Category: Malaysia

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