Category: Social Issues

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