Category: Viewpoints

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

EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

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

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