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  1. INDONESIA: Schools, Universities Prone To Corruption: KPK Survey
  2. INDONESIA: Sumatran Orangutan’s Use of Medicinal Plant to Treat Wound Intrigues Scientists
  3. MYANMAR: US Commission Slams Myanmar’s Religious Freedom
  4. VIETNAM Posts Over $10B in Four-Month Tourism Revenue
  5. VIETNAM to Produce Enough Rice for 8 Million Tons Exports
  6. INDONESIA May Offer Dual Citizenship to Attract Overseas Workers: Minister
  7. INDONESIA: Ministry Unveils New Funding Initiative For Climate-Resilient Health System
  8. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Govt Can Take Criticism But Will Not Compromise on 3R Sentiments
  9. MYANMAR: EU Extends Myanmar Junta Sanctions for Another Year
  10. VIETNAM Welcomes over 6 Million Int’l Visitors in Four Months
  11. INDONESIA: Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes off Java Island: Authorities
  12. INDONESIA: PDI-P Could Become Sole Opposition to Prabowo Coalition
  13. INDONESIA: Political Dynasticism Rampant in Newly Elected House Lawmakers
  14. MYANMAR: India Needs to Protect its Strategic Stakes in ‘Unstable’ Myanmar
  15. PHILIPPINES- Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools, triggers health alerts
  16. REGIONAL: Women in SE Asia Gaining Representation in Boardrooms: Report
  17. CAMBODIA: Pailin Farmer Hits On Solution To Excess Mangoes
  18. INDONESIA: US Returns Antiquities to Indonesia Amid Probe into Trafficking Networks
  19. INDONESIA: Creative Industry Workers Worry AI Is After Their Jobs
  20. MALAYSIA Adopts a Balanced Foreign Policy, Stands Clear of Provocations: PM Anwar
  21. MYANMAR: Network of ASEAN Parliamentarians Says Only Myanmar is Locking up Lawmakers
  22. INDONESIA: House of Old Men: 2024 Election Sees Lowest Number of Young Lawmakers ​​​
  23. INDONESIA: Job Creation Law Eases Business Licensing to Propel Growth
  24. MALAYSIA: UM Apologizes For Hosting Pro-Israel Professor, Lambasts Him for Claiming Malaysia Unsafe for Travelers
  25. MYANMAR: Thailand Warns Myanmar’s Rivals Against Using Its Soil For Harm: Minister
  26. THAILAND: 30 Died From Heatstroke in Thailand so Far in 2024 as South-east Asia Bakes
  27. CAMBODIA: Ending a Scourge: PM Pushes For Final Steps to Eradicate Malaria in Cambodia
  28. INDONESIA in Dire Need of Specialist Doctors: Jokowi
  29. 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
  30. MYANMAR: US Think-Tank Sounds Alarm as Scam Centers Mushroom on Myanmar-Thai Border
  31. SINGAPORE Red Cross Sends 9 Volunteers to Egypt for Gaza Relief Work, S$815,000 Worth of Aid
  32. INDONESIA: Dengue Deaths Spike Almost Threefold Compared to Last Year
  33. INDONESIA: Inter-Province Migration Costs Jakarta Trillions of Rupiah
  34. MALAYSIA Seeing Sharp Increase In Ageing Population: Nanta
  35. MYANMAR: UN’s Türk Sounds Alarm Amid Rising Tensions in Rakhine
  36. INDONESIA: Court Rulings Seal Prabowo Win
  37. INDONESIA: Clashes Between TNI, OPM Continue in Papua Amid Rising Tension
  38. MALAYSIA Poised to Become Powerhouse In Clean, Renewable Energy: Industry Players
  39. MYANMAR: As Losses Mount, Myanmar’s Junta Tightens Its Embrace of Russia
  40. CAMBODIA: Chinese Police Complete Repatriation Of Over 680 Gambling, Scam Suspects from Cambodia
  41. INDONESIA: Authorities Call For Vigilance Amid Heightened Volcanic Activity
  42. MALAYSIA Aims To Be In Top 20 Countries in Global Startup Ecosystem Index by 2030: PM Anwar
  43. MYANMAR Junta Using Rohingya Recruits to Sow Ethnic Hatred: Activists
  44. VIETNAM: Three Vietnam Locales Among World’s ‘Best Walking cities’
  45. ASEAN Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Escalating Myanmar Violence
  46. INDONESIA: Trust in Constitutional Court Rises Ahead Of Ruling On Election Disputes: LSI Survey
  47. MYANMAR: New Year, Old Tactic: Myanmar Junta’s Amnesty Skips Political Prisoners
  48. SINGAPORE:  24-Year-Old Maps Singapore Toilets With Bidets on Google, Earning Rave Reviews From Netizens
  49. THAILAND: NIA Launches New Platform to Boost Thai Agricultural Startups with Deep Tech
  50. INDONESIA: Apple Mulls Building First Production Facility in Indonesia
  51. INDONESIA: Jokowi Raises Concerns Over Money Laundering Using Crypto Assets
  52. MALAYSIA: Single Mother is First Woman Khalwat Offender to be Whipped in Terengganu
  53. MYANMAR: Burmese Activist Maung Zarni Nominated For the Nobel Peace Prize
  54. VIETNAM Needs $30B Investment For Universal Clean Water Access
  55. INDONESIA: Minister Launches 500,000 Hectares of Farming Land in S Papua
  56. INDONESIA: Young People in Indonesia Put Off Marriage
  57. MALAYSIA: Biggest Renter Group in Malaysia are Millennials: Study
  58. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi And Former President Win Myint Reportedly Moved to House Arrest in Naypyidaw
  59. VIETNAM: Draft Law Restricting Journalists’ Courtroom Rights Meets Opposition
  60. INDONESIA: Mideast Escalation Could Pose Major Economic Risk to RI
  61. INDONESIA: Komnas HAM Criticizes Government Handling of Tensions in Papua
  62. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Rohingya, Including Children, Abducted in Violation of Conscription Law
  63. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Rules Out New Bases for US
  64. SINGAPORE: Lawrence Wong to Take Over From Lee Hsien Loong As Prime Minister on May 15: PMO
  65. CAMBODIA’S Alternative Medicine to Hit $64.03 Million in 2024
  66. INDONESIA Poised to Lead Booming Halal Cosmetics Market
  67. INDONESIA: Papua Rebel Leader Says Captured New Zealand Pilot Won’t Be Released
  68. MYANMAR Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Believed Held in Solitary Confinement in Naypyidaw Prison
  69. VIETNAM: Schengen-Like Visa for Southeast Asia Will Boost Foreign Arrivals to Vietnam
  70. INDONESIA: Government Denies Israeli Reports On Normalizing Ties
  71. INDONESIA: Prabowo Collaborates with King of Jordan to Drop Indonesian Relief Supplies to Gaza
  72. MYANMAR Junta Slams UN’s ‘One-Sided’ Human Rights Claims
  73. SINGAPORE Wants to INsulate and Protect the Local Jewish Community From the Impacts of the War in Gaza: Shanmugam
  74. VIETNAM: Van Thinh Phat Chairwoman Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death in $27B Scam
  75. ASEAN Tourists Prefer Thailand Over Indonesia: Study
  76. Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.2 Pct in 2024, 2025: Report
  77. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Pledge Online Safety Measures for Children Using Social Media: Fahmi
  78. MYANMAR: Reluctant Exiles: Another ‘Life or Death’ Exodus From Myanmar
  79. VIETNAM: Thailand Aims to Boost Durian Exports to China, Reclaiming lead from Vietnam
  80. CAMBODIA: 69-Year Old Phnom Penh Madam Detained For Underage Prostitution
  81. INDONESIA: Govt Urged To Tighten, Stop Granting Mining Licenses On Small Islands
  82. INDONESIA: 2 Papuan Rebel Leaders Killed in Shootout
  83. MYANMAR: Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy
  84. VIETNAM Firms Face Highest Local Cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
  85. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Crystal and Liquid Meth Production House Linked to Hong Kong Ring
  86. INDONESIA: PLN Mulls Importing LNG Amid Likely Shortfall in Local Gas Supply
  87. MALAYSIA: Prabowo, Anwar Discuss Direction to Strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia Ties
  88. MYANMAR Junta Deputy Defense Minister Interrogated Over Online Scams
  89. THAILAND: Google Lunches Security Feature to Protect Thailand Users From Scams
  90. INDONESIA: Lack of Clean Power May Jeopardize Indonesia’s Downstream Dream
  91. INDONESIA: Brunei and Laos Join Regional Payment Connectivity
  92. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya Must Calm ‘Allah’ Socks Storm Before Tensions Erupt: Extremism Experts
  93. MYANMAR: BHRN Calls On International Community to Help Muslims in Myanmar
  94. THAILAND: National Anti-Corruption Commission Initiates An Anti-Corruption Education Curriculum to Educate Thai Children and Instill Integrity Value in Thai society
  95. INDONESIA: Hyundai Ends Indonesia Aluminium Deal After Climate Campaign By K-Pop Fans
  96. INDONESIA: Aceh Authorities Detain Four Suspects in Rohingya Refugee Smuggling Case
  97. MALAYSIA Probes Links Between Detained Man and Israeli Crime Group
  98. MYANMAR Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
  99. VIETNAM Has 6 Billionaires in Forbes Global Rich List
  100. INDONESIA: Gov’t Revokes Over 2,000 Mining Licenses
  101. INDONESIA: Court Summons 4 Jokowi Ministers to Testify in Presidential Election Dispute Trial
  102. INDONESIA: As El Nino Bites, Indonesians Struggle with Record-High Rice Prices
  103. MYANMAR Military Loses Historic Outpost on Road to China in Kachin State
  104. SINGAPORE: 5 Takeaways From Survey of Southeast Asians, Including Singapore Being Top Choice of Regional Country for Relocation
  105. INDONESIA: Pope Francis to Visit Indonesia in September: Minister
  106. INDONESIA Gears Up for Another Colossal Elections
  107. MYANMAR: KNU Grateful For Aid Sent by Thai Government Through Myanmar Red Cross
  108. SINGAPORE: Dengue Cases Soar, Doubling in First Quarter of 2024; 7 Deaths Reported
  109. CAMBODIA: Chetra Urges Preservation of Tonle Sap
  110. INDONESIA’S Business Environment Ranking Slips As Others Improve
  111. INDONESIA: Untapped Muslim Donations Could Reach Rp180 Trillion Annually
  112. MYANMAR: India Urged to Stop Embracing War Criminals in Myanmar
  113. THAILAND Equal Marriage Bill a Victory for LGBTQA+ All Over the World:Pita
  114. INDONESIA Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza After UN Vote
  115. INDONESIA Moves Closer to Next World Cup Qualifying Round with 3-0 Win in Vietnam
  116. MALAYSIA: New SOPs Introduced To Prrevent Child Abuse Cases at Daycare Centers: Nancy Shukri
  117. MYANMAR: UK Government Raps Myanmar Junta on Armed Forces Day Over Its Brutality
  118. S’PORE-Flagged Vessel Had ‘Momentary Loss of Propulsion’ Just Before Hitting Baltimore Bridge: MPA
  119. INDONESIA: 13 Soldiers Held Over Alleged Torture of Papuan
  120. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Capture Portuguese Nationals Involved in Liquid Cocaine Trafficking Operation
  121. MYANMAR: A Chronicle of Collapse: How the Tide Turned Against Myanmar’s Once Mighty Military
  122. PHILIPPINES: Drug War Restarts in Davao
  123. VIETNAM: Central Vietnam Province Gets Its Own Red Sea
  124. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Rules Defamation Clause ‘Conditionally Unconstitutional’
  125. INDONESIA Takes Over Airspace Management in Riau Islands and Natuna from Singapore
  126. MYANMAR: Chinese Town Deports 200 Myanmar Migrant Workers Each Day
  127. SINGAPORE: Govt Tells Israeli Embassy to Remove Facebook Post That Was an ‘Astonishing Attempt to Rewrite History’, says Shanmugam
  128. THAILAND: An Entrepreneur Scores a Win in Europe With Her Low Glycemic Flour
  129. INDONESIA: Failed Election Candidates Place Hopes in Court Proceedings
  130. INDONESIA: New Import Rules Hoped to Save Ailing Textile Industry
  131. MALAYSIA: ‘Allah’ Socks Issue: Sabahan Sentenced to Six Months of Jail for Insulting Islam on Facebook
  132. MYANMAR is Main Beneficiary of Chinese Fund: Ambassador
  133. THAI Scientists Breed Coral in Labs to Restore Degraded Reefs
  134. INDONESIA Among the Unhappiest Countries in Southeast Asia: Study
  135. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declared as Elected President After Final Vote Count
  136. MYANMAR Court-Ordered Auction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home Fails to Draw Bids
  137. SINGAPORE Completes First Humanitarian Aid Airdrop into Gaza
  138. VIETNAM: Vo Van Thuong Leaves Position as Vietnam President
  139. INDONESIA Braces For Wildfires Ahead of Dry Season
  140. INDONESIA: $11.6 Billion Invested in Indonesia’s Smelters
  141. MYANMAR’S Women Bear the Cost of the Junta’s Coup
  142. THAILAND: Rural Doctor Society Claims Identities of 2.2 Million Thais on Sale in ‘Dark Web’
  143. VIETNAM: Pakistani, Iranian Men Pose As Interpol To Extort Tourists in Hanoi
  144. INDONESIA Accused of Avoiding Human Rights Issues
  145. INDONESIA: Government Considers Student Loan Scheme for Low-Income Families
  146. MALAYSIA: High Court Strikes Out Woman’s Bid to Declare Herself as Non-Muslim
  147. In MYANMAR, Citizen Journalism is Connecting News to Its Revolutionary Roots
  148. INDONESIA: KPU Races to Finish Vote Tally
  149. INDONESIA: Russia Alleges 10 Indonesians Fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine
  150. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Seize 2,500 LSD Sheets from Germany
  151. Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Calls for Security Council Action to Halt Conscription
  152. CAMBODIA: First Khmer-Speaking Robot Introduced-KhmerTimes
  153. INDONESIA: Draft Policy Draws Flak for Allowing Military, Police Hold Civil Posts
  154. INDONESIA Needs 350 More Aircraft to Make Airfare More Affordable
  155. MALAYSIA: Proposed Amendment on Citizenship Laws Goes Against Founding Fathers’ Intentions, Nazir Razak Tells Putrajaya
  156. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Communications in Around 80 Myanmar’s Townships: Report
  157. INDONESIA: EU Deforestation Regulation Seen to Complicate RI Biodiesel Exports
  158. INDONESIA: Thirst for ‘Swiftnomics’: Indonesia Eyes Partnering with Singapore on Concerts
  159. newspapers to strengthen mastery of Malay language among students
  160. MYANMAR: Japan Announces Extra US$ 37 Million In Aid to Myanmar
  161. SINGAPORE: Singapore Endorses Communique on Tackling Scams at Inaugural Global Fraud Summit
  162. INDONESIA: Extreme Weather Looms Over Indonesia
  163. INDONESIA: 2024 Presidential Election Results: Prabowo-Gibran Secures Victory in Jakarta
  164. MYANMAR: China Tightens Access For Myanmar Migrant Workers Entering From Shan State
  165. SINGAPORE: Over Half in S’pore Say Society, Technology Changing Too Fast, and In Ways That Don’t Benefit Them: Survey
  166. INDONESIA: Civil Society Piles Pressure On Parties To Launch House Probe
  167. INDONESIA: Batik Air Grounds Pilots Following Alleged In-Flight Napping
  168. MALAYSIA Charts Better Score In Latest Pew Religious Restriction Index, Driven By Drop in Govt Curbs
  169. MYANMAR General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State
  170. THAILAND: Crackdown On ‘Mule’ Accounts Aims to Impact Call-Center Gangs
  171. INDONESIA: Why Carbon Utilization Key To Indonesia’s Decarbonization
  172. INDONESIA: 18 Dead, 5 Missing After Indonesia Floods, Landslide
  173. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Sarawak to Become Major Renewable Energy Hub in SE Asia
  174. MYANMAR: AA Joins KIA Attacks on Myanmar Junta in Kachin State, While Fighting in Rakhine
  175. VIETNAMESE Tech TAlents Find Homeland Has Appealing Career Prospects
  176. INDONESIA: Cooking Up Opportunities: Used Cooking Oil Can Be a ‘Sizzling Success’ for Indonesia
  177. INDONESIA Aiming for 80 Percent Middle Class Population in 2045: Bappenas
  178. MALAYSIA: A Decade After MH370: Hopes of a New search to End All Speculation
  179. MYANMAR: Besieged Junta Troops Launch ‘Scorched Earth’ Attacks in Myanmar Jade Hub
  180. PHILIPPINES: 3,600 Ex-Rebels, Mostly in Mindanao, Await Amnesty as Senate Backs Marcos’ Initiative
  181. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sets Ambitious 8 Pct Economic Growth Target for Indonesia
  182. MALAYSIA Among Top Five Most Improved in Increasing Legal Gender Equality, But Still Lags Behind Regional Neighbors: World Bank Report
  183. MYANMAR: Number of Townships Placed Under Martial Law by Myanmar Junta Rises to 61
  184. SINGAPORE: Govt Mulls Publicizing Litterbugs’ Photos to Identify Them As Part of ‘Targeted’ Response to Rise in Cases
  185. THAILAND: Wealthy Myanmar Citizens Buy Thai Property to Seek Refuge From Civil War
  186. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Groups Oppose Using Operational Assistance Fund to Provide Free Lunches
  187. INDONESIA: Prabowo Looks Certain to Protect Status Quo for Political Stability
  188. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar ‘Happy to Reopen’ MH370 Search If Compelling Evidence Found
  189. MYANMAR: ‘No Breakthrough’ in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance and Junta
  190. VIETNAM: Carbon Credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year
  191. CAMBODIA: Shiva Reborn: 10th Century Statue Takes Shape
  192. INDONESIA: Poll Body in Hot Water After String of Tech Failures
  193. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Takes a Stand Against Bullying at PGRI Congress
  194. MALAYSIAN Graduates are Overqualified and Underpaid: Khazanah Research Institute Report
  195. MYANMAR: Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar’s Naval Weaknesses
  196. INDONESIA: Government Trials Free Meal Program at Tangerang School
  197. INDONESIA: Jokowi Promotes Prabowo to TNI Honorary General
  198. MYANMAR Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions
  199. SINGAPORE: New Anti-scam Portal to be Launched; MHA Calls out Meta for ‘Consistently Pushing Back’ on Efforts to Tackle Scams
  200. THAILAND: Zero Baht Stores: How ‘Grandpa Garbage’ Turned Waste into Sustainable Communities
  201. INDONESIA: Govt Doubles Funds for Oil Palm Replanting
  202. INDONESIA Losing Out on Foreign Tourists To Its Neighbors: Sandiaga
  203. MYANMAR: Aid Received by Myanmar in 2023 Insufficient According to Analysis
  204. SINGAPORE: Restaurant in Singapore Offers ‘Divorce’ Booking Option With Treats for Celebration
  205. THAILAND: Chaiwat Insists 2,900 Rai Under Dispute is Protected Forest, Cannot Be ‘Buffer Zone’
  206. CAMBODIA: Troubled Phnom Penh ‘Beer Bus’ Rebrands as ‘Eco-Friendly Exploration’
  207. INDONESIA: World Bank Urges Fiscal Caution for Indonesia’s Free Lunch Program in 2025
  208. INDONESIA: Inclusive Marriage Registry Plan for KUAs Meets With Questions, Calls for Dialogue
  209. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Agree With New National Service Scheme, Think It Will Be Positive: Survey
  210. MYANMAR: Myanmar Junta Calls on Students to Join University Corps
  211. INDONESIA Most Networked Nation in Southeast Asia Amid Geopolitical Race
  212. INDONESIA: Government to Relocate 6,000 Civil Servants to Nusantara in July
  213. MALAYSIA now ranks number one globally for 5G consistency score: Fahmi
  214. MYANMAR: Legal Aid Network Raps Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Drive
  215. VIETNAM Risks Losing Regional Tourism Race Without Visa Waivers: Experts
  216. CAMBODIA ex-PM Hun Sen Returns to Frontline Politics for Senate Seat
  217. INDONESIA: Luhut says China Ready to Fork Over for Cutlery Factory
  218. MYANMAR: Ta’ang Towns Promised Civilian Administration
  219. VIETNAM: Scrap Dealer Builds $2.85M Gold-Plated Castle in Central Vietnam
  220. CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Explains Hun Many’s Promotion to DPM
  221. INDONESIA: Jokowi Unveils Biggest Port in Eastern Indonesia
  222. INDONESIA Decries ‘Geopolitical Nightmare’ Ahead of ICJ Appeal
  223. MYANMAR: Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription
  224. VIETNAM To See Largest Expansion in Wealth Growth Over The Next Decade
  225. INDONESIA: Fitch, Moody’s Raise Concerns About Fiscal Policy Under Prabowo leadership
  226. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s School Meal Program to Cost $7.7 Billion in First Year
  227. MYANMAR: Pa-O Militia Backs Myanmar Junta Conscription by Forcibly Recruiting Civilians
  228. SINGAPORE: Malaysian Govt Study Warns of ‘Brain Drain’, Finds 3 in 4 M’sians Living, Working in S’pore Skilled or Semi-skilled
  229. THAILAND: What Thailand Must Do To Improve its Democracy Index Ranking
  230. INDONESIA: Jokowi signs regulation requiring Google, Meta to pay for news
  231. INDONESIA Says Women’s Rights Advocacy Should Remain a Priority in Afghanistan
  232. MALAYSIA: Police and State Islamic Authorities will Investigate Man Who Claims to be Prophet Muhammad’s Descendant: Home Minister
  233. MYANMAR:  Global ESG Investment Advisory Firms Accused of Aiding Myanmar Junta
  234. VIETNAM to send 125,000 Laborers Abroad in 2024
  235. CAMBODIA To Install Hundreds of Wildlife Cameras in an EFfort to Restore its Tiger Population
  236. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates 26 Military Hospitals Across Indonesia
  237. MYANMAR: 3 Myanmar Brigadier Generals Sentenced To Death For Surrendering Town
  238. VIETNAM’S VinFast to Establish EV Assembly Plant in Indonesia This Year
  239. INDONESIA: Doctors Blame Late Detection as Cancer Deaths in Indonesia Near 243,000
  240. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Policy Scrutiny After Free-Market Comments
  241. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Proposed Fishing Law Leaves Burmese Workers Vulnerable
  242. SINGAPORE: Air Ticket Prices To Go Up as Singapore Mandates Sustainable Fuel for Departing Flights from 2026
  243. THAILAND: Group Opposed to Thaksin’s Parole Vows to Seek NACC Investigation
  244. INDONESIA: Prabowo On Track To Succeed Jokowi
  245. INDONESIA: From Floods to Love Hearts
  246. MYANMAR: Restrictions Imposed on Domestic Air Travel in Myanmar
  247. THAILAND: Govt Launches New Medical Coverage Scheme for Tourists
  248. VIETNAMESE Spend $3.8M Daily on Online Food Orders
  249. INDONESIA: Tale of Two cities: Religious Tolerance in Bekasi & Depok
  250. INDONESIA to Address International Court Hearing on Israel Next Week
  251. MALAYSIA: Tourism Minister Urges Malaysians to Reject Racism to Achieve Strong Unity
  252. MYANMAR: Thailand to Open Humanitarian Center to Deliver Aid to Myanmar in One Month
  253. SINGAPORE Builds AI Model to ‘Represent’ Southeast Asians
  254. INDONESIA’S 2024 Cybersecurity Challenge: Rising Threats and Human Risks
  255. INDONESIA: New Energy Rule Discourages Rooftop Solar Systems: Users
  256. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reaffirms Continuation of Jokowi’s Programs
  257. MALAYSIA: Sharia Punishments in Malaysia Determined by Govt, No Question of Any Challenge Against Islamic Laws: IKIM
  258. MYANMAR Junta Enforces Military Service Law Following Battlefield Losses
  259. INDONESIA: Government Targets Completion of 41 National Strategic Projects by 2024, Removes 12
  260. MYANMAR’S Depleted Military Takes Aim at Professors, Students to Beef Up
  261. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Rejects Calls for Independent Mindanao After Duterte’s Remarks
  262. SINGAPORE: Median Monthly Household Income Rises to S$10,869 in 2023, a Real Increase of 2.8%
  263. INDONESIA’S Leading Banks Thrive in Post-Pandemic Recovery
  264. INDONESIA: KPU Found Guilty of Ethics Breach in Handling of Gibran VP Bid
  265. MYANMAR: Nine UN Security Council Members Call on Junta to End Attacks on Civilians
  266. THAILAND Confident Aid Effort Will Lead to Myanmar Crisis Dialogue
  267. INDONESIA: Anies to Uphold FPI, HTI Bans
  268. INDONESIA: Ship Captain Arrested for Transporting Migrant Workers from Malaysia
  269. MALAYSIA’S Pardons Board Announces Decision to Cut Najib’s Jail Term from 12 to 6 Years
  270. MYANMAR: 41 Rohingya Refugees Arrested After Fleeing Malaysian Detention Center
  271. VIETNAM: South Australia Halts Central Vietnam Students’ Admittance Amid Disappearances
  272. INDONESIAN Academia Calls for Electoral Integrity
  273. INDONESIA’S Manufacturing PMI Beats Other ASEAN Countries
  274. MALAYSIA: Stats Dept 2023 Report Shows Cancer Fourth Leading cCuse of death in Malaysia: Health Minister
  275. MYANMAR: 900 Myanmar Medics Detained Since 2021 Coup: Swiss Report
  276. SINGAPORE: Muslims Will Be Allowed to Eat Lab-Grown Meat If  It’s From Halal Animal Cells, Free From Non-Halal Ingredients: Mufti
  277. CAMBODIA: Soothsayers Barred From Social Media aEtivities
  278. INDONESIA: TNI Deploys 400,000 Soldiers to Safeguard the 2024 Election
  279. INDONESIA to Import Chinese Trains for Aging Commuter Line
  280. MYANMAR: Junta Prepared to Extend Myanmar’s State of Emergency Again in August
  281. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs
  282. INDONESIA: Dynasty in the Making’ as President Jokowi Shadow Hangs Over General Elections
  283. INDONESIA: Singkawang Retains Title as Indonesia’s Most Tolerant City
  284. MALAYSIA Ranks 57th in Global Corruption Perception Index, Trails Singapore in ASEAN
  285. MYANMAR: Momeik Incinerated as Myanmar Junta Reoccupies Shan Town
  286. PHILIPPINES: CNN Philippines to Close Due to Financial Losses
  287. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Back ‘Myanmar-Owned and Led’ Solution to Crisis
  288. INDONESIA: South Korean Native Vies for House seat
  289. INDONESIA: Sustainable Infrastructure Will Remain as Top Priority under New President: Sri Mulyani
  290. MYANMAR Sends Official to First ASEAN Meeting in More Than Two Years
  291. SINGAPORE: Women Aged 21 to 49 More Likely Than Male Peers to Accept Being Single, Married Without Children: IPS poll
  292. INDONESIA Aims to Attract 1,000 Investors with ‘Golden Visa’ Program
  293. INDONESIA: Jokowi Gets Red Mark in Agrarian Dispute Resolution
  294. MYANMAR: Both Junta and Resistance Digging In as Third Myanmar Coup Anniversary Approaches
  295. THAILAND: Most Thais Believe Country in Economic Crisis That Needs Urgent Attention: Poll
  296. Vietnamese Make Up Largest Percentage of Japan’s Foreign Workforce
  297. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugees Flee Aceh Shelter Amid Tensions With Locals
  298. INDONESIA Walks Out During Israel’s UN Security Council Speech
  299. MALAYSIA: At UPR Review, Malaysia Stands Firm on its Treatment of Refugees
  300. MYANMAR’S Supreme Court Orders Sale of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home
  301. VIETNAM Condemns Fabricated Report by Human Rights Watch
  302. INDONESIA: More Indonesians Smoking, Bucking Global Trend
  303. INDONESIA Seeks EU Trade Deal to Compete Against Vietnamese Footwear
  304. MALAYSIA to Launch Inquiry Into Cases Involving Disputed Singapore Strait Islets
  305. MYANMAR’S  Military Has Turned a Strategic Town in Sagaing Region Into a ‘Graveyard’
  306. THAILAND Must Get Out of Comfort Zone Amid Global Polycrises: CEOs
  307. INDONESIA Needs to Quadruple Sugar Output by 2030 for Self-Fufficiency, Ethanol
  308. INDONESIA: Demands from China, India to Boost Indonesia’s Coal Production
  309. MALAYSIA Demands Accountability for Israel’s Violations of International Law: Foreign Minister
  310. MYANMAR: Defeated Myanmar Junta Generals Given Death Sentences
  311. THAILAND Rolls out New VAT Refund for Foreign Tourists
  312. INDONESIA to Defend Skeptical Stance on Digital Goods Tax Moratorium at WTO
  313. INDONESIA: Special Buses for Students with Disabilities Begin Operations in Jakarta
  314. MALAYSIA’s Regressive Citizenship Amendments Risk Giving ‘Little Napoleons’ Power to Decide Who Gets To Be a Malaysian: Lawyer
  315. MYANMAR: India Plans to Fence Off Myanmar Frontier
  316. VIETNAM: First Homemade Radar Satellite to Go into Space Next Year
  317. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Future Lies in Kalimantan
  318. INDONESIA Eyes More Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Projects in 2024
  319. MYANMAR Named Second-Biggest Jailer of Journalists
  320. THAILAND: Muay Thai Takes the US by Storm, with 1,724 Centers, $1.25 Billion Industry
  321. VIETNAM: PM Requests Review of Labor Export Companies
  322. INDONESIA to Abandon 23% Renewable Energy Target
  323. INDONESIA’S Tourism to Fall Behind Thailand if Entertainment Tax Goes Up: Apindo
  324. MYANMAR: Another 278 Myanmar Junta Troops Flee to India
  325. SINGAPORE: EV Fast Chargers to be Set Up in HDB Neighborhood and town centers
  326. VIETNAM: Health Ministry Warns of Covid, Flu Surges Amid Tet travel, weather
  327. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Ganjar, Anies Offer Diverse Anti-Graft Strategies
  328. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Global Graffic Ranking Improves, But Congestion Worsens
  329. MALAYSIA: Immigration D-G says 220 Undocumented Migrant Hotspots Detected Nationwide
  330. MYANMAR: Thailand Mulls Providing Humanitarian Aid to Victims of War in Myanmar: Report
  331. VIETNAM: US Terrorist Group Coaxes People Into Deadly Attacks in Vietnam: Prosecutors
  332. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Breaks Ground on Rp 940 Billion Mosque Project in Nusantara
  333. INDONESIA: KPK Seeks FBI Assistance in Investigating SAP’s Bribery Allegations
  334. MALAYSIA: Two Malaysian Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Plead Guilty to Conspiring in 2002 Bali Bombing
  335. MYANMAR: Female Prisoners Subjected to Humiliating Strip Searches in Corridors
  336. VIETNAM: Hanoi Man Suffers Roundworm Attacks Passed From Dog
  337. INDONESIA Targets 15 Oil and Gas Projects Going Onstream in 2024
  338. INDONESIA Narrowly Misses Target of 100% Electrification Rate
  339. INDONESIA: Vietnam to Surpass Indonesia if We Do Nothing: Jokowi
  340. MYANMAR  Military Bows to Powerful Ethnic Army, Gives it More Towns Near China Border
  341. VIETNAM: 290 Kg of Cocaine Washed Ashore in Central Vietnam
  342. INDONESIA: Candidates to Pledge Commitment On Graft Eradication
  343. INDONESIA: Police in West Papua Urge Vigilance as 53 Inmates Escape from Sorong Prison
  344. MYANMAR’S Dictator is Facing Calls to Resign From Some of His Most Ardent Supporters
  345. SINGAPOREANS Less Happy Today Than 5 Years Ago, But Those With More Balanced View of LIfe Generally More Satisfied: NUS Survey
  346. VIETNAM Upholds ‘One China’ Policy After Taiwan Election
  347. INDONESIA: Prabowo Revives Plan to Build Giant Seawall Across Java Coastline
  348. INDONESIA: Communication and Information Ministry Removes 810,000 Online Gambling Content in 2023
  349. MALAYSIAN Drug Kingpin Arrested in Laos Deported to Thailand, Authorities Working to Seize Remaining Ill-Gotten Gains
  350. MYANMAR: Captured Myanmar Brigadier General Urges Junta Boss to Stop Committing War Crimes
  351. SINGAPORE Passport Ranked World’s Most Powerful in 2024, Tied With 5 Other Countries
  352. INDONESIA: Police Extend Cartenz Peace Operation in Papua Through 2024
  353. INDONESIA: PLN Transforms Electric Poles into EV Charging Stations
  354. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Spreading Fake News is a Crime, Agong is in Malaysia
  355. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Myanmar Migrants Detained in Malaysia Crackdown
  356. SINGAPORE Looking to Hire Auxiliary Police from China, India, the Philippines, Myanmar as Taiwan Recruits Dwindle: Shanmugam
  357. INDONESIA: Unlocking Indonesia’s Supply Chain Opporst Asia-tunity in Energized Southea
  358. INDONESIA to Send Record-Breaking 241,000 Pilgrims for 2024 Hajj Season
  359. Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int’l Isolation, Rohingya Rights
  360. SINGAPORE: Films at Upcoming Palestine Film Festival Allowed As They Do Not Promote Violence Against Any Group: Shanmugam
  361. THAILAND Set to Surpass 2023 Rice Export Target as November Figures Surge
  362. INDONESIA, Taiwan Prepare Migrant Fisher Protection Pact
  363. INDONESIA’S Foreign Policy is Not Transactional: Minister
  364. MALAYSIA: Protecting Malaysian Kids Online From Sexual Exploitation: Govt Explores Measures to Safeguard Against Overseas Predators
  365. MYANMAR: Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore
  366. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Eye More Tax on the Rich, Digital Firms to Raise Revenue
  367. INDONESIA Faces Dilemma on Rohingya Refugees
  368. MALAYSIA: Make No mistake, Downloading And Viewing ‘Child Porn’ is a Crime in Malaysia — Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
  369. MYANMAR Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp
  370. SINGAPORE: ‘The Urgency Has Gone Up’: SIngapore Government Agencies React To Findings of Third Climate Change Study
  371. INDONESIA: Waves of Lay-Offs Sweep Indonesia’s Export-Oriented Industries in 2023
  372. INDONESIA Confident About Winning EU Lawsuit on Palm Oil Biofuel
  373. MALAYSIA: Global Pharmaceutical Firm Roche Selects Malaysia as Site for First-in-Human Clinical Trial on Experimental Immuno Suppressant Drug
  374. SINGAPORE: What is a ‘Cyber Kidnapping’ Scam, and How Can You Protect Yourself Against it?
  375. MYANMAR Resistance Set to Expand Fighting in Mandalay After Seizing Strategic Junta Outpost
  376. CAMBODIA: New Minimum Wage in Effect, Up $4 Per Month
  377. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Venture Into TikTok To Win Over Young Voters
  378. INDONESIA: Bali Senator Sparks Islamophobic Controversy Over Comments on Airport Staff Attire
  379. MYANMAR Junta Threatens Nonstop Bombing of Towns Seized by Ethnic Groups
  380. VIETNAMESE Workers’ Average Income Grows 6.9% in 2023
  381. ASEAN FDI Hits All-Time High as EV Investment Skyrockets
  382. MYANMAR: Spring Revolution News for 1 January 2024
  383. SINGAPORE’S Economy Grew 1.2% in 2023; External Environment ‘Less Favorable’ to Security, Prosperity For Some Years To Come: PM Lee
  384. VIETNAM: India, Cambodia are Vietnam’s Fastest Growing Tourism Markets
  385. INDONESIA: Govt Confirms New COVID-19 Subvariant Ahead of Year-End Holidays
  386. INDONESIA’S Pertamina to Invest $900 Million in Algeria: Minister
  387. MALAYSIANNS Who Made Their Mark in the International Film Industry in 2023
  388. MYANMAR Junta Accused of Starving and Arresting Civilians in Rakhine State ‘to Instill Fear’
  389. VIETNAM: Tourism Race Heats Up as Asian Countries Rush to Simplify Visa Requirements
  390. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Finally Forms Permanent Ethics Council
  391. INDONESIA: No Need to Go Abroad: Jokowi Wants People to Seek Healthcare in New Capital
  392. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Govt ban on Israeli-owned ships entering country clear signal Malaysia does not recognise Israel
  393. SINGAPORE to Step Up Enforcement Against Vapes at Changi Airport and Other Checkpoints
  394. THAILAND: Survey Finds That 50% of Thais of Working Age Cannot Afford to Retire
  395. INDONESIA: Nickel Plan Sidelined as Govt Pushes EV Market With New Incentives
  396. INDONESIA: North Maluku Governor Arrested 13 Days Prior to Retirement
  397. MALAYSIA: Bumiputera Population Estimated at 21.3 Million This Year
  398. MYANMAR Stands on Humanitarian ‘Precipice’, UN Warns
  399. SINGAPORE: Will Global Supply Chains Be Disrupted By Ship Attacks in the Red Sea and is Singapore Affected?
  400. ASEAN: Japan to Provide $1b for ASEAN’s Regional EV Ecosystem
  401. INDONESIA: Spending Discrepancy in Jakarta: Land of the Rich, Home of the Poor
  402. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated
  403. MYANMAR: Number of Civilians Fleeing War in Myanmar Doubled to 660,000 in One Month: UN
  404. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Eye Seamless Tourism: Srettha
  405. CAMBODIA: Endangered Dholes Discovered at Mondulkiri Wildlife Conservancy
  406. INDONESIA: KPU Puts Health As Priority When Recruiting Poll Workers
  407. INDONESIA: India Proposes Local Currency Use in Trade with Indonesia
  408. MYANMAR: Few Places in Myanmar Still Safe for Junta Boss to Visit
  409. VIETNAM: Hanoi Aims to Increase Per Capita Green Space Five-Fold
  410. INDONESIA: Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Reimpose Health Protocols Amid Rising COVID-19 Trend
  411. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Earns Praise from Global Economists: Enggartiasto
  412. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Report Jump in Malaysia Govt Requests to Remove Content in 2023
  413. MYANMAR’S Spring Revolution Must Open Two New Fronts to Oust Junta
  414. INDONESIA’S Deforestation Rate Off Target For 2030 Climate Goal
  415. INDONESIA: Anies Wants to Discontinue New Capital Nusantara Project
  416. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Calls For Masks Again As Malaysia’s Covid-19 Cases Nearly Double to 13,000 In a Week
  417. MYANMAR: China Says ‘Positive’ Peace Talks Held Over North Myanmar Conflict
  418. INDONESIA: Ministry Urges Complete COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead of Holiday Season
  419. ‘INDONESIA Imprisoned More Graft Convicts than any Other Nation’: Jokowi
  420. MYANMAR’S Growth to Fall to 1 Percent: World Bank
  421. MYANMAR Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN
  422. PHILIPPINES: 65 Provinces Face Severe Drought
  423. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Ready for First Debate
  424. INDONESIA: Barito Dethrones BCA as Indonesia’s Biggest Listed Company
  425. MALAYSIA: CIJ: Surge in Anti-LGBT Hate Speech Since 1975 Incident at Good Vibes
  426. MYANMAR-Thailand to Form Joint Task Force to Cope With War Refugees
  427. SINGAPORE Suspends Poultry Imports From Regions in Japan, US and Other Countries Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
  428. CAMBODIA: LGBT Community Proposes Marital Equality Discussions
  429. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Push for Indonesian-Made Cars If He Wins Election
  430. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Prioritizes 4 Cities as New Growth Drivers
  431. MYANMAR Regime Stops Fuel Supplies to Yangon Factories
  432. PHILIPPINES: Most Filipinos Oppose Divorce
  433. INDONESIA: Jakarta Reports Infections Linked to ‘Mystery Pneumonia’
  434. INDONESIA: 11 Bodies Recovered after Marapi Eruption, and 12 Climbers Still Missing
  435. MYANMAR: Full Civilian Rule Restored in First Large Town Seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG
  436. SINGAPORE: Fewer Young People in Singapore Donating Blood Even as Demand Rises From Ageing Population: Red Cross
  437. THAILAND: Work-Life Balance and Flexibility Top Priorities for Thai Employees: Survey
  438. INDONESIA’S Call for Support in COP28 Shows ‘No New’ Commitment
  439. INDONESIA and UAE Collaborate to Combat Money Laundering
  440. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Stop Calling For ‘Inclusive Talks’ Between Myanmar Junta and Its Victims
  441. PHILIPPINES:11 Dead, Scores Hurt in MSU Bombing
  442. THAILAND: Police to Investigate Bribery Allegations Reported by German media
  443. INDONESIA Heightens Monitoring in Response to ‘Mysterious Pneumonia’ Outbreak in China
  444. INDONESIA Calls for Palestine’s Full UN Membership
  445. MYANMAR Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military
  446. MYANMAR: Fighting In Over 200 Townships Since Myanmar Coup
  447. INDONESIA: Indonesia EV Battery Industry in Limbo Amid Uncertain Roadmap, Rule
  448. INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau Continues to Erupt on Tuesday
  449. MYANMAR: Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang
  450. MYANMAR: Gangs, Extortion in Bangladesh Camps Driving Rohingya Sea Exodus
  451. SINGAPORE: Shanmugam Seeks Court Order Requiring TikTok to Name Users Who Posted ‘False, Baseless’ Claims of Extra-Marital Affair
  452. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Highlights Importance of Religion at R20 Summit
  453. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates On The Move Ahead of Official Campaign Season
  454. MALAYSIA: Education Minister Apologizes Over Vanning of Tamil Songs at Carnival in Penang
  455. MYANMAR: Rohingya Resettlements From Bangladesh Increase While Myanmar Instability Grows
  456. THAILAND: Chinese Nationals Begging in Bangkok Not Victims of Trafficking: Immigration Chief
  457. INDONESIA: State-Owned Enterprises Yield Rp 74 Trillion in Dividends
  458. INDONESIAN Police, Fishers Start Patrols to Stop Rohingya Boats
  459. MALAYSIA: In China, Court Begins Hearing Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 Compensation Claims From Passengers’ Families
  460. MYANMAR Junta to Prosecute Satellite Internet Users
  461. INDONESIA: KPK Marches On As Leader Fights Graft Charges
  462. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Inaugurates Two Airports in Papua
  463. MYANMAR: Battle For Control of Myanmar State Capital Escalating at ‘Alarming Rate’
  464. VIETNAMESE in Myanmar Relocated to Safe Zones: ministry
  465. INDONESIA Welcomes Temporary Truce in Gaza, Seeks Lasting Solution
  466. INDONESIA: Amended Law Allows Gov’t to Freeze Bank Accounts in Online Gambling Crackdown
  467. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Electronics Face Closer US Scrutiny Over China-Forced Labor
  468. MYANMAR: Doctors Without Borders Calls for Patient and Healthcare Worker Safety in Myanmar Conflict Areas
  469. VIETNAM: Task Force Curbing Traffic of Newborns to China
  470. INDONESIA: Regional Economic Integration Underpins Indonesia’s Transformation-JakartaPost-Nov 22, 2023
  471. INDONESIANS See US, China As the Right Economic Partners for ASEAN
  472. MALAYSIA: Bomb Threats Hit Several International Schools in Malaysia
  473. MYANMAR: Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
  474. THAILAND: LGBTQ Couples in Thailand to Soon Have Equal Legal Rights in Marriage
  475. INDONESIA Sends $2 Million worth of Humanitarian Supplies to Palestine
  476. INDONESIA: Disapora Welcomes New visa, But Not the Cost
  477. MALAYSIA: Average Salary in Malaysia to Increase 5.1pc in 2024: Mercer Survey
  478. MYANMAR: Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future
  479. CAMBODIA to Become First Asian Host of Mine Summit
  480. INDONESIA Opts for Less Ambitious Option Than Early Coal Retirement
  481. INDONESIA: About 250 Rohingya Refugees in Aceh Sent Back to Sea
  482. MALAYSIA: Becoming a Malaysian Officially: Five things You Need to Know About the ‘Good Character’ Test
  483. MYANMAR: Humbled Regime Helpless as China Demands Border Security; Hiding the Scale of Defeat; and More
  484. INDONESIA Healthtech Industry Faces Fresh Challenges Despite Past Growths
  485. INDONESIA: House to Form Committee to Watch Police Ahead of Elections
  486. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Agree to Address Illegal Fishing, Discuss South China Sea Issue During Bilateral Meeting in San Francisco
  487. MYANMAR: 5 European Nations, Canada Seek to Join Genocide Case against Myanmar at Top UN Court
  488. THAILAND: Hamas Tells govt Negotiators Thai Hostages Will Be Freed During Ceasefire
  489. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Vow Close Scrutiny of 2024 Race
  490. INDONESIA: Gunung Padang Could Be the World’s Oldest Pyramid: Study
  491. MALAYSIA: Google, Malaysian Govt Announce Strategic Collaboration To Create Skill Opportunities for 300,000 by 2026
  492. MYANMAR: Nine Towns Occupied by Myanmar Military for Decades Lost to Resistance in Days
  493. SINGAPORE: All Adult Singaporeans To Receive up to S$800 in Assurance Package Support in December
  494. INDONESIA: Competitive Three-Horse Race to Succeed Jokowi is On
  495. INDONESIA, US to Develop Work Plan on Critical Minerals Deal
  496. MYANMAR: Almost 40 Myanmar Junta Positions Abandoned in Rakhine: Arakan Army
  497. PHILIPPINES: Why Court Allowed Leila de Lima to Post Bail
  498. THAILAND Welcomes 23 Million Tourists This Year with Malaysians Topping List
  499. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Divided on Jokowi’s Food Estate Policy
  500. INDONESIA: Gibran Cleared To Run Despite Controversy
  501. MALAYSIA: Why Aren’t More Malays Successful Despite NEP? Dr Mahathir Compares Culture to Centuries of ‘Wealth-Chasing’ by Chinese
  502. MALAYSIA: ‘Stalemate’: Malaysia Still Can’t Get Sirul Extradited from Australia Due to Death Penalty: Lawyers
  503. CHINA Offers Bounty for Myanmar Junta’s Scam Kingpin in Kokang
  504. INDONESIA: Jokowi Calls OIC to Unite Against Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza
  505. INDONESIA: Religious Figures, Activists Call for Dialogue to End Violence in Papua
  506. MYANMAR: Thousands Trapped Without Food and Medicine in Shan State
  507. THAILAND: Chinese Police to Patrol in Thailand to Boost Tourist Confidence
  508. VIETNAM: Healing Tourism Trend Prompts Service Suppliers to Become More Dynamic
  509. CAMBODIA Achieves Remarkable Rice Sales Exceeding $1.2 Billion
  510. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
  511. INDONESIA: TikTok Ramps Up Efforts To Fight Fake Election News
  512. MYANMAR: Brotherhood Alliance Vows to Spread Operation 1027 Across Myanmar
  513. VIETNAM Beckons DIaspora With Career Options
  514. INDONESIA’S Diplomacy Must Be Value-Led, Not Transactional: Anies
  515. INDONESIA Welcomes 22 Palestinian Students on Scholarships
  516. MYANMAR Junta Calls Up All Reservists as Resistance Offensive Spreads
  517. SINGAPORE: Religious Leaders’ Guidance On gGobal Conflicts Helped to Foster Harmony in Singapore: Shanmugam
  518. VIETNAM: US Adds Vietnam to Currency Monitoring List
  519. INDONESIA: Certification Headache for Indonesia’s Budding Carbon Market
  520. INDONESIA Should Revamp Foreign Policy Amid Global Challenges: Ganjar
  521. MALAYSIA: Recruitment Agencies Not Allowed to Outsource Hiring of Foreign Workers: HR Minister
  522. MYANMAR: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Need Food: Myanmar Volunteers
  523. VIETNAMESE  Boycott Snapchat Over China’s U-shaped Line
  524. INDONESIA: GDP Growth Falls Below 5 Percent for First Time Since Pandemic
  525. INDONESIA Joins Money Laundering Watchdog FATF
  526. MYANMAR: Thai Police Pledge to Rescue Trafficked Nationals From Myanmar
  527. SINGAPORE PRoposes New Laws for President, Ministers to Hold ROles in Foreign and Global organizations
  528. VIETNAM By Far the Biggest Market for South Korean Cars in Southeast Asia
  529. INDONESIA: New Law Allows Military’s Return to Civilian Positions
  530. INDONESIA: West Papua Tribe At Risk of Losing Homeland aAter Court Ruling: NGOs
  531. MALAYSIA: Health Experts Predict Diabetes Will Heavily Burden Malaysia’s Healthcare System in Future
  532. MYANMAR Ethnic Groups Seize More Junta Outposts in Northern Shan State
  533. PHILIPPINES: Radioman Killed While Broadcasting
  534. INDONESIA Unlikely To Boycott Pro-Israel Products
  535. INDONESIA, UAE to Launch Mangrove Research Center at COP28
  536. MYNMAR Military Says Lost Control of Strategic Border Town
  537. SINGAPORE Warns Foreigners Against Using Country to Further Political Causes Amid Israel-Hamas war
  538. VIETNAM Uncovers Oldest Human Remains
  539. CAMBODIA: UNESCO Formally List Battambang Gastronomy
  540. INDONESIAN Hospital in Gaza in its Last Hours Amid Israel’s Fuel Blockade
  541. INDONESIA: More Local Firms Start Developing Malls, Hospitals in Nusantara
  542. MALAYSIA: On Proposed ‘Regressive’ Citizenship Law Changes, Stateless Kids Still Have Legal Avenues to be Malays: Saifuddin Nasution
  543. MYANMAR: US Sanctions Myanmar Junta’s State Oil and Gas Company
  544. INDONESIA Doubts Myanmar is Close to Inclusive National Dialogue
  545. INDONESIA: Government to introduce superior tuber varieties to address famine in Papua
  546. INDONESIA: 200,000 Hectares of Palm Plantations to be Made Forests: Government
  547. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Allowed 100pc Foreign-Owned Tesla, Starlink To Operate in Malaysia for National Good
  548. MYANMAR: Chinese Security Minister Meets Myanmar Junta Chief as Border Violence Grows
  549. INDONESIA: At Least 45 Suspected Militants Arrested in October
  550. INDONESIA: Remote Working for Jakarta Public Employees Fails to Tackle Pollution
  551. MALAYSIA: Sold An Illusion, Group Says Some Nepalis Find Bitter Reality Once in Malaysia
  552. MYNMAR Military Caught Off Guard by Ethnic Alliance’s Northern Offensive
  553. THAILAND To Lift Deep South Emergency by 2027: Defense Minister
  554. INDONESIA: 2024 Elections Chance to ‘Rejuvenate Democracy’ in Southeast Asia
  555. INDONESIA Surpasses Target With 26 Gold Medals at Hangzhou Para Games
  556. MYANMAR’S Shan State Clashes Stretch Into Second Day
  557. SINGAPORE’S Vote In Favor of UN Resolution Shows Clear Stand on Israel-Hamas Conflict: Shanmugam
  558. VIETNAM: Google Offers 40,000 Scholarships to Support Vietnam’s digital transformation
  559. INDONESIA Slams Western ‘Bias’ Regarding Gaza Siege at Security Council
  560. INDONESIA: TikTok, YouTube, Meta Eye Indonesia E-commerce License: Sources
  561. MYANMAR Junta Gets an ‘F’ For Education as Schools Spiral into Chaos
  562. SINGAPORE: Sleep-Deprived, 2 in 3 S’poreans Planning Travel With Goal of Catching Up On Shut-Eye: Survey
  563. THAILAND: At Least 54 Thais Held Hostage by Hamas: Israeli government
  564. INDONESIA: Businesses Seek to Ensure Post-Election Continuity
  565. INDONESIA: We Are Open to All: Indonesia Denies Favoring Chinese Investment
  566. MALAYSIA: Using Bahasa Melayu in Govt Dept Correspondence Crucial to Safeguard its Position: Malay Students Federation
  567. MYANMAR: Daw Aung Suu Kyi in Limbo as Myanmar Resumes Prison Visits After Three-Year Ban
  568. MYANMAR Crackdown on Business Escalates, 16 More Executives Face Life in Prison
  569. CAMBODIA-Village Ends Logging, Plants Crops
  570. INDONESIA Can Sue EU over Protectionist Green Policy: Economist
  571. MALAYSIA: DAP Rep Calls on Malaysians to Buy Palestinian Products Like Olive Oil, Dates As Sign of Solidarity
  572. MYANMAR: Global Petition Ups Pressure on Singapore to Cut Myanmar Military’s Supply Line
  573. VIETNAM Reports First Monkeypox Death
  574. INDONESIA: Firms Want Direct 95-Year Land Rights In Nusantara As Uncertainty Persists
  575. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Huge Geothermal Potential Catches Iceland’s Attention
  576. MALAYSIA: Poor Command of Bahasa Malaysia Among Reasons Why Senior Applicants Refused Citizenship:  Home Minister
  577. MYANMAR Regime Opens Larger Gems Emporium
  578. SINGAPORE: No Decision On Use Of Nuclear Energy Yet, Singapore to Keep Options Open
  579. INDONESIA: Prabowo Picks Jokowi’s Son Gibran as Running Mate
  580. INDONESIA: Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage in Indonesia’s “Living Rooms”
  581. MYANMAR: Rohingya Lie at the Bottom of the Pile of World Aid Priorities
  582. MYANMAR Junta Allocates Land in Yangon for Russia to Build Orthodox Church
  583. VIETNAM: Vietnam to Sign Rice Trade Deals with Indonesia, Philippines
  584. INDONESIA: After Nearly A Decade, Jokowi Falls Short On Promise Of Energy Subsidy Reform
  585. INDONESIA: Ex-Papua Governor Lukas Enembe Sentenced to 8 Years for Corruption
  586. MYANMAR: German Firm Faces Legal Probe Over Myanmar Junta Supplies
  587. MYANMAR Junta Demands Expats Pay Tax Before Renewing Passports
  588. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Secures $4.26B Business Deals in Saudi Arabia-
  589. INDONESIA: Belt and Road Cooperation Must Not Complicate Countries’ Fiscal Conditions: Jokowi
  590. INDONESIA: European Firm Commits to Invest $2b in Indonesia’s Renewables
  591. MALAYSIA Proposes Upgrading 2002 ASEAN Pact To Address Haze Issue: Nik Nazmi
  592. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Trying to Sow Division in Myanmar’s Oldest Ethnic Armed Group
  593. THAILAND: Iranian Envoy in Thailand Says Effort Being Made to Free Thais Held Hostage by Hamas
  594. INDONESIA: Xi Wants to Expand Cooperation With Indonesia in Several Key Markets
  595. INDONESIA: 30.000 Coal Workers Could Lose Jobs as Indonesia Shifts to Clean Energy
  596. MALAYSIA: First Women’s Health Clinic Set Up At National Sports Medical Centre To Handle Female Athletes’ Health Issues: Hannah Yeoh
  597. MYANMAR: ASEAN Must Take Action Against Members Supporting Myanmar Junta
  598. MYANMAR: ‘Cyber Scammer’ Facing Arrest in China Linked to Drugs Trade in Myanmar
  599. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Opens Door For Jokowi’s Son to Run in Presidential Poll
  600. INDONESIA: Jakarta Aims to Become Global City After Capital Relocation
  601. MALAYSIA: EPF: Budget 2024 Prioritizes Retirement Wellbeing, Secure Future For Malaysians
  602. MYANMAR: China Begins Surveys for Railway on Myanmar’s Indian Ocean
  603. PHILIPPINES: Canada Forges Agreement to Help Philippines Track Illegal Fishing vessels Using Satellite Technology
  604. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Upholds Minimum Age for President, VP candidates
  605. INDONESIA: Missing Emission Cap Renders RI Carbon Exchange Less Effective: Experts
  606. INDONESIA Urges Norway to Accelerate $250 Million Clean Energy Investment
  607. MYANMAR Junta and Russia Discuss Building Gas Pipeline in Myanmar
  608. VIETNAM: Halal Tourism ‘Gold Mine’ For Vietnam To Tap Into
  609. INDONESIA Signs Tourism Decarbonization Road Map
  610. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Employment Agencies to Submit Lists of Myanmar Migrant Workers
  611. SINGAPORE: Pew Sudy Hails Singapore’s ‘Remarkable’ Religious Diversity and High Tolerance, Acceptance
  612. THAILAND: Two Thai Elephants Born Through Artificial Insemination
  613. INDONESIA: Island Nations Band Together To Face Existential Threat
  614. INDONESIA Reelected at UN Human Rights Council with Most Votes
  615. MALAYSIA: In A First For The Country, Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act Passed in Dewan Rakyat
  616. MYANMAR: A Corrupt Business Empire Thrives Under the Junta
  617. THAILAND: Govt Eyes Community-Based Jobs For Workers Returning From Israel
  618. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Administration Gets Red Mark On Graft Eradication
  619. INDONESIA Asks Philippines’s Help to Evacuate Citizens from War-Torn Gaza
  620. MALAYSIA: First Time Malaysian Trafficking Victims Found All The Way in South America: IGP
  621. MYANMAR  Troops Cut Power in Southern Sagaing, Force 10,000 to Flee
  622. THAILAND: YouTube remains top video platform in Thailand:  Survey
  623. INDONESIA To Evacuate Citizens from Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Worsens
  624. INDONESIA Hosts Inaugural Summit of Island States
  625. MALAYSIA: Indonesia, Thailand and China Agree To Trade With Malaysia Using Ringgit: PM Anwar
  626. MYANMAR: 29 Killed in Myanmar Junta Strike on Displaced Persons Camp
  627. THAILAND Postpones Regional Summit to Which Myanmar Junta Boss Invited
  628. INDONESIA Calls for End of Israel-Palestine Conflicts
  629. INDONESIA: Confidence In Collaborative Climate Response Weighed Down By Inaction
  630. MYANMAR Junta Rejects Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeal
  631. SINGAPORE Banks To Allow Customers To ‘Lock Up’ Funds in Latest Move To Guard Against Scams
  632. VIETNAMESE Citizens In Israel Remain Safe Amid Severe Conflict
  633. INDONESIA: Govt Orders E-Commerce Firms To Share Import Data With Customs Office
  634. INDONESIA: Govt Conducts First Biofuel-Powered Flight Test On Commercial Plane
  635. MYANMAR: Expressing Dissent Online Can Be Deadly In Myanmar: Freedom House
  636. THAILAND Needs An SMS Emergency Alert System
  637. VIETNAM: Vietjet To Launch 5 New Routes To Asia-Pacific Destinations
  638. INDONESIA: KPU Urges Political Parties To Withdraw Ex-Graft Convicts From Legislative Elections
  639. INDONESIA: Seeks Negotiations on Binding Rules on AI-Driven Weapons
  640. MALAYSIA: KL, Riyadh In Talks To Make Malaysia Preferred Transit Hub For Umrah Pilgrims: MOTAC
  641. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Graft Purge Can’t Hide His Own Ill-Gotten Wealth
  642. VIETNAM’S Largest Rare Earth Mine To Open
  643. INDONESIA: Govt Goes All In To Extinguish Wildfires
  644. INDONESIA: House Passes Revised IKN Law To Future-Proof Nusantara Against Regime Change
  645. INDONESIA: Agriculture Minister Syahrul Abroad Amid Ongoing Corruption Probe
  646. MYANMAR: Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
  647. SINGAPORE: New Inter-Ministerial Committee To Review And Strengthen Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime
  648. CAMBODIA: Guinness Recognize Giant Stingray
  649. INDONESIA: State Firms Accused Of Selling Arms To Myanmar Junta
  650. INDONESIA: Court Upholds Jobs Law As Labor Unions Stage Rallies
  651. MYANMAR’S Cash-Strapped Junta Hikes Taxes, Utilities Despite Surging Inflation
  652. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Braces For Severe Drought, River salinity
  653. INDONESIA: PDI-P Touts Food Security As Election Priority
  654. INDONESIA: 77 Indonesians Could Be Spared Death Penalty in Malaysia
  655. MYANMAR: Dethroned NLD party marks 35th anniversary in Myanmar
  656. SINGAPORE’S Total Population Back Above Pre-Covid Levels, Rising 5% to 5.92 Million
  657. THAILAND: Toxic Smoke From Indonesia Drifts Towards Thailand
  658. INDONESIA: TIkTok Laments Social Media Commerce Ban
  659. INDONESIA, Malaysia Seek to Counter Negative Perception of Palm Oil in India
  660. MALAYSIA: Artist Of Banned Book Says ‘Monkey’ Remark Meant To Compliment Indonesian Maid’s Agility
  661. MYANMAR: Tracing Myanmar Junta’s Repeated Governing Body Shakeups Since Coup
  662. SINGAPOREAN Woman And Daughter Arrested in Manila Airport For Allegedly Smuggling 14kg of Cocaine Worth S$1.83m
  663. INDONESIA: Multiple Task Forces Make Little Dent On Jakarta Air Pollution
  664. INDONESIA’S Carbon Exchange Holds Rp 3,000t Potential: Jokowi
  665. MALAYSIA: No Harassment of LGBT Community Will Be Allowed: Anwar
  666. MALAYSIA Working To Bring Home 2 Suspected Terrorists Detained in Guantanamo Bay
  667. MYANMAR: As Resistance Drone Attacks Rise, Myanmar Junta Seeks Regional Help
  668. INDONESIA: Govt Efforts To Tackle Human Trafficking Not Enough: Activists
  669. INDONESIA: Use Buildings Idled By Capital Move To Make Jakarta ‘Livable’: ADB
  670. MALAYSIA Will Not Entertain Frivolous Claims By Any Party on Sabah: Foreign Minister
  671. MYANMAR: How Chinese-Run Mines Are Fueling the Myanmar Junta’s Terror Campaign
  672. VIETNAM Opposes China’s Ship Identification Stations in Paracel Islands
  673. INDONESIA Reiterates Call To Reform Global Financial System
  674. INDONESIA: Gov’t To Issue Regulation Banning Social Media Platforms from Running E-Commerce
  675. MYANMAR: Catch-22 For Rohingya Caught Up in Myanmar Citizenship Dilemma
  676. PHILIPPINES: China Installs Barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
  677. SINGAPORE: World War II Bomb Found in Bukit Timah, SAF to Carry Out On
  678. INDONESIA: Local Investors Kick-Start Commercial Projects in Nusantara
  679. INDONESIA Pledges to Protect Marine Biodiversity in High Seas
  680. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Despite Geopolitical Rivalry, US Remains Malaysia’s Top Investor
  681. MYANMAR: US Committed To Resolving The Crisis in Burma: Deputy Secretary of State
  682. PHILIPPINES Considers Banning TikTok For Security Workers To Block App From Cyberspying
  683. INDONESIA: What climate change? Study Finds Political Parties Lack Focus on Climate Issues
  684. INDONESIA Seeks to Strengthen Fragmented Global South in Weeklong UNGA
  685. INDONESIA: Elon Musk’s Starlink Makes Indonesian Presence Withyees: Minerist
  686. MALAYSIA’S Largest Renewable Energy Power Plant Commences Operation
  687. MYANMAR: Junta Shutters Myanmar Currency Exchanges in ‘Futile’ Bid to Prop Up Economy
  688. CAMBODIA Set To Celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO Listing
  689. INDONESIA: Govt To Proceed With Oil Exploration In Warim Block In Papua
  690. INDONESIAN Woman Jailed for Using Islamic Invocation Before Eating Pork
  691. MALAYSIA: Resorting to Racial Politics Is Easiest Way To Gain Malay Support: PKR Deputy President Rafizi
  692. MYANMAR Junta Seeks Chinese Help Acquiring Nuclear Technology
  693. INDONESIAN Nickel Reserves Could Be Depleted In 15 Years, Minister Warns
  694. INDONESIA: Antam Ordered to Pay Surabaya Businessman Rp 1 Trillion in 1 Ton Gold Dispute
  695. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
  696. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
  697. MYANMAR: UK Ad Cuts to Rohingya Now at 85%: NGO
  698. VIETNAMESE Earthworm Hunters Destroying Protective Forest Go Unpunished
  699. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Slam Jokowi For Spying Boast
  700. INDONESIAN Navy Thwarts People Smuggling Attempt to Malaysia in High-Speed Boat Chase
  701. INDONESIA: National Museum that Houses Pre-Historic Artifacts Ravaged by Fire
  702. MYANMAR: UN Expert Suggests ‘Collective Punishment’ To End Myanmar mMilitary’s War on the People
  703. THAILAND: Health Ministry Launches Swift Vaccine Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
  704. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
  705. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
  706. MALAYSIA: Immigration Dept Cripples Pakistani Immigrant Syndicate in Kelantan
  707. MYANMAR: NLD Alarmed at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Health Woes
  708. MYANMAR: Several ASEAN Air Force Chiefs Skip Myanmar Meeting
  709. INDONESIA: Fears of Abuse as Ministers Allowed To Campaign ‘On Leave’
  710. INDONESIA: 19 Regional Governments and 2 Companies Awarded for Impactful Development Initiatives
  711. MALAYSIA Determined To Get Back 1MDB Funds From Goldman Sachs: PM Anwar
  712. MYANMAR Junta Chief Woos Shan Militias Amid Troop Shortages
  713. THAILAND: Pita Named An Emerging Leader In TIME100 Next List
  714. INDONESIA Grapples With Fires As El Nino Peaks
  715. INDONESIA Looks Back on Tough East Asia Summit Negotiations
  716. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, Survey Shows Muslims and Buddhists See Extremists From Their Own Faiths As Biggest Threats
  717. MYANMAR: Crimes Against Humanity Are Getting More ‘Brazen’ in Myanmar, UN Told
  718. PHILIPPINES: A Decade Later, Philippines Still Most Dangerous Country in Asia for Envi Defenders
  719. CAMBODIAN Rice Benefits From Global Security Woes
  720. INDONESIA: PLN’s Ambitious Renewables Target Lacks Govt Support
  721. MALAYSIA Is Latest in Asia To Tighten Grip on Key Minerals
  722. MYANMAR: Shamed By ASEAN, Myanmar’s Generals Try to Save Face
  723. VIETNAM: Bayer Launches Southeast Asia’s First ForwardFarm in Vietnam
  724. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reiterates Developing Nations Call For Help On Climate at G20
  725. INDONESIA: ASEAN Establishes New Troika to Find Solution on Myanmar Crisis
  726. MYANMAR: Education Under Attack in Myanmar, Ukraine and Other War Zones: NGO
  727. MYANMAR Has Been Running Out of Power Since the Coup: World Bank
  728. THAILAND Malaysia Mull Setting Up Joint Committee To Tackle Cross-Border Cybercrime
  729. INDONESIA: Proposed Govt Control Over Places Of Worship Draws Criticism
  730. INDONESIA: Police Deployed to Check Pollutant Level at Factories
  731. MALAYSIA: Suhakam To Work With Indonesian, Philippine Counterparts To Find Answers To Sabah’s Stateless Issue In Next Five Years
  732. MYANMAR Junta Losing War: East Timor’s President
  733. VIETNAM Rises As Potential Semiconductor Hub For Global Manufacturers
  734. INDONESIA: China Warns Against ‘New Cold War’ at ASEAN Summit
  735. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 42 Chinese Nationals Accused of Romance Scams
  736. MYANMAR: No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chief
  737. MYANMAR’S Suu Kyi Unwell, Back in Prison: NLD Members
  738. VIETNAM, Laos, Cambodia Agree To Operate ‘One Journey-Three Destinations’ Tours
  739. ASEAN Bars Myanmar From 2026 Chairmanship
  740. INDONESIA: OpenAI Chief Granted First ‘Golden Visa’
  741. INDONESIA Introduces De-Dollarization Task Force
  742. SINGAPORE: Rapper Subhas Nair Sentenced To Jail For Attempting To Promote Ill Will Between Races and Religions
  743. THAILAND: As New Cabinet Is Sworn In, Srettha Says ‘No Honeymoon Period’ For His Government
  744. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For ASEAN To Denounce ‘Ten-Dash Line’
  745. INDONESIA To Import 250,000 Tons Of Rice From Cambodia
  746. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Based V-Power Company Ceases Four Projects in Myanmar
  747. VIETNAM’S Mekong Delta, World’s Youngest River Basin, Might Be First One Gone
  748. INDONESIA: Regions Brace For Wildfire, Haze As Dry Season Peaks
  749. INDONESIA: W. Australia Offers to Make Indonesia’s EV Battery Dream Come True ​​​
  750. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir says racial issues caused by non-Malay parties, calls them ‘parti pendatang’: Report
  751. MYANMAR And Other Rice Exporting Countries Struggle To Maintain Normal Production
  752. SINGAPORE: Tharman Clinches Oresidency With Landslide Win, Pledges To Help Usher In ‘Future of Optimism and Solidarity’
  753. INDONESIA Open To ‘Kratom’ Opioid Exports Despite Proposed Local Ban
  754. INDONESIA: Challenges Abound Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Jakarta
  755. MYANMAR’S Landmine Clearers Working With Pliers And Bare Hands
  756. PHILIPPINES Rejects China ’10-Dash’ Map
  757. SINGAPORE Holds First Contested Presidential Vote In Over A Decade
  758. INDONESIA: Political Dynasties, Graft Leniency Loom Over 2024 Elections
  759. INDONESIA: Jokowi Threatens to Shut Down Polluting Factories
  760. MYANMAR: Yangon Food Charities Swamped as Hunger Stalks Myanmar
  761. THAILAND: Activists Submit Petition With Over 212,000 Signatures, Seek Democratic Constitution
  762. VIETNAM: All Eyes On Agroecology As Vietnam Embarks on Food System Transformation Journey
  763. INDONESIA: Political Exiles Push For Guarantee Of Continued Nonjudicial Resolutions
  764. INDONESIA: Says Freedom of Expression Not Free Pass for Quran Desecration
  765. MALAYSIA: Beyond A ‘Band-Aid’: Why SIS Started Free Legal Advice For Muslims 20 years Ago And What’s Next
  766. MYANMAR: As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
  767. THAILAND: MRT To Partially Power Blue, Purple Lines With Solar Energy
  768. INDONESIAN Protectionism May Stand In Way of ASEAN Digital Economy Pact
  769. INDONESIAN Muslims Advised against Multiple Hajj Pilgrimages
  770. MYANMAR: Seven Indian Companies Added To Myanmar ‘Dirty List’
  771. MYANMAR Vulnerable To Climate Emergencies, says NGO
  772. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Province Coastline Devastated By Erosion
  773. CAMBODIA: NGOs Warn of ‘Sharp’ Decline in Breastfeeding
  774. INDONESIA Lifts Ban on Sending Domestic Workers to Middle East
  775. INDONESIA Inaugurates $2B LRT Trains to Reduce Jakarta’s Traffic
  776. MYANMAR Expels Top East Timor Diplomat
  777. THAILAND Running Out of Jobs For University Graduates: NESDC Report
  778. CAMBODIA: From Waste To Wealth: Cambodian Compost Mogul Turns Trash To Treasure
  779. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reignites ‘Bandung Spirit’ In Week-Long Africa Tour
  780. INDONESIA: Hyundai To Introduce New Electric Vehicle Model From Indonesian Plant
  781. MYANMAR: Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine
  782. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Pitches For Federalism
  783. INDONESIA: Pertamina Eyes Oil And Gas, Geothermal Expansion In Kenya
  784. INDONESIA: Partial Work-from-Home Policy Implemented in Greater Jakarta to Address Air Pollution
  785. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monks Condemn Myanmar Junta for Arrests Over ‘Blasphemous’ Movie
  786. PHILIPPINES: Chinese Ships Block PH Boats
  787. THAILAND: Srettha Gets Royal Endorsement As Prime Minister
  788. INDONESIA: Captive Power Casts Doubt On JETP Emissions Reduction Goal
  789. INDONESIA: Govt To Merge Three State-Owned Airlines
  790. INDONESIA’S Cellular Tariffs Among the Cheapest in SE Asia
  791. MYANMAR Will Get Sicker—Junta Shuts Another Hospital in Mandalay
  792. THAILAND: Thaksin Taken To Bangkok Remand Prison To Start Serving His Jail Terms
  793. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Uncover Arms Trade Syndicate
  794. INDONESIA: Health Ministry To Set Up Independent Body To Probe Malpractice Claims
  795. MALAYSIA: Federal Court Allows Leave For Sisters In Islam’s Bid To Appeal Ruling Over Selangor Fatwa Declaring It As Deviant
  796. MYANMAR: Several Resistance Attacks Reported Near Myanmar Regime’s Nerve Center
  797. THAILAND’S Pheu Thai Launches PM Bid As Fugitive Figurehead Thaksin Eyes Return
  798. CAMBODIA-New Cultural Heritage Sites Identified In Protected Areas
  799. INDONESIA: Jokowi To Attend BRICS Summit in South Africa
  800. INDONESIA: Nearly 17,000 Central Government Employees to Relocate to Nusantara
  801. MYANMAR: H&M’s Forced Exit Leaves 42,000 Myanmar Workers Asking How They Will Eat
  802. THAILAND Now Has 36 Smart Cities In 25 Provinces
  803. INDONESIA: Jokowi Govt Sets Final $2.6b Tranche for Nusantara Next Year
  804. INDONESIA: Four More Provinces Ink Low-Carbon Development Deal With Bappenas
  805. MYANMAR: Leader of Sanctions-Hit Myanmar Junta Moans About ‘Weaponization’ of Dollar
  806. MYANMAR: In Myanmar Prisons, Showing Solidarity With Martyrs Leads to Solitary Confinement
  807. SINGAPORE: Police Warn Of New Android App Scam Targeting Users of TikTok, Dating Platforms-
  808. INDONESIA: Tesla To Sign Investment Deal In Indonesia Within Months: Luhut
  809. INDONESIA: Newly-Arrested Militant Plots Attacks on Police, Military Targets
  810. MYANMAR: Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis
  811. MYANMAR Regime to Arm Civil Servants
  812. SINGAPORE: Some Employers Make Baseless ‘revenge accusations’ Against Maids To Punish Them For Leaving Job: Home Report
  813. INDONESIA: Government To Start Random Emission Tests As Poor Air Chokes Jakarta
  814. INDONESIA: Jokowi Mulls Work From Home Policy to Address Deteriorating Jakarta Air Quality
  815. MYANMAR: At Least 25 Missing After Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
  816. THAILAND: Man, 36, Becomes First Patient To Die of Mpox in Thailand
  817. VIETNAM Issues e-Visa For All Countries
  818. INDONESIA: Jakarta Pollution Blamed For Respiratory Problems
  819. INDONESIA: Miss Universe Cuts Ties with Indonesian Organizer amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
  820. MYANMAR: Torture and Terror at Chinese-Run Cyber Scam Hubs in Myanmar
  821. VIETNAM: Big Wave of Internal Migration Hits Da Lat
  822. INDONESIA: Jakarta Hit By Major Pollution spike: Air quality monitor
  823. INDONESIA: Lecturer’s Curse of President Tests Limits of Free Speech
  824. INDONESIA: New Capital Nusantara is World’s Largest Project: Jokowi
  825. MYANMAR: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Blames Manipur Violence On Myanmar Refugees
  826. VIETNAM: Power Outages Cost Vietnam $1.4B: World Bank
  827. INDONESIA: ‘Missing Link’ in Indonesia’s Economic Development: INDEF
  828. INDONESIA: New Zealand Calls For Release of Pilot Kidnapped in Papua
  829. INDONESIA: 30 Miss Universe Indonesia Contestants Report Sexual Abuse: Lawyer
  830. MYANMAR: Prominent Activist Calls for Public Boycott of Myanmar Junta’s ‘Blood’ Products
  831. THAILAND To Grow Opium, Magic Mushrooms To Produce Morphine, Anti-Depressants
  832. INDONESIA’S Inequality Increases Slightly As Poverty Falls
  833. INDONESIA: Brain Drain: Calls Mount For Dual Citizenship In Indonesia
  834. INDONESIA: Populous Indonesia Defends Democracy Index That is Behind Malaysia
  835. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Turkiye’s President Erdogan Suggests Cooperation With Malaysia In Facing Islamophobia
  836. MYANMAR: Deadly Floods Displace Thousands in Three Myanmar Border States
  837. CAMBODIA Dismisses Human Rights Report
  838. INDONESIA: Experts Warn of Contagious Outbreaks, Health Problems As El Niño Returns
  839. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Exceeds 5% for 7th Consecutive Quarter
  840. MYANMAR: US Closes Sanctions Window For Myanmar Junta Banks
  841. VIETNAM: Earthworm Electrocution Is Destroying The Environment For China Trade
  842. ASEAN: Timor-Leste Rethinks Its Accession Bid if ASEAN Cannot Handle Myanmar Issue
  843. INDONESIA- West Sumatra Administration Criticized For Stifling Protests
  844. MALAYSIA: Muslim Nationalism Challenges Anwar’s Multiethnic Government: Wong Chin Huat
  845. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners Tortured for Honoring Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day
  846. VIETNAM: Export Demand Should Not Jeopardize Vietnam Food Security: Experts
  847. INDONESIA Initiates ASEAN Road Map For Digital Transformation Of Education Systems
  848. INDONESIA: Foreigners Only Need Passport to Buy House in Indonesia: Gov’t
  849. MALAYSIA: Woman Convert Fails To Get High Court Leave In Bid To Be Declared Christian After Divorcing Muslim Man
  850. MYANMAR: Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar
  851. THAILAND: Chinese Investors Top BOI Investments Applications
  852. INDONESIA: Islamic School Leader Panji Gumilang Detained for Blasphemy, Hate Speech
  853. INDONESIA: Govt Plans to Revive Sanatoriums To Treat Tuberculosis
  854. MYANMAR: Junta’s Amnesty for Political Prisoners was Hostage Diplomacy: Myanmar Watchdog
  855. VIETNAM Continues ‘Four Nos’ Defense Policy
  856. VIETNAM: Culinary Tourism To Become National Strategic Product
  857. INDONESIA: Govt Unveils Ecotourism Concept For New Capital City
  858. INDONESIA: No LSD In Our Cattle, Canberra Insists After RI Halts Imports
  859. MYANMAR Regime Reduces Jailed Leaders’ Sentences Under Prisoner Amnesty
  860. SINGAPORE:  Man Charged With Running Unregistered Muslim Religious School, Teaching False Doctrine
  861. VIETNAMESE Consume Too Much Meat, Say Health Advocates
  862. INDONESIA: Government Orders Shipment of Aid to Drought-Hit Papua Region
  863. INDONESIA: Jokowi Seeks Chinese Investment in 5,000-Hectare Durian Plantation
  864. Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for 6 More Months
  865. PHILIPPINES: 25 Dead, Over 2 million Affected from Typhoon Doksuri in Philippines
  866. VIETNAM: Russia to Issue E-Visas for Vietnamese Nationals
  867. NDONESIA’S Middle-Strength Passport Remains a Travel Barrier For Some
  868. INDONESIA Launches Its First CryIpto Bourse
  869. MALAYSIA: Customs Makes Biggest Drug Bust in Sabah, Seizes over 100Kg of Syabu Worth Around RM3M
  870. MYANMAR Jade Worth About US$4 Billion Exported to China in 2022
  871. THAILAND:  Police Prepare for Thaksin’s Return As August 10 Arrival Date Confirmed By Family
  872. INDONESIA’s Rice Reserve Not Sufficient To Weather El Niño Next Year
  873. ASEAN Predicted to Be Net Importer of Natural Gas by 2025
  874. MYANMAR’S Northern Alliance ‘Not Interested’ in Empty Peace Talks With Junta
  875. PHILIPPINES; China Eyes Military Exercises With PH
  876. SINGAPORE: No Zero-Tolerance Approach by PAP to Extramarital Affairs, Unlike Corruption and Criminal Conduct: DPM Wong
  877. CAMBODIA: An End To An Era as Hun Sen Passes Baton To Son Manet
  878. INDONESIA: JETP Could Help Drive Indonesia’s Geothermal Growth
  879. INDONESIA Says Taliban Representatives Visited ‘Informally’
  880. MYANMAR: Thai Beer Titan to Invest US$14M in Another Brewery in Myanmar
  881. PHILIPPINES: VIETNAM Builds More Facilities in Spratlys
  882. CAMBODIAN Election Draws Criticism
  883. INDONESIA: Social Media Monitoring Agency Could Curb Free Speech, Activists Warn
  884. INDONESIA Set to Launch Largest Solar Panel Industry in SE Asia
  885. MYANMAR Military May Move Suu Kyi to House Arrest
  886. SINGAPORE To Execute First Woman In Nearly 20 Years: Rights Groups
  887. INDONESIA: G20 Energy Proposal Costly, Not Feasible: RI
  888. INDONESIA Spends $3.8B on Fuel Subsidies in 1st Half of 2023
  889. MYANMAR: Number of IDPs in Myanmar Surges Almost 50,000 in Five Weeks
  890. SINGAPORE: Growing Concern With Youth Radicalism, Terrorism Threat to Singapore Remains High: ISD
  891. VIETNAM: Researchers Find Evidence of 2,000-year-old curry in Vietnam, the oldest in Southeast Asia
  892. CAMBODIA’S 2023 General Election Kicks Off
  893. INDONESIA: Power Struggle Grips Golkar Ahead of 2024 Polls
  894. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Close Illegal Railroad Crossings
  895. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, More Muslim Parents Turning To Abducting Kids in Custody Wars: SIS Data
  896. MYANMAR: Whither Wa State? Myanmar’s Criminal Hub Spreads Wings Under Junta
  897. INDONESIA Must Push For Fairer Carbon Market: Activists
  898. INDONESIA: Gov’t Takes Down Over 11,000 Gambling Websites
  899. MALAYSIA Issues License to Elon Musk’s Starlink To Bring Internet Services To Remote Areas
  900. MYANMAR: Chin Schoolchildren Being Taught In Trenches Cecause of Airstrikes
  901. VIETNAM’S Last Wild Elephants On The Brink of Survival
  902. INDONESIA Strengthens Economic Diplomacy With Cabinet Reshuffle
  903. INDONESIA: No Authorization for Interfaith Marriages: Supreme Court
  904. Myanmar Regime Again Bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From Honoring Father on Martyrs’ Day
  905. SINGAPORE: Foreigners Need Approval To Buy Mixed Commercial and Residential Properties, Land in Singapore
  906. VIETNAM Passport Jumps 6 Places in Global Ranking
  907. INDONESIA: RI, EU Gear Up For Trade Clash
  908. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Pay Indonesia $886M in Digital Taxes in 3.5 Years
  909. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Constant Fear of Torture and Murder
  910. PHILIPPINES: ICC Junks PH Appeal On Drug War Probe
  911. VIETNAM: Google Maps Re-Displays Vietnamese Flag on Spratly Island
  912. INDONESIA: When Teachers Are The Bullies, Where Do Students Go?
  913. INDONESIA Trade Surplus for 38 Months in a Row
  914. MYANMAR Junta Condemns ASEAN for Ignoring ‘Peaceful Efforts to Restore Democracy’
  915. THAILAND: Coalition Decides to Propose Pita as its PM Candidate in Second Round
  916. VIETNAM’S Aging 100-million Population a Demographic Time Bomb
  917. CAMBODIA: Childhood Diabetes Up Amid Sugar Epidemic
  918. INDONESIA: Growing Informal Sector Signals Lack In Job Creation
  919. INDONESIA: PTPP, Adhi Karya Win $540M Railway Project in Philippines
  920. MYANMAR Junta Likely to Extend Military Rule Again
  921. THAILAND: Two-Wheeled Angels:Bangkok Launches First Fleet of Motorbike-ambulances
  922. ASEAN Struggles For Unity On Myanmar Conflict
  923. ASEAN, China Agree on South China Sea’s Code of Conduct Guidelines
  924. INDONESIA: Shrinking Domestic Industry May Dethrone RI As World’s No. 2 Rubber Exporter
  925. MYANMAR: Protect Rohingya From Armed Gangs: HRW
  926. THAILAND: Pita Fails in Bid to Become Prime Minister
  927. INDONESIA Wants to Double Lithium Pact with Australia to 120,000 Tons
  928. INDONESIA: LGBT Event in Indonesia Scrapped After Security Threats
  929. MYANMAR: Thai Foreign Minister Says Met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
  930. SINGAPORE: Maid Agencies Find Various Ways to Sieve Out Underage Candidates, Even As MOM Sees Fewer Cases
  931. THAILAND: Thaksin Postpones Return Until Thailand’s Political Situation Settles Down
  932. INDONESIA: Bakamla Seizes Iranian Tanker Over Illicit Oil Transfer
  933. INDONESIA: Netherlands Returns Ancient Jewels, Temple Carvings to Indonesia
  934. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Gives Final Warning To Those Playing Up 3R Issues
  935. MYANMAR Junta Condemned For Using ‘Prison Transfers’ as a Pretext For Murder
  936. PHILIPPINE Activists Fight Back on Online Theats Rise
  937. CAMBODIA: Manhunt Underway After Capital 103kg-Meth Bust
  938. INDONESIA: RI Property Giants to Build Malls, Offices In Nusantara Capital City
  939. INDONESIA: $3.5 Billion Jababeka Movieland Launched as Indonesian Answer to Hollywood
  940. MYANMAR: Singapore’s UOB Is Shutting Myanmar Junta Allied Airline’s Bank Accounts
  941. SINGAPORE: Millions Vie For Tickets to Taylor Swift’s Only Stop in Southeast Asia
  942. INDONESIA: Potable Tap Water Still a Pipe Dream, for Now
  943. INDONESIA: Political Row Undermines RI’S Second Chance as FIFA Host
  944. MALAYSIA: Counting Malaysia’s ‘Invisible’ People: How Many Born Here Cannot Be Citizens Despite Their Local Roots
  945. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Deportation of Undocumented Children Branded Cruel
  946. SINGAPORE Must Never Become a Welfare State, But It Can Be a ‘Welfare Society’: SM Tharman
  947. INDONESIA: Govt Steps Up Efforts To Curb Anthrax After Outbreak Kills 3 People
  948. INDONESIA: Robust Salt Industry Recipe to Cut Indonesia’s Deficit with Australia
  949. MYANMAR: UN Urges End to Arms, Currency Supplies to Myanmar Junta
  950. SINGAPORE: Police Warn of Resurgence of Concert Ticket Scam As At Least 462 Lose Over S$480,000 Since January
  951. VIETNAM: New Crocodile Newt Species Discovered in Vietnam
  952. INDONESIA: Government Rescues Nearly 2,000 Human Trafficking Victims
  953. INDONESIA: Safeguarding the Sunda Pangolin: RER’s Commitment to Wildlife Protection and Conservation
  954. MALAYSIA: More Malaysians Transitioning to Solar Power to Reduce Electricity Bills
  955. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Nightlife Shutdown as Narcotics Flood Myanmar
  956. VIETNAM RIses FOur Ranks in Global Peace Index
  957. CAMBODIA Bans Entry for All Meta Oversight Board Bembers
  958. INDONESIA: Victims, Families Urge Jokowi to Rewrite History on Rights Abuse
  959. INDONESIA: ‘No Big Deal’: Minister Reacts to Indonesian Rice Terraces Used in Philippine Tourism Promo
  960. MYANMAR Supreme Court to Hear President and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeals
  961. VIETNAMESE People Turning Their Backs On Dog Meat
  962. INDONESIA: Jakarta Installs AI-Controlled Traffic Lights to Ease Congestion
  963. INDONESIA Reports Slower Deforestation Growth
  964. MYANMAR: Surprise? Myanmar Ranks Poorly in ‘Tourist-Friendly ’Ranking
  965. THAILAND-Foreign Investors Wary of Delay in Thai Govt Formation: FTI
  966. VIETNAM  Bans Barbie Movie for Featuring China’s Nine-Dash Line
  967. INDONESIA: After Recent Portfolio Sell-Offs, Is Traditional Retail Banking Dead in Indonesia?
  968. INDONESIA In Talks with 3 Unnamed Countries for OPEC-Like Nickel Cartel
  969. MYANMAR Junta War Crimes Rising: UN Report
  970. SINGAPORE Sees Highest Number of Suicides in Over 20 Years, With Most Cases Among Those in Their 20s: SOS
  971. TIMOR LESTE Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
  972. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
  973. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
  974. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
  975. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
  976. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
  977. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
  978. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
  979. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
  980. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
  981. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
  982. INDONESIA: World Bank Sees Stagnant FDI, Slowdown in Growth for Indonesia
  983. INDONESIA to Reroute Palm Oil Export to Africa Following EUDR
  984. MYANMAR Junta Turns Thai-Sponsored Talks Into Propaganda Tool
  985. PHILLIPPINES- Kitchen Crisis: How some food prices soared under Marcos
  986. SINGAPORE: Air Purifiers Flying off the shelves as S’poreans brace themselves for haze; experts give tips on dealing with it
  987. SOUTHEAST ASIA at High Risk of Trans-boundary Haze: Report
  988. INDONESIA Moves ASEAN Military Drill Site Away From South China Sea
  989. MYANMAR: US Slaps Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Defense Ministry, Regime-Run Banks
  990. VIETNAM: Dak Lak Armed Group Connected to US-based Terrorists
  991. VIETNAM: Nearly 5,000 ChatGPT Accounts hacked in Vietnam
  992. INDONESIA Ranks Sixth Among Countries with Most Startups
  993. INDONESIA: Jakarta Lacks Myanmar Leverage: UN rapporteur
  994. MALAYSIA: Wisma Putra Clarifies Misperceptions Regarding Demarcation of Strait of Malacca and Sulawesi Sea
  995. MYANMAR: Arrests Follow ‘Flower Strike’ To Mark Detained Aung San Suu Kyi’s Bfrirthday
  996. SINGAPORE: High Risk of Severe Transboundary Haze in 2023, Public Advised To Be Prepared: Singapore institute
  997. INDONESIAN Businesses Call For Change in PLN’s Dominance to Hit Renewable Target
  998. INDONESIA Urges Regional Efforts for Clean Energy Transition
  999. MYANMAR: More Labor Union Leaders Arrested at Zara Factory in Myanmar
  1000. PHILIPPINES: Filipino Women Highly Biased Against Own Gender: Study
  1001. VIETNAM: Overseas Vietnamese Return Home For Retirement
  1002. INDONESIA’S Satria-1 Successfully Launched Into Orbit
  1003. INDONESIA: Coca-Cola Launches New rPET Bottles in Indonesian Market
  1004. LAOS Seals MOU With Chinese Firm for Development of That Luang SEZ
  1005. MYANMAR Junta Signs Wind Power, Direct Flights and Financial Deals With Russia
  1006. THAILAND Defends Divisive Myanmar Junta Talks
  1007. ASEAN Nixes Thai Informal Talks Idea on Myanmar
  1008. CAMBODIAN  Riel to Expand Across Laos and Vietnam
  1009. INDONESIA: Japan’s Emperor in Indonesia for First State Visit
  1010. MALAYSIA Best-Performing Muslim-Majority Country in 2022’s Islamicity Index, But Long Way to Go On Human Rights
  1011. MYANMAR  People’s Thoughts With Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 78th Birthday
  1012. INDONESIA: MSMEs Account for 97% of Job Opportunities in Indonesia
  1013. INDONESIA: Jakartans Find Worsening Air Pollution ‘Unbearable’
  1014. MYANMAR Junta Sentences 730 Political Prisoners in Less Than Six Months
  1015. PHILIPPINES: Media Landscape Remains ‘Largely Grim’ Despite Change In Leadership: Report
  1016. VIETNAM All Set To Classify Covid As Common Disease

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EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

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

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