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

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EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

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

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