TOP NEWS HEADLINES IN SINGAPORE, THAILAND, INDONESIA, VIETNAM AND MYANMAR: SEPT 29, 2024

SINGAPORE

1. ‘I MIGHT HAVE TO CLOSE IN A FEW YEARS’: SINGAPORE’S ‘MAMAK SHOPS’ COULD SOON DISAPPEAR -- THE STRAITS TIMES

The Hwa Lee Provision Store has been an enduring fixture of the void deck at Block 304 Shunfu Road for 40 years.

2. ISRAEL’S KILLING OF NASRALLAH: WHO COULD BE HEZBOLLAH’S NEW LEADER, AND HOW WILL IRAN REACT? -- CNA

Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah will have repercussions not only in Lebanon, but across the region, as the weakened militant group scrambles to reorganise, analysts said.

THAILAND

1. PAETONGTARN VISITS FLOOD-HIT AREAS IN CHIANG RAI -- The Nation

Prime minister monitors relief efforts, promises early clearing of mud from roads.

2. HANDOUT RECIPIENTS URGED TO AVOID ALCOHOL -- Bangkok Post

Anti-drunk driving campaigners are urging recipients of the government’s 10,000-baht cash handout

not to spend the money on alcohol, in order to prevent accidents.

INDONESIA

1. PRESIDENT JOKOWI HONORED WITH GOLDEN SHARK BREVET BY INDONESIAN NAVY -- JAKARTA GLOBE

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was awarded the Golden Shark brevet by the Indonesian Navy during a ceremony aboard the Republic of Indonesia Ship (KRI) dr. Radjiman Widyodiningrat (RJW-992) in Jakarta Bay on Saturday. The brevet was presented by the Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander General Agus Subiyanto.

2. BALI REVEALS RISE IN TOURIST DEPORTATION FIGURES IN 2024 -- THE BALI SUN

Leaders in Bali have revealed the latest deportation figures for foreigners in the province year to date. While the vast majority of Bali’s over 4.5 million international arrivals in the year to August have been law-abiding and culturally respectful, Bali is committed to reducing the small but significant number of unruly visitors to the province.

MYANMAR

1. MYANMAR WORKERS IN MALAYSIA REACH OUT TO FLOOD VICTIMS -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Five Myanmar philanthropic organisations based in Malaysia donated five tonnes of clothes to flood victims in their homeland who suffered from Typhoon Yagi. Myanmar migrant workers and Malaysians organised the donation campaign and they are targeting to donate 20 tonnes of clothes.

2. MYANMAR AIMS TO ERADICATE RABIES BY 2030 -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

During the 18th World Rabies Day ceremony, Myanmar announced it will eradicate the disease outbreak by 2030 in line with the global “Zero Rabies Human Death by 2030” theme. Health awareness campaigns and dog vaccination programmes will be promoted to achieve the goal.

VIETNAM  

1. MALAYSIA SHOWCASES EDUCATION, MICE EXPO IN HANOI -- VIETNAM NEWS

The Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board organised Malaysia’s EduTourism and MICE expo (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) in Hanoi to woo Vietnamese students. The two-day event highlighted homestay tourism, visa facilities, local cultural experiences and educational programmes.

2. AGRI, FORESTRY, FISHERY TRADE TURNOVER HIT NEARLY $70 BILLION -- VIETNAM NEWS

Vietnam’s agricultural, forestry, and fishery trade turnover touched US$69.84 billion in the first nine months of this year. Wood, forest products, seafood, fruit and vegetables, coffee, and rice topped the exports. Vietnam’s trade surplus in the segments stood at US$12.4 billion.

-- BERNAMA