CAMBODIA
1.ADB READY TO SUPPORT DEVELOPING HIGH SKILLED WORKFORCE -- FRESH NEWS
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it will continue to support the development of a highly skilled workforce through the skills development programmes. ADB will assist to mobilise financing to build a quality education system and develop human capital.
2.CAMBODIA MAINTAINS TS NEUTRAL STANCE -- FRESH NEWS
Cambodian reaffirmed its independent, neutral and non-aligned foreign policy in the international arena. The Kingdom will continue to contribute to international peace-building initiatives, strengthen partnerships with other nations based on international law and the nation’s interests.
INDONESIA
1.TNI GENERAL APPOINTED TO LEAD CUSTOMS -- THE JAKARTA POST
President Prabowo Subianto will reportedly appoint Lt Gen Djaka Budi Utama, a military officer and former member of a special forces team implicated in the abduction of activists, to lead the country’s customs office. This move is seen as part of the President’s growing reliance on military figures to fill key civilian posts.
2.FORMER SRITEX BOSS ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING RP 692 BLN IN STATE BANK LOANS -- JAKARTA GLOBE
Former CEO of textile giant Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex), Iwan Setiawan Lukminto, has been named a corruption suspect in a major credit fraud case involving multiple regional and state-owned banks, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced Wednesday evening.
LAOS
1.PM TO ATTEND ASEAN SUMMIT IN MALAYSIA -- VIENTIANE TIMES
Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone will lead a Lao delegation to Malaysia on May 25 to attend the 46th ASEAN Summit. This year’s ASEAN Chair, Malaysia, is hosting the summit and related meetings under the theme ‘Inclusivity and Sustainability’.
2.LAO WORKING TOWARDS GLOBAL FOOD CODE -- VIENTIANE TIMES
Laos is collaborating with the Food and Agriculture Organisation to improve national food safety standards and public health. The partnership is to enhance food safety awareness and encourage global food safety guidelines.
MYANMAR
1.ASEAN TRANSPORT POLICY MAKERS MEET IN YANGON -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
Myanmar hosted the 59th ASEAN Senior Transport Officials Meeting and the 4th ASEAN-United States Senior Transport Officials Meeting in Yangon yesterday. The host supported ASEAN’s strategies in line with the bloc’s vision to improve its multimodal transport infrastructure.
2.RUSSIAN-SUPPORTED STEEL MILL TO BEGIN OPERATIONS -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
The No 2 Steel Mill in Taunggyi Township, Shan State — a joint venture between Myanmar Economic Cooperation and Russian state-owned TPE Co Ltd will begin its operations soon. The mill can produce 200,000 metric tonnes of raw steel and 720,000 tonnes of iron ore.
SINGAPORE
1.S’PORE KEEPS 2025 GROWTH FORECAST AT 0% TO 2%, THOUGH OUTLOOK ‘IMPROVED SLIGHTLY’ FROM TRADE TRUCES -- THE STRAITS TIMES
The Government is keeping Singapore’s economic growth forecast for 2025 at zero per cent to 2 per cent, though it said the external demand outlook for the rest of the year has “improved slightly”, given the tariff truces that have de-escalated global trade tensions.
2.SINGAPORE MAINTAINS 2025 GROWTH FORECAST AT 0-2%; ECONOMY GREW 3.9% IN Q1 -- CNA
Singapore has maintained its growth forecast for the year at a range of 0 to 2 per cent, even as data on Thursday (May 22) showed the economy grew slightly faster than expected in the first quarter of 2025.
THAILAND
1. BMA GEARS UP TO FIGHT FLOODS DURING RAINY SEASON -- THE NATION
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Drainage and Sewerage Department announced on Wednesday that it has fully prepared measures to prevent or mitigate flooding in the capital during this rainy season.
2. CANNABIS USERS IN THAILAND 'WILL NEED MEDICAL CERTIFICATES' -- BANGKOK POST
Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin says cannabis users in Thailand will be required to have medical certificates to make sure that the plant is used for medical purposes only.
VIETNAM
1.INVESTOR-FRIENDLY BANKING LAWS TO WOO FOREIGN CAPITAL -- VIETNAMPLUS
The State Bank is simplifying the process to open indirect investment accounts in Vietnam from June 16. The new move is to streamline administrative procedures, remove barriers and ease foreign capital flow into Vietnam’s stock market.
2. TRUMP BRAND SWEEPS ACROSS VIETNAM -- VIETNAMPLUS
The Trump International Hung Yen project is expected to promote sustainable development for the northern province of Hung Yen and Vietnam. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the luxury residential and tourism complex yesterday.
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