TOP NEWS HEADLINES IN MYANMAR, THE PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE & VIETNAM : NOV 30, 2025

MYANMAR

1.RUBBER EXPORTS REACH 150,000 METRIC TONNES -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR 

Myanmar shipped almost 150,000 metric tonnes of rubber in the past eight months. It has a production capacity of over 300,000 tonnes.  About 80 per cent of rubber is exported.

2.GUIDELINES TO PROTECT GOLD BUYERS -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR 

The Yangon Region Precious Metal (Gold) Dealers Association announced strict guidelines for gold shop owners, gold refining businesses and goldsmiths. The new rules are to protect consumers and prevent market manipulation. 

PHILIPPINES

1.MARCOS ON BONIFACIO DAY: UPHOLD DIGNITY, LOVE OF COUNTRY -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday called on Filipinos to uphold courage, dignity, and love of country as the nation marked the 162nd birth anniversary of Gat Andres Bonifacio, a commemoration that comes amid heightened public clamor for accountability in government.

2.FIVE WEATHER SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO AFFECT PHILIPPINE -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY 

Shear line and four other weather systems will continue to affect the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday.

SINGAPORE

1.YOUNG AND ON THE STREETS: NUMBER OF UNDER-35S ROUGH SLEEPING ON THE RISE IN SINGAPORE -- THE STRAITS TIMES

At 17, Jemina (not her real name) packed her bags and left home. After her father died and her mother remarried, the house no longer felt safe to her. There was often no food at home for her after school or during holidays, and she would stay in her room.

2.IMH STUDIES MODIFIED PTSD TREATMENT TO STOP MILD DEPRESSION FROM WORSENING -- THE STRAITS TIMES

The Institute of Mental Health researchers are studying whether a modified version of a treatment typically used for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can help prevent major depression in those who have mild symptoms of the condition and a history of childhood adversity.

VIETNAM

1.ADVANCING INTO CHINESE CONSUMER MARKET -- VIETNAMPLUS

The Vietnamese Embassy hosted the “Vietnam Goods Day in China and Vietnamese Fruit Festival”  in Beijing on November 29 to tap the burgeoning Chinese market. It is aimed at encouraging Vietnamese enterprises to penetrate overseas markets.

2.TYPHOON KOTO INFLICTS DAMAGES ON MARINE FARMS -- VIETNAM NEWS 

Typhoon Koto, which lashed parts of Vietnam, has left one person dead and three others are missing. Fish cages and aquaculture pens were damaged in Lam Dong province, located in the south of the Central Highlands.

-- BERNAMA