Category: Politics

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