Category: Insight

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