Category: Laos

1. INDONESIA: Dengue Deaths Spike Almost Threefold Compared to Last Year
2. INDONESIA: Inter-Province Migration Costs Jakarta Trillions of Rupiah
3. MALAYSIA Seeing Sharp Increase In Ageing Population: Nanta
4. MYANMAR: UN’s Türk Sounds Alarm Amid Rising Tensions in Rakhine
5. INDONESIA: Court Rulings Seal Prabowo Win
6. INDONESIA: Clashes Between TNI, OPM Continue in Papua Amid Rising Tension
7. MALAYSIA Poised to Become Powerhouse In Clean, Renewable Energy: Industry Players
8. MYANMAR: As Losses Mount, Myanmar’s Junta Tightens Its Embrace of Russia
9. CAMBODIA: Chinese Police Complete Repatriation Of Over 680 Gambling, Scam Suspects from Cambodia
10. INDONESIA: Authorities Call For Vigilance Amid Heightened Volcanic Activity
11. MALAYSIA Aims To Be In Top 20 Countries in Global Startup Ecosystem Index by 2030: PM Anwar
12. MYANMAR Junta Using Rohingya Recruits to Sow Ethnic Hatred: Activists
13. VIETNAM: Three Vietnam Locales Among World’s ‘Best Walking cities’
14. ASEAN Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Escalating Myanmar Violence
15. INDONESIA: Trust in Constitutional Court Rises Ahead Of Ruling On Election Disputes: LSI Survey
16. MYANMAR: New Year, Old Tactic: Myanmar Junta’s Amnesty Skips Political Prisoners
17. SINGAPORE:  24-Year-Old Maps Singapore Toilets With Bidets on Google, Earning Rave Reviews From Netizens
18. THAILAND: NIA Launches New Platform to Boost Thai Agricultural Startups with Deep Tech
19. INDONESIA: Apple Mulls Building First Production Facility in Indonesia
20. INDONESIA: Jokowi Raises Concerns Over Money Laundering Using Crypto Assets
21. MALAYSIA: Single Mother is First Woman Khalwat Offender to be Whipped in Terengganu
22. MYANMAR: Burmese Activist Maung Zarni Nominated For the Nobel Peace Prize
23. VIETNAM Needs $30B Investment For Universal Clean Water Access
24. INDONESIA: Minister Launches 500,000 Hectares of Farming Land in S Papua
25. INDONESIA: Young People in Indonesia Put Off Marriage
26. MALAYSIA: Biggest Renter Group in Malaysia are Millennials: Study
27. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi And Former President Win Myint Reportedly Moved to House Arrest in Naypyidaw
28. VIETNAM: Draft Law Restricting Journalists’ Courtroom Rights Meets Opposition
29. INDONESIA: Mideast Escalation Could Pose Major Economic Risk to RI
30. INDONESIA: Komnas HAM Criticizes Government Handling of Tensions in Papua
31. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Rohingya, Including Children, Abducted in Violation of Conscription Law
32. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Rules Out New Bases for US
33. SINGAPORE: Lawrence Wong to Take Over From Lee Hsien Loong As Prime Minister on May 15: PMO
34. CAMBODIA’S Alternative Medicine to Hit $64.03 Million in 2024
35. INDONESIA Poised to Lead Booming Halal Cosmetics Market
36. INDONESIA: Papua Rebel Leader Says Captured New Zealand Pilot Won’t Be Released
37. MYANMAR Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Believed Held in Solitary Confinement in Naypyidaw Prison
38. VIETNAM: Schengen-Like Visa for Southeast Asia Will Boost Foreign Arrivals to Vietnam
39. INDONESIA: Government Denies Israeli Reports On Normalizing Ties
40. INDONESIA: Prabowo Collaborates with King of Jordan to Drop Indonesian Relief Supplies to Gaza
41. MYANMAR Junta Slams UN’s ‘One-Sided’ Human Rights Claims
42. SINGAPORE Wants to INsulate and Protect the Local Jewish Community From the Impacts of the War in Gaza: Shanmugam
43. VIETNAM: Van Thinh Phat Chairwoman Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death in $27B Scam
44. ASEAN Tourists Prefer Thailand Over Indonesia: Study
45. Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.2 Pct in 2024, 2025: Report
46. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Pledge Online Safety Measures for Children Using Social Media: Fahmi
47. MYANMAR: Reluctant Exiles: Another ‘Life or Death’ Exodus From Myanmar
48. VIETNAM: Thailand Aims to Boost Durian Exports to China, Reclaiming lead from Vietnam
49. CAMBODIA: 69-Year Old Phnom Penh Madam Detained For Underage Prostitution
50. INDONESIA: Govt Urged To Tighten, Stop Granting Mining Licenses On Small Islands
51. INDONESIA: 2 Papuan Rebel Leaders Killed in Shootout
52. MYANMAR: Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy
53. VIETNAM Firms Face Highest Local Cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
54. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Crystal and Liquid Meth Production House Linked to Hong Kong Ring
55. INDONESIA: PLN Mulls Importing LNG Amid Likely Shortfall in Local Gas Supply
56. MALAYSIA: Prabowo, Anwar Discuss Direction to Strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia Ties
57. MYANMAR Junta Deputy Defense Minister Interrogated Over Online Scams
58. THAILAND: Google Lunches Security Feature to Protect Thailand Users From Scams
59. INDONESIA: Lack of Clean Power May Jeopardize Indonesia’s Downstream Dream
60. INDONESIA: Brunei and Laos Join Regional Payment Connectivity
61. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya Must Calm ‘Allah’ Socks Storm Before Tensions Erupt: Extremism Experts
62. MYANMAR: BHRN Calls On International Community to Help Muslims in Myanmar
63. THAILAND: National Anti-Corruption Commission Initiates An Anti-Corruption Education Curriculum to Educate Thai Children and Instill Integrity Value in Thai society
64. INDONESIA: Hyundai Ends Indonesia Aluminium Deal After Climate Campaign By K-Pop Fans
65. INDONESIA: Aceh Authorities Detain Four Suspects in Rohingya Refugee Smuggling Case
66. MALAYSIA Probes Links Between Detained Man and Israeli Crime Group
67. MYANMAR Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
68. VIETNAM Has 6 Billionaires in Forbes Global Rich List
69. INDONESIA: Gov’t Revokes Over 2,000 Mining Licenses
70. INDONESIA: Court Summons 4 Jokowi Ministers to Testify in Presidential Election Dispute Trial
71. INDONESIA: As El Nino Bites, Indonesians Struggle with Record-High Rice Prices
72. MYANMAR Military Loses Historic Outpost on Road to China in Kachin State
73. SINGAPORE: 5 Takeaways From Survey of Southeast Asians, Including Singapore Being Top Choice of Regional Country for Relocation
74. INDONESIA: Pope Francis to Visit Indonesia in September: Minister
75. INDONESIA Gears Up for Another Colossal Elections
76. MYANMAR: KNU Grateful For Aid Sent by Thai Government Through Myanmar Red Cross
77. SINGAPORE: Dengue Cases Soar, Doubling in First Quarter of 2024; 7 Deaths Reported
78. CAMBODIA: Chetra Urges Preservation of Tonle Sap
79. INDONESIA’S Business Environment Ranking Slips As Others Improve
80. INDONESIA: Untapped Muslim Donations Could Reach Rp180 Trillion Annually
81. MYANMAR: India Urged to Stop Embracing War Criminals in Myanmar
82. THAILAND Equal Marriage Bill a Victory for LGBTQA+ All Over the World:Pita
83. INDONESIA Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza After UN Vote
84. INDONESIA Moves Closer to Next World Cup Qualifying Round with 3-0 Win in Vietnam
85. MALAYSIA: New SOPs Introduced To Prrevent Child Abuse Cases at Daycare Centers: Nancy Shukri
86. MYANMAR: UK Government Raps Myanmar Junta on Armed Forces Day Over Its Brutality
87. S’PORE-Flagged Vessel Had ‘Momentary Loss of Propulsion’ Just Before Hitting Baltimore Bridge: MPA
88. INDONESIA: 13 Soldiers Held Over Alleged Torture of Papuan
89. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Capture Portuguese Nationals Involved in Liquid Cocaine Trafficking Operation
90. MYANMAR: A Chronicle of Collapse: How the Tide Turned Against Myanmar’s Once Mighty Military
91. PHILIPPINES: Drug War Restarts in Davao
92. VIETNAM: Central Vietnam Province Gets Its Own Red Sea
93. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Rules Defamation Clause ‘Conditionally Unconstitutional’
94. INDONESIA Takes Over Airspace Management in Riau Islands and Natuna from Singapore
95. MYANMAR: Chinese Town Deports 200 Myanmar Migrant Workers Each Day
96. SINGAPORE: Govt Tells Israeli Embassy to Remove Facebook Post That Was an ‘Astonishing Attempt to Rewrite History’, says Shanmugam
97. THAILAND: An Entrepreneur Scores a Win in Europe With Her Low Glycemic Flour
98. INDONESIA: Failed Election Candidates Place Hopes in Court Proceedings
99. INDONESIA: New Import Rules Hoped to Save Ailing Textile Industry
100. MALAYSIA: ‘Allah’ Socks Issue: Sabahan Sentenced to Six Months of Jail for Insulting Islam on Facebook
101. MYANMAR is Main Beneficiary of Chinese Fund: Ambassador
102. THAI Scientists Breed Coral in Labs to Restore Degraded Reefs
103. INDONESIA Among the Unhappiest Countries in Southeast Asia: Study
104. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declared as Elected President After Final Vote Count
105. MYANMAR Court-Ordered Auction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home Fails to Draw Bids
106. SINGAPORE Completes First Humanitarian Aid Airdrop into Gaza
107. VIETNAM: Vo Van Thuong Leaves Position as Vietnam President
108. INDONESIA Braces For Wildfires Ahead of Dry Season
109. INDONESIA: $11.6 Billion Invested in Indonesia’s Smelters
110. MYANMAR’S Women Bear the Cost of the Junta’s Coup
111. THAILAND: Rural Doctor Society Claims Identities of 2.2 Million Thais on Sale in ‘Dark Web’
112. VIETNAM: Pakistani, Iranian Men Pose As Interpol To Extort Tourists in Hanoi
113. INDONESIA Accused of Avoiding Human Rights Issues
114. INDONESIA: Government Considers Student Loan Scheme for Low-Income Families
115. MALAYSIA: High Court Strikes Out Woman’s Bid to Declare Herself as Non-Muslim
116. In MYANMAR, Citizen Journalism is Connecting News to Its Revolutionary Roots
117. INDONESIA: KPU Races to Finish Vote Tally
118. INDONESIA: Russia Alleges 10 Indonesians Fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine
119. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Seize 2,500 LSD Sheets from Germany
120. Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Calls for Security Council Action to Halt Conscription
121. CAMBODIA: First Khmer-Speaking Robot Introduced-KhmerTimes
122. INDONESIA: Draft Policy Draws Flak for Allowing Military, Police Hold Civil Posts
123. INDONESIA Needs 350 More Aircraft to Make Airfare More Affordable
124. MALAYSIA: Proposed Amendment on Citizenship Laws Goes Against Founding Fathers’ Intentions, Nazir Razak Tells Putrajaya
125. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Communications in Around 80 Myanmar’s Townships: Report
126. INDONESIA: EU Deforestation Regulation Seen to Complicate RI Biodiesel Exports
127. INDONESIA: Thirst for ‘Swiftnomics’: Indonesia Eyes Partnering with Singapore on Concerts
128. newspapers to strengthen mastery of Malay language among students
129. MYANMAR: Japan Announces Extra US$ 37 Million In Aid to Myanmar
130. SINGAPORE: Singapore Endorses Communique on Tackling Scams at Inaugural Global Fraud Summit
131. INDONESIA: Extreme Weather Looms Over Indonesia
132. INDONESIA: 2024 Presidential Election Results: Prabowo-Gibran Secures Victory in Jakarta
133. MYANMAR: China Tightens Access For Myanmar Migrant Workers Entering From Shan State
134. SINGAPORE: Over Half in S’pore Say Society, Technology Changing Too Fast, and In Ways That Don’t Benefit Them: Survey
135. INDONESIA: Civil Society Piles Pressure On Parties To Launch House Probe
136. INDONESIA: Batik Air Grounds Pilots Following Alleged In-Flight Napping
137. MALAYSIA Charts Better Score In Latest Pew Religious Restriction Index, Driven By Drop in Govt Curbs
138. MYANMAR General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State
139. THAILAND: Crackdown On ‘Mule’ Accounts Aims to Impact Call-Center Gangs
140. INDONESIA: Why Carbon Utilization Key To Indonesia’s Decarbonization
141. INDONESIA: 18 Dead, 5 Missing After Indonesia Floods, Landslide
142. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Sarawak to Become Major Renewable Energy Hub in SE Asia
143. MYANMAR: AA Joins KIA Attacks on Myanmar Junta in Kachin State, While Fighting in Rakhine
144. VIETNAMESE Tech TAlents Find Homeland Has Appealing Career Prospects
145. INDONESIA: Cooking Up Opportunities: Used Cooking Oil Can Be a ‘Sizzling Success’ for Indonesia
146. INDONESIA Aiming for 80 Percent Middle Class Population in 2045: Bappenas
147. MALAYSIA: A Decade After MH370: Hopes of a New search to End All Speculation
148. MYANMAR: Besieged Junta Troops Launch ‘Scorched Earth’ Attacks in Myanmar Jade Hub
149. PHILIPPINES: 3,600 Ex-Rebels, Mostly in Mindanao, Await Amnesty as Senate Backs Marcos’ Initiative
150. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sets Ambitious 8 Pct Economic Growth Target for Indonesia
151. MALAYSIA Among Top Five Most Improved in Increasing Legal Gender Equality, But Still Lags Behind Regional Neighbors: World Bank Report
152. MYANMAR: Number of Townships Placed Under Martial Law by Myanmar Junta Rises to 61
153. SINGAPORE: Govt Mulls Publicizing Litterbugs’ Photos to Identify Them As Part of ‘Targeted’ Response to Rise in Cases
154. THAILAND: Wealthy Myanmar Citizens Buy Thai Property to Seek Refuge From Civil War
155. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Groups Oppose Using Operational Assistance Fund to Provide Free Lunches
156. INDONESIA: Prabowo Looks Certain to Protect Status Quo for Political Stability
157. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar ‘Happy to Reopen’ MH370 Search If Compelling Evidence Found
158. MYANMAR: ‘No Breakthrough’ in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance and Junta
159. VIETNAM: Carbon Credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year
160. CAMBODIA: Shiva Reborn: 10th Century Statue Takes Shape
161. INDONESIA: Poll Body in Hot Water After String of Tech Failures
162. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Takes a Stand Against Bullying at PGRI Congress
163. MALAYSIAN Graduates are Overqualified and Underpaid: Khazanah Research Institute Report
164. MYANMAR: Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar’s Naval Weaknesses
165. INDONESIA: Government Trials Free Meal Program at Tangerang School
166. INDONESIA: Jokowi Promotes Prabowo to TNI Honorary General
167. MYANMAR Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions
168. SINGAPORE: New Anti-scam Portal to be Launched; MHA Calls out Meta for ‘Consistently Pushing Back’ on Efforts to Tackle Scams
169. THAILAND: Zero Baht Stores: How ‘Grandpa Garbage’ Turned Waste into Sustainable Communities
170. INDONESIA: Govt Doubles Funds for Oil Palm Replanting
171. INDONESIA Losing Out on Foreign Tourists To Its Neighbors: Sandiaga
172. MYANMAR: Aid Received by Myanmar in 2023 Insufficient According to Analysis
173. SINGAPORE: Restaurant in Singapore Offers ‘Divorce’ Booking Option With Treats for Celebration
174. THAILAND: Chaiwat Insists 2,900 Rai Under Dispute is Protected Forest, Cannot Be ‘Buffer Zone’
175. CAMBODIA: Troubled Phnom Penh ‘Beer Bus’ Rebrands as ‘Eco-Friendly Exploration’
176. INDONESIA: World Bank Urges Fiscal Caution for Indonesia’s Free Lunch Program in 2025
177. INDONESIA: Inclusive Marriage Registry Plan for KUAs Meets With Questions, Calls for Dialogue
178. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Agree With New National Service Scheme, Think It Will Be Positive: Survey
179. MYANMAR: Myanmar Junta Calls on Students to Join University Corps
180. INDONESIA Most Networked Nation in Southeast Asia Amid Geopolitical Race
181. INDONESIA: Government to Relocate 6,000 Civil Servants to Nusantara in July
182. MALAYSIA now ranks number one globally for 5G consistency score: Fahmi
183. MYANMAR: Legal Aid Network Raps Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Drive
184. VIETNAM Risks Losing Regional Tourism Race Without Visa Waivers: Experts
185. CAMBODIA ex-PM Hun Sen Returns to Frontline Politics for Senate Seat
186. INDONESIA: Luhut says China Ready to Fork Over for Cutlery Factory
187. MYANMAR: Ta’ang Towns Promised Civilian Administration
188. VIETNAM: Scrap Dealer Builds $2.85M Gold-Plated Castle in Central Vietnam
189. CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Explains Hun Many’s Promotion to DPM
190. INDONESIA: Jokowi Unveils Biggest Port in Eastern Indonesia
191. INDONESIA Decries ‘Geopolitical Nightmare’ Ahead of ICJ Appeal
192. MYANMAR: Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription
193. VIETNAM To See Largest Expansion in Wealth Growth Over The Next Decade
194. INDONESIA: Fitch, Moody’s Raise Concerns About Fiscal Policy Under Prabowo leadership
195. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s School Meal Program to Cost $7.7 Billion in First Year
196. MYANMAR: Pa-O Militia Backs Myanmar Junta Conscription by Forcibly Recruiting Civilians
197. SINGAPORE: Malaysian Govt Study Warns of ‘Brain Drain’, Finds 3 in 4 M’sians Living, Working in S’pore Skilled or Semi-skilled
198. THAILAND: What Thailand Must Do To Improve its Democracy Index Ranking
199. INDONESIA: Jokowi signs regulation requiring Google, Meta to pay for news
200. INDONESIA Says Women’s Rights Advocacy Should Remain a Priority in Afghanistan
201. MALAYSIA: Police and State Islamic Authorities will Investigate Man Who Claims to be Prophet Muhammad’s Descendant: Home Minister
202. MYANMAR:  Global ESG Investment Advisory Firms Accused of Aiding Myanmar Junta
203. VIETNAM to send 125,000 Laborers Abroad in 2024
204. CAMBODIA To Install Hundreds of Wildlife Cameras in an EFfort to Restore its Tiger Population
205. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates 26 Military Hospitals Across Indonesia
206. MYANMAR: 3 Myanmar Brigadier Generals Sentenced To Death For Surrendering Town
207. VIETNAM’S VinFast to Establish EV Assembly Plant in Indonesia This Year
208. INDONESIA: Doctors Blame Late Detection as Cancer Deaths in Indonesia Near 243,000
209. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Policy Scrutiny After Free-Market Comments
210. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Proposed Fishing Law Leaves Burmese Workers Vulnerable
211. SINGAPORE: Air Ticket Prices To Go Up as Singapore Mandates Sustainable Fuel for Departing Flights from 2026
212. THAILAND: Group Opposed to Thaksin’s Parole Vows to Seek NACC Investigation
213. INDONESIA: Prabowo On Track To Succeed Jokowi
214. INDONESIA: From Floods to Love Hearts
215. MYANMAR: Restrictions Imposed on Domestic Air Travel in Myanmar
216. THAILAND: Govt Launches New Medical Coverage Scheme for Tourists
217. VIETNAMESE Spend $3.8M Daily on Online Food Orders
218. INDONESIA: Tale of Two cities: Religious Tolerance in Bekasi & Depok
219. INDONESIA to Address International Court Hearing on Israel Next Week
220. MALAYSIA: Tourism Minister Urges Malaysians to Reject Racism to Achieve Strong Unity
221. MYANMAR: Thailand to Open Humanitarian Center to Deliver Aid to Myanmar in One Month
222. SINGAPORE Builds AI Model to ‘Represent’ Southeast Asians
223. INDONESIA’S 2024 Cybersecurity Challenge: Rising Threats and Human Risks
224. INDONESIA: New Energy Rule Discourages Rooftop Solar Systems: Users
225. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reaffirms Continuation of Jokowi’s Programs
226. MALAYSIA: Sharia Punishments in Malaysia Determined by Govt, No Question of Any Challenge Against Islamic Laws: IKIM
227. MYANMAR Junta Enforces Military Service Law Following Battlefield Losses
228. INDONESIA: Government Targets Completion of 41 National Strategic Projects by 2024, Removes 12
229. MYANMAR’S Depleted Military Takes Aim at Professors, Students to Beef Up
230. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Rejects Calls for Independent Mindanao After Duterte’s Remarks
231. SINGAPORE: Median Monthly Household Income Rises to S$10,869 in 2023, a Real Increase of 2.8%
232. INDONESIA’S Leading Banks Thrive in Post-Pandemic Recovery
233. INDONESIA: KPU Found Guilty of Ethics Breach in Handling of Gibran VP Bid
234. MYANMAR: Nine UN Security Council Members Call on Junta to End Attacks on Civilians
235. THAILAND Confident Aid Effort Will Lead to Myanmar Crisis Dialogue
236. INDONESIA: Anies to Uphold FPI, HTI Bans
237. INDONESIA: Ship Captain Arrested for Transporting Migrant Workers from Malaysia
238. MALAYSIA’S Pardons Board Announces Decision to Cut Najib’s Jail Term from 12 to 6 Years
239. MYANMAR: 41 Rohingya Refugees Arrested After Fleeing Malaysian Detention Center
240. VIETNAM: South Australia Halts Central Vietnam Students’ Admittance Amid Disappearances
241. INDONESIAN Academia Calls for Electoral Integrity
242. INDONESIA’S Manufacturing PMI Beats Other ASEAN Countries
243. MALAYSIA: Stats Dept 2023 Report Shows Cancer Fourth Leading cCuse of death in Malaysia: Health Minister
244. MYANMAR: 900 Myanmar Medics Detained Since 2021 Coup: Swiss Report
245. SINGAPORE: Muslims Will Be Allowed to Eat Lab-Grown Meat If  It’s From Halal Animal Cells, Free From Non-Halal Ingredients: Mufti
246. CAMBODIA: Soothsayers Barred From Social Media aEtivities
247. INDONESIA: TNI Deploys 400,000 Soldiers to Safeguard the 2024 Election
248. INDONESIA to Import Chinese Trains for Aging Commuter Line
249. MYANMAR: Junta Prepared to Extend Myanmar’s State of Emergency Again in August
250. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs
251. INDONESIA: Dynasty in the Making’ as President Jokowi Shadow Hangs Over General Elections
252. INDONESIA: Singkawang Retains Title as Indonesia’s Most Tolerant City
253. MALAYSIA Ranks 57th in Global Corruption Perception Index, Trails Singapore in ASEAN
254. MYANMAR: Momeik Incinerated as Myanmar Junta Reoccupies Shan Town
255. PHILIPPINES: CNN Philippines to Close Due to Financial Losses
256. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Back ‘Myanmar-Owned and Led’ Solution to Crisis
257. INDONESIA: South Korean Native Vies for House seat
258. INDONESIA: Sustainable Infrastructure Will Remain as Top Priority under New President: Sri Mulyani
259. MYANMAR Sends Official to First ASEAN Meeting in More Than Two Years
260. SINGAPORE: Women Aged 21 to 49 More Likely Than Male Peers to Accept Being Single, Married Without Children: IPS poll
261. INDONESIA Aims to Attract 1,000 Investors with ‘Golden Visa’ Program
262. INDONESIA: Jokowi Gets Red Mark in Agrarian Dispute Resolution
263. MYANMAR: Both Junta and Resistance Digging In as Third Myanmar Coup Anniversary Approaches
264. THAILAND: Most Thais Believe Country in Economic Crisis That Needs Urgent Attention: Poll
265. Vietnamese Make Up Largest Percentage of Japan’s Foreign Workforce
266. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugees Flee Aceh Shelter Amid Tensions With Locals
267. INDONESIA Walks Out During Israel’s UN Security Council Speech
268. MALAYSIA: At UPR Review, Malaysia Stands Firm on its Treatment of Refugees
269. MYANMAR’S Supreme Court Orders Sale of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home
270. VIETNAM Condemns Fabricated Report by Human Rights Watch
271. INDONESIA: More Indonesians Smoking, Bucking Global Trend
272. INDONESIA Seeks EU Trade Deal to Compete Against Vietnamese Footwear
273. MALAYSIA to Launch Inquiry Into Cases Involving Disputed Singapore Strait Islets
274. MYANMAR’S  Military Has Turned a Strategic Town in Sagaing Region Into a ‘Graveyard’
275. THAILAND Must Get Out of Comfort Zone Amid Global Polycrises: CEOs
276. INDONESIA Needs to Quadruple Sugar Output by 2030 for Self-Fufficiency, Ethanol
277. INDONESIA: Demands from China, India to Boost Indonesia’s Coal Production
278. MALAYSIA Demands Accountability for Israel’s Violations of International Law: Foreign Minister
279. MYANMAR: Defeated Myanmar Junta Generals Given Death Sentences
280. THAILAND Rolls out New VAT Refund for Foreign Tourists
281. INDONESIA to Defend Skeptical Stance on Digital Goods Tax Moratorium at WTO
282. INDONESIA: Special Buses for Students with Disabilities Begin Operations in Jakarta
283. MALAYSIA’s Regressive Citizenship Amendments Risk Giving ‘Little Napoleons’ Power to Decide Who Gets To Be a Malaysian: Lawyer
284. MYANMAR: India Plans to Fence Off Myanmar Frontier
285. VIETNAM: First Homemade Radar Satellite to Go into Space Next Year
286. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Future Lies in Kalimantan
287. INDONESIA Eyes More Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Projects in 2024
288. MYANMAR Named Second-Biggest Jailer of Journalists
289. THAILAND: Muay Thai Takes the US by Storm, with 1,724 Centers, $1.25 Billion Industry
290. VIETNAM: PM Requests Review of Labor Export Companies
291. INDONESIA to Abandon 23% Renewable Energy Target
292. INDONESIA’S Tourism to Fall Behind Thailand if Entertainment Tax Goes Up: Apindo
293. MYANMAR: Another 278 Myanmar Junta Troops Flee to India
294. SINGAPORE: EV Fast Chargers to be Set Up in HDB Neighborhood and town centers
295. VIETNAM: Health Ministry Warns of Covid, Flu Surges Amid Tet travel, weather
296. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Ganjar, Anies Offer Diverse Anti-Graft Strategies
297. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Global Graffic Ranking Improves, But Congestion Worsens
298. MALAYSIA: Immigration D-G says 220 Undocumented Migrant Hotspots Detected Nationwide
299. MYANMAR: Thailand Mulls Providing Humanitarian Aid to Victims of War in Myanmar: Report
300. VIETNAM: US Terrorist Group Coaxes People Into Deadly Attacks in Vietnam: Prosecutors
301. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Breaks Ground on Rp 940 Billion Mosque Project in Nusantara
302. INDONESIA: KPK Seeks FBI Assistance in Investigating SAP’s Bribery Allegations
303. MALAYSIA: Two Malaysian Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Plead Guilty to Conspiring in 2002 Bali Bombing
304. MYANMAR: Female Prisoners Subjected to Humiliating Strip Searches in Corridors
305. VIETNAM: Hanoi Man Suffers Roundworm Attacks Passed From Dog
306. INDONESIA Targets 15 Oil and Gas Projects Going Onstream in 2024
307. INDONESIA Narrowly Misses Target of 100% Electrification Rate
308. INDONESIA: Vietnam to Surpass Indonesia if We Do Nothing: Jokowi
309. MYANMAR  Military Bows to Powerful Ethnic Army, Gives it More Towns Near China Border
310. VIETNAM: 290 Kg of Cocaine Washed Ashore in Central Vietnam
311. INDONESIA: Candidates to Pledge Commitment On Graft Eradication
312. INDONESIA: Police in West Papua Urge Vigilance as 53 Inmates Escape from Sorong Prison
313. MYANMAR’S Dictator is Facing Calls to Resign From Some of His Most Ardent Supporters
314. SINGAPOREANS Less Happy Today Than 5 Years Ago, But Those With More Balanced View of LIfe Generally More Satisfied: NUS Survey
315. VIETNAM Upholds ‘One China’ Policy After Taiwan Election
316. INDONESIA: Prabowo Revives Plan to Build Giant Seawall Across Java Coastline
317. INDONESIA: Communication and Information Ministry Removes 810,000 Online Gambling Content in 2023
318. MALAYSIAN Drug Kingpin Arrested in Laos Deported to Thailand, Authorities Working to Seize Remaining Ill-Gotten Gains
319. MYANMAR: Captured Myanmar Brigadier General Urges Junta Boss to Stop Committing War Crimes
320. SINGAPORE Passport Ranked World’s Most Powerful in 2024, Tied With 5 Other Countries
321. INDONESIA: Police Extend Cartenz Peace Operation in Papua Through 2024
322. INDONESIA: PLN Transforms Electric Poles into EV Charging Stations
323. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Spreading Fake News is a Crime, Agong is in Malaysia
324. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Myanmar Migrants Detained in Malaysia Crackdown
325. SINGAPORE Looking to Hire Auxiliary Police from China, India, the Philippines, Myanmar as Taiwan Recruits Dwindle: Shanmugam
326. INDONESIA: Unlocking Indonesia’s Supply Chain Opporst Asia-tunity in Energized Southea
327. INDONESIA to Send Record-Breaking 241,000 Pilgrims for 2024 Hajj Season
328. Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int’l Isolation, Rohingya Rights
329. SINGAPORE: Films at Upcoming Palestine Film Festival Allowed As They Do Not Promote Violence Against Any Group: Shanmugam
330. THAILAND Set to Surpass 2023 Rice Export Target as November Figures Surge
331. INDONESIA, Taiwan Prepare Migrant Fisher Protection Pact
332. INDONESIA’S Foreign Policy is Not Transactional: Minister
333. MALAYSIA: Protecting Malaysian Kids Online From Sexual Exploitation: Govt Explores Measures to Safeguard Against Overseas Predators
334. MYANMAR: Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore
335. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Eye More Tax on the Rich, Digital Firms to Raise Revenue
336. INDONESIA Faces Dilemma on Rohingya Refugees
337. MALAYSIA: Make No mistake, Downloading And Viewing ‘Child Porn’ is a Crime in Malaysia — Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
338. MYANMAR Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp
339. SINGAPORE: ‘The Urgency Has Gone Up’: SIngapore Government Agencies React To Findings of Third Climate Change Study
340. INDONESIA: Waves of Lay-Offs Sweep Indonesia’s Export-Oriented Industries in 2023
341. INDONESIA Confident About Winning EU Lawsuit on Palm Oil Biofuel
342. MALAYSIA: Global Pharmaceutical Firm Roche Selects Malaysia as Site for First-in-Human Clinical Trial on Experimental Immuno Suppressant Drug
343. SINGAPORE: What is a ‘Cyber Kidnapping’ Scam, and How Can You Protect Yourself Against it?
344. MYANMAR Resistance Set to Expand Fighting in Mandalay After Seizing Strategic Junta Outpost
345. CAMBODIA: New Minimum Wage in Effect, Up $4 Per Month
346. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Venture Into TikTok To Win Over Young Voters
347. INDONESIA: Bali Senator Sparks Islamophobic Controversy Over Comments on Airport Staff Attire
348. MYANMAR Junta Threatens Nonstop Bombing of Towns Seized by Ethnic Groups
349. VIETNAMESE Workers’ Average Income Grows 6.9% in 2023
350. ASEAN FDI Hits All-Time High as EV Investment Skyrockets
351. MYANMAR: Spring Revolution News for 1 January 2024
352. SINGAPORE’S Economy Grew 1.2% in 2023; External Environment ‘Less Favorable’ to Security, Prosperity For Some Years To Come: PM Lee
353. VIETNAM: India, Cambodia are Vietnam’s Fastest Growing Tourism Markets
354. INDONESIA: Govt Confirms New COVID-19 Subvariant Ahead of Year-End Holidays
355. INDONESIA’S Pertamina to Invest $900 Million in Algeria: Minister
356. MALAYSIANNS Who Made Their Mark in the International Film Industry in 2023
357. MYANMAR Junta Accused of Starving and Arresting Civilians in Rakhine State ‘to Instill Fear’
358. VIETNAM: Tourism Race Heats Up as Asian Countries Rush to Simplify Visa Requirements
359. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Finally Forms Permanent Ethics Council
360. INDONESIA: No Need to Go Abroad: Jokowi Wants People to Seek Healthcare in New Capital
361. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Govt ban on Israeli-owned ships entering country clear signal Malaysia does not recognise Israel
362. SINGAPORE to Step Up Enforcement Against Vapes at Changi Airport and Other Checkpoints
363. THAILAND: Survey Finds That 50% of Thais of Working Age Cannot Afford to Retire
364. INDONESIA: Nickel Plan Sidelined as Govt Pushes EV Market With New Incentives
365. INDONESIA: North Maluku Governor Arrested 13 Days Prior to Retirement
366. MALAYSIA: Bumiputera Population Estimated at 21.3 Million This Year
367. MYANMAR Stands on Humanitarian ‘Precipice’, UN Warns
368. SINGAPORE: Will Global Supply Chains Be Disrupted By Ship Attacks in the Red Sea and is Singapore Affected?
369. ASEAN: Japan to Provide $1b for ASEAN’s Regional EV Ecosystem
370. INDONESIA: Spending Discrepancy in Jakarta: Land of the Rich, Home of the Poor
371. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated
372. MYANMAR: Number of Civilians Fleeing War in Myanmar Doubled to 660,000 in One Month: UN
373. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Eye Seamless Tourism: Srettha
374. CAMBODIA: Endangered Dholes Discovered at Mondulkiri Wildlife Conservancy
375. INDONESIA: KPU Puts Health As Priority When Recruiting Poll Workers
376. INDONESIA: India Proposes Local Currency Use in Trade with Indonesia
377. MYANMAR: Few Places in Myanmar Still Safe for Junta Boss to Visit
378. VIETNAM: Hanoi Aims to Increase Per Capita Green Space Five-Fold
379. INDONESIA: Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Reimpose Health Protocols Amid Rising COVID-19 Trend
380. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Earns Praise from Global Economists: Enggartiasto
381. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Report Jump in Malaysia Govt Requests to Remove Content in 2023
382. MYANMAR’S Spring Revolution Must Open Two New Fronts to Oust Junta
383. INDONESIA’S Deforestation Rate Off Target For 2030 Climate Goal
384. INDONESIA: Anies Wants to Discontinue New Capital Nusantara Project
385. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Calls For Masks Again As Malaysia’s Covid-19 Cases Nearly Double to 13,000 In a Week
386. MYANMAR: China Says ‘Positive’ Peace Talks Held Over North Myanmar Conflict
387. INDONESIA: Ministry Urges Complete COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead of Holiday Season
388. ‘INDONESIA Imprisoned More Graft Convicts than any Other Nation’: Jokowi
389. MYANMAR’S Growth to Fall to 1 Percent: World Bank
390. MYANMAR Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN
391. PHILIPPINES: 65 Provinces Face Severe Drought
392. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Ready for First Debate
393. INDONESIA: Barito Dethrones BCA as Indonesia’s Biggest Listed Company
394. MALAYSIA: CIJ: Surge in Anti-LGBT Hate Speech Since 1975 Incident at Good Vibes
395. MYANMAR-Thailand to Form Joint Task Force to Cope With War Refugees
396. SINGAPORE Suspends Poultry Imports From Regions in Japan, US and Other Countries Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
397. CAMBODIA: LGBT Community Proposes Marital Equality Discussions
398. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Push for Indonesian-Made Cars If He Wins Election
399. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Prioritizes 4 Cities as New Growth Drivers
400. MYANMAR Regime Stops Fuel Supplies to Yangon Factories
401. PHILIPPINES: Most Filipinos Oppose Divorce
402. INDONESIA: Jakarta Reports Infections Linked to ‘Mystery Pneumonia’
403. INDONESIA: 11 Bodies Recovered after Marapi Eruption, and 12 Climbers Still Missing
404. MYANMAR: Full Civilian Rule Restored in First Large Town Seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG
405. SINGAPORE: Fewer Young People in Singapore Donating Blood Even as Demand Rises From Ageing Population: Red Cross
406. THAILAND: Work-Life Balance and Flexibility Top Priorities for Thai Employees: Survey
407. INDONESIA’S Call for Support in COP28 Shows ‘No New’ Commitment
408. INDONESIA and UAE Collaborate to Combat Money Laundering
409. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Stop Calling For ‘Inclusive Talks’ Between Myanmar Junta and Its Victims
410. PHILIPPINES:11 Dead, Scores Hurt in MSU Bombing
411. THAILAND: Police to Investigate Bribery Allegations Reported by German media
412. INDONESIA Heightens Monitoring in Response to ‘Mysterious Pneumonia’ Outbreak in China
413. INDONESIA Calls for Palestine’s Full UN Membership
414. MYANMAR Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military
415. MYANMAR: Fighting In Over 200 Townships Since Myanmar Coup
416. INDONESIA: Indonesia EV Battery Industry in Limbo Amid Uncertain Roadmap, Rule
417. INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau Continues to Erupt on Tuesday
418. MYANMAR: Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang
419. MYANMAR: Gangs, Extortion in Bangladesh Camps Driving Rohingya Sea Exodus
420. SINGAPORE: Shanmugam Seeks Court Order Requiring TikTok to Name Users Who Posted ‘False, Baseless’ Claims of Extra-Marital Affair
421. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Highlights Importance of Religion at R20 Summit
422. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates On The Move Ahead of Official Campaign Season
423. MALAYSIA: Education Minister Apologizes Over Vanning of Tamil Songs at Carnival in Penang
424. MYANMAR: Rohingya Resettlements From Bangladesh Increase While Myanmar Instability Grows
425. THAILAND: Chinese Nationals Begging in Bangkok Not Victims of Trafficking: Immigration Chief
426. INDONESIA: State-Owned Enterprises Yield Rp 74 Trillion in Dividends
427. INDONESIAN Police, Fishers Start Patrols to Stop Rohingya Boats
428. MALAYSIA: In China, Court Begins Hearing Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 Compensation Claims From Passengers’ Families
429. MYANMAR Junta to Prosecute Satellite Internet Users
430. INDONESIA: KPK Marches On As Leader Fights Graft Charges
431. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Inaugurates Two Airports in Papua
432. MYANMAR: Battle For Control of Myanmar State Capital Escalating at ‘Alarming Rate’
433. VIETNAMESE in Myanmar Relocated to Safe Zones: ministry
434. INDONESIA Welcomes Temporary Truce in Gaza, Seeks Lasting Solution
435. INDONESIA: Amended Law Allows Gov’t to Freeze Bank Accounts in Online Gambling Crackdown
436. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Electronics Face Closer US Scrutiny Over China-Forced Labor
437. MYANMAR: Doctors Without Borders Calls for Patient and Healthcare Worker Safety in Myanmar Conflict Areas
438. VIETNAM: Task Force Curbing Traffic of Newborns to China
439. INDONESIA: Regional Economic Integration Underpins Indonesia’s Transformation-JakartaPost-Nov 22, 2023
440. INDONESIANS See US, China As the Right Economic Partners for ASEAN
441. MALAYSIA: Bomb Threats Hit Several International Schools in Malaysia
442. MYANMAR: Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
443. THAILAND: LGBTQ Couples in Thailand to Soon Have Equal Legal Rights in Marriage
444. INDONESIA Sends $2 Million worth of Humanitarian Supplies to Palestine
445. INDONESIA: Disapora Welcomes New visa, But Not the Cost
446. MALAYSIA: Average Salary in Malaysia to Increase 5.1pc in 2024: Mercer Survey
447. MYANMAR: Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future
448. CAMBODIA to Become First Asian Host of Mine Summit
449. INDONESIA Opts for Less Ambitious Option Than Early Coal Retirement
450. INDONESIA: About 250 Rohingya Refugees in Aceh Sent Back to Sea
451. MALAYSIA: Becoming a Malaysian Officially: Five things You Need to Know About the ‘Good Character’ Test
452. MYANMAR: Humbled Regime Helpless as China Demands Border Security; Hiding the Scale of Defeat; and More
453. INDONESIA Healthtech Industry Faces Fresh Challenges Despite Past Growths
454. INDONESIA: House to Form Committee to Watch Police Ahead of Elections
455. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Agree to Address Illegal Fishing, Discuss South China Sea Issue During Bilateral Meeting in San Francisco
456. MYANMAR: 5 European Nations, Canada Seek to Join Genocide Case against Myanmar at Top UN Court
457. THAILAND: Hamas Tells govt Negotiators Thai Hostages Will Be Freed During Ceasefire
458. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Vow Close Scrutiny of 2024 Race
459. INDONESIA: Gunung Padang Could Be the World’s Oldest Pyramid: Study
460. MALAYSIA: Google, Malaysian Govt Announce Strategic Collaboration To Create Skill Opportunities for 300,000 by 2026
461. MYANMAR: Nine Towns Occupied by Myanmar Military for Decades Lost to Resistance in Days
462. SINGAPORE: All Adult Singaporeans To Receive up to S$800 in Assurance Package Support in December
463. INDONESIA: Competitive Three-Horse Race to Succeed Jokowi is On
464. INDONESIA, US to Develop Work Plan on Critical Minerals Deal
465. MYANMAR: Almost 40 Myanmar Junta Positions Abandoned in Rakhine: Arakan Army
466. PHILIPPINES: Why Court Allowed Leila de Lima to Post Bail
467. THAILAND Welcomes 23 Million Tourists This Year with Malaysians Topping List
468. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Divided on Jokowi’s Food Estate Policy
469. INDONESIA: Gibran Cleared To Run Despite Controversy
470. MALAYSIA: Why Aren’t More Malays Successful Despite NEP? Dr Mahathir Compares Culture to Centuries of ‘Wealth-Chasing’ by Chinese
471. MALAYSIA: ‘Stalemate’: Malaysia Still Can’t Get Sirul Extradited from Australia Due to Death Penalty: Lawyers
472. CHINA Offers Bounty for Myanmar Junta’s Scam Kingpin in Kokang
473. INDONESIA: Jokowi Calls OIC to Unite Against Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza
474. INDONESIA: Religious Figures, Activists Call for Dialogue to End Violence in Papua
475. MYANMAR: Thousands Trapped Without Food and Medicine in Shan State
476. THAILAND: Chinese Police to Patrol in Thailand to Boost Tourist Confidence
477. VIETNAM: Healing Tourism Trend Prompts Service Suppliers to Become More Dynamic
478. CAMBODIA Achieves Remarkable Rice Sales Exceeding $1.2 Billion
479. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
480. INDONESIA: TikTok Ramps Up Efforts To Fight Fake Election News
481. MYANMAR: Brotherhood Alliance Vows to Spread Operation 1027 Across Myanmar
482. VIETNAM Beckons DIaspora With Career Options
483. INDONESIA’S Diplomacy Must Be Value-Led, Not Transactional: Anies
484. INDONESIA Welcomes 22 Palestinian Students on Scholarships
485. MYANMAR Junta Calls Up All Reservists as Resistance Offensive Spreads
486. SINGAPORE: Religious Leaders’ Guidance On gGobal Conflicts Helped to Foster Harmony in Singapore: Shanmugam
487. VIETNAM: US Adds Vietnam to Currency Monitoring List
488. INDONESIA: Certification Headache for Indonesia’s Budding Carbon Market
489. INDONESIA Should Revamp Foreign Policy Amid Global Challenges: Ganjar
490. MALAYSIA: Recruitment Agencies Not Allowed to Outsource Hiring of Foreign Workers: HR Minister
491. MYANMAR: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Need Food: Myanmar Volunteers
492. VIETNAMESE  Boycott Snapchat Over China’s U-shaped Line
493. INDONESIA: GDP Growth Falls Below 5 Percent for First Time Since Pandemic
494. INDONESIA Joins Money Laundering Watchdog FATF
495. MYANMAR: Thai Police Pledge to Rescue Trafficked Nationals From Myanmar
496. SINGAPORE PRoposes New Laws for President, Ministers to Hold ROles in Foreign and Global organizations
497. VIETNAM By Far the Biggest Market for South Korean Cars in Southeast Asia
498. INDONESIA: New Law Allows Military’s Return to Civilian Positions
499. INDONESIA: West Papua Tribe At Risk of Losing Homeland aAter Court Ruling: NGOs
500. MALAYSIA: Health Experts Predict Diabetes Will Heavily Burden Malaysia’s Healthcare System in Future
501. MYANMAR Ethnic Groups Seize More Junta Outposts in Northern Shan State
502. PHILIPPINES: Radioman Killed While Broadcasting
503. INDONESIA Unlikely To Boycott Pro-Israel Products
504. INDONESIA, UAE to Launch Mangrove Research Center at COP28
505. MYNMAR Military Says Lost Control of Strategic Border Town
506. SINGAPORE Warns Foreigners Against Using Country to Further Political Causes Amid Israel-Hamas war
507. VIETNAM Uncovers Oldest Human Remains
508. CAMBODIA: UNESCO Formally List Battambang Gastronomy
509. INDONESIAN Hospital in Gaza in its Last Hours Amid Israel’s Fuel Blockade
510. INDONESIA: More Local Firms Start Developing Malls, Hospitals in Nusantara
511. MALAYSIA: On Proposed ‘Regressive’ Citizenship Law Changes, Stateless Kids Still Have Legal Avenues to be Malays: Saifuddin Nasution
512. MYANMAR: US Sanctions Myanmar Junta’s State Oil and Gas Company
513. INDONESIA Doubts Myanmar is Close to Inclusive National Dialogue
514. INDONESIA: Government to introduce superior tuber varieties to address famine in Papua
515. INDONESIA: 200,000 Hectares of Palm Plantations to be Made Forests: Government
516. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Allowed 100pc Foreign-Owned Tesla, Starlink To Operate in Malaysia for National Good
517. MYANMAR: Chinese Security Minister Meets Myanmar Junta Chief as Border Violence Grows
518. INDONESIA: At Least 45 Suspected Militants Arrested in October
519. INDONESIA: Remote Working for Jakarta Public Employees Fails to Tackle Pollution
520. MALAYSIA: Sold An Illusion, Group Says Some Nepalis Find Bitter Reality Once in Malaysia
521. MYNMAR Military Caught Off Guard by Ethnic Alliance’s Northern Offensive
522. THAILAND To Lift Deep South Emergency by 2027: Defense Minister
523. INDONESIA: 2024 Elections Chance to ‘Rejuvenate Democracy’ in Southeast Asia
524. INDONESIA Surpasses Target With 26 Gold Medals at Hangzhou Para Games
525. MYANMAR’S Shan State Clashes Stretch Into Second Day
526. SINGAPORE’S Vote In Favor of UN Resolution Shows Clear Stand on Israel-Hamas Conflict: Shanmugam
527. VIETNAM: Google Offers 40,000 Scholarships to Support Vietnam’s digital transformation
528. INDONESIA Slams Western ‘Bias’ Regarding Gaza Siege at Security Council
529. INDONESIA: TikTok, YouTube, Meta Eye Indonesia E-commerce License: Sources
530. MYANMAR Junta Gets an ‘F’ For Education as Schools Spiral into Chaos
531. SINGAPORE: Sleep-Deprived, 2 in 3 S’poreans Planning Travel With Goal of Catching Up On Shut-Eye: Survey
532. THAILAND: At Least 54 Thais Held Hostage by Hamas: Israeli government
533. INDONESIA: Businesses Seek to Ensure Post-Election Continuity
534. INDONESIA: We Are Open to All: Indonesia Denies Favoring Chinese Investment
535. MALAYSIA: Using Bahasa Melayu in Govt Dept Correspondence Crucial to Safeguard its Position: Malay Students Federation
536. MYANMAR: Daw Aung Suu Kyi in Limbo as Myanmar Resumes Prison Visits After Three-Year Ban
537. MYANMAR Crackdown on Business Escalates, 16 More Executives Face Life in Prison
538. CAMBODIA-Village Ends Logging, Plants Crops
539. INDONESIA Can Sue EU over Protectionist Green Policy: Economist
540. MALAYSIA: DAP Rep Calls on Malaysians to Buy Palestinian Products Like Olive Oil, Dates As Sign of Solidarity
541. MYANMAR: Global Petition Ups Pressure on Singapore to Cut Myanmar Military’s Supply Line
542. VIETNAM Reports First Monkeypox Death
543. INDONESIA: Firms Want Direct 95-Year Land Rights In Nusantara As Uncertainty Persists
544. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Huge Geothermal Potential Catches Iceland’s Attention
545. MALAYSIA: Poor Command of Bahasa Malaysia Among Reasons Why Senior Applicants Refused Citizenship:  Home Minister
546. MYANMAR Regime Opens Larger Gems Emporium
547. SINGAPORE: No Decision On Use Of Nuclear Energy Yet, Singapore to Keep Options Open
548. INDONESIA: Prabowo Picks Jokowi’s Son Gibran as Running Mate
549. INDONESIA: Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage in Indonesia’s “Living Rooms”
550. MYANMAR: Rohingya Lie at the Bottom of the Pile of World Aid Priorities
551. MYANMAR Junta Allocates Land in Yangon for Russia to Build Orthodox Church
552. VIETNAM: Vietnam to Sign Rice Trade Deals with Indonesia, Philippines
553. INDONESIA: After Nearly A Decade, Jokowi Falls Short On Promise Of Energy Subsidy Reform
554. INDONESIA: Ex-Papua Governor Lukas Enembe Sentenced to 8 Years for Corruption
555. MYANMAR: German Firm Faces Legal Probe Over Myanmar Junta Supplies
556. MYANMAR Junta Demands Expats Pay Tax Before Renewing Passports
557. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Secures $4.26B Business Deals in Saudi Arabia-
558. INDONESIA: Belt and Road Cooperation Must Not Complicate Countries’ Fiscal Conditions: Jokowi
559. INDONESIA: European Firm Commits to Invest $2b in Indonesia’s Renewables
560. MALAYSIA Proposes Upgrading 2002 ASEAN Pact To Address Haze Issue: Nik Nazmi
561. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Trying to Sow Division in Myanmar’s Oldest Ethnic Armed Group
562. THAILAND: Iranian Envoy in Thailand Says Effort Being Made to Free Thais Held Hostage by Hamas
563. INDONESIA: Xi Wants to Expand Cooperation With Indonesia in Several Key Markets
564. INDONESIA: 30.000 Coal Workers Could Lose Jobs as Indonesia Shifts to Clean Energy
565. MALAYSIA: First Women’s Health Clinic Set Up At National Sports Medical Centre To Handle Female Athletes’ Health Issues: Hannah Yeoh
566. MYANMAR: ASEAN Must Take Action Against Members Supporting Myanmar Junta
567. MYANMAR: ‘Cyber Scammer’ Facing Arrest in China Linked to Drugs Trade in Myanmar
568. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Opens Door For Jokowi’s Son to Run in Presidential Poll
569. INDONESIA: Jakarta Aims to Become Global City After Capital Relocation
570. MALAYSIA: EPF: Budget 2024 Prioritizes Retirement Wellbeing, Secure Future For Malaysians
571. MYANMAR: China Begins Surveys for Railway on Myanmar’s Indian Ocean
572. PHILIPPINES: Canada Forges Agreement to Help Philippines Track Illegal Fishing vessels Using Satellite Technology
573. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Upholds Minimum Age for President, VP candidates
574. INDONESIA: Missing Emission Cap Renders RI Carbon Exchange Less Effective: Experts
575. INDONESIA Urges Norway to Accelerate $250 Million Clean Energy Investment
576. MYANMAR Junta and Russia Discuss Building Gas Pipeline in Myanmar
577. VIETNAM: Halal Tourism ‘Gold Mine’ For Vietnam To Tap Into
578. INDONESIA Signs Tourism Decarbonization Road Map
579. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Employment Agencies to Submit Lists of Myanmar Migrant Workers
580. SINGAPORE: Pew Sudy Hails Singapore’s ‘Remarkable’ Religious Diversity and High Tolerance, Acceptance
581. THAILAND: Two Thai Elephants Born Through Artificial Insemination
582. INDONESIA: Island Nations Band Together To Face Existential Threat
583. INDONESIA Reelected at UN Human Rights Council with Most Votes
584. MALAYSIA: In A First For The Country, Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act Passed in Dewan Rakyat
585. MYANMAR: A Corrupt Business Empire Thrives Under the Junta
586. THAILAND: Govt Eyes Community-Based Jobs For Workers Returning From Israel
587. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Administration Gets Red Mark On Graft Eradication
588. INDONESIA Asks Philippines’s Help to Evacuate Citizens from War-Torn Gaza
589. MALAYSIA: First Time Malaysian Trafficking Victims Found All The Way in South America: IGP
590. MYANMAR  Troops Cut Power in Southern Sagaing, Force 10,000 to Flee
591. THAILAND: YouTube remains top video platform in Thailand:  Survey
592. INDONESIA To Evacuate Citizens from Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Worsens
593. INDONESIA Hosts Inaugural Summit of Island States
594. MALAYSIA: Indonesia, Thailand and China Agree To Trade With Malaysia Using Ringgit: PM Anwar
595. MYANMAR: 29 Killed in Myanmar Junta Strike on Displaced Persons Camp
596. THAILAND Postpones Regional Summit to Which Myanmar Junta Boss Invited
597. INDONESIA Calls for End of Israel-Palestine Conflicts
598. INDONESIA: Confidence In Collaborative Climate Response Weighed Down By Inaction
599. MYANMAR Junta Rejects Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeal
600. SINGAPORE Banks To Allow Customers To ‘Lock Up’ Funds in Latest Move To Guard Against Scams
601. VIETNAMESE Citizens In Israel Remain Safe Amid Severe Conflict
602. INDONESIA: Govt Orders E-Commerce Firms To Share Import Data With Customs Office
603. INDONESIA: Govt Conducts First Biofuel-Powered Flight Test On Commercial Plane
604. MYANMAR: Expressing Dissent Online Can Be Deadly In Myanmar: Freedom House
605. THAILAND Needs An SMS Emergency Alert System
606. VIETNAM: Vietjet To Launch 5 New Routes To Asia-Pacific Destinations
607. INDONESIA: KPU Urges Political Parties To Withdraw Ex-Graft Convicts From Legislative Elections
608. INDONESIA: Seeks Negotiations on Binding Rules on AI-Driven Weapons
609. MALAYSIA: KL, Riyadh In Talks To Make Malaysia Preferred Transit Hub For Umrah Pilgrims: MOTAC
610. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Graft Purge Can’t Hide His Own Ill-Gotten Wealth
611. VIETNAM’S Largest Rare Earth Mine To Open
612. INDONESIA: Govt Goes All In To Extinguish Wildfires
613. INDONESIA: House Passes Revised IKN Law To Future-Proof Nusantara Against Regime Change
614. INDONESIA: Agriculture Minister Syahrul Abroad Amid Ongoing Corruption Probe
615. MYANMAR: Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
616. SINGAPORE: New Inter-Ministerial Committee To Review And Strengthen Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime
617. CAMBODIA: Guinness Recognize Giant Stingray
618. INDONESIA: State Firms Accused Of Selling Arms To Myanmar Junta
619. INDONESIA: Court Upholds Jobs Law As Labor Unions Stage Rallies
620. MYANMAR’S Cash-Strapped Junta Hikes Taxes, Utilities Despite Surging Inflation
621. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Braces For Severe Drought, River salinity
622. INDONESIA: PDI-P Touts Food Security As Election Priority
623. INDONESIA: 77 Indonesians Could Be Spared Death Penalty in Malaysia
624. MYANMAR: Dethroned NLD party marks 35th anniversary in Myanmar
625. SINGAPORE’S Total Population Back Above Pre-Covid Levels, Rising 5% to 5.92 Million
626. THAILAND: Toxic Smoke From Indonesia Drifts Towards Thailand
627. INDONESIA: TIkTok Laments Social Media Commerce Ban
628. INDONESIA, Malaysia Seek to Counter Negative Perception of Palm Oil in India
629. MALAYSIA: Artist Of Banned Book Says ‘Monkey’ Remark Meant To Compliment Indonesian Maid’s Agility
630. MYANMAR: Tracing Myanmar Junta’s Repeated Governing Body Shakeups Since Coup
631. SINGAPOREAN Woman And Daughter Arrested in Manila Airport For Allegedly Smuggling 14kg of Cocaine Worth S$1.83m
632. INDONESIA: Multiple Task Forces Make Little Dent On Jakarta Air Pollution
633. INDONESIA’S Carbon Exchange Holds Rp 3,000t Potential: Jokowi
634. MALAYSIA: No Harassment of LGBT Community Will Be Allowed: Anwar
635. MALAYSIA Working To Bring Home 2 Suspected Terrorists Detained in Guantanamo Bay
636. MYANMAR: As Resistance Drone Attacks Rise, Myanmar Junta Seeks Regional Help
637. INDONESIA: Govt Efforts To Tackle Human Trafficking Not Enough: Activists
638. INDONESIA: Use Buildings Idled By Capital Move To Make Jakarta ‘Livable’: ADB
639. MALAYSIA Will Not Entertain Frivolous Claims By Any Party on Sabah: Foreign Minister
640. MYANMAR: How Chinese-Run Mines Are Fueling the Myanmar Junta’s Terror Campaign
641. VIETNAM Opposes China’s Ship Identification Stations in Paracel Islands
642. INDONESIA Reiterates Call To Reform Global Financial System
643. INDONESIA: Gov’t To Issue Regulation Banning Social Media Platforms from Running E-Commerce
644. MYANMAR: Catch-22 For Rohingya Caught Up in Myanmar Citizenship Dilemma
645. PHILIPPINES: China Installs Barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
646. SINGAPORE: World War II Bomb Found in Bukit Timah, SAF to Carry Out On
647. INDONESIA: Local Investors Kick-Start Commercial Projects in Nusantara
648. INDONESIA Pledges to Protect Marine Biodiversity in High Seas
649. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Despite Geopolitical Rivalry, US Remains Malaysia’s Top Investor
650. MYANMAR: US Committed To Resolving The Crisis in Burma: Deputy Secretary of State
651. PHILIPPINES Considers Banning TikTok For Security Workers To Block App From Cyberspying
652. INDONESIA: What climate change? Study Finds Political Parties Lack Focus on Climate Issues
653. INDONESIA Seeks to Strengthen Fragmented Global South in Weeklong UNGA
654. INDONESIA: Elon Musk’s Starlink Makes Indonesian Presence Withyees: Minerist
655. MALAYSIA’S Largest Renewable Energy Power Plant Commences Operation
656. MYANMAR: Junta Shutters Myanmar Currency Exchanges in ‘Futile’ Bid to Prop Up Economy
657. CAMBODIA Set To Celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO Listing
658. INDONESIA: Govt To Proceed With Oil Exploration In Warim Block In Papua
659. INDONESIAN Woman Jailed for Using Islamic Invocation Before Eating Pork
660. MALAYSIA: Resorting to Racial Politics Is Easiest Way To Gain Malay Support: PKR Deputy President Rafizi
661. MYANMAR Junta Seeks Chinese Help Acquiring Nuclear Technology
662. INDONESIAN Nickel Reserves Could Be Depleted In 15 Years, Minister Warns
663. INDONESIA: Antam Ordered to Pay Surabaya Businessman Rp 1 Trillion in 1 Ton Gold Dispute
664. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
665. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
666. MYANMAR: UK Ad Cuts to Rohingya Now at 85%: NGO
667. VIETNAMESE Earthworm Hunters Destroying Protective Forest Go Unpunished
668. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Slam Jokowi For Spying Boast
669. INDONESIAN Navy Thwarts People Smuggling Attempt to Malaysia in High-Speed Boat Chase
670. INDONESIA: National Museum that Houses Pre-Historic Artifacts Ravaged by Fire
671. MYANMAR: UN Expert Suggests ‘Collective Punishment’ To End Myanmar mMilitary’s War on the People
672. THAILAND: Health Ministry Launches Swift Vaccine Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
673. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
674. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
675. MALAYSIA: Immigration Dept Cripples Pakistani Immigrant Syndicate in Kelantan
676. MYANMAR: NLD Alarmed at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Health Woes
677. MYANMAR: Several ASEAN Air Force Chiefs Skip Myanmar Meeting
678. INDONESIA: Fears of Abuse as Ministers Allowed To Campaign ‘On Leave’
679. INDONESIA: 19 Regional Governments and 2 Companies Awarded for Impactful Development Initiatives
680. MALAYSIA Determined To Get Back 1MDB Funds From Goldman Sachs: PM Anwar
681. MYANMAR Junta Chief Woos Shan Militias Amid Troop Shortages
682. THAILAND: Pita Named An Emerging Leader In TIME100 Next List
683. INDONESIA Grapples With Fires As El Nino Peaks
684. INDONESIA Looks Back on Tough East Asia Summit Negotiations
685. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, Survey Shows Muslims and Buddhists See Extremists From Their Own Faiths As Biggest Threats
686. MYANMAR: Crimes Against Humanity Are Getting More ‘Brazen’ in Myanmar, UN Told
687. PHILIPPINES: A Decade Later, Philippines Still Most Dangerous Country in Asia for Envi Defenders
688. CAMBODIAN Rice Benefits From Global Security Woes
689. INDONESIA: PLN’s Ambitious Renewables Target Lacks Govt Support
690. MALAYSIA Is Latest in Asia To Tighten Grip on Key Minerals
691. MYANMAR: Shamed By ASEAN, Myanmar’s Generals Try to Save Face
692. VIETNAM: Bayer Launches Southeast Asia’s First ForwardFarm in Vietnam
693. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reiterates Developing Nations Call For Help On Climate at G20
694. INDONESIA: ASEAN Establishes New Troika to Find Solution on Myanmar Crisis
695. MYANMAR: Education Under Attack in Myanmar, Ukraine and Other War Zones: NGO
696. MYANMAR Has Been Running Out of Power Since the Coup: World Bank
697. THAILAND Malaysia Mull Setting Up Joint Committee To Tackle Cross-Border Cybercrime
698. INDONESIA: Proposed Govt Control Over Places Of Worship Draws Criticism
699. INDONESIA: Police Deployed to Check Pollutant Level at Factories
700. MALAYSIA: Suhakam To Work With Indonesian, Philippine Counterparts To Find Answers To Sabah’s Stateless Issue In Next Five Years
701. MYANMAR Junta Losing War: East Timor’s President
702. VIETNAM Rises As Potential Semiconductor Hub For Global Manufacturers
703. INDONESIA: China Warns Against ‘New Cold War’ at ASEAN Summit
704. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 42 Chinese Nationals Accused of Romance Scams
705. MYANMAR: No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chief
706. MYANMAR’S Suu Kyi Unwell, Back in Prison: NLD Members
707. VIETNAM, Laos, Cambodia Agree To Operate ‘One Journey-Three Destinations’ Tours
708. ASEAN Bars Myanmar From 2026 Chairmanship
709. INDONESIA: OpenAI Chief Granted First ‘Golden Visa’
710. INDONESIA Introduces De-Dollarization Task Force
711. SINGAPORE: Rapper Subhas Nair Sentenced To Jail For Attempting To Promote Ill Will Between Races and Religions
712. THAILAND: As New Cabinet Is Sworn In, Srettha Says ‘No Honeymoon Period’ For His Government
713. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For ASEAN To Denounce ‘Ten-Dash Line’
714. INDONESIA To Import 250,000 Tons Of Rice From Cambodia
715. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Based V-Power Company Ceases Four Projects in Myanmar
716. VIETNAM’S Mekong Delta, World’s Youngest River Basin, Might Be First One Gone
717. INDONESIA: Regions Brace For Wildfire, Haze As Dry Season Peaks
718. INDONESIA: W. Australia Offers to Make Indonesia’s EV Battery Dream Come True ​​​
719. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir says racial issues caused by non-Malay parties, calls them ‘parti pendatang’: Report
720. MYANMAR And Other Rice Exporting Countries Struggle To Maintain Normal Production
721. SINGAPORE: Tharman Clinches Oresidency With Landslide Win, Pledges To Help Usher In ‘Future of Optimism and Solidarity’
722. INDONESIA Open To ‘Kratom’ Opioid Exports Despite Proposed Local Ban
723. INDONESIA: Challenges Abound Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Jakarta
724. MYANMAR’S Landmine Clearers Working With Pliers And Bare Hands
725. PHILIPPINES Rejects China ’10-Dash’ Map
726. SINGAPORE Holds First Contested Presidential Vote In Over A Decade
727. INDONESIA: Political Dynasties, Graft Leniency Loom Over 2024 Elections
728. INDONESIA: Jokowi Threatens to Shut Down Polluting Factories
729. MYANMAR: Yangon Food Charities Swamped as Hunger Stalks Myanmar
730. THAILAND: Activists Submit Petition With Over 212,000 Signatures, Seek Democratic Constitution
731. VIETNAM: All Eyes On Agroecology As Vietnam Embarks on Food System Transformation Journey
732. INDONESIA: Political Exiles Push For Guarantee Of Continued Nonjudicial Resolutions
733. INDONESIA: Says Freedom of Expression Not Free Pass for Quran Desecration
734. MALAYSIA: Beyond A ‘Band-Aid’: Why SIS Started Free Legal Advice For Muslims 20 years Ago And What’s Next
735. MYANMAR: As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
736. THAILAND: MRT To Partially Power Blue, Purple Lines With Solar Energy
737. INDONESIAN Protectionism May Stand In Way of ASEAN Digital Economy Pact
738. INDONESIAN Muslims Advised against Multiple Hajj Pilgrimages
739. MYANMAR: Seven Indian Companies Added To Myanmar ‘Dirty List’
740. MYANMAR Vulnerable To Climate Emergencies, says NGO
741. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Province Coastline Devastated By Erosion
742. CAMBODIA: NGOs Warn of ‘Sharp’ Decline in Breastfeeding
743. INDONESIA Lifts Ban on Sending Domestic Workers to Middle East
744. INDONESIA Inaugurates $2B LRT Trains to Reduce Jakarta’s Traffic
745. MYANMAR Expels Top East Timor Diplomat
746. THAILAND Running Out of Jobs For University Graduates: NESDC Report
747. CAMBODIA: From Waste To Wealth: Cambodian Compost Mogul Turns Trash To Treasure
748. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reignites ‘Bandung Spirit’ In Week-Long Africa Tour
749. INDONESIA: Hyundai To Introduce New Electric Vehicle Model From Indonesian Plant
750. MYANMAR: Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine
751. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Pitches For Federalism
752. INDONESIA: Pertamina Eyes Oil And Gas, Geothermal Expansion In Kenya
753. INDONESIA: Partial Work-from-Home Policy Implemented in Greater Jakarta to Address Air Pollution
754. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monks Condemn Myanmar Junta for Arrests Over ‘Blasphemous’ Movie
755. PHILIPPINES: Chinese Ships Block PH Boats
756. THAILAND: Srettha Gets Royal Endorsement As Prime Minister
757. INDONESIA: Captive Power Casts Doubt On JETP Emissions Reduction Goal
758. INDONESIA: Govt To Merge Three State-Owned Airlines
759. INDONESIA’S Cellular Tariffs Among the Cheapest in SE Asia
760. MYANMAR Will Get Sicker—Junta Shuts Another Hospital in Mandalay
761. THAILAND: Thaksin Taken To Bangkok Remand Prison To Start Serving His Jail Terms
762. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Uncover Arms Trade Syndicate
763. INDONESIA: Health Ministry To Set Up Independent Body To Probe Malpractice Claims
764. MALAYSIA: Federal Court Allows Leave For Sisters In Islam’s Bid To Appeal Ruling Over Selangor Fatwa Declaring It As Deviant
765. MYANMAR: Several Resistance Attacks Reported Near Myanmar Regime’s Nerve Center
766. THAILAND’S Pheu Thai Launches PM Bid As Fugitive Figurehead Thaksin Eyes Return
767. CAMBODIA-New Cultural Heritage Sites Identified In Protected Areas
768. INDONESIA: Jokowi To Attend BRICS Summit in South Africa
769. INDONESIA: Nearly 17,000 Central Government Employees to Relocate to Nusantara
770. MYANMAR: H&M’s Forced Exit Leaves 42,000 Myanmar Workers Asking How They Will Eat
771. THAILAND Now Has 36 Smart Cities In 25 Provinces
772. INDONESIA: Jokowi Govt Sets Final $2.6b Tranche for Nusantara Next Year
773. INDONESIA: Four More Provinces Ink Low-Carbon Development Deal With Bappenas
774. MYANMAR: Leader of Sanctions-Hit Myanmar Junta Moans About ‘Weaponization’ of Dollar
775. MYANMAR: In Myanmar Prisons, Showing Solidarity With Martyrs Leads to Solitary Confinement
776. SINGAPORE: Police Warn Of New Android App Scam Targeting Users of TikTok, Dating Platforms-
777. INDONESIA: Tesla To Sign Investment Deal In Indonesia Within Months: Luhut
778. INDONESIA: Newly-Arrested Militant Plots Attacks on Police, Military Targets
779. MYANMAR: Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis
780. MYANMAR Regime to Arm Civil Servants
781. SINGAPORE: Some Employers Make Baseless ‘revenge accusations’ Against Maids To Punish Them For Leaving Job: Home Report
782. INDONESIA: Government To Start Random Emission Tests As Poor Air Chokes Jakarta
783. INDONESIA: Jokowi Mulls Work From Home Policy to Address Deteriorating Jakarta Air Quality
784. MYANMAR: At Least 25 Missing After Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
785. THAILAND: Man, 36, Becomes First Patient To Die of Mpox in Thailand
786. VIETNAM Issues e-Visa For All Countries
787. INDONESIA: Jakarta Pollution Blamed For Respiratory Problems
788. INDONESIA: Miss Universe Cuts Ties with Indonesian Organizer amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
789. MYANMAR: Torture and Terror at Chinese-Run Cyber Scam Hubs in Myanmar
790. VIETNAM: Big Wave of Internal Migration Hits Da Lat
791. INDONESIA: Jakarta Hit By Major Pollution spike: Air quality monitor
792. INDONESIA: Lecturer’s Curse of President Tests Limits of Free Speech
793. INDONESIA: New Capital Nusantara is World’s Largest Project: Jokowi
794. MYANMAR: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Blames Manipur Violence On Myanmar Refugees
795. VIETNAM: Power Outages Cost Vietnam $1.4B: World Bank
796. INDONESIA: ‘Missing Link’ in Indonesia’s Economic Development: INDEF
797. INDONESIA: New Zealand Calls For Release of Pilot Kidnapped in Papua
798. INDONESIA: 30 Miss Universe Indonesia Contestants Report Sexual Abuse: Lawyer
799. MYANMAR: Prominent Activist Calls for Public Boycott of Myanmar Junta’s ‘Blood’ Products
800. THAILAND To Grow Opium, Magic Mushrooms To Produce Morphine, Anti-Depressants
801. INDONESIA’S Inequality Increases Slightly As Poverty Falls
802. INDONESIA: Brain Drain: Calls Mount For Dual Citizenship In Indonesia
803. INDONESIA: Populous Indonesia Defends Democracy Index That is Behind Malaysia
804. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Turkiye’s President Erdogan Suggests Cooperation With Malaysia In Facing Islamophobia
805. MYANMAR: Deadly Floods Displace Thousands in Three Myanmar Border States
806. CAMBODIA Dismisses Human Rights Report
807. INDONESIA: Experts Warn of Contagious Outbreaks, Health Problems As El Niño Returns
808. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Exceeds 5% for 7th Consecutive Quarter
809. MYANMAR: US Closes Sanctions Window For Myanmar Junta Banks
810. VIETNAM: Earthworm Electrocution Is Destroying The Environment For China Trade
811. ASEAN: Timor-Leste Rethinks Its Accession Bid if ASEAN Cannot Handle Myanmar Issue
812. INDONESIA- West Sumatra Administration Criticized For Stifling Protests
813. MALAYSIA: Muslim Nationalism Challenges Anwar’s Multiethnic Government: Wong Chin Huat
814. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners Tortured for Honoring Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day
815. VIETNAM: Export Demand Should Not Jeopardize Vietnam Food Security: Experts
816. INDONESIA Initiates ASEAN Road Map For Digital Transformation Of Education Systems
817. INDONESIA: Foreigners Only Need Passport to Buy House in Indonesia: Gov’t
818. MALAYSIA: Woman Convert Fails To Get High Court Leave In Bid To Be Declared Christian After Divorcing Muslim Man
819. MYANMAR: Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar
820. THAILAND: Chinese Investors Top BOI Investments Applications
821. INDONESIA: Islamic School Leader Panji Gumilang Detained for Blasphemy, Hate Speech
822. INDONESIA: Govt Plans to Revive Sanatoriums To Treat Tuberculosis
823. MYANMAR: Junta’s Amnesty for Political Prisoners was Hostage Diplomacy: Myanmar Watchdog
824. VIETNAM Continues ‘Four Nos’ Defense Policy
825. VIETNAM: Culinary Tourism To Become National Strategic Product
826. INDONESIA: Govt Unveils Ecotourism Concept For New Capital City
827. INDONESIA: No LSD In Our Cattle, Canberra Insists After RI Halts Imports
828. MYANMAR Regime Reduces Jailed Leaders’ Sentences Under Prisoner Amnesty
829. SINGAPORE:  Man Charged With Running Unregistered Muslim Religious School, Teaching False Doctrine
830. VIETNAMESE Consume Too Much Meat, Say Health Advocates
831. INDONESIA: Government Orders Shipment of Aid to Drought-Hit Papua Region
832. INDONESIA: Jokowi Seeks Chinese Investment in 5,000-Hectare Durian Plantation
833. Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for 6 More Months
834. PHILIPPINES: 25 Dead, Over 2 million Affected from Typhoon Doksuri in Philippines
835. VIETNAM: Russia to Issue E-Visas for Vietnamese Nationals
836. NDONESIA’S Middle-Strength Passport Remains a Travel Barrier For Some
837. INDONESIA Launches Its First CryIpto Bourse
838. MALAYSIA: Customs Makes Biggest Drug Bust in Sabah, Seizes over 100Kg of Syabu Worth Around RM3M
839. MYANMAR Jade Worth About US$4 Billion Exported to China in 2022
840. THAILAND:  Police Prepare for Thaksin’s Return As August 10 Arrival Date Confirmed By Family
841. INDONESIA’s Rice Reserve Not Sufficient To Weather El Niño Next Year
842. ASEAN Predicted to Be Net Importer of Natural Gas by 2025
843. MYANMAR’S Northern Alliance ‘Not Interested’ in Empty Peace Talks With Junta
844. PHILIPPINES; China Eyes Military Exercises With PH
845. SINGAPORE: No Zero-Tolerance Approach by PAP to Extramarital Affairs, Unlike Corruption and Criminal Conduct: DPM Wong
846. CAMBODIA: An End To An Era as Hun Sen Passes Baton To Son Manet
847. INDONESIA: JETP Could Help Drive Indonesia’s Geothermal Growth
848. INDONESIA Says Taliban Representatives Visited ‘Informally’
849. MYANMAR: Thai Beer Titan to Invest US$14M in Another Brewery in Myanmar
850. PHILIPPINES: VIETNAM Builds More Facilities in Spratlys
851. CAMBODIAN Election Draws Criticism
852. INDONESIA: Social Media Monitoring Agency Could Curb Free Speech, Activists Warn
853. INDONESIA Set to Launch Largest Solar Panel Industry in SE Asia
854. MYANMAR Military May Move Suu Kyi to House Arrest
855. SINGAPORE To Execute First Woman In Nearly 20 Years: Rights Groups
856. INDONESIA: G20 Energy Proposal Costly, Not Feasible: RI
857. INDONESIA Spends $3.8B on Fuel Subsidies in 1st Half of 2023
858. MYANMAR: Number of IDPs in Myanmar Surges Almost 50,000 in Five Weeks
859. SINGAPORE: Growing Concern With Youth Radicalism, Terrorism Threat to Singapore Remains High: ISD
860. VIETNAM: Researchers Find Evidence of 2,000-year-old curry in Vietnam, the oldest in Southeast Asia
861. CAMBODIA’S 2023 General Election Kicks Off
862. INDONESIA: Power Struggle Grips Golkar Ahead of 2024 Polls
863. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Close Illegal Railroad Crossings
864. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, More Muslim Parents Turning To Abducting Kids in Custody Wars: SIS Data
865. MYANMAR: Whither Wa State? Myanmar’s Criminal Hub Spreads Wings Under Junta
866. INDONESIA Must Push For Fairer Carbon Market: Activists
867. INDONESIA: Gov’t Takes Down Over 11,000 Gambling Websites
868. MALAYSIA Issues License to Elon Musk’s Starlink To Bring Internet Services To Remote Areas
869. MYANMAR: Chin Schoolchildren Being Taught In Trenches Cecause of Airstrikes
870. VIETNAM’S Last Wild Elephants On The Brink of Survival
871. INDONESIA Strengthens Economic Diplomacy With Cabinet Reshuffle
872. INDONESIA: No Authorization for Interfaith Marriages: Supreme Court
873. Myanmar Regime Again Bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From Honoring Father on Martyrs’ Day
874. SINGAPORE: Foreigners Need Approval To Buy Mixed Commercial and Residential Properties, Land in Singapore
875. VIETNAM Passport Jumps 6 Places in Global Ranking
876. INDONESIA: RI, EU Gear Up For Trade Clash
877. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Pay Indonesia $886M in Digital Taxes in 3.5 Years
878. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Constant Fear of Torture and Murder
879. PHILIPPINES: ICC Junks PH Appeal On Drug War Probe
880. VIETNAM: Google Maps Re-Displays Vietnamese Flag on Spratly Island
881. INDONESIA: When Teachers Are The Bullies, Where Do Students Go?
882. INDONESIA Trade Surplus for 38 Months in a Row
883. MYANMAR Junta Condemns ASEAN for Ignoring ‘Peaceful Efforts to Restore Democracy’
884. THAILAND: Coalition Decides to Propose Pita as its PM Candidate in Second Round
885. VIETNAM’S Aging 100-million Population a Demographic Time Bomb
886. CAMBODIA: Childhood Diabetes Up Amid Sugar Epidemic
887. INDONESIA: Growing Informal Sector Signals Lack In Job Creation
888. INDONESIA: PTPP, Adhi Karya Win $540M Railway Project in Philippines
889. MYANMAR Junta Likely to Extend Military Rule Again
890. THAILAND: Two-Wheeled Angels:Bangkok Launches First Fleet of Motorbike-ambulances
891. ASEAN Struggles For Unity On Myanmar Conflict
892. ASEAN, China Agree on South China Sea’s Code of Conduct Guidelines
893. INDONESIA: Shrinking Domestic Industry May Dethrone RI As World’s No. 2 Rubber Exporter
894. MYANMAR: Protect Rohingya From Armed Gangs: HRW
895. THAILAND: Pita Fails in Bid to Become Prime Minister
896. INDONESIA Wants to Double Lithium Pact with Australia to 120,000 Tons
897. INDONESIA: LGBT Event in Indonesia Scrapped After Security Threats
898. MYANMAR: Thai Foreign Minister Says Met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
899. SINGAPORE: Maid Agencies Find Various Ways to Sieve Out Underage Candidates, Even As MOM Sees Fewer Cases
900. THAILAND: Thaksin Postpones Return Until Thailand’s Political Situation Settles Down
901. INDONESIA: Bakamla Seizes Iranian Tanker Over Illicit Oil Transfer
902. INDONESIA: Netherlands Returns Ancient Jewels, Temple Carvings to Indonesia
903. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Gives Final Warning To Those Playing Up 3R Issues
904. MYANMAR Junta Condemned For Using ‘Prison Transfers’ as a Pretext For Murder
905. PHILIPPINE Activists Fight Back on Online Theats Rise
906. CAMBODIA: Manhunt Underway After Capital 103kg-Meth Bust
907. INDONESIA: RI Property Giants to Build Malls, Offices In Nusantara Capital City
908. INDONESIA: $3.5 Billion Jababeka Movieland Launched as Indonesian Answer to Hollywood
909. MYANMAR: Singapore’s UOB Is Shutting Myanmar Junta Allied Airline’s Bank Accounts
910. SINGAPORE: Millions Vie For Tickets to Taylor Swift’s Only Stop in Southeast Asia
911. INDONESIA: Potable Tap Water Still a Pipe Dream, for Now
912. INDONESIA: Political Row Undermines RI’S Second Chance as FIFA Host
913. MALAYSIA: Counting Malaysia’s ‘Invisible’ People: How Many Born Here Cannot Be Citizens Despite Their Local Roots
914. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Deportation of Undocumented Children Branded Cruel
915. SINGAPORE Must Never Become a Welfare State, But It Can Be a ‘Welfare Society’: SM Tharman
916. INDONESIA: Govt Steps Up Efforts To Curb Anthrax After Outbreak Kills 3 People
917. INDONESIA: Robust Salt Industry Recipe to Cut Indonesia’s Deficit with Australia
918. MYANMAR: UN Urges End to Arms, Currency Supplies to Myanmar Junta
919. SINGAPORE: Police Warn of Resurgence of Concert Ticket Scam As At Least 462 Lose Over S$480,000 Since January
920. VIETNAM: New Crocodile Newt Species Discovered in Vietnam
921. INDONESIA: Government Rescues Nearly 2,000 Human Trafficking Victims
922. INDONESIA: Safeguarding the Sunda Pangolin: RER’s Commitment to Wildlife Protection and Conservation
923. MALAYSIA: More Malaysians Transitioning to Solar Power to Reduce Electricity Bills
924. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Nightlife Shutdown as Narcotics Flood Myanmar
925. VIETNAM RIses FOur Ranks in Global Peace Index
926. CAMBODIA Bans Entry for All Meta Oversight Board Bembers
927. INDONESIA: Victims, Families Urge Jokowi to Rewrite History on Rights Abuse
928. INDONESIA: ‘No Big Deal’: Minister Reacts to Indonesian Rice Terraces Used in Philippine Tourism Promo
929. MYANMAR Supreme Court to Hear President and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeals
930. VIETNAMESE People Turning Their Backs On Dog Meat
931. INDONESIA: Jakarta Installs AI-Controlled Traffic Lights to Ease Congestion
932. INDONESIA Reports Slower Deforestation Growth
933. MYANMAR: Surprise? Myanmar Ranks Poorly in ‘Tourist-Friendly ’Ranking
934. THAILAND-Foreign Investors Wary of Delay in Thai Govt Formation: FTI
935. VIETNAM  Bans Barbie Movie for Featuring China’s Nine-Dash Line
936. INDONESIA: After Recent Portfolio Sell-Offs, Is Traditional Retail Banking Dead in Indonesia?
937. INDONESIA In Talks with 3 Unnamed Countries for OPEC-Like Nickel Cartel
938. MYANMAR Junta War Crimes Rising: UN Report
939. SINGAPORE Sees Highest Number of Suicides in Over 20 Years, With Most Cases Among Those in Their 20s: SOS
940. TIMOR LESTE Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
941. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
942. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
943. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
944. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
945. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
946. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
947. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
948. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
949. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
950. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
951. INDONESIA: World Bank Sees Stagnant FDI, Slowdown in Growth for Indonesia
952. INDONESIA to Reroute Palm Oil Export to Africa Following EUDR
953. MYANMAR Junta Turns Thai-Sponsored Talks Into Propaganda Tool
954. PHILLIPPINES- Kitchen Crisis: How some food prices soared under Marcos
955. SINGAPORE: Air Purifiers Flying off the shelves as S’poreans brace themselves for haze; experts give tips on dealing with it
956. SOUTHEAST ASIA at High Risk of Trans-boundary Haze: Report
957. INDONESIA Moves ASEAN Military Drill Site Away From South China Sea
958. MYANMAR: US Slaps Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Defense Ministry, Regime-Run Banks
959. VIETNAM: Dak Lak Armed Group Connected to US-based Terrorists
960. VIETNAM: Nearly 5,000 ChatGPT Accounts hacked in Vietnam
961. INDONESIA Ranks Sixth Among Countries with Most Startups
962. INDONESIA: Jakarta Lacks Myanmar Leverage: UN rapporteur
963. MALAYSIA: Wisma Putra Clarifies Misperceptions Regarding Demarcation of Strait of Malacca and Sulawesi Sea
964. MYANMAR: Arrests Follow ‘Flower Strike’ To Mark Detained Aung San Suu Kyi’s Bfrirthday
965. SINGAPORE: High Risk of Severe Transboundary Haze in 2023, Public Advised To Be Prepared: Singapore institute
966. INDONESIAN Businesses Call For Change in PLN’s Dominance to Hit Renewable Target
967. INDONESIA Urges Regional Efforts for Clean Energy Transition
968. MYANMAR: More Labor Union Leaders Arrested at Zara Factory in Myanmar
969. PHILIPPINES: Filipino Women Highly Biased Against Own Gender: Study
970. VIETNAM: Overseas Vietnamese Return Home For Retirement
971. INDONESIA’S Satria-1 Successfully Launched Into Orbit
972. INDONESIA: Coca-Cola Launches New rPET Bottles in Indonesian Market
973. LAOS Seals MOU With Chinese Firm for Development of That Luang SEZ
974. MYANMAR Junta Signs Wind Power, Direct Flights and Financial Deals With Russia
975. THAILAND Defends Divisive Myanmar Junta Talks
976. ASEAN Nixes Thai Informal Talks Idea on Myanmar
977. CAMBODIAN  Riel to Expand Across Laos and Vietnam
978. INDONESIA: Japan’s Emperor in Indonesia for First State Visit
979. MALAYSIA Best-Performing Muslim-Majority Country in 2022’s Islamicity Index, But Long Way to Go On Human Rights
980. MYANMAR  People’s Thoughts With Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 78th Birthday
981. INDONESIA: MSMEs Account for 97% of Job Opportunities in Indonesia
982. INDONESIA: Jakartans Find Worsening Air Pollution ‘Unbearable’
983. MYANMAR Junta Sentences 730 Political Prisoners in Less Than Six Months
984. PHILIPPINES: Media Landscape Remains ‘Largely Grim’ Despite Change In Leadership: Report
985. 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.”