Category: Spotlight

1. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows to Broadcasting Bill that Threatens Press Freedom
2. INDONESIA: Ukrainians, Russian Face Death Over Bali Drug Lab: Police
3. MYANMAR Civil War Delays Development Assistance From Thailand
4. SINGAPORE: Handing Over Singapore In Good order: The legacy of Lee Hsien Loong
5. VIETNAM: Mysterious ‘Floating’ Lake Discovered in Central Vietnam
6. CAMBODIA: Ministry Questions TIA Report on Money-Laundering Risks
7. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reiterates ‘Asian Way’ to Defuse Tension
8. INDONESIA: May Riot Victims Seek Closure From Incoming Govt
9. MYANMAR: IOM’s Chief Announces Funding for Rohingya Refugees on Bangladesh Visit
10. SINGAPORE: ‘I’ve Been Scammed’: PM Lee on How He Himself Was Victim of an Online Scam
11. INDONESIA: Structural Problems Blight Agriculture As Key Sector For Employment
12. MALAYSIA: Education Minister: Upholding Malay, English Languages Must Go Hand-in-Hand
13. MALAYSIA Plans To Introduce ‘Orangutan Diplomacy’
14. MYANMAR Junta Rebuffs Hun Sen’s Request to Meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
15. THAILAND: PM Clamps Down on Cannabis For Recreational Use
16. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Requests Video Meeting With Aung San Suu Kyi
17. INDONESIA Sees Hottest April in 40 years
18. INDONESIA: Bata Shoe Factory Shuts Down After 30 Years
19. MYANMAR: Over 3 million ow displaced in Myanmar: UN
20. VIETNAM: Digital Content Exporters Open Foreign Offices To Avoid Tax
21. INDONESIA Hopes to Lead Global Green Aluminum Market with UAE
22. MYANMAR: AAPP: Myanmar Junta Killed 223 Females This Year
23. THAILAND: Heatwave Escalates Water War in Thailand’s North
24. INDONESIA: Unresolved Conflicts May Hinder Prabowo’s Plan to Form Presidents’ Club
25. INDONESIAN Muslim Cleric Reaffirms Ban on Interfaith Marriage
26. MYANMAR: Chin Alliances Clash Over Territory Liberated From Myanmar Junta
27. SINGAPORE:  Migrant Workers in S’pore Left in Limbo After Paying Large Sums to Agency Promising Jobs in Poland
28. VIETNAM:  Rail Route Connects China, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia
29. INDONESIA: Schools, Universities Prone To Corruption: KPK Survey
30. INDONESIA: Sumatran Orangutan’s Use of Medicinal Plant to Treat Wound Intrigues Scientists
31. MYANMAR: US Commission Slams Myanmar’s Religious Freedom
32. VIETNAM Posts Over $10B in Four-Month Tourism Revenue
33. VIETNAM to Produce Enough Rice for 8 Million Tons Exports
34. INDONESIA May Offer Dual Citizenship to Attract Overseas Workers: Minister
35. INDONESIA: Ministry Unveils New Funding Initiative For Climate-Resilient Health System
36. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Govt Can Take Criticism But Will Not Compromise on 3R Sentiments
37. MYANMAR: EU Extends Myanmar Junta Sanctions for Another Year
38. VIETNAM Welcomes over 6 Million Int’l Visitors in Four Months
39. INDONESIA: Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes off Java Island: Authorities
40. INDONESIA: PDI-P Could Become Sole Opposition to Prabowo Coalition
41. INDONESIA: Political Dynasticism Rampant in Newly Elected House Lawmakers
42. MYANMAR: India Needs to Protect its Strategic Stakes in ‘Unstable’ Myanmar
43. PHILIPPINES- Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools, triggers health alerts
44. REGIONAL: Women in SE Asia Gaining Representation in Boardrooms: Report
45. CAMBODIA: Pailin Farmer Hits On Solution To Excess Mangoes
46. INDONESIA: US Returns Antiquities to Indonesia Amid Probe into Trafficking Networks
47. INDONESIA: Creative Industry Workers Worry AI Is After Their Jobs
48. MALAYSIA Adopts a Balanced Foreign Policy, Stands Clear of Provocations: PM Anwar
49. MYANMAR: Network of ASEAN Parliamentarians Says Only Myanmar is Locking up Lawmakers
50. INDONESIA: House of Old Men: 2024 Election Sees Lowest Number of Young Lawmakers ​​​
51. INDONESIA: Job Creation Law Eases Business Licensing to Propel Growth
52. MALAYSIA: UM Apologizes For Hosting Pro-Israel Professor, Lambasts Him for Claiming Malaysia Unsafe for Travelers
53. MYANMAR: Thailand Warns Myanmar’s Rivals Against Using Its Soil For Harm: Minister
54. THAILAND: 30 Died From Heatstroke in Thailand so Far in 2024 as South-east Asia Bakes
55. CAMBODIA: Ending a Scourge: PM Pushes For Final Steps to Eradicate Malaria in Cambodia
56. INDONESIA in Dire Need of Specialist Doctors: Jokowi
57. 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
58. MYANMAR: US Think-Tank Sounds Alarm as Scam Centers Mushroom on Myanmar-Thai Border
59. SINGAPORE Red Cross Sends 9 Volunteers to Egypt for Gaza Relief Work, S$815,000 Worth of Aid
60. INDONESIA: Dengue Deaths Spike Almost Threefold Compared to Last Year
61. INDONESIA: Inter-Province Migration Costs Jakarta Trillions of Rupiah
62. MALAYSIA Seeing Sharp Increase In Ageing Population: Nanta
63. MYANMAR: UN’s Türk Sounds Alarm Amid Rising Tensions in Rakhine
64. INDONESIA: Court Rulings Seal Prabowo Win
65. INDONESIA: Clashes Between TNI, OPM Continue in Papua Amid Rising Tension
66. MALAYSIA Poised to Become Powerhouse In Clean, Renewable Energy: Industry Players
67. MYANMAR: As Losses Mount, Myanmar’s Junta Tightens Its Embrace of Russia
68. CAMBODIA: Chinese Police Complete Repatriation Of Over 680 Gambling, Scam Suspects from Cambodia
69. INDONESIA: Authorities Call For Vigilance Amid Heightened Volcanic Activity
70. MALAYSIA Aims To Be In Top 20 Countries in Global Startup Ecosystem Index by 2030: PM Anwar
71. MYANMAR Junta Using Rohingya Recruits to Sow Ethnic Hatred: Activists
72. VIETNAM: Three Vietnam Locales Among World’s ‘Best Walking cities’
73. ASEAN Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Escalating Myanmar Violence
74. INDONESIA: Trust in Constitutional Court Rises Ahead Of Ruling On Election Disputes: LSI Survey
75. MYANMAR: New Year, Old Tactic: Myanmar Junta’s Amnesty Skips Political Prisoners
76. SINGAPORE:  24-Year-Old Maps Singapore Toilets With Bidets on Google, Earning Rave Reviews From Netizens
77. THAILAND: NIA Launches New Platform to Boost Thai Agricultural Startups with Deep Tech
78. INDONESIA: Apple Mulls Building First Production Facility in Indonesia
79. INDONESIA: Jokowi Raises Concerns Over Money Laundering Using Crypto Assets
80. MALAYSIA: Single Mother is First Woman Khalwat Offender to be Whipped in Terengganu
81. MYANMAR: Burmese Activist Maung Zarni Nominated For the Nobel Peace Prize
82. VIETNAM Needs $30B Investment For Universal Clean Water Access
83. INDONESIA: Minister Launches 500,000 Hectares of Farming Land in S Papua
84. INDONESIA: Young People in Indonesia Put Off Marriage
85. MALAYSIA: Biggest Renter Group in Malaysia are Millennials: Study
86. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi And Former President Win Myint Reportedly Moved to House Arrest in Naypyidaw
87. VIETNAM: Draft Law Restricting Journalists’ Courtroom Rights Meets Opposition
88. INDONESIA: Mideast Escalation Could Pose Major Economic Risk to RI
89. INDONESIA: Komnas HAM Criticizes Government Handling of Tensions in Papua
90. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Rohingya, Including Children, Abducted in Violation of Conscription Law
91. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Rules Out New Bases for US
92. SINGAPORE: Lawrence Wong to Take Over From Lee Hsien Loong As Prime Minister on May 15: PMO
93. CAMBODIA’S Alternative Medicine to Hit $64.03 Million in 2024
94. INDONESIA Poised to Lead Booming Halal Cosmetics Market
95. INDONESIA: Papua Rebel Leader Says Captured New Zealand Pilot Won’t Be Released
96. MYANMAR Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Believed Held in Solitary Confinement in Naypyidaw Prison
97. VIETNAM: Schengen-Like Visa for Southeast Asia Will Boost Foreign Arrivals to Vietnam
98. INDONESIA: Government Denies Israeli Reports On Normalizing Ties
99. INDONESIA: Prabowo Collaborates with King of Jordan to Drop Indonesian Relief Supplies to Gaza
100. MYANMAR Junta Slams UN’s ‘One-Sided’ Human Rights Claims
101. SINGAPORE Wants to INsulate and Protect the Local Jewish Community From the Impacts of the War in Gaza: Shanmugam
102. VIETNAM: Van Thinh Phat Chairwoman Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death in $27B Scam
103. ASEAN Tourists Prefer Thailand Over Indonesia: Study
104. Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.2 Pct in 2024, 2025: Report
105. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Pledge Online Safety Measures for Children Using Social Media: Fahmi
106. MYANMAR: Reluctant Exiles: Another ‘Life or Death’ Exodus From Myanmar
107. VIETNAM: Thailand Aims to Boost Durian Exports to China, Reclaiming lead from Vietnam
108. CAMBODIA: 69-Year Old Phnom Penh Madam Detained For Underage Prostitution
109. INDONESIA: Govt Urged To Tighten, Stop Granting Mining Licenses On Small Islands
110. INDONESIA: 2 Papuan Rebel Leaders Killed in Shootout
111. MYANMAR: Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy
112. VIETNAM Firms Face Highest Local Cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
113. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Crystal and Liquid Meth Production House Linked to Hong Kong Ring
114. INDONESIA: PLN Mulls Importing LNG Amid Likely Shortfall in Local Gas Supply
115. MALAYSIA: Prabowo, Anwar Discuss Direction to Strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia Ties
116. MYANMAR Junta Deputy Defense Minister Interrogated Over Online Scams
117. THAILAND: Google Lunches Security Feature to Protect Thailand Users From Scams
118. INDONESIA: Lack of Clean Power May Jeopardize Indonesia’s Downstream Dream
119. INDONESIA: Brunei and Laos Join Regional Payment Connectivity
120. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya Must Calm ‘Allah’ Socks Storm Before Tensions Erupt: Extremism Experts
121. MYANMAR: BHRN Calls On International Community to Help Muslims in Myanmar
122. THAILAND: National Anti-Corruption Commission Initiates An Anti-Corruption Education Curriculum to Educate Thai Children and Instill Integrity Value in Thai society
123. INDONESIA: Hyundai Ends Indonesia Aluminium Deal After Climate Campaign By K-Pop Fans
124. INDONESIA: Aceh Authorities Detain Four Suspects in Rohingya Refugee Smuggling Case
125. MALAYSIA Probes Links Between Detained Man and Israeli Crime Group
126. MYANMAR Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
127. VIETNAM Has 6 Billionaires in Forbes Global Rich List
128. INDONESIA: Gov’t Revokes Over 2,000 Mining Licenses
129. INDONESIA: Court Summons 4 Jokowi Ministers to Testify in Presidential Election Dispute Trial
130. INDONESIA: As El Nino Bites, Indonesians Struggle with Record-High Rice Prices
131. MYANMAR Military Loses Historic Outpost on Road to China in Kachin State
132. SINGAPORE: 5 Takeaways From Survey of Southeast Asians, Including Singapore Being Top Choice of Regional Country for Relocation
133. INDONESIA: Pope Francis to Visit Indonesia in September: Minister
134. INDONESIA Gears Up for Another Colossal Elections
135. MYANMAR: KNU Grateful For Aid Sent by Thai Government Through Myanmar Red Cross
136. SINGAPORE: Dengue Cases Soar, Doubling in First Quarter of 2024; 7 Deaths Reported
137. CAMBODIA: Chetra Urges Preservation of Tonle Sap
138. INDONESIA’S Business Environment Ranking Slips As Others Improve
139. INDONESIA: Untapped Muslim Donations Could Reach Rp180 Trillion Annually
140. MYANMAR: India Urged to Stop Embracing War Criminals in Myanmar
141. THAILAND Equal Marriage Bill a Victory for LGBTQA+ All Over the World:Pita
142. INDONESIA Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza After UN Vote
143. INDONESIA Moves Closer to Next World Cup Qualifying Round with 3-0 Win in Vietnam
144. MALAYSIA: New SOPs Introduced To Prrevent Child Abuse Cases at Daycare Centers: Nancy Shukri
145. MYANMAR: UK Government Raps Myanmar Junta on Armed Forces Day Over Its Brutality
146. S’PORE-Flagged Vessel Had ‘Momentary Loss of Propulsion’ Just Before Hitting Baltimore Bridge: MPA
147. INDONESIA: 13 Soldiers Held Over Alleged Torture of Papuan
148. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Capture Portuguese Nationals Involved in Liquid Cocaine Trafficking Operation
149. MYANMAR: A Chronicle of Collapse: How the Tide Turned Against Myanmar’s Once Mighty Military
150. PHILIPPINES: Drug War Restarts in Davao
151. VIETNAM: Central Vietnam Province Gets Its Own Red Sea
152. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Rules Defamation Clause ‘Conditionally Unconstitutional’
153. INDONESIA Takes Over Airspace Management in Riau Islands and Natuna from Singapore
154. MYANMAR: Chinese Town Deports 200 Myanmar Migrant Workers Each Day
155. SINGAPORE: Govt Tells Israeli Embassy to Remove Facebook Post That Was an ‘Astonishing Attempt to Rewrite History’, says Shanmugam
156. THAILAND: An Entrepreneur Scores a Win in Europe With Her Low Glycemic Flour
157. INDONESIA: Failed Election Candidates Place Hopes in Court Proceedings
158. INDONESIA: New Import Rules Hoped to Save Ailing Textile Industry
159. MALAYSIA: ‘Allah’ Socks Issue: Sabahan Sentenced to Six Months of Jail for Insulting Islam on Facebook
160. MYANMAR is Main Beneficiary of Chinese Fund: Ambassador
161. THAI Scientists Breed Coral in Labs to Restore Degraded Reefs
162. INDONESIA Among the Unhappiest Countries in Southeast Asia: Study
163. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declared as Elected President After Final Vote Count
164. MYANMAR Court-Ordered Auction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home Fails to Draw Bids
165. SINGAPORE Completes First Humanitarian Aid Airdrop into Gaza
166. VIETNAM: Vo Van Thuong Leaves Position as Vietnam President
167. INDONESIA Braces For Wildfires Ahead of Dry Season
168. INDONESIA: $11.6 Billion Invested in Indonesia’s Smelters
169. MYANMAR’S Women Bear the Cost of the Junta’s Coup
170. THAILAND: Rural Doctor Society Claims Identities of 2.2 Million Thais on Sale in ‘Dark Web’
171. VIETNAM: Pakistani, Iranian Men Pose As Interpol To Extort Tourists in Hanoi
172. INDONESIA Accused of Avoiding Human Rights Issues
173. INDONESIA: Government Considers Student Loan Scheme for Low-Income Families
174. MALAYSIA: High Court Strikes Out Woman’s Bid to Declare Herself as Non-Muslim
175. In MYANMAR, Citizen Journalism is Connecting News to Its Revolutionary Roots
176. INDONESIA: KPU Races to Finish Vote Tally
177. INDONESIA: Russia Alleges 10 Indonesians Fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine
178. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Seize 2,500 LSD Sheets from Germany
179. Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Calls for Security Council Action to Halt Conscription
180. CAMBODIA: First Khmer-Speaking Robot Introduced-KhmerTimes
181. INDONESIA: Draft Policy Draws Flak for Allowing Military, Police Hold Civil Posts
182. INDONESIA Needs 350 More Aircraft to Make Airfare More Affordable
183. MALAYSIA: Proposed Amendment on Citizenship Laws Goes Against Founding Fathers’ Intentions, Nazir Razak Tells Putrajaya
184. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Communications in Around 80 Myanmar’s Townships: Report
185. INDONESIA: EU Deforestation Regulation Seen to Complicate RI Biodiesel Exports
186. INDONESIA: Thirst for ‘Swiftnomics’: Indonesia Eyes Partnering with Singapore on Concerts
187. newspapers to strengthen mastery of Malay language among students
188. MYANMAR: Japan Announces Extra US$ 37 Million In Aid to Myanmar
189. SINGAPORE: Singapore Endorses Communique on Tackling Scams at Inaugural Global Fraud Summit
190. INDONESIA: Extreme Weather Looms Over Indonesia
191. INDONESIA: 2024 Presidential Election Results: Prabowo-Gibran Secures Victory in Jakarta
192. MYANMAR: China Tightens Access For Myanmar Migrant Workers Entering From Shan State
193. SINGAPORE: Over Half in S’pore Say Society, Technology Changing Too Fast, and In Ways That Don’t Benefit Them: Survey
194. INDONESIA: Civil Society Piles Pressure On Parties To Launch House Probe
195. INDONESIA: Batik Air Grounds Pilots Following Alleged In-Flight Napping
196. MALAYSIA Charts Better Score In Latest Pew Religious Restriction Index, Driven By Drop in Govt Curbs
197. MYANMAR General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State
198. THAILAND: Crackdown On ‘Mule’ Accounts Aims to Impact Call-Center Gangs
199. INDONESIA: Why Carbon Utilization Key To Indonesia’s Decarbonization
200. INDONESIA: 18 Dead, 5 Missing After Indonesia Floods, Landslide
201. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Sarawak to Become Major Renewable Energy Hub in SE Asia
202. MYANMAR: AA Joins KIA Attacks on Myanmar Junta in Kachin State, While Fighting in Rakhine
203. VIETNAMESE Tech TAlents Find Homeland Has Appealing Career Prospects
204. INDONESIA: Cooking Up Opportunities: Used Cooking Oil Can Be a ‘Sizzling Success’ for Indonesia
205. INDONESIA Aiming for 80 Percent Middle Class Population in 2045: Bappenas
206. MALAYSIA: A Decade After MH370: Hopes of a New search to End All Speculation
207. MYANMAR: Besieged Junta Troops Launch ‘Scorched Earth’ Attacks in Myanmar Jade Hub
208. PHILIPPINES: 3,600 Ex-Rebels, Mostly in Mindanao, Await Amnesty as Senate Backs Marcos’ Initiative
209. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sets Ambitious 8 Pct Economic Growth Target for Indonesia
210. MALAYSIA Among Top Five Most Improved in Increasing Legal Gender Equality, But Still Lags Behind Regional Neighbors: World Bank Report
211. MYANMAR: Number of Townships Placed Under Martial Law by Myanmar Junta Rises to 61
212. SINGAPORE: Govt Mulls Publicizing Litterbugs’ Photos to Identify Them As Part of ‘Targeted’ Response to Rise in Cases
213. THAILAND: Wealthy Myanmar Citizens Buy Thai Property to Seek Refuge From Civil War
214. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Groups Oppose Using Operational Assistance Fund to Provide Free Lunches
215. INDONESIA: Prabowo Looks Certain to Protect Status Quo for Political Stability
216. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar ‘Happy to Reopen’ MH370 Search If Compelling Evidence Found
217. MYANMAR: ‘No Breakthrough’ in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance and Junta
218. VIETNAM: Carbon Credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year
219. CAMBODIA: Shiva Reborn: 10th Century Statue Takes Shape
220. INDONESIA: Poll Body in Hot Water After String of Tech Failures
221. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Takes a Stand Against Bullying at PGRI Congress
222. MALAYSIAN Graduates are Overqualified and Underpaid: Khazanah Research Institute Report
223. MYANMAR: Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar’s Naval Weaknesses
224. INDONESIA: Government Trials Free Meal Program at Tangerang School
225. INDONESIA: Jokowi Promotes Prabowo to TNI Honorary General
226. MYANMAR Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions
227. SINGAPORE: New Anti-scam Portal to be Launched; MHA Calls out Meta for ‘Consistently Pushing Back’ on Efforts to Tackle Scams
228. THAILAND: Zero Baht Stores: How ‘Grandpa Garbage’ Turned Waste into Sustainable Communities
229. INDONESIA: Govt Doubles Funds for Oil Palm Replanting
230. INDONESIA Losing Out on Foreign Tourists To Its Neighbors: Sandiaga
231. MYANMAR: Aid Received by Myanmar in 2023 Insufficient According to Analysis
232. SINGAPORE: Restaurant in Singapore Offers ‘Divorce’ Booking Option With Treats for Celebration
233. THAILAND: Chaiwat Insists 2,900 Rai Under Dispute is Protected Forest, Cannot Be ‘Buffer Zone’
234. CAMBODIA: Troubled Phnom Penh ‘Beer Bus’ Rebrands as ‘Eco-Friendly Exploration’
235. INDONESIA: World Bank Urges Fiscal Caution for Indonesia’s Free Lunch Program in 2025
236. INDONESIA: Inclusive Marriage Registry Plan for KUAs Meets With Questions, Calls for Dialogue
237. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Agree With New National Service Scheme, Think It Will Be Positive: Survey
238. MYANMAR: Myanmar Junta Calls on Students to Join University Corps
239. INDONESIA Most Networked Nation in Southeast Asia Amid Geopolitical Race
240. INDONESIA: Government to Relocate 6,000 Civil Servants to Nusantara in July
241. MALAYSIA now ranks number one globally for 5G consistency score: Fahmi
242. MYANMAR: Legal Aid Network Raps Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Drive
243. VIETNAM Risks Losing Regional Tourism Race Without Visa Waivers: Experts
244. CAMBODIA ex-PM Hun Sen Returns to Frontline Politics for Senate Seat
245. INDONESIA: Luhut says China Ready to Fork Over for Cutlery Factory
246. MYANMAR: Ta’ang Towns Promised Civilian Administration
247. VIETNAM: Scrap Dealer Builds $2.85M Gold-Plated Castle in Central Vietnam
248. CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Explains Hun Many’s Promotion to DPM
249. INDONESIA: Jokowi Unveils Biggest Port in Eastern Indonesia
250. INDONESIA Decries ‘Geopolitical Nightmare’ Ahead of ICJ Appeal
251. MYANMAR: Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription
252. VIETNAM To See Largest Expansion in Wealth Growth Over The Next Decade
253. INDONESIA: Fitch, Moody’s Raise Concerns About Fiscal Policy Under Prabowo leadership
254. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s School Meal Program to Cost $7.7 Billion in First Year
255. MYANMAR: Pa-O Militia Backs Myanmar Junta Conscription by Forcibly Recruiting Civilians
256. SINGAPORE: Malaysian Govt Study Warns of ‘Brain Drain’, Finds 3 in 4 M’sians Living, Working in S’pore Skilled or Semi-skilled
257. THAILAND: What Thailand Must Do To Improve its Democracy Index Ranking
258. INDONESIA: Jokowi signs regulation requiring Google, Meta to pay for news
259. INDONESIA Says Women’s Rights Advocacy Should Remain a Priority in Afghanistan
260. MALAYSIA: Police and State Islamic Authorities will Investigate Man Who Claims to be Prophet Muhammad’s Descendant: Home Minister
261. MYANMAR:  Global ESG Investment Advisory Firms Accused of Aiding Myanmar Junta
262. VIETNAM to send 125,000 Laborers Abroad in 2024
263. CAMBODIA To Install Hundreds of Wildlife Cameras in an EFfort to Restore its Tiger Population
264. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates 26 Military Hospitals Across Indonesia
265. MYANMAR: 3 Myanmar Brigadier Generals Sentenced To Death For Surrendering Town
266. VIETNAM’S VinFast to Establish EV Assembly Plant in Indonesia This Year
267. INDONESIA: Doctors Blame Late Detection as Cancer Deaths in Indonesia Near 243,000
268. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Policy Scrutiny After Free-Market Comments
269. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Proposed Fishing Law Leaves Burmese Workers Vulnerable
270. SINGAPORE: Air Ticket Prices To Go Up as Singapore Mandates Sustainable Fuel for Departing Flights from 2026
271. THAILAND: Group Opposed to Thaksin’s Parole Vows to Seek NACC Investigation
272. INDONESIA: Prabowo On Track To Succeed Jokowi
273. INDONESIA: From Floods to Love Hearts
274. MYANMAR: Restrictions Imposed on Domestic Air Travel in Myanmar
275. THAILAND: Govt Launches New Medical Coverage Scheme for Tourists
276. VIETNAMESE Spend $3.8M Daily on Online Food Orders
277. INDONESIA: Tale of Two cities: Religious Tolerance in Bekasi & Depok
278. INDONESIA to Address International Court Hearing on Israel Next Week
279. MALAYSIA: Tourism Minister Urges Malaysians to Reject Racism to Achieve Strong Unity
280. MYANMAR: Thailand to Open Humanitarian Center to Deliver Aid to Myanmar in One Month
281. SINGAPORE Builds AI Model to ‘Represent’ Southeast Asians
282. INDONESIA’S 2024 Cybersecurity Challenge: Rising Threats and Human Risks
283. INDONESIA: New Energy Rule Discourages Rooftop Solar Systems: Users
284. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reaffirms Continuation of Jokowi’s Programs
285. MALAYSIA: Sharia Punishments in Malaysia Determined by Govt, No Question of Any Challenge Against Islamic Laws: IKIM
286. MYANMAR Junta Enforces Military Service Law Following Battlefield Losses
287. INDONESIA: Government Targets Completion of 41 National Strategic Projects by 2024, Removes 12
288. MYANMAR’S Depleted Military Takes Aim at Professors, Students to Beef Up
289. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Rejects Calls for Independent Mindanao After Duterte’s Remarks
290. SINGAPORE: Median Monthly Household Income Rises to S$10,869 in 2023, a Real Increase of 2.8%
291. INDONESIA’S Leading Banks Thrive in Post-Pandemic Recovery
292. INDONESIA: KPU Found Guilty of Ethics Breach in Handling of Gibran VP Bid
293. MYANMAR: Nine UN Security Council Members Call on Junta to End Attacks on Civilians
294. THAILAND Confident Aid Effort Will Lead to Myanmar Crisis Dialogue
295. INDONESIA: Anies to Uphold FPI, HTI Bans
296. INDONESIA: Ship Captain Arrested for Transporting Migrant Workers from Malaysia
297. MALAYSIA’S Pardons Board Announces Decision to Cut Najib’s Jail Term from 12 to 6 Years
298. MYANMAR: 41 Rohingya Refugees Arrested After Fleeing Malaysian Detention Center
299. VIETNAM: South Australia Halts Central Vietnam Students’ Admittance Amid Disappearances
300. INDONESIAN Academia Calls for Electoral Integrity
301. INDONESIA’S Manufacturing PMI Beats Other ASEAN Countries
302. MALAYSIA: Stats Dept 2023 Report Shows Cancer Fourth Leading cCuse of death in Malaysia: Health Minister
303. MYANMAR: 900 Myanmar Medics Detained Since 2021 Coup: Swiss Report
304. SINGAPORE: Muslims Will Be Allowed to Eat Lab-Grown Meat If  It’s From Halal Animal Cells, Free From Non-Halal Ingredients: Mufti
305. CAMBODIA: Soothsayers Barred From Social Media aEtivities
306. INDONESIA: TNI Deploys 400,000 Soldiers to Safeguard the 2024 Election
307. INDONESIA to Import Chinese Trains for Aging Commuter Line
308. MYANMAR: Junta Prepared to Extend Myanmar’s State of Emergency Again in August
309. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs
310. INDONESIA: Dynasty in the Making’ as President Jokowi Shadow Hangs Over General Elections
311. INDONESIA: Singkawang Retains Title as Indonesia’s Most Tolerant City
312. MALAYSIA Ranks 57th in Global Corruption Perception Index, Trails Singapore in ASEAN
313. MYANMAR: Momeik Incinerated as Myanmar Junta Reoccupies Shan Town
314. PHILIPPINES: CNN Philippines to Close Due to Financial Losses
315. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Back ‘Myanmar-Owned and Led’ Solution to Crisis
316. INDONESIA: South Korean Native Vies for House seat
317. INDONESIA: Sustainable Infrastructure Will Remain as Top Priority under New President: Sri Mulyani
318. MYANMAR Sends Official to First ASEAN Meeting in More Than Two Years
319. SINGAPORE: Women Aged 21 to 49 More Likely Than Male Peers to Accept Being Single, Married Without Children: IPS poll
320. INDONESIA Aims to Attract 1,000 Investors with ‘Golden Visa’ Program
321. INDONESIA: Jokowi Gets Red Mark in Agrarian Dispute Resolution
322. MYANMAR: Both Junta and Resistance Digging In as Third Myanmar Coup Anniversary Approaches
323. THAILAND: Most Thais Believe Country in Economic Crisis That Needs Urgent Attention: Poll
324. Vietnamese Make Up Largest Percentage of Japan’s Foreign Workforce
325. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugees Flee Aceh Shelter Amid Tensions With Locals
326. INDONESIA Walks Out During Israel’s UN Security Council Speech
327. MALAYSIA: At UPR Review, Malaysia Stands Firm on its Treatment of Refugees
328. MYANMAR’S Supreme Court Orders Sale of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home
329. VIETNAM Condemns Fabricated Report by Human Rights Watch
330. INDONESIA: More Indonesians Smoking, Bucking Global Trend
331. INDONESIA Seeks EU Trade Deal to Compete Against Vietnamese Footwear
332. MALAYSIA to Launch Inquiry Into Cases Involving Disputed Singapore Strait Islets
333. MYANMAR’S  Military Has Turned a Strategic Town in Sagaing Region Into a ‘Graveyard’
334. THAILAND Must Get Out of Comfort Zone Amid Global Polycrises: CEOs
335. INDONESIA Needs to Quadruple Sugar Output by 2030 for Self-Fufficiency, Ethanol
336. INDONESIA: Demands from China, India to Boost Indonesia’s Coal Production
337. MALAYSIA Demands Accountability for Israel’s Violations of International Law: Foreign Minister
338. MYANMAR: Defeated Myanmar Junta Generals Given Death Sentences
339. THAILAND Rolls out New VAT Refund for Foreign Tourists
340. INDONESIA to Defend Skeptical Stance on Digital Goods Tax Moratorium at WTO
341. INDONESIA: Special Buses for Students with Disabilities Begin Operations in Jakarta
342. MALAYSIA’s Regressive Citizenship Amendments Risk Giving ‘Little Napoleons’ Power to Decide Who Gets To Be a Malaysian: Lawyer
343. MYANMAR: India Plans to Fence Off Myanmar Frontier
344. VIETNAM: First Homemade Radar Satellite to Go into Space Next Year
345. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Future Lies in Kalimantan
346. INDONESIA Eyes More Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Projects in 2024
347. MYANMAR Named Second-Biggest Jailer of Journalists
348. THAILAND: Muay Thai Takes the US by Storm, with 1,724 Centers, $1.25 Billion Industry
349. VIETNAM: PM Requests Review of Labor Export Companies
350. INDONESIA to Abandon 23% Renewable Energy Target
351. INDONESIA’S Tourism to Fall Behind Thailand if Entertainment Tax Goes Up: Apindo
352. MYANMAR: Another 278 Myanmar Junta Troops Flee to India
353. SINGAPORE: EV Fast Chargers to be Set Up in HDB Neighborhood and town centers
354. VIETNAM: Health Ministry Warns of Covid, Flu Surges Amid Tet travel, weather
355. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Ganjar, Anies Offer Diverse Anti-Graft Strategies
356. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Global Graffic Ranking Improves, But Congestion Worsens
357. MALAYSIA: Immigration D-G says 220 Undocumented Migrant Hotspots Detected Nationwide
358. MYANMAR: Thailand Mulls Providing Humanitarian Aid to Victims of War in Myanmar: Report
359. VIETNAM: US Terrorist Group Coaxes People Into Deadly Attacks in Vietnam: Prosecutors
360. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Breaks Ground on Rp 940 Billion Mosque Project in Nusantara
361. INDONESIA: KPK Seeks FBI Assistance in Investigating SAP’s Bribery Allegations
362. MALAYSIA: Two Malaysian Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Plead Guilty to Conspiring in 2002 Bali Bombing
363. MYANMAR: Female Prisoners Subjected to Humiliating Strip Searches in Corridors
364. VIETNAM: Hanoi Man Suffers Roundworm Attacks Passed From Dog
365. INDONESIA Targets 15 Oil and Gas Projects Going Onstream in 2024
366. INDONESIA Narrowly Misses Target of 100% Electrification Rate
367. INDONESIA: Vietnam to Surpass Indonesia if We Do Nothing: Jokowi
368. MYANMAR  Military Bows to Powerful Ethnic Army, Gives it More Towns Near China Border
369. VIETNAM: 290 Kg of Cocaine Washed Ashore in Central Vietnam
370. INDONESIA: Candidates to Pledge Commitment On Graft Eradication
371. INDONESIA: Police in West Papua Urge Vigilance as 53 Inmates Escape from Sorong Prison
372. MYANMAR’S Dictator is Facing Calls to Resign From Some of His Most Ardent Supporters
373. SINGAPOREANS Less Happy Today Than 5 Years Ago, But Those With More Balanced View of LIfe Generally More Satisfied: NUS Survey
374. VIETNAM Upholds ‘One China’ Policy After Taiwan Election
375. INDONESIA: Prabowo Revives Plan to Build Giant Seawall Across Java Coastline
376. INDONESIA: Communication and Information Ministry Removes 810,000 Online Gambling Content in 2023
377. MALAYSIAN Drug Kingpin Arrested in Laos Deported to Thailand, Authorities Working to Seize Remaining Ill-Gotten Gains
378. MYANMAR: Captured Myanmar Brigadier General Urges Junta Boss to Stop Committing War Crimes
379. SINGAPORE Passport Ranked World’s Most Powerful in 2024, Tied With 5 Other Countries
380. INDONESIA: Police Extend Cartenz Peace Operation in Papua Through 2024
381. INDONESIA: PLN Transforms Electric Poles into EV Charging Stations
382. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Spreading Fake News is a Crime, Agong is in Malaysia
383. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Myanmar Migrants Detained in Malaysia Crackdown
384. SINGAPORE Looking to Hire Auxiliary Police from China, India, the Philippines, Myanmar as Taiwan Recruits Dwindle: Shanmugam
385. INDONESIA: Unlocking Indonesia’s Supply Chain Opporst Asia-tunity in Energized Southea
386. INDONESIA to Send Record-Breaking 241,000 Pilgrims for 2024 Hajj Season
387. Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int’l Isolation, Rohingya Rights
388. SINGAPORE: Films at Upcoming Palestine Film Festival Allowed As They Do Not Promote Violence Against Any Group: Shanmugam
389. THAILAND Set to Surpass 2023 Rice Export Target as November Figures Surge
390. INDONESIA, Taiwan Prepare Migrant Fisher Protection Pact
391. INDONESIA’S Foreign Policy is Not Transactional: Minister
392. MALAYSIA: Protecting Malaysian Kids Online From Sexual Exploitation: Govt Explores Measures to Safeguard Against Overseas Predators
393. MYANMAR: Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore
394. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Eye More Tax on the Rich, Digital Firms to Raise Revenue
395. INDONESIA Faces Dilemma on Rohingya Refugees
396. MALAYSIA: Make No mistake, Downloading And Viewing ‘Child Porn’ is a Crime in Malaysia — Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
397. MYANMAR Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp
398. SINGAPORE: ‘The Urgency Has Gone Up’: SIngapore Government Agencies React To Findings of Third Climate Change Study
399. INDONESIA: Waves of Lay-Offs Sweep Indonesia’s Export-Oriented Industries in 2023
400. INDONESIA Confident About Winning EU Lawsuit on Palm Oil Biofuel
401. MALAYSIA: Global Pharmaceutical Firm Roche Selects Malaysia as Site for First-in-Human Clinical Trial on Experimental Immuno Suppressant Drug
402. SINGAPORE: What is a ‘Cyber Kidnapping’ Scam, and How Can You Protect Yourself Against it?
403. MYANMAR Resistance Set to Expand Fighting in Mandalay After Seizing Strategic Junta Outpost
404. CAMBODIA: New Minimum Wage in Effect, Up $4 Per Month
405. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Venture Into TikTok To Win Over Young Voters
406. INDONESIA: Bali Senator Sparks Islamophobic Controversy Over Comments on Airport Staff Attire
407. MYANMAR Junta Threatens Nonstop Bombing of Towns Seized by Ethnic Groups
408. VIETNAMESE Workers’ Average Income Grows 6.9% in 2023
409. ASEAN FDI Hits All-Time High as EV Investment Skyrockets
410. MYANMAR: Spring Revolution News for 1 January 2024
411. SINGAPORE’S Economy Grew 1.2% in 2023; External Environment ‘Less Favorable’ to Security, Prosperity For Some Years To Come: PM Lee
412. VIETNAM: India, Cambodia are Vietnam’s Fastest Growing Tourism Markets
413. INDONESIA: Govt Confirms New COVID-19 Subvariant Ahead of Year-End Holidays
414. INDONESIA’S Pertamina to Invest $900 Million in Algeria: Minister
415. MALAYSIANNS Who Made Their Mark in the International Film Industry in 2023
416. MYANMAR Junta Accused of Starving and Arresting Civilians in Rakhine State ‘to Instill Fear’
417. VIETNAM: Tourism Race Heats Up as Asian Countries Rush to Simplify Visa Requirements
418. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Finally Forms Permanent Ethics Council
419. INDONESIA: No Need to Go Abroad: Jokowi Wants People to Seek Healthcare in New Capital
420. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Govt ban on Israeli-owned ships entering country clear signal Malaysia does not recognise Israel
421. SINGAPORE to Step Up Enforcement Against Vapes at Changi Airport and Other Checkpoints
422. THAILAND: Survey Finds That 50% of Thais of Working Age Cannot Afford to Retire
423. INDONESIA: Nickel Plan Sidelined as Govt Pushes EV Market With New Incentives
424. INDONESIA: North Maluku Governor Arrested 13 Days Prior to Retirement
425. MALAYSIA: Bumiputera Population Estimated at 21.3 Million This Year
426. MYANMAR Stands on Humanitarian ‘Precipice’, UN Warns
427. SINGAPORE: Will Global Supply Chains Be Disrupted By Ship Attacks in the Red Sea and is Singapore Affected?
428. ASEAN: Japan to Provide $1b for ASEAN’s Regional EV Ecosystem
429. INDONESIA: Spending Discrepancy in Jakarta: Land of the Rich, Home of the Poor
430. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated
431. MYANMAR: Number of Civilians Fleeing War in Myanmar Doubled to 660,000 in One Month: UN
432. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Eye Seamless Tourism: Srettha
433. CAMBODIA: Endangered Dholes Discovered at Mondulkiri Wildlife Conservancy
434. INDONESIA: KPU Puts Health As Priority When Recruiting Poll Workers
435. INDONESIA: India Proposes Local Currency Use in Trade with Indonesia
436. MYANMAR: Few Places in Myanmar Still Safe for Junta Boss to Visit
437. VIETNAM: Hanoi Aims to Increase Per Capita Green Space Five-Fold
438. INDONESIA: Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Reimpose Health Protocols Amid Rising COVID-19 Trend
439. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Earns Praise from Global Economists: Enggartiasto
440. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Report Jump in Malaysia Govt Requests to Remove Content in 2023
441. MYANMAR’S Spring Revolution Must Open Two New Fronts to Oust Junta
442. INDONESIA’S Deforestation Rate Off Target For 2030 Climate Goal
443. INDONESIA: Anies Wants to Discontinue New Capital Nusantara Project
444. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Calls For Masks Again As Malaysia’s Covid-19 Cases Nearly Double to 13,000 In a Week
445. MYANMAR: China Says ‘Positive’ Peace Talks Held Over North Myanmar Conflict
446. INDONESIA: Ministry Urges Complete COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead of Holiday Season
447. ‘INDONESIA Imprisoned More Graft Convicts than any Other Nation’: Jokowi
448. MYANMAR’S Growth to Fall to 1 Percent: World Bank
449. MYANMAR Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN
450. PHILIPPINES: 65 Provinces Face Severe Drought
451. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Ready for First Debate
452. INDONESIA: Barito Dethrones BCA as Indonesia’s Biggest Listed Company
453. MALAYSIA: CIJ: Surge in Anti-LGBT Hate Speech Since 1975 Incident at Good Vibes
454. MYANMAR-Thailand to Form Joint Task Force to Cope With War Refugees
455. SINGAPORE Suspends Poultry Imports From Regions in Japan, US and Other Countries Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
456. CAMBODIA: LGBT Community Proposes Marital Equality Discussions
457. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Push for Indonesian-Made Cars If He Wins Election
458. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Prioritizes 4 Cities as New Growth Drivers
459. MYANMAR Regime Stops Fuel Supplies to Yangon Factories
460. PHILIPPINES: Most Filipinos Oppose Divorce
461. INDONESIA: Jakarta Reports Infections Linked to ‘Mystery Pneumonia’
462. INDONESIA: 11 Bodies Recovered after Marapi Eruption, and 12 Climbers Still Missing
463. MYANMAR: Full Civilian Rule Restored in First Large Town Seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG
464. SINGAPORE: Fewer Young People in Singapore Donating Blood Even as Demand Rises From Ageing Population: Red Cross
465. THAILAND: Work-Life Balance and Flexibility Top Priorities for Thai Employees: Survey
466. INDONESIA’S Call for Support in COP28 Shows ‘No New’ Commitment
467. INDONESIA and UAE Collaborate to Combat Money Laundering
468. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Stop Calling For ‘Inclusive Talks’ Between Myanmar Junta and Its Victims
469. PHILIPPINES:11 Dead, Scores Hurt in MSU Bombing
470. THAILAND: Police to Investigate Bribery Allegations Reported by German media
471. INDONESIA Heightens Monitoring in Response to ‘Mysterious Pneumonia’ Outbreak in China
472. INDONESIA Calls for Palestine’s Full UN Membership
473. MYANMAR Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military
474. MYANMAR: Fighting In Over 200 Townships Since Myanmar Coup
475. INDONESIA: Indonesia EV Battery Industry in Limbo Amid Uncertain Roadmap, Rule
476. INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau Continues to Erupt on Tuesday
477. MYANMAR: Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang
478. MYANMAR: Gangs, Extortion in Bangladesh Camps Driving Rohingya Sea Exodus
479. SINGAPORE: Shanmugam Seeks Court Order Requiring TikTok to Name Users Who Posted ‘False, Baseless’ Claims of Extra-Marital Affair
480. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Highlights Importance of Religion at R20 Summit
481. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates On The Move Ahead of Official Campaign Season
482. MALAYSIA: Education Minister Apologizes Over Vanning of Tamil Songs at Carnival in Penang
483. MYANMAR: Rohingya Resettlements From Bangladesh Increase While Myanmar Instability Grows
484. THAILAND: Chinese Nationals Begging in Bangkok Not Victims of Trafficking: Immigration Chief
485. INDONESIA: State-Owned Enterprises Yield Rp 74 Trillion in Dividends
486. INDONESIAN Police, Fishers Start Patrols to Stop Rohingya Boats
487. MALAYSIA: In China, Court Begins Hearing Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 Compensation Claims From Passengers’ Families
488. MYANMAR Junta to Prosecute Satellite Internet Users
489. INDONESIA: KPK Marches On As Leader Fights Graft Charges
490. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Inaugurates Two Airports in Papua
491. MYANMAR: Battle For Control of Myanmar State Capital Escalating at ‘Alarming Rate’
492. VIETNAMESE in Myanmar Relocated to Safe Zones: ministry
493. INDONESIA Welcomes Temporary Truce in Gaza, Seeks Lasting Solution
494. INDONESIA: Amended Law Allows Gov’t to Freeze Bank Accounts in Online Gambling Crackdown
495. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Electronics Face Closer US Scrutiny Over China-Forced Labor
496. MYANMAR: Doctors Without Borders Calls for Patient and Healthcare Worker Safety in Myanmar Conflict Areas
497. VIETNAM: Task Force Curbing Traffic of Newborns to China
498. INDONESIA: Regional Economic Integration Underpins Indonesia’s Transformation-JakartaPost-Nov 22, 2023
499. INDONESIANS See US, China As the Right Economic Partners for ASEAN
500. MALAYSIA: Bomb Threats Hit Several International Schools in Malaysia
501. MYANMAR: Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
502. THAILAND: LGBTQ Couples in Thailand to Soon Have Equal Legal Rights in Marriage
503. INDONESIA Sends $2 Million worth of Humanitarian Supplies to Palestine
504. INDONESIA: Disapora Welcomes New visa, But Not the Cost
505. MALAYSIA: Average Salary in Malaysia to Increase 5.1pc in 2024: Mercer Survey
506. MYANMAR: Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future
507. CAMBODIA to Become First Asian Host of Mine Summit
508. INDONESIA Opts for Less Ambitious Option Than Early Coal Retirement
509. INDONESIA: About 250 Rohingya Refugees in Aceh Sent Back to Sea
510. MALAYSIA: Becoming a Malaysian Officially: Five things You Need to Know About the ‘Good Character’ Test
511. MYANMAR: Humbled Regime Helpless as China Demands Border Security; Hiding the Scale of Defeat; and More
512. INDONESIA Healthtech Industry Faces Fresh Challenges Despite Past Growths
513. INDONESIA: House to Form Committee to Watch Police Ahead of Elections
514. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Agree to Address Illegal Fishing, Discuss South China Sea Issue During Bilateral Meeting in San Francisco
515. MYANMAR: 5 European Nations, Canada Seek to Join Genocide Case against Myanmar at Top UN Court
516. THAILAND: Hamas Tells govt Negotiators Thai Hostages Will Be Freed During Ceasefire
517. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Vow Close Scrutiny of 2024 Race
518. INDONESIA: Gunung Padang Could Be the World’s Oldest Pyramid: Study
519. MALAYSIA: Google, Malaysian Govt Announce Strategic Collaboration To Create Skill Opportunities for 300,000 by 2026
520. MYANMAR: Nine Towns Occupied by Myanmar Military for Decades Lost to Resistance in Days
521. SINGAPORE: All Adult Singaporeans To Receive up to S$800 in Assurance Package Support in December
522. INDONESIA: Competitive Three-Horse Race to Succeed Jokowi is On
523. INDONESIA, US to Develop Work Plan on Critical Minerals Deal
524. MYANMAR: Almost 40 Myanmar Junta Positions Abandoned in Rakhine: Arakan Army
525. PHILIPPINES: Why Court Allowed Leila de Lima to Post Bail
526. THAILAND Welcomes 23 Million Tourists This Year with Malaysians Topping List
527. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Divided on Jokowi’s Food Estate Policy
528. INDONESIA: Gibran Cleared To Run Despite Controversy
529. MALAYSIA: Why Aren’t More Malays Successful Despite NEP? Dr Mahathir Compares Culture to Centuries of ‘Wealth-Chasing’ by Chinese
530. MALAYSIA: ‘Stalemate’: Malaysia Still Can’t Get Sirul Extradited from Australia Due to Death Penalty: Lawyers
531. CHINA Offers Bounty for Myanmar Junta’s Scam Kingpin in Kokang
532. INDONESIA: Jokowi Calls OIC to Unite Against Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza
533. INDONESIA: Religious Figures, Activists Call for Dialogue to End Violence in Papua
534. MYANMAR: Thousands Trapped Without Food and Medicine in Shan State
535. THAILAND: Chinese Police to Patrol in Thailand to Boost Tourist Confidence
536. VIETNAM: Healing Tourism Trend Prompts Service Suppliers to Become More Dynamic
537. CAMBODIA Achieves Remarkable Rice Sales Exceeding $1.2 Billion
538. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
539. INDONESIA: TikTok Ramps Up Efforts To Fight Fake Election News
540. MYANMAR: Brotherhood Alliance Vows to Spread Operation 1027 Across Myanmar
541. VIETNAM Beckons DIaspora With Career Options
542. INDONESIA’S Diplomacy Must Be Value-Led, Not Transactional: Anies
543. INDONESIA Welcomes 22 Palestinian Students on Scholarships
544. MYANMAR Junta Calls Up All Reservists as Resistance Offensive Spreads
545. SINGAPORE: Religious Leaders’ Guidance On gGobal Conflicts Helped to Foster Harmony in Singapore: Shanmugam
546. VIETNAM: US Adds Vietnam to Currency Monitoring List
547. INDONESIA: Certification Headache for Indonesia’s Budding Carbon Market
548. INDONESIA Should Revamp Foreign Policy Amid Global Challenges: Ganjar
549. MALAYSIA: Recruitment Agencies Not Allowed to Outsource Hiring of Foreign Workers: HR Minister
550. MYANMAR: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Need Food: Myanmar Volunteers
551. VIETNAMESE  Boycott Snapchat Over China’s U-shaped Line
552. INDONESIA: GDP Growth Falls Below 5 Percent for First Time Since Pandemic
553. INDONESIA Joins Money Laundering Watchdog FATF
554. MYANMAR: Thai Police Pledge to Rescue Trafficked Nationals From Myanmar
555. SINGAPORE PRoposes New Laws for President, Ministers to Hold ROles in Foreign and Global organizations
556. VIETNAM By Far the Biggest Market for South Korean Cars in Southeast Asia
557. INDONESIA: New Law Allows Military’s Return to Civilian Positions
558. INDONESIA: West Papua Tribe At Risk of Losing Homeland aAter Court Ruling: NGOs
559. MALAYSIA: Health Experts Predict Diabetes Will Heavily Burden Malaysia’s Healthcare System in Future
560. MYANMAR Ethnic Groups Seize More Junta Outposts in Northern Shan State
561. PHILIPPINES: Radioman Killed While Broadcasting
562. INDONESIA Unlikely To Boycott Pro-Israel Products
563. INDONESIA, UAE to Launch Mangrove Research Center at COP28
564. MYNMAR Military Says Lost Control of Strategic Border Town
565. SINGAPORE Warns Foreigners Against Using Country to Further Political Causes Amid Israel-Hamas war
566. VIETNAM Uncovers Oldest Human Remains
567. CAMBODIA: UNESCO Formally List Battambang Gastronomy
568. INDONESIAN Hospital in Gaza in its Last Hours Amid Israel’s Fuel Blockade
569. INDONESIA: More Local Firms Start Developing Malls, Hospitals in Nusantara
570. MALAYSIA: On Proposed ‘Regressive’ Citizenship Law Changes, Stateless Kids Still Have Legal Avenues to be Malays: Saifuddin Nasution
571. MYANMAR: US Sanctions Myanmar Junta’s State Oil and Gas Company
572. INDONESIA Doubts Myanmar is Close to Inclusive National Dialogue
573. INDONESIA: Government to introduce superior tuber varieties to address famine in Papua
574. INDONESIA: 200,000 Hectares of Palm Plantations to be Made Forests: Government
575. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Allowed 100pc Foreign-Owned Tesla, Starlink To Operate in Malaysia for National Good
576. MYANMAR: Chinese Security Minister Meets Myanmar Junta Chief as Border Violence Grows
577. INDONESIA: At Least 45 Suspected Militants Arrested in October
578. INDONESIA: Remote Working for Jakarta Public Employees Fails to Tackle Pollution
579. MALAYSIA: Sold An Illusion, Group Says Some Nepalis Find Bitter Reality Once in Malaysia
580. MYNMAR Military Caught Off Guard by Ethnic Alliance’s Northern Offensive
581. THAILAND To Lift Deep South Emergency by 2027: Defense Minister
582. INDONESIA: 2024 Elections Chance to ‘Rejuvenate Democracy’ in Southeast Asia
583. INDONESIA Surpasses Target With 26 Gold Medals at Hangzhou Para Games
584. MYANMAR’S Shan State Clashes Stretch Into Second Day
585. SINGAPORE’S Vote In Favor of UN Resolution Shows Clear Stand on Israel-Hamas Conflict: Shanmugam
586. VIETNAM: Google Offers 40,000 Scholarships to Support Vietnam’s digital transformation
587. INDONESIA Slams Western ‘Bias’ Regarding Gaza Siege at Security Council
588. INDONESIA: TikTok, YouTube, Meta Eye Indonesia E-commerce License: Sources
589. MYANMAR Junta Gets an ‘F’ For Education as Schools Spiral into Chaos
590. SINGAPORE: Sleep-Deprived, 2 in 3 S’poreans Planning Travel With Goal of Catching Up On Shut-Eye: Survey
591. THAILAND: At Least 54 Thais Held Hostage by Hamas: Israeli government
592. INDONESIA: Businesses Seek to Ensure Post-Election Continuity
593. INDONESIA: We Are Open to All: Indonesia Denies Favoring Chinese Investment
594. MALAYSIA: Using Bahasa Melayu in Govt Dept Correspondence Crucial to Safeguard its Position: Malay Students Federation
595. MYANMAR: Daw Aung Suu Kyi in Limbo as Myanmar Resumes Prison Visits After Three-Year Ban
596. MYANMAR Crackdown on Business Escalates, 16 More Executives Face Life in Prison
597. CAMBODIA-Village Ends Logging, Plants Crops
598. INDONESIA Can Sue EU over Protectionist Green Policy: Economist
599. MALAYSIA: DAP Rep Calls on Malaysians to Buy Palestinian Products Like Olive Oil, Dates As Sign of Solidarity
600. MYANMAR: Global Petition Ups Pressure on Singapore to Cut Myanmar Military’s Supply Line
601. VIETNAM Reports First Monkeypox Death
602. INDONESIA: Firms Want Direct 95-Year Land Rights In Nusantara As Uncertainty Persists
603. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Huge Geothermal Potential Catches Iceland’s Attention
604. MALAYSIA: Poor Command of Bahasa Malaysia Among Reasons Why Senior Applicants Refused Citizenship:  Home Minister
605. MYANMAR Regime Opens Larger Gems Emporium
606. SINGAPORE: No Decision On Use Of Nuclear Energy Yet, Singapore to Keep Options Open
607. INDONESIA: Prabowo Picks Jokowi’s Son Gibran as Running Mate
608. INDONESIA: Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage in Indonesia’s “Living Rooms”
609. MYANMAR: Rohingya Lie at the Bottom of the Pile of World Aid Priorities
610. MYANMAR Junta Allocates Land in Yangon for Russia to Build Orthodox Church
611. VIETNAM: Vietnam to Sign Rice Trade Deals with Indonesia, Philippines
612. INDONESIA: After Nearly A Decade, Jokowi Falls Short On Promise Of Energy Subsidy Reform
613. INDONESIA: Ex-Papua Governor Lukas Enembe Sentenced to 8 Years for Corruption
614. MYANMAR: German Firm Faces Legal Probe Over Myanmar Junta Supplies
615. MYANMAR Junta Demands Expats Pay Tax Before Renewing Passports
616. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Secures $4.26B Business Deals in Saudi Arabia-
617. INDONESIA: Belt and Road Cooperation Must Not Complicate Countries’ Fiscal Conditions: Jokowi
618. INDONESIA: European Firm Commits to Invest $2b in Indonesia’s Renewables
619. MALAYSIA Proposes Upgrading 2002 ASEAN Pact To Address Haze Issue: Nik Nazmi
620. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Trying to Sow Division in Myanmar’s Oldest Ethnic Armed Group
621. THAILAND: Iranian Envoy in Thailand Says Effort Being Made to Free Thais Held Hostage by Hamas
622. INDONESIA: Xi Wants to Expand Cooperation With Indonesia in Several Key Markets
623. INDONESIA: 30.000 Coal Workers Could Lose Jobs as Indonesia Shifts to Clean Energy
624. MALAYSIA: First Women’s Health Clinic Set Up At National Sports Medical Centre To Handle Female Athletes’ Health Issues: Hannah Yeoh
625. MYANMAR: ASEAN Must Take Action Against Members Supporting Myanmar Junta
626. MYANMAR: ‘Cyber Scammer’ Facing Arrest in China Linked to Drugs Trade in Myanmar
627. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Opens Door For Jokowi’s Son to Run in Presidential Poll
628. INDONESIA: Jakarta Aims to Become Global City After Capital Relocation
629. MALAYSIA: EPF: Budget 2024 Prioritizes Retirement Wellbeing, Secure Future For Malaysians
630. MYANMAR: China Begins Surveys for Railway on Myanmar’s Indian Ocean
631. PHILIPPINES: Canada Forges Agreement to Help Philippines Track Illegal Fishing vessels Using Satellite Technology
632. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Upholds Minimum Age for President, VP candidates
633. INDONESIA: Missing Emission Cap Renders RI Carbon Exchange Less Effective: Experts
634. INDONESIA Urges Norway to Accelerate $250 Million Clean Energy Investment
635. MYANMAR Junta and Russia Discuss Building Gas Pipeline in Myanmar
636. VIETNAM: Halal Tourism ‘Gold Mine’ For Vietnam To Tap Into
637. INDONESIA Signs Tourism Decarbonization Road Map
638. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Employment Agencies to Submit Lists of Myanmar Migrant Workers
639. SINGAPORE: Pew Sudy Hails Singapore’s ‘Remarkable’ Religious Diversity and High Tolerance, Acceptance
640. THAILAND: Two Thai Elephants Born Through Artificial Insemination
641. INDONESIA: Island Nations Band Together To Face Existential Threat
642. INDONESIA Reelected at UN Human Rights Council with Most Votes
643. MALAYSIA: In A First For The Country, Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act Passed in Dewan Rakyat
644. MYANMAR: A Corrupt Business Empire Thrives Under the Junta
645. THAILAND: Govt Eyes Community-Based Jobs For Workers Returning From Israel
646. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Administration Gets Red Mark On Graft Eradication
647. INDONESIA Asks Philippines’s Help to Evacuate Citizens from War-Torn Gaza
648. MALAYSIA: First Time Malaysian Trafficking Victims Found All The Way in South America: IGP
649. MYANMAR  Troops Cut Power in Southern Sagaing, Force 10,000 to Flee
650. THAILAND: YouTube remains top video platform in Thailand:  Survey
651. INDONESIA To Evacuate Citizens from Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Worsens
652. INDONESIA Hosts Inaugural Summit of Island States
653. MALAYSIA: Indonesia, Thailand and China Agree To Trade With Malaysia Using Ringgit: PM Anwar
654. MYANMAR: 29 Killed in Myanmar Junta Strike on Displaced Persons Camp
655. THAILAND Postpones Regional Summit to Which Myanmar Junta Boss Invited
656. INDONESIA Calls for End of Israel-Palestine Conflicts
657. INDONESIA: Confidence In Collaborative Climate Response Weighed Down By Inaction
658. MYANMAR Junta Rejects Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeal
659. SINGAPORE Banks To Allow Customers To ‘Lock Up’ Funds in Latest Move To Guard Against Scams
660. VIETNAMESE Citizens In Israel Remain Safe Amid Severe Conflict
661. INDONESIA: Govt Orders E-Commerce Firms To Share Import Data With Customs Office
662. INDONESIA: Govt Conducts First Biofuel-Powered Flight Test On Commercial Plane
663. MYANMAR: Expressing Dissent Online Can Be Deadly In Myanmar: Freedom House
664. THAILAND Needs An SMS Emergency Alert System
665. VIETNAM: Vietjet To Launch 5 New Routes To Asia-Pacific Destinations
666. INDONESIA: KPU Urges Political Parties To Withdraw Ex-Graft Convicts From Legislative Elections
667. INDONESIA: Seeks Negotiations on Binding Rules on AI-Driven Weapons
668. MALAYSIA: KL, Riyadh In Talks To Make Malaysia Preferred Transit Hub For Umrah Pilgrims: MOTAC
669. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Graft Purge Can’t Hide His Own Ill-Gotten Wealth
670. VIETNAM’S Largest Rare Earth Mine To Open
671. INDONESIA: Govt Goes All In To Extinguish Wildfires
672. INDONESIA: House Passes Revised IKN Law To Future-Proof Nusantara Against Regime Change
673. INDONESIA: Agriculture Minister Syahrul Abroad Amid Ongoing Corruption Probe
674. MYANMAR: Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
675. SINGAPORE: New Inter-Ministerial Committee To Review And Strengthen Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime
676. CAMBODIA: Guinness Recognize Giant Stingray
677. INDONESIA: State Firms Accused Of Selling Arms To Myanmar Junta
678. INDONESIA: Court Upholds Jobs Law As Labor Unions Stage Rallies
679. MYANMAR’S Cash-Strapped Junta Hikes Taxes, Utilities Despite Surging Inflation
680. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Braces For Severe Drought, River salinity
681. INDONESIA: PDI-P Touts Food Security As Election Priority
682. INDONESIA: 77 Indonesians Could Be Spared Death Penalty in Malaysia
683. MYANMAR: Dethroned NLD party marks 35th anniversary in Myanmar
684. SINGAPORE’S Total Population Back Above Pre-Covid Levels, Rising 5% to 5.92 Million
685. THAILAND: Toxic Smoke From Indonesia Drifts Towards Thailand
686. INDONESIA: TIkTok Laments Social Media Commerce Ban
687. INDONESIA, Malaysia Seek to Counter Negative Perception of Palm Oil in India
688. MALAYSIA: Artist Of Banned Book Says ‘Monkey’ Remark Meant To Compliment Indonesian Maid’s Agility
689. MYANMAR: Tracing Myanmar Junta’s Repeated Governing Body Shakeups Since Coup
690. SINGAPOREAN Woman And Daughter Arrested in Manila Airport For Allegedly Smuggling 14kg of Cocaine Worth S$1.83m
691. INDONESIA: Multiple Task Forces Make Little Dent On Jakarta Air Pollution
692. INDONESIA’S Carbon Exchange Holds Rp 3,000t Potential: Jokowi
693. MALAYSIA: No Harassment of LGBT Community Will Be Allowed: Anwar
694. MALAYSIA Working To Bring Home 2 Suspected Terrorists Detained in Guantanamo Bay
695. MYANMAR: As Resistance Drone Attacks Rise, Myanmar Junta Seeks Regional Help
696. INDONESIA: Govt Efforts To Tackle Human Trafficking Not Enough: Activists
697. INDONESIA: Use Buildings Idled By Capital Move To Make Jakarta ‘Livable’: ADB
698. MALAYSIA Will Not Entertain Frivolous Claims By Any Party on Sabah: Foreign Minister
699. MYANMAR: How Chinese-Run Mines Are Fueling the Myanmar Junta’s Terror Campaign
700. VIETNAM Opposes China’s Ship Identification Stations in Paracel Islands
701. INDONESIA Reiterates Call To Reform Global Financial System
702. INDONESIA: Gov’t To Issue Regulation Banning Social Media Platforms from Running E-Commerce
703. MYANMAR: Catch-22 For Rohingya Caught Up in Myanmar Citizenship Dilemma
704. PHILIPPINES: China Installs Barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
705. SINGAPORE: World War II Bomb Found in Bukit Timah, SAF to Carry Out On
706. INDONESIA: Local Investors Kick-Start Commercial Projects in Nusantara
707. INDONESIA Pledges to Protect Marine Biodiversity in High Seas
708. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Despite Geopolitical Rivalry, US Remains Malaysia’s Top Investor
709. MYANMAR: US Committed To Resolving The Crisis in Burma: Deputy Secretary of State
710. PHILIPPINES Considers Banning TikTok For Security Workers To Block App From Cyberspying
711. INDONESIA: What climate change? Study Finds Political Parties Lack Focus on Climate Issues
712. INDONESIA Seeks to Strengthen Fragmented Global South in Weeklong UNGA
713. INDONESIA: Elon Musk’s Starlink Makes Indonesian Presence Withyees: Minerist
714. MALAYSIA’S Largest Renewable Energy Power Plant Commences Operation
715. MYANMAR: Junta Shutters Myanmar Currency Exchanges in ‘Futile’ Bid to Prop Up Economy
716. CAMBODIA Set To Celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO Listing
717. INDONESIA: Govt To Proceed With Oil Exploration In Warim Block In Papua
718. INDONESIAN Woman Jailed for Using Islamic Invocation Before Eating Pork
719. MALAYSIA: Resorting to Racial Politics Is Easiest Way To Gain Malay Support: PKR Deputy President Rafizi
720. MYANMAR Junta Seeks Chinese Help Acquiring Nuclear Technology
721. INDONESIAN Nickel Reserves Could Be Depleted In 15 Years, Minister Warns
722. INDONESIA: Antam Ordered to Pay Surabaya Businessman Rp 1 Trillion in 1 Ton Gold Dispute
723. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
724. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
725. MYANMAR: UK Ad Cuts to Rohingya Now at 85%: NGO
726. VIETNAMESE Earthworm Hunters Destroying Protective Forest Go Unpunished
727. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Slam Jokowi For Spying Boast
728. INDONESIAN Navy Thwarts People Smuggling Attempt to Malaysia in High-Speed Boat Chase
729. INDONESIA: National Museum that Houses Pre-Historic Artifacts Ravaged by Fire
730. MYANMAR: UN Expert Suggests ‘Collective Punishment’ To End Myanmar mMilitary’s War on the People
731. THAILAND: Health Ministry Launches Swift Vaccine Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
732. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
733. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
734. MALAYSIA: Immigration Dept Cripples Pakistani Immigrant Syndicate in Kelantan
735. MYANMAR: NLD Alarmed at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Health Woes
736. MYANMAR: Several ASEAN Air Force Chiefs Skip Myanmar Meeting
737. INDONESIA: Fears of Abuse as Ministers Allowed To Campaign ‘On Leave’
738. INDONESIA: 19 Regional Governments and 2 Companies Awarded for Impactful Development Initiatives
739. MALAYSIA Determined To Get Back 1MDB Funds From Goldman Sachs: PM Anwar
740. MYANMAR Junta Chief Woos Shan Militias Amid Troop Shortages
741. THAILAND: Pita Named An Emerging Leader In TIME100 Next List
742. INDONESIA Grapples With Fires As El Nino Peaks
743. INDONESIA Looks Back on Tough East Asia Summit Negotiations
744. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, Survey Shows Muslims and Buddhists See Extremists From Their Own Faiths As Biggest Threats
745. MYANMAR: Crimes Against Humanity Are Getting More ‘Brazen’ in Myanmar, UN Told
746. PHILIPPINES: A Decade Later, Philippines Still Most Dangerous Country in Asia for Envi Defenders
747. CAMBODIAN Rice Benefits From Global Security Woes
748. INDONESIA: PLN’s Ambitious Renewables Target Lacks Govt Support
749. MALAYSIA Is Latest in Asia To Tighten Grip on Key Minerals
750. MYANMAR: Shamed By ASEAN, Myanmar’s Generals Try to Save Face
751. VIETNAM: Bayer Launches Southeast Asia’s First ForwardFarm in Vietnam
752. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reiterates Developing Nations Call For Help On Climate at G20
753. INDONESIA: ASEAN Establishes New Troika to Find Solution on Myanmar Crisis
754. MYANMAR: Education Under Attack in Myanmar, Ukraine and Other War Zones: NGO
755. MYANMAR Has Been Running Out of Power Since the Coup: World Bank
756. THAILAND Malaysia Mull Setting Up Joint Committee To Tackle Cross-Border Cybercrime
757. INDONESIA: Proposed Govt Control Over Places Of Worship Draws Criticism
758. INDONESIA: Police Deployed to Check Pollutant Level at Factories
759. MALAYSIA: Suhakam To Work With Indonesian, Philippine Counterparts To Find Answers To Sabah’s Stateless Issue In Next Five Years
760. MYANMAR Junta Losing War: East Timor’s President
761. VIETNAM Rises As Potential Semiconductor Hub For Global Manufacturers
762. INDONESIA: China Warns Against ‘New Cold War’ at ASEAN Summit
763. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 42 Chinese Nationals Accused of Romance Scams
764. MYANMAR: No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chief
765. MYANMAR’S Suu Kyi Unwell, Back in Prison: NLD Members
766. VIETNAM, Laos, Cambodia Agree To Operate ‘One Journey-Three Destinations’ Tours
767. ASEAN Bars Myanmar From 2026 Chairmanship
768. INDONESIA: OpenAI Chief Granted First ‘Golden Visa’
769. INDONESIA Introduces De-Dollarization Task Force
770. SINGAPORE: Rapper Subhas Nair Sentenced To Jail For Attempting To Promote Ill Will Between Races and Religions
771. THAILAND: As New Cabinet Is Sworn In, Srettha Says ‘No Honeymoon Period’ For His Government
772. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For ASEAN To Denounce ‘Ten-Dash Line’
773. INDONESIA To Import 250,000 Tons Of Rice From Cambodia
774. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Based V-Power Company Ceases Four Projects in Myanmar
775. VIETNAM’S Mekong Delta, World’s Youngest River Basin, Might Be First One Gone
776. INDONESIA: Regions Brace For Wildfire, Haze As Dry Season Peaks
777. INDONESIA: W. Australia Offers to Make Indonesia’s EV Battery Dream Come True ​​​
778. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir says racial issues caused by non-Malay parties, calls them ‘parti pendatang’: Report
779. MYANMAR And Other Rice Exporting Countries Struggle To Maintain Normal Production
780. SINGAPORE: Tharman Clinches Oresidency With Landslide Win, Pledges To Help Usher In ‘Future of Optimism and Solidarity’
781. INDONESIA Open To ‘Kratom’ Opioid Exports Despite Proposed Local Ban
782. INDONESIA: Challenges Abound Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Jakarta
783. MYANMAR’S Landmine Clearers Working With Pliers And Bare Hands
784. PHILIPPINES Rejects China ’10-Dash’ Map
785. SINGAPORE Holds First Contested Presidential Vote In Over A Decade
786. INDONESIA: Political Dynasties, Graft Leniency Loom Over 2024 Elections
787. INDONESIA: Jokowi Threatens to Shut Down Polluting Factories
788. MYANMAR: Yangon Food Charities Swamped as Hunger Stalks Myanmar
789. THAILAND: Activists Submit Petition With Over 212,000 Signatures, Seek Democratic Constitution
790. VIETNAM: All Eyes On Agroecology As Vietnam Embarks on Food System Transformation Journey
791. INDONESIA: Political Exiles Push For Guarantee Of Continued Nonjudicial Resolutions
792. INDONESIA: Says Freedom of Expression Not Free Pass for Quran Desecration
793. MALAYSIA: Beyond A ‘Band-Aid’: Why SIS Started Free Legal Advice For Muslims 20 years Ago And What’s Next
794. MYANMAR: As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
795. THAILAND: MRT To Partially Power Blue, Purple Lines With Solar Energy
796. INDONESIAN Protectionism May Stand In Way of ASEAN Digital Economy Pact
797. INDONESIAN Muslims Advised against Multiple Hajj Pilgrimages
798. MYANMAR: Seven Indian Companies Added To Myanmar ‘Dirty List’
799. MYANMAR Vulnerable To Climate Emergencies, says NGO
800. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Province Coastline Devastated By Erosion
801. CAMBODIA: NGOs Warn of ‘Sharp’ Decline in Breastfeeding
802. INDONESIA Lifts Ban on Sending Domestic Workers to Middle East
803. INDONESIA Inaugurates $2B LRT Trains to Reduce Jakarta’s Traffic
804. MYANMAR Expels Top East Timor Diplomat
805. THAILAND Running Out of Jobs For University Graduates: NESDC Report
806. CAMBODIA: From Waste To Wealth: Cambodian Compost Mogul Turns Trash To Treasure
807. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reignites ‘Bandung Spirit’ In Week-Long Africa Tour
808. INDONESIA: Hyundai To Introduce New Electric Vehicle Model From Indonesian Plant
809. MYANMAR: Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine
810. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Pitches For Federalism
811. INDONESIA: Pertamina Eyes Oil And Gas, Geothermal Expansion In Kenya
812. INDONESIA: Partial Work-from-Home Policy Implemented in Greater Jakarta to Address Air Pollution
813. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monks Condemn Myanmar Junta for Arrests Over ‘Blasphemous’ Movie
814. PHILIPPINES: Chinese Ships Block PH Boats
815. THAILAND: Srettha Gets Royal Endorsement As Prime Minister
816. INDONESIA: Captive Power Casts Doubt On JETP Emissions Reduction Goal
817. INDONESIA: Govt To Merge Three State-Owned Airlines
818. INDONESIA’S Cellular Tariffs Among the Cheapest in SE Asia
819. MYANMAR Will Get Sicker—Junta Shuts Another Hospital in Mandalay
820. THAILAND: Thaksin Taken To Bangkok Remand Prison To Start Serving His Jail Terms
821. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Uncover Arms Trade Syndicate
822. INDONESIA: Health Ministry To Set Up Independent Body To Probe Malpractice Claims
823. MALAYSIA: Federal Court Allows Leave For Sisters In Islam’s Bid To Appeal Ruling Over Selangor Fatwa Declaring It As Deviant
824. MYANMAR: Several Resistance Attacks Reported Near Myanmar Regime’s Nerve Center
825. THAILAND’S Pheu Thai Launches PM Bid As Fugitive Figurehead Thaksin Eyes Return
826. CAMBODIA-New Cultural Heritage Sites Identified In Protected Areas
827. INDONESIA: Jokowi To Attend BRICS Summit in South Africa
828. INDONESIA: Nearly 17,000 Central Government Employees to Relocate to Nusantara
829. MYANMAR: H&M’s Forced Exit Leaves 42,000 Myanmar Workers Asking How They Will Eat
830. THAILAND Now Has 36 Smart Cities In 25 Provinces
831. INDONESIA: Jokowi Govt Sets Final $2.6b Tranche for Nusantara Next Year
832. INDONESIA: Four More Provinces Ink Low-Carbon Development Deal With Bappenas
833. MYANMAR: Leader of Sanctions-Hit Myanmar Junta Moans About ‘Weaponization’ of Dollar
834. MYANMAR: In Myanmar Prisons, Showing Solidarity With Martyrs Leads to Solitary Confinement
835. SINGAPORE: Police Warn Of New Android App Scam Targeting Users of TikTok, Dating Platforms-
836. INDONESIA: Tesla To Sign Investment Deal In Indonesia Within Months: Luhut
837. INDONESIA: Newly-Arrested Militant Plots Attacks on Police, Military Targets
838. MYANMAR: Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis
839. MYANMAR Regime to Arm Civil Servants
840. SINGAPORE: Some Employers Make Baseless ‘revenge accusations’ Against Maids To Punish Them For Leaving Job: Home Report
841. INDONESIA: Government To Start Random Emission Tests As Poor Air Chokes Jakarta
842. INDONESIA: Jokowi Mulls Work From Home Policy to Address Deteriorating Jakarta Air Quality
843. MYANMAR: At Least 25 Missing After Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
844. THAILAND: Man, 36, Becomes First Patient To Die of Mpox in Thailand
845. VIETNAM Issues e-Visa For All Countries
846. INDONESIA: Jakarta Pollution Blamed For Respiratory Problems
847. INDONESIA: Miss Universe Cuts Ties with Indonesian Organizer amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
848. MYANMAR: Torture and Terror at Chinese-Run Cyber Scam Hubs in Myanmar
849. VIETNAM: Big Wave of Internal Migration Hits Da Lat
850. INDONESIA: Jakarta Hit By Major Pollution spike: Air quality monitor
851. INDONESIA: Lecturer’s Curse of President Tests Limits of Free Speech
852. INDONESIA: New Capital Nusantara is World’s Largest Project: Jokowi
853. MYANMAR: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Blames Manipur Violence On Myanmar Refugees
854. VIETNAM: Power Outages Cost Vietnam $1.4B: World Bank
855. INDONESIA: ‘Missing Link’ in Indonesia’s Economic Development: INDEF
856. INDONESIA: New Zealand Calls For Release of Pilot Kidnapped in Papua
857. INDONESIA: 30 Miss Universe Indonesia Contestants Report Sexual Abuse: Lawyer
858. MYANMAR: Prominent Activist Calls for Public Boycott of Myanmar Junta’s ‘Blood’ Products
859. THAILAND To Grow Opium, Magic Mushrooms To Produce Morphine, Anti-Depressants
860. INDONESIA’S Inequality Increases Slightly As Poverty Falls
861. INDONESIA: Brain Drain: Calls Mount For Dual Citizenship In Indonesia
862. INDONESIA: Populous Indonesia Defends Democracy Index That is Behind Malaysia
863. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Turkiye’s President Erdogan Suggests Cooperation With Malaysia In Facing Islamophobia
864. MYANMAR: Deadly Floods Displace Thousands in Three Myanmar Border States
865. CAMBODIA Dismisses Human Rights Report
866. INDONESIA: Experts Warn of Contagious Outbreaks, Health Problems As El Niño Returns
867. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Exceeds 5% for 7th Consecutive Quarter
868. MYANMAR: US Closes Sanctions Window For Myanmar Junta Banks
869. VIETNAM: Earthworm Electrocution Is Destroying The Environment For China Trade
870. ASEAN: Timor-Leste Rethinks Its Accession Bid if ASEAN Cannot Handle Myanmar Issue
871. INDONESIA- West Sumatra Administration Criticized For Stifling Protests
872. MALAYSIA: Muslim Nationalism Challenges Anwar’s Multiethnic Government: Wong Chin Huat
873. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners Tortured for Honoring Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day
874. VIETNAM: Export Demand Should Not Jeopardize Vietnam Food Security: Experts
875. INDONESIA Initiates ASEAN Road Map For Digital Transformation Of Education Systems
876. INDONESIA: Foreigners Only Need Passport to Buy House in Indonesia: Gov’t
877. MALAYSIA: Woman Convert Fails To Get High Court Leave In Bid To Be Declared Christian After Divorcing Muslim Man
878. MYANMAR: Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar
879. THAILAND: Chinese Investors Top BOI Investments Applications
880. INDONESIA: Islamic School Leader Panji Gumilang Detained for Blasphemy, Hate Speech
881. INDONESIA: Govt Plans to Revive Sanatoriums To Treat Tuberculosis
882. MYANMAR: Junta’s Amnesty for Political Prisoners was Hostage Diplomacy: Myanmar Watchdog
883. VIETNAM Continues ‘Four Nos’ Defense Policy
884. VIETNAM: Culinary Tourism To Become National Strategic Product
885. INDONESIA: Govt Unveils Ecotourism Concept For New Capital City
886. INDONESIA: No LSD In Our Cattle, Canberra Insists After RI Halts Imports
887. MYANMAR Regime Reduces Jailed Leaders’ Sentences Under Prisoner Amnesty
888. SINGAPORE:  Man Charged With Running Unregistered Muslim Religious School, Teaching False Doctrine
889. VIETNAMESE Consume Too Much Meat, Say Health Advocates
890. INDONESIA: Government Orders Shipment of Aid to Drought-Hit Papua Region
891. INDONESIA: Jokowi Seeks Chinese Investment in 5,000-Hectare Durian Plantation
892. Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for 6 More Months
893. PHILIPPINES: 25 Dead, Over 2 million Affected from Typhoon Doksuri in Philippines
894. VIETNAM: Russia to Issue E-Visas for Vietnamese Nationals
895. NDONESIA’S Middle-Strength Passport Remains a Travel Barrier For Some
896. INDONESIA Launches Its First CryIpto Bourse
897. MALAYSIA: Customs Makes Biggest Drug Bust in Sabah, Seizes over 100Kg of Syabu Worth Around RM3M
898. MYANMAR Jade Worth About US$4 Billion Exported to China in 2022
899. THAILAND:  Police Prepare for Thaksin’s Return As August 10 Arrival Date Confirmed By Family
900. INDONESIA’s Rice Reserve Not Sufficient To Weather El Niño Next Year
901. ASEAN Predicted to Be Net Importer of Natural Gas by 2025
902. MYANMAR’S Northern Alliance ‘Not Interested’ in Empty Peace Talks With Junta
903. PHILIPPINES; China Eyes Military Exercises With PH
904. SINGAPORE: No Zero-Tolerance Approach by PAP to Extramarital Affairs, Unlike Corruption and Criminal Conduct: DPM Wong
905. CAMBODIA: An End To An Era as Hun Sen Passes Baton To Son Manet
906. INDONESIA: JETP Could Help Drive Indonesia’s Geothermal Growth
907. INDONESIA Says Taliban Representatives Visited ‘Informally’
908. MYANMAR: Thai Beer Titan to Invest US$14M in Another Brewery in Myanmar
909. PHILIPPINES: VIETNAM Builds More Facilities in Spratlys
910. CAMBODIAN Election Draws Criticism
911. INDONESIA: Social Media Monitoring Agency Could Curb Free Speech, Activists Warn
912. INDONESIA Set to Launch Largest Solar Panel Industry in SE Asia
913. MYANMAR Military May Move Suu Kyi to House Arrest
914. SINGAPORE To Execute First Woman In Nearly 20 Years: Rights Groups
915. INDONESIA: G20 Energy Proposal Costly, Not Feasible: RI
916. INDONESIA Spends $3.8B on Fuel Subsidies in 1st Half of 2023
917. MYANMAR: Number of IDPs in Myanmar Surges Almost 50,000 in Five Weeks
918. SINGAPORE: Growing Concern With Youth Radicalism, Terrorism Threat to Singapore Remains High: ISD
919. VIETNAM: Researchers Find Evidence of 2,000-year-old curry in Vietnam, the oldest in Southeast Asia
920. CAMBODIA’S 2023 General Election Kicks Off
921. INDONESIA: Power Struggle Grips Golkar Ahead of 2024 Polls
922. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Close Illegal Railroad Crossings
923. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, More Muslim Parents Turning To Abducting Kids in Custody Wars: SIS Data
924. MYANMAR: Whither Wa State? Myanmar’s Criminal Hub Spreads Wings Under Junta
925. INDONESIA Must Push For Fairer Carbon Market: Activists
926. INDONESIA: Gov’t Takes Down Over 11,000 Gambling Websites
927. MALAYSIA Issues License to Elon Musk’s Starlink To Bring Internet Services To Remote Areas
928. MYANMAR: Chin Schoolchildren Being Taught In Trenches Cecause of Airstrikes
929. VIETNAM’S Last Wild Elephants On The Brink of Survival
930. INDONESIA Strengthens Economic Diplomacy With Cabinet Reshuffle
931. INDONESIA: No Authorization for Interfaith Marriages: Supreme Court
932. Myanmar Regime Again Bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From Honoring Father on Martyrs’ Day
933. SINGAPORE: Foreigners Need Approval To Buy Mixed Commercial and Residential Properties, Land in Singapore
934. VIETNAM Passport Jumps 6 Places in Global Ranking
935. INDONESIA: RI, EU Gear Up For Trade Clash
936. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Pay Indonesia $886M in Digital Taxes in 3.5 Years
937. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Constant Fear of Torture and Murder
938. PHILIPPINES: ICC Junks PH Appeal On Drug War Probe
939. VIETNAM: Google Maps Re-Displays Vietnamese Flag on Spratly Island
940. INDONESIA: When Teachers Are The Bullies, Where Do Students Go?
941. INDONESIA Trade Surplus for 38 Months in a Row
942. MYANMAR Junta Condemns ASEAN for Ignoring ‘Peaceful Efforts to Restore Democracy’
943. THAILAND: Coalition Decides to Propose Pita as its PM Candidate in Second Round
944. VIETNAM’S Aging 100-million Population a Demographic Time Bomb
945. CAMBODIA: Childhood Diabetes Up Amid Sugar Epidemic
946. INDONESIA: Growing Informal Sector Signals Lack In Job Creation
947. INDONESIA: PTPP, Adhi Karya Win $540M Railway Project in Philippines
948. MYANMAR Junta Likely to Extend Military Rule Again
949. THAILAND: Two-Wheeled Angels:Bangkok Launches First Fleet of Motorbike-ambulances
950. ASEAN Struggles For Unity On Myanmar Conflict
951. ASEAN, China Agree on South China Sea’s Code of Conduct Guidelines
952. INDONESIA: Shrinking Domestic Industry May Dethrone RI As World’s No. 2 Rubber Exporter
953. MYANMAR: Protect Rohingya From Armed Gangs: HRW
954. THAILAND: Pita Fails in Bid to Become Prime Minister
955. INDONESIA Wants to Double Lithium Pact with Australia to 120,000 Tons
956. INDONESIA: LGBT Event in Indonesia Scrapped After Security Threats
957. MYANMAR: Thai Foreign Minister Says Met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
958. SINGAPORE: Maid Agencies Find Various Ways to Sieve Out Underage Candidates, Even As MOM Sees Fewer Cases
959. THAILAND: Thaksin Postpones Return Until Thailand’s Political Situation Settles Down
960. INDONESIA: Bakamla Seizes Iranian Tanker Over Illicit Oil Transfer
961. INDONESIA: Netherlands Returns Ancient Jewels, Temple Carvings to Indonesia
962. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Gives Final Warning To Those Playing Up 3R Issues
963. MYANMAR Junta Condemned For Using ‘Prison Transfers’ as a Pretext For Murder
964. PHILIPPINE Activists Fight Back on Online Theats Rise
965. CAMBODIA: Manhunt Underway After Capital 103kg-Meth Bust
966. INDONESIA: RI Property Giants to Build Malls, Offices In Nusantara Capital City
967. INDONESIA: $3.5 Billion Jababeka Movieland Launched as Indonesian Answer to Hollywood
968. MYANMAR: Singapore’s UOB Is Shutting Myanmar Junta Allied Airline’s Bank Accounts
969. SINGAPORE: Millions Vie For Tickets to Taylor Swift’s Only Stop in Southeast Asia
970. INDONESIA: Potable Tap Water Still a Pipe Dream, for Now
971. INDONESIA: Political Row Undermines RI’S Second Chance as FIFA Host
972. MALAYSIA: Counting Malaysia’s ‘Invisible’ People: How Many Born Here Cannot Be Citizens Despite Their Local Roots
973. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Deportation of Undocumented Children Branded Cruel
974. SINGAPORE Must Never Become a Welfare State, But It Can Be a ‘Welfare Society’: SM Tharman
975. INDONESIA: Govt Steps Up Efforts To Curb Anthrax After Outbreak Kills 3 People
976. INDONESIA: Robust Salt Industry Recipe to Cut Indonesia’s Deficit with Australia
977. MYANMAR: UN Urges End to Arms, Currency Supplies to Myanmar Junta
978. SINGAPORE: Police Warn of Resurgence of Concert Ticket Scam As At Least 462 Lose Over S$480,000 Since January
979. VIETNAM: New Crocodile Newt Species Discovered in Vietnam
980. INDONESIA: Government Rescues Nearly 2,000 Human Trafficking Victims
981. INDONESIA: Safeguarding the Sunda Pangolin: RER’s Commitment to Wildlife Protection and Conservation
982. MALAYSIA: More Malaysians Transitioning to Solar Power to Reduce Electricity Bills
983. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Nightlife Shutdown as Narcotics Flood Myanmar
984. VIETNAM RIses FOur Ranks in Global Peace Index
985. CAMBODIA Bans Entry for All Meta Oversight Board Bembers
986. INDONESIA: Victims, Families Urge Jokowi to Rewrite History on Rights Abuse
987. INDONESIA: ‘No Big Deal’: Minister Reacts to Indonesian Rice Terraces Used in Philippine Tourism Promo
988. MYANMAR Supreme Court to Hear President and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeals
989. VIETNAMESE People Turning Their Backs On Dog Meat
990. INDONESIA: Jakarta Installs AI-Controlled Traffic Lights to Ease Congestion
991. INDONESIA Reports Slower Deforestation Growth
992. MYANMAR: Surprise? Myanmar Ranks Poorly in ‘Tourist-Friendly ’Ranking
993. THAILAND-Foreign Investors Wary of Delay in Thai Govt Formation: FTI
994. VIETNAM  Bans Barbie Movie for Featuring China’s Nine-Dash Line
995. INDONESIA: After Recent Portfolio Sell-Offs, Is Traditional Retail Banking Dead in Indonesia?
996. INDONESIA In Talks with 3 Unnamed Countries for OPEC-Like Nickel Cartel
997. MYANMAR Junta War Crimes Rising: UN Report
998. SINGAPORE Sees Highest Number of Suicides in Over 20 Years, With Most Cases Among Those in Their 20s: SOS
999. TIMOR LESTE Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
1000. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
1001. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
1002. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
1003. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
1004. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
1005. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
1006. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
1007. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
1008. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
1009. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
1010. INDONESIA: World Bank Sees Stagnant FDI, Slowdown in Growth for Indonesia
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1030. INDONESIA’S Satria-1 Successfully Launched Into Orbit
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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.”