Category: Beyond ASEAN

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