Category: Vietnam

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

EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”