2. MODERNISING CIVIL SERVICE MINISTRY -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE

The Civil Service Ministry plans to modernise public administration by developing professional human capital and adopting digitalisation, aiming to become an effective ministry that delivers efficient services to the public. 

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INDONESIA 

1. GOVT EYES NORTH BALI AIR HUB THROUGH LT. COL. WISNU AIRFIELD EXPANSION -- ANTARA

Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi has backed plans to expand Lt. Col. Wisnu Airfield in Buleleng District, transforming it into an air transport hub for northern Bali to ease pressure on the Ngurah Rai International Airport.

2. POLICE NAME FORMER PROSECUTOR FEBRIE ADRIANSYAH GRAFT SUSPECT -- ANTARA

The Indonesian National Police has officially named the former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Febrie Adriansyah or FA, a suspect in an alleged corruption and money laundering case.

MYANMAR 

1. ANISAKAN AIRPORT STRENGTHENS DOMESTIC TRAVEL -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

The Anisakan Airport in Mandalay Region, which was inaugurated yesterday, will be a major boost to domestic travel and the local economy. The airport will help distribute high-quality agricultural products and create easy access for investors.

2. INAUGURATION OF SHWEMYOH SOLAR POWER PLANT -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

The 15-megawatt (MW) Shwemyoh solar power plant, inaugurated yesterday in Naypyidaw, is expected to improve the reliability of electricity supply. The government also plans to expand the project with a 25-MW Phase II and a 30-MW Phase III.

PHILIPPINES

1. SOUTHWEST MONSOON IN LUZON, VISAYAS AS TROPICAL STORM INDAY EXITS- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY

The southwest monsoon or habagat will continue to bring rains over much of Luzon and the Visayas on Sunday even after Tropical Storm Inday exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

2. FOUNDATION OF DUTERTE IMPEACH CASE LAID DOWN -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY

Two members of the House of Representatives prosecution panel in the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte on Saturday said the foundation of the case has been laid down during the first week of the trial before the Senate.

SINGAPORE

1. WHATSAPP RESERVES HIGH-PROFILE USERNAMES AHEAD OF PRIVACY FEATURE ROLLOUT, SINGAPORE LEADERS' NAMES BLOCKED -- CNA

Meta-owned messenger WhatsApp has reserved high-profile usernames, including those of public figures and government entities, ahead of the rollout of its new username feature, a privacy measure that will allow users to connect without sharing their phone numbers.

2. OVER 2,500 APPEALS TO WAIVE EC INCOME CEILING IN PAST 5 YEARS; 845 APPEALS APPROVED: HDB --  THE STRAITS TIMES

Over the last five years, 845 appeals for an income ceiling waiver was approved for executive condominium (EC) applicants who exceeded the income cap.

THAILAND

1. POLICE HUNT ALLEGED ROSEROSE RINGLEADER AFTER HEROIN SUSPECT FLEES THAILAND -- THE NATION

Thai police have issued an arrest warrant for a woman accused of directing a transnational heroin-smuggling network that allegedly concealed drugs in elephant-print bags and recruited an air hostess to carry one of them to Australia.

2. DSI RAIDS 5 ISLAND SPOTS AS NOMINEE PROBE EXPANDS -- BANGKOK POST

Investigators uncovered suspected nominee networks linked to foreign-owned property and tourism businesses after searching five locations on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan in Surat Thani, with one site found to be the registered address of more than 100 companies.

VIETNAM

1. GOVT PROBES TOURIST SPEEDBOAT MISHAP -- VIETNAM NEWS

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has instructed all ministries to investigate the speedboat accident in the Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone in An Giang Province yesterday. In the incident, 15 Indian tourists were killed. 

2. NEW HOUSES FOR WAR VETERAN CHILDREN -- VIETNAMPLUS

Ten provinces and centrally administered cities will begin a housing programme on July 15 to replace temporary and unsafe homes for the children of resistance war veterans exposed to Agent Orange.

 -- BERNAMA