INDONESIA
1. INDONESIA PLANS TO BUILD US$24.6 MILLION HOSPITAL IN GAZA -- JAKARTA GLOBE
Indonesia is planning to build a hospital in Gaza City, and this ambitious project will have a price tag of IDR 402 billion or approximately US$24.6 million, according to the organisations responsible for the initiative. Philanthropy Maemuna Center Indonesia and the Bogor-based humanitarian organisation Aqsa Working Group initiated the project as a means to show solidarity for Palestinians.
2. SMALLER ‘MUDIK’ AHEAD AS ECONOMY BITES -- THE JAKARTA POST
The government is expecting a significant drop in the number of people partaking in the Aidilfitri tradition of mudik (exodus) this year as many Indonesians endure a tougher financial situation amid President Prabowo Subianto’s sweeping austerity measures.
SINGAPORE
1. OPPOSITION PARTIES REVIEW STRATEGIES, RALLY SUPPORT DESPITE GRIPES OVER BOUNDARY CHANGES -- THE STRAITS TIMES
Several opposition parties are reviewing their strategies after changes to the electoral map, with some labelling themselves underdogs to drum up support and raise funds for the hustings.
2. FROM BROKEN TAPS TO MISSING SOAP: WHY IT'S SO HARD TO CLEAN UP COFFEE SHOP, HAWKER CENTRE TOILETS -- CNA
No matter how packed the coffee shop gets during lunch hour, there is a table that hairdresser Jasmine Ong will avoid at all costs – the one right next to the toilet.
THAILAND
1. SEVEN KILLED AS DAO KHANONG EXPRESSWAY BRIDGE COLLAPSES ON RAMA II ROAD -- THE NATION
The under-construction Dao Khanong Expressway Bridge collapsed onto Rama II Road in Bangkok’s Chom Thong district at 1:48 am on Saturday. Initial reports confirm seven fatalities and many injuries. Authorities are searching for about 30 people believed to be trapped under the debris.
2. 'NO PRESSURE' TO PROBE SKYY9 -- BANGKOK POST
Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday that he was not under any pressure to set up an inquiry panel to investigate allegations involving a controversial Social Security Office (SSO) building purchase.
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