2. INDONESIA READY TO EXPAND SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL FOOD NEEDS: PRABOWO -- ANTARA

 President Prabowo Subianto expressed readiness to enhance Indonesia's contribution to global food security as it strengthens its national food production capacity.

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LAOS

1. RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN NEAR COMPLETION -- VIENTIANE TIMES

Laos is preparing to implement its 2027–2030 national agenda on rural development and poverty reduction. Authorities are now finalising plans after the National Assembly approved it as a national priority.

2. LAOS, HONG KONG BOOST CLEAN ENERGY TIES -- VIENTIANE TIMES

Laos and Hong Kong are strengthening clean energy cooperation, including a new feasibility study on battery energy storage, under an agreement signed at the Laos-Hong Kong Business Forum 2026.

MYANMAR

1. TANINTHAYI EXPANDS OIL PALM PLANTATIONS -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Taninthayi Region, Myanmar’s only area considered suitable for commercial oil palm cultivation, has expanded its plantation area to162,524 hectares. Authorities are planning to establish an edible oil refinery in the region to reduce reliance on imports.

2. CHINA DONATES RICE TO FLOOD-HIT SAGAING -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

China donated 95 metric tonnes of rice to flood victims in Sagaing Region under the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve Programme-3. Widespread floods have impacted the villages in the region since early August.

PHILIPPINES

1. 3 DEAD, 15 HURT IN PRE-ELECTION COTABATO SHOOTING -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY

Three people were killed, and 15 others were wounded during a shootout in front of a polling centre in Barangay Bagua 2 here shortly before midnight Sunday, the eve of the Sept 14 historic Parliamentary Elections (BPE) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM),

2. MARCOS SAYS ROMUALDEZ ARREST NOT STAGED DRAMA, HITS POLITICAL ATTACKS -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. rejected claims that the arrest of his cousin and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez is part of a political “drama,” saying such accusations are merely attacks against his administration.

SINGAPORE

1. SINGAPORE FITNESS ALLIANCE HELPING TRUE FITNESS, TRUE YOGA EMPLOYEES FIND JOBS -- CNA

Following True Fitness and True Yoga's abrupt closure, the Singapore Fitness Alliance (SFA) said on Sunday it is helping affected employees find new jobs.

2. NUS RESEARCHERS USE MAGNETIC PULSES TO TURN CANCER-PROMOTING IMMUNE CELLS INTO CANCER FIGHTERS -- THE STRAITS TIMES

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found that using intermittent, low-intensity magnetic pulses could transform a corrupted class of immune cells that typically promote cancer growth into cells that attack and destroy cancer cells.

THAILAND

1. BKS RUNS THREE BUS ROUTES SERVING KEY TRANSPORT HUBS AND TOURIST SITES -- THE NATION

Atthawit Rakjamroon, managing director of The Transport Co. Ltd. (BKS), said the company now operates feeder bus services on three routes: Bangkok–Khao Kho, Udon Thani–Udon Thani International Airport–Vientiane and Bangkok–Takua Pa–Thap Lamu Pier.

2. PM INSTRUCTS EKNITI TO EXTEND RELIEF -- BANGKOK POST

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has told Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas to consider extending the "Thais Help Thais Plus" scheme by one to two months.

VIETNAM

1. ITALIAN FIRM ACQUIRES STAKE IN LUXURY TRAIN BRAND -- VIETNAMPLUS

Italian luxury rail tourism company Arsenale will acquire a 33 per cent stake in SJourney, Vietnam’s luxury tourist train brand. SJourney operates a heritage rail service between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

2. FOOTWEAR, HANDBAG EXPORTS REACH US$8 BILLION -- VIETNAMPLUS

Vietnam’s footwear and handbag exports to the United States (US) exceeded US$8 billion (R33 billion) in the first eight months of 2026. The US and the European Union remain its biggest markets despite sluggish footwear export growth.

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