Category: Japan

1. MYANMAR’S Rights Commission Rejects the Regional Review that Could Strip its Last Membership
2. SINGAPORE: Fake Review Outfit Caught Selling Five-Star Ratings to 45 Singapore Businesses
3. THAILAND: Floods in World’s Most Visited City Force National Airline to halt cargo for 6 days
4. CAMBODIA- IMF Urges Cambodia to Tighten Fiscal Governance to Combat Scam-Related Money Laundering
5. INDONESIA: Government Shores up BPJS Kesehatan as Gaps Persist
6. MALAYSIA: Phttps://asiaviews.net/cambodia-imf-urges-cambodia-to-tighten-fiscal-governance-to-combat-scam-related-money-laundering/rofessional Expertise Must go beyond specialization to Bring Malaysia Forward: PM Anwar
7. MYANMAR: Continued Secrecy in Myanmar Junta’s Post-Election Government
8. THAILAND: Bangkok Floods Put Thailand’s New ‘One Map’ Warning System Under Scrutiny
9. CAMBODIA: Archaeologist Discovers Gold-Like Metal in Ancient Khmer Ore
10. INDONESIA: Peatland Agency Revival Tests Commitment to Curb Unchecked Conversion
11. MALAYSIA’S Passport Now No. 2 Globally, Sharing Silver Tier with Singapore
12. MYANMAR: Malaysia Starts Sending Myanmar Migrants Home
13. THAILAND: Floods Affect 2.6M People Across 29 Provinces and Bangkok
14. CAMBODIA: Govt Urges Youth Support for Conscription Rollout
15. INDONESIA: New Agrarian Law Expected to Curb Farmer Criminalization
16. MYANMAR: Time Magazine Ban Sparks Online Debate Over Myanmar’s Western Outreach
17. SINGAPORE: World’s Most Valuable AI Startup to Open Singapore Office in October, Hire Locally
18. THAILAND: Thousands Sleep in Schools as Floods hit 52,000 Homes in Bangkok
19. CAMBODIA: Police Arrest Chinese Nationals Over Drugs, Weapons Trafficking
20. INDONESIA: Tangerang Church Disruption Rekindles Fears Among Minorities
21. INDONESIA: ASEAN Gets First Shared Supercomputer in Indonesia
22. MALAYSIA Finalizing Measures to Protect MSMEs From Foreign e-Commerce: Anwar
23. MYANMAR: Rohingya Caught Between Malaysia Crackdown and Myanmar’s Uncertain Welcome
24. CAMBODIA: EU Approves $1.8M Cambodia Mine Grant
25. NDONESIA: Respiratory Problems Climb Past 170,000 Cases in Indonesia
26. MALAYSIA: India Warns Against Misusing Malaysia’s 30-day Visa-free Scheme to Seek Jobs
27. MYANMAR: Regime Leader Says He Has Been ‘Lenient’ Toward Aung San Suu Kyi
28. SINGAPORE PM Wong Warns Against Complacency as Security Threats Evolve
29. CAMBODIA: FBI and Cambodian Police Crackdown on 50 Scam Sites
30. INDONESIA Urges Stronger Collective Efforts for Peace in Gaza
31. MALAYSIA: Haze is Not Hurting Palm Oil Demand, But it is Reviving an Old Reputational Problem
32. MYANMAR Junta Reportedly Opens Tender for 110,000 National e-ID Smart Cards
33. PHILIPPINES: DILG, DepEd to Formalize ‘Visible Patrols’ in Public Schools
34. INDONESIA: Indigenous Peoples Bill in Limbo as House Rushes Agrarian Reform
35. MALAYSIA: Education Ministry Opens Private Schools Sector to All Investors, No More 30pc Bumi Rule
36. MYANMAR: Revolution, Politics and Military Affairs
37. SOUTHEAST ASIA Has 9 Airlines in World’s top 100
38. THAILAND Braces for LNG Supply Squeeze as Prices Near Russia
39. CAMBODIA: War on Online Scams: Cambodia Cannot Do It Alone
40. INDONESIA: Recentralization Concerns in Fiscal, Education Heighten
41. MALAYSIA Billionaire Francis Yeoh Develops over $10B Power Projects Across Southeast Asia
42. MYANMAR: Report Looks Into Psychological Impact of Repression in Myanmar
43. THAILAND: TMD Lists 55 Thai Provinces in September 21 Heavy Rain Alert
44. INDONESIA: Papua Killings Renews Calls for Peace Talks, End Armed Conflict
45. MYANMAR: Over 200 Children Killed and Injured During Myanmar Junta’s Illegitimate election period
46. PHILIPPINES: What Philippines’ Aging Population Means, and What Can Be Done
47. VIETNAM Offers $120,000 Grant to Help Businesses Adopt AI
48. INDONESIA: Govt Prepares Fines in Digital Child Safety Rules
49. INDONESIA: Govt Prepares Fines in Digital Child Safety Rules
50. MYANMAR Junta Conducts Deadly Daily Bombings on IDP Shelters in Mandalay’s Ngazun
51. THAILAND: Scammers Moving Through Thailand to New Base in Malaysia
52. SINGAPORE Rolls Out Over 200 AI Courses and New Initiatives to Boost Skills and Workforce Readiness
53. CAMBODIA Rejects Claims that Cultural Heritage Sites were Used for Military Purposes
54. INDONESIA: Push to Postpone Village Head Elections Draws Democratic Concerns
55. MALAYSIA: More Than 2.6 million Malaysians Visited Indonesia in 2025 as neighbors Gear up for 70 Years of Diplomatic Ties
56. MYANMAR: As Min Aung Hlaing Signed Deals in Phnom Penh, His Forces Burned Oil Wells and Pushed Into Karenni State
57. VIETNAM’S Durian Industry Shifts From Volume to Value
58. MALAYSIA: How Malaysia is Shielding Lower-Income Households From the Global Cost Squeeze
59. MYANMAR Junta CLaims UN Envoy Kyaw Moe Tun iIlegitimate Ahead of Credentials Decision
60. VIETNAM: Ho Chi Minh City Needs 70,000 Skilled Workers to Build its Metro Network
61. CAMBODIA: Nearly 400 Civilians Affected as Cambodia Files Complaint over Thai Military Chemical Use
62. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls For Global South, BRICS Unity Amid Fragmented World Order
63. INDONESIA: Skepticism Around Green RideHailing: How To Gain Riders’ Trust
64. MYANMAR: Trapped by Terror: The Escalating Military Abduction of Myanmar’s Youth: Progressive Voice
65. THAILAND Faces its 2030 HIV Target With Youth Infections Still High
66. CAMBODIA and THAILAND Maritime Conciliation Talks in Singapore Next Week
67. INDONESIA: Consumer Confidence Up as Spending Recovers Slowly
68. MALAYSIA Wants To Be an AI Nation by 2030 — what does that mean for Malaysians?
69. MYANMAR Still Making And Using Cluster Munitions But Global Treaty Review Looms
70. VIETNAMESE Workers Spend 4.5 Months of Wages to Secure Jobs Abroad
71. INDONESIA: Local, Foreign Firms Own Largest Burned Concessions in Kalimantan
72. INDONESIA: Volcanic Eruptions Take Toll on Economy
73. MALAYSIA: Hadi Calls For Abolition of ‘Colonial Laws’ to Make Syariah Rule Supreme in Malaysia
74. MYANMAR: UN Rights Chief Calls For ‘Reality Check’ on Burma as BROUK Warns Rohingya Face Erasure
75. PHILIPPINES Only Country Where Rich-Poor Gap in Reading Gains Widened in PISA 2025
76. INDONESIA: Govt Defends Prabowo’s Russia Trip Amid Disasters at Home
77. MYANMAR: WOPP Reports Forced Labor and Denial of Medicine to Female Political Prisoners in Myanmar’s Daik-U Prison
78. THAILAND: Phuket Group Seeks to Stop Jewish New Year Event
79. THAILAND Approves Sri Lanka Labor Framework for 10,000 Workers
80. VIETNAM  Deactivates, Seizes 13 Million Unregistered Mobile Numbers
81. CAMBODIA to Suspend Online Gambling At All Casinos From OctoberINDONESIA: Jakarta Airport and Others Reopen After Volcanic Ash Crisis
82. INDONESIA: Relentless Natural Disasters Test Indonesia’s Fiscal Priorities
83. MYANMAR: VIETNAM Is Deepening Its Complicity in the Myanmar Junta’s International Crimes: Justice for Myanmar
84. SINGAPORE: ‘Race Will Always Be a Fault Line’: Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong Warns Against Hatred After Anti-Indian abuse
85. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pitches Eurasia-Southeast Asia Economic Bridge
86. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Seek Better Recognition for Indigenous Peoples in New Bill
87. MYANMAR-MALAYSIA Working with Myanmar Junta’s Navy to Forcibly Return Setainees: Fortify Rights
88. SINGAPORE Rolls Out Sustainable Aviation Fuel Levy For Air Travelers from 2027 to Support Cleaner Transition
89. VIETNAMESE Scientists Develop Foam That Lets Microbes Eat Pollution Out Of Wastewater
90. CAMBODIA: A Khmer Rouge Survivor’s 48-Year Search For Her Missing Family
91. INDONESIA: Haze Besieges Southeast Asia as Indonesia’s Wildfires Rage on
92. INDONESIA: Hercules’ Return Spotlights Prabowo’s Informal Power Network
93. MALAYSIA: From Barely Speaking Malay to Championing it on the world stage
94. MYANMAR: Malaysia to Return 1,476 Myanmar Nationals on 29 September, But No UN Refugee Agency Role
95. CAMBODIA: Garment Sector to Remain Cambodia’s Biggest Job Generator
96. INDONESIA: Govt Investigates Reports of Citizens Fighting for Russia in Ukraine
97. INDONESIA: Police Monitor Wildfire Areas to Prevent Illegal Land Conversion
98. MYANMAR: AAPP Co-Founder Bo Kyi Receives 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Award
99. THAI-MALAYSIA Fence Expansion Proposed to Curb Smuggling
100. CAMBODIA: Siem Reap Readies for ‘Angkor Equinox’, Expects 10K Visitors
101. INDONESIA: Mt. Sinabung Erupts After Five Years, Status Raised to ‘Alert’
102. INDONESIA: C. Java Farmers Start Using Solar-Powered Water Pumps
103. MYANMAR Facebook Users Say Fear Has Silenced Online Speech
104. THAILAND: Very Heavy Rain Puts Eight Provinces on Flash-Flood Alert
105. CAMBODIA: Siem Reap Readies for ‘Angkor Equinox’, Expects 10K Visitors
106. INDONESIA: Mt. Sinabung Erupts After Five Years, Status Raised to ‘Alert’
107. INDONESIA: C. Java Farmers Start Using Solar-Powered Water Pumps
108. MYANMAR Facebook Users Say Fear Has Silenced Online Speech
109. THAILAND: Very Heavy Rain Puts Eight Provinces on Flash-Flood Alert
110. CAMBODIA: Govt Sets Rules for Conscription, Service at 24 Months
111. INDONESIA: Calls For Reform Grow Ahead of Prabowo’s State Address
112. INDONESIA: Women’s Groups Challenge Jobs Law Over Discriminatory Provisions
113. MYANMAR: APHR: Myanmar’s Rejection of New ASEAN Envoy Is Bid to Escape Accountability
114. SINGAPORE Takes Down 500 Fake Websites Posing as Home Ministry
115. INDONESIA: Inequality Worsens as Wealth Gap Widens
116. INDONESIA: 2027 Budget Plan Puts Prudence, Credibility to the Test
117. MALAYSIA: When Neutrality Pays: How Malaysia is Navigating the Global Fuel Crisis
118. MYANMAR: UN Investigators Identify Myanmar Air Force Bases Behind Civilian Attacks
119. THAILAND’S Firearm Laws Face Scrutiny Over Estimated 10M Guns
120. CAMBODIA Has No Relation with Indonesian Drug Seizure: Official
121. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Textbook Overhaul Plan Fuels Revisionism Fears
122. INDONESIA: Bali Plans Rp 2.2 Trillion Tram System to Ease Congestion
123. PHILIPPINES: World’s Largest Island is Filling its Jobs With Southeast Asian Workers
124. SINGAPORE: National University of Singapore Mandates AI Courses For All Students, Gives Free Access to ChatGPT for Learners and Staff
125. INDONESIA: Arrests Over Posts on Prabowo’s Iran Remark Raise Free Speech Alarm
126. INDONESIA: Bromo Forest Fire Spreads Further as Strong Winds Itensify
127. SINGAPORE Celebrates 61st National Day With Stadium Return and Historic Kallang Gun Salute
128. MYANMAR: RSF and Mizzima to Reopen a Vital Information lifeline on shortwave radio 
129. THAI SME Crisis Demands National Action Beyond Cash Injections
130. INDONESIA: Independence Day Logo Becomes Protest Canvas
131. INDONESIA: Central Sulawesi Launches First Direct Flights to Guangzhou
132. MYANMAR & THAILAND Sign Key Agreements on Labor, Water and Space Cooperation: Thai Govt
133. VIETNAM Overtakes Thailand as ASEAN’s Second-Largest Aviation market
134. VIETNAM: Nearly 50 Vietnamese Nationals Repatriated Following Deportation from US
135. INDONESIA: Security Minister Brushes Off Unrest Concerns Ahead of Independence Day
136. INDONESIA: Chinese Firms to Relocate to Indonesia’s Madura Industrial Park
137. MALAYSIA to Discuss Refugee Repatriation Plan with Myanmar junta: Fahmi
138. MYANMAR: Why Myanmar Regime Let ICRC See Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Now
139. THAILAND: State Data Leaks Deepen Thailand’s Cyber-Security Crisis
140. INDONESIA: Early Wildfire Surge Raises Alarm in Indonesia
141. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Return to Indonesian Stocks With Rp 1.6 Trillion Net Inflow
142. MALAYSIA: Second Malaysian In a Week Arrested for Drug Smuggling in Indonesia
143. MYANMAR: Meeting between Aung San Suu Kyi and ICRC Due to Domestic and International Afforts, says NUG
144. VIETNAM: Foreigners Adopt Vietnam’s Digital ID for Faster Public services
145. INDONESIA, THAILAND Target $20 Billion in Bilateral Trade by 2030
146. INDONESIA: Discontent Over Policies, Leadership Erodes Prabowo’s footing
147. MALAYSIA: Govt Seeks Wider Gas Supply Options as Malaysia Moves to Boost Energy Security
148. MYANMAR: SICRC Confirms Meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi Amid Ongoing Detention
149. THAI Children Under 18 Need Birth Certificates for Overseas Travel from August 3
150. INDONESIA: Award Puts Spotlight on Opinion Polls’ Role in Democracy
151. INDONESIA: Critics Lambaste Anti-LGBTQ Syllabus Plan For Religious Schools
152. MYANMAR: Sexual and Gender Violence Soaring in Shan State, Rights Group Reports
153. PHILIPPINES Eyes ASEAN Halal Standards
154. VIETNAM: Ho Chi Minh City Lays Groundwork for English as Second Language in Schools
155. INDONESIA: Battalion Expansion Raises Deforestation Fears
156. INDONESIA: Government Prioritizes Remote, High-Stunting Areas in 13,000 MBG Kitchen Rollout
157. MALAYSIA Just 7.1% Shy of High-Income Status: Minister
158. SINGAPORE Organization Leads Ebola Vaccine Push as Congo Outbreak Kills Nearly 1,500
159. THAILAND: Solo Creators Face Hidden Risks as Thailand’s Creator Economy Expands
160. INDONESIA Must Avoid the Disorder Trap
161. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Approval Falls to 51.1% as Economic Concerns Weigh on Public Sentiment
162. MALAYSIA Busts Scam Centers in Forest City
163. MYANMAR Parliament Approves Death Sentence for Scam Offenses
164. VIETNAM Launches Program to Develop Globally Competitive CEOs
165. INDONESIA: Probe Launched After Death of Man Linked to Ex-Top Prosecutor
166. INDONESIA: BI Governor Appointment Seen as Referendum on Central Bank Independence
167. MALAYSIA: Tok Mat Warns UNHCR: Cooperate on Refugee Screening in Malaysia or Face Exit
168. MYANMAR Border Scams Move Inland as Regional Crackdown Intensifies
169. THAILAND Seeks 78 Additional US Tariff Exemptions for Key Export Goods
170. INDONESIA: Government Says Perry Warjiyo’s Resignation Won’t Disrupt Monetary Policy
171. Indonesia in Talks with US for 0% Tariff on Palm Oil
172. MYANMAR: Hundreds of Myanmar Migrants Flee Chinese Crackdown in Yunnan
173. CAMBODIA: CMAC Reports 387,000Ha Contaminated by Thai Explosives
174. INDONESIA: BI Governor Perry Warjiyo Resigns
175. INDONESIA Bars Taxpayers from Recording Online Interviews with Tax Officials
176. MYANMAR: Nearly 400 Myanmar Migrant Workers Arrested in Malaysia’s Johor State
177. THAILAND Tightens Data Centre Rules as AI Demand Grows
178. INDONESIA: Children’s Day Spotlights Protection Flaws
179. INDONESIA Proposes Limited Dual Citizenship to Attract Global Talent
180. MYANMAR: ASEAN Agrees To Draft Benchmarks for Myanmar Peace Plan
181. THAILAND: US Sets 12.5% tariff on Thai Goods Over Forced Labor
182. VIETNAM Needs Tens of Thousands of Nuclear Power workers by 2035
183. CAMBODIA and US Pledge Joint Push Against Transnational Cybercrime as UN Warns of Evolving Scam Networks
184. INDONESIA: Flexibility, Bargaining Power in Focus as RI Treats Gig Workers as Micro Businesses
185. INDONESIA’S School Health Checks of 8.8 Million Students Reveal Widespread Tooth Decay, Anemia
186. MYANMAR-Thai Government Extends Work Permits for Migrant Workers, Including Myanmar Nationals
187. THAILAND to Launch Japanese-Style Savings Scheme as Rapid Aging Strains Retirement System
188. INDONESIA: Gen-Zers Turn to AI for Mental Health Support Despite Validity, Privacy risks
189. INDONESIA Keeps Tight Rein on Nickel Output to Avoid Global Oversupply
190. MYANMAR: TNLA Becomes First Ethnic Rebel Army to Join Regime Peace Talks
191. THAILAND: Briton Becomes First Foreign Somdet 
192. VIETNAMESE Men Become Japan Region’s First Foreign Bus Drivers Amid Labor Shortage
193. CAMBODIA: Thai-Cambodian Border Stays Shut Amid Political and Military Tensions
194. INDONESIA: Outrage as Trans Women Targeted in Mob
195. Indonesia’s New Citizenship Fees: Rp 75 Million to Naturalize, Rp 5 Million to Renounce
196. MYANMAR: Still a Mystery: Where is Aung San Suu Kyi?
197. THAILAND Moves Forward with $362 Cruise Terminal on Second Largest Island
198. INDONESIA: Prabowo Renews Antigraft Pledge as Scrutiny Grows Over Ex-Top Prosecutor’s
199. INDONESIA: Anwar to Address KWAP’s Investment Losses in Indonesia’s eFishery
200. MYANMAR: The Philippines’ Failure on Myanmar is Existential for ASEAN
201. SINGAPORE: Why New Divorce Figures Show ‘Unreasonable Behavior’ is Singapore’s Biggest Marriage Breaker
202. Cambodia Eliminates Indigenous malaria; Imported Cases Could Pose Challenge
203. INDONESIA: Prabowo Orders Reviews of Flagship Programs, Signals Possible Shift
204. INDONESIA Restarts $21 Billion Masela Gas Project After Nearly Three Decades
205. INDONESIA’S 2nd-Wealthiest Man Prajogo Pangestu to Buy Philippines’ Largest Geothermal Company
206. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Regulator Warns Myanmar Faces Tougher FATF Measures Without Reform Progress
207. INDONESIA: AGO Begins Probe into Ex-Top Prosecutor
208. INDONESIA: Freeport Targets More Than $7 Billion in Annual State Revenue Contributions
209. MALAYSIA: Immigration Department looking into Forest City ‘Network School‘
210. MYANMAR: ASEAN Envoy Pledges Humanitarian Mission to Myanmar
211. VIETNAM Leads Southeast Asia in Using Google AI for Education
212. CAMBODIA: History Records Prove Khnar Temple’s Khmer Roots
213. INDONESIA: Why EV Makers Choose Vietnam, Not Nickel-Rich Indonesia
214. INDONESIA’S Education Council Warns of Rising Online Gambling Threat in Schools
215. SINGAPORE Ministers Shanmugam, Tan See Leng Awarded S$230,000 Each in Bloomberg Defamation suit
216. MYANMAR Regime Rejects ASEAN Peace Plan, Pushes for Full Reinstatement
217. CAMBODIA: Arrival Numbers Drop Amid Sweeping Crackdown on cyber fraud
218. INDONESIA: KPK Arrests in Regions Raise Alarm Over Systemic Corruption
219. INDONESIA Cuts Visa-Free Entry Permits by 88% Under Selective Immigration Policy
220. MALAYSIA: Immigration’s Labor Quota System Manipulated by Syndicate: Sources
221. MYANMAR: As World Rejects the Myanmar Passport, Belarus Opens its Door
222. INDONESIA: Police Bill Slammed Over Potential Expansion Into Civilian Roles
223. INDONESIA: Rupiah Weakness Has Become Excessive, Indonesian Economist Warns
224. MALAYSIA: The Great Migration: Why Singapore Giants like Gardenia Are Moving to Johor
225. MYANMAR: Indonesia to Host Separate Talks with Key Actors in Myanmar’s Crisis
226. THAILAND: China Retreats — Russians Reshape Thai condo Demand
227. INDONESIA: Firms Gear Up For Buybacks Amid Stock Market Slump
228. INDONESIA: Government Spending Surges in Q1 2026 on Fiscal Stimulus and Low Base Effect
229. MYANMAR Migrants in Thailand Emerge as $6.7-Billion Consumer Market
230. DUAL SINGAPOREAN-INDONESIAN Citizen Gets Record Three-Year Jail Term For Dodging National Service for 21 Years
231. THAILAND Scales Up Farm Drones to Cut Costs and Boost Yields
232. INDONESIA: Joint Police, Military Crackdown on Street Robbers Raises Fear of Extrajudicial Killings
233. INDONESIA Develops National Fraud Portal to Strengthen Anti-Scam Response
234. SINGAPORE: Surgeons in Singapore Remove Brain Tumor Through Eye Socket in First-of-Its-Kind Procedure
235. THAILAND to Quarantine DRC Arrivals Even Without Symptoms
236. INDONEhttps://asiaviews.net/thailand-to-quarantine-drc-arrivals-even-without-symptoms/SIA: Prabowo’s Rare Address Raises Political Concerns
237. INDONESIA’S New Export Watchdog Could Recover Billions Lost to Under-Invoicing
238. MYANMAR: Youths in Yangon Fear Arrests Amid Forced Military Recruitment Drive
239. THAILAND: Anutin Declares War on Drugs, Mafia
240. VIETNAM Debuts in Global Top 50 Startup Ecosystems
241. CAMBODIA Revisits the Brutality of Pol Pot’s Regime on National Day of Remembrance
242. INDONESIA: Dejà Vu as Current ‘Chaos’ Haunt Reform Anniversary
243. MALAYSIA: Survey Shows Malaysians Becoming More Intolerant of Differences Amid Rising ‘Insular Trust’ Trend
244. MYANMAR Military Recaptures Key Thai Border Trade Hub as 4,000 Flee
245. SINGAPORE: Robots to Clean, Patrol and Deliver Food in Singapore’s Punggol Under Expanded AI Trials
246. INDONESIA: Right To Be Forgotten Proposal Raises Misuse Concerns
247. INDONESIA: ‘No Dollar, No Problem’: Indonesia’s Biggest Banks Connect to Alipay and WeChat Pay
248. MALAYSIA: Malay Language Studies Expand in China, 17 Universities Now Offer Programs Amid Stronger MalaysiaChina Ties
249. MYANMAR: Miss Grand Myanmar Contestant Expelled Following Backlash Over Religious Costume
250. THAILAND Widens Crackdown On Foreign Nominee Businesses
251. INDONESIA: Reform Team Pushes Demilitarization of Police Amid Brutality Concerns
252. INDONESIA: Jakarta Cuts Slum Areas by Half, Boosts Green Space Coverage
253. MALAYSIA’S 1MDB Recovery Hits RM31.3B as of 2025, Ranks Among World’s Highest: MACC chief
254. MYANMAR: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Seeks France’s Help in Obtaining ‘Proof of Life’
255. THAILAND Approves $25-Billion Investment By TikTok
256. INDONESIA: ‘Interventionist’ Policies May Deter Indonesia’s Growth
257. INDONESIA Banks on Currency Swap with China to Bolster Rupiah
258. MYANMAR Junta Expands Subsidized Fuel, Fertilizer Distribution To Farmers
259. THAILAND: True, Google and Thailand’s Government Launch Nationwide AI Literacy Drive
260. VIETNAM Turns To Laos For Electricity To Prevent Power Shortage
261. INDONESIA: Creeping Militarization Looms As Battalions Expand Nationwide: CSIS-JakartaPost
262. INDONESIA Fast-Tracks 575 km Sea Wall to Safeguard 55 Million Residents
263. MALAYSIA To Pursue Balanced Economic Diplomacy Without Compromising Energy Security: Anwar
264. MYANMAR: War Crimes Case Against Myanmar Dictator Moves Forward in Timor
265. THAILAND Accelerates Rail Links with Malaysia
266. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Warns Thai Move to End Maritime MoU May Fuel Row
267. INDONESIA: Arrests Mar Labor Day Rallies in Jakarta, Bandung
268. INDONESIA: Malaria Hits Record High in Indonesia As Elimination Challenges Persist
269. MYANMAR: NUG And Family Dismiss Junta’s Relocation Claim, Demand Proof of Life for Aung San Suu Kyi
270. THAILAND Pushes Land Bridge As Energy Hub to Guard Against Hormuz Risk
271. CAMBODIA Drafts New Military Service Law for Citizens Aged 18 to 25-KhmerTimes
272. INDONESIA: Iran War, Domestic Strains Push Rupiah To New Historic Low
273. INDONESIA Weighs Copyright Protection for Journalistic Works
274. MALAYSIANS Repaid a Record RM23b In Credit Card Debt in 2025 As Household Debt Rises
275. MYANMAR: Regime Considering ‘Good Things’ for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Min Aung Hlaing Says
276. INDONESIA: Fury As Court Dismisses 1998 Mass Rape Lawsuit
277. INDONESIA: De-Dollarization Drive: Indonesia-China Cross-Border QRIS Payments to Launch Next Week
278. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Targets ASEAN Re-Entry as Key to Ending Isolation-Irrawaddy
279. THAILAND Moves to End 60-Day Visa-Free Stays To Screen Out Unwanted Visitors
280. VIETNAM: ‘VinFast Will Never Produce Gasoline Cars Again’: Southeast Asia’s Richest Man Pham Nhat Vuong
281. INDONESIA: Human Rights Hit New Low in Indonesia: Amnesty
282. INDONESIA Declines Multi-Billion-Dollar Loan Offers from IMF and World Bank
283. MALAYSIA: Food vs Fuel: Survey Shows What Malaysians and Thais Fear Most as Oil Jitters Rise
284. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Gives Armed Groups 100 Days to Join Peace Talks
285. THAILAND: Moody’s Lifts Thailand’s Credit Outlook To Stable From negative
286. CAMBODIA: Military Conflict with Thailand Scarred Society: UN Report
287. INDONESIA’S Waste Crisis Exposes Urgent Need for Regulatory Reform
288. INDONESIA: Vasectomy Debate Highlights Gender Gap in Family Planning
289. MYANMAR’S New Year Amnesty Sparks Outrage Over Low Number of Political Prisoners
290. THAI Firms Exit Cambodia Amid Tensions
291. INDONESIA: Wikimedia To Meet Government After Access Block Threat
292. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Begin Taxing Electric Vehicles
293. MYANMAR: Win Myint Is Free—Where Is Aung San Suu Kyi?
294. THAILAND:  Specter of Stagflation Haunts Thailand
295. VIETNAMESE Woman Jailed for Selling 18 People to Thailand, Myanmar Scam Compounds
296. INDONESIA: Sovereignty Concerns Loom Over New Security Pact with US
297. INDONESIA: Russia to Supply Crude and LPG to Indonesia Following Moscow Talks
298. MYANMAR: Recaptured Conscripts in Naypyidaw Branded with Facial Tattoos to Prevent Desertion 
299. SINGAPORE Bets Big on AI, Stakes Claim as Regional Hub Contender: PwC
300. THAILAND Emerges as a Top Gaming Market in Southeast Asia
301. CAMBODIA Strongly Protests Thai Encroachment on Cultural Heritage Sites
302. INDONESIA: BGN Stokes Overspending Criticism for Billion-Rupiah Procurement of Event Planners
303. INDONESIA Accelerates De-Dollarization as Local Currency Transactions Surge 163%
304. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Vows to Normalize Myanmar-ASEAN Ties Despite Genocide Charges
305. THAILAND: Parnpree Backs New Myanmar President
306. INDONESIA: Prabowo Heads to Moscow for Possible Oil Deal with Putin
307. INDONESIA: Gibran’s Ad Hoc Judges Proposal in Acid Attack Case Draws Legal Doubt
308. MALAYSIA: Johor–Singapore Economic Zone Takes Shape: What it could mean for jobs, wages and growth
309. MYANMAR: KNU Establishes Kawthoolei Governing Councils Following Ratification of Federal Charter
310. VIETNAM: VnExpress International Turns 10
311. MALAYSIA Kicks off 100-Country Grand Sumud Nusantara Mission to Send Aid to Gaza
312. MYANMAR Social Media Users React to Min Aung Hlaing’s New Role
313. THAI Airlines Rrim Routes as Jet Fuel Surge Bites
314. CAMBODIA: PM Orders Probe Into Alleged Petrol Smuggling, Reaffirms Cambodia’s sufficient fuel supply
315. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s East Asia Outreach: Gains, But Missed Time
316. INDONESIA Rents Extra Warehouses as Rice Stocks Hit Record Levels
317. MALAYSIA: Anwar Defends Strong Iran Position, Says Malaysia’s Stance Delivered Results
318. MYANMAR: The Burma War’s Impact on Food Production
319. INDONESIA: Govt Scrambles for Oil From Anywhere Amid Mideast Supply Crunch
320. INDONESIA Expands Health Partnership with China on TB, AI, and Biotech
321. LAOS Approves Railway to Vietnam in Bid to Shed Landlocked Status
322. MALAYSIA, China seen as more resilient among Asia economies in current global turmoil: JP Morgan
323. SINGAPORE Offers Parents 30 Weeks of Paid Leave as Birth Rate Hits Historic Low
324. CAMBODIA: Koh Kong Island will be Region’s First ‘Carbon Neutral Community’
325. INDONESIA: Geoeconomic headwinds fracture ASEAN neutrality
326. INDONESIA: Pertamina Tankers Still Stuck in Persian Gulf as Malaysia Gets Hormuz Pass
327. MYANMAR: Chaos Reigns Across Myanmar as Fuel Crisis Deepens
328. THAILAND: Population Shrinks to 65.8M
329. CAMBODIA: Trade Persists Between Cambodia, Thailand Despite Border Halt
330. INDONESIA Plans $14 Billion in New Downstream Industrial Projects
331. INDONESIA Urged to Honor Contracts, Keep Doors Open in Mineral Tug-of-War
332. MALAYSIA: Anwar Calls for Lebanon to be Included in Expanded West Asia Ceasefire
333. MYANMAR: Regime Fuel Rationing Threatens Myanmar’s Rice Harvest
334. INDONESIA: Prabowo Affirms Support for Palestinian Cause
335. INDONESIA: Report Shows Incentives Drive Indonesians to Switch to EVs
336. MALAYSIA: Anwar Urges Peaceful Resolution to West Asia Tensions After Calls with Bahrain, UAE leaders
337. MYANMAR: Chin Group in Myanmar Rebuts Drug Trafficking Claims Made in Indian Media Report
338. SINGAPORE: Dual Citizen Loses National Service Fight After Singapore Court Shuts Down ‘I’m Indonesian’ Defense
339. THAILAND: Government Urges Thai Citizens to Leave IsraeL
340. REGIONAL: Asia Pivots to Coal as Middle East Conflict Chokes LNG Supply
341. CAMBODIA: 1970 Coup Still Shapes Cambodia’s Foreign Policy
342. MYANMAR: Ukrainians and US Citizen Arrested in India Over Allegedly Entering Myanmar to Help Resistance Groups
343. THAILAND: Middle East Conflict Cuts 1,000 Flights to Thailand, Slows 2026 Aviation Growth
344. INDONESIA: ‘We Are Not A Colonialist’: Indonesia on US Forced Labor Probe
345. INDONESIA: Rights Coalition Urges Premeditated Murder Probe in Acid Attack on Kontras Activist
346. MYANMAR: SAC-M Reject Myanmar Junta’s Attempt to Rebrand Rule after Elections
347. SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA Universities Take Top Spots in First Southeast Asia Ranking
348. THAILAND: RSssia Ready to Sell Oil to Thailand as Government seeks More Sources: Sihasak
349. VIETNAM: Hanoi to Build Nearly 1,000 New Schools by 2045 as Class Sizes Hit 60 Students
350. ASEAN States Working on Fuel-Sharing Deal
351. CAMBODIA: Education Ministry Planning Border School Bunkers
352. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pushes Smooth Idul Fitri ‘Mudik’, Stable Food Supply
353. INDONESIA: Nearly Half of Economists Say Indonesia’s Economy Is Deteriorating: UI Survey
354. MYANMAR: Social Media Users React to Fuel Shortages Causing Hardship in Myanmar
355. CAMBODIA: Labor Ministry shrugs off Thailand ban on Cambodian migrant workers
356. INDONESIA: TNI Restructuring Raises Eyebrows
357. MYANMAR: Institute of Chin Affairs Reports Heavy Myanmar Junta Casualties and Escalating Airstrikes as Resistance Forces Defend Srategic Falam Hub
358. SINGAPOREANS’ Support for Death Penalty in Drug Trafficking Cases Rise’s to 77 Percent: Minister
359. VIETNAM Targets 95% of Population Aged 15 and Above to Have Bank Accounts
360. INDONESIA: High Alert Order for Troops Draws Scrutiny
361. INDONESIA Disburses $3.3 Billion Ramadan Bonus for State Employees
362. MYANMAR: Bago Resistance Frees Hundreds of Survivors as Evidence of Junta Massacre Emerges
363. THAI Navy Races to Assist 23 Crew After Cargo Ship Attack Near Hormuz
364. THAILAND Sends 40,000 Stranded Europeans Home
365. INDONESIA: Govt Steps up Vaccination as Measles Outbreak in Indonesia Spreads to Australia
366. INDONESIA: Government Plans 500 Integrated Schools Nationwide by 2026
367. LAOS and THAILAND Strengthen Ties in Consumer Protection
368. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Budget Built on Economic Fantasy
369. REGIONAL: ‘Welcome to Hell’: How White Supremacist Content is Radicalizing Teens in South-east Asia
370. CAMBODIAN Travelers Recount Ordeals as Thai Authorities Deny KT ‘Entry Denial’ Report
371. INDONESIA Finally Tells US, Israel to Stop Attacking Iran
372. INDONESIA: Women’s Rights Group File Amicus Brief Against Minister’s Denial of 1998 Mass Rape
373. MYANMAR Junta Chief’s Family Cash In as Fuel Restrictions Spark EV Frenzy
374. SINGAPORE Orders Meta to Block ‘Blasphemous’ Video of Man Stepping on Quran
375. INDONESIA: Activists’ Acquittal of Riot Incitement Hailed as Democratic Win
376. INDONESIA Picks China as Its Waste-to-Energy Partner
377. SINGAPORE Orders Meta to Block ‘Blasphemous’ Video of Man Stepping on Quran
378. MYANMAR, Afghan Hopeful Scholars Mourn UK Study Visa Ban
379. VIETNAM: Fields Medalist Ngo Bao Chau Recruits 6 World-class Mathematicians to Reverse Vietnam’s Brain Drain
380. INDONESIA Keeps Seat on Trump’s Board of Peace as Critics Cite Iran Conflict
381. INDONESIA Secures $1.4 Billion Investment for Solar Power Expansion
382. MYANMAR: Dissolution of Scam-Linked Fully Light Group Hits Myanmar Junta Where It Hurts
383. SINGAPORE Workers Near Bottom While ASEAN Peers Lead Asia-Pacific in Workplace Happiness
384. THAI Youth Drug Use Reaches Crisis Stage 
385. INDONESIA: Gov’t Launches Rp 5 Trillion Subsidized Rice Program to Contain Inflation
386. INDONESIA: Questions Rise over Indonesia’s Silence on Khamenei’s Death-JakartaGlobe-Mar 4, 2026
387. MALAYSIA: Stolen Copper, Stalled Trains: Malaysia’s Costly cable theft crisis
388. MYANMAR: Junta Forms Multilingual Propaganda Body to Counter Independent Media
389. THAILAND: The Growing Cost of Elephant Intrusions
390. INDONESIA: Pressure Grows for Indonesia to Quit Board of Peace Amid US-Israel War Against Iran
391. INDONESIA: Top Court Narrows Obstruction of Justice Provision
392. MYANMAR: No Amnesty for Myanmar’s Top Political Prisoner as Junta Orchestrates Power Transition
393. THAILAND: US–Iran Conflict Threatens Baht 60Billion Thai Export hit, Spilling into Tourism, Property and Retail
394. VIETNAM Opposes Use of Force Against Sovereign Nations
395. INDONESIA: Half a million Indonesians in limbo as Middle East conflict escalates
396. INDONESIA: Bali Airport Cancels 15 International Flights Amid Gulf Airspace Shutdown
397. MALAYSIA: Govt Working to Bring Some Malaysians Stranded in Middle East After Iran strikes: Anwar
398. MYANMAR: UN Annual Report Shows a Sharp Increase in Myanmar’s Human Rights crisis, Especially for children
399. THAI Foreign Ministry Outlines Complex Evacuation Routes Amid Middle East Escalation
400. INDONESIA Monitors Pilgrims, Migrants As US-Israel Strikes on Iran Raise War Fears
401. INDONESIA Monitors Pilgrims, Migrants As US-Israel Strikes on Iran Raise War Fears
402. INDONESIA: Cheng Hoo Mosque Distributes Rp 500,000 Zakat to 32,000 Recipients
403. MALAYSIA Airlines Grounds All Doha, Jeddah and Medina Flights until March 4 as Middle East Conflict Escalates
404. MYANMAR: Junta Defense Minister Admits Recruitment of Minors and Overage Civilians Amid Systemic Corruption and Forced Enlistment
405. INDONESIA: Beyond Tariffs: Indonesia’s Uneven Pact with Washington
406. INDONESIA: KUA Mixes TikTok, Treats to Spark Gen Z Interest in Marriage
407. MALAYSIA: Government Overthrow Plot: Bukit Aman Probes Prominent Local Figure, Foreign Media
408. MYANMAR: Kachin Amber and the Bloody Truth Behind China’s Latest Scientific Breakthrough
409. VIETNAMESE REturnees from Cambodia Endure Hardship On Floating Homes in Dong Nai
410. Is INDONESIA’S 19% Tariff Deal Still Valid After the US Supreme Court Ruling?
411. INDONESIA: LPDP Alumni Controversy Rekindles Debate Over Return Rules
412. MYANMAR: SAC-M Urges ASEAN to Back Timor-Leste’s Legal Move on Myanmar Military
413. SINGAPORE Hit by AI Disinformation Blitz, Hundreds of Fake YouTube Videos Target PM Wong
414. VIETNAM: Tet Tourism Surge Exposes Overcrowding, Service Quality Concerns
415. INDONESIA Decries Double Standards in Nuclear Weapons Control
416. INDONESIA: Prabowo Ministers Clash Over Restricting Indomaret, Alfamart as Village Cooperatives Roll Out
417. Myanmar Junta Sets Mid-March Date for New Parliament
418. THAILAND: World Bank Warns Thailand of Labor Crisis, Urges AI Upskilling
419. VIETNAM’S Hottest Jobs in 2026: AI, Sales and Semiconductor Surge
420. INDONESIA: Presidency For All: Indonesia’s Human Rights Diplomacy
421. INDONESIA: UK-Based Arm to Train 15,000 Indonesian Engineers in Chip Design
422. MALAYSIA’S ‘Survival’ Hinges on ‘One Family’ Unity: Anwar to Foreign Envoys
423. MYANMAR: Junta Escalates Airstrikes in Kachin State After Drone Attack on MNA Aircraft
424. PHILIPPINES: What Evidence Did the ICC Prosecution Present vs Duterte on Day 1?
425. CAMBODIA Protests Thai Naval Incursion in Territorial Waters
426. INDONESIA Catches Break After US Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs
427. INDONESIA to Buy 1,000 Tons of US Rice Despite Prabowo’s Anti-Import Stance
428. MYANMAR: Nearly 120,000 Civilian Homes Torched Across Myanmar Since 2021 Coup as Arson Attacks Intensify
429. THAILAND is Losing Ground to Vietnam
430. CAMBODIA: Lethal Legacies of War Await Displaced Families at Home
431. INDONESIA: Four Countries Join Indonesia in Promising Troops for Trump’s Gaza Peace Board
432. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Dual Diplomatic Test on Palestine at First BOP Meeting
433. MYANMAR: Mizoram Suspends India–Myanmar Border Trade for Two Months Following Death of Indian Driver
434. SINGAPORE: IDF Data Suggests Singapore Nationals May Be Among Dual Citizens Serving in Israeli Military During Gaza War
435. INDONESIA, US Firms Sign Over $7 Billion in Trade, Investment Deals-JakartaPost
436. Indonesia Slams Israel’s West Bank Annexation
437. MALAYSIA: No One Above The Law in Building Houses of Worship: Anwar
438. MYANMAR: Athan Publishes Analysis of Freedom of Expression Under Interim Governance Arrangements in Myanmar
439. THAILAND: Call for Stimulus in Border Provinces
440. CAMBODIA: Ongoing Spat Stems From Historical Narratives, Nationalism, Misinformation and Unresolved Mechanisms
441. INDONESIA: Chinese Muslims Navigate Identities Amid Lunar New Year, Ramadan Overlap
442. INDONESIA Reaffirms Two-State Solution in Talks with Palestinian Envoy at UN
443. MYANMAR Expels Timor-Leste Representative Over War Crimes Case
444. SINGAPORE is Spending Billions to Boost Births, and It’s Not Working
445. CAMBODIA Urged to Diversify Trade as Border Tensions Expose Reliance on Thai Market
446. INDONESIA Reaffirms Support for Palestine as Israel Joins Gaza Peace Board
447. INDONESIA: Purbaya Says Global Rating Agencies Misjudged Indonesian EconomyTHAILAND Leads ASEAN in AI Adoption as Regional Digital Economy Eyes $1 Trillion Valuation
448. PHILIPPINES: Biz, Civil Society Groups Want Tough Dynasty Law
449. THAILAND Leads ASEAN in AI Adoption as Regional Digital Economy Eyes $1 Trillion Valuation
450. CAMBODIA Says Nearly 200 Scam Centers CLosed
451. INDONESIA Slips in Corruption Index in Prabowo’s First Year
452. INDONESIA: Prabowo ‘Furious’ Over Stock Market Rout After MSCI Warning: Brother
453. MYANMAR: Drugs Seized as Myanmar Junta Troops Abandon Outposts Near Machanbaw Under KIA Pressure
454. THAILAND Can Capture Major Growth Gains by Scaling Up Green Manufacturing: World Bank
455. INDONESIA Readies Troops for Gaza Deployment
456. INDONESIA’S Journalist Safety Index Slips in 2025 as Censorship, Pressure Rise
457. MALAYSIA Rises to Third in ASEAN on 2025 Corruption Perception Index with Improved Score of 52
458. MYANMAR: The Junta’s Air War in Arakan: Desperation, Symbolism, and Strategic Miscalculation
459. VIETNAM Breaks into World’s TOp 10 Retirement Destinations for the First Time
460. INDONESIA: EU Proposes Sanctions on Indonesian Ports for Handling Russian Oil
461. INDONESIA Consumer Sentiment Improves as Growth Holds Above 5%
462. 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
463. MYANMAR Junta Hails ICJ Genocide Case Defense as ‘National Duty’
464. VIETNAM: Homestays in World’s Best Tourism Village Fully Booked for Tet Holidays
465. CAMBODIA: Visa-Free Entry Calls Turn Shriller as Cambodia Eases Norms for Chinese
466. INDONESIA: Bali Police Arrest Dozens of Indians in Online Gambling Crackdown
467. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Approval Nears 80%, Surpassing Jokowi and SBY: Survey
468. MYANMAR: Top Gold Association Officials Arrested by Myanmar Junta Officials
469. THAILAND: Foreign Media: Anutin’s Nationalist Bet Delivers Landslide
470. CAMBODIA: US Lifts Weapons Sale Restrictions on Cambodia, Marking New Chapter in Bilateral Ties
471. INDONESIA: Women Take Lead in Community Climate Action
472. INDONESIA: Suzuki Launches First Electric Car in Indonesia With e-Vitara Debut
473. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Thayet Prison Stage Silent Strike to Mark Fifth Anniversary of Myanmar Coup
474. SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian Destination Named World’s Best City for Solo Female Travelers
475. INDONESIA: Authorities Prevent Attempted Smuggling of Wildlife to Thailand
476. INDONESIA: Danantara to Break Ground on 3 Million-Ton Steel Plant to Cut Indonesia’s Import Reliance
477. MYANMAR and Russia Agree New Military Alliance
478. PHILIPPINES-House Panel Junks 2 Impeach Raps vs Marcos Jr.
479. THAILAND: Foreign Tourists Rank Scams as Top Safety Concern in Thailand
480. CAMBODITHAILAND: Foreign Tourists Rank Scams as Top Safety Concern in ThailandA Protests Thai Activity at Ta Moan and Ta Krabei Temples
481. INDONESIA: Prabowo Courts Islamic Leaders to Support Board of Peace Membership Amid Pushback
482. INDONESIA Probes Market Manipulation, Freezes Broker Accounts Worth $40 Million
483. MYANMAR Junta Turns to Pakistan Amid Rohingya Genocide Case
484. THAILAND Overtakes Vietnam as Southeast Asia’s Top Market for Gold Demand
485. INDONESIA: Military Training for Civil Servants Draws Mixed Reactions
486. INDONESIA: Indonesia Steps Up TB Campaign Under Prabowo as Cases Rank Second Worldwide
487. MYANMAR  Junta Calls Coup-Protesting Civil Servants Back to Work
488. PHILIPPINE Billionaire Manuel Villar Loses $1B in Net Worth Amid Market Manipulation, Insider Trading Complaint
489. VIETNAM’S Motorbike Market Leads Southeast Asia in Growth
490. INDONESIA: Education Fund Allocation for Free Meal Faces Legal Challenge
491. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the Strategic First Stop for China’s Muslim F&B Entrepreneurs
492. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the Strategic First Stop for China’s Muslim F&B Entrepreneurs
493. MYANMAR: Five Years After the Coup, Myanmar Is Worse Off Than Ever
494. VIETNAM: President Trump Welcomes Vietnam’s Decision to Join Peace Council
495. INDONESIA: Walhi Calls for Systemic Reform After 19 Fatalities Linked to Illegal Gold Mining
496. INDONESIA’S  Alcohol Industry Contributes Rp 9 Trillion to State Coffers
497. MALAYSIA: Majority of Respondents Favor Two-Term Cap Over 10-Year Limit for Prime Ministers: Poll
498. MYANMAR: Facebook Deletes 270 Accounts Tied to Myanmar Military’s Business and Propaganda Efforts
499. VIETNAM Confirms High-Potential Offshore Oil Discovery Off Southern Coast
500. CAMBODIA: Govt Swats Malaria, With No Cases for Seven Years
501. INDONESIA to Host Ocean Impact Summit in Bali
502. INDONESIA Logs $1B Food Delivery Growth, Region’s Highest
503. MYANMAR Nationalists Protest ICJ Rohingya Genocide Case in Yangon
504. SINGAPOREANS, MALAYSIANS Among Top Overseas Homeowners in England, Wales
505. INDONESIA: Land Erosion Worsens on Riau’s Bengkalis Island, May Alter Maritime Border
506. INDONESIA Boasts Strong Basis for Green Economy Transiti
507. MALAYSIA: Strategic Location and Incentives Give Malaysia Edge to Become Major Regional Maritime MRO Hub: Miti
508. MYANMAR: Voter Turnout Reaches About 55 % in Myanmar’s 2025 General Elections
509. VIETNAM: Hanoi Adopts 100-Year Master Plan Resolution
510. INDONESIA: Cambodia Scam Crackdown Sheds Light on Indonesia’s Employment Gaps
511. INDONESIA: Forest Areas Cited in West Bandung Landslide
512. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing shrugs off criticism as military-backed party dominates Myanmar vote
513. PHILIPPINES: Duterte’s ICC Confirmation of Charges Hearing Set for Feb. 23
514. VIETNAM Lacks System to Nurture its 1 Million Autistic Children
515. INDONESIA: Reform Team Weighs Placing Police Under Ministry
516. INDONESIA: Rescuers Recover More Bodies from West Java Landslide, With 72 Still Missing
517. MYANMAR: Final Round of Myanmar Vote Set to Seal Junta Ally’s Victory
518. SINGAPORE Steps Up AI Ambitions with S$1b Public Research Investment
519. VIETNAM: Halal Race Heats Up as Vietnam Advances Certification and Trade Plans
520. CAMBODIAN Urges UN to Monitor Thai Military Abuses
521. INDONESIA: IMF Expects Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.1% this Year
522. INDONESIA’S Free Meal Program to Exceed McDonald’s Global Output: Prabowo
523. MALAYSIA: Starting School at Six: How Malaysia Stacks Up Against its Neighbors
524. MYANMAR: IPCM Calls for Immediate Release of 27 Journalists and Stronger Media Safety Guarantees in Myanmar
525. INDONESIA Accepts Trump ‘Board of Peace’ Invite
526. INDONESIA Joins Global Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets
527. MALAYSIA: Judiciary Sets Up Dedicated High Court to Handle and Fast-Track Corruption Cases
528. MYANMAR’S Gold Haven Evaporates as Junta Caps Surging Price
529. LAOS On Track to Graduate from LDC Status This Year: UN
530. CAMBODIA: Over 400 Indonesians ‘Released’ by Cambodian Scam Networks: Ambassador
531. INDONESIA Revokes Permits of 28 Companies after Sumatra Disasters
532. INDONESIA: Govt Pledges Central Bank Independence as Rupiah Hits Record Low
533. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Will Not Certify Myanmar Election or Send Observers
534. SINGAPORE Encourages Using Old Banknotes, Digital Red Envelopes During Lunar New Year
535. INDONESIA: Local Governments Propose 60 New Transmigration Areas
536. INDONESIA: Prabowo Nominates Nephew Thomas Djiwandono for Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor
537. MYANMAR Scam Job Vacancies Surge Despite Junta ‘Crackdown’
538. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Bares Major Malampaya Gas Find
539. VIETNAM: Hundreds of Tons of Fake Dietary Supplements Produced at Hanoi Industrial Park Over Decade
540. CAMBODIA Protests Thai Occupation of Thmar Da Area
541. INDONESIANS Love ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Services
542. MYANMAR: Joint Myanmar Resistance Offensive Intensifies Across Bago Region as Multiple Fronts collapse
543. VIETNAM Police Bust $532,000 Crypto Scam Imitating Nasdaq
544. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Put $53 Billion into Indonesia in 2025, Singapore on Lead
545. INDONESIAN Military Rescue 18 Freeport Workers From Rebel Siege in Papua
546. MALAYSIA: Better Than Singapore? How Malaysia’s ‘Balanced Economy’ is Winning Over Global Businesses
547. SINGAPORE, Indonesia Join Forces to Tighten Pharmaceutical and Clinical Trial Oversight in Asean
548. MYANNMAR: ICJ Hearings Highlight Role of Religious Propaganda in Rohingya Genocide
549. CAMBODIA Braces for Prolonged Border Displacement Crisis
550. INDONESIA: Ten Years after Sarinah Attack, Indonesia’s Fight Against Terror Moves Online
551. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Joins Gates Foundation Governing Board
552. MYANMAR: Civilians Face Widening Displacement Crisis: Myanmar Witness
553. THAILAND: New Thai Government Must Choose Between ‘Short-Term Handouts’ and Long-Term Growth, Economists Warn
554. INDONESIA: PDI-P Stands With Voters Against Indirect Polls
555. INDONESIA to End Diesel Imports in 2026 as Balikpapan Refinery Comes Online
556. MALAYSIA: Transport Minister Outlines Plan to Turn Penang’s Swettenham Pier Seafront Into Walkable Commercial Hub
557. MYANMAR: Rohingya ‘Targeted for Destruction’ by Myanmar, ICJ Hears
558. THAILAND: Politics Addresses Tourism Roadblocks
559. INDONESIA: Community Sentences Introduced in New Penal Code
560. INDONESIA: KPK Charges Tax Officials, Consultant in Rp 75 Billion Mining Tax Case
561. MALAYSIA: Key Questions About Malaysia’s Proposed Two-Term PM Limit
562. MYANMAR: Low Turnout, Intimidation and Attacks Mark Phase 2 of Myanmar Junta’s Election
563. THAILAND: US Bans Seafood Imports from Vietnam, Opening Door for Thai Exporters
564. INDONESIA: Prabowo Embraces Criticism But New Penal Code Draws Free Speech Concerns 
565. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declares End to Rice Imports as Self-Sufficiency Reached
566. MALAYSIA: Citizenship Amendment for Children Born Overseas to Malaysian Mothers Set to Take Effect Mid-2026: Home Minister
567. MYANMAR: USDP Wins Majority of Seats in Rakhine, Chin on Back of Advance Ballots
568. PHILIPPINES: Philhealth to Grant General Amnesty for Non-Payers: Marcos
569. INDONESIA: Democrats Back Prabowo’s Plan to End Direct Regional Elections
570. INDONESIA to Launch Waste-to-Energy Projects in 34 Cities
571. MALAYSIA: Here’s Why Social Media Firms May Come to Love Malaysia’s New Online Safety Act
572. MYANMAR: Yangon Residents Forced to Hoist National Flags for Independence Day Under Threat of Massive Fines
573. SOUTHEAST ASIA’S Five Richest Billionaires Hold More Than $135B
574. CAMBODIA: Plea for Peace as Thousands Remain Displaced by Border Encroachment
575. INDONESIA: Indonesia Enacts New Criminal Code, Regulating Cohabitation and Banning Marxism
576. INDONESIA: Do-Or-Die Year for Prabowo’s Free Meals Rollout
577. MYANMAR Junta Says to Release Over 6,000 Prisoners in Annual Amnesty
578. THAILAND Accuses Cambodia of War Crimes 
579. INDONESIA: Palm Oil Expansion in Papua Raises Eyebrows
580. INDONESIA Invests $500 Million in Novotel Makkah Deal: Hajj Village
581. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysian Campuses Are a Hit with Students from China, Bangladesh, India
582. MYANMAR: Life interrupted–Myanmar Gen Z Struggle With Threats Post-Coup
583. THAILAND: China Sends Special Envoy to Thailand and Cambodia Again Today to Mediate Border clash
584. CAMBODIA ‘Hires US Lobbyists’ 
585. INDONESIA to Fight For Zero Tariffs on Palm Oil in This Week’s US Trade Talks
586. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Inaugurate Rp 1 Trillion Hospital During Papua Visit
587. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Inaugurate Rp 1 Trillion Hospital During Papua Visit
588. THAILAND: Second Army Area Destroys Casino Compound at Chong Sai Taku
589. SINGAPORE Court Dismisses Challenge to Mandatory Death Penalty
590. INDONESIA: Govt Plans Major Rebuild After Sumatra Floods Kill Over 1,000
591. INDONESIA- Aceh Urges Govt to Allow Entry of Humanitarian Aid from Malaysia
592. MYANMAR Junta Leader Signals Enduring Military Role in Politics After Elections
593. THAI-CAMBODIAN Border Clash Exposes Expanding Arms Pipeline
594. VIETNAM: Hanoi Plans $212M Emergency Projects Before 2026 Rains to Stop Flooding
595. INDONESIA: Aceh Turns to UN Agencies for Recovery While Jakarta Maintains No-Aid Stance
596. INDONESIA: Sumatra Flood Deaths Exceed 1,000 as Regions Extend Emergency Status
597. MYANMAR  Junta Hits Back at Criticism of Military-Run Poll
598. THAILAND: Landslide Hopes Could Reset Thailand’s Three-Bloc Politics
599. INDONESIA: Danantara Signs Pact for Joint Investments in Jordan
600. INDONESIA: Two Firms Seek Licensing to Operate Crypto Exchanges in Indonesia
601. MYANMAR: Junta Forms Anti-Scam Body Amid Growing Evidence of Its Own Complicity
602. REGIONAL: 3 Southeast Asian Billionaires Makes Forbes Asia’s Philanthropy Heroes List
603. INDONESIA: Putin Meets Prabowo to Discuss Military and Energy Ties, Wheat Exports
604. INDONESIA: First-Ever Sling Load LPG Delivery Speeds Aid to Isolated Aceh Region
605. MALAYSIA: 15 Permanent Relief Centers Under Construction Nationwide for Flood Victims: NADMA
606. MYANMAR: Nationwide ‘Silent Strike’ Observed in Myanmar on International Human Rights Day
607. VIETNAM: Hanoi Prepares Charging Ztations, Subsidies Before Restricting Gasoline Motorbikes in 2026
608. INDONESIA: Death Strikes Stranded Evacuees in Isolated Sumatra Shelters
609. INDONESIA Halts Timber Transport Following Flood Debris Scandal
610. MALAYSIA: Preventing Corruption: Projek SAMA Urges New Law to Define ‘Political Donations’ and Stop Bribery Among Malaysian Politicians
611. MYANMARhttps://asiaviews.net/indonesia-halts-timber-transport-following-flood-debris-scandal/: As Myanmar Economy Sinks, Junta Grabs Lifeline From Europe’s Last Dictator
612. THAILAND Rejects Tariff Pressure in Push to End Cambodia Border Conflict: Sihasak
613. CAMBODIA–Thailand Military Comparison: Budgets, Personnel and Firepower
614. INDONESIA: Calls Grow for Indonesia to Accept Foreign Disaster aid
615. INDONESIA: Elephants Step In Where Machines Can’t in Aceh Flood Cleanup
616. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says Military Will Remain in Politics Until EAOs ‘Disappear’
617. VIETNAM: AI Xominates Vietnam’s 2025 Zearch Frends: Google report
618. INDONESIA  Launches Airborne Survey to Hunt New Oil and Gas in Sulawesi
619. INDONESIA: Nowhere is Safe: Women Remain Vulnerable to Violence Across All Spaces
620. MALAYSIA: PM Tells Works Ministry to Crack Down on Project Delays, Demands Accountability From Contractors
621. MYANMAR: PEC Demands Release of All Media Professionals Before Myanmar Polls
622. THAILAND: Second Army Area Warns Government Offices of Possible Cambodian Attacks
623. INDONESIA Won’t Phase Out Fossil Fuels: Hashim
624. INDONESIA: Eight Firms Called in as Deforestation Linked to Sumatra Disaster
625. MALAYSIA Passes Historic Anti-Bullying Bill 2025 to Protect Children, Set Up Tribunal
626. VIETNAM Plans Roadmap to Zero Hospital Fees and Free Annual Checkups for All Citizens
627. INDONESIA: Northern Sumatra Leaders Raise White Flag Amid Deadly Floods
628. INDONESIA: Why Floods in Sumatra Kill More People Than in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines
629. MALAYSIA: Hunt Resumes: MH370 Search Back in Southern Indian Ocean from Dec 30: Transport Ministry
630. MYANMAR: Free Burma Rangers Training People in Burma to Save Lives in War
631. MYANMAR: Free Burma Rangers Training People in Burma to Save Lives in War
632. VIETNAM: HCMC Plans Vehicle Low-Emission Zones With Cash Fines for Violation
633. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows Direct Aid for Flood-Hit Sumatra
634. INDONESIA: Local Demand Keeps RI Factories Humming as Exports Lose Steam
635. MYANMAR: Rights Groups Slam US Move to End Protected Status for Myanmar Nationals
636. SINGAPORE Says Local Doctors Make Up Over 90pc of its Workforce, Malaysians a Small Minority
637. VIETNAMESE Students in Australia Face Declining Employment Rates, Lower Salaries
638. INDONESIA: Pressure Mounts on Govt to Declare National Emergency in Sumatra
639. INDONESIA: Death Toll from Sumatra Floods and Landslides Tops 300
640. MYANMAR: UN Fears Mass-Electronic Surveillance During Myanmar Vote
641. SINGAPORE: In Singapore, a Hidden Crisis of Youth Homelessness
642. VIETNAM Offers ‘Best Conditions’ for Overseas Experts to Return and Lead Key Projects: Deputy PM
643. CAMBODIA: Education Minister Calls for Renewed School Ban on Energy Drinks to Fight Diabetes
644. INDONESIA: Northern Sumatra Floods Death Toll Rises to 84
645. INDONESIA: Trade Pact, Gold, Palm Oil: Indonesia Aims $4.2 Billion Export to UAE
646. MYANMAR: Farming Collapses Across Myingyan District as Conflict Deepens
647. THAI Hotel Chain RoomQuest Becomes World’s First Fully AI-Automated Hospitality Group
648. INDONESIA: Industry Wants Clarity on Indonesia’s ‘Haj Village’ in Mecca
649. INDONESIA: National Internship Program Hits 62,000 Participants in Second Wave
650. MYANMAR: KNU Raid on DKBA-Controlled Area Uncovers 2,000 Scam Workers, 733 Foreign Nationals Arrested
651. SINGAPORE Blocks TikTok and Meta Accounts of Australian Linked to Radicalization
652. THAILAND: Thailand Must Adopt New Laws to Meet Soaring AI and Data Center Demand: Business Leaders
653. INDONESIA: TNI Expansion Plan Raises Fear of Overreach
654. INDONESIA: Apindo Urges Government to Reinstate Predictable Minimum Wage Formula
655. MALAYSIA: Smart Upgrades and Quick Cash: How the Booming Used Phone Market is Fueling Malaysians’ Lifestyles
656. MYANMAR: Tensions Remain High Around Lashio After Handover to Junta
657. THAILAND – Immigration Police Target Visitors Making Multiple Visa Runs 
658. INDONESIA: Lively Libraries, Bookshops Defy ‘Myth’ of Low Reading Interest
659. INDONESIA: Indonesia to Allocate State Land to 1 Million Poor Households by 2026
660. MALAYSIA: Non-Consensual Sexual Content Now Top Online Threat to Malaysian Children: Unicef
661. MYANMAR: Leading Scholar Urges Thailand to Support Karen, Karenni Autonomy in Myanmar
662. SINGAPORE Charts Green Course for Methanol Marine Fuel
663. INDONESIA: Govt to Close Some 1,400 Illegal Gold Mines in Halimun Salak National Park
664. INDONESIA: G20 Declaration Gives Voice to Poor Nations, Indonesia Says Amid US Boycott
665. MALAYSIA is Neutral, Not Nosy: Putrajaya Rejects Accusations of Siding in Thai-Cambodia Dispute
666. MYANMAR: Junta Seeks SCO Lifeline in Moscow After Crashing Economy
667. VIETNAM: How Regional Discrimination Still Divides Vietnamese PeopleINDONESIA: More Than 1,000 Evacuated Following Massive Mt. Semeru Eruption
668. MALAYSIA: Anwar Calls on Youth in Malaysia and Africa to Shed ‘Colonial Mentality’
669. VIETNAM: 41 Dead, More Than 52,000 Homes Submerged as Historic Flooding Batters Central Vietnam
670. VIETNAM: 41 Dead, More Than 52,000 Homes Submerged as Historic Flooding Batters Central Vietnam
671. INDONESIA: ADB Approves $470m Loan to Accelerate RI’s Clean Energy Shift
672. INDONESIA: Microplastics Detected in Air Across 18 Major Cities in Indonesia: Study
673. INDONESIA’S $7.4 Billion Balikpapan Refinery to Start Full Operations in December 2025
674. MYANMAR Junta Chief Accuses Karen Armed Groups of Fueling Instability, Linking Them to Cyber
675. SINGAPORE: Record Haul of Rhino Horns Worth RM3.6m Seized at Singapore’s Changi Airport
676. INDONESIA: Batam Customs Uncovers New Ways to Smuggle Drugs From Malaysia
677. INDONESIA Uncovers Online Plot to Turn Children Against Pancasila, Join Militancy
678. MYANMAR: USDP Chair Claims Over 1,000 Party Members Killed Since Myanmar’s Military Takeover
679. THAILAND-MALAYSIA: Journalist Indicted in Thailand for Allegedly Defaming Malaysian Government 
680. VIETNAM: Facebook Removes 5.4 Million Scam, Fraud Posts in Vietnam
681. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Demand Halt to Criminal Procedure Law Revision
682. INDONESIA: Jakarta Is Sinking: Sea Levels Now Higher Than the City’s Coastline
683. INDONESIA to Receive Repatriated Artifacts From US
684. MYANMAR Junta Chief Awards Top Honorary Medals to Business Tycoons Linked to Junta
685. SINGAPORE: Lee Kuan Yew’s Son Files Last-Minute Objection Against Singapore’s Plan to Preserve Family Home as Heritage Site
686. INDONESIA: Non-UN Gaza Mission Risks Breaching International Law
687. INDONESIA: Vale Indonesia Achieves Best ESG Score in Company History, Ranks Among World’s 15 Best
688. MYANMAR: Targeted US Actions on Scam Centers Point to a New Burma Policy Favoring the Resistance
689. THAI Businesses Attacked by Spyware Over 21,000 Times in Six Months Amid Regional Surge
690. INDONESIA: Australia, Indonesia Agree to Sign New Security Treaty
691. INDONESIA: BI Expands QRIS Links to Seven Countries to Reduce Dollar Reliance
692. MALAYSIA: Langkawi Boat Tragedy Reflects Wider Regional Humanitarian Crisis: Home Minister
693. MYANMAR: Holding Myanmar Elections Next Month ‘Unfathomable’: UN Rights Chief
694. REGIONAl: Air Pollution Could Cost Southeast Asia Nearly $600B by 2050: Study
695. INDONESIA: Prabowo Honors Soeharto, Raising Fears of Authoritarian Resurgence
696. INDONESIA Mulls Repaying Whoosh Debt With Seized Corruption Funds
697. SINGAPORE: From 2026, Travelers Leaving Singapore By Air to Pay Extra S$1 to S$41.60 in Green Jet Fuel Levy: Authorities
698. MYANMAR Junta Touts Port Expansion, Trade Enforcement as Economic Pillars
699. THAILAND: Anti-Mining Network Demand Repeal of Thai-US Rare Earths MOU
700. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 27 Chinese Nationals in Online Scam Raid in Lampung
701. INDONESIA: Jakarta Deploys NaCl Cloud-Seeding to Curb Heavy Rainfall Risk
702. MALAYSIA: Not citizenship — What India’s Expanded OCI Actually Offers Sixth-Gen Indian Malaysians
703. MYANMAR: Blood Money Campaign Raises Concerns About New Gas Projects in Myanmar
704. THAILAND: Daytime Drinking Could Be Fined $300 in Thailand Under New Law
705. INDONESIA to Resume Shrimp Exports to US After CS-137 Contamination Scare
706. INDONESIA: Creative Economy Adds $90 Billion to Indonesia’s GDP as Investment and Exports Surge
707. MYANMAR’S UN Envoy Denounces Junta’s Digital Represion
708. THAILAND: Bank of Thailand to Launch New Credit Guarantee Mechanism to Support SME Loans
709. VIETNAM: Markets, Factories and Homes Devastated as Typhoon Kalmaegi Lashes Vietnam’s Central Region
710. CAMBODIA: Shifting Goalposts: Thailand Links Release of Cambodian Soldiers to Ta Krabei Temple Claims
711. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inaugurates $3.9 Billion Lotte Chemical Plant in Cilegon
712. INDONESIA: Culture Minister Submits Soeharto, Gus Dur for National Hero Recognition
713. MALAYSIAN Passport Climbs to 3rd Globally with Visa-Free Access to 174 Countries
714. MYANMAR: Nearly 2,000 People Arrested For Criticizing Myanmar’s Junta on Social Media
715. INDONESIA: Jakarta Targets 24 Hospitals Across Six Papua Provinces to Bridge Health Gaps
716. INDONESIA Plans Major Rail Expansion Outside Java Under Prabowo’s Infrastructure Push
717. MALAYSIA on Track to Achieve AI Nation Status by 2030, with 2026 as Turning Point: Gobind
718. MYANMAR: Bermuda and Cayman Islands Must Take Action Against Oil Companies for Suspected Myanmar Sanctions Breaches After JFM Legal Submission
719. PHILIPPINES: ‘Tino’ Flooding Kills over 40, Strands Thousands in Central Philippines
720. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows Over National Hero Title for Soeharto
721. INDONESIA: Prabowo Urges APEC to Tackle Online Gambling and Transnational Crime
722. MALAYSIA: Foreign Worker Numbers in Malaysia fall 13pc to 2.13 Million as Government Steps up Efforts to Reduce Dependence
723. Myanmar Junta, Russia Sign Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
724. THAILAND: Google to Offer One-Year Free Google-AI Pro Access to 3 Million Thai students
725. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows Over National Hero Title for Soeharto
726. INDONESIA: Prabowo Urges APEC to Tackle Online Gambling and Transnational Crime
727. MALAYSIA: Foreign Worker Numbers in Malaysia fall 13pc to 2.13 Million as Government Steps up Efforts to Reduce Dependence
728. Myanmar Junta, Russia Sign Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
729. THAILAND: Google to Offer One-Year Free Google-AI Pro Access to 3 Million Thai students
730. INDONESIA: $12b Boost to Banks Lifts Corporate Loans as SMEs Lag
731. INDONESIA’S Digital Economy Among World’s Fastest Thanks to QRIS
732. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Defense Ministers Approve Record Number of initiatives in ‘peaceful’ two-hour meeting
733. Myanmar’s Generals Step into Politics as Newly Minted Civilians
734. THAILAND: Raid on Chiang Mai Luxury Villa Nets 20 Chinese Scammers
735. INDONESIA: Govt launches small hydropower plants across eastern regions
736. INDONESIA: “Am I Really Authoritarian?” Prabowo Says He Often Watches Podcasts Mocking Him
737. MALAYSIA: Some Countries Won’t Aid Malaysia’s MACC Hunt for Fugitives Over Caning Laws: Azam Baki
738. MYANMAR: Sending Observers Would Risk Legitimizing Myanmar Election: FM Sugiono
739. THAILAND: Xi Discusses Thailand-Cambodia Conflict with Trump, Emphasizes Peace Efforts
740. INDONESIA: Scientists Discover Critically Endangered Tapanuli Orangutans in New Location
741. INDONESIA: Accommodating the Dead: Jakarta Faces Grave Shortage Crisis
742. MALAYSIA: Trade Deal with Washington Sparks Outcry in Malaysia Over Sovereignty Concerns
743. MYANMAR: MOGE and PTTEP to Drill New Offshore Blocks in Mottama Gulf
744. PHILIPPINES: POGOs Now Illegal
745. INDONESIA: House Calls on Government to Investigate Massive Illegal Gold Mining Near Mandalika
746. INDONESIA: Cambodia Not a Safe Destination for Migrant Workers: Muhaimin
747. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya to Deploy Over 10,000 New Teachers Nationwide from November, Parliament told
748. MYANMAR: ASEAN Not Sending Monitors to Myanmar Junta’s Election: Sources
749. VIETNAM: Over 1,000 MM Rainfall in Hue Shatters Vietnam’s All-Time Record, Sends Ravaging Floods Across Region
750. CAMBODIA, THAILAND Sign Historic Peace Declaration in Kuala Lumpur
751. INDONESIA: Land Conversion Puts Self-Sufficiency At Risk
752. MYANMAR: Open Letter to U.S. President Donald Trump
753. THAILAND: Year-Long Funeral Starts for Thailand’s Former Queen Sirikit 
754. TIMOR LESTE, Asia’s Youngest Nation, Becomes ASEAN’s 11th Member
755. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s ‘Indonesia Incorporated Vision Faces Test of Market Trust
756. INDONESIA: Over 100 Indonesians Flee Cambodia Cybercrime Rings, But Not All Want to Return
757. MALAYSIA: Anwar and Trump Set to Witness Malaysia’s Peace Deal for Thailand-Cambodia at ASEAN Summit
758. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing’s Attendance at ASEAN Summit Uncertain After His Name Deleted From Malaysian Media Report
759. THAI Aromatic Coconut Industry in Crisis as Vietnamese Rivals Seize China Market
760. INDONESIA: Prabowo-Gibran Administration Gets Low Scores
761. INDONESIA: Police Monitoring Spread of Radical Groups in Batam
762. Prabowo Wants to Start $5.4b Waste-to-Energy Drive Soon so Bali Remains a Tourist Favorite
763. SINGAPORE Novels to Hit Bookshelves Across Southeast Asia Under Landmark S$3b Publishing Pact
764. Myanmar Regime Bans Election Campaign Rallies
765. INDONESIA: Forest Under Threat as Corporations, Military Gain Power under Prabowo
766. INDONESIA: Pertamina to Buy Oil from Indonesia’s Traditional Wells: Bahlil
767. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Populist Policies ‘Disconnected’ from People’s Needs
768. MYANMAR: BHRN Says Myanmar Faces New Wave of Hate Speech targeting Muslims
769. Vietnam’s AI Talent Pool Needs to Grow 10-Fold to Lure Global Investors: Executive
770. Cambodian SMEs Call for Indonesian Investment Amid Growing Boycott of Thai Goods
771. INDONESIA: In first Year, Prabowo Tightens Grip, Redraws Political Map
772. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls Free Meal Initiative a 99.99% Success Despite Setbacks
773. MALAYSIA Receives Global Zero Waste Special Citation Award in Istanbul
774. MYANMAR: Delusions of Grandeur
775. INDONESIA: Three Australians Face Death Penalty Over Bali Shooting
776. INDONESIA: Prabowo Launches 165 Free Boarding Schools to Break Indonesia’s Cycle of Poverty
777. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Explains How Scam Syndicates Still Lure Malaysians Into Modern Slavery
778. MYANMAR: Why So Many Young People Work Voluntarily in Myanmar’s Scam Compounds
779. SINGAPORE Ties to Alleged Cambodian Scam Ring Under Spotlight 
780. INDONESIA Allows Foreigners to Take Leadership Roles at State Enterprises
781. INDONESIA Allows Resumption of International Carbon Trade After Four Years
782. MYANMAR: Forum 2000 Conference Reminds Audience of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Plight and Hosts Call from 2025 Nobel Peace Laureate
783. THAILAND: Second Army Area Postpones RBC talks indefinitely as Cambodia Fails to Submit Weapons and Landmine Plan
784. VIETNAM: Hanoi Company Injects Chemicals Into Buffalo Meat to Sell as Wagyu Beef
785. INDONESIA: Government Denies Prabowo Ever Intended to Visit Israel
786. INDONESIA Surpasses 2025 Oil Production Goal Amid New Exploration Push
787. MYANMAR Ethnic Organizations condemn military junta for destroying NCA
788. THAILAND, CAMBODIA to Sign Ceasefire at ASEAN Summit, Malaysia: Minister
789. VIETNAM inaugurates World’s 2nd Largest Waste-to-Energy Plant in Hanoi
790. CAMBODIA: CAPFISH Lays Groundwork for Cambodia’s First-Ever Fish Exports to EU
791. INDONESIA: Productivity Among Lowest in Region, Govt Launches National Push
792. INDONESIA: Jakarta Court Upholds Ex-Minister, Gojek Cofounder Nadiem Makarim’s Graft Status
793. MYANMAR Scam Cities Booming Despite Crackdown–Using Musk’s Starlink
794. THAILAND Launches 24-Hour E-WorkPermit Platform for Foreign Workers
795. INDONESIA: Militarization, Crackdown Fears Overshadow Cyber Security Bill
796. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Join Trump-Led Gaza Summit in Egypt
797. MYANMAR: Burma War: The Junta’s Arms Pipeline and How to Stop It
798. THAI Army Defends Psych-Ops Along Cambodian Border
799. SINGAPORE Becomes Launchpad for Chinese Food Chains Escaping Price Wars in China, Intensifying Competition and Driving up Rents
800. INDONESIA: Efficiency, Coordination at Risk as Government Expands Further
801. INDONESIA Issues Tsunami Warning After 7.6-Magnitude Quake Strikes North Sulawesi
802. MALAYSIA to Send Observers to Myanmar’s Long-Delayed Elections: Military Govt
803. MYANMAR: Thousands of Myanmar IDPs in Banmauk Face Food Crisis Amid Clashes Between SNA and Resistance Forces
804. THAI Influenza Cases Surge Past 700,000 With 61 Deaths
805. INDONESIA: Health Scare Taints Indonesia’s Export Reputation
806. INDONESIA: Why Indonesia’s ‘Golden Generation’ Could Stall Economic Growth
807. Myanmar Junta Accused of ‘Famine Warfare’ as Hunger Grips Karenni State
808. THAI Giant CP Group Targets Zero Food Waste by 2030
809. VIETNAM: 30,000 Troops in Vietnam Race to Rescue Families After Record Floods
810. INDONESIA: E-Waste Containers to be Reexported to the US: Batam Customs Office
811. INDONESIA: North Kalimantan to Get New Bridges After Residents Prefer Traveling to Malaysia
812. MALAYSIA, India Agree on Regional Standards to Protect Gig, Platform Workers
813. MYANMAR: HURFOM Report Exposes Rising Violence Against Women and Children in Southeastern Myanmar
814. SINGAPORE’S Digital Economy Reaches Nearly 20% of GDP, Creates 214,000 Tech jobs
815. INDONESIA: World Bank Pledges $800 Million for Indonesian Villages: Govt
816. INDONESIA: Breaking the Silence: Deaf Lawyers Make Judicial History in Indonesia
817. MALAYSIA: The Khairul Aming Effect: More Young Malaysians Choosing Business Over Salaried Jobs
818. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monk Accused of Kidnapping Men for Myanmar Military Service
819. THAI Army Presents Discovery of 200 Landmines to ASEAN Observers
820. INDONESIA: Govt Rushes to Clean Up Cesium-137 Spill in Banten
821. INDONESIA: Meteor Falls Into Java Sea, Sparks Bright Fireball and Loud Boom Over Cirebon
822. MYANMAR Airstrikes and Internet Blackouts Hit 123 Townships, Leaving Civilians Vulnerable
823. THAILAND: Highways Department asks Google Maps to Update Routes After Viral “lost” Incident
824. VIETNAM: 30 Hours of Isolation in the Heart of Hanoi Floods
825. INDONESIA: Government Confirms Widespread Radioactive Contamination at Banten Industrial Hub
826. INDONESIA’S Palm Oil Export Soars 35% to Over $16 Billion
827. MALAYSIA Sends Rescue Team With K9 Units to Philippines After Deadly Quake
828. MYANMNAR: Election Watchdog Warns Myanmar Junta’s Planned Polls Lack Credibility
829. THAILAND: Myanmar Refugees Now Allowed to Work in Thailand
830. INDONESIA: ‘Red terror’ Continues to Haunt Indonesia
831. INDONESIA: Legendary Shoe Brand Bata Stops Daily Footwear Manufacturing in Indonesia
832. MALAYSIA Launches New Digital ‘Posting Swap’ Platform for Nurses Amid Brain Drain
833. MYANMAR: China Sentences 16 Myanmar-Linked Gang Members to Death
834. PHILIPPINES: Cebu Shaken: Deadly Quake Kills 26 As Search Ongoing
835. CAMBODIA: Thai Eviction Signs in Border Villages Draw Censure, Fury
836. INDONESIA: Calls Grow for Meaningful Reform in Election LawRevision
837. INDONESIA: From Wartegs to Hotels, Jakarta Faces Resistance Over Smoking Rules
838. MYANMAR’S  AA Urges Dhaka to Probe Border Officers Backing Rohingya Militants
839. SINGAPORE’S Population Hits 6.11m, Driven by Rise in Non-Residents and Migrant Workers
840. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Investment hits Rp 48 Trillion: Govt
841. INDONESIA Deploys Nutrition Experts After Mass Food Poisoning in Free Meal Program
842. MALAYSIA Wraps Up Successful Asean Economic Ministers’ Meeting, Emphasizes Inclusive Growth
843. MYANMAR: Preservation Over Destruction: Why Myanmar’s Revolution—and Its Neighbors
844. THAILAND’S Ageing Society Threatens Fiscal Collapse and Drags Down Economy
845. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Megawati Ties in Question After Cabinet Reshuffle
846. INDONESIA to Disband SOEs Ministry Amid Danantara Expansion
847. MYANMAR:: Mosque’s Reopening Reflects Thawing Interfaith Ties in Rakhine Under AA
848. THAILAND Native ‘Ayam Bangkok’ Chickens Fetch Premium Prices in Indonesia
849. SINGAPORE Gives Meta Sept 30 Deadline to Curb Facebook Scams Impersonating Govt Officials
850. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pushes Two-State Solution, Multilateralism in Debut UNGA Speech
851. INDONESIA: What is Sumitronomics? Indonesia’s Blueprint to 8% Growth
852. MYANMAR: Rights Group Warns US Aid Cuts Could Kill 200,000 in Myanmar
853. SINGAPORE to Introduce QR-Coded Halal Certificate from Oct 1, Replacing Physical Versions by March 2026
854. THAILAND: Foreign Investment in EEC Exceeds 660 Billion Baht: BOI
855. INDONESIA: Prabowo Offers 20,000 Troops for Post-War Gaza
856. INDONESIA Halts 190 Mining Concessions for Breaching Environmental Rules
857. MYANMAR: AA Chief Accuses Bangladesh Officials of Inciting Rohingya Insurgent Attacks
858. THAILAND: Chinese Flock to Vietnam Due to Thailand Safety Fears
859. VIETNAM: Vingroup Establishes 3rd Robotics Company
860. INDONESIA: Prabowo Gives Nusantara Certainty With New Regulation
861. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Evaluation After 5,000 Poisonings Cases in Free Nutritious Meals Program
862. MYANMAR Junta Eases Election Rules to Keep Parties in Race
863. PHILIPPINES: Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels through northern Philippines, triggers alerts across Asia
864. THAILAND: IMF advises Thailand to reinstate 60% debt ceiling
865. INDONESIA: Policy Gaps, Crackdowns Squeeze Rice Millers as Prices Soar
866. INDONESIA Mulls Reallocating Unspent Free Meal Program Money
867. MALAYSIA: Malaysian Bar brings free legal advice and public services to KL Sentral with first-ever MyBar Carnival 2025
868. MYANMAR: Clashes on Myanmar–Thailand border Mark Nine Months of Fighting, Casualties Mount on Both Sides
870. PHILIPPINES: Tens of Thousands Join Anti-Corruption Protests in Metro Manila
871. INDONESIA Revises 2026 Budget Following Appointment of New Finance Minister
872. INDONESIA: Bali Shuts Down Russian-Owned Factory Built on Protected Mangrove Land
873. MALAYSIA to Exempt Some Palestinian Farm and Food Products From Customs Duties:Tengku Zafrul
874. MYANMAR: OCHA details severe humanitarian access constraints across Myanmar
875. THAILAND: Transnational Illegal Logging Network Busted in Nong Khai
876. INDONESIA: Reshuffle Sees Prabowo, Allies Close Ranks
877. INDONESIA: Medan Reaffirms Humanitarian Support for Refugees
878. MYANMAR Junta’s Election Commission Excludes Key Southern Rakhine Areas from No-Election List Ahead of December Polls
879. THAILAND: B10,000 Fine for Drinking in Pubs After Hours
880. VIETNAM Ranked 5th Best Country for Expats in 2025
881. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court to Rule on Challenges to Military Law
882. INDONESIA: Energy Minister Tells Shell, BP, Vivo to Rely on Pertamina for Fuel Supply
883. MALAYSIA: Enough for 12 Million Users: Cops Seize 3.6 Tons of Ecstasy Worth Almost RM600m in Kepong, Dataran Templer
884. MYANMAR: Ruling Generals, Ministers to Dominate Myanmar Military’s Proxy Party Candidate List
885. INDONESIA Rolls Out $1 Billion Stimulus to Boost Jobs and Consumption
886. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s ‘Invisible’ Lives: Undocumented Coastal Children
887. Myanmar Citizens Fear More Harassment, Violence as Election Nears
888. THAI Banks Pledge Urgent Action to Unblock Accounts Amid Fraudulent Transfer Crisis
889. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Languages to be Increasingly Taught in Vietnamese Schools
890. INDONESIA Sees $869M Outflow After Cabinet Reshuffle
891. INDONESIA: Bali Takes Massive Economic Hit from Worst Flooding in Years
892. MALAYSIA: Anwar Joins World Islamic Leaders at Doha Summit on Gaza Crisis, to Voice Malaysia’s Stand Tonight
893. MYANMAR: UNICEF Condemns Deadly Attack on Rakhine School
894. THAILAND: DES Urges Calm Amid Locked Bank Accounts
895. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Set Up Commission for Police Reform
896. INDONESIA: Social Media as Town Square, Battleground in Indonesia’s Protests
897. MYANMAR: Democracy as a Cage: Myanmar Junta’s Election Gambit and the Opposition’s Self
898. THAILAND: Reopening Border Needs Military, Local Input: Bhumjaithai Deputy Leader
899. VIETNAM: Cyberattack Signs Detected at Vietnam’s National Credit Database
900. INDONESIA: Sjafrie’s New Post Shows Prabowo’s Reliance on Military Figures
901. INDONESIA: At Least Nine Dead, Two Missing After Severe Floods Sweep Across Bali
902. MYANMAR: Chinese Technology Company Helps Track the Location of Over 33 Million Myanmar Internet Users in Real-time
903. THAILAND: Shinawatras in Legal Crossfire: Father’s Case Ends, Daughter Faces 5 More
904. INDONESIA: Power Consolidation In Motion Behind Cabinet Shake-up
905. INDONESIA: Papua Police Arrest Four Chinese Nationals Over Illegal Gold Mining
906. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir Under Scrutiny: MACC Teams Up with UK Anti-Graft Agency to Track Alleged Assets Overseas
907. MYANMAR: Junta-Allied Karen Warlords Hit by US Sanctions Over Myanmar’s Scam City
908. THAILAND and INDONESIA Trail ASEAN as Political Instability Stifles Growth
909. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Left Cabinet After Weeklong Unrest in Indonesia In a Major Reshuffle
910. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani’s Successor Told to Tax the Superrich, Restructure Debt
911. MYANMAR: NLD Urges International Intervention for Medical Care and Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
912. THAILAND: Supreme Court Orders Thaksin to Return and Serve One-Year Jail
913. VIETNAM Emerges as Top Alternative to Thailand for Beach Holidays
914. INDONESIA: Five Suspended Lawmakers Face Ethics Probe
915. INDONESIA Records Over 4,000 Earthquakes in August: BMKG
916. MALAYSIA: Anti-Bullying Tribunal Bill to be Tabled in Parliament this October: Azalina
917. MYANMAR Ambassador Urges UNICEF to Act as Children Suffer under Junta Violence
918. THAILAND: Royal Command Appoints Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister of Thailand
919. CAMBODIA: Foreign Ministry Decries Thai Eviction Plans for Cambodian Villagers
920. INDONESIA: Ex-Minister Nadiem Makarim Detained Over Chromebook Procurement Scandal
921. MYANMAR: UWSA Neutered: Myanmar’s Revolutionary Driving Force Derailed by China
922. SINGAPORE to Issue First Directive Under New Law, Orders Meta To Act on Scam Ad
923. INDONESIA: Unrest ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Prabowo to Address Public Grievances
924. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Be Transparent with Economic Data
925. MALAYSIA: Bahasa Malaysia-Based AI in the Works as Govt Pushes Digital Sovereignty Agenda
926. MYANMAR: Nine Parties to Run Nationwide in Myanmar’s Planned Election
927. VIETNAM: For Many Women in Vietnam, the New IVF rule is a Long-Awaited Lifeline
928. INDONESIA: Violent Crackdown on Protests Sparks Outcry
929. INDONESIA: Asset Forfeiture Law: A Way to Gain Public and Investors’ Trust
930. Myanmar Junta Boss Schedules Chengdu Meeting with Chinese Investors
931. THAILAND Pledges ‘Secure, Sustainable’ Energy Transition at Global Summit
932. VIETNAM: Hanoi Sets Record for National Day Holiday Visitors and Revenue
933. INDONESIA: Jakarta Regains Calm Under Heavy Security
934. INDONESIA: Starting Today, All Travelers to Indonesia Must File Declarations via New App
935. MALAYSIA: From Wage Regulation to Dispute Resolution: How the Gig Workers Bill Offers Safeguards for 1.2 Million Malaysians
936. MYANMAR: EuroCham and ‘MADE in Myanmar’ Seek to Support Myanmar Workers’ rights
937. THAILAND: New city Plan Exposes Ban Nong Chan Land Grab at Thai-Cambodian Border
938. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls for Severe Response to Protests
939. INDONESIA: Businesses on Edge About Political Stability as Protests Turn Chaotic
940. MYANMAR: NUG Defense Ministry Reaffirms Ban on Child Soldiers in People’s Defense Force
941. SINGAPORE Govt Plans New Platform to Unite its Malay-Muslim Groups as younger Voices Grow Louder
942. VIETNAM: State Treasury has Disbursed Over $200M as National Day Cash Gifts
943. INDONESIA Presses Islamic Nations to Stop Israel’s Expansionist Agenda
944. INDONESIA: Central–Regional Divide Widens in Indonesia’s 2026 Spending Plan
945. MALAYSIA: Fighting Entrenched Corruption Remains Toughest Challenge After Three Years in Govt: Anwar
946. MYANMAR: Rohingya Crisis Should Be Resolved Together: Yunus
947. THAILAND Accuses Cambodia of Using ‘Human Shields’ on Border
948. INDONESIA Urges EU to Lift Biodiesel Import Curbs After WTO Panel Backs Jakarta
949. INDONESIA: New Agency to Assert State Control Over Minerals Vital for Defense
950. MALAYSIA: Education Act Update Underway to Strengthen School Discipline in Crackdown on Bullying Cases: Minister
951. MYANMAR Junta Propaganda Vehicle Joins China-Led Media Bloc
952. THAILAND Becomes Regional Leader in Energy Transition: ABB Study
953. INDONESIA: Prabowo Banks on Danantara to Balance Budget
954. INDONESIA Shuts Down Banten Waste Plant Over Hazardous Imports
955. MYANMAR: Rohingya Refugees Must Wait for Justice Before Returning: UN Investigator
956. THAILAND to host Asia’s largest gaming event in October 2025
957. SINGAPORE Workplaces Struggle to Stamp Out Vaping Despite National Ban
958. INDONESIA: Bekasi Quake Shakes Jakarta Into Preparedness Debate
959. INDONESIA: Breaking: Deputy Manpower Minister Caught in Anti-Graft Sting
960. MALAYSIA: Parliamentary Group Drafting Hate Speech Guidelines to Reflect Malaysia’s Diversity
961. MYANMAR: Under Chinese Pressure, Myanmar’s UWSP Cuts Off Support to Allied Ethnic Armies
962. THAILAND: Thai Government Approves Major Digital Strategy
963. INDONESIA: Govt in Crisis-Control Mode Over Tax Hike
964. INDONESIA Targets Shadow Economy to Lift $145 Billion in 2026 Tax Revenue
965. MALAYSIA: What Iman Research’s Study Reveals About Young Malays’ Attitudes Towards a Plural and More Economically Just Malaysia
966. MYANMAR: Junta Abruptly Closes Thai-Myanmar Trade Bridge to Cut Off Rebel Funding
967. PHILIPPINES: Cockfighting Livestreams Thrive in Philippines Despite Ban and Murders
968. INDONESIA: Political Parties Divided Over Court Ruling on Direct Regional Elections
969. INDONESIA Shuts 1,800 Fraudulent Lenders and Investment Schemes
970. MYANMAR: Death Toll from Myanmar Junta Airstrike on Mawchi Climbs to 31
971. PHILIPPINES Spends Billions on Flood Projects, But Disasters Keep Killing
972. Cambodia Setting Sights on Muslim Tourist Market
973. INDONESIA’S  Shrinking Middle Class Threatens Growth, Consumption
974. INDONESIA: Religious Affairs Ministry Vows Crackdown on Intolerance
975. MYANMAR: Widespread Absenteeism and Dismissals Reported in Myanmar Junta’s Electric Power Ministry
976. SINGAPORE to Classify Vaping as Drug Offense, PM Wong Says
977. INDONESIA: ‘Life is Plastic’: US is Biggest Buyer of Indonesian Toys
978. MALAYSIA and ASEAN Push for Transparency in Myanmar’s Election Plans and Rohingya Crisis During Sept 19 Visit: Tok Mat
979. MYANMAR: International IDEA Calls for Global Rejection of Myanmar Junta’s Elections
980. THAILAND Gives Stranded Cambodian Workers 6-Month Work Permit Extension
981. INDONESIA: Bali Waste Cycle Aims to Scale Up to Make Recycling Profitable
982. INDONESIA: Incentives Needed for Mining Sector to Cut Emissions
983. THAILAND: Government Given Failing Grade on Corruption
984. THAILAND’S Tourism Boom Continues with 20 Million Visitors and THB937 Billion Revenue
985. CAMBODIA: Assessment reveals extensive damage to Preah Vihear
986. INDONESIA: Renewed Plan to Reinstate New Order-Style State Guidelines Draws Flak
987. INDONESIACould Raise $5 Billion by Taxing Its 50 Wealthiest Citizens, Study Says
988. MYANMAR Region Sees ‘Dramatic’ Hunger Rise After Aid Cutbacks
989. Singapore is Now World’s Second-Richest Country, Far Ahead of its Southeast Asian Neighbors
990. INDONESIA: Delay Triggers Fresh Demands to Scrap History Rewrite
991. INDONESIA: Shaky Regulations, Finances Stall Coal Miners’ Transition to ‘Green’ Investment
992. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Signs Sister City Agreement with Kuala Lumpur
993. MYANMAR: AA Rejects Junta’s Planned Election in Rakhine
994. THAILAND: Cambodia Crisis Hits Thai Brands, Disrupts Logistics and Halts Ad Spending
995. INDONESIA Revives Deputy Commander Role After 25 Years, Promotes Elite Force Chiefs to Three-Star Rank
996. INDONESIA:  Bali Immigration Forms a Special Task Force to Crack Down on Unruly Tourists
997. MYANMAR: Nine Killed and 28 Injured in Hpakant as Myanmar Military Shelling Hits civilian Areas
998. VIETNAM: Inside the world of Vietnamese Crypto Investigators Tackling Billion-Dollar Hacks
999. SINGAPORE at Increased Risk of Chikungunya as Cases Double in 2025, Health Agency Warns
1000. INDONESIA Readies Island Medical Facility for 2,000 Wounded Gazans
1001. INDONESIA: More Than Half a Million Social Assistance Recipients Suspected of Online Gambling
1002. Myanmar Junta Hires US Lobby Firm in Bid to Boost Ties With Washington
1003. THAILAND and CAMBODIA Sign 13-Point Ceasefire Agreement 
1004. VIETNAM to Identify, Focus on 3 Strategic Technology Products
1005. INDONESIA Unfreezes 122 Million Dormant Accounts as Online Gambling Transactions Near $60 Billion
1006. INDONESIA: US Agrees to Grant 0% Tariff on Indonesian Copper: Minister
1007. MYANMAR Junta Launches Street Phone Checks as Cybersecurity Law Takes Effect
1008. THAILAND: Health Ministry Estimates 146 Million Baht Damage, Plans Lawsuit Against Cambodia
1009. VIETNAM Installs First Domestically Owned International Internet Cable
1010. INDONESIA Has $129 Billion to Spend — And Just Six Months to Do It
1011. INDONESIA Readies Gaza Rice Delivery as Israeli Attacks Persist
1012. MYANMAR: Press Freedom Concerns Raised after Myanmar Military-Linked Press Council Signs MOU With Thai Press Body
1013. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Suspends Rice Importation for 60 Days
1014. THAILAND: ‘Economic Animal’ in Luxury Leather
1015. INDONESIA: Pardons Cast Doubt Over Prabowo’s Anticorruption Commitment
1016. INDONESIA Kicks Off Health Screening for 58 Million Students Nationwide
1017. MALAYSIA: Manga With a Malaysian Soul: How Rise Production Blends Local Folklore with Japanese Style and Modern Storytelling
1018. MYANMAR Junta Ramps Up Rhetoric Against Timor Leste
1019. THAILAND and Cambodia Begin Crucial Border Talks in Malaysia
1020. VIETNAM targets domestic semiconductor chip production by 2027: PM
1021. CAMBODIA: ASEAN Interim Observer En Route to Monitor Border Ceasefire
1022. INDONESIA: Danantara Unveils Sweeping Reforms for SOE Executive Bonuses, Incentives
1023. INDONESIA: RI Manufacturers See Tough Times Ahead as Higher US Tariffs Kick In
1024. MYANMAR: European Anti-Jamming Tech Found in Myanmar Military Drones, CAR Report Reveals
1025. THAI CEOs Unveil Survival Strategies as Trump Tariffs Threaten Economic Growth
1026. INDONESIA: Mining Industry Leaders Highlight Challenges to Reaching Net Zero Emissions
1027. INDONESIA Struggles with Regulatory, Infrastructure Gaps in AI Adoption
1028. MYANMAR Regime Sets More Traps to Guarantee Election Win
1029. SINGAPORE: Terror Threat to Singapore Remains High Amid AI Risks, Rising youth Radicalization: Home Affairs Report
1030. THAI Cyber Agency Rushes to Bolster Media Defenses Against Escalating Threats
1031. REGION: Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Ceasefire After Five Days of Border Clash
1032. INDONESIA to Slash Middle East Oil Imports in Favor of $15B US Energy Deal
1033. MALAYSIA: Anwar Hails Asean Diplomacy as Cambodia, Thailand Agree to Ceasefire After Malaysia Meet
1034. 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
1035. THAI Army Accuses Cambodia of Breaking Truce
1036. CAMBODIA: Mine Action Authority Warn of ‘Cruel Shadow’ of Thai Cluster
1037. INDONESIA Welcomes France’s Recognition of Palestine
1038. INDONESIA: Poverty Rate Falls Nationwide — Except in Papua and Maluku
1039. MYANMAR Rights Group Demands Chinese Sanctions
1040. THAI Delegation to Hold Urgent Talks with Cambodia in Malaysia on July 28
1041. CAMBODIA-Thailand Exchange Fire Along Border, Civilians Killed
1042. INDONESIA-US Trade Deal Possible Threat to Data Sovereignty
1043. MYANMAR Junta Looks for Foreign Energy Investment
1044. THAI Military Raises Concerns Over Hun Sen’s Role in Ordering Attacks on Thai Civilians
1045. VIETNAM Urges Thailand, Cambodia to Refrain From Using Force
1046. INDONESIA to Exempt US Companies from Local Content Requirement
1047. INDONESIA: Layoffs Surge in Manufacturing, Retail, Govt Data Suggest
1048. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Warn Myanmar Junta Election Staff
1049. THAILAND: Countdown to US Tariff, 7 Thai Industries at risk, Millions of Jobs on the Line
1050. VIETNAM: HCMC Unveils Ambitious Plan to Replace 400,000 Gasoline Motorbikes with EVs
1051. INDONESIA: ASEAN Urged to Focus on People Amid Challenges
1052. INDONESI Draws $58 Billion in H1 Investment, Fueled by Downstream Expansion
1053. MALAYSIA: Swiped into routine: How China-inspired apps redefine Malaysian daily life
1054. MYANMAR- Thailand Lodges Protest After Suspected Myanmar Junta Drone Found in Tak
1055. VIETNAM Ranks 6th Globally in AI Openness
1056. INDONESIA Exporters Seek to Split Tariffs with US Buyers to Ensure Demand
1057. INDONESIA: Polytron Starts Mass Production of Electric Vehicles in West Java
1058. MYANMAR: Conjuring an Election Illusion in War-Torn Shan
1059. THAI Foreign Ministry Condemns Cambodia over Landmine Incident, Urges Accountability
1060. VIETNAM: 300 Rescuers Join Overnight Search for Victims of Capsized Ha Long Bay Cruise Boat
1061. INDONESIA: Bali Emerges as Major Hot Spot for Transnational Drug Trafficking: BNN
1062. INDONESIA: Foreign Hospitals Cleared to Operate in Indonesia as Prabowo Targets Healthcare Upgrade
1063. MYANMAR: Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) Formed to Reclaim Identity and Seek Justice
1064. SINGAPORE Ranks Among World’s Top Cities for Tech Talent
1065. THAILAND: Chinese Tourist Numbers Plummet, Malaysia Overtakes Thailand in ASEAN Race
1066. INDONESIA to Pay 19% US Tariffs in Exchange for Full Market Access, Boeing Jets
1067. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Makes Historic Debut at UN Forum on Sustainable Development
1068. MALAYSIA: Freedom of Information Act to be tabled by year end to boost transparency: Anwar
1069. MYANMAR and Russian Regimes Push Indian Trade Corridor to Bypass Western Sanctions
1070. VIETNAM: 59 Vietnamese Arrested in Laos Over Large-Scale Scam Syndicate
1071. CAMBODIA to Enforce Military Conscription Law in 2026
1072. INDONESIA: BPJS Kesehatan Proves Equal Healthcare Access Is Possible Across Indonesia
1073. INDONESIA: Starlink Pauses New Customer Sign-Ups in Indonesia
1074. MYANMAR: Burma’s Cyber Scam Centers: A Global Security Crisis, Now Targeting Americans
1075. THAILAND: Temple Donation Loopholes Spark Concern Over Corruption and Money Laundering Risks
1076. INDONESIA: EU Grants Indonesia Multi-Entry Schengen Visa as Landmark Trade Deal Nears Completion
1077. INDONESIA: Free Boarding Schools for Poor Children to Open Across Indonesia Next Week
1078. MALAYSIA Acts to Avoid US Sanctions Amid EScalating Global AI Chip War
1079. MYANMAR: Hundreds of Myanmar Troops, Civilians Flee Across Thai Border from Karen State
1080. THAILAND: US Blocks AI Chip Access to China, Warning Sign for Thailand, Malaysia
1081. Cambodia expresses concern over construction of Angkor Wat replica in Thailand
1082. NDONESIA: US Tariff Threatens 70,000 Textile Jobs in Indonesia
1083. MYANMAR- A Atrike Leader Urges Urgent Reforms Within NUG to Sustain the Revolution
1084. SINGAPOREANS Cross Border in Droves for Malaysian Durian Tours, All-You-Can-Eat Buffets
1085. INDONESIA: Pertamina Inks MoUs with Exxon, Chevron to Sweeten Indonesia’s Tariff Offer
1086. INDONESIA: Prabowo Assigns Gibran to Spearhead Papua Development, Rights Efforts
1087. MYANMAR: Trump Tariff Letter to Myanmar Junta Raises Eyebrows, Risks Lending Legitimacy
1088. VIETNAMESE Content Creators Earn Thousands of Dollars Monthly from AI-Generated Faceless Videos
1089. INDONESIA: US Maintains Tariff Threat Despite Indonesian Concessions
1090. INDONESIA: Trump Tariffs May Slow Indonesia’s Economy by 0.5%, Economist Warns
1091. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Hits Back at Trump’s ‘Counterproductive’ Trade Tactics, Warns of Regional Instability
1092. MYANMAR: Timor Leste Hits Back at Myanmar Junta’s Objection to ASEAN Membership
1093. THAILAND Hit with Steep US Tariffs as Trump Escalates Trade Stance
1094. INDONESIA: BRICS Revives Bandung Spirit to Unite Global South
1095. INDONESIA to Send 10,000 Tons of Rice Aid to Palestine, Set Up Joint Investment Zone
1096. MALAYSIA: Southeast Asia’s Most-Visited Destination Among Countries With Highest Tourism Growth
1097. MALAYSIA: How Much Onions Do Malaysians Eat and Why is it Biting into our National Coffers?
1098. MYANMAR People Skeptical of Junta’s Promises of Election, Peace
1099. Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute Resolutions Hinge on Agreements Stipulated in Franco-Siam Treaties
1100. INDONESIA: Serving at Sea, PIS and DoctorSHARE Bring Hospital Ship to Serve Remote Communities in Papua
1101. INDONESIA: Widening Deficit Spurs Calls to Curb Major Spending
1102. MALAYSIA : Pay Up or Lose your Assets: Errant Ex-Husbands Face Seizures, Frozen Income Under Selangor’s Proposed Crackdown on ‘Nafkah’ Dodgers
1103. MYANMAR: Making Connections in Myanmar’s Fractured State
1104. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Orders Halt to Strategic Imports from Thailand, Citing National Security concerns
1105. Malaysia: ‘Some Starting in Primary school’: Hannah Yeoh, Says Synthetic Drug Addiction Now a Cabinet Concern
1106. MYANMAR: Indonesian ‘Influencer’ Given 7-year Myanmar Prison Sentence
1107. THAILAND: Public Outrage as South Korean Taxi Driver Suggests Thai Tourist ‘Pay with Body’
1108. INDONESIA: Govt Targets 15,000 Barrels per Day from Community Oil Wells
1109. INDONESIA Hopes to Join BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
1110. INDONESIA: Women’s Growing Role in Drug Trade Raises Concerns in Indonesia
1111. MYANMAR – Dying in Jail, Myanmar’s Political Prisoners a ‘Stain on ASEAN’s Conscience’
1112. SINGAPORE Hits Record High in Renewable Energy Consumption
1113. INDONESIA: Preventive Strikes Keep Indonesia Free of Terror Attacks Since 2023: Police Chief
1114. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat’s Nickel Mining May Threaten Endangered Papuan Blue Orchid
1115. MALAYSIA-Standard Chartered Sued for US$2.7B Over Role in 1MDB Scandal
1116. MYANMAR: Federal and State Parliaments Express Grave Concern Over Health Crisis Facing Myanmar’s Political Prisoners
1117. THAILAND-Constitutional Court Suspends Paetongtarn as PM Because of Hun Sen’s Clip
1118. INDONESIA to Relax Import Rules as US Tariff Deadline Nears
1119. INDONESIA Police Deploys Robots for Crime-Fighting and Rescue
1120. INDONESIA: China to Keep Anti-Dumping Steel Duties on Indonesia, EU and South Korea
1121. MYANMAR: Helping Myanmar Garment Workers Get a Fair Deal?
1122. THAILAND: Thousands of Thai Cannabis Shops Face Closure Under New Regulations
1123. INDONESIA: Separate National, Local Elections Starting 2029: Constitutional Court
1124. INDONESIA Begins Construction of $5.9 Billion Mega EV Battery Hub With China’s CATL Consortium
1125. MALAYSIA: Ganja on the Rise: Melaka and Cheras are New Drug Hotspots, Anti-Narcotics Data Shows
1126. MYANMAR: Mizoram Chief Minister warns of strict action against lawbreaking Myanmar refugees
1127. VIETNAM Issues Plan to Attract Top AI Talents
1128. INDONESIA: Govt, House Staunch Defense Opens Court Battle on TNI Law
1129. INDONESIA Stock Exchange Surpasses 950 Listed Companies, Profit Soars
1130. MALAYSIA: Armed Forces Make History With Promotion of First Malaysian Chinese Three-Star General
1131. MYANMAR: Malaysian Crackdown on Undocumented Migrant Workers Spurs Fear Among Myanmar Nationals
1132. MYANMAR Junta Arrests State-Controlled MRTV Employee Over Aung San Suu Kyi Birthday Tribute
1133. THAILAND Reclassifies Cannabis Bud as a Controlled Herb, Restricts Sales and Advertising
1134. INDONESIA: House Shelves Gibran Impeachment Petition
1135. INDONESIA: Gov’t Rolls Out 2025 Wage Subsidy to Support Up to 17 Million Workers
1136. MALAYSIA: Anwar Backs Students’ Right to Protest, Tells MoHE and UMS to Protect Academic Freedom
1137. MYANMAR: Shan State Takes Center Stage in Myanmar Junta’s Election Push
1138. VIETNAM Designates Da Nang as Nation’s Inaugural Free Trade Zone
1139. CAMBODIA: UN Expert Highlights Growing Synthetic Drug Threat in Cambodia
1140. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Health Draws Attention During Birthday Celebration
1141. INDONESIA: Pertamina Says It Has Enough Fuel Supplies as Iran Threatens to Block Hormuz
1142. Myanmar Junta Scrambles for Chinese Energy Investment as Lights Go Out
1143. THAI Fuel Exports to Cambodia Worth Nearly 48 Billion Baht in 2024
1144. INDONESIA Predicted to Grow Just 4.5 Pct This Year if Israel-Iran War Doesn’t Stop
1145. INDONESIA: Forestry Ministry to Strengthen Enforcement at Tesso Nilo National Park
1146. MALAYSIA: The Vanilla Farm That’s Saving LIves: Inside Malaysia’s Revolutionary ‘Halfway Farm’ for Former Death Row Inmates
1147. MYANMAR: Satellite Images Reveal Alarming Rare Earth Mining Expansion in Myanmar’s UWSA Territory
1148. INDONESIA: Papua Primary Target in Battle to Eradicate Malaria Nationwide
1149. INDONESIA: 19 Suitcases of Cash Used to Buy Private Jet in Papua Corruption Case, KPK Says
1150. MALAYSIA: ‘It’s Not Just Women’: Govt to Boost Fertility Rate With Inclusive Solutions: Minister
1151. MYANMAR Junta Attacks to Reclaim KIA’s Jade and Rare Earth Strongholds
1152. VIETNAM: E-Cigarette Users Could Face Fines of $120-200
1153. CAMBODIA Firmly Rejects Thailand’s Unilateral Map in Border Talks
1154. INDONESIA: Culture Minister’s Denial of Mass Rape in 1998 Riots Sparks Outrage
1155. MALAYSIA: ‘We ate one egg between five’: Malaysian Haj pilgrims detail nightmare journey to Mecca after alleged scam
1156. MYANMAR Junta Forces Recapture Kataingti Camp in Karen State After Months
1157. THAILAND Ranks Lowest in ASEAN for Business Innovation: World Bank
1158. CAMBODIA: All TV stations, Cinemas must stop broadcasting Thai films
1159. INDONESIA: Tension grows between North Sumatra, Aceh over disputed border
1160. MALAYSIA Named Top Muslim-Friendly Travel Destination for 10th Straight Year
1161. NUG Confirms Construction of Two Bomb-Proof Underground Hospitals in Myanmar
1162. THAILAND: Bangkok Reveals Smart Traffic Signals Reduce cCngestion Buy up to 41%
1163. CAMBODIA: Legal Groundwork Underway to Take Border Dispute to ICJ
1164. INDONESIA Opens $12.3 Billion in Infrastructure Projects to Global Investors
1165. INDONESIA: Magelang Demands Eight Times Increase in Borobudur Visitor Limit
1166. MYANMAR: How the Myanmar Military’s Propaganda Efforts Have Evolved Over the Decades
1167. SINGAPORE: Jetstar Asia Closure: 4 Key Things Travelers Need to Know
1168. Cambodian leaders condemn politicians for disseminating fake news on social media
1169. INDONESIA: Govt is Redefining Poverty Line After Two Decades: DEN
1170. INDONESIA Revokes Mining Permits of Four Companies in Raja Ampat
1171. MYANMAR: PNO Orders Over 6,000 Residents to Relocate in Southern Shan State
1172. VIETNAM: Qualcomm Launches New AI R&D Center in Vietnam
1173. INDONESIA Ignores Its Middle Class in Latest Economic Stimuli: Analyst
1174. INDONESIA: Controversial Discipline Program Sends “Unruly” Students to Army Facility in Bandung
1175. MYANMAR Junta Boss Thanks Protector China on 75th Anniversary of Ties
1176. THAILAND: Foreign Ministry Affirms Measures to Cut Electricity, Internet to Cambodia Remain
1177. CAMBODIA: Thailand Likely to Face Substantial Economic Losses without Cambodia’s 1.2 Million Migrant Workers in the Country
1178. INDONESIA: Three Nickel Mining Firms Accused of Environmental Damage in Raja Ampat
1179. INDONESIA Faces Brain Drain as Skilled Graduates Leave for Jobs Abroad
1180. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi: Enduring Relevance, Manipulation, and the Battle for Myanmar’s Future
1181. Thai Economy: NESDC Warns of SME Job Losses and Graduate Unemployment Crisis
1182. CAMBODIA: Anonymous Wildlife Crime Reporting Tool Launched in Cambodia
1183. INDONESIA: BI Revises Down Its Target for Sharia Financing Growth in Indonesia
1184. INDONESIA: Australian Government Issues Travel Advisory for Indonesia, Especially Bali
1185. SINGAPORE: Global Anti-Scam Blitz: 106 Nabbed, S$7.7m Seized in Singapore; Malaysia among seven countries in joint operation
1186. MYANMAR Farmers Lose Crops in Monsoon Flooding
1187. INDONESIA: Suspected Papua Rebels Kill Two Church Builders at Project Site
1188. MYANMAR: Burma Research Institute Urges Continued US Aid Amid Mounting Crisis in Myanmar
1189. THAILAND: Urgent Action After Myanmar Cargo Ship Runs Aground Near Surin Islands, Damaging Coral Reefs and Threatening Marine Life
1190. INDONESIA: Plan to Increase State Funding for Political parties brings calls for caution
1191. INDONESIA Faces $46 Billion Infrastructure Funding Gap Through 2029
1192. MALAYSIA: Federal Govt Unveils Kota Madani Township in Putrajaya — a 10,000-Home, High-Density Hub Powered By AI
1193. MYANMAR: Thousands of Children in Myanmar’s Earthquake Zone Have No Schools to go to For New School Year: Save the Children
1194. VIETNAM: Apple Removes 9,600 Vietnamese Apps from App Store
1195. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows to Clean House Amid Calls for Reshuffle
1196. INDONESIA: Prabowo Alleges Foreign-Funded NGOs Aim to Divide Indonesia
1197. MYANMAR: Junta Troops Massing to Reclaim Myanmar’s China-Backed Pipelines
1198. SINGAPORE Woman Gets just S$1 in Divorce, But Ex Loses Bigger Share Over Misconduct
1199. THAI Entertainment Boom Forecast to Top THB 601 Billion Revenue
1200. 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
1201. INDONESIA: Thousands of Indonesian Pilgrims Barred from Hajj as Saudi Halts Special Visa Issuance
1202. MALAYSIA: How Malaysia’s Discount Store Boom Minted its Newest Billionaire Lee Kar Whatt
1203. MYANMAR: Karen Offensive Seizes a Dozen Junta Bases Along Myanmar-Thai Border
1204. THAILAND: Bangkok Tops Global List as Best City for Remote Work
1205. CAMBODIA Faces Alarming Measles Surge Amid Regional Outbreak
1206. INDONESIA: Dalio’s Reported Exit Sparks Questions Over Danantara’s Game Plan
1207. INDONESIA Seeks New Study Destinations for Students Affected by US Visa Suspension
1208. MYANMAR: UN Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Human Rghts Crisis in Myanmar
1209. THAILAND: Bangkok Gears Up for Thailand’s Largest Ever Pride Parade
1210. INDONESIA: Indonesia Open to Ties with Israel if It Recognizes Palestine: Prabowo
1211. INDONESIA: Court Orders Govt to Provide Free Basic Education in All Schools
1212. MALAYSIA: Even Closed-Door LGBTQ-Friendly Events ‘Against Societal norms’, Urges cops to probe and act: Religious Affairs Minister
1213. MYANMAR: Yadaya-How Myanmar’s Junta Boss Hopes to Hex His Way to Presidency
1214. THAILAND: Rising Demand Fuels Growth of international Schools in Thailand
1215. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Papua New Guinea ASEAN Membership Pitch Likely Serves Jakarta’s Interests
1216. INDONESIA: Landmark Ruling: State Must Help Fund Private Elementary Schooling
1217. MYANMAR: JFM Releases List of ASEAN Companies Supporting the Myanmar Junta with Taxes, Jet Fuel, and Eechnology
1218. THAILAND: Safety Concerns and Structural Issues Hinder Chinese Travel to Thailand
1219. VIETNAM: Legislature Weighs on Abolishing Death Penalty for Drug Trafficking
1220. CAMBODIA- Civil Society Urges End To Victim-Blaming In Rape Cases
1221. INDONESIA: New History Book to Highlight Past Presidents’ Achievements: Culture Minister
1222. INDONESIA to Prioritize Jamu and Natural Medicines in Health Sector Transformation
1223. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Prioritize Human Rights in Burma
1224. VIETNAM to Export Renewable Energy to Malaysia, Singapore via Submarine Cables
1225. INDONESIA: Govt’s Energy Deregulation Vow Draws Global Giants
1226. INDONESIA: Critical Op-Ed Retraction Tests Freedom of Expression
1227. SINGAPORE: AI Use in Singapore Classrooms Outpaces Policy, Raising Concerns Among Educators
1228. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysians Spend More on Groceries Than Anyone Else in Southeast Asia
1229. MYANMAR: UNHCR Updates Show Ongoing Challenges for Displaced Individuals Following Myanmar Earthquake
1230. INDONESIA: TNI General Appointment as Customs Office Head Raises Question
1231. INDONESIA: Japanese Carmakers Look Elsewhere, as RI Bioethanol Lags Behind
1232. MYANMAR: India Asked to Probe Myanmar Rebel Deaths
1233. SINGAPORE University Tops Asia for Ultra-Wealthy Alumni, Beating China’s Tsinghua
1234. THAI Gemstone Exports Face Uncertainty Amid U.S. Tariff Hike, Risk Losing Ground to Vietnam and Sri Lanka
1235. Cambodia, Hollywood Studio in Deal to Boost Creative Economy
1236. INDONESIA: House Speaker Puan Warns Government Against Whitewashing History
1237. INDONESIA Aims to Cut Poverty Rate Below 7.5 Pct by 2026
1238. MYANMAR: We Can’t Help You, Myanmar Junta Tells Striking Workers at Adidas Factory
1239. VIETNAM Hit Hardest by Brute-Force Cyberattacks in Southeast Asia
1240. INDONESIA: Over 28,000 Accounts Blocked in Crackdown on Online Gambling: PPATK
1241. INDONESIA: Rescue Teams Search for 19 People After Landslide at Gold Mine in Papua
1242. MYANMAR Political Parties Fear Mass Boycott of Junta’s Election
1243. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Willing to Reconcile with Dutertes
1244. THAILAND: Bangkok–Kuala Lumpur Direct Train Service To Resume This Year
1245. INDONESIA: Prabowo: No Second Term If I Fail the First
1246. INDONESIA: Hotels Demand Crackdown On Unlicensed Rentals in Bali
1247. MYANMAR Junta likely to Form New ‘Interim Government’ in July Ahead of Year-End Elections
1248. SINGAPORE: Made-in-Singapore antibody test for multiple viruses now used worldwide
1249. THAILAND Among Top 10 Nations with Significant LGBTQI+ Population
1250. CAMBODIA: GDCE Cracks Whip Over Illegal Durian Imports
1251. INDONESIA: Critics Slam Prabowo’s Smart Screens as Misplaced Education Priority
1252. INDONESIA: Judge Transfers Fall Short in Tackling Judiciary Corruption
1253. MYANMAR: Three Japanese Firms Ditch Myanmar Port Project
1254. Thailand Tourism Crisis Brews As Foreign Arrivals Continue to Declin
1255. INDONESIA: Concern Grows Over Project to Rewrite History
1256. INDONESIA: Will Nickel Be Indonesia’s Trump Card?
1257. INDONESIA: Lawmaker Warns of $1 Billion Deficit in National Health Insurance Due to Inactive Members
1258. THAILAND: Power Struggles Put Thai PM in Political Crosshairs
1259. PHILIPPINES: 29 kg of Meth Disguised As Durian Seized in Philippine Drug Bust
1260. INDONESIA’s Top Islamic Body Rejects Proposal to Legalize Casinos
1261. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police crack down on thuggery, street brawls
1262. MYANMAR: 12 ASEAN Billionaires Fueling Myanmar Junta Terror Campaign: JFM
1263. PHILIPPINES: Vote and Vanish? Study Says Civic Engagement Drops After Elections
1264. VIETNAM’s Major Cities Push Ahead with Electric Bus Revolution
1265. INDONESIA: West Java to Provide Mental Health Services in All ‘Puskesmas’ Amid High Depression Rate
1266. INDONESIA Ranks Top 3 in ASEAN Competitiveness, So Why Are Investors Still Hesitant?
1267. MALAYSIA Must Use ASEAN Chair to Grow Halal Exports into 600 Million-Strong Regional Market: Zahid
1268. MYANMAR’S Ethnic Karen Face Food Shortages Amid Aid Cuts to Camps on Thai Border
1269. THAILAND On Track to Become Global Leader in Future Food: Experts
1270. INDONESIA to Cultivate 300,000 Hectares of Sugar Palm to Power Bioethanol Push
1271. INDONESIA: Police, Military to Crack Down on Rogue Mass Organizations
1272. 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
1273. INDONESIA: SOEs Law Raises Graft Oversight Concerns
1274. INDONESIA to Halt Refined Fuel Imports from Singapore
1275. MALAYSIA: Sixteen Foreigners, Including Children, Rescued from Forced Labor in Raids Across KL and Selangor
1276. MYANMAR: Mansat Villagers Urge TNLA to Address Unlawful Silicon Mining, Environmental and Social Harms
1277. VIETNAM Has ‘Significant’ Demand for US Goods: Trade Minister
1278. INDONESIA: Politics Creep into Military Ranks
1279. INDONESIA: Government Forms Anti-Extortion Task Force
1280. MALAYSIA: RM10,000 fine for TikTok post on racial, religious sensitivities, says MCMC
1281. MYANMAR Junta Calls New Ceasefire After Quake
1282. THAILAND: Southern Insurgency Escalates, Govt to Crackdown on Militant Leaders
1283. INDONESIA: ‘I’m In Charge’, Says Prabowo
1284. INDONESIA: Garuda Indonesia Grounds 15 Planes Over Maintenance, Financial Issues
1285. MALAYSIAN Travelers Can Soon Stay in China Visa-Free For Up to 90 Days Under New Five-Year Deal
1286. MYANMAR: US Imposes Sanctions on Myanmar Border Militia Over Cyber Scams
1287. SINGAPORE: Tech Billionaire Bill Gates’ Philanthropic Foundation to Set Up Office in Singapore
1288. INDONESIA: Miners Slam Chinese Smelters for Buying Bauxite Below Benchmark Price
1289. INDONESIA Annual Q1 GDP Growth Slowest in More Than Three Years
1290. SINGAPORE: Sexist, Racist Abuse of Women Candidates in Singapore GE2025 Draws Backlash From Gender Equality NGO
1291. MYANMAR: Sex-Based Violence Against Women and Girls in Myanmar
1292. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese Workers Scramble for High
1293. CAMBODIA: Troops Withdraw From Ancient Temple After Thai-Cambodian Talks
1294. INDONESIA: Impeachment Call, Abortive Reshuffle Hint at Internal TNI Tension
1295. INDONESIA: Beyond Statistics: Establishing a Poverty Line That Reflects True Hardship
1296. MYANMAR: Over 60 Villages Displaced in Bago’s Minhla Township Amid Junta Raids and Shelling
1297. THAILAND to Launch CB Disaster Notification System by Mid-July
1298. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Issues Labor Day Plea as Workers Desert Myanmar
1299. INDONESIA: Jokowi Faces Storm of Lawsuits Six months After Stepping Down
1300. INDONESIA: Foreign Investment up 12% yoy in First Quarter
1301. MALAYSIA Facing Severe Brain Drain with 1.86 Million Already Gone: Digital Minister
1302. MYANMAR Heritage Falls Victim to Quake
1303. VIETNAM Forecast to Become Second-Largest Economy in Southeast Asia by 2036
1304. INDONESIA Moves Toward Lifting Saudi Labor Ban Under New Safeguards
1305. INDONESIA: Indorama to Invest $2B in US as Tariff Talks Go On
1306. MALAYSIA and VIETNAM Vow Continued Humanitarian Aid for Myanmar Citizens: PM Anwar
1307. MYANMAR Marks Month of Misery Since Historic Quake
1308. THAILAND to Launch Delivery Drone Trials in Bangkok This Year
1309. CAMBODIA On Track to be Malaria-Free by September
1310. INDONESIA: LG Departure Marks Rude Awakening for Indonesia’s Nickel Downstream Dream
1311. INDONESIA: Free Meal Program Faces Hurdles on Food Safety, Funds Management
1312. MYANMAR Junta Builds a Surveillance State: report
1313. VIETNAM: World Bank forecasts Vietnam GDP growth at 5.8% in 2025
1314. INDONESIA: Govt Sticks to 5 Percent Growth Target Despite IMF’s Downward Revision
1315. INDONESIA: US Criticism of QRIS Baseless, Says Indonesian Economist
1316. MALAYSIA Indonesia to Explore Large-Scale Plantation Projects in Kalimantan and South Papua
1317. MYANMAR: ND-Burma Condemns Myanmar Junta’s Forced Enlistment of Women
1318. VIETNAM: US Representatives will Attend Vietnam’s National Reunification Anniversary: Foreign Ministry
1319. INDONESIA’S Largest Muslim Group Defends Halal Rules Against US Criticism
1320. INDONESIA’S Food Plan Risks ‘World’s Largest Deforestation
1321. MYANMAR Junta Troops Re-Enter Lashio as MNDAA Withdraws; Uncertainty Grows Among Locals
1322. THAILAND Cracks Down on Foreigners Using Student Visas to Work Illegally
1323. INDONESIA: Proposal to Name Soeharto National Hero Draws Opposition
1324. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Trade with China as Usual Despite US-China Trade War
1325. MYANMAR: Women and Girls in Myanmar Face Deadly Dual crises following earthquake
1326. Thailand’s Central Bank Pushes for Inclusive Digital Finance in ASEAN
1327. VIETNAM: VinFast Delivers 400 e-Vehicles to Indonesian Dealers, Consumers
1328. INDONESIA: TNI Presence On Campus Stokes Fears of Shrinking Civic Space
1329. MALAYSIA Among Four Countries Hit by New US Solar Import Duties
1330. MYANMAR: Kim Aris Concludes U.S. Tour With Renewed Call to Action for Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar People
1331. PHILIPPINES: Law Signed Requiring Immediate, Proper Burial of Muslim Cadavers
1332. VIETNAM: Northern Region Sees Sharp Rise in Forest Fires in Early 2025
1333. CAMBODIA: Remembering the ‘Fall of Phnom Penh’ 50 years ago
1334. INDONESIA Weighs US Arms Purchases to Curb Tariff Threat: Bloomberg
1335. INDONESIA Aims to Halt Rice Imports in 2025 as Self-Sufficiency Improves
1336. MALAYSIA to Teach Thai, Khmer and Vietnamese as Elective Languages in Schools to Boost ASEAN Ties: Fadhlina
1337. MYANMAR: New Year Honors List: A Who’s Who of Genocide, Sanctions, and Misrule
1338. CAMBODIA: April 17, 1975: A Day of Long-Lasting Memories
1339. INDONESIA: Top US, Indonesian Diplomats Discuss Tariffs, Defense in Meeting
1340. INDONESIA: Trump’s Tariff Moves Push Indonesians Toward Gold and Real Estate
1341. MYANMAR’S Pushback Against Chinese Influence: Social Media and Street Protests
1342. THAILAND: Thaksin Meets Anwar, Myanmar Junta Leader at Bangkok Hotel Amid Tight Security
1343. INDONESIA: Two More Indonesian Geoparks Get UNESCO Recognition
1344. INDONESIAN Consulate Warns Against Unofficial Hajj Routes for 2025
1345. MALAYSIA: Rare Diseases in Malaysia: the Hidden Crisis Few are Talking About
1346. MYANMAR Junta Chief to Meet ASEAN Chair After Years of Being Kept AT a Distance
1347. PHILIPPINES-Security Tightened vs Kidnaps
1348. VIETNAM’S Largest City to Test 47,000 Public School Teachers for English Proficiency
1349. CAMBODIA: At Least 80,000 Indonesians are Working Illegally in Cambodia
1350. INDONESIA: Australia Asks Indonesia About Russian Request to Base Aircraft in Papua
1351. INDONESIA Hosts 100 Foreign Investors Amid Rising US-China Trade Tensions
1352. MALAYSIA PM says to Meet MYANMAR Junta Chief Over Quake Relief
1353. VIETNAM, CHINA Ink Pivotal Agreements on Railway, Road Cooperation
1354. INDONESIAN Embassy Urges Students in US to be Cautious Amid Visa Concerns
1355. INDONESIAN Embassy Urges Students in US to be Cautious Amid Visa Concerns
1356. MYANMAR Quake Victims Mark New Year Camped in Ruins
1357. SINGAPORE Slashes 2025 Growth Forecast to as Low as 0% Amid US-China Tariff War and Global Slowdown Fears
1358. THAILAND: BOT to Hold Financial institutions Liable for Call Center Scam Losses
1359. INDONESIA: Calls Mount for Transparency in KUHAP Law Revision
1360. INDONESIA Eyes Global Rice Export Market with Projected 12 Million Ton Surplus
1361. MYANMAR: India Rethinks Myanmar Policy Amid Border Shifts and Rising Tensions
1362. THAILAND Seeks Extradition of Former Buddhism Office Chief from US
1363. VIETNAM Administrative Overhaul: Planned Mergers to Reduce 63 Cities and provinces to 34
1364. INDONESIA: ‘We Are Not Trying to Displace Palestinians’: Indonesia on Gaza Evacuation Plan
1365. MYANMAR: Earthquake Destroyed 50,000 Houses in Central Myanmar: Junta
1366. THAILAND: BMA Outlines New Educational Guidelines for Disaster and Globalization Resilience
1367. VIETNAM-High School Students Create Semi-Automatic Durian Shelling Machine
1368. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Revival of Military ‘Dwifungsi’ Nonsense
1369. INDONESIA-EU Seek Each Other’s Markets as Trump Tariffs Take Effect
1370. MYANMAR: Local Expertise Key to Earthquake Relief Amid Conflict in Myanmar, Report Advises
1371. THAILAND: Coffee Crisis Looms as Court Halts Nescafé Production in Thailand
1372. VIETNAM May Allow Dual Citizenship Under Amended Law
1373. INDONESIA: Prabowo Slams ‘Dark Indonesia’ Narrative, Warns of Nazi-Style Propaganda Tactics
1374. MYANMAR Suspends Tourist Visas After Quake
1375. THAILAND Plans to Restore Trade Balance with US: Finance Minister
1376. SINGAPORE: Crypto Ownership Climbs in Singapore, Gen Z and millennials lead shift: survey
1377. INDONESIA: President Prabowo to Distribute 1,000 Owls to Combat Rat Pests in Majalengka
1378. MYANMAR Junta Orders Earthquake Rescue Teams to Seek Prior Permission For Operations
1379. THAILAND Joins ASEAN Effort to Aid Myanmar Quake Victims
1380. VIETNAM Asks US to Delay New Tariffs by At Least 45 Days
1381. CAMBODIA is Open to Negotiation With US Over Tariff Hike, Offers to slash Import Duties
1382. INDONESIA: Prabowo Connects with World Leaders Amid Concerns Over US Tariffs
1383. INDONESIA Seeks to Negotiate with US over Trump’s New Tariffs
1384. MYANMAR: Rain Complicates Recovery in Quake-Hit Myanmar as Death Toll Tises
1385. VIETNAM: ‘US is Vietnam’s Largest Export Market, But There Are Other Buyers’: PM
1386. CAMBODIA Tops List of New Trump Tariffs, 49%
1387. INDONESIA Sends Medical Team and Relief Supplies to Earthquake-Hit Myanmar
1388. MALAYSIA: Trump Announces Tariffs on All Countries, including Malaysia at 24pc
1389. MYANMAR Quake Toll Passes 2,700 as Hopes of Rescue Fade
1390. THAILAND: Trump Tax Plan Targets Thailand as “Non-Reciprocal” Trading Partner
1391. INDONESIA: House Vows Openness, Public Participation in Police Law Revision
1392. INDONESIA: New TNI Law Could Bring Economic Consequences
1393. MYANMAR’https://asiaviews.net/indonesia-house-vows-openness-public-participation-in-police-law-revision/S Bloodiest Armed Forces Day
1394. SINGAPORE: Haze Returns to Singapore As Regional Hot Spot Activity Intensifies
1395. VIETNAM Approves 5-year Pilot Plan of Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Internet
1396. CAMBODIA: Cambodia Ranks Lowest in ASEAN Education
1397. INDONESIA Joins BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
1398. INDONESIA: Rupiah Hits Lowest Level Since 1998 Crisis Amid US Tariff Fears, Fiscal Concerns
1399. MYANMAR Junta’s Lottery Intensifies Conscription in Mandalay
1400. VIETNAM: Japan Turns to Vietnam, Indonesia to Tackle Truck Driver Shortage
1401. CAMBODIA: Nearly 1,000 Job Scam Cases Involving Indonesians Reported
1402. INDONESIA: Overlapping Responsibilities Loom Over Revised TNI Law
1403. INDONESIA: Flights Cancelled, Thousands Evacuated After East Flores Volcano Eruption
1404. INDONESIA: China’s Largest Coffee Chain Luckin Coffee Establishes Exclusive Coconut Island in Indonesia
1405. MYANMAR Junta Banks on Solar Miracle as Yangon Sinks Back into Darkness
1406. INDONESIA: ‘RIP Reform’: Democracy Advocates Sound Alarm Over Return of New Order
1407. INDONESIA: Papua Militias Kill Female Teacher, Injure Six: Authorities
1408. MYANMAR: UK Condemns Myanmar military’s escalating violence at UN Human Rights Council
1409. THAILAND: Censure Debate: PM Accused of Prioritizing Family, Allies Over Nation
1410. VIETNAM: Why Foreign Entrepreneurs Are Choosing Vietnam for Their Startups
1411. INDONESIA: Protection for Journalist Safety Remains Weak in Indonesia: Survey
1412. INDONESIA: Thai Ambassador Leads Business Delegation to Nusantara to Explore Investment Opportunities
1413. MYANMAR  Junta Arming Grassroots Militias to Control Urban Centers
1414. THAILAND to Propose Wat Arun’s Stupa as  World Heritage Site
1415. VIETNAM Enters Mobile Internet Speed Global Top 20 for First Time
1416. INDONESIA: Government Earmarks Rp 20 Trillion to Rescue Labor-Intensive Industries
1417. INDONESIA: Prabowo Instructs Minister to Begin Giant Seawall Project
1418. MALAYSIA: World Happiness Report: Like income, Malaysia stuck in middle
1419. MYANMAR: Scam Centers ‘Alive and Kicking’ in Shan State
1420. VIETNAM: People Queue Up for Hours to Buy Gold as Prices Surpass $3,900 For the First Time
1421. INDONESIA’S Stock Market Plunges While Others Shine
1422. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Reassures Investors on Prudent Budget Management as Stock Market Slumps
1423. MALAYSIA: ‘What Is Accepting 15 people?’: Malaysia to take in Palestinian Fighters Freed by Israel: Foreign Minister
1424. MYANMAR: Militants Killed Dozens of Rohingya Refugees Last Year: Watchdog
1425. SINGAPORE: First Solar-Powered Electric Boats to Ply Singapore River Next Month
1426. INDONESIA: TNI Law Revision Crosses Democratic Red Line
1427. INDONESIA’S  Business Sector Struggles Against Organized Extortion
1428. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Foreign State Immunity Act key to boosting investor confidence, protecting national security
1429. MYANMAR: Forcibly Displaced to Surge by 6.7 Million in 2025-2026: Aid Group
1430. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Prestigious University Launches Exchange Program for Vietnamese Students
1431. INDONESIA to Lift Ban on Sending Workers to Saudi, Expecting 600,000 Jobs
1432. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Criticize Military Involvement in Drug Enforcement
1433. MYANMAR: WFP to Cut Food Aid to 1 Million People in Myanmar
1434. THAILAND Ranks 3rd in the World for QR Code Usage
1435. VIETNAM: UN Confirms Vietnam’s Deposit of Chart, Geographical Coordinates of Points for Baseline in Gulf of Tonkin
1436. INDONESIA: State Revenue Nosedives in January and February
1437. INDONESIA: Prabowo Considers Isolated Island Prison for Corruption Convicts
1438. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Begins U.S. Tour to Urge International Action on Myanmar Crisis
1439. THAI Businesses Lead Asia’s Green Tech Surge: Alibaba report
1440. VIETNAM: VinFast Plans 100,000 EV Charging Stations in Indonesia
1441. INDONESIA: Dark Cloud Hangs Over RI Economy Amid Declining Confidence in Fiscal Policy
1442. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Dump Indonesian Stocks, JCI Plummets as BBRI and GOTO Take Heavy Hit
1443. INDONESIA’S  Anti-Graft Law Allows Death Penalty, but Will It Ever Be Enforced?
1444. MYANMAR: What We Know About the Myanmar Junta’s Promise of Elections
1445. PHILIPPINE Armed Forces, Police On Alert After Ex-President Duterte Arrest, Transfer to The Hague
1446. INDONESIA: Outcry Against Nepotism, Cronyism in Government
1447. INDONESIA: East Java Police Foil Arms Smuggling to Papua’s Armed Group
1448. MYANMAR: UN Reinstates Aid to Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia: Official
1449. PHILIPPINES: Sara Duterte Flies to the Netherlands to Help Father in ICC Case
1450. VIETNAM: Singaporean Businesses Seek to Invest More in Vietnam’s Renewable Energy, Industrial parks
1451. CAMBODIA: Buddha Statue Body Found After Head was Uncovered in 1927
1452. INDONESIA: New Cars on the Block as Chinese Brands Extend Turf War to Indonesia
1453. INDONESIA May Allocate Up to Rp 5 Trillion for Free Boarding Schools for Underprivileged Students
1454. MALAYSIA: End of Cheap Palm oil? Malaysia, Indonesia Face Supply Crunch as Biodiesel Demand Surges
1455. MYANMAR: Chinese-Run Online Money Laundering Continues in DKBA-Controlled Areas of Myanmar Despite Crackdown
1456. INDONESIA: Govt Delays Monthly Budget Data Relay, as Experts Warn Likely Revenue Drop
1457. INDONESIA: KPK Flags Irregularities in Indonesia’s $4 Billion Free Meal Program
1458. MYANMAR: Karen BGF to Repatriate Approximately 1,500 Chinese Nationals Involved in Online Fraud
1459. THAILAND: Malaysians Urged Delaying Non-Essential Trips to Southern Thailand
1460. VIETNAM Aims to Make English Second Language For All Students by 2035
1461. INDONESIA: Tepid Middle-Class Growth Casts Doubt on Economic Ambitions
1462. INDONESIA: Police Foil Attempt to Smuggle 127 Illegal Workers Disguised as Umrah Pilgrims
1463. INDONESIA: Chinese and German Investors Eye Indonesian Bamboo Cultivation
1464. MYANMAR: Rohingya Food Aid to be Halved From Next Month: UN
1465. THAILAND: Chinese Business Wave Takes Over Sampheng and Pratunam
1466. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Ranks, Orders More Populist Policies
1467. INDONESIA: Factories Struggle as Indonesia Faces Industrial Challenges in 2025
1468. MALAYSIA: CCTV Now Mandatory in New Housing Projects Across Federal Territories: Minister
1469. MYANMAR: Putin Hails Myanmar Ties as Junta Chief Visits Moscow
1470. VIETNAM Considers Waiving Visas for Select Countries, Billionaires
1471. INDONESIA: Authorities Scramble to Contain Greater Jakarta Floods
1472. INDONESIA: Nusantara Authority Now Fully Works in New Capital
1473. MALAYSIA: Mocking Other Religions Is Against Islam, Jakim warns as Era FM Hosts Taken Off-Air Over Thaipusam Clip
1474. MYANMAR: Pressure on Thailand Grows as 200 Myanmar Deportees Fed into Junta War Machine
1475. THAILAND Eyes Health Industry As its Next Economic Powerhouse
1476. CAMBODIA: Ministry’s Report Sees Major Decline in Infectious Diseases
1477. INDONESIA: Govt Mulls Merging Pertamina Subsidiaries After Fuel Import Scandal
1478. INDONESIA: Deflation and Layoffs Weaken Indonesia’s Ramadan
1479. MYANMAR: ‘Made in China’: Inside the Myanmar Junta’s Intensifying Drone Offensive
1480. VIETNAM Considers Relaxing Its Two-Child Policy Amid Declining Birth Rate
1481. INDONESIA: Government Banks on Students to Preserve Indonesia’s Native Languages
1482. INDONESIA: Erick Thohir to Transfer $909 Billion in SOE Assets to Danantara
1483. MALAYSIA: From Trash to Treasure: What is Malaysia Doing With its Waste?
1484. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing to Visit Russia
1485. VIETNAMESE Ethnic Couple Adapting to New Life After Spending 90 Years Living in Caves
1486. REGION: Whales and marine mammals thrive in Southeast Asia’s rich waters
1487. INDONESIA: Distrust in Danantara Sparks Online Calls to Switch Banks
1488. INDONESIA Has the Potential to Become a Key Player in the Global Halal Industry
1489. MYANMAR: Food Running Out for 100,000 Myanmar Refugees After US Aid Freeze
1490. VIETNAMESE Citizens Among 7,000 Rescued from Myanmar scam networks
1491. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inaugurates Indonesia’s First Bullion Bank
1492. INDONESIA, Malaysia to Form Special Team for Prisoner Exchange
1493. MYANMAR Embassy Urged to Assist Stranded Migrant Workers After Thai Authorities Shut Down AAC office
1494. THAILAND Issues Warning About ‘Zombie cCgarettes’ Amid RIsing Popularity in Bangkok
1495. INDONESIA Agrees to Terms with Apple to Lift iPhone Sales Ban
1496. INDONESIA: Danantara May Crowd Out Private Investment
1497. MYANMAR Junta Leads Global Regimes in Digital Repression
1498. SINGAPORE Sees Record Surge in Cybercrime, S$1.1b Lost to Scams in 2024
1499. INDONESIA: Pertamina Patra Niaga CEO, Six Others Arrested in $11 Billion Corruption Scandal
1500. INDONESIA: Media Violence Still Rampant in Indonesia, Latest Index Shows
1501. MYANMAR Junta Inks Deal With Russia to Kickstart Dawei SEZ Project
1502. PHILIPPINES: The Schools that made a stand for ‘People Power’
1503. VIETNAM Police Bust $78.5M Cross-Border Money-Laundering Ring
1504. CAMBODIA: 65M Year-Old Fossil Site Unearthed in Koh Kong
1505. Indonesia Seeks to Repatriate 270 Citizens Rescued from Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
1506. INDONESIAN Bus Driver To Be fFrst To Work Under New Japan Visa Status
1507. MALAYSIA, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand Become Partner Countries of BRICS
1508. MYANMAR: Over 15 Million People in Myanmar Face Acute Food Insecurity:UNOCHA
1509. INDONESIA: KPK is Sure Jakarta Will Meet Deadline For Extraditing Fugitive from Singapore
1510. Toyota Eyes Making Indonesia Manufacturing Hub for Global South: Hashim
1511. MALAYSIA: Starbucks’ Malaysian Franchise Holder Berjaya Foods Sees Revenue Slashed by Almost Half Last Year Amid Pro-Palestine Boycott
1512. MYANMAR: AAC Office Handling Migrant Worker Affairs Shut Down by Thai Authorities
1513. THAILAND: Internal Security Agency Increases Monitoring of Foreigners
1514. CAMBODIA Announces Implementation of Euro 5 Fuel Standards From This Year
1515. INDONESIA: TNI Law Revision Raises ‘Dwifungsi’ Fears
1516. INDONESIA: 37 Orangutans Rescued in East Kalimantan Amid Rising Human-Wildlife Conflicts
1517. MALAYSIA Plans Special ASEAN-US Summit to Reinforce Neutrality: Foreign Minister
1518. MYANMNAR: Junta Passes Law Allowing Chinese Security Firms to Operate in Myanmar
1519. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sees Major Protests Early in Presidency
1520. INDONESIA: Dewi Soekarno Renounces Indonesian Citizenship, Enters Japan’s Political Race
1521. MALAYSIA: Citizenship for Malaysian Mums’ Kids: Family Frontiers, Govt Look Into Settling Case before Federal Court’s March 10 Hearing
1522. MYANMAR: Human Rights Myanmar Submission to UN on Abuses Against Persons with Disabilities in Myanmar
1523. THAILAND’S Economic Struggle: Can Former Asian Tiger Regain Its Roar?
1524. REGIONAL: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand Boost Local Currency Transaction Framework
1525. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Permanent Coalition Proposal Draws Mixed Responses
1526. INDONESIA’S Parliament to Approve Revised Mining Law
1527. Myanmar Junta Criticizes Argentina Arrest Warrant
1528. VIETNAM: How Vietnamese Entrepreneur Utilizes AI to Teach English to 50 Million Learners Worldwide
1529. INDONESIAN Researchers Discover Potential Cancer-Fighting Plant in Orangutan Diet Study
1530. INDONESIA: Investors Bleed Trillions to Rampant CSO Extortion in Industrial Zones
1531. MALAYSIA: Medical Tourism: Who Else Is In The Race With Malaysia?
1532. MYANMAR: Thailand Deports 10 to China Linked to Actor Cyber-Fraud Case in Myanmar
1533. VIETNAMESE Students in Australia Secure $2.8M Investment in Instant credit Card Payment App
1534. INDONESIA, Turkey Greenlight Drone, Warship Construction in RI
1535. INDONESIA: Over 4,200 Indonesians Marked for Deportation from the US
1536. INDONESIA: Concern As Orangutan Seen Roaming Kalimantan Coal site
1537. MALAYSIANS Advised to Avoid Thailand’s Narathiwat Fishing Villages Flagged as Drug Hotspots
1538. MYANMAR: IEC to Implement Interstate Pass Cards for Security and Oversight in Karenni State
1539. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Erdogan Reaffirm Support for Palestinian State
1540. INDONESIA: Thousands of Christians in Papua Handwrite Bible Verses, Set National Record
1541. MALAYSIA: Government Proposes Allowing UNHCR Refugees to Work in Malaysia legally
1542. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortages in Myawaddy Lead to More Border Crossings and Black-Market sales
1543. SINGAPORE Conducts Joint Exercise with Malaysia, Indonesia For Better Response to Oil Spills
1544. INDONESIA: OJK Launches Indonesia Anti-Scam Center to Combat Fraud
1545. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Efficiency Measures Exclude Defense Ministry and Police
1546. MYANMAR: Cut Off Myanmar Junta’s Financial Lifelines: Experts
1547. SINGAPORE: Be ‘Psychologically Prepared’ for a Terror Attack, Singaporeans Told Amid Rising Arrests of Radicals
1548. VIETNAM-China railway to Create $4.4B Construction Market
1549. INDONESIA Maintains Distance From BRICS De-Dollarization Concept Amid Trump’s Threats
1550. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Should Focus on Regions with High Stunting Rate
1551. MALAYSIAN: Singapore to Deport Iranian, Malaysian Husband PR Over Travel Agency Accused of Facilitating Entry of Terrorist Suspects
1552. MYANMAR: Trump Cuts Hit Thai Refugee Camps on Myanmar Border
1553. THAILAND: Influencer Wave Sweeps Thailand as Millions Seek Digital Spotlight
1554. CAMBODIA: Hit by US Aid Crunch, Demining Struggles to Continue
1555. INDONESIA: BNI Provides Business Loans for Indonesian Diaspora
1556. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugee Influx Raises Concern for Conflict
1557. MALAYSIA: Melaka Cops Bust International Job Scam Call Center, Arrest Nine Including Three Chinese Nationals Targeting Caribbean Victims
1558. 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
1559. INDONESIA: Prabowo Hints at First Reshuffle for Underperforming Ministers
1560. INDONESIA to Build Three Solar Power Plants
1561. MALAYSIA: Home Minister Confirms 22 Immigration Officers Questioned in Medical Visa Probe
1562. MYANMAR: Singapore Urges Employers to Shun Migrants from Myanmar
1563. THAILAND: Thai Cyber Police Cut Internet Signals Feeding Myanmar Scammer Gangs
1564. INDONESIA ‘Strongly Rejects’ Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan
1565. INDONESIAN Army to Establish Five New Regional Commands
1566. MALAYSIA: Guidelines for Muslims at Non-Muslim Events: Islamic Afairs Minister Says Talks ongoing, Aims to Prevent Religious Conflicts
1567. MYANMAR: NUG Discloses Over 1,000 Healthcare Facilities Established Across 190 Townships in Myanmar
1568. PHILIPPINES: Sara Impeached by House
1569. CAMBODIA: PLHIV Face Significant Setbacks After Suspension of USAID Funding
1570. INDONESIA: Govt Walks Back Subsidized LPG Policy After Backlash
1571. INDONESIA to Implement B50 Palm Oil Biodiesel Mandate Next Year
1572. MYANMAR: Singapore Remains Biggest Foreign Investor in Myanmar
1573. INDONESIA Wavering on Climate Commitments Amid Global Uncertainty
1574. INDONESIA: Prabowo Orders Army to Work on Food Security
1575. MYANMAR Junta Restricts Overseas Employment for Conscription-Eligible Men
1576. PHILIPPINES Declares Food Security Emergency to Tame Soaring Rice Prices
1577. SINGAPORE: Trust Between Racial Groups in Singapore Grows, But Stereotyping Rises: IPS
1578. INDONESIA Secures UAE Partnership in Key Sectors, Including $50M Reforestation Grant
1579. MALAYSIA: Low Demand Forces Malaysia’s Manufacturers Into Steepest price Cuts in Decade Ahead of Global Trade War
1580. MYANMAR AId Groups Struggle With Freeze as UN Warns of ‘Staggering’ Hunger
1581. THAILAND’S Border and Cross-Border Trade in 2024 Reaches Record High
1582. INDONESIA Launches New Credit Scheme for labor-intensive industries
1583. INDONESIA: Most of Indonesia’s Oil Consumption Supplied by Singapore
1584. MYANMAR: Travelers Face 5 Million Kyat ‘Facilitation Fees’ to Depart Yangon Airport
1585. SINGAPORE: National University of Singapore to Open Acacia College, First Residential College Focused on AI
1586. THAILAND: How Did So Many Thai Farmers End Up Held Hostage by Hamas?
1587. INDONESIA: Prabowo Expands Military’s Role in Test of Fragile Democracy
1588. INDONESIA: Police Uncover International Love Scam Operation in Jakarta
1589. Myanmar Junta Registering Women Ahead of Possible Conscription
1590. SINGAPORE Mandates App Stores to Block Underage Access to Adult Content
1591. THAILAND: BOI Approves TikTok’s $3.76 Billion Data Center Investment
1592. INDONESIA: KPK Makes Headway in Another Stalled Case After Fugitive Arrest in Singapore
1593. INDONESIA: Insects and Worms May Feature in Indonesia’s Nutritious Meal Program
1594. MALAYSIA: Chinese New Villages to shine as tourism gems for Visit Malaysia 2026
1595. MYANMAR: UK Warns Against Travel To Parts of Myanmar Amidst Escalating Conflict
1596. THAILAND: Rainmaking Mission Extended as Bangkok Air Quality Improves Slightly
1597. INDONESIA Fines Google for Monopolistic, Unfair Practices in Play Services
1598. INDONESIA: Privacy Breach? Teachers in West Java High School Require Students to Take Pregnancy Tests
1599. MYANMAR: NUG to Intensify Revolution in Myanmar During 2025 With Ethnic Allies and International Support
1600. THAILAND: Nearly 200 Bangkok Schools Close over air pollution
1601. VIETNAM: Over 56% of Japanese Firms Looking to Expand Investment in Vietnam: Survey
1602. INDONESIA: Prabowo Lauds Cabinet’s Performance At Three-Month Mark
1603. INDONESIA: ExxonMobil to Invest Up to $15 Billion in Indonesian Carbon Storage, Petrochemical
1604. MYANMAR Junta Says It Has Deported Over 50,000 Scam Center Workers to China
1605. THAILAND: What Next After Same Sex Marriage in Thailand?
1606. ‘VIETNAM Poised to Become Financial Hub like Switzerland, Singapore’: Analyst
1607. CAMBODIA: Khmer Language Gets AI-Infusion
1608. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows No More Fuel Imports By End Of His Presidency
1609. INDONESIA to Require Commodity Exporters to Keep All Dollar Revenues in Local Banks
1610. MYANMAR Junta Blames Thailand, EAOs as China Urges Scam Crackdown
1611. THAILAND: Chinese Tourism to Thailand Faces Sharp Decline Amid Safety Concerns
1612. CAMBODIA: Government Allocates $150 M Credit Guarantee Mechanism to Protect Rice Farmers
1613. INDONESIA: Jakarta ‘Never Heard’ of Trump’s Plan to Relocate Gazans to Indonesia
1614. INDONESIA: Qatari Investor to Invest at Least $16 Billion in Indonesia’s Housing Projects
1615. MYANMAR: Junta Forcefully Recruits Youth and elderly for Military Service in Mandalay Region
1616. VIETNAM: Hanoi to Install 40,000 New Surveillance Cameras by 2030
1617. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor’s Regulation on Polygamy Sparks Public Debate
1618. INDONESIA Plans to Offer Carbon Credit Certificates to Foreign Buyers Next Week
1619. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar to Champion ASEAN’s Agenda On Gllobal Stage at WEF 2025 in Davos
1620. MYANMAR: ASEAN tells Myanmar to Prioritize Ceasefire Over Elections
1621. THAILAND: Bangkok Named the World’s Second-Best City
1622. INDONESIA Welcomes Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Urges Reconstruction
1623. INDONESIA Officially Adopts 15% Global Minimum Tax
1624. MALAYSIA: What is Malaysia’s Biggest Risks As We Go into 2025? WEF Study says Economic Downturn Top of List
1625. MYANMAR Military Leader Blames Foreign Interference and Resistance Forces for Ongoing Unrest
1626. THAILAND to Sign Historic Free Trade Agreement with EFTA in Davo
1627. INDONESIA: Poverty in Indonesia Drops by 1.84 Million People Since 2023
1628. INDONESIA: Most Indonesians Still Unsure about Trump: Survey
1629. INDONESIA: Asia’s Most Beautiful Island Crowned World’s Best Culture Destination
1630. MYANMAR: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed for 19 Years by Myanmar Military
1631. CAMBODIA: REDD+ Community Forests Successfully Registered in Kampong Thom
1632. INDONESIA: Prabowo Forbids Building Houses On Rice Fields
1633. INDONESIA: DPR Plans In-Depth Review of Social Media Restrictions for Children
1634. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Going Digital is Way Forward for Malaysia
1635. MYANMAR: Blood Money Campaign releases report critical of international support to Myanmar’s junta
1636. INDONESIA: President Prabowo Plans Military-Style Retreat For New Regional Heads
1637.  INDONESIA: Bali Police Bust International Online Prostitution Ring in Canggu, Arrest Two Russians
1638. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Bullish on 2025 Despite Seeing More taxes, Higher Inflation: Poll
1639. MYANMAR: Demand for Solar Spikes as Darkness Shrouds Junta-Ruled Myanmar
1640. SINGAPORE: ‘Stand Against Nativism and Xenophobia’: Lee Hsien Loong Tells Singaporeans to Help Immigrants, Foreign Workers integrate into society
1641. INDONESIA: Saudi Lets Indonesia Send 221,000 Hajj Pilgrims This Year
1642. INDONESIA: Floods Remain Biggest Threat in 2025: Disaster Agency
1643. MALAYSIA: Healthcare and Medical Tourism Could Be Next Biggest Economic Drivers in JS-SEZ: Johor exco
1644. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Filmmaker’s LIfe Sentence to 15 Years As Part of WIder Amnesty
1645. SINGAPORE’S Water Agency Issues Flood Alerts as Heavy Rainfall Surpasses Monthly Average
1646. INDONESIA: Businesses, Experts Expect Little Economic Benefit From Joining BRICS
1647. INDONESIA  Builds World’s Largest Refuse-Derived Fuel Facility
1648. INDONESIA to Send 425,000 Workers Abroad in 2025
1649. MYANMAR: Junta Minister Makes Surreal Pitch for War-Torn Myanmar as Global Tourism Destination
1650. THAILAND’S  ‘Dual Prime Minister’ Model is a Delicate Tight-Rope Walk
1651. INDONESIA to Inaugurate Six New Dams to Boost Food and Water Security in 2025
1652. INDONESIA: Papua Land is Never empty, it is a Source of Livelihood for Many
1653. MALAYSIA: Anwar Government Entering Minefield Amid Push for Crucial Economic Reforms, Fitch Unit Says
1654. MYANMAR: Russia Completes Delivery of Warplanes to Embattled Myanmar Junta
1655. VIETNAM Invests $665M Abroad in 2024
1656. CAMBODIA: Healing journey from Khmer Rouge: Confronting the past, building the future
1657. INDONESIA: Prabowo Needs Bureaucratic Reforms to Deliver his Economic Agenda
1658. INDONESIA: Government Drafts New Energy Subsidy Scheme
1659. MYANMAR: What’s in Store for Myanmar in 2025
1660. SINGAPORE Tables Bill to Bolster Ethnic Harmony, Hundreds of Groups to be Labelled ‘Race
1661. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Plan to Boost Oil and Gas Production Faces Major Hurdles
1662. INDONESIA Launches Ambitious Free-Meal Program to Combat Stunting
1663. Myanmar Releases 151 Thai Prisoners, but Not Detained Fishing Crew
1664. SINGAPORE: Over 60% of Singaporean Households Have Claimed $220 Vouchers from Cost-of-Living Support Scheme
1665. VIETNAM: First Vietnamese Appointed Editor-in-Chief of World Leading Scientific Journal
1666. CAMBODIA Achieves 74% Drop in Malaria Cases in 2024
1667. INDONESIA: Nutritious Meal Program Begins with 190 Public Kitchens Across 26 Provinces
1668. INDONESIA: World Bank Projects Worsening RI Current Account Deficit
1669. MALAYSIA Turns Away 2 Boats with Nearly 300 Rohingya Refugees
1670. MYANMAR Spring Revolution Challenges for 2025
1671. VIETNAM Offers 50% Investment Subsidy to Attract Semiconductor and AI Investments
1672. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Revokes Presidential Nomination Threshold
1673. INDONESIA: From Spotify to Google Play: Gov’t to Return Money From Miscalculated VAT
1674. SINGAPORE Economy Grew 4pc in 2024, Advance Estimate Shows, Fastest Post-Pandemic Growth
1675. MYANMAR: UNICEF Report Says Myanmar Conflict has Displaced Nearly 1.3 Million Children by End of 2024
1676. MYANMAR Enforces Cybersecurity Law Effective January 1
1677. INDONESIA: Fraud, Alleged Illegal Levying Raise Questions About Free Meals Program’s Implementation
1678. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants More Palm Oil Plantations, Says Not to Fear Deforestation
1679. MYANMAR: Chin Brotherhood Alliance Marks First Anniversary, Reports 1,000 Battles and Heavy losses
1680. PHILIPPINES: 24,000 Foreign Workers Exit Philippines After Online Gambling Ban
1681. THAILAND: Trump’s Policies Could Inflict THB160-billion Loss on Thailand
1682. INDONESIA: Politically Charged Year Comes to a Close
1683. INDONESIA: Bali Police: US Citizens Top List of Foreign Offenders in Bali
1684. MALAYSIA: New laws, New Weekend: What Other Changes for Malaysia can You Expect in 2025 Starting Tomorrow?
1685. MYANMAR Garment Workers in Chinese Factories Face Exploitation and Harsh Conditions
1686. SINGAPORE Sentences Malaysia Syndicate ‘COO’ to 28 Years in Landmark Drug Money-Laundering Case
1687. CAMBODIA- King Pardons 13 Filipino Women Jailed Over Surrogacy
1688. INDONESIA: 2024 a Year of Shrinking Indonesian Middle Class
1689. INDONESIA: N. Sumatra Authorities Detain Bangladeshi National for Smuggling Compatriots
1690. MALAYSIA: Pharmacists Sound Alarm as Rising Ozempic Misuse For Weight-Loss Causes Shortages for Diabetes Patients in Malaysia
1691. MYANMAR: China’s Plunder of Myanmar’s Rare Earth Wealth Threatens Global Security
1692. INDONESIA: Siren Rings as Aceh Mourners Mark 20 Years After Deadly Tsunami
1693. INDONESIA: 20 Years After the Wave: Building Resilient Coastal Futures
1694. MALAYSIAN Detainee Farik Amin Details Torture at Guantanamo
1695. MYANMAR: Christians Slam Cardinal Bo’s Ties to Myanmar Junta Boss
1696. VIETNAM Developing Punishments For Vaping After Ban
1697. INDONESIA: Silent night in Aceh as Indonesian Catholics hold modest Christmas mass amid Shariah law restrictions
1698. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s SOE Ministry Aims to Reduce State
1699. MALAYSIA: Terengganu’s First Public Caning for Khalwat: No Cameras Allowed as Cops Beef Up Security
1700. MYANMAR’S Garment Industry Unravelling Amid Chronic Labor Shortage
1701. VIETNAM: Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into
1702. INDONESIA: National Police to Bring Home Ex-Jamaah Islamiyah Members From Syria, Philippines
1703. INDONESIA: Ukrainian Citizen Arrested in Thailand for Running Drug Lab in Bali
1704. MALAYSIA Among Nine Countries to Officially Become BRICS Partners from January 1, 2025: Kremlin
1705. MYANMAR: Junta Forces are Mobilizing in Central Myanmar amid Shan state Ceasefire: Rebels
1706. VIETNAM to Lead ASEAN in Economic Growth This Year: HSBC
1707. INDONESIA: Closure of National Gallery Exhibition Sparks Censorship Concerns
1708. INDONESIA: Thousands of Ex-Jemaah Islamiyah Militants Abandon Radicalism and Pledge Allegiance to Nation
1709. MYANMAR: Food Shortage Leads to Religious Conversion in Myanmar’s Naga area
1710. THAILAND Respects Malaysia’s Decision to Close Illegal Border Bases
1711. VIETNAM: Job Firms Struggle to Hire Guest Workers for Japan Due to Illegal Recruitment Practices
1712. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s plan to pardon ‘corrupters’ raises eyebrows
1713. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Counterfeit Money Syndicate Operating in Islamic University Building
1714. MALAYSIA: WhatsApp, TikTok, YouTube Among Platforms Required to Obtain Licenses Under New Licensing Rules: Fahmi
1715. MYANMAR: UN Slams Aid Abuse After ‘Rice Bunkers’ Found at Myanmar Junta Base
1716. VIETNAM: Relaxed Visa Policies Lead to Increase in illegal Foreign Workers: reports
1717. CAMBODIA: WWF report highlights discovery of new species in Greater Mekong region
1718. INDONESIA: Police Form New Team on Trafficking, Violence Against Women, Children
1719. INDONESIA: Germany Forgives Indonesia’s $78 Million Debt to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis
1720. MALAYSIA: Almost Two-Thirds of Malaysians Hold Favorable Views of China, Malay Perception Improves Significantly: Survey
1721. MYANMAR: ‘Bullet’ Says All Political Parties Must Back Myanmar Military
1722. INDONESIA: Stable Economy Boosts Capital Inflows But Global Pressure Remains: World Bank
1723. INDONESIA Issues 471 Golden Visas, Attracting $558 Million Investment in 2024
1724. INDONESIA: Japan to Establish Nursing Care Programs in Indonesia to Recruit Southeast Asian Workers
1725. MYANMAR: UN Envoy Demands International Action to Arrest Myanmar Junta Boss
1726. SINGAPORE: New Private Home Sales Hit Highest Level in More than 11 Years in November
1727. CAMBODIA: PM Orders Crackdown on Fraudsters Who Exploit Govt Projects
1728. INDONESIA to Build First Nuclear Power Plant in Bangka Belitung
1729. INDONESIA: Thousands of Indonesians Moving to Cambodia for Gambling Jobs/Antara: Foreign Ministry
1730. MALAYSIA: How Much Do Malaysians Need to Retire Comfortably?
1731. MYANMAR Junta Projects Economic Growth Rate at 3.8%
1732. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Renewable Energy Plans May Put Forests at Risk
1733. INDONESIA: Dozen Vietnamese Nationals Arrested for Alleged Prostitution
1734. INDONESIA: Indef Compares Indonesia’s Illegal Cigarette Crisis to Latin America’s Narcotics Battle
1735. MYANMAR Opium Harvest Drops First Time Since Coup: UN
1736. SINGAPORE Reports Sharp Rise in Arrests for Harboring, Hiring Illegal Immigrants
1737. INDONESIA Identifies 29 Potential Nuclear Power Plant Sites
1738. INDONESIA Plans to Build Oil Reserve Facility Near Singapore to Reduce Imports
1739. MYANMAR-Global Campaign Protests China’s Support for Myanmar Junta
1740. PHILIPPINES: Scam Farms Change Tactics to Avoid Philippine Crackdown
1741. THAILAND: Cabinet Approves New Laws for 15% Minimum Corporate Tax
1742. CAMBODIA-PM Reveals Plans to Establish National Social Security Fund Family Package
1743. INDONESIA: Police Unveil New Antigraft Corps
1744. INDONESIA to Have Another Vaccine Producer in Near Future
1745. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Urges Muslim Nations to Collaborate with Russia Amid Growing Western Islamophobia
1746. MYANMAR’S KIA Sends Delegation to China for Talks
1747. INDONESIA: Indian Firms Eye Investment in Indonesia’s Pharma Sector, Ambassador Says
1748. INDONESIAN Mining Sector Improving ESG Scores
1749. MYANMAR: AA Takes Complete Control of Myanmar-Bangladesh Border After Seizing Maungdaw
1750. VIETNAM: Australian National University Allows Direct Ddmission From All Vietnamese High Schools
1751. CAMBODIA Unveils Innovative Packaging Center Boost Food Industry
1752. INDONESIA: Prabowo Needs $900 Billion Investment for His 8 Pct Growth Dream
1753. INDONESIA: Diageo Expands Factory in Bali, Strengthens Indonesia As Southeast Asia Supply hub
1754. MYANMAR: Global Protests Expose China’s Complicity in Myanmar Junta Abuse
1755. VIETNAM: HCMC Offers $120 Reward for Women Having Two Children Before 35
1756. INDONESIA: King Coal Rules as Indonesia Sends Mixed Messages on Energy Transition
1757. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Enforce 12% VAT on January 1 Despite Public Opposition
1758. MALAYSIA Inquiry Proposes Criminal Probe into Mahathir Over Disputed Islets
1759. MYANMAR Junta Swells Arrest Log for Online Criticism
1760. SINGAPORE Among Preferred Destinations For Billionaires, With 47 in the Country
1761. CAMBODIA: Transparency Sought in Cambodia Talks
1762. INDONESIA: Lawmaker Urges Indonesia to Set Up Cultural Centers Overseas
1763. INDONESIA: Indonesia Announces Construction of Basilica in New Capital Nusantara
1764. MYANMAR: KIA Advances in Kachin State, Captures Junta Outposts
1765. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
1766. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
1767. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
1768. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
1769. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
1770. INDONESIA: Migrant Workers Protection Minister Says Demand High For Indonesian Staff
1771. INDONESIA: Unlocking Geothermal Energy: Financial Risks and Community Pushback Slow Progress
1772. MYANMAR: Bangkok Seeks Answers After Thai Fishing Boats Attacked by Myanmar Vessels
1773. SINGAPORE: Fall in Positive attitudes towards people with disabilities in the workplace: MSF report
1774. VIETNAM: Lawyers warn of deportation risk for Vietnamese in US when Trump returns
1775. INDONESIA: Massive Costs, Reforms Await Prabowo Full Coal Phase Out Plan
1776. INDONESIA: Gov’t Plans to Establish State Revenue Ministry Headed by Abimanyu: Hashim
1777. MYANMAR: Caught Between Thailand and a Wa Place; Taking Chinese Lessons in Power
1778. THAILAND: Japanese Electronic Component Maker to Invest 62Bn More in Thailand
1779. VIETNAM: Lawmakers Approve Vietnam Airlines’ $870M Share Issuance Plan
1780. INDONESIA: A Step Closer to Partner with UAE on Papua Food Estate
1781. INDONESIAN  Government Aims to Return FOreign Prisoners By January
1782. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Slams Exploitation of Race, Religion, Urges Love, Unity To Counter Hate-Driven rhetoric
1783. MYANMAR: Thai Legislation Threatens Exiles from Myanmar: Rights Groups
1784. SINGAPORE Businessman Tried for $1.1B Investment Scam, Spent Proceeds on Porsche, Rolls
1785. CAMBODIA: Govt Keen to Downplay Thai-Cambodian Sea Spat
1786. INDONESIA Can Benefit from US-China Trade War Amid Trump’s Tariff Threats
1787. INDONESIA: Govt to Allocate 8 million Ha of Land to Support Free meals, Reach Food Self-Sufficiency
1788. MYANMAR: Rakhine’s Banking System Collapses as Myanmar State Teeters on Precipice
1789. VIETNAM: Ethnic Minorities Flee Poverty for Opportunities in Southern factories
1790. INDONESIA Balks at Apple’s $100m Investment Plan, Seeks Better Deal
1791. INDONESIA: Bali’s Hidden Crisis: Paradise Island Records Highest Suicide Rate in Indonesia
1792. MYANMAR: ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing
1793. MYANMAR Migrant Workers May Soon Be Sent to Russia, Recruitment Agencies Say
1794. PHILIPPINES: Palace Denounces Duterte Coup | November 27, 2024
1795. INDONESIA: US Invests $67 Billion in Indonesia, But Local Content Rules Remain A Challenge
1796. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Digs Out as Flooding, Landslide Death Toll Hits 20
1797. MYANMAR: Junta’s Budget Estimate for FY 2024-25 is at Record-High at Over 40 Trillion Kyats
1798. THAILAND: Thailand Losing Battle for Japanese Investment: Lessons from Vietnam
1799. INDONESIA Agrees to Transfer Remaining Bali Nine to Australia
1800. INDONESIA: JCI Struggles as Foreign Investors Pull Funds, US Stocks Hit Record Highs
1801. MYANMAR- Urban Guerrilla Groups Target Military-Controlled Offices in Yangon
1802. THAILAND: Foreigners Take Ownership of Condos Worth 18.571bn in 3rd Quarter
1803. VIETNAM Neds $11B To Meet Increasing EV Charging Needs: World Bank
1804. CAMBODIA: PM Halts Issuance of Licenses for Domestic Beer Production, Permits Export-Only Licensing
1805. INDONESIA: Many Foreign-Owned Businesses in Bali Are Rulebreakers, Luhut Says
1806. INDONESIA: In Conservative Aceh, Sole Woman-Run Cafe Morning Mama Challenges Traditional Norms to Create Safe Space for Others
1807. MYANMAR: UK Permanent Secretary to the UN issues statement in support of the embattled Myanmar people
1808. PHILIPPINES: World’s Largest Solar Farm Rises in NEcija
1809. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
1810. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
1811. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
1812. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
1813. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
1814. INDONESIA: New Government Education Reform Plans Met with Cautious Optimism
1815. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Directive Halts Major Infrastructure Projects
1816. MALAYSIA: Cops Can Now Freeze, Seize Mule Bank Accounts to Prevent Scam Victims’ Money From Being Withdrawn
1817. MYANMAR JUNTA Can Order Migrant Workers Home To Fight, Agency says
1818. SINGAPORE Oil Tycoon OK Lim Sentenced to Nearly 18 Years for Cheating HSBC Out of Millions of Dollars
1819. INDONESIA Digital Economy Shows Double-Digit Growth, Yet Funding Still Subdued
1820. INDONESIA: Banyuwangi Police Raid Illegal Dog Farm with Supplies from Bali
1821. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Brazil’s Lula Advocate Reforms in International Governance for a Fairer world
1822. MYANMAR: KIO Temporarily Closes China-Myanmar Border Gates Amid Tensions
1823. PHILIPPINES: 1.2M Flee As Pepito Pummels Luzon
1824. CAMBODIA: National Committee Established to Provide Land for Landless
1825. INDONESIA: All New Cabinet Members Told to Disclose Their Wealth
1826. INDONESIA: Hotel Industry Raises Concern Over Nickel Mine in Raja Ampat
1827. MYANMAR: Central Bank of Myanmar sells foreign exchange continuously
1828. THAILAND: Federation of Thai Industries Concerned at Trump’s Reshoring Policy
1829. INDONESIA: Government to Build 1,100 New Houses for Lewotobi Displaced
1830. INDONESIA: Bali Eyes Medical Tourism Boom
1831. MALAYSIA’S Allure for Foreign Digital Nomads: RM87.9m in Annual Spending Driven By Fast Internet, Affordable Lifestyle
1832. MYANMAR Junta Chief Homes in on Chinese Drones as Resistance-Buster
1833. VIETNAM: New Zealand to Offer Scholarships to Vietnamese University Students for the First Time
1834. INDONESIA Says It Has No Overlapping South China Sea Claims with China
1835. KFC Indonesia Closes Dozens of Outlets and Lays Off 2,274 Workers amid Heavy Losses and Boycott Calls
1836. INDONESIAN Elementary, Middle Schoolers to Learn AI and Coding
1837. MALAYSIA Ready to Provide Vinancial Aid to Lebanon for Victims of Israeli Attacks: PM Anwar
1838. MYANMAR: Int’l Labor Watchdog to Take Action Against Myanmar Junta
1839. VIETNAM: Japan to Share Entry Costs, Ease Job-Changing Restrictions for Vietnamese Workers
1840. CAMBODIA: Foreign Media Claims that ‘Biden Administration Backed Organizations Plotting Color Revolution in Cambodia’
1841. INDONESIA: Why Indonesian Universities Trail ASEAN Neighbors in Global Rankings?
1842. INDONESIA: RI Businesses Fear Deluge of Chinese Goods After Trump Takes Office
1843. 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
1844. MYANMAR: Activists Warn of Risks as Junta Leader Seeks Chinese Investment in Myanmar’s Agriculture
1845. INDONESIA Ranks 77th in Global Hunger Levels
1846. INDONESIA: Prabowo Introduces New Intelligence Agency under Finance Minister
1847. MYANMAR Junta Seals Bloody Pact With China in Kunming
1848. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Signs Landmark Laws Defining PH Territorial Waters
1849. VIETNAM Busts Ring Trading 1,000 Modified Guns Online
1850. INDONESIA: Prabowo Congratulates Trump on Election Win
1851. INDONESIA: Middle-Class Spending Key to Fixing GDP Growth: Economic Council
1852. MALAYSIA: Is it a Crime for a Malaysian to be a Mercenary in an Overseas War? 
1853. Myanmar Junta Foils Drone Attack on Min Aung Hlaing
1854. VIETNAMESE Students Turning Australian Degrees into High Salaries
1855. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inks Regulation to Cancel Debts of Farmers, Fishermen
1856. INDONESIA: Immigration Minister Mulls Requiring One-Year Bank Statement for Indonesians Traveling Overseas
1857. MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE to Jointly Propose Chingay for UNESCO Cultural Heritage lLst in 2025
1858. MYANMAR Refugees in Manipur Prison Urgently Need Medical Aid, Families Report
1859. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Powerful Passports in 2024
1860. CAMBODIA: Seven Filipinos Return Home From Job Scams in Cambodia
1861. INDONESIA: Ministry to Inspect Skyrocketing Fees in Fourism Spots Amid Protests
1862. INDONESIA: Communication Minister Suspends 11 Employees for Facilitating Online Gambling
1863. MALAYSIA: War on Deepfakes: What Malaysia Can Learn From the Rest of the World
1864. MYANMAR: Japan to Recruit 1,400 Myanmar Workers
1865. INDONESIA: Gov’t Says $6.3 Billion Energy Subsidies Go to The Rich Instead
1866. INDONESIA: Court Orders Lawmakers To Draft New Manpower Law
1867. MYANMAR: Thai Police Rescue Human Trafficking Victims Forced to Work in Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
1868. THAILAND Ranks Among the Top 4 Countries Most At Risk of FLooding
1869. VIETNAM Province Launches $1.7M Restoration as 1,000-Year-Old Champa Towers on Brink of Collapse
1870. INDONESIA: Govt Allocates $8.8 Billion For Food Security in 2025
1871. INDONESIA: New Tourism Minister Targets High-Quality Tourists by Promoting Five Super Priority Destinations
1872. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Tells UPNM: No Tolerance Towards Bullying and Thuggery in Educational Institutions, No More Slap on Wrist for Perpetrators
1873. MYANMAR: Ninety Rohingya Left ‘Stranded’ on Indonesia Beach
1874. PHILIPPINES Requests Companies to Pay for Plastic Waste Treatment
1875. INDONESIA: 1 Million Apartments Won’t Solve Urban Housing Crisis
1876. INDONESIA: 19 Australian Companies To Invest in Indonesia’s Tech Sector
1877. MALAYSIA: Family in Perlis Tightlipped On Viral News of Malaysian Citizen Turned ‘Mercenary’ Fighting Ukraine-Russia war
1878. MYANMAR: Intensifying Strikes on Civilians Spark New Sanctions Against Myanmar Junta
1879. THAILAND, Laos and Myanmar Launch Haze Control Initiative
1880. INDONESIA: Forcing Prabowo’s 8% Growth ‘Risks Economy Overheating’
1881. INDONESIA: Bali Gov’t Seeks Dutch Support to Preserve Local Cultural Heritage
1882. MYANMAR: Local Aid Workers Dying in Silence, Red Cross Warns
1883. SINGAPORE Trials Autonomous Vehicles On Public Roads for Cargo Transportation
1884. THAILAND: Eco-Friendly Disaster Products to be Produced in Thailand
1885. INDONESIA: Companies From Four Nations to Invest in Indonesia’s Dairy Farming: Minister
1886. INDONESIA: Majority of Indonesians Confident in Prabowo’s Leadership
1887. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Tightens Imported Food Inspections After Reports of Excess Pesticide in Shine Muscat Grapes
1888. MYANMAR: China’s Export Ban is Causing Shortages of Medicine, Fuel And Food in Myanmar
1889. THAILAND: Internet Access in Thailand Surges to 21.7 Million Households in 2024
1890. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants New ‘Political Capital’ Ready in Four Years: Minister
1891. INDONESIA: From Adorable to Authoritative: Prabowo Embraces Military Leadership Post-Election
1892. MYANMAR: Farmers Face Major Losses As Heavy Rains Devastate Rice Fields in Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions
1893. PHILIPPINES: At Least 126 Dead and Missing in Massive Flooding and Landslides in Philippines
1894. THAILAND: Transport Ministry Pushes For Six New Airports
1895. INDONESIA Named BRICS Partner as Prabowo’s Top Diplomat Makes Overseas Debut
1896. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Instill Discipline In Cabinet At Three-day Bootcamp
1897. MALAYSIA: Fair $arnings: Where Roes Malaysia’s Minimum Wage of RM1,700 Stand  Compared to Other Countries?
1898. MYANMAR: China Strongly Condemns Bomb Blast at Mandalay Consulate
1899. THAILAND Charts Bold Course In AI Development, Emphasizing Ethics and Innovation
1900. Indonesia:New senior minister eyes Papua to achieve food self-sufficiency
1901. INDONESIA: Aceh Police Foil Smuggling Attempt of 216 Rohingya Refugees
1902. MYANMAR: China’s Diplomatic Missions Have Troubled History in Myanmar
1903. SINGAPORE Strikes Back: Govt Blocks 10 Fake Websites Linked to Foreign Information Warfare Against Country
1904. THAILAND: Six Thai Destinations Recognized For Efforts in Sustainable Tourism
1905. INDONESIA: Prabowo Presents Largest Cabinet In Decades
1906. INDONESIA: Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Announces 100-Day Plan: Energy, Food Sovereignty, and Investment Growth
1907. MYANMAR: Who Bombed the Chinese Consulate in Myanmar’s Mandalay?
1908. THAILAND: Seven Major Thai Banks Report Record-Breaking Revenues
1909. VIETNAM: 4,000-Year-Old Cemetery Unearthed in Hanoi
1910. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pledges Self-Reliant Future In His Inaugural Speech
1911. INDONESIA: Prabowo Subianto Inaugurated as Indonesia’s Eighth President
1912. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Mulls Review of Migrant Labor Quota as Foreign Workers Near 15Pc Limit
1913. MYANMAR: Thousands Flood Shwedagon Pagoda To Pray For End to Conflict And Floods
1914. VIETNAM: How Rural Life in Vietnam’s Southern Cape is Attracting Global Tourists
1915. REGIONAL: Five Southeast Asian Nations Agree to Share Aviation Safety Data
1916. INDONESIA Fires up LFP Manufacturing Despite Lack of Lithium Reserves
1917. MYANMAR Military Steps Up Conscription of Would-Be Migrant Workers
1918. MYANMAR  Junta Signs $250,000 Development Deal with India Amid Criticism
1919. THAILAND Creates Favorable Condition for Cross-Border Tourism
1920. CAMBODIA Launches Largest Ever Power-Generation Facility
1921. INDONESIA: Years Later, Tourism Still Below Pre-Pandemic Level
1922. MYANMAR Tied With China for Worst Internet Freedom
1923. SINGAPORE Only Southeast Asian City Named Among World’s 10 Best For Food
1924. TIMOR LESTE Fights New Battles 25 years After Independence Vote
1925. INDONESIA: Nearly 500 ‘Golden Visa’ Applications Since Launch: Immigration Office
1926. INDONESIA Maintains 53-Month Trade Surplus Streak Despite Export Decline
1927. MYANMAR Junta Charges Hundreds for Scamming on Chinese Border
1928. PHILIPPINES: Prolonged Eruptions Detected at Taal Volcano
1929. VIETNAM: Unusual Weather to Hamper Economic Activities in Southeast Asia
1930. Cambodia Cracks Down on Surrogacy: Thirteen Filipino Women Facing Prison
1931. INDONESIA: State Budget Drives Education Equality, Toll Infrastructure Improvement in the Past Decade
1932. INDONESIA: Three French Citizens Deported from Aceh for Alleged Involvement in Local Election Campaign
1933. MALAYSIA: Under PM Anwar, Malaysia Climbs Lowy’s Power Index to be Fourth Most Influential in Region
1934. MYANMAR: MNDAA Restricts Members From Foreign Travel Amid Concerns Over Foreign Intervention
1935. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Prefer Malaysia For Data Centers: RI Govt Minister
1936. INDONESIA Remains ‘Light Years’ From Even Development Across the Regions
1937. MYANMAR Junta Steps Up Airstrikes as It Loses Ground to Resistance
1938. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Challenges China Over Clashes
1939. SINGAPORE: In What Could Be a Singapore Record, Court Awards Finance Veteran US$2.4M For Wrongful Dismissal After Two-Year Legal Battle
1940. INDONESIA: Prabowo Aims to End Indonesia’s Reliance on Food Imports Within Four Years
1941. INDONESIA: Govt Offers Three Seaports to Foreign, Domestic investors
1942. MYANMAR CDM Political Prisoners in Monywa Prison Coerced to Submit Petitions
1943. SINGAPORE’S Changi No Longer World’s Best Airport: Condé Nast Traveler
1944. THAILAND: Fortune Names 14 Thais Among 100 Most Powerful Women in Asia
1945. INDONESIA to Emphasize ASEAN Centrality at Laos Summits
1946. INDONESIA: New Ministries May Need Three Years to Become Effective, Warns Researcher
1947. MYANMAR Civil Society Urges ASEAN to Stop Working With the Military Junta and Support Establishment of a Federal Democracy
1948. THAILAND: Ministry of Energy prepares to handle Middle East conflicts
1949. CAMBODIA: Ancient Timber: 250 Million Year-Old Fossil Unearthed in Banteay Meanchey
1950. INDONESIA: Declining Middle Class Contributes to Indonesia’s Deflation: Experts
1951. INDONESIA: Prabowo Plans to Build, Renovate 3 Million Homes Annually
1952. MYANMAR Flood Victims Say Little Relief Has Reached Villages after Typhoon Yagi
1953. THAILAND: Over a Quarter of Thais Targeted By Scams Over Past Year
1954. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes Foreign MSME Owners in Bali To Scale Up
1955. INDONESIA: Scientists Reassert Wolbachia’s Minimum Risk For Dengue Control
1956. MALAYSIA: ‘You May Grow Up in London, But You Live in Malaysia’: PM Anwar Slams ‘Elites’ For Shunning Malay Language for English
1957. MYANMAR: MSF Highlights Struggle of Myanmar Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia
1958. SINGAPORE: Thousands Gather to Witness Final Horse Races at Singapore Turf Club
1959. INDONESIA: Jokowi on Farewell Tour in Final Weeks of Presidency
1960. INDONESIA: Illicit Waste Burning Reaches Alarming Rate of 48% Indonesian Households
1961. MALAYSIA: Scam Epidemic: Malaysians Lose US$12.8b Annually, Equivalent to 3pc of GDP, Amid Rising AI Threats
1962. MYANMAR: Chin Groups Attack Myanmar Junta Census Operation
1963. THAILAND Leads Southeast Asia in mobile Banking Application Usage
1964. Cambodian Journalist Mech Dara Arrested on Incitement Charges
1965. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Mental Health In Focus After Fatal School Assaults
1966. INDONESIA: Mood Improves Among Indonesian Manufacturers
1967. MALAYSIA: Informal Status of Migrant Workers May Put Them At Risk of Abuse: ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024
1968. MYANMAR Faces Critical Humanitarian Crisis as Floods Devastate over 1 Million Lives
1969. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Sea Toll: A Decade of Connecting Indonesia and Reducing Price Disparities
1970. INDONESIA: Immigration Officers to Carry Firearms Following Duty-Related Death
1971. MYANMAR: Yangon to Get 4-Hour Power Rotations, Industrial Zones 8 Hours Daily
1972. Myanmar: The Trouble With Elections
1973. VIETNAM Rises in Asia Power Ranking With Bigger Diplomatic influence
1974. CAMBODIA: Severe Flooding Devastates Crops Across 7 Provinces
1975. INDONESIA: First-Timers Make Up Majority of House Members
1976. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Build 2 Million Houses in Villages Annually
1977. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Snub Myanmar Junta ‘Peace’ Offer
1978. THAILAND: 70th Bangkok Gems Fair Hits $100M in Orders, Boosting Global Trade Hub Status
1979. INDONESIA: Sea Sand Exports: Singapore Gains, Indonesia Loses
1980. INDONESIA: Prabowo Warns of World War III Risk, Reaffirms Indonesia’s Non-Aligned Stance
1981. MYANMAR: IIMM Says the Military Council’s Secretive Executions Amount to Grave International Crimes
1982. SINGAPORE: Hong Kong dethrones Singapore as Asia-Pacific’s top financial center
1983. THAILAND: Majority of Thais Don’t Intend To Go Off meat During Annual Vegetarian Festival
1984. INDONESIA: Dynasties, Lack of Opposition Paint Bleak House Picture
1985. INDONESIA: Jokowi Launches Various Projects by Private Investors in Nusantara
1986. MALAYSIA: No Smoking, kids! Minors Smoking Now a Crime, While Selling Cigarettes to Minors Could Land You in Jail
1987. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortage Returns in Yangon
1988. PHILIPPINES: US Missile to Remain in PH
1989. INDONESIA: Miracle Needed For RI To Become Advanced Economy by 2045: World Bank
1990. INDONESIA: Retno Marsudi Urges Respect for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
1991. 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
1992. MYANMAR: Japan Downgrades Diplomatic Ties With Myanmar Junta
1993. THAILAND’S  Halal industry Drives 335M Baht in Trade, Aiming for ASEAN Hub
1994. INDONESIA to Launch Cyber Force as Fourth Branch of Military
1995. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Unveils World’s Tallest Christ Statue
1996. MYANMAR: NUG Minister Accuses Myanmar Junta of Obstructing Aid to Flood Victims at UN Meeting
1997. SINGAPORE: More Singaporean Deaths Than Births Possible By First Half of 2030s: Prime Minister’s Office
1998. THAILAND: Over 190,000 Myanmar Workers Arrested in Thailand’s Crackdown on Illegal Labor
1999. CAMBODIA Formally Withdraws From CLV-DTA Agreement
2000. INDONESIA: Relief as New Zealand Pilot Freed from Captivity in Papua
2001. INDONESIA Far Short of 2024 Renewable Energy Target
2002. THAILAND Pushing For Talks With Concerned Parties in MYANMAR to Repair Key Asian Highway
2003. VIETNAM’S Billionaire Proposes English Education for Entire Population
2004. INDONESIA Welcomes UN Resolution to End Israel’s Unlawful Occupation
2005. INDONESIA: Bali to Get Autonomous Transit System to Ease Congestion: Minister
2006. MYANMAR: International Cross-Border Response to Typhoon Yagi Urgently Needed in Myanmar
2007. SINGAPORE: MHA Survey Finds Growing Support Among Singapore Residents for Death Penalty in Most Serious Crimes
2008. THAILAND: New Project Aims to Create a Database of Facilities in Thailand
2009. CAMBODIA: Controversy Over Cambodia’s Journalism Charter Following UN Criticism
2010. INDONESIA: Virgin Australia Becomes 1st Foreign Airline to Use Pertamina’s Sustainable Fuel
2011. INDONESIA: Visitors Flock to Nusantara As New City Opens to Public
2012. MALAYSIA: Confinement Centers for Muslim Mothers in Malaysia? Yes, And They Are Highly in Demand
2013. MYANMAR: India Plans to Provide Electricity to Myanmar’s Chin and Rakhine States
2014. INDONESIA: RI Eyes Former Mining Land For Solar Power Plants
2015. INDONESIA: Luhut Attracts Ray Dalio and Porsche Family to Establish Family Offices in Bali
2016. MALAYSIA: Malaysia Freezes Almost 100 Bank Accounts in Child Abuse Case
2017. Myanmar Flooding Death Toll Jumps to 226
2018. INDONESIA: Election Rivalries at Play in Kadin Chair’s Ouster
2019. INDONESIA: Govt to Launch New Study on Authenticity of Borobudur’s ‘Chattra’
2020. MALAYSIA: On Malaysia Day, PM Anwar Vows Uplifting Rural and Impoverished Areas a Priority of His Administration
2021. Myanmar’s NUG Urges Public to Boycott Military Council’s Population Census
2022. THAILAND: Statue Removed to Museum After residents blame it for Mae Sai floods
2023. INDONESIA: Jet Aircraft Carrying Passengers Lands for First Time at Nusantara Airport
2024. INDONESIAN Military Inducts 500 Civilians into the Army to Bolster Nusantara’s Security
2025. MALAYSIA: ‘Unimaginable Horror’: UNICEF Calls for Urgent Long-Term Support After Mass Child Abuse Allegations at Welfare Homes Uncovered
2026. Myanmar Junta Intensifies Airstrikes on Civilian Areas following Threats by Min Aung Hlaing
2027. SINGAPORE: Pope Francis Arrives in Singapore for Final Leg of Asia
2028. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Power As Presidency looms
2029. INDONESIA: Biomass Export Boom Brings Risks of Deforestation
2030. MYANMAR: Karen Human Rights Group Condemns Ongoing Attacks On Education in Myanmar
2031. PH Most ‘At-Risk’ From Calamities
2032. Thailand Courts Bollywood With Film Fest in Mumbai
2033. CAMBODIA: No Agenda Behind China’s Donation of Two Warships to Cambodia
2034. INDONESIA: Gig Economy Threatens RI’s Human Capital Growth
2035. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Targets 15 Million Students in 2025
2036. MALAYSIA: Wealthy Chinese Youth Flock to Malaysia’s MM2H Scheme After Requirement Changes
2037. MYANMAR: Nicholas Koumjian Warns of Increasingly Frequent and Brutal War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar
2038. INDONESIA: Bali Proposes Two-Year Moratorium On Hotel, Nightclub Construction
2039. INDONESIA: Jokowi Works from New Capital Tomorrow Until Retirement
2040. MALAYSIA: Foreign Ministry Monitors Reports of Foreign Naval Vessels in Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone in South China Sea
2041. MYANMAR: Thai Ministry Shuts Down Six Schools for Burmese Students
2042. SINGAPORE Refuses Higher Percentage of Travelers Since Launching Automated Immigration Lanes
2043. INDONESIA: Activists Revive Calls to Revoke Discriminatory Policies After Pope’s Visit
2044. INDONESIA: Long-Awaited Asset Forfeiture Law Delayed Again
2045. MYANMAR: The UN Security Council’s Astonishing Silence on Myanmar Atrocities: Akshaya Kumar, Human Rights Watch
2046. THAILAND: Fast-Growing Thai Halal Industry Poised For Big Leap in 2025
2047. VIETNAM: Typhoon Yagi Kills 4, leaves 78 Injured in Northern Vietnam
2048. INDONESIA: Now A Step Closer to Exporting Electricity to Singapore
2049. INDONESIA: GoTo Exits Vietnam Amid Push To Pursue Profitability
2050. Myanmar Junta Lures Trishaw Drivers Into Militias With Incentives
2051. THAILAND: New Surin Elephant Museum is a Primer on the World of this Pachyderm
2052. VIETNAM: Passenger bus route linking Ha Long and China’s Nanning City launched
2053. INDONESIA: The Pope Urges Indonesia to Live Up to Its Promise of ‘Harmony in Diversity’
2054. INDONESIA: TNI Ordered to Create Cyber Force
2055. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Advocates For Deeper Islamic and Halal Industry Ties with Russia
2056. MYANMAR: Military Council Leader Announces Nationwide Census in Myanmar Amid Uncertainty
2057. THAILAND’S $13B Digital handout Scheme to Include Cash Payments: PM
2058. CAMBODIA: Growing Safeguards: Govt Encouraging More People to Settle in Border Areas
2059. INDONESIA: Southeast Asia’s Largest Economy To Reform Tourism on Bali
2060. INDONESIA: Government to Investigate Alleged Indonesian Gang Causing Disturbances in Japan
2061. MYANMAR: Yangon Reinstates Curfew Amid Growing Tensions and Reports of Forced Recruitment
2062. THAI Banks Suspend 34,000 Accounts Linked to Scammers
2063. INDONESIA: Philippine Detains Over 160 people, Including 70 Indonesians, Over Suspected Cybercrime Operation
2064. INDONESIA: 21 Foreign Citizens Win Contest Using Indonesian at FHI
2065. MALAYSIA: International Schools in Malaysia See Enrolment from East Asia Soar, Particularly From China
2066. MYANMAR: China Discusses Military Training with Myanmar Junta
2067. INDONESIA: Growing Paper, Plastic Scrap Imports Aggravate Waste Problem
2068. INDONESIA: Jakarta Sees Massive Ojek Protest but Many Drivers Continue Working
2069. MYANMAR Junta Reportedly Conducts Forced Conscription of Civilians in Pathein to Meet Military Quotas
2070. SINGAPORE: TODAY to Merge With CNA, Become Digital Long-Form Weekend Magazine
2071. VIETNAM: Over 800,000 Exposed Surveillance Cameras in Vietnam Spark Privacy Concerns
2072. CAMBODIA: Tik Tok Shuts Down Account For Falsehoods About Cambodia
2073. INDONESIA: All-Women Candidates to Contest East Java Gubernatorial Election
2074. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Nearly 2,000 Doses of Mpox Vaccine from Denmark
2075. MYANMAR Military Set to Lose Rakhine State to Ethnic Armed Group
2076. VIETNAM: HCMC Police Dismantle Baby Trafficking Ring Across 32 Localities
2077. INDONESIA: IDX Admits Employees Implicated in IPO Bribery Case
2078. INDONESIA: Indomie Factory in Nigeria Favors Cheaper Malaysian Palm Oil
2079. MYANMAR: Experts Sound Alarm on New Rohingya Crackdown in Myanmar
2080. SINGAPORE: One in Two People in Singapore Targeted By Fake Job Scams
2081. THAILAND: Harley-Davidson to move production of selected models to Thailand
2082. INDONESIA: President Jokowi to Host State Reception for Papal Visit
2083. INDONESIA: EU Embargo on Indonesian Palm Oil a Blessing in Disguise, Prabowo says
2084. MALAYSIA: Taliban Says Keen For Good Relations with Malaysia, Wants Help for Afghanistan in Higher Education System
2085. MYANMAR Junta Imposes Travel Restrictions for Wa, Palaung (Ta’ang), and Kokang Communities
2086. THAILAND: Museum in Southern Thailand is a Treasure Trove of Malay Heritage
2087. INDONESIA: Musicians Sound ‘Emergency Warning’ Over Regional Race Saga
2088. INDONESIA Prepares 1.5 Million Hectares for Dairy Farming and Cow Imports to Support Prabowo’s Program
2089. MYANMAR: Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar Still Falling This Fiscal Year
2090. SINGAPORE Beats Jakarta, Manila In Ranking of Best Cities for Workcations
2091. THAILAND: Harvesting filming locations as Thailand’s soft power
2092. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Retire 13 Coal-Fired Power Plants
2093. INDONESIA and Australia Seal Treaty-Level Defense Pact
2094. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Eyes BRICS’ Membership to Boost Malaysia’s Economic Diplomacy and Strategic Partnerships
2095. MYANMAR’S Junta Is Funding Its War Through Forex Scams, Economists Say
2096. THAILAND: First Case of Mpox Clade 1b Detected in Thailand
2097. INDONESIA: Refugees In Limbo After Eviction Notice From Jakarta Administration
2098. INDONESIA: Expert Warns Against Flood of Imported Petrochemicals from UAE
2099. MALAYSIA: PuTERA35, The Anwar Govt’s Plan To Uplift Bumiputera And Close The Economic Gap By 2035
2100. MYANMAR: Over 4,900 Battles Affecting 67% of Myanmar Recorded Since 2021 Coup
2101. VIETNAMESE Noodle Dishes Recognized as National Cultural Heritage
2102. INDONESIA: Government Prepares 12 Laboratories to Detex Mpox
2103. INDONESIA: Nusantara Hosts First-Ever Independence Day Celebration
2104. MALAYSIA: Digital divinity: Oldest Hindu Temple in Johor Takes Prayer Requests, Payments Online
2105. THAI KIng Pardons Ex-PM Thaksin in Birthday Amnesty
2106. INDONESIA: Up to 45 Million Indonesians At Risk of Hunger: Home Ministry
2107. ASEAN Holds Meeting on Human Trafficking Prevention
2108. MALAYSIA a Key Link in Smuggling of Indonesian labor, Jakarta Says
2109. MYANMAR: UN Reports Increased Brutality in Myanmar Conflict, Urges ASEAN to Act
2110. THAILAND’S Paetongtarn Shinawatra Wins Parliamentary Backing To Become New PM
2111. INDONESIA: Google Vows to Redact Fraudulent Maps Business Data
2112. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes For Clean Tech In Fertilizer Production
2113. Myanmar is Running Out of Power; Post-Coup Blackouts Intensify
2114. THAILAND: PM Srettha Shown The Door as Constitutional Court Rules Against Him
2115. VIETNAM Legislators Propose Making Trading Fetuses a Human Trafficking Crime
2116. INDONESIA: Activists Urge KPK Selection Committee To Oust Problematic Candidates
2117. INDONESIA: Google Takes Action Against Widespread Hotel Account Hacks in Indonesia
2118. MALAYSIA: Federal Police Exposes Job Scam Offering Over RM6,000 A Month For Fake Google Reviews
2119. MYANMAR: Junta Controls Fewer Than 100 of Myanmar’s 350 Towns: NUG
2120. THAILAND: New Guidelines For So-Called ‘Green Industry’ Introduced
2121. ASEAN Eyes Nuclear Energy, But Airs Safety Concerns
2122. INDONESIA Eases Import Rules For Solar Power Projects
2123. INDONESIA’S $15b Food Security Budget Fails to Improve Agricultural Sector, Says Expert
2124. MALAYSIA: All You Need To Know About Dark Tourism and Why Malaysia Should Capitalize on it
2125. MYANMAR: Floods, Starvation, and Violence in Myanmar’s Badlands: NGO Report
2126. CAMBODIA: Police Increasing Pressure on Int’l Human Trafficking Gangs
2127. INDONESIA: Government Ramps up Preparation For First Independence Day in Nusantara
2128. INDONESIA and Australia Deepen Ties in Electric Vehicle Supply Chain and Research
2129. MYANMAR: Nearly 50 Former Myanmar Military Officers Recalled to Active Duty
2130. SINGAPORE Hangs Prisoner In Second Execution In Days
2131. VIETNAM: Foreign Businesses Step Up Investment, Recruitment in Vietnam Amid Global Shift
2132. INDONESIA ‘Needs To’ Develop its Quaternary Education Amid Technological Advancement
2133. INDONESIA Extends Safeguard Tariffs to Protect Struggling Textile Industry
2134. MALAYSIA Leads Asia with 31.4pc Female Board Members in Top 100 Publicly Listed Companies: SC Data
2135. MYANMAR’S Junta Has Tightened Its Conscription Noose at Airports
2136. VIETNAM: Finance Ministry Proposes Lower Income Tax Rate for Micro, Small enterprises
2137. INDONESIA: OJK Reports Foreign Acquisition of Six Indonesian Multifinance Firms
2138. INDONESIA: Journalist Association Condemns Alleged Intimidation of Tempo Journalist
2139. MALAYSIA: How Does Bangladesh in Turmoil affect Malaysia, One Of Its top 10 Trade Partners
2140. MYANMAR Military Claims It Withdrew ‘For Fafety of People’
2141. THAILAND: Charter Court Dissolves Move Forward, Bans Execs For 10 years
2142. CAMBODIA: UNESCO to Investigate Alleged Rights Abuses at Angkor Wat
2143. INDONESIA: Disaster Agency Stockpiles Food in Central Papua Over Famine Concerns
2144. INDONESIA to Export Green Power to Singapore by 2028
2145. MYANMAR: NGO Calls on ASEAN to Engage with Myanmar’s Resistance Government
2146. THAILAND’S Pattaya Aims to Become Family-Friendly Destination Instead of Sex Tourism Hub
2147. INDONESIA: Government Imposes Sricter Tobacco Control Amid Unchecked Youth Smoking
2148. INDONESIA: PLN Looks to Trial Carbon Capture at Four Coal-Fired Plants
2149. MYANMAR: Desperate Myanmar Junta Seeks Russian Intervention Against Armed Resistance
2150. SINGAPORE: Most Singaporean Youths Satisfied With Life; 2 in 5 Have Never Been in a Relationship: IPS-NYC Study
2151. INDONESIA: Former VP Jusuf Kalla attends Hamas leader’s funeral, calls for end to Gaza war
2152. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Hail Safe Abortion Rule, Urge More Details
2153. MYANMAR: War in Myanmar Heartlands Silences Mount Popa Volcano Shrine
2154. PHILIPPINES: Yulo Gifts PH With 2nd Gold
2155. VIETNAM: Unusual Rains Over 2 Months Cause Devastating Floods in Northern Vietnam
2156. Cambodia-Laos-Thailand Combat Cross-Border Corruption-KhmerTimes
2157. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Condemns ‘Intolerable’ Killing of Hamas Leader
2158. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
2159. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
2160. MALAYSIA’S New License for Social Media Platforms and Messenger Apps
2161. INDONESIA: Surfing the Slowing Global Economy: How Has Indonesia Fared So Far?
2162. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
2163. 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
2164. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
2165. VIETNAM: Australian Veterans’ 20-Year Search Uncovers Mass Grave of Vietnamese Soldiers
2166. CAMBODIA: Indian Govt Issues ‘Cyber Slavery’ Advisory to Overseas Travelers Heading to Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Hong Kong
2167. INDONESIA: South Korea Overtakes US, Japan in FDI to Indonesia
2168. INDONESIA’S  Sea Nomads Turn to Jobs on Land
2169. MYANMAR: NUG Wants to Collaborate with Thai Government Over Migrant Worker Issues
2170. THAILAND: Thai PM Srettha to Meet Anwar in Southern Province to Discuss Border Security
2171. INDONESIA: ‘No Transition Without Transmission’ as RI Calls Donors to Fund Grid
2172. INDONESIA: Govt Aims to Reduce Airfares by 10 Percent by October
2173. MALAYSIA: Sabah’s Place in Malaysia Undisputed, Says Foreign Ministry in Response to Social Media Claims
2174. MYANMAR’S  United Wa State Army Moves Into Strategic Northern Town of Lashio
2175. VIETNAM: Mobile Internet Subscriptions in Vietnam Surpass 90% of Population For First Time
2176. CAMBODIA HIV/AIDS Response Ranks First in Region: UNAIDS
2177. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Receive FAO Award for Food Security: Minister
2178. INDONESIA Launches New Phase of Industrial Park in Bid to Lure Investors Away From China
2179. MALAYSIA Brain Drain And Who’s Benefitting From It
2180. MYANMAR: Burma Human Rights Network calls on U.S. Congress for Myanmar Acts
2181. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Only For ‘Good Quality Travelers’: Jokowi
2182. INDONESIA: Thousands of East Java Children Seek Therapy for Online Gaming Addiction
2183. MYANMAR: Thai Central Bank to Investigate Myanmar Weapons Payments
2184. SINGAPORE: Terrorism Threat Elevated Since Renewed Israel-Palestine Conflict; Singapore Also Affected: ISD
2185. THAI Passport Holders Now Have Visa-Free Access to 82 Countries
2186. INDONESIA: Govt Denies Buying Russian Oil But Leaves Door Open
2187. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Index Hits Hazardous Levels, Second Only to Kinshasa
2188. MALAYSIA: Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Most Compliant with Malaysian Laws, X the Worst Offender: Fahmi
2189. MYANMAR’S Second-Largest City Overwhelmed by Third Wave of War Refugees
2190. THAILAND: Majority of Thai People Use AI In Their Daily Lives For its Convenience: Study
2191. CAMBODIA: Senate President Hun Sen Denies Allegations of Khmer Territory Integration into Vietnam
2192. INDONESIA: Jokowi Celebrates Children’s Day in Papua to Symbolize Educational Justice
2193. INDONESIA: Heavy Reliance on Exports to China Could Hurt Indonesia’s Trade: Analyst
2194. MALAYSIA: Education Ministry Says No Exemptions Over Ban Against School donations From Tobacco, Alcohol Sponsors
2195. MYANMAR Junta Generals Barred From ASEAN Meet as Civilian Deaths Exceed 5,400
2196. INDONESIA: New Tracking System to Prevent Fraud in Nickel, Tin Mining
2197. INDONESIA Tests B40 Biodiesel on Trains, Aims to Cut Fuel Imports by $9 Billion
2198. MALAYSIA: One in Three Malaysian Teens Overweight or Obese: deputy health minister, as study reveals alarming spike
2199. MYANMAR Alliance Agrees to Extend Ceasefire With Junta in Shan State
2200. THAILAND: Srettha Urges Businesses to Cash In On Fast-Growing Pet Industry
2201. INDONESIA Calls For End to ‘Illegal’ Israeli Occupation of Palestine
2202. INDONESIA: Regional Administrations Criticized for ‘Embedded Sexism’
2203. MYANMAR: Rising Civilian Casualties, Communications Cut, Amidst Fierce fFghting in Mandalay
2204. PHILIPPINES, China Reach Deal on Ayungin Missions
2205. THAILAND: ‘Pet Economy’ On the Rise
2206. INDONESIA: Jokowi Under Fire for Granting Nearly 200-Year Land Permits in Nusantara
2207. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Interested in Jakarta LRT Expansion: Jakpro
2208. MALAYSIA to Review All Water Deals with Singapore Since 1962: DPM Fadillah
2209. Myanmar Junta Bolsters Security in Mandalay as Clashes Intensif
2210. VIETNAM: Southeast Asia’s Largest Wastewater Plant Halfway Done in HCMC
2211. INDONESIA: South Korea Mulls Visa-Free Entry for Indonesia
2212. INDONESIA: Missed Construction Targets Put Capital Relocation Plan in Limbo
2213. MALAYSIA’S Path to Silver-Haired Nation Sparks Gold Rush in Senior Care Centers
2214. MYANMAR Temple City of Bagan Pines For Tourists As Conflict Rages
2215. THAILAND: Visa Waiver Extension Affecting 93 Nations To Be Signed Monday
2216. INDONESIA: Gaza War Not Religious: Foreign Minister
2217. INDONESIA: Government Websites Penetrated by Gambling Games in Apparent Revenge Hacking
2218. MYANMAR Junta Bans Two Ethnic Parties From Election
2219. PHILIPPINES: SC wants Congress to Pass Dynasty Law
2220. SINGAPORE Has Over 333,000 Millionaires: Report
2221. INDONESIA: Preparations Pick Up For Pope’s Busy Visit to Indonesia
2222. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat Tourism Marred by Alleged Mass Extortion
2223. THAILAND Promotes Aspirations to Become Medical Hub
2224. VIETNAM Considers Scrapping Two-CHild Birth Limit Amid Falling Birth Rates
2225. INDONESIA: Excess Spending, Tax Shortfall to Drive Deficit Far Beyond Budget Plan
2226. INDONESIA: US Forgives Indonesia’s $35 Million Debt for Coral Reef Conservation
2227. MALAYSIA: Ahead of Budget 2025, PM Anwar says eradicating cartels and monopolies top of list to alleviate cost of living woes
2228. MYANMAR: Junta Plunges Myanmar Into Economic Turmoil
2229. VIETNAM: Ministry Seeking Heavier Penalties For Fetus Gender Selection
2230. INDONESIA: Local Governments Spend More on Meetings and Travel Than Actual Programs: Tito
2231. INDONESIA: Nearly 200 Child Marriage Applications Filed in Probolinggo in Early 2024
2232. MYANMAR: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Buckles in Northern Shan Capital
2233. SINGAPORE: Grasshoppers and Superworms Among 16 Insect Species Approved as Food in Singapore
2234. VIETNAM: The Most Affordable Country For Expats: survey
2235. CAMBODIA: Japan, Cambodia Commit to Work Together For a Mine-Free world
2236. INDONESIA: Eight Foreign Nationals Arrested in South Jakarta Dollar Counterfeit Raid
2237. INDONESIA Tees off on Golf Tourism as Singapore Courses Dwindle
2238. MYANMAR: Ongoing Diarrhea Outbreak in Southern Chin State, Urgent Medical Assistance Sought
2239. VIETNAM: Only 25% of Vietnamese Firms Have Website
2240. INDONESIA Lags in Early Childhood Education
2241. INDONESIA Launches ASEAN’s First EV Battery Cell Plant
2242. MYANMAR: BNI Condemns Five-Year Prison Sentence for DMG Reporter and Staff Member
2243. SINGAPORE Ranks Priciest City in Asia
2244. CAMBODIA: Ten Mother Nature ‘Activists’ Handed Lengthy Prison Terms
2245. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Momentum to Restore Religious Harmony, As Promised
2246. INDONESIA: Hyundai’s Flying Taxi to Begin Test Flights in Indonesia’s New Capital This July
2247. MALAYSIA: Top among 35 countries for rosy view of Russia and Putin: Pew Center Poll
2248. MYANMAR  Banks Face Fines For Exceeding Home Mortgage Cap
2249. INDONESIA: Businesses Hold Back On Geothermal Projects As PLN Return Deemed Unattractive
2250. INDONESIA’S Poverty Rate Drops to 25.22 Million in March 2024: BPS
2251. MALAYSIA Can’t Ratify Anti-Torture Convention Due to Country’s Caning Laws: Saifuddin Nasution
2252. MYANMAR: Crime and Punishment in Myanmar
2253. Philippines’ Dependency On Coal-Fired Power Surpasses Indonesia, China
2254. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For Communication Minister’s Resignation Over Cyberattack
2255. INDONESIA: Japanese Joint Venture to Build Waste-to-Energy Plant in W. Java
2256. MALAYSIA: Melaka, Indonesia to Seek UNESCO Recognition For Spice Route Voyage: State Exco
2257. MYANMAR: Australian and US sanctions on Myanmar Banks Proving Effective, Yet Critical Gaps Remain: MCN
2258. THAILAND: 13 Industries See Surge in Factory Openings Despite Economic Downturn
2259. CAMBODIA: Official Raises Concern Over Kingdom’s Ageing Population
2260. INDONESIA: Freeport Launches World’s Largest Single-Line Copper Smelter in Indonesia
2261. MALAYSIA: Survey Shows Surge in Malaysians’ Trust in Govt, Reflecting Growing Confidence in Stability of Anwar Administration
2262. MYANMAR: Thai Banks Linked to Atrocities in Myanmar, UN Report Finds
2263. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
2264. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
2265. INDONESIA: Chinese Textile Giant to Invest in Indonesia Amid Mass Layoffs
2266. MYANMAR: Junta Starts Selling Subsidized Rice in Yangon
2267. VIETNAM: How China’s Insatiable Demand is Changing Durian Industry in Southeast Asia
2268. INDONESIA: Diaspora, Mixed Children Laud Govt’s Permanent Visa Plan
2269. INDONESIA: World Bank Upgrades Indonesia’s GDP Growth to 5.1 Percent
2270. MYANMAR: Rising Drug Prices and Shortages Hit Major Myanmar Cities
2271. VIETNAM: 4 Vietnamese Accused of Cyberattacks in US, Causing $71M in Damages
2272. CAMBODIA Now Has Her Own Social Media App
2273. INDONESIA Enacts Revised Village Law, Extending Social Security to Village Chiefs and Officials
2274. INDONESIA: Jakarta Celebrates Another Year As Capital City
2275. MYANMAR Regime Admits Killing Monk
2276. THAILAND: The long journey of the Equal Marriage Law
2277. INDONESIA: Online Gambling War: Task Force Probes Fraudulent Bank Accounts, Payments At Mini Marts
2278. INDONESIA: 165 Indonesians Facing Death Sentence in Foreign Countries, Mostly Malaysia
2279. MALAYSIA, China Agree to Extend Visa Exemption To Strengthen Bilateral Ties, According to Joint Statement
2280. MYANMAR: Flower Phobia Strikes Myanmar’s Ruling Junta Again, Dozens Arrested
2281. VIETNAM: Southern province to form 27,000 ha marine conservation site
2282. INDONESIA: Copper, Jewelry Buoy RI Exports Amid Weakness in Coal, CPO
2283. INDONESIA: Revote Ruling Offers Hope for Women’s Representation
2284. MALAYSIA Scores 5.8 Out of 10 in Human Rights Index for 2024
2285. MYANMAR: As She Turns 79 in Prison, ‘The Lady’ Remains a Symbol of Hope and Resilience in Myanmar
2286. PHILIPPINES : Sara Quits Marcos Cabinet
2287. INDONESIA: Pope To Stop By Istiqlal Mosque During First-Ever Indonesia Visit
2288. INDONESIA: Information Ministry Threatens to Shut Down X Over Adult Content
2289. MALAYSIA Falls to 34th In IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, Now Below Thailand and Indonesia
2290. MYANMAR: Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech and Attacks on Rohingya Civilians On Rise
2291. SINGAPORE StudentsTop Pisa Study On Creative Thinking, Despite Not Thinking of Themselves As Creative
2292. INDONESIA: Minister Wants Indonesia to Copy India’s Approach to Dual Citizenship
2293. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Crack Down on ‘Blood Sucking’ Online Gambling
2294. MYANMAR’S Rakhine Spiraling Into Hunger as 50% Drop in Rice Harvest Predicted
2295. PHILIPPINES: ‘Ramming and Towing’: Philippines Says China Disrupted Mission to Ayungin Shoal
2296. SINGAPORE English Teachers Part of Volunteer Program for Disadvantaged Communities, not Malaysian Schools: Anwar
2297. THAILAND: Four Key Cases Poised to Reshape Thailand’s Political Landscape
2298. CAMBODIA: International aid decline raises concerns for Cambodia’s economic stability
2299. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Among Worst in the World, Residents Advised to Wear Masks Outdoors
2300. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Gaza diplomacy
2301. MYANMAR Junta Boss Orders Another Purge of Military Top Brass
2302. VIETNAM Achieves Record Presence In World’s Most Influential University Rankings
2303. INDONESIA: Police Most Reported to Komnas HAM Over Human Rights Violations
2304. INDONESIA: President Jokowi’s 1-Ton Cow Worth Rp 100M to be Sacrificed for Eid al-Adha
2305. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Wong Discuss Placing Singaporean Teachers in Malaysia
2306. MYANMAR: World Bank Paints Its Grimmest Picture Yet For Myanmar’s Future
2307. VIETNAM: Factories in southern Vietnam struggle to hire workers
2308. CAMBODIA: Bush Meat Still on the ‘Unwritten’ Menu Despite Joint eEforts to Curb Poaching
2309. INDONESIA Calls for Lasting Peace in Gaza Following US-Sponsored Resolution
2310. INDONESIA Leads in Fiscal Deficit Reduction Among Pandemic-Hit Nations: Sri Mulyani
2311. MYANMAR: NUG Protests Myanmar Junta’s Internet Shutdowns
2312. SINGAPORE Offers S$13,500 to SQ321 Passengers Who Suffered ‘Minor Injuries’
2313. INDONESIA: Presidents Past and Present to Gather for Independence Day in Jakarta and Nusantara
2314. INDONESIAN Consumers Less Confident About the Economy: BI
2315. THAI Economy Expected to Improve From July-Dec But Concerns Remain
2316. VIETNAM: Businesses Adapt as Gen Z Shapes Workplace Dynamics
2317. CAMBODIA: Ministry to Establish 250 Model Villages, Boosting Economic Growth
2318. INDONESIA: Skills Mismatch, Tech Disconnect: Why 10 Million Gen-Z Indonesians Sit Around
2319. INDONESIA: ‘OPM’ Label Reinstated, TNI Ready to Act in Papua: General Maruli
2320. MYANMAR: Russia Approves Moves to Build Nuclear Plant in Myanmar
2321. VIETNAM: Saltwater Intrusion Threatens to Wipe Durian, Rambutan Off Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
2322. INDONESIA Condemns Israeli Bill Labeling UNRWA Terror Group
2323. INDONESIA: Know Before You Fly: A Guide to Drone Laws in Indonesia
2324. MALAYSIA Evicts 500 Sea Nomads in Crackdown on Migrants: activists
2325. MYANMAR: Growing Rebellion-Myanmar’s Youth Flock to Armed Resistance, Rejecting Junta Conscription
2326. THAILAND: Govt Mulls ‘Retirement Lottery’ to Promote Saving Habits For Would-Be Seniors
2327. INDONESIA: ‘All Eyes on Papua’ Movement Gains Momentum Online
2328. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Start Working from Nusantara in July, Confirms Project on Track to Investors
2329. INDONESIA: New Law Paves Way For Longer Maternity Leave
2330. MYANMAR’S Multibillion-Dollar Jade Trade ‘Crashing’ as China Clamps Down
2331. PHILIPPINES: China Remains ‘Greatest’ Threat to PH: Survey
2332. INDONESIA Targets Cement Industry Decarbonization by 2050
2333. INDONESIA: Jokowi Looks To Steady IKN Authority Ship, Claims Big Investment Coming
2334. MALAYSIA: Importance of Human Rights Aligns With Concept of Malaysia Madani: PM Anwar
2335. MYANMAR Junta Arrests Thai Condo Buyers, Realtors as Currency Crashes
2336. THAILAND Targets To Get 1 Million Dropouts Back To School
2337. INDONESIA Won’t Normalize Israeli Ties: FM Retno
2338. INDONESIA: Foreign Tourists Spend Less Money in Indonesia:BPS
2339. MALAYSIA Needs to Prioritize Investments In Silver Economy to Enable Active, Healthy Ageing: PM Anwar
2340. MYANMAR: Charity Ride From Singapore to Bangkok Raises Funds for Myanmar Refugee Clinic
2341. THAILAND Lagging Behind in Skills and Digital Know-How: NESDC
2342. INDONESIA: National Police Arrests ‘Most Wanted’ Thai Fugitive
2343. INDONESIA: High Flyer in Some Subjects, Nadiem Fails to Make Grade in Basic Course Work
2344. MALAYSIA: Penang Expects to Reap ‘Durian Runtuh’ Revenue of RM1b Due to Three-Month Season This year
2345. MYANMAR Junta Orders All Security Personnel to Frontline as Losses Mount in Hard-Hit Regional Commands
2346. INDONESIA: Too Many Holidays Spell Bad News for Indonesia’s Productivity
2347. MALAYSIA: From Menace to Miracle: How ‘Padi Angin’ May Solve Future Rice Scarcity in Malaysia
2348. MYANMAR: Illegal Entry Arrests Surge in Thailand Amid Forced Military Conscription in Myanmar
2349. THAILAND: Long Arm of Law Finds ‘Boss Paeng’ in Indonesia
2350. CAMBODIA: KR Survivors Share Stories At First ‘Future’ Conference
2351. INDONESIA: Health Ministry Reports Decrease in Teen Smoking but Rise in E-Cigarette Use
2352. MALAYSIA: Come Clean On Those Currently Facing Gallows in Malaysia, Amnesty International tells Putrajaya
2353. MYANMAR: Rohingya Forced to Fight Alongside Myanmar Army Tormentors
2354. THAILAND to Indict Influential Former Premier Thaksin Over Royal Insult
2355. INDONESIA Thanks Spain, Ireland, and Norway for Recognizing Palestinian State
2356. INDONESIA: Government Turns to Community Early Warning System to Mitigate Marapi Lahars
2357. MALAYSIA to Train, Upskill 60,000 Engineers, Allocate RM25b in Fiscal SUpport for National Semiconductor Strategy: PM Anwar
2358. MYANMAR Junta Fires Key Economics Minister From Its Cabinet
2359. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Destinations Among World’s ‘Most Boring’ Tourist Attractions
2360. INDONESIA: Chinese-Owned Firm to Build Cement Plant in Aceh Despite Moratorium
2361. INDONESIA: Generative AI Can Save Indonesia’s Failing Rural Banks: Google
2362. INDONESIA Plans To Open Air Routes Connecting Regional Buddhist Centers
2363. MALAYSIA: At Global Forum, PM Anwar Touts Islamic Economy’s Potential to Rival ‘Unbridled’ Capitalism
2364. MYANMAR’S Military Blocks Escape Routes in Thandwe as Rakhine War Intensifies
2365. INDONESIA: More Dynasties in the Making in November Regional Head Elections
2366. INDONESIA: Reform Undone: Activists Lament Shrinking Civic Space, Unresolved Rights Abuse
2367. MYANMAR: UN Investigators Probing Mass Displacement in Myanmar
2368. MYANMAR: Putao town in Kachin State, under blockade for over two months is now facing severe food and fuel shortages with skyrocketing commodity prices
2369. VIETNAM Resort Properties Attractive to Foreign Investors
2370. INDONESIA:  State-Owned Enterprises Under Scrutiny for Corruption Allegations
2371. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Build City’s First Waste-To-Energy Plant
2372. MALAYSIA to Leverage on ASEAN to Tackle Regional Issues: PM Anwar
2373. MYANMAR: 194 Organizations Say Rohingya Must No Longer Be Exploited For Military and Political Gain
2374. MYANMAR Ditched as Global Beauty Pageant Host Over War
2375. INDONESIA: Battery Subscription Scheme Could Remove Roadblock to EV Adoption
2376. INDONESIA: Lifelong Visa for Indonesian Diaspora Can Be a Major Breakthrough
2377. MALAYSIA: Experts Call for Eearly-Years STEM Education to Address Critical engineering labor Shortage in Malaysia
2378. MYANMAR Junta Sentences Activist to 74 Years Prison for Leading Protests
2379. PHILIPPINES: While ICC Looms, House Panel Probes Duterte’s Drug war Killings For the First Time
2380. CAMBODIA: The Genocide Convention and Cambodia: Lessons Fom the Past, Prevention For the Future
2381. INDONESIA Demands Starlink’s Network Operation Center Within Borders to Protect National Sovereignty
2382. INDONESIA: Bali to Become Family Office Hub:Luhut
2383. Boundaries on 3R Issues: PM Anwar
2384. MYANMAR Shoppers Report Hyperinflation as Kyat Plunges Past 4,000/Dollar
2385. INDONESIA Wants N. Zealand to Close WTO Dispute on Food Import Restrictions
2386. INDONESIA: Steep Costs, Red Tape Deter Independent Regional Candidates
2387. MYANMAR: Conscription Crisis: Myanmar’s Military is Recruiting Young Men at Gunpoint
2388. VIETNAM: Hogwarts Hanoi: Vietnam school inspired by Harry Potter
2389. REGIONAL: Brain Drain Whittles Away at Developing Countries While Policies Fumble
2390. INDONESIA: Why Javanese Symbolism is Intertwined With Indonesian Politics
2391. INDONESIA: ‘I Will Be Myself’: Prabowo on Leadership Style
2392. MALAYSIA: Two In Five Malaysians Not Getting Enough Sleep, With Survey Showing Obesity On the Rise But Diabetes Going Down
2393. MYANMAR: Governments Issue Joint Statement in Support of Rohingya Refugees
2394. THAILAND: Climate Change Could Force Thailand to Relocate Capital Bangkok
2395. INDONESIA Maintains Trade Surplus Despite Plunging Exports
2396. INDONESIA: Medan Mall Shut Down for Dodging Rp 250B Tax
2397. MALAYSIA: Foreigners Married to Malaysians Can Use Spouse’s Name for Business: Johor Exco
2398. MYANMAR: Karen Information Center Director Wins International Journalism Award
2399. SINGAPORE: British Expat Launches ‘SinglePore’ In-Person Dating Event; Big Response Crashes Website
2400. INDONESIA: Designing the Future of Indonesia’s Food Systems
2401. INDONESIA: Jokowi, Elon Musk to Launch Starlink Services in Indonesia
2402. MALAYSIA: Meeting with Hamas May Cause Anxiety But Malaysia Trying to Help in Peace Effort: PM Anwar:
2403. MYANMAR Junta Plans October National Census
2404. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows to Broadcasting Bill that Threatens Press Freedom
2405. INDONESIA: Ukrainians, Russian Face Death Over Bali Drug Lab: Police
2406. MYANMAR Civil War Delays Development Assistance From Thailand
2407. SINGAPORE: Handing Over Singapore In Good order: The legacy of Lee Hsien Loong
2408. VIETNAM: Mysterious ‘Floating’ Lake Discovered in Central Vietnam
2409. CAMBODIA: Ministry Questions TIA Report on Money-Laundering Risks
2410. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reiterates ‘Asian Way’ to Defuse Tension
2411. INDONESIA: May Riot Victims Seek Closure From Incoming Govt
2412. MYANMAR: IOM’s Chief Announces Funding for Rohingya Refugees on Bangladesh Visit
2413. SINGAPORE: ‘I’ve Been Scammed’: PM Lee on How He Himself Was Victim of an Online Scam
2414. INDONESIA: Structural Problems Blight Agriculture As Key Sector For Employment
2415. MALAYSIA: Education Minister: Upholding Malay, English Languages Must Go Hand-in-Hand
2416. MALAYSIA Plans To Introduce ‘Orangutan Diplomacy’
2417. MYANMAR Junta Rebuffs Hun Sen’s Request to Meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
2418. THAILAND: PM Clamps Down on Cannabis For Recreational Use
2419. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Requests Video Meeting With Aung San Suu Kyi
2420. INDONESIA Sees Hottest April in 40 years
2421. INDONESIA: Bata Shoe Factory Shuts Down After 30 Years
2422. MYANMAR: Over 3 million ow displaced in Myanmar: UN
2423. VIETNAM: Digital Content Exporters Open Foreign Offices To Avoid Tax
2424. INDONESIA Hopes to Lead Global Green Aluminum Market with UAE
2425. MYANMAR: AAPP: Myanmar Junta Killed 223 Females This Year
2426. THAILAND: Heatwave Escalates Water War in Thailand’s North
2427. INDONESIA: Unresolved Conflicts May Hinder Prabowo’s Plan to Form Presidents’ Club
2428. INDONESIAN Muslim Cleric Reaffirms Ban on Interfaith Marriage
2429. MYANMAR: Chin Alliances Clash Over Territory Liberated From Myanmar Junta
2430. SINGAPORE:  Migrant Workers in S’pore Left in Limbo After Paying Large Sums to Agency Promising Jobs in Poland
2431. VIETNAM:  Rail Route Connects China, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia
2432. INDONESIA: Schools, Universities Prone To Corruption: KPK Survey
2433. INDONESIA: Sumatran Orangutan’s Use of Medicinal Plant to Treat Wound Intrigues Scientists
2434. MYANMAR: US Commission Slams Myanmar’s Religious Freedom
2435. VIETNAM Posts Over $10B in Four-Month Tourism Revenue
2436. VIETNAM to Produce Enough Rice for 8 Million Tons Exports
2437. INDONESIA May Offer Dual Citizenship to Attract Overseas Workers: Minister
2438. INDONESIA: Ministry Unveils New Funding Initiative For Climate-Resilient Health System
2439. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Govt Can Take Criticism But Will Not Compromise on 3R Sentiments
2440. MYANMAR: EU Extends Myanmar Junta Sanctions for Another Year
2441. VIETNAM Welcomes over 6 Million Int’l Visitors in Four Months
2442. INDONESIA: Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes off Java Island: Authorities
2443. INDONESIA: PDI-P Could Become Sole Opposition to Prabowo Coalition
2444. INDONESIA: Political Dynasticism Rampant in Newly Elected House Lawmakers
2445. MYANMAR: India Needs to Protect its Strategic Stakes in ‘Unstable’ Myanmar
2446. PHILIPPINES- Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools, triggers health alerts
2447. REGIONAL: Women in SE Asia Gaining Representation in Boardrooms: Report
2448. CAMBODIA: Pailin Farmer Hits On Solution To Excess Mangoes
2449. INDONESIA: US Returns Antiquities to Indonesia Amid Probe into Trafficking Networks
2450. INDONESIA: Creative Industry Workers Worry AI Is After Their Jobs
2451. MALAYSIA Adopts a Balanced Foreign Policy, Stands Clear of Provocations: PM Anwar
2452. MYANMAR: Network of ASEAN Parliamentarians Says Only Myanmar is Locking up Lawmakers
2453. INDONESIA: House of Old Men: 2024 Election Sees Lowest Number of Young Lawmakers ​​​
2454. INDONESIA: Job Creation Law Eases Business Licensing to Propel Growth
2455. MALAYSIA: UM Apologizes For Hosting Pro-Israel Professor, Lambasts Him for Claiming Malaysia Unsafe for Travelers
2456. MYANMAR: Thailand Warns Myanmar’s Rivals Against Using Its Soil For Harm: Minister
2457. THAILAND: 30 Died From Heatstroke in Thailand so Far in 2024 as South-east Asia Bakes
2458. CAMBODIA: Ending a Scourge: PM Pushes For Final Steps to Eradicate Malaria in Cambodia
2459. INDONESIA in Dire Need of Specialist Doctors: Jokowi
2460. 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
2461. MYANMAR: US Think-Tank Sounds Alarm as Scam Centers Mushroom on Myanmar-Thai Border
2462. SINGAPORE Red Cross Sends 9 Volunteers to Egypt for Gaza Relief Work, S$815,000 Worth of Aid
2463. INDONESIA: Dengue Deaths Spike Almost Threefold Compared to Last Year
2464. INDONESIA: Inter-Province Migration Costs Jakarta Trillions of Rupiah
2465. MALAYSIA Seeing Sharp Increase In Ageing Population: Nanta
2466. MYANMAR: UN’s Türk Sounds Alarm Amid Rising Tensions in Rakhine
2467. INDONESIA: Court Rulings Seal Prabowo Win
2468. INDONESIA: Clashes Between TNI, OPM Continue in Papua Amid Rising Tension
2469. MALAYSIA Poised to Become Powerhouse In Clean, Renewable Energy: Industry Players
2470. MYANMAR: As Losses Mount, Myanmar’s Junta Tightens Its Embrace of Russia
2471. CAMBODIA: Chinese Police Complete Repatriation Of Over 680 Gambling, Scam Suspects from Cambodia
2472. INDONESIA: Authorities Call For Vigilance Amid Heightened Volcanic Activity
2473. MALAYSIA Aims To Be In Top 20 Countries in Global Startup Ecosystem Index by 2030: PM Anwar
2474. MYANMAR Junta Using Rohingya Recruits to Sow Ethnic Hatred: Activists
2475. VIETNAM: Three Vietnam Locales Among World’s ‘Best Walking cities’
2476. ASEAN Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Escalating Myanmar Violence
2477. INDONESIA: Trust in Constitutional Court Rises Ahead Of Ruling On Election Disputes: LSI Survey
2478. MYANMAR: New Year, Old Tactic: Myanmar Junta’s Amnesty Skips Political Prisoners
2479. SINGAPORE:  24-Year-Old Maps Singapore Toilets With Bidets on Google, Earning Rave Reviews From Netizens
2480. THAILAND: NIA Launches New Platform to Boost Thai Agricultural Startups with Deep Tech
2481. INDONESIA: Apple Mulls Building First Production Facility in Indonesia
2482. INDONESIA: Jokowi Raises Concerns Over Money Laundering Using Crypto Assets
2483. MALAYSIA: Single Mother is First Woman Khalwat Offender to be Whipped in Terengganu
2484. MYANMAR: Burmese Activist Maung Zarni Nominated For the Nobel Peace Prize
2485. VIETNAM Needs $30B Investment For Universal Clean Water Access
2486. INDONESIA: Minister Launches 500,000 Hectares of Farming Land in S Papua
2487. INDONESIA: Young People in Indonesia Put Off Marriage
2488. MALAYSIA: Biggest Renter Group in Malaysia are Millennials: Study
2489. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi And Former President Win Myint Reportedly Moved to House Arrest in Naypyidaw
2490. VIETNAM: Draft Law Restricting Journalists’ Courtroom Rights Meets Opposition
2491. INDONESIA: Mideast Escalation Could Pose Major Economic Risk to RI
2492. INDONESIA: Komnas HAM Criticizes Government Handling of Tensions in Papua
2493. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Rohingya, Including Children, Abducted in Violation of Conscription Law
2494. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Rules Out New Bases for US
2495. SINGAPORE: Lawrence Wong to Take Over From Lee Hsien Loong As Prime Minister on May 15: PMO
2496. CAMBODIA’S Alternative Medicine to Hit $64.03 Million in 2024
2497. INDONESIA Poised to Lead Booming Halal Cosmetics Market
2498. INDONESIA: Papua Rebel Leader Says Captured New Zealand Pilot Won’t Be Released
2499. MYANMAR Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Believed Held in Solitary Confinement in Naypyidaw Prison
2500. VIETNAM: Schengen-Like Visa for Southeast Asia Will Boost Foreign Arrivals to Vietnam
2501. INDONESIA: Government Denies Israeli Reports On Normalizing Ties
2502. INDONESIA: Prabowo Collaborates with King of Jordan to Drop Indonesian Relief Supplies to Gaza
2503. MYANMAR Junta Slams UN’s ‘One-Sided’ Human Rights Claims
2504. SINGAPORE Wants to INsulate and Protect the Local Jewish Community From the Impacts of the War in Gaza: Shanmugam
2505. VIETNAM: Van Thinh Phat Chairwoman Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death in $27B Scam
2506. ASEAN Tourists Prefer Thailand Over Indonesia: Study
2507. Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.2 Pct in 2024, 2025: Report
2508. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Pledge Online Safety Measures for Children Using Social Media: Fahmi
2509. MYANMAR: Reluctant Exiles: Another ‘Life or Death’ Exodus From Myanmar
2510. VIETNAM: Thailand Aims to Boost Durian Exports to China, Reclaiming lead from Vietnam
2511. CAMBODIA: 69-Year Old Phnom Penh Madam Detained For Underage Prostitution
2512. INDONESIA: Govt Urged To Tighten, Stop Granting Mining Licenses On Small Islands
2513. INDONESIA: 2 Papuan Rebel Leaders Killed in Shootout
2514. MYANMAR: Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy
2515. VIETNAM Firms Face Highest Local Cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
2516. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Crystal and Liquid Meth Production House Linked to Hong Kong Ring
2517. INDONESIA: PLN Mulls Importing LNG Amid Likely Shortfall in Local Gas Supply
2518. MALAYSIA: Prabowo, Anwar Discuss Direction to Strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia Ties
2519. MYANMAR Junta Deputy Defense Minister Interrogated Over Online Scams
2520. THAILAND: Google Lunches Security Feature to Protect Thailand Users From Scams
2521. INDONESIA: Lack of Clean Power May Jeopardize Indonesia’s Downstream Dream
2522. INDONESIA: Brunei and Laos Join Regional Payment Connectivity
2523. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya Must Calm ‘Allah’ Socks Storm Before Tensions Erupt: Extremism Experts
2524. MYANMAR: BHRN Calls On International Community to Help Muslims in Myanmar
2525. THAILAND: National Anti-Corruption Commission Initiates An Anti-Corruption Education Curriculum to Educate Thai Children and Instill Integrity Value in Thai society
2526. INDONESIA: Hyundai Ends Indonesia Aluminium Deal After Climate Campaign By K-Pop Fans
2527. INDONESIA: Aceh Authorities Detain Four Suspects in Rohingya Refugee Smuggling Case
2528. MALAYSIA Probes Links Between Detained Man and Israeli Crime Group
2529. MYANMAR Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
2530. VIETNAM Has 6 Billionaires in Forbes Global Rich List
2531. INDONESIA: Gov’t Revokes Over 2,000 Mining Licenses
2532. INDONESIA: Court Summons 4 Jokowi Ministers to Testify in Presidential Election Dispute Trial
2533. INDONESIA: As El Nino Bites, Indonesians Struggle with Record-High Rice Prices
2534. MYANMAR Military Loses Historic Outpost on Road to China in Kachin State
2535. SINGAPORE: 5 Takeaways From Survey of Southeast Asians, Including Singapore Being Top Choice of Regional Country for Relocation
2536. INDONESIA: Pope Francis to Visit Indonesia in September: Minister
2537. INDONESIA Gears Up for Another Colossal Elections
2538. MYANMAR: KNU Grateful For Aid Sent by Thai Government Through Myanmar Red Cross
2539. SINGAPORE: Dengue Cases Soar, Doubling in First Quarter of 2024; 7 Deaths Reported
2540. CAMBODIA: Chetra Urges Preservation of Tonle Sap
2541. INDONESIA’S Business Environment Ranking Slips As Others Improve
2542. INDONESIA: Untapped Muslim Donations Could Reach Rp180 Trillion Annually
2543. MYANMAR: India Urged to Stop Embracing War Criminals in Myanmar
2544. THAILAND Equal Marriage Bill a Victory for LGBTQA+ All Over the World:Pita
2545. INDONESIA Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza After UN Vote
2546. INDONESIA Moves Closer to Next World Cup Qualifying Round with 3-0 Win in Vietnam
2547. MALAYSIA: New SOPs Introduced To Prrevent Child Abuse Cases at Daycare Centers: Nancy Shukri
2548. MYANMAR: UK Government Raps Myanmar Junta on Armed Forces Day Over Its Brutality
2549. S’PORE-Flagged Vessel Had ‘Momentary Loss of Propulsion’ Just Before Hitting Baltimore Bridge: MPA
2550. INDONESIA: 13 Soldiers Held Over Alleged Torture of Papuan
2551. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Capture Portuguese Nationals Involved in Liquid Cocaine Trafficking Operation
2552. MYANMAR: A Chronicle of Collapse: How the Tide Turned Against Myanmar’s Once Mighty Military
2553. PHILIPPINES: Drug War Restarts in Davao
2554. VIETNAM: Central Vietnam Province Gets Its Own Red Sea
2555. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Rules Defamation Clause ‘Conditionally Unconstitutional’
2556. INDONESIA Takes Over Airspace Management in Riau Islands and Natuna from Singapore
2557. MYANMAR: Chinese Town Deports 200 Myanmar Migrant Workers Each Day
2558. SINGAPORE: Govt Tells Israeli Embassy to Remove Facebook Post That Was an ‘Astonishing Attempt to Rewrite History’, says Shanmugam
2559. THAILAND: An Entrepreneur Scores a Win in Europe With Her Low Glycemic Flour
2560. INDONESIA: Failed Election Candidates Place Hopes in Court Proceedings
2561. INDONESIA: New Import Rules Hoped to Save Ailing Textile Industry
2562. MALAYSIA: ‘Allah’ Socks Issue: Sabahan Sentenced to Six Months of Jail for Insulting Islam on Facebook
2563. MYANMAR is Main Beneficiary of Chinese Fund: Ambassador
2564. THAI Scientists Breed Coral in Labs to Restore Degraded Reefs
2565. INDONESIA Among the Unhappiest Countries in Southeast Asia: Study
2566. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declared as Elected President After Final Vote Count
2567. MYANMAR Court-Ordered Auction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home Fails to Draw Bids
2568. SINGAPORE Completes First Humanitarian Aid Airdrop into Gaza
2569. VIETNAM: Vo Van Thuong Leaves Position as Vietnam President
2570. INDONESIA Braces For Wildfires Ahead of Dry Season
2571. INDONESIA: $11.6 Billion Invested in Indonesia’s Smelters
2572. MYANMAR’S Women Bear the Cost of the Junta’s Coup
2573. THAILAND: Rural Doctor Society Claims Identities of 2.2 Million Thais on Sale in ‘Dark Web’
2574. VIETNAM: Pakistani, Iranian Men Pose As Interpol To Extort Tourists in Hanoi
2575. INDONESIA Accused of Avoiding Human Rights Issues
2576. INDONESIA: Government Considers Student Loan Scheme for Low-Income Families
2577. MALAYSIA: High Court Strikes Out Woman’s Bid to Declare Herself as Non-Muslim
2578. In MYANMAR, Citizen Journalism is Connecting News to Its Revolutionary Roots
2579. INDONESIA: KPU Races to Finish Vote Tally
2580. INDONESIA: Russia Alleges 10 Indonesians Fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine
2581. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Seize 2,500 LSD Sheets from Germany
2582. Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Calls for Security Council Action to Halt Conscription
2583. CAMBODIA: First Khmer-Speaking Robot Introduced-KhmerTimes
2584. INDONESIA: Draft Policy Draws Flak for Allowing Military, Police Hold Civil Posts
2585. INDONESIA Needs 350 More Aircraft to Make Airfare More Affordable
2586. MALAYSIA: Proposed Amendment on Citizenship Laws Goes Against Founding Fathers’ Intentions, Nazir Razak Tells Putrajaya
2587. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Communications in Around 80 Myanmar’s Townships: Report
2588. INDONESIA: EU Deforestation Regulation Seen to Complicate RI Biodiesel Exports
2589. INDONESIA: Thirst for ‘Swiftnomics’: Indonesia Eyes Partnering with Singapore on Concerts
2590. newspapers to strengthen mastery of Malay language among students
2591. MYANMAR: Japan Announces Extra US$ 37 Million In Aid to Myanmar
2592. SINGAPORE: Singapore Endorses Communique on Tackling Scams at Inaugural Global Fraud Summit
2593. INDONESIA: Extreme Weather Looms Over Indonesia
2594. INDONESIA: 2024 Presidential Election Results: Prabowo-Gibran Secures Victory in Jakarta
2595. MYANMAR: China Tightens Access For Myanmar Migrant Workers Entering From Shan State
2596. SINGAPORE: Over Half in S’pore Say Society, Technology Changing Too Fast, and In Ways That Don’t Benefit Them: Survey
2597. INDONESIA: Civil Society Piles Pressure On Parties To Launch House Probe
2598. INDONESIA: Batik Air Grounds Pilots Following Alleged In-Flight Napping
2599. MALAYSIA Charts Better Score In Latest Pew Religious Restriction Index, Driven By Drop in Govt Curbs
2600. MYANMAR General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State
2601. THAILAND: Crackdown On ‘Mule’ Accounts Aims to Impact Call-Center Gangs
2602. INDONESIA: Why Carbon Utilization Key To Indonesia’s Decarbonization
2603. INDONESIA: 18 Dead, 5 Missing After Indonesia Floods, Landslide
2604. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Sarawak to Become Major Renewable Energy Hub in SE Asia
2605. MYANMAR: AA Joins KIA Attacks on Myanmar Junta in Kachin State, While Fighting in Rakhine
2606. VIETNAMESE Tech TAlents Find Homeland Has Appealing Career Prospects
2607. INDONESIA: Cooking Up Opportunities: Used Cooking Oil Can Be a ‘Sizzling Success’ for Indonesia
2608. INDONESIA Aiming for 80 Percent Middle Class Population in 2045: Bappenas
2609. MALAYSIA: A Decade After MH370: Hopes of a New search to End All Speculation
2610. MYANMAR: Besieged Junta Troops Launch ‘Scorched Earth’ Attacks in Myanmar Jade Hub
2611. PHILIPPINES: 3,600 Ex-Rebels, Mostly in Mindanao, Await Amnesty as Senate Backs Marcos’ Initiative
2612. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sets Ambitious 8 Pct Economic Growth Target for Indonesia
2613. MALAYSIA Among Top Five Most Improved in Increasing Legal Gender Equality, But Still Lags Behind Regional Neighbors: World Bank Report
2614. MYANMAR: Number of Townships Placed Under Martial Law by Myanmar Junta Rises to 61
2615. SINGAPORE: Govt Mulls Publicizing Litterbugs’ Photos to Identify Them As Part of ‘Targeted’ Response to Rise in Cases
2616. THAILAND: Wealthy Myanmar Citizens Buy Thai Property to Seek Refuge From Civil War
2617. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Groups Oppose Using Operational Assistance Fund to Provide Free Lunches
2618. INDONESIA: Prabowo Looks Certain to Protect Status Quo for Political Stability
2619. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar ‘Happy to Reopen’ MH370 Search If Compelling Evidence Found
2620. MYANMAR: ‘No Breakthrough’ in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance and Junta
2621. VIETNAM: Carbon Credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year
2622. CAMBODIA: Shiva Reborn: 10th Century Statue Takes Shape
2623. INDONESIA: Poll Body in Hot Water After String of Tech Failures
2624. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Takes a Stand Against Bullying at PGRI Congress
2625. MALAYSIAN Graduates are Overqualified and Underpaid: Khazanah Research Institute Report
2626. MYANMAR: Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar’s Naval Weaknesses
2627. INDONESIA: Government Trials Free Meal Program at Tangerang School
2628. INDONESIA: Jokowi Promotes Prabowo to TNI Honorary General
2629. MYANMAR Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions
2630. SINGAPORE: New Anti-scam Portal to be Launched; MHA Calls out Meta for ‘Consistently Pushing Back’ on Efforts to Tackle Scams
2631. THAILAND: Zero Baht Stores: How ‘Grandpa Garbage’ Turned Waste into Sustainable Communities
2632. INDONESIA: Govt Doubles Funds for Oil Palm Replanting
2633. INDONESIA Losing Out on Foreign Tourists To Its Neighbors: Sandiaga
2634. MYANMAR: Aid Received by Myanmar in 2023 Insufficient According to Analysis
2635. SINGAPORE: Restaurant in Singapore Offers ‘Divorce’ Booking Option With Treats for Celebration
2636. THAILAND: Chaiwat Insists 2,900 Rai Under Dispute is Protected Forest, Cannot Be ‘Buffer Zone’
2637. CAMBODIA: Troubled Phnom Penh ‘Beer Bus’ Rebrands as ‘Eco-Friendly Exploration’
2638. INDONESIA: World Bank Urges Fiscal Caution for Indonesia’s Free Lunch Program in 2025
2639. INDONESIA: Inclusive Marriage Registry Plan for KUAs Meets With Questions, Calls for Dialogue
2640. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Agree With New National Service Scheme, Think It Will Be Positive: Survey
2641. MYANMAR: Myanmar Junta Calls on Students to Join University Corps
2642. INDONESIA Most Networked Nation in Southeast Asia Amid Geopolitical Race
2643. INDONESIA: Government to Relocate 6,000 Civil Servants to Nusantara in July
2644. MALAYSIA now ranks number one globally for 5G consistency score: Fahmi
2645. MYANMAR: Legal Aid Network Raps Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Drive
2646. VIETNAM Risks Losing Regional Tourism Race Without Visa Waivers: Experts
2647. CAMBODIA ex-PM Hun Sen Returns to Frontline Politics for Senate Seat
2648. INDONESIA: Luhut says China Ready to Fork Over for Cutlery Factory
2649. MYANMAR: Ta’ang Towns Promised Civilian Administration
2650. VIETNAM: Scrap Dealer Builds $2.85M Gold-Plated Castle in Central Vietnam
2651. CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Explains Hun Many’s Promotion to DPM
2652. INDONESIA: Jokowi Unveils Biggest Port in Eastern Indonesia
2653. INDONESIA Decries ‘Geopolitical Nightmare’ Ahead of ICJ Appeal
2654. MYANMAR: Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription
2655. VIETNAM To See Largest Expansion in Wealth Growth Over The Next Decade
2656. INDONESIA: Fitch, Moody’s Raise Concerns About Fiscal Policy Under Prabowo leadership
2657. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s School Meal Program to Cost $7.7 Billion in First Year
2658. MYANMAR: Pa-O Militia Backs Myanmar Junta Conscription by Forcibly Recruiting Civilians
2659. SINGAPORE: Malaysian Govt Study Warns of ‘Brain Drain’, Finds 3 in 4 M’sians Living, Working in S’pore Skilled or Semi-skilled
2660. THAILAND: What Thailand Must Do To Improve its Democracy Index Ranking
2661. INDONESIA: Jokowi signs regulation requiring Google, Meta to pay for news
2662. INDONESIA Says Women’s Rights Advocacy Should Remain a Priority in Afghanistan
2663. MALAYSIA: Police and State Islamic Authorities will Investigate Man Who Claims to be Prophet Muhammad’s Descendant: Home Minister
2664. MYANMAR:  Global ESG Investment Advisory Firms Accused of Aiding Myanmar Junta
2665. VIETNAM to send 125,000 Laborers Abroad in 2024
2666. CAMBODIA To Install Hundreds of Wildlife Cameras in an EFfort to Restore its Tiger Population
2667. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates 26 Military Hospitals Across Indonesia
2668. MYANMAR: 3 Myanmar Brigadier Generals Sentenced To Death For Surrendering Town
2669. VIETNAM’S VinFast to Establish EV Assembly Plant in Indonesia This Year
2670. INDONESIA: Doctors Blame Late Detection as Cancer Deaths in Indonesia Near 243,000
2671. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Policy Scrutiny After Free-Market Comments
2672. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Proposed Fishing Law Leaves Burmese Workers Vulnerable
2673. SINGAPORE: Air Ticket Prices To Go Up as Singapore Mandates Sustainable Fuel for Departing Flights from 2026
2674. THAILAND: Group Opposed to Thaksin’s Parole Vows to Seek NACC Investigation
2675. INDONESIA: Prabowo On Track To Succeed Jokowi
2676. INDONESIA: From Floods to Love Hearts
2677. MYANMAR: Restrictions Imposed on Domestic Air Travel in Myanmar
2678. THAILAND: Govt Launches New Medical Coverage Scheme for Tourists
2679. VIETNAMESE Spend $3.8M Daily on Online Food Orders
2680. INDONESIA: Tale of Two cities: Religious Tolerance in Bekasi & Depok
2681. INDONESIA to Address International Court Hearing on Israel Next Week
2682. MALAYSIA: Tourism Minister Urges Malaysians to Reject Racism to Achieve Strong Unity
2683. MYANMAR: Thailand to Open Humanitarian Center to Deliver Aid to Myanmar in One Month
2684. SINGAPORE Builds AI Model to ‘Represent’ Southeast Asians
2685. INDONESIA’S 2024 Cybersecurity Challenge: Rising Threats and Human Risks
2686. INDONESIA: New Energy Rule Discourages Rooftop Solar Systems: Users
2687. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reaffirms Continuation of Jokowi’s Programs
2688. MALAYSIA: Sharia Punishments in Malaysia Determined by Govt, No Question of Any Challenge Against Islamic Laws: IKIM
2689. MYANMAR Junta Enforces Military Service Law Following Battlefield Losses
2690. INDONESIA: Government Targets Completion of 41 National Strategic Projects by 2024, Removes 12
2691. MYANMAR’S Depleted Military Takes Aim at Professors, Students to Beef Up
2692. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Rejects Calls for Independent Mindanao After Duterte’s Remarks
2693. SINGAPORE: Median Monthly Household Income Rises to S$10,869 in 2023, a Real Increase of 2.8%
2694. INDONESIA’S Leading Banks Thrive in Post-Pandemic Recovery
2695. INDONESIA: KPU Found Guilty of Ethics Breach in Handling of Gibran VP Bid
2696. MYANMAR: Nine UN Security Council Members Call on Junta to End Attacks on Civilians
2697. THAILAND Confident Aid Effort Will Lead to Myanmar Crisis Dialogue
2698. INDONESIA: Anies to Uphold FPI, HTI Bans
2699. INDONESIA: Ship Captain Arrested for Transporting Migrant Workers from Malaysia
2700. MALAYSIA’S Pardons Board Announces Decision to Cut Najib’s Jail Term from 12 to 6 Years
2701. MYANMAR: 41 Rohingya Refugees Arrested After Fleeing Malaysian Detention Center
2702. VIETNAM: South Australia Halts Central Vietnam Students’ Admittance Amid Disappearances
2703. INDONESIAN Academia Calls for Electoral Integrity
2704. INDONESIA’S Manufacturing PMI Beats Other ASEAN Countries
2705. MALAYSIA: Stats Dept 2023 Report Shows Cancer Fourth Leading cCuse of death in Malaysia: Health Minister
2706. MYANMAR: 900 Myanmar Medics Detained Since 2021 Coup: Swiss Report
2707. SINGAPORE: Muslims Will Be Allowed to Eat Lab-Grown Meat If  It’s From Halal Animal Cells, Free From Non-Halal Ingredients: Mufti
2708. CAMBODIA: Soothsayers Barred From Social Media aEtivities
2709. INDONESIA: TNI Deploys 400,000 Soldiers to Safeguard the 2024 Election
2710. INDONESIA to Import Chinese Trains for Aging Commuter Line
2711. MYANMAR: Junta Prepared to Extend Myanmar’s State of Emergency Again in August
2712. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs
2713. INDONESIA: Dynasty in the Making’ as President Jokowi Shadow Hangs Over General Elections
2714. INDONESIA: Singkawang Retains Title as Indonesia’s Most Tolerant City
2715. MALAYSIA Ranks 57th in Global Corruption Perception Index, Trails Singapore in ASEAN
2716. MYANMAR: Momeik Incinerated as Myanmar Junta Reoccupies Shan Town
2717. PHILIPPINES: CNN Philippines to Close Due to Financial Losses
2718. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Back ‘Myanmar-Owned and Led’ Solution to Crisis
2719. INDONESIA: South Korean Native Vies for House seat
2720. INDONESIA: Sustainable Infrastructure Will Remain as Top Priority under New President: Sri Mulyani
2721. MYANMAR Sends Official to First ASEAN Meeting in More Than Two Years
2722. SINGAPORE: Women Aged 21 to 49 More Likely Than Male Peers to Accept Being Single, Married Without Children: IPS poll
2723. INDONESIA Aims to Attract 1,000 Investors with ‘Golden Visa’ Program
2724. INDONESIA: Jokowi Gets Red Mark in Agrarian Dispute Resolution
2725. MYANMAR: Both Junta and Resistance Digging In as Third Myanmar Coup Anniversary Approaches
2726. THAILAND: Most Thais Believe Country in Economic Crisis That Needs Urgent Attention: Poll
2727. Vietnamese Make Up Largest Percentage of Japan’s Foreign Workforce
2728. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugees Flee Aceh Shelter Amid Tensions With Locals
2729. INDONESIA Walks Out During Israel’s UN Security Council Speech
2730. MALAYSIA: At UPR Review, Malaysia Stands Firm on its Treatment of Refugees
2731. MYANMAR’S Supreme Court Orders Sale of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home
2732. VIETNAM Condemns Fabricated Report by Human Rights Watch
2733. INDONESIA: More Indonesians Smoking, Bucking Global Trend
2734. INDONESIA Seeks EU Trade Deal to Compete Against Vietnamese Footwear
2735. MALAYSIA to Launch Inquiry Into Cases Involving Disputed Singapore Strait Islets
2736. MYANMAR’S  Military Has Turned a Strategic Town in Sagaing Region Into a ‘Graveyard’
2737. THAILAND Must Get Out of Comfort Zone Amid Global Polycrises: CEOs
2738. INDONESIA Needs to Quadruple Sugar Output by 2030 for Self-Fufficiency, Ethanol
2739. INDONESIA: Demands from China, India to Boost Indonesia’s Coal Production
2740. MALAYSIA Demands Accountability for Israel’s Violations of International Law: Foreign Minister
2741. MYANMAR: Defeated Myanmar Junta Generals Given Death Sentences
2742. THAILAND Rolls out New VAT Refund for Foreign Tourists
2743. INDONESIA to Defend Skeptical Stance on Digital Goods Tax Moratorium at WTO
2744. INDONESIA: Special Buses for Students with Disabilities Begin Operations in Jakarta
2745. MALAYSIA’s Regressive Citizenship Amendments Risk Giving ‘Little Napoleons’ Power to Decide Who Gets To Be a Malaysian: Lawyer
2746. MYANMAR: India Plans to Fence Off Myanmar Frontier
2747. VIETNAM: First Homemade Radar Satellite to Go into Space Next Year
2748. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Future Lies in Kalimantan
2749. INDONESIA Eyes More Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Projects in 2024
2750. MYANMAR Named Second-Biggest Jailer of Journalists
2751. THAILAND: Muay Thai Takes the US by Storm, with 1,724 Centers, $1.25 Billion Industry
2752. VIETNAM: PM Requests Review of Labor Export Companies
2753. INDONESIA to Abandon 23% Renewable Energy Target
2754. INDONESIA’S Tourism to Fall Behind Thailand if Entertainment Tax Goes Up: Apindo
2755. MYANMAR: Another 278 Myanmar Junta Troops Flee to India
2756. SINGAPORE: EV Fast Chargers to be Set Up in HDB Neighborhood and town centers
2757. VIETNAM: Health Ministry Warns of Covid, Flu Surges Amid Tet travel, weather
2758. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Ganjar, Anies Offer Diverse Anti-Graft Strategies
2759. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Global Graffic Ranking Improves, But Congestion Worsens
2760. MALAYSIA: Immigration D-G says 220 Undocumented Migrant Hotspots Detected Nationwide
2761. MYANMAR: Thailand Mulls Providing Humanitarian Aid to Victims of War in Myanmar: Report
2762. VIETNAM: US Terrorist Group Coaxes People Into Deadly Attacks in Vietnam: Prosecutors
2763. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Breaks Ground on Rp 940 Billion Mosque Project in Nusantara
2764. INDONESIA: KPK Seeks FBI Assistance in Investigating SAP’s Bribery Allegations
2765. MALAYSIA: Two Malaysian Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Plead Guilty to Conspiring in 2002 Bali Bombing
2766. MYANMAR: Female Prisoners Subjected to Humiliating Strip Searches in Corridors
2767. VIETNAM: Hanoi Man Suffers Roundworm Attacks Passed From Dog
2768. INDONESIA Targets 15 Oil and Gas Projects Going Onstream in 2024
2769. INDONESIA Narrowly Misses Target of 100% Electrification Rate
2770. INDONESIA: Vietnam to Surpass Indonesia if We Do Nothing: Jokowi
2771. MYANMAR  Military Bows to Powerful Ethnic Army, Gives it More Towns Near China Border
2772. VIETNAM: 290 Kg of Cocaine Washed Ashore in Central Vietnam
2773. INDONESIA: Candidates to Pledge Commitment On Graft Eradication
2774. INDONESIA: Police in West Papua Urge Vigilance as 53 Inmates Escape from Sorong Prison
2775. MYANMAR’S Dictator is Facing Calls to Resign From Some of His Most Ardent Supporters
2776. SINGAPOREANS Less Happy Today Than 5 Years Ago, But Those With More Balanced View of LIfe Generally More Satisfied: NUS Survey
2777. VIETNAM Upholds ‘One China’ Policy After Taiwan Election
2778. INDONESIA: Prabowo Revives Plan to Build Giant Seawall Across Java Coastline
2779. INDONESIA: Communication and Information Ministry Removes 810,000 Online Gambling Content in 2023
2780. MALAYSIAN Drug Kingpin Arrested in Laos Deported to Thailand, Authorities Working to Seize Remaining Ill-Gotten Gains
2781. MYANMAR: Captured Myanmar Brigadier General Urges Junta Boss to Stop Committing War Crimes
2782. SINGAPORE Passport Ranked World’s Most Powerful in 2024, Tied With 5 Other Countries
2783. INDONESIA: Police Extend Cartenz Peace Operation in Papua Through 2024
2784. INDONESIA: PLN Transforms Electric Poles into EV Charging Stations
2785. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Spreading Fake News is a Crime, Agong is in Malaysia
2786. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Myanmar Migrants Detained in Malaysia Crackdown
2787. SINGAPORE Looking to Hire Auxiliary Police from China, India, the Philippines, Myanmar as Taiwan Recruits Dwindle: Shanmugam
2788. INDONESIA: Unlocking Indonesia’s Supply Chain Opporst Asia-tunity in Energized Southea
2789. INDONESIA to Send Record-Breaking 241,000 Pilgrims for 2024 Hajj Season
2790. Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int’l Isolation, Rohingya Rights
2791. SINGAPORE: Films at Upcoming Palestine Film Festival Allowed As They Do Not Promote Violence Against Any Group: Shanmugam
2792. THAILAND Set to Surpass 2023 Rice Export Target as November Figures Surge
2793. INDONESIA, Taiwan Prepare Migrant Fisher Protection Pact
2794. INDONESIA’S Foreign Policy is Not Transactional: Minister
2795. MALAYSIA: Protecting Malaysian Kids Online From Sexual Exploitation: Govt Explores Measures to Safeguard Against Overseas Predators
2796. MYANMAR: Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore
2797. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Eye More Tax on the Rich, Digital Firms to Raise Revenue
2798. INDONESIA Faces Dilemma on Rohingya Refugees
2799. MALAYSIA: Make No mistake, Downloading And Viewing ‘Child Porn’ is a Crime in Malaysia — Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
2800. MYANMAR Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp
2801. SINGAPORE: ‘The Urgency Has Gone Up’: SIngapore Government Agencies React To Findings of Third Climate Change Study
2802. INDONESIA: Waves of Lay-Offs Sweep Indonesia’s Export-Oriented Industries in 2023
2803. INDONESIA Confident About Winning EU Lawsuit on Palm Oil Biofuel
2804. MALAYSIA: Global Pharmaceutical Firm Roche Selects Malaysia as Site for First-in-Human Clinical Trial on Experimental Immuno Suppressant Drug
2805. SINGAPORE: What is a ‘Cyber Kidnapping’ Scam, and How Can You Protect Yourself Against it?
2806. MYANMAR Resistance Set to Expand Fighting in Mandalay After Seizing Strategic Junta Outpost
2807. CAMBODIA: New Minimum Wage in Effect, Up $4 Per Month
2808. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Venture Into TikTok To Win Over Young Voters
2809. INDONESIA: Bali Senator Sparks Islamophobic Controversy Over Comments on Airport Staff Attire
2810. MYANMAR Junta Threatens Nonstop Bombing of Towns Seized by Ethnic Groups
2811. VIETNAMESE Workers’ Average Income Grows 6.9% in 2023
2812. ASEAN FDI Hits All-Time High as EV Investment Skyrockets
2813. MYANMAR: Spring Revolution News for 1 January 2024
2814. SINGAPORE’S Economy Grew 1.2% in 2023; External Environment ‘Less Favorable’ to Security, Prosperity For Some Years To Come: PM Lee
2815. VIETNAM: India, Cambodia are Vietnam’s Fastest Growing Tourism Markets
2816. INDONESIA: Govt Confirms New COVID-19 Subvariant Ahead of Year-End Holidays
2817. INDONESIA’S Pertamina to Invest $900 Million in Algeria: Minister
2818. MALAYSIANNS Who Made Their Mark in the International Film Industry in 2023
2819. MYANMAR Junta Accused of Starving and Arresting Civilians in Rakhine State ‘to Instill Fear’
2820. VIETNAM: Tourism Race Heats Up as Asian Countries Rush to Simplify Visa Requirements
2821. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Finally Forms Permanent Ethics Council
2822. INDONESIA: No Need to Go Abroad: Jokowi Wants People to Seek Healthcare in New Capital
2823. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Govt ban on Israeli-owned ships entering country clear signal Malaysia does not recognise Israel
2824. SINGAPORE to Step Up Enforcement Against Vapes at Changi Airport and Other Checkpoints
2825. THAILAND: Survey Finds That 50% of Thais of Working Age Cannot Afford to Retire
2826. INDONESIA: Nickel Plan Sidelined as Govt Pushes EV Market With New Incentives
2827. INDONESIA: North Maluku Governor Arrested 13 Days Prior to Retirement
2828. MALAYSIA: Bumiputera Population Estimated at 21.3 Million This Year
2829. MYANMAR Stands on Humanitarian ‘Precipice’, UN Warns
2830. SINGAPORE: Will Global Supply Chains Be Disrupted By Ship Attacks in the Red Sea and is Singapore Affected?
2831. ASEAN: Japan to Provide $1b for ASEAN’s Regional EV Ecosystem
2832. INDONESIA: Spending Discrepancy in Jakarta: Land of the Rich, Home of the Poor
2833. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated
2834. MYANMAR: Number of Civilians Fleeing War in Myanmar Doubled to 660,000 in One Month: UN
2835. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Eye Seamless Tourism: Srettha
2836. CAMBODIA: Endangered Dholes Discovered at Mondulkiri Wildlife Conservancy
2837. INDONESIA: KPU Puts Health As Priority When Recruiting Poll Workers
2838. INDONESIA: India Proposes Local Currency Use in Trade with Indonesia
2839. MYANMAR: Few Places in Myanmar Still Safe for Junta Boss to Visit
2840. VIETNAM: Hanoi Aims to Increase Per Capita Green Space Five-Fold
2841. INDONESIA: Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Reimpose Health Protocols Amid Rising COVID-19 Trend
2842. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Earns Praise from Global Economists: Enggartiasto
2843. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Report Jump in Malaysia Govt Requests to Remove Content in 2023
2844. MYANMAR’S Spring Revolution Must Open Two New Fronts to Oust Junta
2845. INDONESIA’S Deforestation Rate Off Target For 2030 Climate Goal
2846. INDONESIA: Anies Wants to Discontinue New Capital Nusantara Project
2847. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Calls For Masks Again As Malaysia’s Covid-19 Cases Nearly Double to 13,000 In a Week
2848. MYANMAR: China Says ‘Positive’ Peace Talks Held Over North Myanmar Conflict
2849. INDONESIA: Ministry Urges Complete COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead of Holiday Season
2850. ‘INDONESIA Imprisoned More Graft Convicts than any Other Nation’: Jokowi
2851. MYANMAR’S Growth to Fall to 1 Percent: World Bank
2852. MYANMAR Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN
2853. PHILIPPINES: 65 Provinces Face Severe Drought
2854. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Ready for First Debate
2855. INDONESIA: Barito Dethrones BCA as Indonesia’s Biggest Listed Company
2856. MALAYSIA: CIJ: Surge in Anti-LGBT Hate Speech Since 1975 Incident at Good Vibes
2857. MYANMAR-Thailand to Form Joint Task Force to Cope With War Refugees
2858. SINGAPORE Suspends Poultry Imports From Regions in Japan, US and Other Countries Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
2859. CAMBODIA: LGBT Community Proposes Marital Equality Discussions
2860. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Push for Indonesian-Made Cars If He Wins Election
2861. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Prioritizes 4 Cities as New Growth Drivers
2862. MYANMAR Regime Stops Fuel Supplies to Yangon Factories
2863. PHILIPPINES: Most Filipinos Oppose Divorce
2864. INDONESIA: Jakarta Reports Infections Linked to ‘Mystery Pneumonia’
2865. INDONESIA: 11 Bodies Recovered after Marapi Eruption, and 12 Climbers Still Missing
2866. MYANMAR: Full Civilian Rule Restored in First Large Town Seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG
2867. SINGAPORE: Fewer Young People in Singapore Donating Blood Even as Demand Rises From Ageing Population: Red Cross
2868. THAILAND: Work-Life Balance and Flexibility Top Priorities for Thai Employees: Survey
2869. INDONESIA’S Call for Support in COP28 Shows ‘No New’ Commitment
2870. INDONESIA and UAE Collaborate to Combat Money Laundering
2871. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Stop Calling For ‘Inclusive Talks’ Between Myanmar Junta and Its Victims
2872. PHILIPPINES:11 Dead, Scores Hurt in MSU Bombing
2873. THAILAND: Police to Investigate Bribery Allegations Reported by German media
2874. INDONESIA Heightens Monitoring in Response to ‘Mysterious Pneumonia’ Outbreak in China
2875. INDONESIA Calls for Palestine’s Full UN Membership
2876. MYANMAR Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military
2877. MYANMAR: Fighting In Over 200 Townships Since Myanmar Coup
2878. INDONESIA: Indonesia EV Battery Industry in Limbo Amid Uncertain Roadmap, Rule
2879. INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau Continues to Erupt on Tuesday
2880. MYANMAR: Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang
2881. MYANMAR: Gangs, Extortion in Bangladesh Camps Driving Rohingya Sea Exodus
2882. SINGAPORE: Shanmugam Seeks Court Order Requiring TikTok to Name Users Who Posted ‘False, Baseless’ Claims of Extra-Marital Affair
2883. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Highlights Importance of Religion at R20 Summit
2884. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates On The Move Ahead of Official Campaign Season
2885. MALAYSIA: Education Minister Apologizes Over Vanning of Tamil Songs at Carnival in Penang
2886. MYANMAR: Rohingya Resettlements From Bangladesh Increase While Myanmar Instability Grows
2887. THAILAND: Chinese Nationals Begging in Bangkok Not Victims of Trafficking: Immigration Chief
2888. INDONESIA: State-Owned Enterprises Yield Rp 74 Trillion in Dividends
2889. INDONESIAN Police, Fishers Start Patrols to Stop Rohingya Boats
2890. MALAYSIA: In China, Court Begins Hearing Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 Compensation Claims From Passengers’ Families
2891. MYANMAR Junta to Prosecute Satellite Internet Users
2892. INDONESIA: KPK Marches On As Leader Fights Graft Charges
2893. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Inaugurates Two Airports in Papua
2894. MYANMAR: Battle For Control of Myanmar State Capital Escalating at ‘Alarming Rate’
2895. VIETNAMESE in Myanmar Relocated to Safe Zones: ministry
2896. INDONESIA Welcomes Temporary Truce in Gaza, Seeks Lasting Solution
2897. INDONESIA: Amended Law Allows Gov’t to Freeze Bank Accounts in Online Gambling Crackdown
2898. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Electronics Face Closer US Scrutiny Over China-Forced Labor
2899. MYANMAR: Doctors Without Borders Calls for Patient and Healthcare Worker Safety in Myanmar Conflict Areas
2900. VIETNAM: Task Force Curbing Traffic of Newborns to China
2901. INDONESIA: Regional Economic Integration Underpins Indonesia’s Transformation-JakartaPost-Nov 22, 2023
2902. INDONESIANS See US, China As the Right Economic Partners for ASEAN
2903. MALAYSIA: Bomb Threats Hit Several International Schools in Malaysia
2904. MYANMAR: Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
2905. THAILAND: LGBTQ Couples in Thailand to Soon Have Equal Legal Rights in Marriage
2906. INDONESIA Sends $2 Million worth of Humanitarian Supplies to Palestine
2907. INDONESIA: Disapora Welcomes New visa, But Not the Cost
2908. MALAYSIA: Average Salary in Malaysia to Increase 5.1pc in 2024: Mercer Survey
2909. MYANMAR: Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future
2910. CAMBODIA to Become First Asian Host of Mine Summit
2911. INDONESIA Opts for Less Ambitious Option Than Early Coal Retirement
2912. INDONESIA: About 250 Rohingya Refugees in Aceh Sent Back to Sea
2913. MALAYSIA: Becoming a Malaysian Officially: Five things You Need to Know About the ‘Good Character’ Test
2914. MYANMAR: Humbled Regime Helpless as China Demands Border Security; Hiding the Scale of Defeat; and More
2915. INDONESIA Healthtech Industry Faces Fresh Challenges Despite Past Growths
2916. INDONESIA: House to Form Committee to Watch Police Ahead of Elections
2917. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Agree to Address Illegal Fishing, Discuss South China Sea Issue During Bilateral Meeting in San Francisco
2918. MYANMAR: 5 European Nations, Canada Seek to Join Genocide Case against Myanmar at Top UN Court
2919. THAILAND: Hamas Tells govt Negotiators Thai Hostages Will Be Freed During Ceasefire
2920. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Vow Close Scrutiny of 2024 Race
2921. INDONESIA: Gunung Padang Could Be the World’s Oldest Pyramid: Study
2922. MALAYSIA: Google, Malaysian Govt Announce Strategic Collaboration To Create Skill Opportunities for 300,000 by 2026
2923. MYANMAR: Nine Towns Occupied by Myanmar Military for Decades Lost to Resistance in Days
2924. SINGAPORE: All Adult Singaporeans To Receive up to S$800 in Assurance Package Support in December
2925. INDONESIA: Competitive Three-Horse Race to Succeed Jokowi is On
2926. INDONESIA, US to Develop Work Plan on Critical Minerals Deal
2927. MYANMAR: Almost 40 Myanmar Junta Positions Abandoned in Rakhine: Arakan Army
2928. PHILIPPINES: Why Court Allowed Leila de Lima to Post Bail
2929. THAILAND Welcomes 23 Million Tourists This Year with Malaysians Topping List
2930. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Divided on Jokowi’s Food Estate Policy
2931. INDONESIA: Gibran Cleared To Run Despite Controversy
2932. MALAYSIA: Why Aren’t More Malays Successful Despite NEP? Dr Mahathir Compares Culture to Centuries of ‘Wealth-Chasing’ by Chinese
2933. MALAYSIA: ‘Stalemate’: Malaysia Still Can’t Get Sirul Extradited from Australia Due to Death Penalty: Lawyers
2934. CHINA Offers Bounty for Myanmar Junta’s Scam Kingpin in Kokang
2935. INDONESIA: Jokowi Calls OIC to Unite Against Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza
2936. INDONESIA: Religious Figures, Activists Call for Dialogue to End Violence in Papua
2937. MYANMAR: Thousands Trapped Without Food and Medicine in Shan State
2938. THAILAND: Chinese Police to Patrol in Thailand to Boost Tourist Confidence
2939. VIETNAM: Healing Tourism Trend Prompts Service Suppliers to Become More Dynamic
2940. CAMBODIA Achieves Remarkable Rice Sales Exceeding $1.2 Billion
2941. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
2942. INDONESIA: TikTok Ramps Up Efforts To Fight Fake Election News
2943. MYANMAR: Brotherhood Alliance Vows to Spread Operation 1027 Across Myanmar
2944. VIETNAM Beckons DIaspora With Career Options
2945. INDONESIA’S Diplomacy Must Be Value-Led, Not Transactional: Anies
2946. INDONESIA Welcomes 22 Palestinian Students on Scholarships
2947. MYANMAR Junta Calls Up All Reservists as Resistance Offensive Spreads
2948. SINGAPORE: Religious Leaders’ Guidance On gGobal Conflicts Helped to Foster Harmony in Singapore: Shanmugam
2949. VIETNAM: US Adds Vietnam to Currency Monitoring List
2950. INDONESIA: Certification Headache for Indonesia’s Budding Carbon Market
2951. INDONESIA Should Revamp Foreign Policy Amid Global Challenges: Ganjar
2952. MALAYSIA: Recruitment Agencies Not Allowed to Outsource Hiring of Foreign Workers: HR Minister
2953. MYANMAR: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Need Food: Myanmar Volunteers
2954. VIETNAMESE  Boycott Snapchat Over China’s U-shaped Line
2955. INDONESIA: GDP Growth Falls Below 5 Percent for First Time Since Pandemic
2956. INDONESIA Joins Money Laundering Watchdog FATF
2957. MYANMAR: Thai Police Pledge to Rescue Trafficked Nationals From Myanmar
2958. SINGAPORE PRoposes New Laws for President, Ministers to Hold ROles in Foreign and Global organizations
2959. VIETNAM By Far the Biggest Market for South Korean Cars in Southeast Asia
2960. INDONESIA: New Law Allows Military’s Return to Civilian Positions
2961. INDONESIA: West Papua Tribe At Risk of Losing Homeland aAter Court Ruling: NGOs
2962. MALAYSIA: Health Experts Predict Diabetes Will Heavily Burden Malaysia’s Healthcare System in Future
2963. MYANMAR Ethnic Groups Seize More Junta Outposts in Northern Shan State
2964. PHILIPPINES: Radioman Killed While Broadcasting
2965. INDONESIA Unlikely To Boycott Pro-Israel Products
2966. INDONESIA, UAE to Launch Mangrove Research Center at COP28
2967. MYNMAR Military Says Lost Control of Strategic Border Town
2968. SINGAPORE Warns Foreigners Against Using Country to Further Political Causes Amid Israel-Hamas war
2969. VIETNAM Uncovers Oldest Human Remains
2970. CAMBODIA: UNESCO Formally List Battambang Gastronomy
2971. INDONESIAN Hospital in Gaza in its Last Hours Amid Israel’s Fuel Blockade
2972. INDONESIA: More Local Firms Start Developing Malls, Hospitals in Nusantara
2973. MALAYSIA: On Proposed ‘Regressive’ Citizenship Law Changes, Stateless Kids Still Have Legal Avenues to be Malays: Saifuddin Nasution
2974. MYANMAR: US Sanctions Myanmar Junta’s State Oil and Gas Company
2975. INDONESIA Doubts Myanmar is Close to Inclusive National Dialogue
2976. INDONESIA: Government to introduce superior tuber varieties to address famine in Papua
2977. INDONESIA: 200,000 Hectares of Palm Plantations to be Made Forests: Government
2978. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Allowed 100pc Foreign-Owned Tesla, Starlink To Operate in Malaysia for National Good
2979. MYANMAR: Chinese Security Minister Meets Myanmar Junta Chief as Border Violence Grows
2980. INDONESIA: At Least 45 Suspected Militants Arrested in October
2981. INDONESIA: Remote Working for Jakarta Public Employees Fails to Tackle Pollution
2982. MALAYSIA: Sold An Illusion, Group Says Some Nepalis Find Bitter Reality Once in Malaysia
2983. MYNMAR Military Caught Off Guard by Ethnic Alliance’s Northern Offensive
2984. THAILAND To Lift Deep South Emergency by 2027: Defense Minister
2985. INDONESIA: 2024 Elections Chance to ‘Rejuvenate Democracy’ in Southeast Asia
2986. INDONESIA Surpasses Target With 26 Gold Medals at Hangzhou Para Games
2987. MYANMAR’S Shan State Clashes Stretch Into Second Day
2988. SINGAPORE’S Vote In Favor of UN Resolution Shows Clear Stand on Israel-Hamas Conflict: Shanmugam
2989. VIETNAM: Google Offers 40,000 Scholarships to Support Vietnam’s digital transformation
2990. INDONESIA Slams Western ‘Bias’ Regarding Gaza Siege at Security Council
2991. INDONESIA: TikTok, YouTube, Meta Eye Indonesia E-commerce License: Sources
2992. MYANMAR Junta Gets an ‘F’ For Education as Schools Spiral into Chaos
2993. SINGAPORE: Sleep-Deprived, 2 in 3 S’poreans Planning Travel With Goal of Catching Up On Shut-Eye: Survey
2994. THAILAND: At Least 54 Thais Held Hostage by Hamas: Israeli government
2995. INDONESIA: Businesses Seek to Ensure Post-Election Continuity
2996. INDONESIA: We Are Open to All: Indonesia Denies Favoring Chinese Investment
2997. MALAYSIA: Using Bahasa Melayu in Govt Dept Correspondence Crucial to Safeguard its Position: Malay Students Federation
2998. MYANMAR: Daw Aung Suu Kyi in Limbo as Myanmar Resumes Prison Visits After Three-Year Ban
2999. MYANMAR Crackdown on Business Escalates, 16 More Executives Face Life in Prison
3000. CAMBODIA-Village Ends Logging, Plants Crops
3001. INDONESIA Can Sue EU over Protectionist Green Policy: Economist
3002. MALAYSIA: DAP Rep Calls on Malaysians to Buy Palestinian Products Like Olive Oil, Dates As Sign of Solidarity
3003. MYANMAR: Global Petition Ups Pressure on Singapore to Cut Myanmar Military’s Supply Line
3004. VIETNAM Reports First Monkeypox Death
3005. INDONESIA: Firms Want Direct 95-Year Land Rights In Nusantara As Uncertainty Persists
3006. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Huge Geothermal Potential Catches Iceland’s Attention
3007. MALAYSIA: Poor Command of Bahasa Malaysia Among Reasons Why Senior Applicants Refused Citizenship:  Home Minister
3008. MYANMAR Regime Opens Larger Gems Emporium
3009. SINGAPORE: No Decision On Use Of Nuclear Energy Yet, Singapore to Keep Options Open
3010. INDONESIA: Prabowo Picks Jokowi’s Son Gibran as Running Mate
3011. INDONESIA: Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage in Indonesia’s “Living Rooms”
3012. MYANMAR: Rohingya Lie at the Bottom of the Pile of World Aid Priorities
3013. MYANMAR Junta Allocates Land in Yangon for Russia to Build Orthodox Church
3014. VIETNAM: Vietnam to Sign Rice Trade Deals with Indonesia, Philippines
3015. INDONESIA: After Nearly A Decade, Jokowi Falls Short On Promise Of Energy Subsidy Reform
3016. INDONESIA: Ex-Papua Governor Lukas Enembe Sentenced to 8 Years for Corruption
3017. MYANMAR: German Firm Faces Legal Probe Over Myanmar Junta Supplies
3018. MYANMAR Junta Demands Expats Pay Tax Before Renewing Passports
3019. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Secures $4.26B Business Deals in Saudi Arabia-
3020. INDONESIA: Belt and Road Cooperation Must Not Complicate Countries’ Fiscal Conditions: Jokowi
3021. INDONESIA: European Firm Commits to Invest $2b in Indonesia’s Renewables
3022. MALAYSIA Proposes Upgrading 2002 ASEAN Pact To Address Haze Issue: Nik Nazmi
3023. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Trying to Sow Division in Myanmar’s Oldest Ethnic Armed Group
3024. THAILAND: Iranian Envoy in Thailand Says Effort Being Made to Free Thais Held Hostage by Hamas
3025. INDONESIA: Xi Wants to Expand Cooperation With Indonesia in Several Key Markets
3026. INDONESIA: 30.000 Coal Workers Could Lose Jobs as Indonesia Shifts to Clean Energy
3027. MALAYSIA: First Women’s Health Clinic Set Up At National Sports Medical Centre To Handle Female Athletes’ Health Issues: Hannah Yeoh
3028. MYANMAR: ASEAN Must Take Action Against Members Supporting Myanmar Junta
3029. MYANMAR: ‘Cyber Scammer’ Facing Arrest in China Linked to Drugs Trade in Myanmar
3030. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Opens Door For Jokowi’s Son to Run in Presidential Poll
3031. INDONESIA: Jakarta Aims to Become Global City After Capital Relocation
3032. MALAYSIA: EPF: Budget 2024 Prioritizes Retirement Wellbeing, Secure Future For Malaysians
3033. MYANMAR: China Begins Surveys for Railway on Myanmar’s Indian Ocean
3034. PHILIPPINES: Canada Forges Agreement to Help Philippines Track Illegal Fishing vessels Using Satellite Technology
3035. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Upholds Minimum Age for President, VP candidates
3036. INDONESIA: Missing Emission Cap Renders RI Carbon Exchange Less Effective: Experts
3037. INDONESIA Urges Norway to Accelerate $250 Million Clean Energy Investment
3038. MYANMAR Junta and Russia Discuss Building Gas Pipeline in Myanmar
3039. VIETNAM: Halal Tourism ‘Gold Mine’ For Vietnam To Tap Into
3040. INDONESIA Signs Tourism Decarbonization Road Map
3041. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Employment Agencies to Submit Lists of Myanmar Migrant Workers
3042. SINGAPORE: Pew Sudy Hails Singapore’s ‘Remarkable’ Religious Diversity and High Tolerance, Acceptance
3043. THAILAND: Two Thai Elephants Born Through Artificial Insemination
3044. INDONESIA: Island Nations Band Together To Face Existential Threat
3045. INDONESIA Reelected at UN Human Rights Council with Most Votes
3046. MALAYSIA: In A First For The Country, Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act Passed in Dewan Rakyat
3047. MYANMAR: A Corrupt Business Empire Thrives Under the Junta
3048. THAILAND: Govt Eyes Community-Based Jobs For Workers Returning From Israel
3049. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Administration Gets Red Mark On Graft Eradication
3050. INDONESIA Asks Philippines’s Help to Evacuate Citizens from War-Torn Gaza
3051. MALAYSIA: First Time Malaysian Trafficking Victims Found All The Way in South America: IGP
3052. MYANMAR  Troops Cut Power in Southern Sagaing, Force 10,000 to Flee
3053. THAILAND: YouTube remains top video platform in Thailand:  Survey
3054. INDONESIA To Evacuate Citizens from Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Worsens
3055. INDONESIA Hosts Inaugural Summit of Island States
3056. MALAYSIA: Indonesia, Thailand and China Agree To Trade With Malaysia Using Ringgit: PM Anwar
3057. MYANMAR: 29 Killed in Myanmar Junta Strike on Displaced Persons Camp
3058. THAILAND Postpones Regional Summit to Which Myanmar Junta Boss Invited
3059. INDONESIA Calls for End of Israel-Palestine Conflicts
3060. INDONESIA: Confidence In Collaborative Climate Response Weighed Down By Inaction
3061. MYANMAR Junta Rejects Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeal
3062. SINGAPORE Banks To Allow Customers To ‘Lock Up’ Funds in Latest Move To Guard Against Scams
3063. VIETNAMESE Citizens In Israel Remain Safe Amid Severe Conflict
3064. INDONESIA: Govt Orders E-Commerce Firms To Share Import Data With Customs Office
3065. INDONESIA: Govt Conducts First Biofuel-Powered Flight Test On Commercial Plane
3066. MYANMAR: Expressing Dissent Online Can Be Deadly In Myanmar: Freedom House
3067. THAILAND Needs An SMS Emergency Alert System
3068. VIETNAM: Vietjet To Launch 5 New Routes To Asia-Pacific Destinations
3069. INDONESIA: KPU Urges Political Parties To Withdraw Ex-Graft Convicts From Legislative Elections
3070. INDONESIA: Seeks Negotiations on Binding Rules on AI-Driven Weapons
3071. MALAYSIA: KL, Riyadh In Talks To Make Malaysia Preferred Transit Hub For Umrah Pilgrims: MOTAC
3072. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Graft Purge Can’t Hide His Own Ill-Gotten Wealth
3073. VIETNAM’S Largest Rare Earth Mine To Open
3074. INDONESIA: Govt Goes All In To Extinguish Wildfires
3075. INDONESIA: House Passes Revised IKN Law To Future-Proof Nusantara Against Regime Change
3076. INDONESIA: Agriculture Minister Syahrul Abroad Amid Ongoing Corruption Probe
3077. MYANMAR: Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
3078. SINGAPORE: New Inter-Ministerial Committee To Review And Strengthen Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime
3079. CAMBODIA: Guinness Recognize Giant Stingray
3080. INDONESIA: State Firms Accused Of Selling Arms To Myanmar Junta
3081. INDONESIA: Court Upholds Jobs Law As Labor Unions Stage Rallies
3082. MYANMAR’S Cash-Strapped Junta Hikes Taxes, Utilities Despite Surging Inflation
3083. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Braces For Severe Drought, River salinity
3084. INDONESIA: PDI-P Touts Food Security As Election Priority
3085. INDONESIA: 77 Indonesians Could Be Spared Death Penalty in Malaysia
3086. MYANMAR: Dethroned NLD party marks 35th anniversary in Myanmar
3087. SINGAPORE’S Total Population Back Above Pre-Covid Levels, Rising 5% to 5.92 Million
3088. THAILAND: Toxic Smoke From Indonesia Drifts Towards Thailand
3089. INDONESIA: TIkTok Laments Social Media Commerce Ban
3090. INDONESIA, Malaysia Seek to Counter Negative Perception of Palm Oil in India
3091. MALAYSIA: Artist Of Banned Book Says ‘Monkey’ Remark Meant To Compliment Indonesian Maid’s Agility
3092. MYANMAR: Tracing Myanmar Junta’s Repeated Governing Body Shakeups Since Coup
3093. SINGAPOREAN Woman And Daughter Arrested in Manila Airport For Allegedly Smuggling 14kg of Cocaine Worth S$1.83m
3094. INDONESIA: Multiple Task Forces Make Little Dent On Jakarta Air Pollution
3095. INDONESIA’S Carbon Exchange Holds Rp 3,000t Potential: Jokowi
3096. MALAYSIA: No Harassment of LGBT Community Will Be Allowed: Anwar
3097. MALAYSIA Working To Bring Home 2 Suspected Terrorists Detained in Guantanamo Bay
3098. MYANMAR: As Resistance Drone Attacks Rise, Myanmar Junta Seeks Regional Help
3099. INDONESIA: Govt Efforts To Tackle Human Trafficking Not Enough: Activists
3100. INDONESIA: Use Buildings Idled By Capital Move To Make Jakarta ‘Livable’: ADB
3101. MALAYSIA Will Not Entertain Frivolous Claims By Any Party on Sabah: Foreign Minister
3102. MYANMAR: How Chinese-Run Mines Are Fueling the Myanmar Junta’s Terror Campaign
3103. VIETNAM Opposes China’s Ship Identification Stations in Paracel Islands
3104. INDONESIA Reiterates Call To Reform Global Financial System
3105. INDONESIA: Gov’t To Issue Regulation Banning Social Media Platforms from Running E-Commerce
3106. MYANMAR: Catch-22 For Rohingya Caught Up in Myanmar Citizenship Dilemma
3107. PHILIPPINES: China Installs Barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
3108. SINGAPORE: World War II Bomb Found in Bukit Timah, SAF to Carry Out On
3109. INDONESIA: Local Investors Kick-Start Commercial Projects in Nusantara
3110. INDONESIA Pledges to Protect Marine Biodiversity in High Seas
3111. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Despite Geopolitical Rivalry, US Remains Malaysia’s Top Investor
3112. MYANMAR: US Committed To Resolving The Crisis in Burma: Deputy Secretary of State
3113. PHILIPPINES Considers Banning TikTok For Security Workers To Block App From Cyberspying
3114. INDONESIA: What climate change? Study Finds Political Parties Lack Focus on Climate Issues
3115. INDONESIA Seeks to Strengthen Fragmented Global South in Weeklong UNGA
3116. INDONESIA: Elon Musk’s Starlink Makes Indonesian Presence Withyees: Minerist
3117. MALAYSIA’S Largest Renewable Energy Power Plant Commences Operation
3118. MYANMAR: Junta Shutters Myanmar Currency Exchanges in ‘Futile’ Bid to Prop Up Economy
3119. CAMBODIA Set To Celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO Listing
3120. INDONESIA: Govt To Proceed With Oil Exploration In Warim Block In Papua
3121. INDONESIAN Woman Jailed for Using Islamic Invocation Before Eating Pork
3122. MALAYSIA: Resorting to Racial Politics Is Easiest Way To Gain Malay Support: PKR Deputy President Rafizi
3123. MYANMAR Junta Seeks Chinese Help Acquiring Nuclear Technology
3124. INDONESIAN Nickel Reserves Could Be Depleted In 15 Years, Minister Warns
3125. INDONESIA: Antam Ordered to Pay Surabaya Businessman Rp 1 Trillion in 1 Ton Gold Dispute
3126. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
3127. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
3128. MYANMAR: UK Ad Cuts to Rohingya Now at 85%: NGO
3129. VIETNAMESE Earthworm Hunters Destroying Protective Forest Go Unpunished
3130. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Slam Jokowi For Spying Boast
3131. INDONESIAN Navy Thwarts People Smuggling Attempt to Malaysia in High-Speed Boat Chase
3132. INDONESIA: National Museum that Houses Pre-Historic Artifacts Ravaged by Fire
3133. MYANMAR: UN Expert Suggests ‘Collective Punishment’ To End Myanmar mMilitary’s War on the People
3134. THAILAND: Health Ministry Launches Swift Vaccine Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
3135. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
3136. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
3137. MALAYSIA: Immigration Dept Cripples Pakistani Immigrant Syndicate in Kelantan
3138. MYANMAR: NLD Alarmed at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Health Woes
3139. MYANMAR: Several ASEAN Air Force Chiefs Skip Myanmar Meeting
3140. INDONESIA: Fears of Abuse as Ministers Allowed To Campaign ‘On Leave’
3141. INDONESIA: 19 Regional Governments and 2 Companies Awarded for Impactful Development Initiatives
3142. MALAYSIA Determined To Get Back 1MDB Funds From Goldman Sachs: PM Anwar
3143. MYANMAR Junta Chief Woos Shan Militias Amid Troop Shortages
3144. THAILAND: Pita Named An Emerging Leader In TIME100 Next List
3145. INDONESIA Grapples With Fires As El Nino Peaks
3146. INDONESIA Looks Back on Tough East Asia Summit Negotiations
3147. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, Survey Shows Muslims and Buddhists See Extremists From Their Own Faiths As Biggest Threats
3148. MYANMAR: Crimes Against Humanity Are Getting More ‘Brazen’ in Myanmar, UN Told
3149. PHILIPPINES: A Decade Later, Philippines Still Most Dangerous Country in Asia for Envi Defenders
3150. CAMBODIAN Rice Benefits From Global Security Woes
3151. INDONESIA: PLN’s Ambitious Renewables Target Lacks Govt Support
3152. MALAYSIA Is Latest in Asia To Tighten Grip on Key Minerals
3153. MYANMAR: Shamed By ASEAN, Myanmar’s Generals Try to Save Face
3154. VIETNAM: Bayer Launches Southeast Asia’s First ForwardFarm in Vietnam
3155. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reiterates Developing Nations Call For Help On Climate at G20
3156. INDONESIA: ASEAN Establishes New Troika to Find Solution on Myanmar Crisis
3157. MYANMAR: Education Under Attack in Myanmar, Ukraine and Other War Zones: NGO
3158. MYANMAR Has Been Running Out of Power Since the Coup: World Bank
3159. THAILAND Malaysia Mull Setting Up Joint Committee To Tackle Cross-Border Cybercrime
3160. INDONESIA: Proposed Govt Control Over Places Of Worship Draws Criticism
3161. INDONESIA: Police Deployed to Check Pollutant Level at Factories
3162. MALAYSIA: Suhakam To Work With Indonesian, Philippine Counterparts To Find Answers To Sabah’s Stateless Issue In Next Five Years
3163. MYANMAR Junta Losing War: East Timor’s President
3164. VIETNAM Rises As Potential Semiconductor Hub For Global Manufacturers
3165. INDONESIA: China Warns Against ‘New Cold War’ at ASEAN Summit
3166. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 42 Chinese Nationals Accused of Romance Scams
3167. MYANMAR: No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chief
3168. MYANMAR’S Suu Kyi Unwell, Back in Prison: NLD Members
3169. VIETNAM, Laos, Cambodia Agree To Operate ‘One Journey-Three Destinations’ Tours
3170. ASEAN Bars Myanmar From 2026 Chairmanship
3171. INDONESIA: OpenAI Chief Granted First ‘Golden Visa’
3172. INDONESIA Introduces De-Dollarization Task Force
3173. SINGAPORE: Rapper Subhas Nair Sentenced To Jail For Attempting To Promote Ill Will Between Races and Religions
3174. THAILAND: As New Cabinet Is Sworn In, Srettha Says ‘No Honeymoon Period’ For His Government
3175. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For ASEAN To Denounce ‘Ten-Dash Line’
3176. INDONESIA To Import 250,000 Tons Of Rice From Cambodia
3177. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Based V-Power Company Ceases Four Projects in Myanmar
3178. VIETNAM’S Mekong Delta, World’s Youngest River Basin, Might Be First One Gone
3179. INDONESIA: Regions Brace For Wildfire, Haze As Dry Season Peaks
3180. INDONESIA: W. Australia Offers to Make Indonesia’s EV Battery Dream Come True ​​​
3181. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir says racial issues caused by non-Malay parties, calls them ‘parti pendatang’: Report
3182. MYANMAR And Other Rice Exporting Countries Struggle To Maintain Normal Production
3183. SINGAPORE: Tharman Clinches Oresidency With Landslide Win, Pledges To Help Usher In ‘Future of Optimism and Solidarity’
3184. INDONESIA Open To ‘Kratom’ Opioid Exports Despite Proposed Local Ban
3185. INDONESIA: Challenges Abound Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Jakarta
3186. MYANMAR’S Landmine Clearers Working With Pliers And Bare Hands
3187. PHILIPPINES Rejects China ’10-Dash’ Map
3188. SINGAPORE Holds First Contested Presidential Vote In Over A Decade
3189. INDONESIA: Political Dynasties, Graft Leniency Loom Over 2024 Elections
3190. INDONESIA: Jokowi Threatens to Shut Down Polluting Factories
3191. MYANMAR: Yangon Food Charities Swamped as Hunger Stalks Myanmar
3192. THAILAND: Activists Submit Petition With Over 212,000 Signatures, Seek Democratic Constitution
3193. VIETNAM: All Eyes On Agroecology As Vietnam Embarks on Food System Transformation Journey
3194. INDONESIA: Political Exiles Push For Guarantee Of Continued Nonjudicial Resolutions
3195. INDONESIA: Says Freedom of Expression Not Free Pass for Quran Desecration
3196. MALAYSIA: Beyond A ‘Band-Aid’: Why SIS Started Free Legal Advice For Muslims 20 years Ago And What’s Next
3197. MYANMAR: As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
3198. THAILAND: MRT To Partially Power Blue, Purple Lines With Solar Energy
3199. INDONESIAN Protectionism May Stand In Way of ASEAN Digital Economy Pact
3200. INDONESIAN Muslims Advised against Multiple Hajj Pilgrimages
3201. MYANMAR: Seven Indian Companies Added To Myanmar ‘Dirty List’
3202. MYANMAR Vulnerable To Climate Emergencies, says NGO
3203. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Province Coastline Devastated By Erosion
3204. CAMBODIA: NGOs Warn of ‘Sharp’ Decline in Breastfeeding
3205. INDONESIA Lifts Ban on Sending Domestic Workers to Middle East
3206. INDONESIA Inaugurates $2B LRT Trains to Reduce Jakarta’s Traffic
3207. MYANMAR Expels Top East Timor Diplomat
3208. THAILAND Running Out of Jobs For University Graduates: NESDC Report
3209. CAMBODIA: From Waste To Wealth: Cambodian Compost Mogul Turns Trash To Treasure
3210. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reignites ‘Bandung Spirit’ In Week-Long Africa Tour
3211. INDONESIA: Hyundai To Introduce New Electric Vehicle Model From Indonesian Plant
3212. MYANMAR: Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine
3213. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Pitches For Federalism
3214. INDONESIA: Pertamina Eyes Oil And Gas, Geothermal Expansion In Kenya
3215. INDONESIA: Partial Work-from-Home Policy Implemented in Greater Jakarta to Address Air Pollution
3216. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monks Condemn Myanmar Junta for Arrests Over ‘Blasphemous’ Movie
3217. PHILIPPINES: Chinese Ships Block PH Boats
3218. THAILAND: Srettha Gets Royal Endorsement As Prime Minister
3219. INDONESIA: Captive Power Casts Doubt On JETP Emissions Reduction Goal
3220. INDONESIA: Govt To Merge Three State-Owned Airlines
3221. INDONESIA’S Cellular Tariffs Among the Cheapest in SE Asia
3222. MYANMAR Will Get Sicker—Junta Shuts Another Hospital in Mandalay
3223. THAILAND: Thaksin Taken To Bangkok Remand Prison To Start Serving His Jail Terms
3224. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Uncover Arms Trade Syndicate
3225. INDONESIA: Health Ministry To Set Up Independent Body To Probe Malpractice Claims
3226. MALAYSIA: Federal Court Allows Leave For Sisters In Islam’s Bid To Appeal Ruling Over Selangor Fatwa Declaring It As Deviant
3227. MYANMAR: Several Resistance Attacks Reported Near Myanmar Regime’s Nerve Center
3228. THAILAND’S Pheu Thai Launches PM Bid As Fugitive Figurehead Thaksin Eyes Return
3229. CAMBODIA-New Cultural Heritage Sites Identified In Protected Areas
3230. INDONESIA: Jokowi To Attend BRICS Summit in South Africa
3231. INDONESIA: Nearly 17,000 Central Government Employees to Relocate to Nusantara
3232. MYANMAR: H&M’s Forced Exit Leaves 42,000 Myanmar Workers Asking How They Will Eat
3233. THAILAND Now Has 36 Smart Cities In 25 Provinces
3234. INDONESIA: Jokowi Govt Sets Final $2.6b Tranche for Nusantara Next Year
3235. INDONESIA: Four More Provinces Ink Low-Carbon Development Deal With Bappenas
3236. MYANMAR: Leader of Sanctions-Hit Myanmar Junta Moans About ‘Weaponization’ of Dollar
3237. MYANMAR: In Myanmar Prisons, Showing Solidarity With Martyrs Leads to Solitary Confinement
3238. SINGAPORE: Police Warn Of New Android App Scam Targeting Users of TikTok, Dating Platforms-
3239. INDONESIA: Tesla To Sign Investment Deal In Indonesia Within Months: Luhut
3240. INDONESIA: Newly-Arrested Militant Plots Attacks on Police, Military Targets
3241. MYANMAR: Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis
3242. MYANMAR Regime to Arm Civil Servants
3243. SINGAPORE: Some Employers Make Baseless ‘revenge accusations’ Against Maids To Punish Them For Leaving Job: Home Report
3244. INDONESIA: Government To Start Random Emission Tests As Poor Air Chokes Jakarta
3245. INDONESIA: Jokowi Mulls Work From Home Policy to Address Deteriorating Jakarta Air Quality
3246. MYANMAR: At Least 25 Missing After Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
3247. THAILAND: Man, 36, Becomes First Patient To Die of Mpox in Thailand
3248. VIETNAM Issues e-Visa For All Countries
3249. INDONESIA: Jakarta Pollution Blamed For Respiratory Problems
3250. INDONESIA: Miss Universe Cuts Ties with Indonesian Organizer amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
3251. MYANMAR: Torture and Terror at Chinese-Run Cyber Scam Hubs in Myanmar
3252. VIETNAM: Big Wave of Internal Migration Hits Da Lat
3253. INDONESIA: Jakarta Hit By Major Pollution spike: Air quality monitor
3254. INDONESIA: Lecturer’s Curse of President Tests Limits of Free Speech
3255. INDONESIA: New Capital Nusantara is World’s Largest Project: Jokowi
3256. MYANMAR: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Blames Manipur Violence On Myanmar Refugees
3257. VIETNAM: Power Outages Cost Vietnam $1.4B: World Bank
3258. INDONESIA: ‘Missing Link’ in Indonesia’s Economic Development: INDEF
3259. INDONESIA: New Zealand Calls For Release of Pilot Kidnapped in Papua
3260. INDONESIA: 30 Miss Universe Indonesia Contestants Report Sexual Abuse: Lawyer
3261. MYANMAR: Prominent Activist Calls for Public Boycott of Myanmar Junta’s ‘Blood’ Products
3262. THAILAND To Grow Opium, Magic Mushrooms To Produce Morphine, Anti-Depressants
3263. INDONESIA’S Inequality Increases Slightly As Poverty Falls
3264. INDONESIA: Brain Drain: Calls Mount For Dual Citizenship In Indonesia
3265. INDONESIA: Populous Indonesia Defends Democracy Index That is Behind Malaysia
3266. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Turkiye’s President Erdogan Suggests Cooperation With Malaysia In Facing Islamophobia
3267. MYANMAR: Deadly Floods Displace Thousands in Three Myanmar Border States
3268. CAMBODIA Dismisses Human Rights Report
3269. INDONESIA: Experts Warn of Contagious Outbreaks, Health Problems As El Niño Returns
3270. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Exceeds 5% for 7th Consecutive Quarter
3271. MYANMAR: US Closes Sanctions Window For Myanmar Junta Banks
3272. VIETNAM: Earthworm Electrocution Is Destroying The Environment For China Trade
3273. ASEAN: Timor-Leste Rethinks Its Accession Bid if ASEAN Cannot Handle Myanmar Issue
3274. INDONESIA- West Sumatra Administration Criticized For Stifling Protests
3275. MALAYSIA: Muslim Nationalism Challenges Anwar’s Multiethnic Government: Wong Chin Huat
3276. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners Tortured for Honoring Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day
3277. VIETNAM: Export Demand Should Not Jeopardize Vietnam Food Security: Experts
3278. INDONESIA Initiates ASEAN Road Map For Digital Transformation Of Education Systems
3279. INDONESIA: Foreigners Only Need Passport to Buy House in Indonesia: Gov’t
3280. MALAYSIA: Woman Convert Fails To Get High Court Leave In Bid To Be Declared Christian After Divorcing Muslim Man
3281. MYANMAR: Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar
3282. THAILAND: Chinese Investors Top BOI Investments Applications
3283. INDONESIA: Islamic School Leader Panji Gumilang Detained for Blasphemy, Hate Speech
3284. INDONESIA: Govt Plans to Revive Sanatoriums To Treat Tuberculosis
3285. MYANMAR: Junta’s Amnesty for Political Prisoners was Hostage Diplomacy: Myanmar Watchdog
3286. VIETNAM Continues ‘Four Nos’ Defense Policy
3287. VIETNAM: Culinary Tourism To Become National Strategic Product
3288. INDONESIA: Govt Unveils Ecotourism Concept For New Capital City
3289. INDONESIA: No LSD In Our Cattle, Canberra Insists After RI Halts Imports
3290. MYANMAR Regime Reduces Jailed Leaders’ Sentences Under Prisoner Amnesty
3291. SINGAPORE:  Man Charged With Running Unregistered Muslim Religious School, Teaching False Doctrine
3292. VIETNAMESE Consume Too Much Meat, Say Health Advocates
3293. INDONESIA: Government Orders Shipment of Aid to Drought-Hit Papua Region
3294. INDONESIA: Jokowi Seeks Chinese Investment in 5,000-Hectare Durian Plantation
3295. Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for 6 More Months
3296. PHILIPPINES: 25 Dead, Over 2 million Affected from Typhoon Doksuri in Philippines
3297. VIETNAM: Russia to Issue E-Visas for Vietnamese Nationals
3298. NDONESIA’S Middle-Strength Passport Remains a Travel Barrier For Some
3299. INDONESIA Launches Its First CryIpto Bourse
3300. MALAYSIA: Customs Makes Biggest Drug Bust in Sabah, Seizes over 100Kg of Syabu Worth Around RM3M
3301. MYANMAR Jade Worth About US$4 Billion Exported to China in 2022
3302. THAILAND:  Police Prepare for Thaksin’s Return As August 10 Arrival Date Confirmed By Family
3303. INDONESIA’s Rice Reserve Not Sufficient To Weather El Niño Next Year
3304. ASEAN Predicted to Be Net Importer of Natural Gas by 2025
3305. MYANMAR’S Northern Alliance ‘Not Interested’ in Empty Peace Talks With Junta
3306. PHILIPPINES; China Eyes Military Exercises With PH
3307. SINGAPORE: No Zero-Tolerance Approach by PAP to Extramarital Affairs, Unlike Corruption and Criminal Conduct: DPM Wong
3308. CAMBODIA: An End To An Era as Hun Sen Passes Baton To Son Manet
3309. INDONESIA: JETP Could Help Drive Indonesia’s Geothermal Growth
3310. INDONESIA Says Taliban Representatives Visited ‘Informally’
3311. MYANMAR: Thai Beer Titan to Invest US$14M in Another Brewery in Myanmar
3312. PHILIPPINES: VIETNAM Builds More Facilities in Spratlys
3313. CAMBODIAN Election Draws Criticism
3314. INDONESIA: Social Media Monitoring Agency Could Curb Free Speech, Activists Warn
3315. INDONESIA Set to Launch Largest Solar Panel Industry in SE Asia
3316. MYANMAR Military May Move Suu Kyi to House Arrest
3317. SINGAPORE To Execute First Woman In Nearly 20 Years: Rights Groups
3318. INDONESIA: G20 Energy Proposal Costly, Not Feasible: RI
3319. INDONESIA Spends $3.8B on Fuel Subsidies in 1st Half of 2023
3320. MYANMAR: Number of IDPs in Myanmar Surges Almost 50,000 in Five Weeks
3321. SINGAPORE: Growing Concern With Youth Radicalism, Terrorism Threat to Singapore Remains High: ISD
3322. VIETNAM: Researchers Find Evidence of 2,000-year-old curry in Vietnam, the oldest in Southeast Asia
3323. CAMBODIA’S 2023 General Election Kicks Off
3324. INDONESIA: Power Struggle Grips Golkar Ahead of 2024 Polls
3325. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Close Illegal Railroad Crossings
3326. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, More Muslim Parents Turning To Abducting Kids in Custody Wars: SIS Data
3327. MYANMAR: Whither Wa State? Myanmar’s Criminal Hub Spreads Wings Under Junta
3328. INDONESIA Must Push For Fairer Carbon Market: Activists
3329. INDONESIA: Gov’t Takes Down Over 11,000 Gambling Websites
3330. MALAYSIA Issues License to Elon Musk’s Starlink To Bring Internet Services To Remote Areas
3331. MYANMAR: Chin Schoolchildren Being Taught In Trenches Cecause of Airstrikes
3332. VIETNAM’S Last Wild Elephants On The Brink of Survival
3333. INDONESIA Strengthens Economic Diplomacy With Cabinet Reshuffle
3334. INDONESIA: No Authorization for Interfaith Marriages: Supreme Court
3335. Myanmar Regime Again Bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From Honoring Father on Martyrs’ Day
3336. SINGAPORE: Foreigners Need Approval To Buy Mixed Commercial and Residential Properties, Land in Singapore
3337. VIETNAM Passport Jumps 6 Places in Global Ranking
3338. INDONESIA: RI, EU Gear Up For Trade Clash
3339. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Pay Indonesia $886M in Digital Taxes in 3.5 Years
3340. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Constant Fear of Torture and Murder
3341. PHILIPPINES: ICC Junks PH Appeal On Drug War Probe
3342. VIETNAM: Google Maps Re-Displays Vietnamese Flag on Spratly Island
3343. INDONESIA: When Teachers Are The Bullies, Where Do Students Go?
3344. INDONESIA Trade Surplus for 38 Months in a Row
3345. MYANMAR Junta Condemns ASEAN for Ignoring ‘Peaceful Efforts to Restore Democracy’
3346. THAILAND: Coalition Decides to Propose Pita as its PM Candidate in Second Round
3347. VIETNAM’S Aging 100-million Population a Demographic Time Bomb
3348. CAMBODIA: Childhood Diabetes Up Amid Sugar Epidemic
3349. INDONESIA: Growing Informal Sector Signals Lack In Job Creation
3350. INDONESIA: PTPP, Adhi Karya Win $540M Railway Project in Philippines
3351. MYANMAR Junta Likely to Extend Military Rule Again
3352. THAILAND: Two-Wheeled Angels:Bangkok Launches First Fleet of Motorbike-ambulances
3353. ASEAN Struggles For Unity On Myanmar Conflict
3354. ASEAN, China Agree on South China Sea’s Code of Conduct Guidelines
3355. INDONESIA: Shrinking Domestic Industry May Dethrone RI As World’s No. 2 Rubber Exporter
3356. MYANMAR: Protect Rohingya From Armed Gangs: HRW
3357. THAILAND: Pita Fails in Bid to Become Prime Minister
3358. INDONESIA Wants to Double Lithium Pact with Australia to 120,000 Tons
3359. INDONESIA: LGBT Event in Indonesia Scrapped After Security Threats
3360. MYANMAR: Thai Foreign Minister Says Met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
3361. SINGAPORE: Maid Agencies Find Various Ways to Sieve Out Underage Candidates, Even As MOM Sees Fewer Cases
3362. THAILAND: Thaksin Postpones Return Until Thailand’s Political Situation Settles Down
3363. INDONESIA: Bakamla Seizes Iranian Tanker Over Illicit Oil Transfer
3364. INDONESIA: Netherlands Returns Ancient Jewels, Temple Carvings to Indonesia
3365. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Gives Final Warning To Those Playing Up 3R Issues
3366. MYANMAR Junta Condemned For Using ‘Prison Transfers’ as a Pretext For Murder
3367. PHILIPPINE Activists Fight Back on Online Theats Rise
3368. CAMBODIA: Manhunt Underway After Capital 103kg-Meth Bust
3369. INDONESIA: RI Property Giants to Build Malls, Offices In Nusantara Capital City
3370. INDONESIA: $3.5 Billion Jababeka Movieland Launched as Indonesian Answer to Hollywood
3371. MYANMAR: Singapore’s UOB Is Shutting Myanmar Junta Allied Airline’s Bank Accounts
3372. SINGAPORE: Millions Vie For Tickets to Taylor Swift’s Only Stop in Southeast Asia
3373. INDONESIA: Potable Tap Water Still a Pipe Dream, for Now
3374. INDONESIA: Political Row Undermines RI’S Second Chance as FIFA Host
3375. MALAYSIA: Counting Malaysia’s ‘Invisible’ People: How Many Born Here Cannot Be Citizens Despite Their Local Roots
3376. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Deportation of Undocumented Children Branded Cruel
3377. SINGAPORE Must Never Become a Welfare State, But It Can Be a ‘Welfare Society’: SM Tharman
3378. INDONESIA: Govt Steps Up Efforts To Curb Anthrax After Outbreak Kills 3 People
3379. INDONESIA: Robust Salt Industry Recipe to Cut Indonesia’s Deficit with Australia
3380. MYANMAR: UN Urges End to Arms, Currency Supplies to Myanmar Junta
3381. SINGAPORE: Police Warn of Resurgence of Concert Ticket Scam As At Least 462 Lose Over S$480,000 Since January
3382. VIETNAM: New Crocodile Newt Species Discovered in Vietnam
3383. INDONESIA: Government Rescues Nearly 2,000 Human Trafficking Victims
3384. INDONESIA: Safeguarding the Sunda Pangolin: RER’s Commitment to Wildlife Protection and Conservation
3385. MALAYSIA: More Malaysians Transitioning to Solar Power to Reduce Electricity Bills
3386. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Nightlife Shutdown as Narcotics Flood Myanmar
3387. VIETNAM RIses FOur Ranks in Global Peace Index
3388. CAMBODIA Bans Entry for All Meta Oversight Board Bembers
3389. INDONESIA: Victims, Families Urge Jokowi to Rewrite History on Rights Abuse
3390. INDONESIA: ‘No Big Deal’: Minister Reacts to Indonesian Rice Terraces Used in Philippine Tourism Promo
3391. MYANMAR Supreme Court to Hear President and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeals
3392. VIETNAMESE People Turning Their Backs On Dog Meat
3393. INDONESIA: Jakarta Installs AI-Controlled Traffic Lights to Ease Congestion
3394. INDONESIA Reports Slower Deforestation Growth
3395. MYANMAR: Surprise? Myanmar Ranks Poorly in ‘Tourist-Friendly ’Ranking
3396. THAILAND-Foreign Investors Wary of Delay in Thai Govt Formation: FTI
3397. VIETNAM  Bans Barbie Movie for Featuring China’s Nine-Dash Line
3398. INDONESIA: After Recent Portfolio Sell-Offs, Is Traditional Retail Banking Dead in Indonesia?
3399. INDONESIA In Talks with 3 Unnamed Countries for OPEC-Like Nickel Cartel
3400. MYANMAR Junta War Crimes Rising: UN Report
3401. SINGAPORE Sees Highest Number of Suicides in Over 20 Years, With Most Cases Among Those in Their 20s: SOS
3402. TIMOR LESTE Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
3403. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
3404. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
3405. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
3406. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
3407. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
3408. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
3409. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
3410. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
3411. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
3412. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
3413. INDONESIA: World Bank Sees Stagnant FDI, Slowdown in Growth for Indonesia
3414. INDONESIA to Reroute Palm Oil Export to Africa Following EUDR
3415. MYANMAR Junta Turns Thai-Sponsored Talks Into Propaganda Tool
3416. PHILLIPPINES- Kitchen Crisis: How some food prices soared under Marcos
3417. SINGAPORE: Air Purifiers Flying off the shelves as S’poreans brace themselves for haze; experts give tips on dealing with it
3418. SOUTHEAST ASIA at High Risk of Trans-boundary Haze: Report
3419. INDONESIA Moves ASEAN Military Drill Site Away From South China Sea
3420. MYANMAR: US Slaps Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Defense Ministry, Regime-Run Banks
3421. VIETNAM: Dak Lak Armed Group Connected to US-based Terrorists
3422. VIETNAM: Nearly 5,000 ChatGPT Accounts hacked in Vietnam
3423. INDONESIA Ranks Sixth Among Countries with Most Startups
3424. INDONESIA: Jakarta Lacks Myanmar Leverage: UN rapporteur
3425. MALAYSIA: Wisma Putra Clarifies Misperceptions Regarding Demarcation of Strait of Malacca and Sulawesi Sea
3426. MYANMAR: Arrests Follow ‘Flower Strike’ To Mark Detained Aung San Suu Kyi’s Bfrirthday
3427. SINGAPORE: High Risk of Severe Transboundary Haze in 2023, Public Advised To Be Prepared: Singapore institute
3428. INDONESIAN Businesses Call For Change in PLN’s Dominance to Hit Renewable Target
3429. INDONESIA Urges Regional Efforts for Clean Energy Transition
3430. MYANMAR: More Labor Union Leaders Arrested at Zara Factory in Myanmar
3431. PHILIPPINES: Filipino Women Highly Biased Against Own Gender: Study
3432. VIETNAM: Overseas Vietnamese Return Home For Retirement
3433. INDONESIA’S Satria-1 Successfully Launched Into Orbit
3434. INDONESIA: Coca-Cola Launches New rPET Bottles in Indonesian Market
3435. LAOS Seals MOU With Chinese Firm for Development of That Luang SEZ
3436. MYANMAR Junta Signs Wind Power, Direct Flights and Financial Deals With Russia
3437. THAILAND Defends Divisive Myanmar Junta Talks
3438. ASEAN Nixes Thai Informal Talks Idea on Myanmar
3439. CAMBODIAN  Riel to Expand Across Laos and Vietnam
3440. INDONESIA: Japan’s Emperor in Indonesia for First State Visit
3441. MALAYSIA Best-Performing Muslim-Majority Country in 2022’s Islamicity Index, But Long Way to Go On Human Rights
3442. MYANMAR  People’s Thoughts With Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 78th Birthday
3443. INDONESIA: MSMEs Account for 97% of Job Opportunities in Indonesia
3444. INDONESIA: Jakartans Find Worsening Air Pollution ‘Unbearable’
3445. MYANMAR Junta Sentences 730 Political Prisoners in Less Than Six Months
3446. PHILIPPINES: Media Landscape Remains ‘Largely Grim’ Despite Change In Leadership: Report
3447. 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.”