INDONESIA
1.MOUNT ANAK KRAKATAU ERUPTION GROUNDS EIGHT INDONESIAN AIRPORTS -- ANTARA
The fallout from Mount Anak Krakatau’s eruption expanded rapidly on Sunday as Indonesian authorities shut down eight regional airports-up from an initial six-grounding air traffic across Western Java and Southern Sumatra due to drifting volcanic ash.
2.GOVT READIES ALTERNATIVE AIRPORTS AS SIX CLOSED OVER VOLCANIC ASH -- ANTARA
The Indonesian government is preparing three alternative airports for domestic and international flights while six airports remain closed because volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau has disrupted aviation operations.
LAOS
1.LAOS BOLSTERS TRADE TIES WITH KAZAKHSTAN -- VIENTIANE TIMES
President Thongloun and Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pledged to improve bilateral cooperation during talks in Astana, focusing on trade and investment, transport, energy, education and digital development.
2.LAOS SEEKS CLOSER GOLD MARKET LINKS -- VIENTIANE TIMES
Laos is seeking closer links with international gold markets as the Lao Gold Festival 2026 brings together investors, businesses and financial institutions to promote Lao gold products and investment opportunities.
MYANMAR
1.MAGWAY TO PRODUCE NEEM PRODUCTS -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
The Neem Pesticide Factory in Magway will produce eight high-value products for domestic and international markets. The factory will manufacture natural fertilisers from neem seed husks and neem pesticides from crude neem oil.
2.FARMS GET IRRIGATION BOOST -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
More than 34,000 acres of monsoon paddy are receiving irrigation water from the Aingma and Mezali diversion dams in Magway Region. This will help thousands of farmers throughout the monsoon rice cultivation period.
PHILIPPINES
1.RECTO: 64 PER CENT BUDGET CUT WON’T HAMPER PALACE OPS -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY
The Office of the President (OP) will continue to perform its core functions despite a proposed 64-percent cut in its 2027 budget, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said Sunday.
2.FIVE PER CENT PAY HIKE TO BOOST MORALE OF PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) PERSONNEL -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY
The five percent increase in the base pay of uniformed personnel starting next year is expected to boost the morale of police officers as they continue serving communities nationwide.
SINGAPORE
1.AS OTHER ASIAN EQUITY MARKETS BOOM, SINGAPORE SEES VALUE OVER VOLUME IN SGX'S IPO REBOUND - CNA
On paper, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) appears overshadowed by red-hot initial public offering (IPO) markets across Asia in 2026. But analysts say the apparent gap masks a genuine turnaround taking place on the Singapore bourse.
2.SINGAPORE MUST NEVER ALLOW PREJUDICE AGAINST ANY COMMUNITY TO BECOME ACCEPTED OR NORMALISED: PM WONG -- THE STRAITS TIMES
The Republic must never allow prejudice against any community to become accepted or normalised, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
THAILAND
1.THAILAND FACES ANTI-BRIBERY HURDLE IN 2028 OECD BID -- THE NATION
Thailand is preparing three legal reforms on foreign bribery, corporate liability and tax deductions for bribes to advance its OECD application.
2.OIL LEAK AT DATA CENTRE SPARKS CONCERNS -- BANGKOK POST
Pollution officials are inspecting a Bangkok data centre after oil-contaminated waste entered drainage pipes, raising concerns that it could reach Rama IX Canal and affect nearby communities.
VIETNAM
1.BEAUTY PAGEANT BOOSTS TOURISM -- VIETNAMPLUS
The just-concluded 73rd Miss World pageant in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa welcomed around 95,000 visitors, including about 38,000 international visitors.
2.VIETNAM, NARA TO BOOST TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION -- VIETNAMPLUS
Vietnam has urged Nara Governor Yamashita Makoto to encourage businesses in the prefecture to expand technology transfer and high-quality human resource training. It also called for greater cooperation in digital and green transformation.
-- BERNAMA