Category: Good Governance & Transparency

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

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

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