Category: South Korea

1. INDONESIA: Unresolved Conflicts May Hinder Prabowo’s Plan to Form Presidents’ Club
2. INDONESIAN Muslim Cleric Reaffirms Ban on Interfaith Marriage
3. MYANMAR: Chin Alliances Clash Over Territory Liberated From Myanmar Junta
4. SINGAPORE:  Migrant Workers in S’pore Left in Limbo After Paying Large Sums to Agency Promising Jobs in Poland
5. VIETNAM:  Rail Route Connects China, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia
6. INDONESIA: Schools, Universities Prone To Corruption: KPK Survey
7. INDONESIA: Sumatran Orangutan’s Use of Medicinal Plant to Treat Wound Intrigues Scientists
8. MYANMAR: US Commission Slams Myanmar’s Religious Freedom
9. VIETNAM Posts Over $10B in Four-Month Tourism Revenue
10. VIETNAM to Produce Enough Rice for 8 Million Tons Exports
11. INDONESIA May Offer Dual Citizenship to Attract Overseas Workers: Minister
12. INDONESIA: Ministry Unveils New Funding Initiative For Climate-Resilient Health System
13. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Govt Can Take Criticism But Will Not Compromise on 3R Sentiments
14. MYANMAR: EU Extends Myanmar Junta Sanctions for Another Year
15. VIETNAM Welcomes over 6 Million Int’l Visitors in Four Months
16. INDONESIA: Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes off Java Island: Authorities
17. INDONESIA: PDI-P Could Become Sole Opposition to Prabowo Coalition
18. INDONESIA: Political Dynasticism Rampant in Newly Elected House Lawmakers
19. MYANMAR: India Needs to Protect its Strategic Stakes in ‘Unstable’ Myanmar
20. PHILIPPINES- Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools, triggers health alerts
21. REGIONAL: Women in SE Asia Gaining Representation in Boardrooms: Report
22. CAMBODIA: Pailin Farmer Hits On Solution To Excess Mangoes
23. INDONESIA: US Returns Antiquities to Indonesia Amid Probe into Trafficking Networks
24. INDONESIA: Creative Industry Workers Worry AI Is After Their Jobs
25. MALAYSIA Adopts a Balanced Foreign Policy, Stands Clear of Provocations: PM Anwar
26. MYANMAR: Network of ASEAN Parliamentarians Says Only Myanmar is Locking up Lawmakers
27. INDONESIA: House of Old Men: 2024 Election Sees Lowest Number of Young Lawmakers ​​​
28. INDONESIA: Job Creation Law Eases Business Licensing to Propel Growth
29. MALAYSIA: UM Apologizes For Hosting Pro-Israel Professor, Lambasts Him for Claiming Malaysia Unsafe for Travelers
30. MYANMAR: Thailand Warns Myanmar’s Rivals Against Using Its Soil For Harm: Minister
31. THAILAND: 30 Died From Heatstroke in Thailand so Far in 2024 as South-east Asia Bakes
32. CAMBODIA: Ending a Scourge: PM Pushes For Final Steps to Eradicate Malaria in Cambodia
33. INDONESIA in Dire Need of Specialist Doctors: Jokowi
34. 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
35. MYANMAR: US Think-Tank Sounds Alarm as Scam Centers Mushroom on Myanmar-Thai Border
36. SINGAPORE Red Cross Sends 9 Volunteers to Egypt for Gaza Relief Work, S$815,000 Worth of Aid
37. INDONESIA: Dengue Deaths Spike Almost Threefold Compared to Last Year
38. INDONESIA: Inter-Province Migration Costs Jakarta Trillions of Rupiah
39. MALAYSIA Seeing Sharp Increase In Ageing Population: Nanta
40. MYANMAR: UN’s Türk Sounds Alarm Amid Rising Tensions in Rakhine
41. INDONESIA: Court Rulings Seal Prabowo Win
42. INDONESIA: Clashes Between TNI, OPM Continue in Papua Amid Rising Tension
43. MALAYSIA Poised to Become Powerhouse In Clean, Renewable Energy: Industry Players
44. MYANMAR: As Losses Mount, Myanmar’s Junta Tightens Its Embrace of Russia
45. CAMBODIA: Chinese Police Complete Repatriation Of Over 680 Gambling, Scam Suspects from Cambodia
46. INDONESIA: Authorities Call For Vigilance Amid Heightened Volcanic Activity
47. MALAYSIA Aims To Be In Top 20 Countries in Global Startup Ecosystem Index by 2030: PM Anwar
48. MYANMAR Junta Using Rohingya Recruits to Sow Ethnic Hatred: Activists
49. VIETNAM: Three Vietnam Locales Among World’s ‘Best Walking cities’
50. ASEAN Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Escalating Myanmar Violence
51. INDONESIA: Trust in Constitutional Court Rises Ahead Of Ruling On Election Disputes: LSI Survey
52. MYANMAR: New Year, Old Tactic: Myanmar Junta’s Amnesty Skips Political Prisoners
53. SINGAPORE:  24-Year-Old Maps Singapore Toilets With Bidets on Google, Earning Rave Reviews From Netizens
54. THAILAND: NIA Launches New Platform to Boost Thai Agricultural Startups with Deep Tech
55. INDONESIA: Apple Mulls Building First Production Facility in Indonesia
56. INDONESIA: Jokowi Raises Concerns Over Money Laundering Using Crypto Assets
57. MALAYSIA: Single Mother is First Woman Khalwat Offender to be Whipped in Terengganu
58. MYANMAR: Burmese Activist Maung Zarni Nominated For the Nobel Peace Prize
59. VIETNAM Needs $30B Investment For Universal Clean Water Access
60. INDONESIA: Minister Launches 500,000 Hectares of Farming Land in S Papua
61. INDONESIA: Young People in Indonesia Put Off Marriage
62. MALAYSIA: Biggest Renter Group in Malaysia are Millennials: Study
63. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi And Former President Win Myint Reportedly Moved to House Arrest in Naypyidaw
64. VIETNAM: Draft Law Restricting Journalists’ Courtroom Rights Meets Opposition
65. INDONESIA: Mideast Escalation Could Pose Major Economic Risk to RI
66. INDONESIA: Komnas HAM Criticizes Government Handling of Tensions in Papua
67. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Rohingya, Including Children, Abducted in Violation of Conscription Law
68. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Rules Out New Bases for US
69. SINGAPORE: Lawrence Wong to Take Over From Lee Hsien Loong As Prime Minister on May 15: PMO
70. CAMBODIA’S Alternative Medicine to Hit $64.03 Million in 2024
71. INDONESIA Poised to Lead Booming Halal Cosmetics Market
72. INDONESIA: Papua Rebel Leader Says Captured New Zealand Pilot Won’t Be Released
73. MYANMAR Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Believed Held in Solitary Confinement in Naypyidaw Prison
74. VIETNAM: Schengen-Like Visa for Southeast Asia Will Boost Foreign Arrivals to Vietnam
75. INDONESIA: Government Denies Israeli Reports On Normalizing Ties
76. INDONESIA: Prabowo Collaborates with King of Jordan to Drop Indonesian Relief Supplies to Gaza
77. MYANMAR Junta Slams UN’s ‘One-Sided’ Human Rights Claims
78. SINGAPORE Wants to INsulate and Protect the Local Jewish Community From the Impacts of the War in Gaza: Shanmugam
79. VIETNAM: Van Thinh Phat Chairwoman Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death in $27B Scam
80. ASEAN Tourists Prefer Thailand Over Indonesia: Study
81. Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.2 Pct in 2024, 2025: Report
82. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Pledge Online Safety Measures for Children Using Social Media: Fahmi
83. MYANMAR: Reluctant Exiles: Another ‘Life or Death’ Exodus From Myanmar
84. VIETNAM: Thailand Aims to Boost Durian Exports to China, Reclaiming lead from Vietnam
85. CAMBODIA: 69-Year Old Phnom Penh Madam Detained For Underage Prostitution
86. INDONESIA: Govt Urged To Tighten, Stop Granting Mining Licenses On Small Islands
87. INDONESIA: 2 Papuan Rebel Leaders Killed in Shootout
88. MYANMAR: Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy
89. VIETNAM Firms Face Highest Local Cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
90. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Crystal and Liquid Meth Production House Linked to Hong Kong Ring
91. INDONESIA: PLN Mulls Importing LNG Amid Likely Shortfall in Local Gas Supply
92. MALAYSIA: Prabowo, Anwar Discuss Direction to Strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia Ties
93. MYANMAR Junta Deputy Defense Minister Interrogated Over Online Scams
94. THAILAND: Google Lunches Security Feature to Protect Thailand Users From Scams
95. INDONESIA: Lack of Clean Power May Jeopardize Indonesia’s Downstream Dream
96. INDONESIA: Brunei and Laos Join Regional Payment Connectivity
97. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya Must Calm ‘Allah’ Socks Storm Before Tensions Erupt: Extremism Experts
98. MYANMAR: BHRN Calls On International Community to Help Muslims in Myanmar
99. THAILAND: National Anti-Corruption Commission Initiates An Anti-Corruption Education Curriculum to Educate Thai Children and Instill Integrity Value in Thai society
100. INDONESIA: Hyundai Ends Indonesia Aluminium Deal After Climate Campaign By K-Pop Fans
101. INDONESIA: Aceh Authorities Detain Four Suspects in Rohingya Refugee Smuggling Case
102. MALAYSIA Probes Links Between Detained Man and Israeli Crime Group
103. MYANMAR Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
104. VIETNAM Has 6 Billionaires in Forbes Global Rich List
105. INDONESIA: Gov’t Revokes Over 2,000 Mining Licenses
106. INDONESIA: Court Summons 4 Jokowi Ministers to Testify in Presidential Election Dispute Trial
107. INDONESIA: As El Nino Bites, Indonesians Struggle with Record-High Rice Prices
108. MYANMAR Military Loses Historic Outpost on Road to China in Kachin State
109. SINGAPORE: 5 Takeaways From Survey of Southeast Asians, Including Singapore Being Top Choice of Regional Country for Relocation
110. INDONESIA: Pope Francis to Visit Indonesia in September: Minister
111. INDONESIA Gears Up for Another Colossal Elections
112. MYANMAR: KNU Grateful For Aid Sent by Thai Government Through Myanmar Red Cross
113. SINGAPORE: Dengue Cases Soar, Doubling in First Quarter of 2024; 7 Deaths Reported
114. CAMBODIA: Chetra Urges Preservation of Tonle Sap
115. INDONESIA’S Business Environment Ranking Slips As Others Improve
116. INDONESIA: Untapped Muslim Donations Could Reach Rp180 Trillion Annually
117. MYANMAR: India Urged to Stop Embracing War Criminals in Myanmar
118. THAILAND Equal Marriage Bill a Victory for LGBTQA+ All Over the World:Pita
119. INDONESIA Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza After UN Vote
120. INDONESIA Moves Closer to Next World Cup Qualifying Round with 3-0 Win in Vietnam
121. MALAYSIA: New SOPs Introduced To Prrevent Child Abuse Cases at Daycare Centers: Nancy Shukri
122. MYANMAR: UK Government Raps Myanmar Junta on Armed Forces Day Over Its Brutality
123. S’PORE-Flagged Vessel Had ‘Momentary Loss of Propulsion’ Just Before Hitting Baltimore Bridge: MPA
124. INDONESIA: 13 Soldiers Held Over Alleged Torture of Papuan
125. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Capture Portuguese Nationals Involved in Liquid Cocaine Trafficking Operation
126. MYANMAR: A Chronicle of Collapse: How the Tide Turned Against Myanmar’s Once Mighty Military
127. PHILIPPINES: Drug War Restarts in Davao
128. VIETNAM: Central Vietnam Province Gets Its Own Red Sea
129. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Rules Defamation Clause ‘Conditionally Unconstitutional’
130. INDONESIA Takes Over Airspace Management in Riau Islands and Natuna from Singapore
131. MYANMAR: Chinese Town Deports 200 Myanmar Migrant Workers Each Day
132. SINGAPORE: Govt Tells Israeli Embassy to Remove Facebook Post That Was an ‘Astonishing Attempt to Rewrite History’, says Shanmugam
133. THAILAND: An Entrepreneur Scores a Win in Europe With Her Low Glycemic Flour
134. INDONESIA: Failed Election Candidates Place Hopes in Court Proceedings
135. INDONESIA: New Import Rules Hoped to Save Ailing Textile Industry
136. MALAYSIA: ‘Allah’ Socks Issue: Sabahan Sentenced to Six Months of Jail for Insulting Islam on Facebook
137. MYANMAR is Main Beneficiary of Chinese Fund: Ambassador
138. THAI Scientists Breed Coral in Labs to Restore Degraded Reefs
139. INDONESIA Among the Unhappiest Countries in Southeast Asia: Study
140. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declared as Elected President After Final Vote Count
141. MYANMAR Court-Ordered Auction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home Fails to Draw Bids
142. SINGAPORE Completes First Humanitarian Aid Airdrop into Gaza
143. VIETNAM: Vo Van Thuong Leaves Position as Vietnam President
144. INDONESIA Braces For Wildfires Ahead of Dry Season
145. INDONESIA: $11.6 Billion Invested in Indonesia’s Smelters
146. MYANMAR’S Women Bear the Cost of the Junta’s Coup
147. THAILAND: Rural Doctor Society Claims Identities of 2.2 Million Thais on Sale in ‘Dark Web’
148. VIETNAM: Pakistani, Iranian Men Pose As Interpol To Extort Tourists in Hanoi
149. INDONESIA Accused of Avoiding Human Rights Issues
150. INDONESIA: Government Considers Student Loan Scheme for Low-Income Families
151. MALAYSIA: High Court Strikes Out Woman’s Bid to Declare Herself as Non-Muslim
152. In MYANMAR, Citizen Journalism is Connecting News to Its Revolutionary Roots
153. INDONESIA: KPU Races to Finish Vote Tally
154. INDONESIA: Russia Alleges 10 Indonesians Fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine
155. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Seize 2,500 LSD Sheets from Germany
156. Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Calls for Security Council Action to Halt Conscription
157. CAMBODIA: First Khmer-Speaking Robot Introduced-KhmerTimes
158. INDONESIA: Draft Policy Draws Flak for Allowing Military, Police Hold Civil Posts
159. INDONESIA Needs 350 More Aircraft to Make Airfare More Affordable
160. MALAYSIA: Proposed Amendment on Citizenship Laws Goes Against Founding Fathers’ Intentions, Nazir Razak Tells Putrajaya
161. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Communications in Around 80 Myanmar’s Townships: Report
162. INDONESIA: EU Deforestation Regulation Seen to Complicate RI Biodiesel Exports
163. INDONESIA: Thirst for ‘Swiftnomics’: Indonesia Eyes Partnering with Singapore on Concerts
164. newspapers to strengthen mastery of Malay language among students
165. MYANMAR: Japan Announces Extra US$ 37 Million In Aid to Myanmar
166. SINGAPORE: Singapore Endorses Communique on Tackling Scams at Inaugural Global Fraud Summit
167. INDONESIA: Extreme Weather Looms Over Indonesia
168. INDONESIA: 2024 Presidential Election Results: Prabowo-Gibran Secures Victory in Jakarta
169. MYANMAR: China Tightens Access For Myanmar Migrant Workers Entering From Shan State
170. SINGAPORE: Over Half in S’pore Say Society, Technology Changing Too Fast, and In Ways That Don’t Benefit Them: Survey
171. INDONESIA: Civil Society Piles Pressure On Parties To Launch House Probe
172. INDONESIA: Batik Air Grounds Pilots Following Alleged In-Flight Napping
173. MALAYSIA Charts Better Score In Latest Pew Religious Restriction Index, Driven By Drop in Govt Curbs
174. MYANMAR General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State
175. THAILAND: Crackdown On ‘Mule’ Accounts Aims to Impact Call-Center Gangs
176. INDONESIA: Why Carbon Utilization Key To Indonesia’s Decarbonization
177. INDONESIA: 18 Dead, 5 Missing After Indonesia Floods, Landslide
178. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Sarawak to Become Major Renewable Energy Hub in SE Asia
179. MYANMAR: AA Joins KIA Attacks on Myanmar Junta in Kachin State, While Fighting in Rakhine
180. VIETNAMESE Tech TAlents Find Homeland Has Appealing Career Prospects
181. INDONESIA: Cooking Up Opportunities: Used Cooking Oil Can Be a ‘Sizzling Success’ for Indonesia
182. INDONESIA Aiming for 80 Percent Middle Class Population in 2045: Bappenas
183. MALAYSIA: A Decade After MH370: Hopes of a New search to End All Speculation
184. MYANMAR: Besieged Junta Troops Launch ‘Scorched Earth’ Attacks in Myanmar Jade Hub
185. PHILIPPINES: 3,600 Ex-Rebels, Mostly in Mindanao, Await Amnesty as Senate Backs Marcos’ Initiative
186. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sets Ambitious 8 Pct Economic Growth Target for Indonesia
187. MALAYSIA Among Top Five Most Improved in Increasing Legal Gender Equality, But Still Lags Behind Regional Neighbors: World Bank Report
188. MYANMAR: Number of Townships Placed Under Martial Law by Myanmar Junta Rises to 61
189. SINGAPORE: Govt Mulls Publicizing Litterbugs’ Photos to Identify Them As Part of ‘Targeted’ Response to Rise in Cases
190. THAILAND: Wealthy Myanmar Citizens Buy Thai Property to Seek Refuge From Civil War
191. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Groups Oppose Using Operational Assistance Fund to Provide Free Lunches
192. INDONESIA: Prabowo Looks Certain to Protect Status Quo for Political Stability
193. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar ‘Happy to Reopen’ MH370 Search If Compelling Evidence Found
194. MYANMAR: ‘No Breakthrough’ in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance and Junta
195. VIETNAM: Carbon Credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year
196. CAMBODIA: Shiva Reborn: 10th Century Statue Takes Shape
197. INDONESIA: Poll Body in Hot Water After String of Tech Failures
198. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Takes a Stand Against Bullying at PGRI Congress
199. MALAYSIAN Graduates are Overqualified and Underpaid: Khazanah Research Institute Report
200. MYANMAR: Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar’s Naval Weaknesses
201. INDONESIA: Government Trials Free Meal Program at Tangerang School
202. INDONESIA: Jokowi Promotes Prabowo to TNI Honorary General
203. MYANMAR Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions
204. SINGAPORE: New Anti-scam Portal to be Launched; MHA Calls out Meta for ‘Consistently Pushing Back’ on Efforts to Tackle Scams
205. THAILAND: Zero Baht Stores: How ‘Grandpa Garbage’ Turned Waste into Sustainable Communities
206. INDONESIA: Govt Doubles Funds for Oil Palm Replanting
207. INDONESIA Losing Out on Foreign Tourists To Its Neighbors: Sandiaga
208. MYANMAR: Aid Received by Myanmar in 2023 Insufficient According to Analysis
209. SINGAPORE: Restaurant in Singapore Offers ‘Divorce’ Booking Option With Treats for Celebration
210. THAILAND: Chaiwat Insists 2,900 Rai Under Dispute is Protected Forest, Cannot Be ‘Buffer Zone’
211. CAMBODIA: Troubled Phnom Penh ‘Beer Bus’ Rebrands as ‘Eco-Friendly Exploration’
212. INDONESIA: World Bank Urges Fiscal Caution for Indonesia’s Free Lunch Program in 2025
213. INDONESIA: Inclusive Marriage Registry Plan for KUAs Meets With Questions, Calls for Dialogue
214. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Agree With New National Service Scheme, Think It Will Be Positive: Survey
215. MYANMAR: Myanmar Junta Calls on Students to Join University Corps
216. INDONESIA Most Networked Nation in Southeast Asia Amid Geopolitical Race
217. INDONESIA: Government to Relocate 6,000 Civil Servants to Nusantara in July
218. MALAYSIA now ranks number one globally for 5G consistency score: Fahmi
219. MYANMAR: Legal Aid Network Raps Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Drive
220. VIETNAM Risks Losing Regional Tourism Race Without Visa Waivers: Experts
221. CAMBODIA ex-PM Hun Sen Returns to Frontline Politics for Senate Seat
222. INDONESIA: Luhut says China Ready to Fork Over for Cutlery Factory
223. MYANMAR: Ta’ang Towns Promised Civilian Administration
224. VIETNAM: Scrap Dealer Builds $2.85M Gold-Plated Castle in Central Vietnam
225. CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Explains Hun Many’s Promotion to DPM
226. INDONESIA: Jokowi Unveils Biggest Port in Eastern Indonesia
227. INDONESIA Decries ‘Geopolitical Nightmare’ Ahead of ICJ Appeal
228. MYANMAR: Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription
229. VIETNAM To See Largest Expansion in Wealth Growth Over The Next Decade
230. INDONESIA: Fitch, Moody’s Raise Concerns About Fiscal Policy Under Prabowo leadership
231. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s School Meal Program to Cost $7.7 Billion in First Year
232. MYANMAR: Pa-O Militia Backs Myanmar Junta Conscription by Forcibly Recruiting Civilians
233. SINGAPORE: Malaysian Govt Study Warns of ‘Brain Drain’, Finds 3 in 4 M’sians Living, Working in S’pore Skilled or Semi-skilled
234. THAILAND: What Thailand Must Do To Improve its Democracy Index Ranking
235. INDONESIA: Jokowi signs regulation requiring Google, Meta to pay for news
236. INDONESIA Says Women’s Rights Advocacy Should Remain a Priority in Afghanistan
237. MALAYSIA: Police and State Islamic Authorities will Investigate Man Who Claims to be Prophet Muhammad’s Descendant: Home Minister
238. MYANMAR:  Global ESG Investment Advisory Firms Accused of Aiding Myanmar Junta
239. VIETNAM to send 125,000 Laborers Abroad in 2024
240. CAMBODIA To Install Hundreds of Wildlife Cameras in an EFfort to Restore its Tiger Population
241. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates 26 Military Hospitals Across Indonesia
242. MYANMAR: 3 Myanmar Brigadier Generals Sentenced To Death For Surrendering Town
243. VIETNAM’S VinFast to Establish EV Assembly Plant in Indonesia This Year
244. INDONESIA: Doctors Blame Late Detection as Cancer Deaths in Indonesia Near 243,000
245. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Policy Scrutiny After Free-Market Comments
246. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Proposed Fishing Law Leaves Burmese Workers Vulnerable
247. SINGAPORE: Air Ticket Prices To Go Up as Singapore Mandates Sustainable Fuel for Departing Flights from 2026
248. THAILAND: Group Opposed to Thaksin’s Parole Vows to Seek NACC Investigation
249. INDONESIA: Prabowo On Track To Succeed Jokowi
250. INDONESIA: From Floods to Love Hearts
251. MYANMAR: Restrictions Imposed on Domestic Air Travel in Myanmar
252. THAILAND: Govt Launches New Medical Coverage Scheme for Tourists
253. VIETNAMESE Spend $3.8M Daily on Online Food Orders
254. INDONESIA: Tale of Two cities: Religious Tolerance in Bekasi & Depok
255. INDONESIA to Address International Court Hearing on Israel Next Week
256. MALAYSIA: Tourism Minister Urges Malaysians to Reject Racism to Achieve Strong Unity
257. MYANMAR: Thailand to Open Humanitarian Center to Deliver Aid to Myanmar in One Month
258. SINGAPORE Builds AI Model to ‘Represent’ Southeast Asians
259. INDONESIA’S 2024 Cybersecurity Challenge: Rising Threats and Human Risks
260. INDONESIA: New Energy Rule Discourages Rooftop Solar Systems: Users
261. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reaffirms Continuation of Jokowi’s Programs
262. MALAYSIA: Sharia Punishments in Malaysia Determined by Govt, No Question of Any Challenge Against Islamic Laws: IKIM
263. MYANMAR Junta Enforces Military Service Law Following Battlefield Losses
264. INDONESIA: Government Targets Completion of 41 National Strategic Projects by 2024, Removes 12
265. MYANMAR’S Depleted Military Takes Aim at Professors, Students to Beef Up
266. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Rejects Calls for Independent Mindanao After Duterte’s Remarks
267. SINGAPORE: Median Monthly Household Income Rises to S$10,869 in 2023, a Real Increase of 2.8%
268. INDONESIA’S Leading Banks Thrive in Post-Pandemic Recovery
269. INDONESIA: KPU Found Guilty of Ethics Breach in Handling of Gibran VP Bid
270. MYANMAR: Nine UN Security Council Members Call on Junta to End Attacks on Civilians
271. THAILAND Confident Aid Effort Will Lead to Myanmar Crisis Dialogue
272. INDONESIA: Anies to Uphold FPI, HTI Bans
273. INDONESIA: Ship Captain Arrested for Transporting Migrant Workers from Malaysia
274. MALAYSIA’S Pardons Board Announces Decision to Cut Najib’s Jail Term from 12 to 6 Years
275. MYANMAR: 41 Rohingya Refugees Arrested After Fleeing Malaysian Detention Center
276. VIETNAM: South Australia Halts Central Vietnam Students’ Admittance Amid Disappearances
277. INDONESIAN Academia Calls for Electoral Integrity
278. INDONESIA’S Manufacturing PMI Beats Other ASEAN Countries
279. MALAYSIA: Stats Dept 2023 Report Shows Cancer Fourth Leading cCuse of death in Malaysia: Health Minister
280. MYANMAR: 900 Myanmar Medics Detained Since 2021 Coup: Swiss Report
281. SINGAPORE: Muslims Will Be Allowed to Eat Lab-Grown Meat If  It’s From Halal Animal Cells, Free From Non-Halal Ingredients: Mufti
282. CAMBODIA: Soothsayers Barred From Social Media aEtivities
283. INDONESIA: TNI Deploys 400,000 Soldiers to Safeguard the 2024 Election
284. INDONESIA to Import Chinese Trains for Aging Commuter Line
285. MYANMAR: Junta Prepared to Extend Myanmar’s State of Emergency Again in August
286. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs
287. INDONESIA: Dynasty in the Making’ as President Jokowi Shadow Hangs Over General Elections
288. INDONESIA: Singkawang Retains Title as Indonesia’s Most Tolerant City
289. MALAYSIA Ranks 57th in Global Corruption Perception Index, Trails Singapore in ASEAN
290. MYANMAR: Momeik Incinerated as Myanmar Junta Reoccupies Shan Town
291. PHILIPPINES: CNN Philippines to Close Due to Financial Losses
292. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Back ‘Myanmar-Owned and Led’ Solution to Crisis
293. INDONESIA: South Korean Native Vies for House seat
294. INDONESIA: Sustainable Infrastructure Will Remain as Top Priority under New President: Sri Mulyani
295. MYANMAR Sends Official to First ASEAN Meeting in More Than Two Years
296. SINGAPORE: Women Aged 21 to 49 More Likely Than Male Peers to Accept Being Single, Married Without Children: IPS poll
297. INDONESIA Aims to Attract 1,000 Investors with ‘Golden Visa’ Program
298. INDONESIA: Jokowi Gets Red Mark in Agrarian Dispute Resolution
299. MYANMAR: Both Junta and Resistance Digging In as Third Myanmar Coup Anniversary Approaches
300. THAILAND: Most Thais Believe Country in Economic Crisis That Needs Urgent Attention: Poll
301. Vietnamese Make Up Largest Percentage of Japan’s Foreign Workforce
302. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugees Flee Aceh Shelter Amid Tensions With Locals
303. INDONESIA Walks Out During Israel’s UN Security Council Speech
304. MALAYSIA: At UPR Review, Malaysia Stands Firm on its Treatment of Refugees
305. MYANMAR’S Supreme Court Orders Sale of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home
306. VIETNAM Condemns Fabricated Report by Human Rights Watch
307. INDONESIA: More Indonesians Smoking, Bucking Global Trend
308. INDONESIA Seeks EU Trade Deal to Compete Against Vietnamese Footwear
309. MALAYSIA to Launch Inquiry Into Cases Involving Disputed Singapore Strait Islets
310. MYANMAR’S  Military Has Turned a Strategic Town in Sagaing Region Into a ‘Graveyard’
311. THAILAND Must Get Out of Comfort Zone Amid Global Polycrises: CEOs
312. INDONESIA Needs to Quadruple Sugar Output by 2030 for Self-Fufficiency, Ethanol
313. INDONESIA: Demands from China, India to Boost Indonesia’s Coal Production
314. MALAYSIA Demands Accountability for Israel’s Violations of International Law: Foreign Minister
315. MYANMAR: Defeated Myanmar Junta Generals Given Death Sentences
316. THAILAND Rolls out New VAT Refund for Foreign Tourists
317. INDONESIA to Defend Skeptical Stance on Digital Goods Tax Moratorium at WTO
318. INDONESIA: Special Buses for Students with Disabilities Begin Operations in Jakarta
319. MALAYSIA’s Regressive Citizenship Amendments Risk Giving ‘Little Napoleons’ Power to Decide Who Gets To Be a Malaysian: Lawyer
320. MYANMAR: India Plans to Fence Off Myanmar Frontier
321. VIETNAM: First Homemade Radar Satellite to Go into Space Next Year
322. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Future Lies in Kalimantan
323. INDONESIA Eyes More Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Projects in 2024
324. MYANMAR Named Second-Biggest Jailer of Journalists
325. THAILAND: Muay Thai Takes the US by Storm, with 1,724 Centers, $1.25 Billion Industry
326. VIETNAM: PM Requests Review of Labor Export Companies
327. INDONESIA to Abandon 23% Renewable Energy Target
328. INDONESIA’S Tourism to Fall Behind Thailand if Entertainment Tax Goes Up: Apindo
329. MYANMAR: Another 278 Myanmar Junta Troops Flee to India
330. SINGAPORE: EV Fast Chargers to be Set Up in HDB Neighborhood and town centers
331. VIETNAM: Health Ministry Warns of Covid, Flu Surges Amid Tet travel, weather
332. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Ganjar, Anies Offer Diverse Anti-Graft Strategies
333. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Global Graffic Ranking Improves, But Congestion Worsens
334. MALAYSIA: Immigration D-G says 220 Undocumented Migrant Hotspots Detected Nationwide
335. MYANMAR: Thailand Mulls Providing Humanitarian Aid to Victims of War in Myanmar: Report
336. VIETNAM: US Terrorist Group Coaxes People Into Deadly Attacks in Vietnam: Prosecutors
337. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Breaks Ground on Rp 940 Billion Mosque Project in Nusantara
338. INDONESIA: KPK Seeks FBI Assistance in Investigating SAP’s Bribery Allegations
339. MALAYSIA: Two Malaysian Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Plead Guilty to Conspiring in 2002 Bali Bombing
340. MYANMAR: Female Prisoners Subjected to Humiliating Strip Searches in Corridors
341. VIETNAM: Hanoi Man Suffers Roundworm Attacks Passed From Dog
342. INDONESIA Targets 15 Oil and Gas Projects Going Onstream in 2024
343. INDONESIA Narrowly Misses Target of 100% Electrification Rate
344. INDONESIA: Vietnam to Surpass Indonesia if We Do Nothing: Jokowi
345. MYANMAR  Military Bows to Powerful Ethnic Army, Gives it More Towns Near China Border
346. VIETNAM: 290 Kg of Cocaine Washed Ashore in Central Vietnam
347. INDONESIA: Candidates to Pledge Commitment On Graft Eradication
348. INDONESIA: Police in West Papua Urge Vigilance as 53 Inmates Escape from Sorong Prison
349. MYANMAR’S Dictator is Facing Calls to Resign From Some of His Most Ardent Supporters
350. SINGAPOREANS Less Happy Today Than 5 Years Ago, But Those With More Balanced View of LIfe Generally More Satisfied: NUS Survey
351. VIETNAM Upholds ‘One China’ Policy After Taiwan Election
352. INDONESIA: Prabowo Revives Plan to Build Giant Seawall Across Java Coastline
353. INDONESIA: Communication and Information Ministry Removes 810,000 Online Gambling Content in 2023
354. MALAYSIAN Drug Kingpin Arrested in Laos Deported to Thailand, Authorities Working to Seize Remaining Ill-Gotten Gains
355. MYANMAR: Captured Myanmar Brigadier General Urges Junta Boss to Stop Committing War Crimes
356. SINGAPORE Passport Ranked World’s Most Powerful in 2024, Tied With 5 Other Countries
357. INDONESIA: Police Extend Cartenz Peace Operation in Papua Through 2024
358. INDONESIA: PLN Transforms Electric Poles into EV Charging Stations
359. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Spreading Fake News is a Crime, Agong is in Malaysia
360. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Myanmar Migrants Detained in Malaysia Crackdown
361. SINGAPORE Looking to Hire Auxiliary Police from China, India, the Philippines, Myanmar as Taiwan Recruits Dwindle: Shanmugam
362. INDONESIA: Unlocking Indonesia’s Supply Chain Opporst Asia-tunity in Energized Southea
363. INDONESIA to Send Record-Breaking 241,000 Pilgrims for 2024 Hajj Season
364. Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int’l Isolation, Rohingya Rights
365. SINGAPORE: Films at Upcoming Palestine Film Festival Allowed As They Do Not Promote Violence Against Any Group: Shanmugam
366. THAILAND Set to Surpass 2023 Rice Export Target as November Figures Surge
367. INDONESIA, Taiwan Prepare Migrant Fisher Protection Pact
368. INDONESIA’S Foreign Policy is Not Transactional: Minister
369. MALAYSIA: Protecting Malaysian Kids Online From Sexual Exploitation: Govt Explores Measures to Safeguard Against Overseas Predators
370. MYANMAR: Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore
371. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Eye More Tax on the Rich, Digital Firms to Raise Revenue
372. INDONESIA Faces Dilemma on Rohingya Refugees
373. MALAYSIA: Make No mistake, Downloading And Viewing ‘Child Porn’ is a Crime in Malaysia — Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
374. MYANMAR Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp
375. SINGAPORE: ‘The Urgency Has Gone Up’: SIngapore Government Agencies React To Findings of Third Climate Change Study
376. INDONESIA: Waves of Lay-Offs Sweep Indonesia’s Export-Oriented Industries in 2023
377. INDONESIA Confident About Winning EU Lawsuit on Palm Oil Biofuel
378. MALAYSIA: Global Pharmaceutical Firm Roche Selects Malaysia as Site for First-in-Human Clinical Trial on Experimental Immuno Suppressant Drug
379. SINGAPORE: What is a ‘Cyber Kidnapping’ Scam, and How Can You Protect Yourself Against it?
380. MYANMAR Resistance Set to Expand Fighting in Mandalay After Seizing Strategic Junta Outpost
381. CAMBODIA: New Minimum Wage in Effect, Up $4 Per Month
382. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Venture Into TikTok To Win Over Young Voters
383. INDONESIA: Bali Senator Sparks Islamophobic Controversy Over Comments on Airport Staff Attire
384. MYANMAR Junta Threatens Nonstop Bombing of Towns Seized by Ethnic Groups
385. VIETNAMESE Workers’ Average Income Grows 6.9% in 2023
386. ASEAN FDI Hits All-Time High as EV Investment Skyrockets
387. MYANMAR: Spring Revolution News for 1 January 2024
388. SINGAPORE’S Economy Grew 1.2% in 2023; External Environment ‘Less Favorable’ to Security, Prosperity For Some Years To Come: PM Lee
389. VIETNAM: India, Cambodia are Vietnam’s Fastest Growing Tourism Markets
390. INDONESIA: Govt Confirms New COVID-19 Subvariant Ahead of Year-End Holidays
391. INDONESIA’S Pertamina to Invest $900 Million in Algeria: Minister
392. MALAYSIANNS Who Made Their Mark in the International Film Industry in 2023
393. MYANMAR Junta Accused of Starving and Arresting Civilians in Rakhine State ‘to Instill Fear’
394. VIETNAM: Tourism Race Heats Up as Asian Countries Rush to Simplify Visa Requirements
395. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Finally Forms Permanent Ethics Council
396. INDONESIA: No Need to Go Abroad: Jokowi Wants People to Seek Healthcare in New Capital
397. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Govt ban on Israeli-owned ships entering country clear signal Malaysia does not recognise Israel
398. SINGAPORE to Step Up Enforcement Against Vapes at Changi Airport and Other Checkpoints
399. THAILAND: Survey Finds That 50% of Thais of Working Age Cannot Afford to Retire
400. INDONESIA: Nickel Plan Sidelined as Govt Pushes EV Market With New Incentives
401. INDONESIA: North Maluku Governor Arrested 13 Days Prior to Retirement
402. MALAYSIA: Bumiputera Population Estimated at 21.3 Million This Year
403. MYANMAR Stands on Humanitarian ‘Precipice’, UN Warns
404. SINGAPORE: Will Global Supply Chains Be Disrupted By Ship Attacks in the Red Sea and is Singapore Affected?
405. ASEAN: Japan to Provide $1b for ASEAN’s Regional EV Ecosystem
406. INDONESIA: Spending Discrepancy in Jakarta: Land of the Rich, Home of the Poor
407. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated
408. MYANMAR: Number of Civilians Fleeing War in Myanmar Doubled to 660,000 in One Month: UN
409. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Eye Seamless Tourism: Srettha
410. CAMBODIA: Endangered Dholes Discovered at Mondulkiri Wildlife Conservancy
411. INDONESIA: KPU Puts Health As Priority When Recruiting Poll Workers
412. INDONESIA: India Proposes Local Currency Use in Trade with Indonesia
413. MYANMAR: Few Places in Myanmar Still Safe for Junta Boss to Visit
414. VIETNAM: Hanoi Aims to Increase Per Capita Green Space Five-Fold
415. INDONESIA: Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Reimpose Health Protocols Amid Rising COVID-19 Trend
416. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Earns Praise from Global Economists: Enggartiasto
417. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Report Jump in Malaysia Govt Requests to Remove Content in 2023
418. MYANMAR’S Spring Revolution Must Open Two New Fronts to Oust Junta
419. INDONESIA’S Deforestation Rate Off Target For 2030 Climate Goal
420. INDONESIA: Anies Wants to Discontinue New Capital Nusantara Project
421. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Calls For Masks Again As Malaysia’s Covid-19 Cases Nearly Double to 13,000 In a Week
422. MYANMAR: China Says ‘Positive’ Peace Talks Held Over North Myanmar Conflict
423. INDONESIA: Ministry Urges Complete COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead of Holiday Season
424. ‘INDONESIA Imprisoned More Graft Convicts than any Other Nation’: Jokowi
425. MYANMAR’S Growth to Fall to 1 Percent: World Bank
426. MYANMAR Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN
427. PHILIPPINES: 65 Provinces Face Severe Drought
428. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Ready for First Debate
429. INDONESIA: Barito Dethrones BCA as Indonesia’s Biggest Listed Company
430. MALAYSIA: CIJ: Surge in Anti-LGBT Hate Speech Since 1975 Incident at Good Vibes
431. MYANMAR-Thailand to Form Joint Task Force to Cope With War Refugees
432. SINGAPORE Suspends Poultry Imports From Regions in Japan, US and Other Countries Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
433. CAMBODIA: LGBT Community Proposes Marital Equality Discussions
434. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Push for Indonesian-Made Cars If He Wins Election
435. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Prioritizes 4 Cities as New Growth Drivers
436. MYANMAR Regime Stops Fuel Supplies to Yangon Factories
437. PHILIPPINES: Most Filipinos Oppose Divorce
438. INDONESIA: Jakarta Reports Infections Linked to ‘Mystery Pneumonia’
439. INDONESIA: 11 Bodies Recovered after Marapi Eruption, and 12 Climbers Still Missing
440. MYANMAR: Full Civilian Rule Restored in First Large Town Seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG
441. SINGAPORE: Fewer Young People in Singapore Donating Blood Even as Demand Rises From Ageing Population: Red Cross
442. THAILAND: Work-Life Balance and Flexibility Top Priorities for Thai Employees: Survey
443. INDONESIA’S Call for Support in COP28 Shows ‘No New’ Commitment
444. INDONESIA and UAE Collaborate to Combat Money Laundering
445. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Stop Calling For ‘Inclusive Talks’ Between Myanmar Junta and Its Victims
446. PHILIPPINES:11 Dead, Scores Hurt in MSU Bombing
447. THAILAND: Police to Investigate Bribery Allegations Reported by German media
448. INDONESIA Heightens Monitoring in Response to ‘Mysterious Pneumonia’ Outbreak in China
449. INDONESIA Calls for Palestine’s Full UN Membership
450. MYANMAR Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military
451. MYANMAR: Fighting In Over 200 Townships Since Myanmar Coup
452. INDONESIA: Indonesia EV Battery Industry in Limbo Amid Uncertain Roadmap, Rule
453. INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau Continues to Erupt on Tuesday
454. MYANMAR: Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang
455. MYANMAR: Gangs, Extortion in Bangladesh Camps Driving Rohingya Sea Exodus
456. SINGAPORE: Shanmugam Seeks Court Order Requiring TikTok to Name Users Who Posted ‘False, Baseless’ Claims of Extra-Marital Affair
457. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Highlights Importance of Religion at R20 Summit
458. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates On The Move Ahead of Official Campaign Season
459. MALAYSIA: Education Minister Apologizes Over Vanning of Tamil Songs at Carnival in Penang
460. MYANMAR: Rohingya Resettlements From Bangladesh Increase While Myanmar Instability Grows
461. THAILAND: Chinese Nationals Begging in Bangkok Not Victims of Trafficking: Immigration Chief
462. INDONESIA: State-Owned Enterprises Yield Rp 74 Trillion in Dividends
463. INDONESIAN Police, Fishers Start Patrols to Stop Rohingya Boats
464. MALAYSIA: In China, Court Begins Hearing Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 Compensation Claims From Passengers’ Families
465. MYANMAR Junta to Prosecute Satellite Internet Users
466. INDONESIA: KPK Marches On As Leader Fights Graft Charges
467. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Inaugurates Two Airports in Papua
468. MYANMAR: Battle For Control of Myanmar State Capital Escalating at ‘Alarming Rate’
469. VIETNAMESE in Myanmar Relocated to Safe Zones: ministry
470. INDONESIA Welcomes Temporary Truce in Gaza, Seeks Lasting Solution
471. INDONESIA: Amended Law Allows Gov’t to Freeze Bank Accounts in Online Gambling Crackdown
472. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Electronics Face Closer US Scrutiny Over China-Forced Labor
473. MYANMAR: Doctors Without Borders Calls for Patient and Healthcare Worker Safety in Myanmar Conflict Areas
474. VIETNAM: Task Force Curbing Traffic of Newborns to China
475. INDONESIA: Regional Economic Integration Underpins Indonesia’s Transformation-JakartaPost-Nov 22, 2023
476. INDONESIANS See US, China As the Right Economic Partners for ASEAN
477. MALAYSIA: Bomb Threats Hit Several International Schools in Malaysia
478. MYANMAR: Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
479. THAILAND: LGBTQ Couples in Thailand to Soon Have Equal Legal Rights in Marriage
480. INDONESIA Sends $2 Million worth of Humanitarian Supplies to Palestine
481. INDONESIA: Disapora Welcomes New visa, But Not the Cost
482. MALAYSIA: Average Salary in Malaysia to Increase 5.1pc in 2024: Mercer Survey
483. MYANMAR: Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future
484. CAMBODIA to Become First Asian Host of Mine Summit
485. INDONESIA Opts for Less Ambitious Option Than Early Coal Retirement
486. INDONESIA: About 250 Rohingya Refugees in Aceh Sent Back to Sea
487. MALAYSIA: Becoming a Malaysian Officially: Five things You Need to Know About the ‘Good Character’ Test
488. MYANMAR: Humbled Regime Helpless as China Demands Border Security; Hiding the Scale of Defeat; and More
489. INDONESIA Healthtech Industry Faces Fresh Challenges Despite Past Growths
490. INDONESIA: House to Form Committee to Watch Police Ahead of Elections
491. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Agree to Address Illegal Fishing, Discuss South China Sea Issue During Bilateral Meeting in San Francisco
492. MYANMAR: 5 European Nations, Canada Seek to Join Genocide Case against Myanmar at Top UN Court
493. THAILAND: Hamas Tells govt Negotiators Thai Hostages Will Be Freed During Ceasefire
494. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Vow Close Scrutiny of 2024 Race
495. INDONESIA: Gunung Padang Could Be the World’s Oldest Pyramid: Study
496. MALAYSIA: Google, Malaysian Govt Announce Strategic Collaboration To Create Skill Opportunities for 300,000 by 2026
497. MYANMAR: Nine Towns Occupied by Myanmar Military for Decades Lost to Resistance in Days
498. SINGAPORE: All Adult Singaporeans To Receive up to S$800 in Assurance Package Support in December
499. INDONESIA: Competitive Three-Horse Race to Succeed Jokowi is On
500. INDONESIA, US to Develop Work Plan on Critical Minerals Deal
501. MYANMAR: Almost 40 Myanmar Junta Positions Abandoned in Rakhine: Arakan Army
502. PHILIPPINES: Why Court Allowed Leila de Lima to Post Bail
503. THAILAND Welcomes 23 Million Tourists This Year with Malaysians Topping List
504. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Divided on Jokowi’s Food Estate Policy
505. INDONESIA: Gibran Cleared To Run Despite Controversy
506. MALAYSIA: Why Aren’t More Malays Successful Despite NEP? Dr Mahathir Compares Culture to Centuries of ‘Wealth-Chasing’ by Chinese
507. MALAYSIA: ‘Stalemate’: Malaysia Still Can’t Get Sirul Extradited from Australia Due to Death Penalty: Lawyers
508. CHINA Offers Bounty for Myanmar Junta’s Scam Kingpin in Kokang
509. INDONESIA: Jokowi Calls OIC to Unite Against Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza
510. INDONESIA: Religious Figures, Activists Call for Dialogue to End Violence in Papua
511. MYANMAR: Thousands Trapped Without Food and Medicine in Shan State
512. THAILAND: Chinese Police to Patrol in Thailand to Boost Tourist Confidence
513. VIETNAM: Healing Tourism Trend Prompts Service Suppliers to Become More Dynamic
514. CAMBODIA Achieves Remarkable Rice Sales Exceeding $1.2 Billion
515. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
516. INDONESIA: TikTok Ramps Up Efforts To Fight Fake Election News
517. MYANMAR: Brotherhood Alliance Vows to Spread Operation 1027 Across Myanmar
518. VIETNAM Beckons DIaspora With Career Options
519. INDONESIA’S Diplomacy Must Be Value-Led, Not Transactional: Anies
520. INDONESIA Welcomes 22 Palestinian Students on Scholarships
521. MYANMAR Junta Calls Up All Reservists as Resistance Offensive Spreads
522. SINGAPORE: Religious Leaders’ Guidance On gGobal Conflicts Helped to Foster Harmony in Singapore: Shanmugam
523. VIETNAM: US Adds Vietnam to Currency Monitoring List
524. INDONESIA: Certification Headache for Indonesia’s Budding Carbon Market
525. INDONESIA Should Revamp Foreign Policy Amid Global Challenges: Ganjar
526. MALAYSIA: Recruitment Agencies Not Allowed to Outsource Hiring of Foreign Workers: HR Minister
527. MYANMAR: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Need Food: Myanmar Volunteers
528. VIETNAMESE  Boycott Snapchat Over China’s U-shaped Line
529. INDONESIA: GDP Growth Falls Below 5 Percent for First Time Since Pandemic
530. INDONESIA Joins Money Laundering Watchdog FATF
531. MYANMAR: Thai Police Pledge to Rescue Trafficked Nationals From Myanmar
532. SINGAPORE PRoposes New Laws for President, Ministers to Hold ROles in Foreign and Global organizations
533. VIETNAM By Far the Biggest Market for South Korean Cars in Southeast Asia
534. INDONESIA: New Law Allows Military’s Return to Civilian Positions
535. INDONESIA: West Papua Tribe At Risk of Losing Homeland aAter Court Ruling: NGOs
536. MALAYSIA: Health Experts Predict Diabetes Will Heavily Burden Malaysia’s Healthcare System in Future
537. MYANMAR Ethnic Groups Seize More Junta Outposts in Northern Shan State
538. PHILIPPINES: Radioman Killed While Broadcasting
539. INDONESIA Unlikely To Boycott Pro-Israel Products
540. INDONESIA, UAE to Launch Mangrove Research Center at COP28
541. MYNMAR Military Says Lost Control of Strategic Border Town
542. SINGAPORE Warns Foreigners Against Using Country to Further Political Causes Amid Israel-Hamas war
543. VIETNAM Uncovers Oldest Human Remains
544. CAMBODIA: UNESCO Formally List Battambang Gastronomy
545. INDONESIAN Hospital in Gaza in its Last Hours Amid Israel’s Fuel Blockade
546. INDONESIA: More Local Firms Start Developing Malls, Hospitals in Nusantara
547. MALAYSIA: On Proposed ‘Regressive’ Citizenship Law Changes, Stateless Kids Still Have Legal Avenues to be Malays: Saifuddin Nasution
548. MYANMAR: US Sanctions Myanmar Junta’s State Oil and Gas Company
549. INDONESIA Doubts Myanmar is Close to Inclusive National Dialogue
550. INDONESIA: Government to introduce superior tuber varieties to address famine in Papua
551. INDONESIA: 200,000 Hectares of Palm Plantations to be Made Forests: Government
552. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Allowed 100pc Foreign-Owned Tesla, Starlink To Operate in Malaysia for National Good
553. MYANMAR: Chinese Security Minister Meets Myanmar Junta Chief as Border Violence Grows
554. INDONESIA: At Least 45 Suspected Militants Arrested in October
555. INDONESIA: Remote Working for Jakarta Public Employees Fails to Tackle Pollution
556. MALAYSIA: Sold An Illusion, Group Says Some Nepalis Find Bitter Reality Once in Malaysia
557. MYNMAR Military Caught Off Guard by Ethnic Alliance’s Northern Offensive
558. THAILAND To Lift Deep South Emergency by 2027: Defense Minister
559. INDONESIA: 2024 Elections Chance to ‘Rejuvenate Democracy’ in Southeast Asia
560. INDONESIA Surpasses Target With 26 Gold Medals at Hangzhou Para Games
561. MYANMAR’S Shan State Clashes Stretch Into Second Day
562. SINGAPORE’S Vote In Favor of UN Resolution Shows Clear Stand on Israel-Hamas Conflict: Shanmugam
563. VIETNAM: Google Offers 40,000 Scholarships to Support Vietnam’s digital transformation
564. INDONESIA Slams Western ‘Bias’ Regarding Gaza Siege at Security Council
565. INDONESIA: TikTok, YouTube, Meta Eye Indonesia E-commerce License: Sources
566. MYANMAR Junta Gets an ‘F’ For Education as Schools Spiral into Chaos
567. SINGAPORE: Sleep-Deprived, 2 in 3 S’poreans Planning Travel With Goal of Catching Up On Shut-Eye: Survey
568. THAILAND: At Least 54 Thais Held Hostage by Hamas: Israeli government
569. INDONESIA: Businesses Seek to Ensure Post-Election Continuity
570. INDONESIA: We Are Open to All: Indonesia Denies Favoring Chinese Investment
571. MALAYSIA: Using Bahasa Melayu in Govt Dept Correspondence Crucial to Safeguard its Position: Malay Students Federation
572. MYANMAR: Daw Aung Suu Kyi in Limbo as Myanmar Resumes Prison Visits After Three-Year Ban
573. MYANMAR Crackdown on Business Escalates, 16 More Executives Face Life in Prison
574. CAMBODIA-Village Ends Logging, Plants Crops
575. INDONESIA Can Sue EU over Protectionist Green Policy: Economist
576. MALAYSIA: DAP Rep Calls on Malaysians to Buy Palestinian Products Like Olive Oil, Dates As Sign of Solidarity
577. MYANMAR: Global Petition Ups Pressure on Singapore to Cut Myanmar Military’s Supply Line
578. VIETNAM Reports First Monkeypox Death
579. INDONESIA: Firms Want Direct 95-Year Land Rights In Nusantara As Uncertainty Persists
580. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Huge Geothermal Potential Catches Iceland’s Attention
581. MALAYSIA: Poor Command of Bahasa Malaysia Among Reasons Why Senior Applicants Refused Citizenship:  Home Minister
582. MYANMAR Regime Opens Larger Gems Emporium
583. SINGAPORE: No Decision On Use Of Nuclear Energy Yet, Singapore to Keep Options Open
584. INDONESIA: Prabowo Picks Jokowi’s Son Gibran as Running Mate
585. INDONESIA: Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage in Indonesia’s “Living Rooms”
586. MYANMAR: Rohingya Lie at the Bottom of the Pile of World Aid Priorities
587. MYANMAR Junta Allocates Land in Yangon for Russia to Build Orthodox Church
588. VIETNAM: Vietnam to Sign Rice Trade Deals with Indonesia, Philippines
589. INDONESIA: After Nearly A Decade, Jokowi Falls Short On Promise Of Energy Subsidy Reform
590. INDONESIA: Ex-Papua Governor Lukas Enembe Sentenced to 8 Years for Corruption
591. MYANMAR: German Firm Faces Legal Probe Over Myanmar Junta Supplies
592. MYANMAR Junta Demands Expats Pay Tax Before Renewing Passports
593. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Secures $4.26B Business Deals in Saudi Arabia-
594. INDONESIA: Belt and Road Cooperation Must Not Complicate Countries’ Fiscal Conditions: Jokowi
595. INDONESIA: European Firm Commits to Invest $2b in Indonesia’s Renewables
596. MALAYSIA Proposes Upgrading 2002 ASEAN Pact To Address Haze Issue: Nik Nazmi
597. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Trying to Sow Division in Myanmar’s Oldest Ethnic Armed Group
598. THAILAND: Iranian Envoy in Thailand Says Effort Being Made to Free Thais Held Hostage by Hamas
599. INDONESIA: Xi Wants to Expand Cooperation With Indonesia in Several Key Markets
600. INDONESIA: 30.000 Coal Workers Could Lose Jobs as Indonesia Shifts to Clean Energy
601. MALAYSIA: First Women’s Health Clinic Set Up At National Sports Medical Centre To Handle Female Athletes’ Health Issues: Hannah Yeoh
602. MYANMAR: ASEAN Must Take Action Against Members Supporting Myanmar Junta
603. MYANMAR: ‘Cyber Scammer’ Facing Arrest in China Linked to Drugs Trade in Myanmar
604. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Opens Door For Jokowi’s Son to Run in Presidential Poll
605. INDONESIA: Jakarta Aims to Become Global City After Capital Relocation
606. MALAYSIA: EPF: Budget 2024 Prioritizes Retirement Wellbeing, Secure Future For Malaysians
607. MYANMAR: China Begins Surveys for Railway on Myanmar’s Indian Ocean
608. PHILIPPINES: Canada Forges Agreement to Help Philippines Track Illegal Fishing vessels Using Satellite Technology
609. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Upholds Minimum Age for President, VP candidates
610. INDONESIA: Missing Emission Cap Renders RI Carbon Exchange Less Effective: Experts
611. INDONESIA Urges Norway to Accelerate $250 Million Clean Energy Investment
612. MYANMAR Junta and Russia Discuss Building Gas Pipeline in Myanmar
613. VIETNAM: Halal Tourism ‘Gold Mine’ For Vietnam To Tap Into
614. INDONESIA Signs Tourism Decarbonization Road Map
615. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Employment Agencies to Submit Lists of Myanmar Migrant Workers
616. SINGAPORE: Pew Sudy Hails Singapore’s ‘Remarkable’ Religious Diversity and High Tolerance, Acceptance
617. THAILAND: Two Thai Elephants Born Through Artificial Insemination
618. INDONESIA: Island Nations Band Together To Face Existential Threat
619. INDONESIA Reelected at UN Human Rights Council with Most Votes
620. MALAYSIA: In A First For The Country, Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act Passed in Dewan Rakyat
621. MYANMAR: A Corrupt Business Empire Thrives Under the Junta
622. THAILAND: Govt Eyes Community-Based Jobs For Workers Returning From Israel
623. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Administration Gets Red Mark On Graft Eradication
624. INDONESIA Asks Philippines’s Help to Evacuate Citizens from War-Torn Gaza
625. MALAYSIA: First Time Malaysian Trafficking Victims Found All The Way in South America: IGP
626. MYANMAR  Troops Cut Power in Southern Sagaing, Force 10,000 to Flee
627. THAILAND: YouTube remains top video platform in Thailand:  Survey
628. INDONESIA To Evacuate Citizens from Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Worsens
629. INDONESIA Hosts Inaugural Summit of Island States
630. MALAYSIA: Indonesia, Thailand and China Agree To Trade With Malaysia Using Ringgit: PM Anwar
631. MYANMAR: 29 Killed in Myanmar Junta Strike on Displaced Persons Camp
632. THAILAND Postpones Regional Summit to Which Myanmar Junta Boss Invited
633. INDONESIA Calls for End of Israel-Palestine Conflicts
634. INDONESIA: Confidence In Collaborative Climate Response Weighed Down By Inaction
635. MYANMAR Junta Rejects Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeal
636. SINGAPORE Banks To Allow Customers To ‘Lock Up’ Funds in Latest Move To Guard Against Scams
637. VIETNAMESE Citizens In Israel Remain Safe Amid Severe Conflict
638. INDONESIA: Govt Orders E-Commerce Firms To Share Import Data With Customs Office
639. INDONESIA: Govt Conducts First Biofuel-Powered Flight Test On Commercial Plane
640. MYANMAR: Expressing Dissent Online Can Be Deadly In Myanmar: Freedom House
641. THAILAND Needs An SMS Emergency Alert System
642. VIETNAM: Vietjet To Launch 5 New Routes To Asia-Pacific Destinations
643. INDONESIA: KPU Urges Political Parties To Withdraw Ex-Graft Convicts From Legislative Elections
644. INDONESIA: Seeks Negotiations on Binding Rules on AI-Driven Weapons
645. MALAYSIA: KL, Riyadh In Talks To Make Malaysia Preferred Transit Hub For Umrah Pilgrims: MOTAC
646. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Graft Purge Can’t Hide His Own Ill-Gotten Wealth
647. VIETNAM’S Largest Rare Earth Mine To Open
648. INDONESIA: Govt Goes All In To Extinguish Wildfires
649. INDONESIA: House Passes Revised IKN Law To Future-Proof Nusantara Against Regime Change
650. INDONESIA: Agriculture Minister Syahrul Abroad Amid Ongoing Corruption Probe
651. MYANMAR: Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
652. SINGAPORE: New Inter-Ministerial Committee To Review And Strengthen Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime
653. CAMBODIA: Guinness Recognize Giant Stingray
654. INDONESIA: State Firms Accused Of Selling Arms To Myanmar Junta
655. INDONESIA: Court Upholds Jobs Law As Labor Unions Stage Rallies
656. MYANMAR’S Cash-Strapped Junta Hikes Taxes, Utilities Despite Surging Inflation
657. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Braces For Severe Drought, River salinity
658. INDONESIA: PDI-P Touts Food Security As Election Priority
659. INDONESIA: 77 Indonesians Could Be Spared Death Penalty in Malaysia
660. MYANMAR: Dethroned NLD party marks 35th anniversary in Myanmar
661. SINGAPORE’S Total Population Back Above Pre-Covid Levels, Rising 5% to 5.92 Million
662. THAILAND: Toxic Smoke From Indonesia Drifts Towards Thailand
663. INDONESIA: TIkTok Laments Social Media Commerce Ban
664. INDONESIA, Malaysia Seek to Counter Negative Perception of Palm Oil in India
665. MALAYSIA: Artist Of Banned Book Says ‘Monkey’ Remark Meant To Compliment Indonesian Maid’s Agility
666. MYANMAR: Tracing Myanmar Junta’s Repeated Governing Body Shakeups Since Coup
667. SINGAPOREAN Woman And Daughter Arrested in Manila Airport For Allegedly Smuggling 14kg of Cocaine Worth S$1.83m
668. INDONESIA: Multiple Task Forces Make Little Dent On Jakarta Air Pollution
669. INDONESIA’S Carbon Exchange Holds Rp 3,000t Potential: Jokowi
670. MALAYSIA: No Harassment of LGBT Community Will Be Allowed: Anwar
671. MALAYSIA Working To Bring Home 2 Suspected Terrorists Detained in Guantanamo Bay
672. MYANMAR: As Resistance Drone Attacks Rise, Myanmar Junta Seeks Regional Help
673. INDONESIA: Govt Efforts To Tackle Human Trafficking Not Enough: Activists
674. INDONESIA: Use Buildings Idled By Capital Move To Make Jakarta ‘Livable’: ADB
675. MALAYSIA Will Not Entertain Frivolous Claims By Any Party on Sabah: Foreign Minister
676. MYANMAR: How Chinese-Run Mines Are Fueling the Myanmar Junta’s Terror Campaign
677. VIETNAM Opposes China’s Ship Identification Stations in Paracel Islands
678. INDONESIA Reiterates Call To Reform Global Financial System
679. INDONESIA: Gov’t To Issue Regulation Banning Social Media Platforms from Running E-Commerce
680. MYANMAR: Catch-22 For Rohingya Caught Up in Myanmar Citizenship Dilemma
681. PHILIPPINES: China Installs Barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
682. SINGAPORE: World War II Bomb Found in Bukit Timah, SAF to Carry Out On
683. INDONESIA: Local Investors Kick-Start Commercial Projects in Nusantara
684. INDONESIA Pledges to Protect Marine Biodiversity in High Seas
685. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Despite Geopolitical Rivalry, US Remains Malaysia’s Top Investor
686. MYANMAR: US Committed To Resolving The Crisis in Burma: Deputy Secretary of State
687. PHILIPPINES Considers Banning TikTok For Security Workers To Block App From Cyberspying
688. INDONESIA: What climate change? Study Finds Political Parties Lack Focus on Climate Issues
689. INDONESIA Seeks to Strengthen Fragmented Global South in Weeklong UNGA
690. INDONESIA: Elon Musk’s Starlink Makes Indonesian Presence Withyees: Minerist
691. MALAYSIA’S Largest Renewable Energy Power Plant Commences Operation
692. MYANMAR: Junta Shutters Myanmar Currency Exchanges in ‘Futile’ Bid to Prop Up Economy
693. CAMBODIA Set To Celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO Listing
694. INDONESIA: Govt To Proceed With Oil Exploration In Warim Block In Papua
695. INDONESIAN Woman Jailed for Using Islamic Invocation Before Eating Pork
696. MALAYSIA: Resorting to Racial Politics Is Easiest Way To Gain Malay Support: PKR Deputy President Rafizi
697. MYANMAR Junta Seeks Chinese Help Acquiring Nuclear Technology
698. INDONESIAN Nickel Reserves Could Be Depleted In 15 Years, Minister Warns
699. INDONESIA: Antam Ordered to Pay Surabaya Businessman Rp 1 Trillion in 1 Ton Gold Dispute
700. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
701. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
702. MYANMAR: UK Ad Cuts to Rohingya Now at 85%: NGO
703. VIETNAMESE Earthworm Hunters Destroying Protective Forest Go Unpunished
704. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Slam Jokowi For Spying Boast
705. INDONESIAN Navy Thwarts People Smuggling Attempt to Malaysia in High-Speed Boat Chase
706. INDONESIA: National Museum that Houses Pre-Historic Artifacts Ravaged by Fire
707. MYANMAR: UN Expert Suggests ‘Collective Punishment’ To End Myanmar mMilitary’s War on the People
708. THAILAND: Health Ministry Launches Swift Vaccine Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
709. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
710. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
711. MALAYSIA: Immigration Dept Cripples Pakistani Immigrant Syndicate in Kelantan
712. MYANMAR: NLD Alarmed at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Health Woes
713. MYANMAR: Several ASEAN Air Force Chiefs Skip Myanmar Meeting
714. INDONESIA: Fears of Abuse as Ministers Allowed To Campaign ‘On Leave’
715. INDONESIA: 19 Regional Governments and 2 Companies Awarded for Impactful Development Initiatives
716. MALAYSIA Determined To Get Back 1MDB Funds From Goldman Sachs: PM Anwar
717. MYANMAR Junta Chief Woos Shan Militias Amid Troop Shortages
718. THAILAND: Pita Named An Emerging Leader In TIME100 Next List
719. INDONESIA Grapples With Fires As El Nino Peaks
720. INDONESIA Looks Back on Tough East Asia Summit Negotiations
721. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, Survey Shows Muslims and Buddhists See Extremists From Their Own Faiths As Biggest Threats
722. MYANMAR: Crimes Against Humanity Are Getting More ‘Brazen’ in Myanmar, UN Told
723. PHILIPPINES: A Decade Later, Philippines Still Most Dangerous Country in Asia for Envi Defenders
724. CAMBODIAN Rice Benefits From Global Security Woes
725. INDONESIA: PLN’s Ambitious Renewables Target Lacks Govt Support
726. MALAYSIA Is Latest in Asia To Tighten Grip on Key Minerals
727. MYANMAR: Shamed By ASEAN, Myanmar’s Generals Try to Save Face
728. VIETNAM: Bayer Launches Southeast Asia’s First ForwardFarm in Vietnam
729. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reiterates Developing Nations Call For Help On Climate at G20
730. INDONESIA: ASEAN Establishes New Troika to Find Solution on Myanmar Crisis
731. MYANMAR: Education Under Attack in Myanmar, Ukraine and Other War Zones: NGO
732. MYANMAR Has Been Running Out of Power Since the Coup: World Bank
733. THAILAND Malaysia Mull Setting Up Joint Committee To Tackle Cross-Border Cybercrime
734. INDONESIA: Proposed Govt Control Over Places Of Worship Draws Criticism
735. INDONESIA: Police Deployed to Check Pollutant Level at Factories
736. MALAYSIA: Suhakam To Work With Indonesian, Philippine Counterparts To Find Answers To Sabah’s Stateless Issue In Next Five Years
737. MYANMAR Junta Losing War: East Timor’s President
738. VIETNAM Rises As Potential Semiconductor Hub For Global Manufacturers
739. INDONESIA: China Warns Against ‘New Cold War’ at ASEAN Summit
740. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 42 Chinese Nationals Accused of Romance Scams
741. MYANMAR: No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chief
742. MYANMAR’S Suu Kyi Unwell, Back in Prison: NLD Members
743. VIETNAM, Laos, Cambodia Agree To Operate ‘One Journey-Three Destinations’ Tours
744. ASEAN Bars Myanmar From 2026 Chairmanship
745. INDONESIA: OpenAI Chief Granted First ‘Golden Visa’
746. INDONESIA Introduces De-Dollarization Task Force
747. SINGAPORE: Rapper Subhas Nair Sentenced To Jail For Attempting To Promote Ill Will Between Races and Religions
748. THAILAND: As New Cabinet Is Sworn In, Srettha Says ‘No Honeymoon Period’ For His Government
749. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For ASEAN To Denounce ‘Ten-Dash Line’
750. INDONESIA To Import 250,000 Tons Of Rice From Cambodia
751. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Based V-Power Company Ceases Four Projects in Myanmar
752. VIETNAM’S Mekong Delta, World’s Youngest River Basin, Might Be First One Gone
753. INDONESIA: Regions Brace For Wildfire, Haze As Dry Season Peaks
754. INDONESIA: W. Australia Offers to Make Indonesia’s EV Battery Dream Come True ​​​
755. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir says racial issues caused by non-Malay parties, calls them ‘parti pendatang’: Report
756. MYANMAR And Other Rice Exporting Countries Struggle To Maintain Normal Production
757. SINGAPORE: Tharman Clinches Oresidency With Landslide Win, Pledges To Help Usher In ‘Future of Optimism and Solidarity’
758. INDONESIA Open To ‘Kratom’ Opioid Exports Despite Proposed Local Ban
759. INDONESIA: Challenges Abound Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Jakarta
760. MYANMAR’S Landmine Clearers Working With Pliers And Bare Hands
761. PHILIPPINES Rejects China ’10-Dash’ Map
762. SINGAPORE Holds First Contested Presidential Vote In Over A Decade
763. INDONESIA: Political Dynasties, Graft Leniency Loom Over 2024 Elections
764. INDONESIA: Jokowi Threatens to Shut Down Polluting Factories
765. MYANMAR: Yangon Food Charities Swamped as Hunger Stalks Myanmar
766. THAILAND: Activists Submit Petition With Over 212,000 Signatures, Seek Democratic Constitution
767. VIETNAM: All Eyes On Agroecology As Vietnam Embarks on Food System Transformation Journey
768. INDONESIA: Political Exiles Push For Guarantee Of Continued Nonjudicial Resolutions
769. INDONESIA: Says Freedom of Expression Not Free Pass for Quran Desecration
770. MALAYSIA: Beyond A ‘Band-Aid’: Why SIS Started Free Legal Advice For Muslims 20 years Ago And What’s Next
771. MYANMAR: As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
772. THAILAND: MRT To Partially Power Blue, Purple Lines With Solar Energy
773. INDONESIAN Protectionism May Stand In Way of ASEAN Digital Economy Pact
774. INDONESIAN Muslims Advised against Multiple Hajj Pilgrimages
775. MYANMAR: Seven Indian Companies Added To Myanmar ‘Dirty List’
776. MYANMAR Vulnerable To Climate Emergencies, says NGO
777. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Province Coastline Devastated By Erosion
778. CAMBODIA: NGOs Warn of ‘Sharp’ Decline in Breastfeeding
779. INDONESIA Lifts Ban on Sending Domestic Workers to Middle East
780. INDONESIA Inaugurates $2B LRT Trains to Reduce Jakarta’s Traffic
781. MYANMAR Expels Top East Timor Diplomat
782. THAILAND Running Out of Jobs For University Graduates: NESDC Report
783. CAMBODIA: From Waste To Wealth: Cambodian Compost Mogul Turns Trash To Treasure
784. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reignites ‘Bandung Spirit’ In Week-Long Africa Tour
785. INDONESIA: Hyundai To Introduce New Electric Vehicle Model From Indonesian Plant
786. MYANMAR: Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine
787. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Pitches For Federalism
788. INDONESIA: Pertamina Eyes Oil And Gas, Geothermal Expansion In Kenya
789. INDONESIA: Partial Work-from-Home Policy Implemented in Greater Jakarta to Address Air Pollution
790. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monks Condemn Myanmar Junta for Arrests Over ‘Blasphemous’ Movie
791. PHILIPPINES: Chinese Ships Block PH Boats
792. THAILAND: Srettha Gets Royal Endorsement As Prime Minister
793. INDONESIA: Captive Power Casts Doubt On JETP Emissions Reduction Goal
794. INDONESIA: Govt To Merge Three State-Owned Airlines
795. INDONESIA’S Cellular Tariffs Among the Cheapest in SE Asia
796. MYANMAR Will Get Sicker—Junta Shuts Another Hospital in Mandalay
797. THAILAND: Thaksin Taken To Bangkok Remand Prison To Start Serving His Jail Terms
798. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Uncover Arms Trade Syndicate
799. INDONESIA: Health Ministry To Set Up Independent Body To Probe Malpractice Claims
800. MALAYSIA: Federal Court Allows Leave For Sisters In Islam’s Bid To Appeal Ruling Over Selangor Fatwa Declaring It As Deviant
801. MYANMAR: Several Resistance Attacks Reported Near Myanmar Regime’s Nerve Center
802. THAILAND’S Pheu Thai Launches PM Bid As Fugitive Figurehead Thaksin Eyes Return
803. CAMBODIA-New Cultural Heritage Sites Identified In Protected Areas
804. INDONESIA: Jokowi To Attend BRICS Summit in South Africa
805. INDONESIA: Nearly 17,000 Central Government Employees to Relocate to Nusantara
806. MYANMAR: H&M’s Forced Exit Leaves 42,000 Myanmar Workers Asking How They Will Eat
807. THAILAND Now Has 36 Smart Cities In 25 Provinces
808. INDONESIA: Jokowi Govt Sets Final $2.6b Tranche for Nusantara Next Year
809. INDONESIA: Four More Provinces Ink Low-Carbon Development Deal With Bappenas
810. MYANMAR: Leader of Sanctions-Hit Myanmar Junta Moans About ‘Weaponization’ of Dollar
811. MYANMAR: In Myanmar Prisons, Showing Solidarity With Martyrs Leads to Solitary Confinement
812. SINGAPORE: Police Warn Of New Android App Scam Targeting Users of TikTok, Dating Platforms-
813. INDONESIA: Tesla To Sign Investment Deal In Indonesia Within Months: Luhut
814. INDONESIA: Newly-Arrested Militant Plots Attacks on Police, Military Targets
815. MYANMAR: Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis
816. MYANMAR Regime to Arm Civil Servants
817. SINGAPORE: Some Employers Make Baseless ‘revenge accusations’ Against Maids To Punish Them For Leaving Job: Home Report
818. INDONESIA: Government To Start Random Emission Tests As Poor Air Chokes Jakarta
819. INDONESIA: Jokowi Mulls Work From Home Policy to Address Deteriorating Jakarta Air Quality
820. MYANMAR: At Least 25 Missing After Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
821. THAILAND: Man, 36, Becomes First Patient To Die of Mpox in Thailand
822. VIETNAM Issues e-Visa For All Countries
823. INDONESIA: Jakarta Pollution Blamed For Respiratory Problems
824. INDONESIA: Miss Universe Cuts Ties with Indonesian Organizer amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
825. MYANMAR: Torture and Terror at Chinese-Run Cyber Scam Hubs in Myanmar
826. VIETNAM: Big Wave of Internal Migration Hits Da Lat
827. INDONESIA: Jakarta Hit By Major Pollution spike: Air quality monitor
828. INDONESIA: Lecturer’s Curse of President Tests Limits of Free Speech
829. INDONESIA: New Capital Nusantara is World’s Largest Project: Jokowi
830. MYANMAR: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Blames Manipur Violence On Myanmar Refugees
831. VIETNAM: Power Outages Cost Vietnam $1.4B: World Bank
832. INDONESIA: ‘Missing Link’ in Indonesia’s Economic Development: INDEF
833. INDONESIA: New Zealand Calls For Release of Pilot Kidnapped in Papua
834. INDONESIA: 30 Miss Universe Indonesia Contestants Report Sexual Abuse: Lawyer
835. MYANMAR: Prominent Activist Calls for Public Boycott of Myanmar Junta’s ‘Blood’ Products
836. THAILAND To Grow Opium, Magic Mushrooms To Produce Morphine, Anti-Depressants
837. INDONESIA’S Inequality Increases Slightly As Poverty Falls
838. INDONESIA: Brain Drain: Calls Mount For Dual Citizenship In Indonesia
839. INDONESIA: Populous Indonesia Defends Democracy Index That is Behind Malaysia
840. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Turkiye’s President Erdogan Suggests Cooperation With Malaysia In Facing Islamophobia
841. MYANMAR: Deadly Floods Displace Thousands in Three Myanmar Border States
842. CAMBODIA Dismisses Human Rights Report
843. INDONESIA: Experts Warn of Contagious Outbreaks, Health Problems As El Niño Returns
844. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Exceeds 5% for 7th Consecutive Quarter
845. MYANMAR: US Closes Sanctions Window For Myanmar Junta Banks
846. VIETNAM: Earthworm Electrocution Is Destroying The Environment For China Trade
847. ASEAN: Timor-Leste Rethinks Its Accession Bid if ASEAN Cannot Handle Myanmar Issue
848. INDONESIA- West Sumatra Administration Criticized For Stifling Protests
849. MALAYSIA: Muslim Nationalism Challenges Anwar’s Multiethnic Government: Wong Chin Huat
850. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners Tortured for Honoring Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day
851. VIETNAM: Export Demand Should Not Jeopardize Vietnam Food Security: Experts
852. INDONESIA Initiates ASEAN Road Map For Digital Transformation Of Education Systems
853. INDONESIA: Foreigners Only Need Passport to Buy House in Indonesia: Gov’t
854. MALAYSIA: Woman Convert Fails To Get High Court Leave In Bid To Be Declared Christian After Divorcing Muslim Man
855. MYANMAR: Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar
856. THAILAND: Chinese Investors Top BOI Investments Applications
857. INDONESIA: Islamic School Leader Panji Gumilang Detained for Blasphemy, Hate Speech
858. INDONESIA: Govt Plans to Revive Sanatoriums To Treat Tuberculosis
859. MYANMAR: Junta’s Amnesty for Political Prisoners was Hostage Diplomacy: Myanmar Watchdog
860. VIETNAM Continues ‘Four Nos’ Defense Policy
861. VIETNAM: Culinary Tourism To Become National Strategic Product
862. INDONESIA: Govt Unveils Ecotourism Concept For New Capital City
863. INDONESIA: No LSD In Our Cattle, Canberra Insists After RI Halts Imports
864. MYANMAR Regime Reduces Jailed Leaders’ Sentences Under Prisoner Amnesty
865. SINGAPORE:  Man Charged With Running Unregistered Muslim Religious School, Teaching False Doctrine
866. VIETNAMESE Consume Too Much Meat, Say Health Advocates
867. INDONESIA: Government Orders Shipment of Aid to Drought-Hit Papua Region
868. INDONESIA: Jokowi Seeks Chinese Investment in 5,000-Hectare Durian Plantation
869. Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for 6 More Months
870. PHILIPPINES: 25 Dead, Over 2 million Affected from Typhoon Doksuri in Philippines
871. VIETNAM: Russia to Issue E-Visas for Vietnamese Nationals
872. NDONESIA’S Middle-Strength Passport Remains a Travel Barrier For Some
873. INDONESIA Launches Its First CryIpto Bourse
874. MALAYSIA: Customs Makes Biggest Drug Bust in Sabah, Seizes over 100Kg of Syabu Worth Around RM3M
875. MYANMAR Jade Worth About US$4 Billion Exported to China in 2022
876. THAILAND:  Police Prepare for Thaksin’s Return As August 10 Arrival Date Confirmed By Family
877. INDONESIA’s Rice Reserve Not Sufficient To Weather El Niño Next Year
878. ASEAN Predicted to Be Net Importer of Natural Gas by 2025
879. MYANMAR’S Northern Alliance ‘Not Interested’ in Empty Peace Talks With Junta
880. PHILIPPINES; China Eyes Military Exercises With PH
881. SINGAPORE: No Zero-Tolerance Approach by PAP to Extramarital Affairs, Unlike Corruption and Criminal Conduct: DPM Wong
882. CAMBODIA: An End To An Era as Hun Sen Passes Baton To Son Manet
883. INDONESIA: JETP Could Help Drive Indonesia’s Geothermal Growth
884. INDONESIA Says Taliban Representatives Visited ‘Informally’
885. MYANMAR: Thai Beer Titan to Invest US$14M in Another Brewery in Myanmar
886. PHILIPPINES: VIETNAM Builds More Facilities in Spratlys
887. CAMBODIAN Election Draws Criticism
888. INDONESIA: Social Media Monitoring Agency Could Curb Free Speech, Activists Warn
889. INDONESIA Set to Launch Largest Solar Panel Industry in SE Asia
890. MYANMAR Military May Move Suu Kyi to House Arrest
891. SINGAPORE To Execute First Woman In Nearly 20 Years: Rights Groups
892. INDONESIA: G20 Energy Proposal Costly, Not Feasible: RI
893. INDONESIA Spends $3.8B on Fuel Subsidies in 1st Half of 2023
894. MYANMAR: Number of IDPs in Myanmar Surges Almost 50,000 in Five Weeks
895. SINGAPORE: Growing Concern With Youth Radicalism, Terrorism Threat to Singapore Remains High: ISD
896. VIETNAM: Researchers Find Evidence of 2,000-year-old curry in Vietnam, the oldest in Southeast Asia
897. CAMBODIA’S 2023 General Election Kicks Off
898. INDONESIA: Power Struggle Grips Golkar Ahead of 2024 Polls
899. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Close Illegal Railroad Crossings
900. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, More Muslim Parents Turning To Abducting Kids in Custody Wars: SIS Data
901. MYANMAR: Whither Wa State? Myanmar’s Criminal Hub Spreads Wings Under Junta
902. INDONESIA Must Push For Fairer Carbon Market: Activists
903. INDONESIA: Gov’t Takes Down Over 11,000 Gambling Websites
904. MALAYSIA Issues License to Elon Musk’s Starlink To Bring Internet Services To Remote Areas
905. MYANMAR: Chin Schoolchildren Being Taught In Trenches Cecause of Airstrikes
906. VIETNAM’S Last Wild Elephants On The Brink of Survival
907. INDONESIA Strengthens Economic Diplomacy With Cabinet Reshuffle
908. INDONESIA: No Authorization for Interfaith Marriages: Supreme Court
909. Myanmar Regime Again Bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From Honoring Father on Martyrs’ Day
910. SINGAPORE: Foreigners Need Approval To Buy Mixed Commercial and Residential Properties, Land in Singapore
911. VIETNAM Passport Jumps 6 Places in Global Ranking
912. INDONESIA: RI, EU Gear Up For Trade Clash
913. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Pay Indonesia $886M in Digital Taxes in 3.5 Years
914. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Constant Fear of Torture and Murder
915. PHILIPPINES: ICC Junks PH Appeal On Drug War Probe
916. VIETNAM: Google Maps Re-Displays Vietnamese Flag on Spratly Island
917. INDONESIA: When Teachers Are The Bullies, Where Do Students Go?
918. INDONESIA Trade Surplus for 38 Months in a Row
919. MYANMAR Junta Condemns ASEAN for Ignoring ‘Peaceful Efforts to Restore Democracy’
920. THAILAND: Coalition Decides to Propose Pita as its PM Candidate in Second Round
921. VIETNAM’S Aging 100-million Population a Demographic Time Bomb
922. CAMBODIA: Childhood Diabetes Up Amid Sugar Epidemic
923. INDONESIA: Growing Informal Sector Signals Lack In Job Creation
924. INDONESIA: PTPP, Adhi Karya Win $540M Railway Project in Philippines
925. MYANMAR Junta Likely to Extend Military Rule Again
926. THAILAND: Two-Wheeled Angels:Bangkok Launches First Fleet of Motorbike-ambulances
927. ASEAN Struggles For Unity On Myanmar Conflict
928. ASEAN, China Agree on South China Sea’s Code of Conduct Guidelines
929. INDONESIA: Shrinking Domestic Industry May Dethrone RI As World’s No. 2 Rubber Exporter
930. MYANMAR: Protect Rohingya From Armed Gangs: HRW
931. THAILAND: Pita Fails in Bid to Become Prime Minister
932. INDONESIA Wants to Double Lithium Pact with Australia to 120,000 Tons
933. INDONESIA: LGBT Event in Indonesia Scrapped After Security Threats
934. MYANMAR: Thai Foreign Minister Says Met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
935. SINGAPORE: Maid Agencies Find Various Ways to Sieve Out Underage Candidates, Even As MOM Sees Fewer Cases
936. THAILAND: Thaksin Postpones Return Until Thailand’s Political Situation Settles Down
937. INDONESIA: Bakamla Seizes Iranian Tanker Over Illicit Oil Transfer
938. INDONESIA: Netherlands Returns Ancient Jewels, Temple Carvings to Indonesia
939. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Gives Final Warning To Those Playing Up 3R Issues
940. MYANMAR Junta Condemned For Using ‘Prison Transfers’ as a Pretext For Murder
941. PHILIPPINE Activists Fight Back on Online Theats Rise
942. CAMBODIA: Manhunt Underway After Capital 103kg-Meth Bust
943. INDONESIA: RI Property Giants to Build Malls, Offices In Nusantara Capital City
944. INDONESIA: $3.5 Billion Jababeka Movieland Launched as Indonesian Answer to Hollywood
945. MYANMAR: Singapore’s UOB Is Shutting Myanmar Junta Allied Airline’s Bank Accounts
946. SINGAPORE: Millions Vie For Tickets to Taylor Swift’s Only Stop in Southeast Asia
947. INDONESIA: Potable Tap Water Still a Pipe Dream, for Now
948. INDONESIA: Political Row Undermines RI’S Second Chance as FIFA Host
949. MALAYSIA: Counting Malaysia’s ‘Invisible’ People: How Many Born Here Cannot Be Citizens Despite Their Local Roots
950. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Deportation of Undocumented Children Branded Cruel
951. SINGAPORE Must Never Become a Welfare State, But It Can Be a ‘Welfare Society’: SM Tharman
952. INDONESIA: Govt Steps Up Efforts To Curb Anthrax After Outbreak Kills 3 People
953. INDONESIA: Robust Salt Industry Recipe to Cut Indonesia’s Deficit with Australia
954. MYANMAR: UN Urges End to Arms, Currency Supplies to Myanmar Junta
955. SINGAPORE: Police Warn of Resurgence of Concert Ticket Scam As At Least 462 Lose Over S$480,000 Since January
956. VIETNAM: New Crocodile Newt Species Discovered in Vietnam
957. INDONESIA: Government Rescues Nearly 2,000 Human Trafficking Victims
958. INDONESIA: Safeguarding the Sunda Pangolin: RER’s Commitment to Wildlife Protection and Conservation
959. MALAYSIA: More Malaysians Transitioning to Solar Power to Reduce Electricity Bills
960. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Nightlife Shutdown as Narcotics Flood Myanmar
961. VIETNAM RIses FOur Ranks in Global Peace Index
962. CAMBODIA Bans Entry for All Meta Oversight Board Bembers
963. INDONESIA: Victims, Families Urge Jokowi to Rewrite History on Rights Abuse
964. INDONESIA: ‘No Big Deal’: Minister Reacts to Indonesian Rice Terraces Used in Philippine Tourism Promo
965. MYANMAR Supreme Court to Hear President and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeals
966. VIETNAMESE People Turning Their Backs On Dog Meat
967. INDONESIA: Jakarta Installs AI-Controlled Traffic Lights to Ease Congestion
968. INDONESIA Reports Slower Deforestation Growth
969. MYANMAR: Surprise? Myanmar Ranks Poorly in ‘Tourist-Friendly ’Ranking
970. THAILAND-Foreign Investors Wary of Delay in Thai Govt Formation: FTI
971. VIETNAM  Bans Barbie Movie for Featuring China’s Nine-Dash Line
972. INDONESIA: After Recent Portfolio Sell-Offs, Is Traditional Retail Banking Dead in Indonesia?
973. INDONESIA In Talks with 3 Unnamed Countries for OPEC-Like Nickel Cartel
974. MYANMAR Junta War Crimes Rising: UN Report
975. SINGAPORE Sees Highest Number of Suicides in Over 20 Years, With Most Cases Among Those in Their 20s: SOS
976. TIMOR LESTE Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
977. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
978. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
979. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
980. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
981. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
982. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
983. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
984. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
985. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
986. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
987. INDONESIA: World Bank Sees Stagnant FDI, Slowdown in Growth for Indonesia
988. INDONESIA to Reroute Palm Oil Export to Africa Following EUDR
989. MYANMAR Junta Turns Thai-Sponsored Talks Into Propaganda Tool
990. PHILLIPPINES- Kitchen Crisis: How some food prices soared under Marcos
991. SINGAPORE: Air Purifiers Flying off the shelves as S’poreans brace themselves for haze; experts give tips on dealing with it
992. SOUTHEAST ASIA at High Risk of Trans-boundary Haze: Report
993. INDONESIA Moves ASEAN Military Drill Site Away From South China Sea
994. MYANMAR: US Slaps Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Defense Ministry, Regime-Run Banks
995. VIETNAM: Dak Lak Armed Group Connected to US-based Terrorists
996. VIETNAM: Nearly 5,000 ChatGPT Accounts hacked in Vietnam
997. INDONESIA Ranks Sixth Among Countries with Most Startups
998. INDONESIA: Jakarta Lacks Myanmar Leverage: UN rapporteur
999. MALAYSIA: Wisma Putra Clarifies Misperceptions Regarding Demarcation of Strait of Malacca and Sulawesi Sea
1000. MYANMAR: Arrests Follow ‘Flower Strike’ To Mark Detained Aung San Suu Kyi’s Bfrirthday
1001. SINGAPORE: High Risk of Severe Transboundary Haze in 2023, Public Advised To Be Prepared: Singapore institute
1002. INDONESIAN Businesses Call For Change in PLN’s Dominance to Hit Renewable Target
1003. INDONESIA Urges Regional Efforts for Clean Energy Transition
1004. MYANMAR: More Labor Union Leaders Arrested at Zara Factory in Myanmar
1005. PHILIPPINES: Filipino Women Highly Biased Against Own Gender: Study
1006. VIETNAM: Overseas Vietnamese Return Home For Retirement
1007. INDONESIA’S Satria-1 Successfully Launched Into Orbit
1008. INDONESIA: Coca-Cola Launches New rPET Bottles in Indonesian Market
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EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

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

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