activists Warn
3094. INDONESIA Set to Launch Largest Solar Panel Industry in SE Asia
3095. MYANMAR Military May Move Suu Kyi to House Arrest
3096. SINGAPORE To Execute First Woman In Nearly 20 Years: Rights Groups
3097. INDONESIA: G20 Energy Proposal Costly, Not Feasible: RI
3098. INDONESIA Spends $3.8B on Fuel Subsidies in 1st Half of 2023
3099. MYANMAR: Number of IDPs in Myanmar Surges Almost 50,000 in Five Weeks
3100. SINGAPORE: Growing Concern With Youth Radicalism, Terrorism Threat to Singapore Remains High: ISD
3101. VIETNAM: Researchers Find Evidence of 2,000-year-old curry in Vietnam, the oldest in Southeast Asia
3102. CAMBODIA’S 2023 General Election Kicks Off
3103. INDONESIA: Power Struggle Grips Golkar Ahead of 2024 Polls
3104. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Close Illegal Railroad Crossings
3105. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, More Muslim Parents Turning To Abducting Kids in Custody Wars: SIS Data
3106. MYANMAR: Whither Wa State? Myanmar’s Criminal Hub Spreads Wings Under Junta
3107. INDONESIA Must Push For Fairer Carbon Market: Activists
3108. INDONESIA: Gov’t Takes Down Over 11,000 Gambling Websites
3109. MALAYSIA Issues License to Elon Musk’s Starlink To Bring Internet Services To Remote Areas
3110. MYANMAR: Chin Schoolchildren Being Taught In Trenches Cecause of Airstrikes
3111. VIETNAM’S Last Wild Elephants On The Brink of Survival
3112. INDONESIA Strengthens Economic Diplomacy With Cabinet Reshuffle
3113. INDONESIA: No Authorization for Interfaith Marriages: Supreme Court
3114. Myanmar Regime Again Bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From Honoring Father on Martyrs’ Day
3115. SINGAPORE: Foreigners Need Approval To Buy Mixed Commercial and Residential Properties, Land in Singapore
3116. VIETNAM Passport Jumps 6 Places in Global Ranking
3117. INDONESIA: RI, EU Gear Up For Trade Clash
3118. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Pay Indonesia $886M in Digital Taxes in 3.5 Years
3119. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Constant Fear of Torture and Murder
3120. PHILIPPINES: ICC Junks PH Appeal On Drug War Probe
3121. VIETNAM: Google Maps Re-Displays Vietnamese Flag on Spratly Island
3122. INDONESIA: When Teachers Are The Bullies, Where Do Students Go?
3123. INDONESIA Trade Surplus for 38 Months in a Row
3124. MYANMAR Junta Condemns ASEAN for Ignoring ‘Peaceful Efforts to Restore Democracy’
3125. THAILAND: Coalition Decides to Propose Pita as its PM Candidate in Second Round
3126. VIETNAM’S Aging 100-million Population a Demographic Time Bomb
3127. CAMBODIA: Childhood Diabetes Up Amid Sugar Epidemic
3128. INDONESIA: Growing Informal Sector Signals Lack In Job Creation
3129. INDONESIA: PTPP, Adhi Karya Win $540M Railway Project in Philippines
3130. MYANMAR Junta Likely to Extend Military Rule Again
3131. THAILAND: Two-Wheeled Angels:Bangkok Launches First Fleet of Motorbike-ambulances
3132. ASEAN Struggles For Unity On Myanmar Conflict
3133. ASEAN, China Agree on South China Sea’s Code of Conduct Guidelines
3134. INDONESIA: Shrinking Domestic Industry May Dethrone RI As World’s No. 2 Rubber Exporter
3135. MYANMAR: Protect Rohingya From Armed Gangs: HRW
3136. THAILAND: Pita Fails in Bid to Become Prime Minister
3137. INDONESIA Wants to Double Lithium Pact with Australia to 120,000 Tons
3138. INDONESIA: LGBT Event in Indonesia Scrapped After Security Threats
3139. MYANMAR: Thai Foreign Minister Says Met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
3140. SINGAPORE: Maid Agencies Find Various Ways to Sieve Out Underage Candidates, Even As MOM Sees Fewer Cases
3141. THAILAND: Thaksin Postpones Return Until Thailand’s Political Situation Settles Down
3142. INDONESIA: Bakamla Seizes Iranian Tanker Over Illicit Oil Transfer
3143. INDONESIA: Netherlands Returns Ancient Jewels, Temple Carvings to Indonesia
3144. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Gives Final Warning To Those Playing Up 3R Issues
3145. MYANMAR Junta Condemned For Using ‘Prison Transfers’ as a Pretext For Murder
3146. PHILIPPINE Activists Fight Back on Online Theats Rise
3147. CAMBODIA: Manhunt Underway After Capital 103kg-Meth Bust
3148. INDONESIA: RI Property Giants to Build Malls, Offices In Nusantara Capital City
3149. INDONESIA: $3.5 Billion Jababeka Movieland Launched as Indonesian Answer to Hollywood
3150. MYANMAR: Singapore’s UOB Is Shutting Myanmar Junta Allied Airline’s Bank Accounts
3151. SINGAPORE: Millions Vie For Tickets to Taylor Swift’s Only Stop in Southeast Asia
3152. INDONESIA: Potable Tap Water Still a Pipe Dream, for Now
3153. INDONESIA: Political Row Undermines RI’S Second Chance as FIFA Host
3154. MALAYSIA: Counting Malaysia’s ‘Invisible’ People: How Many Born Here Cannot Be Citizens Despite Their Local Roots
3155. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Deportation of Undocumented Children Branded Cruel
3156. SINGAPORE Must Never Become a Welfare State, But It Can Be a ‘Welfare Society’: SM Tharman
3157. INDONESIA: Govt Steps Up Efforts To Curb Anthrax After Outbreak Kills 3 People
3158. INDONESIA: Robust Salt Industry Recipe to Cut Indonesia’s Deficit with Australia
3159. MYANMAR: UN Urges End to Arms, Currency Supplies to Myanmar Junta
3160. SINGAPORE: Police Warn of Resurgence of Concert Ticket Scam As At Least 462 Lose Over S$480,000 Since January
3161. VIETNAM: New Crocodile Newt Species Discovered in Vietnam
3162. INDONESIA: Government Rescues Nearly 2,000 Human Trafficking Victims
3163. INDONESIA: Safeguarding the Sunda Pangolin: RER’s Commitment to Wildlife Protection and Conservation
3164. MALAYSIA: More Malaysians Transitioning to Solar Power to Reduce Electricity Bills
3165. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Nightlife Shutdown as Narcotics Flood Myanmar
3166. VIETNAM RIses FOur Ranks in Global Peace Index
3167. CAMBODIA Bans Entry for All Meta Oversight Board Bembers
3168. INDONESIA: Victims, Families Urge Jokowi to Rewrite History on Rights Abuse
3169. INDONESIA: ‘No Big Deal’: Minister Reacts to Indonesian Rice Terraces Used in Philippine Tourism Promo
3170. MYANMAR Supreme Court to Hear President and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeals
3171. VIETNAMESE People Turning Their Backs On Dog Meat
3172. INDONESIA: Jakarta Installs AI-Controlled Traffic Lights to Ease Congestion
3173. INDONESIA Reports Slower Deforestation Growth
3174. MYANMAR: Surprise? Myanmar Ranks Poorly in ‘Tourist-Friendly ’Ranking
3175. THAILAND-Foreign Investors Wary of Delay in Thai Govt Formation: FTI
3176. VIETNAM  Bans Barbie Movie for Featuring China’s Nine-Dash Line
3177. INDONESIA: After Recent Portfolio Sell-Offs, Is Traditional Retail Banking Dead in Indonesia?
3178. INDONESIA In Talks with 3 Unnamed Countries for OPEC-Like Nickel Cartel
3179. MYANMAR Junta War Crimes Rising: UN Report
3180. SINGAPORE Sees Highest Number of Suicides in Over 20 Years, With Most Cases Among Those in Their 20s: SOS
3181. TIMOR LESTE Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
3182. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
3183. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
3184. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
3185. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
3186. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
3187. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
3188. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
3189. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
3190. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
3191. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
3192. INDONESIA: World Bank Sees Stagnant FDI, Slowdown in Growth for Indonesia
3193. INDONESIA to Reroute Palm Oil Export to Africa Following EUDR
3194. MYANMAR Junta Turns Thai-Sponsored Talks Into Propaganda Tool
3195. PHILLIPPINES- Kitchen Crisis: How some food prices soared under Marcos
3196. SINGAPORE: Air Purifiers Flying off the shelves as S’poreans brace themselves for haze; experts give tips on dealing with it
3197. SOUTHEAST ASIA at High Risk of Trans-boundary Haze: Report
3198. INDONESIA Moves ASEAN Military Drill Site Away From South China Sea
3199. MYANMAR: US Slaps Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Defense Ministry, Regime-Run Banks
3200. VIETNAM: Dak Lak Armed Group Connected to US-based Terrorists
3201. VIETNAM: Nearly 5,000 ChatGPT Accounts hacked in Vietnam
3202. INDONESIA Ranks Sixth Among Countries with Most Startups
3203. INDONESIA: Jakarta Lacks Myanmar Leverage: UN rapporteur
3204. MALAYSIA: Wisma Putra Clarifies Misperceptions Regarding Demarcation of Strait of Malacca and Sulawesi Sea
3205. MYANMAR: Arrests Follow ‘Flower Strike’ To Mark Detained Aung San Suu Kyi’s Bfrirthday
3206. SINGAPORE: High Risk of Severe Transboundary Haze in 2023, Public Advised To Be Prepared: Singapore institute
3207. INDONESIAN Businesses Call For Change in PLN’s Dominance to Hit Renewable Target
3208. INDONESIA Urges Regional Efforts for Clean Energy Transition
3209. MYANMAR: More Labor Union Leaders Arrested at Zara Factory in Myanmar
3210. PHILIPPINES: Filipino Women Highly Biased Against Own Gender: Study
3211. VIETNAM: Overseas Vietnamese Return Home For Retirement
3212. INDONESIA’S Satria-1 Successfully Launched Into Orbit
3213. INDONESIA: Coca-Cola Launches New rPET Bottles in Indonesian Market
3214. LAOS Seals MOU With Chinese Firm for Development of That Luang SEZ
3215. MYANMAR Junta Signs Wind Power, Direct Flights and Financial Deals With Russia
3216. THAILAND Defends Divisive Myanmar Junta Talks
3217. ASEAN Nixes Thai Informal Talks Idea on Myanmar
3218. CAMBODIAN  Riel to Expand Across Laos and Vietnam
3219. INDONESIA: Japan’s Emperor in Indonesia for First State Visit
3220. MALAYSIA Best-Performing Muslim-Majority Country in 2022’s Islamicity Index, But Long Way to Go On Human Rights
3221. MYANMAR  People’s Thoughts With Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 78th Birthday
3222. INDONESIA: MSMEs Account for 97% of Job Opportunities in Indonesia
3223. INDONESIA: Jakartans Find Worsening Air Pollution ‘Unbearable’
3224. MYANMAR Junta Sentences 730 Political Prisoners in Less Than Six Months
3225. PHILIPPINES: Media Landscape Remains ‘Largely Grim’ Despite Change In Leadership: Report
3226. VIETNAM All Set To Classify Covid As Common Disease

EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”