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

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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.”