INDONESIA
1.FIVE DEAD AFTER FERRY FIRE OFF EAST JAVA, 232 EVACUATED -- ANTARA
Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said 232 people were evacuated from the passenger ferry Mutiara Sentosa 2 after it caught fire off the northern coast of Sumenep, East Java, leaving five people dead.
2.NUSANTARA JUDICIAL BUILDINGS 12.41 PERCENT COMPLETE: IKN AUTHORITY -- ANTARA
Construction of key facilities for the Constitutional Court (MK) and Judicial Commission (KY) in Indonesia's future capital, Nusantara (IKN), East Kalimantan, has reached 12.41 percent completion, according to the Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN).
PHILIPPINES
1.SWIFT ARREST, SURRENDER RESOLVE 2 BULACAN KILLINGS -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY
The Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) resolved two high-profile gun slayings in Bulacan over the weekend following a swift suspect arrest in Baliwag City on Sunday and a voluntary surrender in Sta. Maria the previous day.
2.TEODORO SAYS WPS STAND LEGAL DUTY, NOT POLITICAL BELIEF -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY
Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. clarified that his call for resignation of government officials, who are unwilling to uphold the Philippines' position on the West Philippine Sea (WPS), is rooted in their legal obligations, not their personal or political beliefs.
SINGAPORE
1. WORKERS' PARTY TO TABLE MOTION CALLING FOR AN 'ECONOMY OF THE FUTURE' FOR ALL SINGAPOREANS - CNA
The Workers' Party (WP) will be introducing a motion in parliament on Tuesday (Aug 4) calling for an "economy of the future" that works for all Singaporeans.
2. PIONEER COHORT TO GRADUATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS SINGAPORE IN AUGUST -- THE STRAITS TIMES
Singapore’s first arts university will see its inaugural cohort of students graduate in August, two years after it opened.
THAILAND
1. THAILAND DISPUTES UN RAPPORTEUR'S ACCOUNT OF CAMBODIA CONFLICT -- THE NATION
Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected claims that the country initiated the conflict with Cambodia and disputed figures cited by UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews. It also maintained that Thailand was prepared to rebuild bilateral relations if Cambodia demonstrated genuine cooperation.
2. GOVT REVIEWS POWER DEALS -- BANGKOK POST
The government is reviewing long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with private producers as part of efforts to lower electricity prices, Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt said on Sunday.
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