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  1. INDONESIA: C. Java Farmers Start Using Solar-Powered Water Pumps
  2. MYANMAR Facebook Users Say Fear Has Silenced Online Speech
  3. THAILAND: Very Heavy Rain Puts Eight Provinces on Flash-Flood Alert
  4. CAMBODIA: Siem Reap Readies for ‘Angkor Equinox’, Expects 10K Visitors
  5. INDONESIA: Mt. Sinabung Erupts After Five Years, Status Raised to ‘Alert’
  6. INDONESIA: C. Java Farmers Start Using Solar-Powered Water Pumps
  7. MYANMAR Facebook Users Say Fear Has Silenced Online Speech
  8. THAILAND: Very Heavy Rain Puts Eight Provinces on Flash-Flood Alert
  9. CAMBODIA: Govt Sets Rules for Conscription, Service at 24 Months
  10. INDONESIA: Calls For Reform Grow Ahead of Prabowo’s State Address
  11. INDONESIA: Women’s Groups Challenge Jobs Law Over Discriminatory Provisions
  12. MYANMAR: APHR: Myanmar’s Rejection of New ASEAN Envoy Is Bid to Escape Accountability
  13. SINGAPORE Takes Down 500 Fake Websites Posing as Home Ministry
  14. INDONESIA: Inequality Worsens as Wealth Gap Widens
  15. INDONESIA: 2027 Budget Plan Puts Prudence, Credibility to the Test
  16. MALAYSIA: When Neutrality Pays: How Malaysia is Navigating the Global Fuel Crisis
  17. MYANMAR: UN Investigators Identify Myanmar Air Force Bases Behind Civilian Attacks
  18. THAILAND’S Firearm Laws Face Scrutiny Over Estimated 10M Guns
  19. CAMBODIA Has No Relation with Indonesian Drug Seizure: Official
  20. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Textbook Overhaul Plan Fuels Revisionism Fears
  21. INDONESIA: Bali Plans Rp 2.2 Trillion Tram System to Ease Congestion
  22. PHILIPPINES: World’s Largest Island is Filling its Jobs With Southeast Asian Workers
  23. SINGAPORE: National University of Singapore Mandates AI Courses For All Students, Gives Free Access to ChatGPT for Learners and Staff
  24. INDONESIA: Arrests Over Posts on Prabowo’s Iran Remark Raise Free Speech Alarm
  25. INDONESIA: Bromo Forest Fire Spreads Further as Strong Winds Itensify
  26. SINGAPORE Celebrates 61st National Day With Stadium Return and Historic Kallang Gun Salute
  27. MYANMAR: RSF and Mizzima to Reopen a Vital Information lifeline on shortwave radio 
  28. THAI SME Crisis Demands National Action Beyond Cash Injections
  29. INDONESIA: Independence Day Logo Becomes Protest Canvas
  30. INDONESIA: Central Sulawesi Launches First Direct Flights to Guangzhou
  31. MYANMAR & THAILAND Sign Key Agreements on Labor, Water and Space Cooperation: Thai Govt
  32. VIETNAM Overtakes Thailand as ASEAN’s Second-Largest Aviation market
  33. VIETNAM: Nearly 50 Vietnamese Nationals Repatriated Following Deportation from US
  34. INDONESIA: Security Minister Brushes Off Unrest Concerns Ahead of Independence Day
  35. INDONESIA: Chinese Firms to Relocate to Indonesia’s Madura Industrial Park
  36. MALAYSIA to Discuss Refugee Repatriation Plan with Myanmar junta: Fahmi
  37. MYANMAR: Why Myanmar Regime Let ICRC See Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Now
  38. THAILAND: State Data Leaks Deepen Thailand’s Cyber-Security Crisis
  39. INDONESIA: Early Wildfire Surge Raises Alarm in Indonesia
  40. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Return to Indonesian Stocks With Rp 1.6 Trillion Net Inflow
  41. MALAYSIA: Second Malaysian In a Week Arrested for Drug Smuggling in Indonesia
  42. MYANMAR: Meeting between Aung San Suu Kyi and ICRC Due to Domestic and International Afforts, says NUG
  43. VIETNAM: Foreigners Adopt Vietnam’s Digital ID for Faster Public services
  44. INDONESIA, THAILAND Target $20 Billion in Bilateral Trade by 2030
  45. INDONESIA: Discontent Over Policies, Leadership Erodes Prabowo’s footing
  46. MALAYSIA: Govt Seeks Wider Gas Supply Options as Malaysia Moves to Boost Energy Security
  47. MYANMAR: SICRC Confirms Meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi Amid Ongoing Detention
  48. THAI Children Under 18 Need Birth Certificates for Overseas Travel from August 3
  49. INDONESIA: Award Puts Spotlight on Opinion Polls’ Role in Democracy
  50. INDONESIA: Critics Lambaste Anti-LGBTQ Syllabus Plan For Religious Schools
  51. MYANMAR: Sexual and Gender Violence Soaring in Shan State, Rights Group Reports
  52. PHILIPPINES Eyes ASEAN Halal Standards
  53. VIETNAM: Ho Chi Minh City Lays Groundwork for English as Second Language in Schools
  54. INDONESIA: Battalion Expansion Raises Deforestation Fears
  55. INDONESIA: Government Prioritizes Remote, High-Stunting Areas in 13,000 MBG Kitchen Rollout
  56. MALAYSIA Just 7.1% Shy of High-Income Status: Minister
  57. SINGAPORE Organization Leads Ebola Vaccine Push as Congo Outbreak Kills Nearly 1,500
  58. THAILAND: Solo Creators Face Hidden Risks as Thailand’s Creator Economy Expands
  59. INDONESIA Must Avoid the Disorder Trap
  60. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Approval Falls to 51.1% as Economic Concerns Weigh on Public Sentiment
  61. MALAYSIA Busts Scam Centers in Forest City
  62. MYANMAR Parliament Approves Death Sentence for Scam Offenses
  63. VIETNAM Launches Program to Develop Globally Competitive CEOs
  64. INDONESIA: Probe Launched After Death of Man Linked to Ex-Top Prosecutor
  65. INDONESIA: BI Governor Appointment Seen as Referendum on Central Bank Independence
  66. MALAYSIA: Tok Mat Warns UNHCR: Cooperate on Refugee Screening in Malaysia or Face Exit
  67. MYANMAR Border Scams Move Inland as Regional Crackdown Intensifies
  68. THAILAND Seeks 78 Additional US Tariff Exemptions for Key Export Goods
  69. INDONESIA: Government Says Perry Warjiyo’s Resignation Won’t Disrupt Monetary Policy
  70. Indonesia in Talks with US for 0% Tariff on Palm Oil
  71. MYANMAR: Hundreds of Myanmar Migrants Flee Chinese Crackdown in Yunnan
  72. CAMBODIA: CMAC Reports 387,000Ha Contaminated by Thai Explosives
  73. INDONESIA: BI Governor Perry Warjiyo Resigns
  74. INDONESIA Bars Taxpayers from Recording Online Interviews with Tax Officials
  75. MYANMAR: Nearly 400 Myanmar Migrant Workers Arrested in Malaysia’s Johor State
  76. THAILAND Tightens Data Centre Rules as AI Demand Grows
  77. INDONESIA: Children’s Day Spotlights Protection Flaws
  78. INDONESIA Proposes Limited Dual Citizenship to Attract Global Talent
  79. MYANMAR: ASEAN Agrees To Draft Benchmarks for Myanmar Peace Plan
  80. THAILAND: US Sets 12.5% tariff on Thai Goods Over Forced Labor
  81. VIETNAM Needs Tens of Thousands of Nuclear Power workers by 2035
  82. CAMBODIA and US Pledge Joint Push Against Transnational Cybercrime as UN Warns of Evolving Scam Networks
  83. INDONESIA: Flexibility, Bargaining Power in Focus as RI Treats Gig Workers as Micro Businesses
  84. INDONESIA’S School Health Checks of 8.8 Million Students Reveal Widespread Tooth Decay, Anemia
  85. MYANMAR-Thai Government Extends Work Permits for Migrant Workers, Including Myanmar Nationals
  86. THAILAND to Launch Japanese-Style Savings Scheme as Rapid Aging Strains Retirement System
  87. INDONESIA: Gen-Zers Turn to AI for Mental Health Support Despite Validity, Privacy risks
  88. INDONESIA Keeps Tight Rein on Nickel Output to Avoid Global Oversupply
  89. MYANMAR: TNLA Becomes First Ethnic Rebel Army to Join Regime Peace Talks
  90. THAILAND: Briton Becomes First Foreign Somdet 
  91. VIETNAMESE Men Become Japan Region’s First Foreign Bus Drivers Amid Labor Shortage
  92. CAMBODIA: Thai-Cambodian Border Stays Shut Amid Political and Military Tensions
  93. INDONESIA: Outrage as Trans Women Targeted in Mob
  94. Indonesia’s New Citizenship Fees: Rp 75 Million to Naturalize, Rp 5 Million to Renounce
  95. MYANMAR: Still a Mystery: Where is Aung San Suu Kyi?
  96. THAILAND Moves Forward with $362 Cruise Terminal on Second Largest Island
  97. INDONESIA: Prabowo Renews Antigraft Pledge as Scrutiny Grows Over Ex-Top Prosecutor’s
  98. INDONESIA: Anwar to Address KWAP’s Investment Losses in Indonesia’s eFishery
  99. MYANMAR: The Philippines’ Failure on Myanmar is Existential for ASEAN
  100. SINGAPORE: Why New Divorce Figures Show ‘Unreasonable Behavior’ is Singapore’s Biggest Marriage Breaker
  101. Cambodia Eliminates Indigenous malaria; Imported Cases Could Pose Challenge
  102. INDONESIA: Prabowo Orders Reviews of Flagship Programs, Signals Possible Shift
  103. INDONESIA Restarts $21 Billion Masela Gas Project After Nearly Three Decades
  104. INDONESIA’S 2nd-Wealthiest Man Prajogo Pangestu to Buy Philippines’ Largest Geothermal Company
  105. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Regulator Warns Myanmar Faces Tougher FATF Measures Without Reform Progress
  106. INDONESIA: AGO Begins Probe into Ex-Top Prosecutor
  107. INDONESIA: Freeport Targets More Than $7 Billion in Annual State Revenue Contributions
  108. MALAYSIA: Immigration Department looking into Forest City ‘Network School‘
  109. MYANMAR: ASEAN Envoy Pledges Humanitarian Mission to Myanmar
  110. VIETNAM Leads Southeast Asia in Using Google AI for Education
  111. CAMBODIA: History Records Prove Khnar Temple’s Khmer Roots
  112. INDONESIA: Why EV Makers Choose Vietnam, Not Nickel-Rich Indonesia
  113. INDONESIA’S Education Council Warns of Rising Online Gambling Threat in Schools
  114. SINGAPORE Ministers Shanmugam, Tan See Leng Awarded S$230,000 Each in Bloomberg Defamation suit
  115. MYANMAR Regime Rejects ASEAN Peace Plan, Pushes for Full Reinstatement
  116. CAMBODIA: Arrival Numbers Drop Amid Sweeping Crackdown on cyber fraud
  117. INDONESIA: KPK Arrests in Regions Raise Alarm Over Systemic Corruption
  118. INDONESIA Cuts Visa-Free Entry Permits by 88% Under Selective Immigration Policy
  119. MALAYSIA: Immigration’s Labor Quota System Manipulated by Syndicate: Sources
  120. MYANMAR: As World Rejects the Myanmar Passport, Belarus Opens its Door
  121. INDONESIA: Police Bill Slammed Over Potential Expansion Into Civilian Roles
  122. INDONESIA: Rupiah Weakness Has Become Excessive, Indonesian Economist Warns
  123. MALAYSIA: The Great Migration: Why Singapore Giants like Gardenia Are Moving to Johor
  124. MYANMAR: Indonesia to Host Separate Talks with Key Actors in Myanmar’s Crisis
  125. THAILAND: China Retreats — Russians Reshape Thai condo Demand
  126. INDONESIA: Firms Gear Up For Buybacks Amid Stock Market Slump
  127. INDONESIA: Government Spending Surges in Q1 2026 on Fiscal Stimulus and Low Base Effect
  128. MYANMAR Migrants in Thailand Emerge as $6.7-Billion Consumer Market
  129. DUAL SINGAPOREAN-INDONESIAN Citizen Gets Record Three-Year Jail Term For Dodging National Service for 21 Years
  130. THAILAND Scales Up Farm Drones to Cut Costs and Boost Yields
  131. INDONESIA: Joint Police, Military Crackdown on Street Robbers Raises Fear of Extrajudicial Killings
  132. INDONESIA Develops National Fraud Portal to Strengthen Anti-Scam Response
  133. SINGAPORE: Surgeons in Singapore Remove Brain Tumor Through Eye Socket in First-of-Its-Kind Procedure
  134. THAILAND to Quarantine DRC Arrivals Even Without Symptoms
  135. INDONEhttps://asiaviews.net/thailand-to-quarantine-drc-arrivals-even-without-symptoms/SIA: Prabowo’s Rare Address Raises Political Concerns
  136. INDONESIA’S New Export Watchdog Could Recover Billions Lost to Under-Invoicing
  137. MYANMAR: Youths in Yangon Fear Arrests Amid Forced Military Recruitment Drive
  138. THAILAND: Anutin Declares War on Drugs, Mafia
  139. VIETNAM Debuts in Global Top 50 Startup Ecosystems
  140. CAMBODIA Revisits the Brutality of Pol Pot’s Regime on National Day of Remembrance
  141. INDONESIA: Dejà Vu as Current ‘Chaos’ Haunt Reform Anniversary
  142. MALAYSIA: Survey Shows Malaysians Becoming More Intolerant of Differences Amid Rising ‘Insular Trust’ Trend
  143. MYANMAR Military Recaptures Key Thai Border Trade Hub as 4,000 Flee
  144. SINGAPORE: Robots to Clean, Patrol and Deliver Food in Singapore’s Punggol Under Expanded AI Trials
  145. INDONESIA: Right To Be Forgotten Proposal Raises Misuse Concerns
  146. INDONESIA: ‘No Dollar, No Problem’: Indonesia’s Biggest Banks Connect to Alipay and WeChat Pay
  147. MALAYSIA: Malay Language Studies Expand in China, 17 Universities Now Offer Programs Amid Stronger MalaysiaChina Ties
  148. MYANMAR: Miss Grand Myanmar Contestant Expelled Following Backlash Over Religious Costume
  149. THAILAND Widens Crackdown On Foreign Nominee Businesses
  150. INDONESIA: Reform Team Pushes Demilitarization of Police Amid Brutality Concerns
  151. INDONESIA: Jakarta Cuts Slum Areas by Half, Boosts Green Space Coverage
  152. MALAYSIA’S 1MDB Recovery Hits RM31.3B as of 2025, Ranks Among World’s Highest: MACC chief
  153. MYANMAR: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Seeks France’s Help in Obtaining ‘Proof of Life’
  154. THAILAND Approves $25-Billion Investment By TikTok
  155. INDONESIA: ‘Interventionist’ Policies May Deter Indonesia’s Growth
  156. INDONESIA Banks on Currency Swap with China to Bolster Rupiah
  157. MYANMAR Junta Expands Subsidized Fuel, Fertilizer Distribution To Farmers
  158. THAILAND: True, Google and Thailand’s Government Launch Nationwide AI Literacy Drive
  159. VIETNAM Turns To Laos For Electricity To Prevent Power Shortage
  160. INDONESIA: Creeping Militarization Looms As Battalions Expand Nationwide: CSIS-JakartaPost
  161. INDONESIA Fast-Tracks 575 km Sea Wall to Safeguard 55 Million Residents
  162. MALAYSIA To Pursue Balanced Economic Diplomacy Without Compromising Energy Security: Anwar
  163. MYANMAR: War Crimes Case Against Myanmar Dictator Moves Forward in Timor
  164. THAILAND Accelerates Rail Links with Malaysia
  165. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Warns Thai Move to End Maritime MoU May Fuel Row
  166. INDONESIA: Arrests Mar Labor Day Rallies in Jakarta, Bandung
  167. INDONESIA: Malaria Hits Record High in Indonesia As Elimination Challenges Persist
  168. MYANMAR: NUG And Family Dismiss Junta’s Relocation Claim, Demand Proof of Life for Aung San Suu Kyi
  169. THAILAND Pushes Land Bridge As Energy Hub to Guard Against Hormuz Risk
  170. CAMBODIA Drafts New Military Service Law for Citizens Aged 18 to 25-KhmerTimes
  171. INDONESIA: Iran War, Domestic Strains Push Rupiah To New Historic Low
  172. INDONESIA Weighs Copyright Protection for Journalistic Works
  173. MALAYSIANS Repaid a Record RM23b In Credit Card Debt in 2025 As Household Debt Rises
  174. MYANMAR: Regime Considering ‘Good Things’ for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Min Aung Hlaing Says
  175. INDONESIA: Fury As Court Dismisses 1998 Mass Rape Lawsuit
  176. INDONESIA: De-Dollarization Drive: Indonesia-China Cross-Border QRIS Payments to Launch Next Week
  177. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Targets ASEAN Re-Entry as Key to Ending Isolation-Irrawaddy
  178. THAILAND Moves to End 60-Day Visa-Free Stays To Screen Out Unwanted Visitors
  179. VIETNAM: ‘VinFast Will Never Produce Gasoline Cars Again’: Southeast Asia’s Richest Man Pham Nhat Vuong
  180. INDONESIA: Human Rights Hit New Low in Indonesia: Amnesty
  181. INDONESIA Declines Multi-Billion-Dollar Loan Offers from IMF and World Bank
  182. MALAYSIA: Food vs Fuel: Survey Shows What Malaysians and Thais Fear Most as Oil Jitters Rise
  183. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Gives Armed Groups 100 Days to Join Peace Talks
  184. THAILAND: Moody’s Lifts Thailand’s Credit Outlook To Stable From negative
  185. CAMBODIA: Military Conflict with Thailand Scarred Society: UN Report
  186. INDONESIA’S Waste Crisis Exposes Urgent Need for Regulatory Reform
  187. INDONESIA: Vasectomy Debate Highlights Gender Gap in Family Planning
  188. MYANMAR’S New Year Amnesty Sparks Outrage Over Low Number of Political Prisoners
  189. THAI Firms Exit Cambodia Amid Tensions
  190. INDONESIA: Wikimedia To Meet Government After Access Block Threat
  191. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Begin Taxing Electric Vehicles
  192. MYANMAR: Win Myint Is Free—Where Is Aung San Suu Kyi?
  193. THAILAND:  Specter of Stagflation Haunts Thailand
  194. VIETNAMESE Woman Jailed for Selling 18 People to Thailand, Myanmar Scam Compounds
  195. INDONESIA: Sovereignty Concerns Loom Over New Security Pact with US
  196. INDONESIA: Russia to Supply Crude and LPG to Indonesia Following Moscow Talks
  197. MYANMAR: Recaptured Conscripts in Naypyidaw Branded with Facial Tattoos to Prevent Desertion 
  198. SINGAPORE Bets Big on AI, Stakes Claim as Regional Hub Contender: PwC
  199. THAILAND Emerges as a Top Gaming Market in Southeast Asia
  200. CAMBODIA Strongly Protests Thai Encroachment on Cultural Heritage Sites
  201. INDONESIA: BGN Stokes Overspending Criticism for Billion-Rupiah Procurement of Event Planners
  202. INDONESIA Accelerates De-Dollarization as Local Currency Transactions Surge 163%
  203. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing Vows to Normalize Myanmar-ASEAN Ties Despite Genocide Charges
  204. THAILAND: Parnpree Backs New Myanmar President
  205. INDONESIA: Prabowo Heads to Moscow for Possible Oil Deal with Putin
  206. INDONESIA: Gibran’s Ad Hoc Judges Proposal in Acid Attack Case Draws Legal Doubt
  207. MALAYSIA: Johor–Singapore Economic Zone Takes Shape: What it could mean for jobs, wages and growth
  208. MYANMAR: KNU Establishes Kawthoolei Governing Councils Following Ratification of Federal Charter
  209. VIETNAM: VnExpress International Turns 10
  210. MALAYSIA Kicks off 100-Country Grand Sumud Nusantara Mission to Send Aid to Gaza
  211. MYANMAR Social Media Users React to Min Aung Hlaing’s New Role
  212. THAI Airlines Rrim Routes as Jet Fuel Surge Bites
  213. CAMBODIA: PM Orders Probe Into Alleged Petrol Smuggling, Reaffirms Cambodia’s sufficient fuel supply
  214. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s East Asia Outreach: Gains, But Missed Time
  215. INDONESIA Rents Extra Warehouses as Rice Stocks Hit Record Levels
  216. MALAYSIA: Anwar Defends Strong Iran Position, Says Malaysia’s Stance Delivered Results
  217. MYANMAR: The Burma War’s Impact on Food Production
  218. INDONESIA: Govt Scrambles for Oil From Anywhere Amid Mideast Supply Crunch
  219. INDONESIA Expands Health Partnership with China on TB, AI, and Biotech
  220. LAOS Approves Railway to Vietnam in Bid to Shed Landlocked Status
  221. MALAYSIA, China seen as more resilient among Asia economies in current global turmoil: JP Morgan
  222. SINGAPORE Offers Parents 30 Weeks of Paid Leave as Birth Rate Hits Historic Low
  223. CAMBODIA: Koh Kong Island will be Region’s First ‘Carbon Neutral Community’
  224. INDONESIA: Geoeconomic headwinds fracture ASEAN neutrality
  225. INDONESIA: Pertamina Tankers Still Stuck in Persian Gulf as Malaysia Gets Hormuz Pass
  226. MYANMAR: Chaos Reigns Across Myanmar as Fuel Crisis Deepens
  227. THAILAND: Population Shrinks to 65.8M
  228. CAMBODIA: Trade Persists Between Cambodia, Thailand Despite Border Halt
  229. INDONESIA Plans $14 Billion in New Downstream Industrial Projects
  230. INDONESIA Urged to Honor Contracts, Keep Doors Open in Mineral Tug-of-War
  231. MALAYSIA: Anwar Calls for Lebanon to be Included in Expanded West Asia Ceasefire
  232. MYANMAR: Regime Fuel Rationing Threatens Myanmar’s Rice Harvest
  233. INDONESIA: Prabowo Affirms Support for Palestinian Cause
  234. INDONESIA: Report Shows Incentives Drive Indonesians to Switch to EVs
  235. MALAYSIA: Anwar Urges Peaceful Resolution to West Asia Tensions After Calls with Bahrain, UAE leaders
  236. MYANMAR: Chin Group in Myanmar Rebuts Drug Trafficking Claims Made in Indian Media Report
  237. SINGAPORE: Dual Citizen Loses National Service Fight After Singapore Court Shuts Down ‘I’m Indonesian’ Defense
  238. THAILAND: Government Urges Thai Citizens to Leave IsraeL
  239. REGIONAL: Asia Pivots to Coal as Middle East Conflict Chokes LNG Supply
  240. CAMBODIA: 1970 Coup Still Shapes Cambodia’s Foreign Policy
  241. MYANMAR: Ukrainians and US Citizen Arrested in India Over Allegedly Entering Myanmar to Help Resistance Groups
  242. THAILAND: Middle East Conflict Cuts 1,000 Flights to Thailand, Slows 2026 Aviation Growth
  243. INDONESIA: ‘We Are Not A Colonialist’: Indonesia on US Forced Labor Probe
  244. INDONESIA: Rights Coalition Urges Premeditated Murder Probe in Acid Attack on Kontras Activist
  245. MYANMAR: SAC-M Reject Myanmar Junta’s Attempt to Rebrand Rule after Elections
  246. SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA Universities Take Top Spots in First Southeast Asia Ranking
  247. THAILAND: RSssia Ready to Sell Oil to Thailand as Government seeks More Sources: Sihasak
  248. VIETNAM: Hanoi to Build Nearly 1,000 New Schools by 2045 as Class Sizes Hit 60 Students
  249. ASEAN States Working on Fuel-Sharing Deal
  250. CAMBODIA: Education Ministry Planning Border School Bunkers
  251. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pushes Smooth Idul Fitri ‘Mudik’, Stable Food Supply
  252. INDONESIA: Nearly Half of Economists Say Indonesia’s Economy Is Deteriorating: UI Survey
  253. MYANMAR: Social Media Users React to Fuel Shortages Causing Hardship in Myanmar
  254. CAMBODIA: Labor Ministry shrugs off Thailand ban on Cambodian migrant workers
  255. INDONESIA: TNI Restructuring Raises Eyebrows
  256. MYANMAR: Institute of Chin Affairs Reports Heavy Myanmar Junta Casualties and Escalating Airstrikes as Resistance Forces Defend Srategic Falam Hub
  257. SINGAPOREANS’ Support for Death Penalty in Drug Trafficking Cases Rise’s to 77 Percent: Minister
  258. VIETNAM Targets 95% of Population Aged 15 and Above to Have Bank Accounts
  259. INDONESIA: High Alert Order for Troops Draws Scrutiny
  260. INDONESIA Disburses $3.3 Billion Ramadan Bonus for State Employees
  261. MYANMAR: Bago Resistance Frees Hundreds of Survivors as Evidence of Junta Massacre Emerges
  262. THAI Navy Races to Assist 23 Crew After Cargo Ship Attack Near Hormuz
  263. THAILAND Sends 40,000 Stranded Europeans Home
  264. INDONESIA: Govt Steps up Vaccination as Measles Outbreak in Indonesia Spreads to Australia
  265. INDONESIA: Government Plans 500 Integrated Schools Nationwide by 2026
  266. LAOS and THAILAND Strengthen Ties in Consumer Protection
  267. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Budget Built on Economic Fantasy
  268. REGIONAL: ‘Welcome to Hell’: How White Supremacist Content is Radicalizing Teens in South-east Asia
  269. CAMBODIAN Travelers Recount Ordeals as Thai Authorities Deny KT ‘Entry Denial’ Report
  270. INDONESIA Finally Tells US, Israel to Stop Attacking Iran
  271. INDONESIA: Women’s Rights Group File Amicus Brief Against Minister’s Denial of 1998 Mass Rape
  272. MYANMAR Junta Chief’s Family Cash In as Fuel Restrictions Spark EV Frenzy
  273. SINGAPORE Orders Meta to Block ‘Blasphemous’ Video of Man Stepping on Quran
  274. INDONESIA: Activists’ Acquittal of Riot Incitement Hailed as Democratic Win
  275. INDONESIA Picks China as Its Waste-to-Energy Partner
  276. SINGAPORE Orders Meta to Block ‘Blasphemous’ Video of Man Stepping on Quran
  277. MYANMAR, Afghan Hopeful Scholars Mourn UK Study Visa Ban
  278. VIETNAM: Fields Medalist Ngo Bao Chau Recruits 6 World-class Mathematicians to Reverse Vietnam’s Brain Drain
  279. INDONESIA Keeps Seat on Trump’s Board of Peace as Critics Cite Iran Conflict
  280. INDONESIA Secures $1.4 Billion Investment for Solar Power Expansion
  281. MYANMAR: Dissolution of Scam-Linked Fully Light Group Hits Myanmar Junta Where It Hurts
  282. SINGAPORE Workers Near Bottom While ASEAN Peers Lead Asia-Pacific in Workplace Happiness
  283. THAI Youth Drug Use Reaches Crisis Stage 
  284. INDONESIA: Gov’t Launches Rp 5 Trillion Subsidized Rice Program to Contain Inflation
  285. INDONESIA: Questions Rise over Indonesia’s Silence on Khamenei’s Death-JakartaGlobe-Mar 4, 2026
  286. MALAYSIA: Stolen Copper, Stalled Trains: Malaysia’s Costly cable theft crisis
  287. MYANMAR: Junta Forms Multilingual Propaganda Body to Counter Independent Media
  288. THAILAND: The Growing Cost of Elephant Intrusions
  289. INDONESIA: Pressure Grows for Indonesia to Quit Board of Peace Amid US-Israel War Against Iran
  290. INDONESIA: Top Court Narrows Obstruction of Justice Provision
  291. MYANMAR: No Amnesty for Myanmar’s Top Political Prisoner as Junta Orchestrates Power Transition
  292. THAILAND: US–Iran Conflict Threatens Baht 60Billion Thai Export hit, Spilling into Tourism, Property and Retail
  293. VIETNAM Opposes Use of Force Against Sovereign Nations
  294. INDONESIA: Half a million Indonesians in limbo as Middle East conflict escalates
  295. INDONESIA: Bali Airport Cancels 15 International Flights Amid Gulf Airspace Shutdown
  296. MALAYSIA: Govt Working to Bring Some Malaysians Stranded in Middle East After Iran strikes: Anwar
  297. MYANMAR: UN Annual Report Shows a Sharp Increase in Myanmar’s Human Rights crisis, Especially for children
  298. THAI Foreign Ministry Outlines Complex Evacuation Routes Amid Middle East Escalation
  299. INDONESIA Monitors Pilgrims, Migrants As US-Israel Strikes on Iran Raise War Fears
  300. INDONESIA Monitors Pilgrims, Migrants As US-Israel Strikes on Iran Raise War Fears
  301. INDONESIA: Cheng Hoo Mosque Distributes Rp 500,000 Zakat to 32,000 Recipients
  302. MALAYSIA Airlines Grounds All Doha, Jeddah and Medina Flights until March 4 as Middle East Conflict Escalates
  303. MYANMAR: Junta Defense Minister Admits Recruitment of Minors and Overage Civilians Amid Systemic Corruption and Forced Enlistment
  304. INDONESIA: Beyond Tariffs: Indonesia’s Uneven Pact with Washington
  305. INDONESIA: KUA Mixes TikTok, Treats to Spark Gen Z Interest in Marriage
  306. MALAYSIA: Government Overthrow Plot: Bukit Aman Probes Prominent Local Figure, Foreign Media
  307. MYANMAR: Kachin Amber and the Bloody Truth Behind China’s Latest Scientific Breakthrough
  308. VIETNAMESE REturnees from Cambodia Endure Hardship On Floating Homes in Dong Nai
  309. Is INDONESIA’S 19% Tariff Deal Still Valid After the US Supreme Court Ruling?
  310. INDONESIA: LPDP Alumni Controversy Rekindles Debate Over Return Rules
  311. MYANMAR: SAC-M Urges ASEAN to Back Timor-Leste’s Legal Move on Myanmar Military
  312. SINGAPORE Hit by AI Disinformation Blitz, Hundreds of Fake YouTube Videos Target PM Wong
  313. VIETNAM: Tet Tourism Surge Exposes Overcrowding, Service Quality Concerns
  314. INDONESIA Decries Double Standards in Nuclear Weapons Control
  315. INDONESIA: Prabowo Ministers Clash Over Restricting Indomaret, Alfamart as Village Cooperatives Roll Out
  316. Myanmar Junta Sets Mid-March Date for New Parliament
  317. THAILAND: World Bank Warns Thailand of Labor Crisis, Urges AI Upskilling
  318. VIETNAM’S Hottest Jobs in 2026: AI, Sales and Semiconductor Surge
  319. INDONESIA: Presidency For All: Indonesia’s Human Rights Diplomacy
  320. INDONESIA: UK-Based Arm to Train 15,000 Indonesian Engineers in Chip Design
  321. MALAYSIA’S ‘Survival’ Hinges on ‘One Family’ Unity: Anwar to Foreign Envoys
  322. MYANMAR: Junta Escalates Airstrikes in Kachin State After Drone Attack on MNA Aircraft
  323. PHILIPPINES: What Evidence Did the ICC Prosecution Present vs Duterte on Day 1?
  324. CAMBODIA Protests Thai Naval Incursion in Territorial Waters
  325. INDONESIA Catches Break After US Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs
  326. INDONESIA to Buy 1,000 Tons of US Rice Despite Prabowo’s Anti-Import Stance
  327. MYANMAR: Nearly 120,000 Civilian Homes Torched Across Myanmar Since 2021 Coup as Arson Attacks Intensify
  328. THAILAND is Losing Ground to Vietnam
  329. CAMBODIA: Lethal Legacies of War Await Displaced Families at Home
  330. INDONESIA: Four Countries Join Indonesia in Promising Troops for Trump’s Gaza Peace Board
  331. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Dual Diplomatic Test on Palestine at First BOP Meeting
  332. MYANMAR: Mizoram Suspends India–Myanmar Border Trade for Two Months Following Death of Indian Driver
  333. SINGAPORE: IDF Data Suggests Singapore Nationals May Be Among Dual Citizens Serving in Israeli Military During Gaza War
  334. INDONESIA, US Firms Sign Over $7 Billion in Trade, Investment Deals-JakartaPost
  335. Indonesia Slams Israel’s West Bank Annexation
  336. MALAYSIA: No One Above The Law in Building Houses of Worship: Anwar
  337. MYANMAR: Athan Publishes Analysis of Freedom of Expression Under Interim Governance Arrangements in Myanmar
  338. THAILAND: Call for Stimulus in Border Provinces
  339. CAMBODIA: Ongoing Spat Stems From Historical Narratives, Nationalism, Misinformation and Unresolved Mechanisms
  340. INDONESIA: Chinese Muslims Navigate Identities Amid Lunar New Year, Ramadan Overlap
  341. INDONESIA Reaffirms Two-State Solution in Talks with Palestinian Envoy at UN
  342. MYANMAR Expels Timor-Leste Representative Over War Crimes Case
  343. SINGAPORE is Spending Billions to Boost Births, and It’s Not Working
  344. CAMBODIA Urged to Diversify Trade as Border Tensions Expose Reliance on Thai Market
  345. INDONESIA Reaffirms Support for Palestine as Israel Joins Gaza Peace Board
  346. INDONESIA: Purbaya Says Global Rating Agencies Misjudged Indonesian EconomyTHAILAND Leads ASEAN in AI Adoption as Regional Digital Economy Eyes $1 Trillion Valuation
  347. PHILIPPINES: Biz, Civil Society Groups Want Tough Dynasty Law
  348. THAILAND Leads ASEAN in AI Adoption as Regional Digital Economy Eyes $1 Trillion Valuation
  349. CAMBODIA Says Nearly 200 Scam Centers CLosed
  350. INDONESIA Slips in Corruption Index in Prabowo’s First Year
  351. INDONESIA: Prabowo ‘Furious’ Over Stock Market Rout After MSCI Warning: Brother
  352. MYANMAR: Drugs Seized as Myanmar Junta Troops Abandon Outposts Near Machanbaw Under KIA Pressure
  353. THAILAND Can Capture Major Growth Gains by Scaling Up Green Manufacturing: World Bank
  354. INDONESIA Readies Troops for Gaza Deployment
  355. INDONESIA’S Journalist Safety Index Slips in 2025 as Censorship, Pressure Rise
  356. MALAYSIA Rises to Third in ASEAN on 2025 Corruption Perception Index with Improved Score of 52
  357. MYANMAR: The Junta’s Air War in Arakan: Desperation, Symbolism, and Strategic Miscalculation
  358. VIETNAM Breaks into World’s TOp 10 Retirement Destinations for the First Time
  359. INDONESIA: EU Proposes Sanctions on Indonesian Ports for Handling Russian Oil
  360. INDONESIA Consumer Sentiment Improves as Growth Holds Above 5%
  361. MALAYSIA: State Govts Must Follow Federal Decisions on Illegal Construction https://asiaviews.net/indonesia-eu-proposes-sanctions-on-indonesian-ports-for-handling-russian-oil/of Places of Worship: Anwar
  362. MYANMAR Junta Hails ICJ Genocide Case Defense as ‘National Duty’
  363. VIETNAM: Homestays in World’s Best Tourism Village Fully Booked for Tet Holidays
  364. CAMBODIA: Visa-Free Entry Calls Turn Shriller as Cambodia Eases Norms for Chinese
  365. INDONESIA: Bali Police Arrest Dozens of Indians in Online Gambling Crackdown
  366. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Approval Nears 80%, Surpassing Jokowi and SBY: Survey
  367. MYANMAR: Top Gold Association Officials Arrested by Myanmar Junta Officials
  368. THAILAND: Foreign Media: Anutin’s Nationalist Bet Delivers Landslide
  369. CAMBODIA: US Lifts Weapons Sale Restrictions on Cambodia, Marking New Chapter in Bilateral Ties
  370. INDONESIA: Women Take Lead in Community Climate Action
  371. INDONESIA: Suzuki Launches First Electric Car in Indonesia With e-Vitara Debut
  372. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Thayet Prison Stage Silent Strike to Mark Fifth Anniversary of Myanmar Coup
  373. SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian Destination Named World’s Best City for Solo Female Travelers
  374. INDONESIA: Authorities Prevent Attempted Smuggling of Wildlife to Thailand
  375. INDONESIA: Danantara to Break Ground on 3 Million-Ton Steel Plant to Cut Indonesia’s Import Reliance
  376. MYANMAR and Russia Agree New Military Alliance
  377. PHILIPPINES-House Panel Junks 2 Impeach Raps vs Marcos Jr.
  378. THAILAND: Foreign Tourists Rank Scams as Top Safety Concern in Thailand
  379. CAMBODITHAILAND: Foreign Tourists Rank Scams as Top Safety Concern in ThailandA Protests Thai Activity at Ta Moan and Ta Krabei Temples
  380. INDONESIA: Prabowo Courts Islamic Leaders to Support Board of Peace Membership Amid Pushback
  381. INDONESIA Probes Market Manipulation, Freezes Broker Accounts Worth $40 Million
  382. MYANMAR Junta Turns to Pakistan Amid Rohingya Genocide Case
  383. THAILAND Overtakes Vietnam as Southeast Asia’s Top Market for Gold Demand
  384. INDONESIA: Military Training for Civil Servants Draws Mixed Reactions
  385. INDONESIA: Indonesia Steps Up TB Campaign Under Prabowo as Cases Rank Second Worldwide
  386. MYANMAR  Junta Calls Coup-Protesting Civil Servants Back to Work
  387. PHILIPPINE Billionaire Manuel Villar Loses $1B in Net Worth Amid Market Manipulation, Insider Trading Complaint
  388. VIETNAM’S Motorbike Market Leads Southeast Asia in Growth
  389. INDONESIA: Education Fund Allocation for Free Meal Faces Legal Challenge
  390. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the Strategic First Stop for China’s Muslim F&B Entrepreneurs
  391. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the Strategic First Stop for China’s Muslim F&B Entrepreneurs
  392. MYANMAR: Five Years After the Coup, Myanmar Is Worse Off Than Ever
  393. VIETNAM: President Trump Welcomes Vietnam’s Decision to Join Peace Council
  394. INDONESIA: Walhi Calls for Systemic Reform After 19 Fatalities Linked to Illegal Gold Mining
  395. INDONESIA’S  Alcohol Industry Contributes Rp 9 Trillion to State Coffers
  396. MALAYSIA: Majority of Respondents Favor Two-Term Cap Over 10-Year Limit for Prime Ministers: Poll
  397. MYANMAR: Facebook Deletes 270 Accounts Tied to Myanmar Military’s Business and Propaganda Efforts
  398. VIETNAM Confirms High-Potential Offshore Oil Discovery Off Southern Coast
  399. CAMBODIA: Govt Swats Malaria, With No Cases for Seven Years
  400. INDONESIA to Host Ocean Impact Summit in Bali
  401. INDONESIA Logs $1B Food Delivery Growth, Region’s Highest
  402. MYANMAR Nationalists Protest ICJ Rohingya Genocide Case in Yangon
  403. SINGAPOREANS, MALAYSIANS Among Top Overseas Homeowners in England, Wales
  404. INDONESIA: Land Erosion Worsens on Riau’s Bengkalis Island, May Alter Maritime Border
  405. INDONESIA Boasts Strong Basis for Green Economy Transiti
  406. MALAYSIA: Strategic Location and Incentives Give Malaysia Edge to Become Major Regional Maritime MRO Hub: Miti
  407. MYANMAR: Voter Turnout Reaches About 55 % in Myanmar’s 2025 General Elections
  408. VIETNAM: Hanoi Adopts 100-Year Master Plan Resolution
  409. INDONESIA: Cambodia Scam Crackdown Sheds Light on Indonesia’s Employment Gaps
  410. INDONESIA: Forest Areas Cited in West Bandung Landslide
  411. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing shrugs off criticism as military-backed party dominates Myanmar vote
  412. PHILIPPINES: Duterte’s ICC Confirmation of Charges Hearing Set for Feb. 23
  413. VIETNAM Lacks System to Nurture its 1 Million Autistic Children
  414. INDONESIA: Reform Team Weighs Placing Police Under Ministry
  415. INDONESIA: Rescuers Recover More Bodies from West Java Landslide, With 72 Still Missing
  416. MYANMAR: Final Round of Myanmar Vote Set to Seal Junta Ally’s Victory
  417. SINGAPORE Steps Up AI Ambitions with S$1b Public Research Investment
  418. VIETNAM: Halal Race Heats Up as Vietnam Advances Certification and Trade Plans
  419. CAMBODIAN Urges UN to Monitor Thai Military Abuses
  420. INDONESIA: IMF Expects Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.1% this Year
  421. INDONESIA’S Free Meal Program to Exceed McDonald’s Global Output: Prabowo
  422. MALAYSIA: Starting School at Six: How Malaysia Stacks Up Against its Neighbors
  423. MYANMAR: IPCM Calls for Immediate Release of 27 Journalists and Stronger Media Safety Guarantees in Myanmar
  424. INDONESIA Accepts Trump ‘Board of Peace’ Invite
  425. INDONESIA Joins Global Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets
  426. MALAYSIA: Judiciary Sets Up Dedicated High Court to Handle and Fast-Track Corruption Cases
  427. MYANMAR’S Gold Haven Evaporates as Junta Caps Surging Price
  428. LAOS On Track to Graduate from LDC Status This Year: UN
  429. CAMBODIA: Over 400 Indonesians ‘Released’ by Cambodian Scam Networks: Ambassador
  430. INDONESIA Revokes Permits of 28 Companies after Sumatra Disasters
  431. INDONESIA: Govt Pledges Central Bank Independence as Rupiah Hits Record Low
  432. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Will Not Certify Myanmar Election or Send Observers
  433. SINGAPORE Encourages Using Old Banknotes, Digital Red Envelopes During Lunar New Year
  434. INDONESIA: Local Governments Propose 60 New Transmigration Areas
  435. INDONESIA: Prabowo Nominates Nephew Thomas Djiwandono for Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor
  436. MYANMAR Scam Job Vacancies Surge Despite Junta ‘Crackdown’
  437. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Bares Major Malampaya Gas Find
  438. VIETNAM: Hundreds of Tons of Fake Dietary Supplements Produced at Hanoi Industrial Park Over Decade
  439. CAMBODIA Protests Thai Occupation of Thmar Da Area
  440. INDONESIANS Love ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Services
  441. MYANMAR: Joint Myanmar Resistance Offensive Intensifies Across Bago Region as Multiple Fronts collapse
  442. VIETNAM Police Bust $532,000 Crypto Scam Imitating Nasdaq
  443. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Put $53 Billion into Indonesia in 2025, Singapore on Lead
  444. INDONESIAN Military Rescue 18 Freeport Workers From Rebel Siege in Papua
  445. MALAYSIA: Better Than Singapore? How Malaysia’s ‘Balanced Economy’ is Winning Over Global Businesses
  446. SINGAPORE, Indonesia Join Forces to Tighten Pharmaceutical and Clinical Trial Oversight in Asean
  447. MYANNMAR: ICJ Hearings Highlight Role of Religious Propaganda in Rohingya Genocide
  448. CAMBODIA Braces for Prolonged Border Displacement Crisis
  449. INDONESIA: Ten Years after Sarinah Attack, Indonesia’s Fight Against Terror Moves Online
  450. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Joins Gates Foundation Governing Board
  451. MYANMAR: Civilians Face Widening Displacement Crisis: Myanmar Witness
  452. THAILAND: New Thai Government Must Choose Between ‘Short-Term Handouts’ and Long-Term Growth, Economists Warn
  453. INDONESIA: PDI-P Stands With Voters Against Indirect Polls
  454. INDONESIA to End Diesel Imports in 2026 as Balikpapan Refinery Comes Online
  455. MALAYSIA: Transport Minister Outlines Plan to Turn Penang’s Swettenham Pier Seafront Into Walkable Commercial Hub
  456. MYANMAR: Rohingya ‘Targeted for Destruction’ by Myanmar, ICJ Hears
  457. THAILAND: Politics Addresses Tourism Roadblocks
  458. INDONESIA: Community Sentences Introduced in New Penal Code
  459. INDONESIA: KPK Charges Tax Officials, Consultant in Rp 75 Billion Mining Tax Case
  460. MALAYSIA: Key Questions About Malaysia’s Proposed Two-Term PM Limit
  461. MYANMAR: Low Turnout, Intimidation and Attacks Mark Phase 2 of Myanmar Junta’s Election
  462. THAILAND: US Bans Seafood Imports from Vietnam, Opening Door for Thai Exporters
  463. INDONESIA: Prabowo Embraces Criticism But New Penal Code Draws Free Speech Concerns 
  464. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declares End to Rice Imports as Self-Sufficiency Reached
  465. MALAYSIA: Citizenship Amendment for Children Born Overseas to Malaysian Mothers Set to Take Effect Mid-2026: Home Minister
  466. MYANMAR: USDP Wins Majority of Seats in Rakhine, Chin on Back of Advance Ballots
  467. PHILIPPINES: Philhealth to Grant General Amnesty for Non-Payers: Marcos
  468. INDONESIA: Democrats Back Prabowo’s Plan to End Direct Regional Elections
  469. INDONESIA to Launch Waste-to-Energy Projects in 34 Cities
  470. MALAYSIA: Here’s Why Social Media Firms May Come to Love Malaysia’s New Online Safety Act
  471. MYANMAR: Yangon Residents Forced to Hoist National Flags for Independence Day Under Threat of Massive Fines
  472. SOUTHEAST ASIA’S Five Richest Billionaires Hold More Than $135B
  473. CAMBODIA: Plea for Peace as Thousands Remain Displaced by Border Encroachment
  474. INDONESIA: Indonesia Enacts New Criminal Code, Regulating Cohabitation and Banning Marxism
  475. INDONESIA: Do-Or-Die Year for Prabowo’s Free Meals Rollout
  476. MYANMAR Junta Says to Release Over 6,000 Prisoners in Annual Amnesty
  477. THAILAND Accuses Cambodia of War Crimes 
  478. INDONESIA: Palm Oil Expansion in Papua Raises Eyebrows
  479. INDONESIA Invests $500 Million in Novotel Makkah Deal: Hajj Village
  480. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysian Campuses Are a Hit with Students from China, Bangladesh, India
  481. MYANMAR: Life interrupted–Myanmar Gen Z Struggle With Threats Post-Coup
  482. THAILAND: China Sends Special Envoy to Thailand and Cambodia Again Today to Mediate Border clash
  483. CAMBODIA ‘Hires US Lobbyists’ 
  484. INDONESIA to Fight For Zero Tariffs on Palm Oil in This Week’s US Trade Talks
  485. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Inaugurate Rp 1 Trillion Hospital During Papua Visit
  486. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Inaugurate Rp 1 Trillion Hospital During Papua Visit
  487. THAILAND: Second Army Area Destroys Casino Compound at Chong Sai Taku
  488. SINGAPORE Court Dismisses Challenge to Mandatory Death Penalty
  489. INDONESIA: Govt Plans Major Rebuild After Sumatra Floods Kill Over 1,000
  490. INDONESIA- Aceh Urges Govt to Allow Entry of Humanitarian Aid from Malaysia
  491. MYANMAR Junta Leader Signals Enduring Military Role in Politics After Elections
  492. THAI-CAMBODIAN Border Clash Exposes Expanding Arms Pipeline
  493. VIETNAM: Hanoi Plans $212M Emergency Projects Before 2026 Rains to Stop Flooding
  494. INDONESIA: Aceh Turns to UN Agencies for Recovery While Jakarta Maintains No-Aid Stance
  495. INDONESIA: Sumatra Flood Deaths Exceed 1,000 as Regions Extend Emergency Status
  496. MYANMAR  Junta Hits Back at Criticism of Military-Run Poll
  497. THAILAND: Landslide Hopes Could Reset Thailand’s Three-Bloc Politics
  498. INDONESIA: Danantara Signs Pact for Joint Investments in Jordan
  499. INDONESIA: Two Firms Seek Licensing to Operate Crypto Exchanges in Indonesia
  500. MYANMAR: Junta Forms Anti-Scam Body Amid Growing Evidence of Its Own Complicity
  501. REGIONAL: 3 Southeast Asian Billionaires Makes Forbes Asia’s Philanthropy Heroes List
  502. INDONESIA: Putin Meets Prabowo to Discuss Military and Energy Ties, Wheat Exports
  503. INDONESIA: First-Ever Sling Load LPG Delivery Speeds Aid to Isolated Aceh Region
  504. MALAYSIA: 15 Permanent Relief Centers Under Construction Nationwide for Flood Victims: NADMA
  505. MYANMAR: Nationwide ‘Silent Strike’ Observed in Myanmar on International Human Rights Day
  506. VIETNAM: Hanoi Prepares Charging Ztations, Subsidies Before Restricting Gasoline Motorbikes in 2026
  507. INDONESIA: Death Strikes Stranded Evacuees in Isolated Sumatra Shelters
  508. INDONESIA Halts Timber Transport Following Flood Debris Scandal
  509. MALAYSIA: Preventing Corruption: Projek SAMA Urges New Law to Define ‘Political Donations’ and Stop Bribery Among Malaysian Politicians
  510. MYANMARhttps://asiaviews.net/indonesia-halts-timber-transport-following-flood-debris-scandal/: As Myanmar Economy Sinks, Junta Grabs Lifeline From Europe’s Last Dictator
  511. THAILAND Rejects Tariff Pressure in Push to End Cambodia Border Conflict: Sihasak
  512. CAMBODIA–Thailand Military Comparison: Budgets, Personnel and Firepower
  513. INDONESIA: Calls Grow for Indonesia to Accept Foreign Disaster aid
  514. INDONESIA: Elephants Step In Where Machines Can’t in Aceh Flood Cleanup
  515. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says Military Will Remain in Politics Until EAOs ‘Disappear’
  516. VIETNAM: AI Xominates Vietnam’s 2025 Zearch Frends: Google report
  517. INDONESIA  Launches Airborne Survey to Hunt New Oil and Gas in Sulawesi
  518. INDONESIA: Nowhere is Safe: Women Remain Vulnerable to Violence Across All Spaces
  519. MALAYSIA: PM Tells Works Ministry to Crack Down on Project Delays, Demands Accountability From Contractors
  520. MYANMAR: PEC Demands Release of All Media Professionals Before Myanmar Polls
  521. THAILAND: Second Army Area Warns Government Offices of Possible Cambodian Attacks
  522. INDONESIA Won’t Phase Out Fossil Fuels: Hashim
  523. INDONESIA: Eight Firms Called in as Deforestation Linked to Sumatra Disaster
  524. MALAYSIA Passes Historic Anti-Bullying Bill 2025 to Protect Children, Set Up Tribunal
  525. VIETNAM Plans Roadmap to Zero Hospital Fees and Free Annual Checkups for All Citizens
  526. INDONESIA: Northern Sumatra Leaders Raise White Flag Amid Deadly Floods
  527. INDONESIA: Why Floods in Sumatra Kill More People Than in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines
  528. MALAYSIA: Hunt Resumes: MH370 Search Back in Southern Indian Ocean from Dec 30: Transport Ministry
  529. MYANMAR: Free Burma Rangers Training People in Burma to Save Lives in War
  530. MYANMAR: Free Burma Rangers Training People in Burma to Save Lives in War
  531. VIETNAM: HCMC Plans Vehicle Low-Emission Zones With Cash Fines for Violation
  532. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows Direct Aid for Flood-Hit Sumatra
  533. INDONESIA: Local Demand Keeps RI Factories Humming as Exports Lose Steam
  534. MYANMAR: Rights Groups Slam US Move to End Protected Status for Myanmar Nationals
  535. SINGAPORE Says Local Doctors Make Up Over 90pc of its Workforce, Malaysians a Small Minority
  536. VIETNAMESE Students in Australia Face Declining Employment Rates, Lower Salaries
  537. INDONESIA: Pressure Mounts on Govt to Declare National Emergency in Sumatra
  538. INDONESIA: Death Toll from Sumatra Floods and Landslides Tops 300
  539. MYANMAR: UN Fears Mass-Electronic Surveillance During Myanmar Vote
  540. SINGAPORE: In Singapore, a Hidden Crisis of Youth Homelessness
  541. VIETNAM Offers ‘Best Conditions’ for Overseas Experts to Return and Lead Key Projects: Deputy PM
  542. CAMBODIA: Education Minister Calls for Renewed School Ban on Energy Drinks to Fight Diabetes
  543. INDONESIA: Northern Sumatra Floods Death Toll Rises to 84
  544. INDONESIA: Trade Pact, Gold, Palm Oil: Indonesia Aims $4.2 Billion Export to UAE
  545. MYANMAR: Farming Collapses Across Myingyan District as Conflict Deepens
  546. THAI Hotel Chain RoomQuest Becomes World’s First Fully AI-Automated Hospitality Group
  547. INDONESIA: Industry Wants Clarity on Indonesia’s ‘Haj Village’ in Mecca
  548. INDONESIA: National Internship Program Hits 62,000 Participants in Second Wave
  549. MYANMAR: KNU Raid on DKBA-Controlled Area Uncovers 2,000 Scam Workers, 733 Foreign Nationals Arrested
  550. SINGAPORE Blocks TikTok and Meta Accounts of Australian Linked to Radicalization
  551. THAILAND: Thailand Must Adopt New Laws to Meet Soaring AI and Data Center Demand: Business Leaders
  552. INDONESIA: TNI Expansion Plan Raises Fear of Overreach
  553. INDONESIA: Apindo Urges Government to Reinstate Predictable Minimum Wage Formula
  554. MALAYSIA: Smart Upgrades and Quick Cash: How the Booming Used Phone Market is Fueling Malaysians’ Lifestyles
  555. MYANMAR: Tensions Remain High Around Lashio After Handover to Junta
  556. THAILAND – Immigration Police Target Visitors Making Multiple Visa Runs 
  557. INDONESIA: Lively Libraries, Bookshops Defy ‘Myth’ of Low Reading Interest
  558. INDONESIA: Indonesia to Allocate State Land to 1 Million Poor Households by 2026
  559. MALAYSIA: Non-Consensual Sexual Content Now Top Online Threat to Malaysian Children: Unicef
  560. MYANMAR: Leading Scholar Urges Thailand to Support Karen, Karenni Autonomy in Myanmar
  561. SINGAPORE Charts Green Course for Methanol Marine Fuel
  562. INDONESIA: Govt to Close Some 1,400 Illegal Gold Mines in Halimun Salak National Park
  563. INDONESIA: G20 Declaration Gives Voice to Poor Nations, Indonesia Says Amid US Boycott
  564. MALAYSIA is Neutral, Not Nosy: Putrajaya Rejects Accusations of Siding in Thai-Cambodia Dispute
  565. MYANMAR: Junta Seeks SCO Lifeline in Moscow After Crashing Economy
  566. VIETNAM: How Regional Discrimination Still Divides Vietnamese PeopleINDONESIA: More Than 1,000 Evacuated Following Massive Mt. Semeru Eruption
  567. MALAYSIA: Anwar Calls on Youth in Malaysia and Africa to Shed ‘Colonial Mentality’
  568. VIETNAM: 41 Dead, More Than 52,000 Homes Submerged as Historic Flooding Batters Central Vietnam
  569. VIETNAM: 41 Dead, More Than 52,000 Homes Submerged as Historic Flooding Batters Central Vietnam
  570. INDONESIA: ADB Approves $470m Loan to Accelerate RI’s Clean Energy Shift
  571. INDONESIA: Microplastics Detected in Air Across 18 Major Cities in Indonesia: Study
  572. INDONESIA’S $7.4 Billion Balikpapan Refinery to Start Full Operations in December 2025
  573. MYANMAR Junta Chief Accuses Karen Armed Groups of Fueling Instability, Linking Them to Cyber
  574. SINGAPORE: Record Haul of Rhino Horns Worth RM3.6m Seized at Singapore’s Changi Airport
  575. INDONESIA: Batam Customs Uncovers New Ways to Smuggle Drugs From Malaysia
  576. INDONESIA Uncovers Online Plot to Turn Children Against Pancasila, Join Militancy
  577. MYANMAR: USDP Chair Claims Over 1,000 Party Members Killed Since Myanmar’s Military Takeover
  578. THAILAND-MALAYSIA: Journalist Indicted in Thailand for Allegedly Defaming Malaysian Government 
  579. VIETNAM: Facebook Removes 5.4 Million Scam, Fraud Posts in Vietnam
  580. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Demand Halt to Criminal Procedure Law Revision
  581. INDONESIA: Jakarta Is Sinking: Sea Levels Now Higher Than the City’s Coastline
  582. INDONESIA to Receive Repatriated Artifacts From US
  583. MYANMAR Junta Chief Awards Top Honorary Medals to Business Tycoons Linked to Junta
  584. SINGAPORE: Lee Kuan Yew’s Son Files Last-Minute Objection Against Singapore’s Plan to Preserve Family Home as Heritage Site
  585. INDONESIA: Non-UN Gaza Mission Risks Breaching International Law
  586. INDONESIA: Vale Indonesia Achieves Best ESG Score in Company History, Ranks Among World’s 15 Best
  587. MYANMAR: Targeted US Actions on Scam Centers Point to a New Burma Policy Favoring the Resistance
  588. THAI Businesses Attacked by Spyware Over 21,000 Times in Six Months Amid Regional Surge
  589. INDONESIA: Australia, Indonesia Agree to Sign New Security Treaty
  590. INDONESIA: BI Expands QRIS Links to Seven Countries to Reduce Dollar Reliance
  591. MALAYSIA: Langkawi Boat Tragedy Reflects Wider Regional Humanitarian Crisis: Home Minister
  592. MYANMAR: Holding Myanmar Elections Next Month ‘Unfathomable’: UN Rights Chief
  593. REGIONAl: Air Pollution Could Cost Southeast Asia Nearly $600B by 2050: Study
  594. INDONESIA: Prabowo Honors Soeharto, Raising Fears of Authoritarian Resurgence
  595. INDONESIA Mulls Repaying Whoosh Debt With Seized Corruption Funds
  596. SINGAPORE: From 2026, Travelers Leaving Singapore By Air to Pay Extra S$1 to S$41.60 in Green Jet Fuel Levy: Authorities
  597. MYANMAR Junta Touts Port Expansion, Trade Enforcement as Economic Pillars
  598. THAILAND: Anti-Mining Network Demand Repeal of Thai-US Rare Earths MOU
  599. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 27 Chinese Nationals in Online Scam Raid in Lampung
  600. INDONESIA: Jakarta Deploys NaCl Cloud-Seeding to Curb Heavy Rainfall Risk
  601. MALAYSIA: Not citizenship — What India’s Expanded OCI Actually Offers Sixth-Gen Indian Malaysians
  602. MYANMAR: Blood Money Campaign Raises Concerns About New Gas Projects in Myanmar
  603. THAILAND: Daytime Drinking Could Be Fined $300 in Thailand Under New Law
  604. INDONESIA to Resume Shrimp Exports to US After CS-137 Contamination Scare
  605. INDONESIA: Creative Economy Adds $90 Billion to Indonesia’s GDP as Investment and Exports Surge
  606. MYANMAR’S UN Envoy Denounces Junta’s Digital Represion
  607. THAILAND: Bank of Thailand to Launch New Credit Guarantee Mechanism to Support SME Loans
  608. VIETNAM: Markets, Factories and Homes Devastated as Typhoon Kalmaegi Lashes Vietnam’s Central Region
  609. CAMBODIA: Shifting Goalposts: Thailand Links Release of Cambodian Soldiers to Ta Krabei Temple Claims
  610. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inaugurates $3.9 Billion Lotte Chemical Plant in Cilegon
  611. INDONESIA: Culture Minister Submits Soeharto, Gus Dur for National Hero Recognition
  612. MALAYSIAN Passport Climbs to 3rd Globally with Visa-Free Access to 174 Countries
  613. MYANMAR: Nearly 2,000 People Arrested For Criticizing Myanmar’s Junta on Social Media
  614. INDONESIA: Jakarta Targets 24 Hospitals Across Six Papua Provinces to Bridge Health Gaps
  615. INDONESIA Plans Major Rail Expansion Outside Java Under Prabowo’s Infrastructure Push
  616. MALAYSIA on Track to Achieve AI Nation Status by 2030, with 2026 as Turning Point: Gobind
  617. MYANMAR: Bermuda and Cayman Islands Must Take Action Against Oil Companies for Suspected Myanmar Sanctions Breaches After JFM Legal Submission
  618. PHILIPPINES: ‘Tino’ Flooding Kills over 40, Strands Thousands in Central Philippines
  619. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows Over National Hero Title for Soeharto
  620. INDONESIA: Prabowo Urges APEC to Tackle Online Gambling and Transnational Crime
  621. MALAYSIA: Foreign Worker Numbers in Malaysia fall 13pc to 2.13 Million as Government Steps up Efforts to Reduce Dependence
  622. Myanmar Junta, Russia Sign Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
  623. THAILAND: Google to Offer One-Year Free Google-AI Pro Access to 3 Million Thai students
  624. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows Over National Hero Title for Soeharto
  625. INDONESIA: Prabowo Urges APEC to Tackle Online Gambling and Transnational Crime
  626. MALAYSIA: Foreign Worker Numbers in Malaysia fall 13pc to 2.13 Million as Government Steps up Efforts to Reduce Dependence
  627. Myanmar Junta, Russia Sign Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
  628. THAILAND: Google to Offer One-Year Free Google-AI Pro Access to 3 Million Thai students
  629. INDONESIA: $12b Boost to Banks Lifts Corporate Loans as SMEs Lag
  630. INDONESIA’S Digital Economy Among World’s Fastest Thanks to QRIS
  631. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Defense Ministers Approve Record Number of initiatives in ‘peaceful’ two-hour meeting
  632. Myanmar’s Generals Step into Politics as Newly Minted Civilians
  633. THAILAND: Raid on Chiang Mai Luxury Villa Nets 20 Chinese Scammers
  634. INDONESIA: Govt launches small hydropower plants across eastern regions
  635. INDONESIA: “Am I Really Authoritarian?” Prabowo Says He Often Watches Podcasts Mocking Him
  636. MALAYSIA: Some Countries Won’t Aid Malaysia’s MACC Hunt for Fugitives Over Caning Laws: Azam Baki
  637. MYANMAR: Sending Observers Would Risk Legitimizing Myanmar Election: FM Sugiono
  638. THAILAND: Xi Discusses Thailand-Cambodia Conflict with Trump, Emphasizes Peace Efforts
  639. INDONESIA: Scientists Discover Critically Endangered Tapanuli Orangutans in New Location
  640. INDONESIA: Accommodating the Dead: Jakarta Faces Grave Shortage Crisis
  641. MALAYSIA: Trade Deal with Washington Sparks Outcry in Malaysia Over Sovereignty Concerns
  642. MYANMAR: MOGE and PTTEP to Drill New Offshore Blocks in Mottama Gulf
  643. PHILIPPINES: POGOs Now Illegal
  644. INDONESIA: House Calls on Government to Investigate Massive Illegal Gold Mining Near Mandalika
  645. INDONESIA: Cambodia Not a Safe Destination for Migrant Workers: Muhaimin
  646. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya to Deploy Over 10,000 New Teachers Nationwide from November, Parliament told
  647. MYANMAR: ASEAN Not Sending Monitors to Myanmar Junta’s Election: Sources
  648. VIETNAM: Over 1,000 MM Rainfall in Hue Shatters Vietnam’s All-Time Record, Sends Ravaging Floods Across Region
  649. CAMBODIA, THAILAND Sign Historic Peace Declaration in Kuala Lumpur
  650. INDONESIA: Land Conversion Puts Self-Sufficiency At Risk
  651. MYANMAR: Open Letter to U.S. President Donald Trump
  652. THAILAND: Year-Long Funeral Starts for Thailand’s Former Queen Sirikit 
  653. TIMOR LESTE, Asia’s Youngest Nation, Becomes ASEAN’s 11th Member
  654. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s ‘Indonesia Incorporated Vision Faces Test of Market Trust
  655. INDONESIA: Over 100 Indonesians Flee Cambodia Cybercrime Rings, But Not All Want to Return
  656. MALAYSIA: Anwar and Trump Set to Witness Malaysia’s Peace Deal for Thailand-Cambodia at ASEAN Summit
  657. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing’s Attendance at ASEAN Summit Uncertain After His Name Deleted From Malaysian Media Report
  658. THAI Aromatic Coconut Industry in Crisis as Vietnamese Rivals Seize China Market
  659. INDONESIA: Prabowo-Gibran Administration Gets Low Scores
  660. INDONESIA: Police Monitoring Spread of Radical Groups in Batam
  661. Prabowo Wants to Start $5.4b Waste-to-Energy Drive Soon so Bali Remains a Tourist Favorite
  662. SINGAPORE Novels to Hit Bookshelves Across Southeast Asia Under Landmark S$3b Publishing Pact
  663. Myanmar Regime Bans Election Campaign Rallies
  664. INDONESIA: Forest Under Threat as Corporations, Military Gain Power under Prabowo
  665. INDONESIA: Pertamina to Buy Oil from Indonesia’s Traditional Wells: Bahlil
  666. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Populist Policies ‘Disconnected’ from People’s Needs
  667. MYANMAR: BHRN Says Myanmar Faces New Wave of Hate Speech targeting Muslims
  668. Vietnam’s AI Talent Pool Needs to Grow 10-Fold to Lure Global Investors: Executive
  669. Cambodian SMEs Call for Indonesian Investment Amid Growing Boycott of Thai Goods
  670. INDONESIA: In first Year, Prabowo Tightens Grip, Redraws Political Map
  671. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls Free Meal Initiative a 99.99% Success Despite Setbacks
  672. MALAYSIA Receives Global Zero Waste Special Citation Award in Istanbul
  673. MYANMAR: Delusions of Grandeur
  674. INDONESIA: Three Australians Face Death Penalty Over Bali Shooting
  675. INDONESIA: Prabowo Launches 165 Free Boarding Schools to Break Indonesia’s Cycle of Poverty
  676. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Explains How Scam Syndicates Still Lure Malaysians Into Modern Slavery
  677. MYANMAR: Why So Many Young People Work Voluntarily in Myanmar’s Scam Compounds
  678. SINGAPORE Ties to Alleged Cambodian Scam Ring Under Spotlight 
  679. INDONESIA Allows Foreigners to Take Leadership Roles at State Enterprises
  680. INDONESIA Allows Resumption of International Carbon Trade After Four Years
  681. MYANMAR: Forum 2000 Conference Reminds Audience of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Plight and Hosts Call from 2025 Nobel Peace Laureate
  682. THAILAND: Second Army Area Postpones RBC talks indefinitely as Cambodia Fails to Submit Weapons and Landmine Plan
  683. VIETNAM: Hanoi Company Injects Chemicals Into Buffalo Meat to Sell as Wagyu Beef
  684. INDONESIA: Government Denies Prabowo Ever Intended to Visit Israel
  685. INDONESIA Surpasses 2025 Oil Production Goal Amid New Exploration Push
  686. MYANMAR Ethnic Organizations condemn military junta for destroying NCA
  687. THAILAND, CAMBODIA to Sign Ceasefire at ASEAN Summit, Malaysia: Minister
  688. VIETNAM inaugurates World’s 2nd Largest Waste-to-Energy Plant in Hanoi
  689. CAMBODIA: CAPFISH Lays Groundwork for Cambodia’s First-Ever Fish Exports to EU
  690. INDONESIA: Productivity Among Lowest in Region, Govt Launches National Push
  691. INDONESIA: Jakarta Court Upholds Ex-Minister, Gojek Cofounder Nadiem Makarim’s Graft Status
  692. MYANMAR Scam Cities Booming Despite Crackdown–Using Musk’s Starlink
  693. THAILAND Launches 24-Hour E-WorkPermit Platform for Foreign Workers
  694. INDONESIA: Militarization, Crackdown Fears Overshadow Cyber Security Bill
  695. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Join Trump-Led Gaza Summit in Egypt
  696. MYANMAR: Burma War: The Junta’s Arms Pipeline and How to Stop It
  697. THAI Army Defends Psych-Ops Along Cambodian Border
  698. SINGAPORE Becomes Launchpad for Chinese Food Chains Escaping Price Wars in China, Intensifying Competition and Driving up Rents
  699. INDONESIA: Efficiency, Coordination at Risk as Government Expands Further
  700. INDONESIA Issues Tsunami Warning After 7.6-Magnitude Quake Strikes North Sulawesi
  701. MALAYSIA to Send Observers to Myanmar’s Long-Delayed Elections: Military Govt
  702. MYANMAR: Thousands of Myanmar IDPs in Banmauk Face Food Crisis Amid Clashes Between SNA and Resistance Forces
  703. THAI Influenza Cases Surge Past 700,000 With 61 Deaths
  704. INDONESIA: Health Scare Taints Indonesia’s Export Reputation
  705. INDONESIA: Why Indonesia’s ‘Golden Generation’ Could Stall Economic Growth
  706. Myanmar Junta Accused of ‘Famine Warfare’ as Hunger Grips Karenni State
  707. THAI Giant CP Group Targets Zero Food Waste by 2030
  708. VIETNAM: 30,000 Troops in Vietnam Race to Rescue Families After Record Floods
  709. INDONESIA: E-Waste Containers to be Reexported to the US: Batam Customs Office
  710. INDONESIA: North Kalimantan to Get New Bridges After Residents Prefer Traveling to Malaysia
  711. MALAYSIA, India Agree on Regional Standards to Protect Gig, Platform Workers
  712. MYANMAR: HURFOM Report Exposes Rising Violence Against Women and Children in Southeastern Myanmar
  713. SINGAPORE’S Digital Economy Reaches Nearly 20% of GDP, Creates 214,000 Tech jobs
  714. INDONESIA: World Bank Pledges $800 Million for Indonesian Villages: Govt
  715. INDONESIA: Breaking the Silence: Deaf Lawyers Make Judicial History in Indonesia
  716. MALAYSIA: The Khairul Aming Effect: More Young Malaysians Choosing Business Over Salaried Jobs
  717. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monk Accused of Kidnapping Men for Myanmar Military Service
  718. THAI Army Presents Discovery of 200 Landmines to ASEAN Observers
  719. INDONESIA: Govt Rushes to Clean Up Cesium-137 Spill in Banten
  720. INDONESIA: Meteor Falls Into Java Sea, Sparks Bright Fireball and Loud Boom Over Cirebon
  721. MYANMAR Airstrikes and Internet Blackouts Hit 123 Townships, Leaving Civilians Vulnerable
  722. THAILAND: Highways Department asks Google Maps to Update Routes After Viral “lost” Incident
  723. VIETNAM: 30 Hours of Isolation in the Heart of Hanoi Floods
  724. INDONESIA: Government Confirms Widespread Radioactive Contamination at Banten Industrial Hub
  725. INDONESIA’S Palm Oil Export Soars 35% to Over $16 Billion
  726. MALAYSIA Sends Rescue Team With K9 Units to Philippines After Deadly Quake
  727. MYANMNAR: Election Watchdog Warns Myanmar Junta’s Planned Polls Lack Credibility
  728. THAILAND: Myanmar Refugees Now Allowed to Work in Thailand
  729. INDONESIA: ‘Red terror’ Continues to Haunt Indonesia
  730. INDONESIA: Legendary Shoe Brand Bata Stops Daily Footwear Manufacturing in Indonesia
  731. MALAYSIA Launches New Digital ‘Posting Swap’ Platform for Nurses Amid Brain Drain
  732. MYANMAR: China Sentences 16 Myanmar-Linked Gang Members to Death
  733. PHILIPPINES: Cebu Shaken: Deadly Quake Kills 26 As Search Ongoing
  734. CAMBODIA: Thai Eviction Signs in Border Villages Draw Censure, Fury
  735. INDONESIA: Calls Grow for Meaningful Reform in Election LawRevision
  736. INDONESIA: From Wartegs to Hotels, Jakarta Faces Resistance Over Smoking Rules
  737. MYANMAR’S  AA Urges Dhaka to Probe Border Officers Backing Rohingya Militants
  738. SINGAPORE’S Population Hits 6.11m, Driven by Rise in Non-Residents and Migrant Workers
  739. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Investment hits Rp 48 Trillion: Govt
  740. INDONESIA Deploys Nutrition Experts After Mass Food Poisoning in Free Meal Program
  741. MALAYSIA Wraps Up Successful Asean Economic Ministers’ Meeting, Emphasizes Inclusive Growth
  742. MYANMAR: Preservation Over Destruction: Why Myanmar’s Revolution—and Its Neighbors
  743. THAILAND’S Ageing Society Threatens Fiscal Collapse and Drags Down Economy
  744. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Megawati Ties in Question After Cabinet Reshuffle
  745. INDONESIA to Disband SOEs Ministry Amid Danantara Expansion
  746. MYANMAR:: Mosque’s Reopening Reflects Thawing Interfaith Ties in Rakhine Under AA
  747. THAILAND Native ‘Ayam Bangkok’ Chickens Fetch Premium Prices in Indonesia
  748. SINGAPORE Gives Meta Sept 30 Deadline to Curb Facebook Scams Impersonating Govt Officials
  749. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pushes Two-State Solution, Multilateralism in Debut UNGA Speech
  750. INDONESIA: What is Sumitronomics? Indonesia’s Blueprint to 8% Growth
  751. MYANMAR: Rights Group Warns US Aid Cuts Could Kill 200,000 in Myanmar
  752. SINGAPORE to Introduce QR-Coded Halal Certificate from Oct 1, Replacing Physical Versions by March 2026
  753. THAILAND: Foreign Investment in EEC Exceeds 660 Billion Baht: BOI
  754. INDONESIA: Prabowo Offers 20,000 Troops for Post-War Gaza
  755. INDONESIA Halts 190 Mining Concessions for Breaching Environmental Rules
  756. MYANMAR: AA Chief Accuses Bangladesh Officials of Inciting Rohingya Insurgent Attacks
  757. THAILAND: Chinese Flock to Vietnam Due to Thailand Safety Fears
  758. VIETNAM: Vingroup Establishes 3rd Robotics Company
  759. INDONESIA: Prabowo Gives Nusantara Certainty With New Regulation
  760. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Evaluation After 5,000 Poisonings Cases in Free Nutritious Meals Program
  761. MYANMAR Junta Eases Election Rules to Keep Parties in Race
  762. PHILIPPINES: Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels through northern Philippines, triggers alerts across Asia
  763. THAILAND: IMF advises Thailand to reinstate 60% debt ceiling
  764. INDONESIA: Policy Gaps, Crackdowns Squeeze Rice Millers as Prices Soar
  765. INDONESIA Mulls Reallocating Unspent Free Meal Program Money
  766. MALAYSIA: Malaysian Bar brings free legal advice and public services to KL Sentral with first-ever MyBar Carnival 2025
  767. MYANMAR: Clashes on Myanmar–Thailand border Mark Nine Months of Fighting, Casualties Mount on Both Sides
  769. PHILIPPINES: Tens of Thousands Join Anti-Corruption Protests in Metro Manila
  770. INDONESIA Revises 2026 Budget Following Appointment of New Finance Minister
  771. INDONESIA: Bali Shuts Down Russian-Owned Factory Built on Protected Mangrove Land
  772. MALAYSIA to Exempt Some Palestinian Farm and Food Products From Customs Duties:Tengku Zafrul
  773. MYANMAR: OCHA details severe humanitarian access constraints across Myanmar
  774. THAILAND: Transnational Illegal Logging Network Busted in Nong Khai
  775. INDONESIA: Reshuffle Sees Prabowo, Allies Close Ranks
  776. INDONESIA: Medan Reaffirms Humanitarian Support for Refugees
  777. MYANMAR Junta’s Election Commission Excludes Key Southern Rakhine Areas from No-Election List Ahead of December Polls
  778. THAILAND: B10,000 Fine for Drinking in Pubs After Hours
  779. VIETNAM Ranked 5th Best Country for Expats in 2025
  780. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court to Rule on Challenges to Military Law
  781. INDONESIA: Energy Minister Tells Shell, BP, Vivo to Rely on Pertamina for Fuel Supply
  782. MALAYSIA: Enough for 12 Million Users: Cops Seize 3.6 Tons of Ecstasy Worth Almost RM600m in Kepong, Dataran Templer
  783. MYANMAR: Ruling Generals, Ministers to Dominate Myanmar Military’s Proxy Party Candidate List
  784. INDONESIA Rolls Out $1 Billion Stimulus to Boost Jobs and Consumption
  785. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s ‘Invisible’ Lives: Undocumented Coastal Children
  786. Myanmar Citizens Fear More Harassment, Violence as Election Nears
  787. THAI Banks Pledge Urgent Action to Unblock Accounts Amid Fraudulent Transfer Crisis
  788. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Languages to be Increasingly Taught in Vietnamese Schools
  789. INDONESIA Sees $869M Outflow After Cabinet Reshuffle
  790. INDONESIA: Bali Takes Massive Economic Hit from Worst Flooding in Years
  791. MALAYSIA: Anwar Joins World Islamic Leaders at Doha Summit on Gaza Crisis, to Voice Malaysia’s Stand Tonight
  792. MYANMAR: UNICEF Condemns Deadly Attack on Rakhine School
  793. THAILAND: DES Urges Calm Amid Locked Bank Accounts
  794. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Set Up Commission for Police Reform
  795. INDONESIA: Social Media as Town Square, Battleground in Indonesia’s Protests
  796. MYANMAR: Democracy as a Cage: Myanmar Junta’s Election Gambit and the Opposition’s Self
  797. THAILAND: Reopening Border Needs Military, Local Input: Bhumjaithai Deputy Leader
  798. VIETNAM: Cyberattack Signs Detected at Vietnam’s National Credit Database
  799. INDONESIA: Sjafrie’s New Post Shows Prabowo’s Reliance on Military Figures
  800. INDONESIA: At Least Nine Dead, Two Missing After Severe Floods Sweep Across Bali
  801. MYANMAR: Chinese Technology Company Helps Track the Location of Over 33 Million Myanmar Internet Users in Real-time
  802. THAILAND: Shinawatras in Legal Crossfire: Father’s Case Ends, Daughter Faces 5 More
  803. INDONESIA: Power Consolidation In Motion Behind Cabinet Shake-up
  804. INDONESIA: Papua Police Arrest Four Chinese Nationals Over Illegal Gold Mining
  805. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir Under Scrutiny: MACC Teams Up with UK Anti-Graft Agency to Track Alleged Assets Overseas
  806. MYANMAR: Junta-Allied Karen Warlords Hit by US Sanctions Over Myanmar’s Scam City
  807. THAILAND and INDONESIA Trail ASEAN as Political Instability Stifles Growth
  808. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Left Cabinet After Weeklong Unrest in Indonesia In a Major Reshuffle
  809. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani’s Successor Told to Tax the Superrich, Restructure Debt
  810. MYANMAR: NLD Urges International Intervention for Medical Care and Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
  811. THAILAND: Supreme Court Orders Thaksin to Return and Serve One-Year Jail
  812. VIETNAM Emerges as Top Alternative to Thailand for Beach Holidays
  813. INDONESIA: Five Suspended Lawmakers Face Ethics Probe
  814. INDONESIA Records Over 4,000 Earthquakes in August: BMKG
  815. MALAYSIA: Anti-Bullying Tribunal Bill to be Tabled in Parliament this October: Azalina
  816. MYANMAR Ambassador Urges UNICEF to Act as Children Suffer under Junta Violence
  817. THAILAND: Royal Command Appoints Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister of Thailand
  818. CAMBODIA: Foreign Ministry Decries Thai Eviction Plans for Cambodian Villagers
  819. INDONESIA: Ex-Minister Nadiem Makarim Detained Over Chromebook Procurement Scandal
  820. MYANMAR: UWSA Neutered: Myanmar’s Revolutionary Driving Force Derailed by China
  821. SINGAPORE to Issue First Directive Under New Law, Orders Meta To Act on Scam Ad
  822. INDONESIA: Unrest ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Prabowo to Address Public Grievances
  823. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Be Transparent with Economic Data
  824. MALAYSIA: Bahasa Malaysia-Based AI in the Works as Govt Pushes Digital Sovereignty Agenda
  825. MYANMAR: Nine Parties to Run Nationwide in Myanmar’s Planned Election
  826. VIETNAM: For Many Women in Vietnam, the New IVF rule is a Long-Awaited Lifeline
  827. INDONESIA: Violent Crackdown on Protests Sparks Outcry
  828. INDONESIA: Asset Forfeiture Law: A Way to Gain Public and Investors’ Trust
  829. Myanmar Junta Boss Schedules Chengdu Meeting with Chinese Investors
  830. THAILAND Pledges ‘Secure, Sustainable’ Energy Transition at Global Summit
  831. VIETNAM: Hanoi Sets Record for National Day Holiday Visitors and Revenue
  832. INDONESIA: Jakarta Regains Calm Under Heavy Security
  833. INDONESIA: Starting Today, All Travelers to Indonesia Must File Declarations via New App
  834. MALAYSIA: From Wage Regulation to Dispute Resolution: How the Gig Workers Bill Offers Safeguards for 1.2 Million Malaysians
  835. MYANMAR: EuroCham and ‘MADE in Myanmar’ Seek to Support Myanmar Workers’ rights
  836. THAILAND: New city Plan Exposes Ban Nong Chan Land Grab at Thai-Cambodian Border
  837. INDONESIA: Prabowo Calls for Severe Response to Protests
  838. INDONESIA: Businesses on Edge About Political Stability as Protests Turn Chaotic
  839. MYANMAR: NUG Defense Ministry Reaffirms Ban on Child Soldiers in People’s Defense Force
  840. SINGAPORE Govt Plans New Platform to Unite its Malay-Muslim Groups as younger Voices Grow Louder
  841. VIETNAM: State Treasury has Disbursed Over $200M as National Day Cash Gifts
  842. INDONESIA Presses Islamic Nations to Stop Israel’s Expansionist Agenda
  843. INDONESIA: Central–Regional Divide Widens in Indonesia’s 2026 Spending Plan
  844. MALAYSIA: Fighting Entrenched Corruption Remains Toughest Challenge After Three Years in Govt: Anwar
  845. MYANMAR: Rohingya Crisis Should Be Resolved Together: Yunus
  846. THAILAND Accuses Cambodia of Using ‘Human Shields’ on Border
  847. INDONESIA Urges EU to Lift Biodiesel Import Curbs After WTO Panel Backs Jakarta
  848. INDONESIA: New Agency to Assert State Control Over Minerals Vital for Defense
  849. MALAYSIA: Education Act Update Underway to Strengthen School Discipline in Crackdown on Bullying Cases: Minister
  850. MYANMAR Junta Propaganda Vehicle Joins China-Led Media Bloc
  851. THAILAND Becomes Regional Leader in Energy Transition: ABB Study
  852. INDONESIA: Prabowo Banks on Danantara to Balance Budget
  853. INDONESIA Shuts Down Banten Waste Plant Over Hazardous Imports
  854. MYANMAR: Rohingya Refugees Must Wait for Justice Before Returning: UN Investigator
  855. THAILAND to host Asia’s largest gaming event in October 2025
  856. SINGAPORE Workplaces Struggle to Stamp Out Vaping Despite National Ban
  857. INDONESIA: Bekasi Quake Shakes Jakarta Into Preparedness Debate
  858. INDONESIA: Breaking: Deputy Manpower Minister Caught in Anti-Graft Sting
  859. MALAYSIA: Parliamentary Group Drafting Hate Speech Guidelines to Reflect Malaysia’s Diversity
  860. MYANMAR: Under Chinese Pressure, Myanmar’s UWSP Cuts Off Support to Allied Ethnic Armies
  861. THAILAND: Thai Government Approves Major Digital Strategy
  862. INDONESIA: Govt in Crisis-Control Mode Over Tax Hike
  863. INDONESIA Targets Shadow Economy to Lift $145 Billion in 2026 Tax Revenue
  864. MALAYSIA: What Iman Research’s Study Reveals About Young Malays’ Attitudes Towards a Plural and More Economically Just Malaysia
  865. MYANMAR: Junta Abruptly Closes Thai-Myanmar Trade Bridge to Cut Off Rebel Funding
  866. PHILIPPINES: Cockfighting Livestreams Thrive in Philippines Despite Ban and Murders
  867. INDONESIA: Political Parties Divided Over Court Ruling on Direct Regional Elections
  868. INDONESIA Shuts 1,800 Fraudulent Lenders and Investment Schemes
  869. MYANMAR: Death Toll from Myanmar Junta Airstrike on Mawchi Climbs to 31
  870. PHILIPPINES Spends Billions on Flood Projects, But Disasters Keep Killing
  871. Cambodia Setting Sights on Muslim Tourist Market
  872. INDONESIA’S  Shrinking Middle Class Threatens Growth, Consumption
  873. INDONESIA: Religious Affairs Ministry Vows Crackdown on Intolerance
  874. MYANMAR: Widespread Absenteeism and Dismissals Reported in Myanmar Junta’s Electric Power Ministry
  875. SINGAPORE to Classify Vaping as Drug Offense, PM Wong Says
  876. INDONESIA: ‘Life is Plastic’: US is Biggest Buyer of Indonesian Toys
  877. MALAYSIA and ASEAN Push for Transparency in Myanmar’s Election Plans and Rohingya Crisis During Sept 19 Visit: Tok Mat
  878. MYANMAR: International IDEA Calls for Global Rejection of Myanmar Junta’s Elections
  879. THAILAND Gives Stranded Cambodian Workers 6-Month Work Permit Extension
  880. INDONESIA: Bali Waste Cycle Aims to Scale Up to Make Recycling Profitable
  881. INDONESIA: Incentives Needed for Mining Sector to Cut Emissions
  882. THAILAND: Government Given Failing Grade on Corruption
  883. THAILAND’S Tourism Boom Continues with 20 Million Visitors and THB937 Billion Revenue
  884. CAMBODIA: Assessment reveals extensive damage to Preah Vihear
  885. INDONESIA: Renewed Plan to Reinstate New Order-Style State Guidelines Draws Flak
  886. INDONESIACould Raise $5 Billion by Taxing Its 50 Wealthiest Citizens, Study Says
  887. MYANMAR Region Sees ‘Dramatic’ Hunger Rise After Aid Cutbacks
  888. Singapore is Now World’s Second-Richest Country, Far Ahead of its Southeast Asian Neighbors
  889. INDONESIA: Delay Triggers Fresh Demands to Scrap History Rewrite
  890. INDONESIA: Shaky Regulations, Finances Stall Coal Miners’ Transition to ‘Green’ Investment
  891. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Signs Sister City Agreement with Kuala Lumpur
  892. MYANMAR: AA Rejects Junta’s Planned Election in Rakhine
  893. THAILAND: Cambodia Crisis Hits Thai Brands, Disrupts Logistics and Halts Ad Spending
  894. INDONESIA Revives Deputy Commander Role After 25 Years, Promotes Elite Force Chiefs to Three-Star Rank
  895. INDONESIA:  Bali Immigration Forms a Special Task Force to Crack Down on Unruly Tourists
  896. MYANMAR: Nine Killed and 28 Injured in Hpakant as Myanmar Military Shelling Hits civilian Areas
  897. VIETNAM: Inside the world of Vietnamese Crypto Investigators Tackling Billion-Dollar Hacks
  898. SINGAPORE at Increased Risk of Chikungunya as Cases Double in 2025, Health Agency Warns
  899. INDONESIA Readies Island Medical Facility for 2,000 Wounded Gazans
  900. INDONESIA: More Than Half a Million Social Assistance Recipients Suspected of Online Gambling
  901. Myanmar Junta Hires US Lobby Firm in Bid to Boost Ties With Washington
  902. THAILAND and CAMBODIA Sign 13-Point Ceasefire Agreement 
  903. VIETNAM to Identify, Focus on 3 Strategic Technology Products
  904. INDONESIA Unfreezes 122 Million Dormant Accounts as Online Gambling Transactions Near $60 Billion
  905. INDONESIA: US Agrees to Grant 0% Tariff on Indonesian Copper: Minister
  906. MYANMAR Junta Launches Street Phone Checks as Cybersecurity Law Takes Effect
  907. THAILAND: Health Ministry Estimates 146 Million Baht Damage, Plans Lawsuit Against Cambodia
  908. VIETNAM Installs First Domestically Owned International Internet Cable
  909. INDONESIA Has $129 Billion to Spend — And Just Six Months to Do It
  910. INDONESIA Readies Gaza Rice Delivery as Israeli Attacks Persist
  911. MYANMAR: Press Freedom Concerns Raised after Myanmar Military-Linked Press Council Signs MOU With Thai Press Body
  912. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Suspends Rice Importation for 60 Days
  913. THAILAND: ‘Economic Animal’ in Luxury Leather
  914. INDONESIA: Pardons Cast Doubt Over Prabowo’s Anticorruption Commitment
  915. INDONESIA Kicks Off Health Screening for 58 Million Students Nationwide
  916. MALAYSIA: Manga With a Malaysian Soul: How Rise Production Blends Local Folklore with Japanese Style and Modern Storytelling
  917. MYANMAR Junta Ramps Up Rhetoric Against Timor Leste
  918. THAILAND and Cambodia Begin Crucial Border Talks in Malaysia
  919. VIETNAM targets domestic semiconductor chip production by 2027: PM
  920. CAMBODIA: ASEAN Interim Observer En Route to Monitor Border Ceasefire
  921. INDONESIA: Danantara Unveils Sweeping Reforms for SOE Executive Bonuses, Incentives
  922. INDONESIA: RI Manufacturers See Tough Times Ahead as Higher US Tariffs Kick In
  923. MYANMAR: European Anti-Jamming Tech Found in Myanmar Military Drones, CAR Report Reveals
  924. THAI CEOs Unveil Survival Strategies as Trump Tariffs Threaten Economic Growth
  925. INDONESIA: Mining Industry Leaders Highlight Challenges to Reaching Net Zero Emissions
  926. INDONESIA Struggles with Regulatory, Infrastructure Gaps in AI Adoption
  927. MYANMAR Regime Sets More Traps to Guarantee Election Win
  928. SINGAPORE: Terror Threat to Singapore Remains High Amid AI Risks, Rising youth Radicalization: Home Affairs Report
  929. THAI Cyber Agency Rushes to Bolster Media Defenses Against Escalating Threats
  930. REGION: Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Ceasefire After Five Days of Border Clash
  931. INDONESIA to Slash Middle East Oil Imports in Favor of $15B US Energy Deal
  932. MALAYSIA: Anwar Hails Asean Diplomacy as Cambodia, Thailand Agree to Ceasefire After Malaysia Meet
  933. MYANMAR: 17 Political Prisoners Have Died in Myanmar in 2025 Due to Lack of Medical CareTHAI Delegation to Hold Urgent Talks with Cambodia in Malaysia on July 28
  934. THAI Army Accuses Cambodia of Breaking Truce
  935. CAMBODIA: Mine Action Authority Warn of ‘Cruel Shadow’ of Thai Cluster
  936. INDONESIA Welcomes France’s Recognition of Palestine
  937. INDONESIA: Poverty Rate Falls Nationwide — Except in Papua and Maluku
  938. MYANMAR Rights Group Demands Chinese Sanctions
  939. THAI Delegation to Hold Urgent Talks with Cambodia in Malaysia on July 28
  940. CAMBODIA-Thailand Exchange Fire Along Border, Civilians Killed
  941. INDONESIA-US Trade Deal Possible Threat to Data Sovereignty
  942. MYANMAR Junta Looks for Foreign Energy Investment
  943. THAI Military Raises Concerns Over Hun Sen’s Role in Ordering Attacks on Thai Civilians
  944. VIETNAM Urges Thailand, Cambodia to Refrain From Using Force
  945. INDONESIA to Exempt US Companies from Local Content Requirement
  946. INDONESIA: Layoffs Surge in Manufacturing, Retail, Govt Data Suggest
  947. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Warn Myanmar Junta Election Staff
  948. THAILAND: Countdown to US Tariff, 7 Thai Industries at risk, Millions of Jobs on the Line
  949. VIETNAM: HCMC Unveils Ambitious Plan to Replace 400,000 Gasoline Motorbikes with EVs
  950. INDONESIA: ASEAN Urged to Focus on People Amid Challenges
  951. INDONESI Draws $58 Billion in H1 Investment, Fueled by Downstream Expansion
  952. MALAYSIA: Swiped into routine: How China-inspired apps redefine Malaysian daily life
  953. MYANMAR- Thailand Lodges Protest After Suspected Myanmar Junta Drone Found in Tak
  954. VIETNAM Ranks 6th Globally in AI Openness
  955. INDONESIA Exporters Seek to Split Tariffs with US Buyers to Ensure Demand
  956. INDONESIA: Polytron Starts Mass Production of Electric Vehicles in West Java
  957. MYANMAR: Conjuring an Election Illusion in War-Torn Shan
  958. THAI Foreign Ministry Condemns Cambodia over Landmine Incident, Urges Accountability
  959. VIETNAM: 300 Rescuers Join Overnight Search for Victims of Capsized Ha Long Bay Cruise Boat
  960. INDONESIA: Bali Emerges as Major Hot Spot for Transnational Drug Trafficking: BNN
  961. INDONESIA: Foreign Hospitals Cleared to Operate in Indonesia as Prabowo Targets Healthcare Upgrade
  962. MYANMAR: Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) Formed to Reclaim Identity and Seek Justice
  963. SINGAPORE Ranks Among World’s Top Cities for Tech Talent
  964. THAILAND: Chinese Tourist Numbers Plummet, Malaysia Overtakes Thailand in ASEAN Race
  965. INDONESIA to Pay 19% US Tariffs in Exchange for Full Market Access, Boeing Jets
  966. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Makes Historic Debut at UN Forum on Sustainable Development
  967. MALAYSIA: Freedom of Information Act to be tabled by year end to boost transparency: Anwar
  968. MYANMAR and Russian Regimes Push Indian Trade Corridor to Bypass Western Sanctions
  969. VIETNAM: 59 Vietnamese Arrested in Laos Over Large-Scale Scam Syndicate
  970. CAMBODIA to Enforce Military Conscription Law in 2026
  971. INDONESIA: BPJS Kesehatan Proves Equal Healthcare Access Is Possible Across Indonesia
  972. INDONESIA: Starlink Pauses New Customer Sign-Ups in Indonesia
  973. MYANMAR: Burma’s Cyber Scam Centers: A Global Security Crisis, Now Targeting Americans
  974. THAILAND: Temple Donation Loopholes Spark Concern Over Corruption and Money Laundering Risks
  975. INDONESIA: EU Grants Indonesia Multi-Entry Schengen Visa as Landmark Trade Deal Nears Completion
  976. INDONESIA: Free Boarding Schools for Poor Children to Open Across Indonesia Next Week
  977. MALAYSIA Acts to Avoid US Sanctions Amid EScalating Global AI Chip War
  978. MYANMAR: Hundreds of Myanmar Troops, Civilians Flee Across Thai Border from Karen State
  979. THAILAND: US Blocks AI Chip Access to China, Warning Sign for Thailand, Malaysia
  980. Cambodia expresses concern over construction of Angkor Wat replica in Thailand
  981. NDONESIA: US Tariff Threatens 70,000 Textile Jobs in Indonesia
  982. MYANMAR- A Atrike Leader Urges Urgent Reforms Within NUG to Sustain the Revolution
  983. SINGAPOREANS Cross Border in Droves for Malaysian Durian Tours, All-You-Can-Eat Buffets
  984. INDONESIA: Pertamina Inks MoUs with Exxon, Chevron to Sweeten Indonesia’s Tariff Offer
  985. INDONESIA: Prabowo Assigns Gibran to Spearhead Papua Development, Rights Efforts
  986. MYANMAR: Trump Tariff Letter to Myanmar Junta Raises Eyebrows, Risks Lending Legitimacy
  987. VIETNAMESE Content Creators Earn Thousands of Dollars Monthly from AI-Generated Faceless Videos
  988. INDONESIA: US Maintains Tariff Threat Despite Indonesian Concessions
  989. INDONESIA: Trump Tariffs May Slow Indonesia’s Economy by 0.5%, Economist Warns
  990. MALAYSIA: ASEAN Hits Back at Trump’s ‘Counterproductive’ Trade Tactics, Warns of Regional Instability
  991. MYANMAR: Timor Leste Hits Back at Myanmar Junta’s Objection to ASEAN Membership
  992. THAILAND Hit with Steep US Tariffs as Trump Escalates Trade Stance
  993. INDONESIA: BRICS Revives Bandung Spirit to Unite Global South
  994. INDONESIA to Send 10,000 Tons of Rice Aid to Palestine, Set Up Joint Investment Zone
  995. MALAYSIA: Southeast Asia’s Most-Visited Destination Among Countries With Highest Tourism Growth
  996. MALAYSIA: How Much Onions Do Malaysians Eat and Why is it Biting into our National Coffers?
  997. MYANMAR People Skeptical of Junta’s Promises of Election, Peace
  998. Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute Resolutions Hinge on Agreements Stipulated in Franco-Siam Treaties
  999. INDONESIA: Serving at Sea, PIS and DoctorSHARE Bring Hospital Ship to Serve Remote Communities in Papua
  1000. INDONESIA: Widening Deficit Spurs Calls to Curb Major Spending
  1001. MALAYSIA : Pay Up or Lose your Assets: Errant Ex-Husbands Face Seizures, Frozen Income Under Selangor’s Proposed Crackdown on ‘Nafkah’ Dodgers
  1002. MYANMAR: Making Connections in Myanmar’s Fractured State
  1003. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Orders Halt to Strategic Imports from Thailand, Citing National Security concerns
  1004. Malaysia: ‘Some Starting in Primary school’: Hannah Yeoh, Says Synthetic Drug Addiction Now a Cabinet Concern
  1005. MYANMAR: Indonesian ‘Influencer’ Given 7-year Myanmar Prison Sentence
  1006. THAILAND: Public Outrage as South Korean Taxi Driver Suggests Thai Tourist ‘Pay with Body’
  1007. INDONESIA: Govt Targets 15,000 Barrels per Day from Community Oil Wells
  1008. INDONESIA Hopes to Join BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
  1009. INDONESIA: Women’s Growing Role in Drug Trade Raises Concerns in Indonesia
  1010. MYANMAR – Dying in Jail, Myanmar’s Political Prisoners a ‘Stain on ASEAN’s Conscience’
  1011. SINGAPORE Hits Record High in Renewable Energy Consumption
  1012. INDONESIA: Preventive Strikes Keep Indonesia Free of Terror Attacks Since 2023: Police Chief
  1013. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat’s Nickel Mining May Threaten Endangered Papuan Blue Orchid
  1014. MALAYSIA-Standard Chartered Sued for US$2.7B Over Role in 1MDB Scandal
  1015. MYANMAR: Federal and State Parliaments Express Grave Concern Over Health Crisis Facing Myanmar’s Political Prisoners
  1016. THAILAND-Constitutional Court Suspends Paetongtarn as PM Because of Hun Sen’s Clip
  1017. INDONESIA to Relax Import Rules as US Tariff Deadline Nears
  1018. INDONESIA Police Deploys Robots for Crime-Fighting and Rescue
  1019. INDONESIA: China to Keep Anti-Dumping Steel Duties on Indonesia, EU and South Korea
  1020. MYANMAR: Helping Myanmar Garment Workers Get a Fair Deal?
  1021. THAILAND: Thousands of Thai Cannabis Shops Face Closure Under New Regulations
  1022. INDONESIA: Separate National, Local Elections Starting 2029: Constitutional Court
  1023. INDONESIA Begins Construction of $5.9 Billion Mega EV Battery Hub With China’s CATL Consortium
  1024. MALAYSIA: Ganja on the Rise: Melaka and Cheras are New Drug Hotspots, Anti-Narcotics Data Shows
  1025. MYANMAR: Mizoram Chief Minister warns of strict action against lawbreaking Myanmar refugees
  1026. VIETNAM Issues Plan to Attract Top AI Talents
  1027. INDONESIA: Govt, House Staunch Defense Opens Court Battle on TNI Law
  1028. INDONESIA Stock Exchange Surpasses 950 Listed Companies, Profit Soars
  1029. MALAYSIA: Armed Forces Make History With Promotion of First Malaysian Chinese Three-Star General
  1030. MYANMAR: Malaysian Crackdown on Undocumented Migrant Workers Spurs Fear Among Myanmar Nationals
  1031. MYANMAR Junta Arrests State-Controlled MRTV Employee Over Aung San Suu Kyi Birthday Tribute
  1032. THAILAND Reclassifies Cannabis Bud as a Controlled Herb, Restricts Sales and Advertising
  1033. INDONESIA: House Shelves Gibran Impeachment Petition
  1034. INDONESIA: Gov’t Rolls Out 2025 Wage Subsidy to Support Up to 17 Million Workers
  1035. MALAYSIA: Anwar Backs Students’ Right to Protest, Tells MoHE and UMS to Protect Academic Freedom
  1036. MYANMAR: Shan State Takes Center Stage in Myanmar Junta’s Election Push
  1037. VIETNAM Designates Da Nang as Nation’s Inaugural Free Trade Zone
  1038. CAMBODIA: UN Expert Highlights Growing Synthetic Drug Threat in Cambodia
  1039. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Health Draws Attention During Birthday Celebration
  1040. INDONESIA: Pertamina Says It Has Enough Fuel Supplies as Iran Threatens to Block Hormuz
  1041. Myanmar Junta Scrambles for Chinese Energy Investment as Lights Go Out
  1042. THAI Fuel Exports to Cambodia Worth Nearly 48 Billion Baht in 2024
  1043. INDONESIA Predicted to Grow Just 4.5 Pct This Year if Israel-Iran War Doesn’t Stop
  1044. INDONESIA: Forestry Ministry to Strengthen Enforcement at Tesso Nilo National Park
  1045. MALAYSIA: The Vanilla Farm That’s Saving LIves: Inside Malaysia’s Revolutionary ‘Halfway Farm’ for Former Death Row Inmates
  1046. MYANMAR: Satellite Images Reveal Alarming Rare Earth Mining Expansion in Myanmar’s UWSA Territory
  1047. INDONESIA: Papua Primary Target in Battle to Eradicate Malaria Nationwide
  1048. INDONESIA: 19 Suitcases of Cash Used to Buy Private Jet in Papua Corruption Case, KPK Says
  1049. MALAYSIA: ‘It’s Not Just Women’: Govt to Boost Fertility Rate With Inclusive Solutions: Minister
  1050. MYANMAR Junta Attacks to Reclaim KIA’s Jade and Rare Earth Strongholds
  1051. VIETNAM: E-Cigarette Users Could Face Fines of $120-200
  1052. CAMBODIA Firmly Rejects Thailand’s Unilateral Map in Border Talks
  1053. INDONESIA: Culture Minister’s Denial of Mass Rape in 1998 Riots Sparks Outrage
  1054. MALAYSIA: ‘We ate one egg between five’: Malaysian Haj pilgrims detail nightmare journey to Mecca after alleged scam
  1055. MYANMAR Junta Forces Recapture Kataingti Camp in Karen State After Months
  1056. THAILAND Ranks Lowest in ASEAN for Business Innovation: World Bank
  1057. CAMBODIA: All TV stations, Cinemas must stop broadcasting Thai films
  1058. INDONESIA: Tension grows between North Sumatra, Aceh over disputed border
  1059. MALAYSIA Named Top Muslim-Friendly Travel Destination for 10th Straight Year
  1060. NUG Confirms Construction of Two Bomb-Proof Underground Hospitals in Myanmar
  1061. THAILAND: Bangkok Reveals Smart Traffic Signals Reduce cCngestion Buy up to 41%
  1062. CAMBODIA: Legal Groundwork Underway to Take Border Dispute to ICJ
  1063. INDONESIA Opens $12.3 Billion in Infrastructure Projects to Global Investors
  1064. INDONESIA: Magelang Demands Eight Times Increase in Borobudur Visitor Limit
  1065. MYANMAR: How the Myanmar Military’s Propaganda Efforts Have Evolved Over the Decades
  1066. SINGAPORE: Jetstar Asia Closure: 4 Key Things Travelers Need to Know
  1067. Cambodian leaders condemn politicians for disseminating fake news on social media
  1068. INDONESIA: Govt is Redefining Poverty Line After Two Decades: DEN
  1069. INDONESIA Revokes Mining Permits of Four Companies in Raja Ampat
  1070. MYANMAR: PNO Orders Over 6,000 Residents to Relocate in Southern Shan State
  1071. VIETNAM: Qualcomm Launches New AI R&D Center in Vietnam
  1072. INDONESIA Ignores Its Middle Class in Latest Economic Stimuli: Analyst
  1073. INDONESIA: Controversial Discipline Program Sends “Unruly” Students to Army Facility in Bandung
  1074. MYANMAR Junta Boss Thanks Protector China on 75th Anniversary of Ties
  1075. THAILAND: Foreign Ministry Affirms Measures to Cut Electricity, Internet to Cambodia Remain
  1076. CAMBODIA: Thailand Likely to Face Substantial Economic Losses without Cambodia’s 1.2 Million Migrant Workers in the Country
  1077. INDONESIA: Three Nickel Mining Firms Accused of Environmental Damage in Raja Ampat
  1078. INDONESIA Faces Brain Drain as Skilled Graduates Leave for Jobs Abroad
  1079. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi: Enduring Relevance, Manipulation, and the Battle for Myanmar’s Future
  1080. Thai Economy: NESDC Warns of SME Job Losses and Graduate Unemployment Crisis
  1081. CAMBODIA: Anonymous Wildlife Crime Reporting Tool Launched in Cambodia
  1082. INDONESIA: BI Revises Down Its Target for Sharia Financing Growth in Indonesia
  1083. INDONESIA: Australian Government Issues Travel Advisory for Indonesia, Especially Bali
  1084. SINGAPORE: Global Anti-Scam Blitz: 106 Nabbed, S$7.7m Seized in Singapore; Malaysia among seven countries in joint operation
  1085. MYANMAR Farmers Lose Crops in Monsoon Flooding
  1086. INDONESIA: Suspected Papua Rebels Kill Two Church Builders at Project Site
  1087. MYANMAR: Burma Research Institute Urges Continued US Aid Amid Mounting Crisis in Myanmar
  1088. THAILAND: Urgent Action After Myanmar Cargo Ship Runs Aground Near Surin Islands, Damaging Coral Reefs and Threatening Marine Life
  1089. INDONESIA: Plan to Increase State Funding for Political parties brings calls for caution
  1090. INDONESIA Faces $46 Billion Infrastructure Funding Gap Through 2029
  1091. MALAYSIA: Federal Govt Unveils Kota Madani Township in Putrajaya — a 10,000-Home, High-Density Hub Powered By AI
  1092. MYANMAR: Thousands of Children in Myanmar’s Earthquake Zone Have No Schools to go to For New School Year: Save the Children
  1093. VIETNAM: Apple Removes 9,600 Vietnamese Apps from App Store
  1094. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows to Clean House Amid Calls for Reshuffle
  1095. INDONESIA: Prabowo Alleges Foreign-Funded NGOs Aim to Divide Indonesia
  1096. MYANMAR: Junta Troops Massing to Reclaim Myanmar’s China-Backed Pipelines
  1097. SINGAPORE Woman Gets just S$1 in Divorce, But Ex Loses Bigger Share Over Misconduct
  1098. THAI Entertainment Boom Forecast to Top THB 601 Billion Revenue
  1099. INDONESIA: https://asiaviews.net/singapore-woman-gets-just-s1-in-divorce-but-ex-loses-bigger-share-over-misconduct/Bali to Ban Production of Bottled Water Under 1 Liter
  1100. INDONESIA: Thousands of Indonesian Pilgrims Barred from Hajj as Saudi Halts Special Visa Issuance
  1101. MALAYSIA: How Malaysia’s Discount Store Boom Minted its Newest Billionaire Lee Kar Whatt
  1102. MYANMAR: Karen Offensive Seizes a Dozen Junta Bases Along Myanmar-Thai Border
  1103. THAILAND: Bangkok Tops Global List as Best City for Remote Work
  1104. CAMBODIA Faces Alarming Measles Surge Amid Regional Outbreak
  1105. INDONESIA: Dalio’s Reported Exit Sparks Questions Over Danantara’s Game Plan
  1106. INDONESIA Seeks New Study Destinations for Students Affected by US Visa Suspension
  1107. MYANMAR: UN Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Human Rghts Crisis in Myanmar
  1108. THAILAND: Bangkok Gears Up for Thailand’s Largest Ever Pride Parade
  1109. INDONESIA: Indonesia Open to Ties with Israel if It Recognizes Palestine: Prabowo
  1110. INDONESIA: Court Orders Govt to Provide Free Basic Education in All Schools
  1111. MALAYSIA: Even Closed-Door LGBTQ-Friendly Events ‘Against Societal norms’, Urges cops to probe and act: Religious Affairs Minister
  1112. MYANMAR: Yadaya-How Myanmar’s Junta Boss Hopes to Hex His Way to Presidency
  1113. THAILAND: Rising Demand Fuels Growth of international Schools in Thailand
  1114. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Papua New Guinea ASEAN Membership Pitch Likely Serves Jakarta’s Interests
  1115. INDONESIA: Landmark Ruling: State Must Help Fund Private Elementary Schooling
  1116. MYANMAR: JFM Releases List of ASEAN Companies Supporting the Myanmar Junta with Taxes, Jet Fuel, and Eechnology
  1117. THAILAND: Safety Concerns and Structural Issues Hinder Chinese Travel to Thailand
  1118. VIETNAM: Legislature Weighs on Abolishing Death Penalty for Drug Trafficking
  1119. CAMBODIA- Civil Society Urges End To Victim-Blaming In Rape Cases
  1120. INDONESIA: New History Book to Highlight Past Presidents’ Achievements: Culture Minister
  1121. INDONESIA to Prioritize Jamu and Natural Medicines in Health Sector Transformation
  1122. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Prioritize Human Rights in Burma
  1123. VIETNAM to Export Renewable Energy to Malaysia, Singapore via Submarine Cables
  1124. INDONESIA: Govt’s Energy Deregulation Vow Draws Global Giants
  1125. INDONESIA: Critical Op-Ed Retraction Tests Freedom of Expression
  1126. SINGAPORE: AI Use in Singapore Classrooms Outpaces Policy, Raising Concerns Among Educators
  1127. MALAYSIA: Why Malaysians Spend More on Groceries Than Anyone Else in Southeast Asia
  1128. MYANMAR: UNHCR Updates Show Ongoing Challenges for Displaced Individuals Following Myanmar Earthquake
  1129. INDONESIA: TNI General Appointment as Customs Office Head Raises Question
  1130. INDONESIA: Japanese Carmakers Look Elsewhere, as RI Bioethanol Lags Behind
  1131. MYANMAR: India Asked to Probe Myanmar Rebel Deaths
  1132. SINGAPORE University Tops Asia for Ultra-Wealthy Alumni, Beating China’s Tsinghua
  1133. THAI Gemstone Exports Face Uncertainty Amid U.S. Tariff Hike, Risk Losing Ground to Vietnam and Sri Lanka
  1134. Cambodia, Hollywood Studio in Deal to Boost Creative Economy
  1135. INDONESIA: House Speaker Puan Warns Government Against Whitewashing History
  1136. INDONESIA Aims to Cut Poverty Rate Below 7.5 Pct by 2026
  1137. MYANMAR: We Can’t Help You, Myanmar Junta Tells Striking Workers at Adidas Factory
  1138. VIETNAM Hit Hardest by Brute-Force Cyberattacks in Southeast Asia
  1139. INDONESIA: Over 28,000 Accounts Blocked in Crackdown on Online Gambling: PPATK
  1140. INDONESIA: Rescue Teams Search for 19 People After Landslide at Gold Mine in Papua
  1141. MYANMAR Political Parties Fear Mass Boycott of Junta’s Election
  1142. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Willing to Reconcile with Dutertes
  1143. THAILAND: Bangkok–Kuala Lumpur Direct Train Service To Resume This Year
  1144. INDONESIA: Prabowo: No Second Term If I Fail the First
  1145. INDONESIA: Hotels Demand Crackdown On Unlicensed Rentals in Bali
  1146. MYANMAR Junta likely to Form New ‘Interim Government’ in July Ahead of Year-End Elections
  1147. SINGAPORE: Made-in-Singapore antibody test for multiple viruses now used worldwide
  1148. THAILAND Among Top 10 Nations with Significant LGBTQI+ Population
  1149. CAMBODIA: GDCE Cracks Whip Over Illegal Durian Imports
  1150. INDONESIA: Critics Slam Prabowo’s Smart Screens as Misplaced Education Priority
  1151. INDONESIA: Judge Transfers Fall Short in Tackling Judiciary Corruption
  1152. MYANMAR: Three Japanese Firms Ditch Myanmar Port Project
  1153. Thailand Tourism Crisis Brews As Foreign Arrivals Continue to Declin
  1154. INDONESIA: Concern Grows Over Project to Rewrite History
  1155. INDONESIA: Will Nickel Be Indonesia’s Trump Card?
  1156. INDONESIA: Lawmaker Warns of $1 Billion Deficit in National Health Insurance Due to Inactive Members
  1157. THAILAND: Power Struggles Put Thai PM in Political Crosshairs
  1158. PHILIPPINES: 29 kg of Meth Disguised As Durian Seized in Philippine Drug Bust
  1159. INDONESIA’s Top Islamic Body Rejects Proposal to Legalize Casinos
  1160. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police crack down on thuggery, street brawls
  1161. MYANMAR: 12 ASEAN Billionaires Fueling Myanmar Junta Terror Campaign: JFM
  1162. PHILIPPINES: Vote and Vanish? Study Says Civic Engagement Drops After Elections
  1163. VIETNAM’s Major Cities Push Ahead with Electric Bus Revolution
  1164. INDONESIA: West Java to Provide Mental Health Services in All ‘Puskesmas’ Amid High Depression Rate
  1165. INDONESIA Ranks Top 3 in ASEAN Competitiveness, So Why Are Investors Still Hesitant?
  1166. MALAYSIA Must Use ASEAN Chair to Grow Halal Exports into 600 Million-Strong Regional Market: Zahid
  1167. MYANMAR’S Ethnic Karen Face Food Shortages Amid Aid Cuts to Camps on Thai Border
  1168. THAILAND On Track to Become Global Leader in Future Food: Experts
  1169. INDONESIA to Cultivate 300,000 Hectares of Sugar Palm to Power Bioethanol Push
  1170. INDONESIA: Police, Military to Crack Down on Rogue Mass Organizations
  1171. MYANMAR Junta Chief Pledges to Protect Chinese Interests During Meeting with Xi Jinpinhttps://asiaviews.net/indonesia-police-military-to-crack-down-on-rogue-mass-organizations/g in Moscow
  1172. INDONESIA: SOEs Law Raises Graft Oversight Concerns
  1173. INDONESIA to Halt Refined Fuel Imports from Singapore
  1174. MALAYSIA: Sixteen Foreigners, Including Children, Rescued from Forced Labor in Raids Across KL and Selangor
  1175. MYANMAR: Mansat Villagers Urge TNLA to Address Unlawful Silicon Mining, Environmental and Social Harms
  1176. VIETNAM Has ‘Significant’ Demand for US Goods: Trade Minister
  1177. INDONESIA: Politics Creep into Military Ranks
  1178. INDONESIA: Government Forms Anti-Extortion Task Force
  1179. MALAYSIA: RM10,000 fine for TikTok post on racial, religious sensitivities, says MCMC
  1180. MYANMAR Junta Calls New Ceasefire After Quake
  1181. THAILAND: Southern Insurgency Escalates, Govt to Crackdown on Militant Leaders
  1182. INDONESIA: ‘I’m In Charge’, Says Prabowo
  1183. INDONESIA: Garuda Indonesia Grounds 15 Planes Over Maintenance, Financial Issues
  1184. MALAYSIAN Travelers Can Soon Stay in China Visa-Free For Up to 90 Days Under New Five-Year Deal
  1185. MYANMAR: US Imposes Sanctions on Myanmar Border Militia Over Cyber Scams
  1186. SINGAPORE: Tech Billionaire Bill Gates’ Philanthropic Foundation to Set Up Office in Singapore
  1187. INDONESIA: Miners Slam Chinese Smelters for Buying Bauxite Below Benchmark Price
  1188. INDONESIA Annual Q1 GDP Growth Slowest in More Than Three Years
  1189. SINGAPORE: Sexist, Racist Abuse of Women Candidates in Singapore GE2025 Draws Backlash From Gender Equality NGO
  1190. MYANMAR: Sex-Based Violence Against Women and Girls in Myanmar
  1191. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese Workers Scramble for High
  1192. CAMBODIA: Troops Withdraw From Ancient Temple After Thai-Cambodian Talks
  1193. INDONESIA: Impeachment Call, Abortive Reshuffle Hint at Internal TNI Tension
  1194. INDONESIA: Beyond Statistics: Establishing a Poverty Line That Reflects True Hardship
  1195. MYANMAR: Over 60 Villages Displaced in Bago’s Minhla Township Amid Junta Raids and Shelling
  1196. THAILAND to Launch CB Disaster Notification System by Mid-July
  1197. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Issues Labor Day Plea as Workers Desert Myanmar
  1198. INDONESIA: Jokowi Faces Storm of Lawsuits Six months After Stepping Down
  1199. INDONESIA: Foreign Investment up 12% yoy in First Quarter
  1200. MALAYSIA Facing Severe Brain Drain with 1.86 Million Already Gone: Digital Minister
  1201. MYANMAR Heritage Falls Victim to Quake
  1202. VIETNAM Forecast to Become Second-Largest Economy in Southeast Asia by 2036
  1203. INDONESIA Moves Toward Lifting Saudi Labor Ban Under New Safeguards
  1204. INDONESIA: Indorama to Invest $2B in US as Tariff Talks Go On
  1205. MALAYSIA and VIETNAM Vow Continued Humanitarian Aid for Myanmar Citizens: PM Anwar
  1206. MYANMAR Marks Month of Misery Since Historic Quake
  1207. THAILAND to Launch Delivery Drone Trials in Bangkok This Year
  1208. CAMBODIA On Track to be Malaria-Free by September
  1209. INDONESIA: LG Departure Marks Rude Awakening for Indonesia’s Nickel Downstream Dream
  1210. INDONESIA: Free Meal Program Faces Hurdles on Food Safety, Funds Management
  1211. MYANMAR Junta Builds a Surveillance State: report
  1212. VIETNAM: World Bank forecasts Vietnam GDP growth at 5.8% in 2025
  1213. INDONESIA: Govt Sticks to 5 Percent Growth Target Despite IMF’s Downward Revision
  1214. INDONESIA: US Criticism of QRIS Baseless, Says Indonesian Economist
  1215. MALAYSIA Indonesia to Explore Large-Scale Plantation Projects in Kalimantan and South Papua
  1216. MYANMAR: ND-Burma Condemns Myanmar Junta’s Forced Enlistment of Women
  1217. VIETNAM: US Representatives will Attend Vietnam’s National Reunification Anniversary: Foreign Ministry
  1218. INDONESIA’S Largest Muslim Group Defends Halal Rules Against US Criticism
  1219. INDONESIA’S Food Plan Risks ‘World’s Largest Deforestation
  1220. MYANMAR Junta Troops Re-Enter Lashio as MNDAA Withdraws; Uncertainty Grows Among Locals
  1221. THAILAND Cracks Down on Foreigners Using Student Visas to Work Illegally
  1222. INDONESIA: Proposal to Name Soeharto National Hero Draws Opposition
  1223. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Trade with China as Usual Despite US-China Trade War
  1224. MYANMAR: Women and Girls in Myanmar Face Deadly Dual crises following earthquake
  1225. Thailand’s Central Bank Pushes for Inclusive Digital Finance in ASEAN
  1226. VIETNAM: VinFast Delivers 400 e-Vehicles to Indonesian Dealers, Consumers
  1227. INDONESIA: TNI Presence On Campus Stokes Fears of Shrinking Civic Space
  1228. MALAYSIA Among Four Countries Hit by New US Solar Import Duties
  1229. MYANMAR: Kim Aris Concludes U.S. Tour With Renewed Call to Action for Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar People
  1230. PHILIPPINES: Law Signed Requiring Immediate, Proper Burial of Muslim Cadavers
  1231. VIETNAM: Northern Region Sees Sharp Rise in Forest Fires in Early 2025
  1232. CAMBODIA: Remembering the ‘Fall of Phnom Penh’ 50 years ago
  1233. INDONESIA Weighs US Arms Purchases to Curb Tariff Threat: Bloomberg
  1234. INDONESIA Aims to Halt Rice Imports in 2025 as Self-Sufficiency Improves
  1235. MALAYSIA to Teach Thai, Khmer and Vietnamese as Elective Languages in Schools to Boost ASEAN Ties: Fadhlina
  1236. MYANMAR: New Year Honors List: A Who’s Who of Genocide, Sanctions, and Misrule
  1237. CAMBODIA: April 17, 1975: A Day of Long-Lasting Memories
  1238. INDONESIA: Top US, Indonesian Diplomats Discuss Tariffs, Defense in Meeting
  1239. INDONESIA: Trump’s Tariff Moves Push Indonesians Toward Gold and Real Estate
  1240. MYANMAR’S Pushback Against Chinese Influence: Social Media and Street Protests
  1241. THAILAND: Thaksin Meets Anwar, Myanmar Junta Leader at Bangkok Hotel Amid Tight Security
  1242. INDONESIA: Two More Indonesian Geoparks Get UNESCO Recognition
  1243. INDONESIAN Consulate Warns Against Unofficial Hajj Routes for 2025
  1244. MALAYSIA: Rare Diseases in Malaysia: the Hidden Crisis Few are Talking About
  1245. MYANMAR Junta Chief to Meet ASEAN Chair After Years of Being Kept AT a Distance
  1246. PHILIPPINES-Security Tightened vs Kidnaps
  1247. VIETNAM’S Largest City to Test 47,000 Public School Teachers for English Proficiency
  1248. CAMBODIA: At Least 80,000 Indonesians are Working Illegally in Cambodia
  1249. INDONESIA: Australia Asks Indonesia About Russian Request to Base Aircraft in Papua
  1250. INDONESIA Hosts 100 Foreign Investors Amid Rising US-China Trade Tensions
  1251. MALAYSIA PM says to Meet MYANMAR Junta Chief Over Quake Relief
  1252. VIETNAM, CHINA Ink Pivotal Agreements on Railway, Road Cooperation
  1253. INDONESIAN Embassy Urges Students in US to be Cautious Amid Visa Concerns
  1254. INDONESIAN Embassy Urges Students in US to be Cautious Amid Visa Concerns
  1255. MYANMAR Quake Victims Mark New Year Camped in Ruins
  1256. SINGAPORE Slashes 2025 Growth Forecast to as Low as 0% Amid US-China Tariff War and Global Slowdown Fears
  1257. THAILAND: BOT to Hold Financial institutions Liable for Call Center Scam Losses
  1258. INDONESIA: Calls Mount for Transparency in KUHAP Law Revision
  1259. INDONESIA Eyes Global Rice Export Market with Projected 12 Million Ton Surplus
  1260. MYANMAR: India Rethinks Myanmar Policy Amid Border Shifts and Rising Tensions
  1261. THAILAND Seeks Extradition of Former Buddhism Office Chief from US
  1262. VIETNAM Administrative Overhaul: Planned Mergers to Reduce 63 Cities and provinces to 34
  1263. INDONESIA: ‘We Are Not Trying to Displace Palestinians’: Indonesia on Gaza Evacuation Plan
  1264. MYANMAR: Earthquake Destroyed 50,000 Houses in Central Myanmar: Junta
  1265. THAILAND: BMA Outlines New Educational Guidelines for Disaster and Globalization Resilience
  1266. VIETNAM-High School Students Create Semi-Automatic Durian Shelling Machine
  1267. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Revival of Military ‘Dwifungsi’ Nonsense
  1268. INDONESIA-EU Seek Each Other’s Markets as Trump Tariffs Take Effect
  1269. MYANMAR: Local Expertise Key to Earthquake Relief Amid Conflict in Myanmar, Report Advises
  1270. THAILAND: Coffee Crisis Looms as Court Halts Nescafé Production in Thailand
  1271. VIETNAM May Allow Dual Citizenship Under Amended Law
  1272. INDONESIA: Prabowo Slams ‘Dark Indonesia’ Narrative, Warns of Nazi-Style Propaganda Tactics
  1273. MYANMAR Suspends Tourist Visas After Quake
  1274. THAILAND Plans to Restore Trade Balance with US: Finance Minister
  1275. SINGAPORE: Crypto Ownership Climbs in Singapore, Gen Z and millennials lead shift: survey
  1276. INDONESIA: President Prabowo to Distribute 1,000 Owls to Combat Rat Pests in Majalengka
  1277. MYANMAR Junta Orders Earthquake Rescue Teams to Seek Prior Permission For Operations
  1278. THAILAND Joins ASEAN Effort to Aid Myanmar Quake Victims
  1279. VIETNAM Asks US to Delay New Tariffs by At Least 45 Days
  1280. CAMBODIA is Open to Negotiation With US Over Tariff Hike, Offers to slash Import Duties
  1281. INDONESIA: Prabowo Connects with World Leaders Amid Concerns Over US Tariffs
  1282. INDONESIA Seeks to Negotiate with US over Trump’s New Tariffs
  1283. MYANMAR: Rain Complicates Recovery in Quake-Hit Myanmar as Death Toll Tises
  1284. VIETNAM: ‘US is Vietnam’s Largest Export Market, But There Are Other Buyers’: PM
  1285. CAMBODIA Tops List of New Trump Tariffs, 49%
  1286. INDONESIA Sends Medical Team and Relief Supplies to Earthquake-Hit Myanmar
  1287. MALAYSIA: Trump Announces Tariffs on All Countries, including Malaysia at 24pc
  1288. MYANMAR Quake Toll Passes 2,700 as Hopes of Rescue Fade
  1289. THAILAND: Trump Tax Plan Targets Thailand as “Non-Reciprocal” Trading Partner
  1290. INDONESIA: House Vows Openness, Public Participation in Police Law Revision
  1291. INDONESIA: New TNI Law Could Bring Economic Consequences
  1292. MYANMAR’https://asiaviews.net/indonesia-house-vows-openness-public-participation-in-police-law-revision/S Bloodiest Armed Forces Day
  1293. SINGAPORE: Haze Returns to Singapore As Regional Hot Spot Activity Intensifies
  1294. VIETNAM Approves 5-year Pilot Plan of Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Internet
  1295. CAMBODIA: Cambodia Ranks Lowest in ASEAN Education
  1296. INDONESIA Joins BRICS-Backed New Development Bank
  1297. INDONESIA: Rupiah Hits Lowest Level Since 1998 Crisis Amid US Tariff Fears, Fiscal Concerns
  1298. MYANMAR Junta’s Lottery Intensifies Conscription in Mandalay
  1299. VIETNAM: Japan Turns to Vietnam, Indonesia to Tackle Truck Driver Shortage
  1300. CAMBODIA: Nearly 1,000 Job Scam Cases Involving Indonesians Reported
  1301. INDONESIA: Overlapping Responsibilities Loom Over Revised TNI Law
  1302. INDONESIA: Flights Cancelled, Thousands Evacuated After East Flores Volcano Eruption
  1303. INDONESIA: China’s Largest Coffee Chain Luckin Coffee Establishes Exclusive Coconut Island in Indonesia
  1304. MYANMAR Junta Banks on Solar Miracle as Yangon Sinks Back into Darkness
  1305. INDONESIA: ‘RIP Reform’: Democracy Advocates Sound Alarm Over Return of New Order
  1306. INDONESIA: Papua Militias Kill Female Teacher, Injure Six: Authorities
  1307. MYANMAR: UK Condemns Myanmar military’s escalating violence at UN Human Rights Council
  1308. THAILAND: Censure Debate: PM Accused of Prioritizing Family, Allies Over Nation
  1309. VIETNAM: Why Foreign Entrepreneurs Are Choosing Vietnam for Their Startups
  1310. INDONESIA: Protection for Journalist Safety Remains Weak in Indonesia: Survey
  1311. INDONESIA: Thai Ambassador Leads Business Delegation to Nusantara to Explore Investment Opportunities
  1312. MYANMAR  Junta Arming Grassroots Militias to Control Urban Centers
  1313. THAILAND to Propose Wat Arun’s Stupa as  World Heritage Site
  1314. VIETNAM Enters Mobile Internet Speed Global Top 20 for First Time
  1315. INDONESIA: Government Earmarks Rp 20 Trillion to Rescue Labor-Intensive Industries
  1316. INDONESIA: Prabowo Instructs Minister to Begin Giant Seawall Project
  1317. MALAYSIA: World Happiness Report: Like income, Malaysia stuck in middle
  1318. MYANMAR: Scam Centers ‘Alive and Kicking’ in Shan State
  1319. VIETNAM: People Queue Up for Hours to Buy Gold as Prices Surpass $3,900 For the First Time
  1320. INDONESIA’S Stock Market Plunges While Others Shine
  1321. INDONESIA: Sri Mulyani Reassures Investors on Prudent Budget Management as Stock Market Slumps
  1322. MALAYSIA: ‘What Is Accepting 15 people?’: Malaysia to take in Palestinian Fighters Freed by Israel: Foreign Minister
  1323. MYANMAR: Militants Killed Dozens of Rohingya Refugees Last Year: Watchdog
  1324. SINGAPORE: First Solar-Powered Electric Boats to Ply Singapore River Next Month
  1325. INDONESIA: TNI Law Revision Crosses Democratic Red Line
  1326. INDONESIA’S  Business Sector Struggles Against Organized Extortion
  1327. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Foreign State Immunity Act key to boosting investor confidence, protecting national security
  1328. MYANMAR: Forcibly Displaced to Surge by 6.7 Million in 2025-2026: Aid Group
  1329. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Prestigious University Launches Exchange Program for Vietnamese Students
  1330. INDONESIA to Lift Ban on Sending Workers to Saudi, Expecting 600,000 Jobs
  1331. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Criticize Military Involvement in Drug Enforcement
  1332. MYANMAR: WFP to Cut Food Aid to 1 Million People in Myanmar
  1333. THAILAND Ranks 3rd in the World for QR Code Usage
  1334. VIETNAM: UN Confirms Vietnam’s Deposit of Chart, Geographical Coordinates of Points for Baseline in Gulf of Tonkin
  1335. INDONESIA: State Revenue Nosedives in January and February
  1336. INDONESIA: Prabowo Considers Isolated Island Prison for Corruption Convicts
  1337. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Begins U.S. Tour to Urge International Action on Myanmar Crisis
  1338. THAI Businesses Lead Asia’s Green Tech Surge: Alibaba report
  1339. VIETNAM: VinFast Plans 100,000 EV Charging Stations in Indonesia
  1340. INDONESIA: Dark Cloud Hangs Over RI Economy Amid Declining Confidence in Fiscal Policy
  1341. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Dump Indonesian Stocks, JCI Plummets as BBRI and GOTO Take Heavy Hit
  1342. INDONESIA’S  Anti-Graft Law Allows Death Penalty, but Will It Ever Be Enforced?
  1343. MYANMAR: What We Know About the Myanmar Junta’s Promise of Elections
  1344. PHILIPPINE Armed Forces, Police On Alert After Ex-President Duterte Arrest, Transfer to The Hague
  1345. INDONESIA: Outcry Against Nepotism, Cronyism in Government
  1346. INDONESIA: East Java Police Foil Arms Smuggling to Papua’s Armed Group
  1347. MYANMAR: UN Reinstates Aid to Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia: Official
  1348. PHILIPPINES: Sara Duterte Flies to the Netherlands to Help Father in ICC Case
  1349. VIETNAM: Singaporean Businesses Seek to Invest More in Vietnam’s Renewable Energy, Industrial parks
  1350. CAMBODIA: Buddha Statue Body Found After Head was Uncovered in 1927
  1351. INDONESIA: New Cars on the Block as Chinese Brands Extend Turf War to Indonesia
  1352. INDONESIA May Allocate Up to Rp 5 Trillion for Free Boarding Schools for Underprivileged Students
  1353. MALAYSIA: End of Cheap Palm oil? Malaysia, Indonesia Face Supply Crunch as Biodiesel Demand Surges
  1354. MYANMAR: Chinese-Run Online Money Laundering Continues in DKBA-Controlled Areas of Myanmar Despite Crackdown
  1355. INDONESIA: Govt Delays Monthly Budget Data Relay, as Experts Warn Likely Revenue Drop
  1356. INDONESIA: KPK Flags Irregularities in Indonesia’s $4 Billion Free Meal Program
  1357. MYANMAR: Karen BGF to Repatriate Approximately 1,500 Chinese Nationals Involved in Online Fraud
  1358. THAILAND: Malaysians Urged Delaying Non-Essential Trips to Southern Thailand
  1359. VIETNAM Aims to Make English Second Language For All Students by 2035
  1360. INDONESIA: Tepid Middle-Class Growth Casts Doubt on Economic Ambitions
  1361. INDONESIA: Police Foil Attempt to Smuggle 127 Illegal Workers Disguised as Umrah Pilgrims
  1362. INDONESIA: Chinese and German Investors Eye Indonesian Bamboo Cultivation
  1363. MYANMAR: Rohingya Food Aid to be Halved From Next Month: UN
  1364. THAILAND: Chinese Business Wave Takes Over Sampheng and Pratunam
  1365. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Ranks, Orders More Populist Policies
  1366. INDONESIA: Factories Struggle as Indonesia Faces Industrial Challenges in 2025
  1367. MALAYSIA: CCTV Now Mandatory in New Housing Projects Across Federal Territories: Minister
  1368. MYANMAR: Putin Hails Myanmar Ties as Junta Chief Visits Moscow
  1369. VIETNAM Considers Waiving Visas for Select Countries, Billionaires
  1370. INDONESIA: Authorities Scramble to Contain Greater Jakarta Floods
  1371. INDONESIA: Nusantara Authority Now Fully Works in New Capital
  1372. MALAYSIA: Mocking Other Religions Is Against Islam, Jakim warns as Era FM Hosts Taken Off-Air Over Thaipusam Clip
  1373. MYANMAR: Pressure on Thailand Grows as 200 Myanmar Deportees Fed into Junta War Machine
  1374. THAILAND Eyes Health Industry As its Next Economic Powerhouse
  1375. CAMBODIA: Ministry’s Report Sees Major Decline in Infectious Diseases
  1376. INDONESIA: Govt Mulls Merging Pertamina Subsidiaries After Fuel Import Scandal
  1377. INDONESIA: Deflation and Layoffs Weaken Indonesia’s Ramadan
  1378. MYANMAR: ‘Made in China’: Inside the Myanmar Junta’s Intensifying Drone Offensive
  1379. VIETNAM Considers Relaxing Its Two-Child Policy Amid Declining Birth Rate
  1380. INDONESIA: Government Banks on Students to Preserve Indonesia’s Native Languages
  1381. INDONESIA: Erick Thohir to Transfer $909 Billion in SOE Assets to Danantara
  1382. MALAYSIA: From Trash to Treasure: What is Malaysia Doing With its Waste?
  1383. MYANMAR: Min Aung Hlaing to Visit Russia
  1384. VIETNAMESE Ethnic Couple Adapting to New Life After Spending 90 Years Living in Caves
  1385. REGION: Whales and marine mammals thrive in Southeast Asia’s rich waters
  1386. INDONESIA: Distrust in Danantara Sparks Online Calls to Switch Banks
  1387. INDONESIA Has the Potential to Become a Key Player in the Global Halal Industry
  1388. MYANMAR: Food Running Out for 100,000 Myanmar Refugees After US Aid Freeze
  1389. VIETNAMESE Citizens Among 7,000 Rescued from Myanmar scam networks
  1390. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inaugurates Indonesia’s First Bullion Bank
  1391. INDONESIA, Malaysia to Form Special Team for Prisoner Exchange
  1392. MYANMAR Embassy Urged to Assist Stranded Migrant Workers After Thai Authorities Shut Down AAC office
  1393. THAILAND Issues Warning About ‘Zombie cCgarettes’ Amid RIsing Popularity in Bangkok
  1394. INDONESIA Agrees to Terms with Apple to Lift iPhone Sales Ban
  1395. INDONESIA: Danantara May Crowd Out Private Investment
  1396. MYANMAR Junta Leads Global Regimes in Digital Repression
  1397. SINGAPORE Sees Record Surge in Cybercrime, S$1.1b Lost to Scams in 2024
  1398. INDONESIA: Pertamina Patra Niaga CEO, Six Others Arrested in $11 Billion Corruption Scandal
  1399. INDONESIA: Media Violence Still Rampant in Indonesia, Latest Index Shows
  1400. MYANMAR Junta Inks Deal With Russia to Kickstart Dawei SEZ Project
  1401. PHILIPPINES: The Schools that made a stand for ‘People Power’
  1402. VIETNAM Police Bust $78.5M Cross-Border Money-Laundering Ring
  1403. CAMBODIA: 65M Year-Old Fossil Site Unearthed in Koh Kong
  1404. Indonesia Seeks to Repatriate 270 Citizens Rescued from Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
  1405. INDONESIAN Bus Driver To Be fFrst To Work Under New Japan Visa Status
  1406. MALAYSIA, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand Become Partner Countries of BRICS
  1407. MYANMAR: Over 15 Million People in Myanmar Face Acute Food Insecurity:UNOCHA
  1408. INDONESIA: KPK is Sure Jakarta Will Meet Deadline For Extraditing Fugitive from Singapore
  1409. Toyota Eyes Making Indonesia Manufacturing Hub for Global South: Hashim
  1410. MALAYSIA: Starbucks’ Malaysian Franchise Holder Berjaya Foods Sees Revenue Slashed by Almost Half Last Year Amid Pro-Palestine Boycott
  1411. MYANMAR: AAC Office Handling Migrant Worker Affairs Shut Down by Thai Authorities
  1412. THAILAND: Internal Security Agency Increases Monitoring of Foreigners
  1413. CAMBODIA Announces Implementation of Euro 5 Fuel Standards From This Year
  1414. INDONESIA: TNI Law Revision Raises ‘Dwifungsi’ Fears
  1415. INDONESIA: 37 Orangutans Rescued in East Kalimantan Amid Rising Human-Wildlife Conflicts
  1416. MALAYSIA Plans Special ASEAN-US Summit to Reinforce Neutrality: Foreign Minister
  1417. MYANMNAR: Junta Passes Law Allowing Chinese Security Firms to Operate in Myanmar
  1418. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sees Major Protests Early in Presidency
  1419. INDONESIA: Dewi Soekarno Renounces Indonesian Citizenship, Enters Japan’s Political Race
  1420. MALAYSIA: Citizenship for Malaysian Mums’ Kids: Family Frontiers, Govt Look Into Settling Case before Federal Court’s March 10 Hearing
  1421. MYANMAR: Human Rights Myanmar Submission to UN on Abuses Against Persons with Disabilities in Myanmar
  1422. THAILAND’S Economic Struggle: Can Former Asian Tiger Regain Its Roar?
  1423. REGIONAL: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand Boost Local Currency Transaction Framework
  1424. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Permanent Coalition Proposal Draws Mixed Responses
  1425. INDONESIA’S Parliament to Approve Revised Mining Law
  1426. Myanmar Junta Criticizes Argentina Arrest Warrant
  1427. VIETNAM: How Vietnamese Entrepreneur Utilizes AI to Teach English to 50 Million Learners Worldwide
  1428. INDONESIAN Researchers Discover Potential Cancer-Fighting Plant in Orangutan Diet Study
  1429. INDONESIA: Investors Bleed Trillions to Rampant CSO Extortion in Industrial Zones
  1430. MALAYSIA: Medical Tourism: Who Else Is In The Race With Malaysia?
  1431. MYANMAR: Thailand Deports 10 to China Linked to Actor Cyber-Fraud Case in Myanmar
  1432. VIETNAMESE Students in Australia Secure $2.8M Investment in Instant credit Card Payment App
  1433. INDONESIA, Turkey Greenlight Drone, Warship Construction in RI
  1434. INDONESIA: Over 4,200 Indonesians Marked for Deportation from the US
  1435. INDONESIA: Concern As Orangutan Seen Roaming Kalimantan Coal site
  1436. MALAYSIANS Advised to Avoid Thailand’s Narathiwat Fishing Villages Flagged as Drug Hotspots
  1437. MYANMAR: IEC to Implement Interstate Pass Cards for Security and Oversight in Karenni State
  1438. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Erdogan Reaffirm Support for Palestinian State
  1439. INDONESIA: Thousands of Christians in Papua Handwrite Bible Verses, Set National Record
  1440. MALAYSIA: Government Proposes Allowing UNHCR Refugees to Work in Malaysia legally
  1441. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortages in Myawaddy Lead to More Border Crossings and Black-Market sales
  1442. SINGAPORE Conducts Joint Exercise with Malaysia, Indonesia For Better Response to Oil Spills
  1443. INDONESIA: OJK Launches Indonesia Anti-Scam Center to Combat Fraud
  1444. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Efficiency Measures Exclude Defense Ministry and Police
  1445. MYANMAR: Cut Off Myanmar Junta’s Financial Lifelines: Experts
  1446. SINGAPORE: Be ‘Psychologically Prepared’ for a Terror Attack, Singaporeans Told Amid Rising Arrests of Radicals
  1447. VIETNAM-China railway to Create $4.4B Construction Market
  1448. INDONESIA Maintains Distance From BRICS De-Dollarization Concept Amid Trump’s Threats
  1449. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Should Focus on Regions with High Stunting Rate
  1450. MALAYSIAN: Singapore to Deport Iranian, Malaysian Husband PR Over Travel Agency Accused of Facilitating Entry of Terrorist Suspects
  1451. MYANMAR: Trump Cuts Hit Thai Refugee Camps on Myanmar Border
  1452. THAILAND: Influencer Wave Sweeps Thailand as Millions Seek Digital Spotlight
  1453. CAMBODIA: Hit by US Aid Crunch, Demining Struggles to Continue
  1454. INDONESIA: BNI Provides Business Loans for Indonesian Diaspora
  1455. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugee Influx Raises Concern for Conflict
  1456. MALAYSIA: Melaka Cops Bust International Job Scam Call Center, Arrest Nine Including Three Chinese Nationals Targeting Caribbean Victims
  1457. MYANMAR: U.S. President Donald Trump Has Extended by One Year the Declaration of a “National Emergency” in Myanmar, a Measure Allowing Biden-Era Sanctions Against the Military Junta to Continue
  1458. INDONESIA: Prabowo Hints at First Reshuffle for Underperforming Ministers
  1459. INDONESIA to Build Three Solar Power Plants
  1460. MALAYSIA: Home Minister Confirms 22 Immigration Officers Questioned in Medical Visa Probe
  1461. MYANMAR: Singapore Urges Employers to Shun Migrants from Myanmar
  1462. THAILAND: Thai Cyber Police Cut Internet Signals Feeding Myanmar Scammer Gangs
  1463. INDONESIA ‘Strongly Rejects’ Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan
  1464. INDONESIAN Army to Establish Five New Regional Commands
  1465. MALAYSIA: Guidelines for Muslims at Non-Muslim Events: Islamic Afairs Minister Says Talks ongoing, Aims to Prevent Religious Conflicts
  1466. MYANMAR: NUG Discloses Over 1,000 Healthcare Facilities Established Across 190 Townships in Myanmar
  1467. PHILIPPINES: Sara Impeached by House
  1468. CAMBODIA: PLHIV Face Significant Setbacks After Suspension of USAID Funding
  1469. INDONESIA: Govt Walks Back Subsidized LPG Policy After Backlash
  1470. INDONESIA to Implement B50 Palm Oil Biodiesel Mandate Next Year
  1471. MYANMAR: Singapore Remains Biggest Foreign Investor in Myanmar
  1472. INDONESIA Wavering on Climate Commitments Amid Global Uncertainty
  1473. INDONESIA: Prabowo Orders Army to Work on Food Security
  1474. MYANMAR Junta Restricts Overseas Employment for Conscription-Eligible Men
  1475. PHILIPPINES Declares Food Security Emergency to Tame Soaring Rice Prices
  1476. SINGAPORE: Trust Between Racial Groups in Singapore Grows, But Stereotyping Rises: IPS
  1477. INDONESIA Secures UAE Partnership in Key Sectors, Including $50M Reforestation Grant
  1478. MALAYSIA: Low Demand Forces Malaysia’s Manufacturers Into Steepest price Cuts in Decade Ahead of Global Trade War
  1479. MYANMAR AId Groups Struggle With Freeze as UN Warns of ‘Staggering’ Hunger
  1480. THAILAND’S Border and Cross-Border Trade in 2024 Reaches Record High
  1481. INDONESIA Launches New Credit Scheme for labor-intensive industries
  1482. INDONESIA: Most of Indonesia’s Oil Consumption Supplied by Singapore
  1483. MYANMAR: Travelers Face 5 Million Kyat ‘Facilitation Fees’ to Depart Yangon Airport
  1484. SINGAPORE: National University of Singapore to Open Acacia College, First Residential College Focused on AI
  1485. THAILAND: How Did So Many Thai Farmers End Up Held Hostage by Hamas?
  1486. INDONESIA: Prabowo Expands Military’s Role in Test of Fragile Democracy
  1487. INDONESIA: Police Uncover International Love Scam Operation in Jakarta
  1488. Myanmar Junta Registering Women Ahead of Possible Conscription
  1489. SINGAPORE Mandates App Stores to Block Underage Access to Adult Content
  1490. THAILAND: BOI Approves TikTok’s $3.76 Billion Data Center Investment
  1491. INDONESIA: KPK Makes Headway in Another Stalled Case After Fugitive Arrest in Singapore
  1492. INDONESIA: Insects and Worms May Feature in Indonesia’s Nutritious Meal Program
  1493. MALAYSIA: Chinese New Villages to shine as tourism gems for Visit Malaysia 2026
  1494. MYANMAR: UK Warns Against Travel To Parts of Myanmar Amidst Escalating Conflict
  1495. THAILAND: Rainmaking Mission Extended as Bangkok Air Quality Improves Slightly
  1496. INDONESIA Fines Google for Monopolistic, Unfair Practices in Play Services
  1497. INDONESIA: Privacy Breach? Teachers in West Java High School Require Students to Take Pregnancy Tests
  1498. MYANMAR: NUG to Intensify Revolution in Myanmar During 2025 With Ethnic Allies and International Support
  1499. THAILAND: Nearly 200 Bangkok Schools Close over air pollution
  1500. VIETNAM: Over 56% of Japanese Firms Looking to Expand Investment in Vietnam: Survey
  1501. INDONESIA: Prabowo Lauds Cabinet’s Performance At Three-Month Mark
  1502. INDONESIA: ExxonMobil to Invest Up to $15 Billion in Indonesian Carbon Storage, Petrochemical
  1503. MYANMAR Junta Says It Has Deported Over 50,000 Scam Center Workers to China
  1504. THAILAND: What Next After Same Sex Marriage in Thailand?
  1505. ‘VIETNAM Poised to Become Financial Hub like Switzerland, Singapore’: Analyst
  1506. CAMBODIA: Khmer Language Gets AI-Infusion
  1507. INDONESIA: Prabowo Vows No More Fuel Imports By End Of His Presidency
  1508. INDONESIA to Require Commodity Exporters to Keep All Dollar Revenues in Local Banks
  1509. MYANMAR Junta Blames Thailand, EAOs as China Urges Scam Crackdown
  1510. THAILAND: Chinese Tourism to Thailand Faces Sharp Decline Amid Safety Concerns
  1511. CAMBODIA: Government Allocates $150 M Credit Guarantee Mechanism to Protect Rice Farmers
  1512. INDONESIA: Jakarta ‘Never Heard’ of Trump’s Plan to Relocate Gazans to Indonesia
  1513. INDONESIA: Qatari Investor to Invest at Least $16 Billion in Indonesia’s Housing Projects
  1514. MYANMAR: Junta Forcefully Recruits Youth and elderly for Military Service in Mandalay Region
  1515. VIETNAM: Hanoi to Install 40,000 New Surveillance Cameras by 2030
  1516. INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor’s Regulation on Polygamy Sparks Public Debate
  1517. INDONESIA Plans to Offer Carbon Credit Certificates to Foreign Buyers Next Week
  1518. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar to Champion ASEAN’s Agenda On Gllobal Stage at WEF 2025 in Davos
  1519. MYANMAR: ASEAN tells Myanmar to Prioritize Ceasefire Over Elections
  1520. THAILAND: Bangkok Named the World’s Second-Best City
  1521. INDONESIA Welcomes Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Urges Reconstruction
  1522. INDONESIA Officially Adopts 15% Global Minimum Tax
  1523. MALAYSIA: What is Malaysia’s Biggest Risks As We Go into 2025? WEF Study says Economic Downturn Top of List
  1524. MYANMAR Military Leader Blames Foreign Interference and Resistance Forces for Ongoing Unrest
  1525. THAILAND to Sign Historic Free Trade Agreement with EFTA in Davo
  1526. INDONESIA: Poverty in Indonesia Drops by 1.84 Million People Since 2023
  1527. INDONESIA: Most Indonesians Still Unsure about Trump: Survey
  1528. INDONESIA: Asia’s Most Beautiful Island Crowned World’s Best Culture Destination
  1529. MYANMAR: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed for 19 Years by Myanmar Military
  1530. CAMBODIA: REDD+ Community Forests Successfully Registered in Kampong Thom
  1531. INDONESIA: Prabowo Forbids Building Houses On Rice Fields
  1532. INDONESIA: DPR Plans In-Depth Review of Social Media Restrictions for Children
  1533. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Going Digital is Way Forward for Malaysia
  1534. MYANMAR: Blood Money Campaign releases report critical of international support to Myanmar’s junta
  1535. INDONESIA: President Prabowo Plans Military-Style Retreat For New Regional Heads
  1536.  INDONESIA: Bali Police Bust International Online Prostitution Ring in Canggu, Arrest Two Russians
  1537. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Bullish on 2025 Despite Seeing More taxes, Higher Inflation: Poll
  1538. MYANMAR: Demand for Solar Spikes as Darkness Shrouds Junta-Ruled Myanmar
  1539. SINGAPORE: ‘Stand Against Nativism and Xenophobia’: Lee Hsien Loong Tells Singaporeans to Help Immigrants, Foreign Workers integrate into society
  1540. INDONESIA: Saudi Lets Indonesia Send 221,000 Hajj Pilgrims This Year
  1541. INDONESIA: Floods Remain Biggest Threat in 2025: Disaster Agency
  1542. MALAYSIA: Healthcare and Medical Tourism Could Be Next Biggest Economic Drivers in JS-SEZ: Johor exco
  1543. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Filmmaker’s LIfe Sentence to 15 Years As Part of WIder Amnesty
  1544. SINGAPORE’S Water Agency Issues Flood Alerts as Heavy Rainfall Surpasses Monthly Average
  1545. INDONESIA: Businesses, Experts Expect Little Economic Benefit From Joining BRICS
  1546. INDONESIA  Builds World’s Largest Refuse-Derived Fuel Facility
  1547. INDONESIA to Send 425,000 Workers Abroad in 2025
  1548. MYANMAR: Junta Minister Makes Surreal Pitch for War-Torn Myanmar as Global Tourism Destination
  1549. THAILAND’S  ‘Dual Prime Minister’ Model is a Delicate Tight-Rope Walk
  1550. INDONESIA to Inaugurate Six New Dams to Boost Food and Water Security in 2025
  1551. INDONESIA: Papua Land is Never empty, it is a Source of Livelihood for Many
  1552. MALAYSIA: Anwar Government Entering Minefield Amid Push for Crucial Economic Reforms, Fitch Unit Says
  1553. MYANMAR: Russia Completes Delivery of Warplanes to Embattled Myanmar Junta
  1554. VIETNAM Invests $665M Abroad in 2024
  1555. CAMBODIA: Healing journey from Khmer Rouge: Confronting the past, building the future
  1556. INDONESIA: Prabowo Needs Bureaucratic Reforms to Deliver his Economic Agenda
  1557. INDONESIA: Government Drafts New Energy Subsidy Scheme
  1558. MYANMAR: What’s in Store for Myanmar in 2025
  1559. SINGAPORE Tables Bill to Bolster Ethnic Harmony, Hundreds of Groups to be Labelled ‘Race
  1560. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Plan to Boost Oil and Gas Production Faces Major Hurdles
  1561. INDONESIA Launches Ambitious Free-Meal Program to Combat Stunting
  1562. Myanmar Releases 151 Thai Prisoners, but Not Detained Fishing Crew
  1563. SINGAPORE: Over 60% of Singaporean Households Have Claimed $220 Vouchers from Cost-of-Living Support Scheme
  1564. VIETNAM: First Vietnamese Appointed Editor-in-Chief of World Leading Scientific Journal
  1565. CAMBODIA Achieves 74% Drop in Malaria Cases in 2024
  1566. INDONESIA: Nutritious Meal Program Begins with 190 Public Kitchens Across 26 Provinces
  1567. INDONESIA: World Bank Projects Worsening RI Current Account Deficit
  1568. MALAYSIA Turns Away 2 Boats with Nearly 300 Rohingya Refugees
  1569. MYANMAR Spring Revolution Challenges for 2025
  1570. VIETNAM Offers 50% Investment Subsidy to Attract Semiconductor and AI Investments
  1571. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Revokes Presidential Nomination Threshold
  1572. INDONESIA: From Spotify to Google Play: Gov’t to Return Money From Miscalculated VAT
  1573. SINGAPORE Economy Grew 4pc in 2024, Advance Estimate Shows, Fastest Post-Pandemic Growth
  1574. MYANMAR: UNICEF Report Says Myanmar Conflict has Displaced Nearly 1.3 Million Children by End of 2024
  1575. MYANMAR Enforces Cybersecurity Law Effective January 1
  1576. INDONESIA: Fraud, Alleged Illegal Levying Raise Questions About Free Meals Program’s Implementation
  1577. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants More Palm Oil Plantations, Says Not to Fear Deforestation
  1578. MYANMAR: Chin Brotherhood Alliance Marks First Anniversary, Reports 1,000 Battles and Heavy losses
  1579. PHILIPPINES: 24,000 Foreign Workers Exit Philippines After Online Gambling Ban
  1580. THAILAND: Trump’s Policies Could Inflict THB160-billion Loss on Thailand
  1581. INDONESIA: Politically Charged Year Comes to a Close
  1582. INDONESIA: Bali Police: US Citizens Top List of Foreign Offenders in Bali
  1583. MALAYSIA: New laws, New Weekend: What Other Changes for Malaysia can You Expect in 2025 Starting Tomorrow?
  1584. MYANMAR Garment Workers in Chinese Factories Face Exploitation and Harsh Conditions
  1585. SINGAPORE Sentences Malaysia Syndicate ‘COO’ to 28 Years in Landmark Drug Money-Laundering Case
  1586. CAMBODIA- King Pardons 13 Filipino Women Jailed Over Surrogacy
  1587. INDONESIA: 2024 a Year of Shrinking Indonesian Middle Class
  1588. INDONESIA: N. Sumatra Authorities Detain Bangladeshi National for Smuggling Compatriots
  1589. MALAYSIA: Pharmacists Sound Alarm as Rising Ozempic Misuse For Weight-Loss Causes Shortages for Diabetes Patients in Malaysia
  1590. MYANMAR: China’s Plunder of Myanmar’s Rare Earth Wealth Threatens Global Security
  1591. INDONESIA: Siren Rings as Aceh Mourners Mark 20 Years After Deadly Tsunami
  1592. INDONESIA: 20 Years After the Wave: Building Resilient Coastal Futures
  1593. MALAYSIAN Detainee Farik Amin Details Torture at Guantanamo
  1594. MYANMAR: Christians Slam Cardinal Bo’s Ties to Myanmar Junta Boss
  1595. VIETNAM Developing Punishments For Vaping After Ban
  1596. INDONESIA: Silent night in Aceh as Indonesian Catholics hold modest Christmas mass amid Shariah law restrictions
  1597. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s SOE Ministry Aims to Reduce State
  1598. MALAYSIA: Terengganu’s First Public Caning for Khalwat: No Cameras Allowed as Cops Beef Up Security
  1599. MYANMAR’S Garment Industry Unravelling Amid Chronic Labor Shortage
  1600. VIETNAM: Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into
  1601. INDONESIA: National Police to Bring Home Ex-Jamaah Islamiyah Members From Syria, Philippines
  1602. INDONESIA: Ukrainian Citizen Arrested in Thailand for Running Drug Lab in Bali
  1603. MALAYSIA Among Nine Countries to Officially Become BRICS Partners from January 1, 2025: Kremlin
  1604. MYANMAR: Junta Forces are Mobilizing in Central Myanmar amid Shan state Ceasefire: Rebels
  1605. VIETNAM to Lead ASEAN in Economic Growth This Year: HSBC
  1606. INDONESIA: Closure of National Gallery Exhibition Sparks Censorship Concerns
  1607. INDONESIA: Thousands of Ex-Jemaah Islamiyah Militants Abandon Radicalism and Pledge Allegiance to Nation
  1608. MYANMAR: Food Shortage Leads to Religious Conversion in Myanmar’s Naga area
  1609. THAILAND Respects Malaysia’s Decision to Close Illegal Border Bases
  1610. VIETNAM: Job Firms Struggle to Hire Guest Workers for Japan Due to Illegal Recruitment Practices
  1611. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s plan to pardon ‘corrupters’ raises eyebrows
  1612. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Counterfeit Money Syndicate Operating in Islamic University Building
  1613. MALAYSIA: WhatsApp, TikTok, YouTube Among Platforms Required to Obtain Licenses Under New Licensing Rules: Fahmi
  1614. MYANMAR: UN Slams Aid Abuse After ‘Rice Bunkers’ Found at Myanmar Junta Base
  1615. VIETNAM: Relaxed Visa Policies Lead to Increase in illegal Foreign Workers: reports
  1616. CAMBODIA: WWF report highlights discovery of new species in Greater Mekong region
  1617. INDONESIA: Police Form New Team on Trafficking, Violence Against Women, Children
  1618. INDONESIA: Germany Forgives Indonesia’s $78 Million Debt to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis
  1619. MALAYSIA: Almost Two-Thirds of Malaysians Hold Favorable Views of China, Malay Perception Improves Significantly: Survey
  1620. MYANMAR: ‘Bullet’ Says All Political Parties Must Back Myanmar Military
  1621. INDONESIA: Stable Economy Boosts Capital Inflows But Global Pressure Remains: World Bank
  1622. INDONESIA Issues 471 Golden Visas, Attracting $558 Million Investment in 2024
  1623. INDONESIA: Japan to Establish Nursing Care Programs in Indonesia to Recruit Southeast Asian Workers
  1624. MYANMAR: UN Envoy Demands International Action to Arrest Myanmar Junta Boss
  1625. SINGAPORE: New Private Home Sales Hit Highest Level in More than 11 Years in November
  1626. CAMBODIA: PM Orders Crackdown on Fraudsters Who Exploit Govt Projects
  1627. INDONESIA to Build First Nuclear Power Plant in Bangka Belitung
  1628. INDONESIA: Thousands of Indonesians Moving to Cambodia for Gambling Jobs/Antara: Foreign Ministry
  1629. MALAYSIA: How Much Do Malaysians Need to Retire Comfortably?
  1630. MYANMAR Junta Projects Economic Growth Rate at 3.8%
  1631. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Renewable Energy Plans May Put Forests at Risk
  1632. INDONESIA: Dozen Vietnamese Nationals Arrested for Alleged Prostitution
  1633. INDONESIA: Indef Compares Indonesia’s Illegal Cigarette Crisis to Latin America’s Narcotics Battle
  1634. MYANMAR Opium Harvest Drops First Time Since Coup: UN
  1635. SINGAPORE Reports Sharp Rise in Arrests for Harboring, Hiring Illegal Immigrants
  1636. INDONESIA Identifies 29 Potential Nuclear Power Plant Sites
  1637. INDONESIA Plans to Build Oil Reserve Facility Near Singapore to Reduce Imports
  1638. MYANMAR-Global Campaign Protests China’s Support for Myanmar Junta
  1639. PHILIPPINES: Scam Farms Change Tactics to Avoid Philippine Crackdown
  1640. THAILAND: Cabinet Approves New Laws for 15% Minimum Corporate Tax
  1641. CAMBODIA-PM Reveals Plans to Establish National Social Security Fund Family Package
  1642. INDONESIA: Police Unveil New Antigraft Corps
  1643. INDONESIA to Have Another Vaccine Producer in Near Future
  1644. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Urges Muslim Nations to Collaborate with Russia Amid Growing Western Islamophobia
  1645. MYANMAR’S KIA Sends Delegation to China for Talks
  1646. INDONESIA: Indian Firms Eye Investment in Indonesia’s Pharma Sector, Ambassador Says
  1647. INDONESIAN Mining Sector Improving ESG Scores
  1648. MYANMAR: AA Takes Complete Control of Myanmar-Bangladesh Border After Seizing Maungdaw
  1649. VIETNAM: Australian National University Allows Direct Ddmission From All Vietnamese High Schools
  1650. CAMBODIA Unveils Innovative Packaging Center Boost Food Industry
  1651. INDONESIA: Prabowo Needs $900 Billion Investment for His 8 Pct Growth Dream
  1652. INDONESIA: Diageo Expands Factory in Bali, Strengthens Indonesia As Southeast Asia Supply hub
  1653. MYANMAR: Global Protests Expose China’s Complicity in Myanmar Junta Abuse
  1654. VIETNAM: HCMC Offers $120 Reward for Women Having Two Children Before 35
  1655. INDONESIA: King Coal Rules as Indonesia Sends Mixed Messages on Energy Transition
  1656. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Enforce 12% VAT on January 1 Despite Public Opposition
  1657. MALAYSIA Inquiry Proposes Criminal Probe into Mahathir Over Disputed Islets
  1658. MYANMAR Junta Swells Arrest Log for Online Criticism
  1659. SINGAPORE Among Preferred Destinations For Billionaires, With 47 in the Country
  1660. CAMBODIA: Transparency Sought in Cambodia Talks
  1661. INDONESIA: Lawmaker Urges Indonesia to Set Up Cultural Centers Overseas
  1662. INDONESIA: Indonesia Announces Construction of Basilica in New Capital Nusantara
  1663. MYANMAR: KIA Advances in Kachin State, Captures Junta Outposts
  1664. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
  1665. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
  1666. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
  1667. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
  1668. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
  1669. INDONESIA: Migrant Workers Protection Minister Says Demand High For Indonesian Staff
  1670. INDONESIA: Unlocking Geothermal Energy: Financial Risks and Community Pushback Slow Progress
  1671. MYANMAR: Bangkok Seeks Answers After Thai Fishing Boats Attacked by Myanmar Vessels
  1672. SINGAPORE: Fall in Positive attitudes towards people with disabilities in the workplace: MSF report
  1673. VIETNAM: Lawyers warn of deportation risk for Vietnamese in US when Trump returns
  1674. INDONESIA: Massive Costs, Reforms Await Prabowo Full Coal Phase Out Plan
  1675. INDONESIA: Gov’t Plans to Establish State Revenue Ministry Headed by Abimanyu: Hashim
  1676. MYANMAR: Caught Between Thailand and a Wa Place; Taking Chinese Lessons in Power
  1677. THAILAND: Japanese Electronic Component Maker to Invest 62Bn More in Thailand
  1678. VIETNAM: Lawmakers Approve Vietnam Airlines’ $870M Share Issuance Plan
  1679. INDONESIA: A Step Closer to Partner with UAE on Papua Food Estate
  1680. INDONESIAN  Government Aims to Return FOreign Prisoners By January
  1681. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Slams Exploitation of Race, Religion, Urges Love, Unity To Counter Hate-Driven rhetoric
  1682. MYANMAR: Thai Legislation Threatens Exiles from Myanmar: Rights Groups
  1683. SINGAPORE Businessman Tried for $1.1B Investment Scam, Spent Proceeds on Porsche, Rolls
  1684. CAMBODIA: Govt Keen to Downplay Thai-Cambodian Sea Spat
  1685. INDONESIA Can Benefit from US-China Trade War Amid Trump’s Tariff Threats
  1686. INDONESIA: Govt to Allocate 8 million Ha of Land to Support Free meals, Reach Food Self-Sufficiency
  1687. MYANMAR: Rakhine’s Banking System Collapses as Myanmar State Teeters on Precipice
  1688. VIETNAM: Ethnic Minorities Flee Poverty for Opportunities in Southern factories
  1689. INDONESIA Balks at Apple’s $100m Investment Plan, Seeks Better Deal
  1690. INDONESIA: Bali’s Hidden Crisis: Paradise Island Records Highest Suicide Rate in Indonesia
  1691. MYANMAR: ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing
  1692. MYANMAR Migrant Workers May Soon Be Sent to Russia, Recruitment Agencies Say
  1693. PHILIPPINES: Palace Denounces Duterte Coup | November 27, 2024
  1694. INDONESIA: US Invests $67 Billion in Indonesia, But Local Content Rules Remain A Challenge
  1695. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Digs Out as Flooding, Landslide Death Toll Hits 20
  1696. MYANMAR: Junta’s Budget Estimate for FY 2024-25 is at Record-High at Over 40 Trillion Kyats
  1697. THAILAND: Thailand Losing Battle for Japanese Investment: Lessons from Vietnam
  1698. INDONESIA Agrees to Transfer Remaining Bali Nine to Australia
  1699. INDONESIA: JCI Struggles as Foreign Investors Pull Funds, US Stocks Hit Record Highs
  1700. MYANMAR- Urban Guerrilla Groups Target Military-Controlled Offices in Yangon
  1701. THAILAND: Foreigners Take Ownership of Condos Worth 18.571bn in 3rd Quarter
  1702. VIETNAM Neds $11B To Meet Increasing EV Charging Needs: World Bank
  1703. CAMBODIA: PM Halts Issuance of Licenses for Domestic Beer Production, Permits Export-Only Licensing
  1704. INDONESIA: Many Foreign-Owned Businesses in Bali Are Rulebreakers, Luhut Says
  1705. INDONESIA: In Conservative Aceh, Sole Woman-Run Cafe Morning Mama Challenges Traditional Norms to Create Safe Space for Others
  1706. MYANMAR: UK Permanent Secretary to the UN issues statement in support of the embattled Myanmar people
  1707. PHILIPPINES: World’s Largest Solar Farm Rises in NEcija
  1708. INDONESIA: Baznas Plans to Build Mosques, Schools and Hospitals in Gaza
  1709. INDONESIA Seeks to Curb $62 Billion in Online Gambling Funds Flowing Abroad
  1710. MALAYSIA: Sabah to Table Cabinet Papers to End Child Marriages in Native Communities, Says Deputy CM
  1711. MYANMAR Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
  1712. THAILAND: With a Score of 20, Thailand Ranks Low in Global ‘Parenthood’ Ratings
  1713. INDONESIA: New Government Education Reform Plans Met with Cautious Optimism
  1714. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Directive Halts Major Infrastructure Projects
  1715. MALAYSIA: Cops Can Now Freeze, Seize Mule Bank Accounts to Prevent Scam Victims’ Money From Being Withdrawn
  1716. MYANMAR JUNTA Can Order Migrant Workers Home To Fight, Agency says
  1717. SINGAPORE Oil Tycoon OK Lim Sentenced to Nearly 18 Years for Cheating HSBC Out of Millions of Dollars
  1718. INDONESIA Digital Economy Shows Double-Digit Growth, Yet Funding Still Subdued
  1719. INDONESIA: Banyuwangi Police Raid Illegal Dog Farm with Supplies from Bali
  1720. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Brazil’s Lula Advocate Reforms in International Governance for a Fairer world
  1721. MYANMAR: KIO Temporarily Closes China-Myanmar Border Gates Amid Tensions
  1722. PHILIPPINES: 1.2M Flee As Pepito Pummels Luzon
  1723. CAMBODIA: National Committee Established to Provide Land for Landless
  1724. INDONESIA: All New Cabinet Members Told to Disclose Their Wealth
  1725. INDONESIA: Hotel Industry Raises Concern Over Nickel Mine in Raja Ampat
  1726. MYANMAR: Central Bank of Myanmar sells foreign exchange continuously
  1727. THAILAND: Federation of Thai Industries Concerned at Trump’s Reshoring Policy
  1728. INDONESIA: Government to Build 1,100 New Houses for Lewotobi Displaced
  1729. INDONESIA: Bali Eyes Medical Tourism Boom
  1730. MALAYSIA’S Allure for Foreign Digital Nomads: RM87.9m in Annual Spending Driven By Fast Internet, Affordable Lifestyle
  1731. MYANMAR Junta Chief Homes in on Chinese Drones as Resistance-Buster
  1732. VIETNAM: New Zealand to Offer Scholarships to Vietnamese University Students for the First Time
  1733. INDONESIA Says It Has No Overlapping South China Sea Claims with China
  1734. KFC Indonesia Closes Dozens of Outlets and Lays Off 2,274 Workers amid Heavy Losses and Boycott Calls
  1735. INDONESIAN Elementary, Middle Schoolers to Learn AI and Coding
  1736. MALAYSIA Ready to Provide Vinancial Aid to Lebanon for Victims of Israeli Attacks: PM Anwar
  1737. MYANMAR: Int’l Labor Watchdog to Take Action Against Myanmar Junta
  1738. VIETNAM: Japan to Share Entry Costs, Ease Job-Changing Restrictions for Vietnamese Workers
  1739. CAMBODIA: Foreign Media Claims that ‘Biden Administration Backed Organizations Plotting Color Revolution in Cambodia’
  1740. INDONESIA: Why Indonesian Universities Trail ASEAN Neighbors in Global Rankings?
  1741. INDONESIA: RI Businesses Fear Deluge of Chinese Goods After Trump Takes Office
  1742. MALAYSIA: Does It Seem Like Malaysia Is Taking Very Small Steps Forward in the War on Drugs? Bukit Aman’s narcotic chief explains what’s going on
  1743. MYANMAR: Activists Warn of Risks as Junta Leader Seeks Chinese Investment in Myanmar’s Agriculture
  1744. INDONESIA Ranks 77th in Global Hunger Levels
  1745. INDONESIA: Prabowo Introduces New Intelligence Agency under Finance Minister
  1746. MYANMAR Junta Seals Bloody Pact With China in Kunming
  1747. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Signs Landmark Laws Defining PH Territorial Waters
  1748. VIETNAM Busts Ring Trading 1,000 Modified Guns Online
  1749. INDONESIA: Prabowo Congratulates Trump on Election Win
  1750. INDONESIA: Middle-Class Spending Key to Fixing GDP Growth: Economic Council
  1751. MALAYSIA: Is it a Crime for a Malaysian to be a Mercenary in an Overseas War? 
  1752. Myanmar Junta Foils Drone Attack on Min Aung Hlaing
  1753. VIETNAMESE Students Turning Australian Degrees into High Salaries
  1754. INDONESIA: Prabowo Inks Regulation to Cancel Debts of Farmers, Fishermen
  1755. INDONESIA: Immigration Minister Mulls Requiring One-Year Bank Statement for Indonesians Traveling Overseas
  1756. MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE to Jointly Propose Chingay for UNESCO Cultural Heritage lLst in 2025
  1757. MYANMAR Refugees in Manipur Prison Urgently Need Medical Aid, Families Report
  1758. VIETNAM: Asia’s Most Powerful Passports in 2024
  1759. CAMBODIA: Seven Filipinos Return Home From Job Scams in Cambodia
  1760. INDONESIA: Ministry to Inspect Skyrocketing Fees in Fourism Spots Amid Protests
  1761. INDONESIA: Communication Minister Suspends 11 Employees for Facilitating Online Gambling
  1762. MALAYSIA: War on Deepfakes: What Malaysia Can Learn From the Rest of the World
  1763. MYANMAR: Japan to Recruit 1,400 Myanmar Workers
  1764. INDONESIA: Gov’t Says $6.3 Billion Energy Subsidies Go to The Rich Instead
  1765. INDONESIA: Court Orders Lawmakers To Draft New Manpower Law
  1766. MYANMAR: Thai Police Rescue Human Trafficking Victims Forced to Work in Online Scam Centers in Myanmar
  1767. THAILAND Ranks Among the Top 4 Countries Most At Risk of FLooding
  1768. VIETNAM Province Launches $1.7M Restoration as 1,000-Year-Old Champa Towers on Brink of Collapse
  1769. INDONESIA: Govt Allocates $8.8 Billion For Food Security in 2025
  1770. INDONESIA: New Tourism Minister Targets High-Quality Tourists by Promoting Five Super Priority Destinations
  1771. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Tells UPNM: No Tolerance Towards Bullying and Thuggery in Educational Institutions, No More Slap on Wrist for Perpetrators
  1772. MYANMAR: Ninety Rohingya Left ‘Stranded’ on Indonesia Beach
  1773. PHILIPPINES Requests Companies to Pay for Plastic Waste Treatment
  1774. INDONESIA: 1 Million Apartments Won’t Solve Urban Housing Crisis
  1775. INDONESIA: 19 Australian Companies To Invest in Indonesia’s Tech Sector
  1776. MALAYSIA: Family in Perlis Tightlipped On Viral News of Malaysian Citizen Turned ‘Mercenary’ Fighting Ukraine-Russia war
  1777. MYANMAR: Intensifying Strikes on Civilians Spark New Sanctions Against Myanmar Junta
  1778. THAILAND, Laos and Myanmar Launch Haze Control Initiative
  1779. INDONESIA: Forcing Prabowo’s 8% Growth ‘Risks Economy Overheating’
  1780. INDONESIA: Bali Gov’t Seeks Dutch Support to Preserve Local Cultural Heritage
  1781. MYANMAR: Local Aid Workers Dying in Silence, Red Cross Warns
  1782. SINGAPORE Trials Autonomous Vehicles On Public Roads for Cargo Transportation
  1783. THAILAND: Eco-Friendly Disaster Products to be Produced in Thailand
  1784. INDONESIA: Companies From Four Nations to Invest in Indonesia’s Dairy Farming: Minister
  1785. INDONESIA: Majority of Indonesians Confident in Prabowo’s Leadership
  1786. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Tightens Imported Food Inspections After Reports of Excess Pesticide in Shine Muscat Grapes
  1787. MYANMAR: China’s Export Ban is Causing Shortages of Medicine, Fuel And Food in Myanmar
  1788. THAILAND: Internet Access in Thailand Surges to 21.7 Million Households in 2024
  1789. INDONESIA: Prabowo Wants New ‘Political Capital’ Ready in Four Years: Minister
  1790. INDONESIA: From Adorable to Authoritative: Prabowo Embraces Military Leadership Post-Election
  1791. MYANMAR: Farmers Face Major Losses As Heavy Rains Devastate Rice Fields in Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions
  1792. PHILIPPINES: At Least 126 Dead and Missing in Massive Flooding and Landslides in Philippines
  1793. THAILAND: Transport Ministry Pushes For Six New Airports
  1794. INDONESIA Named BRICS Partner as Prabowo’s Top Diplomat Makes Overseas Debut
  1795. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Instill Discipline In Cabinet At Three-day Bootcamp
  1796. MALAYSIA: Fair $arnings: Where Roes Malaysia’s Minimum Wage of RM1,700 Stand  Compared to Other Countries?
  1797. MYANMAR: China Strongly Condemns Bomb Blast at Mandalay Consulate
  1798. THAILAND Charts Bold Course In AI Development, Emphasizing Ethics and Innovation
  1799. Indonesia:New senior minister eyes Papua to achieve food self-sufficiency
  1800. INDONESIA: Aceh Police Foil Smuggling Attempt of 216 Rohingya Refugees
  1801. MYANMAR: China’s Diplomatic Missions Have Troubled History in Myanmar
  1802. SINGAPORE Strikes Back: Govt Blocks 10 Fake Websites Linked to Foreign Information Warfare Against Country
  1803. THAILAND: Six Thai Destinations Recognized For Efforts in Sustainable Tourism
  1804. INDONESIA: Prabowo Presents Largest Cabinet In Decades
  1805. INDONESIA: Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Announces 100-Day Plan: Energy, Food Sovereignty, and Investment Growth
  1806. MYANMAR: Who Bombed the Chinese Consulate in Myanmar’s Mandalay?
  1807. THAILAND: Seven Major Thai Banks Report Record-Breaking Revenues
  1808. VIETNAM: 4,000-Year-Old Cemetery Unearthed in Hanoi
  1809. INDONESIA: Prabowo Pledges Self-Reliant Future In His Inaugural Speech
  1810. INDONESIA: Prabowo Subianto Inaugurated as Indonesia’s Eighth President
  1811. MALAYSIA: Home Ministry Mulls Review of Migrant Labor Quota as Foreign Workers Near 15Pc Limit
  1812. MYANMAR: Thousands Flood Shwedagon Pagoda To Pray For End to Conflict And Floods
  1813. VIETNAM: How Rural Life in Vietnam’s Southern Cape is Attracting Global Tourists
  1814. REGIONAL: Five Southeast Asian Nations Agree to Share Aviation Safety Data
  1815. INDONESIA Fires up LFP Manufacturing Despite Lack of Lithium Reserves
  1816. MYANMAR Military Steps Up Conscription of Would-Be Migrant Workers
  1817. MYANMAR  Junta Signs $250,000 Development Deal with India Amid Criticism
  1818. THAILAND Creates Favorable Condition for Cross-Border Tourism
  1819. CAMBODIA Launches Largest Ever Power-Generation Facility
  1820. INDONESIA: Years Later, Tourism Still Below Pre-Pandemic Level
  1821. MYANMAR Tied With China for Worst Internet Freedom
  1822. SINGAPORE Only Southeast Asian City Named Among World’s 10 Best For Food
  1823. TIMOR LESTE Fights New Battles 25 years After Independence Vote
  1824. INDONESIA: Nearly 500 ‘Golden Visa’ Applications Since Launch: Immigration Office
  1825. INDONESIA Maintains 53-Month Trade Surplus Streak Despite Export Decline
  1826. MYANMAR Junta Charges Hundreds for Scamming on Chinese Border
  1827. PHILIPPINES: Prolonged Eruptions Detected at Taal Volcano
  1828. VIETNAM: Unusual Weather to Hamper Economic Activities in Southeast Asia
  1829. Cambodia Cracks Down on Surrogacy: Thirteen Filipino Women Facing Prison
  1830. INDONESIA: State Budget Drives Education Equality, Toll Infrastructure Improvement in the Past Decade
  1831. INDONESIA: Three French Citizens Deported from Aceh for Alleged Involvement in Local Election Campaign
  1832. MALAYSIA: Under PM Anwar, Malaysia Climbs Lowy’s Power Index to be Fourth Most Influential in Region
  1833. MYANMAR: MNDAA Restricts Members From Foreign Travel Amid Concerns Over Foreign Intervention
  1834. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Prefer Malaysia For Data Centers: RI Govt Minister
  1835. INDONESIA Remains ‘Light Years’ From Even Development Across the Regions
  1836. MYANMAR Junta Steps Up Airstrikes as It Loses Ground to Resistance
  1837. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Challenges China Over Clashes
  1838. SINGAPORE: In What Could Be a Singapore Record, Court Awards Finance Veteran US$2.4M For Wrongful Dismissal After Two-Year Legal Battle
  1839. INDONESIA: Prabowo Aims to End Indonesia’s Reliance on Food Imports Within Four Years
  1840. INDONESIA: Govt Offers Three Seaports to Foreign, Domestic investors
  1841. MYANMAR CDM Political Prisoners in Monywa Prison Coerced to Submit Petitions
  1842. SINGAPORE’S Changi No Longer World’s Best Airport: Condé Nast Traveler
  1843. THAILAND: Fortune Names 14 Thais Among 100 Most Powerful Women in Asia
  1844. INDONESIA to Emphasize ASEAN Centrality at Laos Summits
  1845. INDONESIA: New Ministries May Need Three Years to Become Effective, Warns Researcher
  1846. MYANMAR Civil Society Urges ASEAN to Stop Working With the Military Junta and Support Establishment of a Federal Democracy
  1847. THAILAND: Ministry of Energy prepares to handle Middle East conflicts
  1848. CAMBODIA: Ancient Timber: 250 Million Year-Old Fossil Unearthed in Banteay Meanchey
  1849. INDONESIA: Declining Middle Class Contributes to Indonesia’s Deflation: Experts
  1850. INDONESIA: Prabowo Plans to Build, Renovate 3 Million Homes Annually
  1851. MYANMAR Flood Victims Say Little Relief Has Reached Villages after Typhoon Yagi
  1852. THAILAND: Over a Quarter of Thais Targeted By Scams Over Past Year
  1853. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes Foreign MSME Owners in Bali To Scale Up
  1854. INDONESIA: Scientists Reassert Wolbachia’s Minimum Risk For Dengue Control
  1855. MALAYSIA: ‘You May Grow Up in London, But You Live in Malaysia’: PM Anwar Slams ‘Elites’ For Shunning Malay Language for English
  1856. MYANMAR: MSF Highlights Struggle of Myanmar Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia
  1857. SINGAPORE: Thousands Gather to Witness Final Horse Races at Singapore Turf Club
  1858. INDONESIA: Jokowi on Farewell Tour in Final Weeks of Presidency
  1859. INDONESIA: Illicit Waste Burning Reaches Alarming Rate of 48% Indonesian Households
  1860. MALAYSIA: Scam Epidemic: Malaysians Lose US$12.8b Annually, Equivalent to 3pc of GDP, Amid Rising AI Threats
  1861. MYANMAR: Chin Groups Attack Myanmar Junta Census Operation
  1862. THAILAND Leads Southeast Asia in mobile Banking Application Usage
  1863. Cambodian Journalist Mech Dara Arrested on Incitement Charges
  1864. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Mental Health In Focus After Fatal School Assaults
  1865. INDONESIA: Mood Improves Among Indonesian Manufacturers
  1866. MALAYSIA: Informal Status of Migrant Workers May Put Them At Risk of Abuse: ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024
  1867. MYANMAR Faces Critical Humanitarian Crisis as Floods Devastate over 1 Million Lives
  1868. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Sea Toll: A Decade of Connecting Indonesia and Reducing Price Disparities
  1869. INDONESIA: Immigration Officers to Carry Firearms Following Duty-Related Death
  1870. MYANMAR: Yangon to Get 4-Hour Power Rotations, Industrial Zones 8 Hours Daily
  1871. Myanmar: The Trouble With Elections
  1872. VIETNAM Rises in Asia Power Ranking With Bigger Diplomatic influence
  1873. CAMBODIA: Severe Flooding Devastates Crops Across 7 Provinces
  1874. INDONESIA: First-Timers Make Up Majority of House Members
  1875. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Build 2 Million Houses in Villages Annually
  1876. MYANMAR: Armed Groups Snub Myanmar Junta ‘Peace’ Offer
  1877. THAILAND: 70th Bangkok Gems Fair Hits $100M in Orders, Boosting Global Trade Hub Status
  1878. INDONESIA: Sea Sand Exports: Singapore Gains, Indonesia Loses
  1879. INDONESIA: Prabowo Warns of World War III Risk, Reaffirms Indonesia’s Non-Aligned Stance
  1880. MYANMAR: IIMM Says the Military Council’s Secretive Executions Amount to Grave International Crimes
  1881. SINGAPORE: Hong Kong dethrones Singapore as Asia-Pacific’s top financial center
  1882. THAILAND: Majority of Thais Don’t Intend To Go Off meat During Annual Vegetarian Festival
  1883. INDONESIA: Dynasties, Lack of Opposition Paint Bleak House Picture
  1884. INDONESIA: Jokowi Launches Various Projects by Private Investors in Nusantara
  1885. MALAYSIA: No Smoking, kids! Minors Smoking Now a Crime, While Selling Cigarettes to Minors Could Land You in Jail
  1886. MYANMAR: Fuel Shortage Returns in Yangon
  1887. PHILIPPINES: US Missile to Remain in PH
  1888. INDONESIA: Miracle Needed For RI To Become Advanced Economy by 2045: World Bank
  1889. INDONESIA: Retno Marsudi Urges Respect for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
  1890. MALAYSIA: Age Is Just A Number: Dr Mahathir, ‘99-Year-Old Car Guy’ Puts Pedal To The Metal and Hits Speeds Over 150KM/H AT SIC
  1891. MYANMAR: Japan Downgrades Diplomatic Ties With Myanmar Junta
  1892. THAILAND’S  Halal industry Drives 335M Baht in Trade, Aiming for ASEAN Hub
  1893. INDONESIA to Launch Cyber Force as Fourth Branch of Military
  1894. INDONESIA: North Sumatra Unveils World’s Tallest Christ Statue
  1895. MYANMAR: NUG Minister Accuses Myanmar Junta of Obstructing Aid to Flood Victims at UN Meeting
  1896. SINGAPORE: More Singaporean Deaths Than Births Possible By First Half of 2030s: Prime Minister’s Office
  1897. THAILAND: Over 190,000 Myanmar Workers Arrested in Thailand’s Crackdown on Illegal Labor
  1898. CAMBODIA Formally Withdraws From CLV-DTA Agreement
  1899. INDONESIA: Relief as New Zealand Pilot Freed from Captivity in Papua
  1900. INDONESIA Far Short of 2024 Renewable Energy Target
  1901. THAILAND Pushing For Talks With Concerned Parties in MYANMAR to Repair Key Asian Highway
  1902. VIETNAM’S Billionaire Proposes English Education for Entire Population
  1903. INDONESIA Welcomes UN Resolution to End Israel’s Unlawful Occupation
  1904. INDONESIA: Bali to Get Autonomous Transit System to Ease Congestion: Minister
  1905. MYANMAR: International Cross-Border Response to Typhoon Yagi Urgently Needed in Myanmar
  1906. SINGAPORE: MHA Survey Finds Growing Support Among Singapore Residents for Death Penalty in Most Serious Crimes
  1907. THAILAND: New Project Aims to Create a Database of Facilities in Thailand
  1908. CAMBODIA: Controversy Over Cambodia’s Journalism Charter Following UN Criticism
  1909. INDONESIA: Virgin Australia Becomes 1st Foreign Airline to Use Pertamina’s Sustainable Fuel
  1910. INDONESIA: Visitors Flock to Nusantara As New City Opens to Public
  1911. MALAYSIA: Confinement Centers for Muslim Mothers in Malaysia? Yes, And They Are Highly in Demand
  1912. MYANMAR: India Plans to Provide Electricity to Myanmar’s Chin and Rakhine States
  1913. INDONESIA: RI Eyes Former Mining Land For Solar Power Plants
  1914. INDONESIA: Luhut Attracts Ray Dalio and Porsche Family to Establish Family Offices in Bali
  1915. MALAYSIA: Malaysia Freezes Almost 100 Bank Accounts in Child Abuse Case
  1916. Myanmar Flooding Death Toll Jumps to 226
  1917. INDONESIA: Election Rivalries at Play in Kadin Chair’s Ouster
  1918. INDONESIA: Govt to Launch New Study on Authenticity of Borobudur’s ‘Chattra’
  1919. MALAYSIA: On Malaysia Day, PM Anwar Vows Uplifting Rural and Impoverished Areas a Priority of His Administration
  1920. Myanmar’s NUG Urges Public to Boycott Military Council’s Population Census
  1921. THAILAND: Statue Removed to Museum After residents blame it for Mae Sai floods
  1922. INDONESIA: Jet Aircraft Carrying Passengers Lands for First Time at Nusantara Airport
  1923. INDONESIAN Military Inducts 500 Civilians into the Army to Bolster Nusantara’s Security
  1924. MALAYSIA: ‘Unimaginable Horror’: UNICEF Calls for Urgent Long-Term Support After Mass Child Abuse Allegations at Welfare Homes Uncovered
  1925. Myanmar Junta Intensifies Airstrikes on Civilian Areas following Threats by Min Aung Hlaing
  1926. SINGAPORE: Pope Francis Arrives in Singapore for Final Leg of Asia
  1927. INDONESIA: Prabowo Consolidates Power As Presidency looms
  1928. INDONESIA: Biomass Export Boom Brings Risks of Deforestation
  1929. MYANMAR: Karen Human Rights Group Condemns Ongoing Attacks On Education in Myanmar
  1930. PH Most ‘At-Risk’ From Calamities
  1931. Thailand Courts Bollywood With Film Fest in Mumbai
  1932. CAMBODIA: No Agenda Behind China’s Donation of Two Warships to Cambodia
  1933. INDONESIA: Gig Economy Threatens RI’s Human Capital Growth
  1934. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Free Meal Program Targets 15 Million Students in 2025
  1935. MALAYSIA: Wealthy Chinese Youth Flock to Malaysia’s MM2H Scheme After Requirement Changes
  1936. MYANMAR: Nicholas Koumjian Warns of Increasingly Frequent and Brutal War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar
  1937. INDONESIA: Bali Proposes Two-Year Moratorium On Hotel, Nightclub Construction
  1938. INDONESIA: Jokowi Works from New Capital Tomorrow Until Retirement
  1939. MALAYSIA: Foreign Ministry Monitors Reports of Foreign Naval Vessels in Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone in South China Sea
  1940. MYANMAR: Thai Ministry Shuts Down Six Schools for Burmese Students
  1941. SINGAPORE Refuses Higher Percentage of Travelers Since Launching Automated Immigration Lanes
  1942. INDONESIA: Activists Revive Calls to Revoke Discriminatory Policies After Pope’s Visit
  1943. INDONESIA: Long-Awaited Asset Forfeiture Law Delayed Again
  1944. MYANMAR: The UN Security Council’s Astonishing Silence on Myanmar Atrocities: Akshaya Kumar, Human Rights Watch
  1945. THAILAND: Fast-Growing Thai Halal Industry Poised For Big Leap in 2025
  1946. VIETNAM: Typhoon Yagi Kills 4, leaves 78 Injured in Northern Vietnam
  1947. INDONESIA: Now A Step Closer to Exporting Electricity to Singapore
  1948. INDONESIA: GoTo Exits Vietnam Amid Push To Pursue Profitability
  1949. Myanmar Junta Lures Trishaw Drivers Into Militias With Incentives
  1950. THAILAND: New Surin Elephant Museum is a Primer on the World of this Pachyderm
  1951. VIETNAM: Passenger bus route linking Ha Long and China’s Nanning City launched
  1952. INDONESIA: The Pope Urges Indonesia to Live Up to Its Promise of ‘Harmony in Diversity’
  1953. INDONESIA: TNI Ordered to Create Cyber Force
  1954. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Advocates For Deeper Islamic and Halal Industry Ties with Russia
  1955. MYANMAR: Military Council Leader Announces Nationwide Census in Myanmar Amid Uncertainty
  1956. THAILAND’S $13B Digital handout Scheme to Include Cash Payments: PM
  1957. CAMBODIA: Growing Safeguards: Govt Encouraging More People to Settle in Border Areas
  1958. INDONESIA: Southeast Asia’s Largest Economy To Reform Tourism on Bali
  1959. INDONESIA: Government to Investigate Alleged Indonesian Gang Causing Disturbances in Japan
  1960. MYANMAR: Yangon Reinstates Curfew Amid Growing Tensions and Reports of Forced Recruitment
  1961. THAI Banks Suspend 34,000 Accounts Linked to Scammers
  1962. INDONESIA: Philippine Detains Over 160 people, Including 70 Indonesians, Over Suspected Cybercrime Operation
  1963. INDONESIA: 21 Foreign Citizens Win Contest Using Indonesian at FHI
  1964. MALAYSIA: International Schools in Malaysia See Enrolment from East Asia Soar, Particularly From China
  1965. MYANMAR: China Discusses Military Training with Myanmar Junta
  1966. INDONESIA: Growing Paper, Plastic Scrap Imports Aggravate Waste Problem
  1967. INDONESIA: Jakarta Sees Massive Ojek Protest but Many Drivers Continue Working
  1968. MYANMAR Junta Reportedly Conducts Forced Conscription of Civilians in Pathein to Meet Military Quotas
  1969. SINGAPORE: TODAY to Merge With CNA, Become Digital Long-Form Weekend Magazine
  1970. VIETNAM: Over 800,000 Exposed Surveillance Cameras in Vietnam Spark Privacy Concerns
  1971. CAMBODIA: Tik Tok Shuts Down Account For Falsehoods About Cambodia
  1972. INDONESIA: All-Women Candidates to Contest East Java Gubernatorial Election
  1973. INDONESIA: Govt Orders Nearly 2,000 Doses of Mpox Vaccine from Denmark
  1974. MYANMAR Military Set to Lose Rakhine State to Ethnic Armed Group
  1975. VIETNAM: HCMC Police Dismantle Baby Trafficking Ring Across 32 Localities
  1976. INDONESIA: IDX Admits Employees Implicated in IPO Bribery Case
  1977. INDONESIA: Indomie Factory in Nigeria Favors Cheaper Malaysian Palm Oil
  1978. MYANMAR: Experts Sound Alarm on New Rohingya Crackdown in Myanmar
  1979. SINGAPORE: One in Two People in Singapore Targeted By Fake Job Scams
  1980. THAILAND: Harley-Davidson to move production of selected models to Thailand
  1981. INDONESIA: President Jokowi to Host State Reception for Papal Visit
  1982. INDONESIA: EU Embargo on Indonesian Palm Oil a Blessing in Disguise, Prabowo says
  1983. MALAYSIA: Taliban Says Keen For Good Relations with Malaysia, Wants Help for Afghanistan in Higher Education System
  1984. MYANMAR Junta Imposes Travel Restrictions for Wa, Palaung (Ta’ang), and Kokang Communities
  1985. THAILAND: Museum in Southern Thailand is a Treasure Trove of Malay Heritage
  1986. INDONESIA: Musicians Sound ‘Emergency Warning’ Over Regional Race Saga
  1987. INDONESIA Prepares 1.5 Million Hectares for Dairy Farming and Cow Imports to Support Prabowo’s Program
  1988. MYANMAR: Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar Still Falling This Fiscal Year
  1989. SINGAPORE Beats Jakarta, Manila In Ranking of Best Cities for Workcations
  1990. THAILAND: Harvesting filming locations as Thailand’s soft power
  1991. INDONESIA: Gov’t to Retire 13 Coal-Fired Power Plants
  1992. INDONESIA and Australia Seal Treaty-Level Defense Pact
  1993. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Eyes BRICS’ Membership to Boost Malaysia’s Economic Diplomacy and Strategic Partnerships
  1994. MYANMAR’S Junta Is Funding Its War Through Forex Scams, Economists Say
  1995. THAILAND: First Case of Mpox Clade 1b Detected in Thailand
  1996. INDONESIA: Refugees In Limbo After Eviction Notice From Jakarta Administration
  1997. INDONESIA: Expert Warns Against Flood of Imported Petrochemicals from UAE
  1998. MALAYSIA: PuTERA35, The Anwar Govt’s Plan To Uplift Bumiputera And Close The Economic Gap By 2035
  1999. MYANMAR: Over 4,900 Battles Affecting 67% of Myanmar Recorded Since 2021 Coup
  2000. VIETNAMESE Noodle Dishes Recognized as National Cultural Heritage
  2001. INDONESIA: Government Prepares 12 Laboratories to Detex Mpox
  2002. INDONESIA: Nusantara Hosts First-Ever Independence Day Celebration
  2003. MALAYSIA: Digital divinity: Oldest Hindu Temple in Johor Takes Prayer Requests, Payments Online
  2004. THAI KIng Pardons Ex-PM Thaksin in Birthday Amnesty
  2005. INDONESIA: Up to 45 Million Indonesians At Risk of Hunger: Home Ministry
  2006. ASEAN Holds Meeting on Human Trafficking Prevention
  2007. MALAYSIA a Key Link in Smuggling of Indonesian labor, Jakarta Says
  2008. MYANMAR: UN Reports Increased Brutality in Myanmar Conflict, Urges ASEAN to Act
  2009. THAILAND’S Paetongtarn Shinawatra Wins Parliamentary Backing To Become New PM
  2010. INDONESIA: Google Vows to Redact Fraudulent Maps Business Data
  2011. INDONESIA: Govt Pushes For Clean Tech In Fertilizer Production
  2012. Myanmar is Running Out of Power; Post-Coup Blackouts Intensify
  2013. THAILAND: PM Srettha Shown The Door as Constitutional Court Rules Against Him
  2014. VIETNAM Legislators Propose Making Trading Fetuses a Human Trafficking Crime
  2015. INDONESIA: Activists Urge KPK Selection Committee To Oust Problematic Candidates
  2016. INDONESIA: Google Takes Action Against Widespread Hotel Account Hacks in Indonesia
  2017. MALAYSIA: Federal Police Exposes Job Scam Offering Over RM6,000 A Month For Fake Google Reviews
  2018. MYANMAR: Junta Controls Fewer Than 100 of Myanmar’s 350 Towns: NUG
  2019. THAILAND: New Guidelines For So-Called ‘Green Industry’ Introduced
  2020. ASEAN Eyes Nuclear Energy, But Airs Safety Concerns
  2021. INDONESIA Eases Import Rules For Solar Power Projects
  2022. INDONESIA’S $15b Food Security Budget Fails to Improve Agricultural Sector, Says Expert
  2023. MALAYSIA: All You Need To Know About Dark Tourism and Why Malaysia Should Capitalize on it
  2024. MYANMAR: Floods, Starvation, and Violence in Myanmar’s Badlands: NGO Report
  2025. CAMBODIA: Police Increasing Pressure on Int’l Human Trafficking Gangs
  2026. INDONESIA: Government Ramps up Preparation For First Independence Day in Nusantara
  2027. INDONESIA and Australia Deepen Ties in Electric Vehicle Supply Chain and Research
  2028. MYANMAR: Nearly 50 Former Myanmar Military Officers Recalled to Active Duty
  2029. SINGAPORE Hangs Prisoner In Second Execution In Days
  2030. VIETNAM: Foreign Businesses Step Up Investment, Recruitment in Vietnam Amid Global Shift
  2031. INDONESIA ‘Needs To’ Develop its Quaternary Education Amid Technological Advancement
  2032. INDONESIA Extends Safeguard Tariffs to Protect Struggling Textile Industry
  2033. MALAYSIA Leads Asia with 31.4pc Female Board Members in Top 100 Publicly Listed Companies: SC Data
  2034. MYANMAR’S Junta Has Tightened Its Conscription Noose at Airports
  2035. VIETNAM: Finance Ministry Proposes Lower Income Tax Rate for Micro, Small enterprises
  2036. INDONESIA: OJK Reports Foreign Acquisition of Six Indonesian Multifinance Firms
  2037. INDONESIA: Journalist Association Condemns Alleged Intimidation of Tempo Journalist
  2038. MALAYSIA: How Does Bangladesh in Turmoil affect Malaysia, One Of Its top 10 Trade Partners
  2039. MYANMAR Military Claims It Withdrew ‘For Fafety of People’
  2040. THAILAND: Charter Court Dissolves Move Forward, Bans Execs For 10 years
  2041. CAMBODIA: UNESCO to Investigate Alleged Rights Abuses at Angkor Wat
  2042. INDONESIA: Disaster Agency Stockpiles Food in Central Papua Over Famine Concerns
  2043. INDONESIA to Export Green Power to Singapore by 2028
  2044. MYANMAR: NGO Calls on ASEAN to Engage with Myanmar’s Resistance Government
  2045. THAILAND’S Pattaya Aims to Become Family-Friendly Destination Instead of Sex Tourism Hub
  2046. INDONESIA: Government Imposes Sricter Tobacco Control Amid Unchecked Youth Smoking
  2047. INDONESIA: PLN Looks to Trial Carbon Capture at Four Coal-Fired Plants
  2048. MYANMAR: Desperate Myanmar Junta Seeks Russian Intervention Against Armed Resistance
  2049. SINGAPORE: Most Singaporean Youths Satisfied With Life; 2 in 5 Have Never Been in a Relationship: IPS-NYC Study
  2050. INDONESIA: Former VP Jusuf Kalla attends Hamas leader’s funeral, calls for end to Gaza war
  2051. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Hail Safe Abortion Rule, Urge More Details
  2052. MYANMAR: War in Myanmar Heartlands Silences Mount Popa Volcano Shrine
  2053. PHILIPPINES: Yulo Gifts PH With 2nd Gold
  2054. VIETNAM: Unusual Rains Over 2 Months Cause Devastating Floods in Northern Vietnam
  2055. Cambodia-Laos-Thailand Combat Cross-Border Corruption-KhmerTimes
  2056. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Condemns ‘Intolerable’ Killing of Hamas Leader
  2057. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
  2058. INDONESIA: Police Arrest Terror Suspect Targeting Places of Worship in East Java
  2059. MALAYSIA’S New License for Social Media Platforms and Messenger Apps
  2060. INDONESIA: Surfing the Slowing Global Economy: How Has Indonesia Fared So Far?
  2061. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
  2062. THAILAND: 8https://asiaviews.net/thailand-86-communities-sign-up-for-first-batch-of-agricultural-drones-project/6 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
  2063. THAILAND: 86 Communities Sign Up For First Batch of Agricultural Drones Project
  2064. VIETNAM: Australian Veterans’ 20-Year Search Uncovers Mass Grave of Vietnamese Soldiers
  2065. CAMBODIA: Indian Govt Issues ‘Cyber Slavery’ Advisory to Overseas Travelers Heading to Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Hong Kong
  2066. INDONESIA: South Korea Overtakes US, Japan in FDI to Indonesia
  2067. INDONESIA’S  Sea Nomads Turn to Jobs on Land
  2068. MYANMAR: NUG Wants to Collaborate with Thai Government Over Migrant Worker Issues
  2069. THAILAND: Thai PM Srettha to Meet Anwar in Southern Province to Discuss Border Security
  2070. INDONESIA: ‘No Transition Without Transmission’ as RI Calls Donors to Fund Grid
  2071. INDONESIA: Govt Aims to Reduce Airfares by 10 Percent by October
  2072. MALAYSIA: Sabah’s Place in Malaysia Undisputed, Says Foreign Ministry in Response to Social Media Claims
  2073. MYANMAR’S  United Wa State Army Moves Into Strategic Northern Town of Lashio
  2074. VIETNAM: Mobile Internet Subscriptions in Vietnam Surpass 90% of Population For First Time
  2075. CAMBODIA HIV/AIDS Response Ranks First in Region: UNAIDS
  2076. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Receive FAO Award for Food Security: Minister
  2077. INDONESIA Launches New Phase of Industrial Park in Bid to Lure Investors Away From China
  2078. MALAYSIA Brain Drain And Who’s Benefitting From It
  2079. MYANMAR: Burma Human Rights Network calls on U.S. Congress for Myanmar Acts
  2080. INDONESIA: Golden Visa Only For ‘Good Quality Travelers’: Jokowi
  2081. INDONESIA: Thousands of East Java Children Seek Therapy for Online Gaming Addiction
  2082. MYANMAR: Thai Central Bank to Investigate Myanmar Weapons Payments
  2083. SINGAPORE: Terrorism Threat Elevated Since Renewed Israel-Palestine Conflict; Singapore Also Affected: ISD
  2084. THAI Passport Holders Now Have Visa-Free Access to 82 Countries
  2085. INDONESIA: Govt Denies Buying Russian Oil But Leaves Door Open
  2086. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Index Hits Hazardous Levels, Second Only to Kinshasa
  2087. MALAYSIA: Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Most Compliant with Malaysian Laws, X the Worst Offender: Fahmi
  2088. MYANMAR’S Second-Largest City Overwhelmed by Third Wave of War Refugees
  2089. THAILAND: Majority of Thai People Use AI In Their Daily Lives For its Convenience: Study
  2090. CAMBODIA: Senate President Hun Sen Denies Allegations of Khmer Territory Integration into Vietnam
  2091. INDONESIA: Jokowi Celebrates Children’s Day in Papua to Symbolize Educational Justice
  2092. INDONESIA: Heavy Reliance on Exports to China Could Hurt Indonesia’s Trade: Analyst
  2093. MALAYSIA: Education Ministry Says No Exemptions Over Ban Against School donations From Tobacco, Alcohol Sponsors
  2094. MYANMAR Junta Generals Barred From ASEAN Meet as Civilian Deaths Exceed 5,400
  2095. INDONESIA: New Tracking System to Prevent Fraud in Nickel, Tin Mining
  2096. INDONESIA Tests B40 Biodiesel on Trains, Aims to Cut Fuel Imports by $9 Billion
  2097. MALAYSIA: One in Three Malaysian Teens Overweight or Obese: deputy health minister, as study reveals alarming spike
  2098. MYANMAR Alliance Agrees to Extend Ceasefire With Junta in Shan State
  2099. THAILAND: Srettha Urges Businesses to Cash In On Fast-Growing Pet Industry
  2100. INDONESIA Calls For End to ‘Illegal’ Israeli Occupation of Palestine
  2101. INDONESIA: Regional Administrations Criticized for ‘Embedded Sexism’
  2102. MYANMAR: Rising Civilian Casualties, Communications Cut, Amidst Fierce fFghting in Mandalay
  2103. PHILIPPINES, China Reach Deal on Ayungin Missions
  2104. THAILAND: ‘Pet Economy’ On the Rise
  2105. INDONESIA: Jokowi Under Fire for Granting Nearly 200-Year Land Permits in Nusantara
  2106. INDONESIA: Foreign Investors Interested in Jakarta LRT Expansion: Jakpro
  2107. MALAYSIA to Review All Water Deals with Singapore Since 1962: DPM Fadillah
  2108. Myanmar Junta Bolsters Security in Mandalay as Clashes Intensif
  2109. VIETNAM: Southeast Asia’s Largest Wastewater Plant Halfway Done in HCMC
  2110. INDONESIA: South Korea Mulls Visa-Free Entry for Indonesia
  2111. INDONESIA: Missed Construction Targets Put Capital Relocation Plan in Limbo
  2112. MALAYSIA’S Path to Silver-Haired Nation Sparks Gold Rush in Senior Care Centers
  2113. MYANMAR Temple City of Bagan Pines For Tourists As Conflict Rages
  2114. THAILAND: Visa Waiver Extension Affecting 93 Nations To Be Signed Monday
  2115. INDONESIA: Gaza War Not Religious: Foreign Minister
  2116. INDONESIA: Government Websites Penetrated by Gambling Games in Apparent Revenge Hacking
  2117. MYANMAR Junta Bans Two Ethnic Parties From Election
  2118. PHILIPPINES: SC wants Congress to Pass Dynasty Law
  2119. SINGAPORE Has Over 333,000 Millionaires: Report
  2120. INDONESIA: Preparations Pick Up For Pope’s Busy Visit to Indonesia
  2121. INDONESIA: Raja Ampat Tourism Marred by Alleged Mass Extortion
  2122. THAILAND Promotes Aspirations to Become Medical Hub
  2123. VIETNAM Considers Scrapping Two-CHild Birth Limit Amid Falling Birth Rates
  2124. INDONESIA: Excess Spending, Tax Shortfall to Drive Deficit Far Beyond Budget Plan
  2125. INDONESIA: US Forgives Indonesia’s $35 Million Debt for Coral Reef Conservation
  2126. MALAYSIA: Ahead of Budget 2025, PM Anwar says eradicating cartels and monopolies top of list to alleviate cost of living woes
  2127. MYANMAR: Junta Plunges Myanmar Into Economic Turmoil
  2128. VIETNAM: Ministry Seeking Heavier Penalties For Fetus Gender Selection
  2129. INDONESIA: Local Governments Spend More on Meetings and Travel Than Actual Programs: Tito
  2130. INDONESIA: Nearly 200 Child Marriage Applications Filed in Probolinggo in Early 2024
  2131. MYANMAR: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Buckles in Northern Shan Capital
  2132. SINGAPORE: Grasshoppers and Superworms Among 16 Insect Species Approved as Food in Singapore
  2133. VIETNAM: The Most Affordable Country For Expats: survey
  2134. CAMBODIA: Japan, Cambodia Commit to Work Together For a Mine-Free world
  2135. INDONESIA: Eight Foreign Nationals Arrested in South Jakarta Dollar Counterfeit Raid
  2136. INDONESIA Tees off on Golf Tourism as Singapore Courses Dwindle
  2137. MYANMAR: Ongoing Diarrhea Outbreak in Southern Chin State, Urgent Medical Assistance Sought
  2138. VIETNAM: Only 25% of Vietnamese Firms Have Website
  2139. INDONESIA Lags in Early Childhood Education
  2140. INDONESIA Launches ASEAN’s First EV Battery Cell Plant
  2141. MYANMAR: BNI Condemns Five-Year Prison Sentence for DMG Reporter and Staff Member
  2142. SINGAPORE Ranks Priciest City in Asia
  2143. CAMBODIA: Ten Mother Nature ‘Activists’ Handed Lengthy Prison Terms
  2144. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Momentum to Restore Religious Harmony, As Promised
  2145. INDONESIA: Hyundai’s Flying Taxi to Begin Test Flights in Indonesia’s New Capital This July
  2146. MALAYSIA: Top among 35 countries for rosy view of Russia and Putin: Pew Center Poll
  2147. MYANMAR  Banks Face Fines For Exceeding Home Mortgage Cap
  2148. INDONESIA: Businesses Hold Back On Geothermal Projects As PLN Return Deemed Unattractive
  2149. INDONESIA’S Poverty Rate Drops to 25.22 Million in March 2024: BPS
  2150. MALAYSIA Can’t Ratify Anti-Torture Convention Due to Country’s Caning Laws: Saifuddin Nasution
  2151. MYANMAR: Crime and Punishment in Myanmar
  2152. Philippines’ Dependency On Coal-Fired Power Surpasses Indonesia, China
  2153. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For Communication Minister’s Resignation Over Cyberattack
  2154. INDONESIA: Japanese Joint Venture to Build Waste-to-Energy Plant in W. Java
  2155. MALAYSIA: Melaka, Indonesia to Seek UNESCO Recognition For Spice Route Voyage: State Exco
  2156. MYANMAR: Australian and US sanctions on Myanmar Banks Proving Effective, Yet Critical Gaps Remain: MCN
  2157. THAILAND: 13 Industries See Surge in Factory Openings Despite Economic Downturn
  2158. CAMBODIA: Official Raises Concern Over Kingdom’s Ageing Population
  2159. INDONESIA: Freeport Launches World’s Largest Single-Line Copper Smelter in Indonesia
  2160. MALAYSIA: Survey Shows Surge in Malaysians’ Trust in Govt, Reflecting Growing Confidence in Stability of Anwar Administration
  2161. MYANMAR: Thai Banks Linked to Atrocities in Myanmar, UN Report Finds
  2162. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
  2163. INDONESIA: Anti-Money Laundering Agency PPATK Detects 7,000 Gambling Transactions Linked to House Members
  2164. INDONESIA: Chinese Textile Giant to Invest in Indonesia Amid Mass Layoffs
  2165. MYANMAR: Junta Starts Selling Subsidized Rice in Yangon
  2166. VIETNAM: How China’s Insatiable Demand is Changing Durian Industry in Southeast Asia
  2167. INDONESIA: Diaspora, Mixed Children Laud Govt’s Permanent Visa Plan
  2168. INDONESIA: World Bank Upgrades Indonesia’s GDP Growth to 5.1 Percent
  2169. MYANMAR: Rising Drug Prices and Shortages Hit Major Myanmar Cities
  2170. VIETNAM: 4 Vietnamese Accused of Cyberattacks in US, Causing $71M in Damages
  2171. CAMBODIA Now Has Her Own Social Media App
  2172. INDONESIA Enacts Revised Village Law, Extending Social Security to Village Chiefs and Officials
  2173. INDONESIA: Jakarta Celebrates Another Year As Capital City
  2174. MYANMAR Regime Admits Killing Monk
  2175. THAILAND: The long journey of the Equal Marriage Law
  2176. INDONESIA: Online Gambling War: Task Force Probes Fraudulent Bank Accounts, Payments At Mini Marts
  2177. INDONESIA: 165 Indonesians Facing Death Sentence in Foreign Countries, Mostly Malaysia
  2178. MALAYSIA, China Agree to Extend Visa Exemption To Strengthen Bilateral Ties, According to Joint Statement
  2179. MYANMAR: Flower Phobia Strikes Myanmar’s Ruling Junta Again, Dozens Arrested
  2180. VIETNAM: Southern province to form 27,000 ha marine conservation site
  2181. INDONESIA: Copper, Jewelry Buoy RI Exports Amid Weakness in Coal, CPO
  2182. INDONESIA: Revote Ruling Offers Hope for Women’s Representation
  2183. MALAYSIA Scores 5.8 Out of 10 in Human Rights Index for 2024
  2184. MYANMAR: As She Turns 79 in Prison, ‘The Lady’ Remains a Symbol of Hope and Resilience in Myanmar
  2185. PHILIPPINES : Sara Quits Marcos Cabinet
  2186. INDONESIA: Pope To Stop By Istiqlal Mosque During First-Ever Indonesia Visit
  2187. INDONESIA: Information Ministry Threatens to Shut Down X Over Adult Content
  2188. MALAYSIA Falls to 34th In IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, Now Below Thailand and Indonesia
  2189. MYANMAR: Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech and Attacks on Rohingya Civilians On Rise
  2190. SINGAPORE StudentsTop Pisa Study On Creative Thinking, Despite Not Thinking of Themselves As Creative
  2191. INDONESIA: Minister Wants Indonesia to Copy India’s Approach to Dual Citizenship
  2192. INDONESIA: Govt Vows to Crack Down on ‘Blood Sucking’ Online Gambling
  2193. MYANMAR’S Rakhine Spiraling Into Hunger as 50% Drop in Rice Harvest Predicted
  2194. PHILIPPINES: ‘Ramming and Towing’: Philippines Says China Disrupted Mission to Ayungin Shoal
  2195. SINGAPORE English Teachers Part of Volunteer Program for Disadvantaged Communities, not Malaysian Schools: Anwar
  2196. THAILAND: Four Key Cases Poised to Reshape Thailand’s Political Landscape
  2197. CAMBODIA: International aid decline raises concerns for Cambodia’s economic stability
  2198. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Air Quality Among Worst in the World, Residents Advised to Wear Masks Outdoors
  2199. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s Gaza diplomacy
  2200. MYANMAR Junta Boss Orders Another Purge of Military Top Brass
  2201. VIETNAM Achieves Record Presence In World’s Most Influential University Rankings
  2202. INDONESIA: Police Most Reported to Komnas HAM Over Human Rights Violations
  2203. INDONESIA: President Jokowi’s 1-Ton Cow Worth Rp 100M to be Sacrificed for Eid al-Adha
  2204. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar, Wong Discuss Placing Singaporean Teachers in Malaysia
  2205. MYANMAR: World Bank Paints Its Grimmest Picture Yet For Myanmar’s Future
  2206. VIETNAM: Factories in southern Vietnam struggle to hire workers
  2207. CAMBODIA: Bush Meat Still on the ‘Unwritten’ Menu Despite Joint eEforts to Curb Poaching
  2208. INDONESIA Calls for Lasting Peace in Gaza Following US-Sponsored Resolution
  2209. INDONESIA Leads in Fiscal Deficit Reduction Among Pandemic-Hit Nations: Sri Mulyani
  2210. MYANMAR: NUG Protests Myanmar Junta’s Internet Shutdowns
  2211. SINGAPORE Offers S$13,500 to SQ321 Passengers Who Suffered ‘Minor Injuries’
  2212. INDONESIA: Presidents Past and Present to Gather for Independence Day in Jakarta and Nusantara
  2213. INDONESIAN Consumers Less Confident About the Economy: BI
  2214. THAI Economy Expected to Improve From July-Dec But Concerns Remain
  2215. VIETNAM: Businesses Adapt as Gen Z Shapes Workplace Dynamics
  2216. CAMBODIA: Ministry to Establish 250 Model Villages, Boosting Economic Growth
  2217. INDONESIA: Skills Mismatch, Tech Disconnect: Why 10 Million Gen-Z Indonesians Sit Around
  2218. INDONESIA: ‘OPM’ Label Reinstated, TNI Ready to Act in Papua: General Maruli
  2219. MYANMAR: Russia Approves Moves to Build Nuclear Plant in Myanmar
  2220. VIETNAM: Saltwater Intrusion Threatens to Wipe Durian, Rambutan Off Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
  2221. INDONESIA Condemns Israeli Bill Labeling UNRWA Terror Group
  2222. INDONESIA: Know Before You Fly: A Guide to Drone Laws in Indonesia
  2223. MALAYSIA Evicts 500 Sea Nomads in Crackdown on Migrants: activists
  2224. MYANMAR: Growing Rebellion-Myanmar’s Youth Flock to Armed Resistance, Rejecting Junta Conscription
  2225. THAILAND: Govt Mulls ‘Retirement Lottery’ to Promote Saving Habits For Would-Be Seniors
  2226. INDONESIA: ‘All Eyes on Papua’ Movement Gains Momentum Online
  2227. INDONESIA: Jokowi to Start Working from Nusantara in July, Confirms Project on Track to Investors
  2228. INDONESIA: New Law Paves Way For Longer Maternity Leave
  2229. MYANMAR’S Multibillion-Dollar Jade Trade ‘Crashing’ as China Clamps Down
  2230. PHILIPPINES: China Remains ‘Greatest’ Threat to PH: Survey
  2231. INDONESIA Targets Cement Industry Decarbonization by 2050
  2232. INDONESIA: Jokowi Looks To Steady IKN Authority Ship, Claims Big Investment Coming
  2233. MALAYSIA: Importance of Human Rights Aligns With Concept of Malaysia Madani: PM Anwar
  2234. MYANMAR Junta Arrests Thai Condo Buyers, Realtors as Currency Crashes
  2235. THAILAND Targets To Get 1 Million Dropouts Back To School
  2236. INDONESIA Won’t Normalize Israeli Ties: FM Retno
  2237. INDONESIA: Foreign Tourists Spend Less Money in Indonesia:BPS
  2238. MALAYSIA Needs to Prioritize Investments In Silver Economy to Enable Active, Healthy Ageing: PM Anwar
  2239. MYANMAR: Charity Ride From Singapore to Bangkok Raises Funds for Myanmar Refugee Clinic
  2240. THAILAND Lagging Behind in Skills and Digital Know-How: NESDC
  2241. INDONESIA: National Police Arrests ‘Most Wanted’ Thai Fugitive
  2242. INDONESIA: High Flyer in Some Subjects, Nadiem Fails to Make Grade in Basic Course Work
  2243. MALAYSIA: Penang Expects to Reap ‘Durian Runtuh’ Revenue of RM1b Due to Three-Month Season This year
  2244. MYANMAR Junta Orders All Security Personnel to Frontline as Losses Mount in Hard-Hit Regional Commands
  2245. INDONESIA: Too Many Holidays Spell Bad News for Indonesia’s Productivity
  2246. MALAYSIA: From Menace to Miracle: How ‘Padi Angin’ May Solve Future Rice Scarcity in Malaysia
  2247. MYANMAR: Illegal Entry Arrests Surge in Thailand Amid Forced Military Conscription in Myanmar
  2248. THAILAND: Long Arm of Law Finds ‘Boss Paeng’ in Indonesia
  2249. CAMBODIA: KR Survivors Share Stories At First ‘Future’ Conference
  2250. INDONESIA: Health Ministry Reports Decrease in Teen Smoking but Rise in E-Cigarette Use
  2251. MALAYSIA: Come Clean On Those Currently Facing Gallows in Malaysia, Amnesty International tells Putrajaya
  2252. MYANMAR: Rohingya Forced to Fight Alongside Myanmar Army Tormentors
  2253. THAILAND to Indict Influential Former Premier Thaksin Over Royal Insult
  2254. INDONESIA Thanks Spain, Ireland, and Norway for Recognizing Palestinian State
  2255. INDONESIA: Government Turns to Community Early Warning System to Mitigate Marapi Lahars
  2256. MALAYSIA to Train, Upskill 60,000 Engineers, Allocate RM25b in Fiscal SUpport for National Semiconductor Strategy: PM Anwar
  2257. MYANMAR Junta Fires Key Economics Minister From Its Cabinet
  2258. VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Destinations Among World’s ‘Most Boring’ Tourist Attractions
  2259. INDONESIA: Chinese-Owned Firm to Build Cement Plant in Aceh Despite Moratorium
  2260. INDONESIA: Generative AI Can Save Indonesia’s Failing Rural Banks: Google
  2261. INDONESIA Plans To Open Air Routes Connecting Regional Buddhist Centers
  2262. MALAYSIA: At Global Forum, PM Anwar Touts Islamic Economy’s Potential to Rival ‘Unbridled’ Capitalism
  2263. MYANMAR’S Military Blocks Escape Routes in Thandwe as Rakhine War Intensifies
  2264. INDONESIA: More Dynasties in the Making in November Regional Head Elections
  2265. INDONESIA: Reform Undone: Activists Lament Shrinking Civic Space, Unresolved Rights Abuse
  2266. MYANMAR: UN Investigators Probing Mass Displacement in Myanmar
  2267. MYANMAR: Putao town in Kachin State, under blockade for over two months is now facing severe food and fuel shortages with skyrocketing commodity prices
  2268. VIETNAM Resort Properties Attractive to Foreign Investors
  2269. INDONESIA:  State-Owned Enterprises Under Scrutiny for Corruption Allegations
  2270. INDONESIA: Jakarta to Build City’s First Waste-To-Energy Plant
  2271. MALAYSIA to Leverage on ASEAN to Tackle Regional Issues: PM Anwar
  2272. MYANMAR: 194 Organizations Say Rohingya Must No Longer Be Exploited For Military and Political Gain
  2273. MYANMAR Ditched as Global Beauty Pageant Host Over War
  2274. INDONESIA: Battery Subscription Scheme Could Remove Roadblock to EV Adoption
  2275. INDONESIA: Lifelong Visa for Indonesian Diaspora Can Be a Major Breakthrough
  2276. MALAYSIA: Experts Call for Eearly-Years STEM Education to Address Critical engineering labor Shortage in Malaysia
  2277. MYANMAR Junta Sentences Activist to 74 Years Prison for Leading Protests
  2278. PHILIPPINES: While ICC Looms, House Panel Probes Duterte’s Drug war Killings For the First Time
  2279. CAMBODIA: The Genocide Convention and Cambodia: Lessons Fom the Past, Prevention For the Future
  2280. INDONESIA Demands Starlink’s Network Operation Center Within Borders to Protect National Sovereignty
  2281. INDONESIA: Bali to Become Family Office Hub:Luhut
  2282. Boundaries on 3R Issues: PM Anwar
  2283. MYANMAR Shoppers Report Hyperinflation as Kyat Plunges Past 4,000/Dollar
  2284. INDONESIA Wants N. Zealand to Close WTO Dispute on Food Import Restrictions
  2285. INDONESIA: Steep Costs, Red Tape Deter Independent Regional Candidates
  2286. MYANMAR: Conscription Crisis: Myanmar’s Military is Recruiting Young Men at Gunpoint
  2287. VIETNAM: Hogwarts Hanoi: Vietnam school inspired by Harry Potter
  2288. REGIONAL: Brain Drain Whittles Away at Developing Countries While Policies Fumble
  2289. INDONESIA: Why Javanese Symbolism is Intertwined With Indonesian Politics
  2290. INDONESIA: ‘I Will Be Myself’: Prabowo on Leadership Style
  2291. MALAYSIA: Two In Five Malaysians Not Getting Enough Sleep, With Survey Showing Obesity On the Rise But Diabetes Going Down
  2292. MYANMAR: Governments Issue Joint Statement in Support of Rohingya Refugees
  2293. THAILAND: Climate Change Could Force Thailand to Relocate Capital Bangkok
  2294. INDONESIA Maintains Trade Surplus Despite Plunging Exports
  2295. INDONESIA: Medan Mall Shut Down for Dodging Rp 250B Tax
  2296. MALAYSIA: Foreigners Married to Malaysians Can Use Spouse’s Name for Business: Johor Exco
  2297. MYANMAR: Karen Information Center Director Wins International Journalism Award
  2298. SINGAPORE: British Expat Launches ‘SinglePore’ In-Person Dating Event; Big Response Crashes Website
  2299. INDONESIA: Designing the Future of Indonesia’s Food Systems
  2300. INDONESIA: Jokowi, Elon Musk to Launch Starlink Services in Indonesia
  2301. MALAYSIA: Meeting with Hamas May Cause Anxiety But Malaysia Trying to Help in Peace Effort: PM Anwar:
  2302. MYANMAR Junta Plans October National Census
  2303. INDONESIA: Opposition Grows to Broadcasting Bill that Threatens Press Freedom
  2304. INDONESIA: Ukrainians, Russian Face Death Over Bali Drug Lab: Police
  2305. MYANMAR Civil War Delays Development Assistance From Thailand
  2306. SINGAPORE: Handing Over Singapore In Good order: The legacy of Lee Hsien Loong
  2307. VIETNAM: Mysterious ‘Floating’ Lake Discovered in Central Vietnam
  2308. CAMBODIA: Ministry Questions TIA Report on Money-Laundering Risks
  2309. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reiterates ‘Asian Way’ to Defuse Tension
  2310. INDONESIA: May Riot Victims Seek Closure From Incoming Govt
  2311. MYANMAR: IOM’s Chief Announces Funding for Rohingya Refugees on Bangladesh Visit
  2312. SINGAPORE: ‘I’ve Been Scammed’: PM Lee on How He Himself Was Victim of an Online Scam
  2313. INDONESIA: Structural Problems Blight Agriculture As Key Sector For Employment
  2314. MALAYSIA: Education Minister: Upholding Malay, English Languages Must Go Hand-in-Hand
  2315. MALAYSIA Plans To Introduce ‘Orangutan Diplomacy’
  2316. MYANMAR Junta Rebuffs Hun Sen’s Request to Meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
  2317. THAILAND: PM Clamps Down on Cannabis For Recreational Use
  2318. CAMBODIA: Hun Sen Requests Video Meeting With Aung San Suu Kyi
  2319. INDONESIA Sees Hottest April in 40 years
  2320. INDONESIA: Bata Shoe Factory Shuts Down After 30 Years
  2321. MYANMAR: Over 3 million ow displaced in Myanmar: UN
  2322. VIETNAM: Digital Content Exporters Open Foreign Offices To Avoid Tax
  2323. INDONESIA Hopes to Lead Global Green Aluminum Market with UAE
  2324. MYANMAR: AAPP: Myanmar Junta Killed 223 Females This Year
  2325. THAILAND: Heatwave Escalates Water War in Thailand’s North
  2326. INDONESIA: Unresolved Conflicts May Hinder Prabowo’s Plan to Form Presidents’ Club
  2327. INDONESIAN Muslim Cleric Reaffirms Ban on Interfaith Marriage
  2328. MYANMAR: Chin Alliances Clash Over Territory Liberated From Myanmar Junta
  2329. SINGAPORE:  Migrant Workers in S’pore Left in Limbo After Paying Large Sums to Agency Promising Jobs in Poland
  2330. VIETNAM:  Rail Route Connects China, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia
  2331. INDONESIA: Schools, Universities Prone To Corruption: KPK Survey
  2332. INDONESIA: Sumatran Orangutan’s Use of Medicinal Plant to Treat Wound Intrigues Scientists
  2333. MYANMAR: US Commission Slams Myanmar’s Religious Freedom
  2334. VIETNAM Posts Over $10B in Four-Month Tourism Revenue
  2335. VIETNAM to Produce Enough Rice for 8 Million Tons Exports
  2336. INDONESIA May Offer Dual Citizenship to Attract Overseas Workers: Minister
  2337. INDONESIA: Ministry Unveils New Funding Initiative For Climate-Resilient Health System
  2338. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Govt Can Take Criticism But Will Not Compromise on 3R Sentiments
  2339. MYANMAR: EU Extends Myanmar Junta Sanctions for Another Year
  2340. VIETNAM Welcomes over 6 Million Int’l Visitors in Four Months
  2341. INDONESIA: Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes off Java Island: Authorities
  2342. INDONESIA: PDI-P Could Become Sole Opposition to Prabowo Coalition
  2343. INDONESIA: Political Dynasticism Rampant in Newly Elected House Lawmakers
  2344. MYANMAR: India Needs to Protect its Strategic Stakes in ‘Unstable’ Myanmar
  2345. PHILIPPINES- Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools, triggers health alerts
  2346. REGIONAL: Women in SE Asia Gaining Representation in Boardrooms: Report
  2347. CAMBODIA: Pailin Farmer Hits On Solution To Excess Mangoes
  2348. INDONESIA: US Returns Antiquities to Indonesia Amid Probe into Trafficking Networks
  2349. INDONESIA: Creative Industry Workers Worry AI Is After Their Jobs
  2350. MALAYSIA Adopts a Balanced Foreign Policy, Stands Clear of Provocations: PM Anwar
  2351. MYANMAR: Network of ASEAN Parliamentarians Says Only Myanmar is Locking up Lawmakers
  2352. INDONESIA: House of Old Men: 2024 Election Sees Lowest Number of Young Lawmakers ​​​
  2353. INDONESIA: Job Creation Law Eases Business Licensing to Propel Growth
  2354. MALAYSIA: UM Apologizes For Hosting Pro-Israel Professor, Lambasts Him for Claiming Malaysia Unsafe for Travelers
  2355. MYANMAR: Thailand Warns Myanmar’s Rivals Against Using Its Soil For Harm: Minister
  2356. THAILAND: 30 Died From Heatstroke in Thailand so Far in 2024 as South-east Asia Bakes
  2357. CAMBODIA: Ending a Scourge: PM Pushes For Final Steps to Eradicate Malaria in Cambodia
  2358. INDONESIA in Dire Need of Specialist Doctors: Jokowi
  2359. 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
  2360. MYANMAR: US Think-Tank Sounds Alarm as Scam Centers Mushroom on Myanmar-Thai Border
  2361. SINGAPORE Red Cross Sends 9 Volunteers to Egypt for Gaza Relief Work, S$815,000 Worth of Aid
  2362. INDONESIA: Dengue Deaths Spike Almost Threefold Compared to Last Year
  2363. INDONESIA: Inter-Province Migration Costs Jakarta Trillions of Rupiah
  2364. MALAYSIA Seeing Sharp Increase In Ageing Population: Nanta
  2365. MYANMAR: UN’s Türk Sounds Alarm Amid Rising Tensions in Rakhine
  2366. INDONESIA: Court Rulings Seal Prabowo Win
  2367. INDONESIA: Clashes Between TNI, OPM Continue in Papua Amid Rising Tension
  2368. MALAYSIA Poised to Become Powerhouse In Clean, Renewable Energy: Industry Players
  2369. MYANMAR: As Losses Mount, Myanmar’s Junta Tightens Its Embrace of Russia
  2370. CAMBODIA: Chinese Police Complete Repatriation Of Over 680 Gambling, Scam Suspects from Cambodia
  2371. INDONESIA: Authorities Call For Vigilance Amid Heightened Volcanic Activity
  2372. MALAYSIA Aims To Be In Top 20 Countries in Global Startup Ecosystem Index by 2030: PM Anwar
  2373. MYANMAR Junta Using Rohingya Recruits to Sow Ethnic Hatred: Activists
  2374. VIETNAM: Three Vietnam Locales Among World’s ‘Best Walking cities’
  2375. ASEAN Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Escalating Myanmar Violence
  2376. INDONESIA: Trust in Constitutional Court Rises Ahead Of Ruling On Election Disputes: LSI Survey
  2377. MYANMAR: New Year, Old Tactic: Myanmar Junta’s Amnesty Skips Political Prisoners
  2378. SINGAPORE:  24-Year-Old Maps Singapore Toilets With Bidets on Google, Earning Rave Reviews From Netizens
  2379. THAILAND: NIA Launches New Platform to Boost Thai Agricultural Startups with Deep Tech
  2380. INDONESIA: Apple Mulls Building First Production Facility in Indonesia
  2381. INDONESIA: Jokowi Raises Concerns Over Money Laundering Using Crypto Assets
  2382. MALAYSIA: Single Mother is First Woman Khalwat Offender to be Whipped in Terengganu
  2383. MYANMAR: Burmese Activist Maung Zarni Nominated For the Nobel Peace Prize
  2384. VIETNAM Needs $30B Investment For Universal Clean Water Access
  2385. INDONESIA: Minister Launches 500,000 Hectares of Farming Land in S Papua
  2386. INDONESIA: Young People in Indonesia Put Off Marriage
  2387. MALAYSIA: Biggest Renter Group in Malaysia are Millennials: Study
  2388. MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi And Former President Win Myint Reportedly Moved to House Arrest in Naypyidaw
  2389. VIETNAM: Draft Law Restricting Journalists’ Courtroom Rights Meets Opposition
  2390. INDONESIA: Mideast Escalation Could Pose Major Economic Risk to RI
  2391. INDONESIA: Komnas HAM Criticizes Government Handling of Tensions in Papua
  2392. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Rohingya, Including Children, Abducted in Violation of Conscription Law
  2393. PHILIPPINES-Marcos Rules Out New Bases for US
  2394. SINGAPORE: Lawrence Wong to Take Over From Lee Hsien Loong As Prime Minister on May 15: PMO
  2395. CAMBODIA’S Alternative Medicine to Hit $64.03 Million in 2024
  2396. INDONESIA Poised to Lead Booming Halal Cosmetics Market
  2397. INDONESIA: Papua Rebel Leader Says Captured New Zealand Pilot Won’t Be Released
  2398. MYANMAR Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Believed Held in Solitary Confinement in Naypyidaw Prison
  2399. VIETNAM: Schengen-Like Visa for Southeast Asia Will Boost Foreign Arrivals to Vietnam
  2400. INDONESIA: Government Denies Israeli Reports On Normalizing Ties
  2401. INDONESIA: Prabowo Collaborates with King of Jordan to Drop Indonesian Relief Supplies to Gaza
  2402. MYANMAR Junta Slams UN’s ‘One-Sided’ Human Rights Claims
  2403. SINGAPORE Wants to INsulate and Protect the Local Jewish Community From the Impacts of the War in Gaza: Shanmugam
  2404. VIETNAM: Van Thinh Phat Chairwoman Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death in $27B Scam
  2405. ASEAN Tourists Prefer Thailand Over Indonesia: Study
  2406. Indonesia’s Economy to Grow 5.2 Pct in 2024, 2025: Report
  2407. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Pledge Online Safety Measures for Children Using Social Media: Fahmi
  2408. MYANMAR: Reluctant Exiles: Another ‘Life or Death’ Exodus From Myanmar
  2409. VIETNAM: Thailand Aims to Boost Durian Exports to China, Reclaiming lead from Vietnam
  2410. CAMBODIA: 69-Year Old Phnom Penh Madam Detained For Underage Prostitution
  2411. INDONESIA: Govt Urged To Tighten, Stop Granting Mining Licenses On Small Islands
  2412. INDONESIA: 2 Papuan Rebel Leaders Killed in Shootout
  2413. MYANMAR: Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy
  2414. VIETNAM Firms Face Highest Local Cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
  2415. INDONESIA: Police Uncover Crystal and Liquid Meth Production House Linked to Hong Kong Ring
  2416. INDONESIA: PLN Mulls Importing LNG Amid Likely Shortfall in Local Gas Supply
  2417. MALAYSIA: Prabowo, Anwar Discuss Direction to Strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia Ties
  2418. MYANMAR Junta Deputy Defense Minister Interrogated Over Online Scams
  2419. THAILAND: Google Lunches Security Feature to Protect Thailand Users From Scams
  2420. INDONESIA: Lack of Clean Power May Jeopardize Indonesia’s Downstream Dream
  2421. INDONESIA: Brunei and Laos Join Regional Payment Connectivity
  2422. MALAYSIA: Putrajaya Must Calm ‘Allah’ Socks Storm Before Tensions Erupt: Extremism Experts
  2423. MYANMAR: BHRN Calls On International Community to Help Muslims in Myanmar
  2424. THAILAND: National Anti-Corruption Commission Initiates An Anti-Corruption Education Curriculum to Educate Thai Children and Instill Integrity Value in Thai society
  2425. INDONESIA: Hyundai Ends Indonesia Aluminium Deal After Climate Campaign By K-Pop Fans
  2426. INDONESIA: Aceh Authorities Detain Four Suspects in Rohingya Refugee Smuggling Case
  2427. MALAYSIA Probes Links Between Detained Man and Israeli Crime Group
  2428. MYANMAR Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
  2429. VIETNAM Has 6 Billionaires in Forbes Global Rich List
  2430. INDONESIA: Gov’t Revokes Over 2,000 Mining Licenses
  2431. INDONESIA: Court Summons 4 Jokowi Ministers to Testify in Presidential Election Dispute Trial
  2432. INDONESIA: As El Nino Bites, Indonesians Struggle with Record-High Rice Prices
  2433. MYANMAR Military Loses Historic Outpost on Road to China in Kachin State
  2434. SINGAPORE: 5 Takeaways From Survey of Southeast Asians, Including Singapore Being Top Choice of Regional Country for Relocation
  2435. INDONESIA: Pope Francis to Visit Indonesia in September: Minister
  2436. INDONESIA Gears Up for Another Colossal Elections
  2437. MYANMAR: KNU Grateful For Aid Sent by Thai Government Through Myanmar Red Cross
  2438. SINGAPORE: Dengue Cases Soar, Doubling in First Quarter of 2024; 7 Deaths Reported
  2439. CAMBODIA: Chetra Urges Preservation of Tonle Sap
  2440. INDONESIA’S Business Environment Ranking Slips As Others Improve
  2441. INDONESIA: Untapped Muslim Donations Could Reach Rp180 Trillion Annually
  2442. MYANMAR: India Urged to Stop Embracing War Criminals in Myanmar
  2443. THAILAND Equal Marriage Bill a Victory for LGBTQA+ All Over the World:Pita
  2444. INDONESIA Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza After UN Vote
  2445. INDONESIA Moves Closer to Next World Cup Qualifying Round with 3-0 Win in Vietnam
  2446. MALAYSIA: New SOPs Introduced To Prrevent Child Abuse Cases at Daycare Centers: Nancy Shukri
  2447. MYANMAR: UK Government Raps Myanmar Junta on Armed Forces Day Over Its Brutality
  2448. S’PORE-Flagged Vessel Had ‘Momentary Loss of Propulsion’ Just Before Hitting Baltimore Bridge: MPA
  2449. INDONESIA: 13 Soldiers Held Over Alleged Torture of Papuan
  2450. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Capture Portuguese Nationals Involved in Liquid Cocaine Trafficking Operation
  2451. MYANMAR: A Chronicle of Collapse: How the Tide Turned Against Myanmar’s Once Mighty Military
  2452. PHILIPPINES: Drug War Restarts in Davao
  2453. VIETNAM: Central Vietnam Province Gets Its Own Red Sea
  2454. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Rules Defamation Clause ‘Conditionally Unconstitutional’
  2455. INDONESIA Takes Over Airspace Management in Riau Islands and Natuna from Singapore
  2456. MYANMAR: Chinese Town Deports 200 Myanmar Migrant Workers Each Day
  2457. SINGAPORE: Govt Tells Israeli Embassy to Remove Facebook Post That Was an ‘Astonishing Attempt to Rewrite History’, says Shanmugam
  2458. THAILAND: An Entrepreneur Scores a Win in Europe With Her Low Glycemic Flour
  2459. INDONESIA: Failed Election Candidates Place Hopes in Court Proceedings
  2460. INDONESIA: New Import Rules Hoped to Save Ailing Textile Industry
  2461. MALAYSIA: ‘Allah’ Socks Issue: Sabahan Sentenced to Six Months of Jail for Insulting Islam on Facebook
  2462. MYANMAR is Main Beneficiary of Chinese Fund: Ambassador
  2463. THAI Scientists Breed Coral in Labs to Restore Degraded Reefs
  2464. INDONESIA Among the Unhappiest Countries in Southeast Asia: Study
  2465. INDONESIA: Prabowo Declared as Elected President After Final Vote Count
  2466. MYANMAR Court-Ordered Auction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home Fails to Draw Bids
  2467. SINGAPORE Completes First Humanitarian Aid Airdrop into Gaza
  2468. VIETNAM: Vo Van Thuong Leaves Position as Vietnam President
  2469. INDONESIA Braces For Wildfires Ahead of Dry Season
  2470. INDONESIA: $11.6 Billion Invested in Indonesia’s Smelters
  2471. MYANMAR’S Women Bear the Cost of the Junta’s Coup
  2472. THAILAND: Rural Doctor Society Claims Identities of 2.2 Million Thais on Sale in ‘Dark Web’
  2473. VIETNAM: Pakistani, Iranian Men Pose As Interpol To Extort Tourists in Hanoi
  2474. INDONESIA Accused of Avoiding Human Rights Issues
  2475. INDONESIA: Government Considers Student Loan Scheme for Low-Income Families
  2476. MALAYSIA: High Court Strikes Out Woman’s Bid to Declare Herself as Non-Muslim
  2477. In MYANMAR, Citizen Journalism is Connecting News to Its Revolutionary Roots
  2478. INDONESIA: KPU Races to Finish Vote Tally
  2479. INDONESIA: Russia Alleges 10 Indonesians Fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine
  2480. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Seize 2,500 LSD Sheets from Germany
  2481. Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Calls for Security Council Action to Halt Conscription
  2482. CAMBODIA: First Khmer-Speaking Robot Introduced-KhmerTimes
  2483. INDONESIA: Draft Policy Draws Flak for Allowing Military, Police Hold Civil Posts
  2484. INDONESIA Needs 350 More Aircraft to Make Airfare More Affordable
  2485. MALAYSIA: Proposed Amendment on Citizenship Laws Goes Against Founding Fathers’ Intentions, Nazir Razak Tells Putrajaya
  2486. MYANMAR Junta Cuts Communications in Around 80 Myanmar’s Townships: Report
  2487. INDONESIA: EU Deforestation Regulation Seen to Complicate RI Biodiesel Exports
  2488. INDONESIA: Thirst for ‘Swiftnomics’: Indonesia Eyes Partnering with Singapore on Concerts
  2489. newspapers to strengthen mastery of Malay language among students
  2490. MYANMAR: Japan Announces Extra US$ 37 Million In Aid to Myanmar
  2491. SINGAPORE: Singapore Endorses Communique on Tackling Scams at Inaugural Global Fraud Summit
  2492. INDONESIA: Extreme Weather Looms Over Indonesia
  2493. INDONESIA: 2024 Presidential Election Results: Prabowo-Gibran Secures Victory in Jakarta
  2494. MYANMAR: China Tightens Access For Myanmar Migrant Workers Entering From Shan State
  2495. SINGAPORE: Over Half in S’pore Say Society, Technology Changing Too Fast, and In Ways That Don’t Benefit Them: Survey
  2496. INDONESIA: Civil Society Piles Pressure On Parties To Launch House Probe
  2497. INDONESIA: Batik Air Grounds Pilots Following Alleged In-Flight Napping
  2498. MALAYSIA Charts Better Score In Latest Pew Religious Restriction Index, Driven By Drop in Govt Curbs
  2499. MYANMAR General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State
  2500. THAILAND: Crackdown On ‘Mule’ Accounts Aims to Impact Call-Center Gangs
  2501. INDONESIA: Why Carbon Utilization Key To Indonesia’s Decarbonization
  2502. INDONESIA: 18 Dead, 5 Missing After Indonesia Floods, Landslide
  2503. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Sarawak to Become Major Renewable Energy Hub in SE Asia
  2504. MYANMAR: AA Joins KIA Attacks on Myanmar Junta in Kachin State, While Fighting in Rakhine
  2505. VIETNAMESE Tech TAlents Find Homeland Has Appealing Career Prospects
  2506. INDONESIA: Cooking Up Opportunities: Used Cooking Oil Can Be a ‘Sizzling Success’ for Indonesia
  2507. INDONESIA Aiming for 80 Percent Middle Class Population in 2045: Bappenas
  2508. MALAYSIA: A Decade After MH370: Hopes of a New search to End All Speculation
  2509. MYANMAR: Besieged Junta Troops Launch ‘Scorched Earth’ Attacks in Myanmar Jade Hub
  2510. PHILIPPINES: 3,600 Ex-Rebels, Mostly in Mindanao, Await Amnesty as Senate Backs Marcos’ Initiative
  2511. INDONESIA: Prabowo Sets Ambitious 8 Pct Economic Growth Target for Indonesia
  2512. MALAYSIA Among Top Five Most Improved in Increasing Legal Gender Equality, But Still Lags Behind Regional Neighbors: World Bank Report
  2513. MYANMAR: Number of Townships Placed Under Martial Law by Myanmar Junta Rises to 61
  2514. SINGAPORE: Govt Mulls Publicizing Litterbugs’ Photos to Identify Them As Part of ‘Targeted’ Response to Rise in Cases
  2515. THAILAND: Wealthy Myanmar Citizens Buy Thai Property to Seek Refuge From Civil War
  2516. INDONESIA: Teachers’ Groups Oppose Using Operational Assistance Fund to Provide Free Lunches
  2517. INDONESIA: Prabowo Looks Certain to Protect Status Quo for Political Stability
  2518. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar ‘Happy to Reopen’ MH370 Search If Compelling Evidence Found
  2519. MYANMAR: ‘No Breakthrough’ in Fresh Talks Between Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance and Junta
  2520. VIETNAM: Carbon Credit trade could bring Vietnam $200M per year
  2521. CAMBODIA: Shiva Reborn: 10th Century Statue Takes Shape
  2522. INDONESIA: Poll Body in Hot Water After String of Tech Failures
  2523. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Takes a Stand Against Bullying at PGRI Congress
  2524. MALAYSIAN Graduates are Overqualified and Underpaid: Khazanah Research Institute Report
  2525. MYANMAR: Arakan Army Exposes Myanmar’s Naval Weaknesses
  2526. INDONESIA: Government Trials Free Meal Program at Tangerang School
  2527. INDONESIA: Jokowi Promotes Prabowo to TNI Honorary General
  2528. MYANMAR Junta Captives Confess to Rakhine Executions
  2529. SINGAPORE: New Anti-scam Portal to be Launched; MHA Calls out Meta for ‘Consistently Pushing Back’ on Efforts to Tackle Scams
  2530. THAILAND: Zero Baht Stores: How ‘Grandpa Garbage’ Turned Waste into Sustainable Communities
  2531. INDONESIA: Govt Doubles Funds for Oil Palm Replanting
  2532. INDONESIA Losing Out on Foreign Tourists To Its Neighbors: Sandiaga
  2533. MYANMAR: Aid Received by Myanmar in 2023 Insufficient According to Analysis
  2534. SINGAPORE: Restaurant in Singapore Offers ‘Divorce’ Booking Option With Treats for Celebration
  2535. THAILAND: Chaiwat Insists 2,900 Rai Under Dispute is Protected Forest, Cannot Be ‘Buffer Zone’
  2536. CAMBODIA: Troubled Phnom Penh ‘Beer Bus’ Rebrands as ‘Eco-Friendly Exploration’
  2537. INDONESIA: World Bank Urges Fiscal Caution for Indonesia’s Free Lunch Program in 2025
  2538. INDONESIA: Inclusive Marriage Registry Plan for KUAs Meets With Questions, Calls for Dialogue
  2539. MALAYSIA: Most Malaysians Agree With New National Service Scheme, Think It Will Be Positive: Survey
  2540. MYANMAR: Myanmar Junta Calls on Students to Join University Corps
  2541. INDONESIA Most Networked Nation in Southeast Asia Amid Geopolitical Race
  2542. INDONESIA: Government to Relocate 6,000 Civil Servants to Nusantara in July
  2543. MALAYSIA now ranks number one globally for 5G consistency score: Fahmi
  2544. MYANMAR: Legal Aid Network Raps Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Drive
  2545. VIETNAM Risks Losing Regional Tourism Race Without Visa Waivers: Experts
  2546. CAMBODIA ex-PM Hun Sen Returns to Frontline Politics for Senate Seat
  2547. INDONESIA: Luhut says China Ready to Fork Over for Cutlery Factory
  2548. MYANMAR: Ta’ang Towns Promised Civilian Administration
  2549. VIETNAM: Scrap Dealer Builds $2.85M Gold-Plated Castle in Central Vietnam
  2550. CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Explains Hun Many’s Promotion to DPM
  2551. INDONESIA: Jokowi Unveils Biggest Port in Eastern Indonesia
  2552. INDONESIA Decries ‘Geopolitical Nightmare’ Ahead of ICJ Appeal
  2553. MYANMAR: Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription
  2554. VIETNAM To See Largest Expansion in Wealth Growth Over The Next Decade
  2555. INDONESIA: Fitch, Moody’s Raise Concerns About Fiscal Policy Under Prabowo leadership
  2556. INDONESIA: Prabowo’s School Meal Program to Cost $7.7 Billion in First Year
  2557. MYANMAR: Pa-O Militia Backs Myanmar Junta Conscription by Forcibly Recruiting Civilians
  2558. SINGAPORE: Malaysian Govt Study Warns of ‘Brain Drain’, Finds 3 in 4 M’sians Living, Working in S’pore Skilled or Semi-skilled
  2559. THAILAND: What Thailand Must Do To Improve its Democracy Index Ranking
  2560. INDONESIA: Jokowi signs regulation requiring Google, Meta to pay for news
  2561. INDONESIA Says Women’s Rights Advocacy Should Remain a Priority in Afghanistan
  2562. MALAYSIA: Police and State Islamic Authorities will Investigate Man Who Claims to be Prophet Muhammad’s Descendant: Home Minister
  2563. MYANMAR:  Global ESG Investment Advisory Firms Accused of Aiding Myanmar Junta
  2564. VIETNAM to send 125,000 Laborers Abroad in 2024
  2565. CAMBODIA To Install Hundreds of Wildlife Cameras in an EFfort to Restore its Tiger Population
  2566. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates 26 Military Hospitals Across Indonesia
  2567. MYANMAR: 3 Myanmar Brigadier Generals Sentenced To Death For Surrendering Town
  2568. VIETNAM’S VinFast to Establish EV Assembly Plant in Indonesia This Year
  2569. INDONESIA: Doctors Blame Late Detection as Cancer Deaths in Indonesia Near 243,000
  2570. INDONESIA: Prabowo Faces Policy Scrutiny After Free-Market Comments
  2571. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Proposed Fishing Law Leaves Burmese Workers Vulnerable
  2572. SINGAPORE: Air Ticket Prices To Go Up as Singapore Mandates Sustainable Fuel for Departing Flights from 2026
  2573. THAILAND: Group Opposed to Thaksin’s Parole Vows to Seek NACC Investigation
  2574. INDONESIA: Prabowo On Track To Succeed Jokowi
  2575. INDONESIA: From Floods to Love Hearts
  2576. MYANMAR: Restrictions Imposed on Domestic Air Travel in Myanmar
  2577. THAILAND: Govt Launches New Medical Coverage Scheme for Tourists
  2578. VIETNAMESE Spend $3.8M Daily on Online Food Orders
  2579. INDONESIA: Tale of Two cities: Religious Tolerance in Bekasi & Depok
  2580. INDONESIA to Address International Court Hearing on Israel Next Week
  2581. MALAYSIA: Tourism Minister Urges Malaysians to Reject Racism to Achieve Strong Unity
  2582. MYANMAR: Thailand to Open Humanitarian Center to Deliver Aid to Myanmar in One Month
  2583. SINGAPORE Builds AI Model to ‘Represent’ Southeast Asians
  2584. INDONESIA’S 2024 Cybersecurity Challenge: Rising Threats and Human Risks
  2585. INDONESIA: New Energy Rule Discourages Rooftop Solar Systems: Users
  2586. INDONESIA: Prabowo Reaffirms Continuation of Jokowi’s Programs
  2587. MALAYSIA: Sharia Punishments in Malaysia Determined by Govt, No Question of Any Challenge Against Islamic Laws: IKIM
  2588. MYANMAR Junta Enforces Military Service Law Following Battlefield Losses
  2589. INDONESIA: Government Targets Completion of 41 National Strategic Projects by 2024, Removes 12
  2590. MYANMAR’S Depleted Military Takes Aim at Professors, Students to Beef Up
  2591. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Rejects Calls for Independent Mindanao After Duterte’s Remarks
  2592. SINGAPORE: Median Monthly Household Income Rises to S$10,869 in 2023, a Real Increase of 2.8%
  2593. INDONESIA’S Leading Banks Thrive in Post-Pandemic Recovery
  2594. INDONESIA: KPU Found Guilty of Ethics Breach in Handling of Gibran VP Bid
  2595. MYANMAR: Nine UN Security Council Members Call on Junta to End Attacks on Civilians
  2596. THAILAND Confident Aid Effort Will Lead to Myanmar Crisis Dialogue
  2597. INDONESIA: Anies to Uphold FPI, HTI Bans
  2598. INDONESIA: Ship Captain Arrested for Transporting Migrant Workers from Malaysia
  2599. MALAYSIA’S Pardons Board Announces Decision to Cut Najib’s Jail Term from 12 to 6 Years
  2600. MYANMAR: 41 Rohingya Refugees Arrested After Fleeing Malaysian Detention Center
  2601. VIETNAM: South Australia Halts Central Vietnam Students’ Admittance Amid Disappearances
  2602. INDONESIAN Academia Calls for Electoral Integrity
  2603. INDONESIA’S Manufacturing PMI Beats Other ASEAN Countries
  2604. MALAYSIA: Stats Dept 2023 Report Shows Cancer Fourth Leading cCuse of death in Malaysia: Health Minister
  2605. MYANMAR: 900 Myanmar Medics Detained Since 2021 Coup: Swiss Report
  2606. SINGAPORE: Muslims Will Be Allowed to Eat Lab-Grown Meat If  It’s From Halal Animal Cells, Free From Non-Halal Ingredients: Mufti
  2607. CAMBODIA: Soothsayers Barred From Social Media aEtivities
  2608. INDONESIA: TNI Deploys 400,000 Soldiers to Safeguard the 2024 Election
  2609. INDONESIA to Import Chinese Trains for Aging Commuter Line
  2610. MYANMAR: Junta Prepared to Extend Myanmar’s State of Emergency Again in August
  2611. VIETNAM: Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs
  2612. INDONESIA: Dynasty in the Making’ as President Jokowi Shadow Hangs Over General Elections
  2613. INDONESIA: Singkawang Retains Title as Indonesia’s Most Tolerant City
  2614. MALAYSIA Ranks 57th in Global Corruption Perception Index, Trails Singapore in ASEAN
  2615. MYANMAR: Momeik Incinerated as Myanmar Junta Reoccupies Shan Town
  2616. PHILIPPINES: CNN Philippines to Close Due to Financial Losses
  2617. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Back ‘Myanmar-Owned and Led’ Solution to Crisis
  2618. INDONESIA: South Korean Native Vies for House seat
  2619. INDONESIA: Sustainable Infrastructure Will Remain as Top Priority under New President: Sri Mulyani
  2620. MYANMAR Sends Official to First ASEAN Meeting in More Than Two Years
  2621. SINGAPORE: Women Aged 21 to 49 More Likely Than Male Peers to Accept Being Single, Married Without Children: IPS poll
  2622. INDONESIA Aims to Attract 1,000 Investors with ‘Golden Visa’ Program
  2623. INDONESIA: Jokowi Gets Red Mark in Agrarian Dispute Resolution
  2624. MYANMAR: Both Junta and Resistance Digging In as Third Myanmar Coup Anniversary Approaches
  2625. THAILAND: Most Thais Believe Country in Economic Crisis That Needs Urgent Attention: Poll
  2626. Vietnamese Make Up Largest Percentage of Japan’s Foreign Workforce
  2627. INDONESIA: Rohingya Refugees Flee Aceh Shelter Amid Tensions With Locals
  2628. INDONESIA Walks Out During Israel’s UN Security Council Speech
  2629. MALAYSIA: At UPR Review, Malaysia Stands Firm on its Treatment of Refugees
  2630. MYANMAR’S Supreme Court Orders Sale of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Home
  2631. VIETNAM Condemns Fabricated Report by Human Rights Watch
  2632. INDONESIA: More Indonesians Smoking, Bucking Global Trend
  2633. INDONESIA Seeks EU Trade Deal to Compete Against Vietnamese Footwear
  2634. MALAYSIA to Launch Inquiry Into Cases Involving Disputed Singapore Strait Islets
  2635. MYANMAR’S  Military Has Turned a Strategic Town in Sagaing Region Into a ‘Graveyard’
  2636. THAILAND Must Get Out of Comfort Zone Amid Global Polycrises: CEOs
  2637. INDONESIA Needs to Quadruple Sugar Output by 2030 for Self-Fufficiency, Ethanol
  2638. INDONESIA: Demands from China, India to Boost Indonesia’s Coal Production
  2639. MALAYSIA Demands Accountability for Israel’s Violations of International Law: Foreign Minister
  2640. MYANMAR: Defeated Myanmar Junta Generals Given Death Sentences
  2641. THAILAND Rolls out New VAT Refund for Foreign Tourists
  2642. INDONESIA to Defend Skeptical Stance on Digital Goods Tax Moratorium at WTO
  2643. INDONESIA: Special Buses for Students with Disabilities Begin Operations in Jakarta
  2644. MALAYSIA’s Regressive Citizenship Amendments Risk Giving ‘Little Napoleons’ Power to Decide Who Gets To Be a Malaysian: Lawyer
  2645. MYANMAR: India Plans to Fence Off Myanmar Frontier
  2646. VIETNAM: First Homemade Radar Satellite to Go into Space Next Year
  2647. INDONESIA: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Future Lies in Kalimantan
  2648. INDONESIA Eyes More Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Projects in 2024
  2649. MYANMAR Named Second-Biggest Jailer of Journalists
  2650. THAILAND: Muay Thai Takes the US by Storm, with 1,724 Centers, $1.25 Billion Industry
  2651. VIETNAM: PM Requests Review of Labor Export Companies
  2652. INDONESIA to Abandon 23% Renewable Energy Target
  2653. INDONESIA’S Tourism to Fall Behind Thailand if Entertainment Tax Goes Up: Apindo
  2654. MYANMAR: Another 278 Myanmar Junta Troops Flee to India
  2655. SINGAPORE: EV Fast Chargers to be Set Up in HDB Neighborhood and town centers
  2656. VIETNAM: Health Ministry Warns of Covid, Flu Surges Amid Tet travel, weather
  2657. INDONESIA: Prabowo, Ganjar, Anies Offer Diverse Anti-Graft Strategies
  2658. INDONESIA: Jakarta’s Global Graffic Ranking Improves, But Congestion Worsens
  2659. MALAYSIA: Immigration D-G says 220 Undocumented Migrant Hotspots Detected Nationwide
  2660. MYANMAR: Thailand Mulls Providing Humanitarian Aid to Victims of War in Myanmar: Report
  2661. VIETNAM: US Terrorist Group Coaxes People Into Deadly Attacks in Vietnam: Prosecutors
  2662. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Breaks Ground on Rp 940 Billion Mosque Project in Nusantara
  2663. INDONESIA: KPK Seeks FBI Assistance in Investigating SAP’s Bribery Allegations
  2664. MALAYSIA: Two Malaysian Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Plead Guilty to Conspiring in 2002 Bali Bombing
  2665. MYANMAR: Female Prisoners Subjected to Humiliating Strip Searches in Corridors
  2666. VIETNAM: Hanoi Man Suffers Roundworm Attacks Passed From Dog
  2667. INDONESIA Targets 15 Oil and Gas Projects Going Onstream in 2024
  2668. INDONESIA Narrowly Misses Target of 100% Electrification Rate
  2669. INDONESIA: Vietnam to Surpass Indonesia if We Do Nothing: Jokowi
  2670. MYANMAR  Military Bows to Powerful Ethnic Army, Gives it More Towns Near China Border
  2671. VIETNAM: 290 Kg of Cocaine Washed Ashore in Central Vietnam
  2672. INDONESIA: Candidates to Pledge Commitment On Graft Eradication
  2673. INDONESIA: Police in West Papua Urge Vigilance as 53 Inmates Escape from Sorong Prison
  2674. MYANMAR’S Dictator is Facing Calls to Resign From Some of His Most Ardent Supporters
  2675. SINGAPOREANS Less Happy Today Than 5 Years Ago, But Those With More Balanced View of LIfe Generally More Satisfied: NUS Survey
  2676. VIETNAM Upholds ‘One China’ Policy After Taiwan Election
  2677. INDONESIA: Prabowo Revives Plan to Build Giant Seawall Across Java Coastline
  2678. INDONESIA: Communication and Information Ministry Removes 810,000 Online Gambling Content in 2023
  2679. MALAYSIAN Drug Kingpin Arrested in Laos Deported to Thailand, Authorities Working to Seize Remaining Ill-Gotten Gains
  2680. MYANMAR: Captured Myanmar Brigadier General Urges Junta Boss to Stop Committing War Crimes
  2681. SINGAPORE Passport Ranked World’s Most Powerful in 2024, Tied With 5 Other Countries
  2682. INDONESIA: Police Extend Cartenz Peace Operation in Papua Through 2024
  2683. INDONESIA: PLN Transforms Electric Poles into EV Charging Stations
  2684. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Spreading Fake News is a Crime, Agong is in Malaysia
  2685. MYANMAR: Over 1,000 Myanmar Migrants Detained in Malaysia Crackdown
  2686. SINGAPORE Looking to Hire Auxiliary Police from China, India, the Philippines, Myanmar as Taiwan Recruits Dwindle: Shanmugam
  2687. INDONESIA: Unlocking Indonesia’s Supply Chain Opporst Asia-tunity in Energized Southea
  2688. INDONESIA to Send Record-Breaking 241,000 Pilgrims for 2024 Hajj Season
  2689. Myanmar Junta Unleashes Fury on Indonesia After MP Calls For Int’l Isolation, Rohingya Rights
  2690. SINGAPORE: Films at Upcoming Palestine Film Festival Allowed As They Do Not Promote Violence Against Any Group: Shanmugam
  2691. THAILAND Set to Surpass 2023 Rice Export Target as November Figures Surge
  2692. INDONESIA, Taiwan Prepare Migrant Fisher Protection Pact
  2693. INDONESIA’S Foreign Policy is Not Transactional: Minister
  2694. MALAYSIA: Protecting Malaysian Kids Online From Sexual Exploitation: Govt Explores Measures to Safeguard Against Overseas Predators
  2695. MYANMAR: Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Convicted of Cash Smuggling in Singapore
  2696. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Eye More Tax on the Rich, Digital Firms to Raise Revenue
  2697. INDONESIA Faces Dilemma on Rohingya Refugees
  2698. MALAYSIA: Make No mistake, Downloading And Viewing ‘Child Porn’ is a Crime in Malaysia — Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
  2699. MYANMAR Junta Moves to Retake Major Shan State Camp
  2700. SINGAPORE: ‘The Urgency Has Gone Up’: SIngapore Government Agencies React To Findings of Third Climate Change Study
  2701. INDONESIA: Waves of Lay-Offs Sweep Indonesia’s Export-Oriented Industries in 2023
  2702. INDONESIA Confident About Winning EU Lawsuit on Palm Oil Biofuel
  2703. MALAYSIA: Global Pharmaceutical Firm Roche Selects Malaysia as Site for First-in-Human Clinical Trial on Experimental Immuno Suppressant Drug
  2704. SINGAPORE: What is a ‘Cyber Kidnapping’ Scam, and How Can You Protect Yourself Against it?
  2705. MYANMAR Resistance Set to Expand Fighting in Mandalay After Seizing Strategic Junta Outpost
  2706. CAMBODIA: New Minimum Wage in Effect, Up $4 Per Month
  2707. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Venture Into TikTok To Win Over Young Voters
  2708. INDONESIA: Bali Senator Sparks Islamophobic Controversy Over Comments on Airport Staff Attire
  2709. MYANMAR Junta Threatens Nonstop Bombing of Towns Seized by Ethnic Groups
  2710. VIETNAMESE Workers’ Average Income Grows 6.9% in 2023
  2711. ASEAN FDI Hits All-Time High as EV Investment Skyrockets
  2712. MYANMAR: Spring Revolution News for 1 January 2024
  2713. SINGAPORE’S Economy Grew 1.2% in 2023; External Environment ‘Less Favorable’ to Security, Prosperity For Some Years To Come: PM Lee
  2714. VIETNAM: India, Cambodia are Vietnam’s Fastest Growing Tourism Markets
  2715. INDONESIA: Govt Confirms New COVID-19 Subvariant Ahead of Year-End Holidays
  2716. INDONESIA’S Pertamina to Invest $900 Million in Algeria: Minister
  2717. MALAYSIANNS Who Made Their Mark in the International Film Industry in 2023
  2718. MYANMAR Junta Accused of Starving and Arresting Civilians in Rakhine State ‘to Instill Fear’
  2719. VIETNAM: Tourism Race Heats Up as Asian Countries Rush to Simplify Visa Requirements
  2720. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Finally Forms Permanent Ethics Council
  2721. INDONESIA: No Need to Go Abroad: Jokowi Wants People to Seek Healthcare in New Capital
  2722. MALAYSIA: Fahmi: Govt ban on Israeli-owned ships entering country clear signal Malaysia does not recognise Israel
  2723. SINGAPORE to Step Up Enforcement Against Vapes at Changi Airport and Other Checkpoints
  2724. THAILAND: Survey Finds That 50% of Thais of Working Age Cannot Afford to Retire
  2725. INDONESIA: Nickel Plan Sidelined as Govt Pushes EV Market With New Incentives
  2726. INDONESIA: North Maluku Governor Arrested 13 Days Prior to Retirement
  2727. MALAYSIA: Bumiputera Population Estimated at 21.3 Million This Year
  2728. MYANMAR Stands on Humanitarian ‘Precipice’, UN Warns
  2729. SINGAPORE: Will Global Supply Chains Be Disrupted By Ship Attacks in the Red Sea and is Singapore Affected?
  2730. ASEAN: Japan to Provide $1b for ASEAN’s Regional EV Ecosystem
  2731. INDONESIA: Spending Discrepancy in Jakarta: Land of the Rich, Home of the Poor
  2732. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated
  2733. MYANMAR: Number of Civilians Fleeing War in Myanmar Doubled to 660,000 in One Month: UN
  2734. Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Eye Seamless Tourism: Srettha
  2735. CAMBODIA: Endangered Dholes Discovered at Mondulkiri Wildlife Conservancy
  2736. INDONESIA: KPU Puts Health As Priority When Recruiting Poll Workers
  2737. INDONESIA: India Proposes Local Currency Use in Trade with Indonesia
  2738. MYANMAR: Few Places in Myanmar Still Safe for Junta Boss to Visit
  2739. VIETNAM: Hanoi Aims to Increase Per Capita Green Space Five-Fold
  2740. INDONESIA: Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Reimpose Health Protocols Amid Rising COVID-19 Trend
  2741. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Earns Praise from Global Economists: Enggartiasto
  2742. MALAYSIA: Meta, TikTok Report Jump in Malaysia Govt Requests to Remove Content in 2023
  2743. MYANMAR’S Spring Revolution Must Open Two New Fronts to Oust Junta
  2744. INDONESIA’S Deforestation Rate Off Target For 2030 Climate Goal
  2745. INDONESIA: Anies Wants to Discontinue New Capital Nusantara Project
  2746. MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Calls For Masks Again As Malaysia’s Covid-19 Cases Nearly Double to 13,000 In a Week
  2747. MYANMAR: China Says ‘Positive’ Peace Talks Held Over North Myanmar Conflict
  2748. INDONESIA: Ministry Urges Complete COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead of Holiday Season
  2749. ‘INDONESIA Imprisoned More Graft Convicts than any Other Nation’: Jokowi
  2750. MYANMAR’S Growth to Fall to 1 Percent: World Bank
  2751. MYANMAR Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN
  2752. PHILIPPINES: 65 Provinces Face Severe Drought
  2753. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Ready for First Debate
  2754. INDONESIA: Barito Dethrones BCA as Indonesia’s Biggest Listed Company
  2755. MALAYSIA: CIJ: Surge in Anti-LGBT Hate Speech Since 1975 Incident at Good Vibes
  2756. MYANMAR-Thailand to Form Joint Task Force to Cope With War Refugees
  2757. SINGAPORE Suspends Poultry Imports From Regions in Japan, US and Other Countries Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
  2758. CAMBODIA: LGBT Community Proposes Marital Equality Discussions
  2759. INDONESIA: Prabowo to Push for Indonesian-Made Cars If He Wins Election
  2760. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Prioritizes 4 Cities as New Growth Drivers
  2761. MYANMAR Regime Stops Fuel Supplies to Yangon Factories
  2762. PHILIPPINES: Most Filipinos Oppose Divorce
  2763. INDONESIA: Jakarta Reports Infections Linked to ‘Mystery Pneumonia’
  2764. INDONESIA: 11 Bodies Recovered after Marapi Eruption, and 12 Climbers Still Missing
  2765. MYANMAR: Full Civilian Rule Restored in First Large Town Seized by Myanmar Resistance: NUG
  2766. SINGAPORE: Fewer Young People in Singapore Donating Blood Even as Demand Rises From Ageing Population: Red Cross
  2767. THAILAND: Work-Life Balance and Flexibility Top Priorities for Thai Employees: Survey
  2768. INDONESIA’S Call for Support in COP28 Shows ‘No New’ Commitment
  2769. INDONESIA and UAE Collaborate to Combat Money Laundering
  2770. MYANMAR: ASEAN Urged to Stop Calling For ‘Inclusive Talks’ Between Myanmar Junta and Its Victims
  2771. PHILIPPINES:11 Dead, Scores Hurt in MSU Bombing
  2772. THAILAND: Police to Investigate Bribery Allegations Reported by German media
  2773. INDONESIA Heightens Monitoring in Response to ‘Mysterious Pneumonia’ Outbreak in China
  2774. INDONESIA Calls for Palestine’s Full UN Membership
  2775. MYANMAR Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military
  2776. MYANMAR: Fighting In Over 200 Townships Since Myanmar Coup
  2777. INDONESIA: Indonesia EV Battery Industry in Limbo Amid Uncertain Roadmap, Rule
  2778. INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau Continues to Erupt on Tuesday
  2779. MYANMAR: Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang
  2780. MYANMAR: Gangs, Extortion in Bangladesh Camps Driving Rohingya Sea Exodus
  2781. SINGAPORE: Shanmugam Seeks Court Order Requiring TikTok to Name Users Who Posted ‘False, Baseless’ Claims of Extra-Marital Affair
  2782. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Highlights Importance of Religion at R20 Summit
  2783. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates On The Move Ahead of Official Campaign Season
  2784. MALAYSIA: Education Minister Apologizes Over Vanning of Tamil Songs at Carnival in Penang
  2785. MYANMAR: Rohingya Resettlements From Bangladesh Increase While Myanmar Instability Grows
  2786. THAILAND: Chinese Nationals Begging in Bangkok Not Victims of Trafficking: Immigration Chief
  2787. INDONESIA: State-Owned Enterprises Yield Rp 74 Trillion in Dividends
  2788. INDONESIAN Police, Fishers Start Patrols to Stop Rohingya Boats
  2789. MALAYSIA: In China, Court Begins Hearing Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 Compensation Claims From Passengers’ Families
  2790. MYANMAR Junta to Prosecute Satellite Internet Users
  2791. INDONESIA: KPK Marches On As Leader Fights Graft Charges
  2792. INDONESIA: President Jokowi Inaugurates Two Airports in Papua
  2793. MYANMAR: Battle For Control of Myanmar State Capital Escalating at ‘Alarming Rate’
  2794. VIETNAMESE in Myanmar Relocated to Safe Zones: ministry
  2795. INDONESIA Welcomes Temporary Truce in Gaza, Seeks Lasting Solution
  2796. INDONESIA: Amended Law Allows Gov’t to Freeze Bank Accounts in Online Gambling Crackdown
  2797. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Electronics Face Closer US Scrutiny Over China-Forced Labor
  2798. MYANMAR: Doctors Without Borders Calls for Patient and Healthcare Worker Safety in Myanmar Conflict Areas
  2799. VIETNAM: Task Force Curbing Traffic of Newborns to China
  2800. INDONESIA: Regional Economic Integration Underpins Indonesia’s Transformation-JakartaPost-Nov 22, 2023
  2801. INDONESIANS See US, China As the Right Economic Partners for ASEAN
  2802. MALAYSIA: Bomb Threats Hit Several International Schools in Malaysia
  2803. MYANMAR: Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
  2804. THAILAND: LGBTQ Couples in Thailand to Soon Have Equal Legal Rights in Marriage
  2805. INDONESIA Sends $2 Million worth of Humanitarian Supplies to Palestine
  2806. INDONESIA: Disapora Welcomes New visa, But Not the Cost
  2807. MALAYSIA: Average Salary in Malaysia to Increase 5.1pc in 2024: Mercer Survey
  2808. MYANMAR: Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future
  2809. CAMBODIA to Become First Asian Host of Mine Summit
  2810. INDONESIA Opts for Less Ambitious Option Than Early Coal Retirement
  2811. INDONESIA: About 250 Rohingya Refugees in Aceh Sent Back to Sea
  2812. MALAYSIA: Becoming a Malaysian Officially: Five things You Need to Know About the ‘Good Character’ Test
  2813. MYANMAR: Humbled Regime Helpless as China Demands Border Security; Hiding the Scale of Defeat; and More
  2814. INDONESIA Healthtech Industry Faces Fresh Challenges Despite Past Growths
  2815. INDONESIA: House to Form Committee to Watch Police Ahead of Elections
  2816. MALAYSIA, VIETNAM Agree to Address Illegal Fishing, Discuss South China Sea Issue During Bilateral Meeting in San Francisco
  2817. MYANMAR: 5 European Nations, Canada Seek to Join Genocide Case against Myanmar at Top UN Court
  2818. THAILAND: Hamas Tells govt Negotiators Thai Hostages Will Be Freed During Ceasefire
  2819. INDONESIA: Civil Groups Vow Close Scrutiny of 2024 Race
  2820. INDONESIA: Gunung Padang Could Be the World’s Oldest Pyramid: Study
  2821. MALAYSIA: Google, Malaysian Govt Announce Strategic Collaboration To Create Skill Opportunities for 300,000 by 2026
  2822. MYANMAR: Nine Towns Occupied by Myanmar Military for Decades Lost to Resistance in Days
  2823. SINGAPORE: All Adult Singaporeans To Receive up to S$800 in Assurance Package Support in December
  2824. INDONESIA: Competitive Three-Horse Race to Succeed Jokowi is On
  2825. INDONESIA, US to Develop Work Plan on Critical Minerals Deal
  2826. MYANMAR: Almost 40 Myanmar Junta Positions Abandoned in Rakhine: Arakan Army
  2827. PHILIPPINES: Why Court Allowed Leila de Lima to Post Bail
  2828. THAILAND Welcomes 23 Million Tourists This Year with Malaysians Topping List
  2829. INDONESIA: Presidential Candidates Divided on Jokowi’s Food Estate Policy
  2830. INDONESIA: Gibran Cleared To Run Despite Controversy
  2831. MALAYSIA: Why Aren’t More Malays Successful Despite NEP? Dr Mahathir Compares Culture to Centuries of ‘Wealth-Chasing’ by Chinese
  2832. MALAYSIA: ‘Stalemate’: Malaysia Still Can’t Get Sirul Extradited from Australia Due to Death Penalty: Lawyers
  2833. CHINA Offers Bounty for Myanmar Junta’s Scam Kingpin in Kokang
  2834. INDONESIA: Jokowi Calls OIC to Unite Against Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza
  2835. INDONESIA: Religious Figures, Activists Call for Dialogue to End Violence in Papua
  2836. MYANMAR: Thousands Trapped Without Food and Medicine in Shan State
  2837. THAILAND: Chinese Police to Patrol in Thailand to Boost Tourist Confidence
  2838. VIETNAM: Healing Tourism Trend Prompts Service Suppliers to Become More Dynamic
  2839. CAMBODIA Achieves Remarkable Rice Sales Exceeding $1.2 Billion
  2840. INDONESIA: Jokowi Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
  2841. INDONESIA: TikTok Ramps Up Efforts To Fight Fake Election News
  2842. MYANMAR: Brotherhood Alliance Vows to Spread Operation 1027 Across Myanmar
  2843. VIETNAM Beckons DIaspora With Career Options
  2844. INDONESIA’S Diplomacy Must Be Value-Led, Not Transactional: Anies
  2845. INDONESIA Welcomes 22 Palestinian Students on Scholarships
  2846. MYANMAR Junta Calls Up All Reservists as Resistance Offensive Spreads
  2847. SINGAPORE: Religious Leaders’ Guidance On gGobal Conflicts Helped to Foster Harmony in Singapore: Shanmugam
  2848. VIETNAM: US Adds Vietnam to Currency Monitoring List
  2849. INDONESIA: Certification Headache for Indonesia’s Budding Carbon Market
  2850. INDONESIA Should Revamp Foreign Policy Amid Global Challenges: Ganjar
  2851. MALAYSIA: Recruitment Agencies Not Allowed to Outsource Hiring of Foreign Workers: HR Minister
  2852. MYANMAR: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Need Food: Myanmar Volunteers
  2853. VIETNAMESE  Boycott Snapchat Over China’s U-shaped Line
  2854. INDONESIA: GDP Growth Falls Below 5 Percent for First Time Since Pandemic
  2855. INDONESIA Joins Money Laundering Watchdog FATF
  2856. MYANMAR: Thai Police Pledge to Rescue Trafficked Nationals From Myanmar
  2857. SINGAPORE PRoposes New Laws for President, Ministers to Hold ROles in Foreign and Global organizations
  2858. VIETNAM By Far the Biggest Market for South Korean Cars in Southeast Asia
  2859. INDONESIA: New Law Allows Military’s Return to Civilian Positions
  2860. INDONESIA: West Papua Tribe At Risk of Losing Homeland aAter Court Ruling: NGOs
  2861. MALAYSIA: Health Experts Predict Diabetes Will Heavily Burden Malaysia’s Healthcare System in Future
  2862. MYANMAR Ethnic Groups Seize More Junta Outposts in Northern Shan State
  2863. PHILIPPINES: Radioman Killed While Broadcasting
  2864. INDONESIA Unlikely To Boycott Pro-Israel Products
  2865. INDONESIA, UAE to Launch Mangrove Research Center at COP28
  2866. MYNMAR Military Says Lost Control of Strategic Border Town
  2867. SINGAPORE Warns Foreigners Against Using Country to Further Political Causes Amid Israel-Hamas war
  2868. VIETNAM Uncovers Oldest Human Remains
  2869. CAMBODIA: UNESCO Formally List Battambang Gastronomy
  2870. INDONESIAN Hospital in Gaza in its Last Hours Amid Israel’s Fuel Blockade
  2871. INDONESIA: More Local Firms Start Developing Malls, Hospitals in Nusantara
  2872. MALAYSIA: On Proposed ‘Regressive’ Citizenship Law Changes, Stateless Kids Still Have Legal Avenues to be Malays: Saifuddin Nasution
  2873. MYANMAR: US Sanctions Myanmar Junta’s State Oil and Gas Company
  2874. INDONESIA Doubts Myanmar is Close to Inclusive National Dialogue
  2875. INDONESIA: Government to introduce superior tuber varieties to address famine in Papua
  2876. INDONESIA: 200,000 Hectares of Palm Plantations to be Made Forests: Government
  2877. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Says Allowed 100pc Foreign-Owned Tesla, Starlink To Operate in Malaysia for National Good
  2878. MYANMAR: Chinese Security Minister Meets Myanmar Junta Chief as Border Violence Grows
  2879. INDONESIA: At Least 45 Suspected Militants Arrested in October
  2880. INDONESIA: Remote Working for Jakarta Public Employees Fails to Tackle Pollution
  2881. MALAYSIA: Sold An Illusion, Group Says Some Nepalis Find Bitter Reality Once in Malaysia
  2882. MYNMAR Military Caught Off Guard by Ethnic Alliance’s Northern Offensive
  2883. THAILAND To Lift Deep South Emergency by 2027: Defense Minister
  2884. INDONESIA: 2024 Elections Chance to ‘Rejuvenate Democracy’ in Southeast Asia
  2885. INDONESIA Surpasses Target With 26 Gold Medals at Hangzhou Para Games
  2886. MYANMAR’S Shan State Clashes Stretch Into Second Day
  2887. SINGAPORE’S Vote In Favor of UN Resolution Shows Clear Stand on Israel-Hamas Conflict: Shanmugam
  2888. VIETNAM: Google Offers 40,000 Scholarships to Support Vietnam’s digital transformation
  2889. INDONESIA Slams Western ‘Bias’ Regarding Gaza Siege at Security Council
  2890. INDONESIA: TikTok, YouTube, Meta Eye Indonesia E-commerce License: Sources
  2891. MYANMAR Junta Gets an ‘F’ For Education as Schools Spiral into Chaos
  2892. SINGAPORE: Sleep-Deprived, 2 in 3 S’poreans Planning Travel With Goal of Catching Up On Shut-Eye: Survey
  2893. THAILAND: At Least 54 Thais Held Hostage by Hamas: Israeli government
  2894. INDONESIA: Businesses Seek to Ensure Post-Election Continuity
  2895. INDONESIA: We Are Open to All: Indonesia Denies Favoring Chinese Investment
  2896. MALAYSIA: Using Bahasa Melayu in Govt Dept Correspondence Crucial to Safeguard its Position: Malay Students Federation
  2897. MYANMAR: Daw Aung Suu Kyi in Limbo as Myanmar Resumes Prison Visits After Three-Year Ban
  2898. MYANMAR Crackdown on Business Escalates, 16 More Executives Face Life in Prison
  2899. CAMBODIA-Village Ends Logging, Plants Crops
  2900. INDONESIA Can Sue EU over Protectionist Green Policy: Economist
  2901. MALAYSIA: DAP Rep Calls on Malaysians to Buy Palestinian Products Like Olive Oil, Dates As Sign of Solidarity
  2902. MYANMAR: Global Petition Ups Pressure on Singapore to Cut Myanmar Military’s Supply Line
  2903. VIETNAM Reports First Monkeypox Death
  2904. INDONESIA: Firms Want Direct 95-Year Land Rights In Nusantara As Uncertainty Persists
  2905. INDONESIA: Indonesia’s Huge Geothermal Potential Catches Iceland’s Attention
  2906. MALAYSIA: Poor Command of Bahasa Malaysia Among Reasons Why Senior Applicants Refused Citizenship:  Home Minister
  2907. MYANMAR Regime Opens Larger Gems Emporium
  2908. SINGAPORE: No Decision On Use Of Nuclear Energy Yet, Singapore to Keep Options Open
  2909. INDONESIA: Prabowo Picks Jokowi’s Son Gibran as Running Mate
  2910. INDONESIA: Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage in Indonesia’s “Living Rooms”
  2911. MYANMAR: Rohingya Lie at the Bottom of the Pile of World Aid Priorities
  2912. MYANMAR Junta Allocates Land in Yangon for Russia to Build Orthodox Church
  2913. VIETNAM: Vietnam to Sign Rice Trade Deals with Indonesia, Philippines
  2914. INDONESIA: After Nearly A Decade, Jokowi Falls Short On Promise Of Energy Subsidy Reform
  2915. INDONESIA: Ex-Papua Governor Lukas Enembe Sentenced to 8 Years for Corruption
  2916. MYANMAR: German Firm Faces Legal Probe Over Myanmar Junta Supplies
  2917. MYANMAR Junta Demands Expats Pay Tax Before Renewing Passports
  2918. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Secures $4.26B Business Deals in Saudi Arabia-
  2919. INDONESIA: Belt and Road Cooperation Must Not Complicate Countries’ Fiscal Conditions: Jokowi
  2920. INDONESIA: European Firm Commits to Invest $2b in Indonesia’s Renewables
  2921. MALAYSIA Proposes Upgrading 2002 ASEAN Pact To Address Haze Issue: Nik Nazmi
  2922. MYANMAR: Junta Boss Trying to Sow Division in Myanmar’s Oldest Ethnic Armed Group
  2923. THAILAND: Iranian Envoy in Thailand Says Effort Being Made to Free Thais Held Hostage by Hamas
  2924. INDONESIA: Xi Wants to Expand Cooperation With Indonesia in Several Key Markets
  2925. INDONESIA: 30.000 Coal Workers Could Lose Jobs as Indonesia Shifts to Clean Energy
  2926. MALAYSIA: First Women’s Health Clinic Set Up At National Sports Medical Centre To Handle Female Athletes’ Health Issues: Hannah Yeoh
  2927. MYANMAR: ASEAN Must Take Action Against Members Supporting Myanmar Junta
  2928. MYANMAR: ‘Cyber Scammer’ Facing Arrest in China Linked to Drugs Trade in Myanmar
  2929. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Opens Door For Jokowi’s Son to Run in Presidential Poll
  2930. INDONESIA: Jakarta Aims to Become Global City After Capital Relocation
  2931. MALAYSIA: EPF: Budget 2024 Prioritizes Retirement Wellbeing, Secure Future For Malaysians
  2932. MYANMAR: China Begins Surveys for Railway on Myanmar’s Indian Ocean
  2933. PHILIPPINES: Canada Forges Agreement to Help Philippines Track Illegal Fishing vessels Using Satellite Technology
  2934. INDONESIA: Constitutional Court Upholds Minimum Age for President, VP candidates
  2935. INDONESIA: Missing Emission Cap Renders RI Carbon Exchange Less Effective: Experts
  2936. INDONESIA Urges Norway to Accelerate $250 Million Clean Energy Investment
  2937. MYANMAR Junta and Russia Discuss Building Gas Pipeline in Myanmar
  2938. VIETNAM: Halal Tourism ‘Gold Mine’ For Vietnam To Tap Into
  2939. INDONESIA Signs Tourism Decarbonization Road Map
  2940. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Employment Agencies to Submit Lists of Myanmar Migrant Workers
  2941. SINGAPORE: Pew Sudy Hails Singapore’s ‘Remarkable’ Religious Diversity and High Tolerance, Acceptance
  2942. THAILAND: Two Thai Elephants Born Through Artificial Insemination
  2943. INDONESIA: Island Nations Band Together To Face Existential Threat
  2944. INDONESIA Reelected at UN Human Rights Council with Most Votes
  2945. MALAYSIA: In A First For The Country, Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act Passed in Dewan Rakyat
  2946. MYANMAR: A Corrupt Business Empire Thrives Under the Junta
  2947. THAILAND: Govt Eyes Community-Based Jobs For Workers Returning From Israel
  2948. INDONESIA: Jokowi’s Administration Gets Red Mark On Graft Eradication
  2949. INDONESIA Asks Philippines’s Help to Evacuate Citizens from War-Torn Gaza
  2950. MALAYSIA: First Time Malaysian Trafficking Victims Found All The Way in South America: IGP
  2951. MYANMAR  Troops Cut Power in Southern Sagaing, Force 10,000 to Flee
  2952. THAILAND: YouTube remains top video platform in Thailand:  Survey
  2953. INDONESIA To Evacuate Citizens from Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Worsens
  2954. INDONESIA Hosts Inaugural Summit of Island States
  2955. MALAYSIA: Indonesia, Thailand and China Agree To Trade With Malaysia Using Ringgit: PM Anwar
  2956. MYANMAR: 29 Killed in Myanmar Junta Strike on Displaced Persons Camp
  2957. THAILAND Postpones Regional Summit to Which Myanmar Junta Boss Invited
  2958. INDONESIA Calls for End of Israel-Palestine Conflicts
  2959. INDONESIA: Confidence In Collaborative Climate Response Weighed Down By Inaction
  2960. MYANMAR Junta Rejects Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeal
  2961. SINGAPORE Banks To Allow Customers To ‘Lock Up’ Funds in Latest Move To Guard Against Scams
  2962. VIETNAMESE Citizens In Israel Remain Safe Amid Severe Conflict
  2963. INDONESIA: Govt Orders E-Commerce Firms To Share Import Data With Customs Office
  2964. INDONESIA: Govt Conducts First Biofuel-Powered Flight Test On Commercial Plane
  2965. MYANMAR: Expressing Dissent Online Can Be Deadly In Myanmar: Freedom House
  2966. THAILAND Needs An SMS Emergency Alert System
  2967. VIETNAM: Vietjet To Launch 5 New Routes To Asia-Pacific Destinations
  2968. INDONESIA: KPU Urges Political Parties To Withdraw Ex-Graft Convicts From Legislative Elections
  2969. INDONESIA: Seeks Negotiations on Binding Rules on AI-Driven Weapons
  2970. MALAYSIA: KL, Riyadh In Talks To Make Malaysia Preferred Transit Hub For Umrah Pilgrims: MOTAC
  2971. MYANMAR Junta Boss’s Graft Purge Can’t Hide His Own Ill-Gotten Wealth
  2972. VIETNAM’S Largest Rare Earth Mine To Open
  2973. INDONESIA: Govt Goes All In To Extinguish Wildfires
  2974. INDONESIA: House Passes Revised IKN Law To Future-Proof Nusantara Against Regime Change
  2975. INDONESIA: Agriculture Minister Syahrul Abroad Amid Ongoing Corruption Probe
  2976. MYANMAR: Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
  2977. SINGAPORE: New Inter-Ministerial Committee To Review And Strengthen Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime
  2978. CAMBODIA: Guinness Recognize Giant Stingray
  2979. INDONESIA: State Firms Accused Of Selling Arms To Myanmar Junta
  2980. INDONESIA: Court Upholds Jobs Law As Labor Unions Stage Rallies
  2981. MYANMAR’S Cash-Strapped Junta Hikes Taxes, Utilities Despite Surging Inflation
  2982. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Braces For Severe Drought, River salinity
  2983. INDONESIA: PDI-P Touts Food Security As Election Priority
  2984. INDONESIA: 77 Indonesians Could Be Spared Death Penalty in Malaysia
  2985. MYANMAR: Dethroned NLD party marks 35th anniversary in Myanmar
  2986. SINGAPORE’S Total Population Back Above Pre-Covid Levels, Rising 5% to 5.92 Million
  2987. THAILAND: Toxic Smoke From Indonesia Drifts Towards Thailand
  2988. INDONESIA: TIkTok Laments Social Media Commerce Ban
  2989. INDONESIA, Malaysia Seek to Counter Negative Perception of Palm Oil in India
  2990. MALAYSIA: Artist Of Banned Book Says ‘Monkey’ Remark Meant To Compliment Indonesian Maid’s Agility
  2991. MYANMAR: Tracing Myanmar Junta’s Repeated Governing Body Shakeups Since Coup
  2992. SINGAPOREAN Woman And Daughter Arrested in Manila Airport For Allegedly Smuggling 14kg of Cocaine Worth S$1.83m
  2993. INDONESIA: Multiple Task Forces Make Little Dent On Jakarta Air Pollution
  2994. INDONESIA’S Carbon Exchange Holds Rp 3,000t Potential: Jokowi
  2995. MALAYSIA: No Harassment of LGBT Community Will Be Allowed: Anwar
  2996. MALAYSIA Working To Bring Home 2 Suspected Terrorists Detained in Guantanamo Bay
  2997. MYANMAR: As Resistance Drone Attacks Rise, Myanmar Junta Seeks Regional Help
  2998. INDONESIA: Govt Efforts To Tackle Human Trafficking Not Enough: Activists
  2999. INDONESIA: Use Buildings Idled By Capital Move To Make Jakarta ‘Livable’: ADB
  3000. MALAYSIA Will Not Entertain Frivolous Claims By Any Party on Sabah: Foreign Minister
  3001. MYANMAR: How Chinese-Run Mines Are Fueling the Myanmar Junta’s Terror Campaign
  3002. VIETNAM Opposes China’s Ship Identification Stations in Paracel Islands
  3003. INDONESIA Reiterates Call To Reform Global Financial System
  3004. INDONESIA: Gov’t To Issue Regulation Banning Social Media Platforms from Running E-Commerce
  3005. MYANMAR: Catch-22 For Rohingya Caught Up in Myanmar Citizenship Dilemma
  3006. PHILIPPINES: China Installs Barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
  3007. SINGAPORE: World War II Bomb Found in Bukit Timah, SAF to Carry Out On
  3008. INDONESIA: Local Investors Kick-Start Commercial Projects in Nusantara
  3009. INDONESIA Pledges to Protect Marine Biodiversity in High Seas
  3010. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Despite Geopolitical Rivalry, US Remains Malaysia’s Top Investor
  3011. MYANMAR: US Committed To Resolving The Crisis in Burma: Deputy Secretary of State
  3012. PHILIPPINES Considers Banning TikTok For Security Workers To Block App From Cyberspying
  3013. INDONESIA: What climate change? Study Finds Political Parties Lack Focus on Climate Issues
  3014. INDONESIA Seeks to Strengthen Fragmented Global South in Weeklong UNGA
  3015. INDONESIA: Elon Musk’s Starlink Makes Indonesian Presence Withyees: Minerist
  3016. MALAYSIA’S Largest Renewable Energy Power Plant Commences Operation
  3017. MYANMAR: Junta Shutters Myanmar Currency Exchanges in ‘Futile’ Bid to Prop Up Economy
  3018. CAMBODIA Set To Celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO Listing
  3019. INDONESIA: Govt To Proceed With Oil Exploration In Warim Block In Papua
  3020. INDONESIAN Woman Jailed for Using Islamic Invocation Before Eating Pork
  3021. MALAYSIA: Resorting to Racial Politics Is Easiest Way To Gain Malay Support: PKR Deputy President Rafizi
  3022. MYANMAR Junta Seeks Chinese Help Acquiring Nuclear Technology
  3023. INDONESIAN Nickel Reserves Could Be Depleted In 15 Years, Minister Warns
  3024. INDONESIA: Antam Ordered to Pay Surabaya Businessman Rp 1 Trillion in 1 Ton Gold Dispute
  3025. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
  3026. MALAYSIA: Customers in Malaysia Reportedly Told to Pay RM15,000 as Downpayment For Tesla Model 3
  3027. MYANMAR: UK Ad Cuts to Rohingya Now at 85%: NGO
  3028. VIETNAMESE Earthworm Hunters Destroying Protective Forest Go Unpunished
  3029. INDONESIA: Rights Groups Slam Jokowi For Spying Boast
  3030. INDONESIAN Navy Thwarts People Smuggling Attempt to Malaysia in High-Speed Boat Chase
  3031. INDONESIA: National Museum that Houses Pre-Historic Artifacts Ravaged by Fire
  3032. MYANMAR: UN Expert Suggests ‘Collective Punishment’ To End Myanmar mMilitary’s War on the People
  3033. THAILAND: Health Ministry Launches Swift Vaccine Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
  3034. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
  3035. INDONESIA: Jokowi Says Hyundai-LG’s EV Battery Plant in Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s Largest
  3036. MALAYSIA: Immigration Dept Cripples Pakistani Immigrant Syndicate in Kelantan
  3037. MYANMAR: NLD Alarmed at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Health Woes
  3038. MYANMAR: Several ASEAN Air Force Chiefs Skip Myanmar Meeting
  3039. INDONESIA: Fears of Abuse as Ministers Allowed To Campaign ‘On Leave’
  3040. INDONESIA: 19 Regional Governments and 2 Companies Awarded for Impactful Development Initiatives
  3041. MALAYSIA Determined To Get Back 1MDB Funds From Goldman Sachs: PM Anwar
  3042. MYANMAR Junta Chief Woos Shan Militias Amid Troop Shortages
  3043. THAILAND: Pita Named An Emerging Leader In TIME100 Next List
  3044. INDONESIA Grapples With Fires As El Nino Peaks
  3045. INDONESIA Looks Back on Tough East Asia Summit Negotiations
  3046. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, Survey Shows Muslims and Buddhists See Extremists From Their Own Faiths As Biggest Threats
  3047. MYANMAR: Crimes Against Humanity Are Getting More ‘Brazen’ in Myanmar, UN Told
  3048. PHILIPPINES: A Decade Later, Philippines Still Most Dangerous Country in Asia for Envi Defenders
  3049. CAMBODIAN Rice Benefits From Global Security Woes
  3050. INDONESIA: PLN’s Ambitious Renewables Target Lacks Govt Support
  3051. MALAYSIA Is Latest in Asia To Tighten Grip on Key Minerals
  3052. MYANMAR: Shamed By ASEAN, Myanmar’s Generals Try to Save Face
  3053. VIETNAM: Bayer Launches Southeast Asia’s First ForwardFarm in Vietnam
  3054. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reiterates Developing Nations Call For Help On Climate at G20
  3055. INDONESIA: ASEAN Establishes New Troika to Find Solution on Myanmar Crisis
  3056. MYANMAR: Education Under Attack in Myanmar, Ukraine and Other War Zones: NGO
  3057. MYANMAR Has Been Running Out of Power Since the Coup: World Bank
  3058. THAILAND Malaysia Mull Setting Up Joint Committee To Tackle Cross-Border Cybercrime
  3059. INDONESIA: Proposed Govt Control Over Places Of Worship Draws Criticism
  3060. INDONESIA: Police Deployed to Check Pollutant Level at Factories
  3061. MALAYSIA: Suhakam To Work With Indonesian, Philippine Counterparts To Find Answers To Sabah’s Stateless Issue In Next Five Years
  3062. MYANMAR Junta Losing War: East Timor’s President
  3063. VIETNAM Rises As Potential Semiconductor Hub For Global Manufacturers
  3064. INDONESIA: China Warns Against ‘New Cold War’ at ASEAN Summit
  3065. INDONESIA: Police Arrest 42 Chinese Nationals Accused of Romance Scams
  3066. MYANMAR: No Election Likely Before 2025: Myanmar Junta Chief
  3067. MYANMAR’S Suu Kyi Unwell, Back in Prison: NLD Members
  3068. VIETNAM, Laos, Cambodia Agree To Operate ‘One Journey-Three Destinations’ Tours
  3069. ASEAN Bars Myanmar From 2026 Chairmanship
  3070. INDONESIA: OpenAI Chief Granted First ‘Golden Visa’
  3071. INDONESIA Introduces De-Dollarization Task Force
  3072. SINGAPORE: Rapper Subhas Nair Sentenced To Jail For Attempting To Promote Ill Will Between Races and Religions
  3073. THAILAND: As New Cabinet Is Sworn In, Srettha Says ‘No Honeymoon Period’ For His Government
  3074. INDONESIA: Calls Mount For ASEAN To Denounce ‘Ten-Dash Line’
  3075. INDONESIA To Import 250,000 Tons Of Rice From Cambodia
  3076. MYANMAR: Hong Kong Based V-Power Company Ceases Four Projects in Myanmar
  3077. VIETNAM’S Mekong Delta, World’s Youngest River Basin, Might Be First One Gone
  3078. INDONESIA: Regions Brace For Wildfire, Haze As Dry Season Peaks
  3079. INDONESIA: W. Australia Offers to Make Indonesia’s EV Battery Dream Come True ​​​
  3080. MALAYSIA: Dr Mahathir says racial issues caused by non-Malay parties, calls them ‘parti pendatang’: Report
  3081. MYANMAR And Other Rice Exporting Countries Struggle To Maintain Normal Production
  3082. SINGAPORE: Tharman Clinches Oresidency With Landslide Win, Pledges To Help Usher In ‘Future of Optimism and Solidarity’
  3083. INDONESIA Open To ‘Kratom’ Opioid Exports Despite Proposed Local Ban
  3084. INDONESIA: Challenges Abound Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Jakarta
  3085. MYANMAR’S Landmine Clearers Working With Pliers And Bare Hands
  3086. PHILIPPINES Rejects China ’10-Dash’ Map
  3087. SINGAPORE Holds First Contested Presidential Vote In Over A Decade
  3088. INDONESIA: Political Dynasties, Graft Leniency Loom Over 2024 Elections
  3089. INDONESIA: Jokowi Threatens to Shut Down Polluting Factories
  3090. MYANMAR: Yangon Food Charities Swamped as Hunger Stalks Myanmar
  3091. THAILAND: Activists Submit Petition With Over 212,000 Signatures, Seek Democratic Constitution
  3092. VIETNAM: All Eyes On Agroecology As Vietnam Embarks on Food System Transformation Journey
  3093. INDONESIA: Political Exiles Push For Guarantee Of Continued Nonjudicial Resolutions
  3094. INDONESIA: Says Freedom of Expression Not Free Pass for Quran Desecration
  3095. MALAYSIA: Beyond A ‘Band-Aid’: Why SIS Started Free Legal Advice For Muslims 20 years Ago And What’s Next
  3096. MYANMAR: As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
  3097. THAILAND: MRT To Partially Power Blue, Purple Lines With Solar Energy
  3098. INDONESIAN Protectionism May Stand In Way of ASEAN Digital Economy Pact
  3099. INDONESIAN Muslims Advised against Multiple Hajj Pilgrimages
  3100. MYANMAR: Seven Indian Companies Added To Myanmar ‘Dirty List’
  3101. MYANMAR Vulnerable To Climate Emergencies, says NGO
  3102. VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Province Coastline Devastated By Erosion
  3103. CAMBODIA: NGOs Warn of ‘Sharp’ Decline in Breastfeeding
  3104. INDONESIA Lifts Ban on Sending Domestic Workers to Middle East
  3105. INDONESIA Inaugurates $2B LRT Trains to Reduce Jakarta’s Traffic
  3106. MYANMAR Expels Top East Timor Diplomat
  3107. THAILAND Running Out of Jobs For University Graduates: NESDC Report
  3108. CAMBODIA: From Waste To Wealth: Cambodian Compost Mogul Turns Trash To Treasure
  3109. INDONESIA: Jokowi Reignites ‘Bandung Spirit’ In Week-Long Africa Tour
  3110. INDONESIA: Hyundai To Introduce New Electric Vehicle Model From Indonesian Plant
  3111. MYANMAR: Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine
  3112. PHILIPPINES: Marcos Pitches For Federalism
  3113. INDONESIA: Pertamina Eyes Oil And Gas, Geothermal Expansion In Kenya
  3114. INDONESIA: Partial Work-from-Home Policy Implemented in Greater Jakarta to Address Air Pollution
  3115. MYANMAR: Buddhist Monks Condemn Myanmar Junta for Arrests Over ‘Blasphemous’ Movie
  3116. PHILIPPINES: Chinese Ships Block PH Boats
  3117. THAILAND: Srettha Gets Royal Endorsement As Prime Minister
  3118. INDONESIA: Captive Power Casts Doubt On JETP Emissions Reduction Goal
  3119. INDONESIA: Govt To Merge Three State-Owned Airlines
  3120. INDONESIA’S Cellular Tariffs Among the Cheapest in SE Asia
  3121. MYANMAR Will Get Sicker—Junta Shuts Another Hospital in Mandalay
  3122. THAILAND: Thaksin Taken To Bangkok Remand Prison To Start Serving His Jail Terms
  3123. INDONESIA: Jakarta Police Uncover Arms Trade Syndicate
  3124. INDONESIA: Health Ministry To Set Up Independent Body To Probe Malpractice Claims
  3125. MALAYSIA: Federal Court Allows Leave For Sisters In Islam’s Bid To Appeal Ruling Over Selangor Fatwa Declaring It As Deviant
  3126. MYANMAR: Several Resistance Attacks Reported Near Myanmar Regime’s Nerve Center
  3127. THAILAND’S Pheu Thai Launches PM Bid As Fugitive Figurehead Thaksin Eyes Return
  3128. CAMBODIA-New Cultural Heritage Sites Identified In Protected Areas
  3129. INDONESIA: Jokowi To Attend BRICS Summit in South Africa
  3130. INDONESIA: Nearly 17,000 Central Government Employees to Relocate to Nusantara
  3131. MYANMAR: H&M’s Forced Exit Leaves 42,000 Myanmar Workers Asking How They Will Eat
  3132. THAILAND Now Has 36 Smart Cities In 25 Provinces
  3133. INDONESIA: Jokowi Govt Sets Final $2.6b Tranche for Nusantara Next Year
  3134. INDONESIA: Four More Provinces Ink Low-Carbon Development Deal With Bappenas
  3135. MYANMAR: Leader of Sanctions-Hit Myanmar Junta Moans About ‘Weaponization’ of Dollar
  3136. MYANMAR: In Myanmar Prisons, Showing Solidarity With Martyrs Leads to Solitary Confinement
  3137. SINGAPORE: Police Warn Of New Android App Scam Targeting Users of TikTok, Dating Platforms-
  3138. INDONESIA: Tesla To Sign Investment Deal In Indonesia Within Months: Luhut
  3139. INDONESIA: Newly-Arrested Militant Plots Attacks on Police, Military Targets
  3140. MYANMAR: Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis
  3141. MYANMAR Regime to Arm Civil Servants
  3142. SINGAPORE: Some Employers Make Baseless ‘revenge accusations’ Against Maids To Punish Them For Leaving Job: Home Report
  3143. INDONESIA: Government To Start Random Emission Tests As Poor Air Chokes Jakarta
  3144. INDONESIA: Jokowi Mulls Work From Home Policy to Address Deteriorating Jakarta Air Quality
  3145. MYANMAR: At Least 25 Missing After Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
  3146. THAILAND: Man, 36, Becomes First Patient To Die of Mpox in Thailand
  3147. VIETNAM Issues e-Visa For All Countries
  3148. INDONESIA: Jakarta Pollution Blamed For Respiratory Problems
  3149. INDONESIA: Miss Universe Cuts Ties with Indonesian Organizer amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
  3150. MYANMAR: Torture and Terror at Chinese-Run Cyber Scam Hubs in Myanmar
  3151. VIETNAM: Big Wave of Internal Migration Hits Da Lat
  3152. INDONESIA: Jakarta Hit By Major Pollution spike: Air quality monitor
  3153. INDONESIA: Lecturer’s Curse of President Tests Limits of Free Speech
  3154. INDONESIA: New Capital Nusantara is World’s Largest Project: Jokowi
  3155. MYANMAR: Indian Minister of Home Affairs Blames Manipur Violence On Myanmar Refugees
  3156. VIETNAM: Power Outages Cost Vietnam $1.4B: World Bank
  3157. INDONESIA: ‘Missing Link’ in Indonesia’s Economic Development: INDEF
  3158. INDONESIA: New Zealand Calls For Release of Pilot Kidnapped in Papua
  3159. INDONESIA: 30 Miss Universe Indonesia Contestants Report Sexual Abuse: Lawyer
  3160. MYANMAR: Prominent Activist Calls for Public Boycott of Myanmar Junta’s ‘Blood’ Products
  3161. THAILAND To Grow Opium, Magic Mushrooms To Produce Morphine, Anti-Depressants
  3162. INDONESIA’S Inequality Increases Slightly As Poverty Falls
  3163. INDONESIA: Brain Drain: Calls Mount For Dual Citizenship In Indonesia
  3164. INDONESIA: Populous Indonesia Defends Democracy Index That is Behind Malaysia
  3165. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar: Turkiye’s President Erdogan Suggests Cooperation With Malaysia In Facing Islamophobia
  3166. MYANMAR: Deadly Floods Displace Thousands in Three Myanmar Border States
  3167. CAMBODIA Dismisses Human Rights Report
  3168. INDONESIA: Experts Warn of Contagious Outbreaks, Health Problems As El Niño Returns
  3169. INDONESIA’S Economic Growth Exceeds 5% for 7th Consecutive Quarter
  3170. MYANMAR: US Closes Sanctions Window For Myanmar Junta Banks
  3171. VIETNAM: Earthworm Electrocution Is Destroying The Environment For China Trade
  3172. ASEAN: Timor-Leste Rethinks Its Accession Bid if ASEAN Cannot Handle Myanmar Issue
  3173. INDONESIA- West Sumatra Administration Criticized For Stifling Protests
  3174. MALAYSIA: Muslim Nationalism Challenges Anwar’s Multiethnic Government: Wong Chin Huat
  3175. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners Tortured for Honoring Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day
  3176. VIETNAM: Export Demand Should Not Jeopardize Vietnam Food Security: Experts
  3177. INDONESIA Initiates ASEAN Road Map For Digital Transformation Of Education Systems
  3178. INDONESIA: Foreigners Only Need Passport to Buy House in Indonesia: Gov’t
  3179. MALAYSIA: Woman Convert Fails To Get High Court Leave In Bid To Be Declared Christian After Divorcing Muslim Man
  3180. MYANMAR: Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar
  3181. THAILAND: Chinese Investors Top BOI Investments Applications
  3182. INDONESIA: Islamic School Leader Panji Gumilang Detained for Blasphemy, Hate Speech
  3183. INDONESIA: Govt Plans to Revive Sanatoriums To Treat Tuberculosis
  3184. MYANMAR: Junta’s Amnesty for Political Prisoners was Hostage Diplomacy: Myanmar Watchdog
  3185. VIETNAM Continues ‘Four Nos’ Defense Policy
  3186. VIETNAM: Culinary Tourism To Become National Strategic Product
  3187. INDONESIA: Govt Unveils Ecotourism Concept For New Capital City
  3188. INDONESIA: No LSD In Our Cattle, Canberra Insists After RI Halts Imports
  3189. MYANMAR Regime Reduces Jailed Leaders’ Sentences Under Prisoner Amnesty
  3190. SINGAPORE:  Man Charged With Running Unregistered Muslim Religious School, Teaching False Doctrine
  3191. VIETNAMESE Consume Too Much Meat, Say Health Advocates
  3192. INDONESIA: Government Orders Shipment of Aid to Drought-Hit Papua Region
  3193. INDONESIA: Jokowi Seeks Chinese Investment in 5,000-Hectare Durian Plantation
  3194. Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for 6 More Months
  3195. PHILIPPINES: 25 Dead, Over 2 million Affected from Typhoon Doksuri in Philippines
  3196. VIETNAM: Russia to Issue E-Visas for Vietnamese Nationals
  3197. NDONESIA’S Middle-Strength Passport Remains a Travel Barrier For Some
  3198. INDONESIA Launches Its First CryIpto Bourse
  3199. MALAYSIA: Customs Makes Biggest Drug Bust in Sabah, Seizes over 100Kg of Syabu Worth Around RM3M
  3200. MYANMAR Jade Worth About US$4 Billion Exported to China in 2022
  3201. THAILAND:  Police Prepare for Thaksin’s Return As August 10 Arrival Date Confirmed By Family
  3202. INDONESIA’s Rice Reserve Not Sufficient To Weather El Niño Next Year
  3203. ASEAN Predicted to Be Net Importer of Natural Gas by 2025
  3204. MYANMAR’S Northern Alliance ‘Not Interested’ in Empty Peace Talks With Junta
  3205. PHILIPPINES; China Eyes Military Exercises With PH
  3206. SINGAPORE: No Zero-Tolerance Approach by PAP to Extramarital Affairs, Unlike Corruption and Criminal Conduct: DPM Wong
  3207. CAMBODIA: An End To An Era as Hun Sen Passes Baton To Son Manet
  3208. INDONESIA: JETP Could Help Drive Indonesia’s Geothermal Growth
  3209. INDONESIA Says Taliban Representatives Visited ‘Informally’
  3210. MYANMAR: Thai Beer Titan to Invest US$14M in Another Brewery in Myanmar
  3211. PHILIPPINES: VIETNAM Builds More Facilities in Spratlys
  3212. CAMBODIAN Election Draws Criticism
  3213. INDONESIA: Social Media Monitoring Agency Could Curb Free Speech, Activists Warn
  3214. INDONESIA Set to Launch Largest Solar Panel Industry in SE Asia
  3215. MYANMAR Military May Move Suu Kyi to House Arrest
  3216. SINGAPORE To Execute First Woman In Nearly 20 Years: Rights Groups
  3217. INDONESIA: G20 Energy Proposal Costly, Not Feasible: RI
  3218. INDONESIA Spends $3.8B on Fuel Subsidies in 1st Half of 2023
  3219. MYANMAR: Number of IDPs in Myanmar Surges Almost 50,000 in Five Weeks
  3220. SINGAPORE: Growing Concern With Youth Radicalism, Terrorism Threat to Singapore Remains High: ISD
  3221. VIETNAM: Researchers Find Evidence of 2,000-year-old curry in Vietnam, the oldest in Southeast Asia
  3222. CAMBODIA’S 2023 General Election Kicks Off
  3223. INDONESIA: Power Struggle Grips Golkar Ahead of 2024 Polls
  3224. INDONESIA: Gov’t Told to Close Illegal Railroad Crossings
  3225. MALAYSIA: In Malaysia, More Muslim Parents Turning To Abducting Kids in Custody Wars: SIS Data
  3226. MYANMAR: Whither Wa State? Myanmar’s Criminal Hub Spreads Wings Under Junta
  3227. INDONESIA Must Push For Fairer Carbon Market: Activists
  3228. INDONESIA: Gov’t Takes Down Over 11,000 Gambling Websites
  3229. MALAYSIA Issues License to Elon Musk’s Starlink To Bring Internet Services To Remote Areas
  3230. MYANMAR: Chin Schoolchildren Being Taught In Trenches Cecause of Airstrikes
  3231. VIETNAM’S Last Wild Elephants On The Brink of Survival
  3232. INDONESIA Strengthens Economic Diplomacy With Cabinet Reshuffle
  3233. INDONESIA: No Authorization for Interfaith Marriages: Supreme Court
  3234. Myanmar Regime Again Bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi From Honoring Father on Martyrs’ Day
  3235. SINGAPORE: Foreigners Need Approval To Buy Mixed Commercial and Residential Properties, Land in Singapore
  3236. VIETNAM Passport Jumps 6 Places in Global Ranking
  3237. INDONESIA: RI, EU Gear Up For Trade Clash
  3238. INDONESIA: Tech Giants Pay Indonesia $886M in Digital Taxes in 3.5 Years
  3239. MYANMAR: Political Prisoners in Constant Fear of Torture and Murder
  3240. PHILIPPINES: ICC Junks PH Appeal On Drug War Probe
  3241. VIETNAM: Google Maps Re-Displays Vietnamese Flag on Spratly Island
  3242. INDONESIA: When Teachers Are The Bullies, Where Do Students Go?
  3243. INDONESIA Trade Surplus for 38 Months in a Row
  3244. MYANMAR Junta Condemns ASEAN for Ignoring ‘Peaceful Efforts to Restore Democracy’
  3245. THAILAND: Coalition Decides to Propose Pita as its PM Candidate in Second Round
  3246. VIETNAM’S Aging 100-million Population a Demographic Time Bomb
  3247. CAMBODIA: Childhood Diabetes Up Amid Sugar Epidemic
  3248. INDONESIA: Growing Informal Sector Signals Lack In Job Creation
  3249. INDONESIA: PTPP, Adhi Karya Win $540M Railway Project in Philippines
  3250. MYANMAR Junta Likely to Extend Military Rule Again
  3251. THAILAND: Two-Wheeled Angels:Bangkok Launches First Fleet of Motorbike-ambulances
  3252. ASEAN Struggles For Unity On Myanmar Conflict
  3253. ASEAN, China Agree on South China Sea’s Code of Conduct Guidelines
  3254. INDONESIA: Shrinking Domestic Industry May Dethrone RI As World’s No. 2 Rubber Exporter
  3255. MYANMAR: Protect Rohingya From Armed Gangs: HRW
  3256. THAILAND: Pita Fails in Bid to Become Prime Minister
  3257. INDONESIA Wants to Double Lithium Pact with Australia to 120,000 Tons
  3258. INDONESIA: LGBT Event in Indonesia Scrapped After Security Threats
  3259. MYANMAR: Thai Foreign Minister Says Met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
  3260. SINGAPORE: Maid Agencies Find Various Ways to Sieve Out Underage Candidates, Even As MOM Sees Fewer Cases
  3261. THAILAND: Thaksin Postpones Return Until Thailand’s Political Situation Settles Down
  3262. INDONESIA: Bakamla Seizes Iranian Tanker Over Illicit Oil Transfer
  3263. INDONESIA: Netherlands Returns Ancient Jewels, Temple Carvings to Indonesia
  3264. MALAYSIA: PM Anwar Gives Final Warning To Those Playing Up 3R Issues
  3265. MYANMAR Junta Condemned For Using ‘Prison Transfers’ as a Pretext For Murder
  3266. PHILIPPINE Activists Fight Back on Online Theats Rise
  3267. CAMBODIA: Manhunt Underway After Capital 103kg-Meth Bust
  3268. INDONESIA: RI Property Giants to Build Malls, Offices In Nusantara Capital City
  3269. INDONESIA: $3.5 Billion Jababeka Movieland Launched as Indonesian Answer to Hollywood
  3270. MYANMAR: Singapore’s UOB Is Shutting Myanmar Junta Allied Airline’s Bank Accounts
  3271. SINGAPORE: Millions Vie For Tickets to Taylor Swift’s Only Stop in Southeast Asia
  3272. INDONESIA: Potable Tap Water Still a Pipe Dream, for Now
  3273. INDONESIA: Political Row Undermines RI’S Second Chance as FIFA Host
  3274. MALAYSIA: Counting Malaysia’s ‘Invisible’ People: How Many Born Here Cannot Be Citizens Despite Their Local Roots
  3275. MYANMAR: Thailand’s Deportation of Undocumented Children Branded Cruel
  3276. SINGAPORE Must Never Become a Welfare State, But It Can Be a ‘Welfare Society’: SM Tharman
  3277. INDONESIA: Govt Steps Up Efforts To Curb Anthrax After Outbreak Kills 3 People
  3278. INDONESIA: Robust Salt Industry Recipe to Cut Indonesia’s Deficit with Australia
  3279. MYANMAR: UN Urges End to Arms, Currency Supplies to Myanmar Junta
  3280. SINGAPORE: Police Warn of Resurgence of Concert Ticket Scam As At Least 462 Lose Over S$480,000 Since January
  3281. VIETNAM: New Crocodile Newt Species Discovered in Vietnam
  3282. INDONESIA: Government Rescues Nearly 2,000 Human Trafficking Victims
  3283. INDONESIA: Safeguarding the Sunda Pangolin: RER’s Commitment to Wildlife Protection and Conservation
  3284. MALAYSIA: More Malaysians Transitioning to Solar Power to Reduce Electricity Bills
  3285. MYANMAR: Junta Orders Nightlife Shutdown as Narcotics Flood Myanmar
  3286. VIETNAM RIses FOur Ranks in Global Peace Index
  3287. CAMBODIA Bans Entry for All Meta Oversight Board Bembers
  3288. INDONESIA: Victims, Families Urge Jokowi to Rewrite History on Rights Abuse
  3289. INDONESIA: ‘No Big Deal’: Minister Reacts to Indonesian Rice Terraces Used in Philippine Tourism Promo
  3290. MYANMAR Supreme Court to Hear President and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appeals
  3291. VIETNAMESE People Turning Their Backs On Dog Meat
  3292. INDONESIA: Jakarta Installs AI-Controlled Traffic Lights to Ease Congestion
  3293. INDONESIA Reports Slower Deforestation Growth
  3294. MYANMAR: Surprise? Myanmar Ranks Poorly in ‘Tourist-Friendly ’Ranking
  3295. THAILAND-Foreign Investors Wary of Delay in Thai Govt Formation: FTI
  3296. VIETNAM  Bans Barbie Movie for Featuring China’s Nine-Dash Line
  3297. INDONESIA: After Recent Portfolio Sell-Offs, Is Traditional Retail Banking Dead in Indonesia?
  3298. INDONESIA In Talks with 3 Unnamed Countries for OPEC-Like Nickel Cartel
  3299. MYANMAR Junta War Crimes Rising: UN Report
  3300. SINGAPORE Sees Highest Number of Suicides in Over 20 Years, With Most Cases Among Those in Their 20s: SOS
  3301. TIMOR LESTE Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
  3302. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
  3303. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
  3304. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
  3305. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
  3306. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
  3307. INDONESIA: Reparations Program Gets Mixed Welcome
  3308. INDONESIA’S  Learning Gap Spanning Two Decades: Minister
  3309. MYANMAR: Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar
  3310. SINGAPORE: Growing Popularity of Adventure Tourism
  3311. VIETNAM: Philippine Police Rescue More than 1,000 Alleged Trafficking Victims, Including Vietnamese
  3312. INDONESIA: World Bank Sees Stagnant FDI, Slowdown in Growth for Indonesia
  3313. INDONESIA to Reroute Palm Oil Export to Africa Following EUDR
  3314. MYANMAR Junta Turns Thai-Sponsored Talks Into Propaganda Tool
  3315. PHILLIPPINES- Kitchen Crisis: How some food prices soared under Marcos
  3316. SINGAPORE: Air Purifiers Flying off the shelves as S’poreans brace themselves for haze; experts give tips on dealing with it
  3317. SOUTHEAST ASIA at High Risk of Trans-boundary Haze: Report
  3318. INDONESIA Moves ASEAN Military Drill Site Away From South China Sea
  3319. MYANMAR: US Slaps Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Defense Ministry, Regime-Run Banks
  3320. VIETNAM: Dak Lak Armed Group Connected to US-based Terrorists
  3321. VIETNAM: Nearly 5,000 ChatGPT Accounts hacked in Vietnam
  3322. INDONESIA Ranks Sixth Among Countries with Most Startups
  3323. INDONESIA: Jakarta Lacks Myanmar Leverage: UN rapporteur
  3324. MALAYSIA: Wisma Putra Clarifies Misperceptions Regarding Demarcation of Strait of Malacca and Sulawesi Sea
  3325. MYANMAR: Arrests Follow ‘Flower Strike’ To Mark Detained Aung San Suu Kyi’s Bfrirthday
  3326. SINGAPORE: High Risk of Severe Transboundary Haze in 2023, Public Advised To Be Prepared: Singapore institute
  3327. INDONESIAN Businesses Call For Change in PLN’s Dominance to Hit Renewable Target
  3328. INDONESIA Urges Regional Efforts for Clean Energy Transition
  3329. MYANMAR: More Labor Union Leaders Arrested at Zara Factory in Myanmar
  3330. PHILIPPINES: Filipino Women Highly Biased Against Own Gender: Study
  3331. VIETNAM: Overseas Vietnamese Return Home For Retirement
  3332. INDONESIA’S Satria-1 Successfully Launched Into Orbit
  3333. INDONESIA: Coca-Cola Launches New rPET Bottles in Indonesian Market
  3334. LAOS Seals MOU With Chinese Firm for Development of That Luang SEZ
  3335. MYANMAR Junta Signs Wind Power, Direct Flights and Financial Deals With Russia
  3336. THAILAND Defends Divisive Myanmar Junta Talks
  3337. ASEAN Nixes Thai Informal Talks Idea on Myanmar
  3338. CAMBODIAN  Riel to Expand Across Laos and Vietnam
  3339. INDONESIA: Japan’s Emperor in Indonesia for First State Visit
  3340. MALAYSIA Best-Performing Muslim-Majority Country in 2022’s Islamicity Index, But Long Way to Go On Human Rights
  3341. MYANMAR  People’s Thoughts With Detained Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 78th Birthday
  3342. INDONESIA: MSMEs Account for 97% of Job Opportunities in Indonesia
  3343. INDONESIA: Jakartans Find Worsening Air Pollution ‘Unbearable’
  3344. MYANMAR Junta Sentences 730 Political Prisoners in Less Than Six Months
  3345. PHILIPPINES: Media Landscape Remains ‘Largely Grim’ Despite Change In Leadership: Report
  3346. 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.”