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