Category: Malaysia

1. THAILAND Widens Crackdown On Foreign Nominee Businesses
2. INDONESIA: Reform Team Pushes Demilitarization of Police Amid Brutality Concerns
3. INDONESIA: Jakarta Cuts Slum Areas by Half, Boosts Green Space Coverage
4. MALAYSIA’S 1MDB Recovery Hits RM31.3B as of 2025, Ranks Among World’s Highest: MACC chief
5. MYANMAR: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Seeks France’s Help in Obtaining ‘Proof of Life’
6. THAILAND Approves $25-Billion Investment By TikTok
7. INDONESIA: ‘Interventionist’ Policies May Deter Indonesia’s Growth
8. INDONESIA Banks on Currency Swap with China to Bolster Rupiah
9. MYANMAR Junta Expands Subsidized Fuel, Fertilizer Distribution To Farmers
10. THAILAND: True, Google and Thailand’s Government Launch Nationwide AI Literacy Drive
11. VIETNAM Turns To Laos For Electricity To Prevent Power Shortage
12. INDONESIA: Creeping Militarization Looms As Battalions Expand Nationwide: CSIS-JakartaPost
13. INDONESIA Fast-Tracks 575 km Sea Wall to Safeguard 55 Million Residents
14. MALAYSIA To Pursue Balanced Economic Diplomacy Without Compromising Energy Security: Anwar
15. MYANMAR: War Crimes Case Against Myanmar Dictator Moves Forward in Timor
16. THAILAND Accelerates Rail Links with Malaysia
17. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Warns Thai Move to End Maritime MoU May Fuel Row
18. INDONESIA: Arrests Mar Labor Day Rallies in Jakarta, Bandung
19. INDONESIA: Malaria Hits Record High in Indonesia As Elimination Challenges Persist
20. MYANMAR: NUG And Family Dismiss Junta’s Relocation Claim, Demand Proof of Life for Aung San Suu Kyi
21. THAILAND Pushes Land Bridge As Energy Hub to Guard Against Hormuz Risk
22. CAMBODIA Drafts New Military Service Law for Citizens Aged 18 to 25-KhmerTimes
23. INDONESIA: Iran War, Domestic Strains Push Rupiah To New Historic Low
24. INDONESIA Weighs Copyright Protection for Journalistic Works
25. MALAYSIANS Repaid a Record RM23b In Credit Card Debt in 2025 As Household Debt Rises
26. MYANMAR: Regime Considering ‘Good Things’ for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Min Aung Hlaing Says
27. INDONESIA: Fury As Court Dismisses 1998 Mass Rape Lawsuit
28. INDONESIA: De-Dollarization Drive: Indonesia-China Cross-Border QRIS Payments to Launch Next Week
29. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Targets ASEAN Re-Entry as Key to Ending Isolation-Irrawaddy
30. THAILAND Moves to End 60-Day Visa-Free Stays To Screen Out Unwanted Visitors
31. VIETNAM: ‘VinFast Will Never Produce Gasoline Cars Again’: Southeast Asia’s Richest Man Pham Nhat Vuong
32. INDONESIA: Human Rights Hit New Low in Indonesia: Amnesty
33. INDONESIA Declines Multi-Billion-Dollar Loan Offers from IMF and World Bank
34. MALAYSIA: Food vs Fuel: Survey Shows What Malaysians and Thais Fear Most as Oil Jitters Rise
35. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Gives Armed Groups 100 Days to Join Peace Talks
36. THAILAND: Moody’s Lifts Thailand’s Credit Outlook To Stable From negative
37. CAMBODIA: Military Conflict with Thailand Scarred Society: UN Report
38. INDONESIA’S Waste Crisis Exposes Urgent Need for Regulatory Reform
39. INDONESIA: Vasectomy Debate Highlights Gender Gap in Family Planning
40. MYANMAR’S New Year Amnesty Sparks Outrage Over Low Number of Political Prisoners
41. THAI Firms Exit Cambodia Amid Tensions
42. INDONESIA: Wikimedia To Meet Government After Access Block Threat
43. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Begin Taxing Electric Vehicles
44. MYANMAR: Win Myint Is Free—Where Is Aung San Suu Kyi?
45. THAILAND:  Specter of Stagflation Haunts Thailand
46. VIETNAMESE Woman Jailed for Selling 18 People to Thailand, Myanmar Scam Compounds
47. INDONESIA: Sovereignty Concerns Loom Over New Security Pact with US
48. INDONESIA: Russia to Supply Crude and LPG to Indonesia Following Moscow Talks
49. MYANMAR: Recaptured Conscripts in Naypyidaw Branded with Facial Tattoos to Prevent Desertion 
50. SINGAPORE Bets Big on AI, Stakes Claim as Regional Hub Contender: PwC
51. THAILAND Emerges as a Top Gaming Market in Southeast Asia
52. CAMBODIA Strongly Protests Thai Encroachment on Cultural Heritage Sites
53. INDONESIA: BGN Stokes Overspending Criticism for Billion-Rupiah Procurement of Event Planners
54. INDONESIA Accelerates De-Dollarization as Local Currency Transactions Surge 163%
55. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Vows to Normalize Myanmar-ASEAN Ties Despite Genocide Charges
56. THAILAND: Parnpree Backs New Myanmar President
57. INDONESIA: Prabowo Heads to Moscow for Possible Oil Deal with Putin
58. INDONESIA: Gibran’s Ad Hoc Judges Proposal in Acid Attack Case Draws Legal Doubt
59. MALAYSIA: Johor–Singapore Economic Zone Takes Shape: What it could mean for jobs, wages and growth
60. MYANMAR: KNU Establishes Kawthoolei Governing Councils Following Ratification of Federal Charter
61. VIETNAM: VnExpress International Turns 10
62. MALAYSIA Kicks off 100-Country Grand Sumud Nusantara Mission to Send Aid to Gaza
63. MYANMAR Social Media Users React to Min Aung Hlaing’s New Role
64. THAI Airlines Rrim Routes as Jet Fuel Surge Bites
65. CAMBODIA: PM Orders Probe Into Alleged Petrol Smuggling, Reaffirms Cambodia’s sufficient fuel supply
66. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s East Asia Outreach: Gains, But Missed Time
67. INDONESIA Rents Extra Warehouses as Rice Stocks Hit Record Levels
68. MALAYSIA: Anwar Defends Strong Iran Position, Says Malaysia’s Stance Delivered Results
69. MYANMAR: The Burma War’s Impact on Food Production
70. INDONESIA: Govt Scrambles for Oil From Anywhere Amid Mideast Supply Crunch
71. INDONESIA Expands Health Partnership with China on TB, AI, and Biotech
72. LAOS Approves Railway to Vietnam in Bid to Shed Landlocked Status
73. MALAYSIA, China seen as more resilient among Asia economies in current global turmoil: JP Morgan
74. SINGAPORE Offers Parents 30 Weeks of Paid Leave as Birth Rate Hits Historic Low
75. CAMBODIA: Koh Kong Island will be Region’s First ‘Carbon Neutral Community’
76. INDONESIA: Geoeconomic headwinds fracture ASEAN neutrality
77. INDONESIA: Pertamina Tankers Still Stuck in Persian Gulf as Malaysia Gets Hormuz Pass
78. MYANMAR: Chaos Reigns Across Myanmar as Fuel Crisis Deepens
79. THAILAND: Population Shrinks to 65.8M
80. CAMBODIA: Trade Persists Between Cambodia, Thailand Despite Border Halt
81. INDONESIA Plans $14 Billion in New Downstream Industrial Projects
82. INDONESIA Urged to Honor Contracts, Keep Doors Open in Mineral Tug-of-War
83. MALAYSIA: Anwar Calls for Lebanon to be Included in Expanded West Asia Ceasefire
84. MYANMAR: Regime Fuel Rationing Threatens Myanmar’s Rice Harvest
85. INDONESIA: Prabowo Affirms Support for Palestinian Cause
86. INDONESIA: Report Shows Incentives Drive Indonesians to Switch to EVs
87. MALAYSIA: Anwar Urges Peaceful Resolution to West Asia Tensions After Calls with Bahrain, UAE leaders
88. MYANMAR: Chin Group in Myanmar Rebuts Drug Trafficking Claims Made in Indian Media Report
89. SINGAPORE: Dual Citizen Loses National Service Fight After Singapore Court Shuts Down ‘I’m Indonesian’ Defense
90. THAILAND: Government Urges Thai Citizens to Leave IsraeL
91. REGIONAL: Asia Pivots to Coal as Middle East Conflict Chokes LNG Supply
92. CAMBODIA: 1970 Coup Still Shapes Cambodia’s Foreign Policy
93. MYANMAR: Ukrainians and US Citizen Arrested in India Over Allegedly Entering Myanmar to Help Resistance Groups
94. THAILAND: Middle East Conflict Cuts 1,000 Flights to Thailand, Slows 2026 Aviation Growth
95. INDONESIA: ‘We Are Not A Colonialist’: Indonesia on US Forced Labor Probe
96. INDONESIA: Rights Coalition Urges Premeditated Murder Probe in Acid Attack on Kontras Activist
97. MYANMAR: SAC-M Reject Myanmar Junta’s Attempt to Rebrand Rule after Elections
98. SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA Universities Take Top Spots in First Southeast Asia Ranking
99. THAILAND: RSssia Ready to Sell Oil to Thailand as Government seeks More Sources: Sihasak
100. VIETNAM: Hanoi to Build Nearly 1,000 New Schools by 2045 as Class Sizes Hit 60 Students
101. ASEAN States Working on Fuel-Sharing Deal
102. CAMBODIA: Education Ministry Planning Border School Bunkers
103. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pushes Smooth Idul Fitri ‘Mudik’, Stable Food Supply
104. INDONESIA: Nearly Half of Economists Say Indonesia’s Economy Is Deteriorating: UI Survey
105. MYANMAR: Social Media Users React to Fuel Shortages Causing Hardship in Myanmar
106. CAMBODIA: Labor Ministry shrugs off Thailand ban on Cambodian migrant workers
107. INDONESIA: TNI Restructuring Raises Eyebrows
108. MYANMAR: Institute of Chin Affairs Reports Heavy Myanmar Junta Casualties and Escalating Airstrikes as Resistance Forces Defend Srategic Falam Hub
109. SINGAPOREANS’ Support for Death Penalty in Drug Trafficking Cases Rise’s to 77 Percent: Minister
110. VIETNAM Targets 95% of Population Aged 15 and Above to Have Bank Accounts
111. INDONESIA: High Alert Order for Troops Draws Scrutiny
112. INDONESIA Disburses $3.3 Billion Ramadan Bonus for State Employees
113. MYANMAR: Bago Resistance Frees Hundreds of Survivors as Evidence of Junta Massacre Emerges
114. THAI Navy Races to Assist 23 Crew After Cargo Ship Attack Near Hormuz
115. THAILAND Sends 40,000 Stranded Europeans Home
116. INDONESIA: Govt Steps up Vaccination as Measles Outbreak in Indonesia Spreads to Australia
117. INDONESIA: Government Plans 500 Integrated Schools Nationwide by 2026
118. LAOS and THAILAND Strengthen Ties in Consumer Protection
119. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Budget Built on Economic Fantasy
120. REGIONAL: ‘Welcome to Hell’: How White Supremacist Content is Radicalizing Teens in South-east Asia
121. CAMBODIAN Travelers Recount Ordeals as Thai Authorities Deny KT ‘Entry Denial’ Report
122. INDONESIA Finally Tells US, Israel to Stop Attacking Iran
123. INDONESIA: Women’s Rights Group File Amicus Brief Against Minister’s Denial of 1998 Mass Rape
124. MYANMAR Junta Chief’s Family Cash In as Fuel Restrictions Spark EV Frenzy
125. SINGAPORE Orders Meta to Block ‘Blasphemous’ Video of Man Stepping on Quran
126. INDONESIA: Activists’ Acquittal of Riot Incitement Hailed as Democratic Win
127. INDONESIA Picks China as Its Waste-to-Energy Partner
128. SINGAPORE Orders Meta to Block ‘Blasphemous’ Video of Man Stepping on Quran
129. MYANMAR, Afghan Hopeful Scholars Mourn UK Study Visa Ban
130. VIETNAM: Fields Medalist Ngo Bao Chau Recruits 6 World-class Mathematicians to Reverse Vietnam’s Brain Drain
131. INDONESIA Keeps Seat on Trump’s Board of Peace as Critics Cite Iran Conflict
132. INDONESIA Secures $1.4 Billion Investment for Solar Power Expansion
133. MYANMAR: Dissolution of Scam-Linked Fully Light Group Hits Myanmar Junta Where It Hurts
134. SINGAPORE Workers Near Bottom While ASEAN Peers Lead Asia-Pacific in Workplace Happiness
135. THAI Youth Drug Use Reaches Crisis Stage 
136. INDONESIA: Gov’t Launches Rp 5 Trillion Subsidized Rice Program to Contain Inflation
137. INDONESIA: Questions Rise over Indonesia’s Silence on Khamenei’s Death-JakartaGlobe-Mar 4, 2026
138. MALAYSIA: Stolen Copper, Stalled Trains: Malaysia’s Costly cable theft crisis
139. MYANMAR: Junta Forms Multilingual Propaganda Body to Counter Independent Media
140. THAILAND: The Growing Cost of Elephant Intrusions
141. INDONESIA: Pressure Grows for Indonesia to Quit Board of Peace Amid US-Israel War Against Iran
142. INDONESIA: Top Court Narrows Obstruction of Justice Provision
143. MYANMAR: No Amnesty for Myanmar’s Top Political Prisoner as Junta Orchestrates Power Transition
144. THAILAND: US–Iran Conflict Threatens Baht 60Billion Thai Export hit, Spilling into Tourism, Property and Retail
145. VIETNAM Opposes Use of Force Against Sovereign Nations
146. INDONESIA: Half a million Indonesians in limbo as Middle East conflict escalates
147. INDONESIA: Bali Airport Cancels 15 International Flights Amid Gulf Airspace Shutdown
148. MALAYSIA: Govt Working to Bring Some Malaysians Stranded in Middle East After Iran strikes: Anwar
149. MYANMAR: UN Annual Report Shows a Sharp Increase in Myanmar’s Human Rights crisis, Especially for children
150. THAI Foreign Ministry Outlines Complex Evacuation Routes Amid Middle East Escalation
151. INDONESIA Monitors Pilgrims, Migrants As US-Israel Strikes on Iran Raise War Fears
152. INDONESIA Monitors Pilgrims, Migrants As US-Israel Strikes on Iran Raise War Fears
153. INDONESIA: Cheng Hoo Mosque Distributes Rp 500,000 Zakat to 32,000 Recipients
154. MALAYSIA Airlines Grounds All Doha, Jeddah and Medina Flights until March 4 as Middle East Conflict Escalates
155. MYANMAR: Junta Defense Minister Admits Recruitment of Minors and Overage Civilians Amid Systemic Corruption and Forced Enlistment
156. INDONESIA: Beyond Tariffs: Indonesia’s Uneven Pact with Washington
157. INDONESIA: KUA Mixes TikTok, Treats to Spark Gen Z Interest in Marriage
158. MALAYSIA: Government Overthrow Plot: Bukit Aman Probes Prominent Local Figure, Foreign Media
159. MYANMAR: Kachin Amber and the Bloody Truth Behind China’s Latest Scientific Breakthrough
160. VIETNAMESE REturnees from Cambodia Endure Hardship On Floating Homes in Dong Nai
161. Is INDONESIA’S 19% Tariff Deal Still Valid After the US Supreme Court Ruling?
162. INDONESIA: LPDP Alumni Controversy Rekindles Debate Over Return Rules
163. MYANMAR: SAC-M Urges ASEAN to Back Timor-Leste’s Legal Move on Myanmar Military
164. SINGAPORE Hit by AI Disinformation Blitz, Hundreds of Fake YouTube Videos Target PM Wong
165. VIETNAM: Tet Tourism Surge Exposes Overcrowding, Service Quality Concerns
166. INDONESIA Decries Double Standards in Nuclear Weapons Control
167. INDONESIA: Prabowo Ministers Clash Over Restricting Indomaret, Alfamart as Village Cooperatives Roll Out
168. Myanmar Junta Sets Mid-March Date for New Parliament
169. THAILAND: World Bank Warns Thailand of Labor Crisis, Urges AI Upskilling
170. VIETNAM’S Hottest Jobs in 2026: AI, Sales and Semiconductor Surge
171. INDONESIA: Presidency For All: Indonesia’s Human Rights Diplomacy
172. INDONESIA: UK-Based Arm to Train 15,000 Indonesian Engineers in Chip Design
173. MALAYSIA’S ‘Survival’ Hinges on ‘One Family’ Unity: Anwar to Foreign Envoys
174. MYANMAR: Junta Escalates Airstrikes in Kachin State After Drone Attack on MNA Aircraft
175. PHILIPPINES: What Evidence Did the ICC Prosecution Present vs Duterte on Day 1?
176. CAMBODIA Protests Thai Naval Incursion in Territorial Waters
177. INDONESIA Catches Break After US Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs
178. INDONESIA to Buy 1,000 Tons of US Rice Despite Prabowo’s Anti-Import Stance
179. MYANMAR: Nearly 120,000 Civilian Homes Torched Across Myanmar Since 2021 Coup as Arson Attacks Intensify
180. THAILAND is Losing Ground to Vietnam
181. CAMBODIA: Lethal Legacies of War Await Displaced Families at Home
182. INDONESIA: Four Countries Join Indonesia in Promising Troops for Trump’s Gaza Peace Board
183. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Dual Diplomatic Test on Palestine at First BOP Meeting
184. MYANMAR: Mizoram Suspends India–Myanmar Border Trade for Two Months Following Death of Indian Driver
185. SINGAPORE: IDF Data Suggests Singapore Nationals May Be Among Dual Citizens Serving in Israeli Military During Gaza War
186. INDONESIA, US Firms Sign Over $7 Billion in Trade, Investment Deals-JakartaPost
187. Indonesia Slams Israel’s West Bank Annexation
188. MALAYSIA: No One Above The Law in Building Houses of Worship: Anwar
189. MYANMAR: Athan Publishes Analysis of Freedom of Expression Under Interim Governance Arrangements in Myanmar
190. THAILAND: Call for Stimulus in Border Provinces
191. CAMBODIA: Ongoing Spat Stems From Historical Narratives, Nationalism, Misinformation and Unresolved Mechanisms
192. INDONESIA: Chinese Muslims Navigate Identities Amid Lunar New Year, Ramadan Overlap
193. INDONESIA Reaffirms Two-State Solution in Talks with Palestinian Envoy at UN
194. MYANMAR Expels Timor-Leste Representative Over War Crimes Case
195. SINGAPORE is Spending Billions to Boost Births, and It’s Not Working
196. CAMBODIA Urged to Diversify Trade as Border Tensions Expose Reliance on Thai Market
197. INDONESIA Reaffirms Support for Palestine as Israel Joins Gaza Peace Board
198. INDONESIA: Purbaya Says Global Rating Agencies Misjudged Indonesian EconomyTHAILAND Leads ASEAN in AI Adoption as Regional Digital Economy Eyes $1 Trillion Valuation
199. PHILIPPINES: Biz, Civil Society Groups Want Tough Dynasty Law
200. THAILAND Leads ASEAN in AI Adoption as Regional Digital Economy Eyes $1 Trillion Valuation
201. CAMBODIA Says Nearly 200 Scam Centers CLosed
202. INDONESIA Slips in Corruption Index in Prabowo’s First Year
203. INDONESIA: Prabowo ‘Furious’ Over Stock Market Rout After MSCI Warning: Brother
204. MYANMAR: Drugs Seized as Myanmar Junta Troops Abandon Outposts Near Machanbaw Under KIA Pressure
205. THAILAND Can Capture Major Growth Gains by Scaling Up Green Manufacturing: World Bank
206. INDONESIA Readies Troops for Gaza Deployment
207. INDONESIA’S Journalist Safety Index Slips in 2025 as Censorship, Pressure Rise
208. MALAYSIA Rises to Third in ASEAN on 2025 Corruption Perception Index with Improved Score of 52
209. MYANMAR: The Junta’s Air War in Arakan: Desperation, Symbolism, and Strategic Miscalculation
210. VIETNAM Breaks into World’s TOp 10 Retirement Destinations for the First Time
211. INDONESIA: EU Proposes Sanctions on Indonesian Ports for Handling Russian Oil
212. INDONESIA Consumer Sentiment Improves as Growth Holds Above 5%
213. MALAYSIA: State Govts Must Follow Federal Decisions on Illegal Construction https://asiaviews.net/indonesia-eu-proposes-sanctions-on-indonesian-ports-for-handling-russian-oil/of Places of Worship: Anwar
214. MYANMAR Junta Hails ICJ Genocide Case Defense as ‘National Duty’
215. VIETNAM: Homestays in World’s Best Tourism Village Fully Booked for Tet Holidays
216. CAMBODIA: Visa-Free Entry Calls Turn Shriller as Cambodia Eases Norms for Chinese
217. INDONESIA: Bali Police Arrest Dozens of Indians in Online Gambling Crackdown
218. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Approval Nears 80%, Surpassing Jokowi and SBY: Survey
219. MYANMAR: Top Gold Association Officials Arrested by Myanmar Junta Officials
220. THAILAND: Foreign Media: Anutin’s Nationalist Bet Delivers Landslide
221. CAMBODIA: US Lifts Weapons Sale Restrictions on Cambodia, Marking New Chapter in Bilateral Ties
222. INDONESIA: Women Take Lead in Community Climate Action
223. INDONESIA: Suzuki Launches First Electric Car in Indonesia With e-Vitara Debut
224. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Thayet Prison Stage Silent Strike to Mark Fifth Anniversary of Myanmar Coup
225. SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian Destination Named World’s Best City for Solo Female Travelers
226. INDONESIA: Authorities Prevent Attempted Smuggling of Wildlife to Thailand
227. INDONESIA: Danantara to Break Ground on 3 Million-Ton Steel Plant to Cut Indonesia’s Import Reliance
228. MYANMAR and Russia Agree New Military Alliance
229. PHILIPPINES-House Panel Junks 2 Impeach Raps vs Marcos Jr.
230. THAILAND: Foreign Tourists Rank Scams as Top Safety Concern in Thailand
231. CAMBODITHAILAND: Foreign Tourists Rank Scams as Top Safety Concern in ThailandA Protests Thai Activity at Ta Moan and Ta Krabei Temples
232. INDONESIA: Prabowo Courts Islamic Leaders to Support Board of Peace Membership Amid Pushback
233. INDONESIA Probes Market Manipulation, Freezes Broker Accounts Worth $40 Million
234. MYANMAR Junta Turns to Pakistan Amid Rohingya Genocide Case
235. THAILAND Overtakes Vietnam as Southeast Asia’s Top Market for Gold Demand
236. INDONESIA: Military Training for Civil Servants Draws Mixed Reactions
237. INDONESIA: Indonesia Steps Up TB Campaign Under Prabowo as Cases Rank Second Worldwide
238. MYANMAR  Junta Calls Coup-Protesting Civil Servants Back to Work
239. PHILIPPINE Billionaire Manuel Villar Loses $1B in Net Worth Amid Market Manipulation, Insider Trading Complaint
240. VIETNAM’S Motorbike Market Leads Southeast Asia in Growth
241. INDONESIA: Education Fund Allocation for Free Meal Faces Legal Challenge
242. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the Strategic First Stop for China’s Muslim F&B Entrepreneurs
243. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the Strategic First Stop for China’s Muslim F&B Entrepreneurs
244. MYANMAR: Five Years After the Coup, Myanmar Is Worse Off Than Ever
245. VIETNAM: President Trump Welcomes Vietnam’s Decision to Join Peace Council
246. INDONESIA: Walhi Calls for Systemic Reform After 19 Fatalities Linked to Illegal Gold Mining
247. INDONESIA’S  Alcohol Industry Contributes Rp 9 Trillion to State Coffers
248. MALAYSIA: Majority of Respondents Favor Two-Term Cap Over 10-Year Limit for Prime Ministers: Poll
249. MYANMAR: Facebook Deletes 270 Accounts Tied to Myanmar Military’s Business and Propaganda Efforts
250. VIETNAM Confirms High-Potential Offshore Oil Discovery Off Southern Coast
251. CAMBODIA: Govt Swats Malaria, With No Cases for Seven Years
252. INDONESIA to Host Ocean Impact Summit in Bali
253. INDONESIA Logs $1B Food Delivery Growth, Region’s Highest
254. MYANMAR Nationalists Protest ICJ Rohingya Genocide Case in Yangon
255. SINGAPOREANS, MALAYSIANS Among Top Overseas Homeowners in England, Wales
256. INDONESIA: Land Erosion Worsens on Riau’s Bengkalis Island, May Alter Maritime Border
257. INDONESIA Boasts Strong Basis for Green Economy Transiti
258. MALAYSIA: Strategic Location and Incentives Give Malaysia Edge to Become Major Regional Maritime MRO Hub: Miti
259. MYANMAR: Voter Turnout Reaches About 55 % in Myanmar’s 2025 General Elections
260. VIETNAM: Hanoi Adopts 100-Year Master Plan Resolution
261. INDONESIA: Cambodia Scam Crackdown Sheds Light on Indonesia’s Employment Gaps
262. INDONESIA: Forest Areas Cited in West Bandung Landslide
263. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing shrugs off criticism as military-backed party dominates Myanmar vote
264. PHILIPPINES: Duterte’s ICC Confirmation of Charges Hearing Set for Feb. 23
265. VIETNAM Lacks System to Nurture its 1 Million Autistic Children
266. INDONESIA: Reform Team Weighs Placing Police Under Ministry
267. INDONESIA: Rescuers Recover More Bodies from West Java Landslide, With 72 Still Missing
268. MYANMAR: Final Round of Myanmar Vote Set to Seal Junta Ally’s Victory
269. SINGAPORE Steps Up AI Ambitions with S$1b Public Research Investment
270. VIETNAM: Halal Race Heats Up as Vietnam Advances Certification and Trade Plans
271. CAMBODIAN Urges UN to Monitor Thai Military Abuses
272. INDONESIA: IMF Expects Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.1% this Year
273. INDONESIA’S Free Meal Program to Exceed McDonald’s Global Output: Prabowo
274. MALAYSIA: Starting School at Six: How Malaysia Stacks Up Against its Neighbors
275. MYANMAR: IPCM Calls for Immediate Release of 27 Journalists and Stronger Media Safety Guarantees in Myanmar
276. INDONESIA Accepts Trump ‘Board of Peace’ Invite
277. INDONESIA Joins Global Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets
278. MALAYSIA: Judiciary Sets Up Dedicated High Court to Handle and Fast-Track Corruption Cases
279. MYANMAR’S Gold Haven Evaporates as Junta Caps Surging Price
280. LAOS On Track to Graduate from LDC Status This Year: UN
281. CAMBODIA: Over 400 Indonesians ‘Released’ by Cambodian Scam Networks: Ambassador
282. INDONESIA Revokes Permits of 28 Companies after Sumatra Disasters
283. INDONESIA: Govt Pledges Central Bank Independence as Rupiah Hits Record Low
284. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Will Not Certify Myanmar Election or Send Observers
285. SINGAPORE Encourages Using Old Banknotes, Digital Red Envelopes During Lunar New Year
286. INDONESIA: Local Governments Propose 60 New Transmigration Areas
287. INDONESIA: Prabowo Nominates Nephew Thomas Djiwandono for Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor
288. MYANMAR Scam Job Vacancies Surge Despite Junta ‘Crackdown’
289. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Bares Major Malampaya Gas Find
290. VIETNAM: Hundreds of Tons of Fake Dietary Supplements Produced at Hanoi Industrial Park Over Decade
291. CAMBODIA Protests Thai Occupation of Thmar Da Area
292. INDONESIANS Love ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Services
293. MYANMAR: Joint Myanmar Resistance Offensive Intensifies Across Bago Region as Multiple Fronts collapse
294. VIETNAM Police Bust $532,000 Crypto Scam Imitating Nasdaq
295. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Put $53 Billion into Indonesia in 2025, Singapore on Lead
296. INDONESIAN Military Rescue 18 Freeport Workers From Rebel Siege in Papua
297. MALAYSIA: Better Than Singapore? How Malaysia’s ‘Balanced Economy’ is Winning Over Global Businesses
298. SINGAPORE, Indonesia Join Forces to Tighten Pharmaceutical and Clinical Trial Oversight in Asean
299. MYANNMAR: ICJ Hearings Highlight Role of Religious Propaganda in Rohingya Genocide
300. CAMBODIA Braces for Prolonged Border Displacement Crisis
301. INDONESIA: Ten Years after Sarinah Attack, Indonesia’s Fight Against Terror Moves Online
302. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Joins Gates Foundation Governing Board
303. MYANMAR: Civilians Face Widening Displacement Crisis: Myanmar Witness
304. THAILAND: New Thai Government Must Choose Between ‘Short-Term Handouts’ and Long-Term Growth, Economists Warn
305. INDONESIA: PDI-P Stands With Voters Against Indirect Polls
306. INDONESIA to End Diesel Imports in 2026 as Balikpapan Refinery Comes Online
307. MALAYSIA: Transport Minister Outlines Plan to Turn Penang’s Swettenham Pier Seafront Into Walkable Commercial Hub
308. MYANMAR: Rohingya ‘Targeted for Destruction’ by Myanmar, ICJ Hears
309. THAILAND: Politics Addresses Tourism Roadblocks
310. INDONESIA: Community Sentences Introduced in New Penal Code
311. INDONESIA: KPK Charges Tax Officials, Consultant in Rp 75 Billion Mining Tax Case
312. MALAYSIA: Key Questions About Malaysia’s Proposed Two-Term PM Limit
313. MYANMAR: Low Turnout, Intimidation and Attacks Mark Phase 2 of Myanmar Junta’s Election
314. THAILAND: US Bans Seafood Imports from Vietnam, Opening Door for Thai Exporters
315. INDONESIA: Prabowo Embraces Criticism But New Penal Code Draws Free Speech Concerns 
316. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declares End to Rice Imports as Self-Sufficiency Reached
317. MALAYSIA: Citizenship Amendment for Children Born Overseas to Malaysian Mothers Set to Take Effect Mid-2026: Home Minister
318. MYANMAR: USDP Wins Majority of Seats in Rakhine, Chin on Back of Advance Ballots
319. PHILIPPINES: Philhealth to Grant General Amnesty for Non-Payers: Marcos
320. INDONESIA: Democrats Back Prabowo’s Plan to End Direct Regional Elections
321. INDONESIA to Launch Waste-to-Energy Projects in 34 Cities
322. MALAYSIA: Here’s Why Social Media Firms May Come to Love Malaysia’s New Online Safety Act
323. MYANMAR: Yangon Residents Forced to Hoist National Flags for Independence Day Under Threat of Massive Fines
324. SOUTHEAST ASIA’S Five Richest Billionaires Hold More Than $135B
325. CAMBODIA: Plea for Peace as Thousands Remain Displaced by Border Encroachment
326. INDONESIA: Indonesia Enacts New Criminal Code, Regulating Cohabitation and Banning Marxism
327. INDONESIA: Do-Or-Die Year for Prabowo’s Free Meals Rollout
328. MYANMAR Junta Says to Release Over 6,000 Prisoners in Annual Amnesty
329. THAILAND Accuses Cambodia of War Crimes 
330. INDONESIA: Palm Oil Expansion in Papua Raises Eyebrows
331. INDONESIA Invests $500 Million in Novotel Makkah Deal: Hajj Village
332. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysian Campuses Are a Hit with Students from China, Bangladesh, India
333. MYANMAR: Life interrupted–Myanmar Gen Z Struggle With Threats Post-Coup
334. THAILAND: China Sends Special Envoy to Thailand and Cambodia Again Today to Mediate Border clash
335. CAMBODIA ‘Hires US Lobbyists’ 
336. INDONESIA to Fight For Zero Tariffs on Palm Oil in This Week’s US Trade Talks
337. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Inaugurate Rp 1 Trillion Hospital During Papua Visit
338. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Inaugurate Rp 1 Trillion Hospital During Papua Visit
339. THAILAND: Second Army Area Destroys Casino Compound at Chong Sai Taku
340. SINGAPORE Court Dismisses Challenge to Mandatory Death Penalty
341. INDONESIA: Govt Plans Major Rebuild After Sumatra Floods Kill Over 1,000
342. INDONESIA- Aceh Urges Govt to Allow Entry of Humanitarian Aid from Malaysia
343. MYANMAR Junta Leader Signals Enduring Military Role in Politics After Elections
344. THAI-CAMBODIAN Border Clash Exposes Expanding Arms Pipeline
345. VIETNAM: Hanoi Plans $212M Emergency Projects Before 2026 Rains to Stop Flooding
346. INDONESIA: Aceh Turns to UN Agencies for Recovery While Jakarta Maintains No-Aid Stance
347. INDONESIA: Sumatra Flood Deaths Exceed 1,000 as Regions Extend Emergency Status
348. MYANMAR  Junta Hits Back at Criticism of Military-Run Poll
349. THAILAND: Landslide Hopes Could Reset Thailand’s Three-Bloc Politics
350. INDONESIA: Danantara Signs Pact for Joint Investments in Jordan
351. INDONESIA: Two Firms Seek Licensing to Operate Crypto Exchanges in Indonesia
352. MYANMAR: Junta Forms Anti-Scam Body Amid Growing Evidence of Its Own Complicity
353. REGIONAL: 3 Southeast Asian Billionaires Makes Forbes Asia’s Philanthropy Heroes List
354. INDONESIA: Putin Meets Prabowo to Discuss Military and Energy Ties, Wheat Exports
355. INDONESIA: First-Ever Sling Load LPG Delivery Speeds Aid to Isolated Aceh Region
356. MALAYSIA: 15 Permanent Relief Centers Under Construction Nationwide for Flood Victims: NADMA
357. MYANMAR: Nationwide ‘Silent Strike’ Observed in Myanmar on International Human Rights Day
358. VIETNAM: Hanoi Prepares Charging Ztations, Subsidies Before Restricting Gasoline Motorbikes in 2026
359. INDONESIA: Death Strikes Stranded Evacuees in Isolated Sumatra Shelters
360. INDONESIA Halts Timber Transport Following Flood Debris Scandal
361. MALAYSIA: Preventing Corruption: Projek SAMA Urges New Law to Define ‘Political Donations’ and Stop Bribery Among Malaysian Politicians
362. MYANMARhttps://asiaviews.net/indonesia-halts-timber-transport-following-flood-debris-scandal/: As Myanmar Economy Sinks, Junta Grabs Lifeline From Europe’s Last Dictator
363. THAILAND Rejects Tariff Pressure in Push to End Cambodia Border Conflict: Sihasak
364. CAMBODIA–Thailand Military Comparison: Budgets, Personnel and Firepower
365. INDONESIA: Calls Grow for Indonesia to Accept Foreign Disaster aid
366. INDONESIA: Elephants Step In Where Machines Can’t in Aceh Flood Cleanup
367. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says Military Will Remain in Politics Until EAOs ‘Disappear’
368. VIETNAM: AI Xominates Vietnam’s 2025 Zearch Frends: Google report
369. INDONESIA  Launches Airborne Survey to Hunt New Oil and Gas in Sulawesi
370. INDONESIA: Nowhere is Safe: Women Remain Vulnerable to Violence Across All Spaces
371. MALAYSIA: PM Tells Works Ministry to Crack Down on Project Delays, Demands Accountability From Contractors
372. MYANMAR: PEC Demands Release of All Media Professionals Before Myanmar Polls
373. THAILAND: Second Army Area Warns Government Offices of Possible Cambodian Attacks
374. INDONESIA Won’t Phase Out Fossil Fuels: Hashim
375. INDONESIA: Eight Firms Called in as Deforestation Linked to Sumatra Disaster
376. MALAYSIA Passes Historic Anti-Bullying Bill 2025 to Protect Children, Set Up Tribunal
377. VIETNAM Plans Roadmap to Zero Hospital Fees and Free Annual Checkups for All Citizens
378. INDONESIA: Northern Sumatra Leaders Raise White Flag Amid Deadly Floods
379. INDONESIA: Why Floods in Sumatra Kill More People Than in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines
380. MALAYSIA: Hunt Resumes: MH370 Search Back in Southern Indian Ocean from Dec 30: Transport Ministry
381. MYANMAR: Free Burma Rangers Training People in Burma to Save Lives in War
382. MYANMAR: Free Burma Rangers Training People in Burma to Save Lives in War
383. VIETNAM: HCMC Plans Vehicle Low-Emission Zones With Cash Fines for Violation
384. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows Direct Aid for Flood-Hit Sumatra
385. INDONESIA: Local Demand Keeps RI Factories Humming as Exports Lose Steam
386. MYANMAR: Rights Groups Slam US Move to End Protected Status for Myanmar Nationals
387. SINGAPORE Says Local Doctors Make Up Over 90pc of its Workforce, Malaysians a Small Minority
388. VIETNAMESE Students in Australia Face Declining Employment Rates, Lower Salaries
389. INDONESIA: Pressure Mounts on Govt to Declare National Emergency in Sumatra
390. INDONESIA: Death Toll from Sumatra Floods and Landslides Tops 300
391. MYANMAR: UN Fears Mass-Electronic Surveillance During Myanmar Vote
392. SINGAPORE: In Singapore, a Hidden Crisis of Youth Homelessness
393. VIETNAM Offers ‘Best Conditions’ for Overseas Experts to Return and Lead Key Projects: Deputy PM
394. CAMBODIA: Education Minister Calls for Renewed School Ban on Energy Drinks to Fight Diabetes
395. INDONESIA: Northern Sumatra Floods Death Toll Rises to 84
396. INDONESIA: Trade Pact, Gold, Palm Oil: Indonesia Aims $4.2 Billion Export to UAE
397. MYANMAR: Farming Collapses Across Myingyan District as Conflict Deepens
398. THAI Hotel Chain RoomQuest Becomes World’s First Fully AI-Automated Hospitality Group
399. INDONESIA: Industry Wants Clarity on Indonesia’s ‘Haj Village’ in Mecca
400. INDONESIA: National Internship Program Hits 62,000 Participants in Second Wave
401. MYANMAR: KNU Raid on DKBA-Controlled Area Uncovers 2,000 Scam Workers, 733 Foreign Nationals Arrested
402. SINGAPORE Blocks TikTok and Meta Accounts of Australian Linked to Radicalization
403. THAILAND: Thailand Must Adopt New Laws to Meet Soaring AI and Data Center Demand: Business Leaders
404. INDONESIA: TNI Expansion Plan Raises Fear of Overreach
405. INDONESIA: Apindo Urges Government to Reinstate Predictable Minimum Wage Formula
406. MALAYSIA: Smart Upgrades and Quick Cash: How the Booming Used Phone Market is Fueling Malaysians’ Lifestyles
407. MYANMAR: Tensions Remain High Around Lashio After Handover to Junta
408. THAILAND – Immigration Police Target Visitors Making Multiple Visa Runs 
409. INDONESIA: Lively Libraries, Bookshops Defy ‘Myth’ of Low Reading Interest
410. INDONESIA: Indonesia to Allocate State Land to 1 Million Poor Households by 2026
411. MALAYSIA: Non-Consensual Sexual Content Now Top Online Threat to Malaysian Children: Unicef
412. MYANMAR: Leading Scholar Urges Thailand to Support Karen, Karenni Autonomy in Myanmar
413. SINGAPORE Charts Green Course for Methanol Marine Fuel
414. INDONESIA: Govt to Close Some 1,400 Illegal Gold Mines in Halimun Salak National Park
415. INDONESIA: G20 Declaration Gives Voice to Poor Nations, Indonesia Says Amid US Boycott
416. MALAYSIA is Neutral, Not Nosy: Putrajaya Rejects Accusations of Siding in Thai-Cambodia Dispute
417. MYANMAR: Junta Seeks SCO Lifeline in Moscow After Crashing Economy
418. VIETNAM: How Regional Discrimination Still Divides Vietnamese PeopleINDONESIA: More Than 1,000 Evacuated Following Massive Mt. Semeru Eruption
419. MALAYSIA: Anwar Calls on Youth in Malaysia and Africa to Shed ‘Colonial Mentality’
420. VIETNAM: 41 Dead, More Than 52,000 Homes Submerged as Historic Flooding Batters Central Vietnam
421. VIETNAM: 41 Dead, More Than 52,000 Homes Submerged as Historic Flooding Batters Central Vietnam
422. INDONESIA: ADB Approves $470m Loan to Accelerate RI’s Clean Energy Shift
423. INDONESIA: Microplastics Detected in Air Across 18 Major Cities in Indonesia: Study
424. INDONESIA’S $7.4 Billion Balikpapan Refinery to Start Full Operations in December 2025
425. MYANMAR Junta Chief Accuses Karen Armed Groups of Fueling Instability, Linking Them to Cyber
426. SINGAPORE: Record Haul of Rhino Horns Worth RM3.6m Seized at Singapore’s Changi Airport
427. INDONESIA: Batam Customs Uncovers New Ways to Smuggle Drugs From Malaysia
428. INDONESIA Uncovers Online Plot to Turn Children Against Pancasila, Join Militancy
429. MYANMAR: USDP Chair Claims Over 1,000 Party Members Killed Since Myanmar’s Military Takeover
430. THAILAND-MALAYSIA: Journalist Indicted in Thailand for Allegedly Defaming Malaysian Government 
431. VIETNAM: Facebook Removes 5.4 Million Scam, Fraud Posts in Vietnam
432. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Demand Halt to Criminal Procedure Law Revision
433. INDONESIA: Jakarta Is Sinking: Sea Levels Now Higher Than the City’s Coastline
434. INDONESIA to Receive Repatriated Artifacts From US
435. MYANMAR Junta Chief Awards Top Honorary Medals to Business Tycoons Linked to Junta
436. SINGAPORE: Lee Kuan Yew’s Son Files Last-Minute Objection Against Singapore’s Plan to Preserve Family Home as Heritage Site
437. INDONESIA: Non-UN Gaza Mission Risks Breaching International Law
438. INDONESIA: Vale Indonesia Achieves Best ESG Score in Company History, Ranks Among World’s 15 Best
439. MYANMAR: Targeted US Actions on Scam Centers Point to a New Burma Policy Favoring the Resistance
440. THAI Businesses Attacked by Spyware Over 21,000 Times in Six Months Amid Regional Surge
441. INDONESIA: Australia, Indonesia Agree to Sign New Security Treaty
442. INDONESIA: BI Expands QRIS Links to Seven Countries to Reduce Dollar Reliance
443. MALAYSIA: Langkawi Boat Tragedy Reflects Wider Regional Humanitarian Crisis: Home Minister
444. MYANMAR: Holding Myanmar Elections Next Month ‘Unfathomable’: UN Rights Chief
445. REGIONAl: Air Pollution Could Cost Southeast Asia Nearly $600B by 2050: Study
446. INDONESIA: Prabowo Honors Soeharto, Raising Fears of Authoritarian Resurgence
447. INDONESIA Mulls Repaying Whoosh Debt With Seized Corruption Funds
448. SINGAPORE: From 2026, Travelers Leaving Singapore By Air to Pay Extra S$1 to S$41.60 in Green Jet Fuel Levy: Authorities
449. MYANMAR Junta Touts Port Expansion, Trade Enforcement as Economic Pillars
450. THAILAND: Anti-Mining Network Demand Repeal of Thai-US Rare Earths MOU
451. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 27 Chinese Nationals in Online Scam Raid in Lampung
452. INDONESIA: Jakarta Deploys NaCl Cloud-Seeding to Curb Heavy Rainfall Risk
453. MALAYSIA: Not citizenship — What India’s Expanded OCI Actually Offers Sixth-Gen Indian Malaysians
454. MYANMAR: Blood Money Campaign Raises Concerns About New Gas Projects in Myanmar
455. THAILAND: Daytime Drinking Could Be Fined $300 in Thailand Under New Law
456. INDONESIA to Resume Shrimp Exports to US After CS-137 Contamination Scare
457. INDONESIA: Creative Economy Adds $90 Billion to Indonesia’s GDP as Investment and Exports Surge
458. MYANMAR’S UN Envoy Denounces Junta’s Digital Represion
459. THAILAND: Bank of Thailand to Launch New Credit Guarantee Mechanism to Support SME Loans
460. VIETNAM: Markets, Factories and Homes Devastated as Typhoon Kalmaegi Lashes Vietnam’s Central Region
461. CAMBODIA: Shifting Goalposts: Thailand Links Release of Cambodian Soldiers to Ta Krabei Temple Claims
462. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inaugurates $3.9 Billion Lotte Chemical Plant in Cilegon
463. INDONESIA: Culture Minister Submits Soeharto, Gus Dur for National Hero Recognition
464. MALAYSIAN Passport Climbs to 3rd Globally with Visa-Free Access to 174 Countries
465. MYANMAR: Nearly 2,000 People Arrested For Criticizing Myanmar’s Junta on Social Media
466. INDONESIA: Jakarta Targets 24 Hospitals Across Six Papua Provinces to Bridge Health Gaps
467. INDONESIA Plans Major Rail Expansion Outside Java Under Prabowo’s Infrastructure Push
468. MALAYSIA on Track to Achieve AI Nation Status by 2030, with 2026 as Turning Point: Gobind
469. MYANMAR: Bermuda and Cayman Islands Must Take Action Against Oil Companies for Suspected Myanmar Sanctions Breaches After JFM Legal Submission
470. PHILIPPINES: ‘Tino’ Flooding Kills over 40, Strands Thousands in Central Philippines
471. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows Over National Hero Title for Soeharto
472. INDONESIA: Prabowo Urges APEC to Tackle Online Gambling and Transnational Crime
473. MALAYSIA: Foreign Worker Numbers in Malaysia fall 13pc to 2.13 Million as Government Steps up Efforts to Reduce Dependence
474. Myanmar Junta, Russia Sign Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
475. THAILAND: Google to Offer One-Year Free Google-AI Pro Access to 3 Million Thai students
476. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows Over National Hero Title for Soeharto
477. INDONESIA: Prabowo Urges APEC to Tackle Online Gambling and Transnational Crime
478. MALAYSIA: Foreign Worker Numbers in Malaysia fall 13pc to 2.13 Million as Government Steps up Efforts to Reduce Dependence
479. Myanmar Junta, Russia Sign Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
480. THAILAND: Google to Offer One-Year Free Google-AI Pro Access to 3 Million Thai students
481. INDONESIA: $12b Boost to Banks Lifts Corporate Loans as SMEs Lag
482. INDONESIA’S Digital Economy Among World’s Fastest Thanks to QRIS
483. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Defense Ministers Approve Record Number of initiatives in ‘peaceful’ two-hour meeting
484. Myanmar’s Generals Step into Politics as Newly Minted Civilians
485. THAILAND: Raid on Chiang Mai Luxury Villa Nets 20 Chinese Scammers
486. INDONESIA: Govt launches small hydropower plants across eastern regions
487. INDONESIA: “Am I Really Authoritarian?” Prabowo Says He Often Watches Podcasts Mocking Him
488. MALAYSIA: Some Countries Won’t Aid Malaysia’s MACC Hunt for Fugitives Over Caning Laws: Azam Baki
489. MYANMAR: Sending Observers Would Risk Legitimizing Myanmar Election: FM Sugiono
490. THAILAND: Xi Discusses Thailand-Cambodia Conflict with Trump, Emphasizes Peace Efforts
491. INDONESIA: Scientists Discover Critically Endangered Tapanuli Orangutans in New Location
492. INDONESIA: Accommodating the Dead: Jakarta Faces Grave Shortage Crisis
493. MALAYSIA: Trade Deal with Washington Sparks Outcry in Malaysia Over Sovereignty Concerns
494. MYANMAR: MOGE and PTTEP to Drill New Offshore Blocks in Mottama Gulf
495. PHILIPPINES: POGOs Now Illegal
496. INDONESIA: House Calls on Government to Investigate Massive Illegal Gold Mining Near Mandalika
497. INDONESIA: Cambodia Not a Safe Destination for Migrant Workers: Muhaimin
498. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya to Deploy Over 10,000 New Teachers Nationwide from November, Parliament told
499. MYANMAR: ASEAN Not Sending Monitors to Myanmar Junta’s Election: Sources
500. VIETNAM: Over 1,000 MM Rainfall in Hue Shatters Vietnam’s All-Time Record, Sends Ravaging Floods Across Region
501. CAMBODIA, THAILAND Sign Historic Peace Declaration in Kuala Lumpur
502. INDONESIA: Land Conversion Puts Self-Sufficiency At Risk
503. MYANMAR: Open Letter to U.S. President Donald Trump
504. THAILAND: Year-Long Funeral Starts for Thailand’s Former Queen Sirikit 
505. TIMOR LESTE, Asia’s Youngest Nation, Becomes ASEAN’s 11th Member
506. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s ‘Indonesia Incorporated Vision Faces Test of Market Trust
507. INDONESIA: Over 100 Indonesians Flee Cambodia Cybercrime Rings, But Not All Want to Return
508. MALAYSIA: Anwar and Trump Set to Witness Malaysia’s Peace Deal for Thailand-Cambodia at ASEAN Summit
509. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing’s Attendance at ASEAN Summit Uncertain After His Name Deleted From Malaysian Media Report
510. THAI Aromatic Coconut Industry in Crisis as Vietnamese Rivals Seize China Market
511. INDONESIA: Prabowo-Gibran Administration Gets Low Scores
512. INDONESIA: Police Monitoring Spread of Radical Groups in Batam
513. Prabowo Wants to Start $5.4b Waste-to-Energy Drive Soon so Bali Remains a Tourist Favorite
514. SINGAPORE Novels to Hit Bookshelves Across Southeast Asia Under Landmark S$3b Publishing Pact
515. Myanmar Regime Bans Election Campaign Rallies
516. INDONESIA: Forest Under Threat as Corporations, Military Gain Power under Prabowo
517. INDONESIA: Pertamina to Buy Oil from Indonesia’s Traditional Wells: Bahlil
518. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Populist Policies ‘Disconnected’ from People’s Needs
519. MYANMAR: BHRN Says Myanmar Faces New Wave of Hate Speech targeting Muslims
520. Vietnam’s AI Talent Pool Needs to Grow 10-Fold to Lure Global Investors: Executive
521. Cambodian SMEs Call for Indonesian Investment Amid Growing Boycott of Thai Goods
522. INDONESIA: In first Year, Prabowo Tightens Grip, Redraws Political Map
523. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls Free Meal Initiative a 99.99% Success Despite Setbacks
524. MALAYSIA Receives Global Zero Waste Special Citation Award in Istanbul
525. MYANMAR: Delusions of Grandeur
526. INDONESIA: Three Australians Face Death Penalty Over Bali Shooting
527. INDONESIA: Prabowo Launches 165 Free Boarding Schools to Break Indonesia’s Cycle of Poverty
528. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Explains How Scam Syndicates Still Lure Malaysians Into Modern Slavery
529. MYANMAR: Why So Many Young People Work Voluntarily in Myanmar’s Scam Compounds
530. SINGAPORE Ties to Alleged Cambodian Scam Ring Under Spotlight 
531. INDONESIA Allows Foreigners to Take Leadership Roles at State Enterprises
532. INDONESIA Allows Resumption of International Carbon Trade After Four Years
533. MYANMAR: Forum 2000 Conference Reminds Audience of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Plight and Hosts Call from 2025 Nobel Peace Laureate
534. THAILAND: Second Army Area Postpones RBC talks indefinitely as Cambodia Fails to Submit Weapons and Landmine Plan
535. VIETNAM: Hanoi Company Injects Chemicals Into Buffalo Meat to Sell as Wagyu Beef
536. INDONESIA: Government Denies Prabowo Ever Intended to Visit Israel
537. INDONESIA Surpasses 2025 Oil Production Goal Amid New Exploration Push
538. MYANMAR Ethnic Organizations condemn military junta for destroying NCA
539. THAILAND, CAMBODIA to Sign Ceasefire at ASEAN Summit, Malaysia: Minister
540. VIETNAM inaugurates World’s 2nd Largest Waste-to-Energy Plant in Hanoi
541. CAMBODIA: CAPFISH Lays Groundwork for Cambodia’s First-Ever Fish Exports to EU
542. INDONESIA: Productivity Among Lowest in Region, Govt Launches National Push
543. INDONESIA: Jakarta Court Upholds Ex-Minister, Gojek Cofounder Nadiem Makarim’s Graft Status
544. MYANMAR Scam Cities Booming Despite Crackdown–Using Musk’s Starlink
545. THAILAND Launches 24-Hour E-WorkPermit Platform for Foreign Workers
546. INDONESIA: Militarization, Crackdown Fears Overshadow Cyber Security Bill
547. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Join Trump-Led Gaza Summit in Egypt
548. MYANMAR: Burma War: The Junta’s Arms Pipeline and How to Stop It
549. THAI Army Defends Psych-Ops Along Cambodian Border
550. SINGAPORE Becomes Launchpad for Chinese Food Chains Escaping Price Wars in China, Intensifying Competition and Driving up Rents
551. INDONESIA: Efficiency, Coordination at Risk as Government Expands Further
552. INDONESIA Issues Tsunami Warning After 7.6-Magnitude Quake Strikes North Sulawesi
553. MALAYSIA to Send Observers to Myanmar’s Long-Delayed Elections: Military Govt
554. MYANMAR: Thousands of Myanmar IDPs in Banmauk Face Food Crisis Amid Clashes Between SNA and Resistance Forces
555. THAI Influenza Cases Surge Past 700,000 With 61 Deaths
556. INDONESIA: Health Scare Taints Indonesia’s Export Reputation
557. INDONESIA: Why Indonesia’s ‘Golden Generation’ Could Stall Economic Growth
558. Myanmar Junta Accused of ‘Famine Warfare’ as Hunger Grips Karenni State
559. THAI Giant CP Group Targets Zero Food Waste by 2030
560. VIETNAM: 30,000 Troops in Vietnam Race to Rescue Families After Record Floods
561. INDONESIA: E-Waste Containers to be Reexported to the US: Batam Customs Office
562. INDONESIA: North Kalimantan to Get New Bridges After Residents Prefer Traveling to Malaysia
563. MALAYSIA, India Agree on Regional Standards to Protect Gig, Platform Workers
564. MYANMAR: HURFOM Report Exposes Rising Violence Against Women and Children in Southeastern Myanmar
565. SINGAPORE’S Digital Economy Reaches Nearly 20% of GDP, Creates 214,000 Tech jobs
566. INDONESIA: World Bank Pledges $800 Million for Indonesian Villages: Govt
567. INDONESIA: Breaking the Silence: Deaf Lawyers Make Judicial History in Indonesia
568. MALAYSIA: The Khairul Aming Effect: More Young Malaysians Choosing Business Over Salaried Jobs
569. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monk Accused of Kidnapping Men for Myanmar Military Service
570. THAI Army Presents Discovery of 200 Landmines to ASEAN Observers
571. INDONESIA: Govt Rushes to Clean Up Cesium-137 Spill in Banten
572. INDONESIA: Meteor Falls Into Java Sea, Sparks Bright Fireball and Loud Boom Over Cirebon
573. MYANMAR Airstrikes and Internet Blackouts Hit 123 Townships, Leaving Civilians Vulnerable
574. THAILAND: Highways Department asks Google Maps to Update Routes After Viral “lost” Incident
575. VIETNAM: 30 Hours of Isolation in the Heart of Hanoi Floods
576. INDONESIA: Government Confirms Widespread Radioactive Contamination at Banten Industrial Hub
577. INDONESIA’S Palm Oil Export Soars 35% to Over $16 Billion
578. MALAYSIA Sends Rescue Team With K9 Units to Philippines After Deadly Quake
579. MYANMNAR: Election Watchdog Warns Myanmar Junta’s Planned Polls Lack Credibility
580. THAILAND: Myanmar Refugees Now Allowed to Work in Thailand
581. INDONESIA: ‘Red terror’ Continues to Haunt Indonesia
582. INDONESIA: Legendary Shoe Brand Bata Stops Daily Footwear Manufacturing in Indonesia
583. MALAYSIA Launches New Digital ‘Posting Swap’ Platform for Nurses Amid Brain Drain
584. MYANMAR: China Sentences 16 Myanmar-Linked Gang Members to Death
585. PHILIPPINES: Cebu Shaken: Deadly Quake Kills 26 As Search Ongoing
586. CAMBODIA: Thai Eviction Signs in Border Villages Draw Censure, Fury
587. INDONESIA: Calls Grow for Meaningful Reform in Election LawRevision
588. INDONESIA: From Wartegs to Hotels, Jakarta Faces Resistance Over Smoking Rules
589. MYANMAR’S  AA Urges Dhaka to Probe Border Officers Backing Rohingya Militants
590. SINGAPORE’S Population Hits 6.11m, Driven by Rise in Non-Residents and Migrant Workers
591. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Investment hits Rp 48 Trillion: Govt
592. INDONESIA Deploys Nutrition Experts After Mass Food Poisoning in Free Meal Program
593. MALAYSIA Wraps Up Successful Asean Economic Ministers’ Meeting, Emphasizes Inclusive Growth
594. MYANMAR: Preservation Over Destruction: Why Myanmar’s Revolution—and Its Neighbors
595. THAILAND’S Ageing Society Threatens Fiscal Collapse and Drags Down Economy
596. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Megawati Ties in Question After Cabinet Reshuffle
597. INDONESIA to Disband SOEs Ministry Amid Danantara Expansion
598. MYANMAR:: Mosque’s Reopening Reflects Thawing Interfaith Ties in Rakhine Under AA
599. THAILAND Native ‘Ayam Bangkok’ Chickens Fetch Premium Prices in Indonesia
600. SINGAPORE Gives Meta Sept 30 Deadline to Curb Facebook Scams Impersonating Govt Officials
601. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pushes Two-State Solution, Multilateralism in Debut UNGA Speech
602. INDONESIA: What is Sumitronomics? Indonesia’s Blueprint to 8% Growth
603. MYANMAR: Rights Group Warns US Aid Cuts Could Kill 200,000 in Myanmar
604. SINGAPORE to Introduce QR-Coded Halal Certificate from Oct 1, Replacing Physical Versions by March 2026
605. THAILAND: Foreign Investment in EEC Exceeds 660 Billion Baht: BOI
606. INDONESIA: Prabowo Offers 20,000 Troops for Post-War Gaza
607. INDONESIA Halts 190 Mining Concessions for Breaching Environmental Rules
608. MYANMAR: AA Chief Accuses Bangladesh Officials of Inciting Rohingya Insurgent Attacks
609. THAILAND: Chinese Flock to Vietnam Due to Thailand Safety Fears
610. VIETNAM: Vingroup Establishes 3rd Robotics Company
611. INDONESIA: Prabowo Gives Nusantara Certainty With New Regulation
612. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Evaluation After 5,000 Poisonings Cases in Free Nutritious Meals Program
613. MYANMAR Junta Eases Election Rules to Keep Parties in Race
614. PHILIPPINES: Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels through northern Philippines, triggers alerts across Asia
615. THAILAND: IMF advises Thailand to reinstate 60% debt ceiling
616. INDONESIA: Policy Gaps, Crackdowns Squeeze Rice Millers as Prices Soar
617. INDONESIA Mulls Reallocating Unspent Free Meal Program Money
618. MALAYSIA: Malaysian Bar brings free legal advice and public services to KL Sentral with first-ever MyBar Carnival 2025
619. MYANMAR: Clashes on Myanmar–Thailand border Mark Nine Months of Fighting, Casualties Mount on Both Sides
621. PHILIPPINES: Tens of Thousands Join Anti-Corruption Protests in Metro Manila
622. INDONESIA Revises 2026 Budget Following Appointment of New Finance Minister
623. INDONESIA: Bali Shuts Down Russian-Owned Factory Built on Protected Mangrove Land
624. MALAYSIA to Exempt Some Palestinian Farm and Food Products From Customs Duties:Tengku Zafrul
625. MYANMAR: OCHA details severe humanitarian access constraints across Myanmar
626. THAILAND: Transnational Illegal Logging Network Busted in Nong Khai
627. INDONESIA: Reshuffle Sees Prabowo, Allies Close Ranks
628. INDONESIA: Medan Reaffirms Humanitarian Support for Refugees
629. MYANMAR Junta’s Election Commission Excludes Key Southern Rakhine Areas from No-Election List Ahead of December Polls
630. THAILAND: B10,000 Fine for Drinking in Pubs After Hours
631. VIETNAM Ranked 5th Best Country for Expats in 2025
632. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court to Rule on Challenges to Military Law
633. INDONESIA: Energy Minister Tells Shell, BP, Vivo to Rely on Pertamina for Fuel Supply
634. MALAYSIA: Enough for 12 Million Users: Cops Seize 3.6 Tons of Ecstasy Worth Almost RM600m in Kepong, Dataran Templer
635. MYANMAR: Ruling Generals, Ministers to Dominate Myanmar Military’s Proxy Party Candidate List
636. INDONESIA Rolls Out $1 Billion Stimulus to Boost Jobs and Consumption
637. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s ‘Invisible’ Lives: Undocumented Coastal Children
638. Myanmar Citizens Fear More Harassment, Violence as Election Nears
639. THAI Banks Pledge Urgent Action to Unblock Accounts Amid Fraudulent Transfer Crisis
640. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Languages to be Increasingly Taught in Vietnamese Schools
641. INDONESIA Sees $869M Outflow After Cabinet Reshuffle
642. INDONESIA: Bali Takes Massive Economic Hit from Worst Flooding in Years
643. MALAYSIA: Anwar Joins World Islamic Leaders at Doha Summit on Gaza Crisis, to Voice Malaysia’s Stand Tonight
644. MYANMAR: UNICEF Condemns Deadly Attack on Rakhine School
645. THAILAND: DES Urges Calm Amid Locked Bank Accounts
646. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Set Up Commission for Police Reform
647. INDONESIA: Social Media as Town Square, Battleground in Indonesia’s Protests
648. MYANMAR: Democracy as a Cage: Myanmar Junta’s Election Gambit and the Opposition’s Self
649. THAILAND: Reopening Border Needs Military, Local Input: Bhumjaithai Deputy Leader
650. VIETNAM: Cyberattack Signs Detected at Vietnam’s National Credit Database
651. INDONESIA: Sjafrie’s New Post Shows Prabowo’s Reliance on Military Figures
652. INDONESIA: At Least Nine Dead, Two Missing After Severe Floods Sweep Across Bali
653. MYANMAR: Chinese Technology Company Helps Track the Location of Over 33 Million Myanmar Internet Users in Real-time
654. THAILAND: Shinawatras in Legal Crossfire: Father’s Case Ends, Daughter Faces 5 More
655. INDONESIA: Power Consolidation In Motion Behind Cabinet Shake-up
656. INDONESIA: Papua Police Arrest Four Chinese Nationals Over Illegal Gold Mining
657. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir Under Scrutiny: MACC Teams Up with UK Anti-Graft Agency to Track Alleged Assets Overseas
658. MYANMAR: Junta-Allied Karen Warlords Hit by US Sanctions Over Myanmar’s Scam City
659. THAILAND and INDONESIA Trail ASEAN as Political Instability Stifles Growth
660. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Left Cabinet After Weeklong Unrest in Indonesia In a Major Reshuffle
661. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani’s Successor Told to Tax the Superrich, Restructure Debt
662. MYANMAR: NLD Urges International Intervention for Medical Care and Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
663. THAILAND: Supreme Court Orders Thaksin to Return and Serve One-Year Jail
664. VIETNAM Emerges as Top Alternative to Thailand for Beach Holidays
665. INDONESIA: Five Suspended Lawmakers Face Ethics Probe
666. INDONESIA Records Over 4,000 Earthquakes in August: BMKG
667. MALAYSIA: Anti-Bullying Tribunal Bill to be Tabled in Parliament this October: Azalina
668. MYANMAR Ambassador Urges UNICEF to Act as Children Suffer under Junta Violence
669. THAILAND: Royal Command Appoints Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister of Thailand
670. CAMBODIA: Foreign Ministry Decries Thai Eviction Plans for Cambodian Villagers
671. INDONESIA: Ex-Minister Nadiem Makarim Detained Over Chromebook Procurement Scandal
672. MYANMAR: UWSA Neutered: Myanmar’s Revolutionary Driving Force Derailed by China
673. SINGAPORE to Issue First Directive Under New Law, Orders Meta To Act on Scam Ad
674. INDONESIA: Unrest ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Prabowo to Address Public Grievances
675. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Be Transparent with Economic Data
676. MALAYSIA: Bahasa Malaysia-Based AI in the Works as Govt Pushes Digital Sovereignty Agenda
677. MYANMAR: Nine Parties to Run Nationwide in Myanmar’s Planned Election
678. VIETNAM: For Many Women in Vietnam, the New IVF rule is a Long-Awaited Lifeline
679. INDONESIA: Violent Crackdown on Protests Sparks Outcry
680. INDONESIA: Asset Forfeiture Law: A Way to Gain Public and Investors’ Trust
681. Myanmar Junta Boss Schedules Chengdu Meeting with Chinese Investors
682. THAILAND Pledges ‘Secure, Sustainable’ Energy Transition at Global Summit
683. VIETNAM: Hanoi Sets Record for National Day Holiday Visitors and Revenue
684. INDONESIA: Jakarta Regains Calm Under Heavy Security
685. INDONESIA: Starting Today, All Travelers to Indonesia Must File Declarations via New App
686. MALAYSIA: From Wage Regulation to Dispute Resolution: How the Gig Workers Bill Offers Safeguards for 1.2 Million Malaysians
687. MYANMAR: EuroCham and ‘MADE in Myanmar’ Seek to Support Myanmar Workers’ rights
688. THAILAND: New city Plan Exposes Ban Nong Chan Land Grab at Thai-Cambodian Border
689. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls for Severe Response to Protests
690. INDONESIA: Businesses on Edge About Political Stability as Protests Turn Chaotic
691. MYANMAR: NUG Defense Ministry Reaffirms Ban on Child Soldiers in People’s Defense Force
692. SINGAPORE Govt Plans New Platform to Unite its Malay-Muslim Groups as younger Voices Grow Louder
693. VIETNAM: State Treasury has Disbursed Over $200M as National Day Cash Gifts
694. INDONESIA Presses Islamic Nations to Stop Israel’s Expansionist Agenda
695. INDONESIA: Central–Regional Divide Widens in Indonesia’s 2026 Spending Plan
696. MALAYSIA: Fighting Entrenched Corruption Remains Toughest Challenge After Three Years in Govt: Anwar
697. MYANMAR: Rohingya Crisis Should Be Resolved Together: Yunus
698. THAILAND Accuses Cambodia of Using ‘Human Shields’ on Border
699. INDONESIA Urges EU to Lift Biodiesel Import Curbs After WTO Panel Backs Jakarta
700. INDONESIA: New Agency to Assert State Control Over Minerals Vital for Defense
701. MALAYSIA: Education Act Update Underway to Strengthen School Discipline in Crackdown on Bullying Cases: Minister
702. MYANMAR Junta Propaganda Vehicle Joins China-Led Media Bloc
703. THAILAND Becomes Regional Leader in Energy Transition: ABB Study
704. INDONESIA: Prabowo Banks on Danantara to Balance Budget
705. INDONESIA Shuts Down Banten Waste Plant Over Hazardous Imports
706. MYANMAR: Rohingya Refugees Must Wait for Justice Before Returning: UN Investigator
707. THAILAND to host Asia’s largest gaming event in October 2025
708. SINGAPORE Workplaces Struggle to Stamp Out Vaping Despite National Ban
709. INDONESIA: Bekasi Quake Shakes Jakarta Into Preparedness Debate
710. INDONESIA: Breaking: Deputy Manpower Minister Caught in Anti-Graft Sting
711. MALAYSIA: Parliamentary Group Drafting Hate Speech Guidelines to Reflect Malaysia’s Diversity
712. MYANMAR: Under Chinese Pressure, Myanmar’s UWSP Cuts Off Support to Allied Ethnic Armies
713. THAILAND: Thai Government Approves Major Digital Strategy
714. INDONESIA: Govt in Crisis-Control Mode Over Tax Hike
715. INDONESIA Targets Shadow Economy to Lift $145 Billion in 2026 Tax Revenue
716. MALAYSIA: What Iman Research’s Study Reveals About Young Malays’ Attitudes Towards a Plural and More Economically Just Malaysia
717. MYANMAR: Junta Abruptly Closes Thai-Myanmar Trade Bridge to Cut Off Rebel Funding
718. PHILIPPINES: Cockfighting Livestreams Thrive in Philippines Despite Ban and Murders
719. INDONESIA: Political Parties Divided Over Court Ruling on Direct Regional Elections
720. INDONESIA Shuts 1,800 Fraudulent Lenders and Investment Schemes
721. MYANMAR: Death Toll from Myanmar Junta Airstrike on Mawchi Climbs to 31
722. PHILIPPINES Spends Billions on Flood Projects, But Disasters Keep Killing
723. Cambodia Setting Sights on Muslim Tourist Market
724. INDONESIA’S  Shrinking Middle Class Threatens Growth, Consumption
725. INDONESIA: Religious Affairs Ministry Vows Crackdown on Intolerance
726. MYANMAR: Widespread Absenteeism and Dismissals Reported in Myanmar Junta’s Electric Power Ministry
727. SINGAPORE to Classify Vaping as Drug Offense, PM Wong Says
728. INDONESIA: ‘Life is Plastic’: US is Biggest Buyer of Indonesian Toys
729. MALAYSIA and ASEAN Push for Transparency in Myanmar’s Election Plans and Rohingya Crisis During Sept 19 Visit: Tok Mat
730. MYANMAR: International IDEA Calls for Global Rejection of Myanmar Junta’s Elections
731. THAILAND Gives Stranded Cambodian Workers 6-Month Work Permit Extension
732. INDONESIA: Bali Waste Cycle Aims to Scale Up to Make Recycling Profitable
733. INDONESIA: Incentives Needed for Mining Sector to Cut Emissions
734. THAILAND: Government Given Failing Grade on Corruption
735. THAILAND’S Tourism Boom Continues with 20 Million Visitors and THB937 Billion Revenue
736. CAMBODIA: Assessment reveals extensive damage to Preah Vihear
737. INDONESIA: Renewed Plan to Reinstate New Order-Style State Guidelines Draws Flak
738. INDONESIACould Raise $5 Billion by Taxing Its 50 Wealthiest Citizens, Study Says
739. MYANMAR Region Sees ‘Dramatic’ Hunger Rise After Aid Cutbacks
740. Singapore is Now World’s Second-Richest Country, Far Ahead of its Southeast Asian Neighbors
741. INDONESIA: Delay Triggers Fresh Demands to Scrap History Rewrite
742. INDONESIA: Shaky Regulations, Finances Stall Coal Miners’ Transition to ‘Green’ Investment
743. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Signs Sister City Agreement with Kuala Lumpur
744. MYANMAR: AA Rejects Junta’s Planned Election in Rakhine
745. THAILAND: Cambodia Crisis Hits Thai Brands, Disrupts Logistics and Halts Ad Spending
746. INDONESIA Revives Deputy Commander Role After 25 Years, Promotes Elite Force Chiefs to Three-Star Rank
747. INDONESIA:  Bali Immigration Forms a Special Task Force to Crack Down on Unruly Tourists
748. MYANMAR: Nine Killed and 28 Injured in Hpakant as Myanmar Military Shelling Hits civilian Areas
749. VIETNAM: Inside the world of Vietnamese Crypto Investigators Tackling Billion-Dollar Hacks
750. SINGAPORE at Increased Risk of Chikungunya as Cases Double in 2025, Health Agency Warns
751. INDONESIA Readies Island Medical Facility for 2,000 Wounded Gazans
752. INDONESIA: More Than Half a Million Social Assistance Recipients Suspected of Online Gambling
753. Myanmar Junta Hires US Lobby Firm in Bid to Boost Ties With Washington
754. THAILAND and CAMBODIA Sign 13-Point Ceasefire Agreement 
755. VIETNAM to Identify, Focus on 3 Strategic Technology Products
756. INDONESIA Unfreezes 122 Million Dormant Accounts as Online Gambling Transactions Near $60 Billion
757. INDONESIA: US Agrees to Grant 0% Tariff on Indonesian Copper: Minister
758. MYANMAR Junta Launches Street Phone Checks as Cybersecurity Law Takes Effect
759. THAILAND: Health Ministry Estimates 146 Million Baht Damage, Plans Lawsuit Against Cambodia
760. VIETNAM Installs First Domestically Owned International Internet Cable
761. INDONESIA Has $129 Billion to Spend — And Just Six Months to Do It
762. INDONESIA Readies Gaza Rice Delivery as Israeli Attacks Persist
763. MYANMAR: Press Freedom Concerns Raised after Myanmar Military-Linked Press Council Signs MOU With Thai Press Body
764. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Suspends Rice Importation for 60 Days
765. THAILAND: ‘Economic Animal’ in Luxury Leather
766. INDONESIA: Pardons Cast Doubt Over Prabowo’s Anticorruption Commitment
767. INDONESIA Kicks Off Health Screening for 58 Million Students Nationwide
768. MALAYSIA: Manga With a Malaysian Soul: How Rise Production Blends Local Folklore with Japanese Style and Modern Storytelling
769. MYANMAR Junta Ramps Up Rhetoric Against Timor Leste
770. THAILAND and Cambodia Begin Crucial Border Talks in Malaysia
771. VIETNAM targets domestic semiconductor chip production by 2027: PM
772. CAMBODIA: ASEAN Interim Observer En Route to Monitor Border Ceasefire
773. INDONESIA: Danantara Unveils Sweeping Reforms for SOE Executive Bonuses, Incentives
774. INDONESIA: RI Manufacturers See Tough Times Ahead as Higher US Tariffs Kick In
775. MYANMAR: European Anti-Jamming Tech Found in Myanmar Military Drones, CAR Report Reveals
776. THAI CEOs Unveil Survival Strategies as Trump Tariffs Threaten Economic Growth
777. INDONESIA: Mining Industry Leaders Highlight Challenges to Reaching Net Zero Emissions
778. INDONESIA Struggles with Regulatory, Infrastructure Gaps in AI Adoption
779. MYANMAR Regime Sets More Traps to Guarantee Election Win
780. SINGAPORE: Terror Threat to Singapore Remains High Amid AI Risks, Rising youth Radicalization: Home Affairs Report
781. THAI Cyber Agency Rushes to Bolster Media Defenses Against Escalating Threats
782. REGION: Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Ceasefire After Five Days of Border Clash
783. INDONESIA to Slash Middle East Oil Imports in Favor of $15B US Energy Deal
784. MALAYSIA: Anwar Hails Asean Diplomacy as Cambodia, Thailand Agree to Ceasefire After Malaysia Meet
785. MYANMAR: 17 Political Prisoners Have Died in Myanmar in 2025 Due to Lack of Medical CareTHAI Delegation to Hold Urgent Talks with Cambodia in Malaysia on July 28
786. THAI Army Accuses Cambodia of Breaking Truce
787. CAMBODIA: Mine Action Authority Warn of ‘Cruel Shadow’ of Thai Cluster
788. INDONESIA Welcomes France’s Recognition of Palestine
789. INDONESIA: Poverty Rate Falls Nationwide — Except in Papua and Maluku
790. MYANMAR Rights Group Demands Chinese Sanctions
791. THAI Delegation to Hold Urgent Talks with Cambodia in Malaysia on July 28
792. CAMBODIA-Thailand Exchange Fire Along Border, Civilians Killed
793. INDONESIA-US Trade Deal Possible Threat to Data Sovereignty
794. MYANMAR Junta Looks for Foreign Energy Investment
795. THAI Military Raises Concerns Over Hun Sen’s Role in Ordering Attacks on Thai Civilians
796. VIETNAM Urges Thailand, Cambodia to Refrain From Using Force
797. INDONESIA to Exempt US Companies from Local Content Requirement
798. INDONESIA: Layoffs Surge in Manufacturing, Retail, Govt Data Suggest
799. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Warn Myanmar Junta Election Staff
800. THAILAND: Countdown to US Tariff, 7 Thai Industries at risk, Millions of Jobs on the Line
801. VIETNAM: HCMC Unveils Ambitious Plan to Replace 400,000 Gasoline Motorbikes with EVs
802. INDONESIA: ASEAN Urged to Focus on People Amid Challenges
803. INDONESI Draws $58 Billion in H1 Investment, Fueled by Downstream Expansion
804. MALAYSIA: Swiped into routine: How China-inspired apps redefine Malaysian daily life
805. MYANMAR- Thailand Lodges Protest After Suspected Myanmar Junta Drone Found in Tak
806. VIETNAM Ranks 6th Globally in AI Openness
807. INDONESIA Exporters Seek to Split Tariffs with US Buyers to Ensure Demand
808. INDONESIA: Polytron Starts Mass Production of Electric Vehicles in West Java
809. MYANMAR: Conjuring an Election Illusion in War-Torn Shan
810. THAI Foreign Ministry Condemns Cambodia over Landmine Incident, Urges Accountability
811. VIETNAM: 300 Rescuers Join Overnight Search for Victims of Capsized Ha Long Bay Cruise Boat
812. INDONESIA: Bali Emerges as Major Hot Spot for Transnational Drug Trafficking: BNN
813. INDONESIA: Foreign Hospitals Cleared to Operate in Indonesia as Prabowo Targets Healthcare Upgrade
814. MYANMAR: Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) Formed to Reclaim Identity and Seek Justice
815. SINGAPORE Ranks Among World’s Top Cities for Tech Talent
816. THAILAND: Chinese Tourist Numbers Plummet, Malaysia Overtakes Thailand in ASEAN Race
817. INDONESIA to Pay 19% US Tariffs in Exchange for Full Market Access, Boeing Jets
818. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Makes Historic Debut at UN Forum on Sustainable Development
819. MALAYSIA: Freedom of Information Act to be tabled by year end to boost transparency: Anwar
820. MYANMAR and Russian Regimes Push Indian Trade Corridor to Bypass Western Sanctions
821. VIETNAM: 59 Vietnamese Arrested in Laos Over Large-Scale Scam Syndicate
822. CAMBODIA to Enforce Military Conscription Law in 2026
823. INDONESIA: BPJS Kesehatan Proves Equal Healthcare Access Is Possible Across Indonesia
824. INDONESIA: Starlink Pauses New Customer Sign-Ups in Indonesia
825. MYANMAR: Burma’s Cyber Scam Centers: A Global Security Crisis, Now Targeting Americans
826. THAILAND: Temple Donation Loopholes Spark Concern Over Corruption and Money Laundering Risks
827. INDONESIA: EU Grants Indonesia Multi-Entry Schengen Visa as Landmark Trade Deal Nears Completion
828. INDONESIA: Free Boarding Schools for Poor Children to Open Across Indonesia Next Week
829. MALAYSIA Acts to Avoid US Sanctions Amid EScalating Global AI Chip War
830. MYANMAR: Hundreds of Myanmar Troops, Civilians Flee Across Thai Border from Karen State
831. THAILAND: US Blocks AI Chip Access to China, Warning Sign for Thailand, Malaysia
832. Cambodia expresses concern over construction of Angkor Wat replica in Thailand
833. NDONESIA: US Tariff Threatens 70,000 Textile Jobs in Indonesia
834. MYANMAR- A Atrike Leader Urges Urgent Reforms Within NUG to Sustain the Revolution
835. SINGAPOREANS Cross Border in Droves for Malaysian Durian Tours, All-You-Can-Eat Buffets
836. INDONESIA: Pertamina Inks MoUs with Exxon, Chevron to Sweeten Indonesia’s Tariff Offer
837. INDONESIA: Prabowo Assigns Gibran to Spearhead Papua Development, Rights Efforts
838. MYANMAR: Trump Tariff Letter to Myanmar Junta Raises Eyebrows, Risks Lending Legitimacy
839. VIETNAMESE Content Creators Earn Thousands of Dollars Monthly from AI-Generated Faceless Videos
840. INDONESIA: US Maintains Tariff Threat Despite Indonesian Concessions
841. INDONESIA: Trump Tariffs May Slow Indonesia’s Economy by 0.5%, Economist Warns
842. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Hits Back at Trump’s ‘Counterproductive’ Trade Tactics, Warns of Regional Instability
843. MYANMAR: Timor Leste Hits Back at Myanmar Junta’s Objection to ASEAN Membership
844. THAILAND Hit with Steep US Tariffs as Trump Escalates Trade Stance
845. INDONESIA: BRICS Revives Bandung Spirit to Unite Global South
846. INDONESIA to Send 10,000 Tons of Rice Aid to Palestine, Set Up Joint Investment Zone
847. MALAYSIA: Southeast Asia’s Most-Visited Destination Among Countries With Highest Tourism Growth
848. MALAYSIA: How Much Onions Do Malaysians Eat and Why is it Biting into our National Coffers?
849. MYANMAR People Skeptical of Junta’s Promises of Election, Peace
850. Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute Resolutions Hinge on Agreements Stipulated in Franco-Siam Treaties
851. INDONESIA: Serving at Sea, PIS and DoctorSHARE Bring Hospital Ship to Serve Remote Communities in Papua
852. INDONESIA: Widening Deficit Spurs Calls to Curb Major Spending
853. MALAYSIA : Pay Up or Lose your Assets: Errant Ex-Husbands Face Seizures, Frozen Income Under Selangor’s Proposed Crackdown on ‘Nafkah’ Dodgers
854. MYANMAR: Making Connections in Myanmar’s Fractured State
855. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Orders Halt to Strategic Imports from Thailand, Citing National Security concerns
856. Malaysia: ‘Some Starting in Primary school’: Hannah Yeoh, Says Synthetic Drug Addiction Now a Cabinet Concern
857. MYANMAR: Indonesian ‘Influencer’ Given 7-year Myanmar Prison Sentence
858. THAILAND: Public Outrage as South Korean Taxi Driver Suggests Thai Tourist ‘Pay with Body’
859. INDONESIA: Govt Targets 15,000 Barrels per Day from Community Oil Wells
860. INDONESIA Hopes to Join BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
861. INDONESIA: Women’s Growing Role in Drug Trade Raises Concerns in Indonesia
862. MYANMAR – Dying in Jail, Myanmar’s Political Prisoners a ‘Stain on ASEAN’s Conscience’
863. SINGAPORE Hits Record High in Renewable Energy Consumption
864. INDONESIA: Preventive Strikes Keep Indonesia Free of Terror Attacks Since 2023: Police Chief
865. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat’s Nickel Mining May Threaten Endangered Papuan Blue Orchid
866. MALAYSIA-Standard Chartered Sued for US$2.7B Over Role in 1MDB Scandal
867. MYANMAR: Federal and State Parliaments Express Grave Concern Over Health Crisis Facing Myanmar’s Political Prisoners
868. THAILAND-Constitutional Court Suspends Paetongtarn as PM Because of Hun Sen’s Clip
869. INDONESIA to Relax Import Rules as US Tariff Deadline Nears
870. INDONESIA Police Deploys Robots for Crime-Fighting and Rescue
871. INDONESIA: China to Keep Anti-Dumping Steel Duties on Indonesia, EU and South Korea
872. MYANMAR: Helping Myanmar Garment Workers Get a Fair Deal?
873. THAILAND: Thousands of Thai Cannabis Shops Face Closure Under New Regulations
874. INDONESIA: Separate National, Local Elections Starting 2029: Constitutional Court
875. INDONESIA Begins Construction of $5.9 Billion Mega EV Battery Hub With China’s CATL Consortium
876. MALAYSIA: Ganja on the Rise: Melaka and Cheras are New Drug Hotspots, Anti-Narcotics Data Shows
877. MYANMAR: Mizoram Chief Minister warns of strict action against lawbreaking Myanmar refugees
878. VIETNAM Issues Plan to Attract Top AI Talents
879. INDONESIA: Govt, House Staunch Defense Opens Court Battle on TNI Law
880. INDONESIA Stock Exchange Surpasses 950 Listed Companies, Profit Soars
881. MALAYSIA: Armed Forces Make History With Promotion of First Malaysian Chinese Three-Star General
882. MYANMAR: Malaysian Crackdown on Undocumented Migrant Workers Spurs Fear Among Myanmar Nationals
883. MYANMAR Junta Arrests State-Controlled MRTV Employee Over Aung San Suu Kyi Birthday Tribute
884. THAILAND Reclassifies Cannabis Bud as a Controlled Herb, Restricts Sales and Advertising
885. INDONESIA: House Shelves Gibran Impeachment Petition
886. INDONESIA: Gov’t Rolls Out 2025 Wage Subsidy to Support Up to 17 Million Workers
887. MALAYSIA: Anwar Backs Students’ Right to Protest, Tells MoHE and UMS to Protect Academic Freedom
888. MYANMAR: Shan State Takes Center Stage in Myanmar Junta’s Election Push
889. VIETNAM Designates Da Nang as Nation’s Inaugural Free Trade Zone
890. CAMBODIA: UN Expert Highlights Growing Synthetic Drug Threat in Cambodia
891. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Health Draws Attention During Birthday Celebration
892. INDONESIA: Pertamina Says It Has Enough Fuel Supplies as Iran Threatens to Block Hormuz
893. Myanmar Junta Scrambles for Chinese Energy Investment as Lights Go Out
894. THAI Fuel Exports to Cambodia Worth Nearly 48 Billion Baht in 2024
895. INDONESIA Predicted to Grow Just 4.5 Pct This Year if Israel-Iran War Doesn’t Stop
896. INDONESIA: Forestry Ministry to Strengthen Enforcement at Tesso Nilo National Park
897. MALAYSIA: The Vanilla Farm That’s Saving LIves: Inside Malaysia’s Revolutionary ‘Halfway Farm’ for Former Death Row Inmates
898. MYANMAR: Satellite Images Reveal Alarming Rare Earth Mining Expansion in Myanmar’s UWSA Territory
899. INDONESIA: Papua Primary Target in Battle to Eradicate Malaria Nationwide
900. INDONESIA: 19 Suitcases of Cash Used to Buy Private Jet in Papua Corruption Case, KPK Says
901. MALAYSIA: ‘It’s Not Just Women’: Govt to Boost Fertility Rate With Inclusive Solutions: Minister
902. MYANMAR Junta Attacks to Reclaim KIA’s Jade and Rare Earth Strongholds
903. VIETNAM: E-Cigarette Users Could Face Fines of $120-200
904. CAMBODIA Firmly Rejects Thailand’s Unilateral Map in Border Talks
905. INDONESIA: Culture Minister’s Denial of Mass Rape in 1998 Riots Sparks Outrage
906. MALAYSIA: ‘We ate one egg between five’: Malaysian Haj pilgrims detail nightmare journey to Mecca after alleged scam
907. MYANMAR Junta Forces Recapture Kataingti Camp in Karen State After Months
908. THAILAND Ranks Lowest in ASEAN for Business Innovation: World Bank
909. CAMBODIA: All TV stations, Cinemas must stop broadcasting Thai films
910. INDONESIA: Tension grows between North Sumatra, Aceh over disputed border
911. MALAYSIA Named Top Muslim-Friendly Travel Destination for 10th Straight Year
912. NUG Confirms Construction of Two Bomb-Proof Underground Hospitals in Myanmar
913. THAILAND: Bangkok Reveals Smart Traffic Signals Reduce cCngestion Buy up to 41%
914. CAMBODIA: Legal Groundwork Underway to Take Border Dispute to ICJ
915. INDONESIA Opens $12.3 Billion in Infrastructure Projects to Global Investors
916. INDONESIA: Magelang Demands Eight Times Increase in Borobudur Visitor Limit
917. MYANMAR: How the Myanmar Military’s Propaganda Efforts Have Evolved Over the Decades
918. SINGAPORE: Jetstar Asia Closure: 4 Key Things Travelers Need to Know
919. Cambodian leaders condemn politicians for disseminating fake news on social media
920. INDONESIA: Govt is Redefining Poverty Line After Two Decades: DEN
921. INDONESIA Revokes Mining Permits of Four Companies in Raja Ampat
922. MYANMAR: PNO Orders Over 6,000 Residents to Relocate in Southern Shan State
923. VIETNAM: Qualcomm Launches New AI R&D Center in Vietnam
924. INDONESIA Ignores Its Middle Class in Latest Economic Stimuli: Analyst
925. INDONESIA: Controversial Discipline Program Sends “Unruly” Students to Army Facility in Bandung
926. MYANMAR Junta Boss Thanks Protector China on 75th Anniversary of Ties
927. THAILAND: Foreign Ministry Affirms Measures to Cut Electricity, Internet to Cambodia Remain
928. CAMBODIA: Thailand Likely to Face Substantial Economic Losses without Cambodia’s 1.2 Million Migrant Workers in the Country
929. INDONESIA: Three Nickel Mining Firms Accused of Environmental Damage in Raja Ampat
930. INDONESIA Faces Brain Drain as Skilled Graduates Leave for Jobs Abroad
931. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi: Enduring Relevance, Manipulation, and the Battle for Myanmar’s Future
932. Thai Economy: NESDC Warns of SME Job Losses and Graduate Unemployment Crisis
933. CAMBODIA: Anonymous Wildlife Crime Reporting Tool Launched in Cambodia
934. INDONESIA: BI Revises Down Its Target for Sharia Financing Growth in Indonesia
935. INDONESIA: Australian Government Issues Travel Advisory for Indonesia, Especially Bali
936. SINGAPORE: Global Anti-Scam Blitz: 106 Nabbed, S$7.7m Seized in Singapore; Malaysia among seven countries in joint operation
937. MYANMAR Farmers Lose Crops in Monsoon Flooding
938. INDONESIA: Suspected Papua Rebels Kill Two Church Builders at Project Site
939. MYANMAR: Burma Research Institute Urges Continued US Aid Amid Mounting Crisis in Myanmar
940. THAILAND: Urgent Action After Myanmar Cargo Ship Runs Aground Near Surin Islands, Damaging Coral Reefs and Threatening Marine Life
941. INDONESIA: Plan to Increase State Funding for Political parties brings calls for caution
942. INDONESIA Faces $46 Billion Infrastructure Funding Gap Through 2029
943. MALAYSIA: Federal Govt Unveils Kota Madani Township in Putrajaya — a 10,000-Home, High-Density Hub Powered By AI
944. MYANMAR: Thousands of Children in Myanmar’s Earthquake Zone Have No Schools to go to For New School Year: Save the Children
945. VIETNAM: Apple Removes 9,600 Vietnamese Apps from App Store
946. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows to Clean House Amid Calls for Reshuffle
947. INDONESIA: Prabowo Alleges Foreign-Funded NGOs Aim to Divide Indonesia
948. MYANMAR: Junta Troops Massing to Reclaim Myanmar’s China-Backed Pipelines
949. SINGAPORE Woman Gets just S$1 in Divorce, But Ex Loses Bigger Share Over Misconduct
950. THAI Entertainment Boom Forecast to Top THB 601 Billion Revenue
951. INDONESIA: https://asiaviews.net/singapore-woman-gets-just-s1-in-divorce-but-ex-loses-bigger-share-over-misconduct/Bali to Ban Production of Bottled Water Under 1 Liter
952. INDONESIA: Thousands of Indonesian Pilgrims Barred from Hajj as Saudi Halts Special Visa Issuance
953. MALAYSIA: How Malaysia’s Discount Store Boom Minted its Newest Billionaire Lee Kar Whatt
954. MYANMAR: Karen Offensive Seizes a Dozen Junta Bases Along Myanmar-Thai Border
955. THAILAND: Bangkok Tops Global List as Best City for Remote Work
956. CAMBODIA Faces Alarming Measles Surge Amid Regional Outbreak
957. INDONESIA: Dalio’s Reported Exit Sparks Questions Over Danantara’s Game Plan
958. INDONESIA Seeks New Study Destinations for Students Affected by US Visa Suspension
959. MYANMAR: UN Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Human Rghts Crisis in Myanmar
960. THAILAND: Bangkok Gears Up for Thailand’s Largest Ever Pride Parade
961. INDONESIA: Indonesia Open to Ties with Israel if It Recognizes Palestine: Prabowo
962. INDONESIA: Court Orders Govt to Provide Free Basic Education in All Schools
963. MALAYSIA: Even Closed-Door LGBTQ-Friendly Events ‘Against Societal norms’, Urges cops to probe and act: Religious Affairs Minister
964. MYANMAR: Yadaya-How Myanmar’s Junta Boss Hopes to Hex His Way to Presidency
965. THAILAND: Rising Demand Fuels Growth of international Schools in Thailand
966. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Papua New Guinea ASEAN Membership Pitch Likely Serves Jakarta’s Interests
967. INDONESIA: Landmark Ruling: State Must Help Fund Private Elementary Schooling
968. MYANMAR: JFM Releases List of ASEAN Companies Supporting the Myanmar Junta with Taxes, Jet Fuel, and Eechnology
969. THAILAND: Safety Concerns and Structural Issues Hinder Chinese Travel to Thailand
970. VIETNAM: Legislature Weighs on Abolishing Death Penalty for Drug Trafficking
971. CAMBODIA- Civil Society Urges End To Victim-Blaming In Rape Cases
972. INDONESIA: New History Book to Highlight Past Presidents’ Achievements: Culture Minister
973. INDONESIA to Prioritize Jamu and Natural Medicines in Health Sector Transformation
974. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Prioritize Human Rights in Burma
975. VIETNAM to Export Renewable Energy to Malaysia, Singapore via Submarine Cables
976. INDONESIA: Govt’s Energy Deregulation Vow Draws Global Giants
977. INDONESIA: Critical Op-Ed Retraction Tests Freedom of Expression
978. SINGAPORE: AI Use in Singapore Classrooms Outpaces Policy, Raising Concerns Among Educators
979. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysians Spend More on Groceries Than Anyone Else in Southeast Asia
980. MYANMAR: UNHCR Updates Show Ongoing Challenges for Displaced Individuals Following Myanmar Earthquake
981. INDONESIA: TNI General Appointment as Customs Office Head Raises Question
982. INDONESIA: Japanese Carmakers Look Elsewhere, as RI Bioethanol Lags Behind
983. MYANMAR: India Asked to Probe Myanmar Rebel Deaths
984. SINGAPORE University Tops Asia for Ultra-Wealthy Alumni, Beating China’s Tsinghua
985. THAI Gemstone Exports Face Uncertainty Amid U.S. Tariff Hike, Risk Losing Ground to Vietnam and Sri Lanka
986. Cambodia, Hollywood Studio in Deal to Boost Creative Economy
987. INDONESIA: House Speaker Puan Warns Government Against Whitewashing History
988. INDONESIA Aims to Cut Poverty Rate Below 7.5 Pct by 2026
989. MYANMAR: We Can’t Help You, Myanmar Junta Tells Striking Workers at Adidas Factory
990. VIETNAM Hit Hardest by Brute-Force Cyberattacks in Southeast Asia
991. INDONESIA: Over 28,000 Accounts Blocked in Crackdown on Online Gambling: PPATK
992. INDONESIA: Rescue Teams Search for 19 People After Landslide at Gold Mine in Papua
993. MYANMAR Political Parties Fear Mass Boycott of Junta’s Election
994. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Willing to Reconcile with Dutertes
995. THAILAND: Bangkok–Kuala Lumpur Direct Train Service To Resume This Year
996. INDONESIA: Prabowo: No Second Term If I Fail the First
997. INDONESIA: Hotels Demand Crackdown On Unlicensed Rentals in Bali
998. MYANMAR Junta likely to Form New ‘Interim Government’ in July Ahead of Year-End Elections
999. SINGAPORE: Made-in-Singapore antibody test for multiple viruses now used worldwide
1000. THAILAND Among Top 10 Nations with Significant LGBTQI+ Population
1001. CAMBODIA: GDCE Cracks Whip Over Illegal Durian Imports
1002. INDONESIA: Critics Slam Prabowo’s Smart Screens as Misplaced Education Priority
1003. INDONESIA: Judge Transfers Fall Short in Tackling Judiciary Corruption
1004. MYANMAR: Three Japanese Firms Ditch Myanmar Port Project
1005. Thailand Tourism Crisis Brews As Foreign Arrivals Continue to Declin
1006. INDONESIA: Concern Grows Over Project to Rewrite History
1007. INDONESIA: Will Nickel Be Indonesia’s Trump Card?
1008. INDONESIA: Lawmaker Warns of $1 Billion Deficit in National Health Insurance Due to Inactive Members
1009. THAILAND: Power Struggles Put Thai PM in Political Crosshairs
1010. PHILIPPINES: 29 kg of Meth Disguised As Durian Seized in Philippine Drug Bust
1011. INDONESIA’s Top Islamic Body Rejects Proposal to Legalize Casinos
1012. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police crack down on thuggery, street brawls
1013. MYANMAR: 12 ASEAN Billionaires Fueling Myanmar Junta Terror Campaign: JFM
1014. PHILIPPINES: Vote and Vanish? Study Says Civic Engagement Drops After Elections
1015. VIETNAM’s Major Cities Push Ahead with Electric Bus Revolution
1016. INDONESIA: West Java to Provide Mental Health Services in All ‘Puskesmas’ Amid High Depression Rate
1017. INDONESIA Ranks Top 3 in ASEAN Competitiveness, So Why Are Investors Still Hesitant?
1018. MALAYSIA Must Use ASEAN Chair to Grow Halal Exports into 600 Million-Strong Regional Market: Zahid
1019. MYANMAR’S Ethnic Karen Face Food Shortages Amid Aid Cuts to Camps on Thai Border
1020. THAILAND On Track to Become Global Leader in Future Food: Experts
1021. INDONESIA to Cultivate 300,000 Hectares of Sugar Palm to Power Bioethanol Push
1022. INDONESIA: Police, Military to Crack Down on Rogue Mass Organizations
1023. MYANMAR Junta Chief Pledges to Protect Chinese Interests During Meeting with Xi Jinpinhttps://asiaviews.net/indonesia-police-military-to-crack-down-on-rogue-mass-organizations/g in Moscow
1024. INDONESIA: SOEs Law Raises Graft Oversight Concerns
1025. INDONESIA to Halt Refined Fuel Imports from Singapore
1026. MALAYSIA: Sixteen Foreigners, Including Children, Rescued from Forced Labor in Raids Across KL and Selangor
1027. MYANMAR: Mansat Villagers Urge TNLA to Address Unlawful Silicon Mining, Environmental and Social Harms
1028. VIETNAM Has ‘Significant’ Demand for US Goods: Trade Minister
1029. INDONESIA: Politics Creep into Military Ranks
1030. INDONESIA: Government Forms Anti-Extortion Task Force
1031. MALAYSIA: RM10,000 fine for TikTok post on racial, religious sensitivities, says MCMC
1032. MYANMAR Junta Calls New Ceasefire After Quake
1033. THAILAND: Southern Insurgency Escalates, Govt to Crackdown on Militant Leaders
1034. INDONESIA: ‘I’m In Charge’, Says Prabowo
1035. INDONESIA: Garuda Indonesia Grounds 15 Planes Over Maintenance, Financial Issues
1036. MALAYSIAN Travelers Can Soon Stay in China Visa-Free For Up to 90 Days Under New Five-Year Deal
1037. MYANMAR: US Imposes Sanctions on Myanmar Border Militia Over Cyber Scams
1038. SINGAPORE: Tech Billionaire Bill Gates’ Philanthropic Foundation to Set Up Office in Singapore
1039. INDONESIA: Miners Slam Chinese Smelters for Buying Bauxite Below Benchmark Price
1040. INDONESIA Annual Q1 GDP Growth Slowest in More Than Three Years
1041. SINGAPORE: Sexist, Racist Abuse of Women Candidates in Singapore GE2025 Draws Backlash From Gender Equality NGO
1042. MYANMAR: Sex-Based Violence Against Women and Girls in Myanmar
1043. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese Workers Scramble for High
1044. CAMBODIA: Troops Withdraw From Ancient Temple After Thai-Cambodian Talks
1045. INDONESIA: Impeachment Call, Abortive Reshuffle Hint at Internal TNI Tension
1046. INDONESIA: Beyond Statistics: Establishing a Poverty Line That Reflects True Hardship
1047. MYANMAR: Over 60 Villages Displaced in Bago’s Minhla Township Amid Junta Raids and Shelling
1048. THAILAND to Launch CB Disaster Notification System by Mid-July
1049. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Issues Labor Day Plea as Workers Desert Myanmar
1050. INDONESIA: Jokowi Faces Storm of Lawsuits Six months After Stepping Down
1051. INDONESIA: Foreign Investment up 12% yoy in First Quarter
1052. MALAYSIA Facing Severe Brain Drain with 1.86 Million Already Gone: Digital Minister
1053. MYANMAR Heritage Falls Victim to Quake
1054. VIETNAM Forecast to Become Second-Largest Economy in Southeast Asia by 2036
1055. INDONESIA Moves Toward Lifting Saudi Labor Ban Under New Safeguards
1056. INDONESIA: Indorama to Invest $2B in US as Tariff Talks Go On
1057. MALAYSIA and VIETNAM Vow Continued Humanitarian Aid for Myanmar Citizens: PM Anwar
1058. MYANMAR Marks Month of Misery Since Historic Quake
1059. THAILAND to Launch Delivery Drone Trials in Bangkok This Year
1060. CAMBODIA On Track to be Malaria-Free by September
1061. INDONESIA: LG Departure Marks Rude Awakening for Indonesia’s Nickel Downstream Dream
1062. INDONESIA: Free Meal Program Faces Hurdles on Food Safety, Funds Management
1063. MYANMAR Junta Builds a Surveillance State: report
1064. VIETNAM: World Bank forecasts Vietnam GDP growth at 5.8% in 2025
1065. INDONESIA: Govt Sticks to 5 Percent Growth Target Despite IMF’s Downward Revision
1066. INDONESIA: US Criticism of QRIS Baseless, Says Indonesian Economist
1067. MALAYSIA Indonesia to Explore Large-Scale Plantation Projects in Kalimantan and South Papua
1068. MYANMAR: ND-Burma Condemns Myanmar Junta’s Forced Enlistment of Women
1069. VIETNAM: US Representatives will Attend Vietnam’s National Reunification Anniversary: Foreign Ministry
1070. INDONESIA’S Largest Muslim Group Defends Halal Rules Against US Criticism
1071. INDONESIA’S Food Plan Risks ‘World’s Largest Deforestation
1072. MYANMAR Junta Troops Re-Enter Lashio as MNDAA Withdraws; Uncertainty Grows Among Locals
1073. THAILAND Cracks Down on Foreigners Using Student Visas to Work Illegally
1074. INDONESIA: Proposal to Name Soeharto National Hero Draws Opposition
1075. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Trade with China as Usual Despite US-China Trade War
1076. MYANMAR: Women and Girls in Myanmar Face Deadly Dual crises following earthquake
1077. Thailand’s Central Bank Pushes for Inclusive Digital Finance in ASEAN
1078. VIETNAM: VinFast Delivers 400 e-Vehicles to Indonesian Dealers, Consumers
1079. INDONESIA: TNI Presence On Campus Stokes Fears of Shrinking Civic Space
1080. MALAYSIA Among Four Countries Hit by New US Solar Import Duties
1081. MYANMAR: Kim Aris Concludes U.S. Tour With Renewed Call to Action for Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar People
1082. PHILIPPINES: Law Signed Requiring Immediate, Proper Burial of Muslim Cadavers
1083. VIETNAM: Northern Region Sees Sharp Rise in Forest Fires in Early 2025
1084. CAMBODIA: Remembering the ‘Fall of Phnom Penh’ 50 years ago
1085. INDONESIA Weighs US Arms Purchases to Curb Tariff Threat: Bloomberg
1086. INDONESIA Aims to Halt Rice Imports in 2025 as Self-Sufficiency Improves
1087. MALAYSIA to Teach Thai, Khmer and Vietnamese as Elective Languages in Schools to Boost ASEAN Ties: Fadhlina
1088. MYANMAR: New Year Honors List: A Who’s Who of Genocide, Sanctions, and Misrule
1089. CAMBODIA: April 17, 1975: A Day of Long-Lasting Memories
1090. INDONESIA: Top US, Indonesian Diplomats Discuss Tariffs, Defense in Meeting
1091. INDONESIA: Trump’s Tariff Moves Push Indonesians Toward Gold and Real Estate
1092. MYANMAR’S Pushback Against Chinese Influence: Social Media and Street Protests
1093. THAILAND: Thaksin Meets Anwar, Myanmar Junta Leader at Bangkok Hotel Amid Tight Security
1094. INDONESIA: Two More Indonesian Geoparks Get UNESCO Recognition
1095. INDONESIAN Consulate Warns Against Unofficial Hajj Routes for 2025
1096. MALAYSIA: Rare Diseases in Malaysia: the Hidden Crisis Few are Talking About
1097. MYANMAR Junta Chief to Meet ASEAN Chair After Years of Being Kept AT a Distance
1098. PHILIPPINES-Security Tightened vs Kidnaps
1099. VIETNAM’S Largest City to Test 47,000 Public School Teachers for English Proficiency
1100. CAMBODIA: At Least 80,000 Indonesians are Working Illegally in Cambodia
1101. INDONESIA: Australia Asks Indonesia About Russian Request to Base Aircraft in Papua
1102. INDONESIA Hosts 100 Foreign Investors Amid Rising US-China Trade Tensions
1103. MALAYSIA PM says to Meet MYANMAR Junta Chief Over Quake Relief
1104. VIETNAM, CHINA Ink Pivotal Agreements on Railway, Road Cooperation
1105. INDONESIAN Embassy Urges Students in US to be Cautious Amid Visa Concerns
1106. INDONESIAN Embassy Urges Students in US to be Cautious Amid Visa Concerns
1107. MYANMAR Quake Victims Mark New Year Camped in Ruins
1108. SINGAPORE Slashes 2025 Growth Forecast to as Low as 0% Amid US-China Tariff War and Global Slowdown Fears
1109. THAILAND: BOT to Hold Financial institutions Liable for Call Center Scam Losses
1110. INDONESIA: Calls Mount for Transparency in KUHAP Law Revision
1111. INDONESIA Eyes Global Rice Export Market with Projected 12 Million Ton Surplus
1112. MYANMAR: India Rethinks Myanmar Policy Amid Border Shifts and Rising Tensions
1113. THAILAND Seeks Extradition of Former Buddhism Office Chief from US
1114. VIETNAM Administrative Overhaul: Planned Mergers to Reduce 63 Cities and provinces to 34
1115. INDONESIA: ‘We Are Not Trying to Displace Palestinians’: Indonesia on Gaza Evacuation Plan
1116. MYANMAR: Earthquake Destroyed 50,000 Houses in Central Myanmar: Junta
1117. THAILAND: BMA Outlines New Educational Guidelines for Disaster and Globalization Resilience
1118. VIETNAM-High School Students Create Semi-Automatic Durian Shelling Machine
1119. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Revival of Military ‘Dwifungsi’ Nonsense
1120. INDONESIA-EU Seek Each Other’s Markets as Trump Tariffs Take Effect
1121. MYANMAR: Local Expertise Key to Earthquake Relief Amid Conflict in Myanmar, Report Advises
1122. THAILAND: Coffee Crisis Looms as Court Halts Nescafé Production in Thailand
1123. VIETNAM May Allow Dual Citizenship Under Amended Law
1124. INDONESIA: Prabowo Slams ‘Dark Indonesia’ Narrative, Warns of Nazi-Style Propaganda Tactics
1125. MYANMAR Suspends Tourist Visas After Quake
1126. THAILAND Plans to Restore Trade Balance with US: Finance Minister
1127. SINGAPORE: Crypto Ownership Climbs in Singapore, Gen Z and millennials lead shift: survey
1128. INDONESIA: President Prabowo to Distribute 1,000 Owls to Combat Rat Pests in Majalengka
1129. MYANMAR Junta Orders Earthquake Rescue Teams to Seek Prior Permission For Operations
1130. THAILAND Joins ASEAN Effort to Aid Myanmar Quake Victims
1131. VIETNAM Asks US to Delay New Tariffs by At Least 45 Days
1132. CAMBODIA is Open to Negotiation With US Over Tariff Hike, Offers to slash Import Duties
1133. INDONESIA: Prabowo Connects with World Leaders Amid Concerns Over US Tariffs
1134. INDONESIA Seeks to Negotiate with US over Trump’s New Tariffs
1135. MYANMAR: Rain Complicates Recovery in Quake-Hit Myanmar as Death Toll Tises
1136. VIETNAM: ‘US is Vietnam’s Largest Export Market, But There Are Other Buyers’: PM
1137. CAMBODIA Tops List of New Trump Tariffs, 49%
1138. INDONESIA Sends Medical Team and Relief Supplies to Earthquake-Hit Myanmar
1139. MALAYSIA: Trump Announces Tariffs on All Countries, including Malaysia at 24pc
1140. MYANMAR Quake Toll Passes 2,700 as Hopes of Rescue Fade
1141. THAILAND: Trump Tax Plan Targets Thailand as “Non-Reciprocal” Trading Partner
1142. INDONESIA: House Vows Openness, Public Participation in Police Law Revision
1143. INDONESIA: New TNI Law Could Bring Economic Consequences
1144. MYANMAR’https://asiaviews.net/indonesia-house-vows-openness-public-participation-in-police-law-revision/S Bloodiest Armed Forces Day
1145. SINGAPORE: Haze Returns to Singapore As Regional Hot Spot Activity Intensifies
1146. VIETNAM Approves 5-year Pilot Plan of Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Internet
1147. CAMBODIA: Cambodia Ranks Lowest in ASEAN Education
1148. INDONESIA Joins BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
1149. INDONESIA: Rupiah Hits Lowest Level Since 1998 Crisis Amid US Tariff Fears, Fiscal Concerns
1150. MYANMAR Junta’s Lottery Intensifies Conscription in Mandalay
1151. VIETNAM: Japan Turns to Vietnam, Indonesia to Tackle Truck Driver Shortage
1152. CAMBODIA: Nearly 1,000 Job Scam Cases Involving Indonesians Reported
1153. INDONESIA: Overlapping Responsibilities Loom Over Revised TNI Law
1154. INDONESIA: Flights Cancelled, Thousands Evacuated After East Flores Volcano Eruption
1155. INDONESIA: China’s Largest Coffee Chain Luckin Coffee Establishes Exclusive Coconut Island in Indonesia
1156. MYANMAR Junta Banks on Solar Miracle as Yangon Sinks Back into Darkness
1157. INDONESIA: ‘RIP Reform’: Democracy Advocates Sound Alarm Over Return of New Order
1158. INDONESIA: Papua Militias Kill Female Teacher, Injure Six: Authorities
1159. MYANMAR: UK Condemns Myanmar military’s escalating violence at UN Human Rights Council
1160. THAILAND: Censure Debate: PM Accused of Prioritizing Family, Allies Over Nation
1161. VIETNAM: Why Foreign Entrepreneurs Are Choosing Vietnam for Their Startups
1162. INDONESIA: Protection for Journalist Safety Remains Weak in Indonesia: Survey
1163. INDONESIA: Thai Ambassador Leads Business Delegation to Nusantara to Explore Investment Opportunities
1164. MYANMAR  Junta Arming Grassroots Militias to Control Urban Centers
1165. THAILAND to Propose Wat Arun’s Stupa as  World Heritage Site
1166. VIETNAM Enters Mobile Internet Speed Global Top 20 for First Time
1167. INDONESIA: Government Earmarks Rp 20 Trillion to Rescue Labor-Intensive Industries
1168. INDONESIA: Prabowo Instructs Minister to Begin Giant Seawall Project
1169. MALAYSIA: World Happiness Report: Like income, Malaysia stuck in middle
1170. MYANMAR: Scam Centers ‘Alive and Kicking’ in Shan State
1171. VIETNAM: People Queue Up for Hours to Buy Gold as Prices Surpass $3,900 For the First Time
1172. INDONESIA’S Stock Market Plunges While Others Shine
1173. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Reassures Investors on Prudent Budget Management as Stock Market Slumps
1174. MALAYSIA: ‘What Is Accepting 15 people?’: Malaysia to take in Palestinian Fighters Freed by Israel: Foreign Minister
1175. MYANMAR: Militants Killed Dozens of Rohingya Refugees Last Year: Watchdog
1176. SINGAPORE: First Solar-Powered Electric Boats to Ply Singapore River Next Month
1177. INDONESIA: TNI Law Revision Crosses Democratic Red Line
1178. INDONESIA’S  Business Sector Struggles Against Organized Extortion
1179. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Foreign State Immunity Act key to boosting investor confidence, protecting national security
1180. MYANMAR: Forcibly Displaced to Surge by 6.7 Million in 2025-2026: Aid Group
1181. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Prestigious University Launches Exchange Program for Vietnamese Students
1182. INDONESIA to Lift Ban on Sending Workers to Saudi, Expecting 600,000 Jobs
1183. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Criticize Military Involvement in Drug Enforcement
1184. MYANMAR: WFP to Cut Food Aid to 1 Million People in Myanmar
1185. THAILAND Ranks 3rd in the World for QR Code Usage
1186. VIETNAM: UN Confirms Vietnam’s Deposit of Chart, Geographical Coordinates of Points for Baseline in Gulf of Tonkin
1187. INDONESIA: State Revenue Nosedives in January and February
1188. INDONESIA: Prabowo Considers Isolated Island Prison for Corruption Convicts
1189. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Begins U.S. Tour to Urge International Action on Myanmar Crisis
1190. THAI Businesses Lead Asia’s Green Tech Surge: Alibaba report
1191. VIETNAM: VinFast Plans 100,000 EV Charging Stations in Indonesia
1192. INDONESIA: Dark Cloud Hangs Over RI Economy Amid Declining Confidence in Fiscal Policy
1193. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Dump Indonesian Stocks, JCI Plummets as BBRI and GOTO Take Heavy Hit
1194. INDONESIA’S  Anti-Graft Law Allows Death Penalty, but Will It Ever Be Enforced?
1195. MYANMAR: What We Know About the Myanmar Junta’s Promise of Elections
1196. PHILIPPINE Armed Forces, Police On Alert After Ex-President Duterte Arrest, Transfer to The Hague
1197. INDONESIA: Outcry Against Nepotism, Cronyism in Government
1198. INDONESIA: East Java Police Foil Arms Smuggling to Papua’s Armed Group
1199. MYANMAR: UN Reinstates Aid to Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia: Official
1200. PHILIPPINES: Sara Duterte Flies to the Netherlands to Help Father in ICC Case
1201. VIETNAM: Singaporean Businesses Seek to Invest More in Vietnam’s Renewable Energy, Industrial parks
1202. CAMBODIA: Buddha Statue Body Found After Head was Uncovered in 1927
1203. INDONESIA: New Cars on the Block as Chinese Brands Extend Turf War to Indonesia
1204. INDONESIA May Allocate Up to Rp 5 Trillion for Free Boarding Schools for Underprivileged Students
1205. MALAYSIA: End of Cheap Palm oil? Malaysia, Indonesia Face Supply Crunch as Biodiesel Demand Surges
1206. MYANMAR: Chinese-Run Online Money Laundering Continues in DKBA-Controlled Areas of Myanmar Despite Crackdown
1207. INDONESIA: Govt Delays Monthly Budget Data Relay, as Experts Warn Likely Revenue Drop
1208. INDONESIA: KPK Flags Irregularities in Indonesia’s $4 Billion Free Meal Program
1209. MYANMAR: Karen BGF to Repatriate Approximately 1,500 Chinese Nationals Involved in Online Fraud
1210. THAILAND: Malaysians Urged Delaying Non-Essential Trips to Southern Thailand
1211. VIETNAM Aims to Make English Second Language For All Students by 2035
1212. INDONESIA: Tepid Middle-Class Growth Casts Doubt on Economic Ambitions
1213. INDONESIA: Police Foil Attempt to Smuggle 127 Illegal Workers Disguised as Umrah Pilgrims
1214. INDONESIA: Chinese and German Investors Eye Indonesian Bamboo Cultivation
1215. MYANMAR: Rohingya Food Aid to be Halved From Next Month: UN
1216. THAILAND: Chinese Business Wave Takes Over Sampheng and Pratunam
1217. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Ranks, Orders More Populist Policies
1218. INDONESIA: Factories Struggle as Indonesia Faces Industrial Challenges in 2025
1219. MALAYSIA: CCTV Now Mandatory in New Housing Projects Across Federal Territories: Minister
1220. MYANMAR: Putin Hails Myanmar Ties as Junta Chief Visits Moscow
1221. VIETNAM Considers Waiving Visas for Select Countries, Billionaires
1222. INDONESIA: Authorities Scramble to Contain Greater Jakarta Floods
1223. INDONESIA: Nusantara Authority Now Fully Works in New Capital
1224. MALAYSIA: Mocking Other Religions Is Against Islam, Jakim warns as Era FM Hosts Taken Off-Air Over Thaipusam Clip
1225. MYANMAR: Pressure on Thailand Grows as 200 Myanmar Deportees Fed into Junta War Machine
1226. THAILAND Eyes Health Industry As its Next Economic Powerhouse
1227. CAMBODIA: Ministry’s Report Sees Major Decline in Infectious Diseases
1228. INDONESIA: Govt Mulls Merging Pertamina Subsidiaries After Fuel Import Scandal
1229. INDONESIA: Deflation and Layoffs Weaken Indonesia’s Ramadan
1230. MYANMAR: ‘Made in China’: Inside the Myanmar Junta’s Intensifying Drone Offensive
1231. VIETNAM Considers Relaxing Its Two-Child Policy Amid Declining Birth Rate
1232. INDONESIA: Government Banks on Students to Preserve Indonesia’s Native Languages
1233. INDONESIA: Erick Thohir to Transfer $909 Billion in SOE Assets to Danantara
1234. MALAYSIA: From Trash to Treasure: What is Malaysia Doing With its Waste?
1235. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing to Visit Russia
1236. VIETNAMESE Ethnic Couple Adapting to New Life After Spending 90 Years Living in Caves
1237. REGION: Whales and marine mammals thrive in Southeast Asia’s rich waters
1238. INDONESIA: Distrust in Danantara Sparks Online Calls to Switch Banks
1239. INDONESIA Has the Potential to Become a Key Player in the Global Halal Industry
1240. MYANMAR: Food Running Out for 100,000 Myanmar Refugees After US Aid Freeze
1241. VIETNAMESE Citizens Among 7,000 Rescued from Myanmar scam networks
1242. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inaugurates Indonesia’s First Bullion Bank
1243. INDONESIA, Malaysia to Form Special Team for Prisoner Exchange
1244. MYANMAR Embassy Urged to Assist Stranded Migrant Workers After Thai Authorities Shut Down AAC office
1245. THAILAND Issues Warning About ‘Zombie cCgarettes’ Amid RIsing Popularity in Bangkok
1246. INDONESIA Agrees to Terms with Apple to Lift iPhone Sales Ban
1247. INDONESIA: Danantara May Crowd Out Private Investment
1248. MYANMAR Junta Leads Global Regimes in Digital Repression
1249. SINGAPORE Sees Record Surge in Cybercrime, S$1.1b Lost to Scams in 2024
1250. INDONESIA: Pertamina Patra Niaga CEO, Six Others Arrested in $11 Billion Corruption Scandal
1251. INDONESIA: Media Violence Still Rampant in Indonesia, Latest Index Shows
1252. MYANMAR Junta Inks Deal With Russia to Kickstart Dawei SEZ Project
1253. PHILIPPINES: The Schools that made a stand for ‘People Power’
1254. VIETNAM Police Bust $78.5M Cross-Border Money-Laundering Ring
1255. CAMBODIA: 65M Year-Old Fossil Site Unearthed in Koh Kong
1256. Indonesia Seeks to Repatriate 270 Citizens Rescued from Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
1257. INDONESIAN Bus Driver To Be fFrst To Work Under New Japan Visa Status
1258. MALAYSIA, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand Become Partner Countries of BRICS
1259. MYANMAR: Over 15 Million People in Myanmar Face Acute Food Insecurity:UNOCHA
1260. INDONESIA: KPK is Sure Jakarta Will Meet Deadline For Extraditing Fugitive from Singapore
1261. Toyota Eyes Making Indonesia Manufacturing Hub for Global South: Hashim
1262. MALAYSIA: Starbucks’ Malaysian Franchise Holder Berjaya Foods Sees Revenue Slashed by Almost Half Last Year Amid Pro-Palestine Boycott
1263. MYANMAR: AAC Office Handling Migrant Worker Affairs Shut Down by Thai Authorities
1264. THAILAND: Internal Security Agency Increases Monitoring of Foreigners
1265. CAMBODIA Announces Implementation of Euro 5 Fuel Standards From This Year
1266. INDONESIA: TNI Law Revision Raises ‘Dwifungsi’ Fears
1267. INDONESIA: 37 Orangutans Rescued in East Kalimantan Amid Rising Human-Wildlife Conflicts
1268. MALAYSIA Plans Special ASEAN-US Summit to Reinforce Neutrality: Foreign Minister
1269. MYANMNAR: Junta Passes Law Allowing Chinese Security Firms to Operate in Myanmar
1270. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sees Major Protests Early in Presidency
1271. INDONESIA: Dewi Soekarno Renounces Indonesian Citizenship, Enters Japan’s Political Race
1272. MALAYSIA: Citizenship for Malaysian Mums’ Kids: Family Frontiers, Govt Look Into Settling Case before Federal Court’s March 10 Hearing
1273. MYANMAR: Human Rights Myanmar Submission to UN on Abuses Against Persons with Disabilities in Myanmar
1274. THAILAND’S Economic Struggle: Can Former Asian Tiger Regain Its Roar?
1275. REGIONAL: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand Boost Local Currency Transaction Framework
1276. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Permanent Coalition Proposal Draws Mixed Responses
1277. INDONESIA’S Parliament to Approve Revised Mining Law
1278. Myanmar Junta Criticizes Argentina Arrest Warrant
1279. VIETNAM: How Vietnamese Entrepreneur Utilizes AI to Teach English to 50 Million Learners Worldwide
1280. INDONESIAN Researchers Discover Potential Cancer-Fighting Plant in Orangutan Diet Study
1281. INDONESIA: Investors Bleed Trillions to Rampant CSO Extortion in Industrial Zones
1282. MALAYSIA: Medical Tourism: Who Else Is In The Race With Malaysia?
1283. MYANMAR: Thailand Deports 10 to China Linked to Actor Cyber-Fraud Case in Myanmar
1284. VIETNAMESE Students in Australia Secure $2.8M Investment in Instant credit Card Payment App
1285. INDONESIA, Turkey Greenlight Drone, Warship Construction in RI
1286. INDONESIA: Over 4,200 Indonesians Marked for Deportation from the US
1287. INDONESIA: Concern As Orangutan Seen Roaming Kalimantan Coal site
1288. MALAYSIANS Advised to Avoid Thailand’s Narathiwat Fishing Villages Flagged as Drug Hotspots
1289. MYANMAR: IEC to Implement Interstate Pass Cards for Security and Oversight in Karenni State
1290. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Erdogan Reaffirm Support for Palestinian State
1291. INDONESIA: Thousands of Christians in Papua Handwrite Bible Verses, Set National Record
1292. MALAYSIA: Government Proposes Allowing UNHCR Refugees to Work in Malaysia legally
1293. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortages in Myawaddy Lead to More Border Crossings and Black-Market sales
1294. SINGAPORE Conducts Joint Exercise with Malaysia, Indonesia For Better Response to Oil Spills
1295. INDONESIA: OJK Launches Indonesia Anti-Scam Center to Combat Fraud
1296. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Efficiency Measures Exclude Defense Ministry and Police
1297. MYANMAR: Cut Off Myanmar Junta’s Financial Lifelines: Experts
1298. SINGAPORE: Be ‘Psychologically Prepared’ for a Terror Attack, Singaporeans Told Amid Rising Arrests of Radicals
1299. VIETNAM-China railway to Create $4.4B Construction Market
1300. INDONESIA Maintains Distance From BRICS De-Dollarization Concept Amid Trump’s Threats
1301. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Should Focus on Regions with High Stunting Rate
1302. MALAYSIAN: Singapore to Deport Iranian, Malaysian Husband PR Over Travel Agency Accused of Facilitating Entry of Terrorist Suspects
1303. MYANMAR: Trump Cuts Hit Thai Refugee Camps on Myanmar Border
1304. THAILAND: Influencer Wave Sweeps Thailand as Millions Seek Digital Spotlight
1305. CAMBODIA: Hit by US Aid Crunch, Demining Struggles to Continue
1306. INDONESIA: BNI Provides Business Loans for Indonesian Diaspora
1307. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugee Influx Raises Concern for Conflict
1308. MALAYSIA: Melaka Cops Bust International Job Scam Call Center, Arrest Nine Including Three Chinese Nationals Targeting Caribbean Victims
1309. MYANMAR: U.S. President Donald Trump Has Extended by One Year the Declaration of a “National Emergency” in Myanmar, a Measure Allowing Biden-Era Sanctions Against the Military Junta to Continue
1310. INDONESIA: Prabowo Hints at First Reshuffle for Underperforming Ministers
1311. INDONESIA to Build Three Solar Power Plants
1312. MALAYSIA: Home Minister Confirms 22 Immigration Officers Questioned in Medical Visa Probe
1313. MYANMAR: Singapore Urges Employers to Shun Migrants from Myanmar
1314. THAILAND: Thai Cyber Police Cut Internet Signals Feeding Myanmar Scammer Gangs
1315. INDONESIA ‘Strongly Rejects’ Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan
1316. INDONESIAN Army to Establish Five New Regional Commands
1317. MALAYSIA: Guidelines for Muslims at Non-Muslim Events: Islamic Afairs Minister Says Talks ongoing, Aims to Prevent Religious Conflicts
1318. MYANMAR: NUG Discloses Over 1,000 Healthcare Facilities Established Across 190 Townships in Myanmar
1319. PHILIPPINES: Sara Impeached by House
1320. CAMBODIA: PLHIV Face Significant Setbacks After Suspension of USAID Funding
1321. INDONESIA: Govt Walks Back Subsidized LPG Policy After Backlash
1322. INDONESIA to Implement B50 Palm Oil Biodiesel Mandate Next Year
1323. MYANMAR: Singapore Remains Biggest Foreign Investor in Myanmar
1324. INDONESIA Wavering on Climate Commitments Amid Global Uncertainty
1325. INDONESIA: Prabowo Orders Army to Work on Food Security
1326. MYANMAR Junta Restricts Overseas Employment for Conscription-Eligible Men
1327. PHILIPPINES Declares Food Security Emergency to Tame Soaring Rice Prices
1328. SINGAPORE: Trust Between Racial Groups in Singapore Grows, But Stereotyping Rises: IPS
1329. INDONESIA Secures UAE Partnership in Key Sectors, Including $50M Reforestation Grant
1330. MALAYSIA: Low Demand Forces Malaysia’s Manufacturers Into Steepest price Cuts in Decade Ahead of Global Trade War
1331. MYANMAR AId Groups Struggle With Freeze as UN Warns of ‘Staggering’ Hunger
1332. THAILAND’S Border and Cross-Border Trade in 2024 Reaches Record High
1333. INDONESIA Launches New Credit Scheme for labor-intensive industries
1334. INDONESIA: Most of Indonesia’s Oil Consumption Supplied by Singapore
1335. MYANMAR: Travelers Face 5 Million Kyat ‘Facilitation Fees’ to Depart Yangon Airport
1336. SINGAPORE: National University of Singapore to Open Acacia College, First Residential College Focused on AI
1337. THAILAND: How Did So Many Thai Farmers End Up Held Hostage by Hamas?
1338. INDONESIA: Prabowo Expands Military’s Role in Test of Fragile Democracy
1339. INDONESIA: Police Uncover International Love Scam Operation in Jakarta
1340. Myanmar Junta Registering Women Ahead of Possible Conscription
1341. SINGAPORE Mandates App Stores to Block Underage Access to Adult Content
1342. THAILAND: BOI Approves TikTok’s $3.76 Billion Data Center Investment
1343. INDONESIA: KPK Makes Headway in Another Stalled Case After Fugitive Arrest in Singapore
1344. INDONESIA: Insects and Worms May Feature in Indonesia’s Nutritious Meal Program
1345. MALAYSIA: Chinese New Villages to shine as tourism gems for Visit Malaysia 2026
1346. MYANMAR: UK Warns Against Travel To Parts of Myanmar Amidst Escalating Conflict
1347. THAILAND: Rainmaking Mission Extended as Bangkok Air Quality Improves Slightly
1348. INDONESIA Fines Google for Monopolistic, Unfair Practices in Play Services
1349. INDONESIA: Privacy Breach? Teachers in West Java High School Require Students to Take Pregnancy Tests
1350. MYANMAR: NUG to Intensify Revolution in Myanmar During 2025 With Ethnic Allies and International Support
1351. THAILAND: Nearly 200 Bangkok Schools Close over air pollution
1352. VIETNAM: Over 56% of Japanese Firms Looking to Expand Investment in Vietnam: Survey
1353. INDONESIA: Prabowo Lauds Cabinet’s Performance At Three-Month Mark
1354. INDONESIA: ExxonMobil to Invest Up to $15 Billion in Indonesian Carbon Storage, Petrochemical
1355. MYANMAR Junta Says It Has Deported Over 50,000 Scam Center Workers to China
1356. THAILAND: What Next After Same Sex Marriage in Thailand?
1357. ‘VIETNAM Poised to Become Financial Hub like Switzerland, Singapore’: Analyst
1358. CAMBODIA: Khmer Language Gets AI-Infusion
1359. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows No More Fuel Imports By End Of His Presidency
1360. INDONESIA to Require Commodity Exporters to Keep All Dollar Revenues in Local Banks
1361. MYANMAR Junta Blames Thailand, EAOs as China Urges Scam Crackdown
1362. THAILAND: Chinese Tourism to Thailand Faces Sharp Decline Amid Safety Concerns
1363. CAMBODIA: Government Allocates $150 M Credit Guarantee Mechanism to Protect Rice Farmers
1364. INDONESIA: Jakarta ‘Never Heard’ of Trump’s Plan to Relocate Gazans to Indonesia
1365. INDONESIA: Qatari Investor to Invest at Least $16 Billion in Indonesia’s Housing Projects
1366. MYANMAR: Junta Forcefully Recruits Youth and elderly for Military Service in Mandalay Region
1367. VIETNAM: Hanoi to Install 40,000 New Surveillance Cameras by 2030
1368. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor’s Regulation on Polygamy Sparks Public Debate
1369. INDONESIA Plans to Offer Carbon Credit Certificates to Foreign Buyers Next Week
1370. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar to Champion ASEAN’s Agenda On Gllobal Stage at WEF 2025 in Davos
1371. MYANMAR: ASEAN tells Myanmar to Prioritize Ceasefire Over Elections
1372. THAILAND: Bangkok Named the World’s Second-Best City
1373. INDONESIA Welcomes Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Urges Reconstruction
1374. INDONESIA Officially Adopts 15% Global Minimum Tax
1375. MALAYSIA: What is Malaysia’s Biggest Risks As We Go into 2025? WEF Study says Economic Downturn Top of List
1376. MYANMAR Military Leader Blames Foreign Interference and Resistance Forces for Ongoing Unrest
1377. THAILAND to Sign Historic Free Trade Agreement with EFTA in Davo
1378. INDONESIA: Poverty in Indonesia Drops by 1.84 Million People Since 2023
1379. INDONESIA: Most Indonesians Still Unsure about Trump: Survey
1380. INDONESIA: Asia’s Most Beautiful Island Crowned World’s Best Culture Destination
1381. MYANMAR: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed for 19 Years by Myanmar Military
1382. CAMBODIA: REDD+ Community Forests Successfully Registered in Kampong Thom
1383. INDONESIA: Prabowo Forbids Building Houses On Rice Fields
1384. INDONESIA: DPR Plans In-Depth Review of Social Media Restrictions for Children
1385. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Going Digital is Way Forward for Malaysia
1386. MYANMAR: Blood Money Campaign releases report critical of international support to Myanmar’s junta
1387. INDONESIA: President Prabowo Plans Military-Style Retreat For New Regional Heads
1388.  INDONESIA: Bali Police Bust International Online Prostitution Ring in Canggu, Arrest Two Russians
1389. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Bullish on 2025 Despite Seeing More taxes, Higher Inflation: Poll
1390. MYANMAR: Demand for Solar Spikes as Darkness Shrouds Junta-Ruled Myanmar
1391. SINGAPORE: ‘Stand Against Nativism and Xenophobia’: Lee Hsien Loong Tells Singaporeans to Help Immigrants, Foreign Workers integrate into society
1392. INDONESIA: Saudi Lets Indonesia Send 221,000 Hajj Pilgrims This Year
1393. INDONESIA: Floods Remain Biggest Threat in 2025: Disaster Agency
1394. MALAYSIA: Healthcare and Medical Tourism Could Be Next Biggest Economic Drivers in JS-SEZ: Johor exco
1395. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Filmmaker’s LIfe Sentence to 15 Years As Part of WIder Amnesty
1396. SINGAPORE’S Water Agency Issues Flood Alerts as Heavy Rainfall Surpasses Monthly Average
1397. INDONESIA: Businesses, Experts Expect Little Economic Benefit From Joining BRICS
1398. INDONESIA  Builds World’s Largest Refuse-Derived Fuel Facility
1399. INDONESIA to Send 425,000 Workers Abroad in 2025
1400. MYANMAR: Junta Minister Makes Surreal Pitch for War-Torn Myanmar as Global Tourism Destination
1401. THAILAND’S  ‘Dual Prime Minister’ Model is a Delicate Tight-Rope Walk
1402. INDONESIA to Inaugurate Six New Dams to Boost Food and Water Security in 2025
1403. INDONESIA: Papua Land is Never empty, it is a Source of Livelihood for Many
1404. MALAYSIA: Anwar Government Entering Minefield Amid Push for Crucial Economic Reforms, Fitch Unit Says
1405. MYANMAR: Russia Completes Delivery of Warplanes to Embattled Myanmar Junta
1406. VIETNAM Invests $665M Abroad in 2024
1407. CAMBODIA: Healing journey from Khmer Rouge: Confronting the past, building the future
1408. INDONESIA: Prabowo Needs Bureaucratic Reforms to Deliver his Economic Agenda
1409. INDONESIA: Government Drafts New Energy Subsidy Scheme
1410. MYANMAR: What’s in Store for Myanmar in 2025
1411. SINGAPORE Tables Bill to Bolster Ethnic Harmony, Hundreds of Groups to be Labelled ‘Race
1412. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Plan to Boost Oil and Gas Production Faces Major Hurdles
1413. INDONESIA Launches Ambitious Free-Meal Program to Combat Stunting
1414. Myanmar Releases 151 Thai Prisoners, but Not Detained Fishing Crew
1415. SINGAPORE: Over 60% of Singaporean Households Have Claimed $220 Vouchers from Cost-of-Living Support Scheme
1416. VIETNAM: First Vietnamese Appointed Editor-in-Chief of World Leading Scientific Journal
1417. CAMBODIA Achieves 74% Drop in Malaria Cases in 2024
1418. INDONESIA: Nutritious Meal Program Begins with 190 Public Kitchens Across 26 Provinces
1419. INDONESIA: World Bank Projects Worsening RI Current Account Deficit
1420. MALAYSIA Turns Away 2 Boats with Nearly 300 Rohingya Refugees
1421. MYANMAR Spring Revolution Challenges for 2025
1422. VIETNAM Offers 50% Investment Subsidy to Attract Semiconductor and AI Investments
1423. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Revokes Presidential Nomination Threshold
1424. INDONESIA: From Spotify to Google Play: Gov’t to Return Money From Miscalculated VAT
1425. SINGAPORE Economy Grew 4pc in 2024, Advance Estimate Shows, Fastest Post-Pandemic Growth
1426. MYANMAR: UNICEF Report Says Myanmar Conflict has Displaced Nearly 1.3 Million Children by End of 2024
1427. MYANMAR Enforces Cybersecurity Law Effective January 1
1428. INDONESIA: Fraud, Alleged Illegal Levying Raise Questions About Free Meals Program’s Implementation
1429. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants More Palm Oil Plantations, Says Not to Fear Deforestation
1430. MYANMAR: Chin Brotherhood Alliance Marks First Anniversary, Reports 1,000 Battles and Heavy losses
1431. PHILIPPINES: 24,000 Foreign Workers Exit Philippines After Online Gambling Ban
1432. THAILAND: Trump’s Policies Could Inflict THB160-billion Loss on Thailand
1433. INDONESIA: Politically Charged Year Comes to a Close
1434. INDONESIA: Bali Police: US Citizens Top List of Foreign Offenders in Bali
1435. MALAYSIA: New laws, New Weekend: What Other Changes for Malaysia can You Expect in 2025 Starting Tomorrow?
1436. MYANMAR Garment Workers in Chinese Factories Face Exploitation and Harsh Conditions
1437. SINGAPORE Sentences Malaysia Syndicate ‘COO’ to 28 Years in Landmark Drug Money-Laundering Case
1438. CAMBODIA- King Pardons 13 Filipino Women Jailed Over Surrogacy
1439. INDONESIA: 2024 a Year of Shrinking Indonesian Middle Class
1440. INDONESIA: N. Sumatra Authorities Detain Bangladeshi National for Smuggling Compatriots
1441. MALAYSIA: Pharmacists Sound Alarm as Rising Ozempic Misuse For Weight-Loss Causes Shortages for Diabetes Patients in Malaysia
1442. MYANMAR: China’s Plunder of Myanmar’s Rare Earth Wealth Threatens Global Security
1443. INDONESIA: Siren Rings as Aceh Mourners Mark 20 Years After Deadly Tsunami
1444. INDONESIA: 20 Years After the Wave: Building Resilient Coastal Futures
1445. MALAYSIAN Detainee Farik Amin Details Torture at Guantanamo
1446. MYANMAR: Christians Slam Cardinal Bo’s Ties to Myanmar Junta Boss
1447. VIETNAM Developing Punishments For Vaping After Ban
1448. INDONESIA: Silent night in Aceh as Indonesian Catholics hold modest Christmas mass amid Shariah law restrictions
1449. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s SOE Ministry Aims to Reduce State
1450. MALAYSIA: Terengganu’s First Public Caning for Khalwat: No Cameras Allowed as Cops Beef Up Security
1451. MYANMAR’S Garment Industry Unravelling Amid Chronic Labor Shortage
1452. VIETNAM: Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into
1453. INDONESIA: National Police to Bring Home Ex-Jamaah Islamiyah Members From Syria, Philippines
1454. INDONESIA: Ukrainian Citizen Arrested in Thailand for Running Drug Lab in Bali
1455. MALAYSIA Among Nine Countries to Officially Become BRICS Partners from January 1, 2025: Kremlin
1456. MYANMAR: Junta Forces are Mobilizing in Central Myanmar amid Shan state Ceasefire: Rebels
1457. VIETNAM to Lead ASEAN in Economic Growth This Year: HSBC
1458. INDONESIA: Closure of National Gallery Exhibition Sparks Censorship Concerns
1459. INDONESIA: Thousands of Ex-Jemaah Islamiyah Militants Abandon Radicalism and Pledge Allegiance to Nation
1460. MYANMAR: Food Shortage Leads to Religious Conversion in Myanmar’s Naga area
1461. THAILAND Respects Malaysia’s Decision to Close Illegal Border Bases
1462. VIETNAM: Job Firms Struggle to Hire Guest Workers for Japan Due to Illegal Recruitment Practices
1463. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s plan to pardon ‘corrupters’ raises eyebrows
1464. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Counterfeit Money Syndicate Operating in Islamic University Building
1465. MALAYSIA: WhatsApp, TikTok, YouTube Among Platforms Required to Obtain Licenses Under New Licensing Rules: Fahmi
1466. MYANMAR: UN Slams Aid Abuse After ‘Rice Bunkers’ Found at Myanmar Junta Base
1467. VIETNAM: Relaxed Visa Policies Lead to Increase in illegal Foreign Workers: reports
1468. CAMBODIA: WWF report highlights discovery of new species in Greater Mekong region
1469. INDONESIA: Police Form New Team on Trafficking, Violence Against Women, Children
1470. INDONESIA: Germany Forgives Indonesia’s $78 Million Debt to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis
1471. MALAYSIA: Almost Two-Thirds of Malaysians Hold Favorable Views of China, Malay Perception Improves Significantly: Survey
1472. MYANMAR: ‘Bullet’ Says All Political Parties Must Back Myanmar Military
1473. INDONESIA: Stable Economy Boosts Capital Inflows But Global Pressure Remains: World Bank
1474. INDONESIA Issues 471 Golden Visas, Attracting $558 Million Investment in 2024
1475. INDONESIA: Japan to Establish Nursing Care Programs in Indonesia to Recruit Southeast Asian Workers
1476. MYANMAR: UN Envoy Demands International Action to Arrest Myanmar Junta Boss
1477. SINGAPORE: New Private Home Sales Hit Highest Level in More than 11 Years in November
1478. CAMBODIA: PM Orders Crackdown on Fraudsters Who Exploit Govt Projects
1479. INDONESIA to Build First Nuclear Power Plant in Bangka Belitung
1480. INDONESIA: Thousands of Indonesians Moving to Cambodia for Gambling Jobs/Antara: Foreign Ministry
1481. MALAYSIA: How Much Do Malaysians Need to Retire Comfortably?
1482. MYANMAR Junta Projects Economic Growth Rate at 3.8%
1483. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Renewable Energy Plans May Put Forests at Risk
1484. INDONESIA: Dozen Vietnamese Nationals Arrested for Alleged Prostitution
1485. INDONESIA: Indef Compares Indonesia’s Illegal Cigarette Crisis to Latin America’s Narcotics Battle
1486. MYANMAR Opium Harvest Drops First Time Since Coup: UN
1487. SINGAPORE Reports Sharp Rise in Arrests for Harboring, Hiring Illegal Immigrants
1488. INDONESIA Identifies 29 Potential Nuclear Power Plant Sites
1489. INDONESIA Plans to Build Oil Reserve Facility Near Singapore to Reduce Imports
1490. MYANMAR-Global Campaign Protests China’s Support for Myanmar Junta
1491. PHILIPPINES: Scam Farms Change Tactics to Avoid Philippine Crackdown
1492. THAILAND: Cabinet Approves New Laws for 15% Minimum Corporate Tax
1493. CAMBODIA-PM Reveals Plans to Establish National Social Security Fund Family Package
1494. INDONESIA: Police Unveil New Antigraft Corps
1495. INDONESIA to Have Another Vaccine Producer in Near Future
1496. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Urges Muslim Nations to Collaborate with Russia Amid Growing Western Islamophobia
1497. MYANMAR’S KIA Sends Delegation to China for Talks
1498. INDONESIA: Indian Firms Eye Investment in Indonesia’s Pharma Sector, Ambassador Says
1499. INDONESIAN Mining Sector Improving ESG Scores
1500. MYANMAR: AA Takes Complete Control of Myanmar-Bangladesh Border After Seizing Maungdaw
1501. VIETNAM: Australian National University Allows Direct Ddmission From All Vietnamese High Schools
1502. CAMBODIA Unveils Innovative Packaging Center Boost Food Industry
1503. INDONESIA: Prabowo Needs $900 Billion Investment for His 8 Pct Growth Dream
1504. INDONESIA: Diageo Expands Factory in Bali, Strengthens Indonesia As Southeast Asia Supply hub
1505. MYANMAR: Global Protests Expose China’s Complicity in Myanmar Junta Abuse
1506. VIETNAM: HCMC Offers $120 Reward for Women Having Two Children Before 35
1507. INDONESIA: King Coal Rules as Indonesia Sends Mixed Messages on Energy Transition
1508. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Enforce 12% VAT on January 1 Despite Public Opposition
1509. MALAYSIA Inquiry Proposes Criminal Probe into Mahathir Over Disputed Islets
1510. MYANMAR Junta Swells Arrest Log for Online Criticism
1511. SINGAPORE Among Preferred Destinations For Billionaires, With 47 in the Country
1512. CAMBODIA: Transparency Sought in Cambodia Talks
1513. INDONESIA: Lawmaker Urges Indonesia to Set Up Cultural Centers Overseas
1514. INDONESIA: Indonesia Announces Construction of Basilica in New Capital Nusantara
1515. MYANMAR: KIA Advances in Kachin State, Captures Junta Outposts
1516. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
1517. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
1518. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
1519. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
1520. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
1521. INDONESIA: Migrant Workers Protection Minister Says Demand High For Indonesian Staff
1522. INDONESIA: Unlocking Geothermal Energy: Financial Risks and Community Pushback Slow Progress
1523. MYANMAR: Bangkok Seeks Answers After Thai Fishing Boats Attacked by Myanmar Vessels
1524. SINGAPORE: Fall in Positive attitudes towards people with disabilities in the workplace: MSF report
1525. VIETNAM: Lawyers warn of deportation risk for Vietnamese in US when Trump returns
1526. INDONESIA: Massive Costs, Reforms Await Prabowo Full Coal Phase Out Plan
1527. INDONESIA: Gov’t Plans to Establish State Revenue Ministry Headed by Abimanyu: Hashim
1528. MYANMAR: Caught Between Thailand and a Wa Place; Taking Chinese Lessons in Power
1529. THAILAND: Japanese Electronic Component Maker to Invest 62Bn More in Thailand
1530. VIETNAM: Lawmakers Approve Vietnam Airlines’ $870M Share Issuance Plan
1531. INDONESIA: A Step Closer to Partner with UAE on Papua Food Estate
1532. INDONESIAN  Government Aims to Return FOreign Prisoners By January
1533. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Slams Exploitation of Race, Religion, Urges Love, Unity To Counter Hate-Driven rhetoric
1534. MYANMAR: Thai Legislation Threatens Exiles from Myanmar: Rights Groups
1535. SINGAPORE Businessman Tried for $1.1B Investment Scam, Spent Proceeds on Porsche, Rolls
1536. CAMBODIA: Govt Keen to Downplay Thai-Cambodian Sea Spat
1537. INDONESIA Can Benefit from US-China Trade War Amid Trump’s Tariff Threats
1538. INDONESIA: Govt to Allocate 8 million Ha of Land to Support Free meals, Reach Food Self-Sufficiency
1539. MYANMAR: Rakhine’s Banking System Collapses as Myanmar State Teeters on Precipice
1540. VIETNAM: Ethnic Minorities Flee Poverty for Opportunities in Southern factories
1541. INDONESIA Balks at Apple’s $100m Investment Plan, Seeks Better Deal
1542. INDONESIA: Bali’s Hidden Crisis: Paradise Island Records Highest Suicide Rate in Indonesia
1543. MYANMAR: ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing
1544. MYANMAR Migrant Workers May Soon Be Sent to Russia, Recruitment Agencies Say
1545. PHILIPPINES: Palace Denounces Duterte Coup | November 27, 2024
1546. INDONESIA: US Invests $67 Billion in Indonesia, But Local Content Rules Remain A Challenge
1547. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Digs Out as Flooding, Landslide Death Toll Hits 20
1548. MYANMAR: Junta’s Budget Estimate for FY 2024-25 is at Record-High at Over 40 Trillion Kyats
1549. THAILAND: Thailand Losing Battle for Japanese Investment: Lessons from Vietnam
1550. INDONESIA Agrees to Transfer Remaining Bali Nine to Australia
1551. INDONESIA: JCI Struggles as Foreign Investors Pull Funds, US Stocks Hit Record Highs
1552. MYANMAR- Urban Guerrilla Groups Target Military-Controlled Offices in Yangon
1553. THAILAND: Foreigners Take Ownership of Condos Worth 18.571bn in 3rd Quarter
1554. VIETNAM Neds $11B To Meet Increasing EV Charging Needs: World Bank
1555. CAMBODIA: PM Halts Issuance of Licenses for Domestic Beer Production, Permits Export-Only Licensing
1556. INDONESIA: Many Foreign-Owned Businesses in Bali Are Rulebreakers, Luhut Says
1557. INDONESIA: In Conservative Aceh, Sole Woman-Run Cafe Morning Mama Challenges Traditional Norms to Create Safe Space for Others
1558. MYANMAR: UK Permanent Secretary to the UN issues statement in support of the embattled Myanmar people
1559. PHILIPPINES: World’s Largest Solar Farm Rises in NEcija
1560. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
1561. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
1562. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
1563. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
1564. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
1565. INDONESIA: New Government Education Reform Plans Met with Cautious Optimism
1566. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Directive Halts Major Infrastructure Projects
1567. MALAYSIA: Cops Can Now Freeze, Seize Mule Bank Accounts to Prevent Scam Victims’ Money From Being Withdrawn
1568. MYANMAR JUNTA Can Order Migrant Workers Home To Fight, Agency says
1569. SINGAPORE Oil Tycoon OK Lim Sentenced to Nearly 18 Years for Cheating HSBC Out of Millions of Dollars
1570. INDONESIA Digital Economy Shows Double-Digit Growth, Yet Funding Still Subdued
1571. INDONESIA: Banyuwangi Police Raid Illegal Dog Farm with Supplies from Bali
1572. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Brazil’s Lula Advocate Reforms in International Governance for a Fairer world
1573. MYANMAR: KIO Temporarily Closes China-Myanmar Border Gates Amid Tensions
1574. PHILIPPINES: 1.2M Flee As Pepito Pummels Luzon
1575. CAMBODIA: National Committee Established to Provide Land for Landless
1576. INDONESIA: All New Cabinet Members Told to Disclose Their Wealth
1577. INDONESIA: Hotel Industry Raises Concern Over Nickel Mine in Raja Ampat
1578. MYANMAR: Central Bank of Myanmar sells foreign exchange continuously
1579. THAILAND: Federation of Thai Industries Concerned at Trump’s Reshoring Policy
1580. INDONESIA: Government to Build 1,100 New Houses for Lewotobi Displaced
1581. INDONESIA: Bali Eyes Medical Tourism Boom
1582. MALAYSIA’S Allure for Foreign Digital Nomads: RM87.9m in Annual Spending Driven By Fast Internet, Affordable Lifestyle
1583. MYANMAR Junta Chief Homes in on Chinese Drones as Resistance-Buster
1584. VIETNAM: New Zealand to Offer Scholarships to Vietnamese University Students for the First Time
1585. INDONESIA Says It Has No Overlapping South China Sea Claims with China
1586. KFC Indonesia Closes Dozens of Outlets and Lays Off 2,274 Workers amid Heavy Losses and Boycott Calls
1587. INDONESIAN Elementary, Middle Schoolers to Learn AI and Coding
1588. MALAYSIA Ready to Provide Vinancial Aid to Lebanon for Victims of Israeli Attacks: PM Anwar
1589. MYANMAR: Int’l Labor Watchdog to Take Action Against Myanmar Junta
1590. VIETNAM: Japan to Share Entry Costs, Ease Job-Changing Restrictions for Vietnamese Workers
1591. CAMBODIA: Foreign Media Claims that ‘Biden Administration Backed Organizations Plotting Color Revolution in Cambodia’
1592. INDONESIA: Why Indonesian Universities Trail ASEAN Neighbors in Global Rankings?
1593. INDONESIA: RI Businesses Fear Deluge of Chinese Goods After Trump Takes Office
1594. 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
1595. MYANMAR: Activists Warn of Risks as Junta Leader Seeks Chinese Investment in Myanmar’s Agriculture
1596. INDONESIA Ranks 77th in Global Hunger Levels
1597. INDONESIA: Prabowo Introduces New Intelligence Agency under Finance Minister
1598. MYANMAR Junta Seals Bloody Pact With China in Kunming
1599. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Signs Landmark Laws Defining PH Territorial Waters
1600. VIETNAM Busts Ring Trading 1,000 Modified Guns Online
1601. INDONESIA: Prabowo Congratulates Trump on Election Win
1602. INDONESIA: Middle-Class Spending Key to Fixing GDP Growth: Economic Council
1603. MALAYSIA: Is it a Crime for a Malaysian to be a Mercenary in an Overseas War? 
1604. Myanmar Junta Foils Drone Attack on Min Aung Hlaing
1605. VIETNAMESE Students Turning Australian Degrees into High Salaries
1606. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inks Regulation to Cancel Debts of Farmers, Fishermen
1607. INDONESIA: Immigration Minister Mulls Requiring One-Year Bank Statement for Indonesians Traveling Overseas
1608. MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE to Jointly Propose Chingay for UNESCO Cultural Heritage lLst in 2025
1609. MYANMAR Refugees in Manipur Prison Urgently Need Medical Aid, Families Report
1610. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Powerful Passports in 2024
1611. CAMBODIA: Seven Filipinos Return Home From Job Scams in Cambodia
1612. INDONESIA: Ministry to Inspect Skyrocketing Fees in Fourism Spots Amid Protests
1613. INDONESIA: Communication Minister Suspends 11 Employees for Facilitating Online Gambling
1614. MALAYSIA: War on Deepfakes: What Malaysia Can Learn From the Rest of the World
1615. MYANMAR: Japan to Recruit 1,400 Myanmar Workers
1616. INDONESIA: Gov’t Says $6.3 Billion Energy Subsidies Go to The Rich Instead
1617. INDONESIA: Court Orders Lawmakers To Draft New Manpower Law
1618. MYANMAR: Thai Police Rescue Human Trafficking Victims Forced to Work in Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
1619. THAILAND Ranks Among the Top 4 Countries Most At Risk of FLooding
1620. VIETNAM Province Launches $1.7M Restoration as 1,000-Year-Old Champa Towers on Brink of Collapse
1621. INDONESIA: Govt Allocates $8.8 Billion For Food Security in 2025
1622. INDONESIA: New Tourism Minister Targets High-Quality Tourists by Promoting Five Super Priority Destinations
1623. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Tells UPNM: No Tolerance Towards Bullying and Thuggery in Educational Institutions, No More Slap on Wrist for Perpetrators
1624. MYANMAR: Ninety Rohingya Left ‘Stranded’ on Indonesia Beach
1625. PHILIPPINES Requests Companies to Pay for Plastic Waste Treatment
1626. INDONESIA: 1 Million Apartments Won’t Solve Urban Housing Crisis
1627. INDONESIA: 19 Australian Companies To Invest in Indonesia’s Tech Sector
1628. MALAYSIA: Family in Perlis Tightlipped On Viral News of Malaysian Citizen Turned ‘Mercenary’ Fighting Ukraine-Russia war
1629. MYANMAR: Intensifying Strikes on Civilians Spark New Sanctions Against Myanmar Junta
1630. THAILAND, Laos and Myanmar Launch Haze Control Initiative
1631. INDONESIA: Forcing Prabowo’s 8% Growth ‘Risks Economy Overheating’
1632. INDONESIA: Bali Gov’t Seeks Dutch Support to Preserve Local Cultural Heritage
1633. MYANMAR: Local Aid Workers Dying in Silence, Red Cross Warns
1634. SINGAPORE Trials Autonomous Vehicles On Public Roads for Cargo Transportation
1635. THAILAND: Eco-Friendly Disaster Products to be Produced in Thailand
1636. INDONESIA: Companies From Four Nations to Invest in Indonesia’s Dairy Farming: Minister
1637. INDONESIA: Majority of Indonesians Confident in Prabowo’s Leadership
1638. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Tightens Imported Food Inspections After Reports of Excess Pesticide in Shine Muscat Grapes
1639. MYANMAR: China’s Export Ban is Causing Shortages of Medicine, Fuel And Food in Myanmar
1640. THAILAND: Internet Access in Thailand Surges to 21.7 Million Households in 2024
1641. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants New ‘Political Capital’ Ready in Four Years: Minister
1642. INDONESIA: From Adorable to Authoritative: Prabowo Embraces Military Leadership Post-Election
1643. MYANMAR: Farmers Face Major Losses As Heavy Rains Devastate Rice Fields in Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions
1644. PHILIPPINES: At Least 126 Dead and Missing in Massive Flooding and Landslides in Philippines
1645. THAILAND: Transport Ministry Pushes For Six New Airports
1646. INDONESIA Named BRICS Partner as Prabowo’s Top Diplomat Makes Overseas Debut
1647. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Instill Discipline In Cabinet At Three-day Bootcamp
1648. MALAYSIA: Fair $arnings: Where Roes Malaysia’s Minimum Wage of RM1,700 Stand  Compared to Other Countries?
1649. MYANMAR: China Strongly Condemns Bomb Blast at Mandalay Consulate
1650. THAILAND Charts Bold Course In AI Development, Emphasizing Ethics and Innovation
1651. Indonesia:New senior minister eyes Papua to achieve food self-sufficiency
1652. INDONESIA: Aceh Police Foil Smuggling Attempt of 216 Rohingya Refugees
1653. MYANMAR: China’s Diplomatic Missions Have Troubled History in Myanmar
1654. SINGAPORE Strikes Back: Govt Blocks 10 Fake Websites Linked to Foreign Information Warfare Against Country
1655. THAILAND: Six Thai Destinations Recognized For Efforts in Sustainable Tourism
1656. INDONESIA: Prabowo Presents Largest Cabinet In Decades
1657. INDONESIA: Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Announces 100-Day Plan: Energy, Food Sovereignty, and Investment Growth
1658. MYANMAR: Who Bombed the Chinese Consulate in Myanmar’s Mandalay?
1659. THAILAND: Seven Major Thai Banks Report Record-Breaking Revenues
1660. VIETNAM: 4,000-Year-Old Cemetery Unearthed in Hanoi
1661. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pledges Self-Reliant Future In His Inaugural Speech
1662. INDONESIA: Prabowo Subianto Inaugurated as Indonesia’s Eighth President
1663. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Mulls Review of Migrant Labor Quota as Foreign Workers Near 15Pc Limit
1664. MYANMAR: Thousands Flood Shwedagon Pagoda To Pray For End to Conflict And Floods
1665. VIETNAM: How Rural Life in Vietnam’s Southern Cape is Attracting Global Tourists
1666. REGIONAL: Five Southeast Asian Nations Agree to Share Aviation Safety Data
1667. INDONESIA Fires up LFP Manufacturing Despite Lack of Lithium Reserves
1668. MYANMAR Military Steps Up Conscription of Would-Be Migrant Workers
1669. MYANMAR  Junta Signs $250,000 Development Deal with India Amid Criticism
1670. THAILAND Creates Favorable Condition for Cross-Border Tourism
1671. CAMBODIA Launches Largest Ever Power-Generation Facility
1672. INDONESIA: Years Later, Tourism Still Below Pre-Pandemic Level
1673. MYANMAR Tied With China for Worst Internet Freedom
1674. SINGAPORE Only Southeast Asian City Named Among World’s 10 Best For Food
1675. TIMOR LESTE Fights New Battles 25 years After Independence Vote
1676. INDONESIA: Nearly 500 ‘Golden Visa’ Applications Since Launch: Immigration Office
1677. INDONESIA Maintains 53-Month Trade Surplus Streak Despite Export Decline
1678. MYANMAR Junta Charges Hundreds for Scamming on Chinese Border
1679. PHILIPPINES: Prolonged Eruptions Detected at Taal Volcano
1680. VIETNAM: Unusual Weather to Hamper Economic Activities in Southeast Asia
1681. Cambodia Cracks Down on Surrogacy: Thirteen Filipino Women Facing Prison
1682. INDONESIA: State Budget Drives Education Equality, Toll Infrastructure Improvement in the Past Decade
1683. INDONESIA: Three French Citizens Deported from Aceh for Alleged Involvement in Local Election Campaign
1684. MALAYSIA: Under PM Anwar, Malaysia Climbs Lowy’s Power Index to be Fourth Most Influential in Region
1685. MYANMAR: MNDAA Restricts Members From Foreign Travel Amid Concerns Over Foreign Intervention
1686. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Prefer Malaysia For Data Centers: RI Govt Minister
1687. INDONESIA Remains ‘Light Years’ From Even Development Across the Regions
1688. MYANMAR Junta Steps Up Airstrikes as It Loses Ground to Resistance
1689. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Challenges China Over Clashes
1690. SINGAPORE: In What Could Be a Singapore Record, Court Awards Finance Veteran US$2.4M For Wrongful Dismissal After Two-Year Legal Battle
1691. INDONESIA: Prabowo Aims to End Indonesia’s Reliance on Food Imports Within Four Years
1692. INDONESIA: Govt Offers Three Seaports to Foreign, Domestic investors
1693. MYANMAR CDM Political Prisoners in Monywa Prison Coerced to Submit Petitions
1694. SINGAPORE’S Changi No Longer World’s Best Airport: Condé Nast Traveler
1695. THAILAND: Fortune Names 14 Thais Among 100 Most Powerful Women in Asia
1696. INDONESIA to Emphasize ASEAN Centrality at Laos Summits
1697. INDONESIA: New Ministries May Need Three Years to Become Effective, Warns Researcher
1698. MYANMAR Civil Society Urges ASEAN to Stop Working With the Military Junta and Support Establishment of a Federal Democracy
1699. THAILAND: Ministry of Energy prepares to handle Middle East conflicts
1700. CAMBODIA: Ancient Timber: 250 Million Year-Old Fossil Unearthed in Banteay Meanchey
1701. INDONESIA: Declining Middle Class Contributes to Indonesia’s Deflation: Experts
1702. INDONESIA: Prabowo Plans to Build, Renovate 3 Million Homes Annually
1703. MYANMAR Flood Victims Say Little Relief Has Reached Villages after Typhoon Yagi
1704. THAILAND: Over a Quarter of Thais Targeted By Scams Over Past Year
1705. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes Foreign MSME Owners in Bali To Scale Up
1706. INDONESIA: Scientists Reassert Wolbachia’s Minimum Risk For Dengue Control
1707. MALAYSIA: ‘You May Grow Up in London, But You Live in Malaysia’: PM Anwar Slams ‘Elites’ For Shunning Malay Language for English
1708. MYANMAR: MSF Highlights Struggle of Myanmar Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia
1709. SINGAPORE: Thousands Gather to Witness Final Horse Races at Singapore Turf Club
1710. INDONESIA: Jokowi on Farewell Tour in Final Weeks of Presidency
1711. INDONESIA: Illicit Waste Burning Reaches Alarming Rate of 48% Indonesian Households
1712. MALAYSIA: Scam Epidemic: Malaysians Lose US$12.8b Annually, Equivalent to 3pc of GDP, Amid Rising AI Threats
1713. MYANMAR: Chin Groups Attack Myanmar Junta Census Operation
1714. THAILAND Leads Southeast Asia in mobile Banking Application Usage
1715. Cambodian Journalist Mech Dara Arrested on Incitement Charges
1716. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Mental Health In Focus After Fatal School Assaults
1717. INDONESIA: Mood Improves Among Indonesian Manufacturers
1718. MALAYSIA: Informal Status of Migrant Workers May Put Them At Risk of Abuse: ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024
1719. MYANMAR Faces Critical Humanitarian Crisis as Floods Devastate over 1 Million Lives
1720. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Sea Toll: A Decade of Connecting Indonesia and Reducing Price Disparities
1721. INDONESIA: Immigration Officers to Carry Firearms Following Duty-Related Death
1722. MYANMAR: Yangon to Get 4-Hour Power Rotations, Industrial Zones 8 Hours Daily
1723. Myanmar: The Trouble With Elections
1724. VIETNAM Rises in Asia Power Ranking With Bigger Diplomatic influence
1725. CAMBODIA: Severe Flooding Devastates Crops Across 7 Provinces
1726. INDONESIA: First-Timers Make Up Majority of House Members
1727. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Build 2 Million Houses in Villages Annually
1728. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Snub Myanmar Junta ‘Peace’ Offer
1729. THAILAND: 70th Bangkok Gems Fair Hits $100M in Orders, Boosting Global Trade Hub Status
1730. INDONESIA: Sea Sand Exports: Singapore Gains, Indonesia Loses
1731. INDONESIA: Prabowo Warns of World War III Risk, Reaffirms Indonesia’s Non-Aligned Stance
1732. MYANMAR: IIMM Says the Military Council’s Secretive Executions Amount to Grave International Crimes
1733. SINGAPORE: Hong Kong dethrones Singapore as Asia-Pacific’s top financial center
1734. THAILAND: Majority of Thais Don’t Intend To Go Off meat During Annual Vegetarian Festival
1735. INDONESIA: Dynasties, Lack of Opposition Paint Bleak House Picture
1736. INDONESIA: Jokowi Launches Various Projects by Private Investors in Nusantara
1737. MALAYSIA: No Smoking, kids! Minors Smoking Now a Crime, While Selling Cigarettes to Minors Could Land You in Jail
1738. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortage Returns in Yangon
1739. PHILIPPINES: US Missile to Remain in PH
1740. INDONESIA: Miracle Needed For RI To Become Advanced Economy by 2045: World Bank
1741. INDONESIA: Retno Marsudi Urges Respect for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
1742. 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
1743. MYANMAR: Japan Downgrades Diplomatic Ties With Myanmar Junta
1744. THAILAND’S  Halal industry Drives 335M Baht in Trade, Aiming for ASEAN Hub
1745. INDONESIA to Launch Cyber Force as Fourth Branch of Military
1746. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Unveils World’s Tallest Christ Statue
1747. MYANMAR: NUG Minister Accuses Myanmar Junta of Obstructing Aid to Flood Victims at UN Meeting
1748. SINGAPORE: More Singaporean Deaths Than Births Possible By First Half of 2030s: Prime Minister’s Office
1749. THAILAND: Over 190,000 Myanmar Workers Arrested in Thailand’s Crackdown on Illegal Labor
1750. CAMBODIA Formally Withdraws From CLV-DTA Agreement
1751. INDONESIA: Relief as New Zealand Pilot Freed from Captivity in Papua
1752. INDONESIA Far Short of 2024 Renewable Energy Target
1753. THAILAND Pushing For Talks With Concerned Parties in MYANMAR to Repair Key Asian Highway
1754. VIETNAM’S Billionaire Proposes English Education for Entire Population
1755. INDONESIA Welcomes UN Resolution to End Israel’s Unlawful Occupation
1756. INDONESIA: Bali to Get Autonomous Transit System to Ease Congestion: Minister
1757. MYANMAR: International Cross-Border Response to Typhoon Yagi Urgently Needed in Myanmar
1758. SINGAPORE: MHA Survey Finds Growing Support Among Singapore Residents for Death Penalty in Most Serious Crimes
1759. THAILAND: New Project Aims to Create a Database of Facilities in Thailand
1760. CAMBODIA: Controversy Over Cambodia’s Journalism Charter Following UN Criticism
1761. INDONESIA: Virgin Australia Becomes 1st Foreign Airline to Use Pertamina’s Sustainable Fuel
1762. INDONESIA: Visitors Flock to Nusantara As New City Opens to Public
1763. MALAYSIA: Confinement Centers for Muslim Mothers in Malaysia? Yes, And They Are Highly in Demand
1764. MYANMAR: India Plans to Provide Electricity to Myanmar’s Chin and Rakhine States
1765. INDONESIA: RI Eyes Former Mining Land For Solar Power Plants
1766. INDONESIA: Luhut Attracts Ray Dalio and Porsche Family to Establish Family Offices in Bali
1767. MALAYSIA: Malaysia Freezes Almost 100 Bank Accounts in Child Abuse Case
1768. Myanmar Flooding Death Toll Jumps to 226
1769. INDONESIA: Election Rivalries at Play in Kadin Chair’s Ouster
1770. INDONESIA: Govt to Launch New Study on Authenticity of Borobudur’s ‘Chattra’
1771. MALAYSIA: On Malaysia Day, PM Anwar Vows Uplifting Rural and Impoverished Areas a Priority of His Administration
1772. Myanmar’s NUG Urges Public to Boycott Military Council’s Population Census
1773. THAILAND: Statue Removed to Museum After residents blame it for Mae Sai floods
1774. INDONESIA: Jet Aircraft Carrying Passengers Lands for First Time at Nusantara Airport
1775. INDONESIAN Military Inducts 500 Civilians into the Army to Bolster Nusantara’s Security
1776. MALAYSIA: ‘Unimaginable Horror’: UNICEF Calls for Urgent Long-Term Support After Mass Child Abuse Allegations at Welfare Homes Uncovered
1777. Myanmar Junta Intensifies Airstrikes on Civilian Areas following Threats by Min Aung Hlaing
1778. SINGAPORE: Pope Francis Arrives in Singapore for Final Leg of Asia
1779. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Power As Presidency looms
1780. INDONESIA: Biomass Export Boom Brings Risks of Deforestation
1781. MYANMAR: Karen Human Rights Group Condemns Ongoing Attacks On Education in Myanmar
1782. PH Most ‘At-Risk’ From Calamities
1783. Thailand Courts Bollywood With Film Fest in Mumbai
1784. CAMBODIA: No Agenda Behind China’s Donation of Two Warships to Cambodia
1785. INDONESIA: Gig Economy Threatens RI’s Human Capital Growth
1786. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Targets 15 Million Students in 2025
1787. MALAYSIA: Wealthy Chinese Youth Flock to Malaysia’s MM2H Scheme After Requirement Changes
1788. MYANMAR: Nicholas Koumjian Warns of Increasingly Frequent and Brutal War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar
1789. INDONESIA: Bali Proposes Two-Year Moratorium On Hotel, Nightclub Construction
1790. INDONESIA: Jokowi Works from New Capital Tomorrow Until Retirement
1791. MALAYSIA: Foreign Ministry Monitors Reports of Foreign Naval Vessels in Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone in South China Sea
1792. MYANMAR: Thai Ministry Shuts Down Six Schools for Burmese Students
1793. SINGAPORE Refuses Higher Percentage of Travelers Since Launching Automated Immigration Lanes
1794. INDONESIA: Activists Revive Calls to Revoke Discriminatory Policies After Pope’s Visit
1795. INDONESIA: Long-Awaited Asset Forfeiture Law Delayed Again
1796. MYANMAR: The UN Security Council’s Astonishing Silence on Myanmar Atrocities: Akshaya Kumar, Human Rights Watch
1797. THAILAND: Fast-Growing Thai Halal Industry Poised For Big Leap in 2025
1798. VIETNAM: Typhoon Yagi Kills 4, leaves 78 Injured in Northern Vietnam
1799. INDONESIA: Now A Step Closer to Exporting Electricity to Singapore
1800. INDONESIA: GoTo Exits Vietnam Amid Push To Pursue Profitability
1801. Myanmar Junta Lures Trishaw Drivers Into Militias With Incentives
1802. THAILAND: New Surin Elephant Museum is a Primer on the World of this Pachyderm
1803. VIETNAM: Passenger bus route linking Ha Long and China’s Nanning City launched
1804. INDONESIA: The Pope Urges Indonesia to Live Up to Its Promise of ‘Harmony in Diversity’
1805. INDONESIA: TNI Ordered to Create Cyber Force
1806. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Advocates For Deeper Islamic and Halal Industry Ties with Russia
1807. MYANMAR: Military Council Leader Announces Nationwide Census in Myanmar Amid Uncertainty
1808. THAILAND’S $13B Digital handout Scheme to Include Cash Payments: PM
1809. CAMBODIA: Growing Safeguards: Govt Encouraging More People to Settle in Border Areas
1810. INDONESIA: Southeast Asia’s Largest Economy To Reform Tourism on Bali
1811. INDONESIA: Government to Investigate Alleged Indonesian Gang Causing Disturbances in Japan
1812. MYANMAR: Yangon Reinstates Curfew Amid Growing Tensions and Reports of Forced Recruitment
1813. THAI Banks Suspend 34,000 Accounts Linked to Scammers
1814. INDONESIA: Philippine Detains Over 160 people, Including 70 Indonesians, Over Suspected Cybercrime Operation
1815. INDONESIA: 21 Foreign Citizens Win Contest Using Indonesian at FHI
1816. MALAYSIA: International Schools in Malaysia See Enrolment from East Asia Soar, Particularly From China
1817. MYANMAR: China Discusses Military Training with Myanmar Junta
1818. INDONESIA: Growing Paper, Plastic Scrap Imports Aggravate Waste Problem
1819. INDONESIA: Jakarta Sees Massive Ojek Protest but Many Drivers Continue Working
1820. MYANMAR Junta Reportedly Conducts Forced Conscription of Civilians in Pathein to Meet Military Quotas
1821. SINGAPORE: TODAY to Merge With CNA, Become Digital Long-Form Weekend Magazine
1822. VIETNAM: Over 800,000 Exposed Surveillance Cameras in Vietnam Spark Privacy Concerns
1823. CAMBODIA: Tik Tok Shuts Down Account For Falsehoods About Cambodia
1824. INDONESIA: All-Women Candidates to Contest East Java Gubernatorial Election
1825. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Nearly 2,000 Doses of Mpox Vaccine from Denmark
1826. MYANMAR Military Set to Lose Rakhine State to Ethnic Armed Group
1827. VIETNAM: HCMC Police Dismantle Baby Trafficking Ring Across 32 Localities
1828. INDONESIA: IDX Admits Employees Implicated in IPO Bribery Case
1829. INDONESIA: Indomie Factory in Nigeria Favors Cheaper Malaysian Palm Oil
1830. MYANMAR: Experts Sound Alarm on New Rohingya Crackdown in Myanmar
1831. SINGAPORE: One in Two People in Singapore Targeted By Fake Job Scams
1832. THAILAND: Harley-Davidson to move production of selected models to Thailand
1833. INDONESIA: President Jokowi to Host State Reception for Papal Visit
1834. INDONESIA: EU Embargo on Indonesian Palm Oil a Blessing in Disguise, Prabowo says
1835. MALAYSIA: Taliban Says Keen For Good Relations with Malaysia, Wants Help for Afghanistan in Higher Education System
1836. MYANMAR Junta Imposes Travel Restrictions for Wa, Palaung (Ta’ang), and Kokang Communities
1837. THAILAND: Museum in Southern Thailand is a Treasure Trove of Malay Heritage
1838. INDONESIA: Musicians Sound ‘Emergency Warning’ Over Regional Race Saga
1839. INDONESIA Prepares 1.5 Million Hectares for Dairy Farming and Cow Imports to Support Prabowo’s Program
1840. MYANMAR: Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar Still Falling This Fiscal Year
1841. SINGAPORE Beats Jakarta, Manila In Ranking of Best Cities for Workcations
1842. THAILAND: Harvesting filming locations as Thailand’s soft power
1843. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Retire 13 Coal-Fired Power Plants
1844. INDONESIA and Australia Seal Treaty-Level Defense Pact
1845. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Eyes BRICS’ Membership to Boost Malaysia’s Economic Diplomacy and Strategic Partnerships
1846. MYANMAR’S Junta Is Funding Its War Through Forex Scams, Economists Say
1847. THAILAND: First Case of Mpox Clade 1b Detected in Thailand
1848. INDONESIA: Refugees In Limbo After Eviction Notice From Jakarta Administration
1849. INDONESIA: Expert Warns Against Flood of Imported Petrochemicals from UAE
1850. MALAYSIA: PuTERA35, The Anwar Govt’s Plan To Uplift Bumiputera And Close The Economic Gap By 2035
1851. MYANMAR: Over 4,900 Battles Affecting 67% of Myanmar Recorded Since 2021 Coup
1852. VIETNAMESE Noodle Dishes Recognized as National Cultural Heritage
1853. INDONESIA: Government Prepares 12 Laboratories to Detex Mpox
1854. INDONESIA: Nusantara Hosts First-Ever Independence Day Celebration
1855. MALAYSIA: Digital divinity: Oldest Hindu Temple in Johor Takes Prayer Requests, Payments Online
1856. THAI KIng Pardons Ex-PM Thaksin in Birthday Amnesty
1857. INDONESIA: Up to 45 Million Indonesians At Risk of Hunger: Home Ministry
1858. ASEAN Holds Meeting on Human Trafficking Prevention
1859. MALAYSIA a Key Link in Smuggling of Indonesian labor, Jakarta Says
1860. MYANMAR: UN Reports Increased Brutality in Myanmar Conflict, Urges ASEAN to Act
1861. THAILAND’S Paetongtarn Shinawatra Wins Parliamentary Backing To Become New PM
1862. INDONESIA: Google Vows to Redact Fraudulent Maps Business Data
1863. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes For Clean Tech In Fertilizer Production
1864. Myanmar is Running Out of Power; Post-Coup Blackouts Intensify
1865. THAILAND: PM Srettha Shown The Door as Constitutional Court Rules Against Him
1866. VIETNAM Legislators Propose Making Trading Fetuses a Human Trafficking Crime
1867. INDONESIA: Activists Urge KPK Selection Committee To Oust Problematic Candidates
1868. INDONESIA: Google Takes Action Against Widespread Hotel Account Hacks in Indonesia
1869. MALAYSIA: Federal Police Exposes Job Scam Offering Over RM6,000 A Month For Fake Google Reviews
1870. MYANMAR: Junta Controls Fewer Than 100 of Myanmar’s 350 Towns: NUG
1871. THAILAND: New Guidelines For So-Called ‘Green Industry’ Introduced
1872. ASEAN Eyes Nuclear Energy, But Airs Safety Concerns
1873. INDONESIA Eases Import Rules For Solar Power Projects
1874. INDONESIA’S $15b Food Security Budget Fails to Improve Agricultural Sector, Says Expert
1875. MALAYSIA: All You Need To Know About Dark Tourism and Why Malaysia Should Capitalize on it
1876. MYANMAR: Floods, Starvation, and Violence in Myanmar’s Badlands: NGO Report
1877. CAMBODIA: Police Increasing Pressure on Int’l Human Trafficking Gangs
1878. INDONESIA: Government Ramps up Preparation For First Independence Day in Nusantara
1879. INDONESIA and Australia Deepen Ties in Electric Vehicle Supply Chain and Research
1880. MYANMAR: Nearly 50 Former Myanmar Military Officers Recalled to Active Duty
1881. SINGAPORE Hangs Prisoner In Second Execution In Days
1882. VIETNAM: Foreign Businesses Step Up Investment, Recruitment in Vietnam Amid Global Shift
1883. INDONESIA ‘Needs To’ Develop its Quaternary Education Amid Technological Advancement
1884. INDONESIA Extends Safeguard Tariffs to Protect Struggling Textile Industry
1885. MALAYSIA Leads Asia with 31.4pc Female Board Members in Top 100 Publicly Listed Companies: SC Data
1886. MYANMAR’S Junta Has Tightened Its Conscription Noose at Airports
1887. VIETNAM: Finance Ministry Proposes Lower Income Tax Rate for Micro, Small enterprises
1888. INDONESIA: OJK Reports Foreign Acquisition of Six Indonesian Multifinance Firms
1889. INDONESIA: Journalist Association Condemns Alleged Intimidation of Tempo Journalist
1890. MALAYSIA: How Does Bangladesh in Turmoil affect Malaysia, One Of Its top 10 Trade Partners
1891. MYANMAR Military Claims It Withdrew ‘For Fafety of People’
1892. THAILAND: Charter Court Dissolves Move Forward, Bans Execs For 10 years
1893. CAMBODIA: UNESCO to Investigate Alleged Rights Abuses at Angkor Wat
1894. INDONESIA: Disaster Agency Stockpiles Food in Central Papua Over Famine Concerns
1895. INDONESIA to Export Green Power to Singapore by 2028
1896. MYANMAR: NGO Calls on ASEAN to Engage with Myanmar’s Resistance Government
1897. THAILAND’S Pattaya Aims to Become Family-Friendly Destination Instead of Sex Tourism Hub
1898. INDONESIA: Government Imposes Sricter Tobacco Control Amid Unchecked Youth Smoking
1899. INDONESIA: PLN Looks to Trial Carbon Capture at Four Coal-Fired Plants
1900. MYANMAR: Desperate Myanmar Junta Seeks Russian Intervention Against Armed Resistance
1901. SINGAPORE: Most Singaporean Youths Satisfied With Life; 2 in 5 Have Never Been in a Relationship: IPS-NYC Study
1902. INDONESIA: Former VP Jusuf Kalla attends Hamas leader’s funeral, calls for end to Gaza war
1903. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Hail Safe Abortion Rule, Urge More Details
1904. MYANMAR: War in Myanmar Heartlands Silences Mount Popa Volcano Shrine
1905. PHILIPPINES: Yulo Gifts PH With 2nd Gold
1906. VIETNAM: Unusual Rains Over 2 Months Cause Devastating Floods in Northern Vietnam
1907. Cambodia-Laos-Thailand Combat Cross-Border Corruption-KhmerTimes
1908. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Condemns ‘Intolerable’ Killing of Hamas Leader
1909. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
1910. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
1911. MALAYSIA’S New License for Social Media Platforms and Messenger Apps
1912. INDONESIA: Surfing the Slowing Global Economy: How Has Indonesia Fared So Far?
1913. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
1914. 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
1915. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
1916. VIETNAM: Australian Veterans’ 20-Year Search Uncovers Mass Grave of Vietnamese Soldiers
1917. CAMBODIA: Indian Govt Issues ‘Cyber Slavery’ Advisory to Overseas Travelers Heading to Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Hong Kong
1918. INDONESIA: South Korea Overtakes US, Japan in FDI to Indonesia
1919. INDONESIA’S  Sea Nomads Turn to Jobs on Land
1920. MYANMAR: NUG Wants to Collaborate with Thai Government Over Migrant Worker Issues
1921. THAILAND: Thai PM Srettha to Meet Anwar in Southern Province to Discuss Border Security
1922. INDONESIA: ‘No Transition Without Transmission’ as RI Calls Donors to Fund Grid
1923. INDONESIA: Govt Aims to Reduce Airfares by 10 Percent by October
1924. MALAYSIA: Sabah’s Place in Malaysia Undisputed, Says Foreign Ministry in Response to Social Media Claims
1925. MYANMAR’S  United Wa State Army Moves Into Strategic Northern Town of Lashio
1926. VIETNAM: Mobile Internet Subscriptions in Vietnam Surpass 90% of Population For First Time
1927. CAMBODIA HIV/AIDS Response Ranks First in Region: UNAIDS
1928. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Receive FAO Award for Food Security: Minister
1929. INDONESIA Launches New Phase of Industrial Park in Bid to Lure Investors Away From China
1930. MALAYSIA Brain Drain And Who’s Benefitting From It
1931. MYANMAR: Burma Human Rights Network calls on U.S. Congress for Myanmar Acts
1932. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Only For ‘Good Quality Travelers’: Jokowi
1933. INDONESIA: Thousands of East Java Children Seek Therapy for Online Gaming Addiction
1934. MYANMAR: Thai Central Bank to Investigate Myanmar Weapons Payments
1935. SINGAPORE: Terrorism Threat Elevated Since Renewed Israel-Palestine Conflict; Singapore Also Affected: ISD
1936. THAI Passport Holders Now Have Visa-Free Access to 82 Countries
1937. INDONESIA: Govt Denies Buying Russian Oil But Leaves Door Open
1938. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Index Hits Hazardous Levels, Second Only to Kinshasa
1939. MALAYSIA: Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Most Compliant with Malaysian Laws, X the Worst Offender: Fahmi
1940. MYANMAR’S Second-Largest City Overwhelmed by Third Wave of War Refugees
1941. THAILAND: Majority of Thai People Use AI In Their Daily Lives For its Convenience: Study
1942. CAMBODIA: Senate President Hun Sen Denies Allegations of Khmer Territory Integration into Vietnam
1943. INDONESIA: Jokowi Celebrates Children’s Day in Papua to Symbolize Educational Justice
1944. INDONESIA: Heavy Reliance on Exports to China Could Hurt Indonesia’s Trade: Analyst
1945. MALAYSIA: Education Ministry Says No Exemptions Over Ban Against School donations From Tobacco, Alcohol Sponsors
1946. MYANMAR Junta Generals Barred From ASEAN Meet as Civilian Deaths Exceed 5,400
1947. INDONESIA: New Tracking System to Prevent Fraud in Nickel, Tin Mining
1948. INDONESIA Tests B40 Biodiesel on Trains, Aims to Cut Fuel Imports by $9 Billion
1949. MALAYSIA: One in Three Malaysian Teens Overweight or Obese: deputy health minister, as study reveals alarming spike
1950. MYANMAR Alliance Agrees to Extend Ceasefire With Junta in Shan State
1951. THAILAND: Srettha Urges Businesses to Cash In On Fast-Growing Pet Industry
1952. INDONESIA Calls For End to ‘Illegal’ Israeli Occupation of Palestine
1953. INDONESIA: Regional Administrations Criticized for ‘Embedded Sexism’
1954. MYANMAR: Rising Civilian Casualties, Communications Cut, Amidst Fierce fFghting in Mandalay
1955. PHILIPPINES, China Reach Deal on Ayungin Missions
1956. THAILAND: ‘Pet Economy’ On the Rise
1957. INDONESIA: Jokowi Under Fire for Granting Nearly 200-Year Land Permits in Nusantara
1958. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Interested in Jakarta LRT Expansion: Jakpro
1959. MALAYSIA to Review All Water Deals with Singapore Since 1962: DPM Fadillah
1960. Myanmar Junta Bolsters Security in Mandalay as Clashes Intensif
1961. VIETNAM: Southeast Asia’s Largest Wastewater Plant Halfway Done in HCMC
1962. INDONESIA: South Korea Mulls Visa-Free Entry for Indonesia
1963. INDONESIA: Missed Construction Targets Put Capital Relocation Plan in Limbo
1964. MALAYSIA’S Path to Silver-Haired Nation Sparks Gold Rush in Senior Care Centers
1965. MYANMAR Temple City of Bagan Pines For Tourists As Conflict Rages
1966. THAILAND: Visa Waiver Extension Affecting 93 Nations To Be Signed Monday
1967. INDONESIA: Gaza War Not Religious: Foreign Minister
1968. INDONESIA: Government Websites Penetrated by Gambling Games in Apparent Revenge Hacking
1969. MYANMAR Junta Bans Two Ethnic Parties From Election
1970. PHILIPPINES: SC wants Congress to Pass Dynasty Law
1971. SINGAPORE Has Over 333,000 Millionaires: Report
1972. INDONESIA: Preparations Pick Up For Pope’s Busy Visit to Indonesia
1973. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat Tourism Marred by Alleged Mass Extortion
1974. THAILAND Promotes Aspirations to Become Medical Hub
1975. VIETNAM Considers Scrapping Two-CHild Birth Limit Amid Falling Birth Rates
1976. INDONESIA: Excess Spending, Tax Shortfall to Drive Deficit Far Beyond Budget Plan
1977. INDONESIA: US Forgives Indonesia’s $35 Million Debt for Coral Reef Conservation
1978. MALAYSIA: Ahead of Budget 2025, PM Anwar says eradicating cartels and monopolies top of list to alleviate cost of living woes
1979. MYANMAR: Junta Plunges Myanmar Into Economic Turmoil
1980. VIETNAM: Ministry Seeking Heavier Penalties For Fetus Gender Selection
1981. INDONESIA: Local Governments Spend More on Meetings and Travel Than Actual Programs: Tito
1982. INDONESIA: Nearly 200 Child Marriage Applications Filed in Probolinggo in Early 2024
1983. MYANMAR: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Buckles in Northern Shan Capital
1984. SINGAPORE: Grasshoppers and Superworms Among 16 Insect Species Approved as Food in Singapore
1985. VIETNAM: The Most Affordable Country For Expats: survey
1986. CAMBODIA: Japan, Cambodia Commit to Work Together For a Mine-Free world
1987. INDONESIA: Eight Foreign Nationals Arrested in South Jakarta Dollar Counterfeit Raid
1988. INDONESIA Tees off on Golf Tourism as Singapore Courses Dwindle
1989. MYANMAR: Ongoing Diarrhea Outbreak in Southern Chin State, Urgent Medical Assistance Sought
1990. VIETNAM: Only 25% of Vietnamese Firms Have Website
1991. INDONESIA Lags in Early Childhood Education
1992. INDONESIA Launches ASEAN’s First EV Battery Cell Plant
1993. MYANMAR: BNI Condemns Five-Year Prison Sentence for DMG Reporter and Staff Member
1994. SINGAPORE Ranks Priciest City in Asia
1995. CAMBODIA: Ten Mother Nature ‘Activists’ Handed Lengthy Prison Terms
1996. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Momentum to Restore Religious Harmony, As Promised
1997. INDONESIA: Hyundai’s Flying Taxi to Begin Test Flights in Indonesia’s New Capital This July
1998. MALAYSIA: Top among 35 countries for rosy view of Russia and Putin: Pew Center Poll
1999. MYANMAR  Banks Face Fines For Exceeding Home Mortgage Cap
2000. INDONESIA: Businesses Hold Back On Geothermal Projects As PLN Return Deemed Unattractive
2001. INDONESIA’S Poverty Rate Drops to 25.22 Million in March 2024: BPS
2002. MALAYSIA Can’t Ratify Anti-Torture Convention Due to Country’s Caning Laws: Saifuddin Nasution
2003. MYANMAR: Crime and Punishment in Myanmar
2004. Philippines’ Dependency On Coal-Fired Power Surpasses Indonesia, China
2005. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For Communication Minister’s Resignation Over Cyberattack
2006. INDONESIA: Japanese Joint Venture to Build Waste-to-Energy Plant in W. Java
2007. MALAYSIA: Melaka, Indonesia to Seek UNESCO Recognition For Spice Route Voyage: State Exco
2008. MYANMAR: Australian and US sanctions on Myanmar Banks Proving Effective, Yet Critical Gaps Remain: MCN
2009. THAILAND: 13 Industries See Surge in Factory Openings Despite Economic Downturn
2010. CAMBODIA: Official Raises Concern Over Kingdom’s Ageing Population
2011. INDONESIA: Freeport Launches World’s Largest Single-Line Copper Smelter in Indonesia
2012. MALAYSIA: Survey Shows Surge in Malaysians’ Trust in Govt, Reflecting Growing Confidence in Stability of Anwar Administration
2013. MYANMAR: Thai Banks Linked to Atrocities in Myanmar, UN Report Finds
2014. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
2015. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
2016. INDONESIA: Chinese Textile Giant to Invest in Indonesia Amid Mass Layoffs
2017. MYANMAR: Junta Starts Selling Subsidized Rice in Yangon
2018. VIETNAM: How China’s Insatiable Demand is Changing Durian Industry in Southeast Asia
2019. INDONESIA: Diaspora, Mixed Children Laud Govt’s Permanent Visa Plan
2020. INDONESIA: World Bank Upgrades Indonesia’s GDP Growth to 5.1 Percent
2021. MYANMAR: Rising Drug Prices and Shortages Hit Major Myanmar Cities
2022. VIETNAM: 4 Vietnamese Accused of Cyberattacks in US, Causing $71M in Damages
2023. CAMBODIA Now Has Her Own Social Media App
2024. INDONESIA Enacts Revised Village Law, Extending Social Security to Village Chiefs and Officials
2025. INDONESIA: Jakarta Celebrates Another Year As Capital City
2026. MYANMAR Regime Admits Killing Monk
2027. THAILAND: The long journey of the Equal Marriage Law
2028. INDONESIA: Online Gambling War: Task Force Probes Fraudulent Bank Accounts, Payments At Mini Marts
2029. INDONESIA: 165 Indonesians Facing Death Sentence in Foreign Countries, Mostly Malaysia
2030. MALAYSIA, China Agree to Extend Visa Exemption To Strengthen Bilateral Ties, According to Joint Statement
2031. MYANMAR: Flower Phobia Strikes Myanmar’s Ruling Junta Again, Dozens Arrested
2032. VIETNAM: Southern province to form 27,000 ha marine conservation site
2033. INDONESIA: Copper, Jewelry Buoy RI Exports Amid Weakness in Coal, CPO
2034. INDONESIA: Revote Ruling Offers Hope for Women’s Representation
2035. MALAYSIA Scores 5.8 Out of 10 in Human Rights Index for 2024
2036. MYANMAR: As She Turns 79 in Prison, ‘The Lady’ Remains a Symbol of Hope and Resilience in Myanmar
2037. PHILIPPINES : Sara Quits Marcos Cabinet
2038. INDONESIA: Pope To Stop By Istiqlal Mosque During First-Ever Indonesia Visit
2039. INDONESIA: Information Ministry Threatens to Shut Down X Over Adult Content
2040. MALAYSIA Falls to 34th In IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, Now Below Thailand and Indonesia
2041. MYANMAR: Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech and Attacks on Rohingya Civilians On Rise
2042. SINGAPORE StudentsTop Pisa Study On Creative Thinking, Despite Not Thinking of Themselves As Creative
2043. INDONESIA: Minister Wants Indonesia to Copy India’s Approach to Dual Citizenship
2044. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Crack Down on ‘Blood Sucking’ Online Gambling
2045. MYANMAR’S Rakhine Spiraling Into Hunger as 50% Drop in Rice Harvest Predicted
2046. PHILIPPINES: ‘Ramming and Towing’: Philippines Says China Disrupted Mission to Ayungin Shoal
2047. SINGAPORE English Teachers Part of Volunteer Program for Disadvantaged Communities, not Malaysian Schools: Anwar
2048. THAILAND: Four Key Cases Poised to Reshape Thailand’s Political Landscape
2049. CAMBODIA: International aid decline raises concerns for Cambodia’s economic stability
2050. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Among Worst in the World, Residents Advised to Wear Masks Outdoors
2051. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Gaza diplomacy
2052. MYANMAR Junta Boss Orders Another Purge of Military Top Brass
2053. VIETNAM Achieves Record Presence In World’s Most Influential University Rankings
2054. INDONESIA: Police Most Reported to Komnas HAM Over Human Rights Violations
2055. INDONESIA: President Jokowi’s 1-Ton Cow Worth Rp 100M to be Sacrificed for Eid al-Adha
2056. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Wong Discuss Placing Singaporean Teachers in Malaysia
2057. MYANMAR: World Bank Paints Its Grimmest Picture Yet For Myanmar’s Future
2058. VIETNAM: Factories in southern Vietnam struggle to hire workers
2059. CAMBODIA: Bush Meat Still on the ‘Unwritten’ Menu Despite Joint eEforts to Curb Poaching
2060. INDONESIA Calls for Lasting Peace in Gaza Following US-Sponsored Resolution
2061. INDONESIA Leads in Fiscal Deficit Reduction Among Pandemic-Hit Nations: Sri Mulyani
2062. MYANMAR: NUG Protests Myanmar Junta’s Internet Shutdowns
2063. SINGAPORE Offers S$13,500 to SQ321 Passengers Who Suffered ‘Minor Injuries’
2064. INDONESIA: Presidents Past and Present to Gather for Independence Day in Jakarta and Nusantara
2065. INDONESIAN Consumers Less Confident About the Economy: BI
2066. THAI Economy Expected to Improve From July-Dec But Concerns Remain
2067. VIETNAM: Businesses Adapt as Gen Z Shapes Workplace Dynamics
2068. CAMBODIA: Ministry to Establish 250 Model Villages, Boosting Economic Growth
2069. INDONESIA: Skills Mismatch, Tech Disconnect: Why 10 Million Gen-Z Indonesians Sit Around
2070. INDONESIA: ‘OPM’ Label Reinstated, TNI Ready to Act in Papua: General Maruli
2071. MYANMAR: Russia Approves Moves to Build Nuclear Plant in Myanmar
2072. VIETNAM: Saltwater Intrusion Threatens to Wipe Durian, Rambutan Off Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
2073. INDONESIA Condemns Israeli Bill Labeling UNRWA Terror Group
2074. INDONESIA: Know Before You Fly: A Guide to Drone Laws in Indonesia
2075. MALAYSIA Evicts 500 Sea Nomads in Crackdown on Migrants: activists
2076. MYANMAR: Growing Rebellion-Myanmar’s Youth Flock to Armed Resistance, Rejecting Junta Conscription
2077. THAILAND: Govt Mulls ‘Retirement Lottery’ to Promote Saving Habits For Would-Be Seniors
2078. INDONESIA: ‘All Eyes on Papua’ Movement Gains Momentum Online
2079. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Start Working from Nusantara in July, Confirms Project on Track to Investors
2080. INDONESIA: New Law Paves Way For Longer Maternity Leave
2081. MYANMAR’S Multibillion-Dollar Jade Trade ‘Crashing’ as China Clamps Down
2082. PHILIPPINES: China Remains ‘Greatest’ Threat to PH: Survey
2083. INDONESIA Targets Cement Industry Decarbonization by 2050
2084. INDONESIA: Jokowi Looks To Steady IKN Authority Ship, Claims Big Investment Coming
2085. MALAYSIA: Importance of Human Rights Aligns With Concept of Malaysia Madani: PM Anwar
2086. MYANMAR Junta Arrests Thai Condo Buyers, Realtors as Currency Crashes
2087. THAILAND Targets To Get 1 Million Dropouts Back To School
2088. INDONESIA Won’t Normalize Israeli Ties: FM Retno
2089. INDONESIA: Foreign Tourists Spend Less Money in Indonesia:BPS
2090. MALAYSIA Needs to Prioritize Investments In Silver Economy to Enable Active, Healthy Ageing: PM Anwar
2091. MYANMAR: Charity Ride From Singapore to Bangkok Raises Funds for Myanmar Refugee Clinic
2092. THAILAND Lagging Behind in Skills and Digital Know-How: NESDC
2093. INDONESIA: National Police Arrests ‘Most Wanted’ Thai Fugitive
2094. INDONESIA: High Flyer in Some Subjects, Nadiem Fails to Make Grade in Basic Course Work
2095. MALAYSIA: Penang Expects to Reap ‘Durian Runtuh’ Revenue of RM1b Due to Three-Month Season This year
2096. MYANMAR Junta Orders All Security Personnel to Frontline as Losses Mount in Hard-Hit Regional Commands
2097. INDONESIA: Too Many Holidays Spell Bad News for Indonesia’s Productivity
2098. MALAYSIA: From Menace to Miracle: How ‘Padi Angin’ May Solve Future Rice Scarcity in Malaysia
2099. MYANMAR: Illegal Entry Arrests Surge in Thailand Amid Forced Military Conscription in Myanmar
2100. THAILAND: Long Arm of Law Finds ‘Boss Paeng’ in Indonesia
2101. CAMBODIA: KR Survivors Share Stories At First ‘Future’ Conference
2102. INDONESIA: Health Ministry Reports Decrease in Teen Smoking but Rise in E-Cigarette Use
2103. MALAYSIA: Come Clean On Those Currently Facing Gallows in Malaysia, Amnesty International tells Putrajaya
2104. MYANMAR: Rohingya Forced to Fight Alongside Myanmar Army Tormentors
2105. THAILAND to Indict Influential Former Premier Thaksin Over Royal Insult
2106. INDONESIA Thanks Spain, Ireland, and Norway for Recognizing Palestinian State
2107. INDONESIA: Government Turns to Community Early Warning System to Mitigate Marapi Lahars
2108. MALAYSIA to Train, Upskill 60,000 Engineers, Allocate RM25b in Fiscal SUpport for National Semiconductor Strategy: PM Anwar
2109. MYANMAR Junta Fires Key Economics Minister From Its Cabinet
2110. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Destinations Among World’s ‘Most Boring’ Tourist Attractions
2111. INDONESIA: Chinese-Owned Firm to Build Cement Plant in Aceh Despite Moratorium
2112. INDONESIA: Generative AI Can Save Indonesia’s Failing Rural Banks: Google
2113. INDONESIA Plans To Open Air Routes Connecting Regional Buddhist Centers
2114. MALAYSIA: At Global Forum, PM Anwar Touts Islamic Economy’s Potential to Rival ‘Unbridled’ Capitalism
2115. MYANMAR’S Military Blocks Escape Routes in Thandwe as Rakhine War Intensifies
2116. INDONESIA: More Dynasties in the Making in November Regional Head Elections
2117. INDONESIA: Reform Undone: Activists Lament Shrinking Civic Space, Unresolved Rights Abuse
2118. MYANMAR: UN Investigators Probing Mass Displacement in Myanmar
2119. MYANMAR: Putao town in Kachin State, under blockade for over two months is now facing severe food and fuel shortages with skyrocketing commodity prices
2120. VIETNAM Resort Properties Attractive to Foreign Investors
2121. INDONESIA:  State-Owned Enterprises Under Scrutiny for Corruption Allegations
2122. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Build City’s First Waste-To-Energy Plant
2123. MALAYSIA to Leverage on ASEAN to Tackle Regional Issues: PM Anwar
2124. MYANMAR: 194 Organizations Say Rohingya Must No Longer Be Exploited For Military and Political Gain
2125. MYANMAR Ditched as Global Beauty Pageant Host Over War
2126. INDONESIA: Battery Subscription Scheme Could Remove Roadblock to EV Adoption
2127. INDONESIA: Lifelong Visa for Indonesian Diaspora Can Be a Major Breakthrough
2128. MALAYSIA: Experts Call for Eearly-Years STEM Education to Address Critical engineering labor Shortage in Malaysia
2129. MYANMAR Junta Sentences Activist to 74 Years Prison for Leading Protests
2130. PHILIPPINES: While ICC Looms, House Panel Probes Duterte’s Drug war Killings For the First Time
2131. CAMBODIA: The Genocide Convention and Cambodia: Lessons Fom the Past, Prevention For the Future
2132. INDONESIA Demands Starlink’s Network Operation Center Within Borders to Protect National Sovereignty
2133. INDONESIA: Bali to Become Family Office Hub:Luhut
2134. Boundaries on 3R Issues: PM Anwar
2135. MYANMAR Shoppers Report Hyperinflation as Kyat Plunges Past 4,000/Dollar
2136. INDONESIA Wants N. Zealand to Close WTO Dispute on Food Import Restrictions
2137. INDONESIA: Steep Costs, Red Tape Deter Independent Regional Candidates
2138. MYANMAR: Conscription Crisis: Myanmar’s Military is Recruiting Young Men at Gunpoint
2139. VIETNAM: Hogwarts Hanoi: Vietnam school inspired by Harry Potter
2140. REGIONAL: Brain Drain Whittles Away at Developing Countries While Policies Fumble
2141. INDONESIA: Why Javanese Symbolism is Intertwined With Indonesian Politics
2142. INDONESIA: ‘I Will Be Myself’: Prabowo on Leadership Style
2143. MALAYSIA: Two In Five Malaysians Not Getting Enough Sleep, With Survey Showing Obesity On the Rise But Diabetes Going Down
2144. MYANMAR: Governments Issue Joint Statement in Support of Rohingya Refugees
2145. THAILAND: Climate Change Could Force Thailand to Relocate Capital Bangkok
2146. INDONESIA Maintains Trade Surplus Despite Plunging Exports
2147. INDONESIA: Medan Mall Shut Down for Dodging Rp 250B Tax
2148. MALAYSIA: Foreigners Married to Malaysians Can Use Spouse’s Name for Business: Johor Exco
2149. MYANMAR: Karen Information Center Director Wins International Journalism Award
2150. SINGAPORE: British Expat Launches ‘SinglePore’ In-Person Dating Event; Big Response Crashes Website
2151. INDONESIA: Designing the Future of Indonesia’s Food Systems
2152. INDONESIA: Jokowi, Elon Musk to Launch Starlink Services in Indonesia
2153. MALAYSIA: Meeting with Hamas May Cause Anxiety But Malaysia Trying to Help in Peace Effort: PM Anwar:
2154. MYANMAR Junta Plans October National Census
2155. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows to Broadcasting Bill that Threatens Press Freedom
2156. INDONESIA: Ukrainians, Russian Face Death Over Bali Drug Lab: Police
2157. MYANMAR Civil War Delays Development Assistance From Thailand
2158. SINGAPORE: Handing Over Singapore In Good order: The legacy of Lee Hsien Loong
2159. VIETNAM: Mysterious ‘Floating’ Lake Discovered in Central Vietnam
2160. CAMBODIA: Ministry Questions TIA Report on Money-Laundering Risks
2161. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reiterates ‘Asian Way’ to Defuse Tension
2162. INDONESIA: May Riot Victims Seek Closure From Incoming Govt
2163. MYANMAR: IOM’s Chief Announces Funding for Rohingya Refugees on Bangladesh Visit
2164. SINGAPORE: ‘I’ve Been Scammed’: PM Lee on How He Himself Was Victim of an Online Scam
2165. INDONESIA: Structural Problems Blight Agriculture As Key Sector For Employment
2166. MALAYSIA: Education Minister: Upholding Malay, English Languages Must Go Hand-in-Hand
2167. MALAYSIA Plans To Introduce ‘Orangutan Diplomacy’
2168. MYANMAR Junta Rebuffs Hun Sen’s Request to Meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
2169. THAILAND: PM Clamps Down on Cannabis For Recreational Use
2170. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Requests Video Meeting With Aung San Suu Kyi
2171. INDONESIA Sees Hottest April in 40 years
2172. INDONESIA: Bata Shoe Factory Shuts Down After 30 Years
2173. MYANMAR: Over 3 million ow displaced in Myanmar: UN
2174. VIETNAM: Digital Content Exporters Open Foreign Offices To Avoid Tax
2175. INDONESIA Hopes to Lead Global Green Aluminum Market with UAE
2176. MYANMAR: AAPP: Myanmar Junta Killed 223 Females This Year
2177. THAILAND: Heatwave Escalates Water War in Thailand’s North
2178. INDONESIA: Unresolved Conflicts May Hinder Prabowo’s Plan to Form Presidents’ Club
2179. INDONESIAN Muslim Cleric Reaffirms Ban on Interfaith Marriage
2180. MYANMAR: Chin Alliances Clash Over Territory Liberated From Myanmar Junta
2181. SINGAPORE:  Migrant Workers in S’pore Left in Limbo After Paying Large Sums to Agency Promising Jobs in Poland
2182. VIETNAM:  Rail Route Connects China, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia
2183. INDONESIA: Schools, Universities Prone To Corruption: KPK Survey
2184. INDONESIA: Sumatran Orangutan’s Use of Medicinal Plant to Treat Wound Intrigues Scientists
2185. MYANMAR: US Commission Slams Myanmar’s Religious Freedom
2186. VIETNAM Posts Over $10B in Four-Month Tourism Revenue
2187. VIETNAM to Produce Enough Rice for 8 Million Tons Exports
2188. INDONESIA May Offer Dual Citizenship to Attract Overseas Workers: Minister
2189. INDONESIA: Ministry Unveils New Funding Initiative For Climate-Resilient Health System
2190. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Govt Can Take Criticism But Will Not Compromise on 3R Sentiments
2191. MYANMAR: EU Extends Myanmar Junta Sanctions for Another Year
2192. VIETNAM Welcomes over 6 Million Int’l Visitors in Four Months
2193. INDONESIA: Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes off Java Island: Authorities
2194. INDONESIA: PDI-P Could Become Sole Opposition to Prabowo Coalition
2195. INDONESIA: Political Dynasticism Rampant in Newly Elected House Lawmakers
2196. MYANMAR: India Needs to Protect its Strategic Stakes in ‘Unstable’ Myanmar
2197. PHILIPPINES- Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools, triggers health alerts
2198. REGIONAL: Women in SE Asia Gaining Representation in Boardrooms: Report
2199. CAMBODIA: Pailin Farmer Hits On Solution To Excess Mangoes
2200. INDONESIA: US Returns Antiquities to Indonesia Amid Probe into Trafficking Networks
2201. INDONESIA: Creative Industry Workers Worry AI Is After Their Jobs
2202. MALAYSIA Adopts a Balanced Foreign Policy, Stands Clear of Provocations: PM Anwar
2203. MYANMAR: Network of ASEAN Parliamentarians Says Only Myanmar is Locking up Lawmakers
2204. INDONESIA: House of Old Men: 2024 Election Sees Lowest Number of Young Lawmakers ​​​
2205. INDONESIA: Job Creation Law Eases Business Licensing to Propel Growth
2206. MALAYSIA: UM Apologizes For Hosting Pro-Israel Professor, Lambasts Him for Claiming Malaysia Unsafe for Travelers
2207. MYANMAR: Thailand Warns Myanmar’s Rivals Against Using Its Soil For Harm: Minister
2208. THAILAND: 30 Died From Heatstroke in Thailand so Far in 2024 as South-east Asia Bakes
2209. CAMBODIA: Ending a Scourge: PM Pushes For Final Steps to Eradicate Malaria in Cambodia
2210. INDONESIA in Dire Need of Specialist Doctors: Jokowi
2211. 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
2212. MYANMAR: US Think-Tank Sounds Alarm as Scam Centers Mushroom on Myanmar-Thai Border
2213. SINGAPORE Red Cross Sends 9 Volunteers to Egypt for Gaza Relief Work, S$815,000 Worth of Aid
2214. INDONESIA: Dengue Deaths Spike Almost Threefold Compared to Last Year
2215. INDONESIA: Inter-Province Migration Costs Jakarta Trillions of Rupiah
2216. MALAYSIA Seeing Sharp Increase In Ageing Population: Nanta
2217. MYANMAR: UN’s Türk Sounds Alarm Amid Rising Tensions in Rakhine
2218. INDONESIA: Court Rulings Seal Prabowo Win
2219. INDONESIA: Clashes Between TNI, OPM Continue in Papua Amid Rising Tension
2220. MALAYSIA Poised to Become Powerhouse In Clean, Renewable Energy: Industry Players
2221. MYANMAR: As Losses Mount, Myanmar’s Junta Tightens Its Embrace of Russia
2222. CAMBODIA: Chinese Police Complete Repatriation Of Over 680 Gambling, Scam Suspects from Cambodia
2223. INDONESIA: Authorities Call For Vigilance Amid Heightened Volcanic Activity
2224. MALAYSIA Aims To Be In Top 20 Countries in Global Startup Ecosystem Index by 2030: PM Anwar
2225. MYANMAR Junta Using Rohingya Recruits to Sow Ethnic Hatred: Activists
2226. VIETNAM: Three Vietnam Locales Among World’s ‘Best Walking cities’
2227. ASEAN Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Escalating Myanmar Violence
2228. INDONESIA: Trust in Constitutional Court Rises Ahead Of Ruling On Election Disputes: LSI Survey
2229. MYANMAR: New Year, Old Tactic: Myanmar Junta’s Amnesty Skips Political Prisoners
2230. SINGAPORE:  24-Year-Old Maps Singapore Toilets With Bidets on Google, Earning Rave Reviews From Netizens
2231. THAILAND: NIA Launches New Platform to Boost Thai Agricultural Startups with Deep Tech
2232. INDONESIA: Apple Mulls Building First Production Facility in Indonesia
2233. INDONESIA: Jokowi Raises Concerns Over Money Laundering Using Crypto Assets
2234. MALAYSIA: Single Mother is First Woman Khalwat Offender to be Whipped in Terengganu
2235. MYANMAR: Burmese Activist Maung Zarni Nominated For the Nobel Peace Prize
2236. VIETNAM Needs $30B Investment For Universal Clean Water Access
2237. INDONESIA: Minister Launches 500,000 Hectares of Farming Land in S Papua
2238. INDONESIA: Young People in Indonesia Put Off Marriage
2239. MALAYSIA: Biggest Renter Group in Malaysia are Millennials: Study
2240. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi And Former President Win Myint Reportedly Moved to House Arrest in Naypyidaw
2241. VIETNAM: Draft Law Restricting Journalists’ Courtroom Rights Meets Opposition
2242. INDONESIA: Mideast Escalation Could Pose Major Economic Risk to RI
2243. INDONESIA: Komnas HAM Criticizes Government Handling of Tensions in Papua
2244. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Rohingya, Including Children, Abducted in Violation of Conscription Law
2245. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Rules Out New Bases for US
2246. SINGAPORE: Lawrence Wong to Take Over From Lee Hsien Loong As Prime Minister on May 15: PMO
2247. CAMBODIA’S Alternative Medicine to Hit $64.03 Million in 2024
2248. INDONESIA Poised to Lead Booming Halal Cosmetics Market
2249. INDONESIA: Papua Rebel Leader Says Captured New Zealand Pilot Won’t Be Released
2250. MYANMAR Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Believed Held in Solitary Confinement in Naypyidaw Prison
2251. VIETNAM: Schengen-Like Visa for Southeast Asia Will Boost Foreign Arrivals to Vietnam
2252. INDONESIA: Government Denies Israeli Reports On Normalizing Ties
2253. INDONESIA: Prabowo Collaborates with King of Jordan to Drop Indonesian Relief Supplies to Gaza
2254. MYANMAR Junta Slams UN’s ‘One-Sided’ Human Rights Claims
2255. SINGAPORE Wants to INsulate and Protect the Local Jewish Community From the Impacts of the War in Gaza: Shanmugam
2256. VIETNAM: Van Thinh Phat Chairwoman Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death in $27B Scam
2257. ASEAN Tourists Prefer Thailand Over Indonesia: Study
2258. Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.2 Pct in 2024, 2025: Report
2259. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Pledge Online Safety Measures for Children Using Social Media: Fahmi
2260. MYANMAR: Reluctant Exiles: Another ‘Life or Death’ Exodus From Myanmar
2261. VIETNAM: Thailand Aims to Boost Durian Exports to China, Reclaiming lead from Vietnam
2262. CAMBODIA: 69-Year Old Phnom Penh Madam Detained For Underage Prostitution
2263. INDONESIA: Govt Urged To Tighten, Stop Granting Mining Licenses On Small Islands
2264. INDONESIA: 2 Papuan Rebel Leaders Killed in Shootout
2265. MYANMAR: Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy
2266. VIETNAM Firms Face Highest Local Cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
2267. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Crystal and Liquid Meth Production House Linked to Hong Kong Ring
2268. INDONESIA: PLN Mulls Importing LNG Amid Likely Shortfall in Local Gas Supply
2269. MALAYSIA: Prabowo, Anwar Discuss Direction to Strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia Ties
2270. MYANMAR Junta Deputy Defense Minister Interrogated Over Online Scams
2271. THAILAND: Google Lunches Security Feature to Protect Thailand Users From Scams
2272. INDONESIA: Lack of Clean Power May Jeopardize Indonesia’s Downstream Dream
2273. INDONESIA: Brunei and Laos Join Regional Payment Connectivity
2274. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya Must Calm ‘Allah’ Socks Storm Before Tensions Erupt: Extremism Experts
2275. MYANMAR: BHRN Calls On International Community to Help Muslims in Myanmar
2276. THAILAND: National Anti-Corruption Commission Initiates An Anti-Corruption Education Curriculum to Educate Thai Children and Instill Integrity Value in Thai society
2277. INDONESIA: Hyundai Ends Indonesia Aluminium Deal After Climate Campaign By K-Pop Fans
2278. INDONESIA: Aceh Authorities Detain Four Suspects in Rohingya Refugee Smuggling Case
2279. MALAYSIA Probes Links Between Detained Man and Israeli Crime Group
2280. MYANMAR Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
2281. VIETNAM Has 6 Billionaires in Forbes Global Rich List
2282. INDONESIA: Gov’t Revokes Over 2,000 Mining Licenses
2283. INDONESIA: Court Summons 4 Jokowi Ministers to Testify in Presidential Election Dispute Trial
2284. INDONESIA: As El Nino Bites, Indonesians Struggle with Record-High Rice Prices
2285. MYANMAR Military Loses Historic Outpost on Road to China in Kachin State
2286. SINGAPORE: 5 Takeaways From Survey of Southeast Asians, Including Singapore Being Top Choice of Regional Country for Relocation
2287. INDONESIA: Pope Francis to Visit Indonesia in September: Minister
2288. INDONESIA Gears Up for Another Colossal Elections
2289. MYANMAR: KNU Grateful For Aid Sent by Thai Government Through Myanmar Red Cross
2290. SINGAPORE: Dengue Cases Soar, Doubling in First Quarter of 2024; 7 Deaths Reported
2291. CAMBODIA: Chetra Urges Preservation of Tonle Sap
2292. INDONESIA’S Business Environment Ranking Slips As Others Improve
2293. INDONESIA: Untapped Muslim Donations Could Reach Rp180 Trillion Annually
2294. MYANMAR: India Urged to Stop Embracing War Criminals in Myanmar
2295. THAILAND Equal Marriage Bill a Victory for LGBTQA+ All Over the World:Pita
2296. INDONESIA Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza After UN Vote
2297. INDONESIA Moves Closer to Next World Cup Qualifying Round with 3-0 Win in Vietnam
2298. MALAYSIA: New SOPs Introduced To Prrevent Child Abuse Cases at Daycare Centers: Nancy Shukri
2299. MYANMAR: UK Government Raps Myanmar Junta on Armed Forces Day Over Its Brutality
2300. S’PORE-Flagged Vessel Had ‘Momentary Loss of Propulsion’ Just Before Hitting Baltimore Bridge: MPA
2301. INDONESIA: 13 Soldiers Held Over Alleged Torture of Papuan
2302. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Capture Portuguese Nationals Involved in Liquid Cocaine Trafficking Operation
2303. MYANMAR: A Chronicle of Collapse: How the Tide Turned Against Myanmar’s Once Mighty Military
2304. PHILIPPINES: Drug War Restarts in Davao
2305. VIETNAM: Central Vietnam Province Gets Its Own Red Sea
2306. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Rules Defamation Clause ‘Conditionally Unconstitutional’
2307. INDONESIA Takes Over Airspace Management in Riau Islands and Natuna from Singapore
2308. MYANMAR: Chinese Town Deports 200 Myanmar Migrant Workers Each Day
2309. SINGAPORE: Govt Tells Israeli Embassy to Remove Facebook Post That Was an ‘Astonishing Attempt to Rewrite History’, says Shanmugam
2310. THAILAND: An Entrepreneur Scores a Win in Europe With Her Low Glycemic Flour
2311. INDONESIA: Failed Election Candidates Place Hopes in Court Proceedings
2312. INDONESIA: New Import Rules Hoped to Save Ailing Textile Industry
2313. MALAYSIA: ‘Allah’ Socks Issue: Sabahan Sentenced to Six Months of Jail for Insulting Islam on Facebook
2314. MYANMAR is Main Beneficiary of Chinese Fund: Ambassador
2315. THAI Scientists Breed Coral in Labs to Restore Degraded Reefs
2316. INDONESIA Among the Unhappiest Countries in Southeast Asia: Study
2317. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declared as Elected President After Final Vote Count
2318. MYANMAR Court-Ordered Auction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home Fails to Draw Bids
2319. SINGAPORE Completes First Humanitarian Aid Airdrop into Gaza
2320. VIETNAM: Vo Van Thuong Leaves Position as Vietnam President
2321. INDONESIA Braces For Wildfires Ahead of Dry Season
2322. INDONESIA: $11.6 Billion Invested in Indonesia’s Smelters
2323. MYANMAR’S Women Bear the Cost of the Junta’s Coup
2324. THAILAND: Rural Doctor Society Claims Identities of 2.2 Million Thais on Sale in ‘Dark Web’
2325. VIETNAM: Pakistani, Iranian Men Pose As Interpol To Extort Tourists in Hanoi
2326. INDONESIA Accused of Avoiding Human Rights Issues
2327. INDONESIA: Government Considers Student Loan Scheme for Low-Income Families
2328. MALAYSIA: High Court Strikes Out Woman’s Bid to Declare Herself as Non-Muslim
2329. In MYANMAR, Citizen Journalism is Connecting News to Its Revolutionary Roots
2330. INDONESIA: KPU Races to Finish Vote Tally
2331. INDONESIA: Russia Alleges 10 Indonesians Fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine
2332. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Seize 2,500 LSD Sheets from Germany
2333. Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Calls for Security Council Action to Halt Conscription
2334. CAMBODIA: First Khmer-Speaking Robot Introduced-KhmerTimes
2335. INDONESIA: Draft Policy Draws Flak for Allowing Military, Police Hold Civil Posts
2336. INDONESIA Needs 350 More Aircraft to Make Airfare More Affordable
2337. MALAYSIA: Proposed Amendment on Citizenship Laws Goes Against Founding Fathers’ Intentions, Nazir Razak Tells Putrajaya
2338. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Communications in Around 80 Myanmar’s Townships: Report
2339. INDONESIA: EU Deforestation Regulation Seen to Complicate RI Biodiesel Exports
2340. INDONESIA: Thirst for ‘Swiftnomics’: Indonesia Eyes Partnering with Singapore on Concerts
2341. newspapers to strengthen mastery of Malay language among students
2342. MYANMAR: Japan Announces Extra US$ 37 Million In Aid to Myanmar
2343. SINGAPORE: Singapore Endorses Communique on Tackling Scams at Inaugural Global Fraud Summit
2344. INDONESIA: Extreme Weather Looms Over Indonesia
2345. INDONESIA: 2024 Presidential Election Results: Prabowo-Gibran Secures Victory in Jakarta
2346. MYANMAR: China Tightens Access For Myanmar Migrant Workers Entering From Shan State
2347. SINGAPORE: Over Half in S’pore Say Society, Technology Changing Too Fast, and In Ways That Don’t Benefit Them: Survey
2348. INDONESIA: Civil Society Piles Pressure On Parties To Launch House Probe
2349. INDONESIA: Batik Air Grounds Pilots Following Alleged In-Flight Napping
2350. MALAYSIA Charts Better Score In Latest Pew Religious Restriction Index, Driven By Drop in Govt Curbs
2351. MYANMAR General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State
2352. THAILAND: Crackdown On ‘Mule’ Accounts Aims to Impact Call-Center Gangs
2353. INDONESIA: Why Carbon Utilization Key To Indonesia’s Decarbonization
2354. INDONESIA: 18 Dead, 5 Missing After Indonesia Floods, Landslide
2355. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Sarawak to Become Major Renewable Energy Hub in SE Asia
2356. MYANMAR: AA Joins KIA Attacks on Myanmar Junta in Kachin State, While Fighting in Rakhine
2357. VIETNAMESE Tech TAlents Find Homeland Has Appealing Career Prospects
2358. INDONESIA: Cooking Up Opportunities: Used Cooking Oil Can Be a ‘Sizzling Success’ for Indonesia
2359. INDONESIA Aiming for 80 Percent Middle Class Population in 2045: Bappenas
2360. MALAYSIA: A Decade After MH370: Hopes of a New search to End All Speculation
2361. MYANMAR: Besieged Junta Troops Launch ‘Scorched Earth’ Attacks in Myanmar Jade Hub
2362. PHILIPPINES: 3,600 Ex-Rebels, Mostly in Mindanao, Await Amnesty as Senate Backs Marcos’ Initiative
2363. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sets Ambitious 8 Pct Economic Growth Target for Indonesia
2364. MALAYSIA Among Top Five Most Improved in Increasing Legal Gender Equality, But Still Lags Behind Regional Neighbors: World Bank Report
2365. MYANMAR: Number of Townships Placed Under Martial Law by Myanmar Junta Rises to 61
2366. SINGAPORE: Govt Mulls Publicizing Litterbugs’ Photos to Identify Them As Part of ‘Targeted’ Response to Rise in Cases
2367. THAILAND: Wealthy Myanmar Citizens Buy Thai Property to Seek Refuge From Civil War
2368. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Groups Oppose Using Operational Assistance Fund to Provide Free Lunches
2369. INDONESIA: Prabowo Looks Certain to Protect Status Quo for Political Stability
2370. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar ‘Happy to Reopen’ MH370 Search If Compelling Evidence Found
2371. MYANMAR: ‘No Breakthrough’ in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance and Junta
2372. VIETNAM: Carbon Credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year
2373. CAMBODIA: Shiva Reborn: 10th Century Statue Takes Shape
2374. INDONESIA: Poll Body in Hot Water After String of Tech Failures
2375. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Takes a Stand Against Bullying at PGRI Congress
2376. MALAYSIAN Graduates are Overqualified and Underpaid: Khazanah Research Institute Report
2377. MYANMAR: Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar’s Naval Weaknesses
2378. INDONESIA: Government Trials Free Meal Program at Tangerang School
2379. INDONESIA: Jokowi Promotes Prabowo to TNI Honorary General
2380. MYANMAR Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions
2381. SINGAPORE: New Anti-scam Portal to be Launched; MHA Calls out Meta for ‘Consistently Pushing Back’ on Efforts to Tackle Scams
2382. THAILAND: Zero Baht Stores: How ‘Grandpa Garbage’ Turned Waste into Sustainable Communities
2383. INDONESIA: Govt Doubles Funds for Oil Palm Replanting
2384. INDONESIA Losing Out on Foreign Tourists To Its Neighbors: Sandiaga
2385. MYANMAR: Aid Received by Myanmar in 2023 Insufficient According to Analysis
2386. SINGAPORE: Restaurant in Singapore Offers ‘Divorce’ Booking Option With Treats for Celebration
2387. THAILAND: Chaiwat Insists 2,900 Rai Under Dispute is Protected Forest, Cannot Be ‘Buffer Zone’
2388. CAMBODIA: Troubled Phnom Penh ‘Beer Bus’ Rebrands as ‘Eco-Friendly Exploration’
2389. INDONESIA: World Bank Urges Fiscal Caution for Indonesia’s Free Lunch Program in 2025
2390. INDONESIA: Inclusive Marriage Registry Plan for KUAs Meets With Questions, Calls for Dialogue
2391. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Agree With New National Service Scheme, Think It Will Be Positive: Survey
2392. MYANMAR: Myanmar Junta Calls on Students to Join University Corps
2393. INDONESIA Most Networked Nation in Southeast Asia Amid Geopolitical Race
2394. INDONESIA: Government to Relocate 6,000 Civil Servants to Nusantara in July
2395. MALAYSIA now ranks number one globally for 5G consistency score: Fahmi
2396. MYANMAR: Legal Aid Network Raps Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Drive
2397. VIETNAM Risks Losing Regional Tourism Race Without Visa Waivers: Experts
2398. CAMBODIA ex-PM Hun Sen Returns to Frontline Politics for Senate Seat
2399. INDONESIA: Luhut says China Ready to Fork Over for Cutlery Factory
2400. MYANMAR: Ta’ang Towns Promised Civilian Administration
2401. VIETNAM: Scrap Dealer Builds $2.85M Gold-Plated Castle in Central Vietnam
2402. CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Explains Hun Many’s Promotion to DPM
2403. INDONESIA: Jokowi Unveils Biggest Port in Eastern Indonesia
2404. INDONESIA Decries ‘Geopolitical Nightmare’ Ahead of ICJ Appeal
2405. MYANMAR: Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription
2406. VIETNAM To See Largest Expansion in Wealth Growth Over The Next Decade
2407. INDONESIA: Fitch, Moody’s Raise Concerns About Fiscal Policy Under Prabowo leadership
2408. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s School Meal Program to Cost $7.7 Billion in First Year
2409. MYANMAR: Pa-O Militia Backs Myanmar Junta Conscription by Forcibly Recruiting Civilians
2410. SINGAPORE: Malaysian Govt Study Warns of ‘Brain Drain’, Finds 3 in 4 M’sians Living, Working in S’pore Skilled or Semi-skilled
2411. THAILAND: What Thailand Must Do To Improve its Democracy Index Ranking
2412. INDONESIA: Jokowi signs regulation requiring Google, Meta to pay for news
2413. INDONESIA Says Women’s Rights Advocacy Should Remain a Priority in Afghanistan
2414. MALAYSIA: Police and State Islamic Authorities will Investigate Man Who Claims to be Prophet Muhammad’s Descendant: Home Minister
2415. MYANMAR:  Global ESG Investment Advisory Firms Accused of Aiding Myanmar Junta
2416. VIETNAM to send 125,000 Laborers Abroad in 2024
2417. CAMBODIA To Install Hundreds of Wildlife Cameras in an EFfort to Restore its Tiger Population
2418. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates 26 Military Hospitals Across Indonesia
2419. MYANMAR: 3 Myanmar Brigadier Generals Sentenced To Death For Surrendering Town
2420. VIETNAM’S VinFast to Establish EV Assembly Plant in Indonesia This Year
2421. INDONESIA: Doctors Blame Late Detection as Cancer Deaths in Indonesia Near 243,000
2422. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Policy Scrutiny After Free-Market Comments
2423. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Proposed Fishing Law Leaves Burmese Workers Vulnerable
2424. SINGAPORE: Air Ticket Prices To Go Up as Singapore Mandates Sustainable Fuel for Departing Flights from 2026
2425. THAILAND: Group Opposed to Thaksin’s Parole Vows to Seek NACC Investigation
2426. INDONESIA: Prabowo On Track To Succeed Jokowi
2427. INDONESIA: From Floods to Love Hearts
2428. MYANMAR: Restrictions Imposed on Domestic Air Travel in Myanmar
2429. THAILAND: Govt Launches New Medical Coverage Scheme for Tourists
2430. VIETNAMESE Spend $3.8M Daily on Online Food Orders
2431. INDONESIA: Tale of Two cities: Religious Tolerance in Bekasi & Depok
2432. INDONESIA to Address International Court Hearing on Israel Next Week
2433. MALAYSIA: Tourism Minister Urges Malaysians to Reject Racism to Achieve Strong Unity
2434. MYANMAR: Thailand to Open Humanitarian Center to Deliver Aid to Myanmar in One Month
2435. SINGAPORE Builds AI Model to ‘Represent’ Southeast Asians
2436. INDONESIA’S 2024 Cybersecurity Challenge: Rising Threats and Human Risks
2437. INDONESIA: New Energy Rule Discourages Rooftop Solar Systems: Users
2438. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reaffirms Continuation of Jokowi’s Programs
2439. MALAYSIA: Sharia Punishments in Malaysia Determined by Govt, No Question of Any Challenge Against Islamic Laws: IKIM
2440. MYANMAR Junta Enforces Military Service Law Following Battlefield Losses
2441. INDONESIA: Government Targets Completion of 41 National Strategic Projects by 2024, Removes 12
2442. MYANMAR’S Depleted Military Takes Aim at Professors, Students to Beef Up
2443. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Rejects Calls for Independent Mindanao After Duterte’s Remarks
2444. SINGAPORE: Median Monthly Household Income Rises to S$10,869 in 2023, a Real Increase of 2.8%
2445. INDONESIA’S Leading Banks Thrive in Post-Pandemic Recovery
2446. INDONESIA: KPU Found Guilty of Ethics Breach in Handling of Gibran VP Bid
2447. MYANMAR: Nine UN Security Council Members Call on Junta to End Attacks on Civilians
2448. THAILAND Confident Aid Effort Will Lead to Myanmar Crisis Dialogue
2449. INDONESIA: Anies to Uphold FPI, HTI Bans
2450. INDONESIA: Ship Captain Arrested for Transporting Migrant Workers from Malaysia
2451. MALAYSIA’S Pardons Board Announces Decision to Cut Najib’s Jail Term from 12 to 6 Years
2452. MYANMAR: 41 Rohingya Refugees Arrested After Fleeing Malaysian Detention Center
2453. VIETNAM: South Australia Halts Central Vietnam Students’ Admittance Amid Disappearances
2454. INDONESIAN Academia Calls for Electoral Integrity
2455. INDONESIA’S Manufacturing PMI Beats Other ASEAN Countries
2456. MALAYSIA: Stats Dept 2023 Report Shows Cancer Fourth Leading cCuse of death in Malaysia: Health Minister
2457. MYANMAR: 900 Myanmar Medics Detained Since 2021 Coup: Swiss Report
2458. SINGAPORE: Muslims Will Be Allowed to Eat Lab-Grown Meat If  It’s From Halal Animal Cells, Free From Non-Halal Ingredients: Mufti
2459. CAMBODIA: Soothsayers Barred From Social Media aEtivities
2460. INDONESIA: TNI Deploys 400,000 Soldiers to Safeguard the 2024 Election
2461. INDONESIA to Import Chinese Trains for Aging Commuter Line
2462. MYANMAR: Junta Prepared to Extend Myanmar’s State of Emergency Again in August
2463. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs
2464. INDONESIA: Dynasty in the Making’ as President Jokowi Shadow Hangs Over General Elections
2465. INDONESIA: Singkawang Retains Title as Indonesia’s Most Tolerant City
2466. MALAYSIA Ranks 57th in Global Corruption Perception Index, Trails Singapore in ASEAN
2467. MYANMAR: Momeik Incinerated as Myanmar Junta Reoccupies Shan Town
2468. PHILIPPINES: CNN Philippines to Close Due to Financial Losses
2469. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Back ‘Myanmar-Owned and Led’ Solution to Crisis
2470. INDONESIA: South Korean Native Vies for House seat
2471. INDONESIA: Sustainable Infrastructure Will Remain as Top Priority under New President: Sri Mulyani
2472. MYANMAR Sends Official to First ASEAN Meeting in More Than Two Years
2473. SINGAPORE: Women Aged 21 to 49 More Likely Than Male Peers to Accept Being Single, Married Without Children: IPS poll
2474. INDONESIA Aims to Attract 1,000 Investors with ‘Golden Visa’ Program
2475. INDONESIA: Jokowi Gets Red Mark in Agrarian Dispute Resolution
2476. MYANMAR: Both Junta and Resistance Digging In as Third Myanmar Coup Anniversary Approaches
2477. THAILAND: Most Thais Believe Country in Economic Crisis That Needs Urgent Attention: Poll
2478. Vietnamese Make Up Largest Percentage of Japan’s Foreign Workforce
2479. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugees Flee Aceh Shelter Amid Tensions With Locals
2480. INDONESIA Walks Out During Israel’s UN Security Council Speech
2481. MALAYSIA: At UPR Review, Malaysia Stands Firm on its Treatment of Refugees
2482. MYANMAR’S Supreme Court Orders Sale of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home
2483. VIETNAM Condemns Fabricated Report by Human Rights Watch
2484. INDONESIA: More Indonesians Smoking, Bucking Global Trend
2485. INDONESIA Seeks EU Trade Deal to Compete Against Vietnamese Footwear
2486. MALAYSIA to Launch Inquiry Into Cases Involving Disputed Singapore Strait Islets
2487. MYANMAR’S  Military Has Turned a Strategic Town in Sagaing Region Into a ‘Graveyard’
2488. THAILAND Must Get Out of Comfort Zone Amid Global Polycrises: CEOs
2489. INDONESIA Needs to Quadruple Sugar Output by 2030 for Self-Fufficiency, Ethanol
2490. INDONESIA: Demands from China, India to Boost Indonesia’s Coal Production
2491. MALAYSIA Demands Accountability for Israel’s Violations of International Law: Foreign Minister
2492. MYANMAR: Defeated Myanmar Junta Generals Given Death Sentences
2493. THAILAND Rolls out New VAT Refund for Foreign Tourists
2494. INDONESIA to Defend Skeptical Stance on Digital Goods Tax Moratorium at WTO
2495. INDONESIA: Special Buses for Students with Disabilities Begin Operations in Jakarta
2496. MALAYSIA’s Regressive Citizenship Amendments Risk Giving ‘Little Napoleons’ Power to Decide Who Gets To Be a Malaysian: Lawyer
2497. MYANMAR: India Plans to Fence Off Myanmar Frontier
2498. VIETNAM: First Homemade Radar Satellite to Go into Space Next Year
2499. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Future Lies in Kalimantan
2500. INDONESIA Eyes More Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Projects in 2024
2501. MYANMAR Named Second-Biggest Jailer of Journalists
2502. THAILAND: Muay Thai Takes the US by Storm, with 1,724 Centers, $1.25 Billion Industry
2503. VIETNAM: PM Requests Review of Labor Export Companies
2504. INDONESIA to Abandon 23% Renewable Energy Target
2505. INDONESIA’S Tourism to Fall Behind Thailand if Entertainment Tax Goes Up: Apindo
2506. MYANMAR: Another 278 Myanmar Junta Troops Flee to India
2507. SINGAPORE: EV Fast Chargers to be Set Up in HDB Neighborhood and town centers
2508. VIETNAM: Health Ministry Warns of Covid, Flu Surges Amid Tet travel, weather
2509. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Ganjar, Anies Offer Diverse Anti-Graft Strategies
2510. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Global Graffic Ranking Improves, But Congestion Worsens
2511. MALAYSIA: Immigration D-G says 220 Undocumented Migrant Hotspots Detected Nationwide
2512. MYANMAR: Thailand Mulls Providing Humanitarian Aid to Victims of War in Myanmar: Report
2513. VIETNAM: US Terrorist Group Coaxes People Into Deadly Attacks in Vietnam: Prosecutors
2514. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Breaks Ground on Rp 940 Billion Mosque Project in Nusantara
2515. INDONESIA: KPK Seeks FBI Assistance in Investigating SAP’s Bribery Allegations
2516. MALAYSIA: Two Malaysian Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Plead Guilty to Conspiring in 2002 Bali Bombing
2517. MYANMAR: Female Prisoners Subjected to Humiliating Strip Searches in Corridors
2518. VIETNAM: Hanoi Man Suffers Roundworm Attacks Passed From Dog
2519. INDONESIA Targets 15 Oil and Gas Projects Going Onstream in 2024
2520. INDONESIA Narrowly Misses Target of 100% Electrification Rate
2521. INDONESIA: Vietnam to Surpass Indonesia if We Do Nothing: Jokowi
2522. MYANMAR  Military Bows to Powerful Ethnic Army, Gives it More Towns Near China Border
2523. VIETNAM: 290 Kg of Cocaine Washed Ashore in Central Vietnam
2524. INDONESIA: Candidates to Pledge Commitment On Graft Eradication
2525. INDONESIA: Police in West Papua Urge Vigilance as 53 Inmates Escape from Sorong Prison
2526. MYANMAR’S Dictator is Facing Calls to Resign From Some of His Most Ardent Supporters
2527. SINGAPOREANS Less Happy Today Than 5 Years Ago, But Those With More Balanced View of LIfe Generally More Satisfied: NUS Survey
2528. VIETNAM Upholds ‘One China’ Policy After Taiwan Election
2529. INDONESIA: Prabowo Revives Plan to Build Giant Seawall Across Java Coastline
2530. INDONESIA: Communication and Information Ministry Removes 810,000 Online Gambling Content in 2023
2531. MALAYSIAN Drug Kingpin Arrested in Laos Deported to Thailand, Authorities Working to Seize Remaining Ill-Gotten Gains
2532. MYANMAR: Captured Myanmar Brigadier General Urges Junta Boss to Stop Committing War Crimes
2533. SINGAPORE Passport Ranked World’s Most Powerful in 2024, Tied With 5 Other Countries
2534. INDONESIA: Police Extend Cartenz Peace Operation in Papua Through 2024
2535. INDONESIA: PLN Transforms Electric Poles into EV Charging Stations
2536. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Spreading Fake News is a Crime, Agong is in Malaysia
2537. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Myanmar Migrants Detained in Malaysia Crackdown
2538. SINGAPORE Looking to Hire Auxiliary Police from China, India, the Philippines, Myanmar as Taiwan Recruits Dwindle: Shanmugam
2539. INDONESIA: Unlocking Indonesia’s Supply Chain Opporst Asia-tunity in Energized Southea
2540. INDONESIA to Send Record-Breaking 241,000 Pilgrims for 2024 Hajj Season
2541. Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int’l Isolation, Rohingya Rights
2542. SINGAPORE: Films at Upcoming Palestine Film Festival Allowed As They Do Not Promote Violence Against Any Group: Shanmugam
2543. THAILAND Set to Surpass 2023 Rice Export Target as November Figures Surge
2544. INDONESIA, Taiwan Prepare Migrant Fisher Protection Pact
2545. INDONESIA’S Foreign Policy is Not Transactional: Minister
2546. MALAYSIA: Protecting Malaysian Kids Online From Sexual Exploitation: Govt Explores Measures to Safeguard Against Overseas Predators
2547. MYANMAR: Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore
2548. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Eye More Tax on the Rich, Digital Firms to Raise Revenue
2549. INDONESIA Faces Dilemma on Rohingya Refugees
2550. MALAYSIA: Make No mistake, Downloading And Viewing ‘Child Porn’ is a Crime in Malaysia — Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
2551. MYANMAR Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp
2552. SINGAPORE: ‘The Urgency Has Gone Up’: SIngapore Government Agencies React To Findings of Third Climate Change Study
2553. INDONESIA: Waves of Lay-Offs Sweep Indonesia’s Export-Oriented Industries in 2023
2554. INDONESIA Confident About Winning EU Lawsuit on Palm Oil Biofuel
2555. MALAYSIA: Global Pharmaceutical Firm Roche Selects Malaysia as Site for First-in-Human Clinical Trial on Experimental Immuno Suppressant Drug
2556. SINGAPORE: What is a ‘Cyber Kidnapping’ Scam, and How Can You Protect Yourself Against it?
2557. MYANMAR Resistance Set to Expand Fighting in Mandalay After Seizing Strategic Junta Outpost
2558. CAMBODIA: New Minimum Wage in Effect, Up $4 Per Month
2559. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Venture Into TikTok To Win Over Young Voters
2560. INDONESIA: Bali Senator Sparks Islamophobic Controversy Over Comments on Airport Staff Attire
2561. MYANMAR Junta Threatens Nonstop Bombing of Towns Seized by Ethnic Groups
2562. VIETNAMESE Workers’ Average Income Grows 6.9% in 2023
2563. ASEAN FDI Hits All-Time High as EV Investment Skyrockets
2564. MYANMAR: Spring Revolution News for 1 January 2024
2565. SINGAPORE’S Economy Grew 1.2% in 2023; External Environment ‘Less Favorable’ to Security, Prosperity For Some Years To Come: PM Lee
2566. VIETNAM: India, Cambodia are Vietnam’s Fastest Growing Tourism Markets
2567. INDONESIA: Govt Confirms New COVID-19 Subvariant Ahead of Year-End Holidays
2568. INDONESIA’S Pertamina to Invest $900 Million in Algeria: Minister
2569. MALAYSIANNS Who Made Their Mark in the International Film Industry in 2023
2570. MYANMAR Junta Accused of Starving and Arresting Civilians in Rakhine State ‘to Instill Fear’
2571. VIETNAM: Tourism Race Heats Up as Asian Countries Rush to Simplify Visa Requirements
2572. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Finally Forms Permanent Ethics Council
2573. INDONESIA: No Need to Go Abroad: Jokowi Wants People to Seek Healthcare in New Capital
2574. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Govt ban on Israeli-owned ships entering country clear signal Malaysia does not recognise Israel
2575. SINGAPORE to Step Up Enforcement Against Vapes at Changi Airport and Other Checkpoints
2576. THAILAND: Survey Finds That 50% of Thais of Working Age Cannot Afford to Retire
2577. INDONESIA: Nickel Plan Sidelined as Govt Pushes EV Market With New Incentives
2578. INDONESIA: North Maluku Governor Arrested 13 Days Prior to Retirement
2579. MALAYSIA: Bumiputera Population Estimated at 21.3 Million This Year
2580. MYANMAR Stands on Humanitarian ‘Precipice’, UN Warns
2581. SINGAPORE: Will Global Supply Chains Be Disrupted By Ship Attacks in the Red Sea and is Singapore Affected?
2582. ASEAN: Japan to Provide $1b for ASEAN’s Regional EV Ecosystem
2583. INDONESIA: Spending Discrepancy in Jakarta: Land of the Rich, Home of the Poor
2584. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated
2585. MYANMAR: Number of Civilians Fleeing War in Myanmar Doubled to 660,000 in One Month: UN
2586. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Eye Seamless Tourism: Srettha
2587. CAMBODIA: Endangered Dholes Discovered at Mondulkiri Wildlife Conservancy
2588. INDONESIA: KPU Puts Health As Priority When Recruiting Poll Workers
2589. INDONESIA: India Proposes Local Currency Use in Trade with Indonesia
2590. MYANMAR: Few Places in Myanmar Still Safe for Junta Boss to Visit
2591. VIETNAM: Hanoi Aims to Increase Per Capita Green Space Five-Fold
2592. INDONESIA: Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Reimpose Health Protocols Amid Rising COVID-19 Trend
2593. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Earns Praise from Global Economists: Enggartiasto
2594. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Report Jump in Malaysia Govt Requests to Remove Content in 2023
2595. MYANMAR’S Spring Revolution Must Open Two New Fronts to Oust Junta
2596. INDONESIA’S Deforestation Rate Off Target For 2030 Climate Goal
2597. INDONESIA: Anies Wants to Discontinue New Capital Nusantara Project
2598. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Calls For Masks Again As Malaysia’s Covid-19 Cases Nearly Double to 13,000 In a Week
2599. MYANMAR: China Says ‘Positive’ Peace Talks Held Over North Myanmar Conflict
2600. INDONESIA: Ministry Urges Complete COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead of Holiday Season
2601. ‘INDONESIA Imprisoned More Graft Convicts than any Other Nation’: Jokowi
2602. MYANMAR’S Growth to Fall to 1 Percent: World Bank
2603. MYANMAR Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN
2604. PHILIPPINES: 65 Provinces Face Severe Drought
2605. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Ready for First Debate
2606. INDONESIA: Barito Dethrones BCA as Indonesia’s Biggest Listed Company
2607. MALAYSIA: CIJ: Surge in Anti-LGBT Hate Speech Since 1975 Incident at Good Vibes
2608. MYANMAR-Thailand to Form Joint Task Force to Cope With War Refugees
2609. SINGAPORE Suspends Poultry Imports From Regions in Japan, US and Other Countries Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
2610. CAMBODIA: LGBT Community Proposes Marital Equality Discussions
2611. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Push for Indonesian-Made Cars If He Wins Election
2612. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Prioritizes 4 Cities as New Growth Drivers
2613. MYANMAR Regime Stops Fuel Supplies to Yangon Factories
2614. PHILIPPINES: Most Filipinos Oppose Divorce
2615. INDONESIA: Jakarta Reports Infections Linked to ‘Mystery Pneumonia’
2616. INDONESIA: 11 Bodies Recovered after Marapi Eruption, and 12 Climbers Still Missing
2617. MYANMAR: Full Civilian Rule Restored in First Large Town Seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG
2618. SINGAPORE: Fewer Young People in Singapore Donating Blood Even as Demand Rises From Ageing Population: Red Cross
2619. THAILAND: Work-Life Balance and Flexibility Top Priorities for Thai Employees: Survey
2620. INDONESIA’S Call for Support in COP28 Shows ‘No New’ Commitment
2621. INDONESIA and UAE Collaborate to Combat Money Laundering
2622. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Stop Calling For ‘Inclusive Talks’ Between Myanmar Junta and Its Victims
2623. PHILIPPINES:11 Dead, Scores Hurt in MSU Bombing
2624. THAILAND: Police to Investigate Bribery Allegations Reported by German media
2625. INDONESIA Heightens Monitoring in Response to ‘Mysterious Pneumonia’ Outbreak in China
2626. INDONESIA Calls for Palestine’s Full UN Membership
2627. MYANMAR Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military
2628. MYANMAR: Fighting In Over 200 Townships Since Myanmar Coup
2629. INDONESIA: Indonesia EV Battery Industry in Limbo Amid Uncertain Roadmap, Rule
2630. INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau Continues to Erupt on Tuesday
2631. MYANMAR: Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang
2632. MYANMAR: Gangs, Extortion in Bangladesh Camps Driving Rohingya Sea Exodus
2633. SINGAPORE: Shanmugam Seeks Court Order Requiring TikTok to Name Users Who Posted ‘False, Baseless’ Claims of Extra-Marital Affair
2634. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Highlights Importance of Religion at R20 Summit
2635. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates On The Move Ahead of Official Campaign Season
2636. MALAYSIA: Education Minister Apologizes Over Vanning of Tamil Songs at Carnival in Penang
2637. MYANMAR: Rohingya Resettlements From Bangladesh Increase While Myanmar Instability Grows
2638. THAILAND: Chinese Nationals Begging in Bangkok Not Victims of Trafficking: Immigration Chief
2639. INDONESIA: State-Owned Enterprises Yield Rp 74 Trillion in Dividends
2640. INDONESIAN Police, Fishers Start Patrols to Stop Rohingya Boats
2641. MALAYSIA: In China, Court Begins Hearing Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 Compensation Claims From Passengers’ Families
2642. MYANMAR Junta to Prosecute Satellite Internet Users
2643. INDONESIA: KPK Marches On As Leader Fights Graft Charges
2644. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Inaugurates Two Airports in Papua
2645. MYANMAR: Battle For Control of Myanmar State Capital Escalating at ‘Alarming Rate’
2646. VIETNAMESE in Myanmar Relocated to Safe Zones: ministry
2647. INDONESIA Welcomes Temporary Truce in Gaza, Seeks Lasting Solution
2648. INDONESIA: Amended Law Allows Gov’t to Freeze Bank Accounts in Online Gambling Crackdown
2649. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Electronics Face Closer US Scrutiny Over China-Forced Labor
2650. MYANMAR: Doctors Without Borders Calls for Patient and Healthcare Worker Safety in Myanmar Conflict Areas
2651. VIETNAM: Task Force Curbing Traffic of Newborns to China
2652. INDONESIA: Regional Economic Integration Underpins Indonesia’s Transformation-JakartaPost-Nov 22, 2023
2653. INDONESIANS See US, China As the Right Economic Partners for ASEAN
2654. MALAYSIA: Bomb Threats Hit Several International Schools in Malaysia
2655. MYANMAR: Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
2656. THAILAND: LGBTQ Couples in Thailand to Soon Have Equal Legal Rights in Marriage
2657. INDONESIA Sends $2 Million worth of Humanitarian Supplies to Palestine
2658. INDONESIA: Disapora Welcomes New visa, But Not the Cost
2659. MALAYSIA: Average Salary in Malaysia to Increase 5.1pc in 2024: Mercer Survey
2660. MYANMAR: Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future
2661. CAMBODIA to Become First Asian Host of Mine Summit
2662. INDONESIA Opts for Less Ambitious Option Than Early Coal Retirement
2663. INDONESIA: About 250 Rohingya Refugees in Aceh Sent Back to Sea
2664. MALAYSIA: Becoming a Malaysian Officially: Five things You Need to Know About the ‘Good Character’ Test
2665. MYANMAR: Humbled Regime Helpless as China Demands Border Security; Hiding the Scale of Defeat; and More
2666. INDONESIA Healthtech Industry Faces Fresh Challenges Despite Past Growths
2667. INDONESIA: House to Form Committee to Watch Police Ahead of Elections
2668. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Agree to Address Illegal Fishing, Discuss South China Sea Issue During Bilateral Meeting in San Francisco
2669. MYANMAR: 5 European Nations, Canada Seek to Join Genocide Case against Myanmar at Top UN Court
2670. THAILAND: Hamas Tells govt Negotiators Thai Hostages Will Be Freed During Ceasefire
2671. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Vow Close Scrutiny of 2024 Race
2672. INDONESIA: Gunung Padang Could Be the World’s Oldest Pyramid: Study
2673. MALAYSIA: Google, Malaysian Govt Announce Strategic Collaboration To Create Skill Opportunities for 300,000 by 2026
2674. MYANMAR: Nine Towns Occupied by Myanmar Military for Decades Lost to Resistance in Days
2675. SINGAPORE: All Adult Singaporeans To Receive up to S$800 in Assurance Package Support in December
2676. INDONESIA: Competitive Three-Horse Race to Succeed Jokowi is On
2677. INDONESIA, US to Develop Work Plan on Critical Minerals Deal
2678. MYANMAR: Almost 40 Myanmar Junta Positions Abandoned in Rakhine: Arakan Army
2679. PHILIPPINES: Why Court Allowed Leila de Lima to Post Bail
2680. THAILAND Welcomes 23 Million Tourists This Year with Malaysians Topping List
2681. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Divided on Jokowi’s Food Estate Policy
2682. INDONESIA: Gibran Cleared To Run Despite Controversy
2683. MALAYSIA: Why Aren’t More Malays Successful Despite NEP? Dr Mahathir Compares Culture to Centuries of ‘Wealth-Chasing’ by Chinese
2684. MALAYSIA: ‘Stalemate’: Malaysia Still Can’t Get Sirul Extradited from Australia Due to Death Penalty: Lawyers
2685. CHINA Offers Bounty for Myanmar Junta’s Scam Kingpin in Kokang
2686. INDONESIA: Jokowi Calls OIC to Unite Against Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza
2687. INDONESIA: Religious Figures, Activists Call for Dialogue to End Violence in Papua
2688. MYANMAR: Thousands Trapped Without Food and Medicine in Shan State
2689. THAILAND: Chinese Police to Patrol in Thailand to Boost Tourist Confidence
2690. VIETNAM: Healing Tourism Trend Prompts Service Suppliers to Become More Dynamic
2691. CAMBODIA Achieves Remarkable Rice Sales Exceeding $1.2 Billion
2692. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
2693. INDONESIA: TikTok Ramps Up Efforts To Fight Fake Election News
2694. MYANMAR: Brotherhood Alliance Vows to Spread Operation 1027 Across Myanmar
2695. VIETNAM Beckons DIaspora With Career Options
2696. INDONESIA’S Diplomacy Must Be Value-Led, Not Transactional: Anies
2697. INDONESIA Welcomes 22 Palestinian Students on Scholarships
2698. MYANMAR Junta Calls Up All Reservists as Resistance Offensive Spreads
2699. SINGAPORE: Religious Leaders’ Guidance On gGobal Conflicts Helped to Foster Harmony in Singapore: Shanmugam
2700. VIETNAM: US Adds Vietnam to Currency Monitoring List
2701. INDONESIA: Certification Headache for Indonesia’s Budding Carbon Market
2702. INDONESIA Should Revamp Foreign Policy Amid Global Challenges: Ganjar
2703. MALAYSIA: Recruitment Agencies Not Allowed to Outsource Hiring of Foreign Workers: HR Minister
2704. MYANMAR: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Need Food: Myanmar Volunteers
2705. VIETNAMESE  Boycott Snapchat Over China’s U-shaped Line
2706. INDONESIA: GDP Growth Falls Below 5 Percent for First Time Since Pandemic
2707. INDONESIA Joins Money Laundering Watchdog FATF
2708. MYANMAR: Thai Police Pledge to Rescue Trafficked Nationals From Myanmar
2709. SINGAPORE PRoposes New Laws for President, Ministers to Hold ROles in Foreign and Global organizations
2710. VIETNAM By Far the Biggest Market for South Korean Cars in Southeast Asia
2711. INDONESIA: New Law Allows Military’s Return to Civilian Positions
2712. INDONESIA: West Papua Tribe At Risk of Losing Homeland aAter Court Ruling: NGOs
2713. MALAYSIA: Health Experts Predict Diabetes Will Heavily Burden Malaysia’s Healthcare System in Future
2714. MYANMAR Ethnic Groups Seize More Junta Outposts in Northern Shan State
2715. PHILIPPINES: Radioman Killed While Broadcasting
2716. INDONESIA Unlikely To Boycott Pro-Israel Products
2717. INDONESIA, UAE to Launch Mangrove Research Center at COP28
2718. MYNMAR Military Says Lost Control of Strategic Border Town
2719. SINGAPORE Warns Foreigners Against Using Country to Further Political Causes Amid Israel-Hamas war
2720. VIETNAM Uncovers Oldest Human Remains
2721. CAMBODIA: UNESCO Formally List Battambang Gastronomy
2722. INDONESIAN Hospital in Gaza in its Last Hours Amid Israel’s Fuel Blockade
2723. INDONESIA: More Local Firms Start Developing Malls, Hospitals in Nusantara
2724. MALAYSIA: On Proposed ‘Regressive’ Citizenship Law Changes, Stateless Kids Still Have Legal Avenues to be Malays: Saifuddin Nasution
2725. MYANMAR: US Sanctions Myanmar Junta’s State Oil and Gas Company
2726. INDONESIA Doubts Myanmar is Close to Inclusive National Dialogue
2727. INDONESIA: Government to introduce superior tuber varieties to address famine in Papua
2728. INDONESIA: 200,000 Hectares of Palm Plantations to be Made Forests: Government
2729. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Allowed 100pc Foreign-Owned Tesla, Starlink To Operate in Malaysia for National Good
2730. MYANMAR: Chinese Security Minister Meets Myanmar Junta Chief as Border Violence Grows
2731. INDONESIA: At Least 45 Suspected Militants Arrested in October
2732. INDONESIA: Remote Working for Jakarta Public Employees Fails to Tackle Pollution
2733. MALAYSIA: Sold An Illusion, Group Says Some Nepalis Find Bitter Reality Once in Malaysia
2734. MYNMAR Military Caught Off Guard by Ethnic Alliance’s Northern Offensive
2735. THAILAND To Lift Deep South Emergency by 2027: Defense Minister
2736. INDONESIA: 2024 Elections Chance to ‘Rejuvenate Democracy’ in Southeast Asia
2737. INDONESIA Surpasses Target With 26 Gold Medals at Hangzhou Para Games
2738. MYANMAR’S Shan State Clashes Stretch Into Second Day
2739. SINGAPORE’S Vote In Favor of UN Resolution Shows Clear Stand on Israel-Hamas Conflict: Shanmugam
2740. VIETNAM: Google Offers 40,000 Scholarships to Support Vietnam’s digital transformation
2741. INDONESIA Slams Western ‘Bias’ Regarding Gaza Siege at Security Council
2742. INDONESIA: TikTok, YouTube, Meta Eye Indonesia E-commerce License: Sources
2743. MYANMAR Junta Gets an ‘F’ For Education as Schools Spiral into Chaos
2744. SINGAPORE: Sleep-Deprived, 2 in 3 S’poreans Planning Travel With Goal of Catching Up On Shut-Eye: Survey
2745. THAILAND: At Least 54 Thais Held Hostage by Hamas: Israeli government
2746. INDONESIA: Businesses Seek to Ensure Post-Election Continuity
2747. INDONESIA: We Are Open to All: Indonesia Denies Favoring Chinese Investment
2748. MALAYSIA: Using Bahasa Melayu in Govt Dept Correspondence Crucial to Safeguard its Position: Malay Students Federation
2749. MYANMAR: Daw Aung Suu Kyi in Limbo as Myanmar Resumes Prison Visits After Three-Year Ban
2750. MYANMAR Crackdown on Business Escalates, 16 More Executives Face Life in Prison
2751. CAMBODIA-Village Ends Logging, Plants Crops
2752. INDONESIA Can Sue EU over Protectionist Green Policy: Economist
2753. MALAYSIA: DAP Rep Calls on Malaysians to Buy Palestinian Products Like Olive Oil, Dates As Sign of Solidarity
2754. MYANMAR: Global Petition Ups Pressure on Singapore to Cut Myanmar Military’s Supply Line
2755. VIETNAM Reports First Monkeypox Death
2756. INDONESIA: Firms Want Direct 95-Year Land Rights In Nusantara As Uncertainty Persists
2757. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Huge Geothermal Potential Catches Iceland’s Attention
2758. MALAYSIA: Poor Command of Bahasa Malaysia Among Reasons Why Senior Applicants Refused Citizenship:  Home Minister
2759. MYANMAR Regime Opens Larger Gems Emporium
2760. SINGAPORE: No Decision On Use Of Nuclear Energy Yet, Singapore to Keep Options Open
2761. INDONESIA: Prabowo Picks Jokowi’s Son Gibran as Running Mate
2762. INDONESIA: Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage in Indonesia’s “Living Rooms”
2763. MYANMAR: Rohingya Lie at the Bottom of the Pile of World Aid Priorities
2764. MYANMAR Junta Allocates Land in Yangon for Russia to Build Orthodox Church
2765. VIETNAM: Vietnam to Sign Rice Trade Deals with Indonesia, Philippines
2766. INDONESIA: After Nearly A Decade, Jokowi Falls Short On Promise Of Energy Subsidy Reform
2767. INDONESIA: Ex-Papua Governor Lukas Enembe Sentenced to 8 Years for Corruption
2768. MYANMAR: German Firm Faces Legal Probe Over Myanmar Junta Supplies
2769. MYANMAR Junta Demands Expats Pay Tax Before Renewing Passports
2770. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Secures $4.26B Business Deals in Saudi Arabia-
2771. INDONESIA: Belt and Road Cooperation Must Not Complicate Countries’ Fiscal Conditions: Jokowi
2772. INDONESIA: European Firm Commits to Invest $2b in Indonesia’s Renewables
2773. MALAYSIA Proposes Upgrading 2002 ASEAN Pact To Address Haze Issue: Nik Nazmi
2774. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Trying to Sow Division in Myanmar’s Oldest Ethnic Armed Group
2775. THAILAND: Iranian Envoy in Thailand Says Effort Being Made to Free Thais Held Hostage by Hamas
2776. INDONESIA: Xi Wants to Expand Cooperation With Indonesia in Several Key Markets
2777. INDONESIA: 30.000 Coal Workers Could Lose Jobs as Indonesia Shifts to Clean Energy
2778. MALAYSIA: First Women’s Health Clinic Set Up At National Sports Medical Centre To Handle Female Athletes’ Health Issues: Hannah Yeoh
2779. MYANMAR: ASEAN Must Take Action Against Members Supporting Myanmar Junta
2780. MYANMAR: ‘Cyber Scammer’ Facing Arrest in China Linked to Drugs Trade in Myanmar
2781. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Opens Door For Jokowi’s Son to Run in Presidential Poll
2782. INDONESIA: Jakarta Aims to Become Global City After Capital Relocation
2783. MALAYSIA: EPF: Budget 2024 Prioritizes Retirement Wellbeing, Secure Future For Malaysians
2784. MYANMAR: China Begins Surveys for Railway on Myanmar’s Indian Ocean
2785. PHILIPPINES: Canada Forges Agreement to Help Philippines Track Illegal Fishing vessels Using Satellite Technology
2786. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Upholds Minimum Age for President, VP candidates
2787. INDONESIA: Missing Emission Cap Renders RI Carbon Exchange Less Effective: Experts
2788. INDONESIA Urges Norway to Accelerate $250 Million Clean Energy Investment
2789. MYANMAR Junta and Russia Discuss Building Gas Pipeline in Myanmar
2790. VIETNAM: Halal Tourism ‘Gold Mine’ For Vietnam To Tap Into
2791. INDONESIA Signs Tourism Decarbonization Road Map
2792. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Employment Agencies to Submit Lists of Myanmar Migrant Workers
2793. SINGAPORE: Pew Sudy Hails Singapore’s ‘Remarkable’ Religious Diversity and High Tolerance, Acceptance
2794. THAILAND: Two Thai Elephants Born Through Artificial Insemination
2795. INDONESIA: Island Nations Band Together To Face Existential Threat
2796. INDONESIA Reelected at UN Human Rights Council with Most Votes
2797. MALAYSIA: In A First For The Country, Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act Passed in Dewan Rakyat
2798. MYANMAR: A Corrupt Business Empire Thrives Under the Junta
2799. THAILAND: Govt Eyes Community-Based Jobs For Workers Returning From Israel
2800. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Administration Gets Red Mark On Graft Eradication
2801. INDONESIA Asks Philippines’s Help to Evacuate Citizens from War-Torn Gaza
2802. MALAYSIA: First Time Malaysian Trafficking Victims Found All The Way in South America: IGP
2803. MYANMAR  Troops Cut Power in Southern Sagaing, Force 10,000 to Flee
2804. THAILAND: YouTube remains top video platform in Thailand:  Survey
2805. INDONESIA To Evacuate Citizens from Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Worsens
2806. INDONESIA Hosts Inaugural Summit of Island States
2807. MALAYSIA: Indonesia, Thailand and China Agree To Trade With Malaysia Using Ringgit: PM Anwar
2808. MYANMAR: 29 Killed in Myanmar Junta Strike on Displaced Persons Camp
2809. THAILAND Postpones Regional Summit to Which Myanmar Junta Boss Invited
2810. INDONESIA Calls for End of Israel-Palestine Conflicts
2811. INDONESIA: Confidence In Collaborative Climate Response Weighed Down By Inaction
2812. MYANMAR Junta Rejects Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeal
2813. SINGAPORE Banks To Allow Customers To ‘Lock Up’ Funds in Latest Move To Guard Against Scams
2814. VIETNAMESE Citizens In Israel Remain Safe Amid Severe Conflict
2815. INDONESIA: Govt Orders E-Commerce Firms To Share Import Data With Customs Office
2816. INDONESIA: Govt Conducts First Biofuel-Powered Flight Test On Commercial Plane
2817. MYANMAR: Expressing Dissent Online Can Be Deadly In Myanmar: Freedom House
2818. THAILAND Needs An SMS Emergency Alert System
2819. VIETNAM: Vietjet To Launch 5 New Routes To Asia-Pacific Destinations
2820. INDONESIA: KPU Urges Political Parties To Withdraw Ex-Graft Convicts From Legislative Elections
2821. INDONESIA: Seeks Negotiations on Binding Rules on AI-Driven Weapons
2822. MALAYSIA: KL, Riyadh In Talks To Make Malaysia Preferred Transit Hub For Umrah Pilgrims: MOTAC
2823. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Graft Purge Can’t Hide His Own Ill-Gotten Wealth
2824. VIETNAM’S Largest Rare Earth Mine To Open
2825. INDONESIA: Govt Goes All In To Extinguish Wildfires
2826. INDONESIA: House Passes Revised IKN Law To Future-Proof Nusantara Against Regime Change
2827. INDONESIA: Agriculture Minister Syahrul Abroad Amid Ongoing Corruption Probe
2828. MYANMAR: Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
2829. SINGAPORE: New Inter-Ministerial Committee To Review And Strengthen Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime
2830. CAMBODIA: Guinness Recognize Giant Stingray
2831. INDONESIA: State Firms Accused Of Selling Arms To Myanmar Junta
2832. INDONESIA: Court Upholds Jobs Law As Labor Unions Stage Rallies
2833. MYANMAR’S Cash-Strapped Junta Hikes Taxes, Utilities Despite Surging Inflation
2834. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Braces For Severe Drought, River salinity
2835. INDONESIA: PDI-P Touts Food Security As Election Priority
2836. INDONESIA: 77 Indonesians Could Be Spared Death Penalty in Malaysia
2837. MYANMAR: Dethroned NLD party marks 35th anniversary in Myanmar
2838. SINGAPORE’S Total Population Back Above Pre-Covid Levels, Rising 5% to 5.92 Million
2839. THAILAND: Toxic Smoke From Indonesia Drifts Towards Thailand
2840. INDONESIA: TIkTok Laments Social Media Commerce Ban
2841. INDONESIA, Malaysia Seek to Counter Negative Perception of Palm Oil in India
2842. MALAYSIA: Artist Of Banned Book Says ‘Monkey’ Remark Meant To Compliment Indonesian Maid’s Agility
2843. MYANMAR: Tracing Myanmar Junta’s Repeated Governing Body Shakeups Since Coup
2844. SINGAPOREAN Woman And Daughter Arrested in Manila Airport For Allegedly Smuggling 14kg of Cocaine Worth S$1.83m
2845. INDONESIA: Multiple Task Forces Make Little Dent On Jakarta Air Pollution
2846. INDONESIA’S Carbon Exchange Holds Rp 3,000t Potential: Jokowi
2847. MALAYSIA: No Harassment of LGBT Community Will Be Allowed: Anwar
2848. MALAYSIA Working To Bring Home 2 Suspected Terrorists Detained in Guantanamo Bay
2849. MYANMAR: As Resistance Drone Attacks Rise, Myanmar Junta Seeks Regional Help
2850. INDONESIA: Govt Efforts To Tackle Human Trafficking Not Enough: Activists
2851. INDONESIA: Use Buildings Idled By Capital Move To Make Jakarta ‘Livable’: ADB
2852. MALAYSIA Will Not Entertain Frivolous Claims By Any Party on Sabah: Foreign Minister
2853. MYANMAR: How Chinese-Run Mines Are Fueling the Myanmar Junta’s Terror Campaign
2854. VIETNAM Opposes China’s Ship Identification Stations in Paracel Islands
2855. INDONESIA Reiterates Call To Reform Global Financial System
2856. INDONESIA: Gov’t To Issue Regulation Banning Social Media Platforms from Running E-Commerce
2857. MYANMAR: Catch-22 For Rohingya Caught Up in Myanmar Citizenship Dilemma
2858. PHILIPPINES: China Installs Barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
2859. SINGAPORE: World War II Bomb Found in Bukit Timah, SAF to Carry Out On
2860. INDONESIA: Local Investors Kick-Start Commercial Projects in Nusantara
2861. INDONESIA Pledges to Protect Marine Biodiversity in High Seas
2862. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Despite Geopolitical Rivalry, US Remains Malaysia’s Top Investor
2863. MYANMAR: US Committed To Resolving The Crisis in Burma: Deputy Secretary of State
2864. PHILIPPINES Considers Banning TikTok For Security Workers To Block App From Cyberspying
2865. INDONESIA: What climate change? Study Finds Political Parties Lack Focus on Climate Issues
2866. INDONESIA Seeks to Strengthen Fragmented Global South in Weeklong UNGA
2867. INDONESIA: Elon Musk’s Starlink Makes Indonesian Presence Withyees: Minerist
2868. MALAYSIA’S Largest Renewable Energy Power Plant Commences Operation
2869. MYANMAR: Junta Shutters Myanmar Currency Exchanges in ‘Futile’ Bid to Prop Up Economy
2870. CAMBODIA Set To Celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO Listing
2871. INDONESIA: Govt To Proceed With Oil Exploration In Warim Block In Papua
2872. INDONESIAN Woman Jailed for Using Islamic Invocation Before Eating Pork
2873. MALAYSIA: Resorting to Racial Politics Is Easiest Way To Gain Malay Support: PKR Deputy President Rafizi
2874. MYANMAR Junta Seeks Chinese Help Acquiring Nuclear Technology
2875. INDONESIAN Nickel Reserves Could Be Depleted In 15 Years, Minister Warns
2876. INDONESIA: Antam Ordered to Pay Surabaya Businessman Rp 1 Trillion in 1 Ton Gold Dispute
2877. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
2878. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
2879. MYANMAR: UK Ad Cuts to Rohingya Now at 85%: NGO
2880. VIETNAMESE Earthworm Hunters Destroying Protective Forest Go Unpunished
2881. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Slam Jokowi For Spying Boast
2882. INDONESIAN Navy Thwarts People Smuggling Attempt to Malaysia in High-Speed Boat Chase
2883. INDONESIA: National Museum that Houses Pre-Historic Artifacts Ravaged by Fire
2884. MYANMAR: UN Expert Suggests ‘Collective Punishment’ To End Myanmar mMilitary’s War on the People
2885. THAILAND: Health Ministry Launches Swift Vaccine Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
2886. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
2887. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
2888. MALAYSIA: Immigration Dept Cripples Pakistani Immigrant Syndicate in Kelantan
2889. MYANMAR: NLD Alarmed at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Health Woes
2890. MYANMAR: Several ASEAN Air Force Chiefs Skip Myanmar Meeting
2891. INDONESIA: Fears of Abuse as Ministers Allowed To Campaign ‘On Leave’
2892. INDONESIA: 19 Regional Governments and 2 Companies Awarded for Impactful Development Initiatives
2893. MALAYSIA Determined To Get Back 1MDB Funds From Goldman Sachs: PM Anwar
2894. MYANMAR Junta Chief Woos Shan Militias Amid Troop Shortages
2895. THAILAND: Pita Named An Emerging Leader In TIME100 Next List
2896. INDONESIA Grapples With Fires As El Nino Peaks
2897. INDONESIA Looks Back on Tough East Asia Summit Negotiations
2898. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, Survey Shows Muslims and Buddhists See Extremists From Their Own Faiths As Biggest Threats
2899. MYANMAR: Crimes Against Humanity Are Getting More ‘Brazen’ in Myanmar, UN Told
2900. PHILIPPINES: A Decade Later, Philippines Still Most Dangerous Country in Asia for Envi Defenders
2901. CAMBODIAN Rice Benefits From Global Security Woes
2902. INDONESIA: PLN’s Ambitious Renewables Target Lacks Govt Support
2903. MALAYSIA Is Latest in Asia To Tighten Grip on Key Minerals
2904. MYANMAR: Shamed By ASEAN, Myanmar’s Generals Try to Save Face
2905. VIETNAM: Bayer Launches Southeast Asia’s First ForwardFarm in Vietnam
2906. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reiterates Developing Nations Call For Help On Climate at G20
2907. INDONESIA: ASEAN Establishes New Troika to Find Solution on Myanmar Crisis
2908. MYANMAR: Education Under Attack in Myanmar, Ukraine and Other War Zones: NGO
2909. MYANMAR Has Been Running Out of Power Since the Coup: World Bank
2910. THAILAND Malaysia Mull Setting Up Joint Committee To Tackle Cross-Border Cybercrime
2911. INDONESIA: Proposed Govt Control Over Places Of Worship Draws Criticism
2912. INDONESIA: Police Deployed to Check Pollutant Level at Factories
2913. MALAYSIA: Suhakam To Work With Indonesian, Philippine Counterparts To Find Answers To Sabah’s Stateless Issue In Next Five Years
2914. MYANMAR Junta Losing War: East Timor’s President
2915. VIETNAM Rises As Potential Semiconductor Hub For Global Manufacturers
2916. INDONESIA: China Warns Against ‘New Cold War’ at ASEAN Summit
2917. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 42 Chinese Nationals Accused of Romance Scams
2918. MYANMAR: No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chief
2919. MYANMAR’S Suu Kyi Unwell, Back in Prison: NLD Members
2920. VIETNAM, Laos, Cambodia Agree To Operate ‘One Journey-Three Destinations’ Tours
2921. ASEAN Bars Myanmar From 2026 Chairmanship
2922. INDONESIA: OpenAI Chief Granted First ‘Golden Visa’
2923. INDONESIA Introduces De-Dollarization Task Force
2924. SINGAPORE: Rapper Subhas Nair Sentenced To Jail For Attempting To Promote Ill Will Between Races and Religions
2925. THAILAND: As New Cabinet Is Sworn In, Srettha Says ‘No Honeymoon Period’ For His Government
2926. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For ASEAN To Denounce ‘Ten-Dash Line’
2927. INDONESIA To Import 250,000 Tons Of Rice From Cambodia
2928. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Based V-Power Company Ceases Four Projects in Myanmar
2929. VIETNAM’S Mekong Delta, World’s Youngest River Basin, Might Be First One Gone
2930. INDONESIA: Regions Brace For Wildfire, Haze As Dry Season Peaks
2931. INDONESIA: W. Australia Offers to Make Indonesia’s EV Battery Dream Come True ​​​
2932. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir says racial issues caused by non-Malay parties, calls them ‘parti pendatang’: Report
2933. MYANMAR And Other Rice Exporting Countries Struggle To Maintain Normal Production
2934. SINGAPORE: Tharman Clinches Oresidency With Landslide Win, Pledges To Help Usher In ‘Future of Optimism and Solidarity’
2935. INDONESIA Open To ‘Kratom’ Opioid Exports Despite Proposed Local Ban
2936. INDONESIA: Challenges Abound Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Jakarta
2937. MYANMAR’S Landmine Clearers Working With Pliers And Bare Hands
2938. PHILIPPINES Rejects China ’10-Dash’ Map
2939. SINGAPORE Holds First Contested Presidential Vote In Over A Decade
2940. INDONESIA: Political Dynasties, Graft Leniency Loom Over 2024 Elections
2941. INDONESIA: Jokowi Threatens to Shut Down Polluting Factories
2942. MYANMAR: Yangon Food Charities Swamped as Hunger Stalks Myanmar
2943. THAILAND: Activists Submit Petition With Over 212,000 Signatures, Seek Democratic Constitution
2944. VIETNAM: All Eyes On Agroecology As Vietnam Embarks on Food System Transformation Journey
2945. INDONESIA: Political Exiles Push For Guarantee Of Continued Nonjudicial Resolutions
2946. INDONESIA: Says Freedom of Expression Not Free Pass for Quran Desecration
2947. MALAYSIA: Beyond A ‘Band-Aid’: Why SIS Started Free Legal Advice For Muslims 20 years Ago And What’s Next
2948. MYANMAR: As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
2949. THAILAND: MRT To Partially Power Blue, Purple Lines With Solar Energy
2950. INDONESIAN Protectionism May Stand In Way of ASEAN Digital Economy Pact
2951. INDONESIAN Muslims Advised against Multiple Hajj Pilgrimages
2952. MYANMAR: Seven Indian Companies Added To Myanmar ‘Dirty List’
2953. MYANMAR Vulnerable To Climate Emergencies, says NGO
2954. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Province Coastline Devastated By Erosion
2955. CAMBODIA: NGOs Warn of ‘Sharp’ Decline in Breastfeeding
2956. INDONESIA Lifts Ban on Sending Domestic Workers to Middle East
2957. INDONESIA Inaugurates $2B LRT Trains to Reduce Jakarta’s Traffic
2958. MYANMAR Expels Top East Timor Diplomat
2959. THAILAND Running Out of Jobs For University Graduates: NESDC Report
2960. CAMBODIA: From Waste To Wealth: Cambodian Compost Mogul Turns Trash To Treasure
2961. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reignites ‘Bandung Spirit’ In Week-Long Africa Tour
2962. INDONESIA: Hyundai To Introduce New Electric Vehicle Model From Indonesian Plant
2963. MYANMAR: Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine
2964. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Pitches For Federalism
2965. INDONESIA: Pertamina Eyes Oil And Gas, Geothermal Expansion In Kenya
2966. INDONESIA: Partial Work-from-Home Policy Implemented in Greater Jakarta to Address Air Pollution
2967. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monks Condemn Myanmar Junta for Arrests Over ‘Blasphemous’ Movie
2968. PHILIPPINES: Chinese Ships Block PH Boats
2969. THAILAND: Srettha Gets Royal Endorsement As Prime Minister
2970. INDONESIA: Captive Power Casts Doubt On JETP Emissions Reduction Goal
2971. INDONESIA: Govt To Merge Three State-Owned Airlines
2972. INDONESIA’S Cellular Tariffs Among the Cheapest in SE Asia
2973. MYANMAR Will Get Sicker—Junta Shuts Another Hospital in Mandalay
2974. THAILAND: Thaksin Taken To Bangkok Remand Prison To Start Serving His Jail Terms
2975. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Uncover Arms Trade Syndicate
2976. INDONESIA: Health Ministry To Set Up Independent Body To Probe Malpractice Claims
2977. MALAYSIA: Federal Court Allows Leave For Sisters In Islam’s Bid To Appeal Ruling Over Selangor Fatwa Declaring It As Deviant
2978. MYANMAR: Several Resistance Attacks Reported Near Myanmar Regime’s Nerve Center
2979. THAILAND’S Pheu Thai Launches PM Bid As Fugitive Figurehead Thaksin Eyes Return
2980. CAMBODIA-New Cultural Heritage Sites Identified In Protected Areas
2981. INDONESIA: Jokowi To Attend BRICS Summit in South Africa
2982. INDONESIA: Nearly 17,000 Central Government Employees to Relocate to Nusantara
2983. MYANMAR: H&M’s Forced Exit Leaves 42,000 Myanmar Workers Asking How They Will Eat
2984. THAILAND Now Has 36 Smart Cities In 25 Provinces
2985. INDONESIA: Jokowi Govt Sets Final $2.6b Tranche for Nusantara Next Year
2986. INDONESIA: Four More Provinces Ink Low-Carbon Development Deal With Bappenas
2987. MYANMAR: Leader of Sanctions-Hit Myanmar Junta Moans About ‘Weaponization’ of Dollar
2988. MYANMAR: In Myanmar Prisons, Showing Solidarity With Martyrs Leads to Solitary Confinement
2989. SINGAPORE: Police Warn Of New Android App Scam Targeting Users of TikTok, Dating Platforms-
2990. INDONESIA: Tesla To Sign Investment Deal In Indonesia Within Months: Luhut
2991. INDONESIA: Newly-Arrested Militant Plots Attacks on Police, Military Targets
2992. MYANMAR: Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis
2993. MYANMAR Regime to Arm Civil Servants
2994. SINGAPORE: Some Employers Make Baseless ‘revenge accusations’ Against Maids To Punish Them For Leaving Job: Home Report
2995. INDONESIA: Government To Start Random Emission Tests As Poor Air Chokes Jakarta
2996. INDONESIA: Jokowi Mulls Work From Home Policy to Address Deteriorating Jakarta Air Quality
2997. MYANMAR: At Least 25 Missing After Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
2998. THAILAND: Man, 36, Becomes First Patient To Die of Mpox in Thailand
2999. VIETNAM Issues e-Visa For All Countries
3000. INDONESIA: Jakarta Pollution Blamed For Respiratory Problems
3001. INDONESIA: Miss Universe Cuts Ties with Indonesian Organizer amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
3002. MYANMAR: Torture and Terror at Chinese-Run Cyber Scam Hubs in Myanmar
3003. VIETNAM: Big Wave of Internal Migration Hits Da Lat
3004. INDONESIA: Jakarta Hit By Major Pollution spike: Air quality monitor
3005. INDONESIA: Lecturer’s Curse of President Tests Limits of Free Speech
3006. INDONESIA: New Capital Nusantara is World’s Largest Project: Jokowi
3007. MYANMAR: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Blames Manipur Violence On Myanmar Refugees
3008. VIETNAM: Power Outages Cost Vietnam $1.4B: World Bank
3009. INDONESIA: ‘Missing Link’ in Indonesia’s Economic Development: INDEF
3010. INDONESIA: New Zealand Calls For Release of Pilot Kidnapped in Papua
3011. INDONESIA: 30 Miss Universe Indonesia Contestants Report Sexual Abuse: Lawyer
3012. MYANMAR: Prominent Activist Calls for Public Boycott of Myanmar Junta’s ‘Blood’ Products
3013. THAILAND To Grow Opium, Magic Mushrooms To Produce Morphine, Anti-Depressants
3014. INDONESIA’S Inequality Increases Slightly As Poverty Falls
3015. INDONESIA: Brain Drain: Calls Mount For Dual Citizenship In Indonesia
3016. INDONESIA: Populous Indonesia Defends Democracy Index That is Behind Malaysia
3017. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Turkiye’s President Erdogan Suggests Cooperation With Malaysia In Facing Islamophobia
3018. MYANMAR: Deadly Floods Displace Thousands in Three Myanmar Border States
3019. CAMBODIA Dismisses Human Rights Report
3020. INDONESIA: Experts Warn of Contagious Outbreaks, Health Problems As El Niño Returns
3021. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Exceeds 5% for 7th Consecutive Quarter
3022. MYANMAR: US Closes Sanctions Window For Myanmar Junta Banks
3023. VIETNAM: Earthworm Electrocution Is Destroying The Environment For China Trade
3024. ASEAN: Timor-Leste Rethinks Its Accession Bid if ASEAN Cannot Handle Myanmar Issue
3025. INDONESIA- West Sumatra Administration Criticized For Stifling Protests
3026. MALAYSIA: Muslim Nationalism Challenges Anwar’s Multiethnic Government: Wong Chin Huat
3027. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners Tortured for Honoring Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day
3028. VIETNAM: Export Demand Should Not Jeopardize Vietnam Food Security: Experts
3029. INDONESIA Initiates ASEAN Road Map For Digital Transformation Of Education Systems
3030. INDONESIA: Foreigners Only Need Passport to Buy House in Indonesia: Gov’t
3031. MALAYSIA: Woman Convert Fails To Get High Court Leave In Bid To Be Declared Christian After Divorcing Muslim Man
3032. MYANMAR: Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar
3033. THAILAND: Chinese Investors Top BOI Investments Applications
3034. INDONESIA: Islamic School Leader Panji Gumilang Detained for Blasphemy, Hate Speech
3035. INDONESIA: Govt Plans to Revive Sanatoriums To Treat Tuberculosis
3036. MYANMAR: Junta’s Amnesty for Political Prisoners was Hostage Diplomacy: Myanmar Watchdog
3037. VIETNAM Continues ‘Four Nos’ Defense Policy
3038. VIETNAM: Culinary Tourism To Become National Strategic Product
3039. INDONESIA: Govt Unveils Ecotourism Concept For New Capital City
3040. INDONESIA: No LSD In Our Cattle, Canberra Insists After RI Halts Imports
3041. MYANMAR Regime Reduces Jailed Leaders’ Sentences Under Prisoner Amnesty
3042. SINGAPORE:  Man Charged With Running Unregistered Muslim Religious School, Teaching False Doctrine
3043. VIETNAMESE Consume Too Much Meat, Say Health Advocates
3044. INDONESIA: Government Orders Shipment of Aid to Drought-Hit Papua Region
3045. INDONESIA: Jokowi Seeks Chinese Investment in 5,000-Hectare Durian Plantation
3046. Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for 6 More Months
3047. PHILIPPINES: 25 Dead, Over 2 million Affected from Typhoon Doksuri in Philippines
3048. VIETNAM: Russia to Issue E-Visas for Vietnamese Nationals
3049. NDONESIA’S Middle-Strength Passport Remains a Travel Barrier For Some
3050. INDONESIA Launches Its First CryIpto Bourse
3051. MALAYSIA: Customs Makes Biggest Drug Bust in Sabah, Seizes over 100Kg of Syabu Worth Around RM3M
3052. MYANMAR Jade Worth About US$4 Billion Exported to China in 2022
3053. THAILAND:  Police Prepare for Thaksin’s Return As August 10 Arrival Date Confirmed By Family
3054. INDONESIA’s Rice Reserve Not Sufficient To Weather El Niño Next Year
3055. ASEAN Predicted to Be Net Importer of Natural Gas by 2025
3056. MYANMAR’S Northern Alliance ‘Not Interested’ in Empty Peace Talks With Junta
3057. PHILIPPINES; China Eyes Military Exercises With PH
3058. SINGAPORE: No Zero-Tolerance Approach by PAP to Extramarital Affairs, Unlike Corruption and Criminal Conduct: DPM Wong
3059. CAMBODIA: An End To An Era as Hun Sen Passes Baton To Son Manet
3060. INDONESIA: JETP Could Help Drive Indonesia’s Geothermal Growth
3061. INDONESIA Says Taliban Representatives Visited ‘Informally’
3062. MYANMAR: Thai Beer Titan to Invest US$14M in Another Brewery in Myanmar
3063. PHILIPPINES: VIETNAM Builds More Facilities in Spratlys
3064. CAMBODIAN Election Draws Criticism
3065. INDONESIA: Social Media Monitoring Agency Could Curb Free Speech, Activists Warn
3066. INDONESIA Set to Launch Largest Solar Panel Industry in SE Asia
3067. MYANMAR Military May Move Suu Kyi to House Arrest
3068. SINGAPORE To Execute First Woman In Nearly 20 Years: Rights Groups
3069. INDONESIA: G20 Energy Proposal Costly, Not Feasible: RI
3070. INDONESIA Spends $3.8B on Fuel Subsidies in 1st Half of 2023
3071. MYANMAR: Number of IDPs in Myanmar Surges Almost 50,000 in Five Weeks
3072. SINGAPORE: Growing Concern With Youth Radicalism, Terrorism Threat to Singapore Remains High: ISD
3073. VIETNAM: Researchers Find Evidence of 2,000-year-old curry in Vietnam, the oldest in Southeast Asia
3074. CAMBODIA’S 2023 General Election Kicks Off
3075. INDONESIA: Power Struggle Grips Golkar Ahead of 2024 Polls
3076. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Close Illegal Railroad Crossings
3077. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, More Muslim Parents Turning To Abducting Kids in Custody Wars: SIS Data
3078. MYANMAR: Whither Wa State? Myanmar’s Criminal Hub Spreads Wings Under Junta
3079. INDONESIA Must Push For Fairer Carbon Market: Activists
3080. INDONESIA: Gov’t Takes Down Over 11,000 Gambling Websites
3081. MALAYSIA Issues License to Elon Musk’s Starlink To Bring Internet Services To Remote Areas
3082. MYANMAR: Chin Schoolchildren Being Taught In Trenches Cecause of Airstrikes
3083. VIETNAM’S Last Wild Elephants On The Brink of Survival
3084. INDONESIA Strengthens Economic Diplomacy With Cabinet Reshuffle
3085. INDONESIA: No Authorization for Interfaith Marriages: Supreme Court
3086. Myanmar Regime Again Bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From Honoring Father on Martyrs’ Day
3087. SINGAPORE: Foreigners Need Approval To Buy Mixed Commercial and Residential Properties, Land in Singapore
3088. VIETNAM Passport Jumps 6 Places in Global Ranking
3089. INDONESIA: RI, EU Gear Up For Trade Clash
3090. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Pay Indonesia $886M in Digital Taxes in 3.5 Years
3091. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Constant Fear of Torture and Murder
3092. PHILIPPINES: ICC Junks PH Appeal On Drug War Probe
3093. VIETNAM: Google Maps Re-Displays Vietnamese Flag on Spratly Island
3094. INDONESIA: When Teachers Are The Bullies, Where Do Students Go?
3095. INDONESIA Trade Surplus for 38 Months in a Row
3096. MYANMAR Junta Condemns ASEAN for Ignoring ‘Peaceful Efforts to Restore Democracy’
3097. THAILAND: Coalition Decides to Propose Pita as its PM Candidate in Second Round
3098. VIETNAM’S Aging 100-million Population a Demographic Time Bomb
3099. CAMBODIA: Childhood Diabetes Up Amid Sugar Epidemic
3100. INDONESIA: Growing Informal Sector Signals Lack In Job Creation
3101. INDONESIA: PTPP, Adhi Karya Win $540M Railway Project in Philippines
3102. MYANMAR Junta Likely to Extend Military Rule Again
3103. THAILAND: Two-Wheeled Angels:Bangkok Launches First Fleet of Motorbike-ambulances
3104. ASEAN Struggles For Unity On Myanmar Conflict
3105. ASEAN, China Agree on South China Sea’s Code of Conduct Guidelines
3106. INDONESIA: Shrinking Domestic Industry May Dethrone RI As World’s No. 2 Rubber Exporter
3107. MYANMAR: Protect Rohingya From Armed Gangs: HRW
3108. THAILAND: Pita Fails in Bid to Become Prime Minister
3109. INDONESIA Wants to Double Lithium Pact with Australia to 120,000 Tons
3110. INDONESIA: LGBT Event in Indonesia Scrapped After Security Threats
3111. MYANMAR: Thai Foreign Minister Says Met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
3112. SINGAPORE: Maid Agencies Find Various Ways to Sieve Out Underage Candidates, Even As MOM Sees Fewer Cases
3113. THAILAND: Thaksin Postpones Return Until Thailand’s Political Situation Settles Down
3114. INDONESIA: Bakamla Seizes Iranian Tanker Over Illicit Oil Transfer
3115. INDONESIA: Netherlands Returns Ancient Jewels, Temple Carvings to Indonesia
3116. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Gives Final Warning To Those Playing Up 3R Issues
3117. MYANMAR Junta Condemned For Using ‘Prison Transfers’ as a Pretext For Murder
3118. PHILIPPINE Activists Fight Back on Online Theats Rise
3119. CAMBODIA: Manhunt Underway After Capital 103kg-Meth Bust
3120. INDONESIA: RI Property Giants to Build Malls, Offices In Nusantara Capital City
3121. INDONESIA: $3.5 Billion Jababeka Movieland Launched as Indonesian Answer to Hollywood
3122. MYANMAR: Singapore’s UOB Is Shutting Myanmar Junta Allied Airline’s Bank Accounts
3123. SINGAPORE: Millions Vie For Tickets to Taylor Swift’s Only Stop in Southeast Asia
3124. INDONESIA: Potable Tap Water Still a Pipe Dream, for Now
3125. INDONESIA: Political Row Undermines RI’S Second Chance as FIFA Host
3126. MALAYSIA: Counting Malaysia’s ‘Invisible’ People: How Many Born Here Cannot Be Citizens Despite Their Local Roots
3127. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Deportation of Undocumented Children Branded Cruel
3128. SINGAPORE Must Never Become a Welfare State, But It Can Be a ‘Welfare Society’: SM Tharman
3129. INDONESIA: Govt Steps Up Efforts To Curb Anthrax After Outbreak Kills 3 People
3130. INDONESIA: Robust Salt Industry Recipe to Cut Indonesia’s Deficit with Australia
3131. MYANMAR: UN Urges End to Arms, Currency Supplies to Myanmar Junta
3132. SINGAPORE: Police Warn of Resurgence of Concert Ticket Scam As At Least 462 Lose Over S$480,000 Since January
3133. VIETNAM: New Crocodile Newt Species Discovered in Vietnam
3134. INDONESIA: Government Rescues Nearly 2,000 Human Trafficking Victims
3135. INDONESIA: Safeguarding the Sunda Pangolin: RER’s Commitment to Wildlife Protection and Conservation
3136. MALAYSIA: More Malaysians Transitioning to Solar Power to Reduce Electricity Bills
3137. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Nightlife Shutdown as Narcotics Flood Myanmar
3138. VIETNAM RIses FOur Ranks in Global Peace Index
3139. CAMBODIA Bans Entry for All Meta Oversight Board Bembers
3140. INDONESIA: Victims, Families Urge Jokowi to Rewrite History on Rights Abuse
3141. INDONESIA: ‘No Big Deal’: Minister Reacts to Indonesian Rice Terraces Used in Philippine Tourism Promo
3142. MYANMAR Supreme Court to Hear President and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeals
3143. VIETNAMESE People Turning Their Backs On Dog Meat
3144. INDONESIA: Jakarta Installs AI-Controlled Traffic Lights to Ease Congestion
3145. INDONESIA Reports Slower Deforestation Growth
3146. MYANMAR: Surprise? Myanmar Ranks Poorly in ‘Tourist-Friendly ’Ranking
3147. THAILAND-Foreign Investors Wary of Delay in Thai Govt Formation: FTI
3148. VIETNAM  Bans Barbie Movie for Featuring China’s Nine-Dash Line
3149. INDONESIA: After Recent Portfolio Sell-Offs, Is Traditional Retail Banking Dead in Indonesia?
3150. INDONESIA In Talks with 3 Unnamed Countries for OPEC-Like Nickel Cartel
3151. MYANMAR Junta War Crimes Rising: UN Report
3152. SINGAPORE Sees Highest Number of Suicides in Over 20 Years, With Most Cases Among Those in Their 20s: SOS
3153. TIMOR LESTE Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
3154. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
3155. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
3156. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
3157. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
3158. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
3159. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
3160. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
3161. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
3162. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
3163. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
3164. INDONESIA: World Bank Sees Stagnant FDI, Slowdown in Growth for Indonesia
3165. INDONESIA to Reroute Palm Oil Export to Africa Following EUDR
3166. MYANMAR Junta Turns Thai-Sponsored Talks Into Propaganda Tool
3167. PHILLIPPINES- Kitchen Crisis: How some food prices soared under Marcos
3168. SINGAPORE: Air Purifiers Flying off the shelves as S’poreans brace themselves for haze; experts give tips on dealing with it
3169. SOUTHEAST ASIA at High Risk of Trans-boundary Haze: Report
3170. INDONESIA Moves ASEAN Military Drill Site Away From South China Sea
3171. MYANMAR: US Slaps Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Defense Ministry, Regime-Run Banks
3172. VIETNAM: Dak Lak Armed Group Connected to US-based Terrorists
3173. VIETNAM: Nearly 5,000 ChatGPT Accounts hacked in Vietnam
3174. INDONESIA Ranks Sixth Among Countries with Most Startups
3175. INDONESIA: Jakarta Lacks Myanmar Leverage: UN rapporteur
3176. MALAYSIA: Wisma Putra Clarifies Misperceptions Regarding Demarcation of Strait of Malacca and Sulawesi Sea
3177. MYANMAR: Arrests Follow ‘Flower Strike’ To Mark Detained Aung San Suu Kyi’s Bfrirthday
3178. SINGAPORE: High Risk of Severe Transboundary Haze in 2023, Public Advised To Be Prepared: Singapore institute
3179. INDONESIAN Businesses Call For Change in PLN’s Dominance to Hit Renewable Target
3180. INDONESIA Urges Regional Efforts for Clean Energy Transition
3181. MYANMAR: More Labor Union Leaders Arrested at Zara Factory in Myanmar
3182. PHILIPPINES: Filipino Women Highly Biased Against Own Gender: Study
3183. VIETNAM: Overseas Vietnamese Return Home For Retirement
3184. INDONESIA’S Satria-1 Successfully Launched Into Orbit
3185. INDONESIA: Coca-Cola Launches New rPET Bottles in Indonesian Market
3186. LAOS Seals MOU With Chinese Firm for Development of That Luang SEZ
3187. MYANMAR Junta Signs Wind Power, Direct Flights and Financial Deals With Russia
3188. THAILAND Defends Divisive Myanmar Junta Talks
3189. ASEAN Nixes Thai Informal Talks Idea on Myanmar
3190. CAMBODIAN  Riel to Expand Across Laos and Vietnam
3191. INDONESIA: Japan’s Emperor in Indonesia for First State Visit
3192. MALAYSIA Best-Performing Muslim-Majority Country in 2022’s Islamicity Index, But Long Way to Go On Human Rights
3193. MYANMAR  People’s Thoughts With Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 78th Birthday
3194. INDONESIA: MSMEs Account for 97% of Job Opportunities in Indonesia
3195. INDONESIA: Jakartans Find Worsening Air Pollution ‘Unbearable’
3196. MYANMAR Junta Sentences 730 Political Prisoners in Less Than Six Months
3197. PHILIPPINES: Media Landscape Remains ‘Largely Grim’ Despite Change In Leadership: Report
3198. 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.”