Category: Business & Economy

1. MYANMAR: Miss Grand Myanmar Contestant Expelled Following Backlash Over Religious Costume
2. THAILAND Widens Crackdown On Foreign Nominee Businesses
3. INDONESIA: Reform Team Pushes Demilitarization of Police Amid Brutality Concerns
4. INDONESIA: Jakarta Cuts Slum Areas by Half, Boosts Green Space Coverage
5. MALAYSIA’S 1MDB Recovery Hits RM31.3B as of 2025, Ranks Among World’s Highest: MACC chief
6. MYANMAR: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Seeks France’s Help in Obtaining ‘Proof of Life’
7. THAILAND Approves $25-Billion Investment By TikTok
8. INDONESIA: ‘Interventionist’ Policies May Deter Indonesia’s Growth
9. INDONESIA Banks on Currency Swap with China to Bolster Rupiah
10. MYANMAR Junta Expands Subsidized Fuel, Fertilizer Distribution To Farmers
11. THAILAND: True, Google and Thailand’s Government Launch Nationwide AI Literacy Drive
12. VIETNAM Turns To Laos For Electricity To Prevent Power Shortage
13. INDONESIA: Creeping Militarization Looms As Battalions Expand Nationwide: CSIS-JakartaPost
14. INDONESIA Fast-Tracks 575 km Sea Wall to Safeguard 55 Million Residents
15. MALAYSIA To Pursue Balanced Economic Diplomacy Without Compromising Energy Security: Anwar
16. MYANMAR: War Crimes Case Against Myanmar Dictator Moves Forward in Timor
17. THAILAND Accelerates Rail Links with Malaysia
18. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Warns Thai Move to End Maritime MoU May Fuel Row
19. INDONESIA: Arrests Mar Labor Day Rallies in Jakarta, Bandung
20. INDONESIA: Malaria Hits Record High in Indonesia As Elimination Challenges Persist
21. MYANMAR: NUG And Family Dismiss Junta’s Relocation Claim, Demand Proof of Life for Aung San Suu Kyi
22. THAILAND Pushes Land Bridge As Energy Hub to Guard Against Hormuz Risk
23. CAMBODIA Drafts New Military Service Law for Citizens Aged 18 to 25-KhmerTimes
24. INDONESIA: Iran War, Domestic Strains Push Rupiah To New Historic Low
25. INDONESIA Weighs Copyright Protection for Journalistic Works
26. MALAYSIANS Repaid a Record RM23b In Credit Card Debt in 2025 As Household Debt Rises
27. MYANMAR: Regime Considering ‘Good Things’ for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Min Aung Hlaing Says
28. INDONESIA: Fury As Court Dismisses 1998 Mass Rape Lawsuit
29. INDONESIA: De-Dollarization Drive: Indonesia-China Cross-Border QRIS Payments to Launch Next Week
30. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Targets ASEAN Re-Entry as Key to Ending Isolation-Irrawaddy
31. THAILAND Moves to End 60-Day Visa-Free Stays To Screen Out Unwanted Visitors
32. VIETNAM: ‘VinFast Will Never Produce Gasoline Cars Again’: Southeast Asia’s Richest Man Pham Nhat Vuong
33. INDONESIA: Human Rights Hit New Low in Indonesia: Amnesty
34. INDONESIA Declines Multi-Billion-Dollar Loan Offers from IMF and World Bank
35. MALAYSIA: Food vs Fuel: Survey Shows What Malaysians and Thais Fear Most as Oil Jitters Rise
36. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Gives Armed Groups 100 Days to Join Peace Talks
37. THAILAND: Moody’s Lifts Thailand’s Credit Outlook To Stable From negative
38. CAMBODIA: Military Conflict with Thailand Scarred Society: UN Report
39. INDONESIA’S Waste Crisis Exposes Urgent Need for Regulatory Reform
40. INDONESIA: Vasectomy Debate Highlights Gender Gap in Family Planning
41. MYANMAR’S New Year Amnesty Sparks Outrage Over Low Number of Political Prisoners
42. THAI Firms Exit Cambodia Amid Tensions
43. INDONESIA: Wikimedia To Meet Government After Access Block Threat
44. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Begin Taxing Electric Vehicles
45. MYANMAR: Win Myint Is Free—Where Is Aung San Suu Kyi?
46. THAILAND:  Specter of Stagflation Haunts Thailand
47. VIETNAMESE Woman Jailed for Selling 18 People to Thailand, Myanmar Scam Compounds
48. INDONESIA: Sovereignty Concerns Loom Over New Security Pact with US
49. INDONESIA: Russia to Supply Crude and LPG to Indonesia Following Moscow Talks
50. MYANMAR: Recaptured Conscripts in Naypyidaw Branded with Facial Tattoos to Prevent Desertion 
51. SINGAPORE Bets Big on AI, Stakes Claim as Regional Hub Contender: PwC
52. THAILAND Emerges as a Top Gaming Market in Southeast Asia
53. CAMBODIA Strongly Protests Thai Encroachment on Cultural Heritage Sites
54. INDONESIA: BGN Stokes Overspending Criticism for Billion-Rupiah Procurement of Event Planners
55. INDONESIA Accelerates De-Dollarization as Local Currency Transactions Surge 163%
56. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Vows to Normalize Myanmar-ASEAN Ties Despite Genocide Charges
57. THAILAND: Parnpree Backs New Myanmar President
58. INDONESIA: Prabowo Heads to Moscow for Possible Oil Deal with Putin
59. INDONESIA: Gibran’s Ad Hoc Judges Proposal in Acid Attack Case Draws Legal Doubt
60. MALAYSIA: Johor–Singapore Economic Zone Takes Shape: What it could mean for jobs, wages and growth
61. MYANMAR: KNU Establishes Kawthoolei Governing Councils Following Ratification of Federal Charter
62. VIETNAM: VnExpress International Turns 10
63. MALAYSIA Kicks off 100-Country Grand Sumud Nusantara Mission to Send Aid to Gaza
64. MYANMAR Social Media Users React to Min Aung Hlaing’s New Role
65. THAI Airlines Rrim Routes as Jet Fuel Surge Bites
66. CAMBODIA: PM Orders Probe Into Alleged Petrol Smuggling, Reaffirms Cambodia’s sufficient fuel supply
67. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s East Asia Outreach: Gains, But Missed Time
68. INDONESIA Rents Extra Warehouses as Rice Stocks Hit Record Levels
69. MALAYSIA: Anwar Defends Strong Iran Position, Says Malaysia’s Stance Delivered Results
70. MYANMAR: The Burma War’s Impact on Food Production
71. INDONESIA: Govt Scrambles for Oil From Anywhere Amid Mideast Supply Crunch
72. INDONESIA Expands Health Partnership with China on TB, AI, and Biotech
73. LAOS Approves Railway to Vietnam in Bid to Shed Landlocked Status
74. MALAYSIA, China seen as more resilient among Asia economies in current global turmoil: JP Morgan
75. SINGAPORE Offers Parents 30 Weeks of Paid Leave as Birth Rate Hits Historic Low
76. CAMBODIA: Koh Kong Island will be Region’s First ‘Carbon Neutral Community’
77. INDONESIA: Geoeconomic headwinds fracture ASEAN neutrality
78. INDONESIA: Pertamina Tankers Still Stuck in Persian Gulf as Malaysia Gets Hormuz Pass
79. MYANMAR: Chaos Reigns Across Myanmar as Fuel Crisis Deepens
80. THAILAND: Population Shrinks to 65.8M
81. CAMBODIA: Trade Persists Between Cambodia, Thailand Despite Border Halt
82. INDONESIA Plans $14 Billion in New Downstream Industrial Projects
83. INDONESIA Urged to Honor Contracts, Keep Doors Open in Mineral Tug-of-War
84. MALAYSIA: Anwar Calls for Lebanon to be Included in Expanded West Asia Ceasefire
85. MYANMAR: Regime Fuel Rationing Threatens Myanmar’s Rice Harvest
86. INDONESIA: Prabowo Affirms Support for Palestinian Cause
87. INDONESIA: Report Shows Incentives Drive Indonesians to Switch to EVs
88. MALAYSIA: Anwar Urges Peaceful Resolution to West Asia Tensions After Calls with Bahrain, UAE leaders
89. MYANMAR: Chin Group in Myanmar Rebuts Drug Trafficking Claims Made in Indian Media Report
90. SINGAPORE: Dual Citizen Loses National Service Fight After Singapore Court Shuts Down ‘I’m Indonesian’ Defense
91. THAILAND: Government Urges Thai Citizens to Leave IsraeL
92. REGIONAL: Asia Pivots to Coal as Middle East Conflict Chokes LNG Supply
93. CAMBODIA: 1970 Coup Still Shapes Cambodia’s Foreign Policy
94. MYANMAR: Ukrainians and US Citizen Arrested in India Over Allegedly Entering Myanmar to Help Resistance Groups
95. THAILAND: Middle East Conflict Cuts 1,000 Flights to Thailand, Slows 2026 Aviation Growth
96. INDONESIA: ‘We Are Not A Colonialist’: Indonesia on US Forced Labor Probe
97. INDONESIA: Rights Coalition Urges Premeditated Murder Probe in Acid Attack on Kontras Activist
98. MYANMAR: SAC-M Reject Myanmar Junta’s Attempt to Rebrand Rule after Elections
99. SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA Universities Take Top Spots in First Southeast Asia Ranking
100. THAILAND: RSssia Ready to Sell Oil to Thailand as Government seeks More Sources: Sihasak
101. VIETNAM: Hanoi to Build Nearly 1,000 New Schools by 2045 as Class Sizes Hit 60 Students
102. ASEAN States Working on Fuel-Sharing Deal
103. CAMBODIA: Education Ministry Planning Border School Bunkers
104. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pushes Smooth Idul Fitri ‘Mudik’, Stable Food Supply
105. INDONESIA: Nearly Half of Economists Say Indonesia’s Economy Is Deteriorating: UI Survey
106. MYANMAR: Social Media Users React to Fuel Shortages Causing Hardship in Myanmar
107. CAMBODIA: Labor Ministry shrugs off Thailand ban on Cambodian migrant workers
108. INDONESIA: TNI Restructuring Raises Eyebrows
109. MYANMAR: Institute of Chin Affairs Reports Heavy Myanmar Junta Casualties and Escalating Airstrikes as Resistance Forces Defend Srategic Falam Hub
110. SINGAPOREANS’ Support for Death Penalty in Drug Trafficking Cases Rise’s to 77 Percent: Minister
111. VIETNAM Targets 95% of Population Aged 15 and Above to Have Bank Accounts
112. INDONESIA: High Alert Order for Troops Draws Scrutiny
113. INDONESIA Disburses $3.3 Billion Ramadan Bonus for State Employees
114. MYANMAR: Bago Resistance Frees Hundreds of Survivors as Evidence of Junta Massacre Emerges
115. THAI Navy Races to Assist 23 Crew After Cargo Ship Attack Near Hormuz
116. THAILAND Sends 40,000 Stranded Europeans Home
117. INDONESIA: Govt Steps up Vaccination as Measles Outbreak in Indonesia Spreads to Australia
118. INDONESIA: Government Plans 500 Integrated Schools Nationwide by 2026
119. LAOS and THAILAND Strengthen Ties in Consumer Protection
120. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Budget Built on Economic Fantasy
121. REGIONAL: ‘Welcome to Hell’: How White Supremacist Content is Radicalizing Teens in South-east Asia
122. CAMBODIAN Travelers Recount Ordeals as Thai Authorities Deny KT ‘Entry Denial’ Report
123. INDONESIA Finally Tells US, Israel to Stop Attacking Iran
124. INDONESIA: Women’s Rights Group File Amicus Brief Against Minister’s Denial of 1998 Mass Rape
125. MYANMAR Junta Chief’s Family Cash In as Fuel Restrictions Spark EV Frenzy
126. SINGAPORE Orders Meta to Block ‘Blasphemous’ Video of Man Stepping on Quran
127. INDONESIA: Activists’ Acquittal of Riot Incitement Hailed as Democratic Win
128. INDONESIA Picks China as Its Waste-to-Energy Partner
129. SINGAPORE Orders Meta to Block ‘Blasphemous’ Video of Man Stepping on Quran
130. MYANMAR, Afghan Hopeful Scholars Mourn UK Study Visa Ban
131. VIETNAM: Fields Medalist Ngo Bao Chau Recruits 6 World-class Mathematicians to Reverse Vietnam’s Brain Drain
132. INDONESIA Keeps Seat on Trump’s Board of Peace as Critics Cite Iran Conflict
133. INDONESIA Secures $1.4 Billion Investment for Solar Power Expansion
134. MYANMAR: Dissolution of Scam-Linked Fully Light Group Hits Myanmar Junta Where It Hurts
135. SINGAPORE Workers Near Bottom While ASEAN Peers Lead Asia-Pacific in Workplace Happiness
136. THAI Youth Drug Use Reaches Crisis Stage 
137. INDONESIA: Gov’t Launches Rp 5 Trillion Subsidized Rice Program to Contain Inflation
138. INDONESIA: Questions Rise over Indonesia’s Silence on Khamenei’s Death-JakartaGlobe-Mar 4, 2026
139. MALAYSIA: Stolen Copper, Stalled Trains: Malaysia’s Costly cable theft crisis
140. MYANMAR: Junta Forms Multilingual Propaganda Body to Counter Independent Media
141. THAILAND: The Growing Cost of Elephant Intrusions
142. INDONESIA: Pressure Grows for Indonesia to Quit Board of Peace Amid US-Israel War Against Iran
143. INDONESIA: Top Court Narrows Obstruction of Justice Provision
144. MYANMAR: No Amnesty for Myanmar’s Top Political Prisoner as Junta Orchestrates Power Transition
145. THAILAND: US–Iran Conflict Threatens Baht 60Billion Thai Export hit, Spilling into Tourism, Property and Retail
146. VIETNAM Opposes Use of Force Against Sovereign Nations
147. INDONESIA: Half a million Indonesians in limbo as Middle East conflict escalates
148. INDONESIA: Bali Airport Cancels 15 International Flights Amid Gulf Airspace Shutdown
149. MALAYSIA: Govt Working to Bring Some Malaysians Stranded in Middle East After Iran strikes: Anwar
150. MYANMAR: UN Annual Report Shows a Sharp Increase in Myanmar’s Human Rights crisis, Especially for children
151. THAI Foreign Ministry Outlines Complex Evacuation Routes Amid Middle East Escalation
152. INDONESIA Monitors Pilgrims, Migrants As US-Israel Strikes on Iran Raise War Fears
153. INDONESIA Monitors Pilgrims, Migrants As US-Israel Strikes on Iran Raise War Fears
154. INDONESIA: Cheng Hoo Mosque Distributes Rp 500,000 Zakat to 32,000 Recipients
155. MALAYSIA Airlines Grounds All Doha, Jeddah and Medina Flights until March 4 as Middle East Conflict Escalates
156. MYANMAR: Junta Defense Minister Admits Recruitment of Minors and Overage Civilians Amid Systemic Corruption and Forced Enlistment
157. INDONESIA: Beyond Tariffs: Indonesia’s Uneven Pact with Washington
158. INDONESIA: KUA Mixes TikTok, Treats to Spark Gen Z Interest in Marriage
159. MALAYSIA: Government Overthrow Plot: Bukit Aman Probes Prominent Local Figure, Foreign Media
160. MYANMAR: Kachin Amber and the Bloody Truth Behind China’s Latest Scientific Breakthrough
161. VIETNAMESE REturnees from Cambodia Endure Hardship On Floating Homes in Dong Nai
162. Is INDONESIA’S 19% Tariff Deal Still Valid After the US Supreme Court Ruling?
163. INDONESIA: LPDP Alumni Controversy Rekindles Debate Over Return Rules
164. MYANMAR: SAC-M Urges ASEAN to Back Timor-Leste’s Legal Move on Myanmar Military
165. SINGAPORE Hit by AI Disinformation Blitz, Hundreds of Fake YouTube Videos Target PM Wong
166. VIETNAM: Tet Tourism Surge Exposes Overcrowding, Service Quality Concerns
167. INDONESIA Decries Double Standards in Nuclear Weapons Control
168. INDONESIA: Prabowo Ministers Clash Over Restricting Indomaret, Alfamart as Village Cooperatives Roll Out
169. Myanmar Junta Sets Mid-March Date for New Parliament
170. THAILAND: World Bank Warns Thailand of Labor Crisis, Urges AI Upskilling
171. VIETNAM’S Hottest Jobs in 2026: AI, Sales and Semiconductor Surge
172. INDONESIA: Presidency For All: Indonesia’s Human Rights Diplomacy
173. INDONESIA: UK-Based Arm to Train 15,000 Indonesian Engineers in Chip Design
174. MALAYSIA’S ‘Survival’ Hinges on ‘One Family’ Unity: Anwar to Foreign Envoys
175. MYANMAR: Junta Escalates Airstrikes in Kachin State After Drone Attack on MNA Aircraft
176. PHILIPPINES: What Evidence Did the ICC Prosecution Present vs Duterte on Day 1?
177. CAMBODIA Protests Thai Naval Incursion in Territorial Waters
178. INDONESIA Catches Break After US Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs
179. INDONESIA to Buy 1,000 Tons of US Rice Despite Prabowo’s Anti-Import Stance
180. MYANMAR: Nearly 120,000 Civilian Homes Torched Across Myanmar Since 2021 Coup as Arson Attacks Intensify
181. THAILAND is Losing Ground to Vietnam
182. CAMBODIA: Lethal Legacies of War Await Displaced Families at Home
183. INDONESIA: Four Countries Join Indonesia in Promising Troops for Trump’s Gaza Peace Board
184. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Dual Diplomatic Test on Palestine at First BOP Meeting
185. MYANMAR: Mizoram Suspends India–Myanmar Border Trade for Two Months Following Death of Indian Driver
186. SINGAPORE: IDF Data Suggests Singapore Nationals May Be Among Dual Citizens Serving in Israeli Military During Gaza War
187. INDONESIA, US Firms Sign Over $7 Billion in Trade, Investment Deals-JakartaPost
188. Indonesia Slams Israel’s West Bank Annexation
189. MALAYSIA: No One Above The Law in Building Houses of Worship: Anwar
190. MYANMAR: Athan Publishes Analysis of Freedom of Expression Under Interim Governance Arrangements in Myanmar
191. THAILAND: Call for Stimulus in Border Provinces
192. CAMBODIA: Ongoing Spat Stems From Historical Narratives, Nationalism, Misinformation and Unresolved Mechanisms
193. INDONESIA: Chinese Muslims Navigate Identities Amid Lunar New Year, Ramadan Overlap
194. INDONESIA Reaffirms Two-State Solution in Talks with Palestinian Envoy at UN
195. MYANMAR Expels Timor-Leste Representative Over War Crimes Case
196. SINGAPORE is Spending Billions to Boost Births, and It’s Not Working
197. CAMBODIA Urged to Diversify Trade as Border Tensions Expose Reliance on Thai Market
198. INDONESIA Reaffirms Support for Palestine as Israel Joins Gaza Peace Board
199. INDONESIA: Purbaya Says Global Rating Agencies Misjudged Indonesian EconomyTHAILAND Leads ASEAN in AI Adoption as Regional Digital Economy Eyes $1 Trillion Valuation
200. PHILIPPINES: Biz, Civil Society Groups Want Tough Dynasty Law
201. THAILAND Leads ASEAN in AI Adoption as Regional Digital Economy Eyes $1 Trillion Valuation
202. CAMBODIA Says Nearly 200 Scam Centers CLosed
203. INDONESIA Slips in Corruption Index in Prabowo’s First Year
204. INDONESIA: Prabowo ‘Furious’ Over Stock Market Rout After MSCI Warning: Brother
205. MYANMAR: Drugs Seized as Myanmar Junta Troops Abandon Outposts Near Machanbaw Under KIA Pressure
206. THAILAND Can Capture Major Growth Gains by Scaling Up Green Manufacturing: World Bank
207. INDONESIA Readies Troops for Gaza Deployment
208. INDONESIA’S Journalist Safety Index Slips in 2025 as Censorship, Pressure Rise
209. MALAYSIA Rises to Third in ASEAN on 2025 Corruption Perception Index with Improved Score of 52
210. MYANMAR: The Junta’s Air War in Arakan: Desperation, Symbolism, and Strategic Miscalculation
211. VIETNAM Breaks into World’s TOp 10 Retirement Destinations for the First Time
212. INDONESIA: EU Proposes Sanctions on Indonesian Ports for Handling Russian Oil
213. INDONESIA Consumer Sentiment Improves as Growth Holds Above 5%
214. MALAYSIA: State Govts Must Follow Federal Decisions on Illegal Construction https://asiaviews.net/indonesia-eu-proposes-sanctions-on-indonesian-ports-for-handling-russian-oil/of Places of Worship: Anwar
215. MYANMAR Junta Hails ICJ Genocide Case Defense as ‘National Duty’
216. VIETNAM: Homestays in World’s Best Tourism Village Fully Booked for Tet Holidays
217. CAMBODIA: Visa-Free Entry Calls Turn Shriller as Cambodia Eases Norms for Chinese
218. INDONESIA: Bali Police Arrest Dozens of Indians in Online Gambling Crackdown
219. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Approval Nears 80%, Surpassing Jokowi and SBY: Survey
220. MYANMAR: Top Gold Association Officials Arrested by Myanmar Junta Officials
221. THAILAND: Foreign Media: Anutin’s Nationalist Bet Delivers Landslide
222. CAMBODIA: US Lifts Weapons Sale Restrictions on Cambodia, Marking New Chapter in Bilateral Ties
223. INDONESIA: Women Take Lead in Community Climate Action
224. INDONESIA: Suzuki Launches First Electric Car in Indonesia With e-Vitara Debut
225. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Thayet Prison Stage Silent Strike to Mark Fifth Anniversary of Myanmar Coup
226. SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian Destination Named World’s Best City for Solo Female Travelers
227. INDONESIA: Authorities Prevent Attempted Smuggling of Wildlife to Thailand
228. INDONESIA: Danantara to Break Ground on 3 Million-Ton Steel Plant to Cut Indonesia’s Import Reliance
229. MYANMAR and Russia Agree New Military Alliance
230. PHILIPPINES-House Panel Junks 2 Impeach Raps vs Marcos Jr.
231. THAILAND: Foreign Tourists Rank Scams as Top Safety Concern in Thailand
232. CAMBODITHAILAND: Foreign Tourists Rank Scams as Top Safety Concern in ThailandA Protests Thai Activity at Ta Moan and Ta Krabei Temples
233. INDONESIA: Prabowo Courts Islamic Leaders to Support Board of Peace Membership Amid Pushback
234. INDONESIA Probes Market Manipulation, Freezes Broker Accounts Worth $40 Million
235. MYANMAR Junta Turns to Pakistan Amid Rohingya Genocide Case
236. THAILAND Overtakes Vietnam as Southeast Asia’s Top Market for Gold Demand
237. INDONESIA: Military Training for Civil Servants Draws Mixed Reactions
238. INDONESIA: Indonesia Steps Up TB Campaign Under Prabowo as Cases Rank Second Worldwide
239. MYANMAR  Junta Calls Coup-Protesting Civil Servants Back to Work
240. PHILIPPINE Billionaire Manuel Villar Loses $1B in Net Worth Amid Market Manipulation, Insider Trading Complaint
241. VIETNAM’S Motorbike Market Leads Southeast Asia in Growth
242. INDONESIA: Education Fund Allocation for Free Meal Faces Legal Challenge
243. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the Strategic First Stop for China’s Muslim F&B Entrepreneurs
244. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the Strategic First Stop for China’s Muslim F&B Entrepreneurs
245. MYANMAR: Five Years After the Coup, Myanmar Is Worse Off Than Ever
246. VIETNAM: President Trump Welcomes Vietnam’s Decision to Join Peace Council
247. INDONESIA: Walhi Calls for Systemic Reform After 19 Fatalities Linked to Illegal Gold Mining
248. INDONESIA’S  Alcohol Industry Contributes Rp 9 Trillion to State Coffers
249. MALAYSIA: Majority of Respondents Favor Two-Term Cap Over 10-Year Limit for Prime Ministers: Poll
250. MYANMAR: Facebook Deletes 270 Accounts Tied to Myanmar Military’s Business and Propaganda Efforts
251. VIETNAM Confirms High-Potential Offshore Oil Discovery Off Southern Coast
252. CAMBODIA: Govt Swats Malaria, With No Cases for Seven Years
253. INDONESIA to Host Ocean Impact Summit in Bali
254. INDONESIA Logs $1B Food Delivery Growth, Region’s Highest
255. MYANMAR Nationalists Protest ICJ Rohingya Genocide Case in Yangon
256. SINGAPOREANS, MALAYSIANS Among Top Overseas Homeowners in England, Wales
257. INDONESIA: Land Erosion Worsens on Riau’s Bengkalis Island, May Alter Maritime Border
258. INDONESIA Boasts Strong Basis for Green Economy Transiti
259. MALAYSIA: Strategic Location and Incentives Give Malaysia Edge to Become Major Regional Maritime MRO Hub: Miti
260. MYANMAR: Voter Turnout Reaches About 55 % in Myanmar’s 2025 General Elections
261. VIETNAM: Hanoi Adopts 100-Year Master Plan Resolution
262. INDONESIA: Cambodia Scam Crackdown Sheds Light on Indonesia’s Employment Gaps
263. INDONESIA: Forest Areas Cited in West Bandung Landslide
264. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing shrugs off criticism as military-backed party dominates Myanmar vote
265. PHILIPPINES: Duterte’s ICC Confirmation of Charges Hearing Set for Feb. 23
266. VIETNAM Lacks System to Nurture its 1 Million Autistic Children
267. INDONESIA: Reform Team Weighs Placing Police Under Ministry
268. INDONESIA: Rescuers Recover More Bodies from West Java Landslide, With 72 Still Missing
269. MYANMAR: Final Round of Myanmar Vote Set to Seal Junta Ally’s Victory
270. SINGAPORE Steps Up AI Ambitions with S$1b Public Research Investment
271. VIETNAM: Halal Race Heats Up as Vietnam Advances Certification and Trade Plans
272. CAMBODIAN Urges UN to Monitor Thai Military Abuses
273. INDONESIA: IMF Expects Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.1% this Year
274. INDONESIA’S Free Meal Program to Exceed McDonald’s Global Output: Prabowo
275. MALAYSIA: Starting School at Six: How Malaysia Stacks Up Against its Neighbors
276. MYANMAR: IPCM Calls for Immediate Release of 27 Journalists and Stronger Media Safety Guarantees in Myanmar
277. INDONESIA Accepts Trump ‘Board of Peace’ Invite
278. INDONESIA Joins Global Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets
279. MALAYSIA: Judiciary Sets Up Dedicated High Court to Handle and Fast-Track Corruption Cases
280. MYANMAR’S Gold Haven Evaporates as Junta Caps Surging Price
281. LAOS On Track to Graduate from LDC Status This Year: UN
282. CAMBODIA: Over 400 Indonesians ‘Released’ by Cambodian Scam Networks: Ambassador
283. INDONESIA Revokes Permits of 28 Companies after Sumatra Disasters
284. INDONESIA: Govt Pledges Central Bank Independence as Rupiah Hits Record Low
285. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Will Not Certify Myanmar Election or Send Observers
286. SINGAPORE Encourages Using Old Banknotes, Digital Red Envelopes During Lunar New Year
287. INDONESIA: Local Governments Propose 60 New Transmigration Areas
288. INDONESIA: Prabowo Nominates Nephew Thomas Djiwandono for Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor
289. MYANMAR Scam Job Vacancies Surge Despite Junta ‘Crackdown’
290. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Bares Major Malampaya Gas Find
291. VIETNAM: Hundreds of Tons of Fake Dietary Supplements Produced at Hanoi Industrial Park Over Decade
292. CAMBODIA Protests Thai Occupation of Thmar Da Area
293. INDONESIANS Love ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Services
294. MYANMAR: Joint Myanmar Resistance Offensive Intensifies Across Bago Region as Multiple Fronts collapse
295. VIETNAM Police Bust $532,000 Crypto Scam Imitating Nasdaq
296. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Put $53 Billion into Indonesia in 2025, Singapore on Lead
297. INDONESIAN Military Rescue 18 Freeport Workers From Rebel Siege in Papua
298. MALAYSIA: Better Than Singapore? How Malaysia’s ‘Balanced Economy’ is Winning Over Global Businesses
299. SINGAPORE, Indonesia Join Forces to Tighten Pharmaceutical and Clinical Trial Oversight in Asean
300. MYANNMAR: ICJ Hearings Highlight Role of Religious Propaganda in Rohingya Genocide
301. CAMBODIA Braces for Prolonged Border Displacement Crisis
302. INDONESIA: Ten Years after Sarinah Attack, Indonesia’s Fight Against Terror Moves Online
303. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Joins Gates Foundation Governing Board
304. MYANMAR: Civilians Face Widening Displacement Crisis: Myanmar Witness
305. THAILAND: New Thai Government Must Choose Between ‘Short-Term Handouts’ and Long-Term Growth, Economists Warn
306. INDONESIA: PDI-P Stands With Voters Against Indirect Polls
307. INDONESIA to End Diesel Imports in 2026 as Balikpapan Refinery Comes Online
308. MALAYSIA: Transport Minister Outlines Plan to Turn Penang’s Swettenham Pier Seafront Into Walkable Commercial Hub
309. MYANMAR: Rohingya ‘Targeted for Destruction’ by Myanmar, ICJ Hears
310. THAILAND: Politics Addresses Tourism Roadblocks
311. INDONESIA: Community Sentences Introduced in New Penal Code
312. INDONESIA: KPK Charges Tax Officials, Consultant in Rp 75 Billion Mining Tax Case
313. MALAYSIA: Key Questions About Malaysia’s Proposed Two-Term PM Limit
314. MYANMAR: Low Turnout, Intimidation and Attacks Mark Phase 2 of Myanmar Junta’s Election
315. THAILAND: US Bans Seafood Imports from Vietnam, Opening Door for Thai Exporters
316. INDONESIA: Prabowo Embraces Criticism But New Penal Code Draws Free Speech Concerns 
317. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declares End to Rice Imports as Self-Sufficiency Reached
318. MALAYSIA: Citizenship Amendment for Children Born Overseas to Malaysian Mothers Set to Take Effect Mid-2026: Home Minister
319. MYANMAR: USDP Wins Majority of Seats in Rakhine, Chin on Back of Advance Ballots
320. PHILIPPINES: Philhealth to Grant General Amnesty for Non-Payers: Marcos
321. INDONESIA: Democrats Back Prabowo’s Plan to End Direct Regional Elections
322. INDONESIA to Launch Waste-to-Energy Projects in 34 Cities
323. MALAYSIA: Here’s Why Social Media Firms May Come to Love Malaysia’s New Online Safety Act
324. MYANMAR: Yangon Residents Forced to Hoist National Flags for Independence Day Under Threat of Massive Fines
325. SOUTHEAST ASIA’S Five Richest Billionaires Hold More Than $135B
326. CAMBODIA: Plea for Peace as Thousands Remain Displaced by Border Encroachment
327. INDONESIA: Indonesia Enacts New Criminal Code, Regulating Cohabitation and Banning Marxism
328. INDONESIA: Do-Or-Die Year for Prabowo’s Free Meals Rollout
329. MYANMAR Junta Says to Release Over 6,000 Prisoners in Annual Amnesty
330. THAILAND Accuses Cambodia of War Crimes 
331. INDONESIA: Palm Oil Expansion in Papua Raises Eyebrows
332. INDONESIA Invests $500 Million in Novotel Makkah Deal: Hajj Village
333. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysian Campuses Are a Hit with Students from China, Bangladesh, India
334. MYANMAR: Life interrupted–Myanmar Gen Z Struggle With Threats Post-Coup
335. THAILAND: China Sends Special Envoy to Thailand and Cambodia Again Today to Mediate Border clash
336. CAMBODIA ‘Hires US Lobbyists’ 
337. INDONESIA to Fight For Zero Tariffs on Palm Oil in This Week’s US Trade Talks
338. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Inaugurate Rp 1 Trillion Hospital During Papua Visit
339. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Inaugurate Rp 1 Trillion Hospital During Papua Visit
340. THAILAND: Second Army Area Destroys Casino Compound at Chong Sai Taku
341. SINGAPORE Court Dismisses Challenge to Mandatory Death Penalty
342. INDONESIA: Govt Plans Major Rebuild After Sumatra Floods Kill Over 1,000
343. INDONESIA- Aceh Urges Govt to Allow Entry of Humanitarian Aid from Malaysia
344. MYANMAR Junta Leader Signals Enduring Military Role in Politics After Elections
345. THAI-CAMBODIAN Border Clash Exposes Expanding Arms Pipeline
346. VIETNAM: Hanoi Plans $212M Emergency Projects Before 2026 Rains to Stop Flooding
347. INDONESIA: Aceh Turns to UN Agencies for Recovery While Jakarta Maintains No-Aid Stance
348. INDONESIA: Sumatra Flood Deaths Exceed 1,000 as Regions Extend Emergency Status
349. MYANMAR  Junta Hits Back at Criticism of Military-Run Poll
350. THAILAND: Landslide Hopes Could Reset Thailand’s Three-Bloc Politics
351. INDONESIA: Danantara Signs Pact for Joint Investments in Jordan
352. INDONESIA: Two Firms Seek Licensing to Operate Crypto Exchanges in Indonesia
353. MYANMAR: Junta Forms Anti-Scam Body Amid Growing Evidence of Its Own Complicity
354. REGIONAL: 3 Southeast Asian Billionaires Makes Forbes Asia’s Philanthropy Heroes List
355. INDONESIA: Putin Meets Prabowo to Discuss Military and Energy Ties, Wheat Exports
356. INDONESIA: First-Ever Sling Load LPG Delivery Speeds Aid to Isolated Aceh Region
357. MALAYSIA: 15 Permanent Relief Centers Under Construction Nationwide for Flood Victims: NADMA
358. MYANMAR: Nationwide ‘Silent Strike’ Observed in Myanmar on International Human Rights Day
359. VIETNAM: Hanoi Prepares Charging Ztations, Subsidies Before Restricting Gasoline Motorbikes in 2026
360. INDONESIA: Death Strikes Stranded Evacuees in Isolated Sumatra Shelters
361. INDONESIA Halts Timber Transport Following Flood Debris Scandal
362. MALAYSIA: Preventing Corruption: Projek SAMA Urges New Law to Define ‘Political Donations’ and Stop Bribery Among Malaysian Politicians
363. MYANMARhttps://asiaviews.net/indonesia-halts-timber-transport-following-flood-debris-scandal/: As Myanmar Economy Sinks, Junta Grabs Lifeline From Europe’s Last Dictator
364. THAILAND Rejects Tariff Pressure in Push to End Cambodia Border Conflict: Sihasak
365. CAMBODIA–Thailand Military Comparison: Budgets, Personnel and Firepower
366. INDONESIA: Calls Grow for Indonesia to Accept Foreign Disaster aid
367. INDONESIA: Elephants Step In Where Machines Can’t in Aceh Flood Cleanup
368. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says Military Will Remain in Politics Until EAOs ‘Disappear’
369. VIETNAM: AI Xominates Vietnam’s 2025 Zearch Frends: Google report
370. INDONESIA  Launches Airborne Survey to Hunt New Oil and Gas in Sulawesi
371. INDONESIA: Nowhere is Safe: Women Remain Vulnerable to Violence Across All Spaces
372. MALAYSIA: PM Tells Works Ministry to Crack Down on Project Delays, Demands Accountability From Contractors
373. MYANMAR: PEC Demands Release of All Media Professionals Before Myanmar Polls
374. THAILAND: Second Army Area Warns Government Offices of Possible Cambodian Attacks
375. INDONESIA Won’t Phase Out Fossil Fuels: Hashim
376. INDONESIA: Eight Firms Called in as Deforestation Linked to Sumatra Disaster
377. MALAYSIA Passes Historic Anti-Bullying Bill 2025 to Protect Children, Set Up Tribunal
378. VIETNAM Plans Roadmap to Zero Hospital Fees and Free Annual Checkups for All Citizens
379. INDONESIA: Northern Sumatra Leaders Raise White Flag Amid Deadly Floods
380. INDONESIA: Why Floods in Sumatra Kill More People Than in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines
381. MALAYSIA: Hunt Resumes: MH370 Search Back in Southern Indian Ocean from Dec 30: Transport Ministry
382. MYANMAR: Free Burma Rangers Training People in Burma to Save Lives in War
383. MYANMAR: Free Burma Rangers Training People in Burma to Save Lives in War
384. VIETNAM: HCMC Plans Vehicle Low-Emission Zones With Cash Fines for Violation
385. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows Direct Aid for Flood-Hit Sumatra
386. INDONESIA: Local Demand Keeps RI Factories Humming as Exports Lose Steam
387. MYANMAR: Rights Groups Slam US Move to End Protected Status for Myanmar Nationals
388. SINGAPORE Says Local Doctors Make Up Over 90pc of its Workforce, Malaysians a Small Minority
389. VIETNAMESE Students in Australia Face Declining Employment Rates, Lower Salaries
390. INDONESIA: Pressure Mounts on Govt to Declare National Emergency in Sumatra
391. INDONESIA: Death Toll from Sumatra Floods and Landslides Tops 300
392. MYANMAR: UN Fears Mass-Electronic Surveillance During Myanmar Vote
393. SINGAPORE: In Singapore, a Hidden Crisis of Youth Homelessness
394. VIETNAM Offers ‘Best Conditions’ for Overseas Experts to Return and Lead Key Projects: Deputy PM
395. CAMBODIA: Education Minister Calls for Renewed School Ban on Energy Drinks to Fight Diabetes
396. INDONESIA: Northern Sumatra Floods Death Toll Rises to 84
397. INDONESIA: Trade Pact, Gold, Palm Oil: Indonesia Aims $4.2 Billion Export to UAE
398. MYANMAR: Farming Collapses Across Myingyan District as Conflict Deepens
399. THAI Hotel Chain RoomQuest Becomes World’s First Fully AI-Automated Hospitality Group
400. INDONESIA: Industry Wants Clarity on Indonesia’s ‘Haj Village’ in Mecca
401. INDONESIA: National Internship Program Hits 62,000 Participants in Second Wave
402. MYANMAR: KNU Raid on DKBA-Controlled Area Uncovers 2,000 Scam Workers, 733 Foreign Nationals Arrested
403. SINGAPORE Blocks TikTok and Meta Accounts of Australian Linked to Radicalization
404. THAILAND: Thailand Must Adopt New Laws to Meet Soaring AI and Data Center Demand: Business Leaders
405. INDONESIA: TNI Expansion Plan Raises Fear of Overreach
406. INDONESIA: Apindo Urges Government to Reinstate Predictable Minimum Wage Formula
407. MALAYSIA: Smart Upgrades and Quick Cash: How the Booming Used Phone Market is Fueling Malaysians’ Lifestyles
408. MYANMAR: Tensions Remain High Around Lashio After Handover to Junta
409. THAILAND – Immigration Police Target Visitors Making Multiple Visa Runs 
410. INDONESIA: Lively Libraries, Bookshops Defy ‘Myth’ of Low Reading Interest
411. INDONESIA: Indonesia to Allocate State Land to 1 Million Poor Households by 2026
412. MALAYSIA: Non-Consensual Sexual Content Now Top Online Threat to Malaysian Children: Unicef
413. MYANMAR: Leading Scholar Urges Thailand to Support Karen, Karenni Autonomy in Myanmar
414. SINGAPORE Charts Green Course for Methanol Marine Fuel
415. INDONESIA: Govt to Close Some 1,400 Illegal Gold Mines in Halimun Salak National Park
416. INDONESIA: G20 Declaration Gives Voice to Poor Nations, Indonesia Says Amid US Boycott
417. MALAYSIA is Neutral, Not Nosy: Putrajaya Rejects Accusations of Siding in Thai-Cambodia Dispute
418. MYANMAR: Junta Seeks SCO Lifeline in Moscow After Crashing Economy
419. VIETNAM: How Regional Discrimination Still Divides Vietnamese PeopleINDONESIA: More Than 1,000 Evacuated Following Massive Mt. Semeru Eruption
420. MALAYSIA: Anwar Calls on Youth in Malaysia and Africa to Shed ‘Colonial Mentality’
421. VIETNAM: 41 Dead, More Than 52,000 Homes Submerged as Historic Flooding Batters Central Vietnam
422. VIETNAM: 41 Dead, More Than 52,000 Homes Submerged as Historic Flooding Batters Central Vietnam
423. INDONESIA: ADB Approves $470m Loan to Accelerate RI’s Clean Energy Shift
424. INDONESIA: Microplastics Detected in Air Across 18 Major Cities in Indonesia: Study
425. INDONESIA’S $7.4 Billion Balikpapan Refinery to Start Full Operations in December 2025
426. MYANMAR Junta Chief Accuses Karen Armed Groups of Fueling Instability, Linking Them to Cyber
427. SINGAPORE: Record Haul of Rhino Horns Worth RM3.6m Seized at Singapore’s Changi Airport
428. INDONESIA: Batam Customs Uncovers New Ways to Smuggle Drugs From Malaysia
429. INDONESIA Uncovers Online Plot to Turn Children Against Pancasila, Join Militancy
430. MYANMAR: USDP Chair Claims Over 1,000 Party Members Killed Since Myanmar’s Military Takeover
431. THAILAND-MALAYSIA: Journalist Indicted in Thailand for Allegedly Defaming Malaysian Government 
432. VIETNAM: Facebook Removes 5.4 Million Scam, Fraud Posts in Vietnam
433. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Demand Halt to Criminal Procedure Law Revision
434. INDONESIA: Jakarta Is Sinking: Sea Levels Now Higher Than the City’s Coastline
435. INDONESIA to Receive Repatriated Artifacts From US
436. MYANMAR Junta Chief Awards Top Honorary Medals to Business Tycoons Linked to Junta
437. SINGAPORE: Lee Kuan Yew’s Son Files Last-Minute Objection Against Singapore’s Plan to Preserve Family Home as Heritage Site
438. INDONESIA: Non-UN Gaza Mission Risks Breaching International Law
439. INDONESIA: Vale Indonesia Achieves Best ESG Score in Company History, Ranks Among World’s 15 Best
440. MYANMAR: Targeted US Actions on Scam Centers Point to a New Burma Policy Favoring the Resistance
441. THAI Businesses Attacked by Spyware Over 21,000 Times in Six Months Amid Regional Surge
442. INDONESIA: Australia, Indonesia Agree to Sign New Security Treaty
443. INDONESIA: BI Expands QRIS Links to Seven Countries to Reduce Dollar Reliance
444. MALAYSIA: Langkawi Boat Tragedy Reflects Wider Regional Humanitarian Crisis: Home Minister
445. MYANMAR: Holding Myanmar Elections Next Month ‘Unfathomable’: UN Rights Chief
446. REGIONAl: Air Pollution Could Cost Southeast Asia Nearly $600B by 2050: Study
447. INDONESIA: Prabowo Honors Soeharto, Raising Fears of Authoritarian Resurgence
448. INDONESIA Mulls Repaying Whoosh Debt With Seized Corruption Funds
449. SINGAPORE: From 2026, Travelers Leaving Singapore By Air to Pay Extra S$1 to S$41.60 in Green Jet Fuel Levy: Authorities
450. MYANMAR Junta Touts Port Expansion, Trade Enforcement as Economic Pillars
451. THAILAND: Anti-Mining Network Demand Repeal of Thai-US Rare Earths MOU
452. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 27 Chinese Nationals in Online Scam Raid in Lampung
453. INDONESIA: Jakarta Deploys NaCl Cloud-Seeding to Curb Heavy Rainfall Risk
454. MALAYSIA: Not citizenship — What India’s Expanded OCI Actually Offers Sixth-Gen Indian Malaysians
455. MYANMAR: Blood Money Campaign Raises Concerns About New Gas Projects in Myanmar
456. THAILAND: Daytime Drinking Could Be Fined $300 in Thailand Under New Law
457. INDONESIA to Resume Shrimp Exports to US After CS-137 Contamination Scare
458. INDONESIA: Creative Economy Adds $90 Billion to Indonesia’s GDP as Investment and Exports Surge
459. MYANMAR’S UN Envoy Denounces Junta’s Digital Represion
460. THAILAND: Bank of Thailand to Launch New Credit Guarantee Mechanism to Support SME Loans
461. VIETNAM: Markets, Factories and Homes Devastated as Typhoon Kalmaegi Lashes Vietnam’s Central Region
462. CAMBODIA: Shifting Goalposts: Thailand Links Release of Cambodian Soldiers to Ta Krabei Temple Claims
463. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inaugurates $3.9 Billion Lotte Chemical Plant in Cilegon
464. INDONESIA: Culture Minister Submits Soeharto, Gus Dur for National Hero Recognition
465. MALAYSIAN Passport Climbs to 3rd Globally with Visa-Free Access to 174 Countries
466. MYANMAR: Nearly 2,000 People Arrested For Criticizing Myanmar’s Junta on Social Media
467. INDONESIA: Jakarta Targets 24 Hospitals Across Six Papua Provinces to Bridge Health Gaps
468. INDONESIA Plans Major Rail Expansion Outside Java Under Prabowo’s Infrastructure Push
469. MALAYSIA on Track to Achieve AI Nation Status by 2030, with 2026 as Turning Point: Gobind
470. MYANMAR: Bermuda and Cayman Islands Must Take Action Against Oil Companies for Suspected Myanmar Sanctions Breaches After JFM Legal Submission
471. PHILIPPINES: ‘Tino’ Flooding Kills over 40, Strands Thousands in Central Philippines
472. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows Over National Hero Title for Soeharto
473. INDONESIA: Prabowo Urges APEC to Tackle Online Gambling and Transnational Crime
474. MALAYSIA: Foreign Worker Numbers in Malaysia fall 13pc to 2.13 Million as Government Steps up Efforts to Reduce Dependence
475. Myanmar Junta, Russia Sign Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
476. THAILAND: Google to Offer One-Year Free Google-AI Pro Access to 3 Million Thai students
477. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows Over National Hero Title for Soeharto
478. INDONESIA: Prabowo Urges APEC to Tackle Online Gambling and Transnational Crime
479. MALAYSIA: Foreign Worker Numbers in Malaysia fall 13pc to 2.13 Million as Government Steps up Efforts to Reduce Dependence
480. Myanmar Junta, Russia Sign Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
481. THAILAND: Google to Offer One-Year Free Google-AI Pro Access to 3 Million Thai students
482. INDONESIA: $12b Boost to Banks Lifts Corporate Loans as SMEs Lag
483. INDONESIA’S Digital Economy Among World’s Fastest Thanks to QRIS
484. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Defense Ministers Approve Record Number of initiatives in ‘peaceful’ two-hour meeting
485. Myanmar’s Generals Step into Politics as Newly Minted Civilians
486. THAILAND: Raid on Chiang Mai Luxury Villa Nets 20 Chinese Scammers
487. INDONESIA: Govt launches small hydropower plants across eastern regions
488. INDONESIA: “Am I Really Authoritarian?” Prabowo Says He Often Watches Podcasts Mocking Him
489. MALAYSIA: Some Countries Won’t Aid Malaysia’s MACC Hunt for Fugitives Over Caning Laws: Azam Baki
490. MYANMAR: Sending Observers Would Risk Legitimizing Myanmar Election: FM Sugiono
491. THAILAND: Xi Discusses Thailand-Cambodia Conflict with Trump, Emphasizes Peace Efforts
492. INDONESIA: Scientists Discover Critically Endangered Tapanuli Orangutans in New Location
493. INDONESIA: Accommodating the Dead: Jakarta Faces Grave Shortage Crisis
494. MALAYSIA: Trade Deal with Washington Sparks Outcry in Malaysia Over Sovereignty Concerns
495. MYANMAR: MOGE and PTTEP to Drill New Offshore Blocks in Mottama Gulf
496. PHILIPPINES: POGOs Now Illegal
497. INDONESIA: House Calls on Government to Investigate Massive Illegal Gold Mining Near Mandalika
498. INDONESIA: Cambodia Not a Safe Destination for Migrant Workers: Muhaimin
499. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya to Deploy Over 10,000 New Teachers Nationwide from November, Parliament told
500. MYANMAR: ASEAN Not Sending Monitors to Myanmar Junta’s Election: Sources
501. VIETNAM: Over 1,000 MM Rainfall in Hue Shatters Vietnam’s All-Time Record, Sends Ravaging Floods Across Region
502. CAMBODIA, THAILAND Sign Historic Peace Declaration in Kuala Lumpur
503. INDONESIA: Land Conversion Puts Self-Sufficiency At Risk
504. MYANMAR: Open Letter to U.S. President Donald Trump
505. THAILAND: Year-Long Funeral Starts for Thailand’s Former Queen Sirikit 
506. TIMOR LESTE, Asia’s Youngest Nation, Becomes ASEAN’s 11th Member
507. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s ‘Indonesia Incorporated Vision Faces Test of Market Trust
508. INDONESIA: Over 100 Indonesians Flee Cambodia Cybercrime Rings, But Not All Want to Return
509. MALAYSIA: Anwar and Trump Set to Witness Malaysia’s Peace Deal for Thailand-Cambodia at ASEAN Summit
510. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing’s Attendance at ASEAN Summit Uncertain After His Name Deleted From Malaysian Media Report
511. THAI Aromatic Coconut Industry in Crisis as Vietnamese Rivals Seize China Market
512. INDONESIA: Prabowo-Gibran Administration Gets Low Scores
513. INDONESIA: Police Monitoring Spread of Radical Groups in Batam
514. Prabowo Wants to Start $5.4b Waste-to-Energy Drive Soon so Bali Remains a Tourist Favorite
515. SINGAPORE Novels to Hit Bookshelves Across Southeast Asia Under Landmark S$3b Publishing Pact
516. Myanmar Regime Bans Election Campaign Rallies
517. INDONESIA: Forest Under Threat as Corporations, Military Gain Power under Prabowo
518. INDONESIA: Pertamina to Buy Oil from Indonesia’s Traditional Wells: Bahlil
519. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Populist Policies ‘Disconnected’ from People’s Needs
520. MYANMAR: BHRN Says Myanmar Faces New Wave of Hate Speech targeting Muslims
521. Vietnam’s AI Talent Pool Needs to Grow 10-Fold to Lure Global Investors: Executive
522. Cambodian SMEs Call for Indonesian Investment Amid Growing Boycott of Thai Goods
523. INDONESIA: In first Year, Prabowo Tightens Grip, Redraws Political Map
524. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls Free Meal Initiative a 99.99% Success Despite Setbacks
525. MALAYSIA Receives Global Zero Waste Special Citation Award in Istanbul
526. MYANMAR: Delusions of Grandeur
527. INDONESIA: Three Australians Face Death Penalty Over Bali Shooting
528. INDONESIA: Prabowo Launches 165 Free Boarding Schools to Break Indonesia’s Cycle of Poverty
529. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Explains How Scam Syndicates Still Lure Malaysians Into Modern Slavery
530. MYANMAR: Why So Many Young People Work Voluntarily in Myanmar’s Scam Compounds
531. SINGAPORE Ties to Alleged Cambodian Scam Ring Under Spotlight 
532. INDONESIA Allows Foreigners to Take Leadership Roles at State Enterprises
533. INDONESIA Allows Resumption of International Carbon Trade After Four Years
534. MYANMAR: Forum 2000 Conference Reminds Audience of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Plight and Hosts Call from 2025 Nobel Peace Laureate
535. THAILAND: Second Army Area Postpones RBC talks indefinitely as Cambodia Fails to Submit Weapons and Landmine Plan
536. VIETNAM: Hanoi Company Injects Chemicals Into Buffalo Meat to Sell as Wagyu Beef
537. INDONESIA: Government Denies Prabowo Ever Intended to Visit Israel
538. INDONESIA Surpasses 2025 Oil Production Goal Amid New Exploration Push
539. MYANMAR Ethnic Organizations condemn military junta for destroying NCA
540. THAILAND, CAMBODIA to Sign Ceasefire at ASEAN Summit, Malaysia: Minister
541. VIETNAM inaugurates World’s 2nd Largest Waste-to-Energy Plant in Hanoi
542. CAMBODIA: CAPFISH Lays Groundwork for Cambodia’s First-Ever Fish Exports to EU
543. INDONESIA: Productivity Among Lowest in Region, Govt Launches National Push
544. INDONESIA: Jakarta Court Upholds Ex-Minister, Gojek Cofounder Nadiem Makarim’s Graft Status
545. MYANMAR Scam Cities Booming Despite Crackdown–Using Musk’s Starlink
546. THAILAND Launches 24-Hour E-WorkPermit Platform for Foreign Workers
547. INDONESIA: Militarization, Crackdown Fears Overshadow Cyber Security Bill
548. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Join Trump-Led Gaza Summit in Egypt
549. MYANMAR: Burma War: The Junta’s Arms Pipeline and How to Stop It
550. THAI Army Defends Psych-Ops Along Cambodian Border
551. SINGAPORE Becomes Launchpad for Chinese Food Chains Escaping Price Wars in China, Intensifying Competition and Driving up Rents
552. INDONESIA: Efficiency, Coordination at Risk as Government Expands Further
553. INDONESIA Issues Tsunami Warning After 7.6-Magnitude Quake Strikes North Sulawesi
554. MALAYSIA to Send Observers to Myanmar’s Long-Delayed Elections: Military Govt
555. MYANMAR: Thousands of Myanmar IDPs in Banmauk Face Food Crisis Amid Clashes Between SNA and Resistance Forces
556. THAI Influenza Cases Surge Past 700,000 With 61 Deaths
557. INDONESIA: Health Scare Taints Indonesia’s Export Reputation
558. INDONESIA: Why Indonesia’s ‘Golden Generation’ Could Stall Economic Growth
559. Myanmar Junta Accused of ‘Famine Warfare’ as Hunger Grips Karenni State
560. THAI Giant CP Group Targets Zero Food Waste by 2030
561. VIETNAM: 30,000 Troops in Vietnam Race to Rescue Families After Record Floods
562. INDONESIA: E-Waste Containers to be Reexported to the US: Batam Customs Office
563. INDONESIA: North Kalimantan to Get New Bridges After Residents Prefer Traveling to Malaysia
564. MALAYSIA, India Agree on Regional Standards to Protect Gig, Platform Workers
565. MYANMAR: HURFOM Report Exposes Rising Violence Against Women and Children in Southeastern Myanmar
566. SINGAPORE’S Digital Economy Reaches Nearly 20% of GDP, Creates 214,000 Tech jobs
567. INDONESIA: World Bank Pledges $800 Million for Indonesian Villages: Govt
568. INDONESIA: Breaking the Silence: Deaf Lawyers Make Judicial History in Indonesia
569. MALAYSIA: The Khairul Aming Effect: More Young Malaysians Choosing Business Over Salaried Jobs
570. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monk Accused of Kidnapping Men for Myanmar Military Service
571. THAI Army Presents Discovery of 200 Landmines to ASEAN Observers
572. INDONESIA: Govt Rushes to Clean Up Cesium-137 Spill in Banten
573. INDONESIA: Meteor Falls Into Java Sea, Sparks Bright Fireball and Loud Boom Over Cirebon
574. MYANMAR Airstrikes and Internet Blackouts Hit 123 Townships, Leaving Civilians Vulnerable
575. THAILAND: Highways Department asks Google Maps to Update Routes After Viral “lost” Incident
576. VIETNAM: 30 Hours of Isolation in the Heart of Hanoi Floods
577. INDONESIA: Government Confirms Widespread Radioactive Contamination at Banten Industrial Hub
578. INDONESIA’S Palm Oil Export Soars 35% to Over $16 Billion
579. MALAYSIA Sends Rescue Team With K9 Units to Philippines After Deadly Quake
580. MYANMNAR: Election Watchdog Warns Myanmar Junta’s Planned Polls Lack Credibility
581. THAILAND: Myanmar Refugees Now Allowed to Work in Thailand
582. INDONESIA: ‘Red terror’ Continues to Haunt Indonesia
583. INDONESIA: Legendary Shoe Brand Bata Stops Daily Footwear Manufacturing in Indonesia
584. MALAYSIA Launches New Digital ‘Posting Swap’ Platform for Nurses Amid Brain Drain
585. MYANMAR: China Sentences 16 Myanmar-Linked Gang Members to Death
586. PHILIPPINES: Cebu Shaken: Deadly Quake Kills 26 As Search Ongoing
587. CAMBODIA: Thai Eviction Signs in Border Villages Draw Censure, Fury
588. INDONESIA: Calls Grow for Meaningful Reform in Election LawRevision
589. INDONESIA: From Wartegs to Hotels, Jakarta Faces Resistance Over Smoking Rules
590. MYANMAR’S  AA Urges Dhaka to Probe Border Officers Backing Rohingya Militants
591. SINGAPORE’S Population Hits 6.11m, Driven by Rise in Non-Residents and Migrant Workers
592. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Investment hits Rp 48 Trillion: Govt
593. INDONESIA Deploys Nutrition Experts After Mass Food Poisoning in Free Meal Program
594. MALAYSIA Wraps Up Successful Asean Economic Ministers’ Meeting, Emphasizes Inclusive Growth
595. MYANMAR: Preservation Over Destruction: Why Myanmar’s Revolution—and Its Neighbors
596. THAILAND’S Ageing Society Threatens Fiscal Collapse and Drags Down Economy
597. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Megawati Ties in Question After Cabinet Reshuffle
598. INDONESIA to Disband SOEs Ministry Amid Danantara Expansion
599. MYANMAR:: Mosque’s Reopening Reflects Thawing Interfaith Ties in Rakhine Under AA
600. THAILAND Native ‘Ayam Bangkok’ Chickens Fetch Premium Prices in Indonesia
601. SINGAPORE Gives Meta Sept 30 Deadline to Curb Facebook Scams Impersonating Govt Officials
602. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pushes Two-State Solution, Multilateralism in Debut UNGA Speech
603. INDONESIA: What is Sumitronomics? Indonesia’s Blueprint to 8% Growth
604. MYANMAR: Rights Group Warns US Aid Cuts Could Kill 200,000 in Myanmar
605. SINGAPORE to Introduce QR-Coded Halal Certificate from Oct 1, Replacing Physical Versions by March 2026
606. THAILAND: Foreign Investment in EEC Exceeds 660 Billion Baht: BOI
607. INDONESIA: Prabowo Offers 20,000 Troops for Post-War Gaza
608. INDONESIA Halts 190 Mining Concessions for Breaching Environmental Rules
609. MYANMAR: AA Chief Accuses Bangladesh Officials of Inciting Rohingya Insurgent Attacks
610. THAILAND: Chinese Flock to Vietnam Due to Thailand Safety Fears
611. VIETNAM: Vingroup Establishes 3rd Robotics Company
612. INDONESIA: Prabowo Gives Nusantara Certainty With New Regulation
613. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Evaluation After 5,000 Poisonings Cases in Free Nutritious Meals Program
614. MYANMAR Junta Eases Election Rules to Keep Parties in Race
615. PHILIPPINES: Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels through northern Philippines, triggers alerts across Asia
616. THAILAND: IMF advises Thailand to reinstate 60% debt ceiling
617. INDONESIA: Policy Gaps, Crackdowns Squeeze Rice Millers as Prices Soar
618. INDONESIA Mulls Reallocating Unspent Free Meal Program Money
619. MALAYSIA: Malaysian Bar brings free legal advice and public services to KL Sentral with first-ever MyBar Carnival 2025
620. MYANMAR: Clashes on Myanmar–Thailand border Mark Nine Months of Fighting, Casualties Mount on Both Sides
622. PHILIPPINES: Tens of Thousands Join Anti-Corruption Protests in Metro Manila
623. INDONESIA Revises 2026 Budget Following Appointment of New Finance Minister
624. INDONESIA: Bali Shuts Down Russian-Owned Factory Built on Protected Mangrove Land
625. MALAYSIA to Exempt Some Palestinian Farm and Food Products From Customs Duties:Tengku Zafrul
626. MYANMAR: OCHA details severe humanitarian access constraints across Myanmar
627. THAILAND: Transnational Illegal Logging Network Busted in Nong Khai
628. INDONESIA: Reshuffle Sees Prabowo, Allies Close Ranks
629. INDONESIA: Medan Reaffirms Humanitarian Support for Refugees
630. MYANMAR Junta’s Election Commission Excludes Key Southern Rakhine Areas from No-Election List Ahead of December Polls
631. THAILAND: B10,000 Fine for Drinking in Pubs After Hours
632. VIETNAM Ranked 5th Best Country for Expats in 2025
633. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court to Rule on Challenges to Military Law
634. INDONESIA: Energy Minister Tells Shell, BP, Vivo to Rely on Pertamina for Fuel Supply
635. MALAYSIA: Enough for 12 Million Users: Cops Seize 3.6 Tons of Ecstasy Worth Almost RM600m in Kepong, Dataran Templer
636. MYANMAR: Ruling Generals, Ministers to Dominate Myanmar Military’s Proxy Party Candidate List
637. INDONESIA Rolls Out $1 Billion Stimulus to Boost Jobs and Consumption
638. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s ‘Invisible’ Lives: Undocumented Coastal Children
639. Myanmar Citizens Fear More Harassment, Violence as Election Nears
640. THAI Banks Pledge Urgent Action to Unblock Accounts Amid Fraudulent Transfer Crisis
641. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Languages to be Increasingly Taught in Vietnamese Schools
642. INDONESIA Sees $869M Outflow After Cabinet Reshuffle
643. INDONESIA: Bali Takes Massive Economic Hit from Worst Flooding in Years
644. MALAYSIA: Anwar Joins World Islamic Leaders at Doha Summit on Gaza Crisis, to Voice Malaysia’s Stand Tonight
645. MYANMAR: UNICEF Condemns Deadly Attack on Rakhine School
646. THAILAND: DES Urges Calm Amid Locked Bank Accounts
647. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Set Up Commission for Police Reform
648. INDONESIA: Social Media as Town Square, Battleground in Indonesia’s Protests
649. MYANMAR: Democracy as a Cage: Myanmar Junta’s Election Gambit and the Opposition’s Self
650. THAILAND: Reopening Border Needs Military, Local Input: Bhumjaithai Deputy Leader
651. VIETNAM: Cyberattack Signs Detected at Vietnam’s National Credit Database
652. INDONESIA: Sjafrie’s New Post Shows Prabowo’s Reliance on Military Figures
653. INDONESIA: At Least Nine Dead, Two Missing After Severe Floods Sweep Across Bali
654. MYANMAR: Chinese Technology Company Helps Track the Location of Over 33 Million Myanmar Internet Users in Real-time
655. THAILAND: Shinawatras in Legal Crossfire: Father’s Case Ends, Daughter Faces 5 More
656. INDONESIA: Power Consolidation In Motion Behind Cabinet Shake-up
657. INDONESIA: Papua Police Arrest Four Chinese Nationals Over Illegal Gold Mining
658. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir Under Scrutiny: MACC Teams Up with UK Anti-Graft Agency to Track Alleged Assets Overseas
659. MYANMAR: Junta-Allied Karen Warlords Hit by US Sanctions Over Myanmar’s Scam City
660. THAILAND and INDONESIA Trail ASEAN as Political Instability Stifles Growth
661. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Left Cabinet After Weeklong Unrest in Indonesia In a Major Reshuffle
662. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani’s Successor Told to Tax the Superrich, Restructure Debt
663. MYANMAR: NLD Urges International Intervention for Medical Care and Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
664. THAILAND: Supreme Court Orders Thaksin to Return and Serve One-Year Jail
665. VIETNAM Emerges as Top Alternative to Thailand for Beach Holidays
666. INDONESIA: Five Suspended Lawmakers Face Ethics Probe
667. INDONESIA Records Over 4,000 Earthquakes in August: BMKG
668. MALAYSIA: Anti-Bullying Tribunal Bill to be Tabled in Parliament this October: Azalina
669. MYANMAR Ambassador Urges UNICEF to Act as Children Suffer under Junta Violence
670. THAILAND: Royal Command Appoints Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister of Thailand
671. CAMBODIA: Foreign Ministry Decries Thai Eviction Plans for Cambodian Villagers
672. INDONESIA: Ex-Minister Nadiem Makarim Detained Over Chromebook Procurement Scandal
673. MYANMAR: UWSA Neutered: Myanmar’s Revolutionary Driving Force Derailed by China
674. SINGAPORE to Issue First Directive Under New Law, Orders Meta To Act on Scam Ad
675. INDONESIA: Unrest ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Prabowo to Address Public Grievances
676. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Be Transparent with Economic Data
677. MALAYSIA: Bahasa Malaysia-Based AI in the Works as Govt Pushes Digital Sovereignty Agenda
678. MYANMAR: Nine Parties to Run Nationwide in Myanmar’s Planned Election
679. VIETNAM: For Many Women in Vietnam, the New IVF rule is a Long-Awaited Lifeline
680. INDONESIA: Violent Crackdown on Protests Sparks Outcry
681. INDONESIA: Asset Forfeiture Law: A Way to Gain Public and Investors’ Trust
682. Myanmar Junta Boss Schedules Chengdu Meeting with Chinese Investors
683. THAILAND Pledges ‘Secure, Sustainable’ Energy Transition at Global Summit
684. VIETNAM: Hanoi Sets Record for National Day Holiday Visitors and Revenue
685. INDONESIA: Jakarta Regains Calm Under Heavy Security
686. INDONESIA: Starting Today, All Travelers to Indonesia Must File Declarations via New App
687. MALAYSIA: From Wage Regulation to Dispute Resolution: How the Gig Workers Bill Offers Safeguards for 1.2 Million Malaysians
688. MYANMAR: EuroCham and ‘MADE in Myanmar’ Seek to Support Myanmar Workers’ rights
689. THAILAND: New city Plan Exposes Ban Nong Chan Land Grab at Thai-Cambodian Border
690. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls for Severe Response to Protests
691. INDONESIA: Businesses on Edge About Political Stability as Protests Turn Chaotic
692. MYANMAR: NUG Defense Ministry Reaffirms Ban on Child Soldiers in People’s Defense Force
693. SINGAPORE Govt Plans New Platform to Unite its Malay-Muslim Groups as younger Voices Grow Louder
694. VIETNAM: State Treasury has Disbursed Over $200M as National Day Cash Gifts
695. INDONESIA Presses Islamic Nations to Stop Israel’s Expansionist Agenda
696. INDONESIA: Central–Regional Divide Widens in Indonesia’s 2026 Spending Plan
697. MALAYSIA: Fighting Entrenched Corruption Remains Toughest Challenge After Three Years in Govt: Anwar
698. MYANMAR: Rohingya Crisis Should Be Resolved Together: Yunus
699. THAILAND Accuses Cambodia of Using ‘Human Shields’ on Border
700. INDONESIA Urges EU to Lift Biodiesel Import Curbs After WTO Panel Backs Jakarta
701. INDONESIA: New Agency to Assert State Control Over Minerals Vital for Defense
702. MALAYSIA: Education Act Update Underway to Strengthen School Discipline in Crackdown on Bullying Cases: Minister
703. MYANMAR Junta Propaganda Vehicle Joins China-Led Media Bloc
704. THAILAND Becomes Regional Leader in Energy Transition: ABB Study
705. INDONESIA: Prabowo Banks on Danantara to Balance Budget
706. INDONESIA Shuts Down Banten Waste Plant Over Hazardous Imports
707. MYANMAR: Rohingya Refugees Must Wait for Justice Before Returning: UN Investigator
708. THAILAND to host Asia’s largest gaming event in October 2025
709. SINGAPORE Workplaces Struggle to Stamp Out Vaping Despite National Ban
710. INDONESIA: Bekasi Quake Shakes Jakarta Into Preparedness Debate
711. INDONESIA: Breaking: Deputy Manpower Minister Caught in Anti-Graft Sting
712. MALAYSIA: Parliamentary Group Drafting Hate Speech Guidelines to Reflect Malaysia’s Diversity
713. MYANMAR: Under Chinese Pressure, Myanmar’s UWSP Cuts Off Support to Allied Ethnic Armies
714. THAILAND: Thai Government Approves Major Digital Strategy
715. INDONESIA: Govt in Crisis-Control Mode Over Tax Hike
716. INDONESIA Targets Shadow Economy to Lift $145 Billion in 2026 Tax Revenue
717. MALAYSIA: What Iman Research’s Study Reveals About Young Malays’ Attitudes Towards a Plural and More Economically Just Malaysia
718. MYANMAR: Junta Abruptly Closes Thai-Myanmar Trade Bridge to Cut Off Rebel Funding
719. PHILIPPINES: Cockfighting Livestreams Thrive in Philippines Despite Ban and Murders
720. INDONESIA: Political Parties Divided Over Court Ruling on Direct Regional Elections
721. INDONESIA Shuts 1,800 Fraudulent Lenders and Investment Schemes
722. MYANMAR: Death Toll from Myanmar Junta Airstrike on Mawchi Climbs to 31
723. PHILIPPINES Spends Billions on Flood Projects, But Disasters Keep Killing
724. Cambodia Setting Sights on Muslim Tourist Market
725. INDONESIA’S  Shrinking Middle Class Threatens Growth, Consumption
726. INDONESIA: Religious Affairs Ministry Vows Crackdown on Intolerance
727. MYANMAR: Widespread Absenteeism and Dismissals Reported in Myanmar Junta’s Electric Power Ministry
728. SINGAPORE to Classify Vaping as Drug Offense, PM Wong Says
729. INDONESIA: ‘Life is Plastic’: US is Biggest Buyer of Indonesian Toys
730. MALAYSIA and ASEAN Push for Transparency in Myanmar’s Election Plans and Rohingya Crisis During Sept 19 Visit: Tok Mat
731. MYANMAR: International IDEA Calls for Global Rejection of Myanmar Junta’s Elections
732. THAILAND Gives Stranded Cambodian Workers 6-Month Work Permit Extension
733. INDONESIA: Bali Waste Cycle Aims to Scale Up to Make Recycling Profitable
734. INDONESIA: Incentives Needed for Mining Sector to Cut Emissions
735. THAILAND: Government Given Failing Grade on Corruption
736. THAILAND’S Tourism Boom Continues with 20 Million Visitors and THB937 Billion Revenue
737. CAMBODIA: Assessment reveals extensive damage to Preah Vihear
738. INDONESIA: Renewed Plan to Reinstate New Order-Style State Guidelines Draws Flak
739. INDONESIACould Raise $5 Billion by Taxing Its 50 Wealthiest Citizens, Study Says
740. MYANMAR Region Sees ‘Dramatic’ Hunger Rise After Aid Cutbacks
741. Singapore is Now World’s Second-Richest Country, Far Ahead of its Southeast Asian Neighbors
742. INDONESIA: Delay Triggers Fresh Demands to Scrap History Rewrite
743. INDONESIA: Shaky Regulations, Finances Stall Coal Miners’ Transition to ‘Green’ Investment
744. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Signs Sister City Agreement with Kuala Lumpur
745. MYANMAR: AA Rejects Junta’s Planned Election in Rakhine
746. THAILAND: Cambodia Crisis Hits Thai Brands, Disrupts Logistics and Halts Ad Spending
747. INDONESIA Revives Deputy Commander Role After 25 Years, Promotes Elite Force Chiefs to Three-Star Rank
748. INDONESIA:  Bali Immigration Forms a Special Task Force to Crack Down on Unruly Tourists
749. MYANMAR: Nine Killed and 28 Injured in Hpakant as Myanmar Military Shelling Hits civilian Areas
750. VIETNAM: Inside the world of Vietnamese Crypto Investigators Tackling Billion-Dollar Hacks
751. SINGAPORE at Increased Risk of Chikungunya as Cases Double in 2025, Health Agency Warns
752. INDONESIA Readies Island Medical Facility for 2,000 Wounded Gazans
753. INDONESIA: More Than Half a Million Social Assistance Recipients Suspected of Online Gambling
754. Myanmar Junta Hires US Lobby Firm in Bid to Boost Ties With Washington
755. THAILAND and CAMBODIA Sign 13-Point Ceasefire Agreement 
756. VIETNAM to Identify, Focus on 3 Strategic Technology Products
757. INDONESIA Unfreezes 122 Million Dormant Accounts as Online Gambling Transactions Near $60 Billion
758. INDONESIA: US Agrees to Grant 0% Tariff on Indonesian Copper: Minister
759. MYANMAR Junta Launches Street Phone Checks as Cybersecurity Law Takes Effect
760. THAILAND: Health Ministry Estimates 146 Million Baht Damage, Plans Lawsuit Against Cambodia
761. VIETNAM Installs First Domestically Owned International Internet Cable
762. INDONESIA Has $129 Billion to Spend — And Just Six Months to Do It
763. INDONESIA Readies Gaza Rice Delivery as Israeli Attacks Persist
764. MYANMAR: Press Freedom Concerns Raised after Myanmar Military-Linked Press Council Signs MOU With Thai Press Body
765. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Suspends Rice Importation for 60 Days
766. THAILAND: ‘Economic Animal’ in Luxury Leather
767. INDONESIA: Pardons Cast Doubt Over Prabowo’s Anticorruption Commitment
768. INDONESIA Kicks Off Health Screening for 58 Million Students Nationwide
769. MALAYSIA: Manga With a Malaysian Soul: How Rise Production Blends Local Folklore with Japanese Style and Modern Storytelling
770. MYANMAR Junta Ramps Up Rhetoric Against Timor Leste
771. THAILAND and Cambodia Begin Crucial Border Talks in Malaysia
772. VIETNAM targets domestic semiconductor chip production by 2027: PM
773. CAMBODIA: ASEAN Interim Observer En Route to Monitor Border Ceasefire
774. INDONESIA: Danantara Unveils Sweeping Reforms for SOE Executive Bonuses, Incentives
775. INDONESIA: RI Manufacturers See Tough Times Ahead as Higher US Tariffs Kick In
776. MYANMAR: European Anti-Jamming Tech Found in Myanmar Military Drones, CAR Report Reveals
777. THAI CEOs Unveil Survival Strategies as Trump Tariffs Threaten Economic Growth
778. INDONESIA: Mining Industry Leaders Highlight Challenges to Reaching Net Zero Emissions
779. INDONESIA Struggles with Regulatory, Infrastructure Gaps in AI Adoption
780. MYANMAR Regime Sets More Traps to Guarantee Election Win
781. SINGAPORE: Terror Threat to Singapore Remains High Amid AI Risks, Rising youth Radicalization: Home Affairs Report
782. THAI Cyber Agency Rushes to Bolster Media Defenses Against Escalating Threats
783. REGION: Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Ceasefire After Five Days of Border Clash
784. INDONESIA to Slash Middle East Oil Imports in Favor of $15B US Energy Deal
785. MALAYSIA: Anwar Hails Asean Diplomacy as Cambodia, Thailand Agree to Ceasefire After Malaysia Meet
786. MYANMAR: 17 Political Prisoners Have Died in Myanmar in 2025 Due to Lack of Medical CareTHAI Delegation to Hold Urgent Talks with Cambodia in Malaysia on July 28
787. THAI Army Accuses Cambodia of Breaking Truce
788. CAMBODIA: Mine Action Authority Warn of ‘Cruel Shadow’ of Thai Cluster
789. INDONESIA Welcomes France’s Recognition of Palestine
790. INDONESIA: Poverty Rate Falls Nationwide — Except in Papua and Maluku
791. MYANMAR Rights Group Demands Chinese Sanctions
792. THAI Delegation to Hold Urgent Talks with Cambodia in Malaysia on July 28
793. CAMBODIA-Thailand Exchange Fire Along Border, Civilians Killed
794. INDONESIA-US Trade Deal Possible Threat to Data Sovereignty
795. MYANMAR Junta Looks for Foreign Energy Investment
796. THAI Military Raises Concerns Over Hun Sen’s Role in Ordering Attacks on Thai Civilians
797. VIETNAM Urges Thailand, Cambodia to Refrain From Using Force
798. INDONESIA to Exempt US Companies from Local Content Requirement
799. INDONESIA: Layoffs Surge in Manufacturing, Retail, Govt Data Suggest
800. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Warn Myanmar Junta Election Staff
801. THAILAND: Countdown to US Tariff, 7 Thai Industries at risk, Millions of Jobs on the Line
802. VIETNAM: HCMC Unveils Ambitious Plan to Replace 400,000 Gasoline Motorbikes with EVs
803. INDONESIA: ASEAN Urged to Focus on People Amid Challenges
804. INDONESI Draws $58 Billion in H1 Investment, Fueled by Downstream Expansion
805. MALAYSIA: Swiped into routine: How China-inspired apps redefine Malaysian daily life
806. MYANMAR- Thailand Lodges Protest After Suspected Myanmar Junta Drone Found in Tak
807. VIETNAM Ranks 6th Globally in AI Openness
808. INDONESIA Exporters Seek to Split Tariffs with US Buyers to Ensure Demand
809. INDONESIA: Polytron Starts Mass Production of Electric Vehicles in West Java
810. MYANMAR: Conjuring an Election Illusion in War-Torn Shan
811. THAI Foreign Ministry Condemns Cambodia over Landmine Incident, Urges Accountability
812. VIETNAM: 300 Rescuers Join Overnight Search for Victims of Capsized Ha Long Bay Cruise Boat
813. INDONESIA: Bali Emerges as Major Hot Spot for Transnational Drug Trafficking: BNN
814. INDONESIA: Foreign Hospitals Cleared to Operate in Indonesia as Prabowo Targets Healthcare Upgrade
815. MYANMAR: Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) Formed to Reclaim Identity and Seek Justice
816. SINGAPORE Ranks Among World’s Top Cities for Tech Talent
817. THAILAND: Chinese Tourist Numbers Plummet, Malaysia Overtakes Thailand in ASEAN Race
818. INDONESIA to Pay 19% US Tariffs in Exchange for Full Market Access, Boeing Jets
819. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Makes Historic Debut at UN Forum on Sustainable Development
820. MALAYSIA: Freedom of Information Act to be tabled by year end to boost transparency: Anwar
821. MYANMAR and Russian Regimes Push Indian Trade Corridor to Bypass Western Sanctions
822. VIETNAM: 59 Vietnamese Arrested in Laos Over Large-Scale Scam Syndicate
823. CAMBODIA to Enforce Military Conscription Law in 2026
824. INDONESIA: BPJS Kesehatan Proves Equal Healthcare Access Is Possible Across Indonesia
825. INDONESIA: Starlink Pauses New Customer Sign-Ups in Indonesia
826. MYANMAR: Burma’s Cyber Scam Centers: A Global Security Crisis, Now Targeting Americans
827. THAILAND: Temple Donation Loopholes Spark Concern Over Corruption and Money Laundering Risks
828. INDONESIA: EU Grants Indonesia Multi-Entry Schengen Visa as Landmark Trade Deal Nears Completion
829. INDONESIA: Free Boarding Schools for Poor Children to Open Across Indonesia Next Week
830. MALAYSIA Acts to Avoid US Sanctions Amid EScalating Global AI Chip War
831. MYANMAR: Hundreds of Myanmar Troops, Civilians Flee Across Thai Border from Karen State
832. THAILAND: US Blocks AI Chip Access to China, Warning Sign for Thailand, Malaysia
833. Cambodia expresses concern over construction of Angkor Wat replica in Thailand
834. NDONESIA: US Tariff Threatens 70,000 Textile Jobs in Indonesia
835. MYANMAR- A Atrike Leader Urges Urgent Reforms Within NUG to Sustain the Revolution
836. SINGAPOREANS Cross Border in Droves for Malaysian Durian Tours, All-You-Can-Eat Buffets
837. INDONESIA: Pertamina Inks MoUs with Exxon, Chevron to Sweeten Indonesia’s Tariff Offer
838. INDONESIA: Prabowo Assigns Gibran to Spearhead Papua Development, Rights Efforts
839. MYANMAR: Trump Tariff Letter to Myanmar Junta Raises Eyebrows, Risks Lending Legitimacy
840. VIETNAMESE Content Creators Earn Thousands of Dollars Monthly from AI-Generated Faceless Videos
841. INDONESIA: US Maintains Tariff Threat Despite Indonesian Concessions
842. INDONESIA: Trump Tariffs May Slow Indonesia’s Economy by 0.5%, Economist Warns
843. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Hits Back at Trump’s ‘Counterproductive’ Trade Tactics, Warns of Regional Instability
844. MYANMAR: Timor Leste Hits Back at Myanmar Junta’s Objection to ASEAN Membership
845. THAILAND Hit with Steep US Tariffs as Trump Escalates Trade Stance
846. INDONESIA: BRICS Revives Bandung Spirit to Unite Global South
847. INDONESIA to Send 10,000 Tons of Rice Aid to Palestine, Set Up Joint Investment Zone
848. MALAYSIA: Southeast Asia’s Most-Visited Destination Among Countries With Highest Tourism Growth
849. MALAYSIA: How Much Onions Do Malaysians Eat and Why is it Biting into our National Coffers?
850. MYANMAR People Skeptical of Junta’s Promises of Election, Peace
851. Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute Resolutions Hinge on Agreements Stipulated in Franco-Siam Treaties
852. INDONESIA: Serving at Sea, PIS and DoctorSHARE Bring Hospital Ship to Serve Remote Communities in Papua
853. INDONESIA: Widening Deficit Spurs Calls to Curb Major Spending
854. MALAYSIA : Pay Up or Lose your Assets: Errant Ex-Husbands Face Seizures, Frozen Income Under Selangor’s Proposed Crackdown on ‘Nafkah’ Dodgers
855. MYANMAR: Making Connections in Myanmar’s Fractured State
856. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Orders Halt to Strategic Imports from Thailand, Citing National Security concerns
857. Malaysia: ‘Some Starting in Primary school’: Hannah Yeoh, Says Synthetic Drug Addiction Now a Cabinet Concern
858. MYANMAR: Indonesian ‘Influencer’ Given 7-year Myanmar Prison Sentence
859. THAILAND: Public Outrage as South Korean Taxi Driver Suggests Thai Tourist ‘Pay with Body’
860. INDONESIA: Govt Targets 15,000 Barrels per Day from Community Oil Wells
861. INDONESIA Hopes to Join BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
862. INDONESIA: Women’s Growing Role in Drug Trade Raises Concerns in Indonesia
863. MYANMAR – Dying in Jail, Myanmar’s Political Prisoners a ‘Stain on ASEAN’s Conscience’
864. SINGAPORE Hits Record High in Renewable Energy Consumption
865. INDONESIA: Preventive Strikes Keep Indonesia Free of Terror Attacks Since 2023: Police Chief
866. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat’s Nickel Mining May Threaten Endangered Papuan Blue Orchid
867. MALAYSIA-Standard Chartered Sued for US$2.7B Over Role in 1MDB Scandal
868. MYANMAR: Federal and State Parliaments Express Grave Concern Over Health Crisis Facing Myanmar’s Political Prisoners
869. THAILAND-Constitutional Court Suspends Paetongtarn as PM Because of Hun Sen’s Clip
870. INDONESIA to Relax Import Rules as US Tariff Deadline Nears
871. INDONESIA Police Deploys Robots for Crime-Fighting and Rescue
872. INDONESIA: China to Keep Anti-Dumping Steel Duties on Indonesia, EU and South Korea
873. MYANMAR: Helping Myanmar Garment Workers Get a Fair Deal?
874. THAILAND: Thousands of Thai Cannabis Shops Face Closure Under New Regulations
875. INDONESIA: Separate National, Local Elections Starting 2029: Constitutional Court
876. INDONESIA Begins Construction of $5.9 Billion Mega EV Battery Hub With China’s CATL Consortium
877. MALAYSIA: Ganja on the Rise: Melaka and Cheras are New Drug Hotspots, Anti-Narcotics Data Shows
878. MYANMAR: Mizoram Chief Minister warns of strict action against lawbreaking Myanmar refugees
879. VIETNAM Issues Plan to Attract Top AI Talents
880. INDONESIA: Govt, House Staunch Defense Opens Court Battle on TNI Law
881. INDONESIA Stock Exchange Surpasses 950 Listed Companies, Profit Soars
882. MALAYSIA: Armed Forces Make History With Promotion of First Malaysian Chinese Three-Star General
883. MYANMAR: Malaysian Crackdown on Undocumented Migrant Workers Spurs Fear Among Myanmar Nationals
884. MYANMAR Junta Arrests State-Controlled MRTV Employee Over Aung San Suu Kyi Birthday Tribute
885. THAILAND Reclassifies Cannabis Bud as a Controlled Herb, Restricts Sales and Advertising
886. INDONESIA: House Shelves Gibran Impeachment Petition
887. INDONESIA: Gov’t Rolls Out 2025 Wage Subsidy to Support Up to 17 Million Workers
888. MALAYSIA: Anwar Backs Students’ Right to Protest, Tells MoHE and UMS to Protect Academic Freedom
889. MYANMAR: Shan State Takes Center Stage in Myanmar Junta’s Election Push
890. VIETNAM Designates Da Nang as Nation’s Inaugural Free Trade Zone
891. CAMBODIA: UN Expert Highlights Growing Synthetic Drug Threat in Cambodia
892. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Health Draws Attention During Birthday Celebration
893. INDONESIA: Pertamina Says It Has Enough Fuel Supplies as Iran Threatens to Block Hormuz
894. Myanmar Junta Scrambles for Chinese Energy Investment as Lights Go Out
895. THAI Fuel Exports to Cambodia Worth Nearly 48 Billion Baht in 2024
896. INDONESIA Predicted to Grow Just 4.5 Pct This Year if Israel-Iran War Doesn’t Stop
897. INDONESIA: Forestry Ministry to Strengthen Enforcement at Tesso Nilo National Park
898. MALAYSIA: The Vanilla Farm That’s Saving LIves: Inside Malaysia’s Revolutionary ‘Halfway Farm’ for Former Death Row Inmates
899. MYANMAR: Satellite Images Reveal Alarming Rare Earth Mining Expansion in Myanmar’s UWSA Territory
900. INDONESIA: Papua Primary Target in Battle to Eradicate Malaria Nationwide
901. INDONESIA: 19 Suitcases of Cash Used to Buy Private Jet in Papua Corruption Case, KPK Says
902. MALAYSIA: ‘It’s Not Just Women’: Govt to Boost Fertility Rate With Inclusive Solutions: Minister
903. MYANMAR Junta Attacks to Reclaim KIA’s Jade and Rare Earth Strongholds
904. VIETNAM: E-Cigarette Users Could Face Fines of $120-200
905. CAMBODIA Firmly Rejects Thailand’s Unilateral Map in Border Talks
906. INDONESIA: Culture Minister’s Denial of Mass Rape in 1998 Riots Sparks Outrage
907. MALAYSIA: ‘We ate one egg between five’: Malaysian Haj pilgrims detail nightmare journey to Mecca after alleged scam
908. MYANMAR Junta Forces Recapture Kataingti Camp in Karen State After Months
909. THAILAND Ranks Lowest in ASEAN for Business Innovation: World Bank
910. CAMBODIA: All TV stations, Cinemas must stop broadcasting Thai films
911. INDONESIA: Tension grows between North Sumatra, Aceh over disputed border
912. MALAYSIA Named Top Muslim-Friendly Travel Destination for 10th Straight Year
913. NUG Confirms Construction of Two Bomb-Proof Underground Hospitals in Myanmar
914. THAILAND: Bangkok Reveals Smart Traffic Signals Reduce cCngestion Buy up to 41%
915. CAMBODIA: Legal Groundwork Underway to Take Border Dispute to ICJ
916. INDONESIA Opens $12.3 Billion in Infrastructure Projects to Global Investors
917. INDONESIA: Magelang Demands Eight Times Increase in Borobudur Visitor Limit
918. MYANMAR: How the Myanmar Military’s Propaganda Efforts Have Evolved Over the Decades
919. SINGAPORE: Jetstar Asia Closure: 4 Key Things Travelers Need to Know
920. Cambodian leaders condemn politicians for disseminating fake news on social media
921. INDONESIA: Govt is Redefining Poverty Line After Two Decades: DEN
922. INDONESIA Revokes Mining Permits of Four Companies in Raja Ampat
923. MYANMAR: PNO Orders Over 6,000 Residents to Relocate in Southern Shan State
924. VIETNAM: Qualcomm Launches New AI R&D Center in Vietnam
925. INDONESIA Ignores Its Middle Class in Latest Economic Stimuli: Analyst
926. INDONESIA: Controversial Discipline Program Sends “Unruly” Students to Army Facility in Bandung
927. MYANMAR Junta Boss Thanks Protector China on 75th Anniversary of Ties
928. THAILAND: Foreign Ministry Affirms Measures to Cut Electricity, Internet to Cambodia Remain
929. CAMBODIA: Thailand Likely to Face Substantial Economic Losses without Cambodia’s 1.2 Million Migrant Workers in the Country
930. INDONESIA: Three Nickel Mining Firms Accused of Environmental Damage in Raja Ampat
931. INDONESIA Faces Brain Drain as Skilled Graduates Leave for Jobs Abroad
932. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi: Enduring Relevance, Manipulation, and the Battle for Myanmar’s Future
933. Thai Economy: NESDC Warns of SME Job Losses and Graduate Unemployment Crisis
934. CAMBODIA: Anonymous Wildlife Crime Reporting Tool Launched in Cambodia
935. INDONESIA: BI Revises Down Its Target for Sharia Financing Growth in Indonesia
936. INDONESIA: Australian Government Issues Travel Advisory for Indonesia, Especially Bali
937. SINGAPORE: Global Anti-Scam Blitz: 106 Nabbed, S$7.7m Seized in Singapore; Malaysia among seven countries in joint operation
938. MYANMAR Farmers Lose Crops in Monsoon Flooding
939. INDONESIA: Suspected Papua Rebels Kill Two Church Builders at Project Site
940. MYANMAR: Burma Research Institute Urges Continued US Aid Amid Mounting Crisis in Myanmar
941. THAILAND: Urgent Action After Myanmar Cargo Ship Runs Aground Near Surin Islands, Damaging Coral Reefs and Threatening Marine Life
942. INDONESIA: Plan to Increase State Funding for Political parties brings calls for caution
943. INDONESIA Faces $46 Billion Infrastructure Funding Gap Through 2029
944. MALAYSIA: Federal Govt Unveils Kota Madani Township in Putrajaya — a 10,000-Home, High-Density Hub Powered By AI
945. MYANMAR: Thousands of Children in Myanmar’s Earthquake Zone Have No Schools to go to For New School Year: Save the Children
946. VIETNAM: Apple Removes 9,600 Vietnamese Apps from App Store
947. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows to Clean House Amid Calls for Reshuffle
948. INDONESIA: Prabowo Alleges Foreign-Funded NGOs Aim to Divide Indonesia
949. MYANMAR: Junta Troops Massing to Reclaim Myanmar’s China-Backed Pipelines
950. SINGAPORE Woman Gets just S$1 in Divorce, But Ex Loses Bigger Share Over Misconduct
951. THAI Entertainment Boom Forecast to Top THB 601 Billion Revenue
952. INDONESIA: https://asiaviews.net/singapore-woman-gets-just-s1-in-divorce-but-ex-loses-bigger-share-over-misconduct/Bali to Ban Production of Bottled Water Under 1 Liter
953. INDONESIA: Thousands of Indonesian Pilgrims Barred from Hajj as Saudi Halts Special Visa Issuance
954. MALAYSIA: How Malaysia’s Discount Store Boom Minted its Newest Billionaire Lee Kar Whatt
955. MYANMAR: Karen Offensive Seizes a Dozen Junta Bases Along Myanmar-Thai Border
956. THAILAND: Bangkok Tops Global List as Best City for Remote Work
957. CAMBODIA Faces Alarming Measles Surge Amid Regional Outbreak
958. INDONESIA: Dalio’s Reported Exit Sparks Questions Over Danantara’s Game Plan
959. INDONESIA Seeks New Study Destinations for Students Affected by US Visa Suspension
960. MYANMAR: UN Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Human Rghts Crisis in Myanmar
961. THAILAND: Bangkok Gears Up for Thailand’s Largest Ever Pride Parade
962. INDONESIA: Indonesia Open to Ties with Israel if It Recognizes Palestine: Prabowo
963. INDONESIA: Court Orders Govt to Provide Free Basic Education in All Schools
964. MALAYSIA: Even Closed-Door LGBTQ-Friendly Events ‘Against Societal norms’, Urges cops to probe and act: Religious Affairs Minister
965. MYANMAR: Yadaya-How Myanmar’s Junta Boss Hopes to Hex His Way to Presidency
966. THAILAND: Rising Demand Fuels Growth of international Schools in Thailand
967. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Papua New Guinea ASEAN Membership Pitch Likely Serves Jakarta’s Interests
968. INDONESIA: Landmark Ruling: State Must Help Fund Private Elementary Schooling
969. MYANMAR: JFM Releases List of ASEAN Companies Supporting the Myanmar Junta with Taxes, Jet Fuel, and Eechnology
970. THAILAND: Safety Concerns and Structural Issues Hinder Chinese Travel to Thailand
971. VIETNAM: Legislature Weighs on Abolishing Death Penalty for Drug Trafficking
972. CAMBODIA- Civil Society Urges End To Victim-Blaming In Rape Cases
973. INDONESIA: New History Book to Highlight Past Presidents’ Achievements: Culture Minister
974. INDONESIA to Prioritize Jamu and Natural Medicines in Health Sector Transformation
975. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Prioritize Human Rights in Burma
976. VIETNAM to Export Renewable Energy to Malaysia, Singapore via Submarine Cables
977. INDONESIA: Govt’s Energy Deregulation Vow Draws Global Giants
978. INDONESIA: Critical Op-Ed Retraction Tests Freedom of Expression
979. SINGAPORE: AI Use in Singapore Classrooms Outpaces Policy, Raising Concerns Among Educators
980. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysians Spend More on Groceries Than Anyone Else in Southeast Asia
981. MYANMAR: UNHCR Updates Show Ongoing Challenges for Displaced Individuals Following Myanmar Earthquake
982. INDONESIA: TNI General Appointment as Customs Office Head Raises Question
983. INDONESIA: Japanese Carmakers Look Elsewhere, as RI Bioethanol Lags Behind
984. MYANMAR: India Asked to Probe Myanmar Rebel Deaths
985. SINGAPORE University Tops Asia for Ultra-Wealthy Alumni, Beating China’s Tsinghua
986. THAI Gemstone Exports Face Uncertainty Amid U.S. Tariff Hike, Risk Losing Ground to Vietnam and Sri Lanka
987. Cambodia, Hollywood Studio in Deal to Boost Creative Economy
988. INDONESIA: House Speaker Puan Warns Government Against Whitewashing History
989. INDONESIA Aims to Cut Poverty Rate Below 7.5 Pct by 2026
990. MYANMAR: We Can’t Help You, Myanmar Junta Tells Striking Workers at Adidas Factory
991. VIETNAM Hit Hardest by Brute-Force Cyberattacks in Southeast Asia
992. INDONESIA: Over 28,000 Accounts Blocked in Crackdown on Online Gambling: PPATK
993. INDONESIA: Rescue Teams Search for 19 People After Landslide at Gold Mine in Papua
994. MYANMAR Political Parties Fear Mass Boycott of Junta’s Election
995. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Willing to Reconcile with Dutertes
996. THAILAND: Bangkok–Kuala Lumpur Direct Train Service To Resume This Year
997. INDONESIA: Prabowo: No Second Term If I Fail the First
998. INDONESIA: Hotels Demand Crackdown On Unlicensed Rentals in Bali
999. MYANMAR Junta likely to Form New ‘Interim Government’ in July Ahead of Year-End Elections
1000. SINGAPORE: Made-in-Singapore antibody test for multiple viruses now used worldwide
1001. THAILAND Among Top 10 Nations with Significant LGBTQI+ Population
1002. CAMBODIA: GDCE Cracks Whip Over Illegal Durian Imports
1003. INDONESIA: Critics Slam Prabowo’s Smart Screens as Misplaced Education Priority
1004. INDONESIA: Judge Transfers Fall Short in Tackling Judiciary Corruption
1005. MYANMAR: Three Japanese Firms Ditch Myanmar Port Project
1006. Thailand Tourism Crisis Brews As Foreign Arrivals Continue to Declin
1007. INDONESIA: Concern Grows Over Project to Rewrite History
1008. INDONESIA: Will Nickel Be Indonesia’s Trump Card?
1009. INDONESIA: Lawmaker Warns of $1 Billion Deficit in National Health Insurance Due to Inactive Members
1010. THAILAND: Power Struggles Put Thai PM in Political Crosshairs
1011. PHILIPPINES: 29 kg of Meth Disguised As Durian Seized in Philippine Drug Bust
1012. INDONESIA’s Top Islamic Body Rejects Proposal to Legalize Casinos
1013. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police crack down on thuggery, street brawls
1014. MYANMAR: 12 ASEAN Billionaires Fueling Myanmar Junta Terror Campaign: JFM
1015. PHILIPPINES: Vote and Vanish? Study Says Civic Engagement Drops After Elections
1016. VIETNAM’s Major Cities Push Ahead with Electric Bus Revolution
1017. INDONESIA: West Java to Provide Mental Health Services in All ‘Puskesmas’ Amid High Depression Rate
1018. INDONESIA Ranks Top 3 in ASEAN Competitiveness, So Why Are Investors Still Hesitant?
1019. MALAYSIA Must Use ASEAN Chair to Grow Halal Exports into 600 Million-Strong Regional Market: Zahid
1020. MYANMAR’S Ethnic Karen Face Food Shortages Amid Aid Cuts to Camps on Thai Border
1021. THAILAND On Track to Become Global Leader in Future Food: Experts
1022. INDONESIA to Cultivate 300,000 Hectares of Sugar Palm to Power Bioethanol Push
1023. INDONESIA: Police, Military to Crack Down on Rogue Mass Organizations
1024. MYANMAR Junta Chief Pledges to Protect Chinese Interests During Meeting with Xi Jinpinhttps://asiaviews.net/indonesia-police-military-to-crack-down-on-rogue-mass-organizations/g in Moscow
1025. INDONESIA: SOEs Law Raises Graft Oversight Concerns
1026. INDONESIA to Halt Refined Fuel Imports from Singapore
1027. MALAYSIA: Sixteen Foreigners, Including Children, Rescued from Forced Labor in Raids Across KL and Selangor
1028. MYANMAR: Mansat Villagers Urge TNLA to Address Unlawful Silicon Mining, Environmental and Social Harms
1029. VIETNAM Has ‘Significant’ Demand for US Goods: Trade Minister
1030. INDONESIA: Politics Creep into Military Ranks
1031. INDONESIA: Government Forms Anti-Extortion Task Force
1032. MALAYSIA: RM10,000 fine for TikTok post on racial, religious sensitivities, says MCMC
1033. MYANMAR Junta Calls New Ceasefire After Quake
1034. THAILAND: Southern Insurgency Escalates, Govt to Crackdown on Militant Leaders
1035. INDONESIA: ‘I’m In Charge’, Says Prabowo
1036. INDONESIA: Garuda Indonesia Grounds 15 Planes Over Maintenance, Financial Issues
1037. MALAYSIAN Travelers Can Soon Stay in China Visa-Free For Up to 90 Days Under New Five-Year Deal
1038. MYANMAR: US Imposes Sanctions on Myanmar Border Militia Over Cyber Scams
1039. SINGAPORE: Tech Billionaire Bill Gates’ Philanthropic Foundation to Set Up Office in Singapore
1040. INDONESIA: Miners Slam Chinese Smelters for Buying Bauxite Below Benchmark Price
1041. INDONESIA Annual Q1 GDP Growth Slowest in More Than Three Years
1042. SINGAPORE: Sexist, Racist Abuse of Women Candidates in Singapore GE2025 Draws Backlash From Gender Equality NGO
1043. MYANMAR: Sex-Based Violence Against Women and Girls in Myanmar
1044. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese Workers Scramble for High
1045. CAMBODIA: Troops Withdraw From Ancient Temple After Thai-Cambodian Talks
1046. INDONESIA: Impeachment Call, Abortive Reshuffle Hint at Internal TNI Tension
1047. INDONESIA: Beyond Statistics: Establishing a Poverty Line That Reflects True Hardship
1048. MYANMAR: Over 60 Villages Displaced in Bago’s Minhla Township Amid Junta Raids and Shelling
1049. THAILAND to Launch CB Disaster Notification System by Mid-July
1050. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Issues Labor Day Plea as Workers Desert Myanmar
1051. INDONESIA: Jokowi Faces Storm of Lawsuits Six months After Stepping Down
1052. INDONESIA: Foreign Investment up 12% yoy in First Quarter
1053. MALAYSIA Facing Severe Brain Drain with 1.86 Million Already Gone: Digital Minister
1054. MYANMAR Heritage Falls Victim to Quake
1055. VIETNAM Forecast to Become Second-Largest Economy in Southeast Asia by 2036
1056. INDONESIA Moves Toward Lifting Saudi Labor Ban Under New Safeguards
1057. INDONESIA: Indorama to Invest $2B in US as Tariff Talks Go On
1058. MALAYSIA and VIETNAM Vow Continued Humanitarian Aid for Myanmar Citizens: PM Anwar
1059. MYANMAR Marks Month of Misery Since Historic Quake
1060. THAILAND to Launch Delivery Drone Trials in Bangkok This Year
1061. CAMBODIA On Track to be Malaria-Free by September
1062. INDONESIA: LG Departure Marks Rude Awakening for Indonesia’s Nickel Downstream Dream
1063. INDONESIA: Free Meal Program Faces Hurdles on Food Safety, Funds Management
1064. MYANMAR Junta Builds a Surveillance State: report
1065. VIETNAM: World Bank forecasts Vietnam GDP growth at 5.8% in 2025
1066. INDONESIA: Govt Sticks to 5 Percent Growth Target Despite IMF’s Downward Revision
1067. INDONESIA: US Criticism of QRIS Baseless, Says Indonesian Economist
1068. MALAYSIA Indonesia to Explore Large-Scale Plantation Projects in Kalimantan and South Papua
1069. MYANMAR: ND-Burma Condemns Myanmar Junta’s Forced Enlistment of Women
1070. VIETNAM: US Representatives will Attend Vietnam’s National Reunification Anniversary: Foreign Ministry
1071. INDONESIA’S Largest Muslim Group Defends Halal Rules Against US Criticism
1072. INDONESIA’S Food Plan Risks ‘World’s Largest Deforestation
1073. MYANMAR Junta Troops Re-Enter Lashio as MNDAA Withdraws; Uncertainty Grows Among Locals
1074. THAILAND Cracks Down on Foreigners Using Student Visas to Work Illegally
1075. INDONESIA: Proposal to Name Soeharto National Hero Draws Opposition
1076. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Trade with China as Usual Despite US-China Trade War
1077. MYANMAR: Women and Girls in Myanmar Face Deadly Dual crises following earthquake
1078. Thailand’s Central Bank Pushes for Inclusive Digital Finance in ASEAN
1079. VIETNAM: VinFast Delivers 400 e-Vehicles to Indonesian Dealers, Consumers
1080. INDONESIA: TNI Presence On Campus Stokes Fears of Shrinking Civic Space
1081. MALAYSIA Among Four Countries Hit by New US Solar Import Duties
1082. MYANMAR: Kim Aris Concludes U.S. Tour With Renewed Call to Action for Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar People
1083. PHILIPPINES: Law Signed Requiring Immediate, Proper Burial of Muslim Cadavers
1084. VIETNAM: Northern Region Sees Sharp Rise in Forest Fires in Early 2025
1085. CAMBODIA: Remembering the ‘Fall of Phnom Penh’ 50 years ago
1086. INDONESIA Weighs US Arms Purchases to Curb Tariff Threat: Bloomberg
1087. INDONESIA Aims to Halt Rice Imports in 2025 as Self-Sufficiency Improves
1088. MALAYSIA to Teach Thai, Khmer and Vietnamese as Elective Languages in Schools to Boost ASEAN Ties: Fadhlina
1089. MYANMAR: New Year Honors List: A Who’s Who of Genocide, Sanctions, and Misrule
1090. CAMBODIA: April 17, 1975: A Day of Long-Lasting Memories
1091. INDONESIA: Top US, Indonesian Diplomats Discuss Tariffs, Defense in Meeting
1092. INDONESIA: Trump’s Tariff Moves Push Indonesians Toward Gold and Real Estate
1093. MYANMAR’S Pushback Against Chinese Influence: Social Media and Street Protests
1094. THAILAND: Thaksin Meets Anwar, Myanmar Junta Leader at Bangkok Hotel Amid Tight Security
1095. INDONESIA: Two More Indonesian Geoparks Get UNESCO Recognition
1096. INDONESIAN Consulate Warns Against Unofficial Hajj Routes for 2025
1097. MALAYSIA: Rare Diseases in Malaysia: the Hidden Crisis Few are Talking About
1098. MYANMAR Junta Chief to Meet ASEAN Chair After Years of Being Kept AT a Distance
1099. PHILIPPINES-Security Tightened vs Kidnaps
1100. VIETNAM’S Largest City to Test 47,000 Public School Teachers for English Proficiency
1101. CAMBODIA: At Least 80,000 Indonesians are Working Illegally in Cambodia
1102. INDONESIA: Australia Asks Indonesia About Russian Request to Base Aircraft in Papua
1103. INDONESIA Hosts 100 Foreign Investors Amid Rising US-China Trade Tensions
1104. MALAYSIA PM says to Meet MYANMAR Junta Chief Over Quake Relief
1105. VIETNAM, CHINA Ink Pivotal Agreements on Railway, Road Cooperation
1106. INDONESIAN Embassy Urges Students in US to be Cautious Amid Visa Concerns
1107. INDONESIAN Embassy Urges Students in US to be Cautious Amid Visa Concerns
1108. MYANMAR Quake Victims Mark New Year Camped in Ruins
1109. SINGAPORE Slashes 2025 Growth Forecast to as Low as 0% Amid US-China Tariff War and Global Slowdown Fears
1110. THAILAND: BOT to Hold Financial institutions Liable for Call Center Scam Losses
1111. INDONESIA: Calls Mount for Transparency in KUHAP Law Revision
1112. INDONESIA Eyes Global Rice Export Market with Projected 12 Million Ton Surplus
1113. MYANMAR: India Rethinks Myanmar Policy Amid Border Shifts and Rising Tensions
1114. THAILAND Seeks Extradition of Former Buddhism Office Chief from US
1115. VIETNAM Administrative Overhaul: Planned Mergers to Reduce 63 Cities and provinces to 34
1116. INDONESIA: ‘We Are Not Trying to Displace Palestinians’: Indonesia on Gaza Evacuation Plan
1117. MYANMAR: Earthquake Destroyed 50,000 Houses in Central Myanmar: Junta
1118. THAILAND: BMA Outlines New Educational Guidelines for Disaster and Globalization Resilience
1119. VIETNAM-High School Students Create Semi-Automatic Durian Shelling Machine
1120. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Revival of Military ‘Dwifungsi’ Nonsense
1121. INDONESIA-EU Seek Each Other’s Markets as Trump Tariffs Take Effect
1122. MYANMAR: Local Expertise Key to Earthquake Relief Amid Conflict in Myanmar, Report Advises
1123. THAILAND: Coffee Crisis Looms as Court Halts Nescafé Production in Thailand
1124. VIETNAM May Allow Dual Citizenship Under Amended Law
1125. INDONESIA: Prabowo Slams ‘Dark Indonesia’ Narrative, Warns of Nazi-Style Propaganda Tactics
1126. MYANMAR Suspends Tourist Visas After Quake
1127. THAILAND Plans to Restore Trade Balance with US: Finance Minister
1128. SINGAPORE: Crypto Ownership Climbs in Singapore, Gen Z and millennials lead shift: survey
1129. INDONESIA: President Prabowo to Distribute 1,000 Owls to Combat Rat Pests in Majalengka
1130. MYANMAR Junta Orders Earthquake Rescue Teams to Seek Prior Permission For Operations
1131. THAILAND Joins ASEAN Effort to Aid Myanmar Quake Victims
1132. VIETNAM Asks US to Delay New Tariffs by At Least 45 Days
1133. CAMBODIA is Open to Negotiation With US Over Tariff Hike, Offers to slash Import Duties
1134. INDONESIA: Prabowo Connects with World Leaders Amid Concerns Over US Tariffs
1135. INDONESIA Seeks to Negotiate with US over Trump’s New Tariffs
1136. MYANMAR: Rain Complicates Recovery in Quake-Hit Myanmar as Death Toll Tises
1137. VIETNAM: ‘US is Vietnam’s Largest Export Market, But There Are Other Buyers’: PM
1138. CAMBODIA Tops List of New Trump Tariffs, 49%
1139. INDONESIA Sends Medical Team and Relief Supplies to Earthquake-Hit Myanmar
1140. MALAYSIA: Trump Announces Tariffs on All Countries, including Malaysia at 24pc
1141. MYANMAR Quake Toll Passes 2,700 as Hopes of Rescue Fade
1142. THAILAND: Trump Tax Plan Targets Thailand as “Non-Reciprocal” Trading Partner
1143. INDONESIA: House Vows Openness, Public Participation in Police Law Revision
1144. INDONESIA: New TNI Law Could Bring Economic Consequences
1145. MYANMAR’https://asiaviews.net/indonesia-house-vows-openness-public-participation-in-police-law-revision/S Bloodiest Armed Forces Day
1146. SINGAPORE: Haze Returns to Singapore As Regional Hot Spot Activity Intensifies
1147. VIETNAM Approves 5-year Pilot Plan of Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Internet
1148. CAMBODIA: Cambodia Ranks Lowest in ASEAN Education
1149. INDONESIA Joins BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
1150. INDONESIA: Rupiah Hits Lowest Level Since 1998 Crisis Amid US Tariff Fears, Fiscal Concerns
1151. MYANMAR Junta’s Lottery Intensifies Conscription in Mandalay
1152. VIETNAM: Japan Turns to Vietnam, Indonesia to Tackle Truck Driver Shortage
1153. CAMBODIA: Nearly 1,000 Job Scam Cases Involving Indonesians Reported
1154. INDONESIA: Overlapping Responsibilities Loom Over Revised TNI Law
1155. INDONESIA: Flights Cancelled, Thousands Evacuated After East Flores Volcano Eruption
1156. INDONESIA: China’s Largest Coffee Chain Luckin Coffee Establishes Exclusive Coconut Island in Indonesia
1157. MYANMAR Junta Banks on Solar Miracle as Yangon Sinks Back into Darkness
1158. INDONESIA: ‘RIP Reform’: Democracy Advocates Sound Alarm Over Return of New Order
1159. INDONESIA: Papua Militias Kill Female Teacher, Injure Six: Authorities
1160. MYANMAR: UK Condemns Myanmar military’s escalating violence at UN Human Rights Council
1161. THAILAND: Censure Debate: PM Accused of Prioritizing Family, Allies Over Nation
1162. VIETNAM: Why Foreign Entrepreneurs Are Choosing Vietnam for Their Startups
1163. INDONESIA: Protection for Journalist Safety Remains Weak in Indonesia: Survey
1164. INDONESIA: Thai Ambassador Leads Business Delegation to Nusantara to Explore Investment Opportunities
1165. MYANMAR  Junta Arming Grassroots Militias to Control Urban Centers
1166. THAILAND to Propose Wat Arun’s Stupa as  World Heritage Site
1167. VIETNAM Enters Mobile Internet Speed Global Top 20 for First Time
1168. INDONESIA: Government Earmarks Rp 20 Trillion to Rescue Labor-Intensive Industries
1169. INDONESIA: Prabowo Instructs Minister to Begin Giant Seawall Project
1170. MALAYSIA: World Happiness Report: Like income, Malaysia stuck in middle
1171. MYANMAR: Scam Centers ‘Alive and Kicking’ in Shan State
1172. VIETNAM: People Queue Up for Hours to Buy Gold as Prices Surpass $3,900 For the First Time
1173. INDONESIA’S Stock Market Plunges While Others Shine
1174. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Reassures Investors on Prudent Budget Management as Stock Market Slumps
1175. MALAYSIA: ‘What Is Accepting 15 people?’: Malaysia to take in Palestinian Fighters Freed by Israel: Foreign Minister
1176. MYANMAR: Militants Killed Dozens of Rohingya Refugees Last Year: Watchdog
1177. SINGAPORE: First Solar-Powered Electric Boats to Ply Singapore River Next Month
1178. INDONESIA: TNI Law Revision Crosses Democratic Red Line
1179. INDONESIA’S  Business Sector Struggles Against Organized Extortion
1180. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Foreign State Immunity Act key to boosting investor confidence, protecting national security
1181. MYANMAR: Forcibly Displaced to Surge by 6.7 Million in 2025-2026: Aid Group
1182. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Prestigious University Launches Exchange Program for Vietnamese Students
1183. INDONESIA to Lift Ban on Sending Workers to Saudi, Expecting 600,000 Jobs
1184. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Criticize Military Involvement in Drug Enforcement
1185. MYANMAR: WFP to Cut Food Aid to 1 Million People in Myanmar
1186. THAILAND Ranks 3rd in the World for QR Code Usage
1187. VIETNAM: UN Confirms Vietnam’s Deposit of Chart, Geographical Coordinates of Points for Baseline in Gulf of Tonkin
1188. INDONESIA: State Revenue Nosedives in January and February
1189. INDONESIA: Prabowo Considers Isolated Island Prison for Corruption Convicts
1190. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Begins U.S. Tour to Urge International Action on Myanmar Crisis
1191. THAI Businesses Lead Asia’s Green Tech Surge: Alibaba report
1192. VIETNAM: VinFast Plans 100,000 EV Charging Stations in Indonesia
1193. INDONESIA: Dark Cloud Hangs Over RI Economy Amid Declining Confidence in Fiscal Policy
1194. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Dump Indonesian Stocks, JCI Plummets as BBRI and GOTO Take Heavy Hit
1195. INDONESIA’S  Anti-Graft Law Allows Death Penalty, but Will It Ever Be Enforced?
1196. MYANMAR: What We Know About the Myanmar Junta’s Promise of Elections
1197. PHILIPPINE Armed Forces, Police On Alert After Ex-President Duterte Arrest, Transfer to The Hague
1198. INDONESIA: Outcry Against Nepotism, Cronyism in Government
1199. INDONESIA: East Java Police Foil Arms Smuggling to Papua’s Armed Group
1200. MYANMAR: UN Reinstates Aid to Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia: Official
1201. PHILIPPINES: Sara Duterte Flies to the Netherlands to Help Father in ICC Case
1202. VIETNAM: Singaporean Businesses Seek to Invest More in Vietnam’s Renewable Energy, Industrial parks
1203. CAMBODIA: Buddha Statue Body Found After Head was Uncovered in 1927
1204. INDONESIA: New Cars on the Block as Chinese Brands Extend Turf War to Indonesia
1205. INDONESIA May Allocate Up to Rp 5 Trillion for Free Boarding Schools for Underprivileged Students
1206. MALAYSIA: End of Cheap Palm oil? Malaysia, Indonesia Face Supply Crunch as Biodiesel Demand Surges
1207. MYANMAR: Chinese-Run Online Money Laundering Continues in DKBA-Controlled Areas of Myanmar Despite Crackdown
1208. INDONESIA: Govt Delays Monthly Budget Data Relay, as Experts Warn Likely Revenue Drop
1209. INDONESIA: KPK Flags Irregularities in Indonesia’s $4 Billion Free Meal Program
1210. MYANMAR: Karen BGF to Repatriate Approximately 1,500 Chinese Nationals Involved in Online Fraud
1211. THAILAND: Malaysians Urged Delaying Non-Essential Trips to Southern Thailand
1212. VIETNAM Aims to Make English Second Language For All Students by 2035
1213. INDONESIA: Tepid Middle-Class Growth Casts Doubt on Economic Ambitions
1214. INDONESIA: Police Foil Attempt to Smuggle 127 Illegal Workers Disguised as Umrah Pilgrims
1215. INDONESIA: Chinese and German Investors Eye Indonesian Bamboo Cultivation
1216. MYANMAR: Rohingya Food Aid to be Halved From Next Month: UN
1217. THAILAND: Chinese Business Wave Takes Over Sampheng and Pratunam
1218. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Ranks, Orders More Populist Policies
1219. INDONESIA: Factories Struggle as Indonesia Faces Industrial Challenges in 2025
1220. MALAYSIA: CCTV Now Mandatory in New Housing Projects Across Federal Territories: Minister
1221. MYANMAR: Putin Hails Myanmar Ties as Junta Chief Visits Moscow
1222. VIETNAM Considers Waiving Visas for Select Countries, Billionaires
1223. INDONESIA: Authorities Scramble to Contain Greater Jakarta Floods
1224. INDONESIA: Nusantara Authority Now Fully Works in New Capital
1225. MALAYSIA: Mocking Other Religions Is Against Islam, Jakim warns as Era FM Hosts Taken Off-Air Over Thaipusam Clip
1226. MYANMAR: Pressure on Thailand Grows as 200 Myanmar Deportees Fed into Junta War Machine
1227. THAILAND Eyes Health Industry As its Next Economic Powerhouse
1228. CAMBODIA: Ministry’s Report Sees Major Decline in Infectious Diseases
1229. INDONESIA: Govt Mulls Merging Pertamina Subsidiaries After Fuel Import Scandal
1230. INDONESIA: Deflation and Layoffs Weaken Indonesia’s Ramadan
1231. MYANMAR: ‘Made in China’: Inside the Myanmar Junta’s Intensifying Drone Offensive
1232. VIETNAM Considers Relaxing Its Two-Child Policy Amid Declining Birth Rate
1233. INDONESIA: Government Banks on Students to Preserve Indonesia’s Native Languages
1234. INDONESIA: Erick Thohir to Transfer $909 Billion in SOE Assets to Danantara
1235. MALAYSIA: From Trash to Treasure: What is Malaysia Doing With its Waste?
1236. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing to Visit Russia
1237. VIETNAMESE Ethnic Couple Adapting to New Life After Spending 90 Years Living in Caves
1238. REGION: Whales and marine mammals thrive in Southeast Asia’s rich waters
1239. INDONESIA: Distrust in Danantara Sparks Online Calls to Switch Banks
1240. INDONESIA Has the Potential to Become a Key Player in the Global Halal Industry
1241. MYANMAR: Food Running Out for 100,000 Myanmar Refugees After US Aid Freeze
1242. VIETNAMESE Citizens Among 7,000 Rescued from Myanmar scam networks
1243. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inaugurates Indonesia’s First Bullion Bank
1244. INDONESIA, Malaysia to Form Special Team for Prisoner Exchange
1245. MYANMAR Embassy Urged to Assist Stranded Migrant Workers After Thai Authorities Shut Down AAC office
1246. THAILAND Issues Warning About ‘Zombie cCgarettes’ Amid RIsing Popularity in Bangkok
1247. INDONESIA Agrees to Terms with Apple to Lift iPhone Sales Ban
1248. INDONESIA: Danantara May Crowd Out Private Investment
1249. MYANMAR Junta Leads Global Regimes in Digital Repression
1250. SINGAPORE Sees Record Surge in Cybercrime, S$1.1b Lost to Scams in 2024
1251. INDONESIA: Pertamina Patra Niaga CEO, Six Others Arrested in $11 Billion Corruption Scandal
1252. INDONESIA: Media Violence Still Rampant in Indonesia, Latest Index Shows
1253. MYANMAR Junta Inks Deal With Russia to Kickstart Dawei SEZ Project
1254. PHILIPPINES: The Schools that made a stand for ‘People Power’
1255. VIETNAM Police Bust $78.5M Cross-Border Money-Laundering Ring
1256. CAMBODIA: 65M Year-Old Fossil Site Unearthed in Koh Kong
1257. Indonesia Seeks to Repatriate 270 Citizens Rescued from Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
1258. INDONESIAN Bus Driver To Be fFrst To Work Under New Japan Visa Status
1259. MALAYSIA, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand Become Partner Countries of BRICS
1260. MYANMAR: Over 15 Million People in Myanmar Face Acute Food Insecurity:UNOCHA
1261. INDONESIA: KPK is Sure Jakarta Will Meet Deadline For Extraditing Fugitive from Singapore
1262. Toyota Eyes Making Indonesia Manufacturing Hub for Global South: Hashim
1263. MALAYSIA: Starbucks’ Malaysian Franchise Holder Berjaya Foods Sees Revenue Slashed by Almost Half Last Year Amid Pro-Palestine Boycott
1264. MYANMAR: AAC Office Handling Migrant Worker Affairs Shut Down by Thai Authorities
1265. THAILAND: Internal Security Agency Increases Monitoring of Foreigners
1266. CAMBODIA Announces Implementation of Euro 5 Fuel Standards From This Year
1267. INDONESIA: TNI Law Revision Raises ‘Dwifungsi’ Fears
1268. INDONESIA: 37 Orangutans Rescued in East Kalimantan Amid Rising Human-Wildlife Conflicts
1269. MALAYSIA Plans Special ASEAN-US Summit to Reinforce Neutrality: Foreign Minister
1270. MYANMNAR: Junta Passes Law Allowing Chinese Security Firms to Operate in Myanmar
1271. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sees Major Protests Early in Presidency
1272. INDONESIA: Dewi Soekarno Renounces Indonesian Citizenship, Enters Japan’s Political Race
1273. MALAYSIA: Citizenship for Malaysian Mums’ Kids: Family Frontiers, Govt Look Into Settling Case before Federal Court’s March 10 Hearing
1274. MYANMAR: Human Rights Myanmar Submission to UN on Abuses Against Persons with Disabilities in Myanmar
1275. THAILAND’S Economic Struggle: Can Former Asian Tiger Regain Its Roar?
1276. REGIONAL: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand Boost Local Currency Transaction Framework
1277. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Permanent Coalition Proposal Draws Mixed Responses
1278. INDONESIA’S Parliament to Approve Revised Mining Law
1279. Myanmar Junta Criticizes Argentina Arrest Warrant
1280. VIETNAM: How Vietnamese Entrepreneur Utilizes AI to Teach English to 50 Million Learners Worldwide
1281. INDONESIAN Researchers Discover Potential Cancer-Fighting Plant in Orangutan Diet Study
1282. INDONESIA: Investors Bleed Trillions to Rampant CSO Extortion in Industrial Zones
1283. MALAYSIA: Medical Tourism: Who Else Is In The Race With Malaysia?
1284. MYANMAR: Thailand Deports 10 to China Linked to Actor Cyber-Fraud Case in Myanmar
1285. VIETNAMESE Students in Australia Secure $2.8M Investment in Instant credit Card Payment App
1286. INDONESIA, Turkey Greenlight Drone, Warship Construction in RI
1287. INDONESIA: Over 4,200 Indonesians Marked for Deportation from the US
1288. INDONESIA: Concern As Orangutan Seen Roaming Kalimantan Coal site
1289. MALAYSIANS Advised to Avoid Thailand’s Narathiwat Fishing Villages Flagged as Drug Hotspots
1290. MYANMAR: IEC to Implement Interstate Pass Cards for Security and Oversight in Karenni State
1291. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Erdogan Reaffirm Support for Palestinian State
1292. INDONESIA: Thousands of Christians in Papua Handwrite Bible Verses, Set National Record
1293. MALAYSIA: Government Proposes Allowing UNHCR Refugees to Work in Malaysia legally
1294. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortages in Myawaddy Lead to More Border Crossings and Black-Market sales
1295. SINGAPORE Conducts Joint Exercise with Malaysia, Indonesia For Better Response to Oil Spills
1296. INDONESIA: OJK Launches Indonesia Anti-Scam Center to Combat Fraud
1297. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Efficiency Measures Exclude Defense Ministry and Police
1298. MYANMAR: Cut Off Myanmar Junta’s Financial Lifelines: Experts
1299. SINGAPORE: Be ‘Psychologically Prepared’ for a Terror Attack, Singaporeans Told Amid Rising Arrests of Radicals
1300. VIETNAM-China railway to Create $4.4B Construction Market
1301. INDONESIA Maintains Distance From BRICS De-Dollarization Concept Amid Trump’s Threats
1302. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Should Focus on Regions with High Stunting Rate
1303. MALAYSIAN: Singapore to Deport Iranian, Malaysian Husband PR Over Travel Agency Accused of Facilitating Entry of Terrorist Suspects
1304. MYANMAR: Trump Cuts Hit Thai Refugee Camps on Myanmar Border
1305. THAILAND: Influencer Wave Sweeps Thailand as Millions Seek Digital Spotlight
1306. CAMBODIA: Hit by US Aid Crunch, Demining Struggles to Continue
1307. INDONESIA: BNI Provides Business Loans for Indonesian Diaspora
1308. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugee Influx Raises Concern for Conflict
1309. MALAYSIA: Melaka Cops Bust International Job Scam Call Center, Arrest Nine Including Three Chinese Nationals Targeting Caribbean Victims
1310. MYANMAR: U.S. President Donald Trump Has Extended by One Year the Declaration of a “National Emergency” in Myanmar, a Measure Allowing Biden-Era Sanctions Against the Military Junta to Continue
1311. INDONESIA: Prabowo Hints at First Reshuffle for Underperforming Ministers
1312. INDONESIA to Build Three Solar Power Plants
1313. MALAYSIA: Home Minister Confirms 22 Immigration Officers Questioned in Medical Visa Probe
1314. MYANMAR: Singapore Urges Employers to Shun Migrants from Myanmar
1315. THAILAND: Thai Cyber Police Cut Internet Signals Feeding Myanmar Scammer Gangs
1316. INDONESIA ‘Strongly Rejects’ Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan
1317. INDONESIAN Army to Establish Five New Regional Commands
1318. MALAYSIA: Guidelines for Muslims at Non-Muslim Events: Islamic Afairs Minister Says Talks ongoing, Aims to Prevent Religious Conflicts
1319. MYANMAR: NUG Discloses Over 1,000 Healthcare Facilities Established Across 190 Townships in Myanmar
1320. PHILIPPINES: Sara Impeached by House
1321. CAMBODIA: PLHIV Face Significant Setbacks After Suspension of USAID Funding
1322. INDONESIA: Govt Walks Back Subsidized LPG Policy After Backlash
1323. INDONESIA to Implement B50 Palm Oil Biodiesel Mandate Next Year
1324. MYANMAR: Singapore Remains Biggest Foreign Investor in Myanmar
1325. INDONESIA Wavering on Climate Commitments Amid Global Uncertainty
1326. INDONESIA: Prabowo Orders Army to Work on Food Security
1327. MYANMAR Junta Restricts Overseas Employment for Conscription-Eligible Men
1328. PHILIPPINES Declares Food Security Emergency to Tame Soaring Rice Prices
1329. SINGAPORE: Trust Between Racial Groups in Singapore Grows, But Stereotyping Rises: IPS
1330. INDONESIA Secures UAE Partnership in Key Sectors, Including $50M Reforestation Grant
1331. MALAYSIA: Low Demand Forces Malaysia’s Manufacturers Into Steepest price Cuts in Decade Ahead of Global Trade War
1332. MYANMAR AId Groups Struggle With Freeze as UN Warns of ‘Staggering’ Hunger
1333. THAILAND’S Border and Cross-Border Trade in 2024 Reaches Record High
1334. INDONESIA Launches New Credit Scheme for labor-intensive industries
1335. INDONESIA: Most of Indonesia’s Oil Consumption Supplied by Singapore
1336. MYANMAR: Travelers Face 5 Million Kyat ‘Facilitation Fees’ to Depart Yangon Airport
1337. SINGAPORE: National University of Singapore to Open Acacia College, First Residential College Focused on AI
1338. THAILAND: How Did So Many Thai Farmers End Up Held Hostage by Hamas?
1339. INDONESIA: Prabowo Expands Military’s Role in Test of Fragile Democracy
1340. INDONESIA: Police Uncover International Love Scam Operation in Jakarta
1341. Myanmar Junta Registering Women Ahead of Possible Conscription
1342. SINGAPORE Mandates App Stores to Block Underage Access to Adult Content
1343. THAILAND: BOI Approves TikTok’s $3.76 Billion Data Center Investment
1344. INDONESIA: KPK Makes Headway in Another Stalled Case After Fugitive Arrest in Singapore
1345. INDONESIA: Insects and Worms May Feature in Indonesia’s Nutritious Meal Program
1346. MALAYSIA: Chinese New Villages to shine as tourism gems for Visit Malaysia 2026
1347. MYANMAR: UK Warns Against Travel To Parts of Myanmar Amidst Escalating Conflict
1348. THAILAND: Rainmaking Mission Extended as Bangkok Air Quality Improves Slightly
1349. INDONESIA Fines Google for Monopolistic, Unfair Practices in Play Services
1350. INDONESIA: Privacy Breach? Teachers in West Java High School Require Students to Take Pregnancy Tests
1351. MYANMAR: NUG to Intensify Revolution in Myanmar During 2025 With Ethnic Allies and International Support
1352. THAILAND: Nearly 200 Bangkok Schools Close over air pollution
1353. VIETNAM: Over 56% of Japanese Firms Looking to Expand Investment in Vietnam: Survey
1354. INDONESIA: Prabowo Lauds Cabinet’s Performance At Three-Month Mark
1355. INDONESIA: ExxonMobil to Invest Up to $15 Billion in Indonesian Carbon Storage, Petrochemical
1356. MYANMAR Junta Says It Has Deported Over 50,000 Scam Center Workers to China
1357. THAILAND: What Next After Same Sex Marriage in Thailand?
1358. ‘VIETNAM Poised to Become Financial Hub like Switzerland, Singapore’: Analyst
1359. CAMBODIA: Khmer Language Gets AI-Infusion
1360. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows No More Fuel Imports By End Of His Presidency
1361. INDONESIA to Require Commodity Exporters to Keep All Dollar Revenues in Local Banks
1362. MYANMAR Junta Blames Thailand, EAOs as China Urges Scam Crackdown
1363. THAILAND: Chinese Tourism to Thailand Faces Sharp Decline Amid Safety Concerns
1364. CAMBODIA: Government Allocates $150 M Credit Guarantee Mechanism to Protect Rice Farmers
1365. INDONESIA: Jakarta ‘Never Heard’ of Trump’s Plan to Relocate Gazans to Indonesia
1366. INDONESIA: Qatari Investor to Invest at Least $16 Billion in Indonesia’s Housing Projects
1367. MYANMAR: Junta Forcefully Recruits Youth and elderly for Military Service in Mandalay Region
1368. VIETNAM: Hanoi to Install 40,000 New Surveillance Cameras by 2030
1369. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor’s Regulation on Polygamy Sparks Public Debate
1370. INDONESIA Plans to Offer Carbon Credit Certificates to Foreign Buyers Next Week
1371. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar to Champion ASEAN’s Agenda On Gllobal Stage at WEF 2025 in Davos
1372. MYANMAR: ASEAN tells Myanmar to Prioritize Ceasefire Over Elections
1373. THAILAND: Bangkok Named the World’s Second-Best City
1374. INDONESIA Welcomes Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Urges Reconstruction
1375. INDONESIA Officially Adopts 15% Global Minimum Tax
1376. MALAYSIA: What is Malaysia’s Biggest Risks As We Go into 2025? WEF Study says Economic Downturn Top of List
1377. MYANMAR Military Leader Blames Foreign Interference and Resistance Forces for Ongoing Unrest
1378. THAILAND to Sign Historic Free Trade Agreement with EFTA in Davo
1379. INDONESIA: Poverty in Indonesia Drops by 1.84 Million People Since 2023
1380. INDONESIA: Most Indonesians Still Unsure about Trump: Survey
1381. INDONESIA: Asia’s Most Beautiful Island Crowned World’s Best Culture Destination
1382. MYANMAR: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed for 19 Years by Myanmar Military
1383. CAMBODIA: REDD+ Community Forests Successfully Registered in Kampong Thom
1384. INDONESIA: Prabowo Forbids Building Houses On Rice Fields
1385. INDONESIA: DPR Plans In-Depth Review of Social Media Restrictions for Children
1386. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Going Digital is Way Forward for Malaysia
1387. MYANMAR: Blood Money Campaign releases report critical of international support to Myanmar’s junta
1388. INDONESIA: President Prabowo Plans Military-Style Retreat For New Regional Heads
1389.  INDONESIA: Bali Police Bust International Online Prostitution Ring in Canggu, Arrest Two Russians
1390. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Bullish on 2025 Despite Seeing More taxes, Higher Inflation: Poll
1391. MYANMAR: Demand for Solar Spikes as Darkness Shrouds Junta-Ruled Myanmar
1392. SINGAPORE: ‘Stand Against Nativism and Xenophobia’: Lee Hsien Loong Tells Singaporeans to Help Immigrants, Foreign Workers integrate into society
1393. INDONESIA: Saudi Lets Indonesia Send 221,000 Hajj Pilgrims This Year
1394. INDONESIA: Floods Remain Biggest Threat in 2025: Disaster Agency
1395. MALAYSIA: Healthcare and Medical Tourism Could Be Next Biggest Economic Drivers in JS-SEZ: Johor exco
1396. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Filmmaker’s LIfe Sentence to 15 Years As Part of WIder Amnesty
1397. SINGAPORE’S Water Agency Issues Flood Alerts as Heavy Rainfall Surpasses Monthly Average
1398. INDONESIA: Businesses, Experts Expect Little Economic Benefit From Joining BRICS
1399. INDONESIA  Builds World’s Largest Refuse-Derived Fuel Facility
1400. INDONESIA to Send 425,000 Workers Abroad in 2025
1401. MYANMAR: Junta Minister Makes Surreal Pitch for War-Torn Myanmar as Global Tourism Destination
1402. THAILAND’S  ‘Dual Prime Minister’ Model is a Delicate Tight-Rope Walk
1403. INDONESIA to Inaugurate Six New Dams to Boost Food and Water Security in 2025
1404. INDONESIA: Papua Land is Never empty, it is a Source of Livelihood for Many
1405. MALAYSIA: Anwar Government Entering Minefield Amid Push for Crucial Economic Reforms, Fitch Unit Says
1406. MYANMAR: Russia Completes Delivery of Warplanes to Embattled Myanmar Junta
1407. VIETNAM Invests $665M Abroad in 2024
1408. CAMBODIA: Healing journey from Khmer Rouge: Confronting the past, building the future
1409. INDONESIA: Prabowo Needs Bureaucratic Reforms to Deliver his Economic Agenda
1410. INDONESIA: Government Drafts New Energy Subsidy Scheme
1411. MYANMAR: What’s in Store for Myanmar in 2025
1412. SINGAPORE Tables Bill to Bolster Ethnic Harmony, Hundreds of Groups to be Labelled ‘Race
1413. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Plan to Boost Oil and Gas Production Faces Major Hurdles
1414. INDONESIA Launches Ambitious Free-Meal Program to Combat Stunting
1415. Myanmar Releases 151 Thai Prisoners, but Not Detained Fishing Crew
1416. SINGAPORE: Over 60% of Singaporean Households Have Claimed $220 Vouchers from Cost-of-Living Support Scheme
1417. VIETNAM: First Vietnamese Appointed Editor-in-Chief of World Leading Scientific Journal
1418. CAMBODIA Achieves 74% Drop in Malaria Cases in 2024
1419. INDONESIA: Nutritious Meal Program Begins with 190 Public Kitchens Across 26 Provinces
1420. INDONESIA: World Bank Projects Worsening RI Current Account Deficit
1421. MALAYSIA Turns Away 2 Boats with Nearly 300 Rohingya Refugees
1422. MYANMAR Spring Revolution Challenges for 2025
1423. VIETNAM Offers 50% Investment Subsidy to Attract Semiconductor and AI Investments
1424. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Revokes Presidential Nomination Threshold
1425. INDONESIA: From Spotify to Google Play: Gov’t to Return Money From Miscalculated VAT
1426. SINGAPORE Economy Grew 4pc in 2024, Advance Estimate Shows, Fastest Post-Pandemic Growth
1427. MYANMAR: UNICEF Report Says Myanmar Conflict has Displaced Nearly 1.3 Million Children by End of 2024
1428. MYANMAR Enforces Cybersecurity Law Effective January 1
1429. INDONESIA: Fraud, Alleged Illegal Levying Raise Questions About Free Meals Program’s Implementation
1430. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants More Palm Oil Plantations, Says Not to Fear Deforestation
1431. MYANMAR: Chin Brotherhood Alliance Marks First Anniversary, Reports 1,000 Battles and Heavy losses
1432. PHILIPPINES: 24,000 Foreign Workers Exit Philippines After Online Gambling Ban
1433. THAILAND: Trump’s Policies Could Inflict THB160-billion Loss on Thailand
1434. INDONESIA: Politically Charged Year Comes to a Close
1435. INDONESIA: Bali Police: US Citizens Top List of Foreign Offenders in Bali
1436. MALAYSIA: New laws, New Weekend: What Other Changes for Malaysia can You Expect in 2025 Starting Tomorrow?
1437. MYANMAR Garment Workers in Chinese Factories Face Exploitation and Harsh Conditions
1438. SINGAPORE Sentences Malaysia Syndicate ‘COO’ to 28 Years in Landmark Drug Money-Laundering Case
1439. CAMBODIA- King Pardons 13 Filipino Women Jailed Over Surrogacy
1440. INDONESIA: 2024 a Year of Shrinking Indonesian Middle Class
1441. INDONESIA: N. Sumatra Authorities Detain Bangladeshi National for Smuggling Compatriots
1442. MALAYSIA: Pharmacists Sound Alarm as Rising Ozempic Misuse For Weight-Loss Causes Shortages for Diabetes Patients in Malaysia
1443. MYANMAR: China’s Plunder of Myanmar’s Rare Earth Wealth Threatens Global Security
1444. INDONESIA: Siren Rings as Aceh Mourners Mark 20 Years After Deadly Tsunami
1445. INDONESIA: 20 Years After the Wave: Building Resilient Coastal Futures
1446. MALAYSIAN Detainee Farik Amin Details Torture at Guantanamo
1447. MYANMAR: Christians Slam Cardinal Bo’s Ties to Myanmar Junta Boss
1448. VIETNAM Developing Punishments For Vaping After Ban
1449. INDONESIA: Silent night in Aceh as Indonesian Catholics hold modest Christmas mass amid Shariah law restrictions
1450. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s SOE Ministry Aims to Reduce State
1451. MALAYSIA: Terengganu’s First Public Caning for Khalwat: No Cameras Allowed as Cops Beef Up Security
1452. MYANMAR’S Garment Industry Unravelling Amid Chronic Labor Shortage
1453. VIETNAM: Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into
1454. INDONESIA: National Police to Bring Home Ex-Jamaah Islamiyah Members From Syria, Philippines
1455. INDONESIA: Ukrainian Citizen Arrested in Thailand for Running Drug Lab in Bali
1456. MALAYSIA Among Nine Countries to Officially Become BRICS Partners from January 1, 2025: Kremlin
1457. MYANMAR: Junta Forces are Mobilizing in Central Myanmar amid Shan state Ceasefire: Rebels
1458. VIETNAM to Lead ASEAN in Economic Growth This Year: HSBC
1459. INDONESIA: Closure of National Gallery Exhibition Sparks Censorship Concerns
1460. INDONESIA: Thousands of Ex-Jemaah Islamiyah Militants Abandon Radicalism and Pledge Allegiance to Nation
1461. MYANMAR: Food Shortage Leads to Religious Conversion in Myanmar’s Naga area
1462. THAILAND Respects Malaysia’s Decision to Close Illegal Border Bases
1463. VIETNAM: Job Firms Struggle to Hire Guest Workers for Japan Due to Illegal Recruitment Practices
1464. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s plan to pardon ‘corrupters’ raises eyebrows
1465. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Counterfeit Money Syndicate Operating in Islamic University Building
1466. MALAYSIA: WhatsApp, TikTok, YouTube Among Platforms Required to Obtain Licenses Under New Licensing Rules: Fahmi
1467. MYANMAR: UN Slams Aid Abuse After ‘Rice Bunkers’ Found at Myanmar Junta Base
1468. VIETNAM: Relaxed Visa Policies Lead to Increase in illegal Foreign Workers: reports
1469. CAMBODIA: WWF report highlights discovery of new species in Greater Mekong region
1470. INDONESIA: Police Form New Team on Trafficking, Violence Against Women, Children
1471. INDONESIA: Germany Forgives Indonesia’s $78 Million Debt to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis
1472. MALAYSIA: Almost Two-Thirds of Malaysians Hold Favorable Views of China, Malay Perception Improves Significantly: Survey
1473. MYANMAR: ‘Bullet’ Says All Political Parties Must Back Myanmar Military
1474. INDONESIA: Stable Economy Boosts Capital Inflows But Global Pressure Remains: World Bank
1475. INDONESIA Issues 471 Golden Visas, Attracting $558 Million Investment in 2024
1476. INDONESIA: Japan to Establish Nursing Care Programs in Indonesia to Recruit Southeast Asian Workers
1477. MYANMAR: UN Envoy Demands International Action to Arrest Myanmar Junta Boss
1478. SINGAPORE: New Private Home Sales Hit Highest Level in More than 11 Years in November
1479. CAMBODIA: PM Orders Crackdown on Fraudsters Who Exploit Govt Projects
1480. INDONESIA to Build First Nuclear Power Plant in Bangka Belitung
1481. INDONESIA: Thousands of Indonesians Moving to Cambodia for Gambling Jobs/Antara: Foreign Ministry
1482. MALAYSIA: How Much Do Malaysians Need to Retire Comfortably?
1483. MYANMAR Junta Projects Economic Growth Rate at 3.8%
1484. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Renewable Energy Plans May Put Forests at Risk
1485. INDONESIA: Dozen Vietnamese Nationals Arrested for Alleged Prostitution
1486. INDONESIA: Indef Compares Indonesia’s Illegal Cigarette Crisis to Latin America’s Narcotics Battle
1487. MYANMAR Opium Harvest Drops First Time Since Coup: UN
1488. SINGAPORE Reports Sharp Rise in Arrests for Harboring, Hiring Illegal Immigrants
1489. INDONESIA Identifies 29 Potential Nuclear Power Plant Sites
1490. INDONESIA Plans to Build Oil Reserve Facility Near Singapore to Reduce Imports
1491. MYANMAR-Global Campaign Protests China’s Support for Myanmar Junta
1492. PHILIPPINES: Scam Farms Change Tactics to Avoid Philippine Crackdown
1493. THAILAND: Cabinet Approves New Laws for 15% Minimum Corporate Tax
1494. CAMBODIA-PM Reveals Plans to Establish National Social Security Fund Family Package
1495. INDONESIA: Police Unveil New Antigraft Corps
1496. INDONESIA to Have Another Vaccine Producer in Near Future
1497. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Urges Muslim Nations to Collaborate with Russia Amid Growing Western Islamophobia
1498. MYANMAR’S KIA Sends Delegation to China for Talks
1499. INDONESIA: Indian Firms Eye Investment in Indonesia’s Pharma Sector, Ambassador Says
1500. INDONESIAN Mining Sector Improving ESG Scores
1501. MYANMAR: AA Takes Complete Control of Myanmar-Bangladesh Border After Seizing Maungdaw
1502. VIETNAM: Australian National University Allows Direct Ddmission From All Vietnamese High Schools
1503. CAMBODIA Unveils Innovative Packaging Center Boost Food Industry
1504. INDONESIA: Prabowo Needs $900 Billion Investment for His 8 Pct Growth Dream
1505. INDONESIA: Diageo Expands Factory in Bali, Strengthens Indonesia As Southeast Asia Supply hub
1506. MYANMAR: Global Protests Expose China’s Complicity in Myanmar Junta Abuse
1507. VIETNAM: HCMC Offers $120 Reward for Women Having Two Children Before 35
1508. INDONESIA: King Coal Rules as Indonesia Sends Mixed Messages on Energy Transition
1509. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Enforce 12% VAT on January 1 Despite Public Opposition
1510. MALAYSIA Inquiry Proposes Criminal Probe into Mahathir Over Disputed Islets
1511. MYANMAR Junta Swells Arrest Log for Online Criticism
1512. SINGAPORE Among Preferred Destinations For Billionaires, With 47 in the Country
1513. CAMBODIA: Transparency Sought in Cambodia Talks
1514. INDONESIA: Lawmaker Urges Indonesia to Set Up Cultural Centers Overseas
1515. INDONESIA: Indonesia Announces Construction of Basilica in New Capital Nusantara
1516. MYANMAR: KIA Advances in Kachin State, Captures Junta Outposts
1517. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
1518. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
1519. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
1520. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
1521. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
1522. INDONESIA: Migrant Workers Protection Minister Says Demand High For Indonesian Staff
1523. INDONESIA: Unlocking Geothermal Energy: Financial Risks and Community Pushback Slow Progress
1524. MYANMAR: Bangkok Seeks Answers After Thai Fishing Boats Attacked by Myanmar Vessels
1525. SINGAPORE: Fall in Positive attitudes towards people with disabilities in the workplace: MSF report
1526. VIETNAM: Lawyers warn of deportation risk for Vietnamese in US when Trump returns
1527. INDONESIA: Massive Costs, Reforms Await Prabowo Full Coal Phase Out Plan
1528. INDONESIA: Gov’t Plans to Establish State Revenue Ministry Headed by Abimanyu: Hashim
1529. MYANMAR: Caught Between Thailand and a Wa Place; Taking Chinese Lessons in Power
1530. THAILAND: Japanese Electronic Component Maker to Invest 62Bn More in Thailand
1531. VIETNAM: Lawmakers Approve Vietnam Airlines’ $870M Share Issuance Plan
1532. INDONESIA: A Step Closer to Partner with UAE on Papua Food Estate
1533. INDONESIAN  Government Aims to Return FOreign Prisoners By January
1534. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Slams Exploitation of Race, Religion, Urges Love, Unity To Counter Hate-Driven rhetoric
1535. MYANMAR: Thai Legislation Threatens Exiles from Myanmar: Rights Groups
1536. SINGAPORE Businessman Tried for $1.1B Investment Scam, Spent Proceeds on Porsche, Rolls
1537. CAMBODIA: Govt Keen to Downplay Thai-Cambodian Sea Spat
1538. INDONESIA Can Benefit from US-China Trade War Amid Trump’s Tariff Threats
1539. INDONESIA: Govt to Allocate 8 million Ha of Land to Support Free meals, Reach Food Self-Sufficiency
1540. MYANMAR: Rakhine’s Banking System Collapses as Myanmar State Teeters on Precipice
1541. VIETNAM: Ethnic Minorities Flee Poverty for Opportunities in Southern factories
1542. INDONESIA Balks at Apple’s $100m Investment Plan, Seeks Better Deal
1543. INDONESIA: Bali’s Hidden Crisis: Paradise Island Records Highest Suicide Rate in Indonesia
1544. MYANMAR: ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing
1545. MYANMAR Migrant Workers May Soon Be Sent to Russia, Recruitment Agencies Say
1546. PHILIPPINES: Palace Denounces Duterte Coup | November 27, 2024
1547. INDONESIA: US Invests $67 Billion in Indonesia, But Local Content Rules Remain A Challenge
1548. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Digs Out as Flooding, Landslide Death Toll Hits 20
1549. MYANMAR: Junta’s Budget Estimate for FY 2024-25 is at Record-High at Over 40 Trillion Kyats
1550. THAILAND: Thailand Losing Battle for Japanese Investment: Lessons from Vietnam
1551. INDONESIA Agrees to Transfer Remaining Bali Nine to Australia
1552. INDONESIA: JCI Struggles as Foreign Investors Pull Funds, US Stocks Hit Record Highs
1553. MYANMAR- Urban Guerrilla Groups Target Military-Controlled Offices in Yangon
1554. THAILAND: Foreigners Take Ownership of Condos Worth 18.571bn in 3rd Quarter
1555. VIETNAM Neds $11B To Meet Increasing EV Charging Needs: World Bank
1556. CAMBODIA: PM Halts Issuance of Licenses for Domestic Beer Production, Permits Export-Only Licensing
1557. INDONESIA: Many Foreign-Owned Businesses in Bali Are Rulebreakers, Luhut Says
1558. INDONESIA: In Conservative Aceh, Sole Woman-Run Cafe Morning Mama Challenges Traditional Norms to Create Safe Space for Others
1559. MYANMAR: UK Permanent Secretary to the UN issues statement in support of the embattled Myanmar people
1560. PHILIPPINES: World’s Largest Solar Farm Rises in NEcija
1561. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
1562. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
1563. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
1564. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
1565. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
1566. INDONESIA: New Government Education Reform Plans Met with Cautious Optimism
1567. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Directive Halts Major Infrastructure Projects
1568. MALAYSIA: Cops Can Now Freeze, Seize Mule Bank Accounts to Prevent Scam Victims’ Money From Being Withdrawn
1569. MYANMAR JUNTA Can Order Migrant Workers Home To Fight, Agency says
1570. SINGAPORE Oil Tycoon OK Lim Sentenced to Nearly 18 Years for Cheating HSBC Out of Millions of Dollars
1571. INDONESIA Digital Economy Shows Double-Digit Growth, Yet Funding Still Subdued
1572. INDONESIA: Banyuwangi Police Raid Illegal Dog Farm with Supplies from Bali
1573. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Brazil’s Lula Advocate Reforms in International Governance for a Fairer world
1574. MYANMAR: KIO Temporarily Closes China-Myanmar Border Gates Amid Tensions
1575. PHILIPPINES: 1.2M Flee As Pepito Pummels Luzon
1576. CAMBODIA: National Committee Established to Provide Land for Landless
1577. INDONESIA: All New Cabinet Members Told to Disclose Their Wealth
1578. INDONESIA: Hotel Industry Raises Concern Over Nickel Mine in Raja Ampat
1579. MYANMAR: Central Bank of Myanmar sells foreign exchange continuously
1580. THAILAND: Federation of Thai Industries Concerned at Trump’s Reshoring Policy
1581. INDONESIA: Government to Build 1,100 New Houses for Lewotobi Displaced
1582. INDONESIA: Bali Eyes Medical Tourism Boom
1583. MALAYSIA’S Allure for Foreign Digital Nomads: RM87.9m in Annual Spending Driven By Fast Internet, Affordable Lifestyle
1584. MYANMAR Junta Chief Homes in on Chinese Drones as Resistance-Buster
1585. VIETNAM: New Zealand to Offer Scholarships to Vietnamese University Students for the First Time
1586. INDONESIA Says It Has No Overlapping South China Sea Claims with China
1587. KFC Indonesia Closes Dozens of Outlets and Lays Off 2,274 Workers amid Heavy Losses and Boycott Calls
1588. INDONESIAN Elementary, Middle Schoolers to Learn AI and Coding
1589. MALAYSIA Ready to Provide Vinancial Aid to Lebanon for Victims of Israeli Attacks: PM Anwar
1590. MYANMAR: Int’l Labor Watchdog to Take Action Against Myanmar Junta
1591. VIETNAM: Japan to Share Entry Costs, Ease Job-Changing Restrictions for Vietnamese Workers
1592. CAMBODIA: Foreign Media Claims that ‘Biden Administration Backed Organizations Plotting Color Revolution in Cambodia’
1593. INDONESIA: Why Indonesian Universities Trail ASEAN Neighbors in Global Rankings?
1594. INDONESIA: RI Businesses Fear Deluge of Chinese Goods After Trump Takes Office
1595. MALAYSIA: Does It Seem Like Malaysia Is Taking Very Small Steps Forward in the War on Drugs? Bukit Aman’s narcotic chief explains what’s going on
1596. MYANMAR: Activists Warn of Risks as Junta Leader Seeks Chinese Investment in Myanmar’s Agriculture
1597. INDONESIA Ranks 77th in Global Hunger Levels
1598. INDONESIA: Prabowo Introduces New Intelligence Agency under Finance Minister
1599. MYANMAR Junta Seals Bloody Pact With China in Kunming
1600. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Signs Landmark Laws Defining PH Territorial Waters
1601. VIETNAM Busts Ring Trading 1,000 Modified Guns Online
1602. INDONESIA: Prabowo Congratulates Trump on Election Win
1603. INDONESIA: Middle-Class Spending Key to Fixing GDP Growth: Economic Council
1604. MALAYSIA: Is it a Crime for a Malaysian to be a Mercenary in an Overseas War? 
1605. Myanmar Junta Foils Drone Attack on Min Aung Hlaing
1606. VIETNAMESE Students Turning Australian Degrees into High Salaries
1607. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inks Regulation to Cancel Debts of Farmers, Fishermen
1608. INDONESIA: Immigration Minister Mulls Requiring One-Year Bank Statement for Indonesians Traveling Overseas
1609. MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE to Jointly Propose Chingay for UNESCO Cultural Heritage lLst in 2025
1610. MYANMAR Refugees in Manipur Prison Urgently Need Medical Aid, Families Report
1611. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Powerful Passports in 2024
1612. CAMBODIA: Seven Filipinos Return Home From Job Scams in Cambodia
1613. INDONESIA: Ministry to Inspect Skyrocketing Fees in Fourism Spots Amid Protests
1614. INDONESIA: Communication Minister Suspends 11 Employees for Facilitating Online Gambling
1615. MALAYSIA: War on Deepfakes: What Malaysia Can Learn From the Rest of the World
1616. MYANMAR: Japan to Recruit 1,400 Myanmar Workers
1617. INDONESIA: Gov’t Says $6.3 Billion Energy Subsidies Go to The Rich Instead
1618. INDONESIA: Court Orders Lawmakers To Draft New Manpower Law
1619. MYANMAR: Thai Police Rescue Human Trafficking Victims Forced to Work in Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
1620. THAILAND Ranks Among the Top 4 Countries Most At Risk of FLooding
1621. VIETNAM Province Launches $1.7M Restoration as 1,000-Year-Old Champa Towers on Brink of Collapse
1622. INDONESIA: Govt Allocates $8.8 Billion For Food Security in 2025
1623. INDONESIA: New Tourism Minister Targets High-Quality Tourists by Promoting Five Super Priority Destinations
1624. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Tells UPNM: No Tolerance Towards Bullying and Thuggery in Educational Institutions, No More Slap on Wrist for Perpetrators
1625. MYANMAR: Ninety Rohingya Left ‘Stranded’ on Indonesia Beach
1626. PHILIPPINES Requests Companies to Pay for Plastic Waste Treatment
1627. INDONESIA: 1 Million Apartments Won’t Solve Urban Housing Crisis
1628. INDONESIA: 19 Australian Companies To Invest in Indonesia’s Tech Sector
1629. MALAYSIA: Family in Perlis Tightlipped On Viral News of Malaysian Citizen Turned ‘Mercenary’ Fighting Ukraine-Russia war
1630. MYANMAR: Intensifying Strikes on Civilians Spark New Sanctions Against Myanmar Junta
1631. THAILAND, Laos and Myanmar Launch Haze Control Initiative
1632. INDONESIA: Forcing Prabowo’s 8% Growth ‘Risks Economy Overheating’
1633. INDONESIA: Bali Gov’t Seeks Dutch Support to Preserve Local Cultural Heritage
1634. MYANMAR: Local Aid Workers Dying in Silence, Red Cross Warns
1635. SINGAPORE Trials Autonomous Vehicles On Public Roads for Cargo Transportation
1636. THAILAND: Eco-Friendly Disaster Products to be Produced in Thailand
1637. INDONESIA: Companies From Four Nations to Invest in Indonesia’s Dairy Farming: Minister
1638. INDONESIA: Majority of Indonesians Confident in Prabowo’s Leadership
1639. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Tightens Imported Food Inspections After Reports of Excess Pesticide in Shine Muscat Grapes
1640. MYANMAR: China’s Export Ban is Causing Shortages of Medicine, Fuel And Food in Myanmar
1641. THAILAND: Internet Access in Thailand Surges to 21.7 Million Households in 2024
1642. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants New ‘Political Capital’ Ready in Four Years: Minister
1643. INDONESIA: From Adorable to Authoritative: Prabowo Embraces Military Leadership Post-Election
1644. MYANMAR: Farmers Face Major Losses As Heavy Rains Devastate Rice Fields in Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions
1645. PHILIPPINES: At Least 126 Dead and Missing in Massive Flooding and Landslides in Philippines
1646. THAILAND: Transport Ministry Pushes For Six New Airports
1647. INDONESIA Named BRICS Partner as Prabowo’s Top Diplomat Makes Overseas Debut
1648. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Instill Discipline In Cabinet At Three-day Bootcamp
1649. MALAYSIA: Fair $arnings: Where Roes Malaysia’s Minimum Wage of RM1,700 Stand  Compared to Other Countries?
1650. MYANMAR: China Strongly Condemns Bomb Blast at Mandalay Consulate
1651. THAILAND Charts Bold Course In AI Development, Emphasizing Ethics and Innovation
1652. Indonesia:New senior minister eyes Papua to achieve food self-sufficiency
1653. INDONESIA: Aceh Police Foil Smuggling Attempt of 216 Rohingya Refugees
1654. MYANMAR: China’s Diplomatic Missions Have Troubled History in Myanmar
1655. SINGAPORE Strikes Back: Govt Blocks 10 Fake Websites Linked to Foreign Information Warfare Against Country
1656. THAILAND: Six Thai Destinations Recognized For Efforts in Sustainable Tourism
1657. INDONESIA: Prabowo Presents Largest Cabinet In Decades
1658. INDONESIA: Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Announces 100-Day Plan: Energy, Food Sovereignty, and Investment Growth
1659. MYANMAR: Who Bombed the Chinese Consulate in Myanmar’s Mandalay?
1660. THAILAND: Seven Major Thai Banks Report Record-Breaking Revenues
1661. VIETNAM: 4,000-Year-Old Cemetery Unearthed in Hanoi
1662. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pledges Self-Reliant Future In His Inaugural Speech
1663. INDONESIA: Prabowo Subianto Inaugurated as Indonesia’s Eighth President
1664. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Mulls Review of Migrant Labor Quota as Foreign Workers Near 15Pc Limit
1665. MYANMAR: Thousands Flood Shwedagon Pagoda To Pray For End to Conflict And Floods
1666. VIETNAM: How Rural Life in Vietnam’s Southern Cape is Attracting Global Tourists
1667. REGIONAL: Five Southeast Asian Nations Agree to Share Aviation Safety Data
1668. INDONESIA Fires up LFP Manufacturing Despite Lack of Lithium Reserves
1669. MYANMAR Military Steps Up Conscription of Would-Be Migrant Workers
1670. MYANMAR  Junta Signs $250,000 Development Deal with India Amid Criticism
1671. THAILAND Creates Favorable Condition for Cross-Border Tourism
1672. CAMBODIA Launches Largest Ever Power-Generation Facility
1673. INDONESIA: Years Later, Tourism Still Below Pre-Pandemic Level
1674. MYANMAR Tied With China for Worst Internet Freedom
1675. SINGAPORE Only Southeast Asian City Named Among World’s 10 Best For Food
1676. TIMOR LESTE Fights New Battles 25 years After Independence Vote
1677. INDONESIA: Nearly 500 ‘Golden Visa’ Applications Since Launch: Immigration Office
1678. INDONESIA Maintains 53-Month Trade Surplus Streak Despite Export Decline
1679. MYANMAR Junta Charges Hundreds for Scamming on Chinese Border
1680. PHILIPPINES: Prolonged Eruptions Detected at Taal Volcano
1681. VIETNAM: Unusual Weather to Hamper Economic Activities in Southeast Asia
1682. Cambodia Cracks Down on Surrogacy: Thirteen Filipino Women Facing Prison
1683. INDONESIA: State Budget Drives Education Equality, Toll Infrastructure Improvement in the Past Decade
1684. INDONESIA: Three French Citizens Deported from Aceh for Alleged Involvement in Local Election Campaign
1685. MALAYSIA: Under PM Anwar, Malaysia Climbs Lowy’s Power Index to be Fourth Most Influential in Region
1686. MYANMAR: MNDAA Restricts Members From Foreign Travel Amid Concerns Over Foreign Intervention
1687. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Prefer Malaysia For Data Centers: RI Govt Minister
1688. INDONESIA Remains ‘Light Years’ From Even Development Across the Regions
1689. MYANMAR Junta Steps Up Airstrikes as It Loses Ground to Resistance
1690. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Challenges China Over Clashes
1691. SINGAPORE: In What Could Be a Singapore Record, Court Awards Finance Veteran US$2.4M For Wrongful Dismissal After Two-Year Legal Battle
1692. INDONESIA: Prabowo Aims to End Indonesia’s Reliance on Food Imports Within Four Years
1693. INDONESIA: Govt Offers Three Seaports to Foreign, Domestic investors
1694. MYANMAR CDM Political Prisoners in Monywa Prison Coerced to Submit Petitions
1695. SINGAPORE’S Changi No Longer World’s Best Airport: Condé Nast Traveler
1696. THAILAND: Fortune Names 14 Thais Among 100 Most Powerful Women in Asia
1697. INDONESIA to Emphasize ASEAN Centrality at Laos Summits
1698. INDONESIA: New Ministries May Need Three Years to Become Effective, Warns Researcher
1699. MYANMAR Civil Society Urges ASEAN to Stop Working With the Military Junta and Support Establishment of a Federal Democracy
1700. THAILAND: Ministry of Energy prepares to handle Middle East conflicts
1701. CAMBODIA: Ancient Timber: 250 Million Year-Old Fossil Unearthed in Banteay Meanchey
1702. INDONESIA: Declining Middle Class Contributes to Indonesia’s Deflation: Experts
1703. INDONESIA: Prabowo Plans to Build, Renovate 3 Million Homes Annually
1704. MYANMAR Flood Victims Say Little Relief Has Reached Villages after Typhoon Yagi
1705. THAILAND: Over a Quarter of Thais Targeted By Scams Over Past Year
1706. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes Foreign MSME Owners in Bali To Scale Up
1707. INDONESIA: Scientists Reassert Wolbachia’s Minimum Risk For Dengue Control
1708. MALAYSIA: ‘You May Grow Up in London, But You Live in Malaysia’: PM Anwar Slams ‘Elites’ For Shunning Malay Language for English
1709. MYANMAR: MSF Highlights Struggle of Myanmar Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia
1710. SINGAPORE: Thousands Gather to Witness Final Horse Races at Singapore Turf Club
1711. INDONESIA: Jokowi on Farewell Tour in Final Weeks of Presidency
1712. INDONESIA: Illicit Waste Burning Reaches Alarming Rate of 48% Indonesian Households
1713. MALAYSIA: Scam Epidemic: Malaysians Lose US$12.8b Annually, Equivalent to 3pc of GDP, Amid Rising AI Threats
1714. MYANMAR: Chin Groups Attack Myanmar Junta Census Operation
1715. THAILAND Leads Southeast Asia in mobile Banking Application Usage
1716. Cambodian Journalist Mech Dara Arrested on Incitement Charges
1717. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Mental Health In Focus After Fatal School Assaults
1718. INDONESIA: Mood Improves Among Indonesian Manufacturers
1719. MALAYSIA: Informal Status of Migrant Workers May Put Them At Risk of Abuse: ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024
1720. MYANMAR Faces Critical Humanitarian Crisis as Floods Devastate over 1 Million Lives
1721. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Sea Toll: A Decade of Connecting Indonesia and Reducing Price Disparities
1722. INDONESIA: Immigration Officers to Carry Firearms Following Duty-Related Death
1723. MYANMAR: Yangon to Get 4-Hour Power Rotations, Industrial Zones 8 Hours Daily
1724. Myanmar: The Trouble With Elections
1725. VIETNAM Rises in Asia Power Ranking With Bigger Diplomatic influence
1726. CAMBODIA: Severe Flooding Devastates Crops Across 7 Provinces
1727. INDONESIA: First-Timers Make Up Majority of House Members
1728. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Build 2 Million Houses in Villages Annually
1729. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Snub Myanmar Junta ‘Peace’ Offer
1730. THAILAND: 70th Bangkok Gems Fair Hits $100M in Orders, Boosting Global Trade Hub Status
1731. INDONESIA: Sea Sand Exports: Singapore Gains, Indonesia Loses
1732. INDONESIA: Prabowo Warns of World War III Risk, Reaffirms Indonesia’s Non-Aligned Stance
1733. MYANMAR: IIMM Says the Military Council’s Secretive Executions Amount to Grave International Crimes
1734. SINGAPORE: Hong Kong dethrones Singapore as Asia-Pacific’s top financial center
1735. THAILAND: Majority of Thais Don’t Intend To Go Off meat During Annual Vegetarian Festival
1736. INDONESIA: Dynasties, Lack of Opposition Paint Bleak House Picture
1737. INDONESIA: Jokowi Launches Various Projects by Private Investors in Nusantara
1738. MALAYSIA: No Smoking, kids! Minors Smoking Now a Crime, While Selling Cigarettes to Minors Could Land You in Jail
1739. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortage Returns in Yangon
1740. PHILIPPINES: US Missile to Remain in PH
1741. INDONESIA: Miracle Needed For RI To Become Advanced Economy by 2045: World Bank
1742. INDONESIA: Retno Marsudi Urges Respect for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
1743. MALAYSIA: Age Is Just A Number: Dr Mahathir, ‘99-Year-Old Car Guy’ Puts Pedal To The Metal and Hits Speeds Over 150KM/H AT SIC
1744. MYANMAR: Japan Downgrades Diplomatic Ties With Myanmar Junta
1745. THAILAND’S  Halal industry Drives 335M Baht in Trade, Aiming for ASEAN Hub
1746. INDONESIA to Launch Cyber Force as Fourth Branch of Military
1747. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Unveils World’s Tallest Christ Statue
1748. MYANMAR: NUG Minister Accuses Myanmar Junta of Obstructing Aid to Flood Victims at UN Meeting
1749. SINGAPORE: More Singaporean Deaths Than Births Possible By First Half of 2030s: Prime Minister’s Office
1750. THAILAND: Over 190,000 Myanmar Workers Arrested in Thailand’s Crackdown on Illegal Labor
1751. CAMBODIA Formally Withdraws From CLV-DTA Agreement
1752. INDONESIA: Relief as New Zealand Pilot Freed from Captivity in Papua
1753. INDONESIA Far Short of 2024 Renewable Energy Target
1754. THAILAND Pushing For Talks With Concerned Parties in MYANMAR to Repair Key Asian Highway
1755. VIETNAM’S Billionaire Proposes English Education for Entire Population
1756. INDONESIA Welcomes UN Resolution to End Israel’s Unlawful Occupation
1757. INDONESIA: Bali to Get Autonomous Transit System to Ease Congestion: Minister
1758. MYANMAR: International Cross-Border Response to Typhoon Yagi Urgently Needed in Myanmar
1759. SINGAPORE: MHA Survey Finds Growing Support Among Singapore Residents for Death Penalty in Most Serious Crimes
1760. THAILAND: New Project Aims to Create a Database of Facilities in Thailand
1761. CAMBODIA: Controversy Over Cambodia’s Journalism Charter Following UN Criticism
1762. INDONESIA: Virgin Australia Becomes 1st Foreign Airline to Use Pertamina’s Sustainable Fuel
1763. INDONESIA: Visitors Flock to Nusantara As New City Opens to Public
1764. MALAYSIA: Confinement Centers for Muslim Mothers in Malaysia? Yes, And They Are Highly in Demand
1765. MYANMAR: India Plans to Provide Electricity to Myanmar’s Chin and Rakhine States
1766. INDONESIA: RI Eyes Former Mining Land For Solar Power Plants
1767. INDONESIA: Luhut Attracts Ray Dalio and Porsche Family to Establish Family Offices in Bali
1768. MALAYSIA: Malaysia Freezes Almost 100 Bank Accounts in Child Abuse Case
1769. Myanmar Flooding Death Toll Jumps to 226
1770. INDONESIA: Election Rivalries at Play in Kadin Chair’s Ouster
1771. INDONESIA: Govt to Launch New Study on Authenticity of Borobudur’s ‘Chattra’
1772. MALAYSIA: On Malaysia Day, PM Anwar Vows Uplifting Rural and Impoverished Areas a Priority of His Administration
1773. Myanmar’s NUG Urges Public to Boycott Military Council’s Population Census
1774. THAILAND: Statue Removed to Museum After residents blame it for Mae Sai floods
1775. INDONESIA: Jet Aircraft Carrying Passengers Lands for First Time at Nusantara Airport
1776. INDONESIAN Military Inducts 500 Civilians into the Army to Bolster Nusantara’s Security
1777. MALAYSIA: ‘Unimaginable Horror’: UNICEF Calls for Urgent Long-Term Support After Mass Child Abuse Allegations at Welfare Homes Uncovered
1778. Myanmar Junta Intensifies Airstrikes on Civilian Areas following Threats by Min Aung Hlaing
1779. SINGAPORE: Pope Francis Arrives in Singapore for Final Leg of Asia
1780. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Power As Presidency looms
1781. INDONESIA: Biomass Export Boom Brings Risks of Deforestation
1782. MYANMAR: Karen Human Rights Group Condemns Ongoing Attacks On Education in Myanmar
1783. PH Most ‘At-Risk’ From Calamities
1784. Thailand Courts Bollywood With Film Fest in Mumbai
1785. CAMBODIA: No Agenda Behind China’s Donation of Two Warships to Cambodia
1786. INDONESIA: Gig Economy Threatens RI’s Human Capital Growth
1787. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Targets 15 Million Students in 2025
1788. MALAYSIA: Wealthy Chinese Youth Flock to Malaysia’s MM2H Scheme After Requirement Changes
1789. MYANMAR: Nicholas Koumjian Warns of Increasingly Frequent and Brutal War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar
1790. INDONESIA: Bali Proposes Two-Year Moratorium On Hotel, Nightclub Construction
1791. INDONESIA: Jokowi Works from New Capital Tomorrow Until Retirement
1792. MALAYSIA: Foreign Ministry Monitors Reports of Foreign Naval Vessels in Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone in South China Sea
1793. MYANMAR: Thai Ministry Shuts Down Six Schools for Burmese Students
1794. SINGAPORE Refuses Higher Percentage of Travelers Since Launching Automated Immigration Lanes
1795. INDONESIA: Activists Revive Calls to Revoke Discriminatory Policies After Pope’s Visit
1796. INDONESIA: Long-Awaited Asset Forfeiture Law Delayed Again
1797. MYANMAR: The UN Security Council’s Astonishing Silence on Myanmar Atrocities: Akshaya Kumar, Human Rights Watch
1798. THAILAND: Fast-Growing Thai Halal Industry Poised For Big Leap in 2025
1799. VIETNAM: Typhoon Yagi Kills 4, leaves 78 Injured in Northern Vietnam
1800. INDONESIA: Now A Step Closer to Exporting Electricity to Singapore
1801. INDONESIA: GoTo Exits Vietnam Amid Push To Pursue Profitability
1802. Myanmar Junta Lures Trishaw Drivers Into Militias With Incentives
1803. THAILAND: New Surin Elephant Museum is a Primer on the World of this Pachyderm
1804. VIETNAM: Passenger bus route linking Ha Long and China’s Nanning City launched
1805. INDONESIA: The Pope Urges Indonesia to Live Up to Its Promise of ‘Harmony in Diversity’
1806. INDONESIA: TNI Ordered to Create Cyber Force
1807. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Advocates For Deeper Islamic and Halal Industry Ties with Russia
1808. MYANMAR: Military Council Leader Announces Nationwide Census in Myanmar Amid Uncertainty
1809. THAILAND’S $13B Digital handout Scheme to Include Cash Payments: PM
1810. CAMBODIA: Growing Safeguards: Govt Encouraging More People to Settle in Border Areas
1811. INDONESIA: Southeast Asia’s Largest Economy To Reform Tourism on Bali
1812. INDONESIA: Government to Investigate Alleged Indonesian Gang Causing Disturbances in Japan
1813. MYANMAR: Yangon Reinstates Curfew Amid Growing Tensions and Reports of Forced Recruitment
1814. THAI Banks Suspend 34,000 Accounts Linked to Scammers
1815. INDONESIA: Philippine Detains Over 160 people, Including 70 Indonesians, Over Suspected Cybercrime Operation
1816. INDONESIA: 21 Foreign Citizens Win Contest Using Indonesian at FHI
1817. MALAYSIA: International Schools in Malaysia See Enrolment from East Asia Soar, Particularly From China
1818. MYANMAR: China Discusses Military Training with Myanmar Junta
1819. INDONESIA: Growing Paper, Plastic Scrap Imports Aggravate Waste Problem
1820. INDONESIA: Jakarta Sees Massive Ojek Protest but Many Drivers Continue Working
1821. MYANMAR Junta Reportedly Conducts Forced Conscription of Civilians in Pathein to Meet Military Quotas
1822. SINGAPORE: TODAY to Merge With CNA, Become Digital Long-Form Weekend Magazine
1823. VIETNAM: Over 800,000 Exposed Surveillance Cameras in Vietnam Spark Privacy Concerns
1824. CAMBODIA: Tik Tok Shuts Down Account For Falsehoods About Cambodia
1825. INDONESIA: All-Women Candidates to Contest East Java Gubernatorial Election
1826. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Nearly 2,000 Doses of Mpox Vaccine from Denmark
1827. MYANMAR Military Set to Lose Rakhine State to Ethnic Armed Group
1828. VIETNAM: HCMC Police Dismantle Baby Trafficking Ring Across 32 Localities
1829. INDONESIA: IDX Admits Employees Implicated in IPO Bribery Case
1830. INDONESIA: Indomie Factory in Nigeria Favors Cheaper Malaysian Palm Oil
1831. MYANMAR: Experts Sound Alarm on New Rohingya Crackdown in Myanmar
1832. SINGAPORE: One in Two People in Singapore Targeted By Fake Job Scams
1833. THAILAND: Harley-Davidson to move production of selected models to Thailand
1834. INDONESIA: President Jokowi to Host State Reception for Papal Visit
1835. INDONESIA: EU Embargo on Indonesian Palm Oil a Blessing in Disguise, Prabowo says
1836. MALAYSIA: Taliban Says Keen For Good Relations with Malaysia, Wants Help for Afghanistan in Higher Education System
1837. MYANMAR Junta Imposes Travel Restrictions for Wa, Palaung (Ta’ang), and Kokang Communities
1838. THAILAND: Museum in Southern Thailand is a Treasure Trove of Malay Heritage
1839. INDONESIA: Musicians Sound ‘Emergency Warning’ Over Regional Race Saga
1840. INDONESIA Prepares 1.5 Million Hectares for Dairy Farming and Cow Imports to Support Prabowo’s Program
1841. MYANMAR: Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar Still Falling This Fiscal Year
1842. SINGAPORE Beats Jakarta, Manila In Ranking of Best Cities for Workcations
1843. THAILAND: Harvesting filming locations as Thailand’s soft power
1844. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Retire 13 Coal-Fired Power Plants
1845. INDONESIA and Australia Seal Treaty-Level Defense Pact
1846. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Eyes BRICS’ Membership to Boost Malaysia’s Economic Diplomacy and Strategic Partnerships
1847. MYANMAR’S Junta Is Funding Its War Through Forex Scams, Economists Say
1848. THAILAND: First Case of Mpox Clade 1b Detected in Thailand
1849. INDONESIA: Refugees In Limbo After Eviction Notice From Jakarta Administration
1850. INDONESIA: Expert Warns Against Flood of Imported Petrochemicals from UAE
1851. MALAYSIA: PuTERA35, The Anwar Govt’s Plan To Uplift Bumiputera And Close The Economic Gap By 2035
1852. MYANMAR: Over 4,900 Battles Affecting 67% of Myanmar Recorded Since 2021 Coup
1853. VIETNAMESE Noodle Dishes Recognized as National Cultural Heritage
1854. INDONESIA: Government Prepares 12 Laboratories to Detex Mpox
1855. INDONESIA: Nusantara Hosts First-Ever Independence Day Celebration
1856. MALAYSIA: Digital divinity: Oldest Hindu Temple in Johor Takes Prayer Requests, Payments Online
1857. THAI KIng Pardons Ex-PM Thaksin in Birthday Amnesty
1858. INDONESIA: Up to 45 Million Indonesians At Risk of Hunger: Home Ministry
1859. ASEAN Holds Meeting on Human Trafficking Prevention
1860. MALAYSIA a Key Link in Smuggling of Indonesian labor, Jakarta Says
1861. MYANMAR: UN Reports Increased Brutality in Myanmar Conflict, Urges ASEAN to Act
1862. THAILAND’S Paetongtarn Shinawatra Wins Parliamentary Backing To Become New PM
1863. INDONESIA: Google Vows to Redact Fraudulent Maps Business Data
1864. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes For Clean Tech In Fertilizer Production
1865. Myanmar is Running Out of Power; Post-Coup Blackouts Intensify
1866. THAILAND: PM Srettha Shown The Door as Constitutional Court Rules Against Him
1867. VIETNAM Legislators Propose Making Trading Fetuses a Human Trafficking Crime
1868. INDONESIA: Activists Urge KPK Selection Committee To Oust Problematic Candidates
1869. INDONESIA: Google Takes Action Against Widespread Hotel Account Hacks in Indonesia
1870. MALAYSIA: Federal Police Exposes Job Scam Offering Over RM6,000 A Month For Fake Google Reviews
1871. MYANMAR: Junta Controls Fewer Than 100 of Myanmar’s 350 Towns: NUG
1872. THAILAND: New Guidelines For So-Called ‘Green Industry’ Introduced
1873. ASEAN Eyes Nuclear Energy, But Airs Safety Concerns
1874. INDONESIA Eases Import Rules For Solar Power Projects
1875. INDONESIA’S $15b Food Security Budget Fails to Improve Agricultural Sector, Says Expert
1876. MALAYSIA: All You Need To Know About Dark Tourism and Why Malaysia Should Capitalize on it
1877. MYANMAR: Floods, Starvation, and Violence in Myanmar’s Badlands: NGO Report
1878. CAMBODIA: Police Increasing Pressure on Int’l Human Trafficking Gangs
1879. INDONESIA: Government Ramps up Preparation For First Independence Day in Nusantara
1880. INDONESIA and Australia Deepen Ties in Electric Vehicle Supply Chain and Research
1881. MYANMAR: Nearly 50 Former Myanmar Military Officers Recalled to Active Duty
1882. SINGAPORE Hangs Prisoner In Second Execution In Days
1883. VIETNAM: Foreign Businesses Step Up Investment, Recruitment in Vietnam Amid Global Shift
1884. INDONESIA ‘Needs To’ Develop its Quaternary Education Amid Technological Advancement
1885. INDONESIA Extends Safeguard Tariffs to Protect Struggling Textile Industry
1886. MALAYSIA Leads Asia with 31.4pc Female Board Members in Top 100 Publicly Listed Companies: SC Data
1887. MYANMAR’S Junta Has Tightened Its Conscription Noose at Airports
1888. VIETNAM: Finance Ministry Proposes Lower Income Tax Rate for Micro, Small enterprises
1889. INDONESIA: OJK Reports Foreign Acquisition of Six Indonesian Multifinance Firms
1890. INDONESIA: Journalist Association Condemns Alleged Intimidation of Tempo Journalist
1891. MALAYSIA: How Does Bangladesh in Turmoil affect Malaysia, One Of Its top 10 Trade Partners
1892. MYANMAR Military Claims It Withdrew ‘For Fafety of People’
1893. THAILAND: Charter Court Dissolves Move Forward, Bans Execs For 10 years
1894. CAMBODIA: UNESCO to Investigate Alleged Rights Abuses at Angkor Wat
1895. INDONESIA: Disaster Agency Stockpiles Food in Central Papua Over Famine Concerns
1896. INDONESIA to Export Green Power to Singapore by 2028
1897. MYANMAR: NGO Calls on ASEAN to Engage with Myanmar’s Resistance Government
1898. THAILAND’S Pattaya Aims to Become Family-Friendly Destination Instead of Sex Tourism Hub
1899. INDONESIA: Government Imposes Sricter Tobacco Control Amid Unchecked Youth Smoking
1900. INDONESIA: PLN Looks to Trial Carbon Capture at Four Coal-Fired Plants
1901. MYANMAR: Desperate Myanmar Junta Seeks Russian Intervention Against Armed Resistance
1902. SINGAPORE: Most Singaporean Youths Satisfied With Life; 2 in 5 Have Never Been in a Relationship: IPS-NYC Study
1903. INDONESIA: Former VP Jusuf Kalla attends Hamas leader’s funeral, calls for end to Gaza war
1904. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Hail Safe Abortion Rule, Urge More Details
1905. MYANMAR: War in Myanmar Heartlands Silences Mount Popa Volcano Shrine
1906. PHILIPPINES: Yulo Gifts PH With 2nd Gold
1907. VIETNAM: Unusual Rains Over 2 Months Cause Devastating Floods in Northern Vietnam
1908. Cambodia-Laos-Thailand Combat Cross-Border Corruption-KhmerTimes
1909. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Condemns ‘Intolerable’ Killing of Hamas Leader
1910. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
1911. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
1912. MALAYSIA’S New License for Social Media Platforms and Messenger Apps
1913. INDONESIA: Surfing the Slowing Global Economy: How Has Indonesia Fared So Far?
1914. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
1915. THAILAND: 8https://asiaviews.net/thailand-86-communities-sign-up-for-first-batch-of-agricultural-drones-project/6 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
1916. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
1917. VIETNAM: Australian Veterans’ 20-Year Search Uncovers Mass Grave of Vietnamese Soldiers
1918. CAMBODIA: Indian Govt Issues ‘Cyber Slavery’ Advisory to Overseas Travelers Heading to Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Hong Kong
1919. INDONESIA: South Korea Overtakes US, Japan in FDI to Indonesia
1920. INDONESIA’S  Sea Nomads Turn to Jobs on Land
1921. MYANMAR: NUG Wants to Collaborate with Thai Government Over Migrant Worker Issues
1922. THAILAND: Thai PM Srettha to Meet Anwar in Southern Province to Discuss Border Security
1923. INDONESIA: ‘No Transition Without Transmission’ as RI Calls Donors to Fund Grid
1924. INDONESIA: Govt Aims to Reduce Airfares by 10 Percent by October
1925. MALAYSIA: Sabah’s Place in Malaysia Undisputed, Says Foreign Ministry in Response to Social Media Claims
1926. MYANMAR’S  United Wa State Army Moves Into Strategic Northern Town of Lashio
1927. VIETNAM: Mobile Internet Subscriptions in Vietnam Surpass 90% of Population For First Time
1928. CAMBODIA HIV/AIDS Response Ranks First in Region: UNAIDS
1929. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Receive FAO Award for Food Security: Minister
1930. INDONESIA Launches New Phase of Industrial Park in Bid to Lure Investors Away From China
1931. MALAYSIA Brain Drain And Who’s Benefitting From It
1932. MYANMAR: Burma Human Rights Network calls on U.S. Congress for Myanmar Acts
1933. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Only For ‘Good Quality Travelers’: Jokowi
1934. INDONESIA: Thousands of East Java Children Seek Therapy for Online Gaming Addiction
1935. MYANMAR: Thai Central Bank to Investigate Myanmar Weapons Payments
1936. SINGAPORE: Terrorism Threat Elevated Since Renewed Israel-Palestine Conflict; Singapore Also Affected: ISD
1937. THAI Passport Holders Now Have Visa-Free Access to 82 Countries
1938. INDONESIA: Govt Denies Buying Russian Oil But Leaves Door Open
1939. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Index Hits Hazardous Levels, Second Only to Kinshasa
1940. MALAYSIA: Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Most Compliant with Malaysian Laws, X the Worst Offender: Fahmi
1941. MYANMAR’S Second-Largest City Overwhelmed by Third Wave of War Refugees
1942. THAILAND: Majority of Thai People Use AI In Their Daily Lives For its Convenience: Study
1943. CAMBODIA: Senate President Hun Sen Denies Allegations of Khmer Territory Integration into Vietnam
1944. INDONESIA: Jokowi Celebrates Children’s Day in Papua to Symbolize Educational Justice
1945. INDONESIA: Heavy Reliance on Exports to China Could Hurt Indonesia’s Trade: Analyst
1946. MALAYSIA: Education Ministry Says No Exemptions Over Ban Against School donations From Tobacco, Alcohol Sponsors
1947. MYANMAR Junta Generals Barred From ASEAN Meet as Civilian Deaths Exceed 5,400
1948. INDONESIA: New Tracking System to Prevent Fraud in Nickel, Tin Mining
1949. INDONESIA Tests B40 Biodiesel on Trains, Aims to Cut Fuel Imports by $9 Billion
1950. MALAYSIA: One in Three Malaysian Teens Overweight or Obese: deputy health minister, as study reveals alarming spike
1951. MYANMAR Alliance Agrees to Extend Ceasefire With Junta in Shan State
1952. THAILAND: Srettha Urges Businesses to Cash In On Fast-Growing Pet Industry
1953. INDONESIA Calls For End to ‘Illegal’ Israeli Occupation of Palestine
1954. INDONESIA: Regional Administrations Criticized for ‘Embedded Sexism’
1955. MYANMAR: Rising Civilian Casualties, Communications Cut, Amidst Fierce fFghting in Mandalay
1956. PHILIPPINES, China Reach Deal on Ayungin Missions
1957. THAILAND: ‘Pet Economy’ On the Rise
1958. INDONESIA: Jokowi Under Fire for Granting Nearly 200-Year Land Permits in Nusantara
1959. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Interested in Jakarta LRT Expansion: Jakpro
1960. MALAYSIA to Review All Water Deals with Singapore Since 1962: DPM Fadillah
1961. Myanmar Junta Bolsters Security in Mandalay as Clashes Intensif
1962. VIETNAM: Southeast Asia’s Largest Wastewater Plant Halfway Done in HCMC
1963. INDONESIA: South Korea Mulls Visa-Free Entry for Indonesia
1964. INDONESIA: Missed Construction Targets Put Capital Relocation Plan in Limbo
1965. MALAYSIA’S Path to Silver-Haired Nation Sparks Gold Rush in Senior Care Centers
1966. MYANMAR Temple City of Bagan Pines For Tourists As Conflict Rages
1967. THAILAND: Visa Waiver Extension Affecting 93 Nations To Be Signed Monday
1968. INDONESIA: Gaza War Not Religious: Foreign Minister
1969. INDONESIA: Government Websites Penetrated by Gambling Games in Apparent Revenge Hacking
1970. MYANMAR Junta Bans Two Ethnic Parties From Election
1971. PHILIPPINES: SC wants Congress to Pass Dynasty Law
1972. SINGAPORE Has Over 333,000 Millionaires: Report
1973. INDONESIA: Preparations Pick Up For Pope’s Busy Visit to Indonesia
1974. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat Tourism Marred by Alleged Mass Extortion
1975. THAILAND Promotes Aspirations to Become Medical Hub
1976. VIETNAM Considers Scrapping Two-CHild Birth Limit Amid Falling Birth Rates
1977. INDONESIA: Excess Spending, Tax Shortfall to Drive Deficit Far Beyond Budget Plan
1978. INDONESIA: US Forgives Indonesia’s $35 Million Debt for Coral Reef Conservation
1979. MALAYSIA: Ahead of Budget 2025, PM Anwar says eradicating cartels and monopolies top of list to alleviate cost of living woes
1980. MYANMAR: Junta Plunges Myanmar Into Economic Turmoil
1981. VIETNAM: Ministry Seeking Heavier Penalties For Fetus Gender Selection
1982. INDONESIA: Local Governments Spend More on Meetings and Travel Than Actual Programs: Tito
1983. INDONESIA: Nearly 200 Child Marriage Applications Filed in Probolinggo in Early 2024
1984. MYANMAR: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Buckles in Northern Shan Capital
1985. SINGAPORE: Grasshoppers and Superworms Among 16 Insect Species Approved as Food in Singapore
1986. VIETNAM: The Most Affordable Country For Expats: survey
1987. CAMBODIA: Japan, Cambodia Commit to Work Together For a Mine-Free world
1988. INDONESIA: Eight Foreign Nationals Arrested in South Jakarta Dollar Counterfeit Raid
1989. INDONESIA Tees off on Golf Tourism as Singapore Courses Dwindle
1990. MYANMAR: Ongoing Diarrhea Outbreak in Southern Chin State, Urgent Medical Assistance Sought
1991. VIETNAM: Only 25% of Vietnamese Firms Have Website
1992. INDONESIA Lags in Early Childhood Education
1993. INDONESIA Launches ASEAN’s First EV Battery Cell Plant
1994. MYANMAR: BNI Condemns Five-Year Prison Sentence for DMG Reporter and Staff Member
1995. SINGAPORE Ranks Priciest City in Asia
1996. CAMBODIA: Ten Mother Nature ‘Activists’ Handed Lengthy Prison Terms
1997. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Momentum to Restore Religious Harmony, As Promised
1998. INDONESIA: Hyundai’s Flying Taxi to Begin Test Flights in Indonesia’s New Capital This July
1999. MALAYSIA: Top among 35 countries for rosy view of Russia and Putin: Pew Center Poll
2000. MYANMAR  Banks Face Fines For Exceeding Home Mortgage Cap
2001. INDONESIA: Businesses Hold Back On Geothermal Projects As PLN Return Deemed Unattractive
2002. INDONESIA’S Poverty Rate Drops to 25.22 Million in March 2024: BPS
2003. MALAYSIA Can’t Ratify Anti-Torture Convention Due to Country’s Caning Laws: Saifuddin Nasution
2004. MYANMAR: Crime and Punishment in Myanmar
2005. Philippines’ Dependency On Coal-Fired Power Surpasses Indonesia, China
2006. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For Communication Minister’s Resignation Over Cyberattack
2007. INDONESIA: Japanese Joint Venture to Build Waste-to-Energy Plant in W. Java
2008. MALAYSIA: Melaka, Indonesia to Seek UNESCO Recognition For Spice Route Voyage: State Exco
2009. MYANMAR: Australian and US sanctions on Myanmar Banks Proving Effective, Yet Critical Gaps Remain: MCN
2010. THAILAND: 13 Industries See Surge in Factory Openings Despite Economic Downturn
2011. CAMBODIA: Official Raises Concern Over Kingdom’s Ageing Population
2012. INDONESIA: Freeport Launches World’s Largest Single-Line Copper Smelter in Indonesia
2013. MALAYSIA: Survey Shows Surge in Malaysians’ Trust in Govt, Reflecting Growing Confidence in Stability of Anwar Administration
2014. MYANMAR: Thai Banks Linked to Atrocities in Myanmar, UN Report Finds
2015. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
2016. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
2017. INDONESIA: Chinese Textile Giant to Invest in Indonesia Amid Mass Layoffs
2018. MYANMAR: Junta Starts Selling Subsidized Rice in Yangon
2019. VIETNAM: How China’s Insatiable Demand is Changing Durian Industry in Southeast Asia
2020. INDONESIA: Diaspora, Mixed Children Laud Govt’s Permanent Visa Plan
2021. INDONESIA: World Bank Upgrades Indonesia’s GDP Growth to 5.1 Percent
2022. MYANMAR: Rising Drug Prices and Shortages Hit Major Myanmar Cities
2023. VIETNAM: 4 Vietnamese Accused of Cyberattacks in US, Causing $71M in Damages
2024. CAMBODIA Now Has Her Own Social Media App
2025. INDONESIA Enacts Revised Village Law, Extending Social Security to Village Chiefs and Officials
2026. INDONESIA: Jakarta Celebrates Another Year As Capital City
2027. MYANMAR Regime Admits Killing Monk
2028. THAILAND: The long journey of the Equal Marriage Law
2029. INDONESIA: Online Gambling War: Task Force Probes Fraudulent Bank Accounts, Payments At Mini Marts
2030. INDONESIA: 165 Indonesians Facing Death Sentence in Foreign Countries, Mostly Malaysia
2031. MALAYSIA, China Agree to Extend Visa Exemption To Strengthen Bilateral Ties, According to Joint Statement
2032. MYANMAR: Flower Phobia Strikes Myanmar’s Ruling Junta Again, Dozens Arrested
2033. VIETNAM: Southern province to form 27,000 ha marine conservation site
2034. INDONESIA: Copper, Jewelry Buoy RI Exports Amid Weakness in Coal, CPO
2035. INDONESIA: Revote Ruling Offers Hope for Women’s Representation
2036. MALAYSIA Scores 5.8 Out of 10 in Human Rights Index for 2024
2037. MYANMAR: As She Turns 79 in Prison, ‘The Lady’ Remains a Symbol of Hope and Resilience in Myanmar
2038. PHILIPPINES : Sara Quits Marcos Cabinet
2039. INDONESIA: Pope To Stop By Istiqlal Mosque During First-Ever Indonesia Visit
2040. INDONESIA: Information Ministry Threatens to Shut Down X Over Adult Content
2041. MALAYSIA Falls to 34th In IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, Now Below Thailand and Indonesia
2042. MYANMAR: Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech and Attacks on Rohingya Civilians On Rise
2043. SINGAPORE StudentsTop Pisa Study On Creative Thinking, Despite Not Thinking of Themselves As Creative
2044. INDONESIA: Minister Wants Indonesia to Copy India’s Approach to Dual Citizenship
2045. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Crack Down on ‘Blood Sucking’ Online Gambling
2046. MYANMAR’S Rakhine Spiraling Into Hunger as 50% Drop in Rice Harvest Predicted
2047. PHILIPPINES: ‘Ramming and Towing’: Philippines Says China Disrupted Mission to Ayungin Shoal
2048. SINGAPORE English Teachers Part of Volunteer Program for Disadvantaged Communities, not Malaysian Schools: Anwar
2049. THAILAND: Four Key Cases Poised to Reshape Thailand’s Political Landscape
2050. CAMBODIA: International aid decline raises concerns for Cambodia’s economic stability
2051. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Among Worst in the World, Residents Advised to Wear Masks Outdoors
2052. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Gaza diplomacy
2053. MYANMAR Junta Boss Orders Another Purge of Military Top Brass
2054. VIETNAM Achieves Record Presence In World’s Most Influential University Rankings
2055. INDONESIA: Police Most Reported to Komnas HAM Over Human Rights Violations
2056. INDONESIA: President Jokowi’s 1-Ton Cow Worth Rp 100M to be Sacrificed for Eid al-Adha
2057. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Wong Discuss Placing Singaporean Teachers in Malaysia
2058. MYANMAR: World Bank Paints Its Grimmest Picture Yet For Myanmar’s Future
2059. VIETNAM: Factories in southern Vietnam struggle to hire workers
2060. CAMBODIA: Bush Meat Still on the ‘Unwritten’ Menu Despite Joint eEforts to Curb Poaching
2061. INDONESIA Calls for Lasting Peace in Gaza Following US-Sponsored Resolution
2062. INDONESIA Leads in Fiscal Deficit Reduction Among Pandemic-Hit Nations: Sri Mulyani
2063. MYANMAR: NUG Protests Myanmar Junta’s Internet Shutdowns
2064. SINGAPORE Offers S$13,500 to SQ321 Passengers Who Suffered ‘Minor Injuries’
2065. INDONESIA: Presidents Past and Present to Gather for Independence Day in Jakarta and Nusantara
2066. INDONESIAN Consumers Less Confident About the Economy: BI
2067. THAI Economy Expected to Improve From July-Dec But Concerns Remain
2068. VIETNAM: Businesses Adapt as Gen Z Shapes Workplace Dynamics
2069. CAMBODIA: Ministry to Establish 250 Model Villages, Boosting Economic Growth
2070. INDONESIA: Skills Mismatch, Tech Disconnect: Why 10 Million Gen-Z Indonesians Sit Around
2071. INDONESIA: ‘OPM’ Label Reinstated, TNI Ready to Act in Papua: General Maruli
2072. MYANMAR: Russia Approves Moves to Build Nuclear Plant in Myanmar
2073. VIETNAM: Saltwater Intrusion Threatens to Wipe Durian, Rambutan Off Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
2074. INDONESIA Condemns Israeli Bill Labeling UNRWA Terror Group
2075. INDONESIA: Know Before You Fly: A Guide to Drone Laws in Indonesia
2076. MALAYSIA Evicts 500 Sea Nomads in Crackdown on Migrants: activists
2077. MYANMAR: Growing Rebellion-Myanmar’s Youth Flock to Armed Resistance, Rejecting Junta Conscription
2078. THAILAND: Govt Mulls ‘Retirement Lottery’ to Promote Saving Habits For Would-Be Seniors
2079. INDONESIA: ‘All Eyes on Papua’ Movement Gains Momentum Online
2080. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Start Working from Nusantara in July, Confirms Project on Track to Investors
2081. INDONESIA: New Law Paves Way For Longer Maternity Leave
2082. MYANMAR’S Multibillion-Dollar Jade Trade ‘Crashing’ as China Clamps Down
2083. PHILIPPINES: China Remains ‘Greatest’ Threat to PH: Survey
2084. INDONESIA Targets Cement Industry Decarbonization by 2050
2085. INDONESIA: Jokowi Looks To Steady IKN Authority Ship, Claims Big Investment Coming
2086. MALAYSIA: Importance of Human Rights Aligns With Concept of Malaysia Madani: PM Anwar
2087. MYANMAR Junta Arrests Thai Condo Buyers, Realtors as Currency Crashes
2088. THAILAND Targets To Get 1 Million Dropouts Back To School
2089. INDONESIA Won’t Normalize Israeli Ties: FM Retno
2090. INDONESIA: Foreign Tourists Spend Less Money in Indonesia:BPS
2091. MALAYSIA Needs to Prioritize Investments In Silver Economy to Enable Active, Healthy Ageing: PM Anwar
2092. MYANMAR: Charity Ride From Singapore to Bangkok Raises Funds for Myanmar Refugee Clinic
2093. THAILAND Lagging Behind in Skills and Digital Know-How: NESDC
2094. INDONESIA: National Police Arrests ‘Most Wanted’ Thai Fugitive
2095. INDONESIA: High Flyer in Some Subjects, Nadiem Fails to Make Grade in Basic Course Work
2096. MALAYSIA: Penang Expects to Reap ‘Durian Runtuh’ Revenue of RM1b Due to Three-Month Season This year
2097. MYANMAR Junta Orders All Security Personnel to Frontline as Losses Mount in Hard-Hit Regional Commands
2098. INDONESIA: Too Many Holidays Spell Bad News for Indonesia’s Productivity
2099. MALAYSIA: From Menace to Miracle: How ‘Padi Angin’ May Solve Future Rice Scarcity in Malaysia
2100. MYANMAR: Illegal Entry Arrests Surge in Thailand Amid Forced Military Conscription in Myanmar
2101. THAILAND: Long Arm of Law Finds ‘Boss Paeng’ in Indonesia
2102. CAMBODIA: KR Survivors Share Stories At First ‘Future’ Conference
2103. INDONESIA: Health Ministry Reports Decrease in Teen Smoking but Rise in E-Cigarette Use
2104. MALAYSIA: Come Clean On Those Currently Facing Gallows in Malaysia, Amnesty International tells Putrajaya
2105. MYANMAR: Rohingya Forced to Fight Alongside Myanmar Army Tormentors
2106. THAILAND to Indict Influential Former Premier Thaksin Over Royal Insult
2107. INDONESIA Thanks Spain, Ireland, and Norway for Recognizing Palestinian State
2108. INDONESIA: Government Turns to Community Early Warning System to Mitigate Marapi Lahars
2109. MALAYSIA to Train, Upskill 60,000 Engineers, Allocate RM25b in Fiscal SUpport for National Semiconductor Strategy: PM Anwar
2110. MYANMAR Junta Fires Key Economics Minister From Its Cabinet
2111. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Destinations Among World’s ‘Most Boring’ Tourist Attractions
2112. INDONESIA: Chinese-Owned Firm to Build Cement Plant in Aceh Despite Moratorium
2113. INDONESIA: Generative AI Can Save Indonesia’s Failing Rural Banks: Google
2114. INDONESIA Plans To Open Air Routes Connecting Regional Buddhist Centers
2115. MALAYSIA: At Global Forum, PM Anwar Touts Islamic Economy’s Potential to Rival ‘Unbridled’ Capitalism
2116. MYANMAR’S Military Blocks Escape Routes in Thandwe as Rakhine War Intensifies
2117. INDONESIA: More Dynasties in the Making in November Regional Head Elections
2118. INDONESIA: Reform Undone: Activists Lament Shrinking Civic Space, Unresolved Rights Abuse
2119. MYANMAR: UN Investigators Probing Mass Displacement in Myanmar
2120. MYANMAR: Putao town in Kachin State, under blockade for over two months is now facing severe food and fuel shortages with skyrocketing commodity prices
2121. VIETNAM Resort Properties Attractive to Foreign Investors
2122. INDONESIA:  State-Owned Enterprises Under Scrutiny for Corruption Allegations
2123. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Build City’s First Waste-To-Energy Plant
2124. MALAYSIA to Leverage on ASEAN to Tackle Regional Issues: PM Anwar
2125. MYANMAR: 194 Organizations Say Rohingya Must No Longer Be Exploited For Military and Political Gain
2126. MYANMAR Ditched as Global Beauty Pageant Host Over War
2127. INDONESIA: Battery Subscription Scheme Could Remove Roadblock to EV Adoption
2128. INDONESIA: Lifelong Visa for Indonesian Diaspora Can Be a Major Breakthrough
2129. MALAYSIA: Experts Call for Eearly-Years STEM Education to Address Critical engineering labor Shortage in Malaysia
2130. MYANMAR Junta Sentences Activist to 74 Years Prison for Leading Protests
2131. PHILIPPINES: While ICC Looms, House Panel Probes Duterte’s Drug war Killings For the First Time
2132. CAMBODIA: The Genocide Convention and Cambodia: Lessons Fom the Past, Prevention For the Future
2133. INDONESIA Demands Starlink’s Network Operation Center Within Borders to Protect National Sovereignty
2134. INDONESIA: Bali to Become Family Office Hub:Luhut
2135. Boundaries on 3R Issues: PM Anwar
2136. MYANMAR Shoppers Report Hyperinflation as Kyat Plunges Past 4,000/Dollar
2137. INDONESIA Wants N. Zealand to Close WTO Dispute on Food Import Restrictions
2138. INDONESIA: Steep Costs, Red Tape Deter Independent Regional Candidates
2139. MYANMAR: Conscription Crisis: Myanmar’s Military is Recruiting Young Men at Gunpoint
2140. VIETNAM: Hogwarts Hanoi: Vietnam school inspired by Harry Potter
2141. REGIONAL: Brain Drain Whittles Away at Developing Countries While Policies Fumble
2142. INDONESIA: Why Javanese Symbolism is Intertwined With Indonesian Politics
2143. INDONESIA: ‘I Will Be Myself’: Prabowo on Leadership Style
2144. MALAYSIA: Two In Five Malaysians Not Getting Enough Sleep, With Survey Showing Obesity On the Rise But Diabetes Going Down
2145. MYANMAR: Governments Issue Joint Statement in Support of Rohingya Refugees
2146. THAILAND: Climate Change Could Force Thailand to Relocate Capital Bangkok
2147. INDONESIA Maintains Trade Surplus Despite Plunging Exports
2148. INDONESIA: Medan Mall Shut Down for Dodging Rp 250B Tax
2149. MALAYSIA: Foreigners Married to Malaysians Can Use Spouse’s Name for Business: Johor Exco
2150. MYANMAR: Karen Information Center Director Wins International Journalism Award
2151. SINGAPORE: British Expat Launches ‘SinglePore’ In-Person Dating Event; Big Response Crashes Website
2152. INDONESIA: Designing the Future of Indonesia’s Food Systems
2153. INDONESIA: Jokowi, Elon Musk to Launch Starlink Services in Indonesia
2154. MALAYSIA: Meeting with Hamas May Cause Anxiety But Malaysia Trying to Help in Peace Effort: PM Anwar:
2155. MYANMAR Junta Plans October National Census
2156. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows to Broadcasting Bill that Threatens Press Freedom
2157. INDONESIA: Ukrainians, Russian Face Death Over Bali Drug Lab: Police
2158. MYANMAR Civil War Delays Development Assistance From Thailand
2159. SINGAPORE: Handing Over Singapore In Good order: The legacy of Lee Hsien Loong
2160. VIETNAM: Mysterious ‘Floating’ Lake Discovered in Central Vietnam
2161. CAMBODIA: Ministry Questions TIA Report on Money-Laundering Risks
2162. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reiterates ‘Asian Way’ to Defuse Tension
2163. INDONESIA: May Riot Victims Seek Closure From Incoming Govt
2164. MYANMAR: IOM’s Chief Announces Funding for Rohingya Refugees on Bangladesh Visit
2165. SINGAPORE: ‘I’ve Been Scammed’: PM Lee on How He Himself Was Victim of an Online Scam
2166. INDONESIA: Structural Problems Blight Agriculture As Key Sector For Employment
2167. MALAYSIA: Education Minister: Upholding Malay, English Languages Must Go Hand-in-Hand
2168. MALAYSIA Plans To Introduce ‘Orangutan Diplomacy’
2169. MYANMAR Junta Rebuffs Hun Sen’s Request to Meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
2170. THAILAND: PM Clamps Down on Cannabis For Recreational Use
2171. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Requests Video Meeting With Aung San Suu Kyi
2172. INDONESIA Sees Hottest April in 40 years
2173. INDONESIA: Bata Shoe Factory Shuts Down After 30 Years
2174. MYANMAR: Over 3 million ow displaced in Myanmar: UN
2175. VIETNAM: Digital Content Exporters Open Foreign Offices To Avoid Tax
2176. INDONESIA Hopes to Lead Global Green Aluminum Market with UAE
2177. MYANMAR: AAPP: Myanmar Junta Killed 223 Females This Year
2178. THAILAND: Heatwave Escalates Water War in Thailand’s North
2179. INDONESIA: Unresolved Conflicts May Hinder Prabowo’s Plan to Form Presidents’ Club
2180. INDONESIAN Muslim Cleric Reaffirms Ban on Interfaith Marriage
2181. MYANMAR: Chin Alliances Clash Over Territory Liberated From Myanmar Junta
2182. SINGAPORE:  Migrant Workers in S’pore Left in Limbo After Paying Large Sums to Agency Promising Jobs in Poland
2183. VIETNAM:  Rail Route Connects China, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia
2184. INDONESIA: Schools, Universities Prone To Corruption: KPK Survey
2185. INDONESIA: Sumatran Orangutan’s Use of Medicinal Plant to Treat Wound Intrigues Scientists
2186. MYANMAR: US Commission Slams Myanmar’s Religious Freedom
2187. VIETNAM Posts Over $10B in Four-Month Tourism Revenue
2188. VIETNAM to Produce Enough Rice for 8 Million Tons Exports
2189. INDONESIA May Offer Dual Citizenship to Attract Overseas Workers: Minister
2190. INDONESIA: Ministry Unveils New Funding Initiative For Climate-Resilient Health System
2191. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Govt Can Take Criticism But Will Not Compromise on 3R Sentiments
2192. MYANMAR: EU Extends Myanmar Junta Sanctions for Another Year
2193. VIETNAM Welcomes over 6 Million Int’l Visitors in Four Months
2194. INDONESIA: Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes off Java Island: Authorities
2195. INDONESIA: PDI-P Could Become Sole Opposition to Prabowo Coalition
2196. INDONESIA: Political Dynasticism Rampant in Newly Elected House Lawmakers
2197. MYANMAR: India Needs to Protect its Strategic Stakes in ‘Unstable’ Myanmar
2198. PHILIPPINES- Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools, triggers health alerts
2199. REGIONAL: Women in SE Asia Gaining Representation in Boardrooms: Report
2200. CAMBODIA: Pailin Farmer Hits On Solution To Excess Mangoes
2201. INDONESIA: US Returns Antiquities to Indonesia Amid Probe into Trafficking Networks
2202. INDONESIA: Creative Industry Workers Worry AI Is After Their Jobs
2203. MALAYSIA Adopts a Balanced Foreign Policy, Stands Clear of Provocations: PM Anwar
2204. MYANMAR: Network of ASEAN Parliamentarians Says Only Myanmar is Locking up Lawmakers
2205. INDONESIA: House of Old Men: 2024 Election Sees Lowest Number of Young Lawmakers ​​​
2206. INDONESIA: Job Creation Law Eases Business Licensing to Propel Growth
2207. MALAYSIA: UM Apologizes For Hosting Pro-Israel Professor, Lambasts Him for Claiming Malaysia Unsafe for Travelers
2208. MYANMAR: Thailand Warns Myanmar’s Rivals Against Using Its Soil For Harm: Minister
2209. THAILAND: 30 Died From Heatstroke in Thailand so Far in 2024 as South-east Asia Bakes
2210. CAMBODIA: Ending a Scourge: PM Pushes For Final Steps to Eradicate Malaria in Cambodia
2211. INDONESIA in Dire Need of Specialist Doctors: Jokowi
2212. 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
2213. MYANMAR: US Think-Tank Sounds Alarm as Scam Centers Mushroom on Myanmar-Thai Border
2214. SINGAPORE Red Cross Sends 9 Volunteers to Egypt for Gaza Relief Work, S$815,000 Worth of Aid
2215. INDONESIA: Dengue Deaths Spike Almost Threefold Compared to Last Year
2216. INDONESIA: Inter-Province Migration Costs Jakarta Trillions of Rupiah
2217. MALAYSIA Seeing Sharp Increase In Ageing Population: Nanta
2218. MYANMAR: UN’s Türk Sounds Alarm Amid Rising Tensions in Rakhine
2219. INDONESIA: Court Rulings Seal Prabowo Win
2220. INDONESIA: Clashes Between TNI, OPM Continue in Papua Amid Rising Tension
2221. MALAYSIA Poised to Become Powerhouse In Clean, Renewable Energy: Industry Players
2222. MYANMAR: As Losses Mount, Myanmar’s Junta Tightens Its Embrace of Russia
2223. CAMBODIA: Chinese Police Complete Repatriation Of Over 680 Gambling, Scam Suspects from Cambodia
2224. INDONESIA: Authorities Call For Vigilance Amid Heightened Volcanic Activity
2225. MALAYSIA Aims To Be In Top 20 Countries in Global Startup Ecosystem Index by 2030: PM Anwar
2226. MYANMAR Junta Using Rohingya Recruits to Sow Ethnic Hatred: Activists
2227. VIETNAM: Three Vietnam Locales Among World’s ‘Best Walking cities’
2228. ASEAN Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Escalating Myanmar Violence
2229. INDONESIA: Trust in Constitutional Court Rises Ahead Of Ruling On Election Disputes: LSI Survey
2230. MYANMAR: New Year, Old Tactic: Myanmar Junta’s Amnesty Skips Political Prisoners
2231. SINGAPORE:  24-Year-Old Maps Singapore Toilets With Bidets on Google, Earning Rave Reviews From Netizens
2232. THAILAND: NIA Launches New Platform to Boost Thai Agricultural Startups with Deep Tech
2233. INDONESIA: Apple Mulls Building First Production Facility in Indonesia
2234. INDONESIA: Jokowi Raises Concerns Over Money Laundering Using Crypto Assets
2235. MALAYSIA: Single Mother is First Woman Khalwat Offender to be Whipped in Terengganu
2236. MYANMAR: Burmese Activist Maung Zarni Nominated For the Nobel Peace Prize
2237. VIETNAM Needs $30B Investment For Universal Clean Water Access
2238. INDONESIA: Minister Launches 500,000 Hectares of Farming Land in S Papua
2239. INDONESIA: Young People in Indonesia Put Off Marriage
2240. MALAYSIA: Biggest Renter Group in Malaysia are Millennials: Study
2241. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi And Former President Win Myint Reportedly Moved to House Arrest in Naypyidaw
2242. VIETNAM: Draft Law Restricting Journalists’ Courtroom Rights Meets Opposition
2243. INDONESIA: Mideast Escalation Could Pose Major Economic Risk to RI
2244. INDONESIA: Komnas HAM Criticizes Government Handling of Tensions in Papua
2245. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Rohingya, Including Children, Abducted in Violation of Conscription Law
2246. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Rules Out New Bases for US
2247. SINGAPORE: Lawrence Wong to Take Over From Lee Hsien Loong As Prime Minister on May 15: PMO
2248. CAMBODIA’S Alternative Medicine to Hit $64.03 Million in 2024
2249. INDONESIA Poised to Lead Booming Halal Cosmetics Market
2250. INDONESIA: Papua Rebel Leader Says Captured New Zealand Pilot Won’t Be Released
2251. MYANMAR Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Believed Held in Solitary Confinement in Naypyidaw Prison
2252. VIETNAM: Schengen-Like Visa for Southeast Asia Will Boost Foreign Arrivals to Vietnam
2253. INDONESIA: Government Denies Israeli Reports On Normalizing Ties
2254. INDONESIA: Prabowo Collaborates with King of Jordan to Drop Indonesian Relief Supplies to Gaza
2255. MYANMAR Junta Slams UN’s ‘One-Sided’ Human Rights Claims
2256. SINGAPORE Wants to INsulate and Protect the Local Jewish Community From the Impacts of the War in Gaza: Shanmugam
2257. VIETNAM: Van Thinh Phat Chairwoman Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death in $27B Scam
2258. ASEAN Tourists Prefer Thailand Over Indonesia: Study
2259. Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.2 Pct in 2024, 2025: Report
2260. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Pledge Online Safety Measures for Children Using Social Media: Fahmi
2261. MYANMAR: Reluctant Exiles: Another ‘Life or Death’ Exodus From Myanmar
2262. VIETNAM: Thailand Aims to Boost Durian Exports to China, Reclaiming lead from Vietnam
2263. CAMBODIA: 69-Year Old Phnom Penh Madam Detained For Underage Prostitution
2264. INDONESIA: Govt Urged To Tighten, Stop Granting Mining Licenses On Small Islands
2265. INDONESIA: 2 Papuan Rebel Leaders Killed in Shootout
2266. MYANMAR: Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy
2267. VIETNAM Firms Face Highest Local Cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
2268. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Crystal and Liquid Meth Production House Linked to Hong Kong Ring
2269. INDONESIA: PLN Mulls Importing LNG Amid Likely Shortfall in Local Gas Supply
2270. MALAYSIA: Prabowo, Anwar Discuss Direction to Strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia Ties
2271. MYANMAR Junta Deputy Defense Minister Interrogated Over Online Scams
2272. THAILAND: Google Lunches Security Feature to Protect Thailand Users From Scams
2273. INDONESIA: Lack of Clean Power May Jeopardize Indonesia’s Downstream Dream
2274. INDONESIA: Brunei and Laos Join Regional Payment Connectivity
2275. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya Must Calm ‘Allah’ Socks Storm Before Tensions Erupt: Extremism Experts
2276. MYANMAR: BHRN Calls On International Community to Help Muslims in Myanmar
2277. THAILAND: National Anti-Corruption Commission Initiates An Anti-Corruption Education Curriculum to Educate Thai Children and Instill Integrity Value in Thai society
2278. INDONESIA: Hyundai Ends Indonesia Aluminium Deal After Climate Campaign By K-Pop Fans
2279. INDONESIA: Aceh Authorities Detain Four Suspects in Rohingya Refugee Smuggling Case
2280. MALAYSIA Probes Links Between Detained Man and Israeli Crime Group
2281. MYANMAR Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
2282. VIETNAM Has 6 Billionaires in Forbes Global Rich List
2283. INDONESIA: Gov’t Revokes Over 2,000 Mining Licenses
2284. INDONESIA: Court Summons 4 Jokowi Ministers to Testify in Presidential Election Dispute Trial
2285. INDONESIA: As El Nino Bites, Indonesians Struggle with Record-High Rice Prices
2286. MYANMAR Military Loses Historic Outpost on Road to China in Kachin State
2287. SINGAPORE: 5 Takeaways From Survey of Southeast Asians, Including Singapore Being Top Choice of Regional Country for Relocation
2288. INDONESIA: Pope Francis to Visit Indonesia in September: Minister
2289. INDONESIA Gears Up for Another Colossal Elections
2290. MYANMAR: KNU Grateful For Aid Sent by Thai Government Through Myanmar Red Cross
2291. SINGAPORE: Dengue Cases Soar, Doubling in First Quarter of 2024; 7 Deaths Reported
2292. CAMBODIA: Chetra Urges Preservation of Tonle Sap
2293. INDONESIA’S Business Environment Ranking Slips As Others Improve
2294. INDONESIA: Untapped Muslim Donations Could Reach Rp180 Trillion Annually
2295. MYANMAR: India Urged to Stop Embracing War Criminals in Myanmar
2296. THAILAND Equal Marriage Bill a Victory for LGBTQA+ All Over the World:Pita
2297. INDONESIA Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza After UN Vote
2298. INDONESIA Moves Closer to Next World Cup Qualifying Round with 3-0 Win in Vietnam
2299. MALAYSIA: New SOPs Introduced To Prrevent Child Abuse Cases at Daycare Centers: Nancy Shukri
2300. MYANMAR: UK Government Raps Myanmar Junta on Armed Forces Day Over Its Brutality
2301. S’PORE-Flagged Vessel Had ‘Momentary Loss of Propulsion’ Just Before Hitting Baltimore Bridge: MPA
2302. INDONESIA: 13 Soldiers Held Over Alleged Torture of Papuan
2303. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Capture Portuguese Nationals Involved in Liquid Cocaine Trafficking Operation
2304. MYANMAR: A Chronicle of Collapse: How the Tide Turned Against Myanmar’s Once Mighty Military
2305. PHILIPPINES: Drug War Restarts in Davao
2306. VIETNAM: Central Vietnam Province Gets Its Own Red Sea
2307. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Rules Defamation Clause ‘Conditionally Unconstitutional’
2308. INDONESIA Takes Over Airspace Management in Riau Islands and Natuna from Singapore
2309. MYANMAR: Chinese Town Deports 200 Myanmar Migrant Workers Each Day
2310. SINGAPORE: Govt Tells Israeli Embassy to Remove Facebook Post That Was an ‘Astonishing Attempt to Rewrite History’, says Shanmugam
2311. THAILAND: An Entrepreneur Scores a Win in Europe With Her Low Glycemic Flour
2312. INDONESIA: Failed Election Candidates Place Hopes in Court Proceedings
2313. INDONESIA: New Import Rules Hoped to Save Ailing Textile Industry
2314. MALAYSIA: ‘Allah’ Socks Issue: Sabahan Sentenced to Six Months of Jail for Insulting Islam on Facebook
2315. MYANMAR is Main Beneficiary of Chinese Fund: Ambassador
2316. THAI Scientists Breed Coral in Labs to Restore Degraded Reefs
2317. INDONESIA Among the Unhappiest Countries in Southeast Asia: Study
2318. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declared as Elected President After Final Vote Count
2319. MYANMAR Court-Ordered Auction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home Fails to Draw Bids
2320. SINGAPORE Completes First Humanitarian Aid Airdrop into Gaza
2321. VIETNAM: Vo Van Thuong Leaves Position as Vietnam President
2322. INDONESIA Braces For Wildfires Ahead of Dry Season
2323. INDONESIA: $11.6 Billion Invested in Indonesia’s Smelters
2324. MYANMAR’S Women Bear the Cost of the Junta’s Coup
2325. THAILAND: Rural Doctor Society Claims Identities of 2.2 Million Thais on Sale in ‘Dark Web’
2326. VIETNAM: Pakistani, Iranian Men Pose As Interpol To Extort Tourists in Hanoi
2327. INDONESIA Accused of Avoiding Human Rights Issues
2328. INDONESIA: Government Considers Student Loan Scheme for Low-Income Families
2329. MALAYSIA: High Court Strikes Out Woman’s Bid to Declare Herself as Non-Muslim
2330. In MYANMAR, Citizen Journalism is Connecting News to Its Revolutionary Roots
2331. INDONESIA: KPU Races to Finish Vote Tally
2332. INDONESIA: Russia Alleges 10 Indonesians Fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine
2333. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Seize 2,500 LSD Sheets from Germany
2334. Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Calls for Security Council Action to Halt Conscription
2335. CAMBODIA: First Khmer-Speaking Robot Introduced-KhmerTimes
2336. INDONESIA: Draft Policy Draws Flak for Allowing Military, Police Hold Civil Posts
2337. INDONESIA Needs 350 More Aircraft to Make Airfare More Affordable
2338. MALAYSIA: Proposed Amendment on Citizenship Laws Goes Against Founding Fathers’ Intentions, Nazir Razak Tells Putrajaya
2339. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Communications in Around 80 Myanmar’s Townships: Report
2340. INDONESIA: EU Deforestation Regulation Seen to Complicate RI Biodiesel Exports
2341. INDONESIA: Thirst for ‘Swiftnomics’: Indonesia Eyes Partnering with Singapore on Concerts
2342. newspapers to strengthen mastery of Malay language among students
2343. MYANMAR: Japan Announces Extra US$ 37 Million In Aid to Myanmar
2344. SINGAPORE: Singapore Endorses Communique on Tackling Scams at Inaugural Global Fraud Summit
2345. INDONESIA: Extreme Weather Looms Over Indonesia
2346. INDONESIA: 2024 Presidential Election Results: Prabowo-Gibran Secures Victory in Jakarta
2347. MYANMAR: China Tightens Access For Myanmar Migrant Workers Entering From Shan State
2348. SINGAPORE: Over Half in S’pore Say Society, Technology Changing Too Fast, and In Ways That Don’t Benefit Them: Survey
2349. INDONESIA: Civil Society Piles Pressure On Parties To Launch House Probe
2350. INDONESIA: Batik Air Grounds Pilots Following Alleged In-Flight Napping
2351. MALAYSIA Charts Better Score In Latest Pew Religious Restriction Index, Driven By Drop in Govt Curbs
2352. MYANMAR General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State
2353. THAILAND: Crackdown On ‘Mule’ Accounts Aims to Impact Call-Center Gangs
2354. INDONESIA: Why Carbon Utilization Key To Indonesia’s Decarbonization
2355. INDONESIA: 18 Dead, 5 Missing After Indonesia Floods, Landslide
2356. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Sarawak to Become Major Renewable Energy Hub in SE Asia
2357. MYANMAR: AA Joins KIA Attacks on Myanmar Junta in Kachin State, While Fighting in Rakhine
2358. VIETNAMESE Tech TAlents Find Homeland Has Appealing Career Prospects
2359. INDONESIA: Cooking Up Opportunities: Used Cooking Oil Can Be a ‘Sizzling Success’ for Indonesia
2360. INDONESIA Aiming for 80 Percent Middle Class Population in 2045: Bappenas
2361. MALAYSIA: A Decade After MH370: Hopes of a New search to End All Speculation
2362. MYANMAR: Besieged Junta Troops Launch ‘Scorched Earth’ Attacks in Myanmar Jade Hub
2363. PHILIPPINES: 3,600 Ex-Rebels, Mostly in Mindanao, Await Amnesty as Senate Backs Marcos’ Initiative
2364. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sets Ambitious 8 Pct Economic Growth Target for Indonesia
2365. MALAYSIA Among Top Five Most Improved in Increasing Legal Gender Equality, But Still Lags Behind Regional Neighbors: World Bank Report
2366. MYANMAR: Number of Townships Placed Under Martial Law by Myanmar Junta Rises to 61
2367. SINGAPORE: Govt Mulls Publicizing Litterbugs’ Photos to Identify Them As Part of ‘Targeted’ Response to Rise in Cases
2368. THAILAND: Wealthy Myanmar Citizens Buy Thai Property to Seek Refuge From Civil War
2369. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Groups Oppose Using Operational Assistance Fund to Provide Free Lunches
2370. INDONESIA: Prabowo Looks Certain to Protect Status Quo for Political Stability
2371. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar ‘Happy to Reopen’ MH370 Search If Compelling Evidence Found
2372. MYANMAR: ‘No Breakthrough’ in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance and Junta
2373. VIETNAM: Carbon Credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year
2374. CAMBODIA: Shiva Reborn: 10th Century Statue Takes Shape
2375. INDONESIA: Poll Body in Hot Water After String of Tech Failures
2376. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Takes a Stand Against Bullying at PGRI Congress
2377. MALAYSIAN Graduates are Overqualified and Underpaid: Khazanah Research Institute Report
2378. MYANMAR: Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar’s Naval Weaknesses
2379. INDONESIA: Government Trials Free Meal Program at Tangerang School
2380. INDONESIA: Jokowi Promotes Prabowo to TNI Honorary General
2381. MYANMAR Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions
2382. SINGAPORE: New Anti-scam Portal to be Launched; MHA Calls out Meta for ‘Consistently Pushing Back’ on Efforts to Tackle Scams
2383. THAILAND: Zero Baht Stores: How ‘Grandpa Garbage’ Turned Waste into Sustainable Communities
2384. INDONESIA: Govt Doubles Funds for Oil Palm Replanting
2385. INDONESIA Losing Out on Foreign Tourists To Its Neighbors: Sandiaga
2386. MYANMAR: Aid Received by Myanmar in 2023 Insufficient According to Analysis
2387. SINGAPORE: Restaurant in Singapore Offers ‘Divorce’ Booking Option With Treats for Celebration
2388. THAILAND: Chaiwat Insists 2,900 Rai Under Dispute is Protected Forest, Cannot Be ‘Buffer Zone’
2389. CAMBODIA: Troubled Phnom Penh ‘Beer Bus’ Rebrands as ‘Eco-Friendly Exploration’
2390. INDONESIA: World Bank Urges Fiscal Caution for Indonesia’s Free Lunch Program in 2025
2391. INDONESIA: Inclusive Marriage Registry Plan for KUAs Meets With Questions, Calls for Dialogue
2392. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Agree With New National Service Scheme, Think It Will Be Positive: Survey
2393. MYANMAR: Myanmar Junta Calls on Students to Join University Corps
2394. INDONESIA Most Networked Nation in Southeast Asia Amid Geopolitical Race
2395. INDONESIA: Government to Relocate 6,000 Civil Servants to Nusantara in July
2396. MALAYSIA now ranks number one globally for 5G consistency score: Fahmi
2397. MYANMAR: Legal Aid Network Raps Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Drive
2398. VIETNAM Risks Losing Regional Tourism Race Without Visa Waivers: Experts
2399. CAMBODIA ex-PM Hun Sen Returns to Frontline Politics for Senate Seat
2400. INDONESIA: Luhut says China Ready to Fork Over for Cutlery Factory
2401. MYANMAR: Ta’ang Towns Promised Civilian Administration
2402. VIETNAM: Scrap Dealer Builds $2.85M Gold-Plated Castle in Central Vietnam
2403. CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Explains Hun Many’s Promotion to DPM
2404. INDONESIA: Jokowi Unveils Biggest Port in Eastern Indonesia
2405. INDONESIA Decries ‘Geopolitical Nightmare’ Ahead of ICJ Appeal
2406. MYANMAR: Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription
2407. VIETNAM To See Largest Expansion in Wealth Growth Over The Next Decade
2408. INDONESIA: Fitch, Moody’s Raise Concerns About Fiscal Policy Under Prabowo leadership
2409. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s School Meal Program to Cost $7.7 Billion in First Year
2410. MYANMAR: Pa-O Militia Backs Myanmar Junta Conscription by Forcibly Recruiting Civilians
2411. SINGAPORE: Malaysian Govt Study Warns of ‘Brain Drain’, Finds 3 in 4 M’sians Living, Working in S’pore Skilled or Semi-skilled
2412. THAILAND: What Thailand Must Do To Improve its Democracy Index Ranking
2413. INDONESIA: Jokowi signs regulation requiring Google, Meta to pay for news
2414. INDONESIA Says Women’s Rights Advocacy Should Remain a Priority in Afghanistan
2415. MALAYSIA: Police and State Islamic Authorities will Investigate Man Who Claims to be Prophet Muhammad’s Descendant: Home Minister
2416. MYANMAR:  Global ESG Investment Advisory Firms Accused of Aiding Myanmar Junta
2417. VIETNAM to send 125,000 Laborers Abroad in 2024
2418. CAMBODIA To Install Hundreds of Wildlife Cameras in an EFfort to Restore its Tiger Population
2419. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates 26 Military Hospitals Across Indonesia
2420. MYANMAR: 3 Myanmar Brigadier Generals Sentenced To Death For Surrendering Town
2421. VIETNAM’S VinFast to Establish EV Assembly Plant in Indonesia This Year
2422. INDONESIA: Doctors Blame Late Detection as Cancer Deaths in Indonesia Near 243,000
2423. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Policy Scrutiny After Free-Market Comments
2424. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Proposed Fishing Law Leaves Burmese Workers Vulnerable
2425. SINGAPORE: Air Ticket Prices To Go Up as Singapore Mandates Sustainable Fuel for Departing Flights from 2026
2426. THAILAND: Group Opposed to Thaksin’s Parole Vows to Seek NACC Investigation
2427. INDONESIA: Prabowo On Track To Succeed Jokowi
2428. INDONESIA: From Floods to Love Hearts
2429. MYANMAR: Restrictions Imposed on Domestic Air Travel in Myanmar
2430. THAILAND: Govt Launches New Medical Coverage Scheme for Tourists
2431. VIETNAMESE Spend $3.8M Daily on Online Food Orders
2432. INDONESIA: Tale of Two cities: Religious Tolerance in Bekasi & Depok
2433. INDONESIA to Address International Court Hearing on Israel Next Week
2434. MALAYSIA: Tourism Minister Urges Malaysians to Reject Racism to Achieve Strong Unity
2435. MYANMAR: Thailand to Open Humanitarian Center to Deliver Aid to Myanmar in One Month
2436. SINGAPORE Builds AI Model to ‘Represent’ Southeast Asians
2437. INDONESIA’S 2024 Cybersecurity Challenge: Rising Threats and Human Risks
2438. INDONESIA: New Energy Rule Discourages Rooftop Solar Systems: Users
2439. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reaffirms Continuation of Jokowi’s Programs
2440. MALAYSIA: Sharia Punishments in Malaysia Determined by Govt, No Question of Any Challenge Against Islamic Laws: IKIM
2441. MYANMAR Junta Enforces Military Service Law Following Battlefield Losses
2442. INDONESIA: Government Targets Completion of 41 National Strategic Projects by 2024, Removes 12
2443. MYANMAR’S Depleted Military Takes Aim at Professors, Students to Beef Up
2444. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Rejects Calls for Independent Mindanao After Duterte’s Remarks
2445. SINGAPORE: Median Monthly Household Income Rises to S$10,869 in 2023, a Real Increase of 2.8%
2446. INDONESIA’S Leading Banks Thrive in Post-Pandemic Recovery
2447. INDONESIA: KPU Found Guilty of Ethics Breach in Handling of Gibran VP Bid
2448. MYANMAR: Nine UN Security Council Members Call on Junta to End Attacks on Civilians
2449. THAILAND Confident Aid Effort Will Lead to Myanmar Crisis Dialogue
2450. INDONESIA: Anies to Uphold FPI, HTI Bans
2451. INDONESIA: Ship Captain Arrested for Transporting Migrant Workers from Malaysia
2452. MALAYSIA’S Pardons Board Announces Decision to Cut Najib’s Jail Term from 12 to 6 Years
2453. MYANMAR: 41 Rohingya Refugees Arrested After Fleeing Malaysian Detention Center
2454. VIETNAM: South Australia Halts Central Vietnam Students’ Admittance Amid Disappearances
2455. INDONESIAN Academia Calls for Electoral Integrity
2456. INDONESIA’S Manufacturing PMI Beats Other ASEAN Countries
2457. MALAYSIA: Stats Dept 2023 Report Shows Cancer Fourth Leading cCuse of death in Malaysia: Health Minister
2458. MYANMAR: 900 Myanmar Medics Detained Since 2021 Coup: Swiss Report
2459. SINGAPORE: Muslims Will Be Allowed to Eat Lab-Grown Meat If  It’s From Halal Animal Cells, Free From Non-Halal Ingredients: Mufti
2460. CAMBODIA: Soothsayers Barred From Social Media aEtivities
2461. INDONESIA: TNI Deploys 400,000 Soldiers to Safeguard the 2024 Election
2462. INDONESIA to Import Chinese Trains for Aging Commuter Line
2463. MYANMAR: Junta Prepared to Extend Myanmar’s State of Emergency Again in August
2464. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs
2465. INDONESIA: Dynasty in the Making’ as President Jokowi Shadow Hangs Over General Elections
2466. INDONESIA: Singkawang Retains Title as Indonesia’s Most Tolerant City
2467. MALAYSIA Ranks 57th in Global Corruption Perception Index, Trails Singapore in ASEAN
2468. MYANMAR: Momeik Incinerated as Myanmar Junta Reoccupies Shan Town
2469. PHILIPPINES: CNN Philippines to Close Due to Financial Losses
2470. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Back ‘Myanmar-Owned and Led’ Solution to Crisis
2471. INDONESIA: South Korean Native Vies for House seat
2472. INDONESIA: Sustainable Infrastructure Will Remain as Top Priority under New President: Sri Mulyani
2473. MYANMAR Sends Official to First ASEAN Meeting in More Than Two Years
2474. SINGAPORE: Women Aged 21 to 49 More Likely Than Male Peers to Accept Being Single, Married Without Children: IPS poll
2475. INDONESIA Aims to Attract 1,000 Investors with ‘Golden Visa’ Program
2476. INDONESIA: Jokowi Gets Red Mark in Agrarian Dispute Resolution
2477. MYANMAR: Both Junta and Resistance Digging In as Third Myanmar Coup Anniversary Approaches
2478. THAILAND: Most Thais Believe Country in Economic Crisis That Needs Urgent Attention: Poll
2479. Vietnamese Make Up Largest Percentage of Japan’s Foreign Workforce
2480. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugees Flee Aceh Shelter Amid Tensions With Locals
2481. INDONESIA Walks Out During Israel’s UN Security Council Speech
2482. MALAYSIA: At UPR Review, Malaysia Stands Firm on its Treatment of Refugees
2483. MYANMAR’S Supreme Court Orders Sale of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home
2484. VIETNAM Condemns Fabricated Report by Human Rights Watch
2485. INDONESIA: More Indonesians Smoking, Bucking Global Trend
2486. INDONESIA Seeks EU Trade Deal to Compete Against Vietnamese Footwear
2487. MALAYSIA to Launch Inquiry Into Cases Involving Disputed Singapore Strait Islets
2488. MYANMAR’S  Military Has Turned a Strategic Town in Sagaing Region Into a ‘Graveyard’
2489. THAILAND Must Get Out of Comfort Zone Amid Global Polycrises: CEOs
2490. INDONESIA Needs to Quadruple Sugar Output by 2030 for Self-Fufficiency, Ethanol
2491. INDONESIA: Demands from China, India to Boost Indonesia’s Coal Production
2492. MALAYSIA Demands Accountability for Israel’s Violations of International Law: Foreign Minister
2493. MYANMAR: Defeated Myanmar Junta Generals Given Death Sentences
2494. THAILAND Rolls out New VAT Refund for Foreign Tourists
2495. INDONESIA to Defend Skeptical Stance on Digital Goods Tax Moratorium at WTO
2496. INDONESIA: Special Buses for Students with Disabilities Begin Operations in Jakarta
2497. MALAYSIA’s Regressive Citizenship Amendments Risk Giving ‘Little Napoleons’ Power to Decide Who Gets To Be a Malaysian: Lawyer
2498. MYANMAR: India Plans to Fence Off Myanmar Frontier
2499. VIETNAM: First Homemade Radar Satellite to Go into Space Next Year
2500. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Future Lies in Kalimantan
2501. INDONESIA Eyes More Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Projects in 2024
2502. MYANMAR Named Second-Biggest Jailer of Journalists
2503. THAILAND: Muay Thai Takes the US by Storm, with 1,724 Centers, $1.25 Billion Industry
2504. VIETNAM: PM Requests Review of Labor Export Companies
2505. INDONESIA to Abandon 23% Renewable Energy Target
2506. INDONESIA’S Tourism to Fall Behind Thailand if Entertainment Tax Goes Up: Apindo
2507. MYANMAR: Another 278 Myanmar Junta Troops Flee to India
2508. SINGAPORE: EV Fast Chargers to be Set Up in HDB Neighborhood and town centers
2509. VIETNAM: Health Ministry Warns of Covid, Flu Surges Amid Tet travel, weather
2510. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Ganjar, Anies Offer Diverse Anti-Graft Strategies
2511. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Global Graffic Ranking Improves, But Congestion Worsens
2512. MALAYSIA: Immigration D-G says 220 Undocumented Migrant Hotspots Detected Nationwide
2513. MYANMAR: Thailand Mulls Providing Humanitarian Aid to Victims of War in Myanmar: Report
2514. VIETNAM: US Terrorist Group Coaxes People Into Deadly Attacks in Vietnam: Prosecutors
2515. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Breaks Ground on Rp 940 Billion Mosque Project in Nusantara
2516. INDONESIA: KPK Seeks FBI Assistance in Investigating SAP’s Bribery Allegations
2517. MALAYSIA: Two Malaysian Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Plead Guilty to Conspiring in 2002 Bali Bombing
2518. MYANMAR: Female Prisoners Subjected to Humiliating Strip Searches in Corridors
2519. VIETNAM: Hanoi Man Suffers Roundworm Attacks Passed From Dog
2520. INDONESIA Targets 15 Oil and Gas Projects Going Onstream in 2024
2521. INDONESIA Narrowly Misses Target of 100% Electrification Rate
2522. INDONESIA: Vietnam to Surpass Indonesia if We Do Nothing: Jokowi
2523. MYANMAR  Military Bows to Powerful Ethnic Army, Gives it More Towns Near China Border
2524. VIETNAM: 290 Kg of Cocaine Washed Ashore in Central Vietnam
2525. INDONESIA: Candidates to Pledge Commitment On Graft Eradication
2526. INDONESIA: Police in West Papua Urge Vigilance as 53 Inmates Escape from Sorong Prison
2527. MYANMAR’S Dictator is Facing Calls to Resign From Some of His Most Ardent Supporters
2528. SINGAPOREANS Less Happy Today Than 5 Years Ago, But Those With More Balanced View of LIfe Generally More Satisfied: NUS Survey
2529. VIETNAM Upholds ‘One China’ Policy After Taiwan Election
2530. INDONESIA: Prabowo Revives Plan to Build Giant Seawall Across Java Coastline
2531. INDONESIA: Communication and Information Ministry Removes 810,000 Online Gambling Content in 2023
2532. MALAYSIAN Drug Kingpin Arrested in Laos Deported to Thailand, Authorities Working to Seize Remaining Ill-Gotten Gains
2533. MYANMAR: Captured Myanmar Brigadier General Urges Junta Boss to Stop Committing War Crimes
2534. SINGAPORE Passport Ranked World’s Most Powerful in 2024, Tied With 5 Other Countries
2535. INDONESIA: Police Extend Cartenz Peace Operation in Papua Through 2024
2536. INDONESIA: PLN Transforms Electric Poles into EV Charging Stations
2537. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Spreading Fake News is a Crime, Agong is in Malaysia
2538. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Myanmar Migrants Detained in Malaysia Crackdown
2539. SINGAPORE Looking to Hire Auxiliary Police from China, India, the Philippines, Myanmar as Taiwan Recruits Dwindle: Shanmugam
2540. INDONESIA: Unlocking Indonesia’s Supply Chain Opporst Asia-tunity in Energized Southea
2541. INDONESIA to Send Record-Breaking 241,000 Pilgrims for 2024 Hajj Season
2542. Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int’l Isolation, Rohingya Rights
2543. SINGAPORE: Films at Upcoming Palestine Film Festival Allowed As They Do Not Promote Violence Against Any Group: Shanmugam
2544. THAILAND Set to Surpass 2023 Rice Export Target as November Figures Surge
2545. INDONESIA, Taiwan Prepare Migrant Fisher Protection Pact
2546. INDONESIA’S Foreign Policy is Not Transactional: Minister
2547. MALAYSIA: Protecting Malaysian Kids Online From Sexual Exploitation: Govt Explores Measures to Safeguard Against Overseas Predators
2548. MYANMAR: Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore
2549. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Eye More Tax on the Rich, Digital Firms to Raise Revenue
2550. INDONESIA Faces Dilemma on Rohingya Refugees
2551. MALAYSIA: Make No mistake, Downloading And Viewing ‘Child Porn’ is a Crime in Malaysia — Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
2552. MYANMAR Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp
2553. SINGAPORE: ‘The Urgency Has Gone Up’: SIngapore Government Agencies React To Findings of Third Climate Change Study
2554. INDONESIA: Waves of Lay-Offs Sweep Indonesia’s Export-Oriented Industries in 2023
2555. INDONESIA Confident About Winning EU Lawsuit on Palm Oil Biofuel
2556. MALAYSIA: Global Pharmaceutical Firm Roche Selects Malaysia as Site for First-in-Human Clinical Trial on Experimental Immuno Suppressant Drug
2557. SINGAPORE: What is a ‘Cyber Kidnapping’ Scam, and How Can You Protect Yourself Against it?
2558. MYANMAR Resistance Set to Expand Fighting in Mandalay After Seizing Strategic Junta Outpost
2559. CAMBODIA: New Minimum Wage in Effect, Up $4 Per Month
2560. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Venture Into TikTok To Win Over Young Voters
2561. INDONESIA: Bali Senator Sparks Islamophobic Controversy Over Comments on Airport Staff Attire
2562. MYANMAR Junta Threatens Nonstop Bombing of Towns Seized by Ethnic Groups
2563. VIETNAMESE Workers’ Average Income Grows 6.9% in 2023
2564. ASEAN FDI Hits All-Time High as EV Investment Skyrockets
2565. MYANMAR: Spring Revolution News for 1 January 2024
2566. SINGAPORE’S Economy Grew 1.2% in 2023; External Environment ‘Less Favorable’ to Security, Prosperity For Some Years To Come: PM Lee
2567. VIETNAM: India, Cambodia are Vietnam’s Fastest Growing Tourism Markets
2568. INDONESIA: Govt Confirms New COVID-19 Subvariant Ahead of Year-End Holidays
2569. INDONESIA’S Pertamina to Invest $900 Million in Algeria: Minister
2570. MALAYSIANNS Who Made Their Mark in the International Film Industry in 2023
2571. MYANMAR Junta Accused of Starving and Arresting Civilians in Rakhine State ‘to Instill Fear’
2572. VIETNAM: Tourism Race Heats Up as Asian Countries Rush to Simplify Visa Requirements
2573. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Finally Forms Permanent Ethics Council
2574. INDONESIA: No Need to Go Abroad: Jokowi Wants People to Seek Healthcare in New Capital
2575. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Govt ban on Israeli-owned ships entering country clear signal Malaysia does not recognise Israel
2576. SINGAPORE to Step Up Enforcement Against Vapes at Changi Airport and Other Checkpoints
2577. THAILAND: Survey Finds That 50% of Thais of Working Age Cannot Afford to Retire
2578. INDONESIA: Nickel Plan Sidelined as Govt Pushes EV Market With New Incentives
2579. INDONESIA: North Maluku Governor Arrested 13 Days Prior to Retirement
2580. MALAYSIA: Bumiputera Population Estimated at 21.3 Million This Year
2581. MYANMAR Stands on Humanitarian ‘Precipice’, UN Warns
2582. SINGAPORE: Will Global Supply Chains Be Disrupted By Ship Attacks in the Red Sea and is Singapore Affected?
2583. ASEAN: Japan to Provide $1b for ASEAN’s Regional EV Ecosystem
2584. INDONESIA: Spending Discrepancy in Jakarta: Land of the Rich, Home of the Poor
2585. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated
2586. MYANMAR: Number of Civilians Fleeing War in Myanmar Doubled to 660,000 in One Month: UN
2587. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Eye Seamless Tourism: Srettha
2588. CAMBODIA: Endangered Dholes Discovered at Mondulkiri Wildlife Conservancy
2589. INDONESIA: KPU Puts Health As Priority When Recruiting Poll Workers
2590. INDONESIA: India Proposes Local Currency Use in Trade with Indonesia
2591. MYANMAR: Few Places in Myanmar Still Safe for Junta Boss to Visit
2592. VIETNAM: Hanoi Aims to Increase Per Capita Green Space Five-Fold
2593. INDONESIA: Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Reimpose Health Protocols Amid Rising COVID-19 Trend
2594. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Earns Praise from Global Economists: Enggartiasto
2595. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Report Jump in Malaysia Govt Requests to Remove Content in 2023
2596. MYANMAR’S Spring Revolution Must Open Two New Fronts to Oust Junta
2597. INDONESIA’S Deforestation Rate Off Target For 2030 Climate Goal
2598. INDONESIA: Anies Wants to Discontinue New Capital Nusantara Project
2599. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Calls For Masks Again As Malaysia’s Covid-19 Cases Nearly Double to 13,000 In a Week
2600. MYANMAR: China Says ‘Positive’ Peace Talks Held Over North Myanmar Conflict
2601. INDONESIA: Ministry Urges Complete COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead of Holiday Season
2602. ‘INDONESIA Imprisoned More Graft Convicts than any Other Nation’: Jokowi
2603. MYANMAR’S Growth to Fall to 1 Percent: World Bank
2604. MYANMAR Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN
2605. PHILIPPINES: 65 Provinces Face Severe Drought
2606. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Ready for First Debate
2607. INDONESIA: Barito Dethrones BCA as Indonesia’s Biggest Listed Company
2608. MALAYSIA: CIJ: Surge in Anti-LGBT Hate Speech Since 1975 Incident at Good Vibes
2609. MYANMAR-Thailand to Form Joint Task Force to Cope With War Refugees
2610. SINGAPORE Suspends Poultry Imports From Regions in Japan, US and Other Countries Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
2611. CAMBODIA: LGBT Community Proposes Marital Equality Discussions
2612. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Push for Indonesian-Made Cars If He Wins Election
2613. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Prioritizes 4 Cities as New Growth Drivers
2614. MYANMAR Regime Stops Fuel Supplies to Yangon Factories
2615. PHILIPPINES: Most Filipinos Oppose Divorce
2616. INDONESIA: Jakarta Reports Infections Linked to ‘Mystery Pneumonia’
2617. INDONESIA: 11 Bodies Recovered after Marapi Eruption, and 12 Climbers Still Missing
2618. MYANMAR: Full Civilian Rule Restored in First Large Town Seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG
2619. SINGAPORE: Fewer Young People in Singapore Donating Blood Even as Demand Rises From Ageing Population: Red Cross
2620. THAILAND: Work-Life Balance and Flexibility Top Priorities for Thai Employees: Survey
2621. INDONESIA’S Call for Support in COP28 Shows ‘No New’ Commitment
2622. INDONESIA and UAE Collaborate to Combat Money Laundering
2623. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Stop Calling For ‘Inclusive Talks’ Between Myanmar Junta and Its Victims
2624. PHILIPPINES:11 Dead, Scores Hurt in MSU Bombing
2625. THAILAND: Police to Investigate Bribery Allegations Reported by German media
2626. INDONESIA Heightens Monitoring in Response to ‘Mysterious Pneumonia’ Outbreak in China
2627. INDONESIA Calls for Palestine’s Full UN Membership
2628. MYANMAR Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military
2629. MYANMAR: Fighting In Over 200 Townships Since Myanmar Coup
2630. INDONESIA: Indonesia EV Battery Industry in Limbo Amid Uncertain Roadmap, Rule
2631. INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau Continues to Erupt on Tuesday
2632. MYANMAR: Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang
2633. MYANMAR: Gangs, Extortion in Bangladesh Camps Driving Rohingya Sea Exodus
2634. SINGAPORE: Shanmugam Seeks Court Order Requiring TikTok to Name Users Who Posted ‘False, Baseless’ Claims of Extra-Marital Affair
2635. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Highlights Importance of Religion at R20 Summit
2636. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates On The Move Ahead of Official Campaign Season
2637. MALAYSIA: Education Minister Apologizes Over Vanning of Tamil Songs at Carnival in Penang
2638. MYANMAR: Rohingya Resettlements From Bangladesh Increase While Myanmar Instability Grows
2639. THAILAND: Chinese Nationals Begging in Bangkok Not Victims of Trafficking: Immigration Chief
2640. INDONESIA: State-Owned Enterprises Yield Rp 74 Trillion in Dividends
2641. INDONESIAN Police, Fishers Start Patrols to Stop Rohingya Boats
2642. MALAYSIA: In China, Court Begins Hearing Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 Compensation Claims From Passengers’ Families
2643. MYANMAR Junta to Prosecute Satellite Internet Users
2644. INDONESIA: KPK Marches On As Leader Fights Graft Charges
2645. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Inaugurates Two Airports in Papua
2646. MYANMAR: Battle For Control of Myanmar State Capital Escalating at ‘Alarming Rate’
2647. VIETNAMESE in Myanmar Relocated to Safe Zones: ministry
2648. INDONESIA Welcomes Temporary Truce in Gaza, Seeks Lasting Solution
2649. INDONESIA: Amended Law Allows Gov’t to Freeze Bank Accounts in Online Gambling Crackdown
2650. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Electronics Face Closer US Scrutiny Over China-Forced Labor
2651. MYANMAR: Doctors Without Borders Calls for Patient and Healthcare Worker Safety in Myanmar Conflict Areas
2652. VIETNAM: Task Force Curbing Traffic of Newborns to China
2653. INDONESIA: Regional Economic Integration Underpins Indonesia’s Transformation-JakartaPost-Nov 22, 2023
2654. INDONESIANS See US, China As the Right Economic Partners for ASEAN
2655. MALAYSIA: Bomb Threats Hit Several International Schools in Malaysia
2656. MYANMAR: Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
2657. THAILAND: LGBTQ Couples in Thailand to Soon Have Equal Legal Rights in Marriage
2658. INDONESIA Sends $2 Million worth of Humanitarian Supplies to Palestine
2659. INDONESIA: Disapora Welcomes New visa, But Not the Cost
2660. MALAYSIA: Average Salary in Malaysia to Increase 5.1pc in 2024: Mercer Survey
2661. MYANMAR: Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future
2662. CAMBODIA to Become First Asian Host of Mine Summit
2663. INDONESIA Opts for Less Ambitious Option Than Early Coal Retirement
2664. INDONESIA: About 250 Rohingya Refugees in Aceh Sent Back to Sea
2665. MALAYSIA: Becoming a Malaysian Officially: Five things You Need to Know About the ‘Good Character’ Test
2666. MYANMAR: Humbled Regime Helpless as China Demands Border Security; Hiding the Scale of Defeat; and More
2667. INDONESIA Healthtech Industry Faces Fresh Challenges Despite Past Growths
2668. INDONESIA: House to Form Committee to Watch Police Ahead of Elections
2669. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Agree to Address Illegal Fishing, Discuss South China Sea Issue During Bilateral Meeting in San Francisco
2670. MYANMAR: 5 European Nations, Canada Seek to Join Genocide Case against Myanmar at Top UN Court
2671. THAILAND: Hamas Tells govt Negotiators Thai Hostages Will Be Freed During Ceasefire
2672. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Vow Close Scrutiny of 2024 Race
2673. INDONESIA: Gunung Padang Could Be the World’s Oldest Pyramid: Study
2674. MALAYSIA: Google, Malaysian Govt Announce Strategic Collaboration To Create Skill Opportunities for 300,000 by 2026
2675. MYANMAR: Nine Towns Occupied by Myanmar Military for Decades Lost to Resistance in Days
2676. SINGAPORE: All Adult Singaporeans To Receive up to S$800 in Assurance Package Support in December
2677. INDONESIA: Competitive Three-Horse Race to Succeed Jokowi is On
2678. INDONESIA, US to Develop Work Plan on Critical Minerals Deal
2679. MYANMAR: Almost 40 Myanmar Junta Positions Abandoned in Rakhine: Arakan Army
2680. PHILIPPINES: Why Court Allowed Leila de Lima to Post Bail
2681. THAILAND Welcomes 23 Million Tourists This Year with Malaysians Topping List
2682. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Divided on Jokowi’s Food Estate Policy
2683. INDONESIA: Gibran Cleared To Run Despite Controversy
2684. MALAYSIA: Why Aren’t More Malays Successful Despite NEP? Dr Mahathir Compares Culture to Centuries of ‘Wealth-Chasing’ by Chinese
2685. MALAYSIA: ‘Stalemate’: Malaysia Still Can’t Get Sirul Extradited from Australia Due to Death Penalty: Lawyers
2686. CHINA Offers Bounty for Myanmar Junta’s Scam Kingpin in Kokang
2687. INDONESIA: Jokowi Calls OIC to Unite Against Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza
2688. INDONESIA: Religious Figures, Activists Call for Dialogue to End Violence in Papua
2689. MYANMAR: Thousands Trapped Without Food and Medicine in Shan State
2690. THAILAND: Chinese Police to Patrol in Thailand to Boost Tourist Confidence
2691. VIETNAM: Healing Tourism Trend Prompts Service Suppliers to Become More Dynamic
2692. CAMBODIA Achieves Remarkable Rice Sales Exceeding $1.2 Billion
2693. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
2694. INDONESIA: TikTok Ramps Up Efforts To Fight Fake Election News
2695. MYANMAR: Brotherhood Alliance Vows to Spread Operation 1027 Across Myanmar
2696. VIETNAM Beckons DIaspora With Career Options
2697. INDONESIA’S Diplomacy Must Be Value-Led, Not Transactional: Anies
2698. INDONESIA Welcomes 22 Palestinian Students on Scholarships
2699. MYANMAR Junta Calls Up All Reservists as Resistance Offensive Spreads
2700. SINGAPORE: Religious Leaders’ Guidance On gGobal Conflicts Helped to Foster Harmony in Singapore: Shanmugam
2701. VIETNAM: US Adds Vietnam to Currency Monitoring List
2702. INDONESIA: Certification Headache for Indonesia’s Budding Carbon Market
2703. INDONESIA Should Revamp Foreign Policy Amid Global Challenges: Ganjar
2704. MALAYSIA: Recruitment Agencies Not Allowed to Outsource Hiring of Foreign Workers: HR Minister
2705. MYANMAR: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Need Food: Myanmar Volunteers
2706. VIETNAMESE  Boycott Snapchat Over China’s U-shaped Line
2707. INDONESIA: GDP Growth Falls Below 5 Percent for First Time Since Pandemic
2708. INDONESIA Joins Money Laundering Watchdog FATF
2709. MYANMAR: Thai Police Pledge to Rescue Trafficked Nationals From Myanmar
2710. SINGAPORE PRoposes New Laws for President, Ministers to Hold ROles in Foreign and Global organizations
2711. VIETNAM By Far the Biggest Market for South Korean Cars in Southeast Asia
2712. INDONESIA: New Law Allows Military’s Return to Civilian Positions
2713. INDONESIA: West Papua Tribe At Risk of Losing Homeland aAter Court Ruling: NGOs
2714. MALAYSIA: Health Experts Predict Diabetes Will Heavily Burden Malaysia’s Healthcare System in Future
2715. MYANMAR Ethnic Groups Seize More Junta Outposts in Northern Shan State
2716. PHILIPPINES: Radioman Killed While Broadcasting
2717. INDONESIA Unlikely To Boycott Pro-Israel Products
2718. INDONESIA, UAE to Launch Mangrove Research Center at COP28
2719. MYNMAR Military Says Lost Control of Strategic Border Town
2720. SINGAPORE Warns Foreigners Against Using Country to Further Political Causes Amid Israel-Hamas war
2721. VIETNAM Uncovers Oldest Human Remains
2722. CAMBODIA: UNESCO Formally List Battambang Gastronomy
2723. INDONESIAN Hospital in Gaza in its Last Hours Amid Israel’s Fuel Blockade
2724. INDONESIA: More Local Firms Start Developing Malls, Hospitals in Nusantara
2725. MALAYSIA: On Proposed ‘Regressive’ Citizenship Law Changes, Stateless Kids Still Have Legal Avenues to be Malays: Saifuddin Nasution
2726. MYANMAR: US Sanctions Myanmar Junta’s State Oil and Gas Company
2727. INDONESIA Doubts Myanmar is Close to Inclusive National Dialogue
2728. INDONESIA: Government to introduce superior tuber varieties to address famine in Papua
2729. INDONESIA: 200,000 Hectares of Palm Plantations to be Made Forests: Government
2730. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Allowed 100pc Foreign-Owned Tesla, Starlink To Operate in Malaysia for National Good
2731. MYANMAR: Chinese Security Minister Meets Myanmar Junta Chief as Border Violence Grows
2732. INDONESIA: At Least 45 Suspected Militants Arrested in October
2733. INDONESIA: Remote Working for Jakarta Public Employees Fails to Tackle Pollution
2734. MALAYSIA: Sold An Illusion, Group Says Some Nepalis Find Bitter Reality Once in Malaysia
2735. MYNMAR Military Caught Off Guard by Ethnic Alliance’s Northern Offensive
2736. THAILAND To Lift Deep South Emergency by 2027: Defense Minister
2737. INDONESIA: 2024 Elections Chance to ‘Rejuvenate Democracy’ in Southeast Asia
2738. INDONESIA Surpasses Target With 26 Gold Medals at Hangzhou Para Games
2739. MYANMAR’S Shan State Clashes Stretch Into Second Day
2740. SINGAPORE’S Vote In Favor of UN Resolution Shows Clear Stand on Israel-Hamas Conflict: Shanmugam
2741. VIETNAM: Google Offers 40,000 Scholarships to Support Vietnam’s digital transformation
2742. INDONESIA Slams Western ‘Bias’ Regarding Gaza Siege at Security Council
2743. INDONESIA: TikTok, YouTube, Meta Eye Indonesia E-commerce License: Sources
2744. MYANMAR Junta Gets an ‘F’ For Education as Schools Spiral into Chaos
2745. SINGAPORE: Sleep-Deprived, 2 in 3 S’poreans Planning Travel With Goal of Catching Up On Shut-Eye: Survey
2746. THAILAND: At Least 54 Thais Held Hostage by Hamas: Israeli government
2747. INDONESIA: Businesses Seek to Ensure Post-Election Continuity
2748. INDONESIA: We Are Open to All: Indonesia Denies Favoring Chinese Investment
2749. MALAYSIA: Using Bahasa Melayu in Govt Dept Correspondence Crucial to Safeguard its Position: Malay Students Federation
2750. MYANMAR: Daw Aung Suu Kyi in Limbo as Myanmar Resumes Prison Visits After Three-Year Ban
2751. MYANMAR Crackdown on Business Escalates, 16 More Executives Face Life in Prison
2752. CAMBODIA-Village Ends Logging, Plants Crops
2753. INDONESIA Can Sue EU over Protectionist Green Policy: Economist
2754. MALAYSIA: DAP Rep Calls on Malaysians to Buy Palestinian Products Like Olive Oil, Dates As Sign of Solidarity
2755. MYANMAR: Global Petition Ups Pressure on Singapore to Cut Myanmar Military’s Supply Line
2756. VIETNAM Reports First Monkeypox Death
2757. INDONESIA: Firms Want Direct 95-Year Land Rights In Nusantara As Uncertainty Persists
2758. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Huge Geothermal Potential Catches Iceland’s Attention
2759. MALAYSIA: Poor Command of Bahasa Malaysia Among Reasons Why Senior Applicants Refused Citizenship:  Home Minister
2760. MYANMAR Regime Opens Larger Gems Emporium
2761. SINGAPORE: No Decision On Use Of Nuclear Energy Yet, Singapore to Keep Options Open
2762. INDONESIA: Prabowo Picks Jokowi’s Son Gibran as Running Mate
2763. INDONESIA: Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage in Indonesia’s “Living Rooms”
2764. MYANMAR: Rohingya Lie at the Bottom of the Pile of World Aid Priorities
2765. MYANMAR Junta Allocates Land in Yangon for Russia to Build Orthodox Church
2766. VIETNAM: Vietnam to Sign Rice Trade Deals with Indonesia, Philippines
2767. INDONESIA: After Nearly A Decade, Jokowi Falls Short On Promise Of Energy Subsidy Reform
2768. INDONESIA: Ex-Papua Governor Lukas Enembe Sentenced to 8 Years for Corruption
2769. MYANMAR: German Firm Faces Legal Probe Over Myanmar Junta Supplies
2770. MYANMAR Junta Demands Expats Pay Tax Before Renewing Passports
2771. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Secures $4.26B Business Deals in Saudi Arabia-
2772. INDONESIA: Belt and Road Cooperation Must Not Complicate Countries’ Fiscal Conditions: Jokowi
2773. INDONESIA: European Firm Commits to Invest $2b in Indonesia’s Renewables
2774. MALAYSIA Proposes Upgrading 2002 ASEAN Pact To Address Haze Issue: Nik Nazmi
2775. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Trying to Sow Division in Myanmar’s Oldest Ethnic Armed Group
2776. THAILAND: Iranian Envoy in Thailand Says Effort Being Made to Free Thais Held Hostage by Hamas
2777. INDONESIA: Xi Wants to Expand Cooperation With Indonesia in Several Key Markets
2778. INDONESIA: 30.000 Coal Workers Could Lose Jobs as Indonesia Shifts to Clean Energy
2779. MALAYSIA: First Women’s Health Clinic Set Up At National Sports Medical Centre To Handle Female Athletes’ Health Issues: Hannah Yeoh
2780. MYANMAR: ASEAN Must Take Action Against Members Supporting Myanmar Junta
2781. MYANMAR: ‘Cyber Scammer’ Facing Arrest in China Linked to Drugs Trade in Myanmar
2782. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Opens Door For Jokowi’s Son to Run in Presidential Poll
2783. INDONESIA: Jakarta Aims to Become Global City After Capital Relocation
2784. MALAYSIA: EPF: Budget 2024 Prioritizes Retirement Wellbeing, Secure Future For Malaysians
2785. MYANMAR: China Begins Surveys for Railway on Myanmar’s Indian Ocean
2786. PHILIPPINES: Canada Forges Agreement to Help Philippines Track Illegal Fishing vessels Using Satellite Technology
2787. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Upholds Minimum Age for President, VP candidates
2788. INDONESIA: Missing Emission Cap Renders RI Carbon Exchange Less Effective: Experts
2789. INDONESIA Urges Norway to Accelerate $250 Million Clean Energy Investment
2790. MYANMAR Junta and Russia Discuss Building Gas Pipeline in Myanmar
2791. VIETNAM: Halal Tourism ‘Gold Mine’ For Vietnam To Tap Into
2792. INDONESIA Signs Tourism Decarbonization Road Map
2793. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Employment Agencies to Submit Lists of Myanmar Migrant Workers
2794. SINGAPORE: Pew Sudy Hails Singapore’s ‘Remarkable’ Religious Diversity and High Tolerance, Acceptance
2795. THAILAND: Two Thai Elephants Born Through Artificial Insemination
2796. INDONESIA: Island Nations Band Together To Face Existential Threat
2797. INDONESIA Reelected at UN Human Rights Council with Most Votes
2798. MALAYSIA: In A First For The Country, Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act Passed in Dewan Rakyat
2799. MYANMAR: A Corrupt Business Empire Thrives Under the Junta
2800. THAILAND: Govt Eyes Community-Based Jobs For Workers Returning From Israel
2801. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Administration Gets Red Mark On Graft Eradication
2802. INDONESIA Asks Philippines’s Help to Evacuate Citizens from War-Torn Gaza
2803. MALAYSIA: First Time Malaysian Trafficking Victims Found All The Way in South America: IGP
2804. MYANMAR  Troops Cut Power in Southern Sagaing, Force 10,000 to Flee
2805. THAILAND: YouTube remains top video platform in Thailand:  Survey
2806. INDONESIA To Evacuate Citizens from Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Worsens
2807. INDONESIA Hosts Inaugural Summit of Island States
2808. MALAYSIA: Indonesia, Thailand and China Agree To Trade With Malaysia Using Ringgit: PM Anwar
2809. MYANMAR: 29 Killed in Myanmar Junta Strike on Displaced Persons Camp
2810. THAILAND Postpones Regional Summit to Which Myanmar Junta Boss Invited
2811. INDONESIA Calls for End of Israel-Palestine Conflicts
2812. INDONESIA: Confidence In Collaborative Climate Response Weighed Down By Inaction
2813. MYANMAR Junta Rejects Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeal
2814. SINGAPORE Banks To Allow Customers To ‘Lock Up’ Funds in Latest Move To Guard Against Scams
2815. VIETNAMESE Citizens In Israel Remain Safe Amid Severe Conflict
2816. INDONESIA: Govt Orders E-Commerce Firms To Share Import Data With Customs Office
2817. INDONESIA: Govt Conducts First Biofuel-Powered Flight Test On Commercial Plane
2818. MYANMAR: Expressing Dissent Online Can Be Deadly In Myanmar: Freedom House
2819. THAILAND Needs An SMS Emergency Alert System
2820. VIETNAM: Vietjet To Launch 5 New Routes To Asia-Pacific Destinations
2821. INDONESIA: KPU Urges Political Parties To Withdraw Ex-Graft Convicts From Legislative Elections
2822. INDONESIA: Seeks Negotiations on Binding Rules on AI-Driven Weapons
2823. MALAYSIA: KL, Riyadh In Talks To Make Malaysia Preferred Transit Hub For Umrah Pilgrims: MOTAC
2824. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Graft Purge Can’t Hide His Own Ill-Gotten Wealth
2825. VIETNAM’S Largest Rare Earth Mine To Open
2826. INDONESIA: Govt Goes All In To Extinguish Wildfires
2827. INDONESIA: House Passes Revised IKN Law To Future-Proof Nusantara Against Regime Change
2828. INDONESIA: Agriculture Minister Syahrul Abroad Amid Ongoing Corruption Probe
2829. MYANMAR: Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
2830. SINGAPORE: New Inter-Ministerial Committee To Review And Strengthen Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime
2831. CAMBODIA: Guinness Recognize Giant Stingray
2832. INDONESIA: State Firms Accused Of Selling Arms To Myanmar Junta
2833. INDONESIA: Court Upholds Jobs Law As Labor Unions Stage Rallies
2834. MYANMAR’S Cash-Strapped Junta Hikes Taxes, Utilities Despite Surging Inflation
2835. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Braces For Severe Drought, River salinity
2836. INDONESIA: PDI-P Touts Food Security As Election Priority
2837. INDONESIA: 77 Indonesians Could Be Spared Death Penalty in Malaysia
2838. MYANMAR: Dethroned NLD party marks 35th anniversary in Myanmar
2839. SINGAPORE’S Total Population Back Above Pre-Covid Levels, Rising 5% to 5.92 Million
2840. THAILAND: Toxic Smoke From Indonesia Drifts Towards Thailand
2841. INDONESIA: TIkTok Laments Social Media Commerce Ban
2842. INDONESIA, Malaysia Seek to Counter Negative Perception of Palm Oil in India
2843. MALAYSIA: Artist Of Banned Book Says ‘Monkey’ Remark Meant To Compliment Indonesian Maid’s Agility
2844. MYANMAR: Tracing Myanmar Junta’s Repeated Governing Body Shakeups Since Coup
2845. SINGAPOREAN Woman And Daughter Arrested in Manila Airport For Allegedly Smuggling 14kg of Cocaine Worth S$1.83m
2846. INDONESIA: Multiple Task Forces Make Little Dent On Jakarta Air Pollution
2847. INDONESIA’S Carbon Exchange Holds Rp 3,000t Potential: Jokowi
2848. MALAYSIA: No Harassment of LGBT Community Will Be Allowed: Anwar
2849. MALAYSIA Working To Bring Home 2 Suspected Terrorists Detained in Guantanamo Bay
2850. MYANMAR: As Resistance Drone Attacks Rise, Myanmar Junta Seeks Regional Help
2851. INDONESIA: Govt Efforts To Tackle Human Trafficking Not Enough: Activists
2852. INDONESIA: Use Buildings Idled By Capital Move To Make Jakarta ‘Livable’: ADB
2853. MALAYSIA Will Not Entertain Frivolous Claims By Any Party on Sabah: Foreign Minister
2854. MYANMAR: How Chinese-Run Mines Are Fueling the Myanmar Junta’s Terror Campaign
2855. VIETNAM Opposes China’s Ship Identification Stations in Paracel Islands
2856. INDONESIA Reiterates Call To Reform Global Financial System
2857. INDONESIA: Gov’t To Issue Regulation Banning Social Media Platforms from Running E-Commerce
2858. MYANMAR: Catch-22 For Rohingya Caught Up in Myanmar Citizenship Dilemma
2859. PHILIPPINES: China Installs Barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
2860. SINGAPORE: World War II Bomb Found in Bukit Timah, SAF to Carry Out On
2861. INDONESIA: Local Investors Kick-Start Commercial Projects in Nusantara
2862. INDONESIA Pledges to Protect Marine Biodiversity in High Seas
2863. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Despite Geopolitical Rivalry, US Remains Malaysia’s Top Investor
2864. MYANMAR: US Committed To Resolving The Crisis in Burma: Deputy Secretary of State
2865. PHILIPPINES Considers Banning TikTok For Security Workers To Block App From Cyberspying
2866. INDONESIA: What climate change? Study Finds Political Parties Lack Focus on Climate Issues
2867. INDONESIA Seeks to Strengthen Fragmented Global South in Weeklong UNGA
2868. INDONESIA: Elon Musk’s Starlink Makes Indonesian Presence Withyees: Minerist
2869. MALAYSIA’S Largest Renewable Energy Power Plant Commences Operation
2870. MYANMAR: Junta Shutters Myanmar Currency Exchanges in ‘Futile’ Bid to Prop Up Economy
2871. CAMBODIA Set To Celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO Listing
2872. INDONESIA: Govt To Proceed With Oil Exploration In Warim Block In Papua
2873. INDONESIAN Woman Jailed for Using Islamic Invocation Before Eating Pork
2874. MALAYSIA: Resorting to Racial Politics Is Easiest Way To Gain Malay Support: PKR Deputy President Rafizi
2875. MYANMAR Junta Seeks Chinese Help Acquiring Nuclear Technology
2876. INDONESIAN Nickel Reserves Could Be Depleted In 15 Years, Minister Warns
2877. INDONESIA: Antam Ordered to Pay Surabaya Businessman Rp 1 Trillion in 1 Ton Gold Dispute
2878. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
2879. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
2880. MYANMAR: UK Ad Cuts to Rohingya Now at 85%: NGO
2881. VIETNAMESE Earthworm Hunters Destroying Protective Forest Go Unpunished
2882. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Slam Jokowi For Spying Boast
2883. INDONESIAN Navy Thwarts People Smuggling Attempt to Malaysia in High-Speed Boat Chase
2884. INDONESIA: National Museum that Houses Pre-Historic Artifacts Ravaged by Fire
2885. MYANMAR: UN Expert Suggests ‘Collective Punishment’ To End Myanmar mMilitary’s War on the People
2886. THAILAND: Health Ministry Launches Swift Vaccine Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
2887. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
2888. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
2889. MALAYSIA: Immigration Dept Cripples Pakistani Immigrant Syndicate in Kelantan
2890. MYANMAR: NLD Alarmed at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Health Woes
2891. MYANMAR: Several ASEAN Air Force Chiefs Skip Myanmar Meeting
2892. INDONESIA: Fears of Abuse as Ministers Allowed To Campaign ‘On Leave’
2893. INDONESIA: 19 Regional Governments and 2 Companies Awarded for Impactful Development Initiatives
2894. MALAYSIA Determined To Get Back 1MDB Funds From Goldman Sachs: PM Anwar
2895. MYANMAR Junta Chief Woos Shan Militias Amid Troop Shortages
2896. THAILAND: Pita Named An Emerging Leader In TIME100 Next List
2897. INDONESIA Grapples With Fires As El Nino Peaks
2898. INDONESIA Looks Back on Tough East Asia Summit Negotiations
2899. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, Survey Shows Muslims and Buddhists See Extremists From Their Own Faiths As Biggest Threats
2900. MYANMAR: Crimes Against Humanity Are Getting More ‘Brazen’ in Myanmar, UN Told
2901. PHILIPPINES: A Decade Later, Philippines Still Most Dangerous Country in Asia for Envi Defenders
2902. CAMBODIAN Rice Benefits From Global Security Woes
2903. INDONESIA: PLN’s Ambitious Renewables Target Lacks Govt Support
2904. MALAYSIA Is Latest in Asia To Tighten Grip on Key Minerals
2905. MYANMAR: Shamed By ASEAN, Myanmar’s Generals Try to Save Face
2906. VIETNAM: Bayer Launches Southeast Asia’s First ForwardFarm in Vietnam
2907. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reiterates Developing Nations Call For Help On Climate at G20
2908. INDONESIA: ASEAN Establishes New Troika to Find Solution on Myanmar Crisis
2909. MYANMAR: Education Under Attack in Myanmar, Ukraine and Other War Zones: NGO
2910. MYANMAR Has Been Running Out of Power Since the Coup: World Bank
2911. THAILAND Malaysia Mull Setting Up Joint Committee To Tackle Cross-Border Cybercrime
2912. INDONESIA: Proposed Govt Control Over Places Of Worship Draws Criticism
2913. INDONESIA: Police Deployed to Check Pollutant Level at Factories
2914. MALAYSIA: Suhakam To Work With Indonesian, Philippine Counterparts To Find Answers To Sabah’s Stateless Issue In Next Five Years
2915. MYANMAR Junta Losing War: East Timor’s President
2916. VIETNAM Rises As Potential Semiconductor Hub For Global Manufacturers
2917. INDONESIA: China Warns Against ‘New Cold War’ at ASEAN Summit
2918. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 42 Chinese Nationals Accused of Romance Scams
2919. MYANMAR: No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chief
2920. MYANMAR’S Suu Kyi Unwell, Back in Prison: NLD Members
2921. VIETNAM, Laos, Cambodia Agree To Operate ‘One Journey-Three Destinations’ Tours
2922. ASEAN Bars Myanmar From 2026 Chairmanship
2923. INDONESIA: OpenAI Chief Granted First ‘Golden Visa’
2924. INDONESIA Introduces De-Dollarization Task Force
2925. SINGAPORE: Rapper Subhas Nair Sentenced To Jail For Attempting To Promote Ill Will Between Races and Religions
2926. THAILAND: As New Cabinet Is Sworn In, Srettha Says ‘No Honeymoon Period’ For His Government
2927. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For ASEAN To Denounce ‘Ten-Dash Line’
2928. INDONESIA To Import 250,000 Tons Of Rice From Cambodia
2929. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Based V-Power Company Ceases Four Projects in Myanmar
2930. VIETNAM’S Mekong Delta, World’s Youngest River Basin, Might Be First One Gone
2931. INDONESIA: Regions Brace For Wildfire, Haze As Dry Season Peaks
2932. INDONESIA: W. Australia Offers to Make Indonesia’s EV Battery Dream Come True ​​​
2933. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir says racial issues caused by non-Malay parties, calls them ‘parti pendatang’: Report
2934. MYANMAR And Other Rice Exporting Countries Struggle To Maintain Normal Production
2935. SINGAPORE: Tharman Clinches Oresidency With Landslide Win, Pledges To Help Usher In ‘Future of Optimism and Solidarity’
2936. INDONESIA Open To ‘Kratom’ Opioid Exports Despite Proposed Local Ban
2937. INDONESIA: Challenges Abound Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Jakarta
2938. MYANMAR’S Landmine Clearers Working With Pliers And Bare Hands
2939. PHILIPPINES Rejects China ’10-Dash’ Map
2940. SINGAPORE Holds First Contested Presidential Vote In Over A Decade
2941. INDONESIA: Political Dynasties, Graft Leniency Loom Over 2024 Elections
2942. INDONESIA: Jokowi Threatens to Shut Down Polluting Factories
2943. MYANMAR: Yangon Food Charities Swamped as Hunger Stalks Myanmar
2944. THAILAND: Activists Submit Petition With Over 212,000 Signatures, Seek Democratic Constitution
2945. VIETNAM: All Eyes On Agroecology As Vietnam Embarks on Food System Transformation Journey
2946. INDONESIA: Political Exiles Push For Guarantee Of Continued Nonjudicial Resolutions
2947. INDONESIA: Says Freedom of Expression Not Free Pass for Quran Desecration
2948. MALAYSIA: Beyond A ‘Band-Aid’: Why SIS Started Free Legal Advice For Muslims 20 years Ago And What’s Next
2949. MYANMAR: As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
2950. THAILAND: MRT To Partially Power Blue, Purple Lines With Solar Energy
2951. INDONESIAN Protectionism May Stand In Way of ASEAN Digital Economy Pact
2952. INDONESIAN Muslims Advised against Multiple Hajj Pilgrimages
2953. MYANMAR: Seven Indian Companies Added To Myanmar ‘Dirty List’
2954. MYANMAR Vulnerable To Climate Emergencies, says NGO
2955. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Province Coastline Devastated By Erosion
2956. CAMBODIA: NGOs Warn of ‘Sharp’ Decline in Breastfeeding
2957. INDONESIA Lifts Ban on Sending Domestic Workers to Middle East
2958. INDONESIA Inaugurates $2B LRT Trains to Reduce Jakarta’s Traffic
2959. MYANMAR Expels Top East Timor Diplomat
2960. THAILAND Running Out of Jobs For University Graduates: NESDC Report
2961. CAMBODIA: From Waste To Wealth: Cambodian Compost Mogul Turns Trash To Treasure
2962. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reignites ‘Bandung Spirit’ In Week-Long Africa Tour
2963. INDONESIA: Hyundai To Introduce New Electric Vehicle Model From Indonesian Plant
2964. MYANMAR: Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine
2965. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Pitches For Federalism
2966. INDONESIA: Pertamina Eyes Oil And Gas, Geothermal Expansion In Kenya
2967. INDONESIA: Partial Work-from-Home Policy Implemented in Greater Jakarta to Address Air Pollution
2968. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monks Condemn Myanmar Junta for Arrests Over ‘Blasphemous’ Movie
2969. PHILIPPINES: Chinese Ships Block PH Boats
2970. THAILAND: Srettha Gets Royal Endorsement As Prime Minister
2971. INDONESIA: Captive Power Casts Doubt On JETP Emissions Reduction Goal
2972. INDONESIA: Govt To Merge Three State-Owned Airlines
2973. INDONESIA’S Cellular Tariffs Among the Cheapest in SE Asia
2974. MYANMAR Will Get Sicker—Junta Shuts Another Hospital in Mandalay
2975. THAILAND: Thaksin Taken To Bangkok Remand Prison To Start Serving His Jail Terms
2976. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Uncover Arms Trade Syndicate
2977. INDONESIA: Health Ministry To Set Up Independent Body To Probe Malpractice Claims
2978. MALAYSIA: Federal Court Allows Leave For Sisters In Islam’s Bid To Appeal Ruling Over Selangor Fatwa Declaring It As Deviant
2979. MYANMAR: Several Resistance Attacks Reported Near Myanmar Regime’s Nerve Center
2980. THAILAND’S Pheu Thai Launches PM Bid As Fugitive Figurehead Thaksin Eyes Return
2981. CAMBODIA-New Cultural Heritage Sites Identified In Protected Areas
2982. INDONESIA: Jokowi To Attend BRICS Summit in South Africa
2983. INDONESIA: Nearly 17,000 Central Government Employees to Relocate to Nusantara
2984. MYANMAR: H&M’s Forced Exit Leaves 42,000 Myanmar Workers Asking How They Will Eat
2985. THAILAND Now Has 36 Smart Cities In 25 Provinces
2986. INDONESIA: Jokowi Govt Sets Final $2.6b Tranche for Nusantara Next Year
2987. INDONESIA: Four More Provinces Ink Low-Carbon Development Deal With Bappenas
2988. MYANMAR: Leader of Sanctions-Hit Myanmar Junta Moans About ‘Weaponization’ of Dollar
2989. MYANMAR: In Myanmar Prisons, Showing Solidarity With Martyrs Leads to Solitary Confinement
2990. SINGAPORE: Police Warn Of New Android App Scam Targeting Users of TikTok, Dating Platforms-
2991. INDONESIA: Tesla To Sign Investment Deal In Indonesia Within Months: Luhut
2992. INDONESIA: Newly-Arrested Militant Plots Attacks on Police, Military Targets
2993. MYANMAR: Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis
2994. MYANMAR Regime to Arm Civil Servants
2995. SINGAPORE: Some Employers Make Baseless ‘revenge accusations’ Against Maids To Punish Them For Leaving Job: Home Report
2996. INDONESIA: Government To Start Random Emission Tests As Poor Air Chokes Jakarta
2997. INDONESIA: Jokowi Mulls Work From Home Policy to Address Deteriorating Jakarta Air Quality
2998. MYANMAR: At Least 25 Missing After Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
2999. THAILAND: Man, 36, Becomes First Patient To Die of Mpox in Thailand
3000. VIETNAM Issues e-Visa For All Countries
3001. INDONESIA: Jakarta Pollution Blamed For Respiratory Problems
3002. INDONESIA: Miss Universe Cuts Ties with Indonesian Organizer amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
3003. MYANMAR: Torture and Terror at Chinese-Run Cyber Scam Hubs in Myanmar
3004. VIETNAM: Big Wave of Internal Migration Hits Da Lat
3005. INDONESIA: Jakarta Hit By Major Pollution spike: Air quality monitor
3006. INDONESIA: Lecturer’s Curse of President Tests Limits of Free Speech
3007. INDONESIA: New Capital Nusantara is World’s Largest Project: Jokowi
3008. MYANMAR: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Blames Manipur Violence On Myanmar Refugees
3009. VIETNAM: Power Outages Cost Vietnam $1.4B: World Bank
3010. INDONESIA: ‘Missing Link’ in Indonesia’s Economic Development: INDEF
3011. INDONESIA: New Zealand Calls For Release of Pilot Kidnapped in Papua
3012. INDONESIA: 30 Miss Universe Indonesia Contestants Report Sexual Abuse: Lawyer
3013. MYANMAR: Prominent Activist Calls for Public Boycott of Myanmar Junta’s ‘Blood’ Products
3014. THAILAND To Grow Opium, Magic Mushrooms To Produce Morphine, Anti-Depressants
3015. INDONESIA’S Inequality Increases Slightly As Poverty Falls
3016. INDONESIA: Brain Drain: Calls Mount For Dual Citizenship In Indonesia
3017. INDONESIA: Populous Indonesia Defends Democracy Index That is Behind Malaysia
3018. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Turkiye’s President Erdogan Suggests Cooperation With Malaysia In Facing Islamophobia
3019. MYANMAR: Deadly Floods Displace Thousands in Three Myanmar Border States
3020. CAMBODIA Dismisses Human Rights Report
3021. INDONESIA: Experts Warn of Contagious Outbreaks, Health Problems As El Niño Returns
3022. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Exceeds 5% for 7th Consecutive Quarter
3023. MYANMAR: US Closes Sanctions Window For Myanmar Junta Banks
3024. VIETNAM: Earthworm Electrocution Is Destroying The Environment For China Trade
3025. ASEAN: Timor-Leste Rethinks Its Accession Bid if ASEAN Cannot Handle Myanmar Issue
3026. INDONESIA- West Sumatra Administration Criticized For Stifling Protests
3027. MALAYSIA: Muslim Nationalism Challenges Anwar’s Multiethnic Government: Wong Chin Huat
3028. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners Tortured for Honoring Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day
3029. VIETNAM: Export Demand Should Not Jeopardize Vietnam Food Security: Experts
3030. INDONESIA Initiates ASEAN Road Map For Digital Transformation Of Education Systems
3031. INDONESIA: Foreigners Only Need Passport to Buy House in Indonesia: Gov’t
3032. MALAYSIA: Woman Convert Fails To Get High Court Leave In Bid To Be Declared Christian After Divorcing Muslim Man
3033. MYANMAR: Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar
3034. THAILAND: Chinese Investors Top BOI Investments Applications
3035. INDONESIA: Islamic School Leader Panji Gumilang Detained for Blasphemy, Hate Speech
3036. INDONESIA: Govt Plans to Revive Sanatoriums To Treat Tuberculosis
3037. MYANMAR: Junta’s Amnesty for Political Prisoners was Hostage Diplomacy: Myanmar Watchdog
3038. VIETNAM Continues ‘Four Nos’ Defense Policy
3039. VIETNAM: Culinary Tourism To Become National Strategic Product
3040. INDONESIA: Govt Unveils Ecotourism Concept For New Capital City
3041. INDONESIA: No LSD In Our Cattle, Canberra Insists After RI Halts Imports
3042. MYANMAR Regime Reduces Jailed Leaders’ Sentences Under Prisoner Amnesty
3043. SINGAPORE:  Man Charged With Running Unregistered Muslim Religious School, Teaching False Doctrine
3044. VIETNAMESE Consume Too Much Meat, Say Health Advocates
3045. INDONESIA: Government Orders Shipment of Aid to Drought-Hit Papua Region
3046. INDONESIA: Jokowi Seeks Chinese Investment in 5,000-Hectare Durian Plantation
3047. Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for 6 More Months
3048. PHILIPPINES: 25 Dead, Over 2 million Affected from Typhoon Doksuri in Philippines
3049. VIETNAM: Russia to Issue E-Visas for Vietnamese Nationals
3050. NDONESIA’S Middle-Strength Passport Remains a Travel Barrier For Some
3051. INDONESIA Launches Its First CryIpto Bourse
3052. MALAYSIA: Customs Makes Biggest Drug Bust in Sabah, Seizes over 100Kg of Syabu Worth Around RM3M
3053. MYANMAR Jade Worth About US$4 Billion Exported to China in 2022
3054. THAILAND:  Police Prepare for Thaksin’s Return As August 10 Arrival Date Confirmed By Family
3055. INDONESIA’s Rice Reserve Not Sufficient To Weather El Niño Next Year
3056. ASEAN Predicted to Be Net Importer of Natural Gas by 2025
3057. MYANMAR’S Northern Alliance ‘Not Interested’ in Empty Peace Talks With Junta
3058. PHILIPPINES; China Eyes Military Exercises With PH
3059. SINGAPORE: No Zero-Tolerance Approach by PAP to Extramarital Affairs, Unlike Corruption and Criminal Conduct: DPM Wong
3060. CAMBODIA: An End To An Era as Hun Sen Passes Baton To Son Manet
3061. INDONESIA: JETP Could Help Drive Indonesia’s Geothermal Growth
3062. INDONESIA Says Taliban Representatives Visited ‘Informally’
3063. MYANMAR: Thai Beer Titan to Invest US$14M in Another Brewery in Myanmar
3064. PHILIPPINES: VIETNAM Builds More Facilities in Spratlys
3065. CAMBODIAN Election Draws Criticism
3066. INDONESIA: Social Media Monitoring Agency Could Curb Free Speech, Activists Warn
3067. INDONESIA Set to Launch Largest Solar Panel Industry in SE Asia
3068. MYANMAR Military May Move Suu Kyi to House Arrest
3069. SINGAPORE To Execute First Woman In Nearly 20 Years: Rights Groups
3070. INDONESIA: G20 Energy Proposal Costly, Not Feasible: RI
3071. INDONESIA Spends $3.8B on Fuel Subsidies in 1st Half of 2023
3072. MYANMAR: Number of IDPs in Myanmar Surges Almost 50,000 in Five Weeks
3073. SINGAPORE: Growing Concern With Youth Radicalism, Terrorism Threat to Singapore Remains High: ISD
3074. VIETNAM: Researchers Find Evidence of 2,000-year-old curry in Vietnam, the oldest in Southeast Asia
3075. CAMBODIA’S 2023 General Election Kicks Off
3076. INDONESIA: Power Struggle Grips Golkar Ahead of 2024 Polls
3077. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Close Illegal Railroad Crossings
3078. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, More Muslim Parents Turning To Abducting Kids in Custody Wars: SIS Data
3079. MYANMAR: Whither Wa State? Myanmar’s Criminal Hub Spreads Wings Under Junta
3080. INDONESIA Must Push For Fairer Carbon Market: Activists
3081. INDONESIA: Gov’t Takes Down Over 11,000 Gambling Websites
3082. MALAYSIA Issues License to Elon Musk’s Starlink To Bring Internet Services To Remote Areas
3083. MYANMAR: Chin Schoolchildren Being Taught In Trenches Cecause of Airstrikes
3084. VIETNAM’S Last Wild Elephants On The Brink of Survival
3085. INDONESIA Strengthens Economic Diplomacy With Cabinet Reshuffle
3086. INDONESIA: No Authorization for Interfaith Marriages: Supreme Court
3087. Myanmar Regime Again Bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From Honoring Father on Martyrs’ Day
3088. SINGAPORE: Foreigners Need Approval To Buy Mixed Commercial and Residential Properties, Land in Singapore
3089. VIETNAM Passport Jumps 6 Places in Global Ranking
3090. INDONESIA: RI, EU Gear Up For Trade Clash
3091. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Pay Indonesia $886M in Digital Taxes in 3.5 Years
3092. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Constant Fear of Torture and Murder
3093. PHILIPPINES: ICC Junks PH Appeal On Drug War Probe
3094. VIETNAM: Google Maps Re-Displays Vietnamese Flag on Spratly Island
3095. INDONESIA: When Teachers Are The Bullies, Where Do Students Go?
3096. INDONESIA Trade Surplus for 38 Months in a Row
3097. MYANMAR Junta Condemns ASEAN for Ignoring ‘Peaceful Efforts to Restore Democracy’
3098. THAILAND: Coalition Decides to Propose Pita as its PM Candidate in Second Round
3099. VIETNAM’S Aging 100-million Population a Demographic Time Bomb
3100. CAMBODIA: Childhood Diabetes Up Amid Sugar Epidemic
3101. INDONESIA: Growing Informal Sector Signals Lack In Job Creation
3102. INDONESIA: PTPP, Adhi Karya Win $540M Railway Project in Philippines
3103. MYANMAR Junta Likely to Extend Military Rule Again
3104. THAILAND: Two-Wheeled Angels:Bangkok Launches First Fleet of Motorbike-ambulances
3105. ASEAN Struggles For Unity On Myanmar Conflict
3106. ASEAN, China Agree on South China Sea’s Code of Conduct Guidelines
3107. INDONESIA: Shrinking Domestic Industry May Dethrone RI As World’s No. 2 Rubber Exporter
3108. MYANMAR: Protect Rohingya From Armed Gangs: HRW
3109. THAILAND: Pita Fails in Bid to Become Prime Minister
3110. INDONESIA Wants to Double Lithium Pact with Australia to 120,000 Tons
3111. INDONESIA: LGBT Event in Indonesia Scrapped After Security Threats
3112. MYANMAR: Thai Foreign Minister Says Met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
3113. SINGAPORE: Maid Agencies Find Various Ways to Sieve Out Underage Candidates, Even As MOM Sees Fewer Cases
3114. THAILAND: Thaksin Postpones Return Until Thailand’s Political Situation Settles Down
3115. INDONESIA: Bakamla Seizes Iranian Tanker Over Illicit Oil Transfer
3116. INDONESIA: Netherlands Returns Ancient Jewels, Temple Carvings to Indonesia
3117. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Gives Final Warning To Those Playing Up 3R Issues
3118. MYANMAR Junta Condemned For Using ‘Prison Transfers’ as a Pretext For Murder
3119. PHILIPPINE Activists Fight Back on Online Theats Rise
3120. CAMBODIA: Manhunt Underway After Capital 103kg-Meth Bust
3121. INDONESIA: RI Property Giants to Build Malls, Offices In Nusantara Capital City
3122. INDONESIA: $3.5 Billion Jababeka Movieland Launched as Indonesian Answer to Hollywood
3123. MYANMAR: Singapore’s UOB Is Shutting Myanmar Junta Allied Airline’s Bank Accounts
3124. SINGAPORE: Millions Vie For Tickets to Taylor Swift’s Only Stop in Southeast Asia
3125. INDONESIA: Potable Tap Water Still a Pipe Dream, for Now
3126. INDONESIA: Political Row Undermines RI’S Second Chance as FIFA Host
3127. MALAYSIA: Counting Malaysia’s ‘Invisible’ People: How Many Born Here Cannot Be Citizens Despite Their Local Roots
3128. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Deportation of Undocumented Children Branded Cruel
3129. SINGAPORE Must Never Become a Welfare State, But It Can Be a ‘Welfare Society’: SM Tharman
3130. INDONESIA: Govt Steps Up Efforts To Curb Anthrax After Outbreak Kills 3 People
3131. INDONESIA: Robust Salt Industry Recipe to Cut Indonesia’s Deficit with Australia
3132. MYANMAR: UN Urges End to Arms, Currency Supplies to Myanmar Junta
3133. SINGAPORE: Police Warn of Resurgence of Concert Ticket Scam As At Least 462 Lose Over S$480,000 Since January
3134. VIETNAM: New Crocodile Newt Species Discovered in Vietnam
3135. INDONESIA: Government Rescues Nearly 2,000 Human Trafficking Victims
3136. INDONESIA: Safeguarding the Sunda Pangolin: RER’s Commitment to Wildlife Protection and Conservation
3137. MALAYSIA: More Malaysians Transitioning to Solar Power to Reduce Electricity Bills
3138. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Nightlife Shutdown as Narcotics Flood Myanmar
3139. VIETNAM RIses FOur Ranks in Global Peace Index
3140. CAMBODIA Bans Entry for All Meta Oversight Board Bembers
3141. INDONESIA: Victims, Families Urge Jokowi to Rewrite History on Rights Abuse
3142. INDONESIA: ‘No Big Deal’: Minister Reacts to Indonesian Rice Terraces Used in Philippine Tourism Promo
3143. MYANMAR Supreme Court to Hear President and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeals
3144. VIETNAMESE People Turning Their Backs On Dog Meat
3145. INDONESIA: Jakarta Installs AI-Controlled Traffic Lights to Ease Congestion
3146. INDONESIA Reports Slower Deforestation Growth
3147. MYANMAR: Surprise? Myanmar Ranks Poorly in ‘Tourist-Friendly ’Ranking
3148. THAILAND-Foreign Investors Wary of Delay in Thai Govt Formation: FTI
3149. VIETNAM  Bans Barbie Movie for Featuring China’s Nine-Dash Line
3150. INDONESIA: After Recent Portfolio Sell-Offs, Is Traditional Retail Banking Dead in Indonesia?
3151. INDONESIA In Talks with 3 Unnamed Countries for OPEC-Like Nickel Cartel
3152. MYANMAR Junta War Crimes Rising: UN Report
3153. SINGAPORE Sees Highest Number of Suicides in Over 20 Years, With Most Cases Among Those in Their 20s: SOS
3154. TIMOR LESTE Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
3155. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
3156. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
3157. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
3158. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
3159. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
3160. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
3161. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
3162. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
3163. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
3164. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
3165. INDONESIA: World Bank Sees Stagnant FDI, Slowdown in Growth for Indonesia
3166. INDONESIA to Reroute Palm Oil Export to Africa Following EUDR
3167. MYANMAR Junta Turns Thai-Sponsored Talks Into Propaganda Tool
3168. PHILLIPPINES- Kitchen Crisis: How some food prices soared under Marcos
3169. SINGAPORE: Air Purifiers Flying off the shelves as S’poreans brace themselves for haze; experts give tips on dealing with it
3170. SOUTHEAST ASIA at High Risk of Trans-boundary Haze: Report
3171. INDONESIA Moves ASEAN Military Drill Site Away From South China Sea
3172. MYANMAR: US Slaps Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Defense Ministry, Regime-Run Banks
3173. VIETNAM: Dak Lak Armed Group Connected to US-based Terrorists
3174. VIETNAM: Nearly 5,000 ChatGPT Accounts hacked in Vietnam
3175. INDONESIA Ranks Sixth Among Countries with Most Startups
3176. INDONESIA: Jakarta Lacks Myanmar Leverage: UN rapporteur
3177. MALAYSIA: Wisma Putra Clarifies Misperceptions Regarding Demarcation of Strait of Malacca and Sulawesi Sea
3178. MYANMAR: Arrests Follow ‘Flower Strike’ To Mark Detained Aung San Suu Kyi’s Bfrirthday
3179. SINGAPORE: High Risk of Severe Transboundary Haze in 2023, Public Advised To Be Prepared: Singapore institute
3180. INDONESIAN Businesses Call For Change in PLN’s Dominance to Hit Renewable Target
3181. INDONESIA Urges Regional Efforts for Clean Energy Transition
3182. MYANMAR: More Labor Union Leaders Arrested at Zara Factory in Myanmar
3183. PHILIPPINES: Filipino Women Highly Biased Against Own Gender: Study
3184. VIETNAM: Overseas Vietnamese Return Home For Retirement
3185. INDONESIA’S Satria-1 Successfully Launched Into Orbit
3186. INDONESIA: Coca-Cola Launches New rPET Bottles in Indonesian Market
3187. LAOS Seals MOU With Chinese Firm for Development of That Luang SEZ
3188. MYANMAR Junta Signs Wind Power, Direct Flights and Financial Deals With Russia
3189. THAILAND Defends Divisive Myanmar Junta Talks
3190. ASEAN Nixes Thai Informal Talks Idea on Myanmar
3191. CAMBODIAN  Riel to Expand Across Laos and Vietnam
3192. INDONESIA: Japan’s Emperor in Indonesia for First State Visit
3193. MALAYSIA Best-Performing Muslim-Majority Country in 2022’s Islamicity Index, But Long Way to Go On Human Rights
3194. MYANMAR  People’s Thoughts With Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 78th Birthday
3195. INDONESIA: MSMEs Account for 97% of Job Opportunities in Indonesia
3196. INDONESIA: Jakartans Find Worsening Air Pollution ‘Unbearable’
3197. MYANMAR Junta Sentences 730 Political Prisoners in Less Than Six Months
3198. PHILIPPINES: Media Landscape Remains ‘Largely Grim’ Despite Change In Leadership: Report
3199. VIETNAM All Set To Classify Covid As Common Disease

EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

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

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