CAMBODIA
1. NATION’S TALLEST BRIDGE OPENS FOR PUBLIC -- FRESH NEWS
Cambodia’s tallest bridge has been fully completed and is open to the public. Bridge No. 28, across the Russey Chrum River, is 90 metres high, 537 metres long, and 10 metres wide.
2. CAMBODIA-THAILAND COOPERATE ON WATER MANAGEMENT -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE
Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to draft a Memorandum of Understanding on transboundary water resources management. Both countries want to strengthen cooperation on transboundary water governance through knowledge sharing, technical collaboration and policy coordination.
INDONESIA
1. INDONESIA REOPENS SALT IMPORTS AS INDUSTRIES FACE RAW MATERIAL SHORTAGE -- JAKARTA GLOBE
Indonesia has officially reopened salt imports after mounting pressure from domestic industries unable to secure enough raw materials, according to Chief Food Affairs Minister Zulkifli Hasan.
2. CENTRAL PAPUA ROCKED BY FRESH UNREST -- THE JAKARTA POST
Human rights and religious groups have renewed calls for the cessation of military operations in Papua following fresh clashes between security forces and separatist groups in Central Papua’s Intan Jaya regency earlier this week.
MYANMAR
1. TWO LNG-FIRED POWER PLANTS TO BOOST ELECTRICITY SUPPLY -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
The Thilawa (Thanlyin) and Thakayta LNG-fired power plants in the Yangon Region will soon resume operations. Once these LNG-fired power plants function again, electricity distribution to industrial zones in the Yangon and Mandalay Regions will be given top priority.
2. DECLINING FUEL PRICES, STEADY OIL SUPPLY -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
Domestic fuel prices are dropping due to stable foreign exchange rates, a dip in international fuel prices and steady supply. There is a two-week reserve stock of fuel, and foreign fuel tankers continue to arrive on time.
SINGAPORE
1. CHEAP CHINESE GOODS ARE FLOODING SOUTH-EAST ASIA. CAN THE REGION TURN THE TIDE? -- THE STRAITS TIMES
Factory workers in Muar, known for its abundant high-quality rubberwood sourced from end-of-life-cycle rubber plantations, are working speedily to polish ready-to-assemble furniture pieces and arranging them into flat-pack boxes.
2. ADOPTION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IS ONE RACE SINGAPORE IS NOT KEEN ON WINNING -- CNA
In San Francisco today, booking a car ride does not necessarily mean having a driver pick you up at your location.
THAILAND
1. ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED FOR SEVENTEEN OVER BANGKOK BUILDING COLLAPSE - TYCOON 'PREMCHAI' TO HAND HIMSELF IN -- THE NATION
Thai police have issued arrest warrants for seventeen individuals in connection with the fatal collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building in Bangkok.
2. VIETNAM TRADE SET TO HIT $25BN -- BANGKOK POST
Thailand and Vietnam have agreed to promote economic links and work together to boost bilateral trade to US$25 billion (833 billion baht) a year in the near future, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said.
VIETNAM
1. SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS AT HYDROPOWER TRAGEDY -- VIETNAM NEWS
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has directed search and rescue operations following a landslide at the construction site of a hydropower plant in Lai Châu Province yesterday. Five people died and four others were injured in the disaster.
2. TRUMP-LINKED URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT APPROVED -- VIETNAM NEWS
Vietnam has approved a RM6.44 billion (US$1.5 billion) joint venture between Hưng Yên Investment and Development Group and IDG Capital, representing the Trump Organisation. The project will involve a mega urban and eco-tourism complex.
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