INDONESIA
1.JOKOWI NOT RUNNING FOR PSI CHAIRMANSHIP: KAESANG -- ANTARA
Joko Widodo (Jokowi), the seventh president of Indonesia, has decided not to run for the chairmanship of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), according to his youngest son and incumbent chairperson, Kaesang Pangarep. Kaesang said that he and his father communicated intensively on the subject over the past week.
2.SECOND BOMB THREAT IN THREE DAYS FORCES SAUDIA PLANE TO LAND IN N. SUMATRA -- JAKARTA GLOBE
A Saudia Airlines aircraft carrying 376 Indonesian hajj pilgrims and 13 crew from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Surabaya in East Java, was forced to make an emergency landing at Kualanamu International Airport in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, on Saturday morning following a suspected bomb threat.
MYANMAR
1. COMMERCIAL-SCALE SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
The government is exploring commercial-scale solar energy generation to support factories. It is contemplating to provide special incentives for companies to generate solar power and urge local producers to manufacture high-quality solar panels using local raw materials.
2. AGRI, LIVESTOCK ZONING TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
Authorities will focus on implementing agriculture and livestock zones in Yangon to ensure food safety for the city. These zones aim to supply livestock, fish, eggs and vegetables for the more than seven million population of the region daily.
SINGAPORE
1.‘FORDOW IS GONE’: TRUMP SAYS US FORCES BOMBED IRAN NUCLEAR SITES -- THE STRAITS TIMES/REUTERS
US President Donald Trump on June 21 said that a “very successful attack” on three nuclear sites in Iran had been successfully carried out, including at Fordow.
2.US HAS STRUCK 3 IRANIAN NUCLEAR SITES, TRUMP SAYS, JOINING ISRAELI AIR CAMPAIGN -- CNA/AP
President Donald Trump said on Saturday (Jun 21) that the US military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to decapitate the country's nuclear programme in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.
VIETNAM
1.US ANTI-DUMPING PROBE AGAINST PLYWOOD EXPORTERS -- VIETNAMPLUS
Nearly 100 Vietnamese plywood exporters to the United States (US) will be probed for anti-dumping. The US Department of Commerce has initiated anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into hardwood and decorative plywood products imported from Vietnam.
2.SME OPERATORS TOLD TO EMBRACE DIGITALISATION -- VIETNAM NEWS
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ho Chi Minh City have been urged to embrace digital and AI transformations to remain competitive and achieve sustainable growth. The city's digital economy is expected to contribute 25 per cent to its local economy by 2030.
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