President Prabowo Subianto welcomed expanded financial cooperation with India on Tuesday, highlighting faster talks on a cross-border QR payment system alongside broader trade, energy and technology partnerships.  

2.PRABOWO AWARDS INDONESIA'S HIGHEST STATE HONOR TO INDIAN PM MODI -- ANTARA

President Prabowo Subianto bestowed Indonesia’s highest order of merit on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jakarta on Monday, hailing his role in deepening relations between the two countries.

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PHILIPPINES

1.  SUPER TYPHOON INDAY ENTERS PHILIPPINES- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY

 Super Typhoon Inday (international name Bavi) has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the weather bureau said on Wednesday.

2. DOH TARGETS 444K ILOCOS CHILDREN FOR MEASLES-RUBELLA VACCINATION -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY

 The Department of Health (DOH) Ilocos Centre for Health Development is targeting to immunise 444,512 children in Ilocos Region against measles and rubella from Aug. 10 to 28 this year.

SINGAPORE  

1. NEW BLUEPRINT FOR GREATER SENTOSA SHIFTS FOCUS FROM STANDALONE ATTRACTIONS TO NOVEL EXPERIENCES, SAY EXPERTS -- CNA

Unlike past plans to reimagine Sentosa, the new vision outlined under the Greater Sentosa Master Plan focuses on introducing distinctive experiences instead of launching individual tourist attractions, several tourism experts said.

2. MPS PROPOSE SEAMLESS AIR-SEA TRANSFERS, TRAINING WORKERS FOR FUTURE JOBS DURING PARLIAMENT DEBATE --  THE STRAITS TIMES

Making sure workers are not left behind amid a technological surge in the transport sector and setting up integrated regional transport systems were among the key issues raised in Parliament on July 7.

THAILAND

1. PM TELLS ENERGY MINISTRY: CUT OIL PRICES NOW, NOT GRADUALLY -- THE NATION

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the Energy Ministry to find ways to cut retail oil prices immediately, saying lower global prices should be passed on to consumers to ease living costs.

2. VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT EYED -- BANGKOK POST

The government is considering widening eligibility for a voluntary early retirement scheme for civil servants, with younger officials potentially included as part of efforts to reduce personnel costs and modernise the bureaucracy.

-- BERNAMA