CAMBODIA
1.CONFLICTS THREATEN PEACE, DEVELOPMENT -- FRESH NEWS
Cambodia Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn warned that escalating conflicts are exposing the fragility of peace, threatening decades of development, disrupting supply chains, raising food and energy costs, and deepening insecurity.
2.ISC-2 CALLS FOR STRONGER PARLIAMENTARY DIPLOMACY -- AGENCE KAMPCHUEA PRESSE
Delegates to the Second Inter-Parliamentary Speakers’ Conference (ISC-2) highlighted the role of parliamentary diplomacy in advancing peace, stability and development. The conference concluded yesterday.
INDONESIA
1.INDONESIA STUDIES CASSAVA-BASED TECHNOLOGY TO FIGHT LAND FIRES -- ANTARA
Indonesia is studying cassava-based technology as a potential tool to combat forest and land fires, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Head Arif Satria said on Friday.
2.INDONESIA SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN HALAL VALUE CHAINS TO BOOST GDP -- ANTARA
Indonesia is seeking to strengthen its halal value chains to increase the halal industry's contribution to gross domestic product (GDP), Head of the Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH) Ahmad Haikal Hasan said Friday.
PHILIPPINES
1. PHILIPPINE DOH PROBES ALLEGED VACCINE-RELATED DEATHS- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday began probing the reported deaths of children following the Phase 3 rollout of its Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunisation Activity (MR-SIA).
2. UP TO 4 PHILIPPINE PESOS PER LITRE OIL PRICE ROLLBACK POSSIBLE NEXT WEEK-- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY Domestic fuel prices are projected to decline by as much as PHP4 per litre, after a big jump this week, as market expectations for the risks from the US-Iran conflict eased this week.
SINGAPORE
1. LTA ASSESSING WHETHER SINGAPORE VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED BY CHINA ELECTRONIC DOOR RECALLS - CNA
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is assessing whether vehicles in Singapore are affected by a major recall exercise in China over concerns about electronic door systems, but said on Friday (Aug 28) that it has not received reports of difficulties operating the doors or accessing their mechanical emergency releases.
2. NEPAL-TIBET FLOODS: S’PORE TO CONTRIBUTE $127,000 TO SINGAPORE RED CROSS FUND-RAISING EFFORTS -- THE STRAITS TIMES
Singapore will contribute US$100,000 (S$127,000) as seed money for the Singapore Red Cross’ (SRC) public fund-raising efforts in response to severe floods along the Nepal-China border this week.
VIETNAM
1.STATE BANK PUSHES DIGITAL AGENDA -- VIETNAMPLUS
The State Bank of Vietnam announced that the banking sector will leverage population data to develop new applications, electronic identification and authentication to drive the national digital transformation agenda.
2.KHANH HOA PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES -- VIETNAMPLUS
The south-central Khanh Hoa province is modernising its fisheries sector to make it greener and more sustainable. It is building on its rich marine resources, infrastructure and strong processing and export capacity.
-- BERNAMA