TOP NEWS HEADLINES IN INDONESIA, THE PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE & THAILAND : OCT 22, 2025

INDONESIA

1.GOVT CUTS DOMESTIC AIRFARES BY UP TO 14 PCT FOR HOLIDAYS -- JAKARTA GLOBE

The Transportation Ministry has announced a 13 to 14 per cent cut in domestic airfares for the 2025 Christmas and 2026 New Year travel period, following President Prabowo Subianto’s directive to maintain economic momentum and strengthen household spending in the second half of the year.

2.PRABOWO-GIBRAN ADMINISTRATION GETS LOW SCORES -- THE JAKARTA POST

As President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka marked their first year in office on Monday, a new report revealed that public confidence in their administration remains low, with both leaders receiving average performance scores of three and two out of 10, respectively.

​​​​​​PHILIPPINES

1. MIGRANT WORKERS SECRETARY SAYS FILIPINOS AMONG MOST TRUSTED IN HUNGARY - PNA

Filipinos in Hungary are regarded as among the most trusted and valued members of the workforce, Hungarian officials told Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac during a high-level bilateral meeting on Monday.

2. OVER 36,000 APPLY FOR VOTER REGISTRATION ON FIRST DAY NATIONWIDE - PNA

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said it received more than 36,000 applications for registration during the first day of the nationwide resumption of voter enlistment on Monday.

SINGAPORE

1.NEW ARTWORK TO ENLIVEN 40 MRT STATIONS FROM 2026 -- THE STRAITS TIMES

New artwork will be added to 40 MRT stations along the North-South and East-West lines from 2026.

2.PM WONG CONGRATULATES NEW JAPAN PM TAKAICHI SANAE -- CNA

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (Oct 21) congratulated his Japanese counterpart Takaichi Sanae on her appointment.

THAILAND  

1. TWO-DAY SPECIAL JBC MEETING STARTS IN CHANTHABURI -- THE NATION

Thailand and Cambodia begin a two-day special JBC meeting in Chanthaburi to address Cambodian encroachment in Sa Kaeo’s Ban Nong Chan and Ban Nong Ya Kaew.  

2. FIVE NEW MEASURES AIMS TO BOOST DOMESTIC TOURISM -- BANGKOK POST

The government has approved five new measures to boost domestic tourism in the final quarter to prevent the economy from slowing down before the year's end, according to finance permanent secretary Lavaron Sangsnit.

-- BERNAMA