Category: Politics

1. PHILIPPINES: World’s Largest Island is Filling its Jobs With Southeast Asian Workers
2. SINGAPORE: National University of Singapore Mandates AI Courses For All Students, Gives Free Access to ChatGPT for Learners and Staff
3. INDONESIA: Arrests Over Posts on Prabowo’s Iran Remark Raise Free Speech Alarm
4. INDONESIA: Bromo Forest Fire Spreads Further as Strong Winds Itensify
5. SINGAPORE Celebrates 61st National Day With Stadium Return and Historic Kallang Gun Salute
6. MYANMAR: RSF and Mizzima to Reopen a Vital Information lifeline on shortwave radio 
7. THAI SME Crisis Demands National Action Beyond Cash Injections
8. INDONESIA: Independence Day Logo Becomes Protest Canvas
9. INDONESIA: Central Sulawesi Launches First Direct Flights to Guangzhou
10. MYANMAR & THAILAND Sign Key Agreements on Labor, Water and Space Cooperation: Thai Govt
11. VIETNAM Overtakes Thailand as ASEAN’s Second-Largest Aviation market
12. VIETNAM: Nearly 50 Vietnamese Nationals Repatriated Following Deportation from US
13. INDONESIA: Security Minister Brushes Off Unrest Concerns Ahead of Independence Day
14. INDONESIA: Chinese Firms to Relocate to Indonesia’s Madura Industrial Park
15. MALAYSIA to Discuss Refugee Repatriation Plan with Myanmar junta: Fahmi
16. MYANMAR: Why Myanmar Regime Let ICRC See Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Now
17. THAILAND: State Data Leaks Deepen Thailand’s Cyber-Security Crisis
18. INDONESIA: Early Wildfire Surge Raises Alarm in Indonesia
19. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Return to Indonesian Stocks With Rp 1.6 Trillion Net Inflow
20. MALAYSIA: Second Malaysian In a Week Arrested for Drug Smuggling in Indonesia
21. MYANMAR: Meeting between Aung San Suu Kyi and ICRC Due to Domestic and International Afforts, says NUG
22. VIETNAM: Foreigners Adopt Vietnam’s Digital ID for Faster Public services
23. INDONESIA, THAILAND Target $20 Billion in Bilateral Trade by 2030
24. INDONESIA: Discontent Over Policies, Leadership Erodes Prabowo’s footing
25. MALAYSIA: Govt Seeks Wider Gas Supply Options as Malaysia Moves to Boost Energy Security
26. MYANMAR: SICRC Confirms Meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi Amid Ongoing Detention
27. THAI Children Under 18 Need Birth Certificates for Overseas Travel from August 3
28. INDONESIA: Award Puts Spotlight on Opinion Polls’ Role in Democracy
29. INDONESIA: Critics Lambaste Anti-LGBTQ Syllabus Plan For Religious Schools
30. MYANMAR: Sexual and Gender Violence Soaring in Shan State, Rights Group Reports
31. PHILIPPINES Eyes ASEAN Halal Standards
32. VIETNAM: Ho Chi Minh City Lays Groundwork for English as Second Language in Schools
33. INDONESIA: Battalion Expansion Raises Deforestation Fears
34. INDONESIA: Government Prioritizes Remote, High-Stunting Areas in 13,000 MBG Kitchen Rollout
35. MALAYSIA Just 7.1% Shy of High-Income Status: Minister
36. SINGAPORE Organization Leads Ebola Vaccine Push as Congo Outbreak Kills Nearly 1,500
37. THAILAND: Solo Creators Face Hidden Risks as Thailand’s Creator Economy Expands
38. INDONESIA Must Avoid the Disorder Trap
39. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Approval Falls to 51.1% as Economic Concerns Weigh on Public Sentiment
40. MALAYSIA Busts Scam Centers in Forest City
41. MYANMAR Parliament Approves Death Sentence for Scam Offenses
42. VIETNAM Launches Program to Develop Globally Competitive CEOs
43. INDONESIA: Probe Launched After Death of Man Linked to Ex-Top Prosecutor
44. INDONESIA: BI Governor Appointment Seen as Referendum on Central Bank Independence
45. MALAYSIA: Tok Mat Warns UNHCR: Cooperate on Refugee Screening in Malaysia or Face Exit
46. MYANMAR Border Scams Move Inland as Regional Crackdown Intensifies
47. THAILAND Seeks 78 Additional US Tariff Exemptions for Key Export Goods
48. INDONESIA: Government Says Perry Warjiyo’s Resignation Won’t Disrupt Monetary Policy
49. Indonesia in Talks with US for 0% Tariff on Palm Oil
50. MYANMAR: Hundreds of Myanmar Migrants Flee Chinese Crackdown in Yunnan
51. CAMBODIA: CMAC Reports 387,000Ha Contaminated by Thai Explosives
52. INDONESIA: BI Governor Perry Warjiyo Resigns
53. INDONESIA Bars Taxpayers from Recording Online Interviews with Tax Officials
54. MYANMAR: Nearly 400 Myanmar Migrant Workers Arrested in Malaysia’s Johor State
55. THAILAND Tightens Data Centre Rules as AI Demand Grows
56. INDONESIA: Children’s Day Spotlights Protection Flaws
57. INDONESIA Proposes Limited Dual Citizenship to Attract Global Talent
58. MYANMAR: ASEAN Agrees To Draft Benchmarks for Myanmar Peace Plan
59. THAILAND: US Sets 12.5% tariff on Thai Goods Over Forced Labor
60. VIETNAM Needs Tens of Thousands of Nuclear Power workers by 2035
61. CAMBODIA and US Pledge Joint Push Against Transnational Cybercrime as UN Warns of Evolving Scam Networks
62. INDONESIA: Flexibility, Bargaining Power in Focus as RI Treats Gig Workers as Micro Businesses
63. INDONESIA’S School Health Checks of 8.8 Million Students Reveal Widespread Tooth Decay, Anemia
64. MYANMAR-Thai Government Extends Work Permits for Migrant Workers, Including Myanmar Nationals
65. THAILAND to Launch Japanese-Style Savings Scheme as Rapid Aging Strains Retirement System
66. INDONESIA: Gen-Zers Turn to AI for Mental Health Support Despite Validity, Privacy risks
67. INDONESIA Keeps Tight Rein on Nickel Output to Avoid Global Oversupply
68. MYANMAR: TNLA Becomes First Ethnic Rebel Army to Join Regime Peace Talks
69. THAILAND: Briton Becomes First Foreign Somdet 
70. VIETNAMESE Men Become Japan Region’s First Foreign Bus Drivers Amid Labor Shortage
71. CAMBODIA: Thai-Cambodian Border Stays Shut Amid Political and Military Tensions
72. INDONESIA: Outrage as Trans Women Targeted in Mob
73. Indonesia’s New Citizenship Fees: Rp 75 Million to Naturalize, Rp 5 Million to Renounce
74. MYANMAR: Still a Mystery: Where is Aung San Suu Kyi?
75. THAILAND Moves Forward with $362 Cruise Terminal on Second Largest Island
76. INDONESIA: Prabowo Renews Antigraft Pledge as Scrutiny Grows Over Ex-Top Prosecutor’s
77. INDONESIA: Anwar to Address KWAP’s Investment Losses in Indonesia’s eFishery
78. MYANMAR: The Philippines’ Failure on Myanmar is Existential for ASEAN
79. SINGAPORE: Why New Divorce Figures Show ‘Unreasonable Behavior’ is Singapore’s Biggest Marriage Breaker
80. Cambodia Eliminates Indigenous malaria; Imported Cases Could Pose Challenge
81. INDONESIA: Prabowo Orders Reviews of Flagship Programs, Signals Possible Shift
82. INDONESIA Restarts $21 Billion Masela Gas Project After Nearly Three Decades
83. INDONESIA’S 2nd-Wealthiest Man Prajogo Pangestu to Buy Philippines’ Largest Geothermal Company
84. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Regulator Warns Myanmar Faces Tougher FATF Measures Without Reform Progress
85. INDONESIA: AGO Begins Probe into Ex-Top Prosecutor
86. INDONESIA: Freeport Targets More Than $7 Billion in Annual State Revenue Contributions
87. MALAYSIA: Immigration Department looking into Forest City ‘Network School‘
88. MYANMAR: ASEAN Envoy Pledges Humanitarian Mission to Myanmar
89. VIETNAM Leads Southeast Asia in Using Google AI for Education
90. CAMBODIA: History Records Prove Khnar Temple’s Khmer Roots
91. INDONESIA: Why EV Makers Choose Vietnam, Not Nickel-Rich Indonesia
92. INDONESIA’S Education Council Warns of Rising Online Gambling Threat in Schools
93. SINGAPORE Ministers Shanmugam, Tan See Leng Awarded S$230,000 Each in Bloomberg Defamation suit
94. MYANMAR Regime Rejects ASEAN Peace Plan, Pushes for Full Reinstatement
95. CAMBODIA: Arrival Numbers Drop Amid Sweeping Crackdown on cyber fraud
96. INDONESIA: KPK Arrests in Regions Raise Alarm Over Systemic Corruption
97. INDONESIA Cuts Visa-Free Entry Permits by 88% Under Selective Immigration Policy
98. MALAYSIA: Immigration’s Labor Quota System Manipulated by Syndicate: Sources
99. MYANMAR: As World Rejects the Myanmar Passport, Belarus Opens its Door
100. INDONESIA: Police Bill Slammed Over Potential Expansion Into Civilian Roles
101. INDONESIA: Rupiah Weakness Has Become Excessive, Indonesian Economist Warns
102. MALAYSIA: The Great Migration: Why Singapore Giants like Gardenia Are Moving to Johor
103. MYANMAR: Indonesia to Host Separate Talks with Key Actors in Myanmar’s Crisis
104. THAILAND: China Retreats — Russians Reshape Thai condo Demand
105. INDONESIA: Firms Gear Up For Buybacks Amid Stock Market Slump
106. INDONESIA: Government Spending Surges in Q1 2026 on Fiscal Stimulus and Low Base Effect
107. MYANMAR Migrants in Thailand Emerge as $6.7-Billion Consumer Market
108. DUAL SINGAPOREAN-INDONESIAN Citizen Gets Record Three-Year Jail Term For Dodging National Service for 21 Years
109. THAILAND Scales Up Farm Drones to Cut Costs and Boost Yields
110. INDONESIA: Joint Police, Military Crackdown on Street Robbers Raises Fear of Extrajudicial Killings
111. INDONESIA Develops National Fraud Portal to Strengthen Anti-Scam Response
112. SINGAPORE: Surgeons in Singapore Remove Brain Tumor Through Eye Socket in First-of-Its-Kind Procedure
113. THAILAND to Quarantine DRC Arrivals Even Without Symptoms
114. INDONEhttps://asiaviews.net/thailand-to-quarantine-drc-arrivals-even-without-symptoms/SIA: Prabowo’s Rare Address Raises Political Concerns
115. INDONESIA’S New Export Watchdog Could Recover Billions Lost to Under-Invoicing
116. MYANMAR: Youths in Yangon Fear Arrests Amid Forced Military Recruitment Drive
117. THAILAND: Anutin Declares War on Drugs, Mafia
118. VIETNAM Debuts in Global Top 50 Startup Ecosystems
119. CAMBODIA Revisits the Brutality of Pol Pot’s Regime on National Day of Remembrance
120. INDONESIA: Dejà Vu as Current ‘Chaos’ Haunt Reform Anniversary
121. MALAYSIA: Survey Shows Malaysians Becoming More Intolerant of Differences Amid Rising ‘Insular Trust’ Trend
122. MYANMAR Military Recaptures Key Thai Border Trade Hub as 4,000 Flee
123. SINGAPORE: Robots to Clean, Patrol and Deliver Food in Singapore’s Punggol Under Expanded AI Trials
124. INDONESIA: Right To Be Forgotten Proposal Raises Misuse Concerns
125. INDONESIA: ‘No Dollar, No Problem’: Indonesia’s Biggest Banks Connect to Alipay and WeChat Pay
126. MALAYSIA: Malay Language Studies Expand in China, 17 Universities Now Offer Programs Amid Stronger MalaysiaChina Ties
127. MYANMAR: Miss Grand Myanmar Contestant Expelled Following Backlash Over Religious Costume
128. THAILAND Widens Crackdown On Foreign Nominee Businesses
129. INDONESIA: Reform Team Pushes Demilitarization of Police Amid Brutality Concerns
130. INDONESIA: Jakarta Cuts Slum Areas by Half, Boosts Green Space Coverage
131. MALAYSIA’S 1MDB Recovery Hits RM31.3B as of 2025, Ranks Among World’s Highest: MACC chief
132. MYANMAR: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Seeks France’s Help in Obtaining ‘Proof of Life’
133. THAILAND Approves $25-Billion Investment By TikTok
134. INDONESIA: ‘Interventionist’ Policies May Deter Indonesia’s Growth
135. INDONESIA Banks on Currency Swap with China to Bolster Rupiah
136. MYANMAR Junta Expands Subsidized Fuel, Fertilizer Distribution To Farmers
137. THAILAND: True, Google and Thailand’s Government Launch Nationwide AI Literacy Drive
138. VIETNAM Turns To Laos For Electricity To Prevent Power Shortage
139. INDONESIA: Creeping Militarization Looms As Battalions Expand Nationwide: CSIS-JakartaPost
140. INDONESIA Fast-Tracks 575 km Sea Wall to Safeguard 55 Million Residents
141. MALAYSIA To Pursue Balanced Economic Diplomacy Without Compromising Energy Security: Anwar
142. MYANMAR: War Crimes Case Against Myanmar Dictator Moves Forward in Timor
143. THAILAND Accelerates Rail Links with Malaysia
144. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Warns Thai Move to End Maritime MoU May Fuel Row
145. INDONESIA: Arrests Mar Labor Day Rallies in Jakarta, Bandung
146. INDONESIA: Malaria Hits Record High in Indonesia As Elimination Challenges Persist
147. MYANMAR: NUG And Family Dismiss Junta’s Relocation Claim, Demand Proof of Life for Aung San Suu Kyi
148. THAILAND Pushes Land Bridge As Energy Hub to Guard Against Hormuz Risk
149. CAMBODIA Drafts New Military Service Law for Citizens Aged 18 to 25-KhmerTimes
150. INDONESIA: Iran War, Domestic Strains Push Rupiah To New Historic Low
151. INDONESIA Weighs Copyright Protection for Journalistic Works
152. MALAYSIANS Repaid a Record RM23b In Credit Card Debt in 2025 As Household Debt Rises
153. MYANMAR: Regime Considering ‘Good Things’ for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Min Aung Hlaing Says
154. INDONESIA: Fury As Court Dismisses 1998 Mass Rape Lawsuit
155. INDONESIA: De-Dollarization Drive: Indonesia-China Cross-Border QRIS Payments to Launch Next Week
156. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Targets ASEAN Re-Entry as Key to Ending Isolation-Irrawaddy
157. THAILAND Moves to End 60-Day Visa-Free Stays To Screen Out Unwanted Visitors
158. VIETNAM: ‘VinFast Will Never Produce Gasoline Cars Again’: Southeast Asia’s Richest Man Pham Nhat Vuong
159. INDONESIA: Human Rights Hit New Low in Indonesia: Amnesty
160. INDONESIA Declines Multi-Billion-Dollar Loan Offers from IMF and World Bank
161. MALAYSIA: Food vs Fuel: Survey Shows What Malaysians and Thais Fear Most as Oil Jitters Rise
162. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Gives Armed Groups 100 Days to Join Peace Talks
163. THAILAND: Moody’s Lifts Thailand’s Credit Outlook To Stable From negative
164. CAMBODIA: Military Conflict with Thailand Scarred Society: UN Report
165. INDONESIA’S Waste Crisis Exposes Urgent Need for Regulatory Reform
166. INDONESIA: Vasectomy Debate Highlights Gender Gap in Family Planning
167. MYANMAR’S New Year Amnesty Sparks Outrage Over Low Number of Political Prisoners
168. THAI Firms Exit Cambodia Amid Tensions
169. INDONESIA: Wikimedia To Meet Government After Access Block Threat
170. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Begin Taxing Electric Vehicles
171. MYANMAR: Win Myint Is Free—Where Is Aung San Suu Kyi?
172. THAILAND:  Specter of Stagflation Haunts Thailand
173. VIETNAMESE Woman Jailed for Selling 18 People to Thailand, Myanmar Scam Compounds
174. INDONESIA: Sovereignty Concerns Loom Over New Security Pact with US
175. INDONESIA: Russia to Supply Crude and LPG to Indonesia Following Moscow Talks
176. MYANMAR: Recaptured Conscripts in Naypyidaw Branded with Facial Tattoos to Prevent Desertion 
177. SINGAPORE Bets Big on AI, Stakes Claim as Regional Hub Contender: PwC
178. THAILAND Emerges as a Top Gaming Market in Southeast Asia
179. CAMBODIA Strongly Protests Thai Encroachment on Cultural Heritage Sites
180. INDONESIA: BGN Stokes Overspending Criticism for Billion-Rupiah Procurement of Event Planners
181. INDONESIA Accelerates De-Dollarization as Local Currency Transactions Surge 163%
182. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Vows to Normalize Myanmar-ASEAN Ties Despite Genocide Charges
183. THAILAND: Parnpree Backs New Myanmar President
184. INDONESIA: Prabowo Heads to Moscow for Possible Oil Deal with Putin
185. INDONESIA: Gibran’s Ad Hoc Judges Proposal in Acid Attack Case Draws Legal Doubt
186. MALAYSIA: Johor–Singapore Economic Zone Takes Shape: What it could mean for jobs, wages and growth
187. MYANMAR: KNU Establishes Kawthoolei Governing Councils Following Ratification of Federal Charter
188. VIETNAM: VnExpress International Turns 10
189. MALAYSIA Kicks off 100-Country Grand Sumud Nusantara Mission to Send Aid to Gaza
190. MYANMAR Social Media Users React to Min Aung Hlaing’s New Role
191. THAI Airlines Rrim Routes as Jet Fuel Surge Bites
192. CAMBODIA: PM Orders Probe Into Alleged Petrol Smuggling, Reaffirms Cambodia’s sufficient fuel supply
193. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s East Asia Outreach: Gains, But Missed Time
194. INDONESIA Rents Extra Warehouses as Rice Stocks Hit Record Levels
195. MALAYSIA: Anwar Defends Strong Iran Position, Says Malaysia’s Stance Delivered Results
196. MYANMAR: The Burma War’s Impact on Food Production
197. INDONESIA: Govt Scrambles for Oil From Anywhere Amid Mideast Supply Crunch
198. INDONESIA Expands Health Partnership with China on TB, AI, and Biotech
199. LAOS Approves Railway to Vietnam in Bid to Shed Landlocked Status
200. MALAYSIA, China seen as more resilient among Asia economies in current global turmoil: JP Morgan
201. SINGAPORE Offers Parents 30 Weeks of Paid Leave as Birth Rate Hits Historic Low
202. CAMBODIA: Koh Kong Island will be Region’s First ‘Carbon Neutral Community’
203. INDONESIA: Geoeconomic headwinds fracture ASEAN neutrality
204. INDONESIA: Pertamina Tankers Still Stuck in Persian Gulf as Malaysia Gets Hormuz Pass
205. MYANMAR: Chaos Reigns Across Myanmar as Fuel Crisis Deepens
206. THAILAND: Population Shrinks to 65.8M
207. CAMBODIA: Trade Persists Between Cambodia, Thailand Despite Border Halt
208. INDONESIA Plans $14 Billion in New Downstream Industrial Projects
209. INDONESIA Urged to Honor Contracts, Keep Doors Open in Mineral Tug-of-War
210. MALAYSIA: Anwar Calls for Lebanon to be Included in Expanded West Asia Ceasefire
211. MYANMAR: Regime Fuel Rationing Threatens Myanmar’s Rice Harvest
212. INDONESIA: Prabowo Affirms Support for Palestinian Cause
213. INDONESIA: Report Shows Incentives Drive Indonesians to Switch to EVs
214. MALAYSIA: Anwar Urges Peaceful Resolution to West Asia Tensions After Calls with Bahrain, UAE leaders
215. MYANMAR: Chin Group in Myanmar Rebuts Drug Trafficking Claims Made in Indian Media Report
216. SINGAPORE: Dual Citizen Loses National Service Fight After Singapore Court Shuts Down ‘I’m Indonesian’ Defense
217. THAILAND: Government Urges Thai Citizens to Leave IsraeL
218. REGIONAL: Asia Pivots to Coal as Middle East Conflict Chokes LNG Supply
219. CAMBODIA: 1970 Coup Still Shapes Cambodia’s Foreign Policy
220. MYANMAR: Ukrainians and US Citizen Arrested in India Over Allegedly Entering Myanmar to Help Resistance Groups
221. THAILAND: Middle East Conflict Cuts 1,000 Flights to Thailand, Slows 2026 Aviation Growth
222. INDONESIA: ‘We Are Not A Colonialist’: Indonesia on US Forced Labor Probe
223. INDONESIA: Rights Coalition Urges Premeditated Murder Probe in Acid Attack on Kontras Activist
224. MYANMAR: SAC-M Reject Myanmar Junta’s Attempt to Rebrand Rule after Elections
225. SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA Universities Take Top Spots in First Southeast Asia Ranking
226. THAILAND: RSssia Ready to Sell Oil to Thailand as Government seeks More Sources: Sihasak
227. VIETNAM: Hanoi to Build Nearly 1,000 New Schools by 2045 as Class Sizes Hit 60 Students
228. ASEAN States Working on Fuel-Sharing Deal
229. CAMBODIA: Education Ministry Planning Border School Bunkers
230. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pushes Smooth Idul Fitri ‘Mudik’, Stable Food Supply
231. INDONESIA: Nearly Half of Economists Say Indonesia’s Economy Is Deteriorating: UI Survey
232. MYANMAR: Social Media Users React to Fuel Shortages Causing Hardship in Myanmar
233. CAMBODIA: Labor Ministry shrugs off Thailand ban on Cambodian migrant workers
234. INDONESIA: TNI Restructuring Raises Eyebrows
235. MYANMAR: Institute of Chin Affairs Reports Heavy Myanmar Junta Casualties and Escalating Airstrikes as Resistance Forces Defend Srategic Falam Hub
236. SINGAPOREANS’ Support for Death Penalty in Drug Trafficking Cases Rise’s to 77 Percent: Minister
237. VIETNAM Targets 95% of Population Aged 15 and Above to Have Bank Accounts
238. INDONESIA: High Alert Order for Troops Draws Scrutiny
239. INDONESIA Disburses $3.3 Billion Ramadan Bonus for State Employees
240. MYANMAR: Bago Resistance Frees Hundreds of Survivors as Evidence of Junta Massacre Emerges
241. THAI Navy Races to Assist 23 Crew After Cargo Ship Attack Near Hormuz
242. THAILAND Sends 40,000 Stranded Europeans Home
243. INDONESIA: Govt Steps up Vaccination as Measles Outbreak in Indonesia Spreads to Australia
244. INDONESIA: Government Plans 500 Integrated Schools Nationwide by 2026
245. LAOS and THAILAND Strengthen Ties in Consumer Protection
246. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Budget Built on Economic Fantasy
247. REGIONAL: ‘Welcome to Hell’: How White Supremacist Content is Radicalizing Teens in South-east Asia
248. CAMBODIAN Travelers Recount Ordeals as Thai Authorities Deny KT ‘Entry Denial’ Report
249. INDONESIA Finally Tells US, Israel to Stop Attacking Iran
250. INDONESIA: Women’s Rights Group File Amicus Brief Against Minister’s Denial of 1998 Mass Rape
251. MYANMAR Junta Chief’s Family Cash In as Fuel Restrictions Spark EV Frenzy
252. SINGAPORE Orders Meta to Block ‘Blasphemous’ Video of Man Stepping on Quran
253. INDONESIA: Activists’ Acquittal of Riot Incitement Hailed as Democratic Win
254. INDONESIA Picks China as Its Waste-to-Energy Partner
255. SINGAPORE Orders Meta to Block ‘Blasphemous’ Video of Man Stepping on Quran
256. MYANMAR, Afghan Hopeful Scholars Mourn UK Study Visa Ban
257. VIETNAM: Fields Medalist Ngo Bao Chau Recruits 6 World-class Mathematicians to Reverse Vietnam’s Brain Drain
258. INDONESIA Keeps Seat on Trump’s Board of Peace as Critics Cite Iran Conflict
259. INDONESIA Secures $1.4 Billion Investment for Solar Power Expansion
260. MYANMAR: Dissolution of Scam-Linked Fully Light Group Hits Myanmar Junta Where It Hurts
261. SINGAPORE Workers Near Bottom While ASEAN Peers Lead Asia-Pacific in Workplace Happiness
262. THAI Youth Drug Use Reaches Crisis Stage 
263. INDONESIA: Gov’t Launches Rp 5 Trillion Subsidized Rice Program to Contain Inflation
264. INDONESIA: Questions Rise over Indonesia’s Silence on Khamenei’s Death-JakartaGlobe-Mar 4, 2026
265. MALAYSIA: Stolen Copper, Stalled Trains: Malaysia’s Costly cable theft crisis
266. MYANMAR: Junta Forms Multilingual Propaganda Body to Counter Independent Media
267. THAILAND: The Growing Cost of Elephant Intrusions
268. INDONESIA: Pressure Grows for Indonesia to Quit Board of Peace Amid US-Israel War Against Iran
269. INDONESIA: Top Court Narrows Obstruction of Justice Provision
270. MYANMAR: No Amnesty for Myanmar’s Top Political Prisoner as Junta Orchestrates Power Transition
271. THAILAND: US–Iran Conflict Threatens Baht 60Billion Thai Export hit, Spilling into Tourism, Property and Retail
272. VIETNAM Opposes Use of Force Against Sovereign Nations
273. INDONESIA: Half a million Indonesians in limbo as Middle East conflict escalates
274. INDONESIA: Bali Airport Cancels 15 International Flights Amid Gulf Airspace Shutdown
275. MALAYSIA: Govt Working to Bring Some Malaysians Stranded in Middle East After Iran strikes: Anwar
276. MYANMAR: UN Annual Report Shows a Sharp Increase in Myanmar’s Human Rights crisis, Especially for children
277. THAI Foreign Ministry Outlines Complex Evacuation Routes Amid Middle East Escalation
278. INDONESIA Monitors Pilgrims, Migrants As US-Israel Strikes on Iran Raise War Fears
279. INDONESIA Monitors Pilgrims, Migrants As US-Israel Strikes on Iran Raise War Fears
280. INDONESIA: Cheng Hoo Mosque Distributes Rp 500,000 Zakat to 32,000 Recipients
281. MALAYSIA Airlines Grounds All Doha, Jeddah and Medina Flights until March 4 as Middle East Conflict Escalates
282. MYANMAR: Junta Defense Minister Admits Recruitment of Minors and Overage Civilians Amid Systemic Corruption and Forced Enlistment
283. INDONESIA: Beyond Tariffs: Indonesia’s Uneven Pact with Washington
284. INDONESIA: KUA Mixes TikTok, Treats to Spark Gen Z Interest in Marriage
285. MALAYSIA: Government Overthrow Plot: Bukit Aman Probes Prominent Local Figure, Foreign Media
286. MYANMAR: Kachin Amber and the Bloody Truth Behind China’s Latest Scientific Breakthrough
287. VIETNAMESE REturnees from Cambodia Endure Hardship On Floating Homes in Dong Nai
288. Is INDONESIA’S 19% Tariff Deal Still Valid After the US Supreme Court Ruling?
289. INDONESIA: LPDP Alumni Controversy Rekindles Debate Over Return Rules
290. MYANMAR: SAC-M Urges ASEAN to Back Timor-Leste’s Legal Move on Myanmar Military
291. SINGAPORE Hit by AI Disinformation Blitz, Hundreds of Fake YouTube Videos Target PM Wong
292. VIETNAM: Tet Tourism Surge Exposes Overcrowding, Service Quality Concerns
293. INDONESIA Decries Double Standards in Nuclear Weapons Control
294. INDONESIA: Prabowo Ministers Clash Over Restricting Indomaret, Alfamart as Village Cooperatives Roll Out
295. Myanmar Junta Sets Mid-March Date for New Parliament
296. THAILAND: World Bank Warns Thailand of Labor Crisis, Urges AI Upskilling
297. VIETNAM’S Hottest Jobs in 2026: AI, Sales and Semiconductor Surge
298. INDONESIA: Presidency For All: Indonesia’s Human Rights Diplomacy
299. INDONESIA: UK-Based Arm to Train 15,000 Indonesian Engineers in Chip Design
300. MALAYSIA’S ‘Survival’ Hinges on ‘One Family’ Unity: Anwar to Foreign Envoys
301. MYANMAR: Junta Escalates Airstrikes in Kachin State After Drone Attack on MNA Aircraft
302. PHILIPPINES: What Evidence Did the ICC Prosecution Present vs Duterte on Day 1?
303. CAMBODIA Protests Thai Naval Incursion in Territorial Waters
304. INDONESIA Catches Break After US Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs
305. INDONESIA to Buy 1,000 Tons of US Rice Despite Prabowo’s Anti-Import Stance
306. MYANMAR: Nearly 120,000 Civilian Homes Torched Across Myanmar Since 2021 Coup as Arson Attacks Intensify
307. THAILAND is Losing Ground to Vietnam
308. CAMBODIA: Lethal Legacies of War Await Displaced Families at Home
309. INDONESIA: Four Countries Join Indonesia in Promising Troops for Trump’s Gaza Peace Board
310. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Dual Diplomatic Test on Palestine at First BOP Meeting
311. MYANMAR: Mizoram Suspends India–Myanmar Border Trade for Two Months Following Death of Indian Driver
312. SINGAPORE: IDF Data Suggests Singapore Nationals May Be Among Dual Citizens Serving in Israeli Military During Gaza War
313. INDONESIA, US Firms Sign Over $7 Billion in Trade, Investment Deals-JakartaPost
314. Indonesia Slams Israel’s West Bank Annexation
315. MALAYSIA: No One Above The Law in Building Houses of Worship: Anwar
316. MYANMAR: Athan Publishes Analysis of Freedom of Expression Under Interim Governance Arrangements in Myanmar
317. THAILAND: Call for Stimulus in Border Provinces
318. CAMBODIA: Ongoing Spat Stems From Historical Narratives, Nationalism, Misinformation and Unresolved Mechanisms
319. INDONESIA: Chinese Muslims Navigate Identities Amid Lunar New Year, Ramadan Overlap
320. INDONESIA Reaffirms Two-State Solution in Talks with Palestinian Envoy at UN
321. MYANMAR Expels Timor-Leste Representative Over War Crimes Case
322. SINGAPORE is Spending Billions to Boost Births, and It’s Not Working
323. CAMBODIA Urged to Diversify Trade as Border Tensions Expose Reliance on Thai Market
324. INDONESIA Reaffirms Support for Palestine as Israel Joins Gaza Peace Board
325. INDONESIA: Purbaya Says Global Rating Agencies Misjudged Indonesian EconomyTHAILAND Leads ASEAN in AI Adoption as Regional Digital Economy Eyes $1 Trillion Valuation
326. PHILIPPINES: Biz, Civil Society Groups Want Tough Dynasty Law
327. THAILAND Leads ASEAN in AI Adoption as Regional Digital Economy Eyes $1 Trillion Valuation
328. CAMBODIA Says Nearly 200 Scam Centers CLosed
329. INDONESIA Slips in Corruption Index in Prabowo’s First Year
330. INDONESIA: Prabowo ‘Furious’ Over Stock Market Rout After MSCI Warning: Brother
331. MYANMAR: Drugs Seized as Myanmar Junta Troops Abandon Outposts Near Machanbaw Under KIA Pressure
332. THAILAND Can Capture Major Growth Gains by Scaling Up Green Manufacturing: World Bank
333. INDONESIA Readies Troops for Gaza Deployment
334. INDONESIA’S Journalist Safety Index Slips in 2025 as Censorship, Pressure Rise
335. MALAYSIA Rises to Third in ASEAN on 2025 Corruption Perception Index with Improved Score of 52
336. MYANMAR: The Junta’s Air War in Arakan: Desperation, Symbolism, and Strategic Miscalculation
337. VIETNAM Breaks into World’s TOp 10 Retirement Destinations for the First Time
338. INDONESIA: EU Proposes Sanctions on Indonesian Ports for Handling Russian Oil
339. INDONESIA Consumer Sentiment Improves as Growth Holds Above 5%
340. 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
341. MYANMAR Junta Hails ICJ Genocide Case Defense as ‘National Duty’
342. VIETNAM: Homestays in World’s Best Tourism Village Fully Booked for Tet Holidays
343. CAMBODIA: Visa-Free Entry Calls Turn Shriller as Cambodia Eases Norms for Chinese
344. INDONESIA: Bali Police Arrest Dozens of Indians in Online Gambling Crackdown
345. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Approval Nears 80%, Surpassing Jokowi and SBY: Survey
346. MYANMAR: Top Gold Association Officials Arrested by Myanmar Junta Officials
347. THAILAND: Foreign Media: Anutin’s Nationalist Bet Delivers Landslide
348. CAMBODIA: US Lifts Weapons Sale Restrictions on Cambodia, Marking New Chapter in Bilateral Ties
349. INDONESIA: Women Take Lead in Community Climate Action
350. INDONESIA: Suzuki Launches First Electric Car in Indonesia With e-Vitara Debut
351. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Thayet Prison Stage Silent Strike to Mark Fifth Anniversary of Myanmar Coup
352. SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian Destination Named World’s Best City for Solo Female Travelers
353. INDONESIA: Authorities Prevent Attempted Smuggling of Wildlife to Thailand
354. INDONESIA: Danantara to Break Ground on 3 Million-Ton Steel Plant to Cut Indonesia’s Import Reliance
355. MYANMAR and Russia Agree New Military Alliance
356. PHILIPPINES-House Panel Junks 2 Impeach Raps vs Marcos Jr.
357. THAILAND: Foreign Tourists Rank Scams as Top Safety Concern in Thailand
358. CAMBODITHAILAND: Foreign Tourists Rank Scams as Top Safety Concern in ThailandA Protests Thai Activity at Ta Moan and Ta Krabei Temples
359. INDONESIA: Prabowo Courts Islamic Leaders to Support Board of Peace Membership Amid Pushback
360. INDONESIA Probes Market Manipulation, Freezes Broker Accounts Worth $40 Million
361. MYANMAR Junta Turns to Pakistan Amid Rohingya Genocide Case
362. THAILAND Overtakes Vietnam as Southeast Asia’s Top Market for Gold Demand
363. INDONESIA: Military Training for Civil Servants Draws Mixed Reactions
364. INDONESIA: Indonesia Steps Up TB Campaign Under Prabowo as Cases Rank Second Worldwide
365. MYANMAR  Junta Calls Coup-Protesting Civil Servants Back to Work
366. PHILIPPINE Billionaire Manuel Villar Loses $1B in Net Worth Amid Market Manipulation, Insider Trading Complaint
367. VIETNAM’S Motorbike Market Leads Southeast Asia in Growth
368. INDONESIA: Education Fund Allocation for Free Meal Faces Legal Challenge
369. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the Strategic First Stop for China’s Muslim F&B Entrepreneurs
370. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the Strategic First Stop for China’s Muslim F&B Entrepreneurs
371. MYANMAR: Five Years After the Coup, Myanmar Is Worse Off Than Ever
372. VIETNAM: President Trump Welcomes Vietnam’s Decision to Join Peace Council
373. INDONESIA: Walhi Calls for Systemic Reform After 19 Fatalities Linked to Illegal Gold Mining
374. INDONESIA’S  Alcohol Industry Contributes Rp 9 Trillion to State Coffers
375. MALAYSIA: Majority of Respondents Favor Two-Term Cap Over 10-Year Limit for Prime Ministers: Poll
376. MYANMAR: Facebook Deletes 270 Accounts Tied to Myanmar Military’s Business and Propaganda Efforts
377. VIETNAM Confirms High-Potential Offshore Oil Discovery Off Southern Coast
378. CAMBODIA: Govt Swats Malaria, With No Cases for Seven Years
379. INDONESIA to Host Ocean Impact Summit in Bali
380. INDONESIA Logs $1B Food Delivery Growth, Region’s Highest
381. MYANMAR Nationalists Protest ICJ Rohingya Genocide Case in Yangon
382. SINGAPOREANS, MALAYSIANS Among Top Overseas Homeowners in England, Wales
383. INDONESIA: Land Erosion Worsens on Riau’s Bengkalis Island, May Alter Maritime Border
384. INDONESIA Boasts Strong Basis for Green Economy Transiti
385. MALAYSIA: Strategic Location and Incentives Give Malaysia Edge to Become Major Regional Maritime MRO Hub: Miti
386. MYANMAR: Voter Turnout Reaches About 55 % in Myanmar’s 2025 General Elections
387. VIETNAM: Hanoi Adopts 100-Year Master Plan Resolution
388. INDONESIA: Cambodia Scam Crackdown Sheds Light on Indonesia’s Employment Gaps
389. INDONESIA: Forest Areas Cited in West Bandung Landslide
390. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing shrugs off criticism as military-backed party dominates Myanmar vote
391. PHILIPPINES: Duterte’s ICC Confirmation of Charges Hearing Set for Feb. 23
392. VIETNAM Lacks System to Nurture its 1 Million Autistic Children
393. INDONESIA: Reform Team Weighs Placing Police Under Ministry
394. INDONESIA: Rescuers Recover More Bodies from West Java Landslide, With 72 Still Missing
395. MYANMAR: Final Round of Myanmar Vote Set to Seal Junta Ally’s Victory
396. SINGAPORE Steps Up AI Ambitions with S$1b Public Research Investment
397. VIETNAM: Halal Race Heats Up as Vietnam Advances Certification and Trade Plans
398. CAMBODIAN Urges UN to Monitor Thai Military Abuses
399. INDONESIA: IMF Expects Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.1% this Year
400. INDONESIA’S Free Meal Program to Exceed McDonald’s Global Output: Prabowo
401. MALAYSIA: Starting School at Six: How Malaysia Stacks Up Against its Neighbors
402. MYANMAR: IPCM Calls for Immediate Release of 27 Journalists and Stronger Media Safety Guarantees in Myanmar
403. INDONESIA Accepts Trump ‘Board of Peace’ Invite
404. INDONESIA Joins Global Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets
405. MALAYSIA: Judiciary Sets Up Dedicated High Court to Handle and Fast-Track Corruption Cases
406. MYANMAR’S Gold Haven Evaporates as Junta Caps Surging Price
407. LAOS On Track to Graduate from LDC Status This Year: UN
408. CAMBODIA: Over 400 Indonesians ‘Released’ by Cambodian Scam Networks: Ambassador
409. INDONESIA Revokes Permits of 28 Companies after Sumatra Disasters
410. INDONESIA: Govt Pledges Central Bank Independence as Rupiah Hits Record Low
411. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Will Not Certify Myanmar Election or Send Observers
412. SINGAPORE Encourages Using Old Banknotes, Digital Red Envelopes During Lunar New Year
413. INDONESIA: Local Governments Propose 60 New Transmigration Areas
414. INDONESIA: Prabowo Nominates Nephew Thomas Djiwandono for Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor
415. MYANMAR Scam Job Vacancies Surge Despite Junta ‘Crackdown’
416. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Bares Major Malampaya Gas Find
417. VIETNAM: Hundreds of Tons of Fake Dietary Supplements Produced at Hanoi Industrial Park Over Decade
418. CAMBODIA Protests Thai Occupation of Thmar Da Area
419. INDONESIANS Love ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Services
420. MYANMAR: Joint Myanmar Resistance Offensive Intensifies Across Bago Region as Multiple Fronts collapse
421. VIETNAM Police Bust $532,000 Crypto Scam Imitating Nasdaq
422. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Put $53 Billion into Indonesia in 2025, Singapore on Lead
423. INDONESIAN Military Rescue 18 Freeport Workers From Rebel Siege in Papua
424. MALAYSIA: Better Than Singapore? How Malaysia’s ‘Balanced Economy’ is Winning Over Global Businesses
425. SINGAPORE, Indonesia Join Forces to Tighten Pharmaceutical and Clinical Trial Oversight in Asean
426. MYANNMAR: ICJ Hearings Highlight Role of Religious Propaganda in Rohingya Genocide
427. CAMBODIA Braces for Prolonged Border Displacement Crisis
428. INDONESIA: Ten Years after Sarinah Attack, Indonesia’s Fight Against Terror Moves Online
429. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Joins Gates Foundation Governing Board
430. MYANMAR: Civilians Face Widening Displacement Crisis: Myanmar Witness
431. THAILAND: New Thai Government Must Choose Between ‘Short-Term Handouts’ and Long-Term Growth, Economists Warn
432. INDONESIA: PDI-P Stands With Voters Against Indirect Polls
433. INDONESIA to End Diesel Imports in 2026 as Balikpapan Refinery Comes Online
434. MALAYSIA: Transport Minister Outlines Plan to Turn Penang’s Swettenham Pier Seafront Into Walkable Commercial Hub
435. MYANMAR: Rohingya ‘Targeted for Destruction’ by Myanmar, ICJ Hears
436. THAILAND: Politics Addresses Tourism Roadblocks
437. INDONESIA: Community Sentences Introduced in New Penal Code
438. INDONESIA: KPK Charges Tax Officials, Consultant in Rp 75 Billion Mining Tax Case
439. MALAYSIA: Key Questions About Malaysia’s Proposed Two-Term PM Limit
440. MYANMAR: Low Turnout, Intimidation and Attacks Mark Phase 2 of Myanmar Junta’s Election
441. THAILAND: US Bans Seafood Imports from Vietnam, Opening Door for Thai Exporters
442. INDONESIA: Prabowo Embraces Criticism But New Penal Code Draws Free Speech Concerns 
443. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declares End to Rice Imports as Self-Sufficiency Reached
444. MALAYSIA: Citizenship Amendment for Children Born Overseas to Malaysian Mothers Set to Take Effect Mid-2026: Home Minister
445. MYANMAR: USDP Wins Majority of Seats in Rakhine, Chin on Back of Advance Ballots
446. PHILIPPINES: Philhealth to Grant General Amnesty for Non-Payers: Marcos
447. INDONESIA: Democrats Back Prabowo’s Plan to End Direct Regional Elections
448. INDONESIA to Launch Waste-to-Energy Projects in 34 Cities
449. MALAYSIA: Here’s Why Social Media Firms May Come to Love Malaysia’s New Online Safety Act
450. MYANMAR: Yangon Residents Forced to Hoist National Flags for Independence Day Under Threat of Massive Fines
451. SOUTHEAST ASIA’S Five Richest Billionaires Hold More Than $135B
452. CAMBODIA: Plea for Peace as Thousands Remain Displaced by Border Encroachment
453. INDONESIA: Indonesia Enacts New Criminal Code, Regulating Cohabitation and Banning Marxism
454. INDONESIA: Do-Or-Die Year for Prabowo’s Free Meals Rollout
455. MYANMAR Junta Says to Release Over 6,000 Prisoners in Annual Amnesty
456. THAILAND Accuses Cambodia of War Crimes 
457. INDONESIA: Palm Oil Expansion in Papua Raises Eyebrows
458. INDONESIA Invests $500 Million in Novotel Makkah Deal: Hajj Village
459. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysian Campuses Are a Hit with Students from China, Bangladesh, India
460. MYANMAR: Life interrupted–Myanmar Gen Z Struggle With Threats Post-Coup
461. THAILAND: China Sends Special Envoy to Thailand and Cambodia Again Today to Mediate Border clash
462. CAMBODIA ‘Hires US Lobbyists’ 
463. INDONESIA to Fight For Zero Tariffs on Palm Oil in This Week’s US Trade Talks
464. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Inaugurate Rp 1 Trillion Hospital During Papua Visit
465. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Inaugurate Rp 1 Trillion Hospital During Papua Visit
466. THAILAND: Second Army Area Destroys Casino Compound at Chong Sai Taku
467. SINGAPORE Court Dismisses Challenge to Mandatory Death Penalty
468. INDONESIA: Govt Plans Major Rebuild After Sumatra Floods Kill Over 1,000
469. INDONESIA- Aceh Urges Govt to Allow Entry of Humanitarian Aid from Malaysia
470. MYANMAR Junta Leader Signals Enduring Military Role in Politics After Elections
471. THAI-CAMBODIAN Border Clash Exposes Expanding Arms Pipeline
472. VIETNAM: Hanoi Plans $212M Emergency Projects Before 2026 Rains to Stop Flooding
473. INDONESIA: Aceh Turns to UN Agencies for Recovery While Jakarta Maintains No-Aid Stance
474. INDONESIA: Sumatra Flood Deaths Exceed 1,000 as Regions Extend Emergency Status
475. MYANMAR  Junta Hits Back at Criticism of Military-Run Poll
476. THAILAND: Landslide Hopes Could Reset Thailand’s Three-Bloc Politics
477. INDONESIA: Danantara Signs Pact for Joint Investments in Jordan
478. INDONESIA: Two Firms Seek Licensing to Operate Crypto Exchanges in Indonesia
479. MYANMAR: Junta Forms Anti-Scam Body Amid Growing Evidence of Its Own Complicity
480. REGIONAL: 3 Southeast Asian Billionaires Makes Forbes Asia’s Philanthropy Heroes List
481. INDONESIA: Putin Meets Prabowo to Discuss Military and Energy Ties, Wheat Exports
482. INDONESIA: First-Ever Sling Load LPG Delivery Speeds Aid to Isolated Aceh Region
483. MALAYSIA: 15 Permanent Relief Centers Under Construction Nationwide for Flood Victims: NADMA
484. MYANMAR: Nationwide ‘Silent Strike’ Observed in Myanmar on International Human Rights Day
485. VIETNAM: Hanoi Prepares Charging Ztations, Subsidies Before Restricting Gasoline Motorbikes in 2026
486. INDONESIA: Death Strikes Stranded Evacuees in Isolated Sumatra Shelters
487. INDONESIA Halts Timber Transport Following Flood Debris Scandal
488. MALAYSIA: Preventing Corruption: Projek SAMA Urges New Law to Define ‘Political Donations’ and Stop Bribery Among Malaysian Politicians
489. MYANMARhttps://asiaviews.net/indonesia-halts-timber-transport-following-flood-debris-scandal/: As Myanmar Economy Sinks, Junta Grabs Lifeline From Europe’s Last Dictator
490. THAILAND Rejects Tariff Pressure in Push to End Cambodia Border Conflict: Sihasak
491. CAMBODIA–Thailand Military Comparison: Budgets, Personnel and Firepower
492. INDONESIA: Calls Grow for Indonesia to Accept Foreign Disaster aid
493. INDONESIA: Elephants Step In Where Machines Can’t in Aceh Flood Cleanup
494. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says Military Will Remain in Politics Until EAOs ‘Disappear’
495. VIETNAM: AI Xominates Vietnam’s 2025 Zearch Frends: Google report
496. INDONESIA  Launches Airborne Survey to Hunt New Oil and Gas in Sulawesi
497. INDONESIA: Nowhere is Safe: Women Remain Vulnerable to Violence Across All Spaces
498. MALAYSIA: PM Tells Works Ministry to Crack Down on Project Delays, Demands Accountability From Contractors
499. MYANMAR: PEC Demands Release of All Media Professionals Before Myanmar Polls
500. THAILAND: Second Army Area Warns Government Offices of Possible Cambodian Attacks
501. INDONESIA Won’t Phase Out Fossil Fuels: Hashim
502. INDONESIA: Eight Firms Called in as Deforestation Linked to Sumatra Disaster
503. MALAYSIA Passes Historic Anti-Bullying Bill 2025 to Protect Children, Set Up Tribunal
504. VIETNAM Plans Roadmap to Zero Hospital Fees and Free Annual Checkups for All Citizens
505. INDONESIA: Northern Sumatra Leaders Raise White Flag Amid Deadly Floods
506. INDONESIA: Why Floods in Sumatra Kill More People Than in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines
507. MALAYSIA: Hunt Resumes: MH370 Search Back in Southern Indian Ocean from Dec 30: Transport Ministry
508. MYANMAR: Free Burma Rangers Training People in Burma to Save Lives in War
509. MYANMAR: Free Burma Rangers Training People in Burma to Save Lives in War
510. VIETNAM: HCMC Plans Vehicle Low-Emission Zones With Cash Fines for Violation
511. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows Direct Aid for Flood-Hit Sumatra
512. INDONESIA: Local Demand Keeps RI Factories Humming as Exports Lose Steam
513. MYANMAR: Rights Groups Slam US Move to End Protected Status for Myanmar Nationals
514. SINGAPORE Says Local Doctors Make Up Over 90pc of its Workforce, Malaysians a Small Minority
515. VIETNAMESE Students in Australia Face Declining Employment Rates, Lower Salaries
516. INDONESIA: Pressure Mounts on Govt to Declare National Emergency in Sumatra
517. INDONESIA: Death Toll from Sumatra Floods and Landslides Tops 300
518. MYANMAR: UN Fears Mass-Electronic Surveillance During Myanmar Vote
519. SINGAPORE: In Singapore, a Hidden Crisis of Youth Homelessness
520. VIETNAM Offers ‘Best Conditions’ for Overseas Experts to Return and Lead Key Projects: Deputy PM
521. CAMBODIA: Education Minister Calls for Renewed School Ban on Energy Drinks to Fight Diabetes
522. INDONESIA: Northern Sumatra Floods Death Toll Rises to 84
523. INDONESIA: Trade Pact, Gold, Palm Oil: Indonesia Aims $4.2 Billion Export to UAE
524. MYANMAR: Farming Collapses Across Myingyan District as Conflict Deepens
525. THAI Hotel Chain RoomQuest Becomes World’s First Fully AI-Automated Hospitality Group
526. INDONESIA: Industry Wants Clarity on Indonesia’s ‘Haj Village’ in Mecca
527. INDONESIA: National Internship Program Hits 62,000 Participants in Second Wave
528. MYANMAR: KNU Raid on DKBA-Controlled Area Uncovers 2,000 Scam Workers, 733 Foreign Nationals Arrested
529. SINGAPORE Blocks TikTok and Meta Accounts of Australian Linked to Radicalization
530. THAILAND: Thailand Must Adopt New Laws to Meet Soaring AI and Data Center Demand: Business Leaders
531. INDONESIA: TNI Expansion Plan Raises Fear of Overreach
532. INDONESIA: Apindo Urges Government to Reinstate Predictable Minimum Wage Formula
533. MALAYSIA: Smart Upgrades and Quick Cash: How the Booming Used Phone Market is Fueling Malaysians’ Lifestyles
534. MYANMAR: Tensions Remain High Around Lashio After Handover to Junta
535. THAILAND – Immigration Police Target Visitors Making Multiple Visa Runs 
536. INDONESIA: Lively Libraries, Bookshops Defy ‘Myth’ of Low Reading Interest
537. INDONESIA: Indonesia to Allocate State Land to 1 Million Poor Households by 2026
538. MALAYSIA: Non-Consensual Sexual Content Now Top Online Threat to Malaysian Children: Unicef
539. MYANMAR: Leading Scholar Urges Thailand to Support Karen, Karenni Autonomy in Myanmar
540. SINGAPORE Charts Green Course for Methanol Marine Fuel
541. INDONESIA: Govt to Close Some 1,400 Illegal Gold Mines in Halimun Salak National Park
542. INDONESIA: G20 Declaration Gives Voice to Poor Nations, Indonesia Says Amid US Boycott
543. MALAYSIA is Neutral, Not Nosy: Putrajaya Rejects Accusations of Siding in Thai-Cambodia Dispute
544. MYANMAR: Junta Seeks SCO Lifeline in Moscow After Crashing Economy
545. VIETNAM: How Regional Discrimination Still Divides Vietnamese PeopleINDONESIA: More Than 1,000 Evacuated Following Massive Mt. Semeru Eruption
546. MALAYSIA: Anwar Calls on Youth in Malaysia and Africa to Shed ‘Colonial Mentality’
547. VIETNAM: 41 Dead, More Than 52,000 Homes Submerged as Historic Flooding Batters Central Vietnam
548. VIETNAM: 41 Dead, More Than 52,000 Homes Submerged as Historic Flooding Batters Central Vietnam
549. INDONESIA: ADB Approves $470m Loan to Accelerate RI’s Clean Energy Shift
550. INDONESIA: Microplastics Detected in Air Across 18 Major Cities in Indonesia: Study
551. INDONESIA’S $7.4 Billion Balikpapan Refinery to Start Full Operations in December 2025
552. MYANMAR Junta Chief Accuses Karen Armed Groups of Fueling Instability, Linking Them to Cyber
553. SINGAPORE: Record Haul of Rhino Horns Worth RM3.6m Seized at Singapore’s Changi Airport
554. INDONESIA: Batam Customs Uncovers New Ways to Smuggle Drugs From Malaysia
555. INDONESIA Uncovers Online Plot to Turn Children Against Pancasila, Join Militancy
556. MYANMAR: USDP Chair Claims Over 1,000 Party Members Killed Since Myanmar’s Military Takeover
557. THAILAND-MALAYSIA: Journalist Indicted in Thailand for Allegedly Defaming Malaysian Government 
558. VIETNAM: Facebook Removes 5.4 Million Scam, Fraud Posts in Vietnam
559. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Demand Halt to Criminal Procedure Law Revision
560. INDONESIA: Jakarta Is Sinking: Sea Levels Now Higher Than the City’s Coastline
561. INDONESIA to Receive Repatriated Artifacts From US
562. MYANMAR Junta Chief Awards Top Honorary Medals to Business Tycoons Linked to Junta
563. SINGAPORE: Lee Kuan Yew’s Son Files Last-Minute Objection Against Singapore’s Plan to Preserve Family Home as Heritage Site
564. INDONESIA: Non-UN Gaza Mission Risks Breaching International Law
565. INDONESIA: Vale Indonesia Achieves Best ESG Score in Company History, Ranks Among World’s 15 Best
566. MYANMAR: Targeted US Actions on Scam Centers Point to a New Burma Policy Favoring the Resistance
567. THAI Businesses Attacked by Spyware Over 21,000 Times in Six Months Amid Regional Surge
568. INDONESIA: Australia, Indonesia Agree to Sign New Security Treaty
569. INDONESIA: BI Expands QRIS Links to Seven Countries to Reduce Dollar Reliance
570. MALAYSIA: Langkawi Boat Tragedy Reflects Wider Regional Humanitarian Crisis: Home Minister
571. MYANMAR: Holding Myanmar Elections Next Month ‘Unfathomable’: UN Rights Chief
572. REGIONAl: Air Pollution Could Cost Southeast Asia Nearly $600B by 2050: Study
573. INDONESIA: Prabowo Honors Soeharto, Raising Fears of Authoritarian Resurgence
574. INDONESIA Mulls Repaying Whoosh Debt With Seized Corruption Funds
575. SINGAPORE: From 2026, Travelers Leaving Singapore By Air to Pay Extra S$1 to S$41.60 in Green Jet Fuel Levy: Authorities
576. MYANMAR Junta Touts Port Expansion, Trade Enforcement as Economic Pillars
577. THAILAND: Anti-Mining Network Demand Repeal of Thai-US Rare Earths MOU
578. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 27 Chinese Nationals in Online Scam Raid in Lampung
579. INDONESIA: Jakarta Deploys NaCl Cloud-Seeding to Curb Heavy Rainfall Risk
580. MALAYSIA: Not citizenship — What India’s Expanded OCI Actually Offers Sixth-Gen Indian Malaysians
581. MYANMAR: Blood Money Campaign Raises Concerns About New Gas Projects in Myanmar
582. THAILAND: Daytime Drinking Could Be Fined $300 in Thailand Under New Law
583. INDONESIA to Resume Shrimp Exports to US After CS-137 Contamination Scare
584. INDONESIA: Creative Economy Adds $90 Billion to Indonesia’s GDP as Investment and Exports Surge
585. MYANMAR’S UN Envoy Denounces Junta’s Digital Represion
586. THAILAND: Bank of Thailand to Launch New Credit Guarantee Mechanism to Support SME Loans
587. VIETNAM: Markets, Factories and Homes Devastated as Typhoon Kalmaegi Lashes Vietnam’s Central Region
588. CAMBODIA: Shifting Goalposts: Thailand Links Release of Cambodian Soldiers to Ta Krabei Temple Claims
589. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inaugurates $3.9 Billion Lotte Chemical Plant in Cilegon
590. INDONESIA: Culture Minister Submits Soeharto, Gus Dur for National Hero Recognition
591. MALAYSIAN Passport Climbs to 3rd Globally with Visa-Free Access to 174 Countries
592. MYANMAR: Nearly 2,000 People Arrested For Criticizing Myanmar’s Junta on Social Media
593. INDONESIA: Jakarta Targets 24 Hospitals Across Six Papua Provinces to Bridge Health Gaps
594. INDONESIA Plans Major Rail Expansion Outside Java Under Prabowo’s Infrastructure Push
595. MALAYSIA on Track to Achieve AI Nation Status by 2030, with 2026 as Turning Point: Gobind
596. MYANMAR: Bermuda and Cayman Islands Must Take Action Against Oil Companies for Suspected Myanmar Sanctions Breaches After JFM Legal Submission
597. PHILIPPINES: ‘Tino’ Flooding Kills over 40, Strands Thousands in Central Philippines
598. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows Over National Hero Title for Soeharto
599. INDONESIA: Prabowo Urges APEC to Tackle Online Gambling and Transnational Crime
600. MALAYSIA: Foreign Worker Numbers in Malaysia fall 13pc to 2.13 Million as Government Steps up Efforts to Reduce Dependence
601. Myanmar Junta, Russia Sign Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
602. THAILAND: Google to Offer One-Year Free Google-AI Pro Access to 3 Million Thai students
603. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows Over National Hero Title for Soeharto
604. INDONESIA: Prabowo Urges APEC to Tackle Online Gambling and Transnational Crime
605. MALAYSIA: Foreign Worker Numbers in Malaysia fall 13pc to 2.13 Million as Government Steps up Efforts to Reduce Dependence
606. Myanmar Junta, Russia Sign Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
607. THAILAND: Google to Offer One-Year Free Google-AI Pro Access to 3 Million Thai students
608. INDONESIA: $12b Boost to Banks Lifts Corporate Loans as SMEs Lag
609. INDONESIA’S Digital Economy Among World’s Fastest Thanks to QRIS
610. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Defense Ministers Approve Record Number of initiatives in ‘peaceful’ two-hour meeting
611. Myanmar’s Generals Step into Politics as Newly Minted Civilians
612. THAILAND: Raid on Chiang Mai Luxury Villa Nets 20 Chinese Scammers
613. INDONESIA: Govt launches small hydropower plants across eastern regions
614. INDONESIA: “Am I Really Authoritarian?” Prabowo Says He Often Watches Podcasts Mocking Him
615. MALAYSIA: Some Countries Won’t Aid Malaysia’s MACC Hunt for Fugitives Over Caning Laws: Azam Baki
616. MYANMAR: Sending Observers Would Risk Legitimizing Myanmar Election: FM Sugiono
617. THAILAND: Xi Discusses Thailand-Cambodia Conflict with Trump, Emphasizes Peace Efforts
618. INDONESIA: Scientists Discover Critically Endangered Tapanuli Orangutans in New Location
619. INDONESIA: Accommodating the Dead: Jakarta Faces Grave Shortage Crisis
620. MALAYSIA: Trade Deal with Washington Sparks Outcry in Malaysia Over Sovereignty Concerns
621. MYANMAR: MOGE and PTTEP to Drill New Offshore Blocks in Mottama Gulf
622. PHILIPPINES: POGOs Now Illegal
623. INDONESIA: House Calls on Government to Investigate Massive Illegal Gold Mining Near Mandalika
624. INDONESIA: Cambodia Not a Safe Destination for Migrant Workers: Muhaimin
625. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya to Deploy Over 10,000 New Teachers Nationwide from November, Parliament told
626. MYANMAR: ASEAN Not Sending Monitors to Myanmar Junta’s Election: Sources
627. VIETNAM: Over 1,000 MM Rainfall in Hue Shatters Vietnam’s All-Time Record, Sends Ravaging Floods Across Region
628. CAMBODIA, THAILAND Sign Historic Peace Declaration in Kuala Lumpur
629. INDONESIA: Land Conversion Puts Self-Sufficiency At Risk
630. MYANMAR: Open Letter to U.S. President Donald Trump
631. THAILAND: Year-Long Funeral Starts for Thailand’s Former Queen Sirikit 
632. TIMOR LESTE, Asia’s Youngest Nation, Becomes ASEAN’s 11th Member
633. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s ‘Indonesia Incorporated Vision Faces Test of Market Trust
634. INDONESIA: Over 100 Indonesians Flee Cambodia Cybercrime Rings, But Not All Want to Return
635. MALAYSIA: Anwar and Trump Set to Witness Malaysia’s Peace Deal for Thailand-Cambodia at ASEAN Summit
636. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing’s Attendance at ASEAN Summit Uncertain After His Name Deleted From Malaysian Media Report
637. THAI Aromatic Coconut Industry in Crisis as Vietnamese Rivals Seize China Market
638. INDONESIA: Prabowo-Gibran Administration Gets Low Scores
639. INDONESIA: Police Monitoring Spread of Radical Groups in Batam
640. Prabowo Wants to Start $5.4b Waste-to-Energy Drive Soon so Bali Remains a Tourist Favorite
641. SINGAPORE Novels to Hit Bookshelves Across Southeast Asia Under Landmark S$3b Publishing Pact
642. Myanmar Regime Bans Election Campaign Rallies
643. INDONESIA: Forest Under Threat as Corporations, Military Gain Power under Prabowo
644. INDONESIA: Pertamina to Buy Oil from Indonesia’s Traditional Wells: Bahlil
645. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Populist Policies ‘Disconnected’ from People’s Needs
646. MYANMAR: BHRN Says Myanmar Faces New Wave of Hate Speech targeting Muslims
647. Vietnam’s AI Talent Pool Needs to Grow 10-Fold to Lure Global Investors: Executive
648. Cambodian SMEs Call for Indonesian Investment Amid Growing Boycott of Thai Goods
649. INDONESIA: In first Year, Prabowo Tightens Grip, Redraws Political Map
650. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls Free Meal Initiative a 99.99% Success Despite Setbacks
651. MALAYSIA Receives Global Zero Waste Special Citation Award in Istanbul
652. MYANMAR: Delusions of Grandeur
653. INDONESIA: Three Australians Face Death Penalty Over Bali Shooting
654. INDONESIA: Prabowo Launches 165 Free Boarding Schools to Break Indonesia’s Cycle of Poverty
655. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Explains How Scam Syndicates Still Lure Malaysians Into Modern Slavery
656. MYANMAR: Why So Many Young People Work Voluntarily in Myanmar’s Scam Compounds
657. SINGAPORE Ties to Alleged Cambodian Scam Ring Under Spotlight 
658. INDONESIA Allows Foreigners to Take Leadership Roles at State Enterprises
659. INDONESIA Allows Resumption of International Carbon Trade After Four Years
660. MYANMAR: Forum 2000 Conference Reminds Audience of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Plight and Hosts Call from 2025 Nobel Peace Laureate
661. THAILAND: Second Army Area Postpones RBC talks indefinitely as Cambodia Fails to Submit Weapons and Landmine Plan
662. VIETNAM: Hanoi Company Injects Chemicals Into Buffalo Meat to Sell as Wagyu Beef
663. INDONESIA: Government Denies Prabowo Ever Intended to Visit Israel
664. INDONESIA Surpasses 2025 Oil Production Goal Amid New Exploration Push
665. MYANMAR Ethnic Organizations condemn military junta for destroying NCA
666. THAILAND, CAMBODIA to Sign Ceasefire at ASEAN Summit, Malaysia: Minister
667. VIETNAM inaugurates World’s 2nd Largest Waste-to-Energy Plant in Hanoi
668. CAMBODIA: CAPFISH Lays Groundwork for Cambodia’s First-Ever Fish Exports to EU
669. INDONESIA: Productivity Among Lowest in Region, Govt Launches National Push
670. INDONESIA: Jakarta Court Upholds Ex-Minister, Gojek Cofounder Nadiem Makarim’s Graft Status
671. MYANMAR Scam Cities Booming Despite Crackdown–Using Musk’s Starlink
672. THAILAND Launches 24-Hour E-WorkPermit Platform for Foreign Workers
673. INDONESIA: Militarization, Crackdown Fears Overshadow Cyber Security Bill
674. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Join Trump-Led Gaza Summit in Egypt
675. MYANMAR: Burma War: The Junta’s Arms Pipeline and How to Stop It
676. THAI Army Defends Psych-Ops Along Cambodian Border
677. SINGAPORE Becomes Launchpad for Chinese Food Chains Escaping Price Wars in China, Intensifying Competition and Driving up Rents
678. INDONESIA: Efficiency, Coordination at Risk as Government Expands Further
679. INDONESIA Issues Tsunami Warning After 7.6-Magnitude Quake Strikes North Sulawesi
680. MALAYSIA to Send Observers to Myanmar’s Long-Delayed Elections: Military Govt
681. MYANMAR: Thousands of Myanmar IDPs in Banmauk Face Food Crisis Amid Clashes Between SNA and Resistance Forces
682. THAI Influenza Cases Surge Past 700,000 With 61 Deaths
683. INDONESIA: Health Scare Taints Indonesia’s Export Reputation
684. INDONESIA: Why Indonesia’s ‘Golden Generation’ Could Stall Economic Growth
685. Myanmar Junta Accused of ‘Famine Warfare’ as Hunger Grips Karenni State
686. THAI Giant CP Group Targets Zero Food Waste by 2030
687. VIETNAM: 30,000 Troops in Vietnam Race to Rescue Families After Record Floods
688. INDONESIA: E-Waste Containers to be Reexported to the US: Batam Customs Office
689. INDONESIA: North Kalimantan to Get New Bridges After Residents Prefer Traveling to Malaysia
690. MALAYSIA, India Agree on Regional Standards to Protect Gig, Platform Workers
691. MYANMAR: HURFOM Report Exposes Rising Violence Against Women and Children in Southeastern Myanmar
692. SINGAPORE’S Digital Economy Reaches Nearly 20% of GDP, Creates 214,000 Tech jobs
693. INDONESIA: World Bank Pledges $800 Million for Indonesian Villages: Govt
694. INDONESIA: Breaking the Silence: Deaf Lawyers Make Judicial History in Indonesia
695. MALAYSIA: The Khairul Aming Effect: More Young Malaysians Choosing Business Over Salaried Jobs
696. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monk Accused of Kidnapping Men for Myanmar Military Service
697. THAI Army Presents Discovery of 200 Landmines to ASEAN Observers
698. INDONESIA: Govt Rushes to Clean Up Cesium-137 Spill in Banten
699. INDONESIA: Meteor Falls Into Java Sea, Sparks Bright Fireball and Loud Boom Over Cirebon
700. MYANMAR Airstrikes and Internet Blackouts Hit 123 Townships, Leaving Civilians Vulnerable
701. THAILAND: Highways Department asks Google Maps to Update Routes After Viral “lost” Incident
702. VIETNAM: 30 Hours of Isolation in the Heart of Hanoi Floods
703. INDONESIA: Government Confirms Widespread Radioactive Contamination at Banten Industrial Hub
704. INDONESIA’S Palm Oil Export Soars 35% to Over $16 Billion
705. MALAYSIA Sends Rescue Team With K9 Units to Philippines After Deadly Quake
706. MYANMNAR: Election Watchdog Warns Myanmar Junta’s Planned Polls Lack Credibility
707. THAILAND: Myanmar Refugees Now Allowed to Work in Thailand
708. INDONESIA: ‘Red terror’ Continues to Haunt Indonesia
709. INDONESIA: Legendary Shoe Brand Bata Stops Daily Footwear Manufacturing in Indonesia
710. MALAYSIA Launches New Digital ‘Posting Swap’ Platform for Nurses Amid Brain Drain
711. MYANMAR: China Sentences 16 Myanmar-Linked Gang Members to Death
712. PHILIPPINES: Cebu Shaken: Deadly Quake Kills 26 As Search Ongoing
713. CAMBODIA: Thai Eviction Signs in Border Villages Draw Censure, Fury
714. INDONESIA: Calls Grow for Meaningful Reform in Election LawRevision
715. INDONESIA: From Wartegs to Hotels, Jakarta Faces Resistance Over Smoking Rules
716. MYANMAR’S  AA Urges Dhaka to Probe Border Officers Backing Rohingya Militants
717. SINGAPORE’S Population Hits 6.11m, Driven by Rise in Non-Residents and Migrant Workers
718. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Investment hits Rp 48 Trillion: Govt
719. INDONESIA Deploys Nutrition Experts After Mass Food Poisoning in Free Meal Program
720. MALAYSIA Wraps Up Successful Asean Economic Ministers’ Meeting, Emphasizes Inclusive Growth
721. MYANMAR: Preservation Over Destruction: Why Myanmar’s Revolution—and Its Neighbors
722. THAILAND’S Ageing Society Threatens Fiscal Collapse and Drags Down Economy
723. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Megawati Ties in Question After Cabinet Reshuffle
724. INDONESIA to Disband SOEs Ministry Amid Danantara Expansion
725. MYANMAR:: Mosque’s Reopening Reflects Thawing Interfaith Ties in Rakhine Under AA
726. THAILAND Native ‘Ayam Bangkok’ Chickens Fetch Premium Prices in Indonesia
727. SINGAPORE Gives Meta Sept 30 Deadline to Curb Facebook Scams Impersonating Govt Officials
728. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pushes Two-State Solution, Multilateralism in Debut UNGA Speech
729. INDONESIA: What is Sumitronomics? Indonesia’s Blueprint to 8% Growth
730. MYANMAR: Rights Group Warns US Aid Cuts Could Kill 200,000 in Myanmar
731. SINGAPORE to Introduce QR-Coded Halal Certificate from Oct 1, Replacing Physical Versions by March 2026
732. THAILAND: Foreign Investment in EEC Exceeds 660 Billion Baht: BOI
733. INDONESIA: Prabowo Offers 20,000 Troops for Post-War Gaza
734. INDONESIA Halts 190 Mining Concessions for Breaching Environmental Rules
735. MYANMAR: AA Chief Accuses Bangladesh Officials of Inciting Rohingya Insurgent Attacks
736. THAILAND: Chinese Flock to Vietnam Due to Thailand Safety Fears
737. VIETNAM: Vingroup Establishes 3rd Robotics Company
738. INDONESIA: Prabowo Gives Nusantara Certainty With New Regulation
739. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Evaluation After 5,000 Poisonings Cases in Free Nutritious Meals Program
740. MYANMAR Junta Eases Election Rules to Keep Parties in Race
741. PHILIPPINES: Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels through northern Philippines, triggers alerts across Asia
742. THAILAND: IMF advises Thailand to reinstate 60% debt ceiling
743. INDONESIA: Policy Gaps, Crackdowns Squeeze Rice Millers as Prices Soar
744. INDONESIA Mulls Reallocating Unspent Free Meal Program Money
745. MALAYSIA: Malaysian Bar brings free legal advice and public services to KL Sentral with first-ever MyBar Carnival 2025
746. MYANMAR: Clashes on Myanmar–Thailand border Mark Nine Months of Fighting, Casualties Mount on Both Sides
748. PHILIPPINES: Tens of Thousands Join Anti-Corruption Protests in Metro Manila
749. INDONESIA Revises 2026 Budget Following Appointment of New Finance Minister
750. INDONESIA: Bali Shuts Down Russian-Owned Factory Built on Protected Mangrove Land
751. MALAYSIA to Exempt Some Palestinian Farm and Food Products From Customs Duties:Tengku Zafrul
752. MYANMAR: OCHA details severe humanitarian access constraints across Myanmar
753. THAILAND: Transnational Illegal Logging Network Busted in Nong Khai
754. INDONESIA: Reshuffle Sees Prabowo, Allies Close Ranks
755. INDONESIA: Medan Reaffirms Humanitarian Support for Refugees
756. MYANMAR Junta’s Election Commission Excludes Key Southern Rakhine Areas from No-Election List Ahead of December Polls
757. THAILAND: B10,000 Fine for Drinking in Pubs After Hours
758. VIETNAM Ranked 5th Best Country for Expats in 2025
759. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court to Rule on Challenges to Military Law
760. INDONESIA: Energy Minister Tells Shell, BP, Vivo to Rely on Pertamina for Fuel Supply
761. MALAYSIA: Enough for 12 Million Users: Cops Seize 3.6 Tons of Ecstasy Worth Almost RM600m in Kepong, Dataran Templer
762. MYANMAR: Ruling Generals, Ministers to Dominate Myanmar Military’s Proxy Party Candidate List
763. INDONESIA Rolls Out $1 Billion Stimulus to Boost Jobs and Consumption
764. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s ‘Invisible’ Lives: Undocumented Coastal Children
765. Myanmar Citizens Fear More Harassment, Violence as Election Nears
766. THAI Banks Pledge Urgent Action to Unblock Accounts Amid Fraudulent Transfer Crisis
767. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Languages to be Increasingly Taught in Vietnamese Schools
768. INDONESIA Sees $869M Outflow After Cabinet Reshuffle
769. INDONESIA: Bali Takes Massive Economic Hit from Worst Flooding in Years
770. MALAYSIA: Anwar Joins World Islamic Leaders at Doha Summit on Gaza Crisis, to Voice Malaysia’s Stand Tonight
771. MYANMAR: UNICEF Condemns Deadly Attack on Rakhine School
772. THAILAND: DES Urges Calm Amid Locked Bank Accounts
773. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Set Up Commission for Police Reform
774. INDONESIA: Social Media as Town Square, Battleground in Indonesia’s Protests
775. MYANMAR: Democracy as a Cage: Myanmar Junta’s Election Gambit and the Opposition’s Self
776. THAILAND: Reopening Border Needs Military, Local Input: Bhumjaithai Deputy Leader
777. VIETNAM: Cyberattack Signs Detected at Vietnam’s National Credit Database
778. INDONESIA: Sjafrie’s New Post Shows Prabowo’s Reliance on Military Figures
779. INDONESIA: At Least Nine Dead, Two Missing After Severe Floods Sweep Across Bali
780. MYANMAR: Chinese Technology Company Helps Track the Location of Over 33 Million Myanmar Internet Users in Real-time
781. THAILAND: Shinawatras in Legal Crossfire: Father’s Case Ends, Daughter Faces 5 More
782. INDONESIA: Power Consolidation In Motion Behind Cabinet Shake-up
783. INDONESIA: Papua Police Arrest Four Chinese Nationals Over Illegal Gold Mining
784. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir Under Scrutiny: MACC Teams Up with UK Anti-Graft Agency to Track Alleged Assets Overseas
785. MYANMAR: Junta-Allied Karen Warlords Hit by US Sanctions Over Myanmar’s Scam City
786. THAILAND and INDONESIA Trail ASEAN as Political Instability Stifles Growth
787. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Left Cabinet After Weeklong Unrest in Indonesia In a Major Reshuffle
788. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani’s Successor Told to Tax the Superrich, Restructure Debt
789. MYANMAR: NLD Urges International Intervention for Medical Care and Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
790. THAILAND: Supreme Court Orders Thaksin to Return and Serve One-Year Jail
791. VIETNAM Emerges as Top Alternative to Thailand for Beach Holidays
792. INDONESIA: Five Suspended Lawmakers Face Ethics Probe
793. INDONESIA Records Over 4,000 Earthquakes in August: BMKG
794. MALAYSIA: Anti-Bullying Tribunal Bill to be Tabled in Parliament this October: Azalina
795. MYANMAR Ambassador Urges UNICEF to Act as Children Suffer under Junta Violence
796. THAILAND: Royal Command Appoints Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister of Thailand
797. CAMBODIA: Foreign Ministry Decries Thai Eviction Plans for Cambodian Villagers
798. INDONESIA: Ex-Minister Nadiem Makarim Detained Over Chromebook Procurement Scandal
799. MYANMAR: UWSA Neutered: Myanmar’s Revolutionary Driving Force Derailed by China
800. SINGAPORE to Issue First Directive Under New Law, Orders Meta To Act on Scam Ad
801. INDONESIA: Unrest ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Prabowo to Address Public Grievances
802. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Be Transparent with Economic Data
803. MALAYSIA: Bahasa Malaysia-Based AI in the Works as Govt Pushes Digital Sovereignty Agenda
804. MYANMAR: Nine Parties to Run Nationwide in Myanmar’s Planned Election
805. VIETNAM: For Many Women in Vietnam, the New IVF rule is a Long-Awaited Lifeline
806. INDONESIA: Violent Crackdown on Protests Sparks Outcry
807. INDONESIA: Asset Forfeiture Law: A Way to Gain Public and Investors’ Trust
808. Myanmar Junta Boss Schedules Chengdu Meeting with Chinese Investors
809. THAILAND Pledges ‘Secure, Sustainable’ Energy Transition at Global Summit
810. VIETNAM: Hanoi Sets Record for National Day Holiday Visitors and Revenue
811. INDONESIA: Jakarta Regains Calm Under Heavy Security
812. INDONESIA: Starting Today, All Travelers to Indonesia Must File Declarations via New App
813. MALAYSIA: From Wage Regulation to Dispute Resolution: How the Gig Workers Bill Offers Safeguards for 1.2 Million Malaysians
814. MYANMAR: EuroCham and ‘MADE in Myanmar’ Seek to Support Myanmar Workers’ rights
815. THAILAND: New city Plan Exposes Ban Nong Chan Land Grab at Thai-Cambodian Border
816. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls for Severe Response to Protests
817. INDONESIA: Businesses on Edge About Political Stability as Protests Turn Chaotic
818. MYANMAR: NUG Defense Ministry Reaffirms Ban on Child Soldiers in People’s Defense Force
819. SINGAPORE Govt Plans New Platform to Unite its Malay-Muslim Groups as younger Voices Grow Louder
820. VIETNAM: State Treasury has Disbursed Over $200M as National Day Cash Gifts
821. INDONESIA Presses Islamic Nations to Stop Israel’s Expansionist Agenda
822. INDONESIA: Central–Regional Divide Widens in Indonesia’s 2026 Spending Plan
823. MALAYSIA: Fighting Entrenched Corruption Remains Toughest Challenge After Three Years in Govt: Anwar
824. MYANMAR: Rohingya Crisis Should Be Resolved Together: Yunus
825. THAILAND Accuses Cambodia of Using ‘Human Shields’ on Border
826. INDONESIA Urges EU to Lift Biodiesel Import Curbs After WTO Panel Backs Jakarta
827. INDONESIA: New Agency to Assert State Control Over Minerals Vital for Defense
828. MALAYSIA: Education Act Update Underway to Strengthen School Discipline in Crackdown on Bullying Cases: Minister
829. MYANMAR Junta Propaganda Vehicle Joins China-Led Media Bloc
830. THAILAND Becomes Regional Leader in Energy Transition: ABB Study
831. INDONESIA: Prabowo Banks on Danantara to Balance Budget
832. INDONESIA Shuts Down Banten Waste Plant Over Hazardous Imports
833. MYANMAR: Rohingya Refugees Must Wait for Justice Before Returning: UN Investigator
834. THAILAND to host Asia’s largest gaming event in October 2025
835. SINGAPORE Workplaces Struggle to Stamp Out Vaping Despite National Ban
836. INDONESIA: Bekasi Quake Shakes Jakarta Into Preparedness Debate
837. INDONESIA: Breaking: Deputy Manpower Minister Caught in Anti-Graft Sting
838. MALAYSIA: Parliamentary Group Drafting Hate Speech Guidelines to Reflect Malaysia’s Diversity
839. MYANMAR: Under Chinese Pressure, Myanmar’s UWSP Cuts Off Support to Allied Ethnic Armies
840. THAILAND: Thai Government Approves Major Digital Strategy
841. INDONESIA: Govt in Crisis-Control Mode Over Tax Hike
842. INDONESIA Targets Shadow Economy to Lift $145 Billion in 2026 Tax Revenue
843. MALAYSIA: What Iman Research’s Study Reveals About Young Malays’ Attitudes Towards a Plural and More Economically Just Malaysia
844. MYANMAR: Junta Abruptly Closes Thai-Myanmar Trade Bridge to Cut Off Rebel Funding
845. PHILIPPINES: Cockfighting Livestreams Thrive in Philippines Despite Ban and Murders
846. INDONESIA: Political Parties Divided Over Court Ruling on Direct Regional Elections
847. INDONESIA Shuts 1,800 Fraudulent Lenders and Investment Schemes
848. MYANMAR: Death Toll from Myanmar Junta Airstrike on Mawchi Climbs to 31
849. PHILIPPINES Spends Billions on Flood Projects, But Disasters Keep Killing
850. Cambodia Setting Sights on Muslim Tourist Market
851. INDONESIA’S  Shrinking Middle Class Threatens Growth, Consumption
852. INDONESIA: Religious Affairs Ministry Vows Crackdown on Intolerance
853. MYANMAR: Widespread Absenteeism and Dismissals Reported in Myanmar Junta’s Electric Power Ministry
854. SINGAPORE to Classify Vaping as Drug Offense, PM Wong Says
855. INDONESIA: ‘Life is Plastic’: US is Biggest Buyer of Indonesian Toys
856. MALAYSIA and ASEAN Push for Transparency in Myanmar’s Election Plans and Rohingya Crisis During Sept 19 Visit: Tok Mat
857. MYANMAR: International IDEA Calls for Global Rejection of Myanmar Junta’s Elections
858. THAILAND Gives Stranded Cambodian Workers 6-Month Work Permit Extension
859. INDONESIA: Bali Waste Cycle Aims to Scale Up to Make Recycling Profitable
860. INDONESIA: Incentives Needed for Mining Sector to Cut Emissions
861. THAILAND: Government Given Failing Grade on Corruption
862. THAILAND’S Tourism Boom Continues with 20 Million Visitors and THB937 Billion Revenue
863. CAMBODIA: Assessment reveals extensive damage to Preah Vihear
864. INDONESIA: Renewed Plan to Reinstate New Order-Style State Guidelines Draws Flak
865. INDONESIACould Raise $5 Billion by Taxing Its 50 Wealthiest Citizens, Study Says
866. MYANMAR Region Sees ‘Dramatic’ Hunger Rise After Aid Cutbacks
867. Singapore is Now World’s Second-Richest Country, Far Ahead of its Southeast Asian Neighbors
868. INDONESIA: Delay Triggers Fresh Demands to Scrap History Rewrite
869. INDONESIA: Shaky Regulations, Finances Stall Coal Miners’ Transition to ‘Green’ Investment
870. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Signs Sister City Agreement with Kuala Lumpur
871. MYANMAR: AA Rejects Junta’s Planned Election in Rakhine
872. THAILAND: Cambodia Crisis Hits Thai Brands, Disrupts Logistics and Halts Ad Spending
873. INDONESIA Revives Deputy Commander Role After 25 Years, Promotes Elite Force Chiefs to Three-Star Rank
874. INDONESIA:  Bali Immigration Forms a Special Task Force to Crack Down on Unruly Tourists
875. MYANMAR: Nine Killed and 28 Injured in Hpakant as Myanmar Military Shelling Hits civilian Areas
876. VIETNAM: Inside the world of Vietnamese Crypto Investigators Tackling Billion-Dollar Hacks
877. SINGAPORE at Increased Risk of Chikungunya as Cases Double in 2025, Health Agency Warns
878. INDONESIA Readies Island Medical Facility for 2,000 Wounded Gazans
879. INDONESIA: More Than Half a Million Social Assistance Recipients Suspected of Online Gambling
880. Myanmar Junta Hires US Lobby Firm in Bid to Boost Ties With Washington
881. THAILAND and CAMBODIA Sign 13-Point Ceasefire Agreement 
882. VIETNAM to Identify, Focus on 3 Strategic Technology Products
883. INDONESIA Unfreezes 122 Million Dormant Accounts as Online Gambling Transactions Near $60 Billion
884. INDONESIA: US Agrees to Grant 0% Tariff on Indonesian Copper: Minister
885. MYANMAR Junta Launches Street Phone Checks as Cybersecurity Law Takes Effect
886. THAILAND: Health Ministry Estimates 146 Million Baht Damage, Plans Lawsuit Against Cambodia
887. VIETNAM Installs First Domestically Owned International Internet Cable
888. INDONESIA Has $129 Billion to Spend — And Just Six Months to Do It
889. INDONESIA Readies Gaza Rice Delivery as Israeli Attacks Persist
890. MYANMAR: Press Freedom Concerns Raised after Myanmar Military-Linked Press Council Signs MOU With Thai Press Body
891. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Suspends Rice Importation for 60 Days
892. THAILAND: ‘Economic Animal’ in Luxury Leather
893. INDONESIA: Pardons Cast Doubt Over Prabowo’s Anticorruption Commitment
894. INDONESIA Kicks Off Health Screening for 58 Million Students Nationwide
895. MALAYSIA: Manga With a Malaysian Soul: How Rise Production Blends Local Folklore with Japanese Style and Modern Storytelling
896. MYANMAR Junta Ramps Up Rhetoric Against Timor Leste
897. THAILAND and Cambodia Begin Crucial Border Talks in Malaysia
898. VIETNAM targets domestic semiconductor chip production by 2027: PM
899. CAMBODIA: ASEAN Interim Observer En Route to Monitor Border Ceasefire
900. INDONESIA: Danantara Unveils Sweeping Reforms for SOE Executive Bonuses, Incentives
901. INDONESIA: RI Manufacturers See Tough Times Ahead as Higher US Tariffs Kick In
902. MYANMAR: European Anti-Jamming Tech Found in Myanmar Military Drones, CAR Report Reveals
903. THAI CEOs Unveil Survival Strategies as Trump Tariffs Threaten Economic Growth
904. INDONESIA: Mining Industry Leaders Highlight Challenges to Reaching Net Zero Emissions
905. INDONESIA Struggles with Regulatory, Infrastructure Gaps in AI Adoption
906. MYANMAR Regime Sets More Traps to Guarantee Election Win
907. SINGAPORE: Terror Threat to Singapore Remains High Amid AI Risks, Rising youth Radicalization: Home Affairs Report
908. THAI Cyber Agency Rushes to Bolster Media Defenses Against Escalating Threats
909. REGION: Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Ceasefire After Five Days of Border Clash
910. INDONESIA to Slash Middle East Oil Imports in Favor of $15B US Energy Deal
911. MALAYSIA: Anwar Hails Asean Diplomacy as Cambodia, Thailand Agree to Ceasefire After Malaysia Meet
912. 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
913. THAI Army Accuses Cambodia of Breaking Truce
914. CAMBODIA: Mine Action Authority Warn of ‘Cruel Shadow’ of Thai Cluster
915. INDONESIA Welcomes France’s Recognition of Palestine
916. INDONESIA: Poverty Rate Falls Nationwide — Except in Papua and Maluku
917. MYANMAR Rights Group Demands Chinese Sanctions
918. THAI Delegation to Hold Urgent Talks with Cambodia in Malaysia on July 28
919. CAMBODIA-Thailand Exchange Fire Along Border, Civilians Killed
920. INDONESIA-US Trade Deal Possible Threat to Data Sovereignty
921. MYANMAR Junta Looks for Foreign Energy Investment
922. THAI Military Raises Concerns Over Hun Sen’s Role in Ordering Attacks on Thai Civilians
923. VIETNAM Urges Thailand, Cambodia to Refrain From Using Force
924. INDONESIA to Exempt US Companies from Local Content Requirement
925. INDONESIA: Layoffs Surge in Manufacturing, Retail, Govt Data Suggest
926. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Warn Myanmar Junta Election Staff
927. THAILAND: Countdown to US Tariff, 7 Thai Industries at risk, Millions of Jobs on the Line
928. VIETNAM: HCMC Unveils Ambitious Plan to Replace 400,000 Gasoline Motorbikes with EVs
929. INDONESIA: ASEAN Urged to Focus on People Amid Challenges
930. INDONESI Draws $58 Billion in H1 Investment, Fueled by Downstream Expansion
931. MALAYSIA: Swiped into routine: How China-inspired apps redefine Malaysian daily life
932. MYANMAR- Thailand Lodges Protest After Suspected Myanmar Junta Drone Found in Tak
933. VIETNAM Ranks 6th Globally in AI Openness
934. INDONESIA Exporters Seek to Split Tariffs with US Buyers to Ensure Demand
935. INDONESIA: Polytron Starts Mass Production of Electric Vehicles in West Java
936. MYANMAR: Conjuring an Election Illusion in War-Torn Shan
937. THAI Foreign Ministry Condemns Cambodia over Landmine Incident, Urges Accountability
938. VIETNAM: 300 Rescuers Join Overnight Search for Victims of Capsized Ha Long Bay Cruise Boat
939. INDONESIA: Bali Emerges as Major Hot Spot for Transnational Drug Trafficking: BNN
940. INDONESIA: Foreign Hospitals Cleared to Operate in Indonesia as Prabowo Targets Healthcare Upgrade
941. MYANMAR: Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) Formed to Reclaim Identity and Seek Justice
942. SINGAPORE Ranks Among World’s Top Cities for Tech Talent
943. THAILAND: Chinese Tourist Numbers Plummet, Malaysia Overtakes Thailand in ASEAN Race
944. INDONESIA to Pay 19% US Tariffs in Exchange for Full Market Access, Boeing Jets
945. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Makes Historic Debut at UN Forum on Sustainable Development
946. MALAYSIA: Freedom of Information Act to be tabled by year end to boost transparency: Anwar
947. MYANMAR and Russian Regimes Push Indian Trade Corridor to Bypass Western Sanctions
948. VIETNAM: 59 Vietnamese Arrested in Laos Over Large-Scale Scam Syndicate
949. CAMBODIA to Enforce Military Conscription Law in 2026
950. INDONESIA: BPJS Kesehatan Proves Equal Healthcare Access Is Possible Across Indonesia
951. INDONESIA: Starlink Pauses New Customer Sign-Ups in Indonesia
952. MYANMAR: Burma’s Cyber Scam Centers: A Global Security Crisis, Now Targeting Americans
953. THAILAND: Temple Donation Loopholes Spark Concern Over Corruption and Money Laundering Risks
954. INDONESIA: EU Grants Indonesia Multi-Entry Schengen Visa as Landmark Trade Deal Nears Completion
955. INDONESIA: Free Boarding Schools for Poor Children to Open Across Indonesia Next Week
956. MALAYSIA Acts to Avoid US Sanctions Amid EScalating Global AI Chip War
957. MYANMAR: Hundreds of Myanmar Troops, Civilians Flee Across Thai Border from Karen State
958. THAILAND: US Blocks AI Chip Access to China, Warning Sign for Thailand, Malaysia
959. Cambodia expresses concern over construction of Angkor Wat replica in Thailand
960. NDONESIA: US Tariff Threatens 70,000 Textile Jobs in Indonesia
961. MYANMAR- A Atrike Leader Urges Urgent Reforms Within NUG to Sustain the Revolution
962. SINGAPOREANS Cross Border in Droves for Malaysian Durian Tours, All-You-Can-Eat Buffets
963. INDONESIA: Pertamina Inks MoUs with Exxon, Chevron to Sweeten Indonesia’s Tariff Offer
964. INDONESIA: Prabowo Assigns Gibran to Spearhead Papua Development, Rights Efforts
965. MYANMAR: Trump Tariff Letter to Myanmar Junta Raises Eyebrows, Risks Lending Legitimacy
966. VIETNAMESE Content Creators Earn Thousands of Dollars Monthly from AI-Generated Faceless Videos
967. INDONESIA: US Maintains Tariff Threat Despite Indonesian Concessions
968. INDONESIA: Trump Tariffs May Slow Indonesia’s Economy by 0.5%, Economist Warns
969. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Hits Back at Trump’s ‘Counterproductive’ Trade Tactics, Warns of Regional Instability
970. MYANMAR: Timor Leste Hits Back at Myanmar Junta’s Objection to ASEAN Membership
971. THAILAND Hit with Steep US Tariffs as Trump Escalates Trade Stance
972. INDONESIA: BRICS Revives Bandung Spirit to Unite Global South
973. INDONESIA to Send 10,000 Tons of Rice Aid to Palestine, Set Up Joint Investment Zone
974. MALAYSIA: Southeast Asia’s Most-Visited Destination Among Countries With Highest Tourism Growth
975. MALAYSIA: How Much Onions Do Malaysians Eat and Why is it Biting into our National Coffers?
976. MYANMAR People Skeptical of Junta’s Promises of Election, Peace
977. Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute Resolutions Hinge on Agreements Stipulated in Franco-Siam Treaties
978. INDONESIA: Serving at Sea, PIS and DoctorSHARE Bring Hospital Ship to Serve Remote Communities in Papua
979. INDONESIA: Widening Deficit Spurs Calls to Curb Major Spending
980. MALAYSIA : Pay Up or Lose your Assets: Errant Ex-Husbands Face Seizures, Frozen Income Under Selangor’s Proposed Crackdown on ‘Nafkah’ Dodgers
981. MYANMAR: Making Connections in Myanmar’s Fractured State
982. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Orders Halt to Strategic Imports from Thailand, Citing National Security concerns
983. Malaysia: ‘Some Starting in Primary school’: Hannah Yeoh, Says Synthetic Drug Addiction Now a Cabinet Concern
984. MYANMAR: Indonesian ‘Influencer’ Given 7-year Myanmar Prison Sentence
985. THAILAND: Public Outrage as South Korean Taxi Driver Suggests Thai Tourist ‘Pay with Body’
986. INDONESIA: Govt Targets 15,000 Barrels per Day from Community Oil Wells
987. INDONESIA Hopes to Join BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
988. INDONESIA: Women’s Growing Role in Drug Trade Raises Concerns in Indonesia
989. MYANMAR – Dying in Jail, Myanmar’s Political Prisoners a ‘Stain on ASEAN’s Conscience’
990. SINGAPORE Hits Record High in Renewable Energy Consumption
991. INDONESIA: Preventive Strikes Keep Indonesia Free of Terror Attacks Since 2023: Police Chief
992. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat’s Nickel Mining May Threaten Endangered Papuan Blue Orchid
993. MALAYSIA-Standard Chartered Sued for US$2.7B Over Role in 1MDB Scandal
994. MYANMAR: Federal and State Parliaments Express Grave Concern Over Health Crisis Facing Myanmar’s Political Prisoners
995. THAILAND-Constitutional Court Suspends Paetongtarn as PM Because of Hun Sen’s Clip
996. INDONESIA to Relax Import Rules as US Tariff Deadline Nears
997. INDONESIA Police Deploys Robots for Crime-Fighting and Rescue
998. INDONESIA: China to Keep Anti-Dumping Steel Duties on Indonesia, EU and South Korea
999. MYANMAR: Helping Myanmar Garment Workers Get a Fair Deal?
1000. THAILAND: Thousands of Thai Cannabis Shops Face Closure Under New Regulations
1001. INDONESIA: Separate National, Local Elections Starting 2029: Constitutional Court
1002. INDONESIA Begins Construction of $5.9 Billion Mega EV Battery Hub With China’s CATL Consortium
1003. MALAYSIA: Ganja on the Rise: Melaka and Cheras are New Drug Hotspots, Anti-Narcotics Data Shows
1004. MYANMAR: Mizoram Chief Minister warns of strict action against lawbreaking Myanmar refugees
1005. VIETNAM Issues Plan to Attract Top AI Talents
1006. INDONESIA: Govt, House Staunch Defense Opens Court Battle on TNI Law
1007. INDONESIA Stock Exchange Surpasses 950 Listed Companies, Profit Soars
1008. MALAYSIA: Armed Forces Make History With Promotion of First Malaysian Chinese Three-Star General
1009. MYANMAR: Malaysian Crackdown on Undocumented Migrant Workers Spurs Fear Among Myanmar Nationals
1010. MYANMAR Junta Arrests State-Controlled MRTV Employee Over Aung San Suu Kyi Birthday Tribute
1011. THAILAND Reclassifies Cannabis Bud as a Controlled Herb, Restricts Sales and Advertising
1012. INDONESIA: House Shelves Gibran Impeachment Petition
1013. INDONESIA: Gov’t Rolls Out 2025 Wage Subsidy to Support Up to 17 Million Workers
1014. MALAYSIA: Anwar Backs Students’ Right to Protest, Tells MoHE and UMS to Protect Academic Freedom
1015. MYANMAR: Shan State Takes Center Stage in Myanmar Junta’s Election Push
1016. VIETNAM Designates Da Nang as Nation’s Inaugural Free Trade Zone
1017. CAMBODIA: UN Expert Highlights Growing Synthetic Drug Threat in Cambodia
1018. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Health Draws Attention During Birthday Celebration
1019. INDONESIA: Pertamina Says It Has Enough Fuel Supplies as Iran Threatens to Block Hormuz
1020. Myanmar Junta Scrambles for Chinese Energy Investment as Lights Go Out
1021. THAI Fuel Exports to Cambodia Worth Nearly 48 Billion Baht in 2024
1022. INDONESIA Predicted to Grow Just 4.5 Pct This Year if Israel-Iran War Doesn’t Stop
1023. INDONESIA: Forestry Ministry to Strengthen Enforcement at Tesso Nilo National Park
1024. MALAYSIA: The Vanilla Farm That’s Saving LIves: Inside Malaysia’s Revolutionary ‘Halfway Farm’ for Former Death Row Inmates
1025. MYANMAR: Satellite Images Reveal Alarming Rare Earth Mining Expansion in Myanmar’s UWSA Territory
1026. INDONESIA: Papua Primary Target in Battle to Eradicate Malaria Nationwide
1027. INDONESIA: 19 Suitcases of Cash Used to Buy Private Jet in Papua Corruption Case, KPK Says
1028. MALAYSIA: ‘It’s Not Just Women’: Govt to Boost Fertility Rate With Inclusive Solutions: Minister
1029. MYANMAR Junta Attacks to Reclaim KIA’s Jade and Rare Earth Strongholds
1030. VIETNAM: E-Cigarette Users Could Face Fines of $120-200
1031. CAMBODIA Firmly Rejects Thailand’s Unilateral Map in Border Talks
1032. INDONESIA: Culture Minister’s Denial of Mass Rape in 1998 Riots Sparks Outrage
1033. MALAYSIA: ‘We ate one egg between five’: Malaysian Haj pilgrims detail nightmare journey to Mecca after alleged scam
1034. MYANMAR Junta Forces Recapture Kataingti Camp in Karen State After Months
1035. THAILAND Ranks Lowest in ASEAN for Business Innovation: World Bank
1036. CAMBODIA: All TV stations, Cinemas must stop broadcasting Thai films
1037. INDONESIA: Tension grows between North Sumatra, Aceh over disputed border
1038. MALAYSIA Named Top Muslim-Friendly Travel Destination for 10th Straight Year
1039. NUG Confirms Construction of Two Bomb-Proof Underground Hospitals in Myanmar
1040. THAILAND: Bangkok Reveals Smart Traffic Signals Reduce cCngestion Buy up to 41%
1041. CAMBODIA: Legal Groundwork Underway to Take Border Dispute to ICJ
1042. INDONESIA Opens $12.3 Billion in Infrastructure Projects to Global Investors
1043. INDONESIA: Magelang Demands Eight Times Increase in Borobudur Visitor Limit
1044. MYANMAR: How the Myanmar Military’s Propaganda Efforts Have Evolved Over the Decades
1045. SINGAPORE: Jetstar Asia Closure: 4 Key Things Travelers Need to Know
1046. Cambodian leaders condemn politicians for disseminating fake news on social media
1047. INDONESIA: Govt is Redefining Poverty Line After Two Decades: DEN
1048. INDONESIA Revokes Mining Permits of Four Companies in Raja Ampat
1049. MYANMAR: PNO Orders Over 6,000 Residents to Relocate in Southern Shan State
1050. VIETNAM: Qualcomm Launches New AI R&D Center in Vietnam
1051. INDONESIA Ignores Its Middle Class in Latest Economic Stimuli: Analyst
1052. INDONESIA: Controversial Discipline Program Sends “Unruly” Students to Army Facility in Bandung
1053. MYANMAR Junta Boss Thanks Protector China on 75th Anniversary of Ties
1054. THAILAND: Foreign Ministry Affirms Measures to Cut Electricity, Internet to Cambodia Remain
1055. CAMBODIA: Thailand Likely to Face Substantial Economic Losses without Cambodia’s 1.2 Million Migrant Workers in the Country
1056. INDONESIA: Three Nickel Mining Firms Accused of Environmental Damage in Raja Ampat
1057. INDONESIA Faces Brain Drain as Skilled Graduates Leave for Jobs Abroad
1058. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi: Enduring Relevance, Manipulation, and the Battle for Myanmar’s Future
1059. Thai Economy: NESDC Warns of SME Job Losses and Graduate Unemployment Crisis
1060. CAMBODIA: Anonymous Wildlife Crime Reporting Tool Launched in Cambodia
1061. INDONESIA: BI Revises Down Its Target for Sharia Financing Growth in Indonesia
1062. INDONESIA: Australian Government Issues Travel Advisory for Indonesia, Especially Bali
1063. SINGAPORE: Global Anti-Scam Blitz: 106 Nabbed, S$7.7m Seized in Singapore; Malaysia among seven countries in joint operation
1064. MYANMAR Farmers Lose Crops in Monsoon Flooding
1065. INDONESIA: Suspected Papua Rebels Kill Two Church Builders at Project Site
1066. MYANMAR: Burma Research Institute Urges Continued US Aid Amid Mounting Crisis in Myanmar
1067. THAILAND: Urgent Action After Myanmar Cargo Ship Runs Aground Near Surin Islands, Damaging Coral Reefs and Threatening Marine Life
1068. INDONESIA: Plan to Increase State Funding for Political parties brings calls for caution
1069. INDONESIA Faces $46 Billion Infrastructure Funding Gap Through 2029
1070. MALAYSIA: Federal Govt Unveils Kota Madani Township in Putrajaya — a 10,000-Home, High-Density Hub Powered By AI
1071. MYANMAR: Thousands of Children in Myanmar’s Earthquake Zone Have No Schools to go to For New School Year: Save the Children
1072. VIETNAM: Apple Removes 9,600 Vietnamese Apps from App Store
1073. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows to Clean House Amid Calls for Reshuffle
1074. INDONESIA: Prabowo Alleges Foreign-Funded NGOs Aim to Divide Indonesia
1075. MYANMAR: Junta Troops Massing to Reclaim Myanmar’s China-Backed Pipelines
1076. SINGAPORE Woman Gets just S$1 in Divorce, But Ex Loses Bigger Share Over Misconduct
1077. THAI Entertainment Boom Forecast to Top THB 601 Billion Revenue
1078. 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
1079. INDONESIA: Thousands of Indonesian Pilgrims Barred from Hajj as Saudi Halts Special Visa Issuance
1080. MALAYSIA: How Malaysia’s Discount Store Boom Minted its Newest Billionaire Lee Kar Whatt
1081. MYANMAR: Karen Offensive Seizes a Dozen Junta Bases Along Myanmar-Thai Border
1082. THAILAND: Bangkok Tops Global List as Best City for Remote Work
1083. CAMBODIA Faces Alarming Measles Surge Amid Regional Outbreak
1084. INDONESIA: Dalio’s Reported Exit Sparks Questions Over Danantara’s Game Plan
1085. INDONESIA Seeks New Study Destinations for Students Affected by US Visa Suspension
1086. MYANMAR: UN Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Human Rghts Crisis in Myanmar
1087. THAILAND: Bangkok Gears Up for Thailand’s Largest Ever Pride Parade
1088. INDONESIA: Indonesia Open to Ties with Israel if It Recognizes Palestine: Prabowo
1089. INDONESIA: Court Orders Govt to Provide Free Basic Education in All Schools
1090. MALAYSIA: Even Closed-Door LGBTQ-Friendly Events ‘Against Societal norms’, Urges cops to probe and act: Religious Affairs Minister
1091. MYANMAR: Yadaya-How Myanmar’s Junta Boss Hopes to Hex His Way to Presidency
1092. THAILAND: Rising Demand Fuels Growth of international Schools in Thailand
1093. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Papua New Guinea ASEAN Membership Pitch Likely Serves Jakarta’s Interests
1094. INDONESIA: Landmark Ruling: State Must Help Fund Private Elementary Schooling
1095. MYANMAR: JFM Releases List of ASEAN Companies Supporting the Myanmar Junta with Taxes, Jet Fuel, and Eechnology
1096. THAILAND: Safety Concerns and Structural Issues Hinder Chinese Travel to Thailand
1097. VIETNAM: Legislature Weighs on Abolishing Death Penalty for Drug Trafficking
1098. CAMBODIA- Civil Society Urges End To Victim-Blaming In Rape Cases
1099. INDONESIA: New History Book to Highlight Past Presidents’ Achievements: Culture Minister
1100. INDONESIA to Prioritize Jamu and Natural Medicines in Health Sector Transformation
1101. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Prioritize Human Rights in Burma
1102. VIETNAM to Export Renewable Energy to Malaysia, Singapore via Submarine Cables
1103. INDONESIA: Govt’s Energy Deregulation Vow Draws Global Giants
1104. INDONESIA: Critical Op-Ed Retraction Tests Freedom of Expression
1105. SINGAPORE: AI Use in Singapore Classrooms Outpaces Policy, Raising Concerns Among Educators
1106. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysians Spend More on Groceries Than Anyone Else in Southeast Asia
1107. MYANMAR: UNHCR Updates Show Ongoing Challenges for Displaced Individuals Following Myanmar Earthquake
1108. INDONESIA: TNI General Appointment as Customs Office Head Raises Question
1109. INDONESIA: Japanese Carmakers Look Elsewhere, as RI Bioethanol Lags Behind
1110. MYANMAR: India Asked to Probe Myanmar Rebel Deaths
1111. SINGAPORE University Tops Asia for Ultra-Wealthy Alumni, Beating China’s Tsinghua
1112. THAI Gemstone Exports Face Uncertainty Amid U.S. Tariff Hike, Risk Losing Ground to Vietnam and Sri Lanka
1113. Cambodia, Hollywood Studio in Deal to Boost Creative Economy
1114. INDONESIA: House Speaker Puan Warns Government Against Whitewashing History
1115. INDONESIA Aims to Cut Poverty Rate Below 7.5 Pct by 2026
1116. MYANMAR: We Can’t Help You, Myanmar Junta Tells Striking Workers at Adidas Factory
1117. VIETNAM Hit Hardest by Brute-Force Cyberattacks in Southeast Asia
1118. INDONESIA: Over 28,000 Accounts Blocked in Crackdown on Online Gambling: PPATK
1119. INDONESIA: Rescue Teams Search for 19 People After Landslide at Gold Mine in Papua
1120. MYANMAR Political Parties Fear Mass Boycott of Junta’s Election
1121. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Willing to Reconcile with Dutertes
1122. THAILAND: Bangkok–Kuala Lumpur Direct Train Service To Resume This Year
1123. INDONESIA: Prabowo: No Second Term If I Fail the First
1124. INDONESIA: Hotels Demand Crackdown On Unlicensed Rentals in Bali
1125. MYANMAR Junta likely to Form New ‘Interim Government’ in July Ahead of Year-End Elections
1126. SINGAPORE: Made-in-Singapore antibody test for multiple viruses now used worldwide
1127. THAILAND Among Top 10 Nations with Significant LGBTQI+ Population
1128. CAMBODIA: GDCE Cracks Whip Over Illegal Durian Imports
1129. INDONESIA: Critics Slam Prabowo’s Smart Screens as Misplaced Education Priority
1130. INDONESIA: Judge Transfers Fall Short in Tackling Judiciary Corruption
1131. MYANMAR: Three Japanese Firms Ditch Myanmar Port Project
1132. Thailand Tourism Crisis Brews As Foreign Arrivals Continue to Declin
1133. INDONESIA: Concern Grows Over Project to Rewrite History
1134. INDONESIA: Will Nickel Be Indonesia’s Trump Card?
1135. INDONESIA: Lawmaker Warns of $1 Billion Deficit in National Health Insurance Due to Inactive Members
1136. THAILAND: Power Struggles Put Thai PM in Political Crosshairs
1137. PHILIPPINES: 29 kg of Meth Disguised As Durian Seized in Philippine Drug Bust
1138. INDONESIA’s Top Islamic Body Rejects Proposal to Legalize Casinos
1139. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police crack down on thuggery, street brawls
1140. MYANMAR: 12 ASEAN Billionaires Fueling Myanmar Junta Terror Campaign: JFM
1141. PHILIPPINES: Vote and Vanish? Study Says Civic Engagement Drops After Elections
1142. VIETNAM’s Major Cities Push Ahead with Electric Bus Revolution
1143. INDONESIA: West Java to Provide Mental Health Services in All ‘Puskesmas’ Amid High Depression Rate
1144. INDONESIA Ranks Top 3 in ASEAN Competitiveness, So Why Are Investors Still Hesitant?
1145. MALAYSIA Must Use ASEAN Chair to Grow Halal Exports into 600 Million-Strong Regional Market: Zahid
1146. MYANMAR’S Ethnic Karen Face Food Shortages Amid Aid Cuts to Camps on Thai Border
1147. THAILAND On Track to Become Global Leader in Future Food: Experts
1148. INDONESIA to Cultivate 300,000 Hectares of Sugar Palm to Power Bioethanol Push
1149. INDONESIA: Police, Military to Crack Down on Rogue Mass Organizations
1150. 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
1151. INDONESIA: SOEs Law Raises Graft Oversight Concerns
1152. INDONESIA to Halt Refined Fuel Imports from Singapore
1153. MALAYSIA: Sixteen Foreigners, Including Children, Rescued from Forced Labor in Raids Across KL and Selangor
1154. MYANMAR: Mansat Villagers Urge TNLA to Address Unlawful Silicon Mining, Environmental and Social Harms
1155. VIETNAM Has ‘Significant’ Demand for US Goods: Trade Minister
1156. INDONESIA: Politics Creep into Military Ranks
1157. INDONESIA: Government Forms Anti-Extortion Task Force
1158. MALAYSIA: RM10,000 fine for TikTok post on racial, religious sensitivities, says MCMC
1159. MYANMAR Junta Calls New Ceasefire After Quake
1160. THAILAND: Southern Insurgency Escalates, Govt to Crackdown on Militant Leaders
1161. INDONESIA: ‘I’m In Charge’, Says Prabowo
1162. INDONESIA: Garuda Indonesia Grounds 15 Planes Over Maintenance, Financial Issues
1163. MALAYSIAN Travelers Can Soon Stay in China Visa-Free For Up to 90 Days Under New Five-Year Deal
1164. MYANMAR: US Imposes Sanctions on Myanmar Border Militia Over Cyber Scams
1165. SINGAPORE: Tech Billionaire Bill Gates’ Philanthropic Foundation to Set Up Office in Singapore
1166. INDONESIA: Miners Slam Chinese Smelters for Buying Bauxite Below Benchmark Price
1167. INDONESIA Annual Q1 GDP Growth Slowest in More Than Three Years
1168. SINGAPORE: Sexist, Racist Abuse of Women Candidates in Singapore GE2025 Draws Backlash From Gender Equality NGO
1169. MYANMAR: Sex-Based Violence Against Women and Girls in Myanmar
1170. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese Workers Scramble for High
1171. CAMBODIA: Troops Withdraw From Ancient Temple After Thai-Cambodian Talks
1172. INDONESIA: Impeachment Call, Abortive Reshuffle Hint at Internal TNI Tension
1173. INDONESIA: Beyond Statistics: Establishing a Poverty Line That Reflects True Hardship
1174. MYANMAR: Over 60 Villages Displaced in Bago’s Minhla Township Amid Junta Raids and Shelling
1175. THAILAND to Launch CB Disaster Notification System by Mid-July
1176. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Issues Labor Day Plea as Workers Desert Myanmar
1177. INDONESIA: Jokowi Faces Storm of Lawsuits Six months After Stepping Down
1178. INDONESIA: Foreign Investment up 12% yoy in First Quarter
1179. MALAYSIA Facing Severe Brain Drain with 1.86 Million Already Gone: Digital Minister
1180. MYANMAR Heritage Falls Victim to Quake
1181. VIETNAM Forecast to Become Second-Largest Economy in Southeast Asia by 2036
1182. INDONESIA Moves Toward Lifting Saudi Labor Ban Under New Safeguards
1183. INDONESIA: Indorama to Invest $2B in US as Tariff Talks Go On
1184. MALAYSIA and VIETNAM Vow Continued Humanitarian Aid for Myanmar Citizens: PM Anwar
1185. MYANMAR Marks Month of Misery Since Historic Quake
1186. THAILAND to Launch Delivery Drone Trials in Bangkok This Year
1187. CAMBODIA On Track to be Malaria-Free by September
1188. INDONESIA: LG Departure Marks Rude Awakening for Indonesia’s Nickel Downstream Dream
1189. INDONESIA: Free Meal Program Faces Hurdles on Food Safety, Funds Management
1190. MYANMAR Junta Builds a Surveillance State: report
1191. VIETNAM: World Bank forecasts Vietnam GDP growth at 5.8% in 2025
1192. INDONESIA: Govt Sticks to 5 Percent Growth Target Despite IMF’s Downward Revision
1193. INDONESIA: US Criticism of QRIS Baseless, Says Indonesian Economist
1194. MALAYSIA Indonesia to Explore Large-Scale Plantation Projects in Kalimantan and South Papua
1195. MYANMAR: ND-Burma Condemns Myanmar Junta’s Forced Enlistment of Women
1196. VIETNAM: US Representatives will Attend Vietnam’s National Reunification Anniversary: Foreign Ministry
1197. INDONESIA’S Largest Muslim Group Defends Halal Rules Against US Criticism
1198. INDONESIA’S Food Plan Risks ‘World’s Largest Deforestation
1199. MYANMAR Junta Troops Re-Enter Lashio as MNDAA Withdraws; Uncertainty Grows Among Locals
1200. THAILAND Cracks Down on Foreigners Using Student Visas to Work Illegally
1201. INDONESIA: Proposal to Name Soeharto National Hero Draws Opposition
1202. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Trade with China as Usual Despite US-China Trade War
1203. MYANMAR: Women and Girls in Myanmar Face Deadly Dual crises following earthquake
1204. Thailand’s Central Bank Pushes for Inclusive Digital Finance in ASEAN
1205. VIETNAM: VinFast Delivers 400 e-Vehicles to Indonesian Dealers, Consumers
1206. INDONESIA: TNI Presence On Campus Stokes Fears of Shrinking Civic Space
1207. MALAYSIA Among Four Countries Hit by New US Solar Import Duties
1208. MYANMAR: Kim Aris Concludes U.S. Tour With Renewed Call to Action for Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar People
1209. PHILIPPINES: Law Signed Requiring Immediate, Proper Burial of Muslim Cadavers
1210. VIETNAM: Northern Region Sees Sharp Rise in Forest Fires in Early 2025
1211. CAMBODIA: Remembering the ‘Fall of Phnom Penh’ 50 years ago
1212. INDONESIA Weighs US Arms Purchases to Curb Tariff Threat: Bloomberg
1213. INDONESIA Aims to Halt Rice Imports in 2025 as Self-Sufficiency Improves
1214. MALAYSIA to Teach Thai, Khmer and Vietnamese as Elective Languages in Schools to Boost ASEAN Ties: Fadhlina
1215. MYANMAR: New Year Honors List: A Who’s Who of Genocide, Sanctions, and Misrule
1216. CAMBODIA: April 17, 1975: A Day of Long-Lasting Memories
1217. INDONESIA: Top US, Indonesian Diplomats Discuss Tariffs, Defense in Meeting
1218. INDONESIA: Trump’s Tariff Moves Push Indonesians Toward Gold and Real Estate
1219. MYANMAR’S Pushback Against Chinese Influence: Social Media and Street Protests
1220. THAILAND: Thaksin Meets Anwar, Myanmar Junta Leader at Bangkok Hotel Amid Tight Security
1221. INDONESIA: Two More Indonesian Geoparks Get UNESCO Recognition
1222. INDONESIAN Consulate Warns Against Unofficial Hajj Routes for 2025
1223. MALAYSIA: Rare Diseases in Malaysia: the Hidden Crisis Few are Talking About
1224. MYANMAR Junta Chief to Meet ASEAN Chair After Years of Being Kept AT a Distance
1225. PHILIPPINES-Security Tightened vs Kidnaps
1226. VIETNAM’S Largest City to Test 47,000 Public School Teachers for English Proficiency
1227. CAMBODIA: At Least 80,000 Indonesians are Working Illegally in Cambodia
1228. INDONESIA: Australia Asks Indonesia About Russian Request to Base Aircraft in Papua
1229. INDONESIA Hosts 100 Foreign Investors Amid Rising US-China Trade Tensions
1230. MALAYSIA PM says to Meet MYANMAR Junta Chief Over Quake Relief
1231. VIETNAM, CHINA Ink Pivotal Agreements on Railway, Road Cooperation
1232. INDONESIAN Embassy Urges Students in US to be Cautious Amid Visa Concerns
1233. INDONESIAN Embassy Urges Students in US to be Cautious Amid Visa Concerns
1234. MYANMAR Quake Victims Mark New Year Camped in Ruins
1235. SINGAPORE Slashes 2025 Growth Forecast to as Low as 0% Amid US-China Tariff War and Global Slowdown Fears
1236. THAILAND: BOT to Hold Financial institutions Liable for Call Center Scam Losses
1237. INDONESIA: Calls Mount for Transparency in KUHAP Law Revision
1238. INDONESIA Eyes Global Rice Export Market with Projected 12 Million Ton Surplus
1239. MYANMAR: India Rethinks Myanmar Policy Amid Border Shifts and Rising Tensions
1240. THAILAND Seeks Extradition of Former Buddhism Office Chief from US
1241. VIETNAM Administrative Overhaul: Planned Mergers to Reduce 63 Cities and provinces to 34
1242. INDONESIA: ‘We Are Not Trying to Displace Palestinians’: Indonesia on Gaza Evacuation Plan
1243. MYANMAR: Earthquake Destroyed 50,000 Houses in Central Myanmar: Junta
1244. THAILAND: BMA Outlines New Educational Guidelines for Disaster and Globalization Resilience
1245. VIETNAM-High School Students Create Semi-Automatic Durian Shelling Machine
1246. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Revival of Military ‘Dwifungsi’ Nonsense
1247. INDONESIA-EU Seek Each Other’s Markets as Trump Tariffs Take Effect
1248. MYANMAR: Local Expertise Key to Earthquake Relief Amid Conflict in Myanmar, Report Advises
1249. THAILAND: Coffee Crisis Looms as Court Halts Nescafé Production in Thailand
1250. VIETNAM May Allow Dual Citizenship Under Amended Law
1251. INDONESIA: Prabowo Slams ‘Dark Indonesia’ Narrative, Warns of Nazi-Style Propaganda Tactics
1252. MYANMAR Suspends Tourist Visas After Quake
1253. THAILAND Plans to Restore Trade Balance with US: Finance Minister
1254. SINGAPORE: Crypto Ownership Climbs in Singapore, Gen Z and millennials lead shift: survey
1255. INDONESIA: President Prabowo to Distribute 1,000 Owls to Combat Rat Pests in Majalengka
1256. MYANMAR Junta Orders Earthquake Rescue Teams to Seek Prior Permission For Operations
1257. THAILAND Joins ASEAN Effort to Aid Myanmar Quake Victims
1258. VIETNAM Asks US to Delay New Tariffs by At Least 45 Days
1259. CAMBODIA is Open to Negotiation With US Over Tariff Hike, Offers to slash Import Duties
1260. INDONESIA: Prabowo Connects with World Leaders Amid Concerns Over US Tariffs
1261. INDONESIA Seeks to Negotiate with US over Trump’s New Tariffs
1262. MYANMAR: Rain Complicates Recovery in Quake-Hit Myanmar as Death Toll Tises
1263. VIETNAM: ‘US is Vietnam’s Largest Export Market, But There Are Other Buyers’: PM
1264. CAMBODIA Tops List of New Trump Tariffs, 49%
1265. INDONESIA Sends Medical Team and Relief Supplies to Earthquake-Hit Myanmar
1266. MALAYSIA: Trump Announces Tariffs on All Countries, including Malaysia at 24pc
1267. MYANMAR Quake Toll Passes 2,700 as Hopes of Rescue Fade
1268. THAILAND: Trump Tax Plan Targets Thailand as “Non-Reciprocal” Trading Partner
1269. INDONESIA: House Vows Openness, Public Participation in Police Law Revision
1270. INDONESIA: New TNI Law Could Bring Economic Consequences
1271. MYANMAR’https://asiaviews.net/indonesia-house-vows-openness-public-participation-in-police-law-revision/S Bloodiest Armed Forces Day
1272. SINGAPORE: Haze Returns to Singapore As Regional Hot Spot Activity Intensifies
1273. VIETNAM Approves 5-year Pilot Plan of Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Internet
1274. CAMBODIA: Cambodia Ranks Lowest in ASEAN Education
1275. INDONESIA Joins BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
1276. INDONESIA: Rupiah Hits Lowest Level Since 1998 Crisis Amid US Tariff Fears, Fiscal Concerns
1277. MYANMAR Junta’s Lottery Intensifies Conscription in Mandalay
1278. VIETNAM: Japan Turns to Vietnam, Indonesia to Tackle Truck Driver Shortage
1279. CAMBODIA: Nearly 1,000 Job Scam Cases Involving Indonesians Reported
1280. INDONESIA: Overlapping Responsibilities Loom Over Revised TNI Law
1281. INDONESIA: Flights Cancelled, Thousands Evacuated After East Flores Volcano Eruption
1282. INDONESIA: China’s Largest Coffee Chain Luckin Coffee Establishes Exclusive Coconut Island in Indonesia
1283. MYANMAR Junta Banks on Solar Miracle as Yangon Sinks Back into Darkness
1284. INDONESIA: ‘RIP Reform’: Democracy Advocates Sound Alarm Over Return of New Order
1285. INDONESIA: Papua Militias Kill Female Teacher, Injure Six: Authorities
1286. MYANMAR: UK Condemns Myanmar military’s escalating violence at UN Human Rights Council
1287. THAILAND: Censure Debate: PM Accused of Prioritizing Family, Allies Over Nation
1288. VIETNAM: Why Foreign Entrepreneurs Are Choosing Vietnam for Their Startups
1289. INDONESIA: Protection for Journalist Safety Remains Weak in Indonesia: Survey
1290. INDONESIA: Thai Ambassador Leads Business Delegation to Nusantara to Explore Investment Opportunities
1291. MYANMAR  Junta Arming Grassroots Militias to Control Urban Centers
1292. THAILAND to Propose Wat Arun’s Stupa as  World Heritage Site
1293. VIETNAM Enters Mobile Internet Speed Global Top 20 for First Time
1294. INDONESIA: Government Earmarks Rp 20 Trillion to Rescue Labor-Intensive Industries
1295. INDONESIA: Prabowo Instructs Minister to Begin Giant Seawall Project
1296. MALAYSIA: World Happiness Report: Like income, Malaysia stuck in middle
1297. MYANMAR: Scam Centers ‘Alive and Kicking’ in Shan State
1298. VIETNAM: People Queue Up for Hours to Buy Gold as Prices Surpass $3,900 For the First Time
1299. INDONESIA’S Stock Market Plunges While Others Shine
1300. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Reassures Investors on Prudent Budget Management as Stock Market Slumps
1301. MALAYSIA: ‘What Is Accepting 15 people?’: Malaysia to take in Palestinian Fighters Freed by Israel: Foreign Minister
1302. MYANMAR: Militants Killed Dozens of Rohingya Refugees Last Year: Watchdog
1303. SINGAPORE: First Solar-Powered Electric Boats to Ply Singapore River Next Month
1304. INDONESIA: TNI Law Revision Crosses Democratic Red Line
1305. INDONESIA’S  Business Sector Struggles Against Organized Extortion
1306. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Foreign State Immunity Act key to boosting investor confidence, protecting national security
1307. MYANMAR: Forcibly Displaced to Surge by 6.7 Million in 2025-2026: Aid Group
1308. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Prestigious University Launches Exchange Program for Vietnamese Students
1309. INDONESIA to Lift Ban on Sending Workers to Saudi, Expecting 600,000 Jobs
1310. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Criticize Military Involvement in Drug Enforcement
1311. MYANMAR: WFP to Cut Food Aid to 1 Million People in Myanmar
1312. THAILAND Ranks 3rd in the World for QR Code Usage
1313. VIETNAM: UN Confirms Vietnam’s Deposit of Chart, Geographical Coordinates of Points for Baseline in Gulf of Tonkin
1314. INDONESIA: State Revenue Nosedives in January and February
1315. INDONESIA: Prabowo Considers Isolated Island Prison for Corruption Convicts
1316. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Begins U.S. Tour to Urge International Action on Myanmar Crisis
1317. THAI Businesses Lead Asia’s Green Tech Surge: Alibaba report
1318. VIETNAM: VinFast Plans 100,000 EV Charging Stations in Indonesia
1319. INDONESIA: Dark Cloud Hangs Over RI Economy Amid Declining Confidence in Fiscal Policy
1320. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Dump Indonesian Stocks, JCI Plummets as BBRI and GOTO Take Heavy Hit
1321. INDONESIA’S  Anti-Graft Law Allows Death Penalty, but Will It Ever Be Enforced?
1322. MYANMAR: What We Know About the Myanmar Junta’s Promise of Elections
1323. PHILIPPINE Armed Forces, Police On Alert After Ex-President Duterte Arrest, Transfer to The Hague
1324. INDONESIA: Outcry Against Nepotism, Cronyism in Government
1325. INDONESIA: East Java Police Foil Arms Smuggling to Papua’s Armed Group
1326. MYANMAR: UN Reinstates Aid to Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia: Official
1327. PHILIPPINES: Sara Duterte Flies to the Netherlands to Help Father in ICC Case
1328. VIETNAM: Singaporean Businesses Seek to Invest More in Vietnam’s Renewable Energy, Industrial parks
1329. CAMBODIA: Buddha Statue Body Found After Head was Uncovered in 1927
1330. INDONESIA: New Cars on the Block as Chinese Brands Extend Turf War to Indonesia
1331. INDONESIA May Allocate Up to Rp 5 Trillion for Free Boarding Schools for Underprivileged Students
1332. MALAYSIA: End of Cheap Palm oil? Malaysia, Indonesia Face Supply Crunch as Biodiesel Demand Surges
1333. MYANMAR: Chinese-Run Online Money Laundering Continues in DKBA-Controlled Areas of Myanmar Despite Crackdown
1334. INDONESIA: Govt Delays Monthly Budget Data Relay, as Experts Warn Likely Revenue Drop
1335. INDONESIA: KPK Flags Irregularities in Indonesia’s $4 Billion Free Meal Program
1336. MYANMAR: Karen BGF to Repatriate Approximately 1,500 Chinese Nationals Involved in Online Fraud
1337. THAILAND: Malaysians Urged Delaying Non-Essential Trips to Southern Thailand
1338. VIETNAM Aims to Make English Second Language For All Students by 2035
1339. INDONESIA: Tepid Middle-Class Growth Casts Doubt on Economic Ambitions
1340. INDONESIA: Police Foil Attempt to Smuggle 127 Illegal Workers Disguised as Umrah Pilgrims
1341. INDONESIA: Chinese and German Investors Eye Indonesian Bamboo Cultivation
1342. MYANMAR: Rohingya Food Aid to be Halved From Next Month: UN
1343. THAILAND: Chinese Business Wave Takes Over Sampheng and Pratunam
1344. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Ranks, Orders More Populist Policies
1345. INDONESIA: Factories Struggle as Indonesia Faces Industrial Challenges in 2025
1346. MALAYSIA: CCTV Now Mandatory in New Housing Projects Across Federal Territories: Minister
1347. MYANMAR: Putin Hails Myanmar Ties as Junta Chief Visits Moscow
1348. VIETNAM Considers Waiving Visas for Select Countries, Billionaires
1349. INDONESIA: Authorities Scramble to Contain Greater Jakarta Floods
1350. INDONESIA: Nusantara Authority Now Fully Works in New Capital
1351. MALAYSIA: Mocking Other Religions Is Against Islam, Jakim warns as Era FM Hosts Taken Off-Air Over Thaipusam Clip
1352. MYANMAR: Pressure on Thailand Grows as 200 Myanmar Deportees Fed into Junta War Machine
1353. THAILAND Eyes Health Industry As its Next Economic Powerhouse
1354. CAMBODIA: Ministry’s Report Sees Major Decline in Infectious Diseases
1355. INDONESIA: Govt Mulls Merging Pertamina Subsidiaries After Fuel Import Scandal
1356. INDONESIA: Deflation and Layoffs Weaken Indonesia’s Ramadan
1357. MYANMAR: ‘Made in China’: Inside the Myanmar Junta’s Intensifying Drone Offensive
1358. VIETNAM Considers Relaxing Its Two-Child Policy Amid Declining Birth Rate
1359. INDONESIA: Government Banks on Students to Preserve Indonesia’s Native Languages
1360. INDONESIA: Erick Thohir to Transfer $909 Billion in SOE Assets to Danantara
1361. MALAYSIA: From Trash to Treasure: What is Malaysia Doing With its Waste?
1362. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing to Visit Russia
1363. VIETNAMESE Ethnic Couple Adapting to New Life After Spending 90 Years Living in Caves
1364. REGION: Whales and marine mammals thrive in Southeast Asia’s rich waters
1365. INDONESIA: Distrust in Danantara Sparks Online Calls to Switch Banks
1366. INDONESIA Has the Potential to Become a Key Player in the Global Halal Industry
1367. MYANMAR: Food Running Out for 100,000 Myanmar Refugees After US Aid Freeze
1368. VIETNAMESE Citizens Among 7,000 Rescued from Myanmar scam networks
1369. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inaugurates Indonesia’s First Bullion Bank
1370. INDONESIA, Malaysia to Form Special Team for Prisoner Exchange
1371. MYANMAR Embassy Urged to Assist Stranded Migrant Workers After Thai Authorities Shut Down AAC office
1372. THAILAND Issues Warning About ‘Zombie cCgarettes’ Amid RIsing Popularity in Bangkok
1373. INDONESIA Agrees to Terms with Apple to Lift iPhone Sales Ban
1374. INDONESIA: Danantara May Crowd Out Private Investment
1375. MYANMAR Junta Leads Global Regimes in Digital Repression
1376. SINGAPORE Sees Record Surge in Cybercrime, S$1.1b Lost to Scams in 2024
1377. INDONESIA: Pertamina Patra Niaga CEO, Six Others Arrested in $11 Billion Corruption Scandal
1378. INDONESIA: Media Violence Still Rampant in Indonesia, Latest Index Shows
1379. MYANMAR Junta Inks Deal With Russia to Kickstart Dawei SEZ Project
1380. PHILIPPINES: The Schools that made a stand for ‘People Power’
1381. VIETNAM Police Bust $78.5M Cross-Border Money-Laundering Ring
1382. CAMBODIA: 65M Year-Old Fossil Site Unearthed in Koh Kong
1383. Indonesia Seeks to Repatriate 270 Citizens Rescued from Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
1384. INDONESIAN Bus Driver To Be fFrst To Work Under New Japan Visa Status
1385. MALAYSIA, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand Become Partner Countries of BRICS
1386. MYANMAR: Over 15 Million People in Myanmar Face Acute Food Insecurity:UNOCHA
1387. INDONESIA: KPK is Sure Jakarta Will Meet Deadline For Extraditing Fugitive from Singapore
1388. Toyota Eyes Making Indonesia Manufacturing Hub for Global South: Hashim
1389. MALAYSIA: Starbucks’ Malaysian Franchise Holder Berjaya Foods Sees Revenue Slashed by Almost Half Last Year Amid Pro-Palestine Boycott
1390. MYANMAR: AAC Office Handling Migrant Worker Affairs Shut Down by Thai Authorities
1391. THAILAND: Internal Security Agency Increases Monitoring of Foreigners
1392. CAMBODIA Announces Implementation of Euro 5 Fuel Standards From This Year
1393. INDONESIA: TNI Law Revision Raises ‘Dwifungsi’ Fears
1394. INDONESIA: 37 Orangutans Rescued in East Kalimantan Amid Rising Human-Wildlife Conflicts
1395. MALAYSIA Plans Special ASEAN-US Summit to Reinforce Neutrality: Foreign Minister
1396. MYANMNAR: Junta Passes Law Allowing Chinese Security Firms to Operate in Myanmar
1397. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sees Major Protests Early in Presidency
1398. INDONESIA: Dewi Soekarno Renounces Indonesian Citizenship, Enters Japan’s Political Race
1399. MALAYSIA: Citizenship for Malaysian Mums’ Kids: Family Frontiers, Govt Look Into Settling Case before Federal Court’s March 10 Hearing
1400. MYANMAR: Human Rights Myanmar Submission to UN on Abuses Against Persons with Disabilities in Myanmar
1401. THAILAND’S Economic Struggle: Can Former Asian Tiger Regain Its Roar?
1402. REGIONAL: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand Boost Local Currency Transaction Framework
1403. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Permanent Coalition Proposal Draws Mixed Responses
1404. INDONESIA’S Parliament to Approve Revised Mining Law
1405. Myanmar Junta Criticizes Argentina Arrest Warrant
1406. VIETNAM: How Vietnamese Entrepreneur Utilizes AI to Teach English to 50 Million Learners Worldwide
1407. INDONESIAN Researchers Discover Potential Cancer-Fighting Plant in Orangutan Diet Study
1408. INDONESIA: Investors Bleed Trillions to Rampant CSO Extortion in Industrial Zones
1409. MALAYSIA: Medical Tourism: Who Else Is In The Race With Malaysia?
1410. MYANMAR: Thailand Deports 10 to China Linked to Actor Cyber-Fraud Case in Myanmar
1411. VIETNAMESE Students in Australia Secure $2.8M Investment in Instant credit Card Payment App
1412. INDONESIA, Turkey Greenlight Drone, Warship Construction in RI
1413. INDONESIA: Over 4,200 Indonesians Marked for Deportation from the US
1414. INDONESIA: Concern As Orangutan Seen Roaming Kalimantan Coal site
1415. MALAYSIANS Advised to Avoid Thailand’s Narathiwat Fishing Villages Flagged as Drug Hotspots
1416. MYANMAR: IEC to Implement Interstate Pass Cards for Security and Oversight in Karenni State
1417. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Erdogan Reaffirm Support for Palestinian State
1418. INDONESIA: Thousands of Christians in Papua Handwrite Bible Verses, Set National Record
1419. MALAYSIA: Government Proposes Allowing UNHCR Refugees to Work in Malaysia legally
1420. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortages in Myawaddy Lead to More Border Crossings and Black-Market sales
1421. SINGAPORE Conducts Joint Exercise with Malaysia, Indonesia For Better Response to Oil Spills
1422. INDONESIA: OJK Launches Indonesia Anti-Scam Center to Combat Fraud
1423. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Efficiency Measures Exclude Defense Ministry and Police
1424. MYANMAR: Cut Off Myanmar Junta’s Financial Lifelines: Experts
1425. SINGAPORE: Be ‘Psychologically Prepared’ for a Terror Attack, Singaporeans Told Amid Rising Arrests of Radicals
1426. VIETNAM-China railway to Create $4.4B Construction Market
1427. INDONESIA Maintains Distance From BRICS De-Dollarization Concept Amid Trump’s Threats
1428. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Should Focus on Regions with High Stunting Rate
1429. MALAYSIAN: Singapore to Deport Iranian, Malaysian Husband PR Over Travel Agency Accused of Facilitating Entry of Terrorist Suspects
1430. MYANMAR: Trump Cuts Hit Thai Refugee Camps on Myanmar Border
1431. THAILAND: Influencer Wave Sweeps Thailand as Millions Seek Digital Spotlight
1432. CAMBODIA: Hit by US Aid Crunch, Demining Struggles to Continue
1433. INDONESIA: BNI Provides Business Loans for Indonesian Diaspora
1434. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugee Influx Raises Concern for Conflict
1435. MALAYSIA: Melaka Cops Bust International Job Scam Call Center, Arrest Nine Including Three Chinese Nationals Targeting Caribbean Victims
1436. 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
1437. INDONESIA: Prabowo Hints at First Reshuffle for Underperforming Ministers
1438. INDONESIA to Build Three Solar Power Plants
1439. MALAYSIA: Home Minister Confirms 22 Immigration Officers Questioned in Medical Visa Probe
1440. MYANMAR: Singapore Urges Employers to Shun Migrants from Myanmar
1441. THAILAND: Thai Cyber Police Cut Internet Signals Feeding Myanmar Scammer Gangs
1442. INDONESIA ‘Strongly Rejects’ Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan
1443. INDONESIAN Army to Establish Five New Regional Commands
1444. MALAYSIA: Guidelines for Muslims at Non-Muslim Events: Islamic Afairs Minister Says Talks ongoing, Aims to Prevent Religious Conflicts
1445. MYANMAR: NUG Discloses Over 1,000 Healthcare Facilities Established Across 190 Townships in Myanmar
1446. PHILIPPINES: Sara Impeached by House
1447. CAMBODIA: PLHIV Face Significant Setbacks After Suspension of USAID Funding
1448. INDONESIA: Govt Walks Back Subsidized LPG Policy After Backlash
1449. INDONESIA to Implement B50 Palm Oil Biodiesel Mandate Next Year
1450. MYANMAR: Singapore Remains Biggest Foreign Investor in Myanmar
1451. INDONESIA Wavering on Climate Commitments Amid Global Uncertainty
1452. INDONESIA: Prabowo Orders Army to Work on Food Security
1453. MYANMAR Junta Restricts Overseas Employment for Conscription-Eligible Men
1454. PHILIPPINES Declares Food Security Emergency to Tame Soaring Rice Prices
1455. SINGAPORE: Trust Between Racial Groups in Singapore Grows, But Stereotyping Rises: IPS
1456. INDONESIA Secures UAE Partnership in Key Sectors, Including $50M Reforestation Grant
1457. MALAYSIA: Low Demand Forces Malaysia’s Manufacturers Into Steepest price Cuts in Decade Ahead of Global Trade War
1458. MYANMAR AId Groups Struggle With Freeze as UN Warns of ‘Staggering’ Hunger
1459. THAILAND’S Border and Cross-Border Trade in 2024 Reaches Record High
1460. INDONESIA Launches New Credit Scheme for labor-intensive industries
1461. INDONESIA: Most of Indonesia’s Oil Consumption Supplied by Singapore
1462. MYANMAR: Travelers Face 5 Million Kyat ‘Facilitation Fees’ to Depart Yangon Airport
1463. SINGAPORE: National University of Singapore to Open Acacia College, First Residential College Focused on AI
1464. THAILAND: How Did So Many Thai Farmers End Up Held Hostage by Hamas?
1465. INDONESIA: Prabowo Expands Military’s Role in Test of Fragile Democracy
1466. INDONESIA: Police Uncover International Love Scam Operation in Jakarta
1467. Myanmar Junta Registering Women Ahead of Possible Conscription
1468. SINGAPORE Mandates App Stores to Block Underage Access to Adult Content
1469. THAILAND: BOI Approves TikTok’s $3.76 Billion Data Center Investment
1470. INDONESIA: KPK Makes Headway in Another Stalled Case After Fugitive Arrest in Singapore
1471. INDONESIA: Insects and Worms May Feature in Indonesia’s Nutritious Meal Program
1472. MALAYSIA: Chinese New Villages to shine as tourism gems for Visit Malaysia 2026
1473. MYANMAR: UK Warns Against Travel To Parts of Myanmar Amidst Escalating Conflict
1474. THAILAND: Rainmaking Mission Extended as Bangkok Air Quality Improves Slightly
1475. INDONESIA Fines Google for Monopolistic, Unfair Practices in Play Services
1476. INDONESIA: Privacy Breach? Teachers in West Java High School Require Students to Take Pregnancy Tests
1477. MYANMAR: NUG to Intensify Revolution in Myanmar During 2025 With Ethnic Allies and International Support
1478. THAILAND: Nearly 200 Bangkok Schools Close over air pollution
1479. VIETNAM: Over 56% of Japanese Firms Looking to Expand Investment in Vietnam: Survey
1480. INDONESIA: Prabowo Lauds Cabinet’s Performance At Three-Month Mark
1481. INDONESIA: ExxonMobil to Invest Up to $15 Billion in Indonesian Carbon Storage, Petrochemical
1482. MYANMAR Junta Says It Has Deported Over 50,000 Scam Center Workers to China
1483. THAILAND: What Next After Same Sex Marriage in Thailand?
1484. ‘VIETNAM Poised to Become Financial Hub like Switzerland, Singapore’: Analyst
1485. CAMBODIA: Khmer Language Gets AI-Infusion
1486. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows No More Fuel Imports By End Of His Presidency
1487. INDONESIA to Require Commodity Exporters to Keep All Dollar Revenues in Local Banks
1488. MYANMAR Junta Blames Thailand, EAOs as China Urges Scam Crackdown
1489. THAILAND: Chinese Tourism to Thailand Faces Sharp Decline Amid Safety Concerns
1490. CAMBODIA: Government Allocates $150 M Credit Guarantee Mechanism to Protect Rice Farmers
1491. INDONESIA: Jakarta ‘Never Heard’ of Trump’s Plan to Relocate Gazans to Indonesia
1492. INDONESIA: Qatari Investor to Invest at Least $16 Billion in Indonesia’s Housing Projects
1493. MYANMAR: Junta Forcefully Recruits Youth and elderly for Military Service in Mandalay Region
1494. VIETNAM: Hanoi to Install 40,000 New Surveillance Cameras by 2030
1495. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor’s Regulation on Polygamy Sparks Public Debate
1496. INDONESIA Plans to Offer Carbon Credit Certificates to Foreign Buyers Next Week
1497. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar to Champion ASEAN’s Agenda On Gllobal Stage at WEF 2025 in Davos
1498. MYANMAR: ASEAN tells Myanmar to Prioritize Ceasefire Over Elections
1499. THAILAND: Bangkok Named the World’s Second-Best City
1500. INDONESIA Welcomes Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Urges Reconstruction
1501. INDONESIA Officially Adopts 15% Global Minimum Tax
1502. MALAYSIA: What is Malaysia’s Biggest Risks As We Go into 2025? WEF Study says Economic Downturn Top of List
1503. MYANMAR Military Leader Blames Foreign Interference and Resistance Forces for Ongoing Unrest
1504. THAILAND to Sign Historic Free Trade Agreement with EFTA in Davo
1505. INDONESIA: Poverty in Indonesia Drops by 1.84 Million People Since 2023
1506. INDONESIA: Most Indonesians Still Unsure about Trump: Survey
1507. INDONESIA: Asia’s Most Beautiful Island Crowned World’s Best Culture Destination
1508. MYANMAR: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed for 19 Years by Myanmar Military
1509. CAMBODIA: REDD+ Community Forests Successfully Registered in Kampong Thom
1510. INDONESIA: Prabowo Forbids Building Houses On Rice Fields
1511. INDONESIA: DPR Plans In-Depth Review of Social Media Restrictions for Children
1512. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Going Digital is Way Forward for Malaysia
1513. MYANMAR: Blood Money Campaign releases report critical of international support to Myanmar’s junta
1514. INDONESIA: President Prabowo Plans Military-Style Retreat For New Regional Heads
1515.  INDONESIA: Bali Police Bust International Online Prostitution Ring in Canggu, Arrest Two Russians
1516. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Bullish on 2025 Despite Seeing More taxes, Higher Inflation: Poll
1517. MYANMAR: Demand for Solar Spikes as Darkness Shrouds Junta-Ruled Myanmar
1518. SINGAPORE: ‘Stand Against Nativism and Xenophobia’: Lee Hsien Loong Tells Singaporeans to Help Immigrants, Foreign Workers integrate into society
1519. INDONESIA: Saudi Lets Indonesia Send 221,000 Hajj Pilgrims This Year
1520. INDONESIA: Floods Remain Biggest Threat in 2025: Disaster Agency
1521. MALAYSIA: Healthcare and Medical Tourism Could Be Next Biggest Economic Drivers in JS-SEZ: Johor exco
1522. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Filmmaker’s LIfe Sentence to 15 Years As Part of WIder Amnesty
1523. SINGAPORE’S Water Agency Issues Flood Alerts as Heavy Rainfall Surpasses Monthly Average
1524. INDONESIA: Businesses, Experts Expect Little Economic Benefit From Joining BRICS
1525. INDONESIA  Builds World’s Largest Refuse-Derived Fuel Facility
1526. INDONESIA to Send 425,000 Workers Abroad in 2025
1527. MYANMAR: Junta Minister Makes Surreal Pitch for War-Torn Myanmar as Global Tourism Destination
1528. THAILAND’S  ‘Dual Prime Minister’ Model is a Delicate Tight-Rope Walk
1529. INDONESIA to Inaugurate Six New Dams to Boost Food and Water Security in 2025
1530. INDONESIA: Papua Land is Never empty, it is a Source of Livelihood for Many
1531. MALAYSIA: Anwar Government Entering Minefield Amid Push for Crucial Economic Reforms, Fitch Unit Says
1532. MYANMAR: Russia Completes Delivery of Warplanes to Embattled Myanmar Junta
1533. VIETNAM Invests $665M Abroad in 2024
1534. CAMBODIA: Healing journey from Khmer Rouge: Confronting the past, building the future
1535. INDONESIA: Prabowo Needs Bureaucratic Reforms to Deliver his Economic Agenda
1536. INDONESIA: Government Drafts New Energy Subsidy Scheme
1537. MYANMAR: What’s in Store for Myanmar in 2025
1538. SINGAPORE Tables Bill to Bolster Ethnic Harmony, Hundreds of Groups to be Labelled ‘Race
1539. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Plan to Boost Oil and Gas Production Faces Major Hurdles
1540. INDONESIA Launches Ambitious Free-Meal Program to Combat Stunting
1541. Myanmar Releases 151 Thai Prisoners, but Not Detained Fishing Crew
1542. SINGAPORE: Over 60% of Singaporean Households Have Claimed $220 Vouchers from Cost-of-Living Support Scheme
1543. VIETNAM: First Vietnamese Appointed Editor-in-Chief of World Leading Scientific Journal
1544. CAMBODIA Achieves 74% Drop in Malaria Cases in 2024
1545. INDONESIA: Nutritious Meal Program Begins with 190 Public Kitchens Across 26 Provinces
1546. INDONESIA: World Bank Projects Worsening RI Current Account Deficit
1547. MALAYSIA Turns Away 2 Boats with Nearly 300 Rohingya Refugees
1548. MYANMAR Spring Revolution Challenges for 2025
1549. VIETNAM Offers 50% Investment Subsidy to Attract Semiconductor and AI Investments
1550. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Revokes Presidential Nomination Threshold
1551. INDONESIA: From Spotify to Google Play: Gov’t to Return Money From Miscalculated VAT
1552. SINGAPORE Economy Grew 4pc in 2024, Advance Estimate Shows, Fastest Post-Pandemic Growth
1553. MYANMAR: UNICEF Report Says Myanmar Conflict has Displaced Nearly 1.3 Million Children by End of 2024
1554. MYANMAR Enforces Cybersecurity Law Effective January 1
1555. INDONESIA: Fraud, Alleged Illegal Levying Raise Questions About Free Meals Program’s Implementation
1556. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants More Palm Oil Plantations, Says Not to Fear Deforestation
1557. MYANMAR: Chin Brotherhood Alliance Marks First Anniversary, Reports 1,000 Battles and Heavy losses
1558. PHILIPPINES: 24,000 Foreign Workers Exit Philippines After Online Gambling Ban
1559. THAILAND: Trump’s Policies Could Inflict THB160-billion Loss on Thailand
1560. INDONESIA: Politically Charged Year Comes to a Close
1561. INDONESIA: Bali Police: US Citizens Top List of Foreign Offenders in Bali
1562. MALAYSIA: New laws, New Weekend: What Other Changes for Malaysia can You Expect in 2025 Starting Tomorrow?
1563. MYANMAR Garment Workers in Chinese Factories Face Exploitation and Harsh Conditions
1564. SINGAPORE Sentences Malaysia Syndicate ‘COO’ to 28 Years in Landmark Drug Money-Laundering Case
1565. CAMBODIA- King Pardons 13 Filipino Women Jailed Over Surrogacy
1566. INDONESIA: 2024 a Year of Shrinking Indonesian Middle Class
1567. INDONESIA: N. Sumatra Authorities Detain Bangladeshi National for Smuggling Compatriots
1568. MALAYSIA: Pharmacists Sound Alarm as Rising Ozempic Misuse For Weight-Loss Causes Shortages for Diabetes Patients in Malaysia
1569. MYANMAR: China’s Plunder of Myanmar’s Rare Earth Wealth Threatens Global Security
1570. INDONESIA: Siren Rings as Aceh Mourners Mark 20 Years After Deadly Tsunami
1571. INDONESIA: 20 Years After the Wave: Building Resilient Coastal Futures
1572. MALAYSIAN Detainee Farik Amin Details Torture at Guantanamo
1573. MYANMAR: Christians Slam Cardinal Bo’s Ties to Myanmar Junta Boss
1574. VIETNAM Developing Punishments For Vaping After Ban
1575. INDONESIA: Silent night in Aceh as Indonesian Catholics hold modest Christmas mass amid Shariah law restrictions
1576. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s SOE Ministry Aims to Reduce State
1577. MALAYSIA: Terengganu’s First Public Caning for Khalwat: No Cameras Allowed as Cops Beef Up Security
1578. MYANMAR’S Garment Industry Unravelling Amid Chronic Labor Shortage
1579. VIETNAM: Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into
1580. INDONESIA: National Police to Bring Home Ex-Jamaah Islamiyah Members From Syria, Philippines
1581. INDONESIA: Ukrainian Citizen Arrested in Thailand for Running Drug Lab in Bali
1582. MALAYSIA Among Nine Countries to Officially Become BRICS Partners from January 1, 2025: Kremlin
1583. MYANMAR: Junta Forces are Mobilizing in Central Myanmar amid Shan state Ceasefire: Rebels
1584. VIETNAM to Lead ASEAN in Economic Growth This Year: HSBC
1585. INDONESIA: Closure of National Gallery Exhibition Sparks Censorship Concerns
1586. INDONESIA: Thousands of Ex-Jemaah Islamiyah Militants Abandon Radicalism and Pledge Allegiance to Nation
1587. MYANMAR: Food Shortage Leads to Religious Conversion in Myanmar’s Naga area
1588. THAILAND Respects Malaysia’s Decision to Close Illegal Border Bases
1589. VIETNAM: Job Firms Struggle to Hire Guest Workers for Japan Due to Illegal Recruitment Practices
1590. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s plan to pardon ‘corrupters’ raises eyebrows
1591. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Counterfeit Money Syndicate Operating in Islamic University Building
1592. MALAYSIA: WhatsApp, TikTok, YouTube Among Platforms Required to Obtain Licenses Under New Licensing Rules: Fahmi
1593. MYANMAR: UN Slams Aid Abuse After ‘Rice Bunkers’ Found at Myanmar Junta Base
1594. VIETNAM: Relaxed Visa Policies Lead to Increase in illegal Foreign Workers: reports
1595. CAMBODIA: WWF report highlights discovery of new species in Greater Mekong region
1596. INDONESIA: Police Form New Team on Trafficking, Violence Against Women, Children
1597. INDONESIA: Germany Forgives Indonesia’s $78 Million Debt to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis
1598. MALAYSIA: Almost Two-Thirds of Malaysians Hold Favorable Views of China, Malay Perception Improves Significantly: Survey
1599. MYANMAR: ‘Bullet’ Says All Political Parties Must Back Myanmar Military
1600. INDONESIA: Stable Economy Boosts Capital Inflows But Global Pressure Remains: World Bank
1601. INDONESIA Issues 471 Golden Visas, Attracting $558 Million Investment in 2024
1602. INDONESIA: Japan to Establish Nursing Care Programs in Indonesia to Recruit Southeast Asian Workers
1603. MYANMAR: UN Envoy Demands International Action to Arrest Myanmar Junta Boss
1604. SINGAPORE: New Private Home Sales Hit Highest Level in More than 11 Years in November
1605. CAMBODIA: PM Orders Crackdown on Fraudsters Who Exploit Govt Projects
1606. INDONESIA to Build First Nuclear Power Plant in Bangka Belitung
1607. INDONESIA: Thousands of Indonesians Moving to Cambodia for Gambling Jobs/Antara: Foreign Ministry
1608. MALAYSIA: How Much Do Malaysians Need to Retire Comfortably?
1609. MYANMAR Junta Projects Economic Growth Rate at 3.8%
1610. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Renewable Energy Plans May Put Forests at Risk
1611. INDONESIA: Dozen Vietnamese Nationals Arrested for Alleged Prostitution
1612. INDONESIA: Indef Compares Indonesia’s Illegal Cigarette Crisis to Latin America’s Narcotics Battle
1613. MYANMAR Opium Harvest Drops First Time Since Coup: UN
1614. SINGAPORE Reports Sharp Rise in Arrests for Harboring, Hiring Illegal Immigrants
1615. INDONESIA Identifies 29 Potential Nuclear Power Plant Sites
1616. INDONESIA Plans to Build Oil Reserve Facility Near Singapore to Reduce Imports
1617. MYANMAR-Global Campaign Protests China’s Support for Myanmar Junta
1618. PHILIPPINES: Scam Farms Change Tactics to Avoid Philippine Crackdown
1619. THAILAND: Cabinet Approves New Laws for 15% Minimum Corporate Tax
1620. CAMBODIA-PM Reveals Plans to Establish National Social Security Fund Family Package
1621. INDONESIA: Police Unveil New Antigraft Corps
1622. INDONESIA to Have Another Vaccine Producer in Near Future
1623. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Urges Muslim Nations to Collaborate with Russia Amid Growing Western Islamophobia
1624. MYANMAR’S KIA Sends Delegation to China for Talks
1625. INDONESIA: Indian Firms Eye Investment in Indonesia’s Pharma Sector, Ambassador Says
1626. INDONESIAN Mining Sector Improving ESG Scores
1627. MYANMAR: AA Takes Complete Control of Myanmar-Bangladesh Border After Seizing Maungdaw
1628. VIETNAM: Australian National University Allows Direct Ddmission From All Vietnamese High Schools
1629. CAMBODIA Unveils Innovative Packaging Center Boost Food Industry
1630. INDONESIA: Prabowo Needs $900 Billion Investment for His 8 Pct Growth Dream
1631. INDONESIA: Diageo Expands Factory in Bali, Strengthens Indonesia As Southeast Asia Supply hub
1632. MYANMAR: Global Protests Expose China’s Complicity in Myanmar Junta Abuse
1633. VIETNAM: HCMC Offers $120 Reward for Women Having Two Children Before 35
1634. INDONESIA: King Coal Rules as Indonesia Sends Mixed Messages on Energy Transition
1635. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Enforce 12% VAT on January 1 Despite Public Opposition
1636. MALAYSIA Inquiry Proposes Criminal Probe into Mahathir Over Disputed Islets
1637. MYANMAR Junta Swells Arrest Log for Online Criticism
1638. SINGAPORE Among Preferred Destinations For Billionaires, With 47 in the Country
1639. CAMBODIA: Transparency Sought in Cambodia Talks
1640. INDONESIA: Lawmaker Urges Indonesia to Set Up Cultural Centers Overseas
1641. INDONESIA: Indonesia Announces Construction of Basilica in New Capital Nusantara
1642. MYANMAR: KIA Advances in Kachin State, Captures Junta Outposts
1643. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
1644. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
1645. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
1646. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
1647. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
1648. INDONESIA: Migrant Workers Protection Minister Says Demand High For Indonesian Staff
1649. INDONESIA: Unlocking Geothermal Energy: Financial Risks and Community Pushback Slow Progress
1650. MYANMAR: Bangkok Seeks Answers After Thai Fishing Boats Attacked by Myanmar Vessels
1651. SINGAPORE: Fall in Positive attitudes towards people with disabilities in the workplace: MSF report
1652. VIETNAM: Lawyers warn of deportation risk for Vietnamese in US when Trump returns
1653. INDONESIA: Massive Costs, Reforms Await Prabowo Full Coal Phase Out Plan
1654. INDONESIA: Gov’t Plans to Establish State Revenue Ministry Headed by Abimanyu: Hashim
1655. MYANMAR: Caught Between Thailand and a Wa Place; Taking Chinese Lessons in Power
1656. THAILAND: Japanese Electronic Component Maker to Invest 62Bn More in Thailand
1657. VIETNAM: Lawmakers Approve Vietnam Airlines’ $870M Share Issuance Plan
1658. INDONESIA: A Step Closer to Partner with UAE on Papua Food Estate
1659. INDONESIAN  Government Aims to Return FOreign Prisoners By January
1660. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Slams Exploitation of Race, Religion, Urges Love, Unity To Counter Hate-Driven rhetoric
1661. MYANMAR: Thai Legislation Threatens Exiles from Myanmar: Rights Groups
1662. SINGAPORE Businessman Tried for $1.1B Investment Scam, Spent Proceeds on Porsche, Rolls
1663. CAMBODIA: Govt Keen to Downplay Thai-Cambodian Sea Spat
1664. INDONESIA Can Benefit from US-China Trade War Amid Trump’s Tariff Threats
1665. INDONESIA: Govt to Allocate 8 million Ha of Land to Support Free meals, Reach Food Self-Sufficiency
1666. MYANMAR: Rakhine’s Banking System Collapses as Myanmar State Teeters on Precipice
1667. VIETNAM: Ethnic Minorities Flee Poverty for Opportunities in Southern factories
1668. INDONESIA Balks at Apple’s $100m Investment Plan, Seeks Better Deal
1669. INDONESIA: Bali’s Hidden Crisis: Paradise Island Records Highest Suicide Rate in Indonesia
1670. MYANMAR: ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing
1671. MYANMAR Migrant Workers May Soon Be Sent to Russia, Recruitment Agencies Say
1672. PHILIPPINES: Palace Denounces Duterte Coup | November 27, 2024
1673. INDONESIA: US Invests $67 Billion in Indonesia, But Local Content Rules Remain A Challenge
1674. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Digs Out as Flooding, Landslide Death Toll Hits 20
1675. MYANMAR: Junta’s Budget Estimate for FY 2024-25 is at Record-High at Over 40 Trillion Kyats
1676. THAILAND: Thailand Losing Battle for Japanese Investment: Lessons from Vietnam
1677. INDONESIA Agrees to Transfer Remaining Bali Nine to Australia
1678. INDONESIA: JCI Struggles as Foreign Investors Pull Funds, US Stocks Hit Record Highs
1679. MYANMAR- Urban Guerrilla Groups Target Military-Controlled Offices in Yangon
1680. THAILAND: Foreigners Take Ownership of Condos Worth 18.571bn in 3rd Quarter
1681. VIETNAM Neds $11B To Meet Increasing EV Charging Needs: World Bank
1682. CAMBODIA: PM Halts Issuance of Licenses for Domestic Beer Production, Permits Export-Only Licensing
1683. INDONESIA: Many Foreign-Owned Businesses in Bali Are Rulebreakers, Luhut Says
1684. INDONESIA: In Conservative Aceh, Sole Woman-Run Cafe Morning Mama Challenges Traditional Norms to Create Safe Space for Others
1685. MYANMAR: UK Permanent Secretary to the UN issues statement in support of the embattled Myanmar people
1686. PHILIPPINES: World’s Largest Solar Farm Rises in NEcija
1687. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
1688. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
1689. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
1690. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
1691. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
1692. INDONESIA: New Government Education Reform Plans Met with Cautious Optimism
1693. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Directive Halts Major Infrastructure Projects
1694. MALAYSIA: Cops Can Now Freeze, Seize Mule Bank Accounts to Prevent Scam Victims’ Money From Being Withdrawn
1695. MYANMAR JUNTA Can Order Migrant Workers Home To Fight, Agency says
1696. SINGAPORE Oil Tycoon OK Lim Sentenced to Nearly 18 Years for Cheating HSBC Out of Millions of Dollars
1697. INDONESIA Digital Economy Shows Double-Digit Growth, Yet Funding Still Subdued
1698. INDONESIA: Banyuwangi Police Raid Illegal Dog Farm with Supplies from Bali
1699. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Brazil’s Lula Advocate Reforms in International Governance for a Fairer world
1700. MYANMAR: KIO Temporarily Closes China-Myanmar Border Gates Amid Tensions
1701. PHILIPPINES: 1.2M Flee As Pepito Pummels Luzon
1702. CAMBODIA: National Committee Established to Provide Land for Landless
1703. INDONESIA: All New Cabinet Members Told to Disclose Their Wealth
1704. INDONESIA: Hotel Industry Raises Concern Over Nickel Mine in Raja Ampat
1705. MYANMAR: Central Bank of Myanmar sells foreign exchange continuously
1706. THAILAND: Federation of Thai Industries Concerned at Trump’s Reshoring Policy
1707. INDONESIA: Government to Build 1,100 New Houses for Lewotobi Displaced
1708. INDONESIA: Bali Eyes Medical Tourism Boom
1709. MALAYSIA’S Allure for Foreign Digital Nomads: RM87.9m in Annual Spending Driven By Fast Internet, Affordable Lifestyle
1710. MYANMAR Junta Chief Homes in on Chinese Drones as Resistance-Buster
1711. VIETNAM: New Zealand to Offer Scholarships to Vietnamese University Students for the First Time
1712. INDONESIA Says It Has No Overlapping South China Sea Claims with China
1713. KFC Indonesia Closes Dozens of Outlets and Lays Off 2,274 Workers amid Heavy Losses and Boycott Calls
1714. INDONESIAN Elementary, Middle Schoolers to Learn AI and Coding
1715. MALAYSIA Ready to Provide Vinancial Aid to Lebanon for Victims of Israeli Attacks: PM Anwar
1716. MYANMAR: Int’l Labor Watchdog to Take Action Against Myanmar Junta
1717. VIETNAM: Japan to Share Entry Costs, Ease Job-Changing Restrictions for Vietnamese Workers
1718. CAMBODIA: Foreign Media Claims that ‘Biden Administration Backed Organizations Plotting Color Revolution in Cambodia’
1719. INDONESIA: Why Indonesian Universities Trail ASEAN Neighbors in Global Rankings?
1720. INDONESIA: RI Businesses Fear Deluge of Chinese Goods After Trump Takes Office
1721. 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
1722. MYANMAR: Activists Warn of Risks as Junta Leader Seeks Chinese Investment in Myanmar’s Agriculture
1723. INDONESIA Ranks 77th in Global Hunger Levels
1724. INDONESIA: Prabowo Introduces New Intelligence Agency under Finance Minister
1725. MYANMAR Junta Seals Bloody Pact With China in Kunming
1726. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Signs Landmark Laws Defining PH Territorial Waters
1727. VIETNAM Busts Ring Trading 1,000 Modified Guns Online
1728. INDONESIA: Prabowo Congratulates Trump on Election Win
1729. INDONESIA: Middle-Class Spending Key to Fixing GDP Growth: Economic Council
1730. MALAYSIA: Is it a Crime for a Malaysian to be a Mercenary in an Overseas War? 
1731. Myanmar Junta Foils Drone Attack on Min Aung Hlaing
1732. VIETNAMESE Students Turning Australian Degrees into High Salaries
1733. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inks Regulation to Cancel Debts of Farmers, Fishermen
1734. INDONESIA: Immigration Minister Mulls Requiring One-Year Bank Statement for Indonesians Traveling Overseas
1735. MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE to Jointly Propose Chingay for UNESCO Cultural Heritage lLst in 2025
1736. MYANMAR Refugees in Manipur Prison Urgently Need Medical Aid, Families Report
1737. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Powerful Passports in 2024
1738. CAMBODIA: Seven Filipinos Return Home From Job Scams in Cambodia
1739. INDONESIA: Ministry to Inspect Skyrocketing Fees in Fourism Spots Amid Protests
1740. INDONESIA: Communication Minister Suspends 11 Employees for Facilitating Online Gambling
1741. MALAYSIA: War on Deepfakes: What Malaysia Can Learn From the Rest of the World
1742. MYANMAR: Japan to Recruit 1,400 Myanmar Workers
1743. INDONESIA: Gov’t Says $6.3 Billion Energy Subsidies Go to The Rich Instead
1744. INDONESIA: Court Orders Lawmakers To Draft New Manpower Law
1745. MYANMAR: Thai Police Rescue Human Trafficking Victims Forced to Work in Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
1746. THAILAND Ranks Among the Top 4 Countries Most At Risk of FLooding
1747. VIETNAM Province Launches $1.7M Restoration as 1,000-Year-Old Champa Towers on Brink of Collapse
1748. INDONESIA: Govt Allocates $8.8 Billion For Food Security in 2025
1749. INDONESIA: New Tourism Minister Targets High-Quality Tourists by Promoting Five Super Priority Destinations
1750. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Tells UPNM: No Tolerance Towards Bullying and Thuggery in Educational Institutions, No More Slap on Wrist for Perpetrators
1751. MYANMAR: Ninety Rohingya Left ‘Stranded’ on Indonesia Beach
1752. PHILIPPINES Requests Companies to Pay for Plastic Waste Treatment
1753. INDONESIA: 1 Million Apartments Won’t Solve Urban Housing Crisis
1754. INDONESIA: 19 Australian Companies To Invest in Indonesia’s Tech Sector
1755. MALAYSIA: Family in Perlis Tightlipped On Viral News of Malaysian Citizen Turned ‘Mercenary’ Fighting Ukraine-Russia war
1756. MYANMAR: Intensifying Strikes on Civilians Spark New Sanctions Against Myanmar Junta
1757. THAILAND, Laos and Myanmar Launch Haze Control Initiative
1758. INDONESIA: Forcing Prabowo’s 8% Growth ‘Risks Economy Overheating’
1759. INDONESIA: Bali Gov’t Seeks Dutch Support to Preserve Local Cultural Heritage
1760. MYANMAR: Local Aid Workers Dying in Silence, Red Cross Warns
1761. SINGAPORE Trials Autonomous Vehicles On Public Roads for Cargo Transportation
1762. THAILAND: Eco-Friendly Disaster Products to be Produced in Thailand
1763. INDONESIA: Companies From Four Nations to Invest in Indonesia’s Dairy Farming: Minister
1764. INDONESIA: Majority of Indonesians Confident in Prabowo’s Leadership
1765. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Tightens Imported Food Inspections After Reports of Excess Pesticide in Shine Muscat Grapes
1766. MYANMAR: China’s Export Ban is Causing Shortages of Medicine, Fuel And Food in Myanmar
1767. THAILAND: Internet Access in Thailand Surges to 21.7 Million Households in 2024
1768. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants New ‘Political Capital’ Ready in Four Years: Minister
1769. INDONESIA: From Adorable to Authoritative: Prabowo Embraces Military Leadership Post-Election
1770. MYANMAR: Farmers Face Major Losses As Heavy Rains Devastate Rice Fields in Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions
1771. PHILIPPINES: At Least 126 Dead and Missing in Massive Flooding and Landslides in Philippines
1772. THAILAND: Transport Ministry Pushes For Six New Airports
1773. INDONESIA Named BRICS Partner as Prabowo’s Top Diplomat Makes Overseas Debut
1774. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Instill Discipline In Cabinet At Three-day Bootcamp
1775. MALAYSIA: Fair $arnings: Where Roes Malaysia’s Minimum Wage of RM1,700 Stand  Compared to Other Countries?
1776. MYANMAR: China Strongly Condemns Bomb Blast at Mandalay Consulate
1777. THAILAND Charts Bold Course In AI Development, Emphasizing Ethics and Innovation
1778. Indonesia:New senior minister eyes Papua to achieve food self-sufficiency
1779. INDONESIA: Aceh Police Foil Smuggling Attempt of 216 Rohingya Refugees
1780. MYANMAR: China’s Diplomatic Missions Have Troubled History in Myanmar
1781. SINGAPORE Strikes Back: Govt Blocks 10 Fake Websites Linked to Foreign Information Warfare Against Country
1782. THAILAND: Six Thai Destinations Recognized For Efforts in Sustainable Tourism
1783. INDONESIA: Prabowo Presents Largest Cabinet In Decades
1784. INDONESIA: Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Announces 100-Day Plan: Energy, Food Sovereignty, and Investment Growth
1785. MYANMAR: Who Bombed the Chinese Consulate in Myanmar’s Mandalay?
1786. THAILAND: Seven Major Thai Banks Report Record-Breaking Revenues
1787. VIETNAM: 4,000-Year-Old Cemetery Unearthed in Hanoi
1788. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pledges Self-Reliant Future In His Inaugural Speech
1789. INDONESIA: Prabowo Subianto Inaugurated as Indonesia’s Eighth President
1790. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Mulls Review of Migrant Labor Quota as Foreign Workers Near 15Pc Limit
1791. MYANMAR: Thousands Flood Shwedagon Pagoda To Pray For End to Conflict And Floods
1792. VIETNAM: How Rural Life in Vietnam’s Southern Cape is Attracting Global Tourists
1793. REGIONAL: Five Southeast Asian Nations Agree to Share Aviation Safety Data
1794. INDONESIA Fires up LFP Manufacturing Despite Lack of Lithium Reserves
1795. MYANMAR Military Steps Up Conscription of Would-Be Migrant Workers
1796. MYANMAR  Junta Signs $250,000 Development Deal with India Amid Criticism
1797. THAILAND Creates Favorable Condition for Cross-Border Tourism
1798. CAMBODIA Launches Largest Ever Power-Generation Facility
1799. INDONESIA: Years Later, Tourism Still Below Pre-Pandemic Level
1800. MYANMAR Tied With China for Worst Internet Freedom
1801. SINGAPORE Only Southeast Asian City Named Among World’s 10 Best For Food
1802. TIMOR LESTE Fights New Battles 25 years After Independence Vote
1803. INDONESIA: Nearly 500 ‘Golden Visa’ Applications Since Launch: Immigration Office
1804. INDONESIA Maintains 53-Month Trade Surplus Streak Despite Export Decline
1805. MYANMAR Junta Charges Hundreds for Scamming on Chinese Border
1806. PHILIPPINES: Prolonged Eruptions Detected at Taal Volcano
1807. VIETNAM: Unusual Weather to Hamper Economic Activities in Southeast Asia
1808. Cambodia Cracks Down on Surrogacy: Thirteen Filipino Women Facing Prison
1809. INDONESIA: State Budget Drives Education Equality, Toll Infrastructure Improvement in the Past Decade
1810. INDONESIA: Three French Citizens Deported from Aceh for Alleged Involvement in Local Election Campaign
1811. MALAYSIA: Under PM Anwar, Malaysia Climbs Lowy’s Power Index to be Fourth Most Influential in Region
1812. MYANMAR: MNDAA Restricts Members From Foreign Travel Amid Concerns Over Foreign Intervention
1813. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Prefer Malaysia For Data Centers: RI Govt Minister
1814. INDONESIA Remains ‘Light Years’ From Even Development Across the Regions
1815. MYANMAR Junta Steps Up Airstrikes as It Loses Ground to Resistance
1816. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Challenges China Over Clashes
1817. SINGAPORE: In What Could Be a Singapore Record, Court Awards Finance Veteran US$2.4M For Wrongful Dismissal After Two-Year Legal Battle
1818. INDONESIA: Prabowo Aims to End Indonesia’s Reliance on Food Imports Within Four Years
1819. INDONESIA: Govt Offers Three Seaports to Foreign, Domestic investors
1820. MYANMAR CDM Political Prisoners in Monywa Prison Coerced to Submit Petitions
1821. SINGAPORE’S Changi No Longer World’s Best Airport: Condé Nast Traveler
1822. THAILAND: Fortune Names 14 Thais Among 100 Most Powerful Women in Asia
1823. INDONESIA to Emphasize ASEAN Centrality at Laos Summits
1824. INDONESIA: New Ministries May Need Three Years to Become Effective, Warns Researcher
1825. MYANMAR Civil Society Urges ASEAN to Stop Working With the Military Junta and Support Establishment of a Federal Democracy
1826. THAILAND: Ministry of Energy prepares to handle Middle East conflicts
1827. CAMBODIA: Ancient Timber: 250 Million Year-Old Fossil Unearthed in Banteay Meanchey
1828. INDONESIA: Declining Middle Class Contributes to Indonesia’s Deflation: Experts
1829. INDONESIA: Prabowo Plans to Build, Renovate 3 Million Homes Annually
1830. MYANMAR Flood Victims Say Little Relief Has Reached Villages after Typhoon Yagi
1831. THAILAND: Over a Quarter of Thais Targeted By Scams Over Past Year
1832. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes Foreign MSME Owners in Bali To Scale Up
1833. INDONESIA: Scientists Reassert Wolbachia’s Minimum Risk For Dengue Control
1834. MALAYSIA: ‘You May Grow Up in London, But You Live in Malaysia’: PM Anwar Slams ‘Elites’ For Shunning Malay Language for English
1835. MYANMAR: MSF Highlights Struggle of Myanmar Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia
1836. SINGAPORE: Thousands Gather to Witness Final Horse Races at Singapore Turf Club
1837. INDONESIA: Jokowi on Farewell Tour in Final Weeks of Presidency
1838. INDONESIA: Illicit Waste Burning Reaches Alarming Rate of 48% Indonesian Households
1839. MALAYSIA: Scam Epidemic: Malaysians Lose US$12.8b Annually, Equivalent to 3pc of GDP, Amid Rising AI Threats
1840. MYANMAR: Chin Groups Attack Myanmar Junta Census Operation
1841. THAILAND Leads Southeast Asia in mobile Banking Application Usage
1842. Cambodian Journalist Mech Dara Arrested on Incitement Charges
1843. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Mental Health In Focus After Fatal School Assaults
1844. INDONESIA: Mood Improves Among Indonesian Manufacturers
1845. MALAYSIA: Informal Status of Migrant Workers May Put Them At Risk of Abuse: ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024
1846. MYANMAR Faces Critical Humanitarian Crisis as Floods Devastate over 1 Million Lives
1847. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Sea Toll: A Decade of Connecting Indonesia and Reducing Price Disparities
1848. INDONESIA: Immigration Officers to Carry Firearms Following Duty-Related Death
1849. MYANMAR: Yangon to Get 4-Hour Power Rotations, Industrial Zones 8 Hours Daily
1850. Myanmar: The Trouble With Elections
1851. VIETNAM Rises in Asia Power Ranking With Bigger Diplomatic influence
1852. CAMBODIA: Severe Flooding Devastates Crops Across 7 Provinces
1853. INDONESIA: First-Timers Make Up Majority of House Members
1854. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Build 2 Million Houses in Villages Annually
1855. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Snub Myanmar Junta ‘Peace’ Offer
1856. THAILAND: 70th Bangkok Gems Fair Hits $100M in Orders, Boosting Global Trade Hub Status
1857. INDONESIA: Sea Sand Exports: Singapore Gains, Indonesia Loses
1858. INDONESIA: Prabowo Warns of World War III Risk, Reaffirms Indonesia’s Non-Aligned Stance
1859. MYANMAR: IIMM Says the Military Council’s Secretive Executions Amount to Grave International Crimes
1860. SINGAPORE: Hong Kong dethrones Singapore as Asia-Pacific’s top financial center
1861. THAILAND: Majority of Thais Don’t Intend To Go Off meat During Annual Vegetarian Festival
1862. INDONESIA: Dynasties, Lack of Opposition Paint Bleak House Picture
1863. INDONESIA: Jokowi Launches Various Projects by Private Investors in Nusantara
1864. MALAYSIA: No Smoking, kids! Minors Smoking Now a Crime, While Selling Cigarettes to Minors Could Land You in Jail
1865. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortage Returns in Yangon
1866. PHILIPPINES: US Missile to Remain in PH
1867. INDONESIA: Miracle Needed For RI To Become Advanced Economy by 2045: World Bank
1868. INDONESIA: Retno Marsudi Urges Respect for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
1869. 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
1870. MYANMAR: Japan Downgrades Diplomatic Ties With Myanmar Junta
1871. THAILAND’S  Halal industry Drives 335M Baht in Trade, Aiming for ASEAN Hub
1872. INDONESIA to Launch Cyber Force as Fourth Branch of Military
1873. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Unveils World’s Tallest Christ Statue
1874. MYANMAR: NUG Minister Accuses Myanmar Junta of Obstructing Aid to Flood Victims at UN Meeting
1875. SINGAPORE: More Singaporean Deaths Than Births Possible By First Half of 2030s: Prime Minister’s Office
1876. THAILAND: Over 190,000 Myanmar Workers Arrested in Thailand’s Crackdown on Illegal Labor
1877. CAMBODIA Formally Withdraws From CLV-DTA Agreement
1878. INDONESIA: Relief as New Zealand Pilot Freed from Captivity in Papua
1879. INDONESIA Far Short of 2024 Renewable Energy Target
1880. THAILAND Pushing For Talks With Concerned Parties in MYANMAR to Repair Key Asian Highway
1881. VIETNAM’S Billionaire Proposes English Education for Entire Population
1882. INDONESIA Welcomes UN Resolution to End Israel’s Unlawful Occupation
1883. INDONESIA: Bali to Get Autonomous Transit System to Ease Congestion: Minister
1884. MYANMAR: International Cross-Border Response to Typhoon Yagi Urgently Needed in Myanmar
1885. SINGAPORE: MHA Survey Finds Growing Support Among Singapore Residents for Death Penalty in Most Serious Crimes
1886. THAILAND: New Project Aims to Create a Database of Facilities in Thailand
1887. CAMBODIA: Controversy Over Cambodia’s Journalism Charter Following UN Criticism
1888. INDONESIA: Virgin Australia Becomes 1st Foreign Airline to Use Pertamina’s Sustainable Fuel
1889. INDONESIA: Visitors Flock to Nusantara As New City Opens to Public
1890. MALAYSIA: Confinement Centers for Muslim Mothers in Malaysia? Yes, And They Are Highly in Demand
1891. MYANMAR: India Plans to Provide Electricity to Myanmar’s Chin and Rakhine States
1892. INDONESIA: RI Eyes Former Mining Land For Solar Power Plants
1893. INDONESIA: Luhut Attracts Ray Dalio and Porsche Family to Establish Family Offices in Bali
1894. MALAYSIA: Malaysia Freezes Almost 100 Bank Accounts in Child Abuse Case
1895. Myanmar Flooding Death Toll Jumps to 226
1896. INDONESIA: Election Rivalries at Play in Kadin Chair’s Ouster
1897. INDONESIA: Govt to Launch New Study on Authenticity of Borobudur’s ‘Chattra’
1898. MALAYSIA: On Malaysia Day, PM Anwar Vows Uplifting Rural and Impoverished Areas a Priority of His Administration
1899. Myanmar’s NUG Urges Public to Boycott Military Council’s Population Census
1900. THAILAND: Statue Removed to Museum After residents blame it for Mae Sai floods
1901. INDONESIA: Jet Aircraft Carrying Passengers Lands for First Time at Nusantara Airport
1902. INDONESIAN Military Inducts 500 Civilians into the Army to Bolster Nusantara’s Security
1903. MALAYSIA: ‘Unimaginable Horror’: UNICEF Calls for Urgent Long-Term Support After Mass Child Abuse Allegations at Welfare Homes Uncovered
1904. Myanmar Junta Intensifies Airstrikes on Civilian Areas following Threats by Min Aung Hlaing
1905. SINGAPORE: Pope Francis Arrives in Singapore for Final Leg of Asia
1906. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Power As Presidency looms
1907. INDONESIA: Biomass Export Boom Brings Risks of Deforestation
1908. MYANMAR: Karen Human Rights Group Condemns Ongoing Attacks On Education in Myanmar
1909. PH Most ‘At-Risk’ From Calamities
1910. Thailand Courts Bollywood With Film Fest in Mumbai
1911. CAMBODIA: No Agenda Behind China’s Donation of Two Warships to Cambodia
1912. INDONESIA: Gig Economy Threatens RI’s Human Capital Growth
1913. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Targets 15 Million Students in 2025
1914. MALAYSIA: Wealthy Chinese Youth Flock to Malaysia’s MM2H Scheme After Requirement Changes
1915. MYANMAR: Nicholas Koumjian Warns of Increasingly Frequent and Brutal War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar
1916. INDONESIA: Bali Proposes Two-Year Moratorium On Hotel, Nightclub Construction
1917. INDONESIA: Jokowi Works from New Capital Tomorrow Until Retirement
1918. MALAYSIA: Foreign Ministry Monitors Reports of Foreign Naval Vessels in Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone in South China Sea
1919. MYANMAR: Thai Ministry Shuts Down Six Schools for Burmese Students
1920. SINGAPORE Refuses Higher Percentage of Travelers Since Launching Automated Immigration Lanes
1921. INDONESIA: Activists Revive Calls to Revoke Discriminatory Policies After Pope’s Visit
1922. INDONESIA: Long-Awaited Asset Forfeiture Law Delayed Again
1923. MYANMAR: The UN Security Council’s Astonishing Silence on Myanmar Atrocities: Akshaya Kumar, Human Rights Watch
1924. THAILAND: Fast-Growing Thai Halal Industry Poised For Big Leap in 2025
1925. VIETNAM: Typhoon Yagi Kills 4, leaves 78 Injured in Northern Vietnam
1926. INDONESIA: Now A Step Closer to Exporting Electricity to Singapore
1927. INDONESIA: GoTo Exits Vietnam Amid Push To Pursue Profitability
1928. Myanmar Junta Lures Trishaw Drivers Into Militias With Incentives
1929. THAILAND: New Surin Elephant Museum is a Primer on the World of this Pachyderm
1930. VIETNAM: Passenger bus route linking Ha Long and China’s Nanning City launched
1931. INDONESIA: The Pope Urges Indonesia to Live Up to Its Promise of ‘Harmony in Diversity’
1932. INDONESIA: TNI Ordered to Create Cyber Force
1933. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Advocates For Deeper Islamic and Halal Industry Ties with Russia
1934. MYANMAR: Military Council Leader Announces Nationwide Census in Myanmar Amid Uncertainty
1935. THAILAND’S $13B Digital handout Scheme to Include Cash Payments: PM
1936. CAMBODIA: Growing Safeguards: Govt Encouraging More People to Settle in Border Areas
1937. INDONESIA: Southeast Asia’s Largest Economy To Reform Tourism on Bali
1938. INDONESIA: Government to Investigate Alleged Indonesian Gang Causing Disturbances in Japan
1939. MYANMAR: Yangon Reinstates Curfew Amid Growing Tensions and Reports of Forced Recruitment
1940. THAI Banks Suspend 34,000 Accounts Linked to Scammers
1941. INDONESIA: Philippine Detains Over 160 people, Including 70 Indonesians, Over Suspected Cybercrime Operation
1942. INDONESIA: 21 Foreign Citizens Win Contest Using Indonesian at FHI
1943. MALAYSIA: International Schools in Malaysia See Enrolment from East Asia Soar, Particularly From China
1944. MYANMAR: China Discusses Military Training with Myanmar Junta
1945. INDONESIA: Growing Paper, Plastic Scrap Imports Aggravate Waste Problem
1946. INDONESIA: Jakarta Sees Massive Ojek Protest but Many Drivers Continue Working
1947. MYANMAR Junta Reportedly Conducts Forced Conscription of Civilians in Pathein to Meet Military Quotas
1948. SINGAPORE: TODAY to Merge With CNA, Become Digital Long-Form Weekend Magazine
1949. VIETNAM: Over 800,000 Exposed Surveillance Cameras in Vietnam Spark Privacy Concerns
1950. CAMBODIA: Tik Tok Shuts Down Account For Falsehoods About Cambodia
1951. INDONESIA: All-Women Candidates to Contest East Java Gubernatorial Election
1952. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Nearly 2,000 Doses of Mpox Vaccine from Denmark
1953. MYANMAR Military Set to Lose Rakhine State to Ethnic Armed Group
1954. VIETNAM: HCMC Police Dismantle Baby Trafficking Ring Across 32 Localities
1955. INDONESIA: IDX Admits Employees Implicated in IPO Bribery Case
1956. INDONESIA: Indomie Factory in Nigeria Favors Cheaper Malaysian Palm Oil
1957. MYANMAR: Experts Sound Alarm on New Rohingya Crackdown in Myanmar
1958. SINGAPORE: One in Two People in Singapore Targeted By Fake Job Scams
1959. THAILAND: Harley-Davidson to move production of selected models to Thailand
1960. INDONESIA: President Jokowi to Host State Reception for Papal Visit
1961. INDONESIA: EU Embargo on Indonesian Palm Oil a Blessing in Disguise, Prabowo says
1962. MALAYSIA: Taliban Says Keen For Good Relations with Malaysia, Wants Help for Afghanistan in Higher Education System
1963. MYANMAR Junta Imposes Travel Restrictions for Wa, Palaung (Ta’ang), and Kokang Communities
1964. THAILAND: Museum in Southern Thailand is a Treasure Trove of Malay Heritage
1965. INDONESIA: Musicians Sound ‘Emergency Warning’ Over Regional Race Saga
1966. INDONESIA Prepares 1.5 Million Hectares for Dairy Farming and Cow Imports to Support Prabowo’s Program
1967. MYANMAR: Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar Still Falling This Fiscal Year
1968. SINGAPORE Beats Jakarta, Manila In Ranking of Best Cities for Workcations
1969. THAILAND: Harvesting filming locations as Thailand’s soft power
1970. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Retire 13 Coal-Fired Power Plants
1971. INDONESIA and Australia Seal Treaty-Level Defense Pact
1972. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Eyes BRICS’ Membership to Boost Malaysia’s Economic Diplomacy and Strategic Partnerships
1973. MYANMAR’S Junta Is Funding Its War Through Forex Scams, Economists Say
1974. THAILAND: First Case of Mpox Clade 1b Detected in Thailand
1975. INDONESIA: Refugees In Limbo After Eviction Notice From Jakarta Administration
1976. INDONESIA: Expert Warns Against Flood of Imported Petrochemicals from UAE
1977. MALAYSIA: PuTERA35, The Anwar Govt’s Plan To Uplift Bumiputera And Close The Economic Gap By 2035
1978. MYANMAR: Over 4,900 Battles Affecting 67% of Myanmar Recorded Since 2021 Coup
1979. VIETNAMESE Noodle Dishes Recognized as National Cultural Heritage
1980. INDONESIA: Government Prepares 12 Laboratories to Detex Mpox
1981. INDONESIA: Nusantara Hosts First-Ever Independence Day Celebration
1982. MALAYSIA: Digital divinity: Oldest Hindu Temple in Johor Takes Prayer Requests, Payments Online
1983. THAI KIng Pardons Ex-PM Thaksin in Birthday Amnesty
1984. INDONESIA: Up to 45 Million Indonesians At Risk of Hunger: Home Ministry
1985. ASEAN Holds Meeting on Human Trafficking Prevention
1986. MALAYSIA a Key Link in Smuggling of Indonesian labor, Jakarta Says
1987. MYANMAR: UN Reports Increased Brutality in Myanmar Conflict, Urges ASEAN to Act
1988. THAILAND’S Paetongtarn Shinawatra Wins Parliamentary Backing To Become New PM
1989. INDONESIA: Google Vows to Redact Fraudulent Maps Business Data
1990. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes For Clean Tech In Fertilizer Production
1991. Myanmar is Running Out of Power; Post-Coup Blackouts Intensify
1992. THAILAND: PM Srettha Shown The Door as Constitutional Court Rules Against Him
1993. VIETNAM Legislators Propose Making Trading Fetuses a Human Trafficking Crime
1994. INDONESIA: Activists Urge KPK Selection Committee To Oust Problematic Candidates
1995. INDONESIA: Google Takes Action Against Widespread Hotel Account Hacks in Indonesia
1996. MALAYSIA: Federal Police Exposes Job Scam Offering Over RM6,000 A Month For Fake Google Reviews
1997. MYANMAR: Junta Controls Fewer Than 100 of Myanmar’s 350 Towns: NUG
1998. THAILAND: New Guidelines For So-Called ‘Green Industry’ Introduced
1999. ASEAN Eyes Nuclear Energy, But Airs Safety Concerns
2000. INDONESIA Eases Import Rules For Solar Power Projects
2001. INDONESIA’S $15b Food Security Budget Fails to Improve Agricultural Sector, Says Expert
2002. MALAYSIA: All You Need To Know About Dark Tourism and Why Malaysia Should Capitalize on it
2003. MYANMAR: Floods, Starvation, and Violence in Myanmar’s Badlands: NGO Report
2004. CAMBODIA: Police Increasing Pressure on Int’l Human Trafficking Gangs
2005. INDONESIA: Government Ramps up Preparation For First Independence Day in Nusantara
2006. INDONESIA and Australia Deepen Ties in Electric Vehicle Supply Chain and Research
2007. MYANMAR: Nearly 50 Former Myanmar Military Officers Recalled to Active Duty
2008. SINGAPORE Hangs Prisoner In Second Execution In Days
2009. VIETNAM: Foreign Businesses Step Up Investment, Recruitment in Vietnam Amid Global Shift
2010. INDONESIA ‘Needs To’ Develop its Quaternary Education Amid Technological Advancement
2011. INDONESIA Extends Safeguard Tariffs to Protect Struggling Textile Industry
2012. MALAYSIA Leads Asia with 31.4pc Female Board Members in Top 100 Publicly Listed Companies: SC Data
2013. MYANMAR’S Junta Has Tightened Its Conscription Noose at Airports
2014. VIETNAM: Finance Ministry Proposes Lower Income Tax Rate for Micro, Small enterprises
2015. INDONESIA: OJK Reports Foreign Acquisition of Six Indonesian Multifinance Firms
2016. INDONESIA: Journalist Association Condemns Alleged Intimidation of Tempo Journalist
2017. MALAYSIA: How Does Bangladesh in Turmoil affect Malaysia, One Of Its top 10 Trade Partners
2018. MYANMAR Military Claims It Withdrew ‘For Fafety of People’
2019. THAILAND: Charter Court Dissolves Move Forward, Bans Execs For 10 years
2020. CAMBODIA: UNESCO to Investigate Alleged Rights Abuses at Angkor Wat
2021. INDONESIA: Disaster Agency Stockpiles Food in Central Papua Over Famine Concerns
2022. INDONESIA to Export Green Power to Singapore by 2028
2023. MYANMAR: NGO Calls on ASEAN to Engage with Myanmar’s Resistance Government
2024. THAILAND’S Pattaya Aims to Become Family-Friendly Destination Instead of Sex Tourism Hub
2025. INDONESIA: Government Imposes Sricter Tobacco Control Amid Unchecked Youth Smoking
2026. INDONESIA: PLN Looks to Trial Carbon Capture at Four Coal-Fired Plants
2027. MYANMAR: Desperate Myanmar Junta Seeks Russian Intervention Against Armed Resistance
2028. SINGAPORE: Most Singaporean Youths Satisfied With Life; 2 in 5 Have Never Been in a Relationship: IPS-NYC Study
2029. INDONESIA: Former VP Jusuf Kalla attends Hamas leader’s funeral, calls for end to Gaza war
2030. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Hail Safe Abortion Rule, Urge More Details
2031. MYANMAR: War in Myanmar Heartlands Silences Mount Popa Volcano Shrine
2032. PHILIPPINES: Yulo Gifts PH With 2nd Gold
2033. VIETNAM: Unusual Rains Over 2 Months Cause Devastating Floods in Northern Vietnam
2034. Cambodia-Laos-Thailand Combat Cross-Border Corruption-KhmerTimes
2035. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Condemns ‘Intolerable’ Killing of Hamas Leader
2036. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
2037. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
2038. MALAYSIA’S New License for Social Media Platforms and Messenger Apps
2039. INDONESIA: Surfing the Slowing Global Economy: How Has Indonesia Fared So Far?
2040. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
2041. 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
2042. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
2043. VIETNAM: Australian Veterans’ 20-Year Search Uncovers Mass Grave of Vietnamese Soldiers
2044. CAMBODIA: Indian Govt Issues ‘Cyber Slavery’ Advisory to Overseas Travelers Heading to Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Hong Kong
2045. INDONESIA: South Korea Overtakes US, Japan in FDI to Indonesia
2046. INDONESIA’S  Sea Nomads Turn to Jobs on Land
2047. MYANMAR: NUG Wants to Collaborate with Thai Government Over Migrant Worker Issues
2048. THAILAND: Thai PM Srettha to Meet Anwar in Southern Province to Discuss Border Security
2049. INDONESIA: ‘No Transition Without Transmission’ as RI Calls Donors to Fund Grid
2050. INDONESIA: Govt Aims to Reduce Airfares by 10 Percent by October
2051. MALAYSIA: Sabah’s Place in Malaysia Undisputed, Says Foreign Ministry in Response to Social Media Claims
2052. MYANMAR’S  United Wa State Army Moves Into Strategic Northern Town of Lashio
2053. VIETNAM: Mobile Internet Subscriptions in Vietnam Surpass 90% of Population For First Time
2054. CAMBODIA HIV/AIDS Response Ranks First in Region: UNAIDS
2055. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Receive FAO Award for Food Security: Minister
2056. INDONESIA Launches New Phase of Industrial Park in Bid to Lure Investors Away From China
2057. MALAYSIA Brain Drain And Who’s Benefitting From It
2058. MYANMAR: Burma Human Rights Network calls on U.S. Congress for Myanmar Acts
2059. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Only For ‘Good Quality Travelers’: Jokowi
2060. INDONESIA: Thousands of East Java Children Seek Therapy for Online Gaming Addiction
2061. MYANMAR: Thai Central Bank to Investigate Myanmar Weapons Payments
2062. SINGAPORE: Terrorism Threat Elevated Since Renewed Israel-Palestine Conflict; Singapore Also Affected: ISD
2063. THAI Passport Holders Now Have Visa-Free Access to 82 Countries
2064. INDONESIA: Govt Denies Buying Russian Oil But Leaves Door Open
2065. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Index Hits Hazardous Levels, Second Only to Kinshasa
2066. MALAYSIA: Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Most Compliant with Malaysian Laws, X the Worst Offender: Fahmi
2067. MYANMAR’S Second-Largest City Overwhelmed by Third Wave of War Refugees
2068. THAILAND: Majority of Thai People Use AI In Their Daily Lives For its Convenience: Study
2069. CAMBODIA: Senate President Hun Sen Denies Allegations of Khmer Territory Integration into Vietnam
2070. INDONESIA: Jokowi Celebrates Children’s Day in Papua to Symbolize Educational Justice
2071. INDONESIA: Heavy Reliance on Exports to China Could Hurt Indonesia’s Trade: Analyst
2072. MALAYSIA: Education Ministry Says No Exemptions Over Ban Against School donations From Tobacco, Alcohol Sponsors
2073. MYANMAR Junta Generals Barred From ASEAN Meet as Civilian Deaths Exceed 5,400
2074. INDONESIA: New Tracking System to Prevent Fraud in Nickel, Tin Mining
2075. INDONESIA Tests B40 Biodiesel on Trains, Aims to Cut Fuel Imports by $9 Billion
2076. MALAYSIA: One in Three Malaysian Teens Overweight or Obese: deputy health minister, as study reveals alarming spike
2077. MYANMAR Alliance Agrees to Extend Ceasefire With Junta in Shan State
2078. THAILAND: Srettha Urges Businesses to Cash In On Fast-Growing Pet Industry
2079. INDONESIA Calls For End to ‘Illegal’ Israeli Occupation of Palestine
2080. INDONESIA: Regional Administrations Criticized for ‘Embedded Sexism’
2081. MYANMAR: Rising Civilian Casualties, Communications Cut, Amidst Fierce fFghting in Mandalay
2082. PHILIPPINES, China Reach Deal on Ayungin Missions
2083. THAILAND: ‘Pet Economy’ On the Rise
2084. INDONESIA: Jokowi Under Fire for Granting Nearly 200-Year Land Permits in Nusantara
2085. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Interested in Jakarta LRT Expansion: Jakpro
2086. MALAYSIA to Review All Water Deals with Singapore Since 1962: DPM Fadillah
2087. Myanmar Junta Bolsters Security in Mandalay as Clashes Intensif
2088. VIETNAM: Southeast Asia’s Largest Wastewater Plant Halfway Done in HCMC
2089. INDONESIA: South Korea Mulls Visa-Free Entry for Indonesia
2090. INDONESIA: Missed Construction Targets Put Capital Relocation Plan in Limbo
2091. MALAYSIA’S Path to Silver-Haired Nation Sparks Gold Rush in Senior Care Centers
2092. MYANMAR Temple City of Bagan Pines For Tourists As Conflict Rages
2093. THAILAND: Visa Waiver Extension Affecting 93 Nations To Be Signed Monday
2094. INDONESIA: Gaza War Not Religious: Foreign Minister
2095. INDONESIA: Government Websites Penetrated by Gambling Games in Apparent Revenge Hacking
2096. MYANMAR Junta Bans Two Ethnic Parties From Election
2097. PHILIPPINES: SC wants Congress to Pass Dynasty Law
2098. SINGAPORE Has Over 333,000 Millionaires: Report
2099. INDONESIA: Preparations Pick Up For Pope’s Busy Visit to Indonesia
2100. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat Tourism Marred by Alleged Mass Extortion
2101. THAILAND Promotes Aspirations to Become Medical Hub
2102. VIETNAM Considers Scrapping Two-CHild Birth Limit Amid Falling Birth Rates
2103. INDONESIA: Excess Spending, Tax Shortfall to Drive Deficit Far Beyond Budget Plan
2104. INDONESIA: US Forgives Indonesia’s $35 Million Debt for Coral Reef Conservation
2105. MALAYSIA: Ahead of Budget 2025, PM Anwar says eradicating cartels and monopolies top of list to alleviate cost of living woes
2106. MYANMAR: Junta Plunges Myanmar Into Economic Turmoil
2107. VIETNAM: Ministry Seeking Heavier Penalties For Fetus Gender Selection
2108. INDONESIA: Local Governments Spend More on Meetings and Travel Than Actual Programs: Tito
2109. INDONESIA: Nearly 200 Child Marriage Applications Filed in Probolinggo in Early 2024
2110. MYANMAR: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Buckles in Northern Shan Capital
2111. SINGAPORE: Grasshoppers and Superworms Among 16 Insect Species Approved as Food in Singapore
2112. VIETNAM: The Most Affordable Country For Expats: survey
2113. CAMBODIA: Japan, Cambodia Commit to Work Together For a Mine-Free world
2114. INDONESIA: Eight Foreign Nationals Arrested in South Jakarta Dollar Counterfeit Raid
2115. INDONESIA Tees off on Golf Tourism as Singapore Courses Dwindle
2116. MYANMAR: Ongoing Diarrhea Outbreak in Southern Chin State, Urgent Medical Assistance Sought
2117. VIETNAM: Only 25% of Vietnamese Firms Have Website
2118. INDONESIA Lags in Early Childhood Education
2119. INDONESIA Launches ASEAN’s First EV Battery Cell Plant
2120. MYANMAR: BNI Condemns Five-Year Prison Sentence for DMG Reporter and Staff Member
2121. SINGAPORE Ranks Priciest City in Asia
2122. CAMBODIA: Ten Mother Nature ‘Activists’ Handed Lengthy Prison Terms
2123. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Momentum to Restore Religious Harmony, As Promised
2124. INDONESIA: Hyundai’s Flying Taxi to Begin Test Flights in Indonesia’s New Capital This July
2125. MALAYSIA: Top among 35 countries for rosy view of Russia and Putin: Pew Center Poll
2126. MYANMAR  Banks Face Fines For Exceeding Home Mortgage Cap
2127. INDONESIA: Businesses Hold Back On Geothermal Projects As PLN Return Deemed Unattractive
2128. INDONESIA’S Poverty Rate Drops to 25.22 Million in March 2024: BPS
2129. MALAYSIA Can’t Ratify Anti-Torture Convention Due to Country’s Caning Laws: Saifuddin Nasution
2130. MYANMAR: Crime and Punishment in Myanmar
2131. Philippines’ Dependency On Coal-Fired Power Surpasses Indonesia, China
2132. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For Communication Minister’s Resignation Over Cyberattack
2133. INDONESIA: Japanese Joint Venture to Build Waste-to-Energy Plant in W. Java
2134. MALAYSIA: Melaka, Indonesia to Seek UNESCO Recognition For Spice Route Voyage: State Exco
2135. MYANMAR: Australian and US sanctions on Myanmar Banks Proving Effective, Yet Critical Gaps Remain: MCN
2136. THAILAND: 13 Industries See Surge in Factory Openings Despite Economic Downturn
2137. CAMBODIA: Official Raises Concern Over Kingdom’s Ageing Population
2138. INDONESIA: Freeport Launches World’s Largest Single-Line Copper Smelter in Indonesia
2139. MALAYSIA: Survey Shows Surge in Malaysians’ Trust in Govt, Reflecting Growing Confidence in Stability of Anwar Administration
2140. MYANMAR: Thai Banks Linked to Atrocities in Myanmar, UN Report Finds
2141. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
2142. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
2143. INDONESIA: Chinese Textile Giant to Invest in Indonesia Amid Mass Layoffs
2144. MYANMAR: Junta Starts Selling Subsidized Rice in Yangon
2145. VIETNAM: How China’s Insatiable Demand is Changing Durian Industry in Southeast Asia
2146. INDONESIA: Diaspora, Mixed Children Laud Govt’s Permanent Visa Plan
2147. INDONESIA: World Bank Upgrades Indonesia’s GDP Growth to 5.1 Percent
2148. MYANMAR: Rising Drug Prices and Shortages Hit Major Myanmar Cities
2149. VIETNAM: 4 Vietnamese Accused of Cyberattacks in US, Causing $71M in Damages
2150. CAMBODIA Now Has Her Own Social Media App
2151. INDONESIA Enacts Revised Village Law, Extending Social Security to Village Chiefs and Officials
2152. INDONESIA: Jakarta Celebrates Another Year As Capital City
2153. MYANMAR Regime Admits Killing Monk
2154. THAILAND: The long journey of the Equal Marriage Law
2155. INDONESIA: Online Gambling War: Task Force Probes Fraudulent Bank Accounts, Payments At Mini Marts
2156. INDONESIA: 165 Indonesians Facing Death Sentence in Foreign Countries, Mostly Malaysia
2157. MALAYSIA, China Agree to Extend Visa Exemption To Strengthen Bilateral Ties, According to Joint Statement
2158. MYANMAR: Flower Phobia Strikes Myanmar’s Ruling Junta Again, Dozens Arrested
2159. VIETNAM: Southern province to form 27,000 ha marine conservation site
2160. INDONESIA: Copper, Jewelry Buoy RI Exports Amid Weakness in Coal, CPO
2161. INDONESIA: Revote Ruling Offers Hope for Women’s Representation
2162. MALAYSIA Scores 5.8 Out of 10 in Human Rights Index for 2024
2163. MYANMAR: As She Turns 79 in Prison, ‘The Lady’ Remains a Symbol of Hope and Resilience in Myanmar
2164. PHILIPPINES : Sara Quits Marcos Cabinet
2165. INDONESIA: Pope To Stop By Istiqlal Mosque During First-Ever Indonesia Visit
2166. INDONESIA: Information Ministry Threatens to Shut Down X Over Adult Content
2167. MALAYSIA Falls to 34th In IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, Now Below Thailand and Indonesia
2168. MYANMAR: Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech and Attacks on Rohingya Civilians On Rise
2169. SINGAPORE StudentsTop Pisa Study On Creative Thinking, Despite Not Thinking of Themselves As Creative
2170. INDONESIA: Minister Wants Indonesia to Copy India’s Approach to Dual Citizenship
2171. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Crack Down on ‘Blood Sucking’ Online Gambling
2172. MYANMAR’S Rakhine Spiraling Into Hunger as 50% Drop in Rice Harvest Predicted
2173. PHILIPPINES: ‘Ramming and Towing’: Philippines Says China Disrupted Mission to Ayungin Shoal
2174. SINGAPORE English Teachers Part of Volunteer Program for Disadvantaged Communities, not Malaysian Schools: Anwar
2175. THAILAND: Four Key Cases Poised to Reshape Thailand’s Political Landscape
2176. CAMBODIA: International aid decline raises concerns for Cambodia’s economic stability
2177. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Among Worst in the World, Residents Advised to Wear Masks Outdoors
2178. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Gaza diplomacy
2179. MYANMAR Junta Boss Orders Another Purge of Military Top Brass
2180. VIETNAM Achieves Record Presence In World’s Most Influential University Rankings
2181. INDONESIA: Police Most Reported to Komnas HAM Over Human Rights Violations
2182. INDONESIA: President Jokowi’s 1-Ton Cow Worth Rp 100M to be Sacrificed for Eid al-Adha
2183. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Wong Discuss Placing Singaporean Teachers in Malaysia
2184. MYANMAR: World Bank Paints Its Grimmest Picture Yet For Myanmar’s Future
2185. VIETNAM: Factories in southern Vietnam struggle to hire workers
2186. CAMBODIA: Bush Meat Still on the ‘Unwritten’ Menu Despite Joint eEforts to Curb Poaching
2187. INDONESIA Calls for Lasting Peace in Gaza Following US-Sponsored Resolution
2188. INDONESIA Leads in Fiscal Deficit Reduction Among Pandemic-Hit Nations: Sri Mulyani
2189. MYANMAR: NUG Protests Myanmar Junta’s Internet Shutdowns
2190. SINGAPORE Offers S$13,500 to SQ321 Passengers Who Suffered ‘Minor Injuries’
2191. INDONESIA: Presidents Past and Present to Gather for Independence Day in Jakarta and Nusantara
2192. INDONESIAN Consumers Less Confident About the Economy: BI
2193. THAI Economy Expected to Improve From July-Dec But Concerns Remain
2194. VIETNAM: Businesses Adapt as Gen Z Shapes Workplace Dynamics
2195. CAMBODIA: Ministry to Establish 250 Model Villages, Boosting Economic Growth
2196. INDONESIA: Skills Mismatch, Tech Disconnect: Why 10 Million Gen-Z Indonesians Sit Around
2197. INDONESIA: ‘OPM’ Label Reinstated, TNI Ready to Act in Papua: General Maruli
2198. MYANMAR: Russia Approves Moves to Build Nuclear Plant in Myanmar
2199. VIETNAM: Saltwater Intrusion Threatens to Wipe Durian, Rambutan Off Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
2200. INDONESIA Condemns Israeli Bill Labeling UNRWA Terror Group
2201. INDONESIA: Know Before You Fly: A Guide to Drone Laws in Indonesia
2202. MALAYSIA Evicts 500 Sea Nomads in Crackdown on Migrants: activists
2203. MYANMAR: Growing Rebellion-Myanmar’s Youth Flock to Armed Resistance, Rejecting Junta Conscription
2204. THAILAND: Govt Mulls ‘Retirement Lottery’ to Promote Saving Habits For Would-Be Seniors
2205. INDONESIA: ‘All Eyes on Papua’ Movement Gains Momentum Online
2206. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Start Working from Nusantara in July, Confirms Project on Track to Investors
2207. INDONESIA: New Law Paves Way For Longer Maternity Leave
2208. MYANMAR’S Multibillion-Dollar Jade Trade ‘Crashing’ as China Clamps Down
2209. PHILIPPINES: China Remains ‘Greatest’ Threat to PH: Survey
2210. INDONESIA Targets Cement Industry Decarbonization by 2050
2211. INDONESIA: Jokowi Looks To Steady IKN Authority Ship, Claims Big Investment Coming
2212. MALAYSIA: Importance of Human Rights Aligns With Concept of Malaysia Madani: PM Anwar
2213. MYANMAR Junta Arrests Thai Condo Buyers, Realtors as Currency Crashes
2214. THAILAND Targets To Get 1 Million Dropouts Back To School
2215. INDONESIA Won’t Normalize Israeli Ties: FM Retno
2216. INDONESIA: Foreign Tourists Spend Less Money in Indonesia:BPS
2217. MALAYSIA Needs to Prioritize Investments In Silver Economy to Enable Active, Healthy Ageing: PM Anwar
2218. MYANMAR: Charity Ride From Singapore to Bangkok Raises Funds for Myanmar Refugee Clinic
2219. THAILAND Lagging Behind in Skills and Digital Know-How: NESDC
2220. INDONESIA: National Police Arrests ‘Most Wanted’ Thai Fugitive
2221. INDONESIA: High Flyer in Some Subjects, Nadiem Fails to Make Grade in Basic Course Work
2222. MALAYSIA: Penang Expects to Reap ‘Durian Runtuh’ Revenue of RM1b Due to Three-Month Season This year
2223. MYANMAR Junta Orders All Security Personnel to Frontline as Losses Mount in Hard-Hit Regional Commands
2224. INDONESIA: Too Many Holidays Spell Bad News for Indonesia’s Productivity
2225. MALAYSIA: From Menace to Miracle: How ‘Padi Angin’ May Solve Future Rice Scarcity in Malaysia
2226. MYANMAR: Illegal Entry Arrests Surge in Thailand Amid Forced Military Conscription in Myanmar
2227. THAILAND: Long Arm of Law Finds ‘Boss Paeng’ in Indonesia
2228. CAMBODIA: KR Survivors Share Stories At First ‘Future’ Conference
2229. INDONESIA: Health Ministry Reports Decrease in Teen Smoking but Rise in E-Cigarette Use
2230. MALAYSIA: Come Clean On Those Currently Facing Gallows in Malaysia, Amnesty International tells Putrajaya
2231. MYANMAR: Rohingya Forced to Fight Alongside Myanmar Army Tormentors
2232. THAILAND to Indict Influential Former Premier Thaksin Over Royal Insult
2233. INDONESIA Thanks Spain, Ireland, and Norway for Recognizing Palestinian State
2234. INDONESIA: Government Turns to Community Early Warning System to Mitigate Marapi Lahars
2235. MALAYSIA to Train, Upskill 60,000 Engineers, Allocate RM25b in Fiscal SUpport for National Semiconductor Strategy: PM Anwar
2236. MYANMAR Junta Fires Key Economics Minister From Its Cabinet
2237. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Destinations Among World’s ‘Most Boring’ Tourist Attractions
2238. INDONESIA: Chinese-Owned Firm to Build Cement Plant in Aceh Despite Moratorium
2239. INDONESIA: Generative AI Can Save Indonesia’s Failing Rural Banks: Google
2240. INDONESIA Plans To Open Air Routes Connecting Regional Buddhist Centers
2241. MALAYSIA: At Global Forum, PM Anwar Touts Islamic Economy’s Potential to Rival ‘Unbridled’ Capitalism
2242. MYANMAR’S Military Blocks Escape Routes in Thandwe as Rakhine War Intensifies
2243. INDONESIA: More Dynasties in the Making in November Regional Head Elections
2244. INDONESIA: Reform Undone: Activists Lament Shrinking Civic Space, Unresolved Rights Abuse
2245. MYANMAR: UN Investigators Probing Mass Displacement in Myanmar
2246. MYANMAR: Putao town in Kachin State, under blockade for over two months is now facing severe food and fuel shortages with skyrocketing commodity prices
2247. VIETNAM Resort Properties Attractive to Foreign Investors
2248. INDONESIA:  State-Owned Enterprises Under Scrutiny for Corruption Allegations
2249. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Build City’s First Waste-To-Energy Plant
2250. MALAYSIA to Leverage on ASEAN to Tackle Regional Issues: PM Anwar
2251. MYANMAR: 194 Organizations Say Rohingya Must No Longer Be Exploited For Military and Political Gain
2252. MYANMAR Ditched as Global Beauty Pageant Host Over War
2253. INDONESIA: Battery Subscription Scheme Could Remove Roadblock to EV Adoption
2254. INDONESIA: Lifelong Visa for Indonesian Diaspora Can Be a Major Breakthrough
2255. MALAYSIA: Experts Call for Eearly-Years STEM Education to Address Critical engineering labor Shortage in Malaysia
2256. MYANMAR Junta Sentences Activist to 74 Years Prison for Leading Protests
2257. PHILIPPINES: While ICC Looms, House Panel Probes Duterte’s Drug war Killings For the First Time
2258. CAMBODIA: The Genocide Convention and Cambodia: Lessons Fom the Past, Prevention For the Future
2259. INDONESIA Demands Starlink’s Network Operation Center Within Borders to Protect National Sovereignty
2260. INDONESIA: Bali to Become Family Office Hub:Luhut
2261. Boundaries on 3R Issues: PM Anwar
2262. MYANMAR Shoppers Report Hyperinflation as Kyat Plunges Past 4,000/Dollar
2263. INDONESIA Wants N. Zealand to Close WTO Dispute on Food Import Restrictions
2264. INDONESIA: Steep Costs, Red Tape Deter Independent Regional Candidates
2265. MYANMAR: Conscription Crisis: Myanmar’s Military is Recruiting Young Men at Gunpoint
2266. VIETNAM: Hogwarts Hanoi: Vietnam school inspired by Harry Potter
2267. REGIONAL: Brain Drain Whittles Away at Developing Countries While Policies Fumble
2268. INDONESIA: Why Javanese Symbolism is Intertwined With Indonesian Politics
2269. INDONESIA: ‘I Will Be Myself’: Prabowo on Leadership Style
2270. MALAYSIA: Two In Five Malaysians Not Getting Enough Sleep, With Survey Showing Obesity On the Rise But Diabetes Going Down
2271. MYANMAR: Governments Issue Joint Statement in Support of Rohingya Refugees
2272. THAILAND: Climate Change Could Force Thailand to Relocate Capital Bangkok
2273. INDONESIA Maintains Trade Surplus Despite Plunging Exports
2274. INDONESIA: Medan Mall Shut Down for Dodging Rp 250B Tax
2275. MALAYSIA: Foreigners Married to Malaysians Can Use Spouse’s Name for Business: Johor Exco
2276. MYANMAR: Karen Information Center Director Wins International Journalism Award
2277. SINGAPORE: British Expat Launches ‘SinglePore’ In-Person Dating Event; Big Response Crashes Website
2278. INDONESIA: Designing the Future of Indonesia’s Food Systems
2279. INDONESIA: Jokowi, Elon Musk to Launch Starlink Services in Indonesia
2280. MALAYSIA: Meeting with Hamas May Cause Anxiety But Malaysia Trying to Help in Peace Effort: PM Anwar:
2281. MYANMAR Junta Plans October National Census
2282. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows to Broadcasting Bill that Threatens Press Freedom
2283. INDONESIA: Ukrainians, Russian Face Death Over Bali Drug Lab: Police
2284. MYANMAR Civil War Delays Development Assistance From Thailand
2285. SINGAPORE: Handing Over Singapore In Good order: The legacy of Lee Hsien Loong
2286. VIETNAM: Mysterious ‘Floating’ Lake Discovered in Central Vietnam
2287. CAMBODIA: Ministry Questions TIA Report on Money-Laundering Risks
2288. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reiterates ‘Asian Way’ to Defuse Tension
2289. INDONESIA: May Riot Victims Seek Closure From Incoming Govt
2290. MYANMAR: IOM’s Chief Announces Funding for Rohingya Refugees on Bangladesh Visit
2291. SINGAPORE: ‘I’ve Been Scammed’: PM Lee on How He Himself Was Victim of an Online Scam
2292. INDONESIA: Structural Problems Blight Agriculture As Key Sector For Employment
2293. MALAYSIA: Education Minister: Upholding Malay, English Languages Must Go Hand-in-Hand
2294. MALAYSIA Plans To Introduce ‘Orangutan Diplomacy’
2295. MYANMAR Junta Rebuffs Hun Sen’s Request to Meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
2296. THAILAND: PM Clamps Down on Cannabis For Recreational Use
2297. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Requests Video Meeting With Aung San Suu Kyi
2298. INDONESIA Sees Hottest April in 40 years
2299. INDONESIA: Bata Shoe Factory Shuts Down After 30 Years
2300. MYANMAR: Over 3 million ow displaced in Myanmar: UN
2301. VIETNAM: Digital Content Exporters Open Foreign Offices To Avoid Tax
2302. INDONESIA Hopes to Lead Global Green Aluminum Market with UAE
2303. MYANMAR: AAPP: Myanmar Junta Killed 223 Females This Year
2304. THAILAND: Heatwave Escalates Water War in Thailand’s North
2305. INDONESIA: Unresolved Conflicts May Hinder Prabowo’s Plan to Form Presidents’ Club
2306. INDONESIAN Muslim Cleric Reaffirms Ban on Interfaith Marriage
2307. MYANMAR: Chin Alliances Clash Over Territory Liberated From Myanmar Junta
2308. SINGAPORE:  Migrant Workers in S’pore Left in Limbo After Paying Large Sums to Agency Promising Jobs in Poland
2309. VIETNAM:  Rail Route Connects China, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia
2310. INDONESIA: Schools, Universities Prone To Corruption: KPK Survey
2311. INDONESIA: Sumatran Orangutan’s Use of Medicinal Plant to Treat Wound Intrigues Scientists
2312. MYANMAR: US Commission Slams Myanmar’s Religious Freedom
2313. VIETNAM Posts Over $10B in Four-Month Tourism Revenue
2314. VIETNAM to Produce Enough Rice for 8 Million Tons Exports
2315. INDONESIA May Offer Dual Citizenship to Attract Overseas Workers: Minister
2316. INDONESIA: Ministry Unveils New Funding Initiative For Climate-Resilient Health System
2317. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Govt Can Take Criticism But Will Not Compromise on 3R Sentiments
2318. MYANMAR: EU Extends Myanmar Junta Sanctions for Another Year
2319. VIETNAM Welcomes over 6 Million Int’l Visitors in Four Months
2320. INDONESIA: Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes off Java Island: Authorities
2321. INDONESIA: PDI-P Could Become Sole Opposition to Prabowo Coalition
2322. INDONESIA: Political Dynasticism Rampant in Newly Elected House Lawmakers
2323. MYANMAR: India Needs to Protect its Strategic Stakes in ‘Unstable’ Myanmar
2324. PHILIPPINES- Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools, triggers health alerts
2325. REGIONAL: Women in SE Asia Gaining Representation in Boardrooms: Report
2326. CAMBODIA: Pailin Farmer Hits On Solution To Excess Mangoes
2327. INDONESIA: US Returns Antiquities to Indonesia Amid Probe into Trafficking Networks
2328. INDONESIA: Creative Industry Workers Worry AI Is After Their Jobs
2329. MALAYSIA Adopts a Balanced Foreign Policy, Stands Clear of Provocations: PM Anwar
2330. MYANMAR: Network of ASEAN Parliamentarians Says Only Myanmar is Locking up Lawmakers
2331. INDONESIA: House of Old Men: 2024 Election Sees Lowest Number of Young Lawmakers ​​​
2332. INDONESIA: Job Creation Law Eases Business Licensing to Propel Growth
2333. MALAYSIA: UM Apologizes For Hosting Pro-Israel Professor, Lambasts Him for Claiming Malaysia Unsafe for Travelers
2334. MYANMAR: Thailand Warns Myanmar’s Rivals Against Using Its Soil For Harm: Minister
2335. THAILAND: 30 Died From Heatstroke in Thailand so Far in 2024 as South-east Asia Bakes
2336. CAMBODIA: Ending a Scourge: PM Pushes For Final Steps to Eradicate Malaria in Cambodia
2337. INDONESIA in Dire Need of Specialist Doctors: Jokowi
2338. 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
2339. MYANMAR: US Think-Tank Sounds Alarm as Scam Centers Mushroom on Myanmar-Thai Border
2340. SINGAPORE Red Cross Sends 9 Volunteers to Egypt for Gaza Relief Work, S$815,000 Worth of Aid
2341. INDONESIA: Dengue Deaths Spike Almost Threefold Compared to Last Year
2342. INDONESIA: Inter-Province Migration Costs Jakarta Trillions of Rupiah
2343. MALAYSIA Seeing Sharp Increase In Ageing Population: Nanta
2344. MYANMAR: UN’s Türk Sounds Alarm Amid Rising Tensions in Rakhine
2345. INDONESIA: Court Rulings Seal Prabowo Win
2346. INDONESIA: Clashes Between TNI, OPM Continue in Papua Amid Rising Tension
2347. MALAYSIA Poised to Become Powerhouse In Clean, Renewable Energy: Industry Players
2348. MYANMAR: As Losses Mount, Myanmar’s Junta Tightens Its Embrace of Russia
2349. CAMBODIA: Chinese Police Complete Repatriation Of Over 680 Gambling, Scam Suspects from Cambodia
2350. INDONESIA: Authorities Call For Vigilance Amid Heightened Volcanic Activity
2351. MALAYSIA Aims To Be In Top 20 Countries in Global Startup Ecosystem Index by 2030: PM Anwar
2352. MYANMAR Junta Using Rohingya Recruits to Sow Ethnic Hatred: Activists
2353. VIETNAM: Three Vietnam Locales Among World’s ‘Best Walking cities’
2354. ASEAN Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Escalating Myanmar Violence
2355. INDONESIA: Trust in Constitutional Court Rises Ahead Of Ruling On Election Disputes: LSI Survey
2356. MYANMAR: New Year, Old Tactic: Myanmar Junta’s Amnesty Skips Political Prisoners
2357. SINGAPORE:  24-Year-Old Maps Singapore Toilets With Bidets on Google, Earning Rave Reviews From Netizens
2358. THAILAND: NIA Launches New Platform to Boost Thai Agricultural Startups with Deep Tech
2359. INDONESIA: Apple Mulls Building First Production Facility in Indonesia
2360. INDONESIA: Jokowi Raises Concerns Over Money Laundering Using Crypto Assets
2361. MALAYSIA: Single Mother is First Woman Khalwat Offender to be Whipped in Terengganu
2362. MYANMAR: Burmese Activist Maung Zarni Nominated For the Nobel Peace Prize
2363. VIETNAM Needs $30B Investment For Universal Clean Water Access
2364. INDONESIA: Minister Launches 500,000 Hectares of Farming Land in S Papua
2365. INDONESIA: Young People in Indonesia Put Off Marriage
2366. MALAYSIA: Biggest Renter Group in Malaysia are Millennials: Study
2367. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi And Former President Win Myint Reportedly Moved to House Arrest in Naypyidaw
2368. VIETNAM: Draft Law Restricting Journalists’ Courtroom Rights Meets Opposition
2369. INDONESIA: Mideast Escalation Could Pose Major Economic Risk to RI
2370. INDONESIA: Komnas HAM Criticizes Government Handling of Tensions in Papua
2371. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Rohingya, Including Children, Abducted in Violation of Conscription Law
2372. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Rules Out New Bases for US
2373. SINGAPORE: Lawrence Wong to Take Over From Lee Hsien Loong As Prime Minister on May 15: PMO
2374. CAMBODIA’S Alternative Medicine to Hit $64.03 Million in 2024
2375. INDONESIA Poised to Lead Booming Halal Cosmetics Market
2376. INDONESIA: Papua Rebel Leader Says Captured New Zealand Pilot Won’t Be Released
2377. MYANMAR Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Believed Held in Solitary Confinement in Naypyidaw Prison
2378. VIETNAM: Schengen-Like Visa for Southeast Asia Will Boost Foreign Arrivals to Vietnam
2379. INDONESIA: Government Denies Israeli Reports On Normalizing Ties
2380. INDONESIA: Prabowo Collaborates with King of Jordan to Drop Indonesian Relief Supplies to Gaza
2381. MYANMAR Junta Slams UN’s ‘One-Sided’ Human Rights Claims
2382. SINGAPORE Wants to INsulate and Protect the Local Jewish Community From the Impacts of the War in Gaza: Shanmugam
2383. VIETNAM: Van Thinh Phat Chairwoman Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death in $27B Scam
2384. ASEAN Tourists Prefer Thailand Over Indonesia: Study
2385. Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.2 Pct in 2024, 2025: Report
2386. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Pledge Online Safety Measures for Children Using Social Media: Fahmi
2387. MYANMAR: Reluctant Exiles: Another ‘Life or Death’ Exodus From Myanmar
2388. VIETNAM: Thailand Aims to Boost Durian Exports to China, Reclaiming lead from Vietnam
2389. CAMBODIA: 69-Year Old Phnom Penh Madam Detained For Underage Prostitution
2390. INDONESIA: Govt Urged To Tighten, Stop Granting Mining Licenses On Small Islands
2391. INDONESIA: 2 Papuan Rebel Leaders Killed in Shootout
2392. MYANMAR: Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy
2393. VIETNAM Firms Face Highest Local Cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
2394. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Crystal and Liquid Meth Production House Linked to Hong Kong Ring
2395. INDONESIA: PLN Mulls Importing LNG Amid Likely Shortfall in Local Gas Supply
2396. MALAYSIA: Prabowo, Anwar Discuss Direction to Strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia Ties
2397. MYANMAR Junta Deputy Defense Minister Interrogated Over Online Scams
2398. THAILAND: Google Lunches Security Feature to Protect Thailand Users From Scams
2399. INDONESIA: Lack of Clean Power May Jeopardize Indonesia’s Downstream Dream
2400. INDONESIA: Brunei and Laos Join Regional Payment Connectivity
2401. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya Must Calm ‘Allah’ Socks Storm Before Tensions Erupt: Extremism Experts
2402. MYANMAR: BHRN Calls On International Community to Help Muslims in Myanmar
2403. THAILAND: National Anti-Corruption Commission Initiates An Anti-Corruption Education Curriculum to Educate Thai Children and Instill Integrity Value in Thai society
2404. INDONESIA: Hyundai Ends Indonesia Aluminium Deal After Climate Campaign By K-Pop Fans
2405. INDONESIA: Aceh Authorities Detain Four Suspects in Rohingya Refugee Smuggling Case
2406. MALAYSIA Probes Links Between Detained Man and Israeli Crime Group
2407. MYANMAR Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
2408. VIETNAM Has 6 Billionaires in Forbes Global Rich List
2409. INDONESIA: Gov’t Revokes Over 2,000 Mining Licenses
2410. INDONESIA: Court Summons 4 Jokowi Ministers to Testify in Presidential Election Dispute Trial
2411. INDONESIA: As El Nino Bites, Indonesians Struggle with Record-High Rice Prices
2412. MYANMAR Military Loses Historic Outpost on Road to China in Kachin State
2413. SINGAPORE: 5 Takeaways From Survey of Southeast Asians, Including Singapore Being Top Choice of Regional Country for Relocation
2414. INDONESIA: Pope Francis to Visit Indonesia in September: Minister
2415. INDONESIA Gears Up for Another Colossal Elections
2416. MYANMAR: KNU Grateful For Aid Sent by Thai Government Through Myanmar Red Cross
2417. SINGAPORE: Dengue Cases Soar, Doubling in First Quarter of 2024; 7 Deaths Reported
2418. CAMBODIA: Chetra Urges Preservation of Tonle Sap
2419. INDONESIA’S Business Environment Ranking Slips As Others Improve
2420. INDONESIA: Untapped Muslim Donations Could Reach Rp180 Trillion Annually
2421. MYANMAR: India Urged to Stop Embracing War Criminals in Myanmar
2422. THAILAND Equal Marriage Bill a Victory for LGBTQA+ All Over the World:Pita
2423. INDONESIA Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza After UN Vote
2424. INDONESIA Moves Closer to Next World Cup Qualifying Round with 3-0 Win in Vietnam
2425. MALAYSIA: New SOPs Introduced To Prrevent Child Abuse Cases at Daycare Centers: Nancy Shukri
2426. MYANMAR: UK Government Raps Myanmar Junta on Armed Forces Day Over Its Brutality
2427. S’PORE-Flagged Vessel Had ‘Momentary Loss of Propulsion’ Just Before Hitting Baltimore Bridge: MPA
2428. INDONESIA: 13 Soldiers Held Over Alleged Torture of Papuan
2429. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Capture Portuguese Nationals Involved in Liquid Cocaine Trafficking Operation
2430. MYANMAR: A Chronicle of Collapse: How the Tide Turned Against Myanmar’s Once Mighty Military
2431. PHILIPPINES: Drug War Restarts in Davao
2432. VIETNAM: Central Vietnam Province Gets Its Own Red Sea
2433. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Rules Defamation Clause ‘Conditionally Unconstitutional’
2434. INDONESIA Takes Over Airspace Management in Riau Islands and Natuna from Singapore
2435. MYANMAR: Chinese Town Deports 200 Myanmar Migrant Workers Each Day
2436. SINGAPORE: Govt Tells Israeli Embassy to Remove Facebook Post That Was an ‘Astonishing Attempt to Rewrite History’, says Shanmugam
2437. THAILAND: An Entrepreneur Scores a Win in Europe With Her Low Glycemic Flour
2438. INDONESIA: Failed Election Candidates Place Hopes in Court Proceedings
2439. INDONESIA: New Import Rules Hoped to Save Ailing Textile Industry
2440. MALAYSIA: ‘Allah’ Socks Issue: Sabahan Sentenced to Six Months of Jail for Insulting Islam on Facebook
2441. MYANMAR is Main Beneficiary of Chinese Fund: Ambassador
2442. THAI Scientists Breed Coral in Labs to Restore Degraded Reefs
2443. INDONESIA Among the Unhappiest Countries in Southeast Asia: Study
2444. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declared as Elected President After Final Vote Count
2445. MYANMAR Court-Ordered Auction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home Fails to Draw Bids
2446. SINGAPORE Completes First Humanitarian Aid Airdrop into Gaza
2447. VIETNAM: Vo Van Thuong Leaves Position as Vietnam President
2448. INDONESIA Braces For Wildfires Ahead of Dry Season
2449. INDONESIA: $11.6 Billion Invested in Indonesia’s Smelters
2450. MYANMAR’S Women Bear the Cost of the Junta’s Coup
2451. THAILAND: Rural Doctor Society Claims Identities of 2.2 Million Thais on Sale in ‘Dark Web’
2452. VIETNAM: Pakistani, Iranian Men Pose As Interpol To Extort Tourists in Hanoi
2453. INDONESIA Accused of Avoiding Human Rights Issues
2454. INDONESIA: Government Considers Student Loan Scheme for Low-Income Families
2455. MALAYSIA: High Court Strikes Out Woman’s Bid to Declare Herself as Non-Muslim
2456. In MYANMAR, Citizen Journalism is Connecting News to Its Revolutionary Roots
2457. INDONESIA: KPU Races to Finish Vote Tally
2458. INDONESIA: Russia Alleges 10 Indonesians Fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine
2459. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Seize 2,500 LSD Sheets from Germany
2460. Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Calls for Security Council Action to Halt Conscription
2461. CAMBODIA: First Khmer-Speaking Robot Introduced-KhmerTimes
2462. INDONESIA: Draft Policy Draws Flak for Allowing Military, Police Hold Civil Posts
2463. INDONESIA Needs 350 More Aircraft to Make Airfare More Affordable
2464. MALAYSIA: Proposed Amendment on Citizenship Laws Goes Against Founding Fathers’ Intentions, Nazir Razak Tells Putrajaya
2465. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Communications in Around 80 Myanmar’s Townships: Report
2466. INDONESIA: EU Deforestation Regulation Seen to Complicate RI Biodiesel Exports
2467. INDONESIA: Thirst for ‘Swiftnomics’: Indonesia Eyes Partnering with Singapore on Concerts
2468. newspapers to strengthen mastery of Malay language among students
2469. MYANMAR: Japan Announces Extra US$ 37 Million In Aid to Myanmar
2470. SINGAPORE: Singapore Endorses Communique on Tackling Scams at Inaugural Global Fraud Summit
2471. INDONESIA: Extreme Weather Looms Over Indonesia
2472. INDONESIA: 2024 Presidential Election Results: Prabowo-Gibran Secures Victory in Jakarta
2473. MYANMAR: China Tightens Access For Myanmar Migrant Workers Entering From Shan State
2474. SINGAPORE: Over Half in S’pore Say Society, Technology Changing Too Fast, and In Ways That Don’t Benefit Them: Survey
2475. INDONESIA: Civil Society Piles Pressure On Parties To Launch House Probe
2476. INDONESIA: Batik Air Grounds Pilots Following Alleged In-Flight Napping
2477. MALAYSIA Charts Better Score In Latest Pew Religious Restriction Index, Driven By Drop in Govt Curbs
2478. MYANMAR General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State
2479. THAILAND: Crackdown On ‘Mule’ Accounts Aims to Impact Call-Center Gangs
2480. INDONESIA: Why Carbon Utilization Key To Indonesia’s Decarbonization
2481. INDONESIA: 18 Dead, 5 Missing After Indonesia Floods, Landslide
2482. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Sarawak to Become Major Renewable Energy Hub in SE Asia
2483. MYANMAR: AA Joins KIA Attacks on Myanmar Junta in Kachin State, While Fighting in Rakhine
2484. VIETNAMESE Tech TAlents Find Homeland Has Appealing Career Prospects
2485. INDONESIA: Cooking Up Opportunities: Used Cooking Oil Can Be a ‘Sizzling Success’ for Indonesia
2486. INDONESIA Aiming for 80 Percent Middle Class Population in 2045: Bappenas
2487. MALAYSIA: A Decade After MH370: Hopes of a New search to End All Speculation
2488. MYANMAR: Besieged Junta Troops Launch ‘Scorched Earth’ Attacks in Myanmar Jade Hub
2489. PHILIPPINES: 3,600 Ex-Rebels, Mostly in Mindanao, Await Amnesty as Senate Backs Marcos’ Initiative
2490. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sets Ambitious 8 Pct Economic Growth Target for Indonesia
2491. MALAYSIA Among Top Five Most Improved in Increasing Legal Gender Equality, But Still Lags Behind Regional Neighbors: World Bank Report
2492. MYANMAR: Number of Townships Placed Under Martial Law by Myanmar Junta Rises to 61
2493. SINGAPORE: Govt Mulls Publicizing Litterbugs’ Photos to Identify Them As Part of ‘Targeted’ Response to Rise in Cases
2494. THAILAND: Wealthy Myanmar Citizens Buy Thai Property to Seek Refuge From Civil War
2495. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Groups Oppose Using Operational Assistance Fund to Provide Free Lunches
2496. INDONESIA: Prabowo Looks Certain to Protect Status Quo for Political Stability
2497. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar ‘Happy to Reopen’ MH370 Search If Compelling Evidence Found
2498. MYANMAR: ‘No Breakthrough’ in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance and Junta
2499. VIETNAM: Carbon Credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year
2500. CAMBODIA: Shiva Reborn: 10th Century Statue Takes Shape
2501. INDONESIA: Poll Body in Hot Water After String of Tech Failures
2502. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Takes a Stand Against Bullying at PGRI Congress
2503. MALAYSIAN Graduates are Overqualified and Underpaid: Khazanah Research Institute Report
2504. MYANMAR: Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar’s Naval Weaknesses
2505. INDONESIA: Government Trials Free Meal Program at Tangerang School
2506. INDONESIA: Jokowi Promotes Prabowo to TNI Honorary General
2507. MYANMAR Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions
2508. SINGAPORE: New Anti-scam Portal to be Launched; MHA Calls out Meta for ‘Consistently Pushing Back’ on Efforts to Tackle Scams
2509. THAILAND: Zero Baht Stores: How ‘Grandpa Garbage’ Turned Waste into Sustainable Communities
2510. INDONESIA: Govt Doubles Funds for Oil Palm Replanting
2511. INDONESIA Losing Out on Foreign Tourists To Its Neighbors: Sandiaga
2512. MYANMAR: Aid Received by Myanmar in 2023 Insufficient According to Analysis
2513. SINGAPORE: Restaurant in Singapore Offers ‘Divorce’ Booking Option With Treats for Celebration
2514. THAILAND: Chaiwat Insists 2,900 Rai Under Dispute is Protected Forest, Cannot Be ‘Buffer Zone’
2515. CAMBODIA: Troubled Phnom Penh ‘Beer Bus’ Rebrands as ‘Eco-Friendly Exploration’
2516. INDONESIA: World Bank Urges Fiscal Caution for Indonesia’s Free Lunch Program in 2025
2517. INDONESIA: Inclusive Marriage Registry Plan for KUAs Meets With Questions, Calls for Dialogue
2518. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Agree With New National Service Scheme, Think It Will Be Positive: Survey
2519. MYANMAR: Myanmar Junta Calls on Students to Join University Corps
2520. INDONESIA Most Networked Nation in Southeast Asia Amid Geopolitical Race
2521. INDONESIA: Government to Relocate 6,000 Civil Servants to Nusantara in July
2522. MALAYSIA now ranks number one globally for 5G consistency score: Fahmi
2523. MYANMAR: Legal Aid Network Raps Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Drive
2524. VIETNAM Risks Losing Regional Tourism Race Without Visa Waivers: Experts
2525. CAMBODIA ex-PM Hun Sen Returns to Frontline Politics for Senate Seat
2526. INDONESIA: Luhut says China Ready to Fork Over for Cutlery Factory
2527. MYANMAR: Ta’ang Towns Promised Civilian Administration
2528. VIETNAM: Scrap Dealer Builds $2.85M Gold-Plated Castle in Central Vietnam
2529. CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Explains Hun Many’s Promotion to DPM
2530. INDONESIA: Jokowi Unveils Biggest Port in Eastern Indonesia
2531. INDONESIA Decries ‘Geopolitical Nightmare’ Ahead of ICJ Appeal
2532. MYANMAR: Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription
2533. VIETNAM To See Largest Expansion in Wealth Growth Over The Next Decade
2534. INDONESIA: Fitch, Moody’s Raise Concerns About Fiscal Policy Under Prabowo leadership
2535. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s School Meal Program to Cost $7.7 Billion in First Year
2536. MYANMAR: Pa-O Militia Backs Myanmar Junta Conscription by Forcibly Recruiting Civilians
2537. SINGAPORE: Malaysian Govt Study Warns of ‘Brain Drain’, Finds 3 in 4 M’sians Living, Working in S’pore Skilled or Semi-skilled
2538. THAILAND: What Thailand Must Do To Improve its Democracy Index Ranking
2539. INDONESIA: Jokowi signs regulation requiring Google, Meta to pay for news
2540. INDONESIA Says Women’s Rights Advocacy Should Remain a Priority in Afghanistan
2541. MALAYSIA: Police and State Islamic Authorities will Investigate Man Who Claims to be Prophet Muhammad’s Descendant: Home Minister
2542. MYANMAR:  Global ESG Investment Advisory Firms Accused of Aiding Myanmar Junta
2543. VIETNAM to send 125,000 Laborers Abroad in 2024
2544. CAMBODIA To Install Hundreds of Wildlife Cameras in an EFfort to Restore its Tiger Population
2545. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates 26 Military Hospitals Across Indonesia
2546. MYANMAR: 3 Myanmar Brigadier Generals Sentenced To Death For Surrendering Town
2547. VIETNAM’S VinFast to Establish EV Assembly Plant in Indonesia This Year
2548. INDONESIA: Doctors Blame Late Detection as Cancer Deaths in Indonesia Near 243,000
2549. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Policy Scrutiny After Free-Market Comments
2550. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Proposed Fishing Law Leaves Burmese Workers Vulnerable
2551. SINGAPORE: Air Ticket Prices To Go Up as Singapore Mandates Sustainable Fuel for Departing Flights from 2026
2552. THAILAND: Group Opposed to Thaksin’s Parole Vows to Seek NACC Investigation
2553. INDONESIA: Prabowo On Track To Succeed Jokowi
2554. INDONESIA: From Floods to Love Hearts
2555. MYANMAR: Restrictions Imposed on Domestic Air Travel in Myanmar
2556. THAILAND: Govt Launches New Medical Coverage Scheme for Tourists
2557. VIETNAMESE Spend $3.8M Daily on Online Food Orders
2558. INDONESIA: Tale of Two cities: Religious Tolerance in Bekasi & Depok
2559. INDONESIA to Address International Court Hearing on Israel Next Week
2560. MALAYSIA: Tourism Minister Urges Malaysians to Reject Racism to Achieve Strong Unity
2561. MYANMAR: Thailand to Open Humanitarian Center to Deliver Aid to Myanmar in One Month
2562. SINGAPORE Builds AI Model to ‘Represent’ Southeast Asians
2563. INDONESIA’S 2024 Cybersecurity Challenge: Rising Threats and Human Risks
2564. INDONESIA: New Energy Rule Discourages Rooftop Solar Systems: Users
2565. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reaffirms Continuation of Jokowi’s Programs
2566. MALAYSIA: Sharia Punishments in Malaysia Determined by Govt, No Question of Any Challenge Against Islamic Laws: IKIM
2567. MYANMAR Junta Enforces Military Service Law Following Battlefield Losses
2568. INDONESIA: Government Targets Completion of 41 National Strategic Projects by 2024, Removes 12
2569. MYANMAR’S Depleted Military Takes Aim at Professors, Students to Beef Up
2570. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Rejects Calls for Independent Mindanao After Duterte’s Remarks
2571. SINGAPORE: Median Monthly Household Income Rises to S$10,869 in 2023, a Real Increase of 2.8%
2572. INDONESIA’S Leading Banks Thrive in Post-Pandemic Recovery
2573. INDONESIA: KPU Found Guilty of Ethics Breach in Handling of Gibran VP Bid
2574. MYANMAR: Nine UN Security Council Members Call on Junta to End Attacks on Civilians
2575. THAILAND Confident Aid Effort Will Lead to Myanmar Crisis Dialogue
2576. INDONESIA: Anies to Uphold FPI, HTI Bans
2577. INDONESIA: Ship Captain Arrested for Transporting Migrant Workers from Malaysia
2578. MALAYSIA’S Pardons Board Announces Decision to Cut Najib’s Jail Term from 12 to 6 Years
2579. MYANMAR: 41 Rohingya Refugees Arrested After Fleeing Malaysian Detention Center
2580. VIETNAM: South Australia Halts Central Vietnam Students’ Admittance Amid Disappearances
2581. INDONESIAN Academia Calls for Electoral Integrity
2582. INDONESIA’S Manufacturing PMI Beats Other ASEAN Countries
2583. MALAYSIA: Stats Dept 2023 Report Shows Cancer Fourth Leading cCuse of death in Malaysia: Health Minister
2584. MYANMAR: 900 Myanmar Medics Detained Since 2021 Coup: Swiss Report
2585. SINGAPORE: Muslims Will Be Allowed to Eat Lab-Grown Meat If  It’s From Halal Animal Cells, Free From Non-Halal Ingredients: Mufti
2586. CAMBODIA: Soothsayers Barred From Social Media aEtivities
2587. INDONESIA: TNI Deploys 400,000 Soldiers to Safeguard the 2024 Election
2588. INDONESIA to Import Chinese Trains for Aging Commuter Line
2589. MYANMAR: Junta Prepared to Extend Myanmar’s State of Emergency Again in August
2590. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs
2591. INDONESIA: Dynasty in the Making’ as President Jokowi Shadow Hangs Over General Elections
2592. INDONESIA: Singkawang Retains Title as Indonesia’s Most Tolerant City
2593. MALAYSIA Ranks 57th in Global Corruption Perception Index, Trails Singapore in ASEAN
2594. MYANMAR: Momeik Incinerated as Myanmar Junta Reoccupies Shan Town
2595. PHILIPPINES: CNN Philippines to Close Due to Financial Losses
2596. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Back ‘Myanmar-Owned and Led’ Solution to Crisis
2597. INDONESIA: South Korean Native Vies for House seat
2598. INDONESIA: Sustainable Infrastructure Will Remain as Top Priority under New President: Sri Mulyani
2599. MYANMAR Sends Official to First ASEAN Meeting in More Than Two Years
2600. SINGAPORE: Women Aged 21 to 49 More Likely Than Male Peers to Accept Being Single, Married Without Children: IPS poll
2601. INDONESIA Aims to Attract 1,000 Investors with ‘Golden Visa’ Program
2602. INDONESIA: Jokowi Gets Red Mark in Agrarian Dispute Resolution
2603. MYANMAR: Both Junta and Resistance Digging In as Third Myanmar Coup Anniversary Approaches
2604. THAILAND: Most Thais Believe Country in Economic Crisis That Needs Urgent Attention: Poll
2605. Vietnamese Make Up Largest Percentage of Japan’s Foreign Workforce
2606. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugees Flee Aceh Shelter Amid Tensions With Locals
2607. INDONESIA Walks Out During Israel’s UN Security Council Speech
2608. MALAYSIA: At UPR Review, Malaysia Stands Firm on its Treatment of Refugees
2609. MYANMAR’S Supreme Court Orders Sale of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home
2610. VIETNAM Condemns Fabricated Report by Human Rights Watch
2611. INDONESIA: More Indonesians Smoking, Bucking Global Trend
2612. INDONESIA Seeks EU Trade Deal to Compete Against Vietnamese Footwear
2613. MALAYSIA to Launch Inquiry Into Cases Involving Disputed Singapore Strait Islets
2614. MYANMAR’S  Military Has Turned a Strategic Town in Sagaing Region Into a ‘Graveyard’
2615. THAILAND Must Get Out of Comfort Zone Amid Global Polycrises: CEOs
2616. INDONESIA Needs to Quadruple Sugar Output by 2030 for Self-Fufficiency, Ethanol
2617. INDONESIA: Demands from China, India to Boost Indonesia’s Coal Production
2618. MALAYSIA Demands Accountability for Israel’s Violations of International Law: Foreign Minister
2619. MYANMAR: Defeated Myanmar Junta Generals Given Death Sentences
2620. THAILAND Rolls out New VAT Refund for Foreign Tourists
2621. INDONESIA to Defend Skeptical Stance on Digital Goods Tax Moratorium at WTO
2622. INDONESIA: Special Buses for Students with Disabilities Begin Operations in Jakarta
2623. MALAYSIA’s Regressive Citizenship Amendments Risk Giving ‘Little Napoleons’ Power to Decide Who Gets To Be a Malaysian: Lawyer
2624. MYANMAR: India Plans to Fence Off Myanmar Frontier
2625. VIETNAM: First Homemade Radar Satellite to Go into Space Next Year
2626. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Future Lies in Kalimantan
2627. INDONESIA Eyes More Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Projects in 2024
2628. MYANMAR Named Second-Biggest Jailer of Journalists
2629. THAILAND: Muay Thai Takes the US by Storm, with 1,724 Centers, $1.25 Billion Industry
2630. VIETNAM: PM Requests Review of Labor Export Companies
2631. INDONESIA to Abandon 23% Renewable Energy Target
2632. INDONESIA’S Tourism to Fall Behind Thailand if Entertainment Tax Goes Up: Apindo
2633. MYANMAR: Another 278 Myanmar Junta Troops Flee to India
2634. SINGAPORE: EV Fast Chargers to be Set Up in HDB Neighborhood and town centers
2635. VIETNAM: Health Ministry Warns of Covid, Flu Surges Amid Tet travel, weather
2636. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Ganjar, Anies Offer Diverse Anti-Graft Strategies
2637. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Global Graffic Ranking Improves, But Congestion Worsens
2638. MALAYSIA: Immigration D-G says 220 Undocumented Migrant Hotspots Detected Nationwide
2639. MYANMAR: Thailand Mulls Providing Humanitarian Aid to Victims of War in Myanmar: Report
2640. VIETNAM: US Terrorist Group Coaxes People Into Deadly Attacks in Vietnam: Prosecutors
2641. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Breaks Ground on Rp 940 Billion Mosque Project in Nusantara
2642. INDONESIA: KPK Seeks FBI Assistance in Investigating SAP’s Bribery Allegations
2643. MALAYSIA: Two Malaysian Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Plead Guilty to Conspiring in 2002 Bali Bombing
2644. MYANMAR: Female Prisoners Subjected to Humiliating Strip Searches in Corridors
2645. VIETNAM: Hanoi Man Suffers Roundworm Attacks Passed From Dog
2646. INDONESIA Targets 15 Oil and Gas Projects Going Onstream in 2024
2647. INDONESIA Narrowly Misses Target of 100% Electrification Rate
2648. INDONESIA: Vietnam to Surpass Indonesia if We Do Nothing: Jokowi
2649. MYANMAR  Military Bows to Powerful Ethnic Army, Gives it More Towns Near China Border
2650. VIETNAM: 290 Kg of Cocaine Washed Ashore in Central Vietnam
2651. INDONESIA: Candidates to Pledge Commitment On Graft Eradication
2652. INDONESIA: Police in West Papua Urge Vigilance as 53 Inmates Escape from Sorong Prison
2653. MYANMAR’S Dictator is Facing Calls to Resign From Some of His Most Ardent Supporters
2654. SINGAPOREANS Less Happy Today Than 5 Years Ago, But Those With More Balanced View of LIfe Generally More Satisfied: NUS Survey
2655. VIETNAM Upholds ‘One China’ Policy After Taiwan Election
2656. INDONESIA: Prabowo Revives Plan to Build Giant Seawall Across Java Coastline
2657. INDONESIA: Communication and Information Ministry Removes 810,000 Online Gambling Content in 2023
2658. MALAYSIAN Drug Kingpin Arrested in Laos Deported to Thailand, Authorities Working to Seize Remaining Ill-Gotten Gains
2659. MYANMAR: Captured Myanmar Brigadier General Urges Junta Boss to Stop Committing War Crimes
2660. SINGAPORE Passport Ranked World’s Most Powerful in 2024, Tied With 5 Other Countries
2661. INDONESIA: Police Extend Cartenz Peace Operation in Papua Through 2024
2662. INDONESIA: PLN Transforms Electric Poles into EV Charging Stations
2663. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Spreading Fake News is a Crime, Agong is in Malaysia
2664. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Myanmar Migrants Detained in Malaysia Crackdown
2665. SINGAPORE Looking to Hire Auxiliary Police from China, India, the Philippines, Myanmar as Taiwan Recruits Dwindle: Shanmugam
2666. INDONESIA: Unlocking Indonesia’s Supply Chain Opporst Asia-tunity in Energized Southea
2667. INDONESIA to Send Record-Breaking 241,000 Pilgrims for 2024 Hajj Season
2668. Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int’l Isolation, Rohingya Rights
2669. SINGAPORE: Films at Upcoming Palestine Film Festival Allowed As They Do Not Promote Violence Against Any Group: Shanmugam
2670. THAILAND Set to Surpass 2023 Rice Export Target as November Figures Surge
2671. INDONESIA, Taiwan Prepare Migrant Fisher Protection Pact
2672. INDONESIA’S Foreign Policy is Not Transactional: Minister
2673. MALAYSIA: Protecting Malaysian Kids Online From Sexual Exploitation: Govt Explores Measures to Safeguard Against Overseas Predators
2674. MYANMAR: Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore
2675. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Eye More Tax on the Rich, Digital Firms to Raise Revenue
2676. INDONESIA Faces Dilemma on Rohingya Refugees
2677. MALAYSIA: Make No mistake, Downloading And Viewing ‘Child Porn’ is a Crime in Malaysia — Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
2678. MYANMAR Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp
2679. SINGAPORE: ‘The Urgency Has Gone Up’: SIngapore Government Agencies React To Findings of Third Climate Change Study
2680. INDONESIA: Waves of Lay-Offs Sweep Indonesia’s Export-Oriented Industries in 2023
2681. INDONESIA Confident About Winning EU Lawsuit on Palm Oil Biofuel
2682. MALAYSIA: Global Pharmaceutical Firm Roche Selects Malaysia as Site for First-in-Human Clinical Trial on Experimental Immuno Suppressant Drug
2683. SINGAPORE: What is a ‘Cyber Kidnapping’ Scam, and How Can You Protect Yourself Against it?
2684. MYANMAR Resistance Set to Expand Fighting in Mandalay After Seizing Strategic Junta Outpost
2685. CAMBODIA: New Minimum Wage in Effect, Up $4 Per Month
2686. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Venture Into TikTok To Win Over Young Voters
2687. INDONESIA: Bali Senator Sparks Islamophobic Controversy Over Comments on Airport Staff Attire
2688. MYANMAR Junta Threatens Nonstop Bombing of Towns Seized by Ethnic Groups
2689. VIETNAMESE Workers’ Average Income Grows 6.9% in 2023
2690. ASEAN FDI Hits All-Time High as EV Investment Skyrockets
2691. MYANMAR: Spring Revolution News for 1 January 2024
2692. SINGAPORE’S Economy Grew 1.2% in 2023; External Environment ‘Less Favorable’ to Security, Prosperity For Some Years To Come: PM Lee
2693. VIETNAM: India, Cambodia are Vietnam’s Fastest Growing Tourism Markets
2694. INDONESIA: Govt Confirms New COVID-19 Subvariant Ahead of Year-End Holidays
2695. INDONESIA’S Pertamina to Invest $900 Million in Algeria: Minister
2696. MALAYSIANNS Who Made Their Mark in the International Film Industry in 2023
2697. MYANMAR Junta Accused of Starving and Arresting Civilians in Rakhine State ‘to Instill Fear’
2698. VIETNAM: Tourism Race Heats Up as Asian Countries Rush to Simplify Visa Requirements
2699. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Finally Forms Permanent Ethics Council
2700. INDONESIA: No Need to Go Abroad: Jokowi Wants People to Seek Healthcare in New Capital
2701. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Govt ban on Israeli-owned ships entering country clear signal Malaysia does not recognise Israel
2702. SINGAPORE to Step Up Enforcement Against Vapes at Changi Airport and Other Checkpoints
2703. THAILAND: Survey Finds That 50% of Thais of Working Age Cannot Afford to Retire
2704. INDONESIA: Nickel Plan Sidelined as Govt Pushes EV Market With New Incentives
2705. INDONESIA: North Maluku Governor Arrested 13 Days Prior to Retirement
2706. MALAYSIA: Bumiputera Population Estimated at 21.3 Million This Year
2707. MYANMAR Stands on Humanitarian ‘Precipice’, UN Warns
2708. SINGAPORE: Will Global Supply Chains Be Disrupted By Ship Attacks in the Red Sea and is Singapore Affected?
2709. ASEAN: Japan to Provide $1b for ASEAN’s Regional EV Ecosystem
2710. INDONESIA: Spending Discrepancy in Jakarta: Land of the Rich, Home of the Poor
2711. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated
2712. MYANMAR: Number of Civilians Fleeing War in Myanmar Doubled to 660,000 in One Month: UN
2713. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Eye Seamless Tourism: Srettha
2714. CAMBODIA: Endangered Dholes Discovered at Mondulkiri Wildlife Conservancy
2715. INDONESIA: KPU Puts Health As Priority When Recruiting Poll Workers
2716. INDONESIA: India Proposes Local Currency Use in Trade with Indonesia
2717. MYANMAR: Few Places in Myanmar Still Safe for Junta Boss to Visit
2718. VIETNAM: Hanoi Aims to Increase Per Capita Green Space Five-Fold
2719. INDONESIA: Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Reimpose Health Protocols Amid Rising COVID-19 Trend
2720. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Earns Praise from Global Economists: Enggartiasto
2721. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Report Jump in Malaysia Govt Requests to Remove Content in 2023
2722. MYANMAR’S Spring Revolution Must Open Two New Fronts to Oust Junta
2723. INDONESIA’S Deforestation Rate Off Target For 2030 Climate Goal
2724. INDONESIA: Anies Wants to Discontinue New Capital Nusantara Project
2725. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Calls For Masks Again As Malaysia’s Covid-19 Cases Nearly Double to 13,000 In a Week
2726. MYANMAR: China Says ‘Positive’ Peace Talks Held Over North Myanmar Conflict
2727. INDONESIA: Ministry Urges Complete COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead of Holiday Season
2728. ‘INDONESIA Imprisoned More Graft Convicts than any Other Nation’: Jokowi
2729. MYANMAR’S Growth to Fall to 1 Percent: World Bank
2730. MYANMAR Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN
2731. PHILIPPINES: 65 Provinces Face Severe Drought
2732. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Ready for First Debate
2733. INDONESIA: Barito Dethrones BCA as Indonesia’s Biggest Listed Company
2734. MALAYSIA: CIJ: Surge in Anti-LGBT Hate Speech Since 1975 Incident at Good Vibes
2735. MYANMAR-Thailand to Form Joint Task Force to Cope With War Refugees
2736. SINGAPORE Suspends Poultry Imports From Regions in Japan, US and Other Countries Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
2737. CAMBODIA: LGBT Community Proposes Marital Equality Discussions
2738. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Push for Indonesian-Made Cars If He Wins Election
2739. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Prioritizes 4 Cities as New Growth Drivers
2740. MYANMAR Regime Stops Fuel Supplies to Yangon Factories
2741. PHILIPPINES: Most Filipinos Oppose Divorce
2742. INDONESIA: Jakarta Reports Infections Linked to ‘Mystery Pneumonia’
2743. INDONESIA: 11 Bodies Recovered after Marapi Eruption, and 12 Climbers Still Missing
2744. MYANMAR: Full Civilian Rule Restored in First Large Town Seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG
2745. SINGAPORE: Fewer Young People in Singapore Donating Blood Even as Demand Rises From Ageing Population: Red Cross
2746. THAILAND: Work-Life Balance and Flexibility Top Priorities for Thai Employees: Survey
2747. INDONESIA’S Call for Support in COP28 Shows ‘No New’ Commitment
2748. INDONESIA and UAE Collaborate to Combat Money Laundering
2749. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Stop Calling For ‘Inclusive Talks’ Between Myanmar Junta and Its Victims
2750. PHILIPPINES:11 Dead, Scores Hurt in MSU Bombing
2751. THAILAND: Police to Investigate Bribery Allegations Reported by German media
2752. INDONESIA Heightens Monitoring in Response to ‘Mysterious Pneumonia’ Outbreak in China
2753. INDONESIA Calls for Palestine’s Full UN Membership
2754. MYANMAR Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military
2755. MYANMAR: Fighting In Over 200 Townships Since Myanmar Coup
2756. INDONESIA: Indonesia EV Battery Industry in Limbo Amid Uncertain Roadmap, Rule
2757. INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau Continues to Erupt on Tuesday
2758. MYANMAR: Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang
2759. MYANMAR: Gangs, Extortion in Bangladesh Camps Driving Rohingya Sea Exodus
2760. SINGAPORE: Shanmugam Seeks Court Order Requiring TikTok to Name Users Who Posted ‘False, Baseless’ Claims of Extra-Marital Affair
2761. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Highlights Importance of Religion at R20 Summit
2762. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates On The Move Ahead of Official Campaign Season
2763. MALAYSIA: Education Minister Apologizes Over Vanning of Tamil Songs at Carnival in Penang
2764. MYANMAR: Rohingya Resettlements From Bangladesh Increase While Myanmar Instability Grows
2765. THAILAND: Chinese Nationals Begging in Bangkok Not Victims of Trafficking: Immigration Chief
2766. INDONESIA: State-Owned Enterprises Yield Rp 74 Trillion in Dividends
2767. INDONESIAN Police, Fishers Start Patrols to Stop Rohingya Boats
2768. MALAYSIA: In China, Court Begins Hearing Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 Compensation Claims From Passengers’ Families
2769. MYANMAR Junta to Prosecute Satellite Internet Users
2770. INDONESIA: KPK Marches On As Leader Fights Graft Charges
2771. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Inaugurates Two Airports in Papua
2772. MYANMAR: Battle For Control of Myanmar State Capital Escalating at ‘Alarming Rate’
2773. VIETNAMESE in Myanmar Relocated to Safe Zones: ministry
2774. INDONESIA Welcomes Temporary Truce in Gaza, Seeks Lasting Solution
2775. INDONESIA: Amended Law Allows Gov’t to Freeze Bank Accounts in Online Gambling Crackdown
2776. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Electronics Face Closer US Scrutiny Over China-Forced Labor
2777. MYANMAR: Doctors Without Borders Calls for Patient and Healthcare Worker Safety in Myanmar Conflict Areas
2778. VIETNAM: Task Force Curbing Traffic of Newborns to China
2779. INDONESIA: Regional Economic Integration Underpins Indonesia’s Transformation-JakartaPost-Nov 22, 2023
2780. INDONESIANS See US, China As the Right Economic Partners for ASEAN
2781. MALAYSIA: Bomb Threats Hit Several International Schools in Malaysia
2782. MYANMAR: Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
2783. THAILAND: LGBTQ Couples in Thailand to Soon Have Equal Legal Rights in Marriage
2784. INDONESIA Sends $2 Million worth of Humanitarian Supplies to Palestine
2785. INDONESIA: Disapora Welcomes New visa, But Not the Cost
2786. MALAYSIA: Average Salary in Malaysia to Increase 5.1pc in 2024: Mercer Survey
2787. MYANMAR: Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future
2788. CAMBODIA to Become First Asian Host of Mine Summit
2789. INDONESIA Opts for Less Ambitious Option Than Early Coal Retirement
2790. INDONESIA: About 250 Rohingya Refugees in Aceh Sent Back to Sea
2791. MALAYSIA: Becoming a Malaysian Officially: Five things You Need to Know About the ‘Good Character’ Test
2792. MYANMAR: Humbled Regime Helpless as China Demands Border Security; Hiding the Scale of Defeat; and More
2793. INDONESIA Healthtech Industry Faces Fresh Challenges Despite Past Growths
2794. INDONESIA: House to Form Committee to Watch Police Ahead of Elections
2795. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Agree to Address Illegal Fishing, Discuss South China Sea Issue During Bilateral Meeting in San Francisco
2796. MYANMAR: 5 European Nations, Canada Seek to Join Genocide Case against Myanmar at Top UN Court
2797. THAILAND: Hamas Tells govt Negotiators Thai Hostages Will Be Freed During Ceasefire
2798. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Vow Close Scrutiny of 2024 Race
2799. INDONESIA: Gunung Padang Could Be the World’s Oldest Pyramid: Study
2800. MALAYSIA: Google, Malaysian Govt Announce Strategic Collaboration To Create Skill Opportunities for 300,000 by 2026
2801. MYANMAR: Nine Towns Occupied by Myanmar Military for Decades Lost to Resistance in Days
2802. SINGAPORE: All Adult Singaporeans To Receive up to S$800 in Assurance Package Support in December
2803. INDONESIA: Competitive Three-Horse Race to Succeed Jokowi is On
2804. INDONESIA, US to Develop Work Plan on Critical Minerals Deal
2805. MYANMAR: Almost 40 Myanmar Junta Positions Abandoned in Rakhine: Arakan Army
2806. PHILIPPINES: Why Court Allowed Leila de Lima to Post Bail
2807. THAILAND Welcomes 23 Million Tourists This Year with Malaysians Topping List
2808. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Divided on Jokowi’s Food Estate Policy
2809. INDONESIA: Gibran Cleared To Run Despite Controversy
2810. MALAYSIA: Why Aren’t More Malays Successful Despite NEP? Dr Mahathir Compares Culture to Centuries of ‘Wealth-Chasing’ by Chinese
2811. MALAYSIA: ‘Stalemate’: Malaysia Still Can’t Get Sirul Extradited from Australia Due to Death Penalty: Lawyers
2812. CHINA Offers Bounty for Myanmar Junta’s Scam Kingpin in Kokang
2813. INDONESIA: Jokowi Calls OIC to Unite Against Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza
2814. INDONESIA: Religious Figures, Activists Call for Dialogue to End Violence in Papua
2815. MYANMAR: Thousands Trapped Without Food and Medicine in Shan State
2816. THAILAND: Chinese Police to Patrol in Thailand to Boost Tourist Confidence
2817. VIETNAM: Healing Tourism Trend Prompts Service Suppliers to Become More Dynamic
2818. CAMBODIA Achieves Remarkable Rice Sales Exceeding $1.2 Billion
2819. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
2820. INDONESIA: TikTok Ramps Up Efforts To Fight Fake Election News
2821. MYANMAR: Brotherhood Alliance Vows to Spread Operation 1027 Across Myanmar
2822. VIETNAM Beckons DIaspora With Career Options
2823. INDONESIA’S Diplomacy Must Be Value-Led, Not Transactional: Anies
2824. INDONESIA Welcomes 22 Palestinian Students on Scholarships
2825. MYANMAR Junta Calls Up All Reservists as Resistance Offensive Spreads
2826. SINGAPORE: Religious Leaders’ Guidance On gGobal Conflicts Helped to Foster Harmony in Singapore: Shanmugam
2827. VIETNAM: US Adds Vietnam to Currency Monitoring List
2828. INDONESIA: Certification Headache for Indonesia’s Budding Carbon Market
2829. INDONESIA Should Revamp Foreign Policy Amid Global Challenges: Ganjar
2830. MALAYSIA: Recruitment Agencies Not Allowed to Outsource Hiring of Foreign Workers: HR Minister
2831. MYANMAR: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Need Food: Myanmar Volunteers
2832. VIETNAMESE  Boycott Snapchat Over China’s U-shaped Line
2833. INDONESIA: GDP Growth Falls Below 5 Percent for First Time Since Pandemic
2834. INDONESIA Joins Money Laundering Watchdog FATF
2835. MYANMAR: Thai Police Pledge to Rescue Trafficked Nationals From Myanmar
2836. SINGAPORE PRoposes New Laws for President, Ministers to Hold ROles in Foreign and Global organizations
2837. VIETNAM By Far the Biggest Market for South Korean Cars in Southeast Asia
2838. INDONESIA: New Law Allows Military’s Return to Civilian Positions
2839. INDONESIA: West Papua Tribe At Risk of Losing Homeland aAter Court Ruling: NGOs
2840. MALAYSIA: Health Experts Predict Diabetes Will Heavily Burden Malaysia’s Healthcare System in Future
2841. MYANMAR Ethnic Groups Seize More Junta Outposts in Northern Shan State
2842. PHILIPPINES: Radioman Killed While Broadcasting
2843. INDONESIA Unlikely To Boycott Pro-Israel Products
2844. INDONESIA, UAE to Launch Mangrove Research Center at COP28
2845. MYNMAR Military Says Lost Control of Strategic Border Town
2846. SINGAPORE Warns Foreigners Against Using Country to Further Political Causes Amid Israel-Hamas war
2847. VIETNAM Uncovers Oldest Human Remains
2848. CAMBODIA: UNESCO Formally List Battambang Gastronomy
2849. INDONESIAN Hospital in Gaza in its Last Hours Amid Israel’s Fuel Blockade
2850. INDONESIA: More Local Firms Start Developing Malls, Hospitals in Nusantara
2851. MALAYSIA: On Proposed ‘Regressive’ Citizenship Law Changes, Stateless Kids Still Have Legal Avenues to be Malays: Saifuddin Nasution
2852. MYANMAR: US Sanctions Myanmar Junta’s State Oil and Gas Company
2853. INDONESIA Doubts Myanmar is Close to Inclusive National Dialogue
2854. INDONESIA: Government to introduce superior tuber varieties to address famine in Papua
2855. INDONESIA: 200,000 Hectares of Palm Plantations to be Made Forests: Government
2856. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Allowed 100pc Foreign-Owned Tesla, Starlink To Operate in Malaysia for National Good
2857. MYANMAR: Chinese Security Minister Meets Myanmar Junta Chief as Border Violence Grows
2858. INDONESIA: At Least 45 Suspected Militants Arrested in October
2859. INDONESIA: Remote Working for Jakarta Public Employees Fails to Tackle Pollution
2860. MALAYSIA: Sold An Illusion, Group Says Some Nepalis Find Bitter Reality Once in Malaysia
2861. MYNMAR Military Caught Off Guard by Ethnic Alliance’s Northern Offensive
2862. THAILAND To Lift Deep South Emergency by 2027: Defense Minister
2863. INDONESIA: 2024 Elections Chance to ‘Rejuvenate Democracy’ in Southeast Asia
2864. INDONESIA Surpasses Target With 26 Gold Medals at Hangzhou Para Games
2865. MYANMAR’S Shan State Clashes Stretch Into Second Day
2866. SINGAPORE’S Vote In Favor of UN Resolution Shows Clear Stand on Israel-Hamas Conflict: Shanmugam
2867. VIETNAM: Google Offers 40,000 Scholarships to Support Vietnam’s digital transformation
2868. INDONESIA Slams Western ‘Bias’ Regarding Gaza Siege at Security Council
2869. INDONESIA: TikTok, YouTube, Meta Eye Indonesia E-commerce License: Sources
2870. MYANMAR Junta Gets an ‘F’ For Education as Schools Spiral into Chaos
2871. SINGAPORE: Sleep-Deprived, 2 in 3 S’poreans Planning Travel With Goal of Catching Up On Shut-Eye: Survey
2872. THAILAND: At Least 54 Thais Held Hostage by Hamas: Israeli government
2873. INDONESIA: Businesses Seek to Ensure Post-Election Continuity
2874. INDONESIA: We Are Open to All: Indonesia Denies Favoring Chinese Investment
2875. MALAYSIA: Using Bahasa Melayu in Govt Dept Correspondence Crucial to Safeguard its Position: Malay Students Federation
2876. MYANMAR: Daw Aung Suu Kyi in Limbo as Myanmar Resumes Prison Visits After Three-Year Ban
2877. MYANMAR Crackdown on Business Escalates, 16 More Executives Face Life in Prison
2878. CAMBODIA-Village Ends Logging, Plants Crops
2879. INDONESIA Can Sue EU over Protectionist Green Policy: Economist
2880. MALAYSIA: DAP Rep Calls on Malaysians to Buy Palestinian Products Like Olive Oil, Dates As Sign of Solidarity
2881. MYANMAR: Global Petition Ups Pressure on Singapore to Cut Myanmar Military’s Supply Line
2882. VIETNAM Reports First Monkeypox Death
2883. INDONESIA: Firms Want Direct 95-Year Land Rights In Nusantara As Uncertainty Persists
2884. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Huge Geothermal Potential Catches Iceland’s Attention
2885. MALAYSIA: Poor Command of Bahasa Malaysia Among Reasons Why Senior Applicants Refused Citizenship:  Home Minister
2886. MYANMAR Regime Opens Larger Gems Emporium
2887. SINGAPORE: No Decision On Use Of Nuclear Energy Yet, Singapore to Keep Options Open
2888. INDONESIA: Prabowo Picks Jokowi’s Son Gibran as Running Mate
2889. INDONESIA: Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage in Indonesia’s “Living Rooms”
2890. MYANMAR: Rohingya Lie at the Bottom of the Pile of World Aid Priorities
2891. MYANMAR Junta Allocates Land in Yangon for Russia to Build Orthodox Church
2892. VIETNAM: Vietnam to Sign Rice Trade Deals with Indonesia, Philippines
2893. INDONESIA: After Nearly A Decade, Jokowi Falls Short On Promise Of Energy Subsidy Reform
2894. INDONESIA: Ex-Papua Governor Lukas Enembe Sentenced to 8 Years for Corruption
2895. MYANMAR: German Firm Faces Legal Probe Over Myanmar Junta Supplies
2896. MYANMAR Junta Demands Expats Pay Tax Before Renewing Passports
2897. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Secures $4.26B Business Deals in Saudi Arabia-
2898. INDONESIA: Belt and Road Cooperation Must Not Complicate Countries’ Fiscal Conditions: Jokowi
2899. INDONESIA: European Firm Commits to Invest $2b in Indonesia’s Renewables
2900. MALAYSIA Proposes Upgrading 2002 ASEAN Pact To Address Haze Issue: Nik Nazmi
2901. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Trying to Sow Division in Myanmar’s Oldest Ethnic Armed Group
2902. THAILAND: Iranian Envoy in Thailand Says Effort Being Made to Free Thais Held Hostage by Hamas
2903. INDONESIA: Xi Wants to Expand Cooperation With Indonesia in Several Key Markets
2904. INDONESIA: 30.000 Coal Workers Could Lose Jobs as Indonesia Shifts to Clean Energy
2905. MALAYSIA: First Women’s Health Clinic Set Up At National Sports Medical Centre To Handle Female Athletes’ Health Issues: Hannah Yeoh
2906. MYANMAR: ASEAN Must Take Action Against Members Supporting Myanmar Junta
2907. MYANMAR: ‘Cyber Scammer’ Facing Arrest in China Linked to Drugs Trade in Myanmar
2908. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Opens Door For Jokowi’s Son to Run in Presidential Poll
2909. INDONESIA: Jakarta Aims to Become Global City After Capital Relocation
2910. MALAYSIA: EPF: Budget 2024 Prioritizes Retirement Wellbeing, Secure Future For Malaysians
2911. MYANMAR: China Begins Surveys for Railway on Myanmar’s Indian Ocean
2912. PHILIPPINES: Canada Forges Agreement to Help Philippines Track Illegal Fishing vessels Using Satellite Technology
2913. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Upholds Minimum Age for President, VP candidates
2914. INDONESIA: Missing Emission Cap Renders RI Carbon Exchange Less Effective: Experts
2915. INDONESIA Urges Norway to Accelerate $250 Million Clean Energy Investment
2916. MYANMAR Junta and Russia Discuss Building Gas Pipeline in Myanmar
2917. VIETNAM: Halal Tourism ‘Gold Mine’ For Vietnam To Tap Into
2918. INDONESIA Signs Tourism Decarbonization Road Map
2919. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Employment Agencies to Submit Lists of Myanmar Migrant Workers
2920. SINGAPORE: Pew Sudy Hails Singapore’s ‘Remarkable’ Religious Diversity and High Tolerance, Acceptance
2921. THAILAND: Two Thai Elephants Born Through Artificial Insemination
2922. INDONESIA: Island Nations Band Together To Face Existential Threat
2923. INDONESIA Reelected at UN Human Rights Council with Most Votes
2924. MALAYSIA: In A First For The Country, Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act Passed in Dewan Rakyat
2925. MYANMAR: A Corrupt Business Empire Thrives Under the Junta
2926. THAILAND: Govt Eyes Community-Based Jobs For Workers Returning From Israel
2927. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Administration Gets Red Mark On Graft Eradication
2928. INDONESIA Asks Philippines’s Help to Evacuate Citizens from War-Torn Gaza
2929. MALAYSIA: First Time Malaysian Trafficking Victims Found All The Way in South America: IGP
2930. MYANMAR  Troops Cut Power in Southern Sagaing, Force 10,000 to Flee
2931. THAILAND: YouTube remains top video platform in Thailand:  Survey
2932. INDONESIA To Evacuate Citizens from Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Worsens
2933. INDONESIA Hosts Inaugural Summit of Island States
2934. MALAYSIA: Indonesia, Thailand and China Agree To Trade With Malaysia Using Ringgit: PM Anwar
2935. MYANMAR: 29 Killed in Myanmar Junta Strike on Displaced Persons Camp
2936. THAILAND Postpones Regional Summit to Which Myanmar Junta Boss Invited
2937. INDONESIA Calls for End of Israel-Palestine Conflicts
2938. INDONESIA: Confidence In Collaborative Climate Response Weighed Down By Inaction
2939. MYANMAR Junta Rejects Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeal
2940. SINGAPORE Banks To Allow Customers To ‘Lock Up’ Funds in Latest Move To Guard Against Scams
2941. VIETNAMESE Citizens In Israel Remain Safe Amid Severe Conflict
2942. INDONESIA: Govt Orders E-Commerce Firms To Share Import Data With Customs Office
2943. INDONESIA: Govt Conducts First Biofuel-Powered Flight Test On Commercial Plane
2944. MYANMAR: Expressing Dissent Online Can Be Deadly In Myanmar: Freedom House
2945. THAILAND Needs An SMS Emergency Alert System
2946. VIETNAM: Vietjet To Launch 5 New Routes To Asia-Pacific Destinations
2947. INDONESIA: KPU Urges Political Parties To Withdraw Ex-Graft Convicts From Legislative Elections
2948. INDONESIA: Seeks Negotiations on Binding Rules on AI-Driven Weapons
2949. MALAYSIA: KL, Riyadh In Talks To Make Malaysia Preferred Transit Hub For Umrah Pilgrims: MOTAC
2950. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Graft Purge Can’t Hide His Own Ill-Gotten Wealth
2951. VIETNAM’S Largest Rare Earth Mine To Open
2952. INDONESIA: Govt Goes All In To Extinguish Wildfires
2953. INDONESIA: House Passes Revised IKN Law To Future-Proof Nusantara Against Regime Change
2954. INDONESIA: Agriculture Minister Syahrul Abroad Amid Ongoing Corruption Probe
2955. MYANMAR: Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
2956. SINGAPORE: New Inter-Ministerial Committee To Review And Strengthen Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime
2957. CAMBODIA: Guinness Recognize Giant Stingray
2958. INDONESIA: State Firms Accused Of Selling Arms To Myanmar Junta
2959. INDONESIA: Court Upholds Jobs Law As Labor Unions Stage Rallies
2960. MYANMAR’S Cash-Strapped Junta Hikes Taxes, Utilities Despite Surging Inflation
2961. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Braces For Severe Drought, River salinity
2962. INDONESIA: PDI-P Touts Food Security As Election Priority
2963. INDONESIA: 77 Indonesians Could Be Spared Death Penalty in Malaysia
2964. MYANMAR: Dethroned NLD party marks 35th anniversary in Myanmar
2965. SINGAPORE’S Total Population Back Above Pre-Covid Levels, Rising 5% to 5.92 Million
2966. THAILAND: Toxic Smoke From Indonesia Drifts Towards Thailand
2967. INDONESIA: TIkTok Laments Social Media Commerce Ban
2968. INDONESIA, Malaysia Seek to Counter Negative Perception of Palm Oil in India
2969. MALAYSIA: Artist Of Banned Book Says ‘Monkey’ Remark Meant To Compliment Indonesian Maid’s Agility
2970. MYANMAR: Tracing Myanmar Junta’s Repeated Governing Body Shakeups Since Coup
2971. SINGAPOREAN Woman And Daughter Arrested in Manila Airport For Allegedly Smuggling 14kg of Cocaine Worth S$1.83m
2972. INDONESIA: Multiple Task Forces Make Little Dent On Jakarta Air Pollution
2973. INDONESIA’S Carbon Exchange Holds Rp 3,000t Potential: Jokowi
2974. MALAYSIA: No Harassment of LGBT Community Will Be Allowed: Anwar
2975. MALAYSIA Working To Bring Home 2 Suspected Terrorists Detained in Guantanamo Bay
2976. MYANMAR: As Resistance Drone Attacks Rise, Myanmar Junta Seeks Regional Help
2977. INDONESIA: Govt Efforts To Tackle Human Trafficking Not Enough: Activists
2978. INDONESIA: Use Buildings Idled By Capital Move To Make Jakarta ‘Livable’: ADB
2979. MALAYSIA Will Not Entertain Frivolous Claims By Any Party on Sabah: Foreign Minister
2980. MYANMAR: How Chinese-Run Mines Are Fueling the Myanmar Junta’s Terror Campaign
2981. VIETNAM Opposes China’s Ship Identification Stations in Paracel Islands
2982. INDONESIA Reiterates Call To Reform Global Financial System
2983. INDONESIA: Gov’t To Issue Regulation Banning Social Media Platforms from Running E-Commerce
2984. MYANMAR: Catch-22 For Rohingya Caught Up in Myanmar Citizenship Dilemma
2985. PHILIPPINES: China Installs Barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
2986. SINGAPORE: World War II Bomb Found in Bukit Timah, SAF to Carry Out On
2987. INDONESIA: Local Investors Kick-Start Commercial Projects in Nusantara
2988. INDONESIA Pledges to Protect Marine Biodiversity in High Seas
2989. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Despite Geopolitical Rivalry, US Remains Malaysia’s Top Investor
2990. MYANMAR: US Committed To Resolving The Crisis in Burma: Deputy Secretary of State
2991. PHILIPPINES Considers Banning TikTok For Security Workers To Block App From Cyberspying
2992. INDONESIA: What climate change? Study Finds Political Parties Lack Focus on Climate Issues
2993. INDONESIA Seeks to Strengthen Fragmented Global South in Weeklong UNGA
2994. INDONESIA: Elon Musk’s Starlink Makes Indonesian Presence Withyees: Minerist
2995. MALAYSIA’S Largest Renewable Energy Power Plant Commences Operation
2996. MYANMAR: Junta Shutters Myanmar Currency Exchanges in ‘Futile’ Bid to Prop Up Economy
2997. CAMBODIA Set To Celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO Listing
2998. INDONESIA: Govt To Proceed With Oil Exploration In Warim Block In Papua
2999. INDONESIAN Woman Jailed for Using Islamic Invocation Before Eating Pork
3000. MALAYSIA: Resorting to Racial Politics Is Easiest Way To Gain Malay Support: PKR Deputy President Rafizi
3001. MYANMAR Junta Seeks Chinese Help Acquiring Nuclear Technology
3002. INDONESIAN Nickel Reserves Could Be Depleted In 15 Years, Minister Warns
3003. INDONESIA: Antam Ordered to Pay Surabaya Businessman Rp 1 Trillion in 1 Ton Gold Dispute
3004. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
3005. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
3006. MYANMAR: UK Ad Cuts to Rohingya Now at 85%: NGO
3007. VIETNAMESE Earthworm Hunters Destroying Protective Forest Go Unpunished
3008. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Slam Jokowi For Spying Boast
3009. INDONESIAN Navy Thwarts People Smuggling Attempt to Malaysia in High-Speed Boat Chase
3010. INDONESIA: National Museum that Houses Pre-Historic Artifacts Ravaged by Fire
3011. MYANMAR: UN Expert Suggests ‘Collective Punishment’ To End Myanmar mMilitary’s War on the People
3012. THAILAND: Health Ministry Launches Swift Vaccine Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
3013. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
3014. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
3015. MALAYSIA: Immigration Dept Cripples Pakistani Immigrant Syndicate in Kelantan
3016. MYANMAR: NLD Alarmed at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Health Woes
3017. MYANMAR: Several ASEAN Air Force Chiefs Skip Myanmar Meeting
3018. INDONESIA: Fears of Abuse as Ministers Allowed To Campaign ‘On Leave’
3019. INDONESIA: 19 Regional Governments and 2 Companies Awarded for Impactful Development Initiatives
3020. MALAYSIA Determined To Get Back 1MDB Funds From Goldman Sachs: PM Anwar
3021. MYANMAR Junta Chief Woos Shan Militias Amid Troop Shortages
3022. THAILAND: Pita Named An Emerging Leader In TIME100 Next List
3023. INDONESIA Grapples With Fires As El Nino Peaks
3024. INDONESIA Looks Back on Tough East Asia Summit Negotiations
3025. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, Survey Shows Muslims and Buddhists See Extremists From Their Own Faiths As Biggest Threats
3026. MYANMAR: Crimes Against Humanity Are Getting More ‘Brazen’ in Myanmar, UN Told
3027. PHILIPPINES: A Decade Later, Philippines Still Most Dangerous Country in Asia for Envi Defenders
3028. CAMBODIAN Rice Benefits From Global Security Woes
3029. INDONESIA: PLN’s Ambitious Renewables Target Lacks Govt Support
3030. MALAYSIA Is Latest in Asia To Tighten Grip on Key Minerals
3031. MYANMAR: Shamed By ASEAN, Myanmar’s Generals Try to Save Face
3032. VIETNAM: Bayer Launches Southeast Asia’s First ForwardFarm in Vietnam
3033. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reiterates Developing Nations Call For Help On Climate at G20
3034. INDONESIA: ASEAN Establishes New Troika to Find Solution on Myanmar Crisis
3035. MYANMAR: Education Under Attack in Myanmar, Ukraine and Other War Zones: NGO
3036. MYANMAR Has Been Running Out of Power Since the Coup: World Bank
3037. THAILAND Malaysia Mull Setting Up Joint Committee To Tackle Cross-Border Cybercrime
3038. INDONESIA: Proposed Govt Control Over Places Of Worship Draws Criticism
3039. INDONESIA: Police Deployed to Check Pollutant Level at Factories
3040. MALAYSIA: Suhakam To Work With Indonesian, Philippine Counterparts To Find Answers To Sabah’s Stateless Issue In Next Five Years
3041. MYANMAR Junta Losing War: East Timor’s President
3042. VIETNAM Rises As Potential Semiconductor Hub For Global Manufacturers
3043. INDONESIA: China Warns Against ‘New Cold War’ at ASEAN Summit
3044. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 42 Chinese Nationals Accused of Romance Scams
3045. MYANMAR: No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chief
3046. MYANMAR’S Suu Kyi Unwell, Back in Prison: NLD Members
3047. VIETNAM, Laos, Cambodia Agree To Operate ‘One Journey-Three Destinations’ Tours
3048. ASEAN Bars Myanmar From 2026 Chairmanship
3049. INDONESIA: OpenAI Chief Granted First ‘Golden Visa’
3050. INDONESIA Introduces De-Dollarization Task Force
3051. SINGAPORE: Rapper Subhas Nair Sentenced To Jail For Attempting To Promote Ill Will Between Races and Religions
3052. THAILAND: As New Cabinet Is Sworn In, Srettha Says ‘No Honeymoon Period’ For His Government
3053. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For ASEAN To Denounce ‘Ten-Dash Line’
3054. INDONESIA To Import 250,000 Tons Of Rice From Cambodia
3055. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Based V-Power Company Ceases Four Projects in Myanmar
3056. VIETNAM’S Mekong Delta, World’s Youngest River Basin, Might Be First One Gone
3057. INDONESIA: Regions Brace For Wildfire, Haze As Dry Season Peaks
3058. INDONESIA: W. Australia Offers to Make Indonesia’s EV Battery Dream Come True ​​​
3059. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir says racial issues caused by non-Malay parties, calls them ‘parti pendatang’: Report
3060. MYANMAR And Other Rice Exporting Countries Struggle To Maintain Normal Production
3061. SINGAPORE: Tharman Clinches Oresidency With Landslide Win, Pledges To Help Usher In ‘Future of Optimism and Solidarity’
3062. INDONESIA Open To ‘Kratom’ Opioid Exports Despite Proposed Local Ban
3063. INDONESIA: Challenges Abound Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Jakarta
3064. MYANMAR’S Landmine Clearers Working With Pliers And Bare Hands
3065. PHILIPPINES Rejects China ’10-Dash’ Map
3066. SINGAPORE Holds First Contested Presidential Vote In Over A Decade
3067. INDONESIA: Political Dynasties, Graft Leniency Loom Over 2024 Elections
3068. INDONESIA: Jokowi Threatens to Shut Down Polluting Factories
3069. MYANMAR: Yangon Food Charities Swamped as Hunger Stalks Myanmar
3070. THAILAND: Activists Submit Petition With Over 212,000 Signatures, Seek Democratic Constitution
3071. VIETNAM: All Eyes On Agroecology As Vietnam Embarks on Food System Transformation Journey
3072. INDONESIA: Political Exiles Push For Guarantee Of Continued Nonjudicial Resolutions
3073. INDONESIA: Says Freedom of Expression Not Free Pass for Quran Desecration
3074. MALAYSIA: Beyond A ‘Band-Aid’: Why SIS Started Free Legal Advice For Muslims 20 years Ago And What’s Next
3075. MYANMAR: As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
3076. THAILAND: MRT To Partially Power Blue, Purple Lines With Solar Energy
3077. INDONESIAN Protectionism May Stand In Way of ASEAN Digital Economy Pact
3078. INDONESIAN Muslims Advised against Multiple Hajj Pilgrimages
3079. MYANMAR: Seven Indian Companies Added To Myanmar ‘Dirty List’
3080. MYANMAR Vulnerable To Climate Emergencies, says NGO
3081. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Province Coastline Devastated By Erosion
3082. CAMBODIA: NGOs Warn of ‘Sharp’ Decline in Breastfeeding
3083. INDONESIA Lifts Ban on Sending Domestic Workers to Middle East
3084. INDONESIA Inaugurates $2B LRT Trains to Reduce Jakarta’s Traffic
3085. MYANMAR Expels Top East Timor Diplomat
3086. THAILAND Running Out of Jobs For University Graduates: NESDC Report
3087. CAMBODIA: From Waste To Wealth: Cambodian Compost Mogul Turns Trash To Treasure
3088. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reignites ‘Bandung Spirit’ In Week-Long Africa Tour
3089. INDONESIA: Hyundai To Introduce New Electric Vehicle Model From Indonesian Plant
3090. MYANMAR: Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine
3091. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Pitches For Federalism
3092. INDONESIA: Pertamina Eyes Oil And Gas, Geothermal Expansion In Kenya
3093. INDONESIA: Partial Work-from-Home Policy Implemented in Greater Jakarta to Address Air Pollution
3094. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monks Condemn Myanmar Junta for Arrests Over ‘Blasphemous’ Movie
3095. PHILIPPINES: Chinese Ships Block PH Boats
3096. THAILAND: Srettha Gets Royal Endorsement As Prime Minister
3097. INDONESIA: Captive Power Casts Doubt On JETP Emissions Reduction Goal
3098. INDONESIA: Govt To Merge Three State-Owned Airlines
3099. INDONESIA’S Cellular Tariffs Among the Cheapest in SE Asia
3100. MYANMAR Will Get Sicker—Junta Shuts Another Hospital in Mandalay
3101. THAILAND: Thaksin Taken To Bangkok Remand Prison To Start Serving His Jail Terms
3102. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Uncover Arms Trade Syndicate
3103. INDONESIA: Health Ministry To Set Up Independent Body To Probe Malpractice Claims
3104. MALAYSIA: Federal Court Allows Leave For Sisters In Islam’s Bid To Appeal Ruling Over Selangor Fatwa Declaring It As Deviant
3105. MYANMAR: Several Resistance Attacks Reported Near Myanmar Regime’s Nerve Center
3106. THAILAND’S Pheu Thai Launches PM Bid As Fugitive Figurehead Thaksin Eyes Return
3107. CAMBODIA-New Cultural Heritage Sites Identified In Protected Areas
3108. INDONESIA: Jokowi To Attend BRICS Summit in South Africa
3109. INDONESIA: Nearly 17,000 Central Government Employees to Relocate to Nusantara
3110. MYANMAR: H&M’s Forced Exit Leaves 42,000 Myanmar Workers Asking How They Will Eat
3111. THAILAND Now Has 36 Smart Cities In 25 Provinces
3112. INDONESIA: Jokowi Govt Sets Final $2.6b Tranche for Nusantara Next Year
3113. INDONESIA: Four More Provinces Ink Low-Carbon Development Deal With Bappenas
3114. MYANMAR: Leader of Sanctions-Hit Myanmar Junta Moans About ‘Weaponization’ of Dollar
3115. MYANMAR: In Myanmar Prisons, Showing Solidarity With Martyrs Leads to Solitary Confinement
3116. SINGAPORE: Police Warn Of New Android App Scam Targeting Users of TikTok, Dating Platforms-
3117. INDONESIA: Tesla To Sign Investment Deal In Indonesia Within Months: Luhut
3118. INDONESIA: Newly-Arrested Militant Plots Attacks on Police, Military Targets
3119. MYANMAR: Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis
3120. MYANMAR Regime to Arm Civil Servants
3121. SINGAPORE: Some Employers Make Baseless ‘revenge accusations’ Against Maids To Punish Them For Leaving Job: Home Report
3122. INDONESIA: Government To Start Random Emission Tests As Poor Air Chokes Jakarta
3123. INDONESIA: Jokowi Mulls Work From Home Policy to Address Deteriorating Jakarta Air Quality
3124. MYANMAR: At Least 25 Missing After Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
3125. THAILAND: Man, 36, Becomes First Patient To Die of Mpox in Thailand
3126. VIETNAM Issues e-Visa For All Countries
3127. INDONESIA: Jakarta Pollution Blamed For Respiratory Problems
3128. INDONESIA: Miss Universe Cuts Ties with Indonesian Organizer amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
3129. MYANMAR: Torture and Terror at Chinese-Run Cyber Scam Hubs in Myanmar
3130. VIETNAM: Big Wave of Internal Migration Hits Da Lat
3131. INDONESIA: Jakarta Hit By Major Pollution spike: Air quality monitor
3132. INDONESIA: Lecturer’s Curse of President Tests Limits of Free Speech
3133. INDONESIA: New Capital Nusantara is World’s Largest Project: Jokowi
3134. MYANMAR: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Blames Manipur Violence On Myanmar Refugees
3135. VIETNAM: Power Outages Cost Vietnam $1.4B: World Bank
3136. INDONESIA: ‘Missing Link’ in Indonesia’s Economic Development: INDEF
3137. INDONESIA: New Zealand Calls For Release of Pilot Kidnapped in Papua
3138. INDONESIA: 30 Miss Universe Indonesia Contestants Report Sexual Abuse: Lawyer
3139. MYANMAR: Prominent Activist Calls for Public Boycott of Myanmar Junta’s ‘Blood’ Products
3140. THAILAND To Grow Opium, Magic Mushrooms To Produce Morphine, Anti-Depressants
3141. INDONESIA’S Inequality Increases Slightly As Poverty Falls
3142. INDONESIA: Brain Drain: Calls Mount For Dual Citizenship In Indonesia
3143. INDONESIA: Populous Indonesia Defends Democracy Index That is Behind Malaysia
3144. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Turkiye’s President Erdogan Suggests Cooperation With Malaysia In Facing Islamophobia
3145. MYANMAR: Deadly Floods Displace Thousands in Three Myanmar Border States
3146. CAMBODIA Dismisses Human Rights Report
3147. INDONESIA: Experts Warn of Contagious Outbreaks, Health Problems As El Niño Returns
3148. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Exceeds 5% for 7th Consecutive Quarter
3149. MYANMAR: US Closes Sanctions Window For Myanmar Junta Banks
3150. VIETNAM: Earthworm Electrocution Is Destroying The Environment For China Trade
3151. ASEAN: Timor-Leste Rethinks Its Accession Bid if ASEAN Cannot Handle Myanmar Issue
3152. INDONESIA- West Sumatra Administration Criticized For Stifling Protests
3153. MALAYSIA: Muslim Nationalism Challenges Anwar’s Multiethnic Government: Wong Chin Huat
3154. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners Tortured for Honoring Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day
3155. VIETNAM: Export Demand Should Not Jeopardize Vietnam Food Security: Experts
3156. INDONESIA Initiates ASEAN Road Map For Digital Transformation Of Education Systems
3157. INDONESIA: Foreigners Only Need Passport to Buy House in Indonesia: Gov’t
3158. MALAYSIA: Woman Convert Fails To Get High Court Leave In Bid To Be Declared Christian After Divorcing Muslim Man
3159. MYANMAR: Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar
3160. THAILAND: Chinese Investors Top BOI Investments Applications
3161. INDONESIA: Islamic School Leader Panji Gumilang Detained for Blasphemy, Hate Speech
3162. INDONESIA: Govt Plans to Revive Sanatoriums To Treat Tuberculosis
3163. MYANMAR: Junta’s Amnesty for Political Prisoners was Hostage Diplomacy: Myanmar Watchdog
3164. VIETNAM Continues ‘Four Nos’ Defense Policy
3165. VIETNAM: Culinary Tourism To Become National Strategic Product
3166. INDONESIA: Govt Unveils Ecotourism Concept For New Capital City
3167. INDONESIA: No LSD In Our Cattle, Canberra Insists After RI Halts Imports
3168. MYANMAR Regime Reduces Jailed Leaders’ Sentences Under Prisoner Amnesty
3169. SINGAPORE:  Man Charged With Running Unregistered Muslim Religious School, Teaching False Doctrine
3170. VIETNAMESE Consume Too Much Meat, Say Health Advocates
3171. INDONESIA: Government Orders Shipment of Aid to Drought-Hit Papua Region
3172. INDONESIA: Jokowi Seeks Chinese Investment in 5,000-Hectare Durian Plantation
3173. Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for 6 More Months
3174. PHILIPPINES: 25 Dead, Over 2 million Affected from Typhoon Doksuri in Philippines
3175. VIETNAM: Russia to Issue E-Visas for Vietnamese Nationals
3176. NDONESIA’S Middle-Strength Passport Remains a Travel Barrier For Some
3177. INDONESIA Launches Its First CryIpto Bourse
3178. MALAYSIA: Customs Makes Biggest Drug Bust in Sabah, Seizes over 100Kg of Syabu Worth Around RM3M
3179. MYANMAR Jade Worth About US$4 Billion Exported to China in 2022
3180. THAILAND:  Police Prepare for Thaksin’s Return As August 10 Arrival Date Confirmed By Family
3181. INDONESIA’s Rice Reserve Not Sufficient To Weather El Niño Next Year
3182. ASEAN Predicted to Be Net Importer of Natural Gas by 2025
3183. MYANMAR’S Northern Alliance ‘Not Interested’ in Empty Peace Talks With Junta
3184. PHILIPPINES; China Eyes Military Exercises With PH
3185. SINGAPORE: No Zero-Tolerance Approach by PAP to Extramarital Affairs, Unlike Corruption and Criminal Conduct: DPM Wong
3186. CAMBODIA: An End To An Era as Hun Sen Passes Baton To Son Manet
3187. INDONESIA: JETP Could Help Drive Indonesia’s Geothermal Growth
3188. INDONESIA Says Taliban Representatives Visited ‘Informally’
3189. MYANMAR: Thai Beer Titan to Invest US$14M in Another Brewery in Myanmar
3190. PHILIPPINES: VIETNAM Builds More Facilities in Spratlys
3191. CAMBODIAN Election Draws Criticism
3192. INDONESIA: Social Media Monitoring Agency Could Curb Free Speech, Activists Warn
3193. INDONESIA Set to Launch Largest Solar Panel Industry in SE Asia
3194. MYANMAR Military May Move Suu Kyi to House Arrest
3195. SINGAPORE To Execute First Woman In Nearly 20 Years: Rights Groups
3196. INDONESIA: G20 Energy Proposal Costly, Not Feasible: RI
3197. INDONESIA Spends $3.8B on Fuel Subsidies in 1st Half of 2023
3198. MYANMAR: Number of IDPs in Myanmar Surges Almost 50,000 in Five Weeks
3199. SINGAPORE: Growing Concern With Youth Radicalism, Terrorism Threat to Singapore Remains High: ISD
3200. VIETNAM: Researchers Find Evidence of 2,000-year-old curry in Vietnam, the oldest in Southeast Asia
3201. CAMBODIA’S 2023 General Election Kicks Off
3202. INDONESIA: Power Struggle Grips Golkar Ahead of 2024 Polls
3203. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Close Illegal Railroad Crossings
3204. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, More Muslim Parents Turning To Abducting Kids in Custody Wars: SIS Data
3205. MYANMAR: Whither Wa State? Myanmar’s Criminal Hub Spreads Wings Under Junta
3206. INDONESIA Must Push For Fairer Carbon Market: Activists
3207. INDONESIA: Gov’t Takes Down Over 11,000 Gambling Websites
3208. MALAYSIA Issues License to Elon Musk’s Starlink To Bring Internet Services To Remote Areas
3209. MYANMAR: Chin Schoolchildren Being Taught In Trenches Cecause of Airstrikes
3210. VIETNAM’S Last Wild Elephants On The Brink of Survival
3211. INDONESIA Strengthens Economic Diplomacy With Cabinet Reshuffle
3212. INDONESIA: No Authorization for Interfaith Marriages: Supreme Court
3213. Myanmar Regime Again Bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From Honoring Father on Martyrs’ Day
3214. SINGAPORE: Foreigners Need Approval To Buy Mixed Commercial and Residential Properties, Land in Singapore
3215. VIETNAM Passport Jumps 6 Places in Global Ranking
3216. INDONESIA: RI, EU Gear Up For Trade Clash
3217. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Pay Indonesia $886M in Digital Taxes in 3.5 Years
3218. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Constant Fear of Torture and Murder
3219. PHILIPPINES: ICC Junks PH Appeal On Drug War Probe
3220. VIETNAM: Google Maps Re-Displays Vietnamese Flag on Spratly Island
3221. INDONESIA: When Teachers Are The Bullies, Where Do Students Go?
3222. INDONESIA Trade Surplus for 38 Months in a Row
3223. MYANMAR Junta Condemns ASEAN for Ignoring ‘Peaceful Efforts to Restore Democracy’
3224. THAILAND: Coalition Decides to Propose Pita as its PM Candidate in Second Round
3225. VIETNAM’S Aging 100-million Population a Demographic Time Bomb
3226. CAMBODIA: Childhood Diabetes Up Amid Sugar Epidemic
3227. INDONESIA: Growing Informal Sector Signals Lack In Job Creation
3228. INDONESIA: PTPP, Adhi Karya Win $540M Railway Project in Philippines
3229. MYANMAR Junta Likely to Extend Military Rule Again
3230. THAILAND: Two-Wheeled Angels:Bangkok Launches First Fleet of Motorbike-ambulances
3231. ASEAN Struggles For Unity On Myanmar Conflict
3232. ASEAN, China Agree on South China Sea’s Code of Conduct Guidelines
3233. INDONESIA: Shrinking Domestic Industry May Dethrone RI As World’s No. 2 Rubber Exporter
3234. MYANMAR: Protect Rohingya From Armed Gangs: HRW
3235. THAILAND: Pita Fails in Bid to Become Prime Minister
3236. INDONESIA Wants to Double Lithium Pact with Australia to 120,000 Tons
3237. INDONESIA: LGBT Event in Indonesia Scrapped After Security Threats
3238. MYANMAR: Thai Foreign Minister Says Met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
3239. SINGAPORE: Maid Agencies Find Various Ways to Sieve Out Underage Candidates, Even As MOM Sees Fewer Cases
3240. THAILAND: Thaksin Postpones Return Until Thailand’s Political Situation Settles Down
3241. INDONESIA: Bakamla Seizes Iranian Tanker Over Illicit Oil Transfer
3242. INDONESIA: Netherlands Returns Ancient Jewels, Temple Carvings to Indonesia
3243. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Gives Final Warning To Those Playing Up 3R Issues
3244. MYANMAR Junta Condemned For Using ‘Prison Transfers’ as a Pretext For Murder
3245. PHILIPPINE Activists Fight Back on Online Theats Rise
3246. CAMBODIA: Manhunt Underway After Capital 103kg-Meth Bust
3247. INDONESIA: RI Property Giants to Build Malls, Offices In Nusantara Capital City
3248. INDONESIA: $3.5 Billion Jababeka Movieland Launched as Indonesian Answer to Hollywood
3249. MYANMAR: Singapore’s UOB Is Shutting Myanmar Junta Allied Airline’s Bank Accounts
3250. SINGAPORE: Millions Vie For Tickets to Taylor Swift’s Only Stop in Southeast Asia
3251. INDONESIA: Potable Tap Water Still a Pipe Dream, for Now
3252. INDONESIA: Political Row Undermines RI’S Second Chance as FIFA Host
3253. MALAYSIA: Counting Malaysia’s ‘Invisible’ People: How Many Born Here Cannot Be Citizens Despite Their Local Roots
3254. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Deportation of Undocumented Children Branded Cruel
3255. SINGAPORE Must Never Become a Welfare State, But It Can Be a ‘Welfare Society’: SM Tharman
3256. INDONESIA: Govt Steps Up Efforts To Curb Anthrax After Outbreak Kills 3 People
3257. INDONESIA: Robust Salt Industry Recipe to Cut Indonesia’s Deficit with Australia
3258. MYANMAR: UN Urges End to Arms, Currency Supplies to Myanmar Junta
3259. SINGAPORE: Police Warn of Resurgence of Concert Ticket Scam As At Least 462 Lose Over S$480,000 Since January
3260. VIETNAM: New Crocodile Newt Species Discovered in Vietnam
3261. INDONESIA: Government Rescues Nearly 2,000 Human Trafficking Victims
3262. INDONESIA: Safeguarding the Sunda Pangolin: RER’s Commitment to Wildlife Protection and Conservation
3263. MALAYSIA: More Malaysians Transitioning to Solar Power to Reduce Electricity Bills
3264. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Nightlife Shutdown as Narcotics Flood Myanmar
3265. VIETNAM RIses FOur Ranks in Global Peace Index
3266. CAMBODIA Bans Entry for All Meta Oversight Board Bembers
3267. INDONESIA: Victims, Families Urge Jokowi to Rewrite History on Rights Abuse
3268. INDONESIA: ‘No Big Deal’: Minister Reacts to Indonesian Rice Terraces Used in Philippine Tourism Promo
3269. MYANMAR Supreme Court to Hear President and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeals
3270. VIETNAMESE People Turning Their Backs On Dog Meat
3271. INDONESIA: Jakarta Installs AI-Controlled Traffic Lights to Ease Congestion
3272. INDONESIA Reports Slower Deforestation Growth
3273. MYANMAR: Surprise? Myanmar Ranks Poorly in ‘Tourist-Friendly ’Ranking
3274. THAILAND-Foreign Investors Wary of Delay in Thai Govt Formation: FTI
3275. VIETNAM  Bans Barbie Movie for Featuring China’s Nine-Dash Line
3276. INDONESIA: After Recent Portfolio Sell-Offs, Is Traditional Retail Banking Dead in Indonesia?
3277. INDONESIA In Talks with 3 Unnamed Countries for OPEC-Like Nickel Cartel
3278. MYANMAR Junta War Crimes Rising: UN Report
3279. SINGAPORE Sees Highest Number of Suicides in Over 20 Years, With Most Cases Among Those in Their 20s: SOS
3280. TIMOR LESTE Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
3281. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
3282. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
3283. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
3284. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
3285. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
3286. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
3287. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
3288. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
3289. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
3290. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
3291. INDONESIA: World Bank Sees Stagnant FDI, Slowdown in Growth for Indonesia
3292. INDONESIA to Reroute Palm Oil Export to Africa Following EUDR
3293. MYANMAR Junta Turns Thai-Sponsored Talks Into Propaganda Tool
3294. PHILLIPPINES- Kitchen Crisis: How some food prices soared under Marcos
3295. SINGAPORE: Air Purifiers Flying off the shelves as S’poreans brace themselves for haze; experts give tips on dealing with it
3296. SOUTHEAST ASIA at High Risk of Trans-boundary Haze: Report
3297. INDONESIA Moves ASEAN Military Drill Site Away From South China Sea
3298. MYANMAR: US Slaps Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Defense Ministry, Regime-Run Banks
3299. VIETNAM: Dak Lak Armed Group Connected to US-based Terrorists
3300. VIETNAM: Nearly 5,000 ChatGPT Accounts hacked in Vietnam
3301. INDONESIA Ranks Sixth Among Countries with Most Startups
3302. INDONESIA: Jakarta Lacks Myanmar Leverage: UN rapporteur
3303. MALAYSIA: Wisma Putra Clarifies Misperceptions Regarding Demarcation of Strait of Malacca and Sulawesi Sea
3304. MYANMAR: Arrests Follow ‘Flower Strike’ To Mark Detained Aung San Suu Kyi’s Bfrirthday
3305. SINGAPORE: High Risk of Severe Transboundary Haze in 2023, Public Advised To Be Prepared: Singapore institute
3306. INDONESIAN Businesses Call For Change in PLN’s Dominance to Hit Renewable Target
3307. INDONESIA Urges Regional Efforts for Clean Energy Transition
3308. MYANMAR: More Labor Union Leaders Arrested at Zara Factory in Myanmar
3309. PHILIPPINES: Filipino Women Highly Biased Against Own Gender: Study
3310. VIETNAM: Overseas Vietnamese Return Home For Retirement
3311. INDONESIA’S Satria-1 Successfully Launched Into Orbit
3312. INDONESIA: Coca-Cola Launches New rPET Bottles in Indonesian Market
3313. LAOS Seals MOU With Chinese Firm for Development of That Luang SEZ
3314. MYANMAR Junta Signs Wind Power, Direct Flights and Financial Deals With Russia
3315. THAILAND Defends Divisive Myanmar Junta Talks
3316. ASEAN Nixes Thai Informal Talks Idea on Myanmar
3317. CAMBODIAN  Riel to Expand Across Laos and Vietnam
3318. INDONESIA: Japan’s Emperor in Indonesia for First State Visit
3319. MALAYSIA Best-Performing Muslim-Majority Country in 2022’s Islamicity Index, But Long Way to Go On Human Rights
3320. MYANMAR  People’s Thoughts With Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 78th Birthday
3321. INDONESIA: MSMEs Account for 97% of Job Opportunities in Indonesia
3322. INDONESIA: Jakartans Find Worsening Air Pollution ‘Unbearable’
3323. MYANMAR Junta Sentences 730 Political Prisoners in Less Than Six Months
3324. PHILIPPINES: Media Landscape Remains ‘Largely Grim’ Despite Change In Leadership: Report
3325. 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.”