INDONESIA
1.INDONESIA, MALAYSIA INK AGREEMENT TO ADVANCE RURAL DEVELOPMENT -- ANTARA
The Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions has established a partnership with the Malaysian government regarding rural development through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
2.SAR team ends 10-day search for missing journalists in Sunda Strait -- ANTARA
The joint search and rescue (SAR) team has officially called off a 10-day search operation for five journalists and three crew members who went missing aboard the Arupadatu I speedboat in the Sunda Strait.
LAOS
1.UXO SAFETY CAMPAIGN REACHES ONE MILLION PEOPLE -- VIENTIANE TIMES
The unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance teams have reached more than one million people with safety messages this year. The government is developing an Explosive Ordnance Risk Education strategy for 2027-2030.
2.EXERCISE TO COMBAT CROSS-BORDER CRIME -- VIENTIANE TIMES
Lao and Vietnamese security forces conducted a joint exercise simulating the interception and arrest of armed drug traffickers crossing the border, aimed at strengthening border security and preventing crime.
MYANMAR
1.CHICKEN FARMING OVER FISH PONDS BANNED -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
Authorities are tightening measures to ensure fish farms in Ayeyarwady, Yangon, and Bago regions follow good aquaculture practices, including a ban on raising chickens over fish ponds and using chicken manure as fish feed.
2.FUNDING NEEDED FOR FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
The Myanmar Football Federation president said adequate funding and proper financial management are crucial to developing Myanmar football, while the country also lacks international-standard football grounds.
PHILIPPINES
1.THE PHILIPPINES' DICT ACCEPTS BUDGET DEFERMENT AMID UNRESOLVED META CONCERNS -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY
The Philippines' Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has accepted the House of Representatives' deferment of its budget pending the resolution of long-standing concerns involving Meta.
2.THE PHILIPPINES PALACE SHORTENS GOV'T WORK HOURS ON SEPT 28 FOR NATIONAL FAMILY WEEK -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY
Malacañang has ordered shortened work hours in government offices on September 28 to give employees time to celebrate the 34th National Family Week and Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day with their families.
SINGAPORE
1. INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE PROPOSES FEE CAPS FOR ALL DISABILITY SERVICES, MORE FAMILIES TO RECEIVE SUBSIDIES - CNA
An inter-agency task force looking at measures to support families of people with disabilities has put forward its first set of recommendations, aimed at making services more affordable and accessible.
2. HAZE IN S’PORE: AIR QUALITY IMPROVING WITH CENTRAL REGION NOW IN MODERATE RANGE -- THE STRAITS TIMES
he air quality in Singapore has improved overnight with the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) in the central region of the island returning to the moderate range.
THAILAND
1. ANUTIN TELLS GOVERNORS TO ACT SWIFTLY ON FOREIGNER DEPORTATIONS -- THE NATION
Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has urged provincial governors to make full use of the law against foreigners who exploit or intimidate Thai people, calling for swift deportation when their conduct meets the relevant criteria.
2. GOVT TARGETS CITIZENSHIP LOOPHOLES -- BANGKOK POST
The government has ordered a review of Thai nationality application procedures and citizenship granted over the past year as it prepares amendments to the 1965 Nationality Act aimed at closing legal loopholes.
VIETNAM
1.PRESIDENT CALLS FOR ACTION AGAINST GRAFT -- VIETNAM PLUS
President To Lam has called for stronger action against corruption, wastefulness and other negative practices, urging officials to talk less, do more and see their work through to the end.
2.THREE KILLED, 16,000 HOMES DAMAGED IN FLOODS -- VIETNAMPLUS
Three people were killed by heavy rain, floods, and landslides while more than 16,000 homes were damaged and 25,000 hectares of crops and aquaculture were affected in northern and north-central localities of Vietnam.
-- BERNAMA