2.RUSSIAN AID FOR CONFLICT-HIT FAMILIES -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE 

Russia continued to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by the border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand. Its embassy in Phnom Penh donated basic household items to the Cambodian Red Cross, its third donation. 

MYANMAR

1.BRIEFING FOR FOREIGN ELECTION OBSERVERS -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR 

The government held a briefing session for foreign election observers yesterday, ahead of the third phase of the elections, which is being held today. Officials explained the preparations and the objective of the multiparty democratic general election.

2.RUSSIA SENDS SUNFLOWER OIL AS AID -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR 

Russia dispatched 250 metric tonnes of sunflower oil to Myanmar as humanitarian aid. The sunflower oil fortified with vitamins A and D was donated through the World Food Programme in Yangon.

VIETNAM

1.PUTIN CONGRATULATES VIETNAMESE LEADERSHIP -- VIETNAMPLUS

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated To Lam after he was re-elected as the party’s general secretary at the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Lam reaffirmed that Russia is a close partner in Europe.

2.EMPOWERING STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES -- VIETNAMPLUS

The Politburo issued a resolution to restructure state-owned enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City by 2030. There are 50 state-owned enterprises in the country, considered among the largest in Southeast Asia.

THAILAND

1. SOCIAL MEDIA FLOODS WITH 'LISA' RED LOTUS SEA MEMES; TAT SAYS IMAGE IS REAL, NOT AI -- THE NATION

Thailand’s Tourism Authority (TAT) said it has no issue with social media users creating memes from the image of global star Lalisa “Lisa” Manoban at the Red Lotus Sea in Udon Thani, and confirmed that the image currently circulating was produced from an actual shoot and was not created using AI.

2. PHEU THAI PROMISES '9 MILLIONAIRES A DAY' -- BANGKOK POST

The Pheu Thai Party intends to create tens of thousands of new millionaires if it forms a government after the Feb 8 election, prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat said on Saturday.

INDONESIA 

1.WEF BACKS BALI OCEAN IMPACT SUMMIT 2026, SIGNS PACT WITH INDONESIA -- ANTARA

The World Economic Forum said it fully supports the Ocean Impact Summit 2026, scheduled for June 8–9 in Bali, backing Indonesia’s push to advance the global blue economy agenda.

2.INDONESIA RELINQUISH HOSTING RIGHTS FOR 2026 BWF JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS -- ANTARA

Indonesia will no longer host the 2026 BWF World Junior Championships after the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) decided to relinquish its hosting rights to the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

PHILIPPINES

1.PH, TIMOR-LESTE EXPLORE LABOR MIGRATION COOPERATION -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is looking at opportunities to develop cooperation in labor migration with Timor-Leste.

2.1.3M GET FREE HOSPITAL CARE IN 2025 VIA ZERO BALANCE BILLING PROGRAM -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY

More than 1.3 million patients in Department of Health (DOH) hospitals ended 2025 without paying hospital bills after benefiting from the government’s Zero Balance Billing (ZBB) program.

SINGAPORE

1.SINGAPORE AIRLINES, SCOOT AVOIDING AIRSPACE OVER IRAQ, RED SEA AMID US-IRAN TENSIONS -- THE STRAITS TIMES

Singapore Airlines and Scoot have avoided the airspace of Iraq and the Red Sea as a precautionary measure amid tensions between the US and Iran.

2.SINGAPORE TO INVEST MORE THAN S$1 BILLION IN NATIONAL AI RESEARCH PLAN OVER 5 YEARS -- CNA

Singapore is investing more than S$1 billion (US$786 million) in its National AI Research and Development Plan (NAIRD) to strengthen public artificial intelligence research capabilities over five years from 2025 to 2030, the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) said on Saturday (Jan 24).  

-- BERNAMA