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Asia & Pacific

Singaporean, Indonesian special forces engage in joint exercises

Singapore and Indonesia conduct various joint military exercises. 

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Lee Jae-myung's rise from poverty to the South Korean presidency

Lee has used this origin story to cultivate a loyal support base and frame himself as understanding the struggles of the underprivileged. ...

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea's new President Lee vows to revive democracy from 'near demise'

Lee has expressed more conciliatory plans for ties with China and North Korea, in particular singling out the importance of China as a major trading partner while indicating reluctance to take a firm stance on security tensions in the Taiwan strait. ...

2 days ago

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Asia & Pacific

China's frugal young adults accelerate saving, raising economic risks

According to data from Yu'e Bao, an online money market fund on the Alipay app, users born after 2000 each made an average of 20 deposits a month as of the end of 2024.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Top Beijing official urges Elon Musk to deepen ties with China

Han -- who is set to attend the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump later on Monday -- met with Musk and other American business representatives on Sunday, Xinhua said.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia foreign minister says Quad in Washington shows 'iron-clad' commitment

Republican Senator Marco Rubio appears on track for confirmation as Trump's secretary of state on Monday, clearing the way for meeting of Quad foreign ministers the following day, people familiar with the matter previously said.

4 months ago
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Indonesia repatriates two trafficking victims from Myanmar

Two Indonesian migrant workers returned home over the weekend after being held against their will and forced into working for an online scam operation in Myanmar’s rebel-controlled Myawaddy border region.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Two Cambodian deminers killed by anti-tank mine

The Southeast Asian nation remains littered with discarded ammunition and arms from decades of war starting in the 1960s.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Myanmar, South China Sea to feature in ASEAN ministers' retreat in Langkawi

Other issues to be touched on at the meeting include cross-border online scams and human trafficking.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in graft case

Khan has been held in custody since August 2023 charged with around 200 cases but his party claim the latest conviction was being used to pressure him into silence.

4 months ago
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11 Indonesians arrested in Japan on suspicion of murder

The Isesaki Police in Gunma arrested the 11 Indonesians and later named them suspects for murder and overstaying their visas.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

President Prabowo to visit India from January 24-26, meet PM Modi

Prabowo will be a guest during events for India's Republic Day and is expected to witness the signing of several agreements on health, education, security and the maritime sector, the ministry said.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippines, China pledge to seek common ground on South China Sea

The two countries on Thursday held a 10th round of talks under a bilateral consultation mechanism set up to address issues in the South China Sea, where disputes have been frequent and tense, with ties at their lowest point in years. 

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Foreign Minister to attend ASEAN retreat in Malaysia

Indonesia's top diplomat is heading off this weekend in his second solo outing to attend the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi, which kicks off Malaysia's 2025 chairmanship of the regional grouping.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korean President Yoon arrested over failed martial law bid

Yoon, who faces charges of insurrection over his short-lived effort to impose martial law last month, said he would comply with investigators to avoid "bloodshed".

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon in insurrection probe

His arrest, the first ever for an incumbent South Korean president, is the latest head-spinning development for one of Asia's most vibrant democracies even though the country has a history of prosecuting and imprisoning former leaders.

4 months ago
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President Prabowo meets actor Steven Seagal

Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Angga Raka Prabowo, who is also a long-time aide to the President said that the two had known each other for 35 years and their meeting on Monday was a chance encounter.

4 months ago
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Distinguished diplomat, ‘UNCLOS Boy’ Hasjim Djalal passes away at 90

Indonesians on Monday bid a final farewell to esteemed diplomat Hasjim Djalal, who passed away at the age of 90. The West Sumatra-born figure dedicated decades of his life to fiercely defending and advancing the country’s maritime rights on the global stage. 

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippines files protest over Beijing's 'escalatory actions' in South China Sea

The protest stems from the presence of two coast guard vessels on Jan. 5 and Jan. 10 in and around the disputed Scarborough shoal, one of which was a 165 m (541ft) long boat referred to by the Philippines as "the monster". It said a Chinese navy helicopter was also deployed in the area. 

4 months ago
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Indonesia, Japan bolster maritime security ties

Indonesia is bolstering its maritime security cooperation with Japan after the two countries held a bilateral meeting that reaffirmed their shared goal of maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific amid rising tensions in the region.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Thai suspect confesses to killing Cambodian ex-lawmaker

Lim Kimya, a former lawmaker for the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was gunned down on Tuesday by a motorcyclist as he arrived in Bangkok by bus from Cambodia.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan to give Indonesia high-speed patrol boats in security deal

The prime minister's trips to Malaysia and Indonesia mark Ishiba's first official state visit since taking office in October.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Jeju Air crash black boxes stopped recording before flight crashed: South Korea

South Korean and United States investigators are still probing the cause of the crash of Jeju Air flight 2216.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Cambodia sends suspect in ex-politician killing to Thailand

Lim Kimya, an ex-lawmaker for the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was gunned down on Tuesday by a motorcyclist as he arrived in Bangkok by bus from Cambodia with his French wife.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Thousands of South Koreans protest as president digs heels in

President Yoon Suk Yeol resisted arrest in a standoff between his guards and investigators last week after his failed Dec. 3, 2024 power grab plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Myanmar military air strike kills dozens in Rakhine village, UN says

The junta hit Kyauk Ni Maw village of Yanbye township on Wednesday afternoon, destroying around 500 homes and killing more than 40 people, according to the National Unity Government and a UN statement released late on Friday.

4 months ago
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Indonesia aims for bolder non-alignment policy

As the world grapples with a failing multilateral system, and as seemingly never-ending crises continue to cause instability across the globe, Indonesia will practice a “bolder” free and active foreign policy to ensure its self-sufficiency and uphold ASEAN centrality, Foreign Minister Sugiono asserted during his first annual speech on Friday. 

4 months ago
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Bakamla signs contract for patrol vessel from Japan

The Indonesian Maritime Security Agency has signed a contract for a patrol vessel provided through grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) worth some 9 billion yen (US$57 billion).

4 months ago
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Chinese, Indonesian coast guards hold first-ever high-level meeting

China Coast Guard hosted Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) in a first-ever high-level meeting in Beijing.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

'The Jakarta Post' reporter wins Adam Malik Award

The Jakarta Post journalist Yvette Tanamal won the Best Print Journalist award at the 2025 Adam Malik Awards, bestowed by the Foreign Ministry for her reporting on Indonesia's diplomacy and other foreign affairs issues.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

In first foreign policy speech, FM Sugiono says RI will step up defense partnership

The minister said Indonesia would continue to advocate for the completion of a code of conduct between the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN and China on the South China Sea and prioritise ASEAN's centrality. 

4 months ago
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President Prabowo, PM Anwar talk ASEAN over lunch

Among issues both leaders discussed while having a lunch in Kuala Lumpur were border issues, labor transfer, coordination on fisherfolk in conflicted areas along Malacca Strait and ASEAN Community Building, according to Anwar.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

China discovers cluster of new mpox strain

China's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said it had found a cluster outbreak of the Ib subclade that started with the infection a foreigner who has a history of travel and residence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

4 months ago
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