Category: Daily Briefs

1. INDONESIA: Govt Prepares Fines in Digital Child Safety Rules
2. MYANMAR Junta Conducts Deadly Daily Bombings on IDP Shelters in Mandalay’s Ngazun
3. THAILAND: Scammers Moving Through Thailand to New Base in Malaysia
4. SINGAPORE Rolls Out Over 200 AI Courses and New Initiatives to Boost Skills and Workforce Readiness
5. CAMBODIA Rejects Claims that Cultural Heritage Sites were Used for Military Purposes
6. INDONESIA: Push to Postpone Village Head Elections Draws Democratic Concerns
7. MALAYSIA: More Than 2.6 million Malaysians Visited Indonesia in 2025 as neighbors Gear up for 70 Years of Diplomatic Ties
8. MYANMAR: As Min Aung Hlaing Signed Deals in Phnom Penh, His Forces Burned Oil Wells and Pushed Into Karenni State
9. VIETNAM’S Durian Industry Shifts From Volume to Value
10. MALAYSIA: How Malaysia is Shielding Lower-Income Households From the Global Cost Squeeze
11. MYANMAR Junta CLaims UN Envoy Kyaw Moe Tun iIlegitimate Ahead of Credentials Decision
12. VIETNAM: Ho Chi Minh City Needs 70,000 Skilled Workers to Build its Metro Network
13. CAMBODIA: Nearly 400 Civilians Affected as Cambodia Files Complaint over Thai Military Chemical Use
14. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls For Global South, BRICS Unity Amid Fragmented World Order
15. INDONESIA: Skepticism Around Green RideHailing: How To Gain Riders’ Trust
16. MYANMAR: Trapped by Terror: The Escalating Military Abduction of Myanmar’s Youth: Progressive Voice
17. THAILAND Faces its 2030 HIV Target With Youth Infections Still High
18. CAMBODIA and THAILAND Maritime Conciliation Talks in Singapore Next Week
19. INDONESIA: Consumer Confidence Up as Spending Recovers Slowly
20. MALAYSIA Wants To Be an AI Nation by 2030 — what does that mean for Malaysians?
21. MYANMAR Still Making And Using Cluster Munitions But Global Treaty Review Looms
22. VIETNAMESE Workers Spend 4.5 Months of Wages to Secure Jobs Abroad
23. INDONESIA: Local, Foreign Firms Own Largest Burned Concessions in Kalimantan
24. INDONESIA: Volcanic Eruptions Take Toll on Economy
25. MALAYSIA: Hadi Calls For Abolition of ‘Colonial Laws’ to Make Syariah Rule Supreme in Malaysia
26. MYANMAR: UN Rights Chief Calls For ‘Reality Check’ on Burma as BROUK Warns Rohingya Face Erasure
27. PHILIPPINES Only Country Where Rich-Poor Gap in Reading Gains Widened in PISA 2025
28. INDONESIA: Govt Defends Prabowo’s Russia Trip Amid Disasters at Home
29. MYANMAR: WOPP Reports Forced Labor and Denial of Medicine to Female Political Prisoners in Myanmar’s Daik-U Prison
30. THAILAND: Phuket Group Seeks to Stop Jewish New Year Event
31. THAILAND Approves Sri Lanka Labor Framework for 10,000 Workers
32. VIETNAM  Deactivates, Seizes 13 Million Unregistered Mobile Numbers
33. CAMBODIA to Suspend Online Gambling At All Casinos From OctoberINDONESIA: Jakarta Airport and Others Reopen After Volcanic Ash Crisis
34. INDONESIA: Relentless Natural Disasters Test Indonesia’s Fiscal Priorities
35. MYANMAR: VIETNAM Is Deepening Its Complicity in the Myanmar Junta’s International Crimes: Justice for Myanmar
36. SINGAPORE: ‘Race Will Always Be a Fault Line’: Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong Warns Against Hatred After Anti-Indian abuse
37. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pitches Eurasia-Southeast Asia Economic Bridge
38. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Seek Better Recognition for Indigenous Peoples in New Bill
39. MYANMAR-MALAYSIA Working with Myanmar Junta’s Navy to Forcibly Return Setainees: Fortify Rights
40. SINGAPORE Rolls Out Sustainable Aviation Fuel Levy For Air Travelers from 2027 to Support Cleaner Transition
41. VIETNAMESE Scientists Develop Foam That Lets Microbes Eat Pollution Out Of Wastewater
42. CAMBODIA: A Khmer Rouge Survivor’s 48-Year Search For Her Missing Family
43. INDONESIA: Haze Besieges Southeast Asia as Indonesia’s Wildfires Rage on
44. INDONESIA: Hercules’ Return Spotlights Prabowo’s Informal Power Network
45. MALAYSIA: From Barely Speaking Malay to Championing it on the world stage
46. MYANMAR: Malaysia to Return 1,476 Myanmar Nationals on 29 September, But No UN Refugee Agency Role
47. CAMBODIA: Garment Sector to Remain Cambodia’s Biggest Job Generator
48. INDONESIA: Govt Investigates Reports of Citizens Fighting for Russia in Ukraine
49. INDONESIA: Police Monitor Wildfire Areas to Prevent Illegal Land Conversion
50. MYANMAR: AAPP Co-Founder Bo Kyi Receives 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Award
51. THAI-MALAYSIA Fence Expansion Proposed to Curb Smuggling
52. CAMBODIA: Siem Reap Readies for ‘Angkor Equinox’, Expects 10K Visitors
53. INDONESIA: Mt. Sinabung Erupts After Five Years, Status Raised to ‘Alert’
54. INDONESIA: C. Java Farmers Start Using Solar-Powered Water Pumps
55. MYANMAR Facebook Users Say Fear Has Silenced Online Speech
56. THAILAND: Very Heavy Rain Puts Eight Provinces on Flash-Flood Alert
57. CAMBODIA: Siem Reap Readies for ‘Angkor Equinox’, Expects 10K Visitors
58. INDONESIA: Mt. Sinabung Erupts After Five Years, Status Raised to ‘Alert’
59. INDONESIA: C. Java Farmers Start Using Solar-Powered Water Pumps
60. MYANMAR Facebook Users Say Fear Has Silenced Online Speech
61. THAILAND: Very Heavy Rain Puts Eight Provinces on Flash-Flood Alert
62. CAMBODIA: Govt Sets Rules for Conscription, Service at 24 Months
63. INDONESIA: Calls For Reform Grow Ahead of Prabowo’s State Address
64. INDONESIA: Women’s Groups Challenge Jobs Law Over Discriminatory Provisions
65. MYANMAR: APHR: Myanmar’s Rejection of New ASEAN Envoy Is Bid to Escape Accountability
66. SINGAPORE Takes Down 500 Fake Websites Posing as Home Ministry
67. INDONESIA: Inequality Worsens as Wealth Gap Widens
68. INDONESIA: 2027 Budget Plan Puts Prudence, Credibility to the Test
69. MALAYSIA: When Neutrality Pays: How Malaysia is Navigating the Global Fuel Crisis
70. MYANMAR: UN Investigators Identify Myanmar Air Force Bases Behind Civilian Attacks
71. THAILAND’S Firearm Laws Face Scrutiny Over Estimated 10M Guns
72. CAMBODIA Has No Relation with Indonesian Drug Seizure: Official
73. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Textbook Overhaul Plan Fuels Revisionism Fears
74. INDONESIA: Bali Plans Rp 2.2 Trillion Tram System to Ease Congestion
75. PHILIPPINES: World’s Largest Island is Filling its Jobs With Southeast Asian Workers
76. SINGAPORE: National University of Singapore Mandates AI Courses For All Students, Gives Free Access to ChatGPT for Learners and Staff
77. INDONESIA: Arrests Over Posts on Prabowo’s Iran Remark Raise Free Speech Alarm
78. INDONESIA: Bromo Forest Fire Spreads Further as Strong Winds Itensify
79. SINGAPORE Celebrates 61st National Day With Stadium Return and Historic Kallang Gun Salute
80. MYANMAR: RSF and Mizzima to Reopen a Vital Information lifeline on shortwave radio 
81. THAI SME Crisis Demands National Action Beyond Cash Injections
82. INDONESIA: Independence Day Logo Becomes Protest Canvas
83. INDONESIA: Central Sulawesi Launches First Direct Flights to Guangzhou
84. MYANMAR & THAILAND Sign Key Agreements on Labor, Water and Space Cooperation: Thai Govt
85. VIETNAM Overtakes Thailand as ASEAN’s Second-Largest Aviation market
86. VIETNAM: Nearly 50 Vietnamese Nationals Repatriated Following Deportation from US
87. INDONESIA: Security Minister Brushes Off Unrest Concerns Ahead of Independence Day
88. INDONESIA: Chinese Firms to Relocate to Indonesia’s Madura Industrial Park
89. MALAYSIA to Discuss Refugee Repatriation Plan with Myanmar junta: Fahmi
90. MYANMAR: Why Myanmar Regime Let ICRC See Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Now
91. THAILAND: State Data Leaks Deepen Thailand’s Cyber-Security Crisis
92. INDONESIA: Early Wildfire Surge Raises Alarm in Indonesia
93. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Return to Indonesian Stocks With Rp 1.6 Trillion Net Inflow
94. MALAYSIA: Second Malaysian In a Week Arrested for Drug Smuggling in Indonesia
95. MYANMAR: Meeting between Aung San Suu Kyi and ICRC Due to Domestic and International Afforts, says NUG
96. VIETNAM: Foreigners Adopt Vietnam’s Digital ID for Faster Public services
97. INDONESIA, THAILAND Target $20 Billion in Bilateral Trade by 2030
98. INDONESIA: Discontent Over Policies, Leadership Erodes Prabowo’s footing
99. MALAYSIA: Govt Seeks Wider Gas Supply Options as Malaysia Moves to Boost Energy Security
100. MYANMAR: SICRC Confirms Meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi Amid Ongoing Detention
101. THAI Children Under 18 Need Birth Certificates for Overseas Travel from August 3
102. INDONESIA: Award Puts Spotlight on Opinion Polls’ Role in Democracy
103. INDONESIA: Critics Lambaste Anti-LGBTQ Syllabus Plan For Religious Schools
104. MYANMAR: Sexual and Gender Violence Soaring in Shan State, Rights Group Reports
105. PHILIPPINES Eyes ASEAN Halal Standards
106. VIETNAM: Ho Chi Minh City Lays Groundwork for English as Second Language in Schools
107. INDONESIA: Battalion Expansion Raises Deforestation Fears
108. INDONESIA: Government Prioritizes Remote, High-Stunting Areas in 13,000 MBG Kitchen Rollout
109. MALAYSIA Just 7.1% Shy of High-Income Status: Minister
110. SINGAPORE Organization Leads Ebola Vaccine Push as Congo Outbreak Kills Nearly 1,500
111. THAILAND: Solo Creators Face Hidden Risks as Thailand’s Creator Economy Expands
112. INDONESIA Must Avoid the Disorder Trap
113. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Approval Falls to 51.1% as Economic Concerns Weigh on Public Sentiment
114. MALAYSIA Busts Scam Centers in Forest City
115. MYANMAR Parliament Approves Death Sentence for Scam Offenses
116. VIETNAM Launches Program to Develop Globally Competitive CEOs
117. INDONESIA: Probe Launched After Death of Man Linked to Ex-Top Prosecutor
118. INDONESIA: BI Governor Appointment Seen as Referendum on Central Bank Independence
119. MALAYSIA: Tok Mat Warns UNHCR: Cooperate on Refugee Screening in Malaysia or Face Exit
120. MYANMAR Border Scams Move Inland as Regional Crackdown Intensifies
121. THAILAND Seeks 78 Additional US Tariff Exemptions for Key Export Goods
122. INDONESIA: Government Says Perry Warjiyo’s Resignation Won’t Disrupt Monetary Policy
123. Indonesia in Talks with US for 0% Tariff on Palm Oil
124. MYANMAR: Hundreds of Myanmar Migrants Flee Chinese Crackdown in Yunnan
125. CAMBODIA: CMAC Reports 387,000Ha Contaminated by Thai Explosives
126. INDONESIA: BI Governor Perry Warjiyo Resigns
127. INDONESIA Bars Taxpayers from Recording Online Interviews with Tax Officials
128. MYANMAR: Nearly 400 Myanmar Migrant Workers Arrested in Malaysia’s Johor State
129. THAILAND Tightens Data Centre Rules as AI Demand Grows
130. INDONESIA: Children’s Day Spotlights Protection Flaws
131. INDONESIA Proposes Limited Dual Citizenship to Attract Global Talent
132. MYANMAR: ASEAN Agrees To Draft Benchmarks for Myanmar Peace Plan
133. THAILAND: US Sets 12.5% tariff on Thai Goods Over Forced Labor
134. VIETNAM Needs Tens of Thousands of Nuclear Power workers by 2035
135. CAMBODIA and US Pledge Joint Push Against Transnational Cybercrime as UN Warns of Evolving Scam Networks
136. INDONESIA: Flexibility, Bargaining Power in Focus as RI Treats Gig Workers as Micro Businesses
137. INDONESIA’S School Health Checks of 8.8 Million Students Reveal Widespread Tooth Decay, Anemia
138. MYANMAR-Thai Government Extends Work Permits for Migrant Workers, Including Myanmar Nationals
139. THAILAND to Launch Japanese-Style Savings Scheme as Rapid Aging Strains Retirement System
140. INDONESIA: Gen-Zers Turn to AI for Mental Health Support Despite Validity, Privacy risks
141. INDONESIA Keeps Tight Rein on Nickel Output to Avoid Global Oversupply
142. MYANMAR: TNLA Becomes First Ethnic Rebel Army to Join Regime Peace Talks
143. THAILAND: Briton Becomes First Foreign Somdet 
144. VIETNAMESE Men Become Japan Region’s First Foreign Bus Drivers Amid Labor Shortage
145. CAMBODIA: Thai-Cambodian Border Stays Shut Amid Political and Military Tensions
146. INDONESIA: Outrage as Trans Women Targeted in Mob
147. Indonesia’s New Citizenship Fees: Rp 75 Million to Naturalize, Rp 5 Million to Renounce
148. MYANMAR: Still a Mystery: Where is Aung San Suu Kyi?
149. THAILAND Moves Forward with $362 Cruise Terminal on Second Largest Island
150. INDONESIA: Prabowo Renews Antigraft Pledge as Scrutiny Grows Over Ex-Top Prosecutor’s
151. INDONESIA: Anwar to Address KWAP’s Investment Losses in Indonesia’s eFishery
152. MYANMAR: The Philippines’ Failure on Myanmar is Existential for ASEAN
153. SINGAPORE: Why New Divorce Figures Show ‘Unreasonable Behavior’ is Singapore’s Biggest Marriage Breaker
154. Cambodia Eliminates Indigenous malaria; Imported Cases Could Pose Challenge
155. INDONESIA: Prabowo Orders Reviews of Flagship Programs, Signals Possible Shift
156. INDONESIA Restarts $21 Billion Masela Gas Project After Nearly Three Decades
157. INDONESIA’S 2nd-Wealthiest Man Prajogo Pangestu to Buy Philippines’ Largest Geothermal Company
158. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Regulator Warns Myanmar Faces Tougher FATF Measures Without Reform Progress
159. INDONESIA: AGO Begins Probe into Ex-Top Prosecutor
160. INDONESIA: Freeport Targets More Than $7 Billion in Annual State Revenue Contributions
161. MALAYSIA: Immigration Department looking into Forest City ‘Network School‘
162. MYANMAR: ASEAN Envoy Pledges Humanitarian Mission to Myanmar
163. VIETNAM Leads Southeast Asia in Using Google AI for Education
164. CAMBODIA: History Records Prove Khnar Temple’s Khmer Roots
165. INDONESIA: Why EV Makers Choose Vietnam, Not Nickel-Rich Indonesia
166. INDONESIA’S Education Council Warns of Rising Online Gambling Threat in Schools
167. SINGAPORE Ministers Shanmugam, Tan See Leng Awarded S$230,000 Each in Bloomberg Defamation suit
168. MYANMAR Regime Rejects ASEAN Peace Plan, Pushes for Full Reinstatement
169. CAMBODIA: Arrival Numbers Drop Amid Sweeping Crackdown on cyber fraud
170. INDONESIA: KPK Arrests in Regions Raise Alarm Over Systemic Corruption
171. INDONESIA Cuts Visa-Free Entry Permits by 88% Under Selective Immigration Policy
172. MALAYSIA: Immigration’s Labor Quota System Manipulated by Syndicate: Sources
173. MYANMAR: As World Rejects the Myanmar Passport, Belarus Opens its Door
174. INDONESIA: Police Bill Slammed Over Potential Expansion Into Civilian Roles
175. INDONESIA: Rupiah Weakness Has Become Excessive, Indonesian Economist Warns
176. MALAYSIA: The Great Migration: Why Singapore Giants like Gardenia Are Moving to Johor
177. MYANMAR: Indonesia to Host Separate Talks with Key Actors in Myanmar’s Crisis
178. THAILAND: China Retreats — Russians Reshape Thai condo Demand
179. INDONESIA: Firms Gear Up For Buybacks Amid Stock Market Slump
180. INDONESIA: Government Spending Surges in Q1 2026 on Fiscal Stimulus and Low Base Effect
181. MYANMAR Migrants in Thailand Emerge as $6.7-Billion Consumer Market
182. DUAL SINGAPOREAN-INDONESIAN Citizen Gets Record Three-Year Jail Term For Dodging National Service for 21 Years
183. THAILAND Scales Up Farm Drones to Cut Costs and Boost Yields
184. INDONESIA: Joint Police, Military Crackdown on Street Robbers Raises Fear of Extrajudicial Killings
185. INDONESIA Develops National Fraud Portal to Strengthen Anti-Scam Response
186. SINGAPORE: Surgeons in Singapore Remove Brain Tumor Through Eye Socket in First-of-Its-Kind Procedure
187. THAILAND to Quarantine DRC Arrivals Even Without Symptoms
188. INDONEhttps://asiaviews.net/thailand-to-quarantine-drc-arrivals-even-without-symptoms/SIA: Prabowo’s Rare Address Raises Political Concerns
189. INDONESIA’S New Export Watchdog Could Recover Billions Lost to Under-Invoicing
190. MYANMAR: Youths in Yangon Fear Arrests Amid Forced Military Recruitment Drive
191. THAILAND: Anutin Declares War on Drugs, Mafia
192. VIETNAM Debuts in Global Top 50 Startup Ecosystems
193. CAMBODIA Revisits the Brutality of Pol Pot’s Regime on National Day of Remembrance
194. INDONESIA: Dejà Vu as Current ‘Chaos’ Haunt Reform Anniversary
195. MALAYSIA: Survey Shows Malaysians Becoming More Intolerant of Differences Amid Rising ‘Insular Trust’ Trend
196. MYANMAR Military Recaptures Key Thai Border Trade Hub as 4,000 Flee
197. SINGAPORE: Robots to Clean, Patrol and Deliver Food in Singapore’s Punggol Under Expanded AI Trials
198. INDONESIA: Right To Be Forgotten Proposal Raises Misuse Concerns
199. INDONESIA: ‘No Dollar, No Problem’: Indonesia’s Biggest Banks Connect to Alipay and WeChat Pay
200. MALAYSIA: Malay Language Studies Expand in China, 17 Universities Now Offer Programs Amid Stronger MalaysiaChina Ties
201. MYANMAR: Miss Grand Myanmar Contestant Expelled Following Backlash Over Religious Costume
202. THAILAND Widens Crackdown On Foreign Nominee Businesses
203. INDONESIA: Reform Team Pushes Demilitarization of Police Amid Brutality Concerns
204. INDONESIA: Jakarta Cuts Slum Areas by Half, Boosts Green Space Coverage
205. MALAYSIA’S 1MDB Recovery Hits RM31.3B as of 2025, Ranks Among World’s Highest: MACC chief
206. MYANMAR: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Seeks France’s Help in Obtaining ‘Proof of Life’
207. THAILAND Approves $25-Billion Investment By TikTok
208. INDONESIA: ‘Interventionist’ Policies May Deter Indonesia’s Growth
209. INDONESIA Banks on Currency Swap with China to Bolster Rupiah
210. MYANMAR Junta Expands Subsidized Fuel, Fertilizer Distribution To Farmers
211. THAILAND: True, Google and Thailand’s Government Launch Nationwide AI Literacy Drive
212. VIETNAM Turns To Laos For Electricity To Prevent Power Shortage
213. INDONESIA: Creeping Militarization Looms As Battalions Expand Nationwide: CSIS-JakartaPost
214. INDONESIA Fast-Tracks 575 km Sea Wall to Safeguard 55 Million Residents
215. MALAYSIA To Pursue Balanced Economic Diplomacy Without Compromising Energy Security: Anwar
216. MYANMAR: War Crimes Case Against Myanmar Dictator Moves Forward in Timor
217. THAILAND Accelerates Rail Links with Malaysia
218. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Warns Thai Move to End Maritime MoU May Fuel Row
219. INDONESIA: Arrests Mar Labor Day Rallies in Jakarta, Bandung
220. INDONESIA: Malaria Hits Record High in Indonesia As Elimination Challenges Persist
221. MYANMAR: NUG And Family Dismiss Junta’s Relocation Claim, Demand Proof of Life for Aung San Suu Kyi
222. THAILAND Pushes Land Bridge As Energy Hub to Guard Against Hormuz Risk
223. CAMBODIA Drafts New Military Service Law for Citizens Aged 18 to 25-KhmerTimes
224. INDONESIA: Iran War, Domestic Strains Push Rupiah To New Historic Low
225. INDONESIA Weighs Copyright Protection for Journalistic Works
226. MALAYSIANS Repaid a Record RM23b In Credit Card Debt in 2025 As Household Debt Rises
227. MYANMAR: Regime Considering ‘Good Things’ for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Min Aung Hlaing Says
228. INDONESIA: Fury As Court Dismisses 1998 Mass Rape Lawsuit
229. INDONESIA: De-Dollarization Drive: Indonesia-China Cross-Border QRIS Payments to Launch Next Week
230. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Targets ASEAN Re-Entry as Key to Ending Isolation-Irrawaddy
231. THAILAND Moves to End 60-Day Visa-Free Stays To Screen Out Unwanted Visitors
232. VIETNAM: ‘VinFast Will Never Produce Gasoline Cars Again’: Southeast Asia’s Richest Man Pham Nhat Vuong
233. INDONESIA: Human Rights Hit New Low in Indonesia: Amnesty
234. INDONESIA Declines Multi-Billion-Dollar Loan Offers from IMF and World Bank
235. MALAYSIA: Food vs Fuel: Survey Shows What Malaysians and Thais Fear Most as Oil Jitters Rise
236. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Gives Armed Groups 100 Days to Join Peace Talks
237. THAILAND: Moody’s Lifts Thailand’s Credit Outlook To Stable From negative
238. CAMBODIA: Military Conflict with Thailand Scarred Society: UN Report
239. INDONESIA’S Waste Crisis Exposes Urgent Need for Regulatory Reform
240. INDONESIA: Vasectomy Debate Highlights Gender Gap in Family Planning
241. MYANMAR’S New Year Amnesty Sparks Outrage Over Low Number of Political Prisoners
242. THAI Firms Exit Cambodia Amid Tensions
243. INDONESIA: Wikimedia To Meet Government After Access Block Threat
244. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Begin Taxing Electric Vehicles
245. MYANMAR: Win Myint Is Free—Where Is Aung San Suu Kyi?
246. THAILAND:  Specter of Stagflation Haunts Thailand
247. VIETNAMESE Woman Jailed for Selling 18 People to Thailand, Myanmar Scam Compounds
248. INDONESIA: Sovereignty Concerns Loom Over New Security Pact with US
249. INDONESIA: Russia to Supply Crude and LPG to Indonesia Following Moscow Talks
250. MYANMAR: Recaptured Conscripts in Naypyidaw Branded with Facial Tattoos to Prevent Desertion 
251. SINGAPORE Bets Big on AI, Stakes Claim as Regional Hub Contender: PwC
252. THAILAND Emerges as a Top Gaming Market in Southeast Asia
253. CAMBODIA Strongly Protests Thai Encroachment on Cultural Heritage Sites
254. INDONESIA: BGN Stokes Overspending Criticism for Billion-Rupiah Procurement of Event Planners
255. INDONESIA Accelerates De-Dollarization as Local Currency Transactions Surge 163%
256. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Vows to Normalize Myanmar-ASEAN Ties Despite Genocide Charges
257. THAILAND: Parnpree Backs New Myanmar President
258. INDONESIA: Prabowo Heads to Moscow for Possible Oil Deal with Putin
259. INDONESIA: Gibran’s Ad Hoc Judges Proposal in Acid Attack Case Draws Legal Doubt
260. MALAYSIA: Johor–Singapore Economic Zone Takes Shape: What it could mean for jobs, wages and growth
261. MYANMAR: KNU Establishes Kawthoolei Governing Councils Following Ratification of Federal Charter
262. VIETNAM: VnExpress International Turns 10
263. MALAYSIA Kicks off 100-Country Grand Sumud Nusantara Mission to Send Aid to Gaza
264. MYANMAR Social Media Users React to Min Aung Hlaing’s New Role
265. THAI Airlines Rrim Routes as Jet Fuel Surge Bites
266. CAMBODIA: PM Orders Probe Into Alleged Petrol Smuggling, Reaffirms Cambodia’s sufficient fuel supply
267. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s East Asia Outreach: Gains, But Missed Time
268. INDONESIA Rents Extra Warehouses as Rice Stocks Hit Record Levels
269. MALAYSIA: Anwar Defends Strong Iran Position, Says Malaysia’s Stance Delivered Results
270. MYANMAR: The Burma War’s Impact on Food Production
271. INDONESIA: Govt Scrambles for Oil From Anywhere Amid Mideast Supply Crunch
272. INDONESIA Expands Health Partnership with China on TB, AI, and Biotech
273. LAOS Approves Railway to Vietnam in Bid to Shed Landlocked Status
274. MALAYSIA, China seen as more resilient among Asia economies in current global turmoil: JP Morgan
275. SINGAPORE Offers Parents 30 Weeks of Paid Leave as Birth Rate Hits Historic Low
276. CAMBODIA: Koh Kong Island will be Region’s First ‘Carbon Neutral Community’
277. INDONESIA: Geoeconomic headwinds fracture ASEAN neutrality
278. INDONESIA: Pertamina Tankers Still Stuck in Persian Gulf as Malaysia Gets Hormuz Pass
279. MYANMAR: Chaos Reigns Across Myanmar as Fuel Crisis Deepens
280. THAILAND: Population Shrinks to 65.8M
281. CAMBODIA: Trade Persists Between Cambodia, Thailand Despite Border Halt
282. INDONESIA Plans $14 Billion in New Downstream Industrial Projects
283. INDONESIA Urged to Honor Contracts, Keep Doors Open in Mineral Tug-of-War
284. MALAYSIA: Anwar Calls for Lebanon to be Included in Expanded West Asia Ceasefire
285. MYANMAR: Regime Fuel Rationing Threatens Myanmar’s Rice Harvest
286. INDONESIA: Prabowo Affirms Support for Palestinian Cause
287. INDONESIA: Report Shows Incentives Drive Indonesians to Switch to EVs
288. MALAYSIA: Anwar Urges Peaceful Resolution to West Asia Tensions After Calls with Bahrain, UAE leaders
289. MYANMAR: Chin Group in Myanmar Rebuts Drug Trafficking Claims Made in Indian Media Report
290. SINGAPORE: Dual Citizen Loses National Service Fight After Singapore Court Shuts Down ‘I’m Indonesian’ Defense
291. THAILAND: Government Urges Thai Citizens to Leave IsraeL
292. REGIONAL: Asia Pivots to Coal as Middle East Conflict Chokes LNG Supply
293. CAMBODIA: 1970 Coup Still Shapes Cambodia’s Foreign Policy
294. MYANMAR: Ukrainians and US Citizen Arrested in India Over Allegedly Entering Myanmar to Help Resistance Groups
295. THAILAND: Middle East Conflict Cuts 1,000 Flights to Thailand, Slows 2026 Aviation Growth
296. INDONESIA: ‘We Are Not A Colonialist’: Indonesia on US Forced Labor Probe
297. INDONESIA: Rights Coalition Urges Premeditated Murder Probe in Acid Attack on Kontras Activist
298. MYANMAR: SAC-M Reject Myanmar Junta’s Attempt to Rebrand Rule after Elections
299. SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA Universities Take Top Spots in First Southeast Asia Ranking
300. THAILAND: RSssia Ready to Sell Oil to Thailand as Government seeks More Sources: Sihasak
301. VIETNAM: Hanoi to Build Nearly 1,000 New Schools by 2045 as Class Sizes Hit 60 Students
302. ASEAN States Working on Fuel-Sharing Deal
303. CAMBODIA: Education Ministry Planning Border School Bunkers
304. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pushes Smooth Idul Fitri ‘Mudik’, Stable Food Supply
305. INDONESIA: Nearly Half of Economists Say Indonesia’s Economy Is Deteriorating: UI Survey
306. MYANMAR: Social Media Users React to Fuel Shortages Causing Hardship in Myanmar
307. CAMBODIA: Labor Ministry shrugs off Thailand ban on Cambodian migrant workers
308. INDONESIA: TNI Restructuring Raises Eyebrows
309. MYANMAR: Institute of Chin Affairs Reports Heavy Myanmar Junta Casualties and Escalating Airstrikes as Resistance Forces Defend Srategic Falam Hub
310. SINGAPOREANS’ Support for Death Penalty in Drug Trafficking Cases Rise’s to 77 Percent: Minister
311. VIETNAM Targets 95% of Population Aged 15 and Above to Have Bank Accounts
312. INDONESIA: High Alert Order for Troops Draws Scrutiny
313. INDONESIA Disburses $3.3 Billion Ramadan Bonus for State Employees
314. MYANMAR: Bago Resistance Frees Hundreds of Survivors as Evidence of Junta Massacre Emerges
315. THAI Navy Races to Assist 23 Crew After Cargo Ship Attack Near Hormuz
316. THAILAND Sends 40,000 Stranded Europeans Home
317. INDONESIA: Govt Steps up Vaccination as Measles Outbreak in Indonesia Spreads to Australia
318. INDONESIA: Government Plans 500 Integrated Schools Nationwide by 2026
319. LAOS and THAILAND Strengthen Ties in Consumer Protection
320. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Budget Built on Economic Fantasy
321. REGIONAL: ‘Welcome to Hell’: How White Supremacist Content is Radicalizing Teens in South-east Asia
322. CAMBODIAN Travelers Recount Ordeals as Thai Authorities Deny KT ‘Entry Denial’ Report
323. INDONESIA Finally Tells US, Israel to Stop Attacking Iran
324. INDONESIA: Women’s Rights Group File Amicus Brief Against Minister’s Denial of 1998 Mass Rape
325. MYANMAR Junta Chief’s Family Cash In as Fuel Restrictions Spark EV Frenzy
326. SINGAPORE Orders Meta to Block ‘Blasphemous’ Video of Man Stepping on Quran
327. INDONESIA: Activists’ Acquittal of Riot Incitement Hailed as Democratic Win
328. INDONESIA Picks China as Its Waste-to-Energy Partner
329. SINGAPORE Orders Meta to Block ‘Blasphemous’ Video of Man Stepping on Quran
330. MYANMAR, Afghan Hopeful Scholars Mourn UK Study Visa Ban
331. VIETNAM: Fields Medalist Ngo Bao Chau Recruits 6 World-class Mathematicians to Reverse Vietnam’s Brain Drain
332. INDONESIA Keeps Seat on Trump’s Board of Peace as Critics Cite Iran Conflict
333. INDONESIA Secures $1.4 Billion Investment for Solar Power Expansion
334. MYANMAR: Dissolution of Scam-Linked Fully Light Group Hits Myanmar Junta Where It Hurts
335. SINGAPORE Workers Near Bottom While ASEAN Peers Lead Asia-Pacific in Workplace Happiness
336. THAI Youth Drug Use Reaches Crisis Stage 
337. INDONESIA: Gov’t Launches Rp 5 Trillion Subsidized Rice Program to Contain Inflation
338. INDONESIA: Questions Rise over Indonesia’s Silence on Khamenei’s Death-JakartaGlobe-Mar 4, 2026
339. MALAYSIA: Stolen Copper, Stalled Trains: Malaysia’s Costly cable theft crisis
340. MYANMAR: Junta Forms Multilingual Propaganda Body to Counter Independent Media
341. THAILAND: The Growing Cost of Elephant Intrusions
342. INDONESIA: Pressure Grows for Indonesia to Quit Board of Peace Amid US-Israel War Against Iran
343. INDONESIA: Top Court Narrows Obstruction of Justice Provision
344. MYANMAR: No Amnesty for Myanmar’s Top Political Prisoner as Junta Orchestrates Power Transition
345. THAILAND: US–Iran Conflict Threatens Baht 60Billion Thai Export hit, Spilling into Tourism, Property and Retail
346. VIETNAM Opposes Use of Force Against Sovereign Nations
347. INDONESIA: Half a million Indonesians in limbo as Middle East conflict escalates
348. INDONESIA: Bali Airport Cancels 15 International Flights Amid Gulf Airspace Shutdown
349. MALAYSIA: Govt Working to Bring Some Malaysians Stranded in Middle East After Iran strikes: Anwar
350. MYANMAR: UN Annual Report Shows a Sharp Increase in Myanmar’s Human Rights crisis, Especially for children
351. THAI Foreign Ministry Outlines Complex Evacuation Routes Amid Middle East Escalation
352. INDONESIA Monitors Pilgrims, Migrants As US-Israel Strikes on Iran Raise War Fears
353. INDONESIA Monitors Pilgrims, Migrants As US-Israel Strikes on Iran Raise War Fears
354. INDONESIA: Cheng Hoo Mosque Distributes Rp 500,000 Zakat to 32,000 Recipients
355. MALAYSIA Airlines Grounds All Doha, Jeddah and Medina Flights until March 4 as Middle East Conflict Escalates
356. MYANMAR: Junta Defense Minister Admits Recruitment of Minors and Overage Civilians Amid Systemic Corruption and Forced Enlistment
357. INDONESIA: Beyond Tariffs: Indonesia’s Uneven Pact with Washington
358. INDONESIA: KUA Mixes TikTok, Treats to Spark Gen Z Interest in Marriage
359. MALAYSIA: Government Overthrow Plot: Bukit Aman Probes Prominent Local Figure, Foreign Media
360. MYANMAR: Kachin Amber and the Bloody Truth Behind China’s Latest Scientific Breakthrough
361. VIETNAMESE REturnees from Cambodia Endure Hardship On Floating Homes in Dong Nai
362. Is INDONESIA’S 19% Tariff Deal Still Valid After the US Supreme Court Ruling?
363. INDONESIA: LPDP Alumni Controversy Rekindles Debate Over Return Rules
364. MYANMAR: SAC-M Urges ASEAN to Back Timor-Leste’s Legal Move on Myanmar Military
365. SINGAPORE Hit by AI Disinformation Blitz, Hundreds of Fake YouTube Videos Target PM Wong
366. VIETNAM: Tet Tourism Surge Exposes Overcrowding, Service Quality Concerns
367. INDONESIA Decries Double Standards in Nuclear Weapons Control
368. INDONESIA: Prabowo Ministers Clash Over Restricting Indomaret, Alfamart as Village Cooperatives Roll Out
369. Myanmar Junta Sets Mid-March Date for New Parliament
370. THAILAND: World Bank Warns Thailand of Labor Crisis, Urges AI Upskilling
371. VIETNAM’S Hottest Jobs in 2026: AI, Sales and Semiconductor Surge
372. INDONESIA: Presidency For All: Indonesia’s Human Rights Diplomacy
373. INDONESIA: UK-Based Arm to Train 15,000 Indonesian Engineers in Chip Design
374. MALAYSIA’S ‘Survival’ Hinges on ‘One Family’ Unity: Anwar to Foreign Envoys
375. MYANMAR: Junta Escalates Airstrikes in Kachin State After Drone Attack on MNA Aircraft
376. PHILIPPINES: What Evidence Did the ICC Prosecution Present vs Duterte on Day 1?
377. CAMBODIA Protests Thai Naval Incursion in Territorial Waters
378. INDONESIA Catches Break After US Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs
379. INDONESIA to Buy 1,000 Tons of US Rice Despite Prabowo’s Anti-Import Stance
380. MYANMAR: Nearly 120,000 Civilian Homes Torched Across Myanmar Since 2021 Coup as Arson Attacks Intensify
381. THAILAND is Losing Ground to Vietnam
382. CAMBODIA: Lethal Legacies of War Await Displaced Families at Home
383. INDONESIA: Four Countries Join Indonesia in Promising Troops for Trump’s Gaza Peace Board
384. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Dual Diplomatic Test on Palestine at First BOP Meeting
385. MYANMAR: Mizoram Suspends India–Myanmar Border Trade for Two Months Following Death of Indian Driver
386. SINGAPORE: IDF Data Suggests Singapore Nationals May Be Among Dual Citizens Serving in Israeli Military During Gaza War
387. INDONESIA, US Firms Sign Over $7 Billion in Trade, Investment Deals-JakartaPost
388. Indonesia Slams Israel’s West Bank Annexation
389. MALAYSIA: No One Above The Law in Building Houses of Worship: Anwar
390. MYANMAR: Athan Publishes Analysis of Freedom of Expression Under Interim Governance Arrangements in Myanmar
391. THAILAND: Call for Stimulus in Border Provinces
392. CAMBODIA: Ongoing Spat Stems From Historical Narratives, Nationalism, Misinformation and Unresolved Mechanisms
393. INDONESIA: Chinese Muslims Navigate Identities Amid Lunar New Year, Ramadan Overlap
394. INDONESIA Reaffirms Two-State Solution in Talks with Palestinian Envoy at UN
395. MYANMAR Expels Timor-Leste Representative Over War Crimes Case
396. SINGAPORE is Spending Billions to Boost Births, and It’s Not Working
397. CAMBODIA Urged to Diversify Trade as Border Tensions Expose Reliance on Thai Market
398. INDONESIA Reaffirms Support for Palestine as Israel Joins Gaza Peace Board
399. INDONESIA: Purbaya Says Global Rating Agencies Misjudged Indonesian EconomyTHAILAND Leads ASEAN in AI Adoption as Regional Digital Economy Eyes $1 Trillion Valuation
400. PHILIPPINES: Biz, Civil Society Groups Want Tough Dynasty Law
401. THAILAND Leads ASEAN in AI Adoption as Regional Digital Economy Eyes $1 Trillion Valuation
402. CAMBODIA Says Nearly 200 Scam Centers CLosed
403. INDONESIA Slips in Corruption Index in Prabowo’s First Year
404. INDONESIA: Prabowo ‘Furious’ Over Stock Market Rout After MSCI Warning: Brother
405. MYANMAR: Drugs Seized as Myanmar Junta Troops Abandon Outposts Near Machanbaw Under KIA Pressure
406. THAILAND Can Capture Major Growth Gains by Scaling Up Green Manufacturing: World Bank
407. INDONESIA Readies Troops for Gaza Deployment
408. INDONESIA’S Journalist Safety Index Slips in 2025 as Censorship, Pressure Rise
409. MALAYSIA Rises to Third in ASEAN on 2025 Corruption Perception Index with Improved Score of 52
410. MYANMAR: The Junta’s Air War in Arakan: Desperation, Symbolism, and Strategic Miscalculation
411. VIETNAM Breaks into World’s TOp 10 Retirement Destinations for the First Time
412. INDONESIA: EU Proposes Sanctions on Indonesian Ports for Handling Russian Oil
413. INDONESIA Consumer Sentiment Improves as Growth Holds Above 5%
414. 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
415. MYANMAR Junta Hails ICJ Genocide Case Defense as ‘National Duty’
416. VIETNAM: Homestays in World’s Best Tourism Village Fully Booked for Tet Holidays
417. CAMBODIA: Visa-Free Entry Calls Turn Shriller as Cambodia Eases Norms for Chinese
418. INDONESIA: Bali Police Arrest Dozens of Indians in Online Gambling Crackdown
419. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Approval Nears 80%, Surpassing Jokowi and SBY: Survey
420. MYANMAR: Top Gold Association Officials Arrested by Myanmar Junta Officials
421. THAILAND: Foreign Media: Anutin’s Nationalist Bet Delivers Landslide
422. CAMBODIA: US Lifts Weapons Sale Restrictions on Cambodia, Marking New Chapter in Bilateral Ties
423. INDONESIA: Women Take Lead in Community Climate Action
424. INDONESIA: Suzuki Launches First Electric Car in Indonesia With e-Vitara Debut
425. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Thayet Prison Stage Silent Strike to Mark Fifth Anniversary of Myanmar Coup
426. SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian Destination Named World’s Best City for Solo Female Travelers
427. INDONESIA: Authorities Prevent Attempted Smuggling of Wildlife to Thailand
428. INDONESIA: Danantara to Break Ground on 3 Million-Ton Steel Plant to Cut Indonesia’s Import Reliance
429. MYANMAR and Russia Agree New Military Alliance
430. PHILIPPINES-House Panel Junks 2 Impeach Raps vs Marcos Jr.
431. THAILAND: Foreign Tourists Rank Scams as Top Safety Concern in Thailand
432. CAMBODITHAILAND: Foreign Tourists Rank Scams as Top Safety Concern in ThailandA Protests Thai Activity at Ta Moan and Ta Krabei Temples
433. INDONESIA: Prabowo Courts Islamic Leaders to Support Board of Peace Membership Amid Pushback
434. INDONESIA Probes Market Manipulation, Freezes Broker Accounts Worth $40 Million
435. MYANMAR Junta Turns to Pakistan Amid Rohingya Genocide Case
436. THAILAND Overtakes Vietnam as Southeast Asia’s Top Market for Gold Demand
437. INDONESIA: Military Training for Civil Servants Draws Mixed Reactions
438. INDONESIA: Indonesia Steps Up TB Campaign Under Prabowo as Cases Rank Second Worldwide
439. MYANMAR  Junta Calls Coup-Protesting Civil Servants Back to Work
440. PHILIPPINE Billionaire Manuel Villar Loses $1B in Net Worth Amid Market Manipulation, Insider Trading Complaint
441. VIETNAM’S Motorbike Market Leads Southeast Asia in Growth
442. INDONESIA: Education Fund Allocation for Free Meal Faces Legal Challenge
443. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the Strategic First Stop for China’s Muslim F&B Entrepreneurs
444. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the Strategic First Stop for China’s Muslim F&B Entrepreneurs
445. MYANMAR: Five Years After the Coup, Myanmar Is Worse Off Than Ever
446. VIETNAM: President Trump Welcomes Vietnam’s Decision to Join Peace Council
447. INDONESIA: Walhi Calls for Systemic Reform After 19 Fatalities Linked to Illegal Gold Mining
448. INDONESIA’S  Alcohol Industry Contributes Rp 9 Trillion to State Coffers
449. MALAYSIA: Majority of Respondents Favor Two-Term Cap Over 10-Year Limit for Prime Ministers: Poll
450. MYANMAR: Facebook Deletes 270 Accounts Tied to Myanmar Military’s Business and Propaganda Efforts
451. VIETNAM Confirms High-Potential Offshore Oil Discovery Off Southern Coast
452. CAMBODIA: Govt Swats Malaria, With No Cases for Seven Years
453. INDONESIA to Host Ocean Impact Summit in Bali
454. INDONESIA Logs $1B Food Delivery Growth, Region’s Highest
455. MYANMAR Nationalists Protest ICJ Rohingya Genocide Case in Yangon
456. SINGAPOREANS, MALAYSIANS Among Top Overseas Homeowners in England, Wales
457. INDONESIA: Land Erosion Worsens on Riau’s Bengkalis Island, May Alter Maritime Border
458. INDONESIA Boasts Strong Basis for Green Economy Transiti
459. MALAYSIA: Strategic Location and Incentives Give Malaysia Edge to Become Major Regional Maritime MRO Hub: Miti
460. MYANMAR: Voter Turnout Reaches About 55 % in Myanmar’s 2025 General Elections
461. VIETNAM: Hanoi Adopts 100-Year Master Plan Resolution
462. INDONESIA: Cambodia Scam Crackdown Sheds Light on Indonesia’s Employment Gaps
463. INDONESIA: Forest Areas Cited in West Bandung Landslide
464. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing shrugs off criticism as military-backed party dominates Myanmar vote
465. PHILIPPINES: Duterte’s ICC Confirmation of Charges Hearing Set for Feb. 23
466. VIETNAM Lacks System to Nurture its 1 Million Autistic Children
467. INDONESIA: Reform Team Weighs Placing Police Under Ministry
468. INDONESIA: Rescuers Recover More Bodies from West Java Landslide, With 72 Still Missing
469. MYANMAR: Final Round of Myanmar Vote Set to Seal Junta Ally’s Victory
470. SINGAPORE Steps Up AI Ambitions with S$1b Public Research Investment
471. VIETNAM: Halal Race Heats Up as Vietnam Advances Certification and Trade Plans
472. CAMBODIAN Urges UN to Monitor Thai Military Abuses
473. INDONESIA: IMF Expects Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.1% this Year
474. INDONESIA’S Free Meal Program to Exceed McDonald’s Global Output: Prabowo
475. MALAYSIA: Starting School at Six: How Malaysia Stacks Up Against its Neighbors
476. MYANMAR: IPCM Calls for Immediate Release of 27 Journalists and Stronger Media Safety Guarantees in Myanmar
477. INDONESIA Accepts Trump ‘Board of Peace’ Invite
478. INDONESIA Joins Global Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets
479. MALAYSIA: Judiciary Sets Up Dedicated High Court to Handle and Fast-Track Corruption Cases
480. MYANMAR’S Gold Haven Evaporates as Junta Caps Surging Price
481. LAOS On Track to Graduate from LDC Status This Year: UN
482. CAMBODIA: Over 400 Indonesians ‘Released’ by Cambodian Scam Networks: Ambassador
483. INDONESIA Revokes Permits of 28 Companies after Sumatra Disasters
484. INDONESIA: Govt Pledges Central Bank Independence as Rupiah Hits Record Low
485. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Will Not Certify Myanmar Election or Send Observers
486. SINGAPORE Encourages Using Old Banknotes, Digital Red Envelopes During Lunar New Year
487. INDONESIA: Local Governments Propose 60 New Transmigration Areas
488. INDONESIA: Prabowo Nominates Nephew Thomas Djiwandono for Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor
489. MYANMAR Scam Job Vacancies Surge Despite Junta ‘Crackdown’
490. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Bares Major Malampaya Gas Find
491. VIETNAM: Hundreds of Tons of Fake Dietary Supplements Produced at Hanoi Industrial Park Over Decade
492. CAMBODIA Protests Thai Occupation of Thmar Da Area
493. INDONESIANS Love ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Services
494. MYANMAR: Joint Myanmar Resistance Offensive Intensifies Across Bago Region as Multiple Fronts collapse
495. VIETNAM Police Bust $532,000 Crypto Scam Imitating Nasdaq
496. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Put $53 Billion into Indonesia in 2025, Singapore on Lead
497. INDONESIAN Military Rescue 18 Freeport Workers From Rebel Siege in Papua
498. MALAYSIA: Better Than Singapore? How Malaysia’s ‘Balanced Economy’ is Winning Over Global Businesses
499. SINGAPORE, Indonesia Join Forces to Tighten Pharmaceutical and Clinical Trial Oversight in Asean
500. MYANNMAR: ICJ Hearings Highlight Role of Religious Propaganda in Rohingya Genocide
501. CAMBODIA Braces for Prolonged Border Displacement Crisis
502. INDONESIA: Ten Years after Sarinah Attack, Indonesia’s Fight Against Terror Moves Online
503. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Joins Gates Foundation Governing Board
504. MYANMAR: Civilians Face Widening Displacement Crisis: Myanmar Witness
505. THAILAND: New Thai Government Must Choose Between ‘Short-Term Handouts’ and Long-Term Growth, Economists Warn
506. INDONESIA: PDI-P Stands With Voters Against Indirect Polls
507. INDONESIA to End Diesel Imports in 2026 as Balikpapan Refinery Comes Online
508. MALAYSIA: Transport Minister Outlines Plan to Turn Penang’s Swettenham Pier Seafront Into Walkable Commercial Hub
509. MYANMAR: Rohingya ‘Targeted for Destruction’ by Myanmar, ICJ Hears
510. THAILAND: Politics Addresses Tourism Roadblocks
511. INDONESIA: Community Sentences Introduced in New Penal Code
512. INDONESIA: KPK Charges Tax Officials, Consultant in Rp 75 Billion Mining Tax Case
513. MALAYSIA: Key Questions About Malaysia’s Proposed Two-Term PM Limit
514. MYANMAR: Low Turnout, Intimidation and Attacks Mark Phase 2 of Myanmar Junta’s Election
515. THAILAND: US Bans Seafood Imports from Vietnam, Opening Door for Thai Exporters
516. INDONESIA: Prabowo Embraces Criticism But New Penal Code Draws Free Speech Concerns 
517. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declares End to Rice Imports as Self-Sufficiency Reached
518. MALAYSIA: Citizenship Amendment for Children Born Overseas to Malaysian Mothers Set to Take Effect Mid-2026: Home Minister
519. MYANMAR: USDP Wins Majority of Seats in Rakhine, Chin on Back of Advance Ballots
520. PHILIPPINES: Philhealth to Grant General Amnesty for Non-Payers: Marcos
521. INDONESIA: Democrats Back Prabowo’s Plan to End Direct Regional Elections
522. INDONESIA to Launch Waste-to-Energy Projects in 34 Cities
523. MALAYSIA: Here’s Why Social Media Firms May Come to Love Malaysia’s New Online Safety Act
524. MYANMAR: Yangon Residents Forced to Hoist National Flags for Independence Day Under Threat of Massive Fines
525. SOUTHEAST ASIA’S Five Richest Billionaires Hold More Than $135B
526. CAMBODIA: Plea for Peace as Thousands Remain Displaced by Border Encroachment
527. INDONESIA: Indonesia Enacts New Criminal Code, Regulating Cohabitation and Banning Marxism
528. INDONESIA: Do-Or-Die Year for Prabowo’s Free Meals Rollout
529. MYANMAR Junta Says to Release Over 6,000 Prisoners in Annual Amnesty
530. THAILAND Accuses Cambodia of War Crimes 
531. INDONESIA: Palm Oil Expansion in Papua Raises Eyebrows
532. INDONESIA Invests $500 Million in Novotel Makkah Deal: Hajj Village
533. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysian Campuses Are a Hit with Students from China, Bangladesh, India
534. MYANMAR: Life interrupted–Myanmar Gen Z Struggle With Threats Post-Coup
535. THAILAND: China Sends Special Envoy to Thailand and Cambodia Again Today to Mediate Border clash
536. CAMBODIA ‘Hires US Lobbyists’ 
537. INDONESIA to Fight For Zero Tariffs on Palm Oil in This Week’s US Trade Talks
538. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Inaugurate Rp 1 Trillion Hospital During Papua Visit
539. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Inaugurate Rp 1 Trillion Hospital During Papua Visit
540. THAILAND: Second Army Area Destroys Casino Compound at Chong Sai Taku
541. SINGAPORE Court Dismisses Challenge to Mandatory Death Penalty
542. INDONESIA: Govt Plans Major Rebuild After Sumatra Floods Kill Over 1,000
543. INDONESIA- Aceh Urges Govt to Allow Entry of Humanitarian Aid from Malaysia
544. MYANMAR Junta Leader Signals Enduring Military Role in Politics After Elections
545. THAI-CAMBODIAN Border Clash Exposes Expanding Arms Pipeline
546. VIETNAM: Hanoi Plans $212M Emergency Projects Before 2026 Rains to Stop Flooding
547. INDONESIA: Aceh Turns to UN Agencies for Recovery While Jakarta Maintains No-Aid Stance
548. INDONESIA: Sumatra Flood Deaths Exceed 1,000 as Regions Extend Emergency Status
549. MYANMAR  Junta Hits Back at Criticism of Military-Run Poll
550. THAILAND: Landslide Hopes Could Reset Thailand’s Three-Bloc Politics
551. INDONESIA: Danantara Signs Pact for Joint Investments in Jordan
552. INDONESIA: Two Firms Seek Licensing to Operate Crypto Exchanges in Indonesia
553. MYANMAR: Junta Forms Anti-Scam Body Amid Growing Evidence of Its Own Complicity
554. REGIONAL: 3 Southeast Asian Billionaires Makes Forbes Asia’s Philanthropy Heroes List
555. INDONESIA: Putin Meets Prabowo to Discuss Military and Energy Ties, Wheat Exports
556. INDONESIA: First-Ever Sling Load LPG Delivery Speeds Aid to Isolated Aceh Region
557. MALAYSIA: 15 Permanent Relief Centers Under Construction Nationwide for Flood Victims: NADMA
558. MYANMAR: Nationwide ‘Silent Strike’ Observed in Myanmar on International Human Rights Day
559. VIETNAM: Hanoi Prepares Charging Ztations, Subsidies Before Restricting Gasoline Motorbikes in 2026
560. INDONESIA: Death Strikes Stranded Evacuees in Isolated Sumatra Shelters
561. INDONESIA Halts Timber Transport Following Flood Debris Scandal
562. MALAYSIA: Preventing Corruption: Projek SAMA Urges New Law to Define ‘Political Donations’ and Stop Bribery Among Malaysian Politicians
563. MYANMARhttps://asiaviews.net/indonesia-halts-timber-transport-following-flood-debris-scandal/: As Myanmar Economy Sinks, Junta Grabs Lifeline From Europe’s Last Dictator
564. THAILAND Rejects Tariff Pressure in Push to End Cambodia Border Conflict: Sihasak
565. CAMBODIA–Thailand Military Comparison: Budgets, Personnel and Firepower
566. INDONESIA: Calls Grow for Indonesia to Accept Foreign Disaster aid
567. INDONESIA: Elephants Step In Where Machines Can’t in Aceh Flood Cleanup
568. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says Military Will Remain in Politics Until EAOs ‘Disappear’
569. VIETNAM: AI Xominates Vietnam’s 2025 Zearch Frends: Google report
570. INDONESIA  Launches Airborne Survey to Hunt New Oil and Gas in Sulawesi
571. INDONESIA: Nowhere is Safe: Women Remain Vulnerable to Violence Across All Spaces
572. MALAYSIA: PM Tells Works Ministry to Crack Down on Project Delays, Demands Accountability From Contractors
573. MYANMAR: PEC Demands Release of All Media Professionals Before Myanmar Polls
574. THAILAND: Second Army Area Warns Government Offices of Possible Cambodian Attacks
575. INDONESIA Won’t Phase Out Fossil Fuels: Hashim
576. INDONESIA: Eight Firms Called in as Deforestation Linked to Sumatra Disaster
577. MALAYSIA Passes Historic Anti-Bullying Bill 2025 to Protect Children, Set Up Tribunal
578. VIETNAM Plans Roadmap to Zero Hospital Fees and Free Annual Checkups for All Citizens
579. INDONESIA: Northern Sumatra Leaders Raise White Flag Amid Deadly Floods
580. INDONESIA: Why Floods in Sumatra Kill More People Than in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines
581. MALAYSIA: Hunt Resumes: MH370 Search Back in Southern Indian Ocean from Dec 30: Transport Ministry
582. MYANMAR: Free Burma Rangers Training People in Burma to Save Lives in War
583. MYANMAR: Free Burma Rangers Training People in Burma to Save Lives in War
584. VIETNAM: HCMC Plans Vehicle Low-Emission Zones With Cash Fines for Violation
585. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows Direct Aid for Flood-Hit Sumatra
586. INDONESIA: Local Demand Keeps RI Factories Humming as Exports Lose Steam
587. MYANMAR: Rights Groups Slam US Move to End Protected Status for Myanmar Nationals
588. SINGAPORE Says Local Doctors Make Up Over 90pc of its Workforce, Malaysians a Small Minority
589. VIETNAMESE Students in Australia Face Declining Employment Rates, Lower Salaries
590. INDONESIA: Pressure Mounts on Govt to Declare National Emergency in Sumatra
591. INDONESIA: Death Toll from Sumatra Floods and Landslides Tops 300
592. MYANMAR: UN Fears Mass-Electronic Surveillance During Myanmar Vote
593. SINGAPORE: In Singapore, a Hidden Crisis of Youth Homelessness
594. VIETNAM Offers ‘Best Conditions’ for Overseas Experts to Return and Lead Key Projects: Deputy PM
595. CAMBODIA: Education Minister Calls for Renewed School Ban on Energy Drinks to Fight Diabetes
596. INDONESIA: Northern Sumatra Floods Death Toll Rises to 84
597. INDONESIA: Trade Pact, Gold, Palm Oil: Indonesia Aims $4.2 Billion Export to UAE
598. MYANMAR: Farming Collapses Across Myingyan District as Conflict Deepens
599. THAI Hotel Chain RoomQuest Becomes World’s First Fully AI-Automated Hospitality Group
600. INDONESIA: Industry Wants Clarity on Indonesia’s ‘Haj Village’ in Mecca
601. INDONESIA: National Internship Program Hits 62,000 Participants in Second Wave
602. MYANMAR: KNU Raid on DKBA-Controlled Area Uncovers 2,000 Scam Workers, 733 Foreign Nationals Arrested
603. SINGAPORE Blocks TikTok and Meta Accounts of Australian Linked to Radicalization
604. THAILAND: Thailand Must Adopt New Laws to Meet Soaring AI and Data Center Demand: Business Leaders
605. INDONESIA: TNI Expansion Plan Raises Fear of Overreach
606. INDONESIA: Apindo Urges Government to Reinstate Predictable Minimum Wage Formula
607. MALAYSIA: Smart Upgrades and Quick Cash: How the Booming Used Phone Market is Fueling Malaysians’ Lifestyles
608. MYANMAR: Tensions Remain High Around Lashio After Handover to Junta
609. THAILAND – Immigration Police Target Visitors Making Multiple Visa Runs 
610. INDONESIA: Lively Libraries, Bookshops Defy ‘Myth’ of Low Reading Interest
611. INDONESIA: Indonesia to Allocate State Land to 1 Million Poor Households by 2026
612. MALAYSIA: Non-Consensual Sexual Content Now Top Online Threat to Malaysian Children: Unicef
613. MYANMAR: Leading Scholar Urges Thailand to Support Karen, Karenni Autonomy in Myanmar
614. SINGAPORE Charts Green Course for Methanol Marine Fuel
615. INDONESIA: Govt to Close Some 1,400 Illegal Gold Mines in Halimun Salak National Park
616. INDONESIA: G20 Declaration Gives Voice to Poor Nations, Indonesia Says Amid US Boycott
617. MALAYSIA is Neutral, Not Nosy: Putrajaya Rejects Accusations of Siding in Thai-Cambodia Dispute
618. MYANMAR: Junta Seeks SCO Lifeline in Moscow After Crashing Economy
619. VIETNAM: How Regional Discrimination Still Divides Vietnamese PeopleINDONESIA: More Than 1,000 Evacuated Following Massive Mt. Semeru Eruption
620. MALAYSIA: Anwar Calls on Youth in Malaysia and Africa to Shed ‘Colonial Mentality’
621. VIETNAM: 41 Dead, More Than 52,000 Homes Submerged as Historic Flooding Batters Central Vietnam
622. VIETNAM: 41 Dead, More Than 52,000 Homes Submerged as Historic Flooding Batters Central Vietnam
623. INDONESIA: ADB Approves $470m Loan to Accelerate RI’s Clean Energy Shift
624. INDONESIA: Microplastics Detected in Air Across 18 Major Cities in Indonesia: Study
625. INDONESIA’S $7.4 Billion Balikpapan Refinery to Start Full Operations in December 2025
626. MYANMAR Junta Chief Accuses Karen Armed Groups of Fueling Instability, Linking Them to Cyber
627. SINGAPORE: Record Haul of Rhino Horns Worth RM3.6m Seized at Singapore’s Changi Airport
628. INDONESIA: Batam Customs Uncovers New Ways to Smuggle Drugs From Malaysia
629. INDONESIA Uncovers Online Plot to Turn Children Against Pancasila, Join Militancy
630. MYANMAR: USDP Chair Claims Over 1,000 Party Members Killed Since Myanmar’s Military Takeover
631. THAILAND-MALAYSIA: Journalist Indicted in Thailand for Allegedly Defaming Malaysian Government 
632. VIETNAM: Facebook Removes 5.4 Million Scam, Fraud Posts in Vietnam
633. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Demand Halt to Criminal Procedure Law Revision
634. INDONESIA: Jakarta Is Sinking: Sea Levels Now Higher Than the City’s Coastline
635. INDONESIA to Receive Repatriated Artifacts From US
636. MYANMAR Junta Chief Awards Top Honorary Medals to Business Tycoons Linked to Junta
637. SINGAPORE: Lee Kuan Yew’s Son Files Last-Minute Objection Against Singapore’s Plan to Preserve Family Home as Heritage Site
638. INDONESIA: Non-UN Gaza Mission Risks Breaching International Law
639. INDONESIA: Vale Indonesia Achieves Best ESG Score in Company History, Ranks Among World’s 15 Best
640. MYANMAR: Targeted US Actions on Scam Centers Point to a New Burma Policy Favoring the Resistance
641. THAI Businesses Attacked by Spyware Over 21,000 Times in Six Months Amid Regional Surge
642. INDONESIA: Australia, Indonesia Agree to Sign New Security Treaty
643. INDONESIA: BI Expands QRIS Links to Seven Countries to Reduce Dollar Reliance
644. MALAYSIA: Langkawi Boat Tragedy Reflects Wider Regional Humanitarian Crisis: Home Minister
645. MYANMAR: Holding Myanmar Elections Next Month ‘Unfathomable’: UN Rights Chief
646. REGIONAl: Air Pollution Could Cost Southeast Asia Nearly $600B by 2050: Study
647. INDONESIA: Prabowo Honors Soeharto, Raising Fears of Authoritarian Resurgence
648. INDONESIA Mulls Repaying Whoosh Debt With Seized Corruption Funds
649. SINGAPORE: From 2026, Travelers Leaving Singapore By Air to Pay Extra S$1 to S$41.60 in Green Jet Fuel Levy: Authorities
650. MYANMAR Junta Touts Port Expansion, Trade Enforcement as Economic Pillars
651. THAILAND: Anti-Mining Network Demand Repeal of Thai-US Rare Earths MOU
652. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 27 Chinese Nationals in Online Scam Raid in Lampung
653. INDONESIA: Jakarta Deploys NaCl Cloud-Seeding to Curb Heavy Rainfall Risk
654. MALAYSIA: Not citizenship — What India’s Expanded OCI Actually Offers Sixth-Gen Indian Malaysians
655. MYANMAR: Blood Money Campaign Raises Concerns About New Gas Projects in Myanmar
656. THAILAND: Daytime Drinking Could Be Fined $300 in Thailand Under New Law
657. INDONESIA to Resume Shrimp Exports to US After CS-137 Contamination Scare
658. INDONESIA: Creative Economy Adds $90 Billion to Indonesia’s GDP as Investment and Exports Surge
659. MYANMAR’S UN Envoy Denounces Junta’s Digital Represion
660. THAILAND: Bank of Thailand to Launch New Credit Guarantee Mechanism to Support SME Loans
661. VIETNAM: Markets, Factories and Homes Devastated as Typhoon Kalmaegi Lashes Vietnam’s Central Region
662. CAMBODIA: Shifting Goalposts: Thailand Links Release of Cambodian Soldiers to Ta Krabei Temple Claims
663. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inaugurates $3.9 Billion Lotte Chemical Plant in Cilegon
664. INDONESIA: Culture Minister Submits Soeharto, Gus Dur for National Hero Recognition
665. MALAYSIAN Passport Climbs to 3rd Globally with Visa-Free Access to 174 Countries
666. MYANMAR: Nearly 2,000 People Arrested For Criticizing Myanmar’s Junta on Social Media
667. INDONESIA: Jakarta Targets 24 Hospitals Across Six Papua Provinces to Bridge Health Gaps
668. INDONESIA Plans Major Rail Expansion Outside Java Under Prabowo’s Infrastructure Push
669. MALAYSIA on Track to Achieve AI Nation Status by 2030, with 2026 as Turning Point: Gobind
670. MYANMAR: Bermuda and Cayman Islands Must Take Action Against Oil Companies for Suspected Myanmar Sanctions Breaches After JFM Legal Submission
671. PHILIPPINES: ‘Tino’ Flooding Kills over 40, Strands Thousands in Central Philippines
672. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows Over National Hero Title for Soeharto
673. INDONESIA: Prabowo Urges APEC to Tackle Online Gambling and Transnational Crime
674. MALAYSIA: Foreign Worker Numbers in Malaysia fall 13pc to 2.13 Million as Government Steps up Efforts to Reduce Dependence
675. Myanmar Junta, Russia Sign Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
676. THAILAND: Google to Offer One-Year Free Google-AI Pro Access to 3 Million Thai students
677. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows Over National Hero Title for Soeharto
678. INDONESIA: Prabowo Urges APEC to Tackle Online Gambling and Transnational Crime
679. MALAYSIA: Foreign Worker Numbers in Malaysia fall 13pc to 2.13 Million as Government Steps up Efforts to Reduce Dependence
680. Myanmar Junta, Russia Sign Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
681. THAILAND: Google to Offer One-Year Free Google-AI Pro Access to 3 Million Thai students
682. INDONESIA: $12b Boost to Banks Lifts Corporate Loans as SMEs Lag
683. INDONESIA’S Digital Economy Among World’s Fastest Thanks to QRIS
684. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Defense Ministers Approve Record Number of initiatives in ‘peaceful’ two-hour meeting
685. Myanmar’s Generals Step into Politics as Newly Minted Civilians
686. THAILAND: Raid on Chiang Mai Luxury Villa Nets 20 Chinese Scammers
687. INDONESIA: Govt launches small hydropower plants across eastern regions
688. INDONESIA: “Am I Really Authoritarian?” Prabowo Says He Often Watches Podcasts Mocking Him
689. MALAYSIA: Some Countries Won’t Aid Malaysia’s MACC Hunt for Fugitives Over Caning Laws: Azam Baki
690. MYANMAR: Sending Observers Would Risk Legitimizing Myanmar Election: FM Sugiono
691. THAILAND: Xi Discusses Thailand-Cambodia Conflict with Trump, Emphasizes Peace Efforts
692. INDONESIA: Scientists Discover Critically Endangered Tapanuli Orangutans in New Location
693. INDONESIA: Accommodating the Dead: Jakarta Faces Grave Shortage Crisis
694. MALAYSIA: Trade Deal with Washington Sparks Outcry in Malaysia Over Sovereignty Concerns
695. MYANMAR: MOGE and PTTEP to Drill New Offshore Blocks in Mottama Gulf
696. PHILIPPINES: POGOs Now Illegal
697. INDONESIA: House Calls on Government to Investigate Massive Illegal Gold Mining Near Mandalika
698. INDONESIA: Cambodia Not a Safe Destination for Migrant Workers: Muhaimin
699. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya to Deploy Over 10,000 New Teachers Nationwide from November, Parliament told
700. MYANMAR: ASEAN Not Sending Monitors to Myanmar Junta’s Election: Sources
701. VIETNAM: Over 1,000 MM Rainfall in Hue Shatters Vietnam’s All-Time Record, Sends Ravaging Floods Across Region
702. CAMBODIA, THAILAND Sign Historic Peace Declaration in Kuala Lumpur
703. INDONESIA: Land Conversion Puts Self-Sufficiency At Risk
704. MYANMAR: Open Letter to U.S. President Donald Trump
705. THAILAND: Year-Long Funeral Starts for Thailand’s Former Queen Sirikit 
706. TIMOR LESTE, Asia’s Youngest Nation, Becomes ASEAN’s 11th Member
707. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s ‘Indonesia Incorporated Vision Faces Test of Market Trust
708. INDONESIA: Over 100 Indonesians Flee Cambodia Cybercrime Rings, But Not All Want to Return
709. MALAYSIA: Anwar and Trump Set to Witness Malaysia’s Peace Deal for Thailand-Cambodia at ASEAN Summit
710. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing’s Attendance at ASEAN Summit Uncertain After His Name Deleted From Malaysian Media Report
711. THAI Aromatic Coconut Industry in Crisis as Vietnamese Rivals Seize China Market
712. INDONESIA: Prabowo-Gibran Administration Gets Low Scores
713. INDONESIA: Police Monitoring Spread of Radical Groups in Batam
714. Prabowo Wants to Start $5.4b Waste-to-Energy Drive Soon so Bali Remains a Tourist Favorite
715. SINGAPORE Novels to Hit Bookshelves Across Southeast Asia Under Landmark S$3b Publishing Pact
716. Myanmar Regime Bans Election Campaign Rallies
717. INDONESIA: Forest Under Threat as Corporations, Military Gain Power under Prabowo
718. INDONESIA: Pertamina to Buy Oil from Indonesia’s Traditional Wells: Bahlil
719. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Populist Policies ‘Disconnected’ from People’s Needs
720. MYANMAR: BHRN Says Myanmar Faces New Wave of Hate Speech targeting Muslims
721. Vietnam’s AI Talent Pool Needs to Grow 10-Fold to Lure Global Investors: Executive
722. Cambodian SMEs Call for Indonesian Investment Amid Growing Boycott of Thai Goods
723. INDONESIA: In first Year, Prabowo Tightens Grip, Redraws Political Map
724. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls Free Meal Initiative a 99.99% Success Despite Setbacks
725. MALAYSIA Receives Global Zero Waste Special Citation Award in Istanbul
726. MYANMAR: Delusions of Grandeur
727. INDONESIA: Three Australians Face Death Penalty Over Bali Shooting
728. INDONESIA: Prabowo Launches 165 Free Boarding Schools to Break Indonesia’s Cycle of Poverty
729. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Explains How Scam Syndicates Still Lure Malaysians Into Modern Slavery
730. MYANMAR: Why So Many Young People Work Voluntarily in Myanmar’s Scam Compounds
731. SINGAPORE Ties to Alleged Cambodian Scam Ring Under Spotlight 
732. INDONESIA Allows Foreigners to Take Leadership Roles at State Enterprises
733. INDONESIA Allows Resumption of International Carbon Trade After Four Years
734. MYANMAR: Forum 2000 Conference Reminds Audience of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Plight and Hosts Call from 2025 Nobel Peace Laureate
735. THAILAND: Second Army Area Postpones RBC talks indefinitely as Cambodia Fails to Submit Weapons and Landmine Plan
736. VIETNAM: Hanoi Company Injects Chemicals Into Buffalo Meat to Sell as Wagyu Beef
737. INDONESIA: Government Denies Prabowo Ever Intended to Visit Israel
738. INDONESIA Surpasses 2025 Oil Production Goal Amid New Exploration Push
739. MYANMAR Ethnic Organizations condemn military junta for destroying NCA
740. THAILAND, CAMBODIA to Sign Ceasefire at ASEAN Summit, Malaysia: Minister
741. VIETNAM inaugurates World’s 2nd Largest Waste-to-Energy Plant in Hanoi
742. CAMBODIA: CAPFISH Lays Groundwork for Cambodia’s First-Ever Fish Exports to EU
743. INDONESIA: Productivity Among Lowest in Region, Govt Launches National Push
744. INDONESIA: Jakarta Court Upholds Ex-Minister, Gojek Cofounder Nadiem Makarim’s Graft Status
745. MYANMAR Scam Cities Booming Despite Crackdown–Using Musk’s Starlink
746. THAILAND Launches 24-Hour E-WorkPermit Platform for Foreign Workers
747. INDONESIA: Militarization, Crackdown Fears Overshadow Cyber Security Bill
748. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Join Trump-Led Gaza Summit in Egypt
749. MYANMAR: Burma War: The Junta’s Arms Pipeline and How to Stop It
750. THAI Army Defends Psych-Ops Along Cambodian Border
751. SINGAPORE Becomes Launchpad for Chinese Food Chains Escaping Price Wars in China, Intensifying Competition and Driving up Rents
752. INDONESIA: Efficiency, Coordination at Risk as Government Expands Further
753. INDONESIA Issues Tsunami Warning After 7.6-Magnitude Quake Strikes North Sulawesi
754. MALAYSIA to Send Observers to Myanmar’s Long-Delayed Elections: Military Govt
755. MYANMAR: Thousands of Myanmar IDPs in Banmauk Face Food Crisis Amid Clashes Between SNA and Resistance Forces
756. THAI Influenza Cases Surge Past 700,000 With 61 Deaths
757. INDONESIA: Health Scare Taints Indonesia’s Export Reputation
758. INDONESIA: Why Indonesia’s ‘Golden Generation’ Could Stall Economic Growth
759. Myanmar Junta Accused of ‘Famine Warfare’ as Hunger Grips Karenni State
760. THAI Giant CP Group Targets Zero Food Waste by 2030
761. VIETNAM: 30,000 Troops in Vietnam Race to Rescue Families After Record Floods
762. INDONESIA: E-Waste Containers to be Reexported to the US: Batam Customs Office
763. INDONESIA: North Kalimantan to Get New Bridges After Residents Prefer Traveling to Malaysia
764. MALAYSIA, India Agree on Regional Standards to Protect Gig, Platform Workers
765. MYANMAR: HURFOM Report Exposes Rising Violence Against Women and Children in Southeastern Myanmar
766. SINGAPORE’S Digital Economy Reaches Nearly 20% of GDP, Creates 214,000 Tech jobs
767. INDONESIA: World Bank Pledges $800 Million for Indonesian Villages: Govt
768. INDONESIA: Breaking the Silence: Deaf Lawyers Make Judicial History in Indonesia
769. MALAYSIA: The Khairul Aming Effect: More Young Malaysians Choosing Business Over Salaried Jobs
770. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monk Accused of Kidnapping Men for Myanmar Military Service
771. THAI Army Presents Discovery of 200 Landmines to ASEAN Observers
772. INDONESIA: Govt Rushes to Clean Up Cesium-137 Spill in Banten
773. INDONESIA: Meteor Falls Into Java Sea, Sparks Bright Fireball and Loud Boom Over Cirebon
774. MYANMAR Airstrikes and Internet Blackouts Hit 123 Townships, Leaving Civilians Vulnerable
775. THAILAND: Highways Department asks Google Maps to Update Routes After Viral “lost” Incident
776. VIETNAM: 30 Hours of Isolation in the Heart of Hanoi Floods
777. INDONESIA: Government Confirms Widespread Radioactive Contamination at Banten Industrial Hub
778. INDONESIA’S Palm Oil Export Soars 35% to Over $16 Billion
779. MALAYSIA Sends Rescue Team With K9 Units to Philippines After Deadly Quake
780. MYANMNAR: Election Watchdog Warns Myanmar Junta’s Planned Polls Lack Credibility
781. THAILAND: Myanmar Refugees Now Allowed to Work in Thailand
782. INDONESIA: ‘Red terror’ Continues to Haunt Indonesia
783. INDONESIA: Legendary Shoe Brand Bata Stops Daily Footwear Manufacturing in Indonesia
784. MALAYSIA Launches New Digital ‘Posting Swap’ Platform for Nurses Amid Brain Drain
785. MYANMAR: China Sentences 16 Myanmar-Linked Gang Members to Death
786. PHILIPPINES: Cebu Shaken: Deadly Quake Kills 26 As Search Ongoing
787. CAMBODIA: Thai Eviction Signs in Border Villages Draw Censure, Fury
788. INDONESIA: Calls Grow for Meaningful Reform in Election LawRevision
789. INDONESIA: From Wartegs to Hotels, Jakarta Faces Resistance Over Smoking Rules
790. MYANMAR’S  AA Urges Dhaka to Probe Border Officers Backing Rohingya Militants
791. SINGAPORE’S Population Hits 6.11m, Driven by Rise in Non-Residents and Migrant Workers
792. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Investment hits Rp 48 Trillion: Govt
793. INDONESIA Deploys Nutrition Experts After Mass Food Poisoning in Free Meal Program
794. MALAYSIA Wraps Up Successful Asean Economic Ministers’ Meeting, Emphasizes Inclusive Growth
795. MYANMAR: Preservation Over Destruction: Why Myanmar’s Revolution—and Its Neighbors
796. THAILAND’S Ageing Society Threatens Fiscal Collapse and Drags Down Economy
797. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Megawati Ties in Question After Cabinet Reshuffle
798. INDONESIA to Disband SOEs Ministry Amid Danantara Expansion
799. MYANMAR:: Mosque’s Reopening Reflects Thawing Interfaith Ties in Rakhine Under AA
800. THAILAND Native ‘Ayam Bangkok’ Chickens Fetch Premium Prices in Indonesia
801. SINGAPORE Gives Meta Sept 30 Deadline to Curb Facebook Scams Impersonating Govt Officials
802. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pushes Two-State Solution, Multilateralism in Debut UNGA Speech
803. INDONESIA: What is Sumitronomics? Indonesia’s Blueprint to 8% Growth
804. MYANMAR: Rights Group Warns US Aid Cuts Could Kill 200,000 in Myanmar
805. SINGAPORE to Introduce QR-Coded Halal Certificate from Oct 1, Replacing Physical Versions by March 2026
806. THAILAND: Foreign Investment in EEC Exceeds 660 Billion Baht: BOI
807. INDONESIA: Prabowo Offers 20,000 Troops for Post-War Gaza
808. INDONESIA Halts 190 Mining Concessions for Breaching Environmental Rules
809. MYANMAR: AA Chief Accuses Bangladesh Officials of Inciting Rohingya Insurgent Attacks
810. THAILAND: Chinese Flock to Vietnam Due to Thailand Safety Fears
811. VIETNAM: Vingroup Establishes 3rd Robotics Company
812. INDONESIA: Prabowo Gives Nusantara Certainty With New Regulation
813. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Evaluation After 5,000 Poisonings Cases in Free Nutritious Meals Program
814. MYANMAR Junta Eases Election Rules to Keep Parties in Race
815. PHILIPPINES: Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels through northern Philippines, triggers alerts across Asia
816. THAILAND: IMF advises Thailand to reinstate 60% debt ceiling
817. INDONESIA: Policy Gaps, Crackdowns Squeeze Rice Millers as Prices Soar
818. INDONESIA Mulls Reallocating Unspent Free Meal Program Money
819. MALAYSIA: Malaysian Bar brings free legal advice and public services to KL Sentral with first-ever MyBar Carnival 2025
820. MYANMAR: Clashes on Myanmar–Thailand border Mark Nine Months of Fighting, Casualties Mount on Both Sides
822. PHILIPPINES: Tens of Thousands Join Anti-Corruption Protests in Metro Manila
823. INDONESIA Revises 2026 Budget Following Appointment of New Finance Minister
824. INDONESIA: Bali Shuts Down Russian-Owned Factory Built on Protected Mangrove Land
825. MALAYSIA to Exempt Some Palestinian Farm and Food Products From Customs Duties:Tengku Zafrul
826. MYANMAR: OCHA details severe humanitarian access constraints across Myanmar
827. THAILAND: Transnational Illegal Logging Network Busted in Nong Khai
828. INDONESIA: Reshuffle Sees Prabowo, Allies Close Ranks
829. INDONESIA: Medan Reaffirms Humanitarian Support for Refugees
830. MYANMAR Junta’s Election Commission Excludes Key Southern Rakhine Areas from No-Election List Ahead of December Polls
831. THAILAND: B10,000 Fine for Drinking in Pubs After Hours
832. VIETNAM Ranked 5th Best Country for Expats in 2025
833. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court to Rule on Challenges to Military Law
834. INDONESIA: Energy Minister Tells Shell, BP, Vivo to Rely on Pertamina for Fuel Supply
835. MALAYSIA: Enough for 12 Million Users: Cops Seize 3.6 Tons of Ecstasy Worth Almost RM600m in Kepong, Dataran Templer
836. MYANMAR: Ruling Generals, Ministers to Dominate Myanmar Military’s Proxy Party Candidate List
837. INDONESIA Rolls Out $1 Billion Stimulus to Boost Jobs and Consumption
838. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s ‘Invisible’ Lives: Undocumented Coastal Children
839. Myanmar Citizens Fear More Harassment, Violence as Election Nears
840. THAI Banks Pledge Urgent Action to Unblock Accounts Amid Fraudulent Transfer Crisis
841. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Languages to be Increasingly Taught in Vietnamese Schools
842. INDONESIA Sees $869M Outflow After Cabinet Reshuffle
843. INDONESIA: Bali Takes Massive Economic Hit from Worst Flooding in Years
844. MALAYSIA: Anwar Joins World Islamic Leaders at Doha Summit on Gaza Crisis, to Voice Malaysia’s Stand Tonight
845. MYANMAR: UNICEF Condemns Deadly Attack on Rakhine School
846. THAILAND: DES Urges Calm Amid Locked Bank Accounts
847. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Set Up Commission for Police Reform
848. INDONESIA: Social Media as Town Square, Battleground in Indonesia’s Protests
849. MYANMAR: Democracy as a Cage: Myanmar Junta’s Election Gambit and the Opposition’s Self
850. THAILAND: Reopening Border Needs Military, Local Input: Bhumjaithai Deputy Leader
851. VIETNAM: Cyberattack Signs Detected at Vietnam’s National Credit Database
852. INDONESIA: Sjafrie’s New Post Shows Prabowo’s Reliance on Military Figures
853. INDONESIA: At Least Nine Dead, Two Missing After Severe Floods Sweep Across Bali
854. MYANMAR: Chinese Technology Company Helps Track the Location of Over 33 Million Myanmar Internet Users in Real-time
855. THAILAND: Shinawatras in Legal Crossfire: Father’s Case Ends, Daughter Faces 5 More
856. INDONESIA: Power Consolidation In Motion Behind Cabinet Shake-up
857. INDONESIA: Papua Police Arrest Four Chinese Nationals Over Illegal Gold Mining
858. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir Under Scrutiny: MACC Teams Up with UK Anti-Graft Agency to Track Alleged Assets Overseas
859. MYANMAR: Junta-Allied Karen Warlords Hit by US Sanctions Over Myanmar’s Scam City
860. THAILAND and INDONESIA Trail ASEAN as Political Instability Stifles Growth
861. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Left Cabinet After Weeklong Unrest in Indonesia In a Major Reshuffle
862. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani’s Successor Told to Tax the Superrich, Restructure Debt
863. MYANMAR: NLD Urges International Intervention for Medical Care and Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
864. THAILAND: Supreme Court Orders Thaksin to Return and Serve One-Year Jail
865. VIETNAM Emerges as Top Alternative to Thailand for Beach Holidays
866. INDONESIA: Five Suspended Lawmakers Face Ethics Probe
867. INDONESIA Records Over 4,000 Earthquakes in August: BMKG
868. MALAYSIA: Anti-Bullying Tribunal Bill to be Tabled in Parliament this October: Azalina
869. MYANMAR Ambassador Urges UNICEF to Act as Children Suffer under Junta Violence
870. THAILAND: Royal Command Appoints Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister of Thailand
871. CAMBODIA: Foreign Ministry Decries Thai Eviction Plans for Cambodian Villagers
872. INDONESIA: Ex-Minister Nadiem Makarim Detained Over Chromebook Procurement Scandal
873. MYANMAR: UWSA Neutered: Myanmar’s Revolutionary Driving Force Derailed by China
874. SINGAPORE to Issue First Directive Under New Law, Orders Meta To Act on Scam Ad
875. INDONESIA: Unrest ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Prabowo to Address Public Grievances
876. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Be Transparent with Economic Data
877. MALAYSIA: Bahasa Malaysia-Based AI in the Works as Govt Pushes Digital Sovereignty Agenda
878. MYANMAR: Nine Parties to Run Nationwide in Myanmar’s Planned Election
879. VIETNAM: For Many Women in Vietnam, the New IVF rule is a Long-Awaited Lifeline
880. INDONESIA: Violent Crackdown on Protests Sparks Outcry
881. INDONESIA: Asset Forfeiture Law: A Way to Gain Public and Investors’ Trust
882. Myanmar Junta Boss Schedules Chengdu Meeting with Chinese Investors
883. THAILAND Pledges ‘Secure, Sustainable’ Energy Transition at Global Summit
884. VIETNAM: Hanoi Sets Record for National Day Holiday Visitors and Revenue
885. INDONESIA: Jakarta Regains Calm Under Heavy Security
886. INDONESIA: Starting Today, All Travelers to Indonesia Must File Declarations via New App
887. MALAYSIA: From Wage Regulation to Dispute Resolution: How the Gig Workers Bill Offers Safeguards for 1.2 Million Malaysians
888. MYANMAR: EuroCham and ‘MADE in Myanmar’ Seek to Support Myanmar Workers’ rights
889. THAILAND: New city Plan Exposes Ban Nong Chan Land Grab at Thai-Cambodian Border
890. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls for Severe Response to Protests
891. INDONESIA: Businesses on Edge About Political Stability as Protests Turn Chaotic
892. MYANMAR: NUG Defense Ministry Reaffirms Ban on Child Soldiers in People’s Defense Force
893. SINGAPORE Govt Plans New Platform to Unite its Malay-Muslim Groups as younger Voices Grow Louder
894. VIETNAM: State Treasury has Disbursed Over $200M as National Day Cash Gifts
895. INDONESIA Presses Islamic Nations to Stop Israel’s Expansionist Agenda
896. INDONESIA: Central–Regional Divide Widens in Indonesia’s 2026 Spending Plan
897. MALAYSIA: Fighting Entrenched Corruption Remains Toughest Challenge After Three Years in Govt: Anwar
898. MYANMAR: Rohingya Crisis Should Be Resolved Together: Yunus
899. THAILAND Accuses Cambodia of Using ‘Human Shields’ on Border
900. INDONESIA Urges EU to Lift Biodiesel Import Curbs After WTO Panel Backs Jakarta
901. INDONESIA: New Agency to Assert State Control Over Minerals Vital for Defense
902. MALAYSIA: Education Act Update Underway to Strengthen School Discipline in Crackdown on Bullying Cases: Minister
903. MYANMAR Junta Propaganda Vehicle Joins China-Led Media Bloc
904. THAILAND Becomes Regional Leader in Energy Transition: ABB Study
905. INDONESIA: Prabowo Banks on Danantara to Balance Budget
906. INDONESIA Shuts Down Banten Waste Plant Over Hazardous Imports
907. MYANMAR: Rohingya Refugees Must Wait for Justice Before Returning: UN Investigator
908. THAILAND to host Asia’s largest gaming event in October 2025
909. SINGAPORE Workplaces Struggle to Stamp Out Vaping Despite National Ban
910. INDONESIA: Bekasi Quake Shakes Jakarta Into Preparedness Debate
911. INDONESIA: Breaking: Deputy Manpower Minister Caught in Anti-Graft Sting
912. MALAYSIA: Parliamentary Group Drafting Hate Speech Guidelines to Reflect Malaysia’s Diversity
913. MYANMAR: Under Chinese Pressure, Myanmar’s UWSP Cuts Off Support to Allied Ethnic Armies
914. THAILAND: Thai Government Approves Major Digital Strategy
915. INDONESIA: Govt in Crisis-Control Mode Over Tax Hike
916. INDONESIA Targets Shadow Economy to Lift $145 Billion in 2026 Tax Revenue
917. MALAYSIA: What Iman Research’s Study Reveals About Young Malays’ Attitudes Towards a Plural and More Economically Just Malaysia
918. MYANMAR: Junta Abruptly Closes Thai-Myanmar Trade Bridge to Cut Off Rebel Funding
919. PHILIPPINES: Cockfighting Livestreams Thrive in Philippines Despite Ban and Murders
920. INDONESIA: Political Parties Divided Over Court Ruling on Direct Regional Elections
921. INDONESIA Shuts 1,800 Fraudulent Lenders and Investment Schemes
922. MYANMAR: Death Toll from Myanmar Junta Airstrike on Mawchi Climbs to 31
923. PHILIPPINES Spends Billions on Flood Projects, But Disasters Keep Killing
924. Cambodia Setting Sights on Muslim Tourist Market
925. INDONESIA’S  Shrinking Middle Class Threatens Growth, Consumption
926. INDONESIA: Religious Affairs Ministry Vows Crackdown on Intolerance
927. MYANMAR: Widespread Absenteeism and Dismissals Reported in Myanmar Junta’s Electric Power Ministry
928. SINGAPORE to Classify Vaping as Drug Offense, PM Wong Says
929. INDONESIA: ‘Life is Plastic’: US is Biggest Buyer of Indonesian Toys
930. MALAYSIA and ASEAN Push for Transparency in Myanmar’s Election Plans and Rohingya Crisis During Sept 19 Visit: Tok Mat
931. MYANMAR: International IDEA Calls for Global Rejection of Myanmar Junta’s Elections
932. THAILAND Gives Stranded Cambodian Workers 6-Month Work Permit Extension
933. INDONESIA: Bali Waste Cycle Aims to Scale Up to Make Recycling Profitable
934. INDONESIA: Incentives Needed for Mining Sector to Cut Emissions
935. THAILAND: Government Given Failing Grade on Corruption
936. THAILAND’S Tourism Boom Continues with 20 Million Visitors and THB937 Billion Revenue
937. CAMBODIA: Assessment reveals extensive damage to Preah Vihear
938. INDONESIA: Renewed Plan to Reinstate New Order-Style State Guidelines Draws Flak
939. INDONESIACould Raise $5 Billion by Taxing Its 50 Wealthiest Citizens, Study Says
940. MYANMAR Region Sees ‘Dramatic’ Hunger Rise After Aid Cutbacks
941. Singapore is Now World’s Second-Richest Country, Far Ahead of its Southeast Asian Neighbors
942. INDONESIA: Delay Triggers Fresh Demands to Scrap History Rewrite
943. INDONESIA: Shaky Regulations, Finances Stall Coal Miners’ Transition to ‘Green’ Investment
944. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Signs Sister City Agreement with Kuala Lumpur
945. MYANMAR: AA Rejects Junta’s Planned Election in Rakhine
946. THAILAND: Cambodia Crisis Hits Thai Brands, Disrupts Logistics and Halts Ad Spending
947. INDONESIA Revives Deputy Commander Role After 25 Years, Promotes Elite Force Chiefs to Three-Star Rank
948. INDONESIA:  Bali Immigration Forms a Special Task Force to Crack Down on Unruly Tourists
949. MYANMAR: Nine Killed and 28 Injured in Hpakant as Myanmar Military Shelling Hits civilian Areas
950. VIETNAM: Inside the world of Vietnamese Crypto Investigators Tackling Billion-Dollar Hacks
951. SINGAPORE at Increased Risk of Chikungunya as Cases Double in 2025, Health Agency Warns
952. INDONESIA Readies Island Medical Facility for 2,000 Wounded Gazans
953. INDONESIA: More Than Half a Million Social Assistance Recipients Suspected of Online Gambling
954. Myanmar Junta Hires US Lobby Firm in Bid to Boost Ties With Washington
955. THAILAND and CAMBODIA Sign 13-Point Ceasefire Agreement 
956. VIETNAM to Identify, Focus on 3 Strategic Technology Products
957. INDONESIA Unfreezes 122 Million Dormant Accounts as Online Gambling Transactions Near $60 Billion
958. INDONESIA: US Agrees to Grant 0% Tariff on Indonesian Copper: Minister
959. MYANMAR Junta Launches Street Phone Checks as Cybersecurity Law Takes Effect
960. THAILAND: Health Ministry Estimates 146 Million Baht Damage, Plans Lawsuit Against Cambodia
961. VIETNAM Installs First Domestically Owned International Internet Cable
962. INDONESIA Has $129 Billion to Spend — And Just Six Months to Do It
963. INDONESIA Readies Gaza Rice Delivery as Israeli Attacks Persist
964. MYANMAR: Press Freedom Concerns Raised after Myanmar Military-Linked Press Council Signs MOU With Thai Press Body
965. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Suspends Rice Importation for 60 Days
966. THAILAND: ‘Economic Animal’ in Luxury Leather
967. INDONESIA: Pardons Cast Doubt Over Prabowo’s Anticorruption Commitment
968. INDONESIA Kicks Off Health Screening for 58 Million Students Nationwide
969. MALAYSIA: Manga With a Malaysian Soul: How Rise Production Blends Local Folklore with Japanese Style and Modern Storytelling
970. MYANMAR Junta Ramps Up Rhetoric Against Timor Leste
971. THAILAND and Cambodia Begin Crucial Border Talks in Malaysia
972. VIETNAM targets domestic semiconductor chip production by 2027: PM
973. CAMBODIA: ASEAN Interim Observer En Route to Monitor Border Ceasefire
974. INDONESIA: Danantara Unveils Sweeping Reforms for SOE Executive Bonuses, Incentives
975. INDONESIA: RI Manufacturers See Tough Times Ahead as Higher US Tariffs Kick In
976. MYANMAR: European Anti-Jamming Tech Found in Myanmar Military Drones, CAR Report Reveals
977. THAI CEOs Unveil Survival Strategies as Trump Tariffs Threaten Economic Growth
978. INDONESIA: Mining Industry Leaders Highlight Challenges to Reaching Net Zero Emissions
979. INDONESIA Struggles with Regulatory, Infrastructure Gaps in AI Adoption
980. MYANMAR Regime Sets More Traps to Guarantee Election Win
981. SINGAPORE: Terror Threat to Singapore Remains High Amid AI Risks, Rising youth Radicalization: Home Affairs Report
982. THAI Cyber Agency Rushes to Bolster Media Defenses Against Escalating Threats
983. REGION: Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Ceasefire After Five Days of Border Clash
984. INDONESIA to Slash Middle East Oil Imports in Favor of $15B US Energy Deal
985. MALAYSIA: Anwar Hails Asean Diplomacy as Cambodia, Thailand Agree to Ceasefire After Malaysia Meet
986. 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
987. THAI Army Accuses Cambodia of Breaking Truce
988. CAMBODIA: Mine Action Authority Warn of ‘Cruel Shadow’ of Thai Cluster
989. INDONESIA Welcomes France’s Recognition of Palestine
990. INDONESIA: Poverty Rate Falls Nationwide — Except in Papua and Maluku
991. MYANMAR Rights Group Demands Chinese Sanctions
992. THAI Delegation to Hold Urgent Talks with Cambodia in Malaysia on July 28
993. CAMBODIA-Thailand Exchange Fire Along Border, Civilians Killed
994. INDONESIA-US Trade Deal Possible Threat to Data Sovereignty
995. MYANMAR Junta Looks for Foreign Energy Investment
996. THAI Military Raises Concerns Over Hun Sen’s Role in Ordering Attacks on Thai Civilians
997. VIETNAM Urges Thailand, Cambodia to Refrain From Using Force
998. INDONESIA to Exempt US Companies from Local Content Requirement
999. INDONESIA: Layoffs Surge in Manufacturing, Retail, Govt Data Suggest
1000. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Warn Myanmar Junta Election Staff
1001. THAILAND: Countdown to US Tariff, 7 Thai Industries at risk, Millions of Jobs on the Line
1002. VIETNAM: HCMC Unveils Ambitious Plan to Replace 400,000 Gasoline Motorbikes with EVs
1003. INDONESIA: ASEAN Urged to Focus on People Amid Challenges
1004. INDONESI Draws $58 Billion in H1 Investment, Fueled by Downstream Expansion
1005. MALAYSIA: Swiped into routine: How China-inspired apps redefine Malaysian daily life
1006. MYANMAR- Thailand Lodges Protest After Suspected Myanmar Junta Drone Found in Tak
1007. VIETNAM Ranks 6th Globally in AI Openness
1008. INDONESIA Exporters Seek to Split Tariffs with US Buyers to Ensure Demand
1009. INDONESIA: Polytron Starts Mass Production of Electric Vehicles in West Java
1010. MYANMAR: Conjuring an Election Illusion in War-Torn Shan
1011. THAI Foreign Ministry Condemns Cambodia over Landmine Incident, Urges Accountability
1012. VIETNAM: 300 Rescuers Join Overnight Search for Victims of Capsized Ha Long Bay Cruise Boat
1013. INDONESIA: Bali Emerges as Major Hot Spot for Transnational Drug Trafficking: BNN
1014. INDONESIA: Foreign Hospitals Cleared to Operate in Indonesia as Prabowo Targets Healthcare Upgrade
1015. MYANMAR: Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) Formed to Reclaim Identity and Seek Justice
1016. SINGAPORE Ranks Among World’s Top Cities for Tech Talent
1017. THAILAND: Chinese Tourist Numbers Plummet, Malaysia Overtakes Thailand in ASEAN Race
1018. INDONESIA to Pay 19% US Tariffs in Exchange for Full Market Access, Boeing Jets
1019. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Makes Historic Debut at UN Forum on Sustainable Development
1020. MALAYSIA: Freedom of Information Act to be tabled by year end to boost transparency: Anwar
1021. MYANMAR and Russian Regimes Push Indian Trade Corridor to Bypass Western Sanctions
1022. VIETNAM: 59 Vietnamese Arrested in Laos Over Large-Scale Scam Syndicate
1023. CAMBODIA to Enforce Military Conscription Law in 2026
1024. INDONESIA: BPJS Kesehatan Proves Equal Healthcare Access Is Possible Across Indonesia
1025. INDONESIA: Starlink Pauses New Customer Sign-Ups in Indonesia
1026. MYANMAR: Burma’s Cyber Scam Centers: A Global Security Crisis, Now Targeting Americans
1027. THAILAND: Temple Donation Loopholes Spark Concern Over Corruption and Money Laundering Risks
1028. INDONESIA: EU Grants Indonesia Multi-Entry Schengen Visa as Landmark Trade Deal Nears Completion
1029. INDONESIA: Free Boarding Schools for Poor Children to Open Across Indonesia Next Week
1030. MALAYSIA Acts to Avoid US Sanctions Amid EScalating Global AI Chip War
1031. MYANMAR: Hundreds of Myanmar Troops, Civilians Flee Across Thai Border from Karen State
1032. THAILAND: US Blocks AI Chip Access to China, Warning Sign for Thailand, Malaysia
1033. Cambodia expresses concern over construction of Angkor Wat replica in Thailand
1034. NDONESIA: US Tariff Threatens 70,000 Textile Jobs in Indonesia
1035. MYANMAR- A Atrike Leader Urges Urgent Reforms Within NUG to Sustain the Revolution
1036. SINGAPOREANS Cross Border in Droves for Malaysian Durian Tours, All-You-Can-Eat Buffets
1037. INDONESIA: Pertamina Inks MoUs with Exxon, Chevron to Sweeten Indonesia’s Tariff Offer
1038. INDONESIA: Prabowo Assigns Gibran to Spearhead Papua Development, Rights Efforts
1039. MYANMAR: Trump Tariff Letter to Myanmar Junta Raises Eyebrows, Risks Lending Legitimacy
1040. VIETNAMESE Content Creators Earn Thousands of Dollars Monthly from AI-Generated Faceless Videos
1041. INDONESIA: US Maintains Tariff Threat Despite Indonesian Concessions
1042. INDONESIA: Trump Tariffs May Slow Indonesia’s Economy by 0.5%, Economist Warns
1043. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Hits Back at Trump’s ‘Counterproductive’ Trade Tactics, Warns of Regional Instability
1044. MYANMAR: Timor Leste Hits Back at Myanmar Junta’s Objection to ASEAN Membership
1045. THAILAND Hit with Steep US Tariffs as Trump Escalates Trade Stance
1046. INDONESIA: BRICS Revives Bandung Spirit to Unite Global South
1047. INDONESIA to Send 10,000 Tons of Rice Aid to Palestine, Set Up Joint Investment Zone
1048. MALAYSIA: Southeast Asia’s Most-Visited Destination Among Countries With Highest Tourism Growth
1049. MALAYSIA: How Much Onions Do Malaysians Eat and Why is it Biting into our National Coffers?
1050. MYANMAR People Skeptical of Junta’s Promises of Election, Peace
1051. Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute Resolutions Hinge on Agreements Stipulated in Franco-Siam Treaties
1052. INDONESIA: Serving at Sea, PIS and DoctorSHARE Bring Hospital Ship to Serve Remote Communities in Papua
1053. INDONESIA: Widening Deficit Spurs Calls to Curb Major Spending
1054. MALAYSIA : Pay Up or Lose your Assets: Errant Ex-Husbands Face Seizures, Frozen Income Under Selangor’s Proposed Crackdown on ‘Nafkah’ Dodgers
1055. MYANMAR: Making Connections in Myanmar’s Fractured State
1056. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Orders Halt to Strategic Imports from Thailand, Citing National Security concerns
1057. Malaysia: ‘Some Starting in Primary school’: Hannah Yeoh, Says Synthetic Drug Addiction Now a Cabinet Concern
1058. MYANMAR: Indonesian ‘Influencer’ Given 7-year Myanmar Prison Sentence
1059. THAILAND: Public Outrage as South Korean Taxi Driver Suggests Thai Tourist ‘Pay with Body’
1060. INDONESIA: Govt Targets 15,000 Barrels per Day from Community Oil Wells
1061. INDONESIA Hopes to Join BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
1062. INDONESIA: Women’s Growing Role in Drug Trade Raises Concerns in Indonesia
1063. MYANMAR – Dying in Jail, Myanmar’s Political Prisoners a ‘Stain on ASEAN’s Conscience’
1064. SINGAPORE Hits Record High in Renewable Energy Consumption
1065. INDONESIA: Preventive Strikes Keep Indonesia Free of Terror Attacks Since 2023: Police Chief
1066. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat’s Nickel Mining May Threaten Endangered Papuan Blue Orchid
1067. MALAYSIA-Standard Chartered Sued for US$2.7B Over Role in 1MDB Scandal
1068. MYANMAR: Federal and State Parliaments Express Grave Concern Over Health Crisis Facing Myanmar’s Political Prisoners
1069. THAILAND-Constitutional Court Suspends Paetongtarn as PM Because of Hun Sen’s Clip
1070. INDONESIA to Relax Import Rules as US Tariff Deadline Nears
1071. INDONESIA Police Deploys Robots for Crime-Fighting and Rescue
1072. INDONESIA: China to Keep Anti-Dumping Steel Duties on Indonesia, EU and South Korea
1073. MYANMAR: Helping Myanmar Garment Workers Get a Fair Deal?
1074. THAILAND: Thousands of Thai Cannabis Shops Face Closure Under New Regulations
1075. INDONESIA: Separate National, Local Elections Starting 2029: Constitutional Court
1076. INDONESIA Begins Construction of $5.9 Billion Mega EV Battery Hub With China’s CATL Consortium
1077. MALAYSIA: Ganja on the Rise: Melaka and Cheras are New Drug Hotspots, Anti-Narcotics Data Shows
1078. MYANMAR: Mizoram Chief Minister warns of strict action against lawbreaking Myanmar refugees
1079. VIETNAM Issues Plan to Attract Top AI Talents
1080. INDONESIA: Govt, House Staunch Defense Opens Court Battle on TNI Law
1081. INDONESIA Stock Exchange Surpasses 950 Listed Companies, Profit Soars
1082. MALAYSIA: Armed Forces Make History With Promotion of First Malaysian Chinese Three-Star General
1083. MYANMAR: Malaysian Crackdown on Undocumented Migrant Workers Spurs Fear Among Myanmar Nationals
1084. MYANMAR Junta Arrests State-Controlled MRTV Employee Over Aung San Suu Kyi Birthday Tribute
1085. THAILAND Reclassifies Cannabis Bud as a Controlled Herb, Restricts Sales and Advertising
1086. INDONESIA: House Shelves Gibran Impeachment Petition
1087. INDONESIA: Gov’t Rolls Out 2025 Wage Subsidy to Support Up to 17 Million Workers
1088. MALAYSIA: Anwar Backs Students’ Right to Protest, Tells MoHE and UMS to Protect Academic Freedom
1089. MYANMAR: Shan State Takes Center Stage in Myanmar Junta’s Election Push
1090. VIETNAM Designates Da Nang as Nation’s Inaugural Free Trade Zone
1091. CAMBODIA: UN Expert Highlights Growing Synthetic Drug Threat in Cambodia
1092. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Health Draws Attention During Birthday Celebration
1093. INDONESIA: Pertamina Says It Has Enough Fuel Supplies as Iran Threatens to Block Hormuz
1094. Myanmar Junta Scrambles for Chinese Energy Investment as Lights Go Out
1095. THAI Fuel Exports to Cambodia Worth Nearly 48 Billion Baht in 2024
1096. INDONESIA Predicted to Grow Just 4.5 Pct This Year if Israel-Iran War Doesn’t Stop
1097. INDONESIA: Forestry Ministry to Strengthen Enforcement at Tesso Nilo National Park
1098. MALAYSIA: The Vanilla Farm That’s Saving LIves: Inside Malaysia’s Revolutionary ‘Halfway Farm’ for Former Death Row Inmates
1099. MYANMAR: Satellite Images Reveal Alarming Rare Earth Mining Expansion in Myanmar’s UWSA Territory
1100. INDONESIA: Papua Primary Target in Battle to Eradicate Malaria Nationwide
1101. INDONESIA: 19 Suitcases of Cash Used to Buy Private Jet in Papua Corruption Case, KPK Says
1102. MALAYSIA: ‘It’s Not Just Women’: Govt to Boost Fertility Rate With Inclusive Solutions: Minister
1103. MYANMAR Junta Attacks to Reclaim KIA’s Jade and Rare Earth Strongholds
1104. VIETNAM: E-Cigarette Users Could Face Fines of $120-200
1105. CAMBODIA Firmly Rejects Thailand’s Unilateral Map in Border Talks
1106. INDONESIA: Culture Minister’s Denial of Mass Rape in 1998 Riots Sparks Outrage
1107. MALAYSIA: ‘We ate one egg between five’: Malaysian Haj pilgrims detail nightmare journey to Mecca after alleged scam
1108. MYANMAR Junta Forces Recapture Kataingti Camp in Karen State After Months
1109. THAILAND Ranks Lowest in ASEAN for Business Innovation: World Bank
1110. CAMBODIA: All TV stations, Cinemas must stop broadcasting Thai films
1111. INDONESIA: Tension grows between North Sumatra, Aceh over disputed border
1112. MALAYSIA Named Top Muslim-Friendly Travel Destination for 10th Straight Year
1113. NUG Confirms Construction of Two Bomb-Proof Underground Hospitals in Myanmar
1114. THAILAND: Bangkok Reveals Smart Traffic Signals Reduce cCngestion Buy up to 41%
1115. CAMBODIA: Legal Groundwork Underway to Take Border Dispute to ICJ
1116. INDONESIA Opens $12.3 Billion in Infrastructure Projects to Global Investors
1117. INDONESIA: Magelang Demands Eight Times Increase in Borobudur Visitor Limit
1118. MYANMAR: How the Myanmar Military’s Propaganda Efforts Have Evolved Over the Decades
1119. SINGAPORE: Jetstar Asia Closure: 4 Key Things Travelers Need to Know
1120. Cambodian leaders condemn politicians for disseminating fake news on social media
1121. INDONESIA: Govt is Redefining Poverty Line After Two Decades: DEN
1122. INDONESIA Revokes Mining Permits of Four Companies in Raja Ampat
1123. MYANMAR: PNO Orders Over 6,000 Residents to Relocate in Southern Shan State
1124. VIETNAM: Qualcomm Launches New AI R&D Center in Vietnam
1125. INDONESIA Ignores Its Middle Class in Latest Economic Stimuli: Analyst
1126. INDONESIA: Controversial Discipline Program Sends “Unruly” Students to Army Facility in Bandung
1127. MYANMAR Junta Boss Thanks Protector China on 75th Anniversary of Ties
1128. THAILAND: Foreign Ministry Affirms Measures to Cut Electricity, Internet to Cambodia Remain
1129. CAMBODIA: Thailand Likely to Face Substantial Economic Losses without Cambodia’s 1.2 Million Migrant Workers in the Country
1130. INDONESIA: Three Nickel Mining Firms Accused of Environmental Damage in Raja Ampat
1131. INDONESIA Faces Brain Drain as Skilled Graduates Leave for Jobs Abroad
1132. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi: Enduring Relevance, Manipulation, and the Battle for Myanmar’s Future
1133. Thai Economy: NESDC Warns of SME Job Losses and Graduate Unemployment Crisis
1134. CAMBODIA: Anonymous Wildlife Crime Reporting Tool Launched in Cambodia
1135. INDONESIA: BI Revises Down Its Target for Sharia Financing Growth in Indonesia
1136. INDONESIA: Australian Government Issues Travel Advisory for Indonesia, Especially Bali
1137. SINGAPORE: Global Anti-Scam Blitz: 106 Nabbed, S$7.7m Seized in Singapore; Malaysia among seven countries in joint operation
1138. MYANMAR Farmers Lose Crops in Monsoon Flooding
1139. INDONESIA: Suspected Papua Rebels Kill Two Church Builders at Project Site
1140. MYANMAR: Burma Research Institute Urges Continued US Aid Amid Mounting Crisis in Myanmar
1141. THAILAND: Urgent Action After Myanmar Cargo Ship Runs Aground Near Surin Islands, Damaging Coral Reefs and Threatening Marine Life
1142. INDONESIA: Plan to Increase State Funding for Political parties brings calls for caution
1143. INDONESIA Faces $46 Billion Infrastructure Funding Gap Through 2029
1144. MALAYSIA: Federal Govt Unveils Kota Madani Township in Putrajaya — a 10,000-Home, High-Density Hub Powered By AI
1145. MYANMAR: Thousands of Children in Myanmar’s Earthquake Zone Have No Schools to go to For New School Year: Save the Children
1146. VIETNAM: Apple Removes 9,600 Vietnamese Apps from App Store
1147. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows to Clean House Amid Calls for Reshuffle
1148. INDONESIA: Prabowo Alleges Foreign-Funded NGOs Aim to Divide Indonesia
1149. MYANMAR: Junta Troops Massing to Reclaim Myanmar’s China-Backed Pipelines
1150. SINGAPORE Woman Gets just S$1 in Divorce, But Ex Loses Bigger Share Over Misconduct
1151. THAI Entertainment Boom Forecast to Top THB 601 Billion Revenue
1152. 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
1153. INDONESIA: Thousands of Indonesian Pilgrims Barred from Hajj as Saudi Halts Special Visa Issuance
1154. MALAYSIA: How Malaysia’s Discount Store Boom Minted its Newest Billionaire Lee Kar Whatt
1155. MYANMAR: Karen Offensive Seizes a Dozen Junta Bases Along Myanmar-Thai Border
1156. THAILAND: Bangkok Tops Global List as Best City for Remote Work
1157. CAMBODIA Faces Alarming Measles Surge Amid Regional Outbreak
1158. INDONESIA: Dalio’s Reported Exit Sparks Questions Over Danantara’s Game Plan
1159. INDONESIA Seeks New Study Destinations for Students Affected by US Visa Suspension
1160. MYANMAR: UN Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Human Rghts Crisis in Myanmar
1161. THAILAND: Bangkok Gears Up for Thailand’s Largest Ever Pride Parade
1162. INDONESIA: Indonesia Open to Ties with Israel if It Recognizes Palestine: Prabowo
1163. INDONESIA: Court Orders Govt to Provide Free Basic Education in All Schools
1164. MALAYSIA: Even Closed-Door LGBTQ-Friendly Events ‘Against Societal norms’, Urges cops to probe and act: Religious Affairs Minister
1165. MYANMAR: Yadaya-How Myanmar’s Junta Boss Hopes to Hex His Way to Presidency
1166. THAILAND: Rising Demand Fuels Growth of international Schools in Thailand
1167. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Papua New Guinea ASEAN Membership Pitch Likely Serves Jakarta’s Interests
1168. INDONESIA: Landmark Ruling: State Must Help Fund Private Elementary Schooling
1169. MYANMAR: JFM Releases List of ASEAN Companies Supporting the Myanmar Junta with Taxes, Jet Fuel, and Eechnology
1170. THAILAND: Safety Concerns and Structural Issues Hinder Chinese Travel to Thailand
1171. VIETNAM: Legislature Weighs on Abolishing Death Penalty for Drug Trafficking
1172. CAMBODIA- Civil Society Urges End To Victim-Blaming In Rape Cases
1173. INDONESIA: New History Book to Highlight Past Presidents’ Achievements: Culture Minister
1174. INDONESIA to Prioritize Jamu and Natural Medicines in Health Sector Transformation
1175. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Prioritize Human Rights in Burma
1176. VIETNAM to Export Renewable Energy to Malaysia, Singapore via Submarine Cables
1177. INDONESIA: Govt’s Energy Deregulation Vow Draws Global Giants
1178. INDONESIA: Critical Op-Ed Retraction Tests Freedom of Expression
1179. SINGAPORE: AI Use in Singapore Classrooms Outpaces Policy, Raising Concerns Among Educators
1180. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysians Spend More on Groceries Than Anyone Else in Southeast Asia
1181. MYANMAR: UNHCR Updates Show Ongoing Challenges for Displaced Individuals Following Myanmar Earthquake
1182. INDONESIA: TNI General Appointment as Customs Office Head Raises Question
1183. INDONESIA: Japanese Carmakers Look Elsewhere, as RI Bioethanol Lags Behind
1184. MYANMAR: India Asked to Probe Myanmar Rebel Deaths
1185. SINGAPORE University Tops Asia for Ultra-Wealthy Alumni, Beating China’s Tsinghua
1186. THAI Gemstone Exports Face Uncertainty Amid U.S. Tariff Hike, Risk Losing Ground to Vietnam and Sri Lanka
1187. Cambodia, Hollywood Studio in Deal to Boost Creative Economy
1188. INDONESIA: House Speaker Puan Warns Government Against Whitewashing History
1189. INDONESIA Aims to Cut Poverty Rate Below 7.5 Pct by 2026
1190. MYANMAR: We Can’t Help You, Myanmar Junta Tells Striking Workers at Adidas Factory
1191. VIETNAM Hit Hardest by Brute-Force Cyberattacks in Southeast Asia
1192. INDONESIA: Over 28,000 Accounts Blocked in Crackdown on Online Gambling: PPATK
1193. INDONESIA: Rescue Teams Search for 19 People After Landslide at Gold Mine in Papua
1194. MYANMAR Political Parties Fear Mass Boycott of Junta’s Election
1195. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Willing to Reconcile with Dutertes
1196. THAILAND: Bangkok–Kuala Lumpur Direct Train Service To Resume This Year
1197. INDONESIA: Prabowo: No Second Term If I Fail the First
1198. INDONESIA: Hotels Demand Crackdown On Unlicensed Rentals in Bali
1199. MYANMAR Junta likely to Form New ‘Interim Government’ in July Ahead of Year-End Elections
1200. SINGAPORE: Made-in-Singapore antibody test for multiple viruses now used worldwide
1201. THAILAND Among Top 10 Nations with Significant LGBTQI+ Population
1202. CAMBODIA: GDCE Cracks Whip Over Illegal Durian Imports
1203. INDONESIA: Critics Slam Prabowo’s Smart Screens as Misplaced Education Priority
1204. INDONESIA: Judge Transfers Fall Short in Tackling Judiciary Corruption
1205. MYANMAR: Three Japanese Firms Ditch Myanmar Port Project
1206. Thailand Tourism Crisis Brews As Foreign Arrivals Continue to Declin
1207. INDONESIA: Concern Grows Over Project to Rewrite History
1208. INDONESIA: Will Nickel Be Indonesia’s Trump Card?
1209. INDONESIA: Lawmaker Warns of $1 Billion Deficit in National Health Insurance Due to Inactive Members
1210. THAILAND: Power Struggles Put Thai PM in Political Crosshairs
1211. PHILIPPINES: 29 kg of Meth Disguised As Durian Seized in Philippine Drug Bust
1212. INDONESIA’s Top Islamic Body Rejects Proposal to Legalize Casinos
1213. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police crack down on thuggery, street brawls
1214. MYANMAR: 12 ASEAN Billionaires Fueling Myanmar Junta Terror Campaign: JFM
1215. PHILIPPINES: Vote and Vanish? Study Says Civic Engagement Drops After Elections
1216. VIETNAM’s Major Cities Push Ahead with Electric Bus Revolution
1217. INDONESIA: West Java to Provide Mental Health Services in All ‘Puskesmas’ Amid High Depression Rate
1218. INDONESIA Ranks Top 3 in ASEAN Competitiveness, So Why Are Investors Still Hesitant?
1219. MALAYSIA Must Use ASEAN Chair to Grow Halal Exports into 600 Million-Strong Regional Market: Zahid
1220. MYANMAR’S Ethnic Karen Face Food Shortages Amid Aid Cuts to Camps on Thai Border
1221. THAILAND On Track to Become Global Leader in Future Food: Experts
1222. INDONESIA to Cultivate 300,000 Hectares of Sugar Palm to Power Bioethanol Push
1223. INDONESIA: Police, Military to Crack Down on Rogue Mass Organizations
1224. 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
1225. INDONESIA: SOEs Law Raises Graft Oversight Concerns
1226. INDONESIA to Halt Refined Fuel Imports from Singapore
1227. MALAYSIA: Sixteen Foreigners, Including Children, Rescued from Forced Labor in Raids Across KL and Selangor
1228. MYANMAR: Mansat Villagers Urge TNLA to Address Unlawful Silicon Mining, Environmental and Social Harms
1229. VIETNAM Has ‘Significant’ Demand for US Goods: Trade Minister
1230. INDONESIA: Politics Creep into Military Ranks
1231. INDONESIA: Government Forms Anti-Extortion Task Force
1232. MALAYSIA: RM10,000 fine for TikTok post on racial, religious sensitivities, says MCMC
1233. MYANMAR Junta Calls New Ceasefire After Quake
1234. THAILAND: Southern Insurgency Escalates, Govt to Crackdown on Militant Leaders
1235. INDONESIA: ‘I’m In Charge’, Says Prabowo
1236. INDONESIA: Garuda Indonesia Grounds 15 Planes Over Maintenance, Financial Issues
1237. MALAYSIAN Travelers Can Soon Stay in China Visa-Free For Up to 90 Days Under New Five-Year Deal
1238. MYANMAR: US Imposes Sanctions on Myanmar Border Militia Over Cyber Scams
1239. SINGAPORE: Tech Billionaire Bill Gates’ Philanthropic Foundation to Set Up Office in Singapore
1240. INDONESIA: Miners Slam Chinese Smelters for Buying Bauxite Below Benchmark Price
1241. INDONESIA Annual Q1 GDP Growth Slowest in More Than Three Years
1242. SINGAPORE: Sexist, Racist Abuse of Women Candidates in Singapore GE2025 Draws Backlash From Gender Equality NGO
1243. MYANMAR: Sex-Based Violence Against Women and Girls in Myanmar
1244. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese Workers Scramble for High
1245. CAMBODIA: Troops Withdraw From Ancient Temple After Thai-Cambodian Talks
1246. INDONESIA: Impeachment Call, Abortive Reshuffle Hint at Internal TNI Tension
1247. INDONESIA: Beyond Statistics: Establishing a Poverty Line That Reflects True Hardship
1248. MYANMAR: Over 60 Villages Displaced in Bago’s Minhla Township Amid Junta Raids and Shelling
1249. THAILAND to Launch CB Disaster Notification System by Mid-July
1250. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Issues Labor Day Plea as Workers Desert Myanmar
1251. INDONESIA: Jokowi Faces Storm of Lawsuits Six months After Stepping Down
1252. INDONESIA: Foreign Investment up 12% yoy in First Quarter
1253. MALAYSIA Facing Severe Brain Drain with 1.86 Million Already Gone: Digital Minister
1254. MYANMAR Heritage Falls Victim to Quake
1255. VIETNAM Forecast to Become Second-Largest Economy in Southeast Asia by 2036
1256. INDONESIA Moves Toward Lifting Saudi Labor Ban Under New Safeguards
1257. INDONESIA: Indorama to Invest $2B in US as Tariff Talks Go On
1258. MALAYSIA and VIETNAM Vow Continued Humanitarian Aid for Myanmar Citizens: PM Anwar
1259. MYANMAR Marks Month of Misery Since Historic Quake
1260. THAILAND to Launch Delivery Drone Trials in Bangkok This Year
1261. CAMBODIA On Track to be Malaria-Free by September
1262. INDONESIA: LG Departure Marks Rude Awakening for Indonesia’s Nickel Downstream Dream
1263. INDONESIA: Free Meal Program Faces Hurdles on Food Safety, Funds Management
1264. MYANMAR Junta Builds a Surveillance State: report
1265. VIETNAM: World Bank forecasts Vietnam GDP growth at 5.8% in 2025
1266. INDONESIA: Govt Sticks to 5 Percent Growth Target Despite IMF’s Downward Revision
1267. INDONESIA: US Criticism of QRIS Baseless, Says Indonesian Economist
1268. MALAYSIA Indonesia to Explore Large-Scale Plantation Projects in Kalimantan and South Papua
1269. MYANMAR: ND-Burma Condemns Myanmar Junta’s Forced Enlistment of Women
1270. VIETNAM: US Representatives will Attend Vietnam’s National Reunification Anniversary: Foreign Ministry
1271. INDONESIA’S Largest Muslim Group Defends Halal Rules Against US Criticism
1272. INDONESIA’S Food Plan Risks ‘World’s Largest Deforestation
1273. MYANMAR Junta Troops Re-Enter Lashio as MNDAA Withdraws; Uncertainty Grows Among Locals
1274. THAILAND Cracks Down on Foreigners Using Student Visas to Work Illegally
1275. INDONESIA: Proposal to Name Soeharto National Hero Draws Opposition
1276. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Trade with China as Usual Despite US-China Trade War
1277. MYANMAR: Women and Girls in Myanmar Face Deadly Dual crises following earthquake
1278. Thailand’s Central Bank Pushes for Inclusive Digital Finance in ASEAN
1279. VIETNAM: VinFast Delivers 400 e-Vehicles to Indonesian Dealers, Consumers
1280. INDONESIA: TNI Presence On Campus Stokes Fears of Shrinking Civic Space
1281. MALAYSIA Among Four Countries Hit by New US Solar Import Duties
1282. MYANMAR: Kim Aris Concludes U.S. Tour With Renewed Call to Action for Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar People
1283. PHILIPPINES: Law Signed Requiring Immediate, Proper Burial of Muslim Cadavers
1284. VIETNAM: Northern Region Sees Sharp Rise in Forest Fires in Early 2025
1285. CAMBODIA: Remembering the ‘Fall of Phnom Penh’ 50 years ago
1286. INDONESIA Weighs US Arms Purchases to Curb Tariff Threat: Bloomberg
1287. INDONESIA Aims to Halt Rice Imports in 2025 as Self-Sufficiency Improves
1288. MALAYSIA to Teach Thai, Khmer and Vietnamese as Elective Languages in Schools to Boost ASEAN Ties: Fadhlina
1289. MYANMAR: New Year Honors List: A Who’s Who of Genocide, Sanctions, and Misrule
1290. CAMBODIA: April 17, 1975: A Day of Long-Lasting Memories
1291. INDONESIA: Top US, Indonesian Diplomats Discuss Tariffs, Defense in Meeting
1292. INDONESIA: Trump’s Tariff Moves Push Indonesians Toward Gold and Real Estate
1293. MYANMAR’S Pushback Against Chinese Influence: Social Media and Street Protests
1294. THAILAND: Thaksin Meets Anwar, Myanmar Junta Leader at Bangkok Hotel Amid Tight Security
1295. INDONESIA: Two More Indonesian Geoparks Get UNESCO Recognition
1296. INDONESIAN Consulate Warns Against Unofficial Hajj Routes for 2025
1297. MALAYSIA: Rare Diseases in Malaysia: the Hidden Crisis Few are Talking About
1298. MYANMAR Junta Chief to Meet ASEAN Chair After Years of Being Kept AT a Distance
1299. PHILIPPINES-Security Tightened vs Kidnaps
1300. VIETNAM’S Largest City to Test 47,000 Public School Teachers for English Proficiency
1301. CAMBODIA: At Least 80,000 Indonesians are Working Illegally in Cambodia
1302. INDONESIA: Australia Asks Indonesia About Russian Request to Base Aircraft in Papua
1303. INDONESIA Hosts 100 Foreign Investors Amid Rising US-China Trade Tensions
1304. MALAYSIA PM says to Meet MYANMAR Junta Chief Over Quake Relief
1305. VIETNAM, CHINA Ink Pivotal Agreements on Railway, Road Cooperation
1306. INDONESIAN Embassy Urges Students in US to be Cautious Amid Visa Concerns
1307. INDONESIAN Embassy Urges Students in US to be Cautious Amid Visa Concerns
1308. MYANMAR Quake Victims Mark New Year Camped in Ruins
1309. SINGAPORE Slashes 2025 Growth Forecast to as Low as 0% Amid US-China Tariff War and Global Slowdown Fears
1310. THAILAND: BOT to Hold Financial institutions Liable for Call Center Scam Losses
1311. INDONESIA: Calls Mount for Transparency in KUHAP Law Revision
1312. INDONESIA Eyes Global Rice Export Market with Projected 12 Million Ton Surplus
1313. MYANMAR: India Rethinks Myanmar Policy Amid Border Shifts and Rising Tensions
1314. THAILAND Seeks Extradition of Former Buddhism Office Chief from US
1315. VIETNAM Administrative Overhaul: Planned Mergers to Reduce 63 Cities and provinces to 34
1316. INDONESIA: ‘We Are Not Trying to Displace Palestinians’: Indonesia on Gaza Evacuation Plan
1317. MYANMAR: Earthquake Destroyed 50,000 Houses in Central Myanmar: Junta
1318. THAILAND: BMA Outlines New Educational Guidelines for Disaster and Globalization Resilience
1319. VIETNAM-High School Students Create Semi-Automatic Durian Shelling Machine
1320. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Revival of Military ‘Dwifungsi’ Nonsense
1321. INDONESIA-EU Seek Each Other’s Markets as Trump Tariffs Take Effect
1322. MYANMAR: Local Expertise Key to Earthquake Relief Amid Conflict in Myanmar, Report Advises
1323. THAILAND: Coffee Crisis Looms as Court Halts Nescafé Production in Thailand
1324. VIETNAM May Allow Dual Citizenship Under Amended Law
1325. INDONESIA: Prabowo Slams ‘Dark Indonesia’ Narrative, Warns of Nazi-Style Propaganda Tactics
1326. MYANMAR Suspends Tourist Visas After Quake
1327. THAILAND Plans to Restore Trade Balance with US: Finance Minister
1328. SINGAPORE: Crypto Ownership Climbs in Singapore, Gen Z and millennials lead shift: survey
1329. INDONESIA: President Prabowo to Distribute 1,000 Owls to Combat Rat Pests in Majalengka
1330. MYANMAR Junta Orders Earthquake Rescue Teams to Seek Prior Permission For Operations
1331. THAILAND Joins ASEAN Effort to Aid Myanmar Quake Victims
1332. VIETNAM Asks US to Delay New Tariffs by At Least 45 Days
1333. CAMBODIA is Open to Negotiation With US Over Tariff Hike, Offers to slash Import Duties
1334. INDONESIA: Prabowo Connects with World Leaders Amid Concerns Over US Tariffs
1335. INDONESIA Seeks to Negotiate with US over Trump’s New Tariffs
1336. MYANMAR: Rain Complicates Recovery in Quake-Hit Myanmar as Death Toll Tises
1337. VIETNAM: ‘US is Vietnam’s Largest Export Market, But There Are Other Buyers’: PM
1338. CAMBODIA Tops List of New Trump Tariffs, 49%
1339. INDONESIA Sends Medical Team and Relief Supplies to Earthquake-Hit Myanmar
1340. MALAYSIA: Trump Announces Tariffs on All Countries, including Malaysia at 24pc
1341. MYANMAR Quake Toll Passes 2,700 as Hopes of Rescue Fade
1342. THAILAND: Trump Tax Plan Targets Thailand as “Non-Reciprocal” Trading Partner
1343. INDONESIA: House Vows Openness, Public Participation in Police Law Revision
1344. INDONESIA: New TNI Law Could Bring Economic Consequences
1345. MYANMAR’https://asiaviews.net/indonesia-house-vows-openness-public-participation-in-police-law-revision/S Bloodiest Armed Forces Day
1346. SINGAPORE: Haze Returns to Singapore As Regional Hot Spot Activity Intensifies
1347. VIETNAM Approves 5-year Pilot Plan of Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Internet
1348. CAMBODIA: Cambodia Ranks Lowest in ASEAN Education
1349. INDONESIA Joins BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
1350. INDONESIA: Rupiah Hits Lowest Level Since 1998 Crisis Amid US Tariff Fears, Fiscal Concerns
1351. MYANMAR Junta’s Lottery Intensifies Conscription in Mandalay
1352. VIETNAM: Japan Turns to Vietnam, Indonesia to Tackle Truck Driver Shortage
1353. CAMBODIA: Nearly 1,000 Job Scam Cases Involving Indonesians Reported
1354. INDONESIA: Overlapping Responsibilities Loom Over Revised TNI Law
1355. INDONESIA: Flights Cancelled, Thousands Evacuated After East Flores Volcano Eruption
1356. INDONESIA: China’s Largest Coffee Chain Luckin Coffee Establishes Exclusive Coconut Island in Indonesia
1357. MYANMAR Junta Banks on Solar Miracle as Yangon Sinks Back into Darkness
1358. INDONESIA: ‘RIP Reform’: Democracy Advocates Sound Alarm Over Return of New Order
1359. INDONESIA: Papua Militias Kill Female Teacher, Injure Six: Authorities
1360. MYANMAR: UK Condemns Myanmar military’s escalating violence at UN Human Rights Council
1361. THAILAND: Censure Debate: PM Accused of Prioritizing Family, Allies Over Nation
1362. VIETNAM: Why Foreign Entrepreneurs Are Choosing Vietnam for Their Startups
1363. INDONESIA: Protection for Journalist Safety Remains Weak in Indonesia: Survey
1364. INDONESIA: Thai Ambassador Leads Business Delegation to Nusantara to Explore Investment Opportunities
1365. MYANMAR  Junta Arming Grassroots Militias to Control Urban Centers
1366. THAILAND to Propose Wat Arun’s Stupa as  World Heritage Site
1367. VIETNAM Enters Mobile Internet Speed Global Top 20 for First Time
1368. INDONESIA: Government Earmarks Rp 20 Trillion to Rescue Labor-Intensive Industries
1369. INDONESIA: Prabowo Instructs Minister to Begin Giant Seawall Project
1370. MALAYSIA: World Happiness Report: Like income, Malaysia stuck in middle
1371. MYANMAR: Scam Centers ‘Alive and Kicking’ in Shan State
1372. VIETNAM: People Queue Up for Hours to Buy Gold as Prices Surpass $3,900 For the First Time
1373. INDONESIA’S Stock Market Plunges While Others Shine
1374. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Reassures Investors on Prudent Budget Management as Stock Market Slumps
1375. MALAYSIA: ‘What Is Accepting 15 people?’: Malaysia to take in Palestinian Fighters Freed by Israel: Foreign Minister
1376. MYANMAR: Militants Killed Dozens of Rohingya Refugees Last Year: Watchdog
1377. SINGAPORE: First Solar-Powered Electric Boats to Ply Singapore River Next Month
1378. INDONESIA: TNI Law Revision Crosses Democratic Red Line
1379. INDONESIA’S  Business Sector Struggles Against Organized Extortion
1380. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Foreign State Immunity Act key to boosting investor confidence, protecting national security
1381. MYANMAR: Forcibly Displaced to Surge by 6.7 Million in 2025-2026: Aid Group
1382. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Prestigious University Launches Exchange Program for Vietnamese Students
1383. INDONESIA to Lift Ban on Sending Workers to Saudi, Expecting 600,000 Jobs
1384. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Criticize Military Involvement in Drug Enforcement
1385. MYANMAR: WFP to Cut Food Aid to 1 Million People in Myanmar
1386. THAILAND Ranks 3rd in the World for QR Code Usage
1387. VIETNAM: UN Confirms Vietnam’s Deposit of Chart, Geographical Coordinates of Points for Baseline in Gulf of Tonkin
1388. INDONESIA: State Revenue Nosedives in January and February
1389. INDONESIA: Prabowo Considers Isolated Island Prison for Corruption Convicts
1390. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Begins U.S. Tour to Urge International Action on Myanmar Crisis
1391. THAI Businesses Lead Asia’s Green Tech Surge: Alibaba report
1392. VIETNAM: VinFast Plans 100,000 EV Charging Stations in Indonesia
1393. INDONESIA: Dark Cloud Hangs Over RI Economy Amid Declining Confidence in Fiscal Policy
1394. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Dump Indonesian Stocks, JCI Plummets as BBRI and GOTO Take Heavy Hit
1395. INDONESIA’S  Anti-Graft Law Allows Death Penalty, but Will It Ever Be Enforced?
1396. MYANMAR: What We Know About the Myanmar Junta’s Promise of Elections
1397. PHILIPPINE Armed Forces, Police On Alert After Ex-President Duterte Arrest, Transfer to The Hague
1398. INDONESIA: Outcry Against Nepotism, Cronyism in Government
1399. INDONESIA: East Java Police Foil Arms Smuggling to Papua’s Armed Group
1400. MYANMAR: UN Reinstates Aid to Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia: Official
1401. PHILIPPINES: Sara Duterte Flies to the Netherlands to Help Father in ICC Case
1402. VIETNAM: Singaporean Businesses Seek to Invest More in Vietnam’s Renewable Energy, Industrial parks
1403. CAMBODIA: Buddha Statue Body Found After Head was Uncovered in 1927
1404. INDONESIA: New Cars on the Block as Chinese Brands Extend Turf War to Indonesia
1405. INDONESIA May Allocate Up to Rp 5 Trillion for Free Boarding Schools for Underprivileged Students
1406. MALAYSIA: End of Cheap Palm oil? Malaysia, Indonesia Face Supply Crunch as Biodiesel Demand Surges
1407. MYANMAR: Chinese-Run Online Money Laundering Continues in DKBA-Controlled Areas of Myanmar Despite Crackdown
1408. INDONESIA: Govt Delays Monthly Budget Data Relay, as Experts Warn Likely Revenue Drop
1409. INDONESIA: KPK Flags Irregularities in Indonesia’s $4 Billion Free Meal Program
1410. MYANMAR: Karen BGF to Repatriate Approximately 1,500 Chinese Nationals Involved in Online Fraud
1411. THAILAND: Malaysians Urged Delaying Non-Essential Trips to Southern Thailand
1412. VIETNAM Aims to Make English Second Language For All Students by 2035
1413. INDONESIA: Tepid Middle-Class Growth Casts Doubt on Economic Ambitions
1414. INDONESIA: Police Foil Attempt to Smuggle 127 Illegal Workers Disguised as Umrah Pilgrims
1415. INDONESIA: Chinese and German Investors Eye Indonesian Bamboo Cultivation
1416. MYANMAR: Rohingya Food Aid to be Halved From Next Month: UN
1417. THAILAND: Chinese Business Wave Takes Over Sampheng and Pratunam
1418. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Ranks, Orders More Populist Policies
1419. INDONESIA: Factories Struggle as Indonesia Faces Industrial Challenges in 2025
1420. MALAYSIA: CCTV Now Mandatory in New Housing Projects Across Federal Territories: Minister
1421. MYANMAR: Putin Hails Myanmar Ties as Junta Chief Visits Moscow
1422. VIETNAM Considers Waiving Visas for Select Countries, Billionaires
1423. INDONESIA: Authorities Scramble to Contain Greater Jakarta Floods
1424. INDONESIA: Nusantara Authority Now Fully Works in New Capital
1425. MALAYSIA: Mocking Other Religions Is Against Islam, Jakim warns as Era FM Hosts Taken Off-Air Over Thaipusam Clip
1426. MYANMAR: Pressure on Thailand Grows as 200 Myanmar Deportees Fed into Junta War Machine
1427. THAILAND Eyes Health Industry As its Next Economic Powerhouse
1428. CAMBODIA: Ministry’s Report Sees Major Decline in Infectious Diseases
1429. INDONESIA: Govt Mulls Merging Pertamina Subsidiaries After Fuel Import Scandal
1430. INDONESIA: Deflation and Layoffs Weaken Indonesia’s Ramadan
1431. MYANMAR: ‘Made in China’: Inside the Myanmar Junta’s Intensifying Drone Offensive
1432. VIETNAM Considers Relaxing Its Two-Child Policy Amid Declining Birth Rate
1433. INDONESIA: Government Banks on Students to Preserve Indonesia’s Native Languages
1434. INDONESIA: Erick Thohir to Transfer $909 Billion in SOE Assets to Danantara
1435. MALAYSIA: From Trash to Treasure: What is Malaysia Doing With its Waste?
1436. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing to Visit Russia
1437. VIETNAMESE Ethnic Couple Adapting to New Life After Spending 90 Years Living in Caves
1438. REGION: Whales and marine mammals thrive in Southeast Asia’s rich waters
1439. INDONESIA: Distrust in Danantara Sparks Online Calls to Switch Banks
1440. INDONESIA Has the Potential to Become a Key Player in the Global Halal Industry
1441. MYANMAR: Food Running Out for 100,000 Myanmar Refugees After US Aid Freeze
1442. VIETNAMESE Citizens Among 7,000 Rescued from Myanmar scam networks
1443. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inaugurates Indonesia’s First Bullion Bank
1444. INDONESIA, Malaysia to Form Special Team for Prisoner Exchange
1445. MYANMAR Embassy Urged to Assist Stranded Migrant Workers After Thai Authorities Shut Down AAC office
1446. THAILAND Issues Warning About ‘Zombie cCgarettes’ Amid RIsing Popularity in Bangkok
1447. INDONESIA Agrees to Terms with Apple to Lift iPhone Sales Ban
1448. INDONESIA: Danantara May Crowd Out Private Investment
1449. MYANMAR Junta Leads Global Regimes in Digital Repression
1450. SINGAPORE Sees Record Surge in Cybercrime, S$1.1b Lost to Scams in 2024
1451. INDONESIA: Pertamina Patra Niaga CEO, Six Others Arrested in $11 Billion Corruption Scandal
1452. INDONESIA: Media Violence Still Rampant in Indonesia, Latest Index Shows
1453. MYANMAR Junta Inks Deal With Russia to Kickstart Dawei SEZ Project
1454. PHILIPPINES: The Schools that made a stand for ‘People Power’
1455. VIETNAM Police Bust $78.5M Cross-Border Money-Laundering Ring
1456. CAMBODIA: 65M Year-Old Fossil Site Unearthed in Koh Kong
1457. Indonesia Seeks to Repatriate 270 Citizens Rescued from Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
1458. INDONESIAN Bus Driver To Be fFrst To Work Under New Japan Visa Status
1459. MALAYSIA, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand Become Partner Countries of BRICS
1460. MYANMAR: Over 15 Million People in Myanmar Face Acute Food Insecurity:UNOCHA
1461. INDONESIA: KPK is Sure Jakarta Will Meet Deadline For Extraditing Fugitive from Singapore
1462. Toyota Eyes Making Indonesia Manufacturing Hub for Global South: Hashim
1463. MALAYSIA: Starbucks’ Malaysian Franchise Holder Berjaya Foods Sees Revenue Slashed by Almost Half Last Year Amid Pro-Palestine Boycott
1464. MYANMAR: AAC Office Handling Migrant Worker Affairs Shut Down by Thai Authorities
1465. THAILAND: Internal Security Agency Increases Monitoring of Foreigners
1466. CAMBODIA Announces Implementation of Euro 5 Fuel Standards From This Year
1467. INDONESIA: TNI Law Revision Raises ‘Dwifungsi’ Fears
1468. INDONESIA: 37 Orangutans Rescued in East Kalimantan Amid Rising Human-Wildlife Conflicts
1469. MALAYSIA Plans Special ASEAN-US Summit to Reinforce Neutrality: Foreign Minister
1470. MYANMNAR: Junta Passes Law Allowing Chinese Security Firms to Operate in Myanmar
1471. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sees Major Protests Early in Presidency
1472. INDONESIA: Dewi Soekarno Renounces Indonesian Citizenship, Enters Japan’s Political Race
1473. MALAYSIA: Citizenship for Malaysian Mums’ Kids: Family Frontiers, Govt Look Into Settling Case before Federal Court’s March 10 Hearing
1474. MYANMAR: Human Rights Myanmar Submission to UN on Abuses Against Persons with Disabilities in Myanmar
1475. THAILAND’S Economic Struggle: Can Former Asian Tiger Regain Its Roar?
1476. REGIONAL: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand Boost Local Currency Transaction Framework
1477. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Permanent Coalition Proposal Draws Mixed Responses
1478. INDONESIA’S Parliament to Approve Revised Mining Law
1479. Myanmar Junta Criticizes Argentina Arrest Warrant
1480. VIETNAM: How Vietnamese Entrepreneur Utilizes AI to Teach English to 50 Million Learners Worldwide
1481. INDONESIAN Researchers Discover Potential Cancer-Fighting Plant in Orangutan Diet Study
1482. INDONESIA: Investors Bleed Trillions to Rampant CSO Extortion in Industrial Zones
1483. MALAYSIA: Medical Tourism: Who Else Is In The Race With Malaysia?
1484. MYANMAR: Thailand Deports 10 to China Linked to Actor Cyber-Fraud Case in Myanmar
1485. VIETNAMESE Students in Australia Secure $2.8M Investment in Instant credit Card Payment App
1486. INDONESIA, Turkey Greenlight Drone, Warship Construction in RI
1487. INDONESIA: Over 4,200 Indonesians Marked for Deportation from the US
1488. INDONESIA: Concern As Orangutan Seen Roaming Kalimantan Coal site
1489. MALAYSIANS Advised to Avoid Thailand’s Narathiwat Fishing Villages Flagged as Drug Hotspots
1490. MYANMAR: IEC to Implement Interstate Pass Cards for Security and Oversight in Karenni State
1491. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Erdogan Reaffirm Support for Palestinian State
1492. INDONESIA: Thousands of Christians in Papua Handwrite Bible Verses, Set National Record
1493. MALAYSIA: Government Proposes Allowing UNHCR Refugees to Work in Malaysia legally
1494. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortages in Myawaddy Lead to More Border Crossings and Black-Market sales
1495. SINGAPORE Conducts Joint Exercise with Malaysia, Indonesia For Better Response to Oil Spills
1496. INDONESIA: OJK Launches Indonesia Anti-Scam Center to Combat Fraud
1497. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Efficiency Measures Exclude Defense Ministry and Police
1498. MYANMAR: Cut Off Myanmar Junta’s Financial Lifelines: Experts
1499. SINGAPORE: Be ‘Psychologically Prepared’ for a Terror Attack, Singaporeans Told Amid Rising Arrests of Radicals
1500. VIETNAM-China railway to Create $4.4B Construction Market
1501. INDONESIA Maintains Distance From BRICS De-Dollarization Concept Amid Trump’s Threats
1502. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Should Focus on Regions with High Stunting Rate
1503. MALAYSIAN: Singapore to Deport Iranian, Malaysian Husband PR Over Travel Agency Accused of Facilitating Entry of Terrorist Suspects
1504. MYANMAR: Trump Cuts Hit Thai Refugee Camps on Myanmar Border
1505. THAILAND: Influencer Wave Sweeps Thailand as Millions Seek Digital Spotlight
1506. CAMBODIA: Hit by US Aid Crunch, Demining Struggles to Continue
1507. INDONESIA: BNI Provides Business Loans for Indonesian Diaspora
1508. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugee Influx Raises Concern for Conflict
1509. MALAYSIA: Melaka Cops Bust International Job Scam Call Center, Arrest Nine Including Three Chinese Nationals Targeting Caribbean Victims
1510. 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
1511. INDONESIA: Prabowo Hints at First Reshuffle for Underperforming Ministers
1512. INDONESIA to Build Three Solar Power Plants
1513. MALAYSIA: Home Minister Confirms 22 Immigration Officers Questioned in Medical Visa Probe
1514. MYANMAR: Singapore Urges Employers to Shun Migrants from Myanmar
1515. THAILAND: Thai Cyber Police Cut Internet Signals Feeding Myanmar Scammer Gangs
1516. INDONESIA ‘Strongly Rejects’ Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan
1517. INDONESIAN Army to Establish Five New Regional Commands
1518. MALAYSIA: Guidelines for Muslims at Non-Muslim Events: Islamic Afairs Minister Says Talks ongoing, Aims to Prevent Religious Conflicts
1519. MYANMAR: NUG Discloses Over 1,000 Healthcare Facilities Established Across 190 Townships in Myanmar
1520. PHILIPPINES: Sara Impeached by House
1521. CAMBODIA: PLHIV Face Significant Setbacks After Suspension of USAID Funding
1522. INDONESIA: Govt Walks Back Subsidized LPG Policy After Backlash
1523. INDONESIA to Implement B50 Palm Oil Biodiesel Mandate Next Year
1524. MYANMAR: Singapore Remains Biggest Foreign Investor in Myanmar
1525. INDONESIA Wavering on Climate Commitments Amid Global Uncertainty
1526. INDONESIA: Prabowo Orders Army to Work on Food Security
1527. MYANMAR Junta Restricts Overseas Employment for Conscription-Eligible Men
1528. PHILIPPINES Declares Food Security Emergency to Tame Soaring Rice Prices
1529. SINGAPORE: Trust Between Racial Groups in Singapore Grows, But Stereotyping Rises: IPS
1530. INDONESIA Secures UAE Partnership in Key Sectors, Including $50M Reforestation Grant
1531. MALAYSIA: Low Demand Forces Malaysia’s Manufacturers Into Steepest price Cuts in Decade Ahead of Global Trade War
1532. MYANMAR AId Groups Struggle With Freeze as UN Warns of ‘Staggering’ Hunger
1533. THAILAND’S Border and Cross-Border Trade in 2024 Reaches Record High
1534. INDONESIA Launches New Credit Scheme for labor-intensive industries
1535. INDONESIA: Most of Indonesia’s Oil Consumption Supplied by Singapore
1536. MYANMAR: Travelers Face 5 Million Kyat ‘Facilitation Fees’ to Depart Yangon Airport
1537. SINGAPORE: National University of Singapore to Open Acacia College, First Residential College Focused on AI
1538. THAILAND: How Did So Many Thai Farmers End Up Held Hostage by Hamas?
1539. INDONESIA: Prabowo Expands Military’s Role in Test of Fragile Democracy
1540. INDONESIA: Police Uncover International Love Scam Operation in Jakarta
1541. Myanmar Junta Registering Women Ahead of Possible Conscription
1542. SINGAPORE Mandates App Stores to Block Underage Access to Adult Content
1543. THAILAND: BOI Approves TikTok’s $3.76 Billion Data Center Investment
1544. INDONESIA: KPK Makes Headway in Another Stalled Case After Fugitive Arrest in Singapore
1545. INDONESIA: Insects and Worms May Feature in Indonesia’s Nutritious Meal Program
1546. MALAYSIA: Chinese New Villages to shine as tourism gems for Visit Malaysia 2026
1547. MYANMAR: UK Warns Against Travel To Parts of Myanmar Amidst Escalating Conflict
1548. THAILAND: Rainmaking Mission Extended as Bangkok Air Quality Improves Slightly
1549. INDONESIA Fines Google for Monopolistic, Unfair Practices in Play Services
1550. INDONESIA: Privacy Breach? Teachers in West Java High School Require Students to Take Pregnancy Tests
1551. MYANMAR: NUG to Intensify Revolution in Myanmar During 2025 With Ethnic Allies and International Support
1552. THAILAND: Nearly 200 Bangkok Schools Close over air pollution
1553. VIETNAM: Over 56% of Japanese Firms Looking to Expand Investment in Vietnam: Survey
1554. INDONESIA: Prabowo Lauds Cabinet’s Performance At Three-Month Mark
1555. INDONESIA: ExxonMobil to Invest Up to $15 Billion in Indonesian Carbon Storage, Petrochemical
1556. MYANMAR Junta Says It Has Deported Over 50,000 Scam Center Workers to China
1557. THAILAND: What Next After Same Sex Marriage in Thailand?
1558. ‘VIETNAM Poised to Become Financial Hub like Switzerland, Singapore’: Analyst
1559. CAMBODIA: Khmer Language Gets AI-Infusion
1560. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows No More Fuel Imports By End Of His Presidency
1561. INDONESIA to Require Commodity Exporters to Keep All Dollar Revenues in Local Banks
1562. MYANMAR Junta Blames Thailand, EAOs as China Urges Scam Crackdown
1563. THAILAND: Chinese Tourism to Thailand Faces Sharp Decline Amid Safety Concerns
1564. CAMBODIA: Government Allocates $150 M Credit Guarantee Mechanism to Protect Rice Farmers
1565. INDONESIA: Jakarta ‘Never Heard’ of Trump’s Plan to Relocate Gazans to Indonesia
1566. INDONESIA: Qatari Investor to Invest at Least $16 Billion in Indonesia’s Housing Projects
1567. MYANMAR: Junta Forcefully Recruits Youth and elderly for Military Service in Mandalay Region
1568. VIETNAM: Hanoi to Install 40,000 New Surveillance Cameras by 2030
1569. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor’s Regulation on Polygamy Sparks Public Debate
1570. INDONESIA Plans to Offer Carbon Credit Certificates to Foreign Buyers Next Week
1571. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar to Champion ASEAN’s Agenda On Gllobal Stage at WEF 2025 in Davos
1572. MYANMAR: ASEAN tells Myanmar to Prioritize Ceasefire Over Elections
1573. THAILAND: Bangkok Named the World’s Second-Best City
1574. INDONESIA Welcomes Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Urges Reconstruction
1575. INDONESIA Officially Adopts 15% Global Minimum Tax
1576. MALAYSIA: What is Malaysia’s Biggest Risks As We Go into 2025? WEF Study says Economic Downturn Top of List
1577. MYANMAR Military Leader Blames Foreign Interference and Resistance Forces for Ongoing Unrest
1578. THAILAND to Sign Historic Free Trade Agreement with EFTA in Davo
1579. INDONESIA: Poverty in Indonesia Drops by 1.84 Million People Since 2023
1580. INDONESIA: Most Indonesians Still Unsure about Trump: Survey
1581. INDONESIA: Asia’s Most Beautiful Island Crowned World’s Best Culture Destination
1582. MYANMAR: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed for 19 Years by Myanmar Military
1583. CAMBODIA: REDD+ Community Forests Successfully Registered in Kampong Thom
1584. INDONESIA: Prabowo Forbids Building Houses On Rice Fields
1585. INDONESIA: DPR Plans In-Depth Review of Social Media Restrictions for Children
1586. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Going Digital is Way Forward for Malaysia
1587. MYANMAR: Blood Money Campaign releases report critical of international support to Myanmar’s junta
1588. INDONESIA: President Prabowo Plans Military-Style Retreat For New Regional Heads
1589.  INDONESIA: Bali Police Bust International Online Prostitution Ring in Canggu, Arrest Two Russians
1590. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Bullish on 2025 Despite Seeing More taxes, Higher Inflation: Poll
1591. MYANMAR: Demand for Solar Spikes as Darkness Shrouds Junta-Ruled Myanmar
1592. SINGAPORE: ‘Stand Against Nativism and Xenophobia’: Lee Hsien Loong Tells Singaporeans to Help Immigrants, Foreign Workers integrate into society
1593. INDONESIA: Saudi Lets Indonesia Send 221,000 Hajj Pilgrims This Year
1594. INDONESIA: Floods Remain Biggest Threat in 2025: Disaster Agency
1595. MALAYSIA: Healthcare and Medical Tourism Could Be Next Biggest Economic Drivers in JS-SEZ: Johor exco
1596. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Filmmaker’s LIfe Sentence to 15 Years As Part of WIder Amnesty
1597. SINGAPORE’S Water Agency Issues Flood Alerts as Heavy Rainfall Surpasses Monthly Average
1598. INDONESIA: Businesses, Experts Expect Little Economic Benefit From Joining BRICS
1599. INDONESIA  Builds World’s Largest Refuse-Derived Fuel Facility
1600. INDONESIA to Send 425,000 Workers Abroad in 2025
1601. MYANMAR: Junta Minister Makes Surreal Pitch for War-Torn Myanmar as Global Tourism Destination
1602. THAILAND’S  ‘Dual Prime Minister’ Model is a Delicate Tight-Rope Walk
1603. INDONESIA to Inaugurate Six New Dams to Boost Food and Water Security in 2025
1604. INDONESIA: Papua Land is Never empty, it is a Source of Livelihood for Many
1605. MALAYSIA: Anwar Government Entering Minefield Amid Push for Crucial Economic Reforms, Fitch Unit Says
1606. MYANMAR: Russia Completes Delivery of Warplanes to Embattled Myanmar Junta
1607. VIETNAM Invests $665M Abroad in 2024
1608. CAMBODIA: Healing journey from Khmer Rouge: Confronting the past, building the future
1609. INDONESIA: Prabowo Needs Bureaucratic Reforms to Deliver his Economic Agenda
1610. INDONESIA: Government Drafts New Energy Subsidy Scheme
1611. MYANMAR: What’s in Store for Myanmar in 2025
1612. SINGAPORE Tables Bill to Bolster Ethnic Harmony, Hundreds of Groups to be Labelled ‘Race
1613. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Plan to Boost Oil and Gas Production Faces Major Hurdles
1614. INDONESIA Launches Ambitious Free-Meal Program to Combat Stunting
1615. Myanmar Releases 151 Thai Prisoners, but Not Detained Fishing Crew
1616. SINGAPORE: Over 60% of Singaporean Households Have Claimed $220 Vouchers from Cost-of-Living Support Scheme
1617. VIETNAM: First Vietnamese Appointed Editor-in-Chief of World Leading Scientific Journal
1618. CAMBODIA Achieves 74% Drop in Malaria Cases in 2024
1619. INDONESIA: Nutritious Meal Program Begins with 190 Public Kitchens Across 26 Provinces
1620. INDONESIA: World Bank Projects Worsening RI Current Account Deficit
1621. MALAYSIA Turns Away 2 Boats with Nearly 300 Rohingya Refugees
1622. MYANMAR Spring Revolution Challenges for 2025
1623. VIETNAM Offers 50% Investment Subsidy to Attract Semiconductor and AI Investments
1624. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Revokes Presidential Nomination Threshold
1625. INDONESIA: From Spotify to Google Play: Gov’t to Return Money From Miscalculated VAT
1626. SINGAPORE Economy Grew 4pc in 2024, Advance Estimate Shows, Fastest Post-Pandemic Growth
1627. MYANMAR: UNICEF Report Says Myanmar Conflict has Displaced Nearly 1.3 Million Children by End of 2024
1628. MYANMAR Enforces Cybersecurity Law Effective January 1
1629. INDONESIA: Fraud, Alleged Illegal Levying Raise Questions About Free Meals Program’s Implementation
1630. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants More Palm Oil Plantations, Says Not to Fear Deforestation
1631. MYANMAR: Chin Brotherhood Alliance Marks First Anniversary, Reports 1,000 Battles and Heavy losses
1632. PHILIPPINES: 24,000 Foreign Workers Exit Philippines After Online Gambling Ban
1633. THAILAND: Trump’s Policies Could Inflict THB160-billion Loss on Thailand
1634. INDONESIA: Politically Charged Year Comes to a Close
1635. INDONESIA: Bali Police: US Citizens Top List of Foreign Offenders in Bali
1636. MALAYSIA: New laws, New Weekend: What Other Changes for Malaysia can You Expect in 2025 Starting Tomorrow?
1637. MYANMAR Garment Workers in Chinese Factories Face Exploitation and Harsh Conditions
1638. SINGAPORE Sentences Malaysia Syndicate ‘COO’ to 28 Years in Landmark Drug Money-Laundering Case
1639. CAMBODIA- King Pardons 13 Filipino Women Jailed Over Surrogacy
1640. INDONESIA: 2024 a Year of Shrinking Indonesian Middle Class
1641. INDONESIA: N. Sumatra Authorities Detain Bangladeshi National for Smuggling Compatriots
1642. MALAYSIA: Pharmacists Sound Alarm as Rising Ozempic Misuse For Weight-Loss Causes Shortages for Diabetes Patients in Malaysia
1643. MYANMAR: China’s Plunder of Myanmar’s Rare Earth Wealth Threatens Global Security
1644. INDONESIA: Siren Rings as Aceh Mourners Mark 20 Years After Deadly Tsunami
1645. INDONESIA: 20 Years After the Wave: Building Resilient Coastal Futures
1646. MALAYSIAN Detainee Farik Amin Details Torture at Guantanamo
1647. MYANMAR: Christians Slam Cardinal Bo’s Ties to Myanmar Junta Boss
1648. VIETNAM Developing Punishments For Vaping After Ban
1649. INDONESIA: Silent night in Aceh as Indonesian Catholics hold modest Christmas mass amid Shariah law restrictions
1650. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s SOE Ministry Aims to Reduce State
1651. MALAYSIA: Terengganu’s First Public Caning for Khalwat: No Cameras Allowed as Cops Beef Up Security
1652. MYANMAR’S Garment Industry Unravelling Amid Chronic Labor Shortage
1653. VIETNAM: Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into
1654. INDONESIA: National Police to Bring Home Ex-Jamaah Islamiyah Members From Syria, Philippines
1655. INDONESIA: Ukrainian Citizen Arrested in Thailand for Running Drug Lab in Bali
1656. MALAYSIA Among Nine Countries to Officially Become BRICS Partners from January 1, 2025: Kremlin
1657. MYANMAR: Junta Forces are Mobilizing in Central Myanmar amid Shan state Ceasefire: Rebels
1658. VIETNAM to Lead ASEAN in Economic Growth This Year: HSBC
1659. INDONESIA: Closure of National Gallery Exhibition Sparks Censorship Concerns
1660. INDONESIA: Thousands of Ex-Jemaah Islamiyah Militants Abandon Radicalism and Pledge Allegiance to Nation
1661. MYANMAR: Food Shortage Leads to Religious Conversion in Myanmar’s Naga area
1662. THAILAND Respects Malaysia’s Decision to Close Illegal Border Bases
1663. VIETNAM: Job Firms Struggle to Hire Guest Workers for Japan Due to Illegal Recruitment Practices
1664. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s plan to pardon ‘corrupters’ raises eyebrows
1665. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Counterfeit Money Syndicate Operating in Islamic University Building
1666. MALAYSIA: WhatsApp, TikTok, YouTube Among Platforms Required to Obtain Licenses Under New Licensing Rules: Fahmi
1667. MYANMAR: UN Slams Aid Abuse After ‘Rice Bunkers’ Found at Myanmar Junta Base
1668. VIETNAM: Relaxed Visa Policies Lead to Increase in illegal Foreign Workers: reports
1669. CAMBODIA: WWF report highlights discovery of new species in Greater Mekong region
1670. INDONESIA: Police Form New Team on Trafficking, Violence Against Women, Children
1671. INDONESIA: Germany Forgives Indonesia’s $78 Million Debt to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis
1672. MALAYSIA: Almost Two-Thirds of Malaysians Hold Favorable Views of China, Malay Perception Improves Significantly: Survey
1673. MYANMAR: ‘Bullet’ Says All Political Parties Must Back Myanmar Military
1674. INDONESIA: Stable Economy Boosts Capital Inflows But Global Pressure Remains: World Bank
1675. INDONESIA Issues 471 Golden Visas, Attracting $558 Million Investment in 2024
1676. INDONESIA: Japan to Establish Nursing Care Programs in Indonesia to Recruit Southeast Asian Workers
1677. MYANMAR: UN Envoy Demands International Action to Arrest Myanmar Junta Boss
1678. SINGAPORE: New Private Home Sales Hit Highest Level in More than 11 Years in November
1679. CAMBODIA: PM Orders Crackdown on Fraudsters Who Exploit Govt Projects
1680. INDONESIA to Build First Nuclear Power Plant in Bangka Belitung
1681. INDONESIA: Thousands of Indonesians Moving to Cambodia for Gambling Jobs/Antara: Foreign Ministry
1682. MALAYSIA: How Much Do Malaysians Need to Retire Comfortably?
1683. MYANMAR Junta Projects Economic Growth Rate at 3.8%
1684. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Renewable Energy Plans May Put Forests at Risk
1685. INDONESIA: Dozen Vietnamese Nationals Arrested for Alleged Prostitution
1686. INDONESIA: Indef Compares Indonesia’s Illegal Cigarette Crisis to Latin America’s Narcotics Battle
1687. MYANMAR Opium Harvest Drops First Time Since Coup: UN
1688. SINGAPORE Reports Sharp Rise in Arrests for Harboring, Hiring Illegal Immigrants
1689. INDONESIA Identifies 29 Potential Nuclear Power Plant Sites
1690. INDONESIA Plans to Build Oil Reserve Facility Near Singapore to Reduce Imports
1691. MYANMAR-Global Campaign Protests China’s Support for Myanmar Junta
1692. PHILIPPINES: Scam Farms Change Tactics to Avoid Philippine Crackdown
1693. THAILAND: Cabinet Approves New Laws for 15% Minimum Corporate Tax
1694. CAMBODIA-PM Reveals Plans to Establish National Social Security Fund Family Package
1695. INDONESIA: Police Unveil New Antigraft Corps
1696. INDONESIA to Have Another Vaccine Producer in Near Future
1697. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Urges Muslim Nations to Collaborate with Russia Amid Growing Western Islamophobia
1698. MYANMAR’S KIA Sends Delegation to China for Talks
1699. INDONESIA: Indian Firms Eye Investment in Indonesia’s Pharma Sector, Ambassador Says
1700. INDONESIAN Mining Sector Improving ESG Scores
1701. MYANMAR: AA Takes Complete Control of Myanmar-Bangladesh Border After Seizing Maungdaw
1702. VIETNAM: Australian National University Allows Direct Ddmission From All Vietnamese High Schools
1703. CAMBODIA Unveils Innovative Packaging Center Boost Food Industry
1704. INDONESIA: Prabowo Needs $900 Billion Investment for His 8 Pct Growth Dream
1705. INDONESIA: Diageo Expands Factory in Bali, Strengthens Indonesia As Southeast Asia Supply hub
1706. MYANMAR: Global Protests Expose China’s Complicity in Myanmar Junta Abuse
1707. VIETNAM: HCMC Offers $120 Reward for Women Having Two Children Before 35
1708. INDONESIA: King Coal Rules as Indonesia Sends Mixed Messages on Energy Transition
1709. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Enforce 12% VAT on January 1 Despite Public Opposition
1710. MALAYSIA Inquiry Proposes Criminal Probe into Mahathir Over Disputed Islets
1711. MYANMAR Junta Swells Arrest Log for Online Criticism
1712. SINGAPORE Among Preferred Destinations For Billionaires, With 47 in the Country
1713. CAMBODIA: Transparency Sought in Cambodia Talks
1714. INDONESIA: Lawmaker Urges Indonesia to Set Up Cultural Centers Overseas
1715. INDONESIA: Indonesia Announces Construction of Basilica in New Capital Nusantara
1716. MYANMAR: KIA Advances in Kachin State, Captures Junta Outposts
1717. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
1718. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
1719. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
1720. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
1721. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
1722. INDONESIA: Migrant Workers Protection Minister Says Demand High For Indonesian Staff
1723. INDONESIA: Unlocking Geothermal Energy: Financial Risks and Community Pushback Slow Progress
1724. MYANMAR: Bangkok Seeks Answers After Thai Fishing Boats Attacked by Myanmar Vessels
1725. SINGAPORE: Fall in Positive attitudes towards people with disabilities in the workplace: MSF report
1726. VIETNAM: Lawyers warn of deportation risk for Vietnamese in US when Trump returns
1727. INDONESIA: Massive Costs, Reforms Await Prabowo Full Coal Phase Out Plan
1728. INDONESIA: Gov’t Plans to Establish State Revenue Ministry Headed by Abimanyu: Hashim
1729. MYANMAR: Caught Between Thailand and a Wa Place; Taking Chinese Lessons in Power
1730. THAILAND: Japanese Electronic Component Maker to Invest 62Bn More in Thailand
1731. VIETNAM: Lawmakers Approve Vietnam Airlines’ $870M Share Issuance Plan
1732. INDONESIA: A Step Closer to Partner with UAE on Papua Food Estate
1733. INDONESIAN  Government Aims to Return FOreign Prisoners By January
1734. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Slams Exploitation of Race, Religion, Urges Love, Unity To Counter Hate-Driven rhetoric
1735. MYANMAR: Thai Legislation Threatens Exiles from Myanmar: Rights Groups
1736. SINGAPORE Businessman Tried for $1.1B Investment Scam, Spent Proceeds on Porsche, Rolls
1737. CAMBODIA: Govt Keen to Downplay Thai-Cambodian Sea Spat
1738. INDONESIA Can Benefit from US-China Trade War Amid Trump’s Tariff Threats
1739. INDONESIA: Govt to Allocate 8 million Ha of Land to Support Free meals, Reach Food Self-Sufficiency
1740. MYANMAR: Rakhine’s Banking System Collapses as Myanmar State Teeters on Precipice
1741. VIETNAM: Ethnic Minorities Flee Poverty for Opportunities in Southern factories
1742. INDONESIA Balks at Apple’s $100m Investment Plan, Seeks Better Deal
1743. INDONESIA: Bali’s Hidden Crisis: Paradise Island Records Highest Suicide Rate in Indonesia
1744. MYANMAR: ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing
1745. MYANMAR Migrant Workers May Soon Be Sent to Russia, Recruitment Agencies Say
1746. PHILIPPINES: Palace Denounces Duterte Coup | November 27, 2024
1747. INDONESIA: US Invests $67 Billion in Indonesia, But Local Content Rules Remain A Challenge
1748. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Digs Out as Flooding, Landslide Death Toll Hits 20
1749. MYANMAR: Junta’s Budget Estimate for FY 2024-25 is at Record-High at Over 40 Trillion Kyats
1750. THAILAND: Thailand Losing Battle for Japanese Investment: Lessons from Vietnam
1751. INDONESIA Agrees to Transfer Remaining Bali Nine to Australia
1752. INDONESIA: JCI Struggles as Foreign Investors Pull Funds, US Stocks Hit Record Highs
1753. MYANMAR- Urban Guerrilla Groups Target Military-Controlled Offices in Yangon
1754. THAILAND: Foreigners Take Ownership of Condos Worth 18.571bn in 3rd Quarter
1755. VIETNAM Neds $11B To Meet Increasing EV Charging Needs: World Bank
1756. CAMBODIA: PM Halts Issuance of Licenses for Domestic Beer Production, Permits Export-Only Licensing
1757. INDONESIA: Many Foreign-Owned Businesses in Bali Are Rulebreakers, Luhut Says
1758. INDONESIA: In Conservative Aceh, Sole Woman-Run Cafe Morning Mama Challenges Traditional Norms to Create Safe Space for Others
1759. MYANMAR: UK Permanent Secretary to the UN issues statement in support of the embattled Myanmar people
1760. PHILIPPINES: World’s Largest Solar Farm Rises in NEcija
1761. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
1762. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
1763. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
1764. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
1765. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
1766. INDONESIA: New Government Education Reform Plans Met with Cautious Optimism
1767. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Directive Halts Major Infrastructure Projects
1768. MALAYSIA: Cops Can Now Freeze, Seize Mule Bank Accounts to Prevent Scam Victims’ Money From Being Withdrawn
1769. MYANMAR JUNTA Can Order Migrant Workers Home To Fight, Agency says
1770. SINGAPORE Oil Tycoon OK Lim Sentenced to Nearly 18 Years for Cheating HSBC Out of Millions of Dollars
1771. INDONESIA Digital Economy Shows Double-Digit Growth, Yet Funding Still Subdued
1772. INDONESIA: Banyuwangi Police Raid Illegal Dog Farm with Supplies from Bali
1773. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Brazil’s Lula Advocate Reforms in International Governance for a Fairer world
1774. MYANMAR: KIO Temporarily Closes China-Myanmar Border Gates Amid Tensions
1775. PHILIPPINES: 1.2M Flee As Pepito Pummels Luzon
1776. CAMBODIA: National Committee Established to Provide Land for Landless
1777. INDONESIA: All New Cabinet Members Told to Disclose Their Wealth
1778. INDONESIA: Hotel Industry Raises Concern Over Nickel Mine in Raja Ampat
1779. MYANMAR: Central Bank of Myanmar sells foreign exchange continuously
1780. THAILAND: Federation of Thai Industries Concerned at Trump’s Reshoring Policy
1781. INDONESIA: Government to Build 1,100 New Houses for Lewotobi Displaced
1782. INDONESIA: Bali Eyes Medical Tourism Boom
1783. MALAYSIA’S Allure for Foreign Digital Nomads: RM87.9m in Annual Spending Driven By Fast Internet, Affordable Lifestyle
1784. MYANMAR Junta Chief Homes in on Chinese Drones as Resistance-Buster
1785. VIETNAM: New Zealand to Offer Scholarships to Vietnamese University Students for the First Time
1786. INDONESIA Says It Has No Overlapping South China Sea Claims with China
1787. KFC Indonesia Closes Dozens of Outlets and Lays Off 2,274 Workers amid Heavy Losses and Boycott Calls
1788. INDONESIAN Elementary, Middle Schoolers to Learn AI and Coding
1789. MALAYSIA Ready to Provide Vinancial Aid to Lebanon for Victims of Israeli Attacks: PM Anwar
1790. MYANMAR: Int’l Labor Watchdog to Take Action Against Myanmar Junta
1791. VIETNAM: Japan to Share Entry Costs, Ease Job-Changing Restrictions for Vietnamese Workers
1792. CAMBODIA: Foreign Media Claims that ‘Biden Administration Backed Organizations Plotting Color Revolution in Cambodia’
1793. INDONESIA: Why Indonesian Universities Trail ASEAN Neighbors in Global Rankings?
1794. INDONESIA: RI Businesses Fear Deluge of Chinese Goods After Trump Takes Office
1795. 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
1796. MYANMAR: Activists Warn of Risks as Junta Leader Seeks Chinese Investment in Myanmar’s Agriculture
1797. INDONESIA Ranks 77th in Global Hunger Levels
1798. INDONESIA: Prabowo Introduces New Intelligence Agency under Finance Minister
1799. MYANMAR Junta Seals Bloody Pact With China in Kunming
1800. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Signs Landmark Laws Defining PH Territorial Waters
1801. VIETNAM Busts Ring Trading 1,000 Modified Guns Online
1802. INDONESIA: Prabowo Congratulates Trump on Election Win
1803. INDONESIA: Middle-Class Spending Key to Fixing GDP Growth: Economic Council
1804. MALAYSIA: Is it a Crime for a Malaysian to be a Mercenary in an Overseas War? 
1805. Myanmar Junta Foils Drone Attack on Min Aung Hlaing
1806. VIETNAMESE Students Turning Australian Degrees into High Salaries
1807. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inks Regulation to Cancel Debts of Farmers, Fishermen
1808. INDONESIA: Immigration Minister Mulls Requiring One-Year Bank Statement for Indonesians Traveling Overseas
1809. MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE to Jointly Propose Chingay for UNESCO Cultural Heritage lLst in 2025
1810. MYANMAR Refugees in Manipur Prison Urgently Need Medical Aid, Families Report
1811. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Powerful Passports in 2024
1812. CAMBODIA: Seven Filipinos Return Home From Job Scams in Cambodia
1813. INDONESIA: Ministry to Inspect Skyrocketing Fees in Fourism Spots Amid Protests
1814. INDONESIA: Communication Minister Suspends 11 Employees for Facilitating Online Gambling
1815. MALAYSIA: War on Deepfakes: What Malaysia Can Learn From the Rest of the World
1816. MYANMAR: Japan to Recruit 1,400 Myanmar Workers
1817. INDONESIA: Gov’t Says $6.3 Billion Energy Subsidies Go to The Rich Instead
1818. INDONESIA: Court Orders Lawmakers To Draft New Manpower Law
1819. MYANMAR: Thai Police Rescue Human Trafficking Victims Forced to Work in Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
1820. THAILAND Ranks Among the Top 4 Countries Most At Risk of FLooding
1821. VIETNAM Province Launches $1.7M Restoration as 1,000-Year-Old Champa Towers on Brink of Collapse
1822. INDONESIA: Govt Allocates $8.8 Billion For Food Security in 2025
1823. INDONESIA: New Tourism Minister Targets High-Quality Tourists by Promoting Five Super Priority Destinations
1824. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Tells UPNM: No Tolerance Towards Bullying and Thuggery in Educational Institutions, No More Slap on Wrist for Perpetrators
1825. MYANMAR: Ninety Rohingya Left ‘Stranded’ on Indonesia Beach
1826. PHILIPPINES Requests Companies to Pay for Plastic Waste Treatment
1827. INDONESIA: 1 Million Apartments Won’t Solve Urban Housing Crisis
1828. INDONESIA: 19 Australian Companies To Invest in Indonesia’s Tech Sector
1829. MALAYSIA: Family in Perlis Tightlipped On Viral News of Malaysian Citizen Turned ‘Mercenary’ Fighting Ukraine-Russia war
1830. MYANMAR: Intensifying Strikes on Civilians Spark New Sanctions Against Myanmar Junta
1831. THAILAND, Laos and Myanmar Launch Haze Control Initiative
1832. INDONESIA: Forcing Prabowo’s 8% Growth ‘Risks Economy Overheating’
1833. INDONESIA: Bali Gov’t Seeks Dutch Support to Preserve Local Cultural Heritage
1834. MYANMAR: Local Aid Workers Dying in Silence, Red Cross Warns
1835. SINGAPORE Trials Autonomous Vehicles On Public Roads for Cargo Transportation
1836. THAILAND: Eco-Friendly Disaster Products to be Produced in Thailand
1837. INDONESIA: Companies From Four Nations to Invest in Indonesia’s Dairy Farming: Minister
1838. INDONESIA: Majority of Indonesians Confident in Prabowo’s Leadership
1839. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Tightens Imported Food Inspections After Reports of Excess Pesticide in Shine Muscat Grapes
1840. MYANMAR: China’s Export Ban is Causing Shortages of Medicine, Fuel And Food in Myanmar
1841. THAILAND: Internet Access in Thailand Surges to 21.7 Million Households in 2024
1842. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants New ‘Political Capital’ Ready in Four Years: Minister
1843. INDONESIA: From Adorable to Authoritative: Prabowo Embraces Military Leadership Post-Election
1844. MYANMAR: Farmers Face Major Losses As Heavy Rains Devastate Rice Fields in Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions
1845. PHILIPPINES: At Least 126 Dead and Missing in Massive Flooding and Landslides in Philippines
1846. THAILAND: Transport Ministry Pushes For Six New Airports
1847. INDONESIA Named BRICS Partner as Prabowo’s Top Diplomat Makes Overseas Debut
1848. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Instill Discipline In Cabinet At Three-day Bootcamp
1849. MALAYSIA: Fair $arnings: Where Roes Malaysia’s Minimum Wage of RM1,700 Stand  Compared to Other Countries?
1850. MYANMAR: China Strongly Condemns Bomb Blast at Mandalay Consulate
1851. THAILAND Charts Bold Course In AI Development, Emphasizing Ethics and Innovation
1852. Indonesia:New senior minister eyes Papua to achieve food self-sufficiency
1853. INDONESIA: Aceh Police Foil Smuggling Attempt of 216 Rohingya Refugees
1854. MYANMAR: China’s Diplomatic Missions Have Troubled History in Myanmar
1855. SINGAPORE Strikes Back: Govt Blocks 10 Fake Websites Linked to Foreign Information Warfare Against Country
1856. THAILAND: Six Thai Destinations Recognized For Efforts in Sustainable Tourism
1857. INDONESIA: Prabowo Presents Largest Cabinet In Decades
1858. INDONESIA: Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Announces 100-Day Plan: Energy, Food Sovereignty, and Investment Growth
1859. MYANMAR: Who Bombed the Chinese Consulate in Myanmar’s Mandalay?
1860. THAILAND: Seven Major Thai Banks Report Record-Breaking Revenues
1861. VIETNAM: 4,000-Year-Old Cemetery Unearthed in Hanoi
1862. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pledges Self-Reliant Future In His Inaugural Speech
1863. INDONESIA: Prabowo Subianto Inaugurated as Indonesia’s Eighth President
1864. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Mulls Review of Migrant Labor Quota as Foreign Workers Near 15Pc Limit
1865. MYANMAR: Thousands Flood Shwedagon Pagoda To Pray For End to Conflict And Floods
1866. VIETNAM: How Rural Life in Vietnam’s Southern Cape is Attracting Global Tourists
1867. REGIONAL: Five Southeast Asian Nations Agree to Share Aviation Safety Data
1868. INDONESIA Fires up LFP Manufacturing Despite Lack of Lithium Reserves
1869. MYANMAR Military Steps Up Conscription of Would-Be Migrant Workers
1870. MYANMAR  Junta Signs $250,000 Development Deal with India Amid Criticism
1871. THAILAND Creates Favorable Condition for Cross-Border Tourism
1872. CAMBODIA Launches Largest Ever Power-Generation Facility
1873. INDONESIA: Years Later, Tourism Still Below Pre-Pandemic Level
1874. MYANMAR Tied With China for Worst Internet Freedom
1875. SINGAPORE Only Southeast Asian City Named Among World’s 10 Best For Food
1876. TIMOR LESTE Fights New Battles 25 years After Independence Vote
1877. INDONESIA: Nearly 500 ‘Golden Visa’ Applications Since Launch: Immigration Office
1878. INDONESIA Maintains 53-Month Trade Surplus Streak Despite Export Decline
1879. MYANMAR Junta Charges Hundreds for Scamming on Chinese Border
1880. PHILIPPINES: Prolonged Eruptions Detected at Taal Volcano
1881. VIETNAM: Unusual Weather to Hamper Economic Activities in Southeast Asia
1882. Cambodia Cracks Down on Surrogacy: Thirteen Filipino Women Facing Prison
1883. INDONESIA: State Budget Drives Education Equality, Toll Infrastructure Improvement in the Past Decade
1884. INDONESIA: Three French Citizens Deported from Aceh for Alleged Involvement in Local Election Campaign
1885. MALAYSIA: Under PM Anwar, Malaysia Climbs Lowy’s Power Index to be Fourth Most Influential in Region
1886. MYANMAR: MNDAA Restricts Members From Foreign Travel Amid Concerns Over Foreign Intervention
1887. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Prefer Malaysia For Data Centers: RI Govt Minister
1888. INDONESIA Remains ‘Light Years’ From Even Development Across the Regions
1889. MYANMAR Junta Steps Up Airstrikes as It Loses Ground to Resistance
1890. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Challenges China Over Clashes
1891. SINGAPORE: In What Could Be a Singapore Record, Court Awards Finance Veteran US$2.4M For Wrongful Dismissal After Two-Year Legal Battle
1892. INDONESIA: Prabowo Aims to End Indonesia’s Reliance on Food Imports Within Four Years
1893. INDONESIA: Govt Offers Three Seaports to Foreign, Domestic investors
1894. MYANMAR CDM Political Prisoners in Monywa Prison Coerced to Submit Petitions
1895. SINGAPORE’S Changi No Longer World’s Best Airport: Condé Nast Traveler
1896. THAILAND: Fortune Names 14 Thais Among 100 Most Powerful Women in Asia
1897. INDONESIA to Emphasize ASEAN Centrality at Laos Summits
1898. INDONESIA: New Ministries May Need Three Years to Become Effective, Warns Researcher
1899. MYANMAR Civil Society Urges ASEAN to Stop Working With the Military Junta and Support Establishment of a Federal Democracy
1900. THAILAND: Ministry of Energy prepares to handle Middle East conflicts
1901. CAMBODIA: Ancient Timber: 250 Million Year-Old Fossil Unearthed in Banteay Meanchey
1902. INDONESIA: Declining Middle Class Contributes to Indonesia’s Deflation: Experts
1903. INDONESIA: Prabowo Plans to Build, Renovate 3 Million Homes Annually
1904. MYANMAR Flood Victims Say Little Relief Has Reached Villages after Typhoon Yagi
1905. THAILAND: Over a Quarter of Thais Targeted By Scams Over Past Year
1906. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes Foreign MSME Owners in Bali To Scale Up
1907. INDONESIA: Scientists Reassert Wolbachia’s Minimum Risk For Dengue Control
1908. MALAYSIA: ‘You May Grow Up in London, But You Live in Malaysia’: PM Anwar Slams ‘Elites’ For Shunning Malay Language for English
1909. MYANMAR: MSF Highlights Struggle of Myanmar Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia
1910. SINGAPORE: Thousands Gather to Witness Final Horse Races at Singapore Turf Club
1911. INDONESIA: Jokowi on Farewell Tour in Final Weeks of Presidency
1912. INDONESIA: Illicit Waste Burning Reaches Alarming Rate of 48% Indonesian Households
1913. MALAYSIA: Scam Epidemic: Malaysians Lose US$12.8b Annually, Equivalent to 3pc of GDP, Amid Rising AI Threats
1914. MYANMAR: Chin Groups Attack Myanmar Junta Census Operation
1915. THAILAND Leads Southeast Asia in mobile Banking Application Usage
1916. Cambodian Journalist Mech Dara Arrested on Incitement Charges
1917. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Mental Health In Focus After Fatal School Assaults
1918. INDONESIA: Mood Improves Among Indonesian Manufacturers
1919. MALAYSIA: Informal Status of Migrant Workers May Put Them At Risk of Abuse: ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024
1920. MYANMAR Faces Critical Humanitarian Crisis as Floods Devastate over 1 Million Lives
1921. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Sea Toll: A Decade of Connecting Indonesia and Reducing Price Disparities
1922. INDONESIA: Immigration Officers to Carry Firearms Following Duty-Related Death
1923. MYANMAR: Yangon to Get 4-Hour Power Rotations, Industrial Zones 8 Hours Daily
1924. Myanmar: The Trouble With Elections
1925. VIETNAM Rises in Asia Power Ranking With Bigger Diplomatic influence
1926. CAMBODIA: Severe Flooding Devastates Crops Across 7 Provinces
1927. INDONESIA: First-Timers Make Up Majority of House Members
1928. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Build 2 Million Houses in Villages Annually
1929. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Snub Myanmar Junta ‘Peace’ Offer
1930. THAILAND: 70th Bangkok Gems Fair Hits $100M in Orders, Boosting Global Trade Hub Status
1931. INDONESIA: Sea Sand Exports: Singapore Gains, Indonesia Loses
1932. INDONESIA: Prabowo Warns of World War III Risk, Reaffirms Indonesia’s Non-Aligned Stance
1933. MYANMAR: IIMM Says the Military Council’s Secretive Executions Amount to Grave International Crimes
1934. SINGAPORE: Hong Kong dethrones Singapore as Asia-Pacific’s top financial center
1935. THAILAND: Majority of Thais Don’t Intend To Go Off meat During Annual Vegetarian Festival
1936. INDONESIA: Dynasties, Lack of Opposition Paint Bleak House Picture
1937. INDONESIA: Jokowi Launches Various Projects by Private Investors in Nusantara
1938. MALAYSIA: No Smoking, kids! Minors Smoking Now a Crime, While Selling Cigarettes to Minors Could Land You in Jail
1939. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortage Returns in Yangon
1940. PHILIPPINES: US Missile to Remain in PH
1941. INDONESIA: Miracle Needed For RI To Become Advanced Economy by 2045: World Bank
1942. INDONESIA: Retno Marsudi Urges Respect for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
1943. 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
1944. MYANMAR: Japan Downgrades Diplomatic Ties With Myanmar Junta
1945. THAILAND’S  Halal industry Drives 335M Baht in Trade, Aiming for ASEAN Hub
1946. INDONESIA to Launch Cyber Force as Fourth Branch of Military
1947. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Unveils World’s Tallest Christ Statue
1948. MYANMAR: NUG Minister Accuses Myanmar Junta of Obstructing Aid to Flood Victims at UN Meeting
1949. SINGAPORE: More Singaporean Deaths Than Births Possible By First Half of 2030s: Prime Minister’s Office
1950. THAILAND: Over 190,000 Myanmar Workers Arrested in Thailand’s Crackdown on Illegal Labor
1951. CAMBODIA Formally Withdraws From CLV-DTA Agreement
1952. INDONESIA: Relief as New Zealand Pilot Freed from Captivity in Papua
1953. INDONESIA Far Short of 2024 Renewable Energy Target
1954. THAILAND Pushing For Talks With Concerned Parties in MYANMAR to Repair Key Asian Highway
1955. VIETNAM’S Billionaire Proposes English Education for Entire Population
1956. INDONESIA Welcomes UN Resolution to End Israel’s Unlawful Occupation
1957. INDONESIA: Bali to Get Autonomous Transit System to Ease Congestion: Minister
1958. MYANMAR: International Cross-Border Response to Typhoon Yagi Urgently Needed in Myanmar
1959. SINGAPORE: MHA Survey Finds Growing Support Among Singapore Residents for Death Penalty in Most Serious Crimes
1960. THAILAND: New Project Aims to Create a Database of Facilities in Thailand
1961. CAMBODIA: Controversy Over Cambodia’s Journalism Charter Following UN Criticism
1962. INDONESIA: Virgin Australia Becomes 1st Foreign Airline to Use Pertamina’s Sustainable Fuel
1963. INDONESIA: Visitors Flock to Nusantara As New City Opens to Public
1964. MALAYSIA: Confinement Centers for Muslim Mothers in Malaysia? Yes, And They Are Highly in Demand
1965. MYANMAR: India Plans to Provide Electricity to Myanmar’s Chin and Rakhine States
1966. INDONESIA: RI Eyes Former Mining Land For Solar Power Plants
1967. INDONESIA: Luhut Attracts Ray Dalio and Porsche Family to Establish Family Offices in Bali
1968. MALAYSIA: Malaysia Freezes Almost 100 Bank Accounts in Child Abuse Case
1969. Myanmar Flooding Death Toll Jumps to 226
1970. INDONESIA: Election Rivalries at Play in Kadin Chair’s Ouster
1971. INDONESIA: Govt to Launch New Study on Authenticity of Borobudur’s ‘Chattra’
1972. MALAYSIA: On Malaysia Day, PM Anwar Vows Uplifting Rural and Impoverished Areas a Priority of His Administration
1973. Myanmar’s NUG Urges Public to Boycott Military Council’s Population Census
1974. THAILAND: Statue Removed to Museum After residents blame it for Mae Sai floods
1975. INDONESIA: Jet Aircraft Carrying Passengers Lands for First Time at Nusantara Airport
1976. INDONESIAN Military Inducts 500 Civilians into the Army to Bolster Nusantara’s Security
1977. MALAYSIA: ‘Unimaginable Horror’: UNICEF Calls for Urgent Long-Term Support After Mass Child Abuse Allegations at Welfare Homes Uncovered
1978. Myanmar Junta Intensifies Airstrikes on Civilian Areas following Threats by Min Aung Hlaing
1979. SINGAPORE: Pope Francis Arrives in Singapore for Final Leg of Asia
1980. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Power As Presidency looms
1981. INDONESIA: Biomass Export Boom Brings Risks of Deforestation
1982. MYANMAR: Karen Human Rights Group Condemns Ongoing Attacks On Education in Myanmar
1983. PH Most ‘At-Risk’ From Calamities
1984. Thailand Courts Bollywood With Film Fest in Mumbai
1985. CAMBODIA: No Agenda Behind China’s Donation of Two Warships to Cambodia
1986. INDONESIA: Gig Economy Threatens RI’s Human Capital Growth
1987. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Targets 15 Million Students in 2025
1988. MALAYSIA: Wealthy Chinese Youth Flock to Malaysia’s MM2H Scheme After Requirement Changes
1989. MYANMAR: Nicholas Koumjian Warns of Increasingly Frequent and Brutal War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar
1990. INDONESIA: Bali Proposes Two-Year Moratorium On Hotel, Nightclub Construction
1991. INDONESIA: Jokowi Works from New Capital Tomorrow Until Retirement
1992. MALAYSIA: Foreign Ministry Monitors Reports of Foreign Naval Vessels in Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone in South China Sea
1993. MYANMAR: Thai Ministry Shuts Down Six Schools for Burmese Students
1994. SINGAPORE Refuses Higher Percentage of Travelers Since Launching Automated Immigration Lanes
1995. INDONESIA: Activists Revive Calls to Revoke Discriminatory Policies After Pope’s Visit
1996. INDONESIA: Long-Awaited Asset Forfeiture Law Delayed Again
1997. MYANMAR: The UN Security Council’s Astonishing Silence on Myanmar Atrocities: Akshaya Kumar, Human Rights Watch
1998. THAILAND: Fast-Growing Thai Halal Industry Poised For Big Leap in 2025
1999. VIETNAM: Typhoon Yagi Kills 4, leaves 78 Injured in Northern Vietnam
2000. INDONESIA: Now A Step Closer to Exporting Electricity to Singapore
2001. INDONESIA: GoTo Exits Vietnam Amid Push To Pursue Profitability
2002. Myanmar Junta Lures Trishaw Drivers Into Militias With Incentives
2003. THAILAND: New Surin Elephant Museum is a Primer on the World of this Pachyderm
2004. VIETNAM: Passenger bus route linking Ha Long and China’s Nanning City launched
2005. INDONESIA: The Pope Urges Indonesia to Live Up to Its Promise of ‘Harmony in Diversity’
2006. INDONESIA: TNI Ordered to Create Cyber Force
2007. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Advocates For Deeper Islamic and Halal Industry Ties with Russia
2008. MYANMAR: Military Council Leader Announces Nationwide Census in Myanmar Amid Uncertainty
2009. THAILAND’S $13B Digital handout Scheme to Include Cash Payments: PM
2010. CAMBODIA: Growing Safeguards: Govt Encouraging More People to Settle in Border Areas
2011. INDONESIA: Southeast Asia’s Largest Economy To Reform Tourism on Bali
2012. INDONESIA: Government to Investigate Alleged Indonesian Gang Causing Disturbances in Japan
2013. MYANMAR: Yangon Reinstates Curfew Amid Growing Tensions and Reports of Forced Recruitment
2014. THAI Banks Suspend 34,000 Accounts Linked to Scammers
2015. INDONESIA: Philippine Detains Over 160 people, Including 70 Indonesians, Over Suspected Cybercrime Operation
2016. INDONESIA: 21 Foreign Citizens Win Contest Using Indonesian at FHI
2017. MALAYSIA: International Schools in Malaysia See Enrolment from East Asia Soar, Particularly From China
2018. MYANMAR: China Discusses Military Training with Myanmar Junta
2019. INDONESIA: Growing Paper, Plastic Scrap Imports Aggravate Waste Problem
2020. INDONESIA: Jakarta Sees Massive Ojek Protest but Many Drivers Continue Working
2021. MYANMAR Junta Reportedly Conducts Forced Conscription of Civilians in Pathein to Meet Military Quotas
2022. SINGAPORE: TODAY to Merge With CNA, Become Digital Long-Form Weekend Magazine
2023. VIETNAM: Over 800,000 Exposed Surveillance Cameras in Vietnam Spark Privacy Concerns
2024. CAMBODIA: Tik Tok Shuts Down Account For Falsehoods About Cambodia
2025. INDONESIA: All-Women Candidates to Contest East Java Gubernatorial Election
2026. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Nearly 2,000 Doses of Mpox Vaccine from Denmark
2027. MYANMAR Military Set to Lose Rakhine State to Ethnic Armed Group
2028. VIETNAM: HCMC Police Dismantle Baby Trafficking Ring Across 32 Localities
2029. INDONESIA: IDX Admits Employees Implicated in IPO Bribery Case
2030. INDONESIA: Indomie Factory in Nigeria Favors Cheaper Malaysian Palm Oil
2031. MYANMAR: Experts Sound Alarm on New Rohingya Crackdown in Myanmar
2032. SINGAPORE: One in Two People in Singapore Targeted By Fake Job Scams
2033. THAILAND: Harley-Davidson to move production of selected models to Thailand
2034. INDONESIA: President Jokowi to Host State Reception for Papal Visit
2035. INDONESIA: EU Embargo on Indonesian Palm Oil a Blessing in Disguise, Prabowo says
2036. MALAYSIA: Taliban Says Keen For Good Relations with Malaysia, Wants Help for Afghanistan in Higher Education System
2037. MYANMAR Junta Imposes Travel Restrictions for Wa, Palaung (Ta’ang), and Kokang Communities
2038. THAILAND: Museum in Southern Thailand is a Treasure Trove of Malay Heritage
2039. INDONESIA: Musicians Sound ‘Emergency Warning’ Over Regional Race Saga
2040. INDONESIA Prepares 1.5 Million Hectares for Dairy Farming and Cow Imports to Support Prabowo’s Program
2041. MYANMAR: Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar Still Falling This Fiscal Year
2042. SINGAPORE Beats Jakarta, Manila In Ranking of Best Cities for Workcations
2043. THAILAND: Harvesting filming locations as Thailand’s soft power
2044. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Retire 13 Coal-Fired Power Plants
2045. INDONESIA and Australia Seal Treaty-Level Defense Pact
2046. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Eyes BRICS’ Membership to Boost Malaysia’s Economic Diplomacy and Strategic Partnerships
2047. MYANMAR’S Junta Is Funding Its War Through Forex Scams, Economists Say
2048. THAILAND: First Case of Mpox Clade 1b Detected in Thailand
2049. INDONESIA: Refugees In Limbo After Eviction Notice From Jakarta Administration
2050. INDONESIA: Expert Warns Against Flood of Imported Petrochemicals from UAE
2051. MALAYSIA: PuTERA35, The Anwar Govt’s Plan To Uplift Bumiputera And Close The Economic Gap By 2035
2052. MYANMAR: Over 4,900 Battles Affecting 67% of Myanmar Recorded Since 2021 Coup
2053. VIETNAMESE Noodle Dishes Recognized as National Cultural Heritage
2054. INDONESIA: Government Prepares 12 Laboratories to Detex Mpox
2055. INDONESIA: Nusantara Hosts First-Ever Independence Day Celebration
2056. MALAYSIA: Digital divinity: Oldest Hindu Temple in Johor Takes Prayer Requests, Payments Online
2057. THAI KIng Pardons Ex-PM Thaksin in Birthday Amnesty
2058. INDONESIA: Up to 45 Million Indonesians At Risk of Hunger: Home Ministry
2059. ASEAN Holds Meeting on Human Trafficking Prevention
2060. MALAYSIA a Key Link in Smuggling of Indonesian labor, Jakarta Says
2061. MYANMAR: UN Reports Increased Brutality in Myanmar Conflict, Urges ASEAN to Act
2062. THAILAND’S Paetongtarn Shinawatra Wins Parliamentary Backing To Become New PM
2063. INDONESIA: Google Vows to Redact Fraudulent Maps Business Data
2064. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes For Clean Tech In Fertilizer Production
2065. Myanmar is Running Out of Power; Post-Coup Blackouts Intensify
2066. THAILAND: PM Srettha Shown The Door as Constitutional Court Rules Against Him
2067. VIETNAM Legislators Propose Making Trading Fetuses a Human Trafficking Crime
2068. INDONESIA: Activists Urge KPK Selection Committee To Oust Problematic Candidates
2069. INDONESIA: Google Takes Action Against Widespread Hotel Account Hacks in Indonesia
2070. MALAYSIA: Federal Police Exposes Job Scam Offering Over RM6,000 A Month For Fake Google Reviews
2071. MYANMAR: Junta Controls Fewer Than 100 of Myanmar’s 350 Towns: NUG
2072. THAILAND: New Guidelines For So-Called ‘Green Industry’ Introduced
2073. ASEAN Eyes Nuclear Energy, But Airs Safety Concerns
2074. INDONESIA Eases Import Rules For Solar Power Projects
2075. INDONESIA’S $15b Food Security Budget Fails to Improve Agricultural Sector, Says Expert
2076. MALAYSIA: All You Need To Know About Dark Tourism and Why Malaysia Should Capitalize on it
2077. MYANMAR: Floods, Starvation, and Violence in Myanmar’s Badlands: NGO Report
2078. CAMBODIA: Police Increasing Pressure on Int’l Human Trafficking Gangs
2079. INDONESIA: Government Ramps up Preparation For First Independence Day in Nusantara
2080. INDONESIA and Australia Deepen Ties in Electric Vehicle Supply Chain and Research
2081. MYANMAR: Nearly 50 Former Myanmar Military Officers Recalled to Active Duty
2082. SINGAPORE Hangs Prisoner In Second Execution In Days
2083. VIETNAM: Foreign Businesses Step Up Investment, Recruitment in Vietnam Amid Global Shift
2084. INDONESIA ‘Needs To’ Develop its Quaternary Education Amid Technological Advancement
2085. INDONESIA Extends Safeguard Tariffs to Protect Struggling Textile Industry
2086. MALAYSIA Leads Asia with 31.4pc Female Board Members in Top 100 Publicly Listed Companies: SC Data
2087. MYANMAR’S Junta Has Tightened Its Conscription Noose at Airports
2088. VIETNAM: Finance Ministry Proposes Lower Income Tax Rate for Micro, Small enterprises
2089. INDONESIA: OJK Reports Foreign Acquisition of Six Indonesian Multifinance Firms
2090. INDONESIA: Journalist Association Condemns Alleged Intimidation of Tempo Journalist
2091. MALAYSIA: How Does Bangladesh in Turmoil affect Malaysia, One Of Its top 10 Trade Partners
2092. MYANMAR Military Claims It Withdrew ‘For Fafety of People’
2093. THAILAND: Charter Court Dissolves Move Forward, Bans Execs For 10 years
2094. CAMBODIA: UNESCO to Investigate Alleged Rights Abuses at Angkor Wat
2095. INDONESIA: Disaster Agency Stockpiles Food in Central Papua Over Famine Concerns
2096. INDONESIA to Export Green Power to Singapore by 2028
2097. MYANMAR: NGO Calls on ASEAN to Engage with Myanmar’s Resistance Government
2098. THAILAND’S Pattaya Aims to Become Family-Friendly Destination Instead of Sex Tourism Hub
2099. INDONESIA: Government Imposes Sricter Tobacco Control Amid Unchecked Youth Smoking
2100. INDONESIA: PLN Looks to Trial Carbon Capture at Four Coal-Fired Plants
2101. MYANMAR: Desperate Myanmar Junta Seeks Russian Intervention Against Armed Resistance
2102. SINGAPORE: Most Singaporean Youths Satisfied With Life; 2 in 5 Have Never Been in a Relationship: IPS-NYC Study
2103. INDONESIA: Former VP Jusuf Kalla attends Hamas leader’s funeral, calls for end to Gaza war
2104. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Hail Safe Abortion Rule, Urge More Details
2105. MYANMAR: War in Myanmar Heartlands Silences Mount Popa Volcano Shrine
2106. PHILIPPINES: Yulo Gifts PH With 2nd Gold
2107. VIETNAM: Unusual Rains Over 2 Months Cause Devastating Floods in Northern Vietnam
2108. Cambodia-Laos-Thailand Combat Cross-Border Corruption-KhmerTimes
2109. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Condemns ‘Intolerable’ Killing of Hamas Leader
2110. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
2111. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
2112. MALAYSIA’S New License for Social Media Platforms and Messenger Apps
2113. INDONESIA: Surfing the Slowing Global Economy: How Has Indonesia Fared So Far?
2114. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
2115. 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
2116. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
2117. VIETNAM: Australian Veterans’ 20-Year Search Uncovers Mass Grave of Vietnamese Soldiers
2118. CAMBODIA: Indian Govt Issues ‘Cyber Slavery’ Advisory to Overseas Travelers Heading to Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Hong Kong
2119. INDONESIA: South Korea Overtakes US, Japan in FDI to Indonesia
2120. INDONESIA’S  Sea Nomads Turn to Jobs on Land
2121. MYANMAR: NUG Wants to Collaborate with Thai Government Over Migrant Worker Issues
2122. THAILAND: Thai PM Srettha to Meet Anwar in Southern Province to Discuss Border Security
2123. INDONESIA: ‘No Transition Without Transmission’ as RI Calls Donors to Fund Grid
2124. INDONESIA: Govt Aims to Reduce Airfares by 10 Percent by October
2125. MALAYSIA: Sabah’s Place in Malaysia Undisputed, Says Foreign Ministry in Response to Social Media Claims
2126. MYANMAR’S  United Wa State Army Moves Into Strategic Northern Town of Lashio
2127. VIETNAM: Mobile Internet Subscriptions in Vietnam Surpass 90% of Population For First Time
2128. CAMBODIA HIV/AIDS Response Ranks First in Region: UNAIDS
2129. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Receive FAO Award for Food Security: Minister
2130. INDONESIA Launches New Phase of Industrial Park in Bid to Lure Investors Away From China
2131. MALAYSIA Brain Drain And Who’s Benefitting From It
2132. MYANMAR: Burma Human Rights Network calls on U.S. Congress for Myanmar Acts
2133. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Only For ‘Good Quality Travelers’: Jokowi
2134. INDONESIA: Thousands of East Java Children Seek Therapy for Online Gaming Addiction
2135. MYANMAR: Thai Central Bank to Investigate Myanmar Weapons Payments
2136. SINGAPORE: Terrorism Threat Elevated Since Renewed Israel-Palestine Conflict; Singapore Also Affected: ISD
2137. THAI Passport Holders Now Have Visa-Free Access to 82 Countries
2138. INDONESIA: Govt Denies Buying Russian Oil But Leaves Door Open
2139. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Index Hits Hazardous Levels, Second Only to Kinshasa
2140. MALAYSIA: Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Most Compliant with Malaysian Laws, X the Worst Offender: Fahmi
2141. MYANMAR’S Second-Largest City Overwhelmed by Third Wave of War Refugees
2142. THAILAND: Majority of Thai People Use AI In Their Daily Lives For its Convenience: Study
2143. CAMBODIA: Senate President Hun Sen Denies Allegations of Khmer Territory Integration into Vietnam
2144. INDONESIA: Jokowi Celebrates Children’s Day in Papua to Symbolize Educational Justice
2145. INDONESIA: Heavy Reliance on Exports to China Could Hurt Indonesia’s Trade: Analyst
2146. MALAYSIA: Education Ministry Says No Exemptions Over Ban Against School donations From Tobacco, Alcohol Sponsors
2147. MYANMAR Junta Generals Barred From ASEAN Meet as Civilian Deaths Exceed 5,400
2148. INDONESIA: New Tracking System to Prevent Fraud in Nickel, Tin Mining
2149. INDONESIA Tests B40 Biodiesel on Trains, Aims to Cut Fuel Imports by $9 Billion
2150. MALAYSIA: One in Three Malaysian Teens Overweight or Obese: deputy health minister, as study reveals alarming spike
2151. MYANMAR Alliance Agrees to Extend Ceasefire With Junta in Shan State
2152. THAILAND: Srettha Urges Businesses to Cash In On Fast-Growing Pet Industry
2153. INDONESIA Calls For End to ‘Illegal’ Israeli Occupation of Palestine
2154. INDONESIA: Regional Administrations Criticized for ‘Embedded Sexism’
2155. MYANMAR: Rising Civilian Casualties, Communications Cut, Amidst Fierce fFghting in Mandalay
2156. PHILIPPINES, China Reach Deal on Ayungin Missions
2157. THAILAND: ‘Pet Economy’ On the Rise
2158. INDONESIA: Jokowi Under Fire for Granting Nearly 200-Year Land Permits in Nusantara
2159. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Interested in Jakarta LRT Expansion: Jakpro
2160. MALAYSIA to Review All Water Deals with Singapore Since 1962: DPM Fadillah
2161. Myanmar Junta Bolsters Security in Mandalay as Clashes Intensif
2162. VIETNAM: Southeast Asia’s Largest Wastewater Plant Halfway Done in HCMC
2163. INDONESIA: South Korea Mulls Visa-Free Entry for Indonesia
2164. INDONESIA: Missed Construction Targets Put Capital Relocation Plan in Limbo
2165. MALAYSIA’S Path to Silver-Haired Nation Sparks Gold Rush in Senior Care Centers
2166. MYANMAR Temple City of Bagan Pines For Tourists As Conflict Rages
2167. THAILAND: Visa Waiver Extension Affecting 93 Nations To Be Signed Monday
2168. INDONESIA: Gaza War Not Religious: Foreign Minister
2169. INDONESIA: Government Websites Penetrated by Gambling Games in Apparent Revenge Hacking
2170. MYANMAR Junta Bans Two Ethnic Parties From Election
2171. PHILIPPINES: SC wants Congress to Pass Dynasty Law
2172. SINGAPORE Has Over 333,000 Millionaires: Report
2173. INDONESIA: Preparations Pick Up For Pope’s Busy Visit to Indonesia
2174. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat Tourism Marred by Alleged Mass Extortion
2175. THAILAND Promotes Aspirations to Become Medical Hub
2176. VIETNAM Considers Scrapping Two-CHild Birth Limit Amid Falling Birth Rates
2177. INDONESIA: Excess Spending, Tax Shortfall to Drive Deficit Far Beyond Budget Plan
2178. INDONESIA: US Forgives Indonesia’s $35 Million Debt for Coral Reef Conservation
2179. MALAYSIA: Ahead of Budget 2025, PM Anwar says eradicating cartels and monopolies top of list to alleviate cost of living woes
2180. MYANMAR: Junta Plunges Myanmar Into Economic Turmoil
2181. VIETNAM: Ministry Seeking Heavier Penalties For Fetus Gender Selection
2182. INDONESIA: Local Governments Spend More on Meetings and Travel Than Actual Programs: Tito
2183. INDONESIA: Nearly 200 Child Marriage Applications Filed in Probolinggo in Early 2024
2184. MYANMAR: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Buckles in Northern Shan Capital
2185. SINGAPORE: Grasshoppers and Superworms Among 16 Insect Species Approved as Food in Singapore
2186. VIETNAM: The Most Affordable Country For Expats: survey
2187. CAMBODIA: Japan, Cambodia Commit to Work Together For a Mine-Free world
2188. INDONESIA: Eight Foreign Nationals Arrested in South Jakarta Dollar Counterfeit Raid
2189. INDONESIA Tees off on Golf Tourism as Singapore Courses Dwindle
2190. MYANMAR: Ongoing Diarrhea Outbreak in Southern Chin State, Urgent Medical Assistance Sought
2191. VIETNAM: Only 25% of Vietnamese Firms Have Website
2192. INDONESIA Lags in Early Childhood Education
2193. INDONESIA Launches ASEAN’s First EV Battery Cell Plant
2194. MYANMAR: BNI Condemns Five-Year Prison Sentence for DMG Reporter and Staff Member
2195. SINGAPORE Ranks Priciest City in Asia
2196. CAMBODIA: Ten Mother Nature ‘Activists’ Handed Lengthy Prison Terms
2197. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Momentum to Restore Religious Harmony, As Promised
2198. INDONESIA: Hyundai’s Flying Taxi to Begin Test Flights in Indonesia’s New Capital This July
2199. MALAYSIA: Top among 35 countries for rosy view of Russia and Putin: Pew Center Poll
2200. MYANMAR  Banks Face Fines For Exceeding Home Mortgage Cap
2201. INDONESIA: Businesses Hold Back On Geothermal Projects As PLN Return Deemed Unattractive
2202. INDONESIA’S Poverty Rate Drops to 25.22 Million in March 2024: BPS
2203. MALAYSIA Can’t Ratify Anti-Torture Convention Due to Country’s Caning Laws: Saifuddin Nasution
2204. MYANMAR: Crime and Punishment in Myanmar
2205. Philippines’ Dependency On Coal-Fired Power Surpasses Indonesia, China
2206. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For Communication Minister’s Resignation Over Cyberattack
2207. INDONESIA: Japanese Joint Venture to Build Waste-to-Energy Plant in W. Java
2208. MALAYSIA: Melaka, Indonesia to Seek UNESCO Recognition For Spice Route Voyage: State Exco
2209. MYANMAR: Australian and US sanctions on Myanmar Banks Proving Effective, Yet Critical Gaps Remain: MCN
2210. THAILAND: 13 Industries See Surge in Factory Openings Despite Economic Downturn
2211. CAMBODIA: Official Raises Concern Over Kingdom’s Ageing Population
2212. INDONESIA: Freeport Launches World’s Largest Single-Line Copper Smelter in Indonesia
2213. MALAYSIA: Survey Shows Surge in Malaysians’ Trust in Govt, Reflecting Growing Confidence in Stability of Anwar Administration
2214. MYANMAR: Thai Banks Linked to Atrocities in Myanmar, UN Report Finds
2215. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
2216. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
2217. INDONESIA: Chinese Textile Giant to Invest in Indonesia Amid Mass Layoffs
2218. MYANMAR: Junta Starts Selling Subsidized Rice in Yangon
2219. VIETNAM: How China’s Insatiable Demand is Changing Durian Industry in Southeast Asia
2220. INDONESIA: Diaspora, Mixed Children Laud Govt’s Permanent Visa Plan
2221. INDONESIA: World Bank Upgrades Indonesia’s GDP Growth to 5.1 Percent
2222. MYANMAR: Rising Drug Prices and Shortages Hit Major Myanmar Cities
2223. VIETNAM: 4 Vietnamese Accused of Cyberattacks in US, Causing $71M in Damages
2224. CAMBODIA Now Has Her Own Social Media App
2225. INDONESIA Enacts Revised Village Law, Extending Social Security to Village Chiefs and Officials
2226. INDONESIA: Jakarta Celebrates Another Year As Capital City
2227. MYANMAR Regime Admits Killing Monk
2228. THAILAND: The long journey of the Equal Marriage Law
2229. INDONESIA: Online Gambling War: Task Force Probes Fraudulent Bank Accounts, Payments At Mini Marts
2230. INDONESIA: 165 Indonesians Facing Death Sentence in Foreign Countries, Mostly Malaysia
2231. MALAYSIA, China Agree to Extend Visa Exemption To Strengthen Bilateral Ties, According to Joint Statement
2232. MYANMAR: Flower Phobia Strikes Myanmar’s Ruling Junta Again, Dozens Arrested
2233. VIETNAM: Southern province to form 27,000 ha marine conservation site
2234. INDONESIA: Copper, Jewelry Buoy RI Exports Amid Weakness in Coal, CPO
2235. INDONESIA: Revote Ruling Offers Hope for Women’s Representation
2236. MALAYSIA Scores 5.8 Out of 10 in Human Rights Index for 2024
2237. MYANMAR: As She Turns 79 in Prison, ‘The Lady’ Remains a Symbol of Hope and Resilience in Myanmar
2238. PHILIPPINES : Sara Quits Marcos Cabinet
2239. INDONESIA: Pope To Stop By Istiqlal Mosque During First-Ever Indonesia Visit
2240. INDONESIA: Information Ministry Threatens to Shut Down X Over Adult Content
2241. MALAYSIA Falls to 34th In IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, Now Below Thailand and Indonesia
2242. MYANMAR: Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech and Attacks on Rohingya Civilians On Rise
2243. SINGAPORE StudentsTop Pisa Study On Creative Thinking, Despite Not Thinking of Themselves As Creative
2244. INDONESIA: Minister Wants Indonesia to Copy India’s Approach to Dual Citizenship
2245. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Crack Down on ‘Blood Sucking’ Online Gambling
2246. MYANMAR’S Rakhine Spiraling Into Hunger as 50% Drop in Rice Harvest Predicted
2247. PHILIPPINES: ‘Ramming and Towing’: Philippines Says China Disrupted Mission to Ayungin Shoal
2248. SINGAPORE English Teachers Part of Volunteer Program for Disadvantaged Communities, not Malaysian Schools: Anwar
2249. THAILAND: Four Key Cases Poised to Reshape Thailand’s Political Landscape
2250. CAMBODIA: International aid decline raises concerns for Cambodia’s economic stability
2251. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Among Worst in the World, Residents Advised to Wear Masks Outdoors
2252. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Gaza diplomacy
2253. MYANMAR Junta Boss Orders Another Purge of Military Top Brass
2254. VIETNAM Achieves Record Presence In World’s Most Influential University Rankings
2255. INDONESIA: Police Most Reported to Komnas HAM Over Human Rights Violations
2256. INDONESIA: President Jokowi’s 1-Ton Cow Worth Rp 100M to be Sacrificed for Eid al-Adha
2257. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Wong Discuss Placing Singaporean Teachers in Malaysia
2258. MYANMAR: World Bank Paints Its Grimmest Picture Yet For Myanmar’s Future
2259. VIETNAM: Factories in southern Vietnam struggle to hire workers
2260. CAMBODIA: Bush Meat Still on the ‘Unwritten’ Menu Despite Joint eEforts to Curb Poaching
2261. INDONESIA Calls for Lasting Peace in Gaza Following US-Sponsored Resolution
2262. INDONESIA Leads in Fiscal Deficit Reduction Among Pandemic-Hit Nations: Sri Mulyani
2263. MYANMAR: NUG Protests Myanmar Junta’s Internet Shutdowns
2264. SINGAPORE Offers S$13,500 to SQ321 Passengers Who Suffered ‘Minor Injuries’
2265. INDONESIA: Presidents Past and Present to Gather for Independence Day in Jakarta and Nusantara
2266. INDONESIAN Consumers Less Confident About the Economy: BI
2267. THAI Economy Expected to Improve From July-Dec But Concerns Remain
2268. VIETNAM: Businesses Adapt as Gen Z Shapes Workplace Dynamics
2269. CAMBODIA: Ministry to Establish 250 Model Villages, Boosting Economic Growth
2270. INDONESIA: Skills Mismatch, Tech Disconnect: Why 10 Million Gen-Z Indonesians Sit Around
2271. INDONESIA: ‘OPM’ Label Reinstated, TNI Ready to Act in Papua: General Maruli
2272. MYANMAR: Russia Approves Moves to Build Nuclear Plant in Myanmar
2273. VIETNAM: Saltwater Intrusion Threatens to Wipe Durian, Rambutan Off Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
2274. INDONESIA Condemns Israeli Bill Labeling UNRWA Terror Group
2275. INDONESIA: Know Before You Fly: A Guide to Drone Laws in Indonesia
2276. MALAYSIA Evicts 500 Sea Nomads in Crackdown on Migrants: activists
2277. MYANMAR: Growing Rebellion-Myanmar’s Youth Flock to Armed Resistance, Rejecting Junta Conscription
2278. THAILAND: Govt Mulls ‘Retirement Lottery’ to Promote Saving Habits For Would-Be Seniors
2279. INDONESIA: ‘All Eyes on Papua’ Movement Gains Momentum Online
2280. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Start Working from Nusantara in July, Confirms Project on Track to Investors
2281. INDONESIA: New Law Paves Way For Longer Maternity Leave
2282. MYANMAR’S Multibillion-Dollar Jade Trade ‘Crashing’ as China Clamps Down
2283. PHILIPPINES: China Remains ‘Greatest’ Threat to PH: Survey
2284. INDONESIA Targets Cement Industry Decarbonization by 2050
2285. INDONESIA: Jokowi Looks To Steady IKN Authority Ship, Claims Big Investment Coming
2286. MALAYSIA: Importance of Human Rights Aligns With Concept of Malaysia Madani: PM Anwar
2287. MYANMAR Junta Arrests Thai Condo Buyers, Realtors as Currency Crashes
2288. THAILAND Targets To Get 1 Million Dropouts Back To School
2289. INDONESIA Won’t Normalize Israeli Ties: FM Retno
2290. INDONESIA: Foreign Tourists Spend Less Money in Indonesia:BPS
2291. MALAYSIA Needs to Prioritize Investments In Silver Economy to Enable Active, Healthy Ageing: PM Anwar
2292. MYANMAR: Charity Ride From Singapore to Bangkok Raises Funds for Myanmar Refugee Clinic
2293. THAILAND Lagging Behind in Skills and Digital Know-How: NESDC
2294. INDONESIA: National Police Arrests ‘Most Wanted’ Thai Fugitive
2295. INDONESIA: High Flyer in Some Subjects, Nadiem Fails to Make Grade in Basic Course Work
2296. MALAYSIA: Penang Expects to Reap ‘Durian Runtuh’ Revenue of RM1b Due to Three-Month Season This year
2297. MYANMAR Junta Orders All Security Personnel to Frontline as Losses Mount in Hard-Hit Regional Commands
2298. INDONESIA: Too Many Holidays Spell Bad News for Indonesia’s Productivity
2299. MALAYSIA: From Menace to Miracle: How ‘Padi Angin’ May Solve Future Rice Scarcity in Malaysia
2300. MYANMAR: Illegal Entry Arrests Surge in Thailand Amid Forced Military Conscription in Myanmar
2301. THAILAND: Long Arm of Law Finds ‘Boss Paeng’ in Indonesia
2302. CAMBODIA: KR Survivors Share Stories At First ‘Future’ Conference
2303. INDONESIA: Health Ministry Reports Decrease in Teen Smoking but Rise in E-Cigarette Use
2304. MALAYSIA: Come Clean On Those Currently Facing Gallows in Malaysia, Amnesty International tells Putrajaya
2305. MYANMAR: Rohingya Forced to Fight Alongside Myanmar Army Tormentors
2306. THAILAND to Indict Influential Former Premier Thaksin Over Royal Insult
2307. INDONESIA Thanks Spain, Ireland, and Norway for Recognizing Palestinian State
2308. INDONESIA: Government Turns to Community Early Warning System to Mitigate Marapi Lahars
2309. MALAYSIA to Train, Upskill 60,000 Engineers, Allocate RM25b in Fiscal SUpport for National Semiconductor Strategy: PM Anwar
2310. MYANMAR Junta Fires Key Economics Minister From Its Cabinet
2311. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Destinations Among World’s ‘Most Boring’ Tourist Attractions
2312. INDONESIA: Chinese-Owned Firm to Build Cement Plant in Aceh Despite Moratorium
2313. INDONESIA: Generative AI Can Save Indonesia’s Failing Rural Banks: Google
2314. INDONESIA Plans To Open Air Routes Connecting Regional Buddhist Centers
2315. MALAYSIA: At Global Forum, PM Anwar Touts Islamic Economy’s Potential to Rival ‘Unbridled’ Capitalism
2316. MYANMAR’S Military Blocks Escape Routes in Thandwe as Rakhine War Intensifies
2317. INDONESIA: More Dynasties in the Making in November Regional Head Elections
2318. INDONESIA: Reform Undone: Activists Lament Shrinking Civic Space, Unresolved Rights Abuse
2319. MYANMAR: UN Investigators Probing Mass Displacement in Myanmar
2320. MYANMAR: Putao town in Kachin State, under blockade for over two months is now facing severe food and fuel shortages with skyrocketing commodity prices
2321. VIETNAM Resort Properties Attractive to Foreign Investors
2322. INDONESIA:  State-Owned Enterprises Under Scrutiny for Corruption Allegations
2323. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Build City’s First Waste-To-Energy Plant
2324. MALAYSIA to Leverage on ASEAN to Tackle Regional Issues: PM Anwar
2325. MYANMAR: 194 Organizations Say Rohingya Must No Longer Be Exploited For Military and Political Gain
2326. MYANMAR Ditched as Global Beauty Pageant Host Over War
2327. INDONESIA: Battery Subscription Scheme Could Remove Roadblock to EV Adoption
2328. INDONESIA: Lifelong Visa for Indonesian Diaspora Can Be a Major Breakthrough
2329. MALAYSIA: Experts Call for Eearly-Years STEM Education to Address Critical engineering labor Shortage in Malaysia
2330. MYANMAR Junta Sentences Activist to 74 Years Prison for Leading Protests
2331. PHILIPPINES: While ICC Looms, House Panel Probes Duterte’s Drug war Killings For the First Time
2332. CAMBODIA: The Genocide Convention and Cambodia: Lessons Fom the Past, Prevention For the Future
2333. INDONESIA Demands Starlink’s Network Operation Center Within Borders to Protect National Sovereignty
2334. INDONESIA: Bali to Become Family Office Hub:Luhut
2335. Boundaries on 3R Issues: PM Anwar
2336. MYANMAR Shoppers Report Hyperinflation as Kyat Plunges Past 4,000/Dollar
2337. INDONESIA Wants N. Zealand to Close WTO Dispute on Food Import Restrictions
2338. INDONESIA: Steep Costs, Red Tape Deter Independent Regional Candidates
2339. MYANMAR: Conscription Crisis: Myanmar’s Military is Recruiting Young Men at Gunpoint
2340. VIETNAM: Hogwarts Hanoi: Vietnam school inspired by Harry Potter
2341. REGIONAL: Brain Drain Whittles Away at Developing Countries While Policies Fumble
2342. INDONESIA: Why Javanese Symbolism is Intertwined With Indonesian Politics
2343. INDONESIA: ‘I Will Be Myself’: Prabowo on Leadership Style
2344. MALAYSIA: Two In Five Malaysians Not Getting Enough Sleep, With Survey Showing Obesity On the Rise But Diabetes Going Down
2345. MYANMAR: Governments Issue Joint Statement in Support of Rohingya Refugees
2346. THAILAND: Climate Change Could Force Thailand to Relocate Capital Bangkok
2347. INDONESIA Maintains Trade Surplus Despite Plunging Exports
2348. INDONESIA: Medan Mall Shut Down for Dodging Rp 250B Tax
2349. MALAYSIA: Foreigners Married to Malaysians Can Use Spouse’s Name for Business: Johor Exco
2350. MYANMAR: Karen Information Center Director Wins International Journalism Award
2351. SINGAPORE: British Expat Launches ‘SinglePore’ In-Person Dating Event; Big Response Crashes Website
2352. INDONESIA: Designing the Future of Indonesia’s Food Systems
2353. INDONESIA: Jokowi, Elon Musk to Launch Starlink Services in Indonesia
2354. MALAYSIA: Meeting with Hamas May Cause Anxiety But Malaysia Trying to Help in Peace Effort: PM Anwar:
2355. MYANMAR Junta Plans October National Census
2356. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows to Broadcasting Bill that Threatens Press Freedom
2357. INDONESIA: Ukrainians, Russian Face Death Over Bali Drug Lab: Police
2358. MYANMAR Civil War Delays Development Assistance From Thailand
2359. SINGAPORE: Handing Over Singapore In Good order: The legacy of Lee Hsien Loong
2360. VIETNAM: Mysterious ‘Floating’ Lake Discovered in Central Vietnam
2361. CAMBODIA: Ministry Questions TIA Report on Money-Laundering Risks
2362. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reiterates ‘Asian Way’ to Defuse Tension
2363. INDONESIA: May Riot Victims Seek Closure From Incoming Govt
2364. MYANMAR: IOM’s Chief Announces Funding for Rohingya Refugees on Bangladesh Visit
2365. SINGAPORE: ‘I’ve Been Scammed’: PM Lee on How He Himself Was Victim of an Online Scam
2366. INDONESIA: Structural Problems Blight Agriculture As Key Sector For Employment
2367. MALAYSIA: Education Minister: Upholding Malay, English Languages Must Go Hand-in-Hand
2368. MALAYSIA Plans To Introduce ‘Orangutan Diplomacy’
2369. MYANMAR Junta Rebuffs Hun Sen’s Request to Meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
2370. THAILAND: PM Clamps Down on Cannabis For Recreational Use
2371. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Requests Video Meeting With Aung San Suu Kyi
2372. INDONESIA Sees Hottest April in 40 years
2373. INDONESIA: Bata Shoe Factory Shuts Down After 30 Years
2374. MYANMAR: Over 3 million ow displaced in Myanmar: UN
2375. VIETNAM: Digital Content Exporters Open Foreign Offices To Avoid Tax
2376. INDONESIA Hopes to Lead Global Green Aluminum Market with UAE
2377. MYANMAR: AAPP: Myanmar Junta Killed 223 Females This Year
2378. THAILAND: Heatwave Escalates Water War in Thailand’s North
2379. INDONESIA: Unresolved Conflicts May Hinder Prabowo’s Plan to Form Presidents’ Club
2380. INDONESIAN Muslim Cleric Reaffirms Ban on Interfaith Marriage
2381. MYANMAR: Chin Alliances Clash Over Territory Liberated From Myanmar Junta
2382. SINGAPORE:  Migrant Workers in S’pore Left in Limbo After Paying Large Sums to Agency Promising Jobs in Poland
2383. VIETNAM:  Rail Route Connects China, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia
2384. INDONESIA: Schools, Universities Prone To Corruption: KPK Survey
2385. INDONESIA: Sumatran Orangutan’s Use of Medicinal Plant to Treat Wound Intrigues Scientists
2386. MYANMAR: US Commission Slams Myanmar’s Religious Freedom
2387. VIETNAM Posts Over $10B in Four-Month Tourism Revenue
2388. VIETNAM to Produce Enough Rice for 8 Million Tons Exports
2389. INDONESIA May Offer Dual Citizenship to Attract Overseas Workers: Minister
2390. INDONESIA: Ministry Unveils New Funding Initiative For Climate-Resilient Health System
2391. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Govt Can Take Criticism But Will Not Compromise on 3R Sentiments
2392. MYANMAR: EU Extends Myanmar Junta Sanctions for Another Year
2393. VIETNAM Welcomes over 6 Million Int’l Visitors in Four Months
2394. INDONESIA: Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes off Java Island: Authorities
2395. INDONESIA: PDI-P Could Become Sole Opposition to Prabowo Coalition
2396. INDONESIA: Political Dynasticism Rampant in Newly Elected House Lawmakers
2397. MYANMAR: India Needs to Protect its Strategic Stakes in ‘Unstable’ Myanmar
2398. PHILIPPINES- Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools, triggers health alerts
2399. REGIONAL: Women in SE Asia Gaining Representation in Boardrooms: Report
2400. CAMBODIA: Pailin Farmer Hits On Solution To Excess Mangoes
2401. INDONESIA: US Returns Antiquities to Indonesia Amid Probe into Trafficking Networks
2402. INDONESIA: Creative Industry Workers Worry AI Is After Their Jobs
2403. MALAYSIA Adopts a Balanced Foreign Policy, Stands Clear of Provocations: PM Anwar
2404. MYANMAR: Network of ASEAN Parliamentarians Says Only Myanmar is Locking up Lawmakers
2405. INDONESIA: House of Old Men: 2024 Election Sees Lowest Number of Young Lawmakers ​​​
2406. INDONESIA: Job Creation Law Eases Business Licensing to Propel Growth
2407. MALAYSIA: UM Apologizes For Hosting Pro-Israel Professor, Lambasts Him for Claiming Malaysia Unsafe for Travelers
2408. MYANMAR: Thailand Warns Myanmar’s Rivals Against Using Its Soil For Harm: Minister
2409. THAILAND: 30 Died From Heatstroke in Thailand so Far in 2024 as South-east Asia Bakes
2410. CAMBODIA: Ending a Scourge: PM Pushes For Final Steps to Eradicate Malaria in Cambodia
2411. INDONESIA in Dire Need of Specialist Doctors: Jokowi
2412. 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
2413. MYANMAR: US Think-Tank Sounds Alarm as Scam Centers Mushroom on Myanmar-Thai Border
2414. SINGAPORE Red Cross Sends 9 Volunteers to Egypt for Gaza Relief Work, S$815,000 Worth of Aid
2415. INDONESIA: Dengue Deaths Spike Almost Threefold Compared to Last Year
2416. INDONESIA: Inter-Province Migration Costs Jakarta Trillions of Rupiah
2417. MALAYSIA Seeing Sharp Increase In Ageing Population: Nanta
2418. MYANMAR: UN’s Türk Sounds Alarm Amid Rising Tensions in Rakhine
2419. INDONESIA: Court Rulings Seal Prabowo Win
2420. INDONESIA: Clashes Between TNI, OPM Continue in Papua Amid Rising Tension
2421. MALAYSIA Poised to Become Powerhouse In Clean, Renewable Energy: Industry Players
2422. MYANMAR: As Losses Mount, Myanmar’s Junta Tightens Its Embrace of Russia
2423. CAMBODIA: Chinese Police Complete Repatriation Of Over 680 Gambling, Scam Suspects from Cambodia
2424. INDONESIA: Authorities Call For Vigilance Amid Heightened Volcanic Activity
2425. MALAYSIA Aims To Be In Top 20 Countries in Global Startup Ecosystem Index by 2030: PM Anwar
2426. MYANMAR Junta Using Rohingya Recruits to Sow Ethnic Hatred: Activists
2427. VIETNAM: Three Vietnam Locales Among World’s ‘Best Walking cities’
2428. ASEAN Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Escalating Myanmar Violence
2429. INDONESIA: Trust in Constitutional Court Rises Ahead Of Ruling On Election Disputes: LSI Survey
2430. MYANMAR: New Year, Old Tactic: Myanmar Junta’s Amnesty Skips Political Prisoners
2431. SINGAPORE:  24-Year-Old Maps Singapore Toilets With Bidets on Google, Earning Rave Reviews From Netizens
2432. THAILAND: NIA Launches New Platform to Boost Thai Agricultural Startups with Deep Tech
2433. INDONESIA: Apple Mulls Building First Production Facility in Indonesia
2434. INDONESIA: Jokowi Raises Concerns Over Money Laundering Using Crypto Assets
2435. MALAYSIA: Single Mother is First Woman Khalwat Offender to be Whipped in Terengganu
2436. MYANMAR: Burmese Activist Maung Zarni Nominated For the Nobel Peace Prize
2437. VIETNAM Needs $30B Investment For Universal Clean Water Access
2438. INDONESIA: Minister Launches 500,000 Hectares of Farming Land in S Papua
2439. INDONESIA: Young People in Indonesia Put Off Marriage
2440. MALAYSIA: Biggest Renter Group in Malaysia are Millennials: Study
2441. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi And Former President Win Myint Reportedly Moved to House Arrest in Naypyidaw
2442. VIETNAM: Draft Law Restricting Journalists’ Courtroom Rights Meets Opposition
2443. INDONESIA: Mideast Escalation Could Pose Major Economic Risk to RI
2444. INDONESIA: Komnas HAM Criticizes Government Handling of Tensions in Papua
2445. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Rohingya, Including Children, Abducted in Violation of Conscription Law
2446. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Rules Out New Bases for US
2447. SINGAPORE: Lawrence Wong to Take Over From Lee Hsien Loong As Prime Minister on May 15: PMO
2448. CAMBODIA’S Alternative Medicine to Hit $64.03 Million in 2024
2449. INDONESIA Poised to Lead Booming Halal Cosmetics Market
2450. INDONESIA: Papua Rebel Leader Says Captured New Zealand Pilot Won’t Be Released
2451. MYANMAR Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Believed Held in Solitary Confinement in Naypyidaw Prison
2452. VIETNAM: Schengen-Like Visa for Southeast Asia Will Boost Foreign Arrivals to Vietnam
2453. INDONESIA: Government Denies Israeli Reports On Normalizing Ties
2454. INDONESIA: Prabowo Collaborates with King of Jordan to Drop Indonesian Relief Supplies to Gaza
2455. MYANMAR Junta Slams UN’s ‘One-Sided’ Human Rights Claims
2456. SINGAPORE Wants to INsulate and Protect the Local Jewish Community From the Impacts of the War in Gaza: Shanmugam
2457. VIETNAM: Van Thinh Phat Chairwoman Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death in $27B Scam
2458. ASEAN Tourists Prefer Thailand Over Indonesia: Study
2459. Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.2 Pct in 2024, 2025: Report
2460. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Pledge Online Safety Measures for Children Using Social Media: Fahmi
2461. MYANMAR: Reluctant Exiles: Another ‘Life or Death’ Exodus From Myanmar
2462. VIETNAM: Thailand Aims to Boost Durian Exports to China, Reclaiming lead from Vietnam
2463. CAMBODIA: 69-Year Old Phnom Penh Madam Detained For Underage Prostitution
2464. INDONESIA: Govt Urged To Tighten, Stop Granting Mining Licenses On Small Islands
2465. INDONESIA: 2 Papuan Rebel Leaders Killed in Shootout
2466. MYANMAR: Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy
2467. VIETNAM Firms Face Highest Local Cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
2468. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Crystal and Liquid Meth Production House Linked to Hong Kong Ring
2469. INDONESIA: PLN Mulls Importing LNG Amid Likely Shortfall in Local Gas Supply
2470. MALAYSIA: Prabowo, Anwar Discuss Direction to Strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia Ties
2471. MYANMAR Junta Deputy Defense Minister Interrogated Over Online Scams
2472. THAILAND: Google Lunches Security Feature to Protect Thailand Users From Scams
2473. INDONESIA: Lack of Clean Power May Jeopardize Indonesia’s Downstream Dream
2474. INDONESIA: Brunei and Laos Join Regional Payment Connectivity
2475. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya Must Calm ‘Allah’ Socks Storm Before Tensions Erupt: Extremism Experts
2476. MYANMAR: BHRN Calls On International Community to Help Muslims in Myanmar
2477. THAILAND: National Anti-Corruption Commission Initiates An Anti-Corruption Education Curriculum to Educate Thai Children and Instill Integrity Value in Thai society
2478. INDONESIA: Hyundai Ends Indonesia Aluminium Deal After Climate Campaign By K-Pop Fans
2479. INDONESIA: Aceh Authorities Detain Four Suspects in Rohingya Refugee Smuggling Case
2480. MALAYSIA Probes Links Between Detained Man and Israeli Crime Group
2481. MYANMAR Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
2482. VIETNAM Has 6 Billionaires in Forbes Global Rich List
2483. INDONESIA: Gov’t Revokes Over 2,000 Mining Licenses
2484. INDONESIA: Court Summons 4 Jokowi Ministers to Testify in Presidential Election Dispute Trial
2485. INDONESIA: As El Nino Bites, Indonesians Struggle with Record-High Rice Prices
2486. MYANMAR Military Loses Historic Outpost on Road to China in Kachin State
2487. SINGAPORE: 5 Takeaways From Survey of Southeast Asians, Including Singapore Being Top Choice of Regional Country for Relocation
2488. INDONESIA: Pope Francis to Visit Indonesia in September: Minister
2489. INDONESIA Gears Up for Another Colossal Elections
2490. MYANMAR: KNU Grateful For Aid Sent by Thai Government Through Myanmar Red Cross
2491. SINGAPORE: Dengue Cases Soar, Doubling in First Quarter of 2024; 7 Deaths Reported
2492. CAMBODIA: Chetra Urges Preservation of Tonle Sap
2493. INDONESIA’S Business Environment Ranking Slips As Others Improve
2494. INDONESIA: Untapped Muslim Donations Could Reach Rp180 Trillion Annually
2495. MYANMAR: India Urged to Stop Embracing War Criminals in Myanmar
2496. THAILAND Equal Marriage Bill a Victory for LGBTQA+ All Over the World:Pita
2497. INDONESIA Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza After UN Vote
2498. INDONESIA Moves Closer to Next World Cup Qualifying Round with 3-0 Win in Vietnam
2499. MALAYSIA: New SOPs Introduced To Prrevent Child Abuse Cases at Daycare Centers: Nancy Shukri
2500. MYANMAR: UK Government Raps Myanmar Junta on Armed Forces Day Over Its Brutality
2501. S’PORE-Flagged Vessel Had ‘Momentary Loss of Propulsion’ Just Before Hitting Baltimore Bridge: MPA
2502. INDONESIA: 13 Soldiers Held Over Alleged Torture of Papuan
2503. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Capture Portuguese Nationals Involved in Liquid Cocaine Trafficking Operation
2504. MYANMAR: A Chronicle of Collapse: How the Tide Turned Against Myanmar’s Once Mighty Military
2505. PHILIPPINES: Drug War Restarts in Davao
2506. VIETNAM: Central Vietnam Province Gets Its Own Red Sea
2507. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Rules Defamation Clause ‘Conditionally Unconstitutional’
2508. INDONESIA Takes Over Airspace Management in Riau Islands and Natuna from Singapore
2509. MYANMAR: Chinese Town Deports 200 Myanmar Migrant Workers Each Day
2510. SINGAPORE: Govt Tells Israeli Embassy to Remove Facebook Post That Was an ‘Astonishing Attempt to Rewrite History’, says Shanmugam
2511. THAILAND: An Entrepreneur Scores a Win in Europe With Her Low Glycemic Flour
2512. INDONESIA: Failed Election Candidates Place Hopes in Court Proceedings
2513. INDONESIA: New Import Rules Hoped to Save Ailing Textile Industry
2514. MALAYSIA: ‘Allah’ Socks Issue: Sabahan Sentenced to Six Months of Jail for Insulting Islam on Facebook
2515. MYANMAR is Main Beneficiary of Chinese Fund: Ambassador
2516. THAI Scientists Breed Coral in Labs to Restore Degraded Reefs
2517. INDONESIA Among the Unhappiest Countries in Southeast Asia: Study
2518. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declared as Elected President After Final Vote Count
2519. MYANMAR Court-Ordered Auction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home Fails to Draw Bids
2520. SINGAPORE Completes First Humanitarian Aid Airdrop into Gaza
2521. VIETNAM: Vo Van Thuong Leaves Position as Vietnam President
2522. INDONESIA Braces For Wildfires Ahead of Dry Season
2523. INDONESIA: $11.6 Billion Invested in Indonesia’s Smelters
2524. MYANMAR’S Women Bear the Cost of the Junta’s Coup
2525. THAILAND: Rural Doctor Society Claims Identities of 2.2 Million Thais on Sale in ‘Dark Web’
2526. VIETNAM: Pakistani, Iranian Men Pose As Interpol To Extort Tourists in Hanoi
2527. INDONESIA Accused of Avoiding Human Rights Issues
2528. INDONESIA: Government Considers Student Loan Scheme for Low-Income Families
2529. MALAYSIA: High Court Strikes Out Woman’s Bid to Declare Herself as Non-Muslim
2530. In MYANMAR, Citizen Journalism is Connecting News to Its Revolutionary Roots
2531. INDONESIA: KPU Races to Finish Vote Tally
2532. INDONESIA: Russia Alleges 10 Indonesians Fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine
2533. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Seize 2,500 LSD Sheets from Germany
2534. Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Calls for Security Council Action to Halt Conscription
2535. CAMBODIA: First Khmer-Speaking Robot Introduced-KhmerTimes
2536. INDONESIA: Draft Policy Draws Flak for Allowing Military, Police Hold Civil Posts
2537. INDONESIA Needs 350 More Aircraft to Make Airfare More Affordable
2538. MALAYSIA: Proposed Amendment on Citizenship Laws Goes Against Founding Fathers’ Intentions, Nazir Razak Tells Putrajaya
2539. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Communications in Around 80 Myanmar’s Townships: Report
2540. INDONESIA: EU Deforestation Regulation Seen to Complicate RI Biodiesel Exports
2541. INDONESIA: Thirst for ‘Swiftnomics’: Indonesia Eyes Partnering with Singapore on Concerts
2542. newspapers to strengthen mastery of Malay language among students
2543. MYANMAR: Japan Announces Extra US$ 37 Million In Aid to Myanmar
2544. SINGAPORE: Singapore Endorses Communique on Tackling Scams at Inaugural Global Fraud Summit
2545. INDONESIA: Extreme Weather Looms Over Indonesia
2546. INDONESIA: 2024 Presidential Election Results: Prabowo-Gibran Secures Victory in Jakarta
2547. MYANMAR: China Tightens Access For Myanmar Migrant Workers Entering From Shan State
2548. SINGAPORE: Over Half in S’pore Say Society, Technology Changing Too Fast, and In Ways That Don’t Benefit Them: Survey
2549. INDONESIA: Civil Society Piles Pressure On Parties To Launch House Probe
2550. INDONESIA: Batik Air Grounds Pilots Following Alleged In-Flight Napping
2551. MALAYSIA Charts Better Score In Latest Pew Religious Restriction Index, Driven By Drop in Govt Curbs
2552. MYANMAR General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State
2553. THAILAND: Crackdown On ‘Mule’ Accounts Aims to Impact Call-Center Gangs
2554. INDONESIA: Why Carbon Utilization Key To Indonesia’s Decarbonization
2555. INDONESIA: 18 Dead, 5 Missing After Indonesia Floods, Landslide
2556. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Sarawak to Become Major Renewable Energy Hub in SE Asia
2557. MYANMAR: AA Joins KIA Attacks on Myanmar Junta in Kachin State, While Fighting in Rakhine
2558. VIETNAMESE Tech TAlents Find Homeland Has Appealing Career Prospects
2559. INDONESIA: Cooking Up Opportunities: Used Cooking Oil Can Be a ‘Sizzling Success’ for Indonesia
2560. INDONESIA Aiming for 80 Percent Middle Class Population in 2045: Bappenas
2561. MALAYSIA: A Decade After MH370: Hopes of a New search to End All Speculation
2562. MYANMAR: Besieged Junta Troops Launch ‘Scorched Earth’ Attacks in Myanmar Jade Hub
2563. PHILIPPINES: 3,600 Ex-Rebels, Mostly in Mindanao, Await Amnesty as Senate Backs Marcos’ Initiative
2564. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sets Ambitious 8 Pct Economic Growth Target for Indonesia
2565. MALAYSIA Among Top Five Most Improved in Increasing Legal Gender Equality, But Still Lags Behind Regional Neighbors: World Bank Report
2566. MYANMAR: Number of Townships Placed Under Martial Law by Myanmar Junta Rises to 61
2567. SINGAPORE: Govt Mulls Publicizing Litterbugs’ Photos to Identify Them As Part of ‘Targeted’ Response to Rise in Cases
2568. THAILAND: Wealthy Myanmar Citizens Buy Thai Property to Seek Refuge From Civil War
2569. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Groups Oppose Using Operational Assistance Fund to Provide Free Lunches
2570. INDONESIA: Prabowo Looks Certain to Protect Status Quo for Political Stability
2571. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar ‘Happy to Reopen’ MH370 Search If Compelling Evidence Found
2572. MYANMAR: ‘No Breakthrough’ in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance and Junta
2573. VIETNAM: Carbon Credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year
2574. CAMBODIA: Shiva Reborn: 10th Century Statue Takes Shape
2575. INDONESIA: Poll Body in Hot Water After String of Tech Failures
2576. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Takes a Stand Against Bullying at PGRI Congress
2577. MALAYSIAN Graduates are Overqualified and Underpaid: Khazanah Research Institute Report
2578. MYANMAR: Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar’s Naval Weaknesses
2579. INDONESIA: Government Trials Free Meal Program at Tangerang School
2580. INDONESIA: Jokowi Promotes Prabowo to TNI Honorary General
2581. MYANMAR Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions
2582. SINGAPORE: New Anti-scam Portal to be Launched; MHA Calls out Meta for ‘Consistently Pushing Back’ on Efforts to Tackle Scams
2583. THAILAND: Zero Baht Stores: How ‘Grandpa Garbage’ Turned Waste into Sustainable Communities
2584. INDONESIA: Govt Doubles Funds for Oil Palm Replanting
2585. INDONESIA Losing Out on Foreign Tourists To Its Neighbors: Sandiaga
2586. MYANMAR: Aid Received by Myanmar in 2023 Insufficient According to Analysis
2587. SINGAPORE: Restaurant in Singapore Offers ‘Divorce’ Booking Option With Treats for Celebration
2588. THAILAND: Chaiwat Insists 2,900 Rai Under Dispute is Protected Forest, Cannot Be ‘Buffer Zone’
2589. CAMBODIA: Troubled Phnom Penh ‘Beer Bus’ Rebrands as ‘Eco-Friendly Exploration’
2590. INDONESIA: World Bank Urges Fiscal Caution for Indonesia’s Free Lunch Program in 2025
2591. INDONESIA: Inclusive Marriage Registry Plan for KUAs Meets With Questions, Calls for Dialogue
2592. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Agree With New National Service Scheme, Think It Will Be Positive: Survey
2593. MYANMAR: Myanmar Junta Calls on Students to Join University Corps
2594. INDONESIA Most Networked Nation in Southeast Asia Amid Geopolitical Race
2595. INDONESIA: Government to Relocate 6,000 Civil Servants to Nusantara in July
2596. MALAYSIA now ranks number one globally for 5G consistency score: Fahmi
2597. MYANMAR: Legal Aid Network Raps Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Drive
2598. VIETNAM Risks Losing Regional Tourism Race Without Visa Waivers: Experts
2599. CAMBODIA ex-PM Hun Sen Returns to Frontline Politics for Senate Seat
2600. INDONESIA: Luhut says China Ready to Fork Over for Cutlery Factory
2601. MYANMAR: Ta’ang Towns Promised Civilian Administration
2602. VIETNAM: Scrap Dealer Builds $2.85M Gold-Plated Castle in Central Vietnam
2603. CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Explains Hun Many’s Promotion to DPM
2604. INDONESIA: Jokowi Unveils Biggest Port in Eastern Indonesia
2605. INDONESIA Decries ‘Geopolitical Nightmare’ Ahead of ICJ Appeal
2606. MYANMAR: Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription
2607. VIETNAM To See Largest Expansion in Wealth Growth Over The Next Decade
2608. INDONESIA: Fitch, Moody’s Raise Concerns About Fiscal Policy Under Prabowo leadership
2609. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s School Meal Program to Cost $7.7 Billion in First Year
2610. MYANMAR: Pa-O Militia Backs Myanmar Junta Conscription by Forcibly Recruiting Civilians
2611. SINGAPORE: Malaysian Govt Study Warns of ‘Brain Drain’, Finds 3 in 4 M’sians Living, Working in S’pore Skilled or Semi-skilled
2612. THAILAND: What Thailand Must Do To Improve its Democracy Index Ranking
2613. INDONESIA: Jokowi signs regulation requiring Google, Meta to pay for news
2614. INDONESIA Says Women’s Rights Advocacy Should Remain a Priority in Afghanistan
2615. MALAYSIA: Police and State Islamic Authorities will Investigate Man Who Claims to be Prophet Muhammad’s Descendant: Home Minister
2616. MYANMAR:  Global ESG Investment Advisory Firms Accused of Aiding Myanmar Junta
2617. VIETNAM to send 125,000 Laborers Abroad in 2024
2618. CAMBODIA To Install Hundreds of Wildlife Cameras in an EFfort to Restore its Tiger Population
2619. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates 26 Military Hospitals Across Indonesia
2620. MYANMAR: 3 Myanmar Brigadier Generals Sentenced To Death For Surrendering Town
2621. VIETNAM’S VinFast to Establish EV Assembly Plant in Indonesia This Year
2622. INDONESIA: Doctors Blame Late Detection as Cancer Deaths in Indonesia Near 243,000
2623. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Policy Scrutiny After Free-Market Comments
2624. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Proposed Fishing Law Leaves Burmese Workers Vulnerable
2625. SINGAPORE: Air Ticket Prices To Go Up as Singapore Mandates Sustainable Fuel for Departing Flights from 2026
2626. THAILAND: Group Opposed to Thaksin’s Parole Vows to Seek NACC Investigation
2627. INDONESIA: Prabowo On Track To Succeed Jokowi
2628. INDONESIA: From Floods to Love Hearts
2629. MYANMAR: Restrictions Imposed on Domestic Air Travel in Myanmar
2630. THAILAND: Govt Launches New Medical Coverage Scheme for Tourists
2631. VIETNAMESE Spend $3.8M Daily on Online Food Orders
2632. INDONESIA: Tale of Two cities: Religious Tolerance in Bekasi & Depok
2633. INDONESIA to Address International Court Hearing on Israel Next Week
2634. MALAYSIA: Tourism Minister Urges Malaysians to Reject Racism to Achieve Strong Unity
2635. MYANMAR: Thailand to Open Humanitarian Center to Deliver Aid to Myanmar in One Month
2636. SINGAPORE Builds AI Model to ‘Represent’ Southeast Asians
2637. INDONESIA’S 2024 Cybersecurity Challenge: Rising Threats and Human Risks
2638. INDONESIA: New Energy Rule Discourages Rooftop Solar Systems: Users
2639. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reaffirms Continuation of Jokowi’s Programs
2640. MALAYSIA: Sharia Punishments in Malaysia Determined by Govt, No Question of Any Challenge Against Islamic Laws: IKIM
2641. MYANMAR Junta Enforces Military Service Law Following Battlefield Losses
2642. INDONESIA: Government Targets Completion of 41 National Strategic Projects by 2024, Removes 12
2643. MYANMAR’S Depleted Military Takes Aim at Professors, Students to Beef Up
2644. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Rejects Calls for Independent Mindanao After Duterte’s Remarks
2645. SINGAPORE: Median Monthly Household Income Rises to S$10,869 in 2023, a Real Increase of 2.8%
2646. INDONESIA’S Leading Banks Thrive in Post-Pandemic Recovery
2647. INDONESIA: KPU Found Guilty of Ethics Breach in Handling of Gibran VP Bid
2648. MYANMAR: Nine UN Security Council Members Call on Junta to End Attacks on Civilians
2649. THAILAND Confident Aid Effort Will Lead to Myanmar Crisis Dialogue
2650. INDONESIA: Anies to Uphold FPI, HTI Bans
2651. INDONESIA: Ship Captain Arrested for Transporting Migrant Workers from Malaysia
2652. MALAYSIA’S Pardons Board Announces Decision to Cut Najib’s Jail Term from 12 to 6 Years
2653. MYANMAR: 41 Rohingya Refugees Arrested After Fleeing Malaysian Detention Center
2654. VIETNAM: South Australia Halts Central Vietnam Students’ Admittance Amid Disappearances
2655. INDONESIAN Academia Calls for Electoral Integrity
2656. INDONESIA’S Manufacturing PMI Beats Other ASEAN Countries
2657. MALAYSIA: Stats Dept 2023 Report Shows Cancer Fourth Leading cCuse of death in Malaysia: Health Minister
2658. MYANMAR: 900 Myanmar Medics Detained Since 2021 Coup: Swiss Report
2659. SINGAPORE: Muslims Will Be Allowed to Eat Lab-Grown Meat If  It’s From Halal Animal Cells, Free From Non-Halal Ingredients: Mufti
2660. CAMBODIA: Soothsayers Barred From Social Media aEtivities
2661. INDONESIA: TNI Deploys 400,000 Soldiers to Safeguard the 2024 Election
2662. INDONESIA to Import Chinese Trains for Aging Commuter Line
2663. MYANMAR: Junta Prepared to Extend Myanmar’s State of Emergency Again in August
2664. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs
2665. INDONESIA: Dynasty in the Making’ as President Jokowi Shadow Hangs Over General Elections
2666. INDONESIA: Singkawang Retains Title as Indonesia’s Most Tolerant City
2667. MALAYSIA Ranks 57th in Global Corruption Perception Index, Trails Singapore in ASEAN
2668. MYANMAR: Momeik Incinerated as Myanmar Junta Reoccupies Shan Town
2669. PHILIPPINES: CNN Philippines to Close Due to Financial Losses
2670. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Back ‘Myanmar-Owned and Led’ Solution to Crisis
2671. INDONESIA: South Korean Native Vies for House seat
2672. INDONESIA: Sustainable Infrastructure Will Remain as Top Priority under New President: Sri Mulyani
2673. MYANMAR Sends Official to First ASEAN Meeting in More Than Two Years
2674. SINGAPORE: Women Aged 21 to 49 More Likely Than Male Peers to Accept Being Single, Married Without Children: IPS poll
2675. INDONESIA Aims to Attract 1,000 Investors with ‘Golden Visa’ Program
2676. INDONESIA: Jokowi Gets Red Mark in Agrarian Dispute Resolution
2677. MYANMAR: Both Junta and Resistance Digging In as Third Myanmar Coup Anniversary Approaches
2678. THAILAND: Most Thais Believe Country in Economic Crisis That Needs Urgent Attention: Poll
2679. Vietnamese Make Up Largest Percentage of Japan’s Foreign Workforce
2680. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugees Flee Aceh Shelter Amid Tensions With Locals
2681. INDONESIA Walks Out During Israel’s UN Security Council Speech
2682. MALAYSIA: At UPR Review, Malaysia Stands Firm on its Treatment of Refugees
2683. MYANMAR’S Supreme Court Orders Sale of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home
2684. VIETNAM Condemns Fabricated Report by Human Rights Watch
2685. INDONESIA: More Indonesians Smoking, Bucking Global Trend
2686. INDONESIA Seeks EU Trade Deal to Compete Against Vietnamese Footwear
2687. MALAYSIA to Launch Inquiry Into Cases Involving Disputed Singapore Strait Islets
2688. MYANMAR’S  Military Has Turned a Strategic Town in Sagaing Region Into a ‘Graveyard’
2689. THAILAND Must Get Out of Comfort Zone Amid Global Polycrises: CEOs
2690. INDONESIA Needs to Quadruple Sugar Output by 2030 for Self-Fufficiency, Ethanol
2691. INDONESIA: Demands from China, India to Boost Indonesia’s Coal Production
2692. MALAYSIA Demands Accountability for Israel’s Violations of International Law: Foreign Minister
2693. MYANMAR: Defeated Myanmar Junta Generals Given Death Sentences
2694. THAILAND Rolls out New VAT Refund for Foreign Tourists
2695. INDONESIA to Defend Skeptical Stance on Digital Goods Tax Moratorium at WTO
2696. INDONESIA: Special Buses for Students with Disabilities Begin Operations in Jakarta
2697. MALAYSIA’s Regressive Citizenship Amendments Risk Giving ‘Little Napoleons’ Power to Decide Who Gets To Be a Malaysian: Lawyer
2698. MYANMAR: India Plans to Fence Off Myanmar Frontier
2699. VIETNAM: First Homemade Radar Satellite to Go into Space Next Year
2700. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Future Lies in Kalimantan
2701. INDONESIA Eyes More Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Projects in 2024
2702. MYANMAR Named Second-Biggest Jailer of Journalists
2703. THAILAND: Muay Thai Takes the US by Storm, with 1,724 Centers, $1.25 Billion Industry
2704. VIETNAM: PM Requests Review of Labor Export Companies
2705. INDONESIA to Abandon 23% Renewable Energy Target
2706. INDONESIA’S Tourism to Fall Behind Thailand if Entertainment Tax Goes Up: Apindo
2707. MYANMAR: Another 278 Myanmar Junta Troops Flee to India
2708. SINGAPORE: EV Fast Chargers to be Set Up in HDB Neighborhood and town centers
2709. VIETNAM: Health Ministry Warns of Covid, Flu Surges Amid Tet travel, weather
2710. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Ganjar, Anies Offer Diverse Anti-Graft Strategies
2711. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Global Graffic Ranking Improves, But Congestion Worsens
2712. MALAYSIA: Immigration D-G says 220 Undocumented Migrant Hotspots Detected Nationwide
2713. MYANMAR: Thailand Mulls Providing Humanitarian Aid to Victims of War in Myanmar: Report
2714. VIETNAM: US Terrorist Group Coaxes People Into Deadly Attacks in Vietnam: Prosecutors
2715. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Breaks Ground on Rp 940 Billion Mosque Project in Nusantara
2716. INDONESIA: KPK Seeks FBI Assistance in Investigating SAP’s Bribery Allegations
2717. MALAYSIA: Two Malaysian Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Plead Guilty to Conspiring in 2002 Bali Bombing
2718. MYANMAR: Female Prisoners Subjected to Humiliating Strip Searches in Corridors
2719. VIETNAM: Hanoi Man Suffers Roundworm Attacks Passed From Dog
2720. INDONESIA Targets 15 Oil and Gas Projects Going Onstream in 2024
2721. INDONESIA Narrowly Misses Target of 100% Electrification Rate
2722. INDONESIA: Vietnam to Surpass Indonesia if We Do Nothing: Jokowi
2723. MYANMAR  Military Bows to Powerful Ethnic Army, Gives it More Towns Near China Border
2724. VIETNAM: 290 Kg of Cocaine Washed Ashore in Central Vietnam
2725. INDONESIA: Candidates to Pledge Commitment On Graft Eradication
2726. INDONESIA: Police in West Papua Urge Vigilance as 53 Inmates Escape from Sorong Prison
2727. MYANMAR’S Dictator is Facing Calls to Resign From Some of His Most Ardent Supporters
2728. SINGAPOREANS Less Happy Today Than 5 Years Ago, But Those With More Balanced View of LIfe Generally More Satisfied: NUS Survey
2729. VIETNAM Upholds ‘One China’ Policy After Taiwan Election
2730. INDONESIA: Prabowo Revives Plan to Build Giant Seawall Across Java Coastline
2731. INDONESIA: Communication and Information Ministry Removes 810,000 Online Gambling Content in 2023
2732. MALAYSIAN Drug Kingpin Arrested in Laos Deported to Thailand, Authorities Working to Seize Remaining Ill-Gotten Gains
2733. MYANMAR: Captured Myanmar Brigadier General Urges Junta Boss to Stop Committing War Crimes
2734. SINGAPORE Passport Ranked World’s Most Powerful in 2024, Tied With 5 Other Countries
2735. INDONESIA: Police Extend Cartenz Peace Operation in Papua Through 2024
2736. INDONESIA: PLN Transforms Electric Poles into EV Charging Stations
2737. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Spreading Fake News is a Crime, Agong is in Malaysia
2738. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Myanmar Migrants Detained in Malaysia Crackdown
2739. SINGAPORE Looking to Hire Auxiliary Police from China, India, the Philippines, Myanmar as Taiwan Recruits Dwindle: Shanmugam
2740. INDONESIA: Unlocking Indonesia’s Supply Chain Opporst Asia-tunity in Energized Southea
2741. INDONESIA to Send Record-Breaking 241,000 Pilgrims for 2024 Hajj Season
2742. Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int’l Isolation, Rohingya Rights
2743. SINGAPORE: Films at Upcoming Palestine Film Festival Allowed As They Do Not Promote Violence Against Any Group: Shanmugam
2744. THAILAND Set to Surpass 2023 Rice Export Target as November Figures Surge
2745. INDONESIA, Taiwan Prepare Migrant Fisher Protection Pact
2746. INDONESIA’S Foreign Policy is Not Transactional: Minister
2747. MALAYSIA: Protecting Malaysian Kids Online From Sexual Exploitation: Govt Explores Measures to Safeguard Against Overseas Predators
2748. MYANMAR: Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore
2749. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Eye More Tax on the Rich, Digital Firms to Raise Revenue
2750. INDONESIA Faces Dilemma on Rohingya Refugees
2751. MALAYSIA: Make No mistake, Downloading And Viewing ‘Child Porn’ is a Crime in Malaysia — Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
2752. MYANMAR Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp
2753. SINGAPORE: ‘The Urgency Has Gone Up’: SIngapore Government Agencies React To Findings of Third Climate Change Study
2754. INDONESIA: Waves of Lay-Offs Sweep Indonesia’s Export-Oriented Industries in 2023
2755. INDONESIA Confident About Winning EU Lawsuit on Palm Oil Biofuel
2756. MALAYSIA: Global Pharmaceutical Firm Roche Selects Malaysia as Site for First-in-Human Clinical Trial on Experimental Immuno Suppressant Drug
2757. SINGAPORE: What is a ‘Cyber Kidnapping’ Scam, and How Can You Protect Yourself Against it?
2758. MYANMAR Resistance Set to Expand Fighting in Mandalay After Seizing Strategic Junta Outpost
2759. CAMBODIA: New Minimum Wage in Effect, Up $4 Per Month
2760. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Venture Into TikTok To Win Over Young Voters
2761. INDONESIA: Bali Senator Sparks Islamophobic Controversy Over Comments on Airport Staff Attire
2762. MYANMAR Junta Threatens Nonstop Bombing of Towns Seized by Ethnic Groups
2763. VIETNAMESE Workers’ Average Income Grows 6.9% in 2023
2764. ASEAN FDI Hits All-Time High as EV Investment Skyrockets
2765. MYANMAR: Spring Revolution News for 1 January 2024
2766. SINGAPORE’S Economy Grew 1.2% in 2023; External Environment ‘Less Favorable’ to Security, Prosperity For Some Years To Come: PM Lee
2767. VIETNAM: India, Cambodia are Vietnam’s Fastest Growing Tourism Markets
2768. INDONESIA: Govt Confirms New COVID-19 Subvariant Ahead of Year-End Holidays
2769. INDONESIA’S Pertamina to Invest $900 Million in Algeria: Minister
2770. MALAYSIANNS Who Made Their Mark in the International Film Industry in 2023
2771. MYANMAR Junta Accused of Starving and Arresting Civilians in Rakhine State ‘to Instill Fear’
2772. VIETNAM: Tourism Race Heats Up as Asian Countries Rush to Simplify Visa Requirements
2773. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Finally Forms Permanent Ethics Council
2774. INDONESIA: No Need to Go Abroad: Jokowi Wants People to Seek Healthcare in New Capital
2775. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Govt ban on Israeli-owned ships entering country clear signal Malaysia does not recognise Israel
2776. SINGAPORE to Step Up Enforcement Against Vapes at Changi Airport and Other Checkpoints
2777. THAILAND: Survey Finds That 50% of Thais of Working Age Cannot Afford to Retire
2778. INDONESIA: Nickel Plan Sidelined as Govt Pushes EV Market With New Incentives
2779. INDONESIA: North Maluku Governor Arrested 13 Days Prior to Retirement
2780. MALAYSIA: Bumiputera Population Estimated at 21.3 Million This Year
2781. MYANMAR Stands on Humanitarian ‘Precipice’, UN Warns
2782. SINGAPORE: Will Global Supply Chains Be Disrupted By Ship Attacks in the Red Sea and is Singapore Affected?
2783. ASEAN: Japan to Provide $1b for ASEAN’s Regional EV Ecosystem
2784. INDONESIA: Spending Discrepancy in Jakarta: Land of the Rich, Home of the Poor
2785. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated
2786. MYANMAR: Number of Civilians Fleeing War in Myanmar Doubled to 660,000 in One Month: UN
2787. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Eye Seamless Tourism: Srettha
2788. CAMBODIA: Endangered Dholes Discovered at Mondulkiri Wildlife Conservancy
2789. INDONESIA: KPU Puts Health As Priority When Recruiting Poll Workers
2790. INDONESIA: India Proposes Local Currency Use in Trade with Indonesia
2791. MYANMAR: Few Places in Myanmar Still Safe for Junta Boss to Visit
2792. VIETNAM: Hanoi Aims to Increase Per Capita Green Space Five-Fold
2793. INDONESIA: Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Reimpose Health Protocols Amid Rising COVID-19 Trend
2794. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Earns Praise from Global Economists: Enggartiasto
2795. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Report Jump in Malaysia Govt Requests to Remove Content in 2023
2796. MYANMAR’S Spring Revolution Must Open Two New Fronts to Oust Junta
2797. INDONESIA’S Deforestation Rate Off Target For 2030 Climate Goal
2798. INDONESIA: Anies Wants to Discontinue New Capital Nusantara Project
2799. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Calls For Masks Again As Malaysia’s Covid-19 Cases Nearly Double to 13,000 In a Week
2800. MYANMAR: China Says ‘Positive’ Peace Talks Held Over North Myanmar Conflict
2801. INDONESIA: Ministry Urges Complete COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead of Holiday Season
2802. ‘INDONESIA Imprisoned More Graft Convicts than any Other Nation’: Jokowi
2803. MYANMAR’S Growth to Fall to 1 Percent: World Bank
2804. MYANMAR Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN
2805. PHILIPPINES: 65 Provinces Face Severe Drought
2806. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Ready for First Debate
2807. INDONESIA: Barito Dethrones BCA as Indonesia’s Biggest Listed Company
2808. MALAYSIA: CIJ: Surge in Anti-LGBT Hate Speech Since 1975 Incident at Good Vibes
2809. MYANMAR-Thailand to Form Joint Task Force to Cope With War Refugees
2810. SINGAPORE Suspends Poultry Imports From Regions in Japan, US and Other Countries Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
2811. CAMBODIA: LGBT Community Proposes Marital Equality Discussions
2812. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Push for Indonesian-Made Cars If He Wins Election
2813. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Prioritizes 4 Cities as New Growth Drivers
2814. MYANMAR Regime Stops Fuel Supplies to Yangon Factories
2815. PHILIPPINES: Most Filipinos Oppose Divorce
2816. INDONESIA: Jakarta Reports Infections Linked to ‘Mystery Pneumonia’
2817. INDONESIA: 11 Bodies Recovered after Marapi Eruption, and 12 Climbers Still Missing
2818. MYANMAR: Full Civilian Rule Restored in First Large Town Seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG
2819. SINGAPORE: Fewer Young People in Singapore Donating Blood Even as Demand Rises From Ageing Population: Red Cross
2820. THAILAND: Work-Life Balance and Flexibility Top Priorities for Thai Employees: Survey
2821. INDONESIA’S Call for Support in COP28 Shows ‘No New’ Commitment
2822. INDONESIA and UAE Collaborate to Combat Money Laundering
2823. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Stop Calling For ‘Inclusive Talks’ Between Myanmar Junta and Its Victims
2824. PHILIPPINES:11 Dead, Scores Hurt in MSU Bombing
2825. THAILAND: Police to Investigate Bribery Allegations Reported by German media
2826. INDONESIA Heightens Monitoring in Response to ‘Mysterious Pneumonia’ Outbreak in China
2827. INDONESIA Calls for Palestine’s Full UN Membership
2828. MYANMAR Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military
2829. MYANMAR: Fighting In Over 200 Townships Since Myanmar Coup
2830. INDONESIA: Indonesia EV Battery Industry in Limbo Amid Uncertain Roadmap, Rule
2831. INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau Continues to Erupt on Tuesday
2832. MYANMAR: Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang
2833. MYANMAR: Gangs, Extortion in Bangladesh Camps Driving Rohingya Sea Exodus
2834. SINGAPORE: Shanmugam Seeks Court Order Requiring TikTok to Name Users Who Posted ‘False, Baseless’ Claims of Extra-Marital Affair
2835. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Highlights Importance of Religion at R20 Summit
2836. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates On The Move Ahead of Official Campaign Season
2837. MALAYSIA: Education Minister Apologizes Over Vanning of Tamil Songs at Carnival in Penang
2838. MYANMAR: Rohingya Resettlements From Bangladesh Increase While Myanmar Instability Grows
2839. THAILAND: Chinese Nationals Begging in Bangkok Not Victims of Trafficking: Immigration Chief
2840. INDONESIA: State-Owned Enterprises Yield Rp 74 Trillion in Dividends
2841. INDONESIAN Police, Fishers Start Patrols to Stop Rohingya Boats
2842. MALAYSIA: In China, Court Begins Hearing Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 Compensation Claims From Passengers’ Families
2843. MYANMAR Junta to Prosecute Satellite Internet Users
2844. INDONESIA: KPK Marches On As Leader Fights Graft Charges
2845. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Inaugurates Two Airports in Papua
2846. MYANMAR: Battle For Control of Myanmar State Capital Escalating at ‘Alarming Rate’
2847. VIETNAMESE in Myanmar Relocated to Safe Zones: ministry
2848. INDONESIA Welcomes Temporary Truce in Gaza, Seeks Lasting Solution
2849. INDONESIA: Amended Law Allows Gov’t to Freeze Bank Accounts in Online Gambling Crackdown
2850. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Electronics Face Closer US Scrutiny Over China-Forced Labor
2851. MYANMAR: Doctors Without Borders Calls for Patient and Healthcare Worker Safety in Myanmar Conflict Areas
2852. VIETNAM: Task Force Curbing Traffic of Newborns to China
2853. INDONESIA: Regional Economic Integration Underpins Indonesia’s Transformation-JakartaPost-Nov 22, 2023
2854. INDONESIANS See US, China As the Right Economic Partners for ASEAN
2855. MALAYSIA: Bomb Threats Hit Several International Schools in Malaysia
2856. MYANMAR: Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
2857. THAILAND: LGBTQ Couples in Thailand to Soon Have Equal Legal Rights in Marriage
2858. INDONESIA Sends $2 Million worth of Humanitarian Supplies to Palestine
2859. INDONESIA: Disapora Welcomes New visa, But Not the Cost
2860. MALAYSIA: Average Salary in Malaysia to Increase 5.1pc in 2024: Mercer Survey
2861. MYANMAR: Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future
2862. CAMBODIA to Become First Asian Host of Mine Summit
2863. INDONESIA Opts for Less Ambitious Option Than Early Coal Retirement
2864. INDONESIA: About 250 Rohingya Refugees in Aceh Sent Back to Sea
2865. MALAYSIA: Becoming a Malaysian Officially: Five things You Need to Know About the ‘Good Character’ Test
2866. MYANMAR: Humbled Regime Helpless as China Demands Border Security; Hiding the Scale of Defeat; and More
2867. INDONESIA Healthtech Industry Faces Fresh Challenges Despite Past Growths
2868. INDONESIA: House to Form Committee to Watch Police Ahead of Elections
2869. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Agree to Address Illegal Fishing, Discuss South China Sea Issue During Bilateral Meeting in San Francisco
2870. MYANMAR: 5 European Nations, Canada Seek to Join Genocide Case against Myanmar at Top UN Court
2871. THAILAND: Hamas Tells govt Negotiators Thai Hostages Will Be Freed During Ceasefire
2872. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Vow Close Scrutiny of 2024 Race
2873. INDONESIA: Gunung Padang Could Be the World’s Oldest Pyramid: Study
2874. MALAYSIA: Google, Malaysian Govt Announce Strategic Collaboration To Create Skill Opportunities for 300,000 by 2026
2875. MYANMAR: Nine Towns Occupied by Myanmar Military for Decades Lost to Resistance in Days
2876. SINGAPORE: All Adult Singaporeans To Receive up to S$800 in Assurance Package Support in December
2877. INDONESIA: Competitive Three-Horse Race to Succeed Jokowi is On
2878. INDONESIA, US to Develop Work Plan on Critical Minerals Deal
2879. MYANMAR: Almost 40 Myanmar Junta Positions Abandoned in Rakhine: Arakan Army
2880. PHILIPPINES: Why Court Allowed Leila de Lima to Post Bail
2881. THAILAND Welcomes 23 Million Tourists This Year with Malaysians Topping List
2882. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Divided on Jokowi’s Food Estate Policy
2883. INDONESIA: Gibran Cleared To Run Despite Controversy
2884. MALAYSIA: Why Aren’t More Malays Successful Despite NEP? Dr Mahathir Compares Culture to Centuries of ‘Wealth-Chasing’ by Chinese
2885. MALAYSIA: ‘Stalemate’: Malaysia Still Can’t Get Sirul Extradited from Australia Due to Death Penalty: Lawyers
2886. CHINA Offers Bounty for Myanmar Junta’s Scam Kingpin in Kokang
2887. INDONESIA: Jokowi Calls OIC to Unite Against Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza
2888. INDONESIA: Religious Figures, Activists Call for Dialogue to End Violence in Papua
2889. MYANMAR: Thousands Trapped Without Food and Medicine in Shan State
2890. THAILAND: Chinese Police to Patrol in Thailand to Boost Tourist Confidence
2891. VIETNAM: Healing Tourism Trend Prompts Service Suppliers to Become More Dynamic
2892. CAMBODIA Achieves Remarkable Rice Sales Exceeding $1.2 Billion
2893. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
2894. INDONESIA: TikTok Ramps Up Efforts To Fight Fake Election News
2895. MYANMAR: Brotherhood Alliance Vows to Spread Operation 1027 Across Myanmar
2896. VIETNAM Beckons DIaspora With Career Options
2897. INDONESIA’S Diplomacy Must Be Value-Led, Not Transactional: Anies
2898. INDONESIA Welcomes 22 Palestinian Students on Scholarships
2899. MYANMAR Junta Calls Up All Reservists as Resistance Offensive Spreads
2900. SINGAPORE: Religious Leaders’ Guidance On gGobal Conflicts Helped to Foster Harmony in Singapore: Shanmugam
2901. VIETNAM: US Adds Vietnam to Currency Monitoring List
2902. INDONESIA: Certification Headache for Indonesia’s Budding Carbon Market
2903. INDONESIA Should Revamp Foreign Policy Amid Global Challenges: Ganjar
2904. MALAYSIA: Recruitment Agencies Not Allowed to Outsource Hiring of Foreign Workers: HR Minister
2905. MYANMAR: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Need Food: Myanmar Volunteers
2906. VIETNAMESE  Boycott Snapchat Over China’s U-shaped Line
2907. INDONESIA: GDP Growth Falls Below 5 Percent for First Time Since Pandemic
2908. INDONESIA Joins Money Laundering Watchdog FATF
2909. MYANMAR: Thai Police Pledge to Rescue Trafficked Nationals From Myanmar
2910. SINGAPORE PRoposes New Laws for President, Ministers to Hold ROles in Foreign and Global organizations
2911. VIETNAM By Far the Biggest Market for South Korean Cars in Southeast Asia
2912. INDONESIA: New Law Allows Military’s Return to Civilian Positions
2913. INDONESIA: West Papua Tribe At Risk of Losing Homeland aAter Court Ruling: NGOs
2914. MALAYSIA: Health Experts Predict Diabetes Will Heavily Burden Malaysia’s Healthcare System in Future
2915. MYANMAR Ethnic Groups Seize More Junta Outposts in Northern Shan State
2916. PHILIPPINES: Radioman Killed While Broadcasting
2917. INDONESIA Unlikely To Boycott Pro-Israel Products
2918. INDONESIA, UAE to Launch Mangrove Research Center at COP28
2919. MYNMAR Military Says Lost Control of Strategic Border Town
2920. SINGAPORE Warns Foreigners Against Using Country to Further Political Causes Amid Israel-Hamas war
2921. VIETNAM Uncovers Oldest Human Remains
2922. CAMBODIA: UNESCO Formally List Battambang Gastronomy
2923. INDONESIAN Hospital in Gaza in its Last Hours Amid Israel’s Fuel Blockade
2924. INDONESIA: More Local Firms Start Developing Malls, Hospitals in Nusantara
2925. MALAYSIA: On Proposed ‘Regressive’ Citizenship Law Changes, Stateless Kids Still Have Legal Avenues to be Malays: Saifuddin Nasution
2926. MYANMAR: US Sanctions Myanmar Junta’s State Oil and Gas Company
2927. INDONESIA Doubts Myanmar is Close to Inclusive National Dialogue
2928. INDONESIA: Government to introduce superior tuber varieties to address famine in Papua
2929. INDONESIA: 200,000 Hectares of Palm Plantations to be Made Forests: Government
2930. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Allowed 100pc Foreign-Owned Tesla, Starlink To Operate in Malaysia for National Good
2931. MYANMAR: Chinese Security Minister Meets Myanmar Junta Chief as Border Violence Grows
2932. INDONESIA: At Least 45 Suspected Militants Arrested in October
2933. INDONESIA: Remote Working for Jakarta Public Employees Fails to Tackle Pollution
2934. MALAYSIA: Sold An Illusion, Group Says Some Nepalis Find Bitter Reality Once in Malaysia
2935. MYNMAR Military Caught Off Guard by Ethnic Alliance’s Northern Offensive
2936. THAILAND To Lift Deep South Emergency by 2027: Defense Minister
2937. INDONESIA: 2024 Elections Chance to ‘Rejuvenate Democracy’ in Southeast Asia
2938. INDONESIA Surpasses Target With 26 Gold Medals at Hangzhou Para Games
2939. MYANMAR’S Shan State Clashes Stretch Into Second Day
2940. SINGAPORE’S Vote In Favor of UN Resolution Shows Clear Stand on Israel-Hamas Conflict: Shanmugam
2941. VIETNAM: Google Offers 40,000 Scholarships to Support Vietnam’s digital transformation
2942. INDONESIA Slams Western ‘Bias’ Regarding Gaza Siege at Security Council
2943. INDONESIA: TikTok, YouTube, Meta Eye Indonesia E-commerce License: Sources
2944. MYANMAR Junta Gets an ‘F’ For Education as Schools Spiral into Chaos
2945. SINGAPORE: Sleep-Deprived, 2 in 3 S’poreans Planning Travel With Goal of Catching Up On Shut-Eye: Survey
2946. THAILAND: At Least 54 Thais Held Hostage by Hamas: Israeli government
2947. INDONESIA: Businesses Seek to Ensure Post-Election Continuity
2948. INDONESIA: We Are Open to All: Indonesia Denies Favoring Chinese Investment
2949. MALAYSIA: Using Bahasa Melayu in Govt Dept Correspondence Crucial to Safeguard its Position: Malay Students Federation
2950. MYANMAR: Daw Aung Suu Kyi in Limbo as Myanmar Resumes Prison Visits After Three-Year Ban
2951. MYANMAR Crackdown on Business Escalates, 16 More Executives Face Life in Prison
2952. CAMBODIA-Village Ends Logging, Plants Crops
2953. INDONESIA Can Sue EU over Protectionist Green Policy: Economist
2954. MALAYSIA: DAP Rep Calls on Malaysians to Buy Palestinian Products Like Olive Oil, Dates As Sign of Solidarity
2955. MYANMAR: Global Petition Ups Pressure on Singapore to Cut Myanmar Military’s Supply Line
2956. VIETNAM Reports First Monkeypox Death
2957. INDONESIA: Firms Want Direct 95-Year Land Rights In Nusantara As Uncertainty Persists
2958. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Huge Geothermal Potential Catches Iceland’s Attention
2959. MALAYSIA: Poor Command of Bahasa Malaysia Among Reasons Why Senior Applicants Refused Citizenship:  Home Minister
2960. MYANMAR Regime Opens Larger Gems Emporium
2961. SINGAPORE: No Decision On Use Of Nuclear Energy Yet, Singapore to Keep Options Open
2962. INDONESIA: Prabowo Picks Jokowi’s Son Gibran as Running Mate
2963. INDONESIA: Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage in Indonesia’s “Living Rooms”
2964. MYANMAR: Rohingya Lie at the Bottom of the Pile of World Aid Priorities
2965. MYANMAR Junta Allocates Land in Yangon for Russia to Build Orthodox Church
2966. VIETNAM: Vietnam to Sign Rice Trade Deals with Indonesia, Philippines
2967. INDONESIA: After Nearly A Decade, Jokowi Falls Short On Promise Of Energy Subsidy Reform
2968. INDONESIA: Ex-Papua Governor Lukas Enembe Sentenced to 8 Years for Corruption
2969. MYANMAR: German Firm Faces Legal Probe Over Myanmar Junta Supplies
2970. MYANMAR Junta Demands Expats Pay Tax Before Renewing Passports
2971. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Secures $4.26B Business Deals in Saudi Arabia-
2972. INDONESIA: Belt and Road Cooperation Must Not Complicate Countries’ Fiscal Conditions: Jokowi
2973. INDONESIA: European Firm Commits to Invest $2b in Indonesia’s Renewables
2974. MALAYSIA Proposes Upgrading 2002 ASEAN Pact To Address Haze Issue: Nik Nazmi
2975. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Trying to Sow Division in Myanmar’s Oldest Ethnic Armed Group
2976. THAILAND: Iranian Envoy in Thailand Says Effort Being Made to Free Thais Held Hostage by Hamas
2977. INDONESIA: Xi Wants to Expand Cooperation With Indonesia in Several Key Markets
2978. INDONESIA: 30.000 Coal Workers Could Lose Jobs as Indonesia Shifts to Clean Energy
2979. MALAYSIA: First Women’s Health Clinic Set Up At National Sports Medical Centre To Handle Female Athletes’ Health Issues: Hannah Yeoh
2980. MYANMAR: ASEAN Must Take Action Against Members Supporting Myanmar Junta
2981. MYANMAR: ‘Cyber Scammer’ Facing Arrest in China Linked to Drugs Trade in Myanmar
2982. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Opens Door For Jokowi’s Son to Run in Presidential Poll
2983. INDONESIA: Jakarta Aims to Become Global City After Capital Relocation
2984. MALAYSIA: EPF: Budget 2024 Prioritizes Retirement Wellbeing, Secure Future For Malaysians
2985. MYANMAR: China Begins Surveys for Railway on Myanmar’s Indian Ocean
2986. PHILIPPINES: Canada Forges Agreement to Help Philippines Track Illegal Fishing vessels Using Satellite Technology
2987. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Upholds Minimum Age for President, VP candidates
2988. INDONESIA: Missing Emission Cap Renders RI Carbon Exchange Less Effective: Experts
2989. INDONESIA Urges Norway to Accelerate $250 Million Clean Energy Investment
2990. MYANMAR Junta and Russia Discuss Building Gas Pipeline in Myanmar
2991. VIETNAM: Halal Tourism ‘Gold Mine’ For Vietnam To Tap Into
2992. INDONESIA Signs Tourism Decarbonization Road Map
2993. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Employment Agencies to Submit Lists of Myanmar Migrant Workers
2994. SINGAPORE: Pew Sudy Hails Singapore’s ‘Remarkable’ Religious Diversity and High Tolerance, Acceptance
2995. THAILAND: Two Thai Elephants Born Through Artificial Insemination
2996. INDONESIA: Island Nations Band Together To Face Existential Threat
2997. INDONESIA Reelected at UN Human Rights Council with Most Votes
2998. MALAYSIA: In A First For The Country, Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act Passed in Dewan Rakyat
2999. MYANMAR: A Corrupt Business Empire Thrives Under the Junta
3000. THAILAND: Govt Eyes Community-Based Jobs For Workers Returning From Israel
3001. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Administration Gets Red Mark On Graft Eradication
3002. INDONESIA Asks Philippines’s Help to Evacuate Citizens from War-Torn Gaza
3003. MALAYSIA: First Time Malaysian Trafficking Victims Found All The Way in South America: IGP
3004. MYANMAR  Troops Cut Power in Southern Sagaing, Force 10,000 to Flee
3005. THAILAND: YouTube remains top video platform in Thailand:  Survey
3006. INDONESIA To Evacuate Citizens from Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Worsens
3007. INDONESIA Hosts Inaugural Summit of Island States
3008. MALAYSIA: Indonesia, Thailand and China Agree To Trade With Malaysia Using Ringgit: PM Anwar
3009. MYANMAR: 29 Killed in Myanmar Junta Strike on Displaced Persons Camp
3010. THAILAND Postpones Regional Summit to Which Myanmar Junta Boss Invited
3011. INDONESIA Calls for End of Israel-Palestine Conflicts
3012. INDONESIA: Confidence In Collaborative Climate Response Weighed Down By Inaction
3013. MYANMAR Junta Rejects Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeal
3014. SINGAPORE Banks To Allow Customers To ‘Lock Up’ Funds in Latest Move To Guard Against Scams
3015. VIETNAMESE Citizens In Israel Remain Safe Amid Severe Conflict
3016. INDONESIA: Govt Orders E-Commerce Firms To Share Import Data With Customs Office
3017. INDONESIA: Govt Conducts First Biofuel-Powered Flight Test On Commercial Plane
3018. MYANMAR: Expressing Dissent Online Can Be Deadly In Myanmar: Freedom House
3019. THAILAND Needs An SMS Emergency Alert System
3020. VIETNAM: Vietjet To Launch 5 New Routes To Asia-Pacific Destinations
3021. INDONESIA: KPU Urges Political Parties To Withdraw Ex-Graft Convicts From Legislative Elections
3022. INDONESIA: Seeks Negotiations on Binding Rules on AI-Driven Weapons
3023. MALAYSIA: KL, Riyadh In Talks To Make Malaysia Preferred Transit Hub For Umrah Pilgrims: MOTAC
3024. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Graft Purge Can’t Hide His Own Ill-Gotten Wealth
3025. VIETNAM’S Largest Rare Earth Mine To Open
3026. INDONESIA: Govt Goes All In To Extinguish Wildfires
3027. INDONESIA: House Passes Revised IKN Law To Future-Proof Nusantara Against Regime Change
3028. INDONESIA: Agriculture Minister Syahrul Abroad Amid Ongoing Corruption Probe
3029. MYANMAR: Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
3030. SINGAPORE: New Inter-Ministerial Committee To Review And Strengthen Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime
3031. CAMBODIA: Guinness Recognize Giant Stingray
3032. INDONESIA: State Firms Accused Of Selling Arms To Myanmar Junta
3033. INDONESIA: Court Upholds Jobs Law As Labor Unions Stage Rallies
3034. MYANMAR’S Cash-Strapped Junta Hikes Taxes, Utilities Despite Surging Inflation
3035. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Braces For Severe Drought, River salinity
3036. INDONESIA: PDI-P Touts Food Security As Election Priority
3037. INDONESIA: 77 Indonesians Could Be Spared Death Penalty in Malaysia
3038. MYANMAR: Dethroned NLD party marks 35th anniversary in Myanmar
3039. SINGAPORE’S Total Population Back Above Pre-Covid Levels, Rising 5% to 5.92 Million
3040. THAILAND: Toxic Smoke From Indonesia Drifts Towards Thailand
3041. INDONESIA: TIkTok Laments Social Media Commerce Ban
3042. INDONESIA, Malaysia Seek to Counter Negative Perception of Palm Oil in India
3043. MALAYSIA: Artist Of Banned Book Says ‘Monkey’ Remark Meant To Compliment Indonesian Maid’s Agility
3044. MYANMAR: Tracing Myanmar Junta’s Repeated Governing Body Shakeups Since Coup
3045. SINGAPOREAN Woman And Daughter Arrested in Manila Airport For Allegedly Smuggling 14kg of Cocaine Worth S$1.83m
3046. INDONESIA: Multiple Task Forces Make Little Dent On Jakarta Air Pollution
3047. INDONESIA’S Carbon Exchange Holds Rp 3,000t Potential: Jokowi
3048. MALAYSIA: No Harassment of LGBT Community Will Be Allowed: Anwar
3049. MALAYSIA Working To Bring Home 2 Suspected Terrorists Detained in Guantanamo Bay
3050. MYANMAR: As Resistance Drone Attacks Rise, Myanmar Junta Seeks Regional Help
3051. INDONESIA: Govt Efforts To Tackle Human Trafficking Not Enough: Activists
3052. INDONESIA: Use Buildings Idled By Capital Move To Make Jakarta ‘Livable’: ADB
3053. MALAYSIA Will Not Entertain Frivolous Claims By Any Party on Sabah: Foreign Minister
3054. MYANMAR: How Chinese-Run Mines Are Fueling the Myanmar Junta’s Terror Campaign
3055. VIETNAM Opposes China’s Ship Identification Stations in Paracel Islands
3056. INDONESIA Reiterates Call To Reform Global Financial System
3057. INDONESIA: Gov’t To Issue Regulation Banning Social Media Platforms from Running E-Commerce
3058. MYANMAR: Catch-22 For Rohingya Caught Up in Myanmar Citizenship Dilemma
3059. PHILIPPINES: China Installs Barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
3060. SINGAPORE: World War II Bomb Found in Bukit Timah, SAF to Carry Out On
3061. INDONESIA: Local Investors Kick-Start Commercial Projects in Nusantara
3062. INDONESIA Pledges to Protect Marine Biodiversity in High Seas
3063. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Despite Geopolitical Rivalry, US Remains Malaysia’s Top Investor
3064. MYANMAR: US Committed To Resolving The Crisis in Burma: Deputy Secretary of State
3065. PHILIPPINES Considers Banning TikTok For Security Workers To Block App From Cyberspying
3066. INDONESIA: What climate change? Study Finds Political Parties Lack Focus on Climate Issues
3067. INDONESIA Seeks to Strengthen Fragmented Global South in Weeklong UNGA
3068. INDONESIA: Elon Musk’s Starlink Makes Indonesian Presence Withyees: Minerist
3069. MALAYSIA’S Largest Renewable Energy Power Plant Commences Operation
3070. MYANMAR: Junta Shutters Myanmar Currency Exchanges in ‘Futile’ Bid to Prop Up Economy
3071. CAMBODIA Set To Celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO Listing
3072. INDONESIA: Govt To Proceed With Oil Exploration In Warim Block In Papua
3073. INDONESIAN Woman Jailed for Using Islamic Invocation Before Eating Pork
3074. MALAYSIA: Resorting to Racial Politics Is Easiest Way To Gain Malay Support: PKR Deputy President Rafizi
3075. MYANMAR Junta Seeks Chinese Help Acquiring Nuclear Technology
3076. INDONESIAN Nickel Reserves Could Be Depleted In 15 Years, Minister Warns
3077. INDONESIA: Antam Ordered to Pay Surabaya Businessman Rp 1 Trillion in 1 Ton Gold Dispute
3078. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
3079. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
3080. MYANMAR: UK Ad Cuts to Rohingya Now at 85%: NGO
3081. VIETNAMESE Earthworm Hunters Destroying Protective Forest Go Unpunished
3082. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Slam Jokowi For Spying Boast
3083. INDONESIAN Navy Thwarts People Smuggling Attempt to Malaysia in High-Speed Boat Chase
3084. INDONESIA: National Museum that Houses Pre-Historic Artifacts Ravaged by Fire
3085. MYANMAR: UN Expert Suggests ‘Collective Punishment’ To End Myanmar mMilitary’s War on the People
3086. THAILAND: Health Ministry Launches Swift Vaccine Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
3087. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
3088. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
3089. MALAYSIA: Immigration Dept Cripples Pakistani Immigrant Syndicate in Kelantan
3090. MYANMAR: NLD Alarmed at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Health Woes
3091. MYANMAR: Several ASEAN Air Force Chiefs Skip Myanmar Meeting
3092. INDONESIA: Fears of Abuse as Ministers Allowed To Campaign ‘On Leave’
3093. INDONESIA: 19 Regional Governments and 2 Companies Awarded for Impactful Development Initiatives
3094. MALAYSIA Determined To Get Back 1MDB Funds From Goldman Sachs: PM Anwar
3095. MYANMAR Junta Chief Woos Shan Militias Amid Troop Shortages
3096. THAILAND: Pita Named An Emerging Leader In TIME100 Next List
3097. INDONESIA Grapples With Fires As El Nino Peaks
3098. INDONESIA Looks Back on Tough East Asia Summit Negotiations
3099. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, Survey Shows Muslims and Buddhists See Extremists From Their Own Faiths As Biggest Threats
3100. MYANMAR: Crimes Against Humanity Are Getting More ‘Brazen’ in Myanmar, UN Told
3101. PHILIPPINES: A Decade Later, Philippines Still Most Dangerous Country in Asia for Envi Defenders
3102. CAMBODIAN Rice Benefits From Global Security Woes
3103. INDONESIA: PLN’s Ambitious Renewables Target Lacks Govt Support
3104. MALAYSIA Is Latest in Asia To Tighten Grip on Key Minerals
3105. MYANMAR: Shamed By ASEAN, Myanmar’s Generals Try to Save Face
3106. VIETNAM: Bayer Launches Southeast Asia’s First ForwardFarm in Vietnam
3107. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reiterates Developing Nations Call For Help On Climate at G20
3108. INDONESIA: ASEAN Establishes New Troika to Find Solution on Myanmar Crisis
3109. MYANMAR: Education Under Attack in Myanmar, Ukraine and Other War Zones: NGO
3110. MYANMAR Has Been Running Out of Power Since the Coup: World Bank
3111. THAILAND Malaysia Mull Setting Up Joint Committee To Tackle Cross-Border Cybercrime
3112. INDONESIA: Proposed Govt Control Over Places Of Worship Draws Criticism
3113. INDONESIA: Police Deployed to Check Pollutant Level at Factories
3114. MALAYSIA: Suhakam To Work With Indonesian, Philippine Counterparts To Find Answers To Sabah’s Stateless Issue In Next Five Years
3115. MYANMAR Junta Losing War: East Timor’s President
3116. VIETNAM Rises As Potential Semiconductor Hub For Global Manufacturers
3117. INDONESIA: China Warns Against ‘New Cold War’ at ASEAN Summit
3118. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 42 Chinese Nationals Accused of Romance Scams
3119. MYANMAR: No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chief
3120. MYANMAR’S Suu Kyi Unwell, Back in Prison: NLD Members
3121. VIETNAM, Laos, Cambodia Agree To Operate ‘One Journey-Three Destinations’ Tours
3122. ASEAN Bars Myanmar From 2026 Chairmanship
3123. INDONESIA: OpenAI Chief Granted First ‘Golden Visa’
3124. INDONESIA Introduces De-Dollarization Task Force
3125. SINGAPORE: Rapper Subhas Nair Sentenced To Jail For Attempting To Promote Ill Will Between Races and Religions
3126. THAILAND: As New Cabinet Is Sworn In, Srettha Says ‘No Honeymoon Period’ For His Government
3127. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For ASEAN To Denounce ‘Ten-Dash Line’
3128. INDONESIA To Import 250,000 Tons Of Rice From Cambodia
3129. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Based V-Power Company Ceases Four Projects in Myanmar
3130. VIETNAM’S Mekong Delta, World’s Youngest River Basin, Might Be First One Gone
3131. INDONESIA: Regions Brace For Wildfire, Haze As Dry Season Peaks
3132. INDONESIA: W. Australia Offers to Make Indonesia’s EV Battery Dream Come True ​​​
3133. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir says racial issues caused by non-Malay parties, calls them ‘parti pendatang’: Report
3134. MYANMAR And Other Rice Exporting Countries Struggle To Maintain Normal Production
3135. SINGAPORE: Tharman Clinches Oresidency With Landslide Win, Pledges To Help Usher In ‘Future of Optimism and Solidarity’
3136. INDONESIA Open To ‘Kratom’ Opioid Exports Despite Proposed Local Ban
3137. INDONESIA: Challenges Abound Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Jakarta
3138. MYANMAR’S Landmine Clearers Working With Pliers And Bare Hands
3139. PHILIPPINES Rejects China ’10-Dash’ Map
3140. SINGAPORE Holds First Contested Presidential Vote In Over A Decade
3141. INDONESIA: Political Dynasties, Graft Leniency Loom Over 2024 Elections
3142. INDONESIA: Jokowi Threatens to Shut Down Polluting Factories
3143. MYANMAR: Yangon Food Charities Swamped as Hunger Stalks Myanmar
3144. THAILAND: Activists Submit Petition With Over 212,000 Signatures, Seek Democratic Constitution
3145. VIETNAM: All Eyes On Agroecology As Vietnam Embarks on Food System Transformation Journey
3146. INDONESIA: Political Exiles Push For Guarantee Of Continued Nonjudicial Resolutions
3147. INDONESIA: Says Freedom of Expression Not Free Pass for Quran Desecration
3148. MALAYSIA: Beyond A ‘Band-Aid’: Why SIS Started Free Legal Advice For Muslims 20 years Ago And What’s Next
3149. MYANMAR: As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
3150. THAILAND: MRT To Partially Power Blue, Purple Lines With Solar Energy
3151. INDONESIAN Protectionism May Stand In Way of ASEAN Digital Economy Pact
3152. INDONESIAN Muslims Advised against Multiple Hajj Pilgrimages
3153. MYANMAR: Seven Indian Companies Added To Myanmar ‘Dirty List’
3154. MYANMAR Vulnerable To Climate Emergencies, says NGO
3155. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Province Coastline Devastated By Erosion
3156. CAMBODIA: NGOs Warn of ‘Sharp’ Decline in Breastfeeding
3157. INDONESIA Lifts Ban on Sending Domestic Workers to Middle East
3158. INDONESIA Inaugurates $2B LRT Trains to Reduce Jakarta’s Traffic
3159. MYANMAR Expels Top East Timor Diplomat
3160. THAILAND Running Out of Jobs For University Graduates: NESDC Report
3161. CAMBODIA: From Waste To Wealth: Cambodian Compost Mogul Turns Trash To Treasure
3162. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reignites ‘Bandung Spirit’ In Week-Long Africa Tour
3163. INDONESIA: Hyundai To Introduce New Electric Vehicle Model From Indonesian Plant
3164. MYANMAR: Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine
3165. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Pitches For Federalism
3166. INDONESIA: Pertamina Eyes Oil And Gas, Geothermal Expansion In Kenya
3167. INDONESIA: Partial Work-from-Home Policy Implemented in Greater Jakarta to Address Air Pollution
3168. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monks Condemn Myanmar Junta for Arrests Over ‘Blasphemous’ Movie
3169. PHILIPPINES: Chinese Ships Block PH Boats
3170. THAILAND: Srettha Gets Royal Endorsement As Prime Minister
3171. INDONESIA: Captive Power Casts Doubt On JETP Emissions Reduction Goal
3172. INDONESIA: Govt To Merge Three State-Owned Airlines
3173. INDONESIA’S Cellular Tariffs Among the Cheapest in SE Asia
3174. MYANMAR Will Get Sicker—Junta Shuts Another Hospital in Mandalay
3175. THAILAND: Thaksin Taken To Bangkok Remand Prison To Start Serving His Jail Terms
3176. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Uncover Arms Trade Syndicate
3177. INDONESIA: Health Ministry To Set Up Independent Body To Probe Malpractice Claims
3178. MALAYSIA: Federal Court Allows Leave For Sisters In Islam’s Bid To Appeal Ruling Over Selangor Fatwa Declaring It As Deviant
3179. MYANMAR: Several Resistance Attacks Reported Near Myanmar Regime’s Nerve Center
3180. THAILAND’S Pheu Thai Launches PM Bid As Fugitive Figurehead Thaksin Eyes Return
3181. CAMBODIA-New Cultural Heritage Sites Identified In Protected Areas
3182. INDONESIA: Jokowi To Attend BRICS Summit in South Africa
3183. INDONESIA: Nearly 17,000 Central Government Employees to Relocate to Nusantara
3184. MYANMAR: H&M’s Forced Exit Leaves 42,000 Myanmar Workers Asking How They Will Eat
3185. THAILAND Now Has 36 Smart Cities In 25 Provinces
3186. INDONESIA: Jokowi Govt Sets Final $2.6b Tranche for Nusantara Next Year
3187. INDONESIA: Four More Provinces Ink Low-Carbon Development Deal With Bappenas
3188. MYANMAR: Leader of Sanctions-Hit Myanmar Junta Moans About ‘Weaponization’ of Dollar
3189. MYANMAR: In Myanmar Prisons, Showing Solidarity With Martyrs Leads to Solitary Confinement
3190. SINGAPORE: Police Warn Of New Android App Scam Targeting Users of TikTok, Dating Platforms-
3191. INDONESIA: Tesla To Sign Investment Deal In Indonesia Within Months: Luhut
3192. INDONESIA: Newly-Arrested Militant Plots Attacks on Police, Military Targets
3193. MYANMAR: Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis
3194. MYANMAR Regime to Arm Civil Servants
3195. SINGAPORE: Some Employers Make Baseless ‘revenge accusations’ Against Maids To Punish Them For Leaving Job: Home Report
3196. INDONESIA: Government To Start Random Emission Tests As Poor Air Chokes Jakarta
3197. INDONESIA: Jokowi Mulls Work From Home Policy to Address Deteriorating Jakarta Air Quality
3198. MYANMAR: At Least 25 Missing After Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
3199. THAILAND: Man, 36, Becomes First Patient To Die of Mpox in Thailand
3200. VIETNAM Issues e-Visa For All Countries
3201. INDONESIA: Jakarta Pollution Blamed For Respiratory Problems
3202. INDONESIA: Miss Universe Cuts Ties with Indonesian Organizer amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
3203. MYANMAR: Torture and Terror at Chinese-Run Cyber Scam Hubs in Myanmar
3204. VIETNAM: Big Wave of Internal Migration Hits Da Lat
3205. INDONESIA: Jakarta Hit By Major Pollution spike: Air quality monitor
3206. INDONESIA: Lecturer’s Curse of President Tests Limits of Free Speech
3207. INDONESIA: New Capital Nusantara is World’s Largest Project: Jokowi
3208. MYANMAR: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Blames Manipur Violence On Myanmar Refugees
3209. VIETNAM: Power Outages Cost Vietnam $1.4B: World Bank
3210. INDONESIA: ‘Missing Link’ in Indonesia’s Economic Development: INDEF
3211. INDONESIA: New Zealand Calls For Release of Pilot Kidnapped in Papua
3212. INDONESIA: 30 Miss Universe Indonesia Contestants Report Sexual Abuse: Lawyer
3213. MYANMAR: Prominent Activist Calls for Public Boycott of Myanmar Junta’s ‘Blood’ Products
3214. THAILAND To Grow Opium, Magic Mushrooms To Produce Morphine, Anti-Depressants
3215. INDONESIA’S Inequality Increases Slightly As Poverty Falls
3216. INDONESIA: Brain Drain: Calls Mount For Dual Citizenship In Indonesia
3217. INDONESIA: Populous Indonesia Defends Democracy Index That is Behind Malaysia
3218. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Turkiye’s President Erdogan Suggests Cooperation With Malaysia In Facing Islamophobia
3219. MYANMAR: Deadly Floods Displace Thousands in Three Myanmar Border States
3220. CAMBODIA Dismisses Human Rights Report
3221. INDONESIA: Experts Warn of Contagious Outbreaks, Health Problems As El Niño Returns
3222. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Exceeds 5% for 7th Consecutive Quarter
3223. MYANMAR: US Closes Sanctions Window For Myanmar Junta Banks
3224. VIETNAM: Earthworm Electrocution Is Destroying The Environment For China Trade
3225. ASEAN: Timor-Leste Rethinks Its Accession Bid if ASEAN Cannot Handle Myanmar Issue
3226. INDONESIA- West Sumatra Administration Criticized For Stifling Protests
3227. MALAYSIA: Muslim Nationalism Challenges Anwar’s Multiethnic Government: Wong Chin Huat
3228. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners Tortured for Honoring Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day
3229. VIETNAM: Export Demand Should Not Jeopardize Vietnam Food Security: Experts
3230. INDONESIA Initiates ASEAN Road Map For Digital Transformation Of Education Systems
3231. INDONESIA: Foreigners Only Need Passport to Buy House in Indonesia: Gov’t
3232. MALAYSIA: Woman Convert Fails To Get High Court Leave In Bid To Be Declared Christian After Divorcing Muslim Man
3233. MYANMAR: Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar
3234. THAILAND: Chinese Investors Top BOI Investments Applications
3235. INDONESIA: Islamic School Leader Panji Gumilang Detained for Blasphemy, Hate Speech
3236. INDONESIA: Govt Plans to Revive Sanatoriums To Treat Tuberculosis
3237. MYANMAR: Junta’s Amnesty for Political Prisoners was Hostage Diplomacy: Myanmar Watchdog
3238. VIETNAM Continues ‘Four Nos’ Defense Policy
3239. VIETNAM: Culinary Tourism To Become National Strategic Product
3240. INDONESIA: Govt Unveils Ecotourism Concept For New Capital City
3241. INDONESIA: No LSD In Our Cattle, Canberra Insists After RI Halts Imports
3242. MYANMAR Regime Reduces Jailed Leaders’ Sentences Under Prisoner Amnesty
3243. SINGAPORE:  Man Charged With Running Unregistered Muslim Religious School, Teaching False Doctrine
3244. VIETNAMESE Consume Too Much Meat, Say Health Advocates
3245. INDONESIA: Government Orders Shipment of Aid to Drought-Hit Papua Region
3246. INDONESIA: Jokowi Seeks Chinese Investment in 5,000-Hectare Durian Plantation
3247. Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for 6 More Months
3248. PHILIPPINES: 25 Dead, Over 2 million Affected from Typhoon Doksuri in Philippines
3249. VIETNAM: Russia to Issue E-Visas for Vietnamese Nationals
3250. NDONESIA’S Middle-Strength Passport Remains a Travel Barrier For Some
3251. INDONESIA Launches Its First CryIpto Bourse
3252. MALAYSIA: Customs Makes Biggest Drug Bust in Sabah, Seizes over 100Kg of Syabu Worth Around RM3M
3253. MYANMAR Jade Worth About US$4 Billion Exported to China in 2022
3254. THAILAND:  Police Prepare for Thaksin’s Return As August 10 Arrival Date Confirmed By Family
3255. INDONESIA’s Rice Reserve Not Sufficient To Weather El Niño Next Year
3256. ASEAN Predicted to Be Net Importer of Natural Gas by 2025
3257. MYANMAR’S Northern Alliance ‘Not Interested’ in Empty Peace Talks With Junta
3258. PHILIPPINES; China Eyes Military Exercises With PH
3259. SINGAPORE: No Zero-Tolerance Approach by PAP to Extramarital Affairs, Unlike Corruption and Criminal Conduct: DPM Wong
3260. CAMBODIA: An End To An Era as Hun Sen Passes Baton To Son Manet
3261. INDONESIA: JETP Could Help Drive Indonesia’s Geothermal Growth
3262. INDONESIA Says Taliban Representatives Visited ‘Informally’
3263. MYANMAR: Thai Beer Titan to Invest US$14M in Another Brewery in Myanmar
3264. PHILIPPINES: VIETNAM Builds More Facilities in Spratlys
3265. CAMBODIAN Election Draws Criticism
3266. INDONESIA: Social Media Monitoring Agency Could Curb Free Speech, Activists Warn
3267. INDONESIA Set to Launch Largest Solar Panel Industry in SE Asia
3268. MYANMAR Military May Move Suu Kyi to House Arrest
3269. SINGAPORE To Execute First Woman In Nearly 20 Years: Rights Groups
3270. INDONESIA: G20 Energy Proposal Costly, Not Feasible: RI
3271. INDONESIA Spends $3.8B on Fuel Subsidies in 1st Half of 2023
3272. MYANMAR: Number of IDPs in Myanmar Surges Almost 50,000 in Five Weeks
3273. SINGAPORE: Growing Concern With Youth Radicalism, Terrorism Threat to Singapore Remains High: ISD
3274. VIETNAM: Researchers Find Evidence of 2,000-year-old curry in Vietnam, the oldest in Southeast Asia
3275. CAMBODIA’S 2023 General Election Kicks Off
3276. INDONESIA: Power Struggle Grips Golkar Ahead of 2024 Polls
3277. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Close Illegal Railroad Crossings
3278. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, More Muslim Parents Turning To Abducting Kids in Custody Wars: SIS Data
3279. MYANMAR: Whither Wa State? Myanmar’s Criminal Hub Spreads Wings Under Junta
3280. INDONESIA Must Push For Fairer Carbon Market: Activists
3281. INDONESIA: Gov’t Takes Down Over 11,000 Gambling Websites
3282. MALAYSIA Issues License to Elon Musk’s Starlink To Bring Internet Services To Remote Areas
3283. MYANMAR: Chin Schoolchildren Being Taught In Trenches Cecause of Airstrikes
3284. VIETNAM’S Last Wild Elephants On The Brink of Survival
3285. INDONESIA Strengthens Economic Diplomacy With Cabinet Reshuffle
3286. INDONESIA: No Authorization for Interfaith Marriages: Supreme Court
3287. Myanmar Regime Again Bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From Honoring Father on Martyrs’ Day
3288. SINGAPORE: Foreigners Need Approval To Buy Mixed Commercial and Residential Properties, Land in Singapore
3289. VIETNAM Passport Jumps 6 Places in Global Ranking
3290. INDONESIA: RI, EU Gear Up For Trade Clash
3291. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Pay Indonesia $886M in Digital Taxes in 3.5 Years
3292. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Constant Fear of Torture and Murder
3293. PHILIPPINES: ICC Junks PH Appeal On Drug War Probe
3294. VIETNAM: Google Maps Re-Displays Vietnamese Flag on Spratly Island
3295. INDONESIA: When Teachers Are The Bullies, Where Do Students Go?
3296. INDONESIA Trade Surplus for 38 Months in a Row
3297. MYANMAR Junta Condemns ASEAN for Ignoring ‘Peaceful Efforts to Restore Democracy’
3298. THAILAND: Coalition Decides to Propose Pita as its PM Candidate in Second Round
3299. VIETNAM’S Aging 100-million Population a Demographic Time Bomb
3300. CAMBODIA: Childhood Diabetes Up Amid Sugar Epidemic
3301. INDONESIA: Growing Informal Sector Signals Lack In Job Creation
3302. INDONESIA: PTPP, Adhi Karya Win $540M Railway Project in Philippines
3303. MYANMAR Junta Likely to Extend Military Rule Again
3304. THAILAND: Two-Wheeled Angels:Bangkok Launches First Fleet of Motorbike-ambulances
3305. ASEAN Struggles For Unity On Myanmar Conflict
3306. ASEAN, China Agree on South China Sea’s Code of Conduct Guidelines
3307. INDONESIA: Shrinking Domestic Industry May Dethrone RI As World’s No. 2 Rubber Exporter
3308. MYANMAR: Protect Rohingya From Armed Gangs: HRW
3309. THAILAND: Pita Fails in Bid to Become Prime Minister
3310. INDONESIA Wants to Double Lithium Pact with Australia to 120,000 Tons
3311. INDONESIA: LGBT Event in Indonesia Scrapped After Security Threats
3312. MYANMAR: Thai Foreign Minister Says Met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
3313. SINGAPORE: Maid Agencies Find Various Ways to Sieve Out Underage Candidates, Even As MOM Sees Fewer Cases
3314. THAILAND: Thaksin Postpones Return Until Thailand’s Political Situation Settles Down
3315. INDONESIA: Bakamla Seizes Iranian Tanker Over Illicit Oil Transfer
3316. INDONESIA: Netherlands Returns Ancient Jewels, Temple Carvings to Indonesia
3317. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Gives Final Warning To Those Playing Up 3R Issues
3318. MYANMAR Junta Condemned For Using ‘Prison Transfers’ as a Pretext For Murder
3319. PHILIPPINE Activists Fight Back on Online Theats Rise
3320. CAMBODIA: Manhunt Underway After Capital 103kg-Meth Bust
3321. INDONESIA: RI Property Giants to Build Malls, Offices In Nusantara Capital City
3322. INDONESIA: $3.5 Billion Jababeka Movieland Launched as Indonesian Answer to Hollywood
3323. MYANMAR: Singapore’s UOB Is Shutting Myanmar Junta Allied Airline’s Bank Accounts
3324. SINGAPORE: Millions Vie For Tickets to Taylor Swift’s Only Stop in Southeast Asia
3325. INDONESIA: Potable Tap Water Still a Pipe Dream, for Now
3326. INDONESIA: Political Row Undermines RI’S Second Chance as FIFA Host
3327. MALAYSIA: Counting Malaysia’s ‘Invisible’ People: How Many Born Here Cannot Be Citizens Despite Their Local Roots
3328. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Deportation of Undocumented Children Branded Cruel
3329. SINGAPORE Must Never Become a Welfare State, But It Can Be a ‘Welfare Society’: SM Tharman
3330. INDONESIA: Govt Steps Up Efforts To Curb Anthrax After Outbreak Kills 3 People
3331. INDONESIA: Robust Salt Industry Recipe to Cut Indonesia’s Deficit with Australia
3332. MYANMAR: UN Urges End to Arms, Currency Supplies to Myanmar Junta
3333. SINGAPORE: Police Warn of Resurgence of Concert Ticket Scam As At Least 462 Lose Over S$480,000 Since January
3334. VIETNAM: New Crocodile Newt Species Discovered in Vietnam
3335. INDONESIA: Government Rescues Nearly 2,000 Human Trafficking Victims
3336. INDONESIA: Safeguarding the Sunda Pangolin: RER’s Commitment to Wildlife Protection and Conservation
3337. MALAYSIA: More Malaysians Transitioning to Solar Power to Reduce Electricity Bills
3338. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Nightlife Shutdown as Narcotics Flood Myanmar
3339. VIETNAM RIses FOur Ranks in Global Peace Index
3340. CAMBODIA Bans Entry for All Meta Oversight Board Bembers
3341. INDONESIA: Victims, Families Urge Jokowi to Rewrite History on Rights Abuse
3342. INDONESIA: ‘No Big Deal’: Minister Reacts to Indonesian Rice Terraces Used in Philippine Tourism Promo
3343. MYANMAR Supreme Court to Hear President and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeals
3344. VIETNAMESE People Turning Their Backs On Dog Meat
3345. INDONESIA: Jakarta Installs AI-Controlled Traffic Lights to Ease Congestion
3346. INDONESIA Reports Slower Deforestation Growth
3347. MYANMAR: Surprise? Myanmar Ranks Poorly in ‘Tourist-Friendly ’Ranking
3348. THAILAND-Foreign Investors Wary of Delay in Thai Govt Formation: FTI
3349. VIETNAM  Bans Barbie Movie for Featuring China’s Nine-Dash Line
3350. INDONESIA: After Recent Portfolio Sell-Offs, Is Traditional Retail Banking Dead in Indonesia?
3351. INDONESIA In Talks with 3 Unnamed Countries for OPEC-Like Nickel Cartel
3352. MYANMAR Junta War Crimes Rising: UN Report
3353. SINGAPORE Sees Highest Number of Suicides in Over 20 Years, With Most Cases Among Those in Their 20s: SOS
3354. TIMOR LESTE Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
3355. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
3356. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
3357. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
3358. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
3359. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
3360. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
3361. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
3362. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
3363. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
3364. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
3365. INDONESIA: World Bank Sees Stagnant FDI, Slowdown in Growth for Indonesia
3366. INDONESIA to Reroute Palm Oil Export to Africa Following EUDR
3367. MYANMAR Junta Turns Thai-Sponsored Talks Into Propaganda Tool
3368. PHILLIPPINES- Kitchen Crisis: How some food prices soared under Marcos
3369. SINGAPORE: Air Purifiers Flying off the shelves as S’poreans brace themselves for haze; experts give tips on dealing with it
3370. SOUTHEAST ASIA at High Risk of Trans-boundary Haze: Report
3371. INDONESIA Moves ASEAN Military Drill Site Away From South China Sea
3372. MYANMAR: US Slaps Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Defense Ministry, Regime-Run Banks
3373. VIETNAM: Dak Lak Armed Group Connected to US-based Terrorists
3374. VIETNAM: Nearly 5,000 ChatGPT Accounts hacked in Vietnam
3375. INDONESIA Ranks Sixth Among Countries with Most Startups
3376. INDONESIA: Jakarta Lacks Myanmar Leverage: UN rapporteur
3377. MALAYSIA: Wisma Putra Clarifies Misperceptions Regarding Demarcation of Strait of Malacca and Sulawesi Sea
3378. MYANMAR: Arrests Follow ‘Flower Strike’ To Mark Detained Aung San Suu Kyi’s Bfrirthday
3379. SINGAPORE: High Risk of Severe Transboundary Haze in 2023, Public Advised To Be Prepared: Singapore institute
3380. INDONESIAN Businesses Call For Change in PLN’s Dominance to Hit Renewable Target
3381. INDONESIA Urges Regional Efforts for Clean Energy Transition
3382. MYANMAR: More Labor Union Leaders Arrested at Zara Factory in Myanmar
3383. PHILIPPINES: Filipino Women Highly Biased Against Own Gender: Study
3384. VIETNAM: Overseas Vietnamese Return Home For Retirement
3385. INDONESIA’S Satria-1 Successfully Launched Into Orbit
3386. INDONESIA: Coca-Cola Launches New rPET Bottles in Indonesian Market
3387. LAOS Seals MOU With Chinese Firm for Development of That Luang SEZ
3388. MYANMAR Junta Signs Wind Power, Direct Flights and Financial Deals With Russia
3389. THAILAND Defends Divisive Myanmar Junta Talks
3390. ASEAN Nixes Thai Informal Talks Idea on Myanmar
3391. CAMBODIAN  Riel to Expand Across Laos and Vietnam
3392. INDONESIA: Japan’s Emperor in Indonesia for First State Visit
3393. MALAYSIA Best-Performing Muslim-Majority Country in 2022’s Islamicity Index, But Long Way to Go On Human Rights
3394. MYANMAR  People’s Thoughts With Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 78th Birthday
3395. INDONESIA: MSMEs Account for 97% of Job Opportunities in Indonesia
3396. INDONESIA: Jakartans Find Worsening Air Pollution ‘Unbearable’
3397. MYANMAR Junta Sentences 730 Political Prisoners in Less Than Six Months
3398. PHILIPPINES: Media Landscape Remains ‘Largely Grim’ Despite Change In Leadership: Report
3399. 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.”