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