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