INDONESIA
1.BUSINESSES SLAM NEW TAX-FILING SYSTEM -- THE JAKARTA POST
Indonesian businesses have expressed frustration about the many problems they have encountered with the newly rolled out digitalised taxation administration system called Coretax.
2.VIETNAM, QATAR TO INVEST IN INDONESIA’S CATTLE FARMING -- JAKARTA GLOBE
Vietnamese and Qatari investors are “very serious” about investing in Indonesia’s cattle breeding as Jakarta seeks to import hundreds of thousands of cows this year, according to Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman.
LAOS
1.PUBLIC WARNED OF RISING UNHEALTHY AIR - - VIENTIANE TIMES
The public has been advised to be alert as the rising air pollution in some places exceeding PM2.5 may pose health risks. Children, the elderly and those with respiratory conditions are advised to restrict outdoor activities, wear masks and consult doctors if they have any respiratory symptoms.
2. LAOS-JAPAN MARK DECADES OF ROBUST COOPERATION - - VIENTIANE TIMES
Laos and Japan marked the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relationship and the 60th anniversary of Japan International Cooperation Agency's (JICA) assistance to the country. JICA has supported Laos in developing infrastructure, legislation, health, agriculture, education and forest conservation.
MYANMAR
1.NEW INVESTMENTS TO CREATE OVER 1,500 JOBS - - THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
The Myanmar Investment Commission approved one new foreign investment venture and 13 new local projects this year. The projects, worth RM16 million (US$3.7 million), can create 1,544 jobs. They include automobile assembly, agricultural equipment production, hotel services and healthcare services.
2.FLOATING CLINIC OFFERS MULTIPLE TREATMENTS - - THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
A military hospital ship “Thanlwin” arrived in Yangon yesterday to deliver healthcare services to locals along the coastal region. Medical specialists, doctors and nurses joined the ship’s mobile medical team to offer eyes, paediatric, orthopaedic, ENT, dental and oral health treatment.
VIETNAM
1.CHINA TOP MARKET FOR VIETNAMESE CASSAVA EXPORTS - - VIETNAM NEWS
China remained Vietnam’s largest export market for cassava and cassava products last year. It exported 2.62 million tonnes of cassava and cassava products valued at about RM5 billion (US$1.15 billion). Other smaller markets include the European Union, South Korea, Japan and the United States.
2.OVER 130 FATALITIES DURING NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS - - VIETNAM PLUS
The Traffic Police Department announced that 308 traffic accidents occurred nationwide — resulting in 137 fatalities and 257 injuries in the first six days of the Lunar New Year. Compared to the same period in 2024, this marks a significant decrease.
SINGAPORE
1.‘WE WERE SCARED TO LOSE OUR JOBS’: NEE SOON EAST ESTATE CLEANERS WHO GAVE MANAGER KICKBACKS -- THE STRAITS TIMES
It started with an anonymous complaint from a member of the public about migrant worker cleaners in their estate giving money to their manager.
2.'I WORRY IF HE’S TAKEN CARE OF': THE TEARS AND FEARS OF MILLENNIAL CAREGIVERS TO SIBLINGS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS -- CNA
Vaduvkarasi Chandramogan was hitting it off with a guy she met, until he confessed that his mother had asked him: "What if you get married to her and have a child with autism?”
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