INDONESIA
1. GOVT DELAYS DATA RELAY AMID REVENUE DROP CONCERNS -- THE JAKARTA POST
The Finance Ministry’s unusual failure to disseminate state budget data has experts projecting that the country might see declining revenue in the first few months of this year, partly due to the faulty implementation of the Coretax system and a weakening economy at large, among other factors.
2. JORDI CRUYFF ARRIVES IN INDONESIA TO BEGIN ROLE AS NATIONAL TEAM TECHNICAL ADVISOR -- JAKARTA GLOBE
Jordi Cruyff, son of Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff, arrived in Indonesia on Sunday evening to officially begin his tenure as the technical advisor for the national team.
SINGAPORE
1. RIDING INTO HISTORY: SINGAPORE'S LAST BENDY BUSES ON THE ROAD -- CNA
For Mr Wafi Ammar Ahsanul Kalam and his girlfriend, bendy buses played an unexpected but pivotal role in their love story.
2. FOUR IN FIVE INVESTORS REMAIN CONFIDENT ABOUT SINGAPORE STOCKS: SURVEY -- THE STRAITS TIMES
Investors remain bullish about local stocks despite concerns over low dividends, meagre capital gains and weak market liquidity, noted a new survey.
THAILAND
1. PM ORDERS TIGHTER SECURITY FOLLOWING FATAL BOMB ATTACKS IN DEEP SOUTH -- THE NATION
PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra vows to tighten security in the deep South after fatal insurgent attacks in Narathiwat. She plans to increase night-shift security forces and ensure full compensation for victims' families.
2. PRESIDENT COULD AXE MOTION -- BANGKOK POST
Parliament President Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has indicated he will not include a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawtra on parliament's agenda if the opposition refuses to remove any mention of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra from the motion.
-- BERNAMA
