1.PROTESTERS DECRY ‘BARE MINIMUM’ GOVT RESPONSE — THE JAKARTA POST
Protesters, workers and civil groups claim Prabowo Subianto’s administration and the government-controlled House of Representatives have fallen far short in addressing demands raised during the recent nationwide protests, despite their reactions and concessions.
2.WORSHIP HALL COLLAPSE KILLS 3, INJURES MORE THAN 80 WOMEN IN INDONESIA — JAKARTA GLOBE
At least three people were killed and 84 others injured when a building hosting a religious gathering collapsed in Bogor, Indonesia, on Sunday morning.
LAOS
1.CUBA-LAOS FIRM UP OLD BILATERAL TIES — VIENTIANE TIMES Cuban President Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith pledged to strengthen their longstanding bilateral ties. Both leaders appreciated their cooperation in judicial, trade, health, education, agriculture and socio-cultural areas.
2.LAO CALLS FOR GLOBAL PEACE, STABILITY — VIENTIANE TIMES Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has urged for deeper international cooperation to promote peace and stability in the Asia Pacific region amid global uncertainties. He was speaking at the 10th Eastern Economic Forum held in Russia last week.
THE PHILIPPINES
1. 3-MAN FLOOD PROJECTS PROBE COMMISSION TO WIELD ALL NECESSARY POWERS – PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY (PNA)
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the soon-to-be unveiled three-member commission tasked to investigate anomalies in flood control projects will have sweeping powers, including the authority to recommend the filing of charges and to summon all government agencies.
2.‘ANG LALIM NG BULOK’: MARCOS LAMENTS DECADES-OLD CORRUPTION – PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY (PNA)
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. decried the “deeply rotten” corruption in public infrastructure projects but said he has no regrets becoming Chief Executive as it gives him the chance to fix systemic ills.
SINGAPORE
1.COMPUTING TO BE OFFERED AS ELECTIVE SUBJECT TO UPPER SECONDARY STUDENTS IN S’PORE FROM 2026 — THE STRAITS TIMES
From 2026, all upper secondary students can opt to do computing as an elective subject, in a bid to equip students with increasingly important digital and computational thinking skills.
2.WHY SOME DOMESTIC HELPERS RISK MOONLIGHTING – AND WHAT IT COULD COST THEM — CNA
When a former employer asked her to help clean his house for just one day, migrant domestic worker Alice (not her real name) agreed, though hesitantly.
VIETNAM
1.COUNCIL SETS HIGH GROWTH TARGETS — VIETNAM NEWS The government aims to achieve an economic growth rate of 8.3 to 8.5 per cent this year and a double-digit expansion in the coming years. High-speed railways, nuclear energy and an international financial hub are being developed to propel the economy.
2.IMPORTS OF AMERICAN FOOD PRODUCTS SURGING — VIETNAM NEWS Vietnam imported more than RM44 billion (US$10.5 billion) worth of fruits, seafood and raw materials from the United States in the first seven months of this year. The US is the second-largest fruit supplier to Vietnam after China.
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