Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore & Thailand: March 10, 2026

INDONESIA 

1. TWO AUSTRALIANS SENTENCED 16 YEARS FOR BALI MURDER OF FELLOW AUSSIE -- ANTARA

The Denpasar District Court sentenced two Australian nationals, Mevlut Coskun (22) and Paea-I-Middlemore Tupou (26), to 16 years imprisonment for the murder of an Australian national.

2. PRABOWO WARNS OF GLOBAL TURMOIL, URGES INDONESIA'S READINESS -- ANTARA

Prabowo Subianto warned that Indonesia must prepare for economic and political challenges stemming from global conflicts, including escalating tensions in the Middle East, stressing national resilience and unity to confront potential disruptions.

PHILIPPINES

1.  CAVITE TRADER, PAL YIELD 3 KILOS OF SHABU IN LANAO SUR DRUG BUST -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY

 Authorities arrested two businessmen on Monday and confiscated over PHP20.7 million worth of illegal drugs in Picong, Lanao del Sur, police said Tuesday.

2. TROUGH OF LPA CONTINUES TO DRENCH MOST OF PH -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY

The trough of a low-pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) will bring rains over most parts of the country, the weather bureau said Tuesday.

SINGAPORE

1. SINGAPORE LOGISTICS FIRMS COULD FACE 50 PCT COST SURGE AS MIDDLE EAST CARGO STALLS AMID TENSIONS -- CNA

Singapore logistics firms are bracing for cost increases of up to 50 per cent as cargo bound for the Middle East grinds to a near-halt amid escalating regional tensions that have driven up fuel prices and prompted shipping lines to suspend routes. 

2. STUDY FINDS JURONG ISLAND POWER PLANT MAY NOT IMPACT CORALS, BUT EXPERTS RAISE QUESTIONS ON METHODS -- THE STRAITS TIMES

An environmental study for one of the first developments in an area of Jurong Island carved out for low-carbon technologies has found that its impacts on the marine environment would be limited.

THAILAND 

1. THAI MILITARY SAYS "WHOEVER IS WHERE, STAYS THERE" AMID TALK OF POST-SONGKRAN LAND TALKS WITH CAMBODIA -- THE NATION

Air Chief Marshal Prapas Sonjaidee says Thailand will stick to a Dec 27, 2025, joint statement on the border - “whoever is where must stay there” - warning against misinformation and saying any talks should go through the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission after a new government is formed.

2. TOURISM BRACES FOR IMPACT OF MIDEAST WAR -- BANGKOK POST

Thai tourism should brace for an influx of foreigners seeking a safe haven amid growing geopolitical conflict, similar to the surge experienced during the Russia-Ukraine War a few years ago, when Russian arrivals rose to 1.74 million in 2024, significantly impacting property markets in tourism cities.

-- BERNAMA