Author: Asia Views

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