1. CAMBODIA: Ending a Scourge: PM Pushes For Final Steps to Eradicate Malaria in Cambodia
2. INDONESIA in Dire Need of Specialist Doctors: Jokowi
3. 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
4. MYANMAR: US Think-Tank Sounds Alarm as Scam Centers Mushroom on Myanmar-Thai Border
5. SINGAPORE Red Cross Sends 9 Volunteers to Egypt for Gaza Relief Work, S$815,000 Worth of Aid
6. INDONESIA: Dengue Deaths Spike Almost Threefold Compared to Last Year
7. INDONESIA: Inter-Province Migration Costs Jakarta Trillions of Rupiah
8. MALAYSIA Seeing Sharp Increase In Ageing Population: Nanta
9. MYANMAR: UN’s Türk Sounds Alarm Amid Rising Tensions in Rakhine
10. INDONESIA: Court Rulings Seal Prabowo Win
11. INDONESIA: Clashes Between TNI, OPM Continue in Papua Amid Rising Tension
12. MALAYSIA Poised to Become Powerhouse In Clean, Renewable Energy: Industry Players
13. MYANMAR: As Losses Mount, Myanmar’s Junta Tightens Its Embrace of Russia
14. CAMBODIA: Chinese Police Complete Repatriation Of Over 680 Gambling, Scam Suspects from Cambodia
15. INDONESIA: Authorities Call For Vigilance Amid Heightened Volcanic Activity
16. MALAYSIA Aims To Be In Top 20 Countries in Global Startup Ecosystem Index by 2030: PM Anwar
17. MYANMAR Junta Using Rohingya Recruits to Sow Ethnic Hatred: Activists
18. VIETNAM: Three Vietnam Locales Among World’s ‘Best Walking cities’
19. ASEAN Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Escalating Myanmar Violence
20. INDONESIA: Trust in Constitutional Court Rises Ahead Of Ruling On Election Disputes: LSI Survey
21. MYANMAR: New Year, Old Tactic: Myanmar Junta’s Amnesty Skips Political Prisoners
22. SINGAPORE:  24-Year-Old Maps Singapore Toilets With Bidets on Google, Earning Rave Reviews From Netizens
23. THAILAND: NIA Launches New Platform to Boost Thai Agricultural Startups with Deep Tech
24. INDONESIA: Apple Mulls Building First Production Facility in Indonesia
25. INDONESIA: Jokowi Raises Concerns Over Money Laundering Using Crypto Assets
26. MALAYSIA: Single Mother is First Woman Khalwat Offender to be Whipped in Terengganu
27. MYANMAR: Burmese Activist Maung Zarni Nominated For the Nobel Peace Prize
28. VIETNAM Needs $30B Investment For Universal Clean Water Access
29. INDONESIA: Minister Launches 500,000 Hectares of Farming Land in S Papua
30. INDONESIA: Young People in Indonesia Put Off Marriage
31. MALAYSIA: Biggest Renter Group in Malaysia are Millennials: Study
32. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi And Former President Win Myint Reportedly Moved to House Arrest in Naypyidaw
33. VIETNAM: Draft Law Restricting Journalists’ Courtroom Rights Meets Opposition
34. INDONESIA: Mideast Escalation Could Pose Major Economic Risk to RI
35. INDONESIA: Komnas HAM Criticizes Government Handling of Tensions in Papua
36. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Rohingya, Including Children, Abducted in Violation of Conscription Law
37. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Rules Out New Bases for US
38. SINGAPORE: Lawrence Wong to Take Over From Lee Hsien Loong As Prime Minister on May 15: PMO
39. CAMBODIA’S Alternative Medicine to Hit $64.03 Million in 2024
40. INDONESIA Poised to Lead Booming Halal Cosmetics Market
41. INDONESIA: Papua Rebel Leader Says Captured New Zealand Pilot Won’t Be Released
42. MYANMAR Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Believed Held in Solitary Confinement in Naypyidaw Prison
43. VIETNAM: Schengen-Like Visa for Southeast Asia Will Boost Foreign Arrivals to Vietnam
44. INDONESIA: Government Denies Israeli Reports On Normalizing Ties
45. INDONESIA: Prabowo Collaborates with King of Jordan to Drop Indonesian Relief Supplies to Gaza
46. MYANMAR Junta Slams UN’s ‘One-Sided’ Human Rights Claims
47. SINGAPORE Wants to INsulate and Protect the Local Jewish Community From the Impacts of the War in Gaza: Shanmugam
48. VIETNAM: Van Thinh Phat Chairwoman Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death in $27B Scam
49. ASEAN Tourists Prefer Thailand Over Indonesia: Study
50. Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.2 Pct in 2024, 2025: Report
51. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Pledge Online Safety Measures for Children Using Social Media: Fahmi
52. MYANMAR: Reluctant Exiles: Another ‘Life or Death’ Exodus From Myanmar
53. VIETNAM: Thailand Aims to Boost Durian Exports to China, Reclaiming lead from Vietnam
54. CAMBODIA: 69-Year Old Phnom Penh Madam Detained For Underage Prostitution
55. INDONESIA: Govt Urged To Tighten, Stop Granting Mining Licenses On Small Islands
56. INDONESIA: 2 Papuan Rebel Leaders Killed in Shootout
57. MYANMAR: Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy
58. VIETNAM Firms Face Highest Local Cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
59. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Crystal and Liquid Meth Production House Linked to Hong Kong Ring
60. INDONESIA: PLN Mulls Importing LNG Amid Likely Shortfall in Local Gas Supply
61. MALAYSIA: Prabowo, Anwar Discuss Direction to Strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia Ties
62. MYANMAR Junta Deputy Defense Minister Interrogated Over Online Scams
63. THAILAND: Google Lunches Security Feature to Protect Thailand Users From Scams
64. INDONESIA: Lack of Clean Power May Jeopardize Indonesia’s Downstream Dream
65. INDONESIA: Brunei and Laos Join Regional Payment Connectivity
66. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya Must Calm ‘Allah’ Socks Storm Before Tensions Erupt: Extremism Experts
67. MYANMAR: BHRN Calls On International Community to Help Muslims in Myanmar
68. THAILAND: National Anti-Corruption Commission Initiates An Anti-Corruption Education Curriculum to Educate Thai Children and Instill Integrity Value in Thai society
69. INDONESIA: Hyundai Ends Indonesia Aluminium Deal After Climate Campaign By K-Pop Fans
70. INDONESIA: Aceh Authorities Detain Four Suspects in Rohingya Refugee Smuggling Case
71. MALAYSIA Probes Links Between Detained Man and Israeli Crime Group
72. MYANMAR Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
73. VIETNAM Has 6 Billionaires in Forbes Global Rich List
74. INDONESIA: Gov’t Revokes Over 2,000 Mining Licenses
75. INDONESIA: Court Summons 4 Jokowi Ministers to Testify in Presidential Election Dispute Trial
76. INDONESIA: As El Nino Bites, Indonesians Struggle with Record-High Rice Prices
77. MYANMAR Military Loses Historic Outpost on Road to China in Kachin State
78. SINGAPORE: 5 Takeaways From Survey of Southeast Asians, Including Singapore Being Top Choice of Regional Country for Relocation
79. INDONESIA: Pope Francis to Visit Indonesia in September: Minister
80. INDONESIA Gears Up for Another Colossal Elections
81. MYANMAR: KNU Grateful For Aid Sent by Thai Government Through Myanmar Red Cross
82. SINGAPORE: Dengue Cases Soar, Doubling in First Quarter of 2024; 7 Deaths Reported
83. CAMBODIA: Chetra Urges Preservation of Tonle Sap
84. INDONESIA’S Business Environment Ranking Slips As Others Improve
85. INDONESIA: Untapped Muslim Donations Could Reach Rp180 Trillion Annually
86. MYANMAR: India Urged to Stop Embracing War Criminals in Myanmar
87. THAILAND Equal Marriage Bill a Victory for LGBTQA+ All Over the World:Pita
88. INDONESIA Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza After UN Vote
89. INDONESIA Moves Closer to Next World Cup Qualifying Round with 3-0 Win in Vietnam
90. MALAYSIA: New SOPs Introduced To Prrevent Child Abuse Cases at Daycare Centers: Nancy Shukri
91. MYANMAR: UK Government Raps Myanmar Junta on Armed Forces Day Over Its Brutality
92. S’PORE-Flagged Vessel Had ‘Momentary Loss of Propulsion’ Just Before Hitting Baltimore Bridge: MPA
93. INDONESIA: 13 Soldiers Held Over Alleged Torture of Papuan
94. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Capture Portuguese Nationals Involved in Liquid Cocaine Trafficking Operation
95. MYANMAR: A Chronicle of Collapse: How the Tide Turned Against Myanmar’s Once Mighty Military
96. PHILIPPINES: Drug War Restarts in Davao
97. VIETNAM: Central Vietnam Province Gets Its Own Red Sea
98. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Rules Defamation Clause ‘Conditionally Unconstitutional’
99. INDONESIA Takes Over Airspace Management in Riau Islands and Natuna from Singapore
100. MYANMAR: Chinese Town Deports 200 Myanmar Migrant Workers Each Day
101. SINGAPORE: Govt Tells Israeli Embassy to Remove Facebook Post That Was an ‘Astonishing Attempt to Rewrite History’, says Shanmugam
102. THAILAND: An Entrepreneur Scores a Win in Europe With Her Low Glycemic Flour
103. INDONESIA: Failed Election Candidates Place Hopes in Court Proceedings
104. INDONESIA: New Import Rules Hoped to Save Ailing Textile Industry
105. MALAYSIA: ‘Allah’ Socks Issue: Sabahan Sentenced to Six Months of Jail for Insulting Islam on Facebook
106. MYANMAR is Main Beneficiary of Chinese Fund: Ambassador
107. THAI Scientists Breed Coral in Labs to Restore Degraded Reefs
108. INDONESIA Among the Unhappiest Countries in Southeast Asia: Study
109. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declared as Elected President After Final Vote Count
110. MYANMAR Court-Ordered Auction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home Fails to Draw Bids
111. SINGAPORE Completes First Humanitarian Aid Airdrop into Gaza
112. VIETNAM: Vo Van Thuong Leaves Position as Vietnam President
113. INDONESIA Braces For Wildfires Ahead of Dry Season
114. INDONESIA: $11.6 Billion Invested in Indonesia’s Smelters
115. MYANMAR’S Women Bear the Cost of the Junta’s Coup
116. THAILAND: Rural Doctor Society Claims Identities of 2.2 Million Thais on Sale in ‘Dark Web’
117. VIETNAM: Pakistani, Iranian Men Pose As Interpol To Extort Tourists in Hanoi
118. INDONESIA Accused of Avoiding Human Rights Issues
119. INDONESIA: Government Considers Student Loan Scheme for Low-Income Families
120. MALAYSIA: High Court Strikes Out Woman’s Bid to Declare Herself as Non-Muslim
121. In MYANMAR, Citizen Journalism is Connecting News to Its Revolutionary Roots
122. INDONESIA: KPU Races to Finish Vote Tally
123. INDONESIA: Russia Alleges 10 Indonesians Fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine
124. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Seize 2,500 LSD Sheets from Germany
125. Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Calls for Security Council Action to Halt Conscription
126. CAMBODIA: First Khmer-Speaking Robot Introduced-KhmerTimes
127. INDONESIA: Draft Policy Draws Flak for Allowing Military, Police Hold Civil Posts
128. INDONESIA Needs 350 More Aircraft to Make Airfare More Affordable
129. MALAYSIA: Proposed Amendment on Citizenship Laws Goes Against Founding Fathers’ Intentions, Nazir Razak Tells Putrajaya
130. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Communications in Around 80 Myanmar’s Townships: Report
131. INDONESIA: EU Deforestation Regulation Seen to Complicate RI Biodiesel Exports
132. INDONESIA: Thirst for ‘Swiftnomics’: Indonesia Eyes Partnering with Singapore on Concerts
133. newspapers to strengthen mastery of Malay language among students
134. MYANMAR: Japan Announces Extra US$ 37 Million In Aid to Myanmar
135. SINGAPORE: Singapore Endorses Communique on Tackling Scams at Inaugural Global Fraud Summit
136. INDONESIA: Extreme Weather Looms Over Indonesia
137. INDONESIA: 2024 Presidential Election Results: Prabowo-Gibran Secures Victory in Jakarta
138. MYANMAR: China Tightens Access For Myanmar Migrant Workers Entering From Shan State
139. SINGAPORE: Over Half in S’pore Say Society, Technology Changing Too Fast, and In Ways That Don’t Benefit Them: Survey
140. INDONESIA: Civil Society Piles Pressure On Parties To Launch House Probe
141. INDONESIA: Batik Air Grounds Pilots Following Alleged In-Flight Napping
142. MALAYSIA Charts Better Score In Latest Pew Religious Restriction Index, Driven By Drop in Govt Curbs
143. MYANMAR General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State
144. THAILAND: Crackdown On ‘Mule’ Accounts Aims to Impact Call-Center Gangs
145. INDONESIA: Why Carbon Utilization Key To Indonesia’s Decarbonization
146. INDONESIA: 18 Dead, 5 Missing After Indonesia Floods, Landslide
147. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Sarawak to Become Major Renewable Energy Hub in SE Asia
148. MYANMAR: AA Joins KIA Attacks on Myanmar Junta in Kachin State, While Fighting in Rakhine
149. VIETNAMESE Tech TAlents Find Homeland Has Appealing Career Prospects
150. INDONESIA: Cooking Up Opportunities: Used Cooking Oil Can Be a ‘Sizzling Success’ for Indonesia
151. INDONESIA Aiming for 80 Percent Middle Class Population in 2045: Bappenas
152. MALAYSIA: A Decade After MH370: Hopes of a New search to End All Speculation
153. MYANMAR: Besieged Junta Troops Launch ‘Scorched Earth’ Attacks in Myanmar Jade Hub
154. PHILIPPINES: 3,600 Ex-Rebels, Mostly in Mindanao, Await Amnesty as Senate Backs Marcos’ Initiative
155. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sets Ambitious 8 Pct Economic Growth Target for Indonesia
156. MALAYSIA Among Top Five Most Improved in Increasing Legal Gender Equality, But Still Lags Behind Regional Neighbors: World Bank Report
157. MYANMAR: Number of Townships Placed Under Martial Law by Myanmar Junta Rises to 61
158. SINGAPORE: Govt Mulls Publicizing Litterbugs’ Photos to Identify Them As Part of ‘Targeted’ Response to Rise in Cases
159. THAILAND: Wealthy Myanmar Citizens Buy Thai Property to Seek Refuge From Civil War
160. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Groups Oppose Using Operational Assistance Fund to Provide Free Lunches
161. INDONESIA: Prabowo Looks Certain to Protect Status Quo for Political Stability
162. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar ‘Happy to Reopen’ MH370 Search If Compelling Evidence Found
163. MYANMAR: ‘No Breakthrough’ in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance and Junta
164. VIETNAM: Carbon Credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year
165. CAMBODIA: Shiva Reborn: 10th Century Statue Takes Shape
166. INDONESIA: Poll Body in Hot Water After String of Tech Failures
167. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Takes a Stand Against Bullying at PGRI Congress
168. MALAYSIAN Graduates are Overqualified and Underpaid: Khazanah Research Institute Report
169. MYANMAR: Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar’s Naval Weaknesses
170. INDONESIA: Government Trials Free Meal Program at Tangerang School
171. INDONESIA: Jokowi Promotes Prabowo to TNI Honorary General
172. MYANMAR Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions
173. SINGAPORE: New Anti-scam Portal to be Launched; MHA Calls out Meta for ‘Consistently Pushing Back’ on Efforts to Tackle Scams
174. THAILAND: Zero Baht Stores: How ‘Grandpa Garbage’ Turned Waste into Sustainable Communities
175. INDONESIA: Govt Doubles Funds for Oil Palm Replanting
176. INDONESIA Losing Out on Foreign Tourists To Its Neighbors: Sandiaga
177. MYANMAR: Aid Received by Myanmar in 2023 Insufficient According to Analysis
178. SINGAPORE: Restaurant in Singapore Offers ‘Divorce’ Booking Option With Treats for Celebration
179. THAILAND: Chaiwat Insists 2,900 Rai Under Dispute is Protected Forest, Cannot Be ‘Buffer Zone’
180. CAMBODIA: Troubled Phnom Penh ‘Beer Bus’ Rebrands as ‘Eco-Friendly Exploration’
181. INDONESIA: World Bank Urges Fiscal Caution for Indonesia’s Free Lunch Program in 2025
182. INDONESIA: Inclusive Marriage Registry Plan for KUAs Meets With Questions, Calls for Dialogue
183. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Agree With New National Service Scheme, Think It Will Be Positive: Survey
184. MYANMAR: Myanmar Junta Calls on Students to Join University Corps
185. INDONESIA Most Networked Nation in Southeast Asia Amid Geopolitical Race
186. INDONESIA: Government to Relocate 6,000 Civil Servants to Nusantara in July
187. MALAYSIA now ranks number one globally for 5G consistency score: Fahmi
188. MYANMAR: Legal Aid Network Raps Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Drive
189. VIETNAM Risks Losing Regional Tourism Race Without Visa Waivers: Experts
190. CAMBODIA ex-PM Hun Sen Returns to Frontline Politics for Senate Seat
191. INDONESIA: Luhut says China Ready to Fork Over for Cutlery Factory
192. MYANMAR: Ta’ang Towns Promised Civilian Administration
193. VIETNAM: Scrap Dealer Builds $2.85M Gold-Plated Castle in Central Vietnam
194. CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Explains Hun Many’s Promotion to DPM
195. INDONESIA: Jokowi Unveils Biggest Port in Eastern Indonesia
196. INDONESIA Decries ‘Geopolitical Nightmare’ Ahead of ICJ Appeal
197. MYANMAR: Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription
198. VIETNAM To See Largest Expansion in Wealth Growth Over The Next Decade
199. INDONESIA: Fitch, Moody’s Raise Concerns About Fiscal Policy Under Prabowo leadership
200. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s School Meal Program to Cost $7.7 Billion in First Year
201. MYANMAR: Pa-O Militia Backs Myanmar Junta Conscription by Forcibly Recruiting Civilians
202. SINGAPORE: Malaysian Govt Study Warns of ‘Brain Drain’, Finds 3 in 4 M’sians Living, Working in S’pore Skilled or Semi-skilled
203. THAILAND: What Thailand Must Do To Improve its Democracy Index Ranking
204. INDONESIA: Jokowi signs regulation requiring Google, Meta to pay for news
205. INDONESIA Says Women’s Rights Advocacy Should Remain a Priority in Afghanistan
206. MALAYSIA: Police and State Islamic Authorities will Investigate Man Who Claims to be Prophet Muhammad’s Descendant: Home Minister
207. MYANMAR:  Global ESG Investment Advisory Firms Accused of Aiding Myanmar Junta
208. VIETNAM to send 125,000 Laborers Abroad in 2024
209. CAMBODIA To Install Hundreds of Wildlife Cameras in an EFfort to Restore its Tiger Population
210. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates 26 Military Hospitals Across Indonesia
211. MYANMAR: 3 Myanmar Brigadier Generals Sentenced To Death For Surrendering Town
212. VIETNAM’S VinFast to Establish EV Assembly Plant in Indonesia This Year
213. INDONESIA: Doctors Blame Late Detection as Cancer Deaths in Indonesia Near 243,000
214. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Policy Scrutiny After Free-Market Comments
215. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Proposed Fishing Law Leaves Burmese Workers Vulnerable
216. SINGAPORE: Air Ticket Prices To Go Up as Singapore Mandates Sustainable Fuel for Departing Flights from 2026
217. THAILAND: Group Opposed to Thaksin’s Parole Vows to Seek NACC Investigation
218. INDONESIA: Prabowo On Track To Succeed Jokowi
219. INDONESIA: From Floods to Love Hearts
220. MYANMAR: Restrictions Imposed on Domestic Air Travel in Myanmar
221. THAILAND: Govt Launches New Medical Coverage Scheme for Tourists
222. VIETNAMESE Spend $3.8M Daily on Online Food Orders
223. INDONESIA: Tale of Two cities: Religious Tolerance in Bekasi & Depok
224. INDONESIA to Address International Court Hearing on Israel Next Week
225. MALAYSIA: Tourism Minister Urges Malaysians to Reject Racism to Achieve Strong Unity
226. MYANMAR: Thailand to Open Humanitarian Center to Deliver Aid to Myanmar in One Month
227. SINGAPORE Builds AI Model to ‘Represent’ Southeast Asians
228. INDONESIA’S 2024 Cybersecurity Challenge: Rising Threats and Human Risks
229. INDONESIA: New Energy Rule Discourages Rooftop Solar Systems: Users
230. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reaffirms Continuation of Jokowi’s Programs
231. MALAYSIA: Sharia Punishments in Malaysia Determined by Govt, No Question of Any Challenge Against Islamic Laws: IKIM
232. MYANMAR Junta Enforces Military Service Law Following Battlefield Losses
233. INDONESIA: Government Targets Completion of 41 National Strategic Projects by 2024, Removes 12
234. MYANMAR’S Depleted Military Takes Aim at Professors, Students to Beef Up
235. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Rejects Calls for Independent Mindanao After Duterte’s Remarks
236. SINGAPORE: Median Monthly Household Income Rises to S$10,869 in 2023, a Real Increase of 2.8%
237. INDONESIA’S Leading Banks Thrive in Post-Pandemic Recovery
238. INDONESIA: KPU Found Guilty of Ethics Breach in Handling of Gibran VP Bid
239. MYANMAR: Nine UN Security Council Members Call on Junta to End Attacks on Civilians
240. THAILAND Confident Aid Effort Will Lead to Myanmar Crisis Dialogue
241. INDONESIA: Anies to Uphold FPI, HTI Bans
242. INDONESIA: Ship Captain Arrested for Transporting Migrant Workers from Malaysia
243. MALAYSIA’S Pardons Board Announces Decision to Cut Najib’s Jail Term from 12 to 6 Years
244. MYANMAR: 41 Rohingya Refugees Arrested After Fleeing Malaysian Detention Center
245. VIETNAM: South Australia Halts Central Vietnam Students’ Admittance Amid Disappearances
246. INDONESIAN Academia Calls for Electoral Integrity
247. INDONESIA’S Manufacturing PMI Beats Other ASEAN Countries
248. MALAYSIA: Stats Dept 2023 Report Shows Cancer Fourth Leading cCuse of death in Malaysia: Health Minister
249. MYANMAR: 900 Myanmar Medics Detained Since 2021 Coup: Swiss Report
250. SINGAPORE: Muslims Will Be Allowed to Eat Lab-Grown Meat If  It’s From Halal Animal Cells, Free From Non-Halal Ingredients: Mufti
251. CAMBODIA: Soothsayers Barred From Social Media aEtivities
252. INDONESIA: TNI Deploys 400,000 Soldiers to Safeguard the 2024 Election
253. INDONESIA to Import Chinese Trains for Aging Commuter Line
254. MYANMAR: Junta Prepared to Extend Myanmar’s State of Emergency Again in August
255. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs
256. INDONESIA: Dynasty in the Making’ as President Jokowi Shadow Hangs Over General Elections
257. INDONESIA: Singkawang Retains Title as Indonesia’s Most Tolerant City
258. MALAYSIA Ranks 57th in Global Corruption Perception Index, Trails Singapore in ASEAN
259. MYANMAR: Momeik Incinerated as Myanmar Junta Reoccupies Shan Town
260. PHILIPPINES: CNN Philippines to Close Due to Financial Losses
261. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Back ‘Myanmar-Owned and Led’ Solution to Crisis
262. INDONESIA: South Korean Native Vies for House seat
263. INDONESIA: Sustainable Infrastructure Will Remain as Top Priority under New President: Sri Mulyani
264. MYANMAR Sends Official to First ASEAN Meeting in More Than Two Years
265. SINGAPORE: Women Aged 21 to 49 More Likely Than Male Peers to Accept Being Single, Married Without Children: IPS poll
266. INDONESIA Aims to Attract 1,000 Investors with ‘Golden Visa’ Program
267. INDONESIA: Jokowi Gets Red Mark in Agrarian Dispute Resolution
268. MYANMAR: Both Junta and Resistance Digging In as Third Myanmar Coup Anniversary Approaches
269. THAILAND: Most Thais Believe Country in Economic Crisis That Needs Urgent Attention: Poll
270. Vietnamese Make Up Largest Percentage of Japan’s Foreign Workforce
271. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugees Flee Aceh Shelter Amid Tensions With Locals
272. INDONESIA Walks Out During Israel’s UN Security Council Speech
273. MALAYSIA: At UPR Review, Malaysia Stands Firm on its Treatment of Refugees
274. MYANMAR’S Supreme Court Orders Sale of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home
275. VIETNAM Condemns Fabricated Report by Human Rights Watch
276. INDONESIA: More Indonesians Smoking, Bucking Global Trend
277. INDONESIA Seeks EU Trade Deal to Compete Against Vietnamese Footwear
278. MALAYSIA to Launch Inquiry Into Cases Involving Disputed Singapore Strait Islets
279. MYANMAR’S  Military Has Turned a Strategic Town in Sagaing Region Into a ‘Graveyard’
280. THAILAND Must Get Out of Comfort Zone Amid Global Polycrises: CEOs
281. INDONESIA Needs to Quadruple Sugar Output by 2030 for Self-Fufficiency, Ethanol
282. INDONESIA: Demands from China, India to Boost Indonesia’s Coal Production
283. MALAYSIA Demands Accountability for Israel’s Violations of International Law: Foreign Minister
284. MYANMAR: Defeated Myanmar Junta Generals Given Death Sentences
285. THAILAND Rolls out New VAT Refund for Foreign Tourists
286. INDONESIA to Defend Skeptical Stance on Digital Goods Tax Moratorium at WTO
287. INDONESIA: Special Buses for Students with Disabilities Begin Operations in Jakarta
288. MALAYSIA’s Regressive Citizenship Amendments Risk Giving ‘Little Napoleons’ Power to Decide Who Gets To Be a Malaysian: Lawyer
289. MYANMAR: India Plans to Fence Off Myanmar Frontier
290. VIETNAM: First Homemade Radar Satellite to Go into Space Next Year
291. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Future Lies in Kalimantan
292. INDONESIA Eyes More Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Projects in 2024
293. MYANMAR Named Second-Biggest Jailer of Journalists
294. THAILAND: Muay Thai Takes the US by Storm, with 1,724 Centers, $1.25 Billion Industry
295. VIETNAM: PM Requests Review of Labor Export Companies
296. INDONESIA to Abandon 23% Renewable Energy Target
297. INDONESIA’S Tourism to Fall Behind Thailand if Entertainment Tax Goes Up: Apindo
298. MYANMAR: Another 278 Myanmar Junta Troops Flee to India
299. SINGAPORE: EV Fast Chargers to be Set Up in HDB Neighborhood and town centers
300. VIETNAM: Health Ministry Warns of Covid, Flu Surges Amid Tet travel, weather
301. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Ganjar, Anies Offer Diverse Anti-Graft Strategies
302. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Global Graffic Ranking Improves, But Congestion Worsens
303. MALAYSIA: Immigration D-G says 220 Undocumented Migrant Hotspots Detected Nationwide
304. MYANMAR: Thailand Mulls Providing Humanitarian Aid to Victims of War in Myanmar: Report
305. VIETNAM: US Terrorist Group Coaxes People Into Deadly Attacks in Vietnam: Prosecutors
306. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Breaks Ground on Rp 940 Billion Mosque Project in Nusantara
307. INDONESIA: KPK Seeks FBI Assistance in Investigating SAP’s Bribery Allegations
308. MALAYSIA: Two Malaysian Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Plead Guilty to Conspiring in 2002 Bali Bombing
309. MYANMAR: Female Prisoners Subjected to Humiliating Strip Searches in Corridors
310. VIETNAM: Hanoi Man Suffers Roundworm Attacks Passed From Dog
311. INDONESIA Targets 15 Oil and Gas Projects Going Onstream in 2024
312. INDONESIA Narrowly Misses Target of 100% Electrification Rate
313. INDONESIA: Vietnam to Surpass Indonesia if We Do Nothing: Jokowi
314. MYANMAR  Military Bows to Powerful Ethnic Army, Gives it More Towns Near China Border
315. VIETNAM: 290 Kg of Cocaine Washed Ashore in Central Vietnam
316. INDONESIA: Candidates to Pledge Commitment On Graft Eradication
317. INDONESIA: Police in West Papua Urge Vigilance as 53 Inmates Escape from Sorong Prison
318. MYANMAR’S Dictator is Facing Calls to Resign From Some of His Most Ardent Supporters
319. SINGAPOREANS Less Happy Today Than 5 Years Ago, But Those With More Balanced View of LIfe Generally More Satisfied: NUS Survey
320. VIETNAM Upholds ‘One China’ Policy After Taiwan Election
321. INDONESIA: Prabowo Revives Plan to Build Giant Seawall Across Java Coastline
322. INDONESIA: Communication and Information Ministry Removes 810,000 Online Gambling Content in 2023
323. MALAYSIAN Drug Kingpin Arrested in Laos Deported to Thailand, Authorities Working to Seize Remaining Ill-Gotten Gains
324. MYANMAR: Captured Myanmar Brigadier General Urges Junta Boss to Stop Committing War Crimes
325. SINGAPORE Passport Ranked World’s Most Powerful in 2024, Tied With 5 Other Countries
326. INDONESIA: Police Extend Cartenz Peace Operation in Papua Through 2024
327. INDONESIA: PLN Transforms Electric Poles into EV Charging Stations
328. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Spreading Fake News is a Crime, Agong is in Malaysia
329. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Myanmar Migrants Detained in Malaysia Crackdown
330. SINGAPORE Looking to Hire Auxiliary Police from China, India, the Philippines, Myanmar as Taiwan Recruits Dwindle: Shanmugam
331. INDONESIA: Unlocking Indonesia’s Supply Chain Opporst Asia-tunity in Energized Southea
332. INDONESIA to Send Record-Breaking 241,000 Pilgrims for 2024 Hajj Season
333. Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int’l Isolation, Rohingya Rights
334. SINGAPORE: Films at Upcoming Palestine Film Festival Allowed As They Do Not Promote Violence Against Any Group: Shanmugam
335. THAILAND Set to Surpass 2023 Rice Export Target as November Figures Surge
336. INDONESIA, Taiwan Prepare Migrant Fisher Protection Pact
337. INDONESIA’S Foreign Policy is Not Transactional: Minister
338. MALAYSIA: Protecting Malaysian Kids Online From Sexual Exploitation: Govt Explores Measures to Safeguard Against Overseas Predators
339. MYANMAR: Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore
340. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Eye More Tax on the Rich, Digital Firms to Raise Revenue
341. INDONESIA Faces Dilemma on Rohingya Refugees
342. MALAYSIA: Make No mistake, Downloading And Viewing ‘Child Porn’ is a Crime in Malaysia — Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
343. MYANMAR Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp
344. SINGAPORE: ‘The Urgency Has Gone Up’: SIngapore Government Agencies React To Findings of Third Climate Change Study
345. INDONESIA: Waves of Lay-Offs Sweep Indonesia’s Export-Oriented Industries in 2023
346. INDONESIA Confident About Winning EU Lawsuit on Palm Oil Biofuel
347. MALAYSIA: Global Pharmaceutical Firm Roche Selects Malaysia as Site for First-in-Human Clinical Trial on Experimental Immuno Suppressant Drug
348. SINGAPORE: What is a ‘Cyber Kidnapping’ Scam, and How Can You Protect Yourself Against it?
349. MYANMAR Resistance Set to Expand Fighting in Mandalay After Seizing Strategic Junta Outpost
350. CAMBODIA: New Minimum Wage in Effect, Up $4 Per Month
351. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Venture Into TikTok To Win Over Young Voters
352. INDONESIA: Bali Senator Sparks Islamophobic Controversy Over Comments on Airport Staff Attire
353. MYANMAR Junta Threatens Nonstop Bombing of Towns Seized by Ethnic Groups
354. VIETNAMESE Workers’ Average Income Grows 6.9% in 2023
355. ASEAN FDI Hits All-Time High as EV Investment Skyrockets
356. MYANMAR: Spring Revolution News for 1 January 2024
357. SINGAPORE’S Economy Grew 1.2% in 2023; External Environment ‘Less Favorable’ to Security, Prosperity For Some Years To Come: PM Lee
358. VIETNAM: India, Cambodia are Vietnam’s Fastest Growing Tourism Markets
359. INDONESIA: Govt Confirms New COVID-19 Subvariant Ahead of Year-End Holidays
360. INDONESIA’S Pertamina to Invest $900 Million in Algeria: Minister
361. MALAYSIANNS Who Made Their Mark in the International Film Industry in 2023
362. MYANMAR Junta Accused of Starving and Arresting Civilians in Rakhine State ‘to Instill Fear’
363. VIETNAM: Tourism Race Heats Up as Asian Countries Rush to Simplify Visa Requirements
364. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Finally Forms Permanent Ethics Council
365. INDONESIA: No Need to Go Abroad: Jokowi Wants People to Seek Healthcare in New Capital
366. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Govt ban on Israeli-owned ships entering country clear signal Malaysia does not recognise Israel
367. SINGAPORE to Step Up Enforcement Against Vapes at Changi Airport and Other Checkpoints
368. THAILAND: Survey Finds That 50% of Thais of Working Age Cannot Afford to Retire
369. INDONESIA: Nickel Plan Sidelined as Govt Pushes EV Market With New Incentives
370. INDONESIA: North Maluku Governor Arrested 13 Days Prior to Retirement
371. MALAYSIA: Bumiputera Population Estimated at 21.3 Million This Year
372. MYANMAR Stands on Humanitarian ‘Precipice’, UN Warns
373. SINGAPORE: Will Global Supply Chains Be Disrupted By Ship Attacks in the Red Sea and is Singapore Affected?
374. ASEAN: Japan to Provide $1b for ASEAN’s Regional EV Ecosystem
375. INDONESIA: Spending Discrepancy in Jakarta: Land of the Rich, Home of the Poor
376. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated
377. MYANMAR: Number of Civilians Fleeing War in Myanmar Doubled to 660,000 in One Month: UN
378. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Eye Seamless Tourism: Srettha
379. CAMBODIA: Endangered Dholes Discovered at Mondulkiri Wildlife Conservancy
380. INDONESIA: KPU Puts Health As Priority When Recruiting Poll Workers
381. INDONESIA: India Proposes Local Currency Use in Trade with Indonesia
382. MYANMAR: Few Places in Myanmar Still Safe for Junta Boss to Visit
383. VIETNAM: Hanoi Aims to Increase Per Capita Green Space Five-Fold
384. INDONESIA: Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Reimpose Health Protocols Amid Rising COVID-19 Trend
385. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Earns Praise from Global Economists: Enggartiasto
386. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Report Jump in Malaysia Govt Requests to Remove Content in 2023
387. MYANMAR’S Spring Revolution Must Open Two New Fronts to Oust Junta
388. INDONESIA’S Deforestation Rate Off Target For 2030 Climate Goal
389. INDONESIA: Anies Wants to Discontinue New Capital Nusantara Project
390. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Calls For Masks Again As Malaysia’s Covid-19 Cases Nearly Double to 13,000 In a Week
391. MYANMAR: China Says ‘Positive’ Peace Talks Held Over North Myanmar Conflict
392. INDONESIA: Ministry Urges Complete COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead of Holiday Season
393. ‘INDONESIA Imprisoned More Graft Convicts than any Other Nation’: Jokowi
394. MYANMAR’S Growth to Fall to 1 Percent: World Bank
395. MYANMAR Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN
396. PHILIPPINES: 65 Provinces Face Severe Drought
397. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Ready for First Debate
398. INDONESIA: Barito Dethrones BCA as Indonesia’s Biggest Listed Company
399. MALAYSIA: CIJ: Surge in Anti-LGBT Hate Speech Since 1975 Incident at Good Vibes
400. MYANMAR-Thailand to Form Joint Task Force to Cope With War Refugees
401. SINGAPORE Suspends Poultry Imports From Regions in Japan, US and Other Countries Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
402. CAMBODIA: LGBT Community Proposes Marital Equality Discussions
403. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Push for Indonesian-Made Cars If He Wins Election
404. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Prioritizes 4 Cities as New Growth Drivers
405. MYANMAR Regime Stops Fuel Supplies to Yangon Factories
406. PHILIPPINES: Most Filipinos Oppose Divorce
407. INDONESIA: Jakarta Reports Infections Linked to ‘Mystery Pneumonia’
408. INDONESIA: 11 Bodies Recovered after Marapi Eruption, and 12 Climbers Still Missing
409. MYANMAR: Full Civilian Rule Restored in First Large Town Seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG
410. SINGAPORE: Fewer Young People in Singapore Donating Blood Even as Demand Rises From Ageing Population: Red Cross
411. THAILAND: Work-Life Balance and Flexibility Top Priorities for Thai Employees: Survey
412. INDONESIA’S Call for Support in COP28 Shows ‘No New’ Commitment
413. INDONESIA and UAE Collaborate to Combat Money Laundering
414. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Stop Calling For ‘Inclusive Talks’ Between Myanmar Junta and Its Victims
415. PHILIPPINES:11 Dead, Scores Hurt in MSU Bombing
416. THAILAND: Police to Investigate Bribery Allegations Reported by German media
417. INDONESIA Heightens Monitoring in Response to ‘Mysterious Pneumonia’ Outbreak in China
418. INDONESIA Calls for Palestine’s Full UN Membership
419. MYANMAR Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military
420. MYANMAR: Fighting In Over 200 Townships Since Myanmar Coup
421. INDONESIA: Indonesia EV Battery Industry in Limbo Amid Uncertain Roadmap, Rule
422. INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau Continues to Erupt on Tuesday
423. MYANMAR: Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang
424. MYANMAR: Gangs, Extortion in Bangladesh Camps Driving Rohingya Sea Exodus
425. SINGAPORE: Shanmugam Seeks Court Order Requiring TikTok to Name Users Who Posted ‘False, Baseless’ Claims of Extra-Marital Affair
426. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Highlights Importance of Religion at R20 Summit
427. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates On The Move Ahead of Official Campaign Season
428. MALAYSIA: Education Minister Apologizes Over Vanning of Tamil Songs at Carnival in Penang
429. MYANMAR: Rohingya Resettlements From Bangladesh Increase While Myanmar Instability Grows
430. THAILAND: Chinese Nationals Begging in Bangkok Not Victims of Trafficking: Immigration Chief
431. INDONESIA: State-Owned Enterprises Yield Rp 74 Trillion in Dividends
432. INDONESIAN Police, Fishers Start Patrols to Stop Rohingya Boats
433. MALAYSIA: In China, Court Begins Hearing Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 Compensation Claims From Passengers’ Families
434. MYANMAR Junta to Prosecute Satellite Internet Users
435. INDONESIA: KPK Marches On As Leader Fights Graft Charges
436. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Inaugurates Two Airports in Papua
437. MYANMAR: Battle For Control of Myanmar State Capital Escalating at ‘Alarming Rate’
438. VIETNAMESE in Myanmar Relocated to Safe Zones: ministry
439. INDONESIA Welcomes Temporary Truce in Gaza, Seeks Lasting Solution
440. INDONESIA: Amended Law Allows Gov’t to Freeze Bank Accounts in Online Gambling Crackdown
441. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Electronics Face Closer US Scrutiny Over China-Forced Labor
442. MYANMAR: Doctors Without Borders Calls for Patient and Healthcare Worker Safety in Myanmar Conflict Areas
443. VIETNAM: Task Force Curbing Traffic of Newborns to China
444. INDONESIA: Regional Economic Integration Underpins Indonesia’s Transformation-JakartaPost-Nov 22, 2023
445. INDONESIANS See US, China As the Right Economic Partners for ASEAN
446. MALAYSIA: Bomb Threats Hit Several International Schools in Malaysia
447. MYANMAR: Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
448. THAILAND: LGBTQ Couples in Thailand to Soon Have Equal Legal Rights in Marriage
449. INDONESIA Sends $2 Million worth of Humanitarian Supplies to Palestine
450. INDONESIA: Disapora Welcomes New visa, But Not the Cost
451. MALAYSIA: Average Salary in Malaysia to Increase 5.1pc in 2024: Mercer Survey
452. MYANMAR: Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future
453. CAMBODIA to Become First Asian Host of Mine Summit
454. INDONESIA Opts for Less Ambitious Option Than Early Coal Retirement
455. INDONESIA: About 250 Rohingya Refugees in Aceh Sent Back to Sea
456. MALAYSIA: Becoming a Malaysian Officially: Five things You Need to Know About the ‘Good Character’ Test
457. MYANMAR: Humbled Regime Helpless as China Demands Border Security; Hiding the Scale of Defeat; and More
458. INDONESIA Healthtech Industry Faces Fresh Challenges Despite Past Growths
459. INDONESIA: House to Form Committee to Watch Police Ahead of Elections
460. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Agree to Address Illegal Fishing, Discuss South China Sea Issue During Bilateral Meeting in San Francisco
461. MYANMAR: 5 European Nations, Canada Seek to Join Genocide Case against Myanmar at Top UN Court
462. THAILAND: Hamas Tells govt Negotiators Thai Hostages Will Be Freed During Ceasefire
463. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Vow Close Scrutiny of 2024 Race
464. INDONESIA: Gunung Padang Could Be the World’s Oldest Pyramid: Study
465. MALAYSIA: Google, Malaysian Govt Announce Strategic Collaboration To Create Skill Opportunities for 300,000 by 2026
466. MYANMAR: Nine Towns Occupied by Myanmar Military for Decades Lost to Resistance in Days
467. SINGAPORE: All Adult Singaporeans To Receive up to S$800 in Assurance Package Support in December
468. INDONESIA: Competitive Three-Horse Race to Succeed Jokowi is On
469. INDONESIA, US to Develop Work Plan on Critical Minerals Deal
470. MYANMAR: Almost 40 Myanmar Junta Positions Abandoned in Rakhine: Arakan Army
471. PHILIPPINES: Why Court Allowed Leila de Lima to Post Bail
472. THAILAND Welcomes 23 Million Tourists This Year with Malaysians Topping List
473. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Divided on Jokowi’s Food Estate Policy
474. INDONESIA: Gibran Cleared To Run Despite Controversy
475. MALAYSIA: Why Aren’t More Malays Successful Despite NEP? Dr Mahathir Compares Culture to Centuries of ‘Wealth-Chasing’ by Chinese
476. MALAYSIA: ‘Stalemate’: Malaysia Still Can’t Get Sirul Extradited from Australia Due to Death Penalty: Lawyers
477. CHINA Offers Bounty for Myanmar Junta’s Scam Kingpin in Kokang
478. INDONESIA: Jokowi Calls OIC to Unite Against Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza
479. INDONESIA: Religious Figures, Activists Call for Dialogue to End Violence in Papua
480. MYANMAR: Thousands Trapped Without Food and Medicine in Shan State
481. THAILAND: Chinese Police to Patrol in Thailand to Boost Tourist Confidence
482. VIETNAM: Healing Tourism Trend Prompts Service Suppliers to Become More Dynamic
483. CAMBODIA Achieves Remarkable Rice Sales Exceeding $1.2 Billion
484. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
485. INDONESIA: TikTok Ramps Up Efforts To Fight Fake Election News
486. MYANMAR: Brotherhood Alliance Vows to Spread Operation 1027 Across Myanmar
487. VIETNAM Beckons DIaspora With Career Options
488. INDONESIA’S Diplomacy Must Be Value-Led, Not Transactional: Anies
489. INDONESIA Welcomes 22 Palestinian Students on Scholarships
490. MYANMAR Junta Calls Up All Reservists as Resistance Offensive Spreads
491. SINGAPORE: Religious Leaders’ Guidance On gGobal Conflicts Helped to Foster Harmony in Singapore: Shanmugam
492. VIETNAM: US Adds Vietnam to Currency Monitoring List
493. INDONESIA: Certification Headache for Indonesia’s Budding Carbon Market
494. INDONESIA Should Revamp Foreign Policy Amid Global Challenges: Ganjar
495. MALAYSIA: Recruitment Agencies Not Allowed to Outsource Hiring of Foreign Workers: HR Minister
496. MYANMAR: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Need Food: Myanmar Volunteers
497. VIETNAMESE  Boycott Snapchat Over China’s U-shaped Line
498. INDONESIA: GDP Growth Falls Below 5 Percent for First Time Since Pandemic
499. INDONESIA Joins Money Laundering Watchdog FATF
500. MYANMAR: Thai Police Pledge to Rescue Trafficked Nationals From Myanmar
501. SINGAPORE PRoposes New Laws for President, Ministers to Hold ROles in Foreign and Global organizations
502. VIETNAM By Far the Biggest Market for South Korean Cars in Southeast Asia
503. INDONESIA: New Law Allows Military’s Return to Civilian Positions
504. INDONESIA: West Papua Tribe At Risk of Losing Homeland aAter Court Ruling: NGOs
505. MALAYSIA: Health Experts Predict Diabetes Will Heavily Burden Malaysia’s Healthcare System in Future
506. MYANMAR Ethnic Groups Seize More Junta Outposts in Northern Shan State
507. PHILIPPINES: Radioman Killed While Broadcasting
508. INDONESIA Unlikely To Boycott Pro-Israel Products
509. INDONESIA, UAE to Launch Mangrove Research Center at COP28
510. MYNMAR Military Says Lost Control of Strategic Border Town
511. SINGAPORE Warns Foreigners Against Using Country to Further Political Causes Amid Israel-Hamas war
512. VIETNAM Uncovers Oldest Human Remains
513. CAMBODIA: UNESCO Formally List Battambang Gastronomy
514. INDONESIAN Hospital in Gaza in its Last Hours Amid Israel’s Fuel Blockade
515. INDONESIA: More Local Firms Start Developing Malls, Hospitals in Nusantara
516. MALAYSIA: On Proposed ‘Regressive’ Citizenship Law Changes, Stateless Kids Still Have Legal Avenues to be Malays: Saifuddin Nasution
517. MYANMAR: US Sanctions Myanmar Junta’s State Oil and Gas Company
518. INDONESIA Doubts Myanmar is Close to Inclusive National Dialogue
519. INDONESIA: Government to introduce superior tuber varieties to address famine in Papua
520. INDONESIA: 200,000 Hectares of Palm Plantations to be Made Forests: Government
521. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Allowed 100pc Foreign-Owned Tesla, Starlink To Operate in Malaysia for National Good
522. MYANMAR: Chinese Security Minister Meets Myanmar Junta Chief as Border Violence Grows
523. INDONESIA: At Least 45 Suspected Militants Arrested in October
524. INDONESIA: Remote Working for Jakarta Public Employees Fails to Tackle Pollution
525. MALAYSIA: Sold An Illusion, Group Says Some Nepalis Find Bitter Reality Once in Malaysia
526. MYNMAR Military Caught Off Guard by Ethnic Alliance’s Northern Offensive
527. THAILAND To Lift Deep South Emergency by 2027: Defense Minister
528. INDONESIA: 2024 Elections Chance to ‘Rejuvenate Democracy’ in Southeast Asia
529. INDONESIA Surpasses Target With 26 Gold Medals at Hangzhou Para Games
530. MYANMAR’S Shan State Clashes Stretch Into Second Day
531. SINGAPORE’S Vote In Favor of UN Resolution Shows Clear Stand on Israel-Hamas Conflict: Shanmugam
532. VIETNAM: Google Offers 40,000 Scholarships to Support Vietnam’s digital transformation
533. INDONESIA Slams Western ‘Bias’ Regarding Gaza Siege at Security Council
534. INDONESIA: TikTok, YouTube, Meta Eye Indonesia E-commerce License: Sources
535. MYANMAR Junta Gets an ‘F’ For Education as Schools Spiral into Chaos
536. SINGAPORE: Sleep-Deprived, 2 in 3 S’poreans Planning Travel With Goal of Catching Up On Shut-Eye: Survey
537. THAILAND: At Least 54 Thais Held Hostage by Hamas: Israeli government
538. INDONESIA: Businesses Seek to Ensure Post-Election Continuity
539. INDONESIA: We Are Open to All: Indonesia Denies Favoring Chinese Investment
540. MALAYSIA: Using Bahasa Melayu in Govt Dept Correspondence Crucial to Safeguard its Position: Malay Students Federation
541. MYANMAR: Daw Aung Suu Kyi in Limbo as Myanmar Resumes Prison Visits After Three-Year Ban
542. MYANMAR Crackdown on Business Escalates, 16 More Executives Face Life in Prison
543. CAMBODIA-Village Ends Logging, Plants Crops
544. INDONESIA Can Sue EU over Protectionist Green Policy: Economist
545. MALAYSIA: DAP Rep Calls on Malaysians to Buy Palestinian Products Like Olive Oil, Dates As Sign of Solidarity
546. MYANMAR: Global Petition Ups Pressure on Singapore to Cut Myanmar Military’s Supply Line
547. VIETNAM Reports First Monkeypox Death
548. INDONESIA: Firms Want Direct 95-Year Land Rights In Nusantara As Uncertainty Persists
549. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Huge Geothermal Potential Catches Iceland’s Attention
550. MALAYSIA: Poor Command of Bahasa Malaysia Among Reasons Why Senior Applicants Refused Citizenship:  Home Minister
551. MYANMAR Regime Opens Larger Gems Emporium
552. SINGAPORE: No Decision On Use Of Nuclear Energy Yet, Singapore to Keep Options Open
553. INDONESIA: Prabowo Picks Jokowi’s Son Gibran as Running Mate
554. INDONESIA: Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage in Indonesia’s “Living Rooms”
555. MYANMAR: Rohingya Lie at the Bottom of the Pile of World Aid Priorities
556. MYANMAR Junta Allocates Land in Yangon for Russia to Build Orthodox Church
557. VIETNAM: Vietnam to Sign Rice Trade Deals with Indonesia, Philippines
558. INDONESIA: After Nearly A Decade, Jokowi Falls Short On Promise Of Energy Subsidy Reform
559. INDONESIA: Ex-Papua Governor Lukas Enembe Sentenced to 8 Years for Corruption
560. MYANMAR: German Firm Faces Legal Probe Over Myanmar Junta Supplies
561. MYANMAR Junta Demands Expats Pay Tax Before Renewing Passports
562. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Secures $4.26B Business Deals in Saudi Arabia-
563. INDONESIA: Belt and Road Cooperation Must Not Complicate Countries’ Fiscal Conditions: Jokowi
564. INDONESIA: European Firm Commits to Invest $2b in Indonesia’s Renewables
565. MALAYSIA Proposes Upgrading 2002 ASEAN Pact To Address Haze Issue: Nik Nazmi
566. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Trying to Sow Division in Myanmar’s Oldest Ethnic Armed Group
567. THAILAND: Iranian Envoy in Thailand Says Effort Being Made to Free Thais Held Hostage by Hamas
568. INDONESIA: Xi Wants to Expand Cooperation With Indonesia in Several Key Markets
569. INDONESIA: 30.000 Coal Workers Could Lose Jobs as Indonesia Shifts to Clean Energy
570. MALAYSIA: First Women’s Health Clinic Set Up At National Sports Medical Centre To Handle Female Athletes’ Health Issues: Hannah Yeoh
571. MYANMAR: ASEAN Must Take Action Against Members Supporting Myanmar Junta
572. MYANMAR: ‘Cyber Scammer’ Facing Arrest in China Linked to Drugs Trade in Myanmar
573. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Opens Door For Jokowi’s Son to Run in Presidential Poll
574. INDONESIA: Jakarta Aims to Become Global City After Capital Relocation
575. MALAYSIA: EPF: Budget 2024 Prioritizes Retirement Wellbeing, Secure Future For Malaysians
576. MYANMAR: China Begins Surveys for Railway on Myanmar’s Indian Ocean
577. PHILIPPINES: Canada Forges Agreement to Help Philippines Track Illegal Fishing vessels Using Satellite Technology
578. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Upholds Minimum Age for President, VP candidates
579. INDONESIA: Missing Emission Cap Renders RI Carbon Exchange Less Effective: Experts
580. INDONESIA Urges Norway to Accelerate $250 Million Clean Energy Investment
581. MYANMAR Junta and Russia Discuss Building Gas Pipeline in Myanmar
582. VIETNAM: Halal Tourism ‘Gold Mine’ For Vietnam To Tap Into
583. INDONESIA Signs Tourism Decarbonization Road Map
584. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Employment Agencies to Submit Lists of Myanmar Migrant Workers
585. SINGAPORE: Pew Sudy Hails Singapore’s ‘Remarkable’ Religious Diversity and High Tolerance, Acceptance
586. THAILAND: Two Thai Elephants Born Through Artificial Insemination
587. INDONESIA: Island Nations Band Together To Face Existential Threat
588. INDONESIA Reelected at UN Human Rights Council with Most Votes
589. MALAYSIA: In A First For The Country, Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act Passed in Dewan Rakyat
590. MYANMAR: A Corrupt Business Empire Thrives Under the Junta
591. THAILAND: Govt Eyes Community-Based Jobs For Workers Returning From Israel
592. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Administration Gets Red Mark On Graft Eradication
593. INDONESIA Asks Philippines’s Help to Evacuate Citizens from War-Torn Gaza
594. MALAYSIA: First Time Malaysian Trafficking Victims Found All The Way in South America: IGP
595. MYANMAR  Troops Cut Power in Southern Sagaing, Force 10,000 to Flee
596. THAILAND: YouTube remains top video platform in Thailand:  Survey
597. INDONESIA To Evacuate Citizens from Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Worsens
598. INDONESIA Hosts Inaugural Summit of Island States
599. MALAYSIA: Indonesia, Thailand and China Agree To Trade With Malaysia Using Ringgit: PM Anwar
600. MYANMAR: 29 Killed in Myanmar Junta Strike on Displaced Persons Camp
601. THAILAND Postpones Regional Summit to Which Myanmar Junta Boss Invited
602. INDONESIA Calls for End of Israel-Palestine Conflicts
603. INDONESIA: Confidence In Collaborative Climate Response Weighed Down By Inaction
604. MYANMAR Junta Rejects Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeal
605. SINGAPORE Banks To Allow Customers To ‘Lock Up’ Funds in Latest Move To Guard Against Scams
606. VIETNAMESE Citizens In Israel Remain Safe Amid Severe Conflict
607. INDONESIA: Govt Orders E-Commerce Firms To Share Import Data With Customs Office
608. INDONESIA: Govt Conducts First Biofuel-Powered Flight Test On Commercial Plane
609. MYANMAR: Expressing Dissent Online Can Be Deadly In Myanmar: Freedom House
610. THAILAND Needs An SMS Emergency Alert System
611. VIETNAM: Vietjet To Launch 5 New Routes To Asia-Pacific Destinations
612. INDONESIA: KPU Urges Political Parties To Withdraw Ex-Graft Convicts From Legislative Elections
613. INDONESIA: Seeks Negotiations on Binding Rules on AI-Driven Weapons
614. MALAYSIA: KL, Riyadh In Talks To Make Malaysia Preferred Transit Hub For Umrah Pilgrims: MOTAC
615. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Graft Purge Can’t Hide His Own Ill-Gotten Wealth
616. VIETNAM’S Largest Rare Earth Mine To Open
617. INDONESIA: Govt Goes All In To Extinguish Wildfires
618. INDONESIA: House Passes Revised IKN Law To Future-Proof Nusantara Against Regime Change
619. INDONESIA: Agriculture Minister Syahrul Abroad Amid Ongoing Corruption Probe
620. MYANMAR: Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
621. SINGAPORE: New Inter-Ministerial Committee To Review And Strengthen Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime
622. CAMBODIA: Guinness Recognize Giant Stingray
623. INDONESIA: State Firms Accused Of Selling Arms To Myanmar Junta
624. INDONESIA: Court Upholds Jobs Law As Labor Unions Stage Rallies
625. MYANMAR’S Cash-Strapped Junta Hikes Taxes, Utilities Despite Surging Inflation
626. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Braces For Severe Drought, River salinity
627. INDONESIA: PDI-P Touts Food Security As Election Priority
628. INDONESIA: 77 Indonesians Could Be Spared Death Penalty in Malaysia
629. MYANMAR: Dethroned NLD party marks 35th anniversary in Myanmar
630. SINGAPORE’S Total Population Back Above Pre-Covid Levels, Rising 5% to 5.92 Million
631. THAILAND: Toxic Smoke From Indonesia Drifts Towards Thailand
632. INDONESIA: TIkTok Laments Social Media Commerce Ban
633. INDONESIA, Malaysia Seek to Counter Negative Perception of Palm Oil in India
634. MALAYSIA: Artist Of Banned Book Says ‘Monkey’ Remark Meant To Compliment Indonesian Maid’s Agility
635. MYANMAR: Tracing Myanmar Junta’s Repeated Governing Body Shakeups Since Coup
636. SINGAPOREAN Woman And Daughter Arrested in Manila Airport For Allegedly Smuggling 14kg of Cocaine Worth S$1.83m
637. INDONESIA: Multiple Task Forces Make Little Dent On Jakarta Air Pollution
638. INDONESIA’S Carbon Exchange Holds Rp 3,000t Potential: Jokowi
639. MALAYSIA: No Harassment of LGBT Community Will Be Allowed: Anwar
640. MALAYSIA Working To Bring Home 2 Suspected Terrorists Detained in Guantanamo Bay
641. MYANMAR: As Resistance Drone Attacks Rise, Myanmar Junta Seeks Regional Help
642. INDONESIA: Govt Efforts To Tackle Human Trafficking Not Enough: Activists
643. INDONESIA: Use Buildings Idled By Capital Move To Make Jakarta ‘Livable’: ADB
644. MALAYSIA Will Not Entertain Frivolous Claims By Any Party on Sabah: Foreign Minister
645. MYANMAR: How Chinese-Run Mines Are Fueling the Myanmar Junta’s Terror Campaign
646. VIETNAM Opposes China’s Ship Identification Stations in Paracel Islands
647. INDONESIA Reiterates Call To Reform Global Financial System
648. INDONESIA: Gov’t To Issue Regulation Banning Social Media Platforms from Running E-Commerce
649. MYANMAR: Catch-22 For Rohingya Caught Up in Myanmar Citizenship Dilemma
650. PHILIPPINES: China Installs Barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
651. SINGAPORE: World War II Bomb Found in Bukit Timah, SAF to Carry Out On
652. INDONESIA: Local Investors Kick-Start Commercial Projects in Nusantara
653. INDONESIA Pledges to Protect Marine Biodiversity in High Seas
654. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Despite Geopolitical Rivalry, US Remains Malaysia’s Top Investor
655. MYANMAR: US Committed To Resolving The Crisis in Burma: Deputy Secretary of State
656. PHILIPPINES Considers Banning TikTok For Security Workers To Block App From Cyberspying
657. INDONESIA: What climate change? Study Finds Political Parties Lack Focus on Climate Issues
658. INDONESIA Seeks to Strengthen Fragmented Global South in Weeklong UNGA
659. INDONESIA: Elon Musk’s Starlink Makes Indonesian Presence Withyees: Minerist
660. MALAYSIA’S Largest Renewable Energy Power Plant Commences Operation
661. MYANMAR: Junta Shutters Myanmar Currency Exchanges in ‘Futile’ Bid to Prop Up Economy
662. CAMBODIA Set To Celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO Listing
663. INDONESIA: Govt To Proceed With Oil Exploration In Warim Block In Papua
664. INDONESIAN Woman Jailed for Using Islamic Invocation Before Eating Pork
665. MALAYSIA: Resorting to Racial Politics Is Easiest Way To Gain Malay Support: PKR Deputy President Rafizi
666. MYANMAR Junta Seeks Chinese Help Acquiring Nuclear Technology
667. INDONESIAN Nickel Reserves Could Be Depleted In 15 Years, Minister Warns
668. INDONESIA: Antam Ordered to Pay Surabaya Businessman Rp 1 Trillion in 1 Ton Gold Dispute
669. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
670. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
671. MYANMAR: UK Ad Cuts to Rohingya Now at 85%: NGO
672. VIETNAMESE Earthworm Hunters Destroying Protective Forest Go Unpunished
673. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Slam Jokowi For Spying Boast
674. INDONESIAN Navy Thwarts People Smuggling Attempt to Malaysia in High-Speed Boat Chase
675. INDONESIA: National Museum that Houses Pre-Historic Artifacts Ravaged by Fire
676. MYANMAR: UN Expert Suggests ‘Collective Punishment’ To End Myanmar mMilitary’s War on the People
677. THAILAND: Health Ministry Launches Swift Vaccine Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
678. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
679. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
680. MALAYSIA: Immigration Dept Cripples Pakistani Immigrant Syndicate in Kelantan
681. MYANMAR: NLD Alarmed at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Health Woes
682. MYANMAR: Several ASEAN Air Force Chiefs Skip Myanmar Meeting
683. INDONESIA: Fears of Abuse as Ministers Allowed To Campaign ‘On Leave’
684. INDONESIA: 19 Regional Governments and 2 Companies Awarded for Impactful Development Initiatives
685. MALAYSIA Determined To Get Back 1MDB Funds From Goldman Sachs: PM Anwar
686. MYANMAR Junta Chief Woos Shan Militias Amid Troop Shortages
687. THAILAND: Pita Named An Emerging Leader In TIME100 Next List
688. INDONESIA Grapples With Fires As El Nino Peaks
689. INDONESIA Looks Back on Tough East Asia Summit Negotiations
690. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, Survey Shows Muslims and Buddhists See Extremists From Their Own Faiths As Biggest Threats
691. MYANMAR: Crimes Against Humanity Are Getting More ‘Brazen’ in Myanmar, UN Told
692. PHILIPPINES: A Decade Later, Philippines Still Most Dangerous Country in Asia for Envi Defenders
693. CAMBODIAN Rice Benefits From Global Security Woes
694. INDONESIA: PLN’s Ambitious Renewables Target Lacks Govt Support
695. MALAYSIA Is Latest in Asia To Tighten Grip on Key Minerals
696. MYANMAR: Shamed By ASEAN, Myanmar’s Generals Try to Save Face
697. VIETNAM: Bayer Launches Southeast Asia’s First ForwardFarm in Vietnam
698. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reiterates Developing Nations Call For Help On Climate at G20
699. INDONESIA: ASEAN Establishes New Troika to Find Solution on Myanmar Crisis
700. MYANMAR: Education Under Attack in Myanmar, Ukraine and Other War Zones: NGO
701. MYANMAR Has Been Running Out of Power Since the Coup: World Bank
702. THAILAND Malaysia Mull Setting Up Joint Committee To Tackle Cross-Border Cybercrime
703. INDONESIA: Proposed Govt Control Over Places Of Worship Draws Criticism
704. INDONESIA: Police Deployed to Check Pollutant Level at Factories
705. MALAYSIA: Suhakam To Work With Indonesian, Philippine Counterparts To Find Answers To Sabah’s Stateless Issue In Next Five Years
706. MYANMAR Junta Losing War: East Timor’s President
707. VIETNAM Rises As Potential Semiconductor Hub For Global Manufacturers
708. INDONESIA: China Warns Against ‘New Cold War’ at ASEAN Summit
709. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 42 Chinese Nationals Accused of Romance Scams
710. MYANMAR: No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chief
711. MYANMAR’S Suu Kyi Unwell, Back in Prison: NLD Members
712. VIETNAM, Laos, Cambodia Agree To Operate ‘One Journey-Three Destinations’ Tours
713. ASEAN Bars Myanmar From 2026 Chairmanship
714. INDONESIA: OpenAI Chief Granted First ‘Golden Visa’
715. INDONESIA Introduces De-Dollarization Task Force
716. SINGAPORE: Rapper Subhas Nair Sentenced To Jail For Attempting To Promote Ill Will Between Races and Religions
717. THAILAND: As New Cabinet Is Sworn In, Srettha Says ‘No Honeymoon Period’ For His Government
718. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For ASEAN To Denounce ‘Ten-Dash Line’
719. INDONESIA To Import 250,000 Tons Of Rice From Cambodia
720. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Based V-Power Company Ceases Four Projects in Myanmar
721. VIETNAM’S Mekong Delta, World’s Youngest River Basin, Might Be First One Gone
722. INDONESIA: Regions Brace For Wildfire, Haze As Dry Season Peaks
723. INDONESIA: W. Australia Offers to Make Indonesia’s EV Battery Dream Come True ​​​
724. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir says racial issues caused by non-Malay parties, calls them ‘parti pendatang’: Report
725. MYANMAR And Other Rice Exporting Countries Struggle To Maintain Normal Production
726. SINGAPORE: Tharman Clinches Oresidency With Landslide Win, Pledges To Help Usher In ‘Future of Optimism and Solidarity’
727. INDONESIA Open To ‘Kratom’ Opioid Exports Despite Proposed Local Ban
728. INDONESIA: Challenges Abound Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Jakarta
729. MYANMAR’S Landmine Clearers Working With Pliers And Bare Hands
730. PHILIPPINES Rejects China ’10-Dash’ Map
731. SINGAPORE Holds First Contested Presidential Vote In Over A Decade
732. INDONESIA: Political Dynasties, Graft Leniency Loom Over 2024 Elections
733. INDONESIA: Jokowi Threatens to Shut Down Polluting Factories
734. MYANMAR: Yangon Food Charities Swamped as Hunger Stalks Myanmar
735. THAILAND: Activists Submit Petition With Over 212,000 Signatures, Seek Democratic Constitution
736. VIETNAM: All Eyes On Agroecology As Vietnam Embarks on Food System Transformation Journey
737. INDONESIA: Political Exiles Push For Guarantee Of Continued Nonjudicial Resolutions
738. INDONESIA: Says Freedom of Expression Not Free Pass for Quran Desecration
739. MALAYSIA: Beyond A ‘Band-Aid’: Why SIS Started Free Legal Advice For Muslims 20 years Ago And What’s Next
740. MYANMAR: As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
741. THAILAND: MRT To Partially Power Blue, Purple Lines With Solar Energy
742. INDONESIAN Protectionism May Stand In Way of ASEAN Digital Economy Pact
743. INDONESIAN Muslims Advised against Multiple Hajj Pilgrimages
744. MYANMAR: Seven Indian Companies Added To Myanmar ‘Dirty List’
745. MYANMAR Vulnerable To Climate Emergencies, says NGO
746. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Province Coastline Devastated By Erosion
747. CAMBODIA: NGOs Warn of ‘Sharp’ Decline in Breastfeeding
748. INDONESIA Lifts Ban on Sending Domestic Workers to Middle East
749. INDONESIA Inaugurates $2B LRT Trains to Reduce Jakarta’s Traffic
750. MYANMAR Expels Top East Timor Diplomat
751. THAILAND Running Out of Jobs For University Graduates: NESDC Report
752. CAMBODIA: From Waste To Wealth: Cambodian Compost Mogul Turns Trash To Treasure
753. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reignites ‘Bandung Spirit’ In Week-Long Africa Tour
754. INDONESIA: Hyundai To Introduce New Electric Vehicle Model From Indonesian Plant
755. MYANMAR: Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine
756. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Pitches For Federalism
757. INDONESIA: Pertamina Eyes Oil And Gas, Geothermal Expansion In Kenya
758. INDONESIA: Partial Work-from-Home Policy Implemented in Greater Jakarta to Address Air Pollution
759. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monks Condemn Myanmar Junta for Arrests Over ‘Blasphemous’ Movie
760. PHILIPPINES: Chinese Ships Block PH Boats
761. THAILAND: Srettha Gets Royal Endorsement As Prime Minister
762. INDONESIA: Captive Power Casts Doubt On JETP Emissions Reduction Goal
763. INDONESIA: Govt To Merge Three State-Owned Airlines
764. INDONESIA’S Cellular Tariffs Among the Cheapest in SE Asia
765. MYANMAR Will Get Sicker—Junta Shuts Another Hospital in Mandalay
766. THAILAND: Thaksin Taken To Bangkok Remand Prison To Start Serving His Jail Terms
767. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Uncover Arms Trade Syndicate
768. INDONESIA: Health Ministry To Set Up Independent Body To Probe Malpractice Claims
769. MALAYSIA: Federal Court Allows Leave For Sisters In Islam’s Bid To Appeal Ruling Over Selangor Fatwa Declaring It As Deviant
770. MYANMAR: Several Resistance Attacks Reported Near Myanmar Regime’s Nerve Center
771. THAILAND’S Pheu Thai Launches PM Bid As Fugitive Figurehead Thaksin Eyes Return
772. CAMBODIA-New Cultural Heritage Sites Identified In Protected Areas
773. INDONESIA: Jokowi To Attend BRICS Summit in South Africa
774. INDONESIA: Nearly 17,000 Central Government Employees to Relocate to Nusantara
775. MYANMAR: H&M’s Forced Exit Leaves 42,000 Myanmar Workers Asking How They Will Eat
776. THAILAND Now Has 36 Smart Cities In 25 Provinces
777. INDONESIA: Jokowi Govt Sets Final $2.6b Tranche for Nusantara Next Year
778. INDONESIA: Four More Provinces Ink Low-Carbon Development Deal With Bappenas
779. MYANMAR: Leader of Sanctions-Hit Myanmar Junta Moans About ‘Weaponization’ of Dollar
780. MYANMAR: In Myanmar Prisons, Showing Solidarity With Martyrs Leads to Solitary Confinement
781. SINGAPORE: Police Warn Of New Android App Scam Targeting Users of TikTok, Dating Platforms-
782. INDONESIA: Tesla To Sign Investment Deal In Indonesia Within Months: Luhut
783. INDONESIA: Newly-Arrested Militant Plots Attacks on Police, Military Targets
784. MYANMAR: Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis
785. MYANMAR Regime to Arm Civil Servants
786. SINGAPORE: Some Employers Make Baseless ‘revenge accusations’ Against Maids To Punish Them For Leaving Job: Home Report
787. INDONESIA: Government To Start Random Emission Tests As Poor Air Chokes Jakarta
788. INDONESIA: Jokowi Mulls Work From Home Policy to Address Deteriorating Jakarta Air Quality
789. MYANMAR: At Least 25 Missing After Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
790. THAILAND: Man, 36, Becomes First Patient To Die of Mpox in Thailand
791. VIETNAM Issues e-Visa For All Countries
792. INDONESIA: Jakarta Pollution Blamed For Respiratory Problems
793. INDONESIA: Miss Universe Cuts Ties with Indonesian Organizer amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
794. MYANMAR: Torture and Terror at Chinese-Run Cyber Scam Hubs in Myanmar
795. VIETNAM: Big Wave of Internal Migration Hits Da Lat
796. INDONESIA: Jakarta Hit By Major Pollution spike: Air quality monitor
797. INDONESIA: Lecturer’s Curse of President Tests Limits of Free Speech
798. INDONESIA: New Capital Nusantara is World’s Largest Project: Jokowi
799. MYANMAR: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Blames Manipur Violence On Myanmar Refugees
800. VIETNAM: Power Outages Cost Vietnam $1.4B: World Bank
801. INDONESIA: ‘Missing Link’ in Indonesia’s Economic Development: INDEF
802. INDONESIA: New Zealand Calls For Release of Pilot Kidnapped in Papua
803. INDONESIA: 30 Miss Universe Indonesia Contestants Report Sexual Abuse: Lawyer
804. MYANMAR: Prominent Activist Calls for Public Boycott of Myanmar Junta’s ‘Blood’ Products
805. THAILAND To Grow Opium, Magic Mushrooms To Produce Morphine, Anti-Depressants
806. INDONESIA’S Inequality Increases Slightly As Poverty Falls
807. INDONESIA: Brain Drain: Calls Mount For Dual Citizenship In Indonesia
808. INDONESIA: Populous Indonesia Defends Democracy Index That is Behind Malaysia
809. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Turkiye’s President Erdogan Suggests Cooperation With Malaysia In Facing Islamophobia
810. MYANMAR: Deadly Floods Displace Thousands in Three Myanmar Border States
811. CAMBODIA Dismisses Human Rights Report
812. INDONESIA: Experts Warn of Contagious Outbreaks, Health Problems As El Niño Returns
813. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Exceeds 5% for 7th Consecutive Quarter
814. MYANMAR: US Closes Sanctions Window For Myanmar Junta Banks
815. VIETNAM: Earthworm Electrocution Is Destroying The Environment For China Trade
816. ASEAN: Timor-Leste Rethinks Its Accession Bid if ASEAN Cannot Handle Myanmar Issue
817. INDONESIA- West Sumatra Administration Criticized For Stifling Protests
818. MALAYSIA: Muslim Nationalism Challenges Anwar’s Multiethnic Government: Wong Chin Huat
819. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners Tortured for Honoring Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day
820. VIETNAM: Export Demand Should Not Jeopardize Vietnam Food Security: Experts
821. INDONESIA Initiates ASEAN Road Map For Digital Transformation Of Education Systems
822. INDONESIA: Foreigners Only Need Passport to Buy House in Indonesia: Gov’t
823. MALAYSIA: Woman Convert Fails To Get High Court Leave In Bid To Be Declared Christian After Divorcing Muslim Man
824. MYANMAR: Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar
825. THAILAND: Chinese Investors Top BOI Investments Applications
826. INDONESIA: Islamic School Leader Panji Gumilang Detained for Blasphemy, Hate Speech
827. INDONESIA: Govt Plans to Revive Sanatoriums To Treat Tuberculosis
828. MYANMAR: Junta’s Amnesty for Political Prisoners was Hostage Diplomacy: Myanmar Watchdog
829. VIETNAM Continues ‘Four Nos’ Defense Policy
830. VIETNAM: Culinary Tourism To Become National Strategic Product
831. INDONESIA: Govt Unveils Ecotourism Concept For New Capital City
832. INDONESIA: No LSD In Our Cattle, Canberra Insists After RI Halts Imports
833. MYANMAR Regime Reduces Jailed Leaders’ Sentences Under Prisoner Amnesty
834. SINGAPORE:  Man Charged With Running Unregistered Muslim Religious School, Teaching False Doctrine
835. VIETNAMESE Consume Too Much Meat, Say Health Advocates
836. INDONESIA: Government Orders Shipment of Aid to Drought-Hit Papua Region
837. INDONESIA: Jokowi Seeks Chinese Investment in 5,000-Hectare Durian Plantation
838. Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for 6 More Months
839. PHILIPPINES: 25 Dead, Over 2 million Affected from Typhoon Doksuri in Philippines
840. VIETNAM: Russia to Issue E-Visas for Vietnamese Nationals
841. NDONESIA’S Middle-Strength Passport Remains a Travel Barrier For Some
842. INDONESIA Launches Its First CryIpto Bourse
843. MALAYSIA: Customs Makes Biggest Drug Bust in Sabah, Seizes over 100Kg of Syabu Worth Around RM3M
844. MYANMAR Jade Worth About US$4 Billion Exported to China in 2022
845. THAILAND:  Police Prepare for Thaksin’s Return As August 10 Arrival Date Confirmed By Family
846. INDONESIA’s Rice Reserve Not Sufficient To Weather El Niño Next Year
847. ASEAN Predicted to Be Net Importer of Natural Gas by 2025
848. MYANMAR’S Northern Alliance ‘Not Interested’ in Empty Peace Talks With Junta
849. PHILIPPINES; China Eyes Military Exercises With PH
850. SINGAPORE: No Zero-Tolerance Approach by PAP to Extramarital Affairs, Unlike Corruption and Criminal Conduct: DPM Wong
851. CAMBODIA: An End To An Era as Hun Sen Passes Baton To Son Manet
852. INDONESIA: JETP Could Help Drive Indonesia’s Geothermal Growth
853. INDONESIA Says Taliban Representatives Visited ‘Informally’
854. MYANMAR: Thai Beer Titan to Invest US$14M in Another Brewery in Myanmar
855. PHILIPPINES: VIETNAM Builds More Facilities in Spratlys
856. CAMBODIAN Election Draws Criticism
857. INDONESIA: Social Media Monitoring Agency Could Curb Free Speech, Activists Warn
858. INDONESIA Set to Launch Largest Solar Panel Industry in SE Asia
859. MYANMAR Military May Move Suu Kyi to House Arrest
860. SINGAPORE To Execute First Woman In Nearly 20 Years: Rights Groups
861. INDONESIA: G20 Energy Proposal Costly, Not Feasible: RI
862. INDONESIA Spends $3.8B on Fuel Subsidies in 1st Half of 2023
863. MYANMAR: Number of IDPs in Myanmar Surges Almost 50,000 in Five Weeks
864. SINGAPORE: Growing Concern With Youth Radicalism, Terrorism Threat to Singapore Remains High: ISD
865. VIETNAM: Researchers Find Evidence of 2,000-year-old curry in Vietnam, the oldest in Southeast Asia
866. CAMBODIA’S 2023 General Election Kicks Off
867. INDONESIA: Power Struggle Grips Golkar Ahead of 2024 Polls
868. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Close Illegal Railroad Crossings
869. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, More Muslim Parents Turning To Abducting Kids in Custody Wars: SIS Data
870. MYANMAR: Whither Wa State? Myanmar’s Criminal Hub Spreads Wings Under Junta
871. INDONESIA Must Push For Fairer Carbon Market: Activists
872. INDONESIA: Gov’t Takes Down Over 11,000 Gambling Websites
873. MALAYSIA Issues License to Elon Musk’s Starlink To Bring Internet Services To Remote Areas
874. MYANMAR: Chin Schoolchildren Being Taught In Trenches Cecause of Airstrikes
875. VIETNAM’S Last Wild Elephants On The Brink of Survival
876. INDONESIA Strengthens Economic Diplomacy With Cabinet Reshuffle
877. INDONESIA: No Authorization for Interfaith Marriages: Supreme Court
878. Myanmar Regime Again Bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From Honoring Father on Martyrs’ Day
879. SINGAPORE: Foreigners Need Approval To Buy Mixed Commercial and Residential Properties, Land in Singapore
880. VIETNAM Passport Jumps 6 Places in Global Ranking
881. INDONESIA: RI, EU Gear Up For Trade Clash
882. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Pay Indonesia $886M in Digital Taxes in 3.5 Years
883. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Constant Fear of Torture and Murder
884. PHILIPPINES: ICC Junks PH Appeal On Drug War Probe
885. VIETNAM: Google Maps Re-Displays Vietnamese Flag on Spratly Island
886. INDONESIA: When Teachers Are The Bullies, Where Do Students Go?
887. INDONESIA Trade Surplus for 38 Months in a Row
888. MYANMAR Junta Condemns ASEAN for Ignoring ‘Peaceful Efforts to Restore Democracy’
889. THAILAND: Coalition Decides to Propose Pita as its PM Candidate in Second Round
890. VIETNAM’S Aging 100-million Population a Demographic Time Bomb
891. CAMBODIA: Childhood Diabetes Up Amid Sugar Epidemic
892. INDONESIA: Growing Informal Sector Signals Lack In Job Creation
893. INDONESIA: PTPP, Adhi Karya Win $540M Railway Project in Philippines
894. MYANMAR Junta Likely to Extend Military Rule Again
895. THAILAND: Two-Wheeled Angels:Bangkok Launches First Fleet of Motorbike-ambulances
896. ASEAN Struggles For Unity On Myanmar Conflict
897. ASEAN, China Agree on South China Sea’s Code of Conduct Guidelines
898. INDONESIA: Shrinking Domestic Industry May Dethrone RI As World’s No. 2 Rubber Exporter
899. MYANMAR: Protect Rohingya From Armed Gangs: HRW
900. THAILAND: Pita Fails in Bid to Become Prime Minister
901. INDONESIA Wants to Double Lithium Pact with Australia to 120,000 Tons
902. INDONESIA: LGBT Event in Indonesia Scrapped After Security Threats
903. MYANMAR: Thai Foreign Minister Says Met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
904. SINGAPORE: Maid Agencies Find Various Ways to Sieve Out Underage Candidates, Even As MOM Sees Fewer Cases
905. THAILAND: Thaksin Postpones Return Until Thailand’s Political Situation Settles Down
906. INDONESIA: Bakamla Seizes Iranian Tanker Over Illicit Oil Transfer
907. INDONESIA: Netherlands Returns Ancient Jewels, Temple Carvings to Indonesia
908. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Gives Final Warning To Those Playing Up 3R Issues
909. MYANMAR Junta Condemned For Using ‘Prison Transfers’ as a Pretext For Murder
910. PHILIPPINE Activists Fight Back on Online Theats Rise
911. CAMBODIA: Manhunt Underway After Capital 103kg-Meth Bust
912. INDONESIA: RI Property Giants to Build Malls, Offices In Nusantara Capital City
913. INDONESIA: $3.5 Billion Jababeka Movieland Launched as Indonesian Answer to Hollywood
914. MYANMAR: Singapore’s UOB Is Shutting Myanmar Junta Allied Airline’s Bank Accounts
915. SINGAPORE: Millions Vie For Tickets to Taylor Swift’s Only Stop in Southeast Asia
916. INDONESIA: Potable Tap Water Still a Pipe Dream, for Now
917. INDONESIA: Political Row Undermines RI’S Second Chance as FIFA Host
918. MALAYSIA: Counting Malaysia’s ‘Invisible’ People: How Many Born Here Cannot Be Citizens Despite Their Local Roots
919. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Deportation of Undocumented Children Branded Cruel
920. SINGAPORE Must Never Become a Welfare State, But It Can Be a ‘Welfare Society’: SM Tharman
921. INDONESIA: Govt Steps Up Efforts To Curb Anthrax After Outbreak Kills 3 People
922. INDONESIA: Robust Salt Industry Recipe to Cut Indonesia’s Deficit with Australia
923. MYANMAR: UN Urges End to Arms, Currency Supplies to Myanmar Junta
924. SINGAPORE: Police Warn of Resurgence of Concert Ticket Scam As At Least 462 Lose Over S$480,000 Since January
925. VIETNAM: New Crocodile Newt Species Discovered in Vietnam
926. INDONESIA: Government Rescues Nearly 2,000 Human Trafficking Victims
927. INDONESIA: Safeguarding the Sunda Pangolin: RER’s Commitment to Wildlife Protection and Conservation
928. MALAYSIA: More Malaysians Transitioning to Solar Power to Reduce Electricity Bills
929. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Nightlife Shutdown as Narcotics Flood Myanmar
930. VIETNAM RIses FOur Ranks in Global Peace Index
931. CAMBODIA Bans Entry for All Meta Oversight Board Bembers
932. INDONESIA: Victims, Families Urge Jokowi to Rewrite History on Rights Abuse
933. INDONESIA: ‘No Big Deal’: Minister Reacts to Indonesian Rice Terraces Used in Philippine Tourism Promo
934. MYANMAR Supreme Court to Hear President and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeals
935. VIETNAMESE People Turning Their Backs On Dog Meat
936. INDONESIA: Jakarta Installs AI-Controlled Traffic Lights to Ease Congestion
937. INDONESIA Reports Slower Deforestation Growth
938. MYANMAR: Surprise? Myanmar Ranks Poorly in ‘Tourist-Friendly ’Ranking
939. THAILAND-Foreign Investors Wary of Delay in Thai Govt Formation: FTI
940. VIETNAM  Bans Barbie Movie for Featuring China’s Nine-Dash Line
941. INDONESIA: After Recent Portfolio Sell-Offs, Is Traditional Retail Banking Dead in Indonesia?
942. INDONESIA In Talks with 3 Unnamed Countries for OPEC-Like Nickel Cartel
943. MYANMAR Junta War Crimes Rising: UN Report
944. SINGAPORE Sees Highest Number of Suicides in Over 20 Years, With Most Cases Among Those in Their 20s: SOS
945. TIMOR LESTE Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
946. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
947. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
948. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
949. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
950. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
951. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
952. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
953. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
954. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
955. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
956. INDONESIA: World Bank Sees Stagnant FDI, Slowdown in Growth for Indonesia
957. INDONESIA to Reroute Palm Oil Export to Africa Following EUDR
958. MYANMAR Junta Turns Thai-Sponsored Talks Into Propaganda Tool
959. PHILLIPPINES- Kitchen Crisis: How some food prices soared under Marcos
960. SINGAPORE: Air Purifiers Flying off the shelves as S’poreans brace themselves for haze; experts give tips on dealing with it
961. SOUTHEAST ASIA at High Risk of Trans-boundary Haze: Report
962. INDONESIA Moves ASEAN Military Drill Site Away From South China Sea
963. MYANMAR: US Slaps Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Defense Ministry, Regime-Run Banks
964. VIETNAM: Dak Lak Armed Group Connected to US-based Terrorists
965. VIETNAM: Nearly 5,000 ChatGPT Accounts hacked in Vietnam
966. INDONESIA Ranks Sixth Among Countries with Most Startups
967. INDONESIA: Jakarta Lacks Myanmar Leverage: UN rapporteur
968. MALAYSIA: Wisma Putra Clarifies Misperceptions Regarding Demarcation of Strait of Malacca and Sulawesi Sea
969. MYANMAR: Arrests Follow ‘Flower Strike’ To Mark Detained Aung San Suu Kyi’s Bfrirthday
970. SINGAPORE: High Risk of Severe Transboundary Haze in 2023, Public Advised To Be Prepared: Singapore institute
971. INDONESIAN Businesses Call For Change in PLN’s Dominance to Hit Renewable Target
972. INDONESIA Urges Regional Efforts for Clean Energy Transition
973. MYANMAR: More Labor Union Leaders Arrested at Zara Factory in Myanmar
974. PHILIPPINES: Filipino Women Highly Biased Against Own Gender: Study
975. VIETNAM: Overseas Vietnamese Return Home For Retirement
976. INDONESIA’S Satria-1 Successfully Launched Into Orbit
977. INDONESIA: Coca-Cola Launches New rPET Bottles in Indonesian Market
978. LAOS Seals MOU With Chinese Firm for Development of That Luang SEZ
979. MYANMAR Junta Signs Wind Power, Direct Flights and Financial Deals With Russia
980. THAILAND Defends Divisive Myanmar Junta Talks
981. ASEAN Nixes Thai Informal Talks Idea on Myanmar
982. CAMBODIAN  Riel to Expand Across Laos and Vietnam
983. INDONESIA: Japan’s Emperor in Indonesia for First State Visit
984. MALAYSIA Best-Performing Muslim-Majority Country in 2022’s Islamicity Index, But Long Way to Go On Human Rights
985. MYANMAR  People’s Thoughts With Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 78th Birthday
986. INDONESIA: MSMEs Account for 97% of Job Opportunities in Indonesia
987. INDONESIA: Jakartans Find Worsening Air Pollution ‘Unbearable’
988. MYANMAR Junta Sentences 730 Political Prisoners in Less Than Six Months
989. PHILIPPINES: Media Landscape Remains ‘Largely Grim’ Despite Change In Leadership: Report
990. 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.”