Author: Asia Views

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