Category: Daily Briefs

1. INDONESIA: US Invests $67 Billion in Indonesia, But Local Content Rules Remain A Challenge
2. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Digs Out as Flooding, Landslide Death Toll Hits 20
3. MYANMAR: Junta’s Budget Estimate for FY 2024-25 is at Record-High at Over 40 Trillion Kyats
4. THAILAND: Thailand Losing Battle for Japanese Investment: Lessons from Vietnam
5. INDONESIA Agrees to Transfer Remaining Bali Nine to Australia
6. INDONESIA: JCI Struggles as Foreign Investors Pull Funds, US Stocks Hit Record Highs
7. MYANMAR- Urban Guerrilla Groups Target Military-Controlled Offices in Yangon
8. THAILAND: Foreigners Take Ownership of Condos Worth 18.571bn in 3rd Quarter
9. VIETNAM Neds $11B To Meet Increasing EV Charging Needs: World Bank
10. CAMBODIA: PM Halts Issuance of Licenses for Domestic Beer Production, Permits Export-Only Licensing
11. INDONESIA: Many Foreign-Owned Businesses in Bali Are Rulebreakers, Luhut Says
12. INDONESIA: In Conservative Aceh, Sole Woman-Run Cafe Morning Mama Challenges Traditional Norms to Create Safe Space for Others
13. MYANMAR: UK Permanent Secretary to the UN issues statement in support of the embattled Myanmar people
14. PHILIPPINES: World’s Largest Solar Farm Rises in NEcija
15. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
16. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
17. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
18. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
19. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
20. INDONESIA: New Government Education Reform Plans Met with Cautious Optimism
21. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Directive Halts Major Infrastructure Projects
22. MALAYSIA: Cops Can Now Freeze, Seize Mule Bank Accounts to Prevent Scam Victims’ Money From Being Withdrawn
23. MYANMAR JUNTA Can Order Migrant Workers Home To Fight, Agency says
24. SINGAPORE Oil Tycoon OK Lim Sentenced to Nearly 18 Years for Cheating HSBC Out of Millions of Dollars
25. INDONESIA Digital Economy Shows Double-Digit Growth, Yet Funding Still Subdued
26. INDONESIA: Banyuwangi Police Raid Illegal Dog Farm with Supplies from Bali
27. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Brazil’s Lula Advocate Reforms in International Governance for a Fairer world
28. MYANMAR: KIO Temporarily Closes China-Myanmar Border Gates Amid Tensions
29. PHILIPPINES: 1.2M Flee As Pepito Pummels Luzon
30. CAMBODIA: National Committee Established to Provide Land for Landless
31. INDONESIA: All New Cabinet Members Told to Disclose Their Wealth
32. INDONESIA: Hotel Industry Raises Concern Over Nickel Mine in Raja Ampat
33. MYANMAR: Central Bank of Myanmar sells foreign exchange continuously
34. THAILAND: Federation of Thai Industries Concerned at Trump’s Reshoring Policy
35. INDONESIA: Government to Build 1,100 New Houses for Lewotobi Displaced
36. INDONESIA: Bali Eyes Medical Tourism Boom
37. MALAYSIA’S Allure for Foreign Digital Nomads: RM87.9m in Annual Spending Driven By Fast Internet, Affordable Lifestyle
38. MYANMAR Junta Chief Homes in on Chinese Drones as Resistance-Buster
39. VIETNAM: New Zealand to Offer Scholarships to Vietnamese University Students for the First Time
40. INDONESIA Says It Has No Overlapping South China Sea Claims with China
41. KFC Indonesia Closes Dozens of Outlets and Lays Off 2,274 Workers amid Heavy Losses and Boycott Calls
42. INDONESIAN Elementary, Middle Schoolers to Learn AI and Coding
43. MALAYSIA Ready to Provide Vinancial Aid to Lebanon for Victims of Israeli Attacks: PM Anwar
44. MYANMAR: Int’l Labor Watchdog to Take Action Against Myanmar Junta
45. VIETNAM: Japan to Share Entry Costs, Ease Job-Changing Restrictions for Vietnamese Workers
46. CAMBODIA: Foreign Media Claims that ‘Biden Administration Backed Organizations Plotting Color Revolution in Cambodia’
47. INDONESIA: Why Indonesian Universities Trail ASEAN Neighbors in Global Rankings?
48. INDONESIA: RI Businesses Fear Deluge of Chinese Goods After Trump Takes Office
49. 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
50. MYANMAR: Activists Warn of Risks as Junta Leader Seeks Chinese Investment in Myanmar’s Agriculture
51. INDONESIA Ranks 77th in Global Hunger Levels
52. INDONESIA: Prabowo Introduces New Intelligence Agency under Finance Minister
53. MYANMAR Junta Seals Bloody Pact With China in Kunming
54. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Signs Landmark Laws Defining PH Territorial Waters
55. VIETNAM Busts Ring Trading 1,000 Modified Guns Online
56. INDONESIA: Prabowo Congratulates Trump on Election Win
57. INDONESIA: Middle-Class Spending Key to Fixing GDP Growth: Economic Council
58. MALAYSIA: Is it a Crime for a Malaysian to be a Mercenary in an Overseas War? 
59. Myanmar Junta Foils Drone Attack on Min Aung Hlaing
60. VIETNAMESE Students Turning Australian Degrees into High Salaries
61. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inks Regulation to Cancel Debts of Farmers, Fishermen
62. INDONESIA: Immigration Minister Mulls Requiring One-Year Bank Statement for Indonesians Traveling Overseas
63. MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE to Jointly Propose Chingay for UNESCO Cultural Heritage lLst in 2025
64. MYANMAR Refugees in Manipur Prison Urgently Need Medical Aid, Families Report
65. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Powerful Passports in 2024
66. CAMBODIA: Seven Filipinos Return Home From Job Scams in Cambodia
67. INDONESIA: Ministry to Inspect Skyrocketing Fees in Fourism Spots Amid Protests
68. INDONESIA: Communication Minister Suspends 11 Employees for Facilitating Online Gambling
69. MALAYSIA: War on Deepfakes: What Malaysia Can Learn From the Rest of the World
70. MYANMAR: Japan to Recruit 1,400 Myanmar Workers
71. INDONESIA: Gov’t Says $6.3 Billion Energy Subsidies Go to The Rich Instead
72. INDONESIA: Court Orders Lawmakers To Draft New Manpower Law
73. MYANMAR: Thai Police Rescue Human Trafficking Victims Forced to Work in Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
74. THAILAND Ranks Among the Top 4 Countries Most At Risk of FLooding
75. VIETNAM Province Launches $1.7M Restoration as 1,000-Year-Old Champa Towers on Brink of Collapse
76. INDONESIA: Govt Allocates $8.8 Billion For Food Security in 2025
77. INDONESIA: New Tourism Minister Targets High-Quality Tourists by Promoting Five Super Priority Destinations
78. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Tells UPNM: No Tolerance Towards Bullying and Thuggery in Educational Institutions, No More Slap on Wrist for Perpetrators
79. MYANMAR: Ninety Rohingya Left ‘Stranded’ on Indonesia Beach
80. PHILIPPINES Requests Companies to Pay for Plastic Waste Treatment
81. INDONESIA: 1 Million Apartments Won’t Solve Urban Housing Crisis
82. INDONESIA: 19 Australian Companies To Invest in Indonesia’s Tech Sector
83. MALAYSIA: Family in Perlis Tightlipped On Viral News of Malaysian Citizen Turned ‘Mercenary’ Fighting Ukraine-Russia war
84. MYANMAR: Intensifying Strikes on Civilians Spark New Sanctions Against Myanmar Junta
85. THAILAND, Laos and Myanmar Launch Haze Control Initiative
86. INDONESIA: Forcing Prabowo’s 8% Growth ‘Risks Economy Overheating’
87. INDONESIA: Bali Gov’t Seeks Dutch Support to Preserve Local Cultural Heritage
88. MYANMAR: Local Aid Workers Dying in Silence, Red Cross Warns
89. SINGAPORE Trials Autonomous Vehicles On Public Roads for Cargo Transportation
90. THAILAND: Eco-Friendly Disaster Products to be Produced in Thailand
91. INDONESIA: Companies From Four Nations to Invest in Indonesia’s Dairy Farming: Minister
92. INDONESIA: Majority of Indonesians Confident in Prabowo’s Leadership
93. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Tightens Imported Food Inspections After Reports of Excess Pesticide in Shine Muscat Grapes
94. MYANMAR: China’s Export Ban is Causing Shortages of Medicine, Fuel And Food in Myanmar
95. THAILAND: Internet Access in Thailand Surges to 21.7 Million Households in 2024
96. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants New ‘Political Capital’ Ready in Four Years: Minister
97. INDONESIA: From Adorable to Authoritative: Prabowo Embraces Military Leadership Post-Election
98. MYANMAR: Farmers Face Major Losses As Heavy Rains Devastate Rice Fields in Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions
99. PHILIPPINES: At Least 126 Dead and Missing in Massive Flooding and Landslides in Philippines
100. THAILAND: Transport Ministry Pushes For Six New Airports
101. INDONESIA Named BRICS Partner as Prabowo’s Top Diplomat Makes Overseas Debut
102. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Instill Discipline In Cabinet At Three-day Bootcamp
103. MALAYSIA: Fair $arnings: Where Roes Malaysia’s Minimum Wage of RM1,700 Stand  Compared to Other Countries?
104. MYANMAR: China Strongly Condemns Bomb Blast at Mandalay Consulate
105. THAILAND Charts Bold Course In AI Development, Emphasizing Ethics and Innovation
106. Indonesia:New senior minister eyes Papua to achieve food self-sufficiency
107. INDONESIA: Aceh Police Foil Smuggling Attempt of 216 Rohingya Refugees
108. MYANMAR: China’s Diplomatic Missions Have Troubled History in Myanmar
109. SINGAPORE Strikes Back: Govt Blocks 10 Fake Websites Linked to Foreign Information Warfare Against Country
110. THAILAND: Six Thai Destinations Recognized For Efforts in Sustainable Tourism
111. INDONESIA: Prabowo Presents Largest Cabinet In Decades
112. INDONESIA: Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Announces 100-Day Plan: Energy, Food Sovereignty, and Investment Growth
113. MYANMAR: Who Bombed the Chinese Consulate in Myanmar’s Mandalay?
114. THAILAND: Seven Major Thai Banks Report Record-Breaking Revenues
115. VIETNAM: 4,000-Year-Old Cemetery Unearthed in Hanoi
116. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pledges Self-Reliant Future In His Inaugural Speech
117. INDONESIA: Prabowo Subianto Inaugurated as Indonesia’s Eighth President
118. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Mulls Review of Migrant Labor Quota as Foreign Workers Near 15Pc Limit
119. MYANMAR: Thousands Flood Shwedagon Pagoda To Pray For End to Conflict And Floods
120. VIETNAM: How Rural Life in Vietnam’s Southern Cape is Attracting Global Tourists
121. REGIONAL: Five Southeast Asian Nations Agree to Share Aviation Safety Data
122. INDONESIA Fires up LFP Manufacturing Despite Lack of Lithium Reserves
123. MYANMAR Military Steps Up Conscription of Would-Be Migrant Workers
124. MYANMAR  Junta Signs $250,000 Development Deal with India Amid Criticism
125. THAILAND Creates Favorable Condition for Cross-Border Tourism
126. CAMBODIA Launches Largest Ever Power-Generation Facility
127. INDONESIA: Years Later, Tourism Still Below Pre-Pandemic Level
128. MYANMAR Tied With China for Worst Internet Freedom
129. SINGAPORE Only Southeast Asian City Named Among World’s 10 Best For Food
130. TIMOR LESTE Fights New Battles 25 years After Independence Vote
131. INDONESIA: Nearly 500 ‘Golden Visa’ Applications Since Launch: Immigration Office
132. INDONESIA Maintains 53-Month Trade Surplus Streak Despite Export Decline
133. MYANMAR Junta Charges Hundreds for Scamming on Chinese Border
134. PHILIPPINES: Prolonged Eruptions Detected at Taal Volcano
135. VIETNAM: Unusual Weather to Hamper Economic Activities in Southeast Asia
136. Cambodia Cracks Down on Surrogacy: Thirteen Filipino Women Facing Prison
137. INDONESIA: State Budget Drives Education Equality, Toll Infrastructure Improvement in the Past Decade
138. INDONESIA: Three French Citizens Deported from Aceh for Alleged Involvement in Local Election Campaign
139. MALAYSIA: Under PM Anwar, Malaysia Climbs Lowy’s Power Index to be Fourth Most Influential in Region
140. MYANMAR: MNDAA Restricts Members From Foreign Travel Amid Concerns Over Foreign Intervention
141. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Prefer Malaysia For Data Centers: RI Govt Minister
142. INDONESIA Remains ‘Light Years’ From Even Development Across the Regions
143. MYANMAR Junta Steps Up Airstrikes as It Loses Ground to Resistance
144. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Challenges China Over Clashes
145. SINGAPORE: In What Could Be a Singapore Record, Court Awards Finance Veteran US$2.4M For Wrongful Dismissal After Two-Year Legal Battle
146. INDONESIA: Prabowo Aims to End Indonesia’s Reliance on Food Imports Within Four Years
147. INDONESIA: Govt Offers Three Seaports to Foreign, Domestic investors
148. MYANMAR CDM Political Prisoners in Monywa Prison Coerced to Submit Petitions
149. SINGAPORE’S Changi No Longer World’s Best Airport: Condé Nast Traveler
150. THAILAND: Fortune Names 14 Thais Among 100 Most Powerful Women in Asia
151. INDONESIA to Emphasize ASEAN Centrality at Laos Summits
152. INDONESIA: New Ministries May Need Three Years to Become Effective, Warns Researcher
153. MYANMAR Civil Society Urges ASEAN to Stop Working With the Military Junta and Support Establishment of a Federal Democracy
154. THAILAND: Ministry of Energy prepares to handle Middle East conflicts
155. CAMBODIA: Ancient Timber: 250 Million Year-Old Fossil Unearthed in Banteay Meanchey
156. INDONESIA: Declining Middle Class Contributes to Indonesia’s Deflation: Experts
157. INDONESIA: Prabowo Plans to Build, Renovate 3 Million Homes Annually
158. MYANMAR Flood Victims Say Little Relief Has Reached Villages after Typhoon Yagi
159. THAILAND: Over a Quarter of Thais Targeted By Scams Over Past Year
160. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes Foreign MSME Owners in Bali To Scale Up
161. INDONESIA: Scientists Reassert Wolbachia’s Minimum Risk For Dengue Control
162. MALAYSIA: ‘You May Grow Up in London, But You Live in Malaysia’: PM Anwar Slams ‘Elites’ For Shunning Malay Language for English
163. MYANMAR: MSF Highlights Struggle of Myanmar Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia
164. SINGAPORE: Thousands Gather to Witness Final Horse Races at Singapore Turf Club
165. INDONESIA: Jokowi on Farewell Tour in Final Weeks of Presidency
166. INDONESIA: Illicit Waste Burning Reaches Alarming Rate of 48% Indonesian Households
167. MALAYSIA: Scam Epidemic: Malaysians Lose US$12.8b Annually, Equivalent to 3pc of GDP, Amid Rising AI Threats
168. MYANMAR: Chin Groups Attack Myanmar Junta Census Operation
169. THAILAND Leads Southeast Asia in mobile Banking Application Usage
170. Cambodian Journalist Mech Dara Arrested on Incitement Charges
171. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Mental Health In Focus After Fatal School Assaults
172. INDONESIA: Mood Improves Among Indonesian Manufacturers
173. MALAYSIA: Informal Status of Migrant Workers May Put Them At Risk of Abuse: ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024
174. MYANMAR Faces Critical Humanitarian Crisis as Floods Devastate over 1 Million Lives
175. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Sea Toll: A Decade of Connecting Indonesia and Reducing Price Disparities
176. INDONESIA: Immigration Officers to Carry Firearms Following Duty-Related Death
177. MYANMAR: Yangon to Get 4-Hour Power Rotations, Industrial Zones 8 Hours Daily
178. Myanmar: The Trouble With Elections
179. VIETNAM Rises in Asia Power Ranking With Bigger Diplomatic influence
180. CAMBODIA: Severe Flooding Devastates Crops Across 7 Provinces
181. INDONESIA: First-Timers Make Up Majority of House Members
182. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Build 2 Million Houses in Villages Annually
183. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Snub Myanmar Junta ‘Peace’ Offer
184. THAILAND: 70th Bangkok Gems Fair Hits $100M in Orders, Boosting Global Trade Hub Status
185. INDONESIA: Sea Sand Exports: Singapore Gains, Indonesia Loses
186. INDONESIA: Prabowo Warns of World War III Risk, Reaffirms Indonesia’s Non-Aligned Stance
187. MYANMAR: IIMM Says the Military Council’s Secretive Executions Amount to Grave International Crimes
188. SINGAPORE: Hong Kong dethrones Singapore as Asia-Pacific’s top financial center
189. THAILAND: Majority of Thais Don’t Intend To Go Off meat During Annual Vegetarian Festival
190. INDONESIA: Dynasties, Lack of Opposition Paint Bleak House Picture
191. INDONESIA: Jokowi Launches Various Projects by Private Investors in Nusantara
192. MALAYSIA: No Smoking, kids! Minors Smoking Now a Crime, While Selling Cigarettes to Minors Could Land You in Jail
193. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortage Returns in Yangon
194. PHILIPPINES: US Missile to Remain in PH
195. INDONESIA: Miracle Needed For RI To Become Advanced Economy by 2045: World Bank
196. INDONESIA: Retno Marsudi Urges Respect for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
197. 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
198. MYANMAR: Japan Downgrades Diplomatic Ties With Myanmar Junta
199. THAILAND’S  Halal industry Drives 335M Baht in Trade, Aiming for ASEAN Hub
200. INDONESIA to Launch Cyber Force as Fourth Branch of Military
201. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Unveils World’s Tallest Christ Statue
202. MYANMAR: NUG Minister Accuses Myanmar Junta of Obstructing Aid to Flood Victims at UN Meeting
203. SINGAPORE: More Singaporean Deaths Than Births Possible By First Half of 2030s: Prime Minister’s Office
204. THAILAND: Over 190,000 Myanmar Workers Arrested in Thailand’s Crackdown on Illegal Labor
205. CAMBODIA Formally Withdraws From CLV-DTA Agreement
206. INDONESIA: Relief as New Zealand Pilot Freed from Captivity in Papua
207. INDONESIA Far Short of 2024 Renewable Energy Target
208. THAILAND Pushing For Talks With Concerned Parties in MYANMAR to Repair Key Asian Highway
209. VIETNAM’S Billionaire Proposes English Education for Entire Population
210. INDONESIA Welcomes UN Resolution to End Israel’s Unlawful Occupation
211. INDONESIA: Bali to Get Autonomous Transit System to Ease Congestion: Minister
212. MYANMAR: International Cross-Border Response to Typhoon Yagi Urgently Needed in Myanmar
213. SINGAPORE: MHA Survey Finds Growing Support Among Singapore Residents for Death Penalty in Most Serious Crimes
214. THAILAND: New Project Aims to Create a Database of Facilities in Thailand
215. CAMBODIA: Controversy Over Cambodia’s Journalism Charter Following UN Criticism
216. INDONESIA: Virgin Australia Becomes 1st Foreign Airline to Use Pertamina’s Sustainable Fuel
217. INDONESIA: Visitors Flock to Nusantara As New City Opens to Public
218. MALAYSIA: Confinement Centers for Muslim Mothers in Malaysia? Yes, And They Are Highly in Demand
219. MYANMAR: India Plans to Provide Electricity to Myanmar’s Chin and Rakhine States
220. INDONESIA: RI Eyes Former Mining Land For Solar Power Plants
221. INDONESIA: Luhut Attracts Ray Dalio and Porsche Family to Establish Family Offices in Bali
222. MALAYSIA: Malaysia Freezes Almost 100 Bank Accounts in Child Abuse Case
223. Myanmar Flooding Death Toll Jumps to 226
224. INDONESIA: Election Rivalries at Play in Kadin Chair’s Ouster
225. INDONESIA: Govt to Launch New Study on Authenticity of Borobudur’s ‘Chattra’
226. MALAYSIA: On Malaysia Day, PM Anwar Vows Uplifting Rural and Impoverished Areas a Priority of His Administration
227. Myanmar’s NUG Urges Public to Boycott Military Council’s Population Census
228. THAILAND: Statue Removed to Museum After residents blame it for Mae Sai floods
229. INDONESIA: Jet Aircraft Carrying Passengers Lands for First Time at Nusantara Airport
230. INDONESIAN Military Inducts 500 Civilians into the Army to Bolster Nusantara’s Security
231. MALAYSIA: ‘Unimaginable Horror’: UNICEF Calls for Urgent Long-Term Support After Mass Child Abuse Allegations at Welfare Homes Uncovered
232. Myanmar Junta Intensifies Airstrikes on Civilian Areas following Threats by Min Aung Hlaing
233. SINGAPORE: Pope Francis Arrives in Singapore for Final Leg of Asia
234. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Power As Presidency looms
235. INDONESIA: Biomass Export Boom Brings Risks of Deforestation
236. MYANMAR: Karen Human Rights Group Condemns Ongoing Attacks On Education in Myanmar
237. PH Most ‘At-Risk’ From Calamities
238. Thailand Courts Bollywood With Film Fest in Mumbai
239. CAMBODIA: No Agenda Behind China’s Donation of Two Warships to Cambodia
240. INDONESIA: Gig Economy Threatens RI’s Human Capital Growth
241. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Targets 15 Million Students in 2025
242. MALAYSIA: Wealthy Chinese Youth Flock to Malaysia’s MM2H Scheme After Requirement Changes
243. MYANMAR: Nicholas Koumjian Warns of Increasingly Frequent and Brutal War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar
244. INDONESIA: Bali Proposes Two-Year Moratorium On Hotel, Nightclub Construction
245. INDONESIA: Jokowi Works from New Capital Tomorrow Until Retirement
246. MALAYSIA: Foreign Ministry Monitors Reports of Foreign Naval Vessels in Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone in South China Sea
247. MYANMAR: Thai Ministry Shuts Down Six Schools for Burmese Students
248. SINGAPORE Refuses Higher Percentage of Travelers Since Launching Automated Immigration Lanes
249. INDONESIA: Activists Revive Calls to Revoke Discriminatory Policies After Pope’s Visit
250. INDONESIA: Long-Awaited Asset Forfeiture Law Delayed Again
251. MYANMAR: The UN Security Council’s Astonishing Silence on Myanmar Atrocities: Akshaya Kumar, Human Rights Watch
252. THAILAND: Fast-Growing Thai Halal Industry Poised For Big Leap in 2025
253. VIETNAM: Typhoon Yagi Kills 4, leaves 78 Injured in Northern Vietnam
254. INDONESIA: Now A Step Closer to Exporting Electricity to Singapore
255. INDONESIA: GoTo Exits Vietnam Amid Push To Pursue Profitability
256. Myanmar Junta Lures Trishaw Drivers Into Militias With Incentives
257. THAILAND: New Surin Elephant Museum is a Primer on the World of this Pachyderm
258. VIETNAM: Passenger bus route linking Ha Long and China’s Nanning City launched
259. INDONESIA: The Pope Urges Indonesia to Live Up to Its Promise of ‘Harmony in Diversity’
260. INDONESIA: TNI Ordered to Create Cyber Force
261. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Advocates For Deeper Islamic and Halal Industry Ties with Russia
262. MYANMAR: Military Council Leader Announces Nationwide Census in Myanmar Amid Uncertainty
263. THAILAND’S $13B Digital handout Scheme to Include Cash Payments: PM
264. CAMBODIA: Growing Safeguards: Govt Encouraging More People to Settle in Border Areas
265. INDONESIA: Southeast Asia’s Largest Economy To Reform Tourism on Bali
266. INDONESIA: Government to Investigate Alleged Indonesian Gang Causing Disturbances in Japan
267. MYANMAR: Yangon Reinstates Curfew Amid Growing Tensions and Reports of Forced Recruitment
268. THAI Banks Suspend 34,000 Accounts Linked to Scammers
269. INDONESIA: Philippine Detains Over 160 people, Including 70 Indonesians, Over Suspected Cybercrime Operation
270. INDONESIA: 21 Foreign Citizens Win Contest Using Indonesian at FHI
271. MALAYSIA: International Schools in Malaysia See Enrolment from East Asia Soar, Particularly From China
272. MYANMAR: China Discusses Military Training with Myanmar Junta
273. INDONESIA: Growing Paper, Plastic Scrap Imports Aggravate Waste Problem
274. INDONESIA: Jakarta Sees Massive Ojek Protest but Many Drivers Continue Working
275. MYANMAR Junta Reportedly Conducts Forced Conscription of Civilians in Pathein to Meet Military Quotas
276. SINGAPORE: TODAY to Merge With CNA, Become Digital Long-Form Weekend Magazine
277. VIETNAM: Over 800,000 Exposed Surveillance Cameras in Vietnam Spark Privacy Concerns
278. CAMBODIA: Tik Tok Shuts Down Account For Falsehoods About Cambodia
279. INDONESIA: All-Women Candidates to Contest East Java Gubernatorial Election
280. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Nearly 2,000 Doses of Mpox Vaccine from Denmark
281. MYANMAR Military Set to Lose Rakhine State to Ethnic Armed Group
282. VIETNAM: HCMC Police Dismantle Baby Trafficking Ring Across 32 Localities
283. INDONESIA: IDX Admits Employees Implicated in IPO Bribery Case
284. INDONESIA: Indomie Factory in Nigeria Favors Cheaper Malaysian Palm Oil
285. MYANMAR: Experts Sound Alarm on New Rohingya Crackdown in Myanmar
286. SINGAPORE: One in Two People in Singapore Targeted By Fake Job Scams
287. THAILAND: Harley-Davidson to move production of selected models to Thailand
288. INDONESIA: President Jokowi to Host State Reception for Papal Visit
289. INDONESIA: EU Embargo on Indonesian Palm Oil a Blessing in Disguise, Prabowo says
290. MALAYSIA: Taliban Says Keen For Good Relations with Malaysia, Wants Help for Afghanistan in Higher Education System
291. MYANMAR Junta Imposes Travel Restrictions for Wa, Palaung (Ta’ang), and Kokang Communities
292. THAILAND: Museum in Southern Thailand is a Treasure Trove of Malay Heritage
293. INDONESIA: Musicians Sound ‘Emergency Warning’ Over Regional Race Saga
294. INDONESIA Prepares 1.5 Million Hectares for Dairy Farming and Cow Imports to Support Prabowo’s Program
295. MYANMAR: Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar Still Falling This Fiscal Year
296. SINGAPORE Beats Jakarta, Manila In Ranking of Best Cities for Workcations
297. THAILAND: Harvesting filming locations as Thailand’s soft power
298. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Retire 13 Coal-Fired Power Plants

1. INDONESIA and Australia Seal Treaty-Level Defense Pact
2. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Eyes BRICS’ Membership to Boost Malaysia’s Economic Diplomacy and Strategic Partnerships
3. MYANMAR’S Junta Is Funding Its War Through Forex Scams, Economists Say
4. THAILAND: First Case of Mpox Clade 1b Detected in Thailand
5. INDONESIA: Refugees In Limbo After Eviction Notice From Jakarta Administration
6. INDONESIA: Expert Warns Against Flood of Imported Petrochemicals from UAE
7. MALAYSIA: PuTERA35, The Anwar Govt’s Plan To Uplift Bumiputera And Close The Economic Gap By 2035
8. MYANMAR: Over 4,900 Battles Affecting 67% of Myanmar Recorded Since 2021 Coup
9. VIETNAMESE Noodle Dishes Recognized as National Cultural Heritage
10. INDONESIA: Government Prepares 12 Laboratories to Detex Mpox
11. INDONESIA: Nusantara Hosts First-Ever Independence Day Celebration
12. MALAYSIA: Digital divinity: Oldest Hindu Temple in Johor Takes Prayer Requests, Payments Online
13. THAI KIng Pardons Ex-PM Thaksin in Birthday Amnesty
14. INDONESIA: Up to 45 Million Indonesians At Risk of Hunger: Home Ministry
15. ASEAN Holds Meeting on Human Trafficking Prevention
16. MALAYSIA a Key Link in Smuggling of Indonesian labor, Jakarta Says
17. MYANMAR: UN Reports Increased Brutality in Myanmar Conflict, Urges ASEAN to Act
18. THAILAND’S Paetongtarn Shinawatra Wins Parliamentary Backing To Become New PM
19. INDONESIA: Google Vows to Redact Fraudulent Maps Business Data
20. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes For Clean Tech In Fertilizer Production
21. Myanmar is Running Out of Power; Post-Coup Blackouts Intensify
22. THAILAND: PM Srettha Shown The Door as Constitutional Court Rules Against Him
23. VIETNAM Legislators Propose Making Trading Fetuses a Human Trafficking Crime
24. INDONESIA: Activists Urge KPK Selection Committee To Oust Problematic Candidates
25. INDONESIA: Google Takes Action Against Widespread Hotel Account Hacks in Indonesia
26. MALAYSIA: Federal Police Exposes Job Scam Offering Over RM6,000 A Month For Fake Google Reviews
27. MYANMAR: Junta Controls Fewer Than 100 of Myanmar’s 350 Towns: NUG
28. THAILAND: New Guidelines For So-Called ‘Green Industry’ Introduced
29. ASEAN Eyes Nuclear Energy, But Airs Safety Concerns
30. INDONESIA Eases Import Rules For Solar Power Projects
31. INDONESIA’S $15b Food Security Budget Fails to Improve Agricultural Sector, Says Expert
32. MALAYSIA: All You Need To Know About Dark Tourism and Why Malaysia Should Capitalize on it
33. MYANMAR: Floods, Starvation, and Violence in Myanmar’s Badlands: NGO Report
34. CAMBODIA: Police Increasing Pressure on Int’l Human Trafficking Gangs
35. INDONESIA: Government Ramps up Preparation For First Independence Day in Nusantara
36. INDONESIA and Australia Deepen Ties in Electric Vehicle Supply Chain and Research
37. MYANMAR: Nearly 50 Former Myanmar Military Officers Recalled to Active Duty
38. SINGAPORE Hangs Prisoner In Second Execution In Days
39. VIETNAM: Foreign Businesses Step Up Investment, Recruitment in Vietnam Amid Global Shift
40. INDONESIA ‘Needs To’ Develop its Quaternary Education Amid Technological Advancement
41. INDONESIA Extends Safeguard Tariffs to Protect Struggling Textile Industry
42. MALAYSIA Leads Asia with 31.4pc Female Board Members in Top 100 Publicly Listed Companies: SC Data
43. MYANMAR’S Junta Has Tightened Its Conscription Noose at Airports
44. VIETNAM: Finance Ministry Proposes Lower Income Tax Rate for Micro, Small enterprises
45. INDONESIA: OJK Reports Foreign Acquisition of Six Indonesian Multifinance Firms
46. INDONESIA: Journalist Association Condemns Alleged Intimidation of Tempo Journalist
47. MALAYSIA: How Does Bangladesh in Turmoil affect Malaysia, One Of Its top 10 Trade Partners
48. MYANMAR Military Claims It Withdrew ‘For Fafety of People’
49. THAILAND: Charter Court Dissolves Move Forward, Bans Execs For 10 years
50. CAMBODIA: UNESCO to Investigate Alleged Rights Abuses at Angkor Wat
51. INDONESIA: Disaster Agency Stockpiles Food in Central Papua Over Famine Concerns
52. INDONESIA to Export Green Power to Singapore by 2028
53. MYANMAR: NGO Calls on ASEAN to Engage with Myanmar’s Resistance Government
54. THAILAND’S Pattaya Aims to Become Family-Friendly Destination Instead of Sex Tourism Hub
55. INDONESIA: Government Imposes Sricter Tobacco Control Amid Unchecked Youth Smoking
56. INDONESIA: PLN Looks to Trial Carbon Capture at Four Coal-Fired Plants
57. MYANMAR: Desperate Myanmar Junta Seeks Russian Intervention Against Armed Resistance
58. SINGAPORE: Most Singaporean Youths Satisfied With Life; 2 in 5 Have Never Been in a Relationship: IPS-NYC Study
59. INDONESIA: Former VP Jusuf Kalla attends Hamas leader’s funeral, calls for end to Gaza war
60. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Hail Safe Abortion Rule, Urge More Details
61. MYANMAR: War in Myanmar Heartlands Silences Mount Popa Volcano Shrine
62. PHILIPPINES: Yulo Gifts PH With 2nd Gold
63. VIETNAM: Unusual Rains Over 2 Months Cause Devastating Floods in Northern Vietnam
64. Cambodia-Laos-Thailand Combat Cross-Border Corruption-KhmerTimes
65. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Condemns ‘Intolerable’ Killing of Hamas Leader
66. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
67. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
68. MALAYSIA’S New License for Social Media Platforms and Messenger Apps
69. INDONESIA: Surfing the Slowing Global Economy: How Has Indonesia Fared So Far?
70. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
71. 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
72. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
73. VIETNAM: Australian Veterans’ 20-Year Search Uncovers Mass Grave of Vietnamese Soldiers
74. CAMBODIA: Indian Govt Issues ‘Cyber Slavery’ Advisory to Overseas Travelers Heading to Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Hong Kong
75. INDONESIA: South Korea Overtakes US, Japan in FDI to Indonesia
76. INDONESIA’S  Sea Nomads Turn to Jobs on Land
77. MYANMAR: NUG Wants to Collaborate with Thai Government Over Migrant Worker Issues
78. THAILAND: Thai PM Srettha to Meet Anwar in Southern Province to Discuss Border Security
79. INDONESIA: ‘No Transition Without Transmission’ as RI Calls Donors to Fund Grid
80. INDONESIA: Govt Aims to Reduce Airfares by 10 Percent by October
81. MALAYSIA: Sabah’s Place in Malaysia Undisputed, Says Foreign Ministry in Response to Social Media Claims
82. MYANMAR’S  United Wa State Army Moves Into Strategic Northern Town of Lashio
83. VIETNAM: Mobile Internet Subscriptions in Vietnam Surpass 90% of Population For First Time
84. CAMBODIA HIV/AIDS Response Ranks First in Region: UNAIDS
85. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Receive FAO Award for Food Security: Minister
86. INDONESIA Launches New Phase of Industrial Park in Bid to Lure Investors Away From China
87. MALAYSIA Brain Drain And Who’s Benefitting From It
88. MYANMAR: Burma Human Rights Network calls on U.S. Congress for Myanmar Acts
89. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Only For ‘Good Quality Travelers’: Jokowi
90. INDONESIA: Thousands of East Java Children Seek Therapy for Online Gaming Addiction
91. MYANMAR: Thai Central Bank to Investigate Myanmar Weapons Payments
92. SINGAPORE: Terrorism Threat Elevated Since Renewed Israel-Palestine Conflict; Singapore Also Affected: ISD
93. THAI Passport Holders Now Have Visa-Free Access to 82 Countries
94. INDONESIA: Govt Denies Buying Russian Oil But Leaves Door Open
95. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Index Hits Hazardous Levels, Second Only to Kinshasa
96. MALAYSIA: Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Most Compliant with Malaysian Laws, X the Worst Offender: Fahmi
97. MYANMAR’S Second-Largest City Overwhelmed by Third Wave of War Refugees
98. THAILAND: Majority of Thai People Use AI In Their Daily Lives For its Convenience: Study
99. CAMBODIA: Senate President Hun Sen Denies Allegations of Khmer Territory Integration into Vietnam
100. INDONESIA: Jokowi Celebrates Children’s Day in Papua to Symbolize Educational Justice
101. INDONESIA: Heavy Reliance on Exports to China Could Hurt Indonesia’s Trade: Analyst
102. MALAYSIA: Education Ministry Says No Exemptions Over Ban Against School donations From Tobacco, Alcohol Sponsors
103. MYANMAR Junta Generals Barred From ASEAN Meet as Civilian Deaths Exceed 5,400
104. INDONESIA: New Tracking System to Prevent Fraud in Nickel, Tin Mining
105. INDONESIA Tests B40 Biodiesel on Trains, Aims to Cut Fuel Imports by $9 Billion
106. MALAYSIA: One in Three Malaysian Teens Overweight or Obese: deputy health minister, as study reveals alarming spike
107. MYANMAR Alliance Agrees to Extend Ceasefire With Junta in Shan State
108. THAILAND: Srettha Urges Businesses to Cash In On Fast-Growing Pet Industry
109. INDONESIA Calls For End to ‘Illegal’ Israeli Occupation of Palestine
110. INDONESIA: Regional Administrations Criticized for ‘Embedded Sexism’
111. MYANMAR: Rising Civilian Casualties, Communications Cut, Amidst Fierce fFghting in Mandalay
112. PHILIPPINES, China Reach Deal on Ayungin Missions
113. THAILAND: ‘Pet Economy’ On the Rise
114. INDONESIA: Jokowi Under Fire for Granting Nearly 200-Year Land Permits in Nusantara
115. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Interested in Jakarta LRT Expansion: Jakpro
116. MALAYSIA to Review All Water Deals with Singapore Since 1962: DPM Fadillah
117. Myanmar Junta Bolsters Security in Mandalay as Clashes Intensif
118. VIETNAM: Southeast Asia’s Largest Wastewater Plant Halfway Done in HCMC
119. INDONESIA: South Korea Mulls Visa-Free Entry for Indonesia
120. INDONESIA: Missed Construction Targets Put Capital Relocation Plan in Limbo
121. MALAYSIA’S Path to Silver-Haired Nation Sparks Gold Rush in Senior Care Centers
122. MYANMAR Temple City of Bagan Pines For Tourists As Conflict Rages
123. THAILAND: Visa Waiver Extension Affecting 93 Nations To Be Signed Monday
124. INDONESIA: Gaza War Not Religious: Foreign Minister
125. INDONESIA: Government Websites Penetrated by Gambling Games in Apparent Revenge Hacking
126. MYANMAR Junta Bans Two Ethnic Parties From Election
127. PHILIPPINES: SC wants Congress to Pass Dynasty Law
128. SINGAPORE Has Over 333,000 Millionaires: Report
129. INDONESIA: Preparations Pick Up For Pope’s Busy Visit to Indonesia
130. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat Tourism Marred by Alleged Mass Extortion
131. THAILAND Promotes Aspirations to Become Medical Hub
132. VIETNAM Considers Scrapping Two-CHild Birth Limit Amid Falling Birth Rates
133. INDONESIA: Excess Spending, Tax Shortfall to Drive Deficit Far Beyond Budget Plan
134. INDONESIA: US Forgives Indonesia’s $35 Million Debt for Coral Reef Conservation
135. MALAYSIA: Ahead of Budget 2025, PM Anwar says eradicating cartels and monopolies top of list to alleviate cost of living woes
136. MYANMAR: Junta Plunges Myanmar Into Economic Turmoil
137. VIETNAM: Ministry Seeking Heavier Penalties For Fetus Gender Selection
138. INDONESIA: Local Governments Spend More on Meetings and Travel Than Actual Programs: Tito
139. INDONESIA: Nearly 200 Child Marriage Applications Filed in Probolinggo in Early 2024
140. MYANMAR: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Buckles in Northern Shan Capital
141. SINGAPORE: Grasshoppers and Superworms Among 16 Insect Species Approved as Food in Singapore
142. VIETNAM: The Most Affordable Country For Expats: survey
143. CAMBODIA: Japan, Cambodia Commit to Work Together For a Mine-Free world
144. INDONESIA: Eight Foreign Nationals Arrested in South Jakarta Dollar Counterfeit Raid
145. INDONESIA Tees off on Golf Tourism as Singapore Courses Dwindle
146. MYANMAR: Ongoing Diarrhea Outbreak in Southern Chin State, Urgent Medical Assistance Sought
147. VIETNAM: Only 25% of Vietnamese Firms Have Website
148. INDONESIA Lags in Early Childhood Education
149. INDONESIA Launches ASEAN’s First EV Battery Cell Plant
150. MYANMAR: BNI Condemns Five-Year Prison Sentence for DMG Reporter and Staff Member
151. SINGAPORE Ranks Priciest City in Asia
152. CAMBODIA: Ten Mother Nature ‘Activists’ Handed Lengthy Prison Terms
153. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Momentum to Restore Religious Harmony, As Promised
154. INDONESIA: Hyundai’s Flying Taxi to Begin Test Flights in Indonesia’s New Capital This July
155. MALAYSIA: Top among 35 countries for rosy view of Russia and Putin: Pew Center Poll
156. MYANMAR  Banks Face Fines For Exceeding Home Mortgage Cap
157. INDONESIA: Businesses Hold Back On Geothermal Projects As PLN Return Deemed Unattractive
158. INDONESIA’S Poverty Rate Drops to 25.22 Million in March 2024: BPS
159. MALAYSIA Can’t Ratify Anti-Torture Convention Due to Country’s Caning Laws: Saifuddin Nasution
160. MYANMAR: Crime and Punishment in Myanmar
161. Philippines’ Dependency On Coal-Fired Power Surpasses Indonesia, China
162. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For Communication Minister’s Resignation Over Cyberattack
163. INDONESIA: Japanese Joint Venture to Build Waste-to-Energy Plant in W. Java
164. MALAYSIA: Melaka, Indonesia to Seek UNESCO Recognition For Spice Route Voyage: State Exco
165. MYANMAR: Australian and US sanctions on Myanmar Banks Proving Effective, Yet Critical Gaps Remain: MCN
166. THAILAND: 13 Industries See Surge in Factory Openings Despite Economic Downturn
167. CAMBODIA: Official Raises Concern Over Kingdom’s Ageing Population
168. INDONESIA: Freeport Launches World’s Largest Single-Line Copper Smelter in Indonesia
169. MALAYSIA: Survey Shows Surge in Malaysians’ Trust in Govt, Reflecting Growing Confidence in Stability of Anwar Administration
170. MYANMAR: Thai Banks Linked to Atrocities in Myanmar, UN Report Finds
171. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
172. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
173. INDONESIA: Chinese Textile Giant to Invest in Indonesia Amid Mass Layoffs
174. MYANMAR: Junta Starts Selling Subsidized Rice in Yangon
175. VIETNAM: How China’s Insatiable Demand is Changing Durian Industry in Southeast Asia
176. INDONESIA: Diaspora, Mixed Children Laud Govt’s Permanent Visa Plan
177. INDONESIA: World Bank Upgrades Indonesia’s GDP Growth to 5.1 Percent
178. MYANMAR: Rising Drug Prices and Shortages Hit Major Myanmar Cities
179. VIETNAM: 4 Vietnamese Accused of Cyberattacks in US, Causing $71M in Damages
180. CAMBODIA Now Has Her Own Social Media App
181. INDONESIA Enacts Revised Village Law, Extending Social Security to Village Chiefs and Officials
182. INDONESIA: Jakarta Celebrates Another Year As Capital City
183. MYANMAR Regime Admits Killing Monk
184. THAILAND: The long journey of the Equal Marriage Law
185. INDONESIA: Online Gambling War: Task Force Probes Fraudulent Bank Accounts, Payments At Mini Marts
186. INDONESIA: 165 Indonesians Facing Death Sentence in Foreign Countries, Mostly Malaysia
187. MALAYSIA, China Agree to Extend Visa Exemption To Strengthen Bilateral Ties, According to Joint Statement
188. MYANMAR: Flower Phobia Strikes Myanmar’s Ruling Junta Again, Dozens Arrested
189. VIETNAM: Southern province to form 27,000 ha marine conservation site
190. INDONESIA: Copper, Jewelry Buoy RI Exports Amid Weakness in Coal, CPO
191. INDONESIA: Revote Ruling Offers Hope for Women’s Representation
192. MALAYSIA Scores 5.8 Out of 10 in Human Rights Index for 2024
193. MYANMAR: As She Turns 79 in Prison, ‘The Lady’ Remains a Symbol of Hope and Resilience in Myanmar
194. PHILIPPINES : Sara Quits Marcos Cabinet
195. INDONESIA: Pope To Stop By Istiqlal Mosque During First-Ever Indonesia Visit
196. INDONESIA: Information Ministry Threatens to Shut Down X Over Adult Content
197. MALAYSIA Falls to 34th In IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, Now Below Thailand and Indonesia
198. MYANMAR: Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech and Attacks on Rohingya Civilians On Rise
199. SINGAPORE StudentsTop Pisa Study On Creative Thinking, Despite Not Thinking of Themselves As Creative
200. INDONESIA: Minister Wants Indonesia to Copy India’s Approach to Dual Citizenship
201. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Crack Down on ‘Blood Sucking’ Online Gambling
202. MYANMAR’S Rakhine Spiraling Into Hunger as 50% Drop in Rice Harvest Predicted
203. PHILIPPINES: ‘Ramming and Towing’: Philippines Says China Disrupted Mission to Ayungin Shoal
204. SINGAPORE English Teachers Part of Volunteer Program for Disadvantaged Communities, not Malaysian Schools: Anwar
205. THAILAND: Four Key Cases Poised to Reshape Thailand’s Political Landscape
206. CAMBODIA: International aid decline raises concerns for Cambodia’s economic stability
207. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Among Worst in the World, Residents Advised to Wear Masks Outdoors
208. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Gaza diplomacy
209. MYANMAR Junta Boss Orders Another Purge of Military Top Brass
210. VIETNAM Achieves Record Presence In World’s Most Influential University Rankings
211. INDONESIA: Police Most Reported to Komnas HAM Over Human Rights Violations
212. INDONESIA: President Jokowi’s 1-Ton Cow Worth Rp 100M to be Sacrificed for Eid al-Adha
213. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Wong Discuss Placing Singaporean Teachers in Malaysia
214. MYANMAR: World Bank Paints Its Grimmest Picture Yet For Myanmar’s Future
215. VIETNAM: Factories in southern Vietnam struggle to hire workers
216. CAMBODIA: Bush Meat Still on the ‘Unwritten’ Menu Despite Joint eEforts to Curb Poaching
217. INDONESIA Calls for Lasting Peace in Gaza Following US-Sponsored Resolution
218. INDONESIA Leads in Fiscal Deficit Reduction Among Pandemic-Hit Nations: Sri Mulyani
219. MYANMAR: NUG Protests Myanmar Junta’s Internet Shutdowns
220. SINGAPORE Offers S$13,500 to SQ321 Passengers Who Suffered ‘Minor Injuries’
221. INDONESIA: Presidents Past and Present to Gather for Independence Day in Jakarta and Nusantara
222. INDONESIAN Consumers Less Confident About the Economy: BI
223. THAI Economy Expected to Improve From July-Dec But Concerns Remain
224. VIETNAM: Businesses Adapt as Gen Z Shapes Workplace Dynamics
225. CAMBODIA: Ministry to Establish 250 Model Villages, Boosting Economic Growth
226. INDONESIA: Skills Mismatch, Tech Disconnect: Why 10 Million Gen-Z Indonesians Sit Around
227. INDONESIA: ‘OPM’ Label Reinstated, TNI Ready to Act in Papua: General Maruli
228. MYANMAR: Russia Approves Moves to Build Nuclear Plant in Myanmar
229. VIETNAM: Saltwater Intrusion Threatens to Wipe Durian, Rambutan Off Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
230. INDONESIA Condemns Israeli Bill Labeling UNRWA Terror Group
231. INDONESIA: Know Before You Fly: A Guide to Drone Laws in Indonesia
232. MALAYSIA Evicts 500 Sea Nomads in Crackdown on Migrants: activists
233. MYANMAR: Growing Rebellion-Myanmar’s Youth Flock to Armed Resistance, Rejecting Junta Conscription
234. THAILAND: Govt Mulls ‘Retirement Lottery’ to Promote Saving Habits For Would-Be Seniors
235. INDONESIA: ‘All Eyes on Papua’ Movement Gains Momentum Online
236. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Start Working from Nusantara in July, Confirms Project on Track to Investors
237. INDONESIA: New Law Paves Way For Longer Maternity Leave
238. MYANMAR’S Multibillion-Dollar Jade Trade ‘Crashing’ as China Clamps Down
239. PHILIPPINES: China Remains ‘Greatest’ Threat to PH: Survey
240. INDONESIA Targets Cement Industry Decarbonization by 2050
241. INDONESIA: Jokowi Looks To Steady IKN Authority Ship, Claims Big Investment Coming
242. MALAYSIA: Importance of Human Rights Aligns With Concept of Malaysia Madani: PM Anwar
243. MYANMAR Junta Arrests Thai Condo Buyers, Realtors as Currency Crashes
244. THAILAND Targets To Get 1 Million Dropouts Back To School
245. INDONESIA Won’t Normalize Israeli Ties: FM Retno
246. INDONESIA: Foreign Tourists Spend Less Money in Indonesia:BPS
247. MALAYSIA Needs to Prioritize Investments In Silver Economy to Enable Active, Healthy Ageing: PM Anwar
248. MYANMAR: Charity Ride From Singapore to Bangkok Raises Funds for Myanmar Refugee Clinic
249. THAILAND Lagging Behind in Skills and Digital Know-How: NESDC
250. INDONESIA: National Police Arrests ‘Most Wanted’ Thai Fugitive
251. INDONESIA: High Flyer in Some Subjects, Nadiem Fails to Make Grade in Basic Course Work
252. MALAYSIA: Penang Expects to Reap ‘Durian Runtuh’ Revenue of RM1b Due to Three-Month Season This year
253. MYANMAR Junta Orders All Security Personnel to Frontline as Losses Mount in Hard-Hit Regional Commands
254. INDONESIA: Too Many Holidays Spell Bad News for Indonesia’s Productivity
255. MALAYSIA: From Menace to Miracle: How ‘Padi Angin’ May Solve Future Rice Scarcity in Malaysia
256. MYANMAR: Illegal Entry Arrests Surge in Thailand Amid Forced Military Conscription in Myanmar
257. THAILAND: Long Arm of Law Finds ‘Boss Paeng’ in Indonesia
258. CAMBODIA: KR Survivors Share Stories At First ‘Future’ Conference
259. INDONESIA: Health Ministry Reports Decrease in Teen Smoking but Rise in E-Cigarette Use
260. MALAYSIA: Come Clean On Those Currently Facing Gallows in Malaysia, Amnesty International tells Putrajaya
261. MYANMAR: Rohingya Forced to Fight Alongside Myanmar Army Tormentors
262. THAILAND to Indict Influential Former Premier Thaksin Over Royal Insult
263. INDONESIA Thanks Spain, Ireland, and Norway for Recognizing Palestinian State
264. INDONESIA: Government Turns to Community Early Warning System to Mitigate Marapi Lahars
265. MALAYSIA to Train, Upskill 60,000 Engineers, Allocate RM25b in Fiscal SUpport for National Semiconductor Strategy: PM Anwar
266. MYANMAR Junta Fires Key Economics Minister From Its Cabinet
267. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Destinations Among World’s ‘Most Boring’ Tourist Attractions
268. INDONESIA: Chinese-Owned Firm to Build Cement Plant in Aceh Despite Moratorium
269. INDONESIA: Generative AI Can Save Indonesia’s Failing Rural Banks: Google
270. INDONESIA Plans To Open Air Routes Connecting Regional Buddhist Centers
271. MALAYSIA: At Global Forum, PM Anwar Touts Islamic Economy’s Potential to Rival ‘Unbridled’ Capitalism
272. MYANMAR’S Military Blocks Escape Routes in Thandwe as Rakhine War Intensifies
273. INDONESIA: More Dynasties in the Making in November Regional Head Elections
274. INDONESIA: Reform Undone: Activists Lament Shrinking Civic Space, Unresolved Rights Abuse
275. MYANMAR: UN Investigators Probing Mass Displacement in Myanmar
276. MYANMAR: Putao town in Kachin State, under blockade for over two months is now facing severe food and fuel shortages with skyrocketing commodity prices
277. VIETNAM Resort Properties Attractive to Foreign Investors
278. INDONESIA:  State-Owned Enterprises Under Scrutiny for Corruption Allegations
279. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Build City’s First Waste-To-Energy Plant
280. MALAYSIA to Leverage on ASEAN to Tackle Regional Issues: PM Anwar
281. MYANMAR: 194 Organizations Say Rohingya Must No Longer Be Exploited For Military and Political Gain
282. MYANMAR Ditched as Global Beauty Pageant Host Over War
283. INDONESIA: Battery Subscription Scheme Could Remove Roadblock to EV Adoption
284. INDONESIA: Lifelong Visa for Indonesian Diaspora Can Be a Major Breakthrough
285. MALAYSIA: Experts Call for Eearly-Years STEM Education to Address Critical engineering labor Shortage in Malaysia
286. MYANMAR Junta Sentences Activist to 74 Years Prison for Leading Protests
287. PHILIPPINES: While ICC Looms, House Panel Probes Duterte’s Drug war Killings For the First Time
288. CAMBODIA: The Genocide Convention and Cambodia: Lessons Fom the Past, Prevention For the Future
289. INDONESIA Demands Starlink’s Network Operation Center Within Borders to Protect National Sovereignty
290. INDONESIA: Bali to Become Family Office Hub:Luhut
291. Boundaries on 3R Issues: PM Anwar
292. MYANMAR Shoppers Report Hyperinflation as Kyat Plunges Past 4,000/Dollar
293. INDONESIA Wants N. Zealand to Close WTO Dispute on Food Import Restrictions
294. INDONESIA: Steep Costs, Red Tape Deter Independent Regional Candidates
295. MYANMAR: Conscription Crisis: Myanmar’s Military is Recruiting Young Men at Gunpoint
296. VIETNAM: Hogwarts Hanoi: Vietnam school inspired by Harry Potter
297. REGIONAL: Brain Drain Whittles Away at Developing Countries While Policies Fumble
298. INDONESIA: Why Javanese Symbolism is Intertwined With Indonesian Politics
299. INDONESIA: ‘I Will Be Myself’: Prabowo on Leadership Style
300. MALAYSIA: Two In Five Malaysians Not Getting Enough Sleep, With Survey Showing Obesity On the Rise But Diabetes Going Down
301. MYANMAR: Governments Issue Joint Statement in Support of Rohingya Refugees
302. THAILAND: Climate Change Could Force Thailand to Relocate Capital Bangkok
303. INDONESIA Maintains Trade Surplus Despite Plunging Exports
304. INDONESIA: Medan Mall Shut Down for Dodging Rp 250B Tax
305. MALAYSIA: Foreigners Married to Malaysians Can Use Spouse’s Name for Business: Johor Exco
306. MYANMAR: Karen Information Center Director Wins International Journalism Award
307. SINGAPORE: British Expat Launches ‘SinglePore’ In-Person Dating Event; Big Response Crashes Website
308. INDONESIA: Designing the Future of Indonesia’s Food Systems
309. INDONESIA: Jokowi, Elon Musk to Launch Starlink Services in Indonesia
310. MALAYSIA: Meeting with Hamas May Cause Anxiety But Malaysia Trying to Help in Peace Effort: PM Anwar:
311. MYANMAR Junta Plans October National Census
312. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows to Broadcasting Bill that Threatens Press Freedom
313. INDONESIA: Ukrainians, Russian Face Death Over Bali Drug Lab: Police
314. MYANMAR Civil War Delays Development Assistance From Thailand
315. SINGAPORE: Handing Over Singapore In Good order: The legacy of Lee Hsien Loong
316. VIETNAM: Mysterious ‘Floating’ Lake Discovered in Central Vietnam
317. CAMBODIA: Ministry Questions TIA Report on Money-Laundering Risks
318. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reiterates ‘Asian Way’ to Defuse Tension
319. INDONESIA: May Riot Victims Seek Closure From Incoming Govt
320. MYANMAR: IOM’s Chief Announces Funding for Rohingya Refugees on Bangladesh Visit
321. SINGAPORE: ‘I’ve Been Scammed’: PM Lee on How He Himself Was Victim of an Online Scam
322. INDONESIA: Structural Problems Blight Agriculture As Key Sector For Employment
323. MALAYSIA: Education Minister: Upholding Malay, English Languages Must Go Hand-in-Hand
324. MALAYSIA Plans To Introduce ‘Orangutan Diplomacy’
325. MYANMAR Junta Rebuffs Hun Sen’s Request to Meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
326. THAILAND: PM Clamps Down on Cannabis For Recreational Use
327. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Requests Video Meeting With Aung San Suu Kyi
328. INDONESIA Sees Hottest April in 40 years
329. INDONESIA: Bata Shoe Factory Shuts Down After 30 Years
330. MYANMAR: Over 3 million ow displaced in Myanmar: UN
331. VIETNAM: Digital Content Exporters Open Foreign Offices To Avoid Tax
332. INDONESIA Hopes to Lead Global Green Aluminum Market with UAE
333. MYANMAR: AAPP: Myanmar Junta Killed 223 Females This Year
334. THAILAND: Heatwave Escalates Water War in Thailand’s North
335. INDONESIA: Unresolved Conflicts May Hinder Prabowo’s Plan to Form Presidents’ Club
336. INDONESIAN Muslim Cleric Reaffirms Ban on Interfaith Marriage
337. MYANMAR: Chin Alliances Clash Over Territory Liberated From Myanmar Junta
338. SINGAPORE:  Migrant Workers in S’pore Left in Limbo After Paying Large Sums to Agency Promising Jobs in Poland
339. VIETNAM:  Rail Route Connects China, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia
340. INDONESIA: Schools, Universities Prone To Corruption: KPK Survey
341. INDONESIA: Sumatran Orangutan’s Use of Medicinal Plant to Treat Wound Intrigues Scientists
342. MYANMAR: US Commission Slams Myanmar’s Religious Freedom
343. VIETNAM Posts Over $10B in Four-Month Tourism Revenue
344. VIETNAM to Produce Enough Rice for 8 Million Tons Exports
345. INDONESIA May Offer Dual Citizenship to Attract Overseas Workers: Minister
346. INDONESIA: Ministry Unveils New Funding Initiative For Climate-Resilient Health System
347. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Govt Can Take Criticism But Will Not Compromise on 3R Sentiments
348. MYANMAR: EU Extends Myanmar Junta Sanctions for Another Year
349. VIETNAM Welcomes over 6 Million Int’l Visitors in Four Months
350. INDONESIA: Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes off Java Island: Authorities
351. INDONESIA: PDI-P Could Become Sole Opposition to Prabowo Coalition
352. INDONESIA: Political Dynasticism Rampant in Newly Elected House Lawmakers
353. MYANMAR: India Needs to Protect its Strategic Stakes in ‘Unstable’ Myanmar
354. PHILIPPINES- Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools, triggers health alerts
355. REGIONAL: Women in SE Asia Gaining Representation in Boardrooms: Report
356. CAMBODIA: Pailin Farmer Hits On Solution To Excess Mangoes
357. INDONESIA: US Returns Antiquities to Indonesia Amid Probe into Trafficking Networks
358. INDONESIA: Creative Industry Workers Worry AI Is After Their Jobs
359. MALAYSIA Adopts a Balanced Foreign Policy, Stands Clear of Provocations: PM Anwar
360. MYANMAR: Network of ASEAN Parliamentarians Says Only Myanmar is Locking up Lawmakers
361. INDONESIA: House of Old Men: 2024 Election Sees Lowest Number of Young Lawmakers ​​​
362. INDONESIA: Job Creation Law Eases Business Licensing to Propel Growth
363. MALAYSIA: UM Apologizes For Hosting Pro-Israel Professor, Lambasts Him for Claiming Malaysia Unsafe for Travelers
364. MYANMAR: Thailand Warns Myanmar’s Rivals Against Using Its Soil For Harm: Minister
365. THAILAND: 30 Died From Heatstroke in Thailand so Far in 2024 as South-east Asia Bakes
366. CAMBODIA: Ending a Scourge: PM Pushes For Final Steps to Eradicate Malaria in Cambodia
367. INDONESIA in Dire Need of Specialist Doctors: Jokowi
368. 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
369. MYANMAR: US Think-Tank Sounds Alarm as Scam Centers Mushroom on Myanmar-Thai Border
370. SINGAPORE Red Cross Sends 9 Volunteers to Egypt for Gaza Relief Work, S$815,000 Worth of Aid
371. INDONESIA: Dengue Deaths Spike Almost Threefold Compared to Last Year
372. INDONESIA: Inter-Province Migration Costs Jakarta Trillions of Rupiah
373. MALAYSIA Seeing Sharp Increase In Ageing Population: Nanta
374. MYANMAR: UN’s Türk Sounds Alarm Amid Rising Tensions in Rakhine
375. INDONESIA: Court Rulings Seal Prabowo Win
376. INDONESIA: Clashes Between TNI, OPM Continue in Papua Amid Rising Tension
377. MALAYSIA Poised to Become Powerhouse In Clean, Renewable Energy: Industry Players
378. MYANMAR: As Losses Mount, Myanmar’s Junta Tightens Its Embrace of Russia
379. CAMBODIA: Chinese Police Complete Repatriation Of Over 680 Gambling, Scam Suspects from Cambodia
380. INDONESIA: Authorities Call For Vigilance Amid Heightened Volcanic Activity
381. MALAYSIA Aims To Be In Top 20 Countries in Global Startup Ecosystem Index by 2030: PM Anwar
382. MYANMAR Junta Using Rohingya Recruits to Sow Ethnic Hatred: Activists
383. VIETNAM: Three Vietnam Locales Among World’s ‘Best Walking cities’
384. ASEAN Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Escalating Myanmar Violence
385. INDONESIA: Trust in Constitutional Court Rises Ahead Of Ruling On Election Disputes: LSI Survey
386. MYANMAR: New Year, Old Tactic: Myanmar Junta’s Amnesty Skips Political Prisoners
387. SINGAPORE:  24-Year-Old Maps Singapore Toilets With Bidets on Google, Earning Rave Reviews From Netizens
388. THAILAND: NIA Launches New Platform to Boost Thai Agricultural Startups with Deep Tech
389. INDONESIA: Apple Mulls Building First Production Facility in Indonesia
390. INDONESIA: Jokowi Raises Concerns Over Money Laundering Using Crypto Assets
391. MALAYSIA: Single Mother is First Woman Khalwat Offender to be Whipped in Terengganu
392. MYANMAR: Burmese Activist Maung Zarni Nominated For the Nobel Peace Prize
393. VIETNAM Needs $30B Investment For Universal Clean Water Access
394. INDONESIA: Minister Launches 500,000 Hectares of Farming Land in S Papua
395. INDONESIA: Young People in Indonesia Put Off Marriage
396. MALAYSIA: Biggest Renter Group in Malaysia are Millennials: Study
397. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi And Former President Win Myint Reportedly Moved to House Arrest in Naypyidaw
398. VIETNAM: Draft Law Restricting Journalists’ Courtroom Rights Meets Opposition
399. INDONESIA: Mideast Escalation Could Pose Major Economic Risk to RI
400. INDONESIA: Komnas HAM Criticizes Government Handling of Tensions in Papua
401. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Rohingya, Including Children, Abducted in Violation of Conscription Law
402. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Rules Out New Bases for US
403. SINGAPORE: Lawrence Wong to Take Over From Lee Hsien Loong As Prime Minister on May 15: PMO
404. CAMBODIA’S Alternative Medicine to Hit $64.03 Million in 2024
405. INDONESIA Poised to Lead Booming Halal Cosmetics Market
406. INDONESIA: Papua Rebel Leader Says Captured New Zealand Pilot Won’t Be Released
407. MYANMAR Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Believed Held in Solitary Confinement in Naypyidaw Prison
408. VIETNAM: Schengen-Like Visa for Southeast Asia Will Boost Foreign Arrivals to Vietnam
409. INDONESIA: Government Denies Israeli Reports On Normalizing Ties
410. INDONESIA: Prabowo Collaborates with King of Jordan to Drop Indonesian Relief Supplies to Gaza
411. MYANMAR Junta Slams UN’s ‘One-Sided’ Human Rights Claims
412. SINGAPORE Wants to INsulate and Protect the Local Jewish Community From the Impacts of the War in Gaza: Shanmugam
413. VIETNAM: Van Thinh Phat Chairwoman Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death in $27B Scam
414. ASEAN Tourists Prefer Thailand Over Indonesia: Study
415. Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.2 Pct in 2024, 2025: Report
416. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Pledge Online Safety Measures for Children Using Social Media: Fahmi
417. MYANMAR: Reluctant Exiles: Another ‘Life or Death’ Exodus From Myanmar
418. VIETNAM: Thailand Aims to Boost Durian Exports to China, Reclaiming lead from Vietnam
419. CAMBODIA: 69-Year Old Phnom Penh Madam Detained For Underage Prostitution
420. INDONESIA: Govt Urged To Tighten, Stop Granting Mining Licenses On Small Islands
421. INDONESIA: 2 Papuan Rebel Leaders Killed in Shootout
422. MYANMAR: Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy
423. VIETNAM Firms Face Highest Local Cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
424. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Crystal and Liquid Meth Production House Linked to Hong Kong Ring
425. INDONESIA: PLN Mulls Importing LNG Amid Likely Shortfall in Local Gas Supply
426. MALAYSIA: Prabowo, Anwar Discuss Direction to Strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia Ties
427. MYANMAR Junta Deputy Defense Minister Interrogated Over Online Scams
428. THAILAND: Google Lunches Security Feature to Protect Thailand Users From Scams
429. INDONESIA: Lack of Clean Power May Jeopardize Indonesia’s Downstream Dream
430. INDONESIA: Brunei and Laos Join Regional Payment Connectivity
431. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya Must Calm ‘Allah’ Socks Storm Before Tensions Erupt: Extremism Experts
432. MYANMAR: BHRN Calls On International Community to Help Muslims in Myanmar
433. THAILAND: National Anti-Corruption Commission Initiates An Anti-Corruption Education Curriculum to Educate Thai Children and Instill Integrity Value in Thai society
434. INDONESIA: Hyundai Ends Indonesia Aluminium Deal After Climate Campaign By K-Pop Fans
435. INDONESIA: Aceh Authorities Detain Four Suspects in Rohingya Refugee Smuggling Case
436. MALAYSIA Probes Links Between Detained Man and Israeli Crime Group
437. MYANMAR Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
438. VIETNAM Has 6 Billionaires in Forbes Global Rich List
439. INDONESIA: Gov’t Revokes Over 2,000 Mining Licenses
440. INDONESIA: Court Summons 4 Jokowi Ministers to Testify in Presidential Election Dispute Trial
441. INDONESIA: As El Nino Bites, Indonesians Struggle with Record-High Rice Prices
442. MYANMAR Military Loses Historic Outpost on Road to China in Kachin State
443. SINGAPORE: 5 Takeaways From Survey of Southeast Asians, Including Singapore Being Top Choice of Regional Country for Relocation
444. INDONESIA: Pope Francis to Visit Indonesia in September: Minister
445. INDONESIA Gears Up for Another Colossal Elections
446. MYANMAR: KNU Grateful For Aid Sent by Thai Government Through Myanmar Red Cross
447. SINGAPORE: Dengue Cases Soar, Doubling in First Quarter of 2024; 7 Deaths Reported
448. CAMBODIA: Chetra Urges Preservation of Tonle Sap
449. INDONESIA’S Business Environment Ranking Slips As Others Improve
450. INDONESIA: Untapped Muslim Donations Could Reach Rp180 Trillion Annually
451. MYANMAR: India Urged to Stop Embracing War Criminals in Myanmar
452. THAILAND Equal Marriage Bill a Victory for LGBTQA+ All Over the World:Pita
453. INDONESIA Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza After UN Vote
454. INDONESIA Moves Closer to Next World Cup Qualifying Round with 3-0 Win in Vietnam
455. MALAYSIA: New SOPs Introduced To Prrevent Child Abuse Cases at Daycare Centers: Nancy Shukri
456. MYANMAR: UK Government Raps Myanmar Junta on Armed Forces Day Over Its Brutality
457. S’PORE-Flagged Vessel Had ‘Momentary Loss of Propulsion’ Just Before Hitting Baltimore Bridge: MPA
458. INDONESIA: 13 Soldiers Held Over Alleged Torture of Papuan
459. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Capture Portuguese Nationals Involved in Liquid Cocaine Trafficking Operation
460. MYANMAR: A Chronicle of Collapse: How the Tide Turned Against Myanmar’s Once Mighty Military
461. PHILIPPINES: Drug War Restarts in Davao
462. VIETNAM: Central Vietnam Province Gets Its Own Red Sea
463. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Rules Defamation Clause ‘Conditionally Unconstitutional’
464. INDONESIA Takes Over Airspace Management in Riau Islands and Natuna from Singapore
465. MYANMAR: Chinese Town Deports 200 Myanmar Migrant Workers Each Day
466. SINGAPORE: Govt Tells Israeli Embassy to Remove Facebook Post That Was an ‘Astonishing Attempt to Rewrite History’, says Shanmugam
467. THAILAND: An Entrepreneur Scores a Win in Europe With Her Low Glycemic Flour
468. INDONESIA: Failed Election Candidates Place Hopes in Court Proceedings
469. INDONESIA: New Import Rules Hoped to Save Ailing Textile Industry
470. MALAYSIA: ‘Allah’ Socks Issue: Sabahan Sentenced to Six Months of Jail for Insulting Islam on Facebook
471. MYANMAR is Main Beneficiary of Chinese Fund: Ambassador
472. THAI Scientists Breed Coral in Labs to Restore Degraded Reefs
473. INDONESIA Among the Unhappiest Countries in Southeast Asia: Study
474. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declared as Elected President After Final Vote Count
475. MYANMAR Court-Ordered Auction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home Fails to Draw Bids
476. SINGAPORE Completes First Humanitarian Aid Airdrop into Gaza
477. VIETNAM: Vo Van Thuong Leaves Position as Vietnam President
478. INDONESIA Braces For Wildfires Ahead of Dry Season
479. INDONESIA: $11.6 Billion Invested in Indonesia’s Smelters
480. MYANMAR’S Women Bear the Cost of the Junta’s Coup
481. THAILAND: Rural Doctor Society Claims Identities of 2.2 Million Thais on Sale in ‘Dark Web’
482. VIETNAM: Pakistani, Iranian Men Pose As Interpol To Extort Tourists in Hanoi
483. INDONESIA Accused of Avoiding Human Rights Issues
484. INDONESIA: Government Considers Student Loan Scheme for Low-Income Families
485. MALAYSIA: High Court Strikes Out Woman’s Bid to Declare Herself as Non-Muslim
486. In MYANMAR, Citizen Journalism is Connecting News to Its Revolutionary Roots
487. INDONESIA: KPU Races to Finish Vote Tally
488. INDONESIA: Russia Alleges 10 Indonesians Fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine
489. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Seize 2,500 LSD Sheets from Germany
490. Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Calls for Security Council Action to Halt Conscription
491. CAMBODIA: First Khmer-Speaking Robot Introduced-KhmerTimes
492. INDONESIA: Draft Policy Draws Flak for Allowing Military, Police Hold Civil Posts
493. INDONESIA Needs 350 More Aircraft to Make Airfare More Affordable
494. MALAYSIA: Proposed Amendment on Citizenship Laws Goes Against Founding Fathers’ Intentions, Nazir Razak Tells Putrajaya
495. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Communications in Around 80 Myanmar’s Townships: Report
496. INDONESIA: EU Deforestation Regulation Seen to Complicate RI Biodiesel Exports
497. INDONESIA: Thirst for ‘Swiftnomics’: Indonesia Eyes Partnering with Singapore on Concerts
498. newspapers to strengthen mastery of Malay language among students
499. MYANMAR: Japan Announces Extra US$ 37 Million In Aid to Myanmar
500. SINGAPORE: Singapore Endorses Communique on Tackling Scams at Inaugural Global Fraud Summit
501. INDONESIA: Extreme Weather Looms Over Indonesia
502. INDONESIA: 2024 Presidential Election Results: Prabowo-Gibran Secures Victory in Jakarta
503. MYANMAR: China Tightens Access For Myanmar Migrant Workers Entering From Shan State
504. SINGAPORE: Over Half in S’pore Say Society, Technology Changing Too Fast, and In Ways That Don’t Benefit Them: Survey
505. INDONESIA: Civil Society Piles Pressure On Parties To Launch House Probe
506. INDONESIA: Batik Air Grounds Pilots Following Alleged In-Flight Napping
507. MALAYSIA Charts Better Score In Latest Pew Religious Restriction Index, Driven By Drop in Govt Curbs
508. MYANMAR General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State
509. THAILAND: Crackdown On ‘Mule’ Accounts Aims to Impact Call-Center Gangs
510. INDONESIA: Why Carbon Utilization Key To Indonesia’s Decarbonization
511. INDONESIA: 18 Dead, 5 Missing After Indonesia Floods, Landslide
512. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Sarawak to Become Major Renewable Energy Hub in SE Asia
513. MYANMAR: AA Joins KIA Attacks on Myanmar Junta in Kachin State, While Fighting in Rakhine
514. VIETNAMESE Tech TAlents Find Homeland Has Appealing Career Prospects
515. INDONESIA: Cooking Up Opportunities: Used Cooking Oil Can Be a ‘Sizzling Success’ for Indonesia
516. INDONESIA Aiming for 80 Percent Middle Class Population in 2045: Bappenas
517. MALAYSIA: A Decade After MH370: Hopes of a New search to End All Speculation
518. MYANMAR: Besieged Junta Troops Launch ‘Scorched Earth’ Attacks in Myanmar Jade Hub
519. PHILIPPINES: 3,600 Ex-Rebels, Mostly in Mindanao, Await Amnesty as Senate Backs Marcos’ Initiative
520. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sets Ambitious 8 Pct Economic Growth Target for Indonesia
521. MALAYSIA Among Top Five Most Improved in Increasing Legal Gender Equality, But Still Lags Behind Regional Neighbors: World Bank Report
522. MYANMAR: Number of Townships Placed Under Martial Law by Myanmar Junta Rises to 61
523. SINGAPORE: Govt Mulls Publicizing Litterbugs’ Photos to Identify Them As Part of ‘Targeted’ Response to Rise in Cases
524. THAILAND: Wealthy Myanmar Citizens Buy Thai Property to Seek Refuge From Civil War
525. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Groups Oppose Using Operational Assistance Fund to Provide Free Lunches
526. INDONESIA: Prabowo Looks Certain to Protect Status Quo for Political Stability
527. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar ‘Happy to Reopen’ MH370 Search If Compelling Evidence Found
528. MYANMAR: ‘No Breakthrough’ in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance and Junta
529. VIETNAM: Carbon Credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year
530. CAMBODIA: Shiva Reborn: 10th Century Statue Takes Shape
531. INDONESIA: Poll Body in Hot Water After String of Tech Failures
532. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Takes a Stand Against Bullying at PGRI Congress
533. MALAYSIAN Graduates are Overqualified and Underpaid: Khazanah Research Institute Report
534. MYANMAR: Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar’s Naval Weaknesses
535. INDONESIA: Government Trials Free Meal Program at Tangerang School
536. INDONESIA: Jokowi Promotes Prabowo to TNI Honorary General
537. MYANMAR Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions
538. SINGAPORE: New Anti-scam Portal to be Launched; MHA Calls out Meta for ‘Consistently Pushing Back’ on Efforts to Tackle Scams
539. THAILAND: Zero Baht Stores: How ‘Grandpa Garbage’ Turned Waste into Sustainable Communities
540. INDONESIA: Govt Doubles Funds for Oil Palm Replanting
541. INDONESIA Losing Out on Foreign Tourists To Its Neighbors: Sandiaga
542. MYANMAR: Aid Received by Myanmar in 2023 Insufficient According to Analysis
543. SINGAPORE: Restaurant in Singapore Offers ‘Divorce’ Booking Option With Treats for Celebration
544. THAILAND: Chaiwat Insists 2,900 Rai Under Dispute is Protected Forest, Cannot Be ‘Buffer Zone’
545. CAMBODIA: Troubled Phnom Penh ‘Beer Bus’ Rebrands as ‘Eco-Friendly Exploration’
546. INDONESIA: World Bank Urges Fiscal Caution for Indonesia’s Free Lunch Program in 2025
547. INDONESIA: Inclusive Marriage Registry Plan for KUAs Meets With Questions, Calls for Dialogue
548. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Agree With New National Service Scheme, Think It Will Be Positive: Survey
549. MYANMAR: Myanmar Junta Calls on Students to Join University Corps
550. INDONESIA Most Networked Nation in Southeast Asia Amid Geopolitical Race
551. INDONESIA: Government to Relocate 6,000 Civil Servants to Nusantara in July
552. MALAYSIA now ranks number one globally for 5G consistency score: Fahmi
553. MYANMAR: Legal Aid Network Raps Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Drive
554. VIETNAM Risks Losing Regional Tourism Race Without Visa Waivers: Experts
555. CAMBODIA ex-PM Hun Sen Returns to Frontline Politics for Senate Seat
556. INDONESIA: Luhut says China Ready to Fork Over for Cutlery Factory
557. MYANMAR: Ta’ang Towns Promised Civilian Administration
558. VIETNAM: Scrap Dealer Builds $2.85M Gold-Plated Castle in Central Vietnam
559. CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Explains Hun Many’s Promotion to DPM
560. INDONESIA: Jokowi Unveils Biggest Port in Eastern Indonesia
561. INDONESIA Decries ‘Geopolitical Nightmare’ Ahead of ICJ Appeal
562. MYANMAR: Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription
563. VIETNAM To See Largest Expansion in Wealth Growth Over The Next Decade
564. INDONESIA: Fitch, Moody’s Raise Concerns About Fiscal Policy Under Prabowo leadership
565. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s School Meal Program to Cost $7.7 Billion in First Year
566. MYANMAR: Pa-O Militia Backs Myanmar Junta Conscription by Forcibly Recruiting Civilians
567. SINGAPORE: Malaysian Govt Study Warns of ‘Brain Drain’, Finds 3 in 4 M’sians Living, Working in S’pore Skilled or Semi-skilled
568. THAILAND: What Thailand Must Do To Improve its Democracy Index Ranking
569. INDONESIA: Jokowi signs regulation requiring Google, Meta to pay for news
570. INDONESIA Says Women’s Rights Advocacy Should Remain a Priority in Afghanistan
571. MALAYSIA: Police and State Islamic Authorities will Investigate Man Who Claims to be Prophet Muhammad’s Descendant: Home Minister
572. MYANMAR:  Global ESG Investment Advisory Firms Accused of Aiding Myanmar Junta
573. VIETNAM to send 125,000 Laborers Abroad in 2024
574. CAMBODIA To Install Hundreds of Wildlife Cameras in an EFfort to Restore its Tiger Population
575. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates 26 Military Hospitals Across Indonesia
576. MYANMAR: 3 Myanmar Brigadier Generals Sentenced To Death For Surrendering Town
577. VIETNAM’S VinFast to Establish EV Assembly Plant in Indonesia This Year
578. INDONESIA: Doctors Blame Late Detection as Cancer Deaths in Indonesia Near 243,000
579. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Policy Scrutiny After Free-Market Comments
580. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Proposed Fishing Law Leaves Burmese Workers Vulnerable
581. SINGAPORE: Air Ticket Prices To Go Up as Singapore Mandates Sustainable Fuel for Departing Flights from 2026
582. THAILAND: Group Opposed to Thaksin’s Parole Vows to Seek NACC Investigation
583. INDONESIA: Prabowo On Track To Succeed Jokowi
584. INDONESIA: From Floods to Love Hearts
585. MYANMAR: Restrictions Imposed on Domestic Air Travel in Myanmar
586. THAILAND: Govt Launches New Medical Coverage Scheme for Tourists
587. VIETNAMESE Spend $3.8M Daily on Online Food Orders
588. INDONESIA: Tale of Two cities: Religious Tolerance in Bekasi & Depok
589. INDONESIA to Address International Court Hearing on Israel Next Week
590. MALAYSIA: Tourism Minister Urges Malaysians to Reject Racism to Achieve Strong Unity
591. MYANMAR: Thailand to Open Humanitarian Center to Deliver Aid to Myanmar in One Month
592. SINGAPORE Builds AI Model to ‘Represent’ Southeast Asians
593. INDONESIA’S 2024 Cybersecurity Challenge: Rising Threats and Human Risks
594. INDONESIA: New Energy Rule Discourages Rooftop Solar Systems: Users
595. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reaffirms Continuation of Jokowi’s Programs
596. MALAYSIA: Sharia Punishments in Malaysia Determined by Govt, No Question of Any Challenge Against Islamic Laws: IKIM
597. MYANMAR Junta Enforces Military Service Law Following Battlefield Losses
598. INDONESIA: Government Targets Completion of 41 National Strategic Projects by 2024, Removes 12
599. MYANMAR’S Depleted Military Takes Aim at Professors, Students to Beef Up
600. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Rejects Calls for Independent Mindanao After Duterte’s Remarks
601. SINGAPORE: Median Monthly Household Income Rises to S$10,869 in 2023, a Real Increase of 2.8%
602. INDONESIA’S Leading Banks Thrive in Post-Pandemic Recovery
603. INDONESIA: KPU Found Guilty of Ethics Breach in Handling of Gibran VP Bid
604. MYANMAR: Nine UN Security Council Members Call on Junta to End Attacks on Civilians
605. THAILAND Confident Aid Effort Will Lead to Myanmar Crisis Dialogue
606. INDONESIA: Anies to Uphold FPI, HTI Bans
607. INDONESIA: Ship Captain Arrested for Transporting Migrant Workers from Malaysia
608. MALAYSIA’S Pardons Board Announces Decision to Cut Najib’s Jail Term from 12 to 6 Years
609. MYANMAR: 41 Rohingya Refugees Arrested After Fleeing Malaysian Detention Center
610. VIETNAM: South Australia Halts Central Vietnam Students’ Admittance Amid Disappearances
611. INDONESIAN Academia Calls for Electoral Integrity
612. INDONESIA’S Manufacturing PMI Beats Other ASEAN Countries
613. MALAYSIA: Stats Dept 2023 Report Shows Cancer Fourth Leading cCuse of death in Malaysia: Health Minister
614. MYANMAR: 900 Myanmar Medics Detained Since 2021 Coup: Swiss Report
615. SINGAPORE: Muslims Will Be Allowed to Eat Lab-Grown Meat If  It’s From Halal Animal Cells, Free From Non-Halal Ingredients: Mufti
616. CAMBODIA: Soothsayers Barred From Social Media aEtivities
617. INDONESIA: TNI Deploys 400,000 Soldiers to Safeguard the 2024 Election
618. INDONESIA to Import Chinese Trains for Aging Commuter Line
619. MYANMAR: Junta Prepared to Extend Myanmar’s State of Emergency Again in August
620. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs
621. INDONESIA: Dynasty in the Making’ as President Jokowi Shadow Hangs Over General Elections
622. INDONESIA: Singkawang Retains Title as Indonesia’s Most Tolerant City
623. MALAYSIA Ranks 57th in Global Corruption Perception Index, Trails Singapore in ASEAN
624. MYANMAR: Momeik Incinerated as Myanmar Junta Reoccupies Shan Town
625. PHILIPPINES: CNN Philippines to Close Due to Financial Losses
626. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Back ‘Myanmar-Owned and Led’ Solution to Crisis
627. INDONESIA: South Korean Native Vies for House seat
628. INDONESIA: Sustainable Infrastructure Will Remain as Top Priority under New President: Sri Mulyani
629. MYANMAR Sends Official to First ASEAN Meeting in More Than Two Years
630. SINGAPORE: Women Aged 21 to 49 More Likely Than Male Peers to Accept Being Single, Married Without Children: IPS poll
631. INDONESIA Aims to Attract 1,000 Investors with ‘Golden Visa’ Program
632. INDONESIA: Jokowi Gets Red Mark in Agrarian Dispute Resolution
633. MYANMAR: Both Junta and Resistance Digging In as Third Myanmar Coup Anniversary Approaches
634. THAILAND: Most Thais Believe Country in Economic Crisis That Needs Urgent Attention: Poll
635. Vietnamese Make Up Largest Percentage of Japan’s Foreign Workforce
636. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugees Flee Aceh Shelter Amid Tensions With Locals
637. INDONESIA Walks Out During Israel’s UN Security Council Speech
638. MALAYSIA: At UPR Review, Malaysia Stands Firm on its Treatment of Refugees
639. MYANMAR’S Supreme Court Orders Sale of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home
640. VIETNAM Condemns Fabricated Report by Human Rights Watch
641. INDONESIA: More Indonesians Smoking, Bucking Global Trend
642. INDONESIA Seeks EU Trade Deal to Compete Against Vietnamese Footwear
643. MALAYSIA to Launch Inquiry Into Cases Involving Disputed Singapore Strait Islets
644. MYANMAR’S  Military Has Turned a Strategic Town in Sagaing Region Into a ‘Graveyard’
645. THAILAND Must Get Out of Comfort Zone Amid Global Polycrises: CEOs
646. INDONESIA Needs to Quadruple Sugar Output by 2030 for Self-Fufficiency, Ethanol
647. INDONESIA: Demands from China, India to Boost Indonesia’s Coal Production
648. MALAYSIA Demands Accountability for Israel’s Violations of International Law: Foreign Minister
649. MYANMAR: Defeated Myanmar Junta Generals Given Death Sentences
650. THAILAND Rolls out New VAT Refund for Foreign Tourists
651. INDONESIA to Defend Skeptical Stance on Digital Goods Tax Moratorium at WTO
652. INDONESIA: Special Buses for Students with Disabilities Begin Operations in Jakarta
653. MALAYSIA’s Regressive Citizenship Amendments Risk Giving ‘Little Napoleons’ Power to Decide Who Gets To Be a Malaysian: Lawyer
654. MYANMAR: India Plans to Fence Off Myanmar Frontier
655. VIETNAM: First Homemade Radar Satellite to Go into Space Next Year
656. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Future Lies in Kalimantan
657. INDONESIA Eyes More Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Projects in 2024
658. MYANMAR Named Second-Biggest Jailer of Journalists
659. THAILAND: Muay Thai Takes the US by Storm, with 1,724 Centers, $1.25 Billion Industry
660. VIETNAM: PM Requests Review of Labor Export Companies
661. INDONESIA to Abandon 23% Renewable Energy Target
662. INDONESIA’S Tourism to Fall Behind Thailand if Entertainment Tax Goes Up: Apindo
663. MYANMAR: Another 278 Myanmar Junta Troops Flee to India
664. SINGAPORE: EV Fast Chargers to be Set Up in HDB Neighborhood and town centers
665. VIETNAM: Health Ministry Warns of Covid, Flu Surges Amid Tet travel, weather
666. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Ganjar, Anies Offer Diverse Anti-Graft Strategies
667. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Global Graffic Ranking Improves, But Congestion Worsens
668. MALAYSIA: Immigration D-G says 220 Undocumented Migrant Hotspots Detected Nationwide
669. MYANMAR: Thailand Mulls Providing Humanitarian Aid to Victims of War in Myanmar: Report
670. VIETNAM: US Terrorist Group Coaxes People Into Deadly Attacks in Vietnam: Prosecutors
671. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Breaks Ground on Rp 940 Billion Mosque Project in Nusantara
672. INDONESIA: KPK Seeks FBI Assistance in Investigating SAP’s Bribery Allegations
673. MALAYSIA: Two Malaysian Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Plead Guilty to Conspiring in 2002 Bali Bombing
674. MYANMAR: Female Prisoners Subjected to Humiliating Strip Searches in Corridors
675. VIETNAM: Hanoi Man Suffers Roundworm Attacks Passed From Dog
676. INDONESIA Targets 15 Oil and Gas Projects Going Onstream in 2024
677. INDONESIA Narrowly Misses Target of 100% Electrification Rate
678. INDONESIA: Vietnam to Surpass Indonesia if We Do Nothing: Jokowi
679. MYANMAR  Military Bows to Powerful Ethnic Army, Gives it More Towns Near China Border
680. VIETNAM: 290 Kg of Cocaine Washed Ashore in Central Vietnam
681. INDONESIA: Candidates to Pledge Commitment On Graft Eradication
682. INDONESIA: Police in West Papua Urge Vigilance as 53 Inmates Escape from Sorong Prison
683. MYANMAR’S Dictator is Facing Calls to Resign From Some of His Most Ardent Supporters
684. SINGAPOREANS Less Happy Today Than 5 Years Ago, But Those With More Balanced View of LIfe Generally More Satisfied: NUS Survey
685. VIETNAM Upholds ‘One China’ Policy After Taiwan Election
686. INDONESIA: Prabowo Revives Plan to Build Giant Seawall Across Java Coastline
687. INDONESIA: Communication and Information Ministry Removes 810,000 Online Gambling Content in 2023
688. MALAYSIAN Drug Kingpin Arrested in Laos Deported to Thailand, Authorities Working to Seize Remaining Ill-Gotten Gains
689. MYANMAR: Captured Myanmar Brigadier General Urges Junta Boss to Stop Committing War Crimes
690. SINGAPORE Passport Ranked World’s Most Powerful in 2024, Tied With 5 Other Countries
691. INDONESIA: Police Extend Cartenz Peace Operation in Papua Through 2024
692. INDONESIA: PLN Transforms Electric Poles into EV Charging Stations
693. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Spreading Fake News is a Crime, Agong is in Malaysia
694. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Myanmar Migrants Detained in Malaysia Crackdown
695. SINGAPORE Looking to Hire Auxiliary Police from China, India, the Philippines, Myanmar as Taiwan Recruits Dwindle: Shanmugam
696. INDONESIA: Unlocking Indonesia’s Supply Chain Opporst Asia-tunity in Energized Southea
697. INDONESIA to Send Record-Breaking 241,000 Pilgrims for 2024 Hajj Season
698. Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int’l Isolation, Rohingya Rights
699. SINGAPORE: Films at Upcoming Palestine Film Festival Allowed As They Do Not Promote Violence Against Any Group: Shanmugam
700. THAILAND Set to Surpass 2023 Rice Export Target as November Figures Surge
701. INDONESIA, Taiwan Prepare Migrant Fisher Protection Pact
702. INDONESIA’S Foreign Policy is Not Transactional: Minister
703. MALAYSIA: Protecting Malaysian Kids Online From Sexual Exploitation: Govt Explores Measures to Safeguard Against Overseas Predators
704. MYANMAR: Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore
705. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Eye More Tax on the Rich, Digital Firms to Raise Revenue
706. INDONESIA Faces Dilemma on Rohingya Refugees
707. MALAYSIA: Make No mistake, Downloading And Viewing ‘Child Porn’ is a Crime in Malaysia — Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
708. MYANMAR Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp
709. SINGAPORE: ‘The Urgency Has Gone Up’: SIngapore Government Agencies React To Findings of Third Climate Change Study
710. INDONESIA: Waves of Lay-Offs Sweep Indonesia’s Export-Oriented Industries in 2023
711. INDONESIA Confident About Winning EU Lawsuit on Palm Oil Biofuel
712. MALAYSIA: Global Pharmaceutical Firm Roche Selects Malaysia as Site for First-in-Human Clinical Trial on Experimental Immuno Suppressant Drug
713. SINGAPORE: What is a ‘Cyber Kidnapping’ Scam, and How Can You Protect Yourself Against it?
714. MYANMAR Resistance Set to Expand Fighting in Mandalay After Seizing Strategic Junta Outpost
715. CAMBODIA: New Minimum Wage in Effect, Up $4 Per Month
716. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Venture Into TikTok To Win Over Young Voters
717. INDONESIA: Bali Senator Sparks Islamophobic Controversy Over Comments on Airport Staff Attire
718. MYANMAR Junta Threatens Nonstop Bombing of Towns Seized by Ethnic Groups
719. VIETNAMESE Workers’ Average Income Grows 6.9% in 2023
720. ASEAN FDI Hits All-Time High as EV Investment Skyrockets
721. MYANMAR: Spring Revolution News for 1 January 2024
722. SINGAPORE’S Economy Grew 1.2% in 2023; External Environment ‘Less Favorable’ to Security, Prosperity For Some Years To Come: PM Lee
723. VIETNAM: India, Cambodia are Vietnam’s Fastest Growing Tourism Markets
724. INDONESIA: Govt Confirms New COVID-19 Subvariant Ahead of Year-End Holidays
725. INDONESIA’S Pertamina to Invest $900 Million in Algeria: Minister
726. MALAYSIANNS Who Made Their Mark in the International Film Industry in 2023
727. MYANMAR Junta Accused of Starving and Arresting Civilians in Rakhine State ‘to Instill Fear’
728. VIETNAM: Tourism Race Heats Up as Asian Countries Rush to Simplify Visa Requirements
729. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Finally Forms Permanent Ethics Council
730. INDONESIA: No Need to Go Abroad: Jokowi Wants People to Seek Healthcare in New Capital
731. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Govt ban on Israeli-owned ships entering country clear signal Malaysia does not recognise Israel
732. SINGAPORE to Step Up Enforcement Against Vapes at Changi Airport and Other Checkpoints
733. THAILAND: Survey Finds That 50% of Thais of Working Age Cannot Afford to Retire
734. INDONESIA: Nickel Plan Sidelined as Govt Pushes EV Market With New Incentives
735. INDONESIA: North Maluku Governor Arrested 13 Days Prior to Retirement
736. MALAYSIA: Bumiputera Population Estimated at 21.3 Million This Year
737. MYANMAR Stands on Humanitarian ‘Precipice’, UN Warns
738. SINGAPORE: Will Global Supply Chains Be Disrupted By Ship Attacks in the Red Sea and is Singapore Affected?
739. ASEAN: Japan to Provide $1b for ASEAN’s Regional EV Ecosystem
740. INDONESIA: Spending Discrepancy in Jakarta: Land of the Rich, Home of the Poor
741. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated
742. MYANMAR: Number of Civilians Fleeing War in Myanmar Doubled to 660,000 in One Month: UN
743. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Eye Seamless Tourism: Srettha
744. CAMBODIA: Endangered Dholes Discovered at Mondulkiri Wildlife Conservancy
745. INDONESIA: KPU Puts Health As Priority When Recruiting Poll Workers
746. INDONESIA: India Proposes Local Currency Use in Trade with Indonesia
747. MYANMAR: Few Places in Myanmar Still Safe for Junta Boss to Visit
748. VIETNAM: Hanoi Aims to Increase Per Capita Green Space Five-Fold
749. INDONESIA: Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Reimpose Health Protocols Amid Rising COVID-19 Trend
750. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Earns Praise from Global Economists: Enggartiasto
751. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Report Jump in Malaysia Govt Requests to Remove Content in 2023
752. MYANMAR’S Spring Revolution Must Open Two New Fronts to Oust Junta
753. INDONESIA’S Deforestation Rate Off Target For 2030 Climate Goal
754. INDONESIA: Anies Wants to Discontinue New Capital Nusantara Project
755. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Calls For Masks Again As Malaysia’s Covid-19 Cases Nearly Double to 13,000 In a Week
756. MYANMAR: China Says ‘Positive’ Peace Talks Held Over North Myanmar Conflict
757. INDONESIA: Ministry Urges Complete COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead of Holiday Season
758. ‘INDONESIA Imprisoned More Graft Convicts than any Other Nation’: Jokowi
759. MYANMAR’S Growth to Fall to 1 Percent: World Bank
760. MYANMAR Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN
761. PHILIPPINES: 65 Provinces Face Severe Drought
762. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Ready for First Debate
763. INDONESIA: Barito Dethrones BCA as Indonesia’s Biggest Listed Company
764. MALAYSIA: CIJ: Surge in Anti-LGBT Hate Speech Since 1975 Incident at Good Vibes
765. MYANMAR-Thailand to Form Joint Task Force to Cope With War Refugees
766. SINGAPORE Suspends Poultry Imports From Regions in Japan, US and Other Countries Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
767. CAMBODIA: LGBT Community Proposes Marital Equality Discussions
768. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Push for Indonesian-Made Cars If He Wins Election
769. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Prioritizes 4 Cities as New Growth Drivers
770. MYANMAR Regime Stops Fuel Supplies to Yangon Factories
771. PHILIPPINES: Most Filipinos Oppose Divorce
772. INDONESIA: Jakarta Reports Infections Linked to ‘Mystery Pneumonia’
773. INDONESIA: 11 Bodies Recovered after Marapi Eruption, and 12 Climbers Still Missing
774. MYANMAR: Full Civilian Rule Restored in First Large Town Seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG
775. SINGAPORE: Fewer Young People in Singapore Donating Blood Even as Demand Rises From Ageing Population: Red Cross
776. THAILAND: Work-Life Balance and Flexibility Top Priorities for Thai Employees: Survey
777. INDONESIA’S Call for Support in COP28 Shows ‘No New’ Commitment
778. INDONESIA and UAE Collaborate to Combat Money Laundering
779. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Stop Calling For ‘Inclusive Talks’ Between Myanmar Junta and Its Victims
780. PHILIPPINES:11 Dead, Scores Hurt in MSU Bombing
781. THAILAND: Police to Investigate Bribery Allegations Reported by German media
782. INDONESIA Heightens Monitoring in Response to ‘Mysterious Pneumonia’ Outbreak in China
783. INDONESIA Calls for Palestine’s Full UN Membership
784. MYANMAR Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military
785. MYANMAR: Fighting In Over 200 Townships Since Myanmar Coup
786. INDONESIA: Indonesia EV Battery Industry in Limbo Amid Uncertain Roadmap, Rule
787. INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau Continues to Erupt on Tuesday
788. MYANMAR: Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang
789. MYANMAR: Gangs, Extortion in Bangladesh Camps Driving Rohingya Sea Exodus
790. SINGAPORE: Shanmugam Seeks Court Order Requiring TikTok to Name Users Who Posted ‘False, Baseless’ Claims of Extra-Marital Affair
791. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Highlights Importance of Religion at R20 Summit
792. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates On The Move Ahead of Official Campaign Season
793. MALAYSIA: Education Minister Apologizes Over Vanning of Tamil Songs at Carnival in Penang
794. MYANMAR: Rohingya Resettlements From Bangladesh Increase While Myanmar Instability Grows
795. THAILAND: Chinese Nationals Begging in Bangkok Not Victims of Trafficking: Immigration Chief
796. INDONESIA: State-Owned Enterprises Yield Rp 74 Trillion in Dividends
797. INDONESIAN Police, Fishers Start Patrols to Stop Rohingya Boats
798. MALAYSIA: In China, Court Begins Hearing Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 Compensation Claims From Passengers’ Families
799. MYANMAR Junta to Prosecute Satellite Internet Users
800. INDONESIA: KPK Marches On As Leader Fights Graft Charges
801. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Inaugurates Two Airports in Papua
802. MYANMAR: Battle For Control of Myanmar State Capital Escalating at ‘Alarming Rate’
803. VIETNAMESE in Myanmar Relocated to Safe Zones: ministry
804. INDONESIA Welcomes Temporary Truce in Gaza, Seeks Lasting Solution
805. INDONESIA: Amended Law Allows Gov’t to Freeze Bank Accounts in Online Gambling Crackdown
806. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Electronics Face Closer US Scrutiny Over China-Forced Labor
807. MYANMAR: Doctors Without Borders Calls for Patient and Healthcare Worker Safety in Myanmar Conflict Areas
808. VIETNAM: Task Force Curbing Traffic of Newborns to China
809. INDONESIA: Regional Economic Integration Underpins Indonesia’s Transformation-JakartaPost-Nov 22, 2023
810. INDONESIANS See US, China As the Right Economic Partners for ASEAN
811. MALAYSIA: Bomb Threats Hit Several International Schools in Malaysia
812. MYANMAR: Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
813. THAILAND: LGBTQ Couples in Thailand to Soon Have Equal Legal Rights in Marriage
814. INDONESIA Sends $2 Million worth of Humanitarian Supplies to Palestine
815. INDONESIA: Disapora Welcomes New visa, But Not the Cost
816. MALAYSIA: Average Salary in Malaysia to Increase 5.1pc in 2024: Mercer Survey
817. MYANMAR: Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future
818. CAMBODIA to Become First Asian Host of Mine Summit
819. INDONESIA Opts for Less Ambitious Option Than Early Coal Retirement
820. INDONESIA: About 250 Rohingya Refugees in Aceh Sent Back to Sea
821. MALAYSIA: Becoming a Malaysian Officially: Five things You Need to Know About the ‘Good Character’ Test
822. MYANMAR: Humbled Regime Helpless as China Demands Border Security; Hiding the Scale of Defeat; and More
823. INDONESIA Healthtech Industry Faces Fresh Challenges Despite Past Growths
824. INDONESIA: House to Form Committee to Watch Police Ahead of Elections
825. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Agree to Address Illegal Fishing, Discuss South China Sea Issue During Bilateral Meeting in San Francisco
826. MYANMAR: 5 European Nations, Canada Seek to Join Genocide Case against Myanmar at Top UN Court
827. THAILAND: Hamas Tells govt Negotiators Thai Hostages Will Be Freed During Ceasefire
828. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Vow Close Scrutiny of 2024 Race
829. INDONESIA: Gunung Padang Could Be the World’s Oldest Pyramid: Study
830. MALAYSIA: Google, Malaysian Govt Announce Strategic Collaboration To Create Skill Opportunities for 300,000 by 2026
831. MYANMAR: Nine Towns Occupied by Myanmar Military for Decades Lost to Resistance in Days
832. SINGAPORE: All Adult Singaporeans To Receive up to S$800 in Assurance Package Support in December
833. INDONESIA: Competitive Three-Horse Race to Succeed Jokowi is On
834. INDONESIA, US to Develop Work Plan on Critical Minerals Deal
835. MYANMAR: Almost 40 Myanmar Junta Positions Abandoned in Rakhine: Arakan Army
836. PHILIPPINES: Why Court Allowed Leila de Lima to Post Bail
837. THAILAND Welcomes 23 Million Tourists This Year with Malaysians Topping List
838. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Divided on Jokowi’s Food Estate Policy
839. INDONESIA: Gibran Cleared To Run Despite Controversy
840. MALAYSIA: Why Aren’t More Malays Successful Despite NEP? Dr Mahathir Compares Culture to Centuries of ‘Wealth-Chasing’ by Chinese
841. MALAYSIA: ‘Stalemate’: Malaysia Still Can’t Get Sirul Extradited from Australia Due to Death Penalty: Lawyers
842. CHINA Offers Bounty for Myanmar Junta’s Scam Kingpin in Kokang
843. INDONESIA: Jokowi Calls OIC to Unite Against Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza
844. INDONESIA: Religious Figures, Activists Call for Dialogue to End Violence in Papua
845. MYANMAR: Thousands Trapped Without Food and Medicine in Shan State
846. THAILAND: Chinese Police to Patrol in Thailand to Boost Tourist Confidence
847. VIETNAM: Healing Tourism Trend Prompts Service Suppliers to Become More Dynamic
848. CAMBODIA Achieves Remarkable Rice Sales Exceeding $1.2 Billion
849. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
850. INDONESIA: TikTok Ramps Up Efforts To Fight Fake Election News
851. MYANMAR: Brotherhood Alliance Vows to Spread Operation 1027 Across Myanmar
852. VIETNAM Beckons DIaspora With Career Options
853. INDONESIA’S Diplomacy Must Be Value-Led, Not Transactional: Anies
854. INDONESIA Welcomes 22 Palestinian Students on Scholarships
855. MYANMAR Junta Calls Up All Reservists as Resistance Offensive Spreads
856. SINGAPORE: Religious Leaders’ Guidance On gGobal Conflicts Helped to Foster Harmony in Singapore: Shanmugam
857. VIETNAM: US Adds Vietnam to Currency Monitoring List
858. INDONESIA: Certification Headache for Indonesia’s Budding Carbon Market
859. INDONESIA Should Revamp Foreign Policy Amid Global Challenges: Ganjar
860. MALAYSIA: Recruitment Agencies Not Allowed to Outsource Hiring of Foreign Workers: HR Minister
861. MYANMAR: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Need Food: Myanmar Volunteers
862. VIETNAMESE  Boycott Snapchat Over China’s U-shaped Line
863. INDONESIA: GDP Growth Falls Below 5 Percent for First Time Since Pandemic
864. INDONESIA Joins Money Laundering Watchdog FATF
865. MYANMAR: Thai Police Pledge to Rescue Trafficked Nationals From Myanmar
866. SINGAPORE PRoposes New Laws for President, Ministers to Hold ROles in Foreign and Global organizations
867. VIETNAM By Far the Biggest Market for South Korean Cars in Southeast Asia
868. INDONESIA: New Law Allows Military’s Return to Civilian Positions
869. INDONESIA: West Papua Tribe At Risk of Losing Homeland aAter Court Ruling: NGOs
870. MALAYSIA: Health Experts Predict Diabetes Will Heavily Burden Malaysia’s Healthcare System in Future
871. MYANMAR Ethnic Groups Seize More Junta Outposts in Northern Shan State
872. PHILIPPINES: Radioman Killed While Broadcasting
873. INDONESIA Unlikely To Boycott Pro-Israel Products
874. INDONESIA, UAE to Launch Mangrove Research Center at COP28
875. MYNMAR Military Says Lost Control of Strategic Border Town
876. SINGAPORE Warns Foreigners Against Using Country to Further Political Causes Amid Israel-Hamas war
877. VIETNAM Uncovers Oldest Human Remains
878. CAMBODIA: UNESCO Formally List Battambang Gastronomy
879. INDONESIAN Hospital in Gaza in its Last Hours Amid Israel’s Fuel Blockade
880. INDONESIA: More Local Firms Start Developing Malls, Hospitals in Nusantara
881. MALAYSIA: On Proposed ‘Regressive’ Citizenship Law Changes, Stateless Kids Still Have Legal Avenues to be Malays: Saifuddin Nasution
882. MYANMAR: US Sanctions Myanmar Junta’s State Oil and Gas Company
883. INDONESIA Doubts Myanmar is Close to Inclusive National Dialogue
884. INDONESIA: Government to introduce superior tuber varieties to address famine in Papua
885. INDONESIA: 200,000 Hectares of Palm Plantations to be Made Forests: Government
886. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Allowed 100pc Foreign-Owned Tesla, Starlink To Operate in Malaysia for National Good
887. MYANMAR: Chinese Security Minister Meets Myanmar Junta Chief as Border Violence Grows
888. INDONESIA: At Least 45 Suspected Militants Arrested in October
889. INDONESIA: Remote Working for Jakarta Public Employees Fails to Tackle Pollution
890. MALAYSIA: Sold An Illusion, Group Says Some Nepalis Find Bitter Reality Once in Malaysia
891. MYNMAR Military Caught Off Guard by Ethnic Alliance’s Northern Offensive
892. THAILAND To Lift Deep South Emergency by 2027: Defense Minister
893. INDONESIA: 2024 Elections Chance to ‘Rejuvenate Democracy’ in Southeast Asia
894. INDONESIA Surpasses Target With 26 Gold Medals at Hangzhou Para Games
895. MYANMAR’S Shan State Clashes Stretch Into Second Day
896. SINGAPORE’S Vote In Favor of UN Resolution Shows Clear Stand on Israel-Hamas Conflict: Shanmugam
897. VIETNAM: Google Offers 40,000 Scholarships to Support Vietnam’s digital transformation
898. INDONESIA Slams Western ‘Bias’ Regarding Gaza Siege at Security Council
899. INDONESIA: TikTok, YouTube, Meta Eye Indonesia E-commerce License: Sources
900. MYANMAR Junta Gets an ‘F’ For Education as Schools Spiral into Chaos
901. SINGAPORE: Sleep-Deprived, 2 in 3 S’poreans Planning Travel With Goal of Catching Up On Shut-Eye: Survey
902. THAILAND: At Least 54 Thais Held Hostage by Hamas: Israeli government
903. INDONESIA: Businesses Seek to Ensure Post-Election Continuity
904. INDONESIA: We Are Open to All: Indonesia Denies Favoring Chinese Investment
905. MALAYSIA: Using Bahasa Melayu in Govt Dept Correspondence Crucial to Safeguard its Position: Malay Students Federation
906. MYANMAR: Daw Aung Suu Kyi in Limbo as Myanmar Resumes Prison Visits After Three-Year Ban
907. MYANMAR Crackdown on Business Escalates, 16 More Executives Face Life in Prison
908. CAMBODIA-Village Ends Logging, Plants Crops
909. INDONESIA Can Sue EU over Protectionist Green Policy: Economist
910. MALAYSIA: DAP Rep Calls on Malaysians to Buy Palestinian Products Like Olive Oil, Dates As Sign of Solidarity
911. MYANMAR: Global Petition Ups Pressure on Singapore to Cut Myanmar Military’s Supply Line
912. VIETNAM Reports First Monkeypox Death
913. INDONESIA: Firms Want Direct 95-Year Land Rights In Nusantara As Uncertainty Persists
914. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Huge Geothermal Potential Catches Iceland’s Attention
915. MALAYSIA: Poor Command of Bahasa Malaysia Among Reasons Why Senior Applicants Refused Citizenship:  Home Minister
916. MYANMAR Regime Opens Larger Gems Emporium
917. SINGAPORE: No Decision On Use Of Nuclear Energy Yet, Singapore to Keep Options Open
918. INDONESIA: Prabowo Picks Jokowi’s Son Gibran as Running Mate
919. INDONESIA: Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage in Indonesia’s “Living Rooms”
920. MYANMAR: Rohingya Lie at the Bottom of the Pile of World Aid Priorities
921. MYANMAR Junta Allocates Land in Yangon for Russia to Build Orthodox Church
922. VIETNAM: Vietnam to Sign Rice Trade Deals with Indonesia, Philippines
923. INDONESIA: After Nearly A Decade, Jokowi Falls Short On Promise Of Energy Subsidy Reform
924. INDONESIA: Ex-Papua Governor Lukas Enembe Sentenced to 8 Years for Corruption
925. MYANMAR: German Firm Faces Legal Probe Over Myanmar Junta Supplies
926. MYANMAR Junta Demands Expats Pay Tax Before Renewing Passports
927. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Secures $4.26B Business Deals in Saudi Arabia-
928. INDONESIA: Belt and Road Cooperation Must Not Complicate Countries’ Fiscal Conditions: Jokowi
929. INDONESIA: European Firm Commits to Invest $2b in Indonesia’s Renewables
930. MALAYSIA Proposes Upgrading 2002 ASEAN Pact To Address Haze Issue: Nik Nazmi
931. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Trying to Sow Division in Myanmar’s Oldest Ethnic Armed Group
932. THAILAND: Iranian Envoy in Thailand Says Effort Being Made to Free Thais Held Hostage by Hamas
933. INDONESIA: Xi Wants to Expand Cooperation With Indonesia in Several Key Markets
934. INDONESIA: 30.000 Coal Workers Could Lose Jobs as Indonesia Shifts to Clean Energy
935. MALAYSIA: First Women’s Health Clinic Set Up At National Sports Medical Centre To Handle Female Athletes’ Health Issues: Hannah Yeoh
936. MYANMAR: ASEAN Must Take Action Against Members Supporting Myanmar Junta
937. MYANMAR: ‘Cyber Scammer’ Facing Arrest in China Linked to Drugs Trade in Myanmar
938. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Opens Door For Jokowi’s Son to Run in Presidential Poll
939. INDONESIA: Jakarta Aims to Become Global City After Capital Relocation
940. MALAYSIA: EPF: Budget 2024 Prioritizes Retirement Wellbeing, Secure Future For Malaysians
941. MYANMAR: China Begins Surveys for Railway on Myanmar’s Indian Ocean
942. PHILIPPINES: Canada Forges Agreement to Help Philippines Track Illegal Fishing vessels Using Satellite Technology
943. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Upholds Minimum Age for President, VP candidates
944. INDONESIA: Missing Emission Cap Renders RI Carbon Exchange Less Effective: Experts
945. INDONESIA Urges Norway to Accelerate $250 Million Clean Energy Investment
946. MYANMAR Junta and Russia Discuss Building Gas Pipeline in Myanmar
947. VIETNAM: Halal Tourism ‘Gold Mine’ For Vietnam To Tap Into
948. INDONESIA Signs Tourism Decarbonization Road Map
949. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Employment Agencies to Submit Lists of Myanmar Migrant Workers
950. SINGAPORE: Pew Sudy Hails Singapore’s ‘Remarkable’ Religious Diversity and High Tolerance, Acceptance
951. THAILAND: Two Thai Elephants Born Through Artificial Insemination
952. INDONESIA: Island Nations Band Together To Face Existential Threat
953. INDONESIA Reelected at UN Human Rights Council with Most Votes
954. MALAYSIA: In A First For The Country, Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act Passed in Dewan Rakyat
955. MYANMAR: A Corrupt Business Empire Thrives Under the Junta
956. THAILAND: Govt Eyes Community-Based Jobs For Workers Returning From Israel
957. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Administration Gets Red Mark On Graft Eradication
958. INDONESIA Asks Philippines’s Help to Evacuate Citizens from War-Torn Gaza
959. MALAYSIA: First Time Malaysian Trafficking Victims Found All The Way in South America: IGP
960. MYANMAR  Troops Cut Power in Southern Sagaing, Force 10,000 to Flee
961. THAILAND: YouTube remains top video platform in Thailand:  Survey
962. INDONESIA To Evacuate Citizens from Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Worsens
963. INDONESIA Hosts Inaugural Summit of Island States
964. MALAYSIA: Indonesia, Thailand and China Agree To Trade With Malaysia Using Ringgit: PM Anwar
965. MYANMAR: 29 Killed in Myanmar Junta Strike on Displaced Persons Camp
966. THAILAND Postpones Regional Summit to Which Myanmar Junta Boss Invited
967. INDONESIA Calls for End of Israel-Palestine Conflicts
968. INDONESIA: Confidence In Collaborative Climate Response Weighed Down By Inaction
969. MYANMAR Junta Rejects Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeal
970. SINGAPORE Banks To Allow Customers To ‘Lock Up’ Funds in Latest Move To Guard Against Scams
971. VIETNAMESE Citizens In Israel Remain Safe Amid Severe Conflict
972. INDONESIA: Govt Orders E-Commerce Firms To Share Import Data With Customs Office
973. INDONESIA: Govt Conducts First Biofuel-Powered Flight Test On Commercial Plane
974. MYANMAR: Expressing Dissent Online Can Be Deadly In Myanmar: Freedom House
975. THAILAND Needs An SMS Emergency Alert System
976. VIETNAM: Vietjet To Launch 5 New Routes To Asia-Pacific Destinations
977. INDONESIA: KPU Urges Political Parties To Withdraw Ex-Graft Convicts From Legislative Elections
978. INDONESIA: Seeks Negotiations on Binding Rules on AI-Driven Weapons
979. MALAYSIA: KL, Riyadh In Talks To Make Malaysia Preferred Transit Hub For Umrah Pilgrims: MOTAC
980. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Graft Purge Can’t Hide His Own Ill-Gotten Wealth
981. VIETNAM’S Largest Rare Earth Mine To Open
982. INDONESIA: Govt Goes All In To Extinguish Wildfires
983. INDONESIA: House Passes Revised IKN Law To Future-Proof Nusantara Against Regime Change
984. INDONESIA: Agriculture Minister Syahrul Abroad Amid Ongoing Corruption Probe
985. MYANMAR: Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
986. SINGAPORE: New Inter-Ministerial Committee To Review And Strengthen Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime
987. CAMBODIA: Guinness Recognize Giant Stingray
988. INDONESIA: State Firms Accused Of Selling Arms To Myanmar Junta
989. INDONESIA: Court Upholds Jobs Law As Labor Unions Stage Rallies
990. MYANMAR’S Cash-Strapped Junta Hikes Taxes, Utilities Despite Surging Inflation
991. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Braces For Severe Drought, River salinity
992. INDONESIA: PDI-P Touts Food Security As Election Priority
993. INDONESIA: 77 Indonesians Could Be Spared Death Penalty in Malaysia
994. MYANMAR: Dethroned NLD party marks 35th anniversary in Myanmar
995. SINGAPORE’S Total Population Back Above Pre-Covid Levels, Rising 5% to 5.92 Million
996. THAILAND: Toxic Smoke From Indonesia Drifts Towards Thailand
997. INDONESIA: TIkTok Laments Social Media Commerce Ban
998. INDONESIA, Malaysia Seek to Counter Negative Perception of Palm Oil in India
999. MALAYSIA: Artist Of Banned Book Says ‘Monkey’ Remark Meant To Compliment Indonesian Maid’s Agility
1000. MYANMAR: Tracing Myanmar Junta’s Repeated Governing Body Shakeups Since Coup
1001. SINGAPOREAN Woman And Daughter Arrested in Manila Airport For Allegedly Smuggling 14kg of Cocaine Worth S$1.83m
1002. INDONESIA: Multiple Task Forces Make Little Dent On Jakarta Air Pollution
1003. INDONESIA’S Carbon Exchange Holds Rp 3,000t Potential: Jokowi
1004. MALAYSIA: No Harassment of LGBT Community Will Be Allowed: Anwar
1005. MALAYSIA Working To Bring Home 2 Suspected Terrorists Detained in Guantanamo Bay
1006. MYANMAR: As Resistance Drone Attacks Rise, Myanmar Junta Seeks Regional Help
1007. INDONESIA: Govt Efforts To Tackle Human Trafficking Not Enough: Activists
1008. INDONESIA: Use Buildings Idled By Capital Move To Make Jakarta ‘Livable’: ADB
1009. MALAYSIA Will Not Entertain Frivolous Claims By Any Party on Sabah: Foreign Minister
1010. MYANMAR: How Chinese-Run Mines Are Fueling the Myanmar Junta’s Terror Campaign
1011. VIETNAM Opposes China’s Ship Identification Stations in Paracel Islands
1012. INDONESIA Reiterates Call To Reform Global Financial System
1013. INDONESIA: Gov’t To Issue Regulation Banning Social Media Platforms from Running E-Commerce
1014. MYANMAR: Catch-22 For Rohingya Caught Up in Myanmar Citizenship Dilemma
1015. PHILIPPINES: China Installs Barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
1016. SINGAPORE: World War II Bomb Found in Bukit Timah, SAF to Carry Out On
1017. INDONESIA: Local Investors Kick-Start Commercial Projects in Nusantara
1018. INDONESIA Pledges to Protect Marine Biodiversity in High Seas
1019. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Despite Geopolitical Rivalry, US Remains Malaysia’s Top Investor
1020. MYANMAR: US Committed To Resolving The Crisis in Burma: Deputy Secretary of State
1021. PHILIPPINES Considers Banning TikTok For Security Workers To Block App From Cyberspying
1022. INDONESIA: What climate change? Study Finds Political Parties Lack Focus on Climate Issues
1023. INDONESIA Seeks to Strengthen Fragmented Global South in Weeklong UNGA
1024. INDONESIA: Elon Musk’s Starlink Makes Indonesian Presence Withyees: Minerist
1025. MALAYSIA’S Largest Renewable Energy Power Plant Commences Operation
1026. MYANMAR: Junta Shutters Myanmar Currency Exchanges in ‘Futile’ Bid to Prop Up Economy
1027. CAMBODIA Set To Celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO Listing
1028. INDONESIA: Govt To Proceed With Oil Exploration In Warim Block In Papua
1029. INDONESIAN Woman Jailed for Using Islamic Invocation Before Eating Pork
1030. MALAYSIA: Resorting to Racial Politics Is Easiest Way To Gain Malay Support: PKR Deputy President Rafizi
1031. MYANMAR Junta Seeks Chinese Help Acquiring Nuclear Technology
1032. INDONESIAN Nickel Reserves Could Be Depleted In 15 Years, Minister Warns
1033. INDONESIA: Antam Ordered to Pay Surabaya Businessman Rp 1 Trillion in 1 Ton Gold Dispute
1034. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
1035. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
1036. MYANMAR: UK Ad Cuts to Rohingya Now at 85%: NGO
1037. VIETNAMESE Earthworm Hunters Destroying Protective Forest Go Unpunished
1038. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Slam Jokowi For Spying Boast
1039. INDONESIAN Navy Thwarts People Smuggling Attempt to Malaysia in High-Speed Boat Chase
1040. INDONESIA: National Museum that Houses Pre-Historic Artifacts Ravaged by Fire
1041. MYANMAR: UN Expert Suggests ‘Collective Punishment’ To End Myanmar mMilitary’s War on the People
1042. THAILAND: Health Ministry Launches Swift Vaccine Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
1043. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
1044. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
1045. MALAYSIA: Immigration Dept Cripples Pakistani Immigrant Syndicate in Kelantan
1046. MYANMAR: NLD Alarmed at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Health Woes
1047. MYANMAR: Several ASEAN Air Force Chiefs Skip Myanmar Meeting
1048. INDONESIA: Fears of Abuse as Ministers Allowed To Campaign ‘On Leave’
1049. INDONESIA: 19 Regional Governments and 2 Companies Awarded for Impactful Development Initiatives
1050. MALAYSIA Determined To Get Back 1MDB Funds From Goldman Sachs: PM Anwar
1051. MYANMAR Junta Chief Woos Shan Militias Amid Troop Shortages
1052. THAILAND: Pita Named An Emerging Leader In TIME100 Next List
1053. INDONESIA Grapples With Fires As El Nino Peaks
1054. INDONESIA Looks Back on Tough East Asia Summit Negotiations
1055. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, Survey Shows Muslims and Buddhists See Extremists From Their Own Faiths As Biggest Threats
1056. MYANMAR: Crimes Against Humanity Are Getting More ‘Brazen’ in Myanmar, UN Told
1057. PHILIPPINES: A Decade Later, Philippines Still Most Dangerous Country in Asia for Envi Defenders
1058. CAMBODIAN Rice Benefits From Global Security Woes
1059. INDONESIA: PLN’s Ambitious Renewables Target Lacks Govt Support
1060. MALAYSIA Is Latest in Asia To Tighten Grip on Key Minerals
1061. MYANMAR: Shamed By ASEAN, Myanmar’s Generals Try to Save Face
1062. VIETNAM: Bayer Launches Southeast Asia’s First ForwardFarm in Vietnam
1063. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reiterates Developing Nations Call For Help On Climate at G20
1064. INDONESIA: ASEAN Establishes New Troika to Find Solution on Myanmar Crisis
1065. MYANMAR: Education Under Attack in Myanmar, Ukraine and Other War Zones: NGO
1066. MYANMAR Has Been Running Out of Power Since the Coup: World Bank
1067. THAILAND Malaysia Mull Setting Up Joint Committee To Tackle Cross-Border Cybercrime
1068. INDONESIA: Proposed Govt Control Over Places Of Worship Draws Criticism
1069. INDONESIA: Police Deployed to Check Pollutant Level at Factories
1070. MALAYSIA: Suhakam To Work With Indonesian, Philippine Counterparts To Find Answers To Sabah’s Stateless Issue In Next Five Years
1071. MYANMAR Junta Losing War: East Timor’s President
1072. VIETNAM Rises As Potential Semiconductor Hub For Global Manufacturers
1073. INDONESIA: China Warns Against ‘New Cold War’ at ASEAN Summit
1074. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 42 Chinese Nationals Accused of Romance Scams
1075. MYANMAR: No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chief
1076. MYANMAR’S Suu Kyi Unwell, Back in Prison: NLD Members
1077. VIETNAM, Laos, Cambodia Agree To Operate ‘One Journey-Three Destinations’ Tours
1078. ASEAN Bars Myanmar From 2026 Chairmanship
1079. INDONESIA: OpenAI Chief Granted First ‘Golden Visa’
1080. INDONESIA Introduces De-Dollarization Task Force
1081. SINGAPORE: Rapper Subhas Nair Sentenced To Jail For Attempting To Promote Ill Will Between Races and Religions
1082. THAILAND: As New Cabinet Is Sworn In, Srettha Says ‘No Honeymoon Period’ For His Government
1083. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For ASEAN To Denounce ‘Ten-Dash Line’
1084. INDONESIA To Import 250,000 Tons Of Rice From Cambodia
1085. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Based V-Power Company Ceases Four Projects in Myanmar
1086. VIETNAM’S Mekong Delta, World’s Youngest River Basin, Might Be First One Gone
1087. INDONESIA: Regions Brace For Wildfire, Haze As Dry Season Peaks
1088. INDONESIA: W. Australia Offers to Make Indonesia’s EV Battery Dream Come True ​​​
1089. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir says racial issues caused by non-Malay parties, calls them ‘parti pendatang’: Report
1090. MYANMAR And Other Rice Exporting Countries Struggle To Maintain Normal Production
1091. SINGAPORE: Tharman Clinches Oresidency With Landslide Win, Pledges To Help Usher In ‘Future of Optimism and Solidarity’
1092. INDONESIA Open To ‘Kratom’ Opioid Exports Despite Proposed Local Ban
1093. INDONESIA: Challenges Abound Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Jakarta
1094. MYANMAR’S Landmine Clearers Working With Pliers And Bare Hands
1095. PHILIPPINES Rejects China ’10-Dash’ Map
1096. SINGAPORE Holds First Contested Presidential Vote In Over A Decade
1097. INDONESIA: Political Dynasties, Graft Leniency Loom Over 2024 Elections
1098. INDONESIA: Jokowi Threatens to Shut Down Polluting Factories
1099. MYANMAR: Yangon Food Charities Swamped as Hunger Stalks Myanmar
1100. THAILAND: Activists Submit Petition With Over 212,000 Signatures, Seek Democratic Constitution
1101. VIETNAM: All Eyes On Agroecology As Vietnam Embarks on Food System Transformation Journey
1102. INDONESIA: Political Exiles Push For Guarantee Of Continued Nonjudicial Resolutions
1103. INDONESIA: Says Freedom of Expression Not Free Pass for Quran Desecration
1104. MALAYSIA: Beyond A ‘Band-Aid’: Why SIS Started Free Legal Advice For Muslims 20 years Ago And What’s Next
1105. MYANMAR: As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
1106. THAILAND: MRT To Partially Power Blue, Purple Lines With Solar Energy
1107. INDONESIAN Protectionism May Stand In Way of ASEAN Digital Economy Pact
1108. INDONESIAN Muslims Advised against Multiple Hajj Pilgrimages
1109. MYANMAR: Seven Indian Companies Added To Myanmar ‘Dirty List’
1110. MYANMAR Vulnerable To Climate Emergencies, says NGO
1111. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Province Coastline Devastated By Erosion
1112. CAMBODIA: NGOs Warn of ‘Sharp’ Decline in Breastfeeding
1113. INDONESIA Lifts Ban on Sending Domestic Workers to Middle East
1114. INDONESIA Inaugurates $2B LRT Trains to Reduce Jakarta’s Traffic
1115. MYANMAR Expels Top East Timor Diplomat
1116. THAILAND Running Out of Jobs For University Graduates: NESDC Report
1117. CAMBODIA: From Waste To Wealth: Cambodian Compost Mogul Turns Trash To Treasure
1118. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reignites ‘Bandung Spirit’ In Week-Long Africa Tour
1119. INDONESIA: Hyundai To Introduce New Electric Vehicle Model From Indonesian Plant
1120. MYANMAR: Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine
1121. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Pitches For Federalism
1122. INDONESIA: Pertamina Eyes Oil And Gas, Geothermal Expansion In Kenya
1123. INDONESIA: Partial Work-from-Home Policy Implemented in Greater Jakarta to Address Air Pollution
1124. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monks Condemn Myanmar Junta for Arrests Over ‘Blasphemous’ Movie
1125. PHILIPPINES: Chinese Ships Block PH Boats
1126. THAILAND: Srettha Gets Royal Endorsement As Prime Minister
1127. INDONESIA: Captive Power Casts Doubt On JETP Emissions Reduction Goal
1128. INDONESIA: Govt To Merge Three State-Owned Airlines
1129. INDONESIA’S Cellular Tariffs Among the Cheapest in SE Asia
1130. MYANMAR Will Get Sicker—Junta Shuts Another Hospital in Mandalay
1131. THAILAND: Thaksin Taken To Bangkok Remand Prison To Start Serving His Jail Terms
1132. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Uncover Arms Trade Syndicate
1133. INDONESIA: Health Ministry To Set Up Independent Body To Probe Malpractice Claims
1134. MALAYSIA: Federal Court Allows Leave For Sisters In Islam’s Bid To Appeal Ruling Over Selangor Fatwa Declaring It As Deviant
1135. MYANMAR: Several Resistance Attacks Reported Near Myanmar Regime’s Nerve Center
1136. THAILAND’S Pheu Thai Launches PM Bid As Fugitive Figurehead Thaksin Eyes Return
1137. CAMBODIA-New Cultural Heritage Sites Identified In Protected Areas
1138. INDONESIA: Jokowi To Attend BRICS Summit in South Africa
1139. INDONESIA: Nearly 17,000 Central Government Employees to Relocate to Nusantara
1140. MYANMAR: H&M’s Forced Exit Leaves 42,000 Myanmar Workers Asking How They Will Eat
1141. THAILAND Now Has 36 Smart Cities In 25 Provinces
1142. INDONESIA: Jokowi Govt Sets Final $2.6b Tranche for Nusantara Next Year
1143. INDONESIA: Four More Provinces Ink Low-Carbon Development Deal With Bappenas
1144. MYANMAR: Leader of Sanctions-Hit Myanmar Junta Moans About ‘Weaponization’ of Dollar
1145. MYANMAR: In Myanmar Prisons, Showing Solidarity With Martyrs Leads to Solitary Confinement
1146. SINGAPORE: Police Warn Of New Android App Scam Targeting Users of TikTok, Dating Platforms-
1147. INDONESIA: Tesla To Sign Investment Deal In Indonesia Within Months: Luhut
1148. INDONESIA: Newly-Arrested Militant Plots Attacks on Police, Military Targets
1149. MYANMAR: Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis
1150. MYANMAR Regime to Arm Civil Servants
1151. SINGAPORE: Some Employers Make Baseless ‘revenge accusations’ Against Maids To Punish Them For Leaving Job: Home Report
1152. INDONESIA: Government To Start Random Emission Tests As Poor Air Chokes Jakarta
1153. INDONESIA: Jokowi Mulls Work From Home Policy to Address Deteriorating Jakarta Air Quality
1154. MYANMAR: At Least 25 Missing After Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
1155. THAILAND: Man, 36, Becomes First Patient To Die of Mpox in Thailand
1156. VIETNAM Issues e-Visa For All Countries
1157. INDONESIA: Jakarta Pollution Blamed For Respiratory Problems
1158. INDONESIA: Miss Universe Cuts Ties with Indonesian Organizer amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
1159. MYANMAR: Torture and Terror at Chinese-Run Cyber Scam Hubs in Myanmar
1160. VIETNAM: Big Wave of Internal Migration Hits Da Lat
1161. INDONESIA: Jakarta Hit By Major Pollution spike: Air quality monitor
1162. INDONESIA: Lecturer’s Curse of President Tests Limits of Free Speech
1163. INDONESIA: New Capital Nusantara is World’s Largest Project: Jokowi
1164. MYANMAR: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Blames Manipur Violence On Myanmar Refugees
1165. VIETNAM: Power Outages Cost Vietnam $1.4B: World Bank
1166. INDONESIA: ‘Missing Link’ in Indonesia’s Economic Development: INDEF
1167. INDONESIA: New Zealand Calls For Release of Pilot Kidnapped in Papua
1168. INDONESIA: 30 Miss Universe Indonesia Contestants Report Sexual Abuse: Lawyer
1169. MYANMAR: Prominent Activist Calls for Public Boycott of Myanmar Junta’s ‘Blood’ Products
1170. THAILAND To Grow Opium, Magic Mushrooms To Produce Morphine, Anti-Depressants
1171. INDONESIA’S Inequality Increases Slightly As Poverty Falls
1172. INDONESIA: Brain Drain: Calls Mount For Dual Citizenship In Indonesia
1173. INDONESIA: Populous Indonesia Defends Democracy Index That is Behind Malaysia
1174. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Turkiye’s President Erdogan Suggests Cooperation With Malaysia In Facing Islamophobia
1175. MYANMAR: Deadly Floods Displace Thousands in Three Myanmar Border States
1176. CAMBODIA Dismisses Human Rights Report
1177. INDONESIA: Experts Warn of Contagious Outbreaks, Health Problems As El Niño Returns
1178. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Exceeds 5% for 7th Consecutive Quarter
1179. MYANMAR: US Closes Sanctions Window For Myanmar Junta Banks
1180. VIETNAM: Earthworm Electrocution Is Destroying The Environment For China Trade
1181. ASEAN: Timor-Leste Rethinks Its Accession Bid if ASEAN Cannot Handle Myanmar Issue
1182. INDONESIA- West Sumatra Administration Criticized For Stifling Protests
1183. MALAYSIA: Muslim Nationalism Challenges Anwar’s Multiethnic Government: Wong Chin Huat
1184. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners Tortured for Honoring Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day
1185. VIETNAM: Export Demand Should Not Jeopardize Vietnam Food Security: Experts
1186. INDONESIA Initiates ASEAN Road Map For Digital Transformation Of Education Systems
1187. INDONESIA: Foreigners Only Need Passport to Buy House in Indonesia: Gov’t
1188. MALAYSIA: Woman Convert Fails To Get High Court Leave In Bid To Be Declared Christian After Divorcing Muslim Man
1189. MYANMAR: Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar
1190. THAILAND: Chinese Investors Top BOI Investments Applications
1191. INDONESIA: Islamic School Leader Panji Gumilang Detained for Blasphemy, Hate Speech
1192. INDONESIA: Govt Plans to Revive Sanatoriums To Treat Tuberculosis
1193. MYANMAR: Junta’s Amnesty for Political Prisoners was Hostage Diplomacy: Myanmar Watchdog
1194. VIETNAM Continues ‘Four Nos’ Defense Policy
1195. VIETNAM: Culinary Tourism To Become National Strategic Product
1196. INDONESIA: Govt Unveils Ecotourism Concept For New Capital City
1197. INDONESIA: No LSD In Our Cattle, Canberra Insists After RI Halts Imports
1198. MYANMAR Regime Reduces Jailed Leaders’ Sentences Under Prisoner Amnesty
1199. SINGAPORE:  Man Charged With Running Unregistered Muslim Religious School, Teaching False Doctrine
1200. VIETNAMESE Consume Too Much Meat, Say Health Advocates
1201. INDONESIA: Government Orders Shipment of Aid to Drought-Hit Papua Region
1202. INDONESIA: Jokowi Seeks Chinese Investment in 5,000-Hectare Durian Plantation
1203. Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for 6 More Months
1204. PHILIPPINES: 25 Dead, Over 2 million Affected from Typhoon Doksuri in Philippines
1205. VIETNAM: Russia to Issue E-Visas for Vietnamese Nationals
1206. NDONESIA’S Middle-Strength Passport Remains a Travel Barrier For Some
1207. INDONESIA Launches Its First CryIpto Bourse
1208. MALAYSIA: Customs Makes Biggest Drug Bust in Sabah, Seizes over 100Kg of Syabu Worth Around RM3M
1209. MYANMAR Jade Worth About US$4 Billion Exported to China in 2022
1210. THAILAND:  Police Prepare for Thaksin’s Return As August 10 Arrival Date Confirmed By Family
1211. INDONESIA’s Rice Reserve Not Sufficient To Weather El Niño Next Year
1212. ASEAN Predicted to Be Net Importer of Natural Gas by 2025
1213. MYANMAR’S Northern Alliance ‘Not Interested’ in Empty Peace Talks With Junta
1214. PHILIPPINES; China Eyes Military Exercises With PH
1215. SINGAPORE: No Zero-Tolerance Approach by PAP to Extramarital Affairs, Unlike Corruption and Criminal Conduct: DPM Wong
1216. CAMBODIA: An End To An Era as Hun Sen Passes Baton To Son Manet
1217. INDONESIA: JETP Could Help Drive Indonesia’s Geothermal Growth
1218. INDONESIA Says Taliban Representatives Visited ‘Informally’
1219. MYANMAR: Thai Beer Titan to Invest US$14M in Another Brewery in Myanmar
1220. PHILIPPINES: VIETNAM Builds More Facilities in Spratlys
1221. CAMBODIAN Election Draws Criticism
1222. INDONESIA: Social Media Monitoring Agency Could Curb Free Speech, Activists Warn
1223. INDONESIA Set to Launch Largest Solar Panel Industry in SE Asia
1224. MYANMAR Military May Move Suu Kyi to House Arrest
1225. SINGAPORE To Execute First Woman In Nearly 20 Years: Rights Groups
1226. INDONESIA: G20 Energy Proposal Costly, Not Feasible: RI
1227. INDONESIA Spends $3.8B on Fuel Subsidies in 1st Half of 2023
1228. MYANMAR: Number of IDPs in Myanmar Surges Almost 50,000 in Five Weeks
1229. SINGAPORE: Growing Concern With Youth Radicalism, Terrorism Threat to Singapore Remains High: ISD
1230. VIETNAM: Researchers Find Evidence of 2,000-year-old curry in Vietnam, the oldest in Southeast Asia
1231. CAMBODIA’S 2023 General Election Kicks Off
1232. INDONESIA: Power Struggle Grips Golkar Ahead of 2024 Polls
1233. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Close Illegal Railroad Crossings
1234. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, More Muslim Parents Turning To Abducting Kids in Custody Wars: SIS Data
1235. MYANMAR: Whither Wa State? Myanmar’s Criminal Hub Spreads Wings Under Junta
1236. INDONESIA Must Push For Fairer Carbon Market: Activists
1237. INDONESIA: Gov’t Takes Down Over 11,000 Gambling Websites
1238. MALAYSIA Issues License to Elon Musk’s Starlink To Bring Internet Services To Remote Areas
1239. MYANMAR: Chin Schoolchildren Being Taught In Trenches Cecause of Airstrikes
1240. VIETNAM’S Last Wild Elephants On The Brink of Survival
1241. INDONESIA Strengthens Economic Diplomacy With Cabinet Reshuffle
1242. INDONESIA: No Authorization for Interfaith Marriages: Supreme Court
1243. Myanmar Regime Again Bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From Honoring Father on Martyrs’ Day
1244. SINGAPORE: Foreigners Need Approval To Buy Mixed Commercial and Residential Properties, Land in Singapore
1245. VIETNAM Passport Jumps 6 Places in Global Ranking
1246. INDONESIA: RI, EU Gear Up For Trade Clash
1247. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Pay Indonesia $886M in Digital Taxes in 3.5 Years
1248. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Constant Fear of Torture and Murder
1249. PHILIPPINES: ICC Junks PH Appeal On Drug War Probe
1250. VIETNAM: Google Maps Re-Displays Vietnamese Flag on Spratly Island
1251. INDONESIA: When Teachers Are The Bullies, Where Do Students Go?
1252. INDONESIA Trade Surplus for 38 Months in a Row
1253. MYANMAR Junta Condemns ASEAN for Ignoring ‘Peaceful Efforts to Restore Democracy’
1254. THAILAND: Coalition Decides to Propose Pita as its PM Candidate in Second Round
1255. VIETNAM’S Aging 100-million Population a Demographic Time Bomb
1256. CAMBODIA: Childhood Diabetes Up Amid Sugar Epidemic
1257. INDONESIA: Growing Informal Sector Signals Lack In Job Creation
1258. INDONESIA: PTPP, Adhi Karya Win $540M Railway Project in Philippines
1259. MYANMAR Junta Likely to Extend Military Rule Again
1260. THAILAND: Two-Wheeled Angels:Bangkok Launches First Fleet of Motorbike-ambulances
1261. ASEAN Struggles For Unity On Myanmar Conflict
1262. ASEAN, China Agree on South China Sea’s Code of Conduct Guidelines
1263. INDONESIA: Shrinking Domestic Industry May Dethrone RI As World’s No. 2 Rubber Exporter
1264. MYANMAR: Protect Rohingya From Armed Gangs: HRW
1265. THAILAND: Pita Fails in Bid to Become Prime Minister
1266. INDONESIA Wants to Double Lithium Pact with Australia to 120,000 Tons
1267. INDONESIA: LGBT Event in Indonesia Scrapped After Security Threats
1268. MYANMAR: Thai Foreign Minister Says Met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
1269. SINGAPORE: Maid Agencies Find Various Ways to Sieve Out Underage Candidates, Even As MOM Sees Fewer Cases
1270. THAILAND: Thaksin Postpones Return Until Thailand’s Political Situation Settles Down
1271. INDONESIA: Bakamla Seizes Iranian Tanker Over Illicit Oil Transfer
1272. INDONESIA: Netherlands Returns Ancient Jewels, Temple Carvings to Indonesia
1273. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Gives Final Warning To Those Playing Up 3R Issues
1274. MYANMAR Junta Condemned For Using ‘Prison Transfers’ as a Pretext For Murder
1275. PHILIPPINE Activists Fight Back on Online Theats Rise
1276. CAMBODIA: Manhunt Underway After Capital 103kg-Meth Bust
1277. INDONESIA: RI Property Giants to Build Malls, Offices In Nusantara Capital City
1278. INDONESIA: $3.5 Billion Jababeka Movieland Launched as Indonesian Answer to Hollywood
1279. MYANMAR: Singapore’s UOB Is Shutting Myanmar Junta Allied Airline’s Bank Accounts
1280. SINGAPORE: Millions Vie For Tickets to Taylor Swift’s Only Stop in Southeast Asia
1281. INDONESIA: Potable Tap Water Still a Pipe Dream, for Now
1282. INDONESIA: Political Row Undermines RI’S Second Chance as FIFA Host
1283. MALAYSIA: Counting Malaysia’s ‘Invisible’ People: How Many Born Here Cannot Be Citizens Despite Their Local Roots
1284. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Deportation of Undocumented Children Branded Cruel
1285. SINGAPORE Must Never Become a Welfare State, But It Can Be a ‘Welfare Society’: SM Tharman
1286. INDONESIA: Govt Steps Up Efforts To Curb Anthrax After Outbreak Kills 3 People
1287. INDONESIA: Robust Salt Industry Recipe to Cut Indonesia’s Deficit with Australia
1288. MYANMAR: UN Urges End to Arms, Currency Supplies to Myanmar Junta
1289. SINGAPORE: Police Warn of Resurgence of Concert Ticket Scam As At Least 462 Lose Over S$480,000 Since January
1290. VIETNAM: New Crocodile Newt Species Discovered in Vietnam
1291. INDONESIA: Government Rescues Nearly 2,000 Human Trafficking Victims
1292. INDONESIA: Safeguarding the Sunda Pangolin: RER’s Commitment to Wildlife Protection and Conservation
1293. MALAYSIA: More Malaysians Transitioning to Solar Power to Reduce Electricity Bills
1294. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Nightlife Shutdown as Narcotics Flood Myanmar
1295. VIETNAM RIses FOur Ranks in Global Peace Index
1296. CAMBODIA Bans Entry for All Meta Oversight Board Bembers
1297. INDONESIA: Victims, Families Urge Jokowi to Rewrite History on Rights Abuse
1298. INDONESIA: ‘No Big Deal’: Minister Reacts to Indonesian Rice Terraces Used in Philippine Tourism Promo
1299. MYANMAR Supreme Court to Hear President and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeals
1300. VIETNAMESE People Turning Their Backs On Dog Meat
1301. INDONESIA: Jakarta Installs AI-Controlled Traffic Lights to Ease Congestion
1302. INDONESIA Reports Slower Deforestation Growth
1303. MYANMAR: Surprise? Myanmar Ranks Poorly in ‘Tourist-Friendly ’Ranking
1304. THAILAND-Foreign Investors Wary of Delay in Thai Govt Formation: FTI
1305. VIETNAM  Bans Barbie Movie for Featuring China’s Nine-Dash Line
1306. INDONESIA: After Recent Portfolio Sell-Offs, Is Traditional Retail Banking Dead in Indonesia?
1307. INDONESIA In Talks with 3 Unnamed Countries for OPEC-Like Nickel Cartel
1308. MYANMAR Junta War Crimes Rising: UN Report
1309. SINGAPORE Sees Highest Number of Suicides in Over 20 Years, With Most Cases Among Those in Their 20s: SOS
1310. TIMOR LESTE Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
1311. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
1312. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
1313. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
1314. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
1315. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
1316. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
1317. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
1318. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
1319. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
1320. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
1321. INDONESIA: World Bank Sees Stagnant FDI, Slowdown in Growth for Indonesia
1322. INDONESIA to Reroute Palm Oil Export to Africa Following EUDR
1323. MYANMAR Junta Turns Thai-Sponsored Talks Into Propaganda Tool
1324. PHILLIPPINES- Kitchen Crisis: How some food prices soared under Marcos
1325. SINGAPORE: Air Purifiers Flying off the shelves as S’poreans brace themselves for haze; experts give tips on dealing with it
1326. SOUTHEAST ASIA at High Risk of Trans-boundary Haze: Report
1327. INDONESIA Moves ASEAN Military Drill Site Away From South China Sea
1328. MYANMAR: US Slaps Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Defense Ministry, Regime-Run Banks
1329. VIETNAM: Dak Lak Armed Group Connected to US-based Terrorists
1330. VIETNAM: Nearly 5,000 ChatGPT Accounts hacked in Vietnam
1331. INDONESIA Ranks Sixth Among Countries with Most Startups
1332. INDONESIA: Jakarta Lacks Myanmar Leverage: UN rapporteur
1333. MALAYSIA: Wisma Putra Clarifies Misperceptions Regarding Demarcation of Strait of Malacca and Sulawesi Sea
1334. MYANMAR: Arrests Follow ‘Flower Strike’ To Mark Detained Aung San Suu Kyi’s Bfrirthday
1335. SINGAPORE: High Risk of Severe Transboundary Haze in 2023, Public Advised To Be Prepared: Singapore institute
1336. INDONESIAN Businesses Call For Change in PLN’s Dominance to Hit Renewable Target
1337. INDONESIA Urges Regional Efforts for Clean Energy Transition
1338. MYANMAR: More Labor Union Leaders Arrested at Zara Factory in Myanmar
1339. PHILIPPINES: Filipino Women Highly Biased Against Own Gender: Study
1340. VIETNAM: Overseas Vietnamese Return Home For Retirement
1341. INDONESIA’S Satria-1 Successfully Launched Into Orbit
1342. INDONESIA: Coca-Cola Launches New rPET Bottles in Indonesian Market
1343. LAOS Seals MOU With Chinese Firm for Development of That Luang SEZ
1344. MYANMAR Junta Signs Wind Power, Direct Flights and Financial Deals With Russia
1345. THAILAND Defends Divisive Myanmar Junta Talks
1346. ASEAN Nixes Thai Informal Talks Idea on Myanmar
1347. CAMBODIAN  Riel to Expand Across Laos and Vietnam
1348. INDONESIA: Japan’s Emperor in Indonesia for First State Visit
1349. MALAYSIA Best-Performing Muslim-Majority Country in 2022’s Islamicity Index, But Long Way to Go On Human Rights
1350. MYANMAR  People’s Thoughts With Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 78th Birthday
1351. INDONESIA: MSMEs Account for 97% of Job Opportunities in Indonesia
1352. INDONESIA: Jakartans Find Worsening Air Pollution ‘Unbearable’
1353. MYANMAR Junta Sentences 730 Political Prisoners in Less Than Six Months
1354. PHILIPPINES: Media Landscape Remains ‘Largely Grim’ Despite Change In Leadership: Report
1355. 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.”