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Asia & Pacific

Marcos Jr will meet Trump this month

Philippine foreign minister Theresa Lazaro, in an interview during a regional summit in Malaysia, confirmed the arrangement of what will be the first meeting between Trump and Marcos, whose nations have stepped up military engagements significantly of late. 

4 hours ago
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Rubio to meet Wang Yi on sidelines of ASEAN talks

Rubio and Wang's first face-to-face meeting since US President Donald Trump returned to office comes as Washington and Beijing are locked in disputes on everything from trade and fentanyl to Taiwan and technology. ...

4 hours ago
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FM Sugiono urges ASEAN unity amid looming US tariffs

Representatives from Southeast Asian countries and their key partners, including the United States, China and Russia, have convened in Kuala Lumpur to discuss pressing global issues, just days after US President Donald Trump extended negotiation periods for his so-called “reciprocal tariff” policy.  ...

18 hours ago

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ASEAN leaders meet to talk tariffs, Myanmar peace and Timor Leste

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will also tackle pressing regional issues, attempting to increase pressure on Myanmar's military junta and iron out remaining issues with Timor Leste's application to join the bloc.

1 month ago
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Timor-Leste could join ASEAN bloc by October: Malaysia minister

Timor-Leste is a step closer to fulfilling its longstanding wish to join the Southeast Asian regional bloc and could become its 11th member state by October, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Sunday.

1 month ago
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Indonesia calls for peaceful solution to Myanmar crisis

Indonesia reiterated the need for a peaceful solution to the ongoing crisis in Myanmar during an extended troika meeting on the conflict-stricken Southeast Asian country, amid a series of ministerial meetings ahead of the upcoming ASEAN summit on Monday.

1 month ago
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Indonesia, China strengthen ties on 75th anniversary

Indonesia and China have agreed to strengthen their ties after President Prabowo Subianto held a meeting with China’s Premier Li Qiang that culminated in the signing of a dozen partnership agreements and marked the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia, China agree to bolster ties ahead of ASEAN summit

Chinese Premier Li Qiang warned on Sunday that the rise of "unilateralism and protectionism" could threaten the global economic and trade order, as he  reaffirmed Beijing's ties with Jakarta on Sunday during his visit to Indonesia ahead of a regional summit in Kuala Lumpur.

1 month ago
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Malaysia slams 'double standards' on Gaza atrocities

Malaysia's foreign minister on Sunday condemned "atrocities" in Gaza, saying they reflected "indifference and double standards" on the plight of the Palestinian people.

1 month ago
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Australian authorities airdrop supplies to farmers stranded by flood crisis

Helicopters were being used on Sunday to drop animal feed to farmers in Australia's New South Wales state stranded by floods that have killed five and isolated tens of thousands in the country's southeast.

1 month ago
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China's premier says China and Indonesia will promote 'true multilateralism'

China's Premier Li Qiang said on Saturday that China and Indonesia will promote "true multilateralism", the official Xinhua news agency reported, as he landed in Jakarta on a two-day visit to Southeast Asia's largest economy.

1 month ago
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Bangladesh's Yunus could quit over lack of reform progress

Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, 84, took over as interim head of the South Asian nation of 173 million last August after a student-led uprising forced then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

US tariff tensions test ASEAN leaders at regional summit

Trump's tariffs has roiled global markets and upended international commerce, and left leaders from the 10-member ASEAN bloc scrambling for ways to limit the fallout on their trade-dependent economies.

1 month ago
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Indonesia to uphold ASEAN centrality, unity at Malaysian summit

The Foreign Ministry has asserted that Indonesia, under the presidency of Prabowo Subianto, has not lost its interest in maintaining the centrality and unity of the regional bloc and will actively participate in negotiations on key issues.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Time ripe for talks between Myanmar junta and ousted government, Anwar says

Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing flew into the Thai capital Bangkok for a closed-door meeting with Anwar last month and, a day later, the Malaysian leader held online talks with the shadow National Unity Government (NUG).

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Satellites, nuclear power on agenda as Macron visits Vietnam next week

The first trip to Vietnam by a French president in nearly a decade is part of a larger tour of Southeast Asia. Macron is set to arrive in Hanoi on May 25, move to Indonesia on May 27 and finish in Singapore, where he will speak at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's top defence conference, starting on May 30.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Prabowo’s Southeast Asian trips sideline ASEAN: Analysts

President Prabowo Subianto’s recent visits to Southeast Asian neighbors have yet to dispel concerns over his lack of engagement with ASEAN as an institution, analysts say, warning that Indonesia risks drifting from its historic leadership role in the region in favor of bilateral diplomacy.

1 month ago
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Minister warns migrant workers against ‘cheap labor’ traps in Japan

The migrant workers protection minister urged prospective Indonesian interns to be wary of exploitative schemes under Japan’s Technical Intern Training Program during a visit to the vocational training center in Lampung.

1 month ago
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Australia's opposition coalition splits after election loss

Australia's National Party has split from its conservative coalition partner of over 60 years, the Liberal Party, citing policy differences over renewable energy and after a resounding loss at a national election this month.

1 month ago
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India-Pakistan conflict a bilateral matter, no need for international mediation

Many claims have been made by the United States about settling other disputes, such as in the Middle East and in Ukraine, but there has been no peace there. 

1 month ago
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Indonesia boosts security, economy ties with Thailand amid global upheaval

Indonesia and Thailand have agreed to strengthen their strategic partnership in defense and trade, following President Prabowo Subianto’s visit to Bangkok just one week before the ASEAN summit in Malaysia.

1 month ago
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Prabowo in Bangkok to bolster ties ahead of ASEAN summit

President Prabowo Subianto is in Bangkok on Monday for an official visit, as he reconvenes with Thailand’s leaders to strengthen bilateral ties ahead of his first ASEAN summit in Malaysia and amid regional concerns over the ongoing tariff war started by the United States.

1 month ago
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Macron, Chinese premier to visit Indonesia next week

Sugiono said Macron would kick off his two-day visit to Indonesia on May 27, while Li is scheduled to arrive earlier. 

1 month ago
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Indonesia offers to be peace broker in India-Pakistan conflict

Sugiono said the 1945 State Constitution had given the mandate for the Indonesian government to join any efforts that would lead to the creation of the global peace.

1 month ago
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Construction tycoon among 17 wanted in Thailand over deadly tower collapse

A Thai court has issued arrest warrants for 17 people including a high-profile construction tycoon, police said on Thursday, over their alleged involvement in the building of a skyscraper that collapsed and killed scores of workers during a powerful March earthquake.

1 month ago
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‘Personal touch’ on display at Albanese’s return visit

President Prabowo Subianto on Thursday threw a festive reception to welcome Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese back to the State Palace in Jakarta, marking their first official meeting following the latter’s second-term inauguration just two days prior.

1 month ago
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Australia's Albanese touts defense ties during Indonesia visit

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touted his country's defense cooperation with Indonesia during a visit to Jakarta on Thursday, his first trip abroad since his reelection.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Anwar says raised MH17 downing with Putin in Moscow

Malaysia's premier Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday he discussed the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 with Russian President Vladimir Putin, days after the UN's aviation agency blamed the 2014 tragedy on Moscow.

1 month ago
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Prabowo makes surprise visit to PM Albanese ahead of bilateral talks

President Prabowo Subianto made a surprise visit to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at his hotel in Jakarta on Wednesday night, in a gesture of friendship ahead of their bilateral talks.

1 month ago
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Australia PM Albanese to meet Prabowo in first international visit since reelection

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with President Prabowo Subianto on Thursday to discuss defense cooperation and global trade, after arriving in Jakarta on his first international visit since his reelection.

1 month ago
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Indonesia, Brunei are one family, Prabowo says in visit

During President Prabowo Subianto's day trip to Bandar Seri Begawan, he discussed with Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah various regional and ASEAN issues, including support for closer regional integration and a unified approach to recent pressing challenges.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Cambodia, China begin largest-ever military drills

Cambodia has long been a staunch ally of China, receiving billions of dollars in investments, and Washington has voiced concerns that Beijing is using a Cambodian naval base it renovated on Gulf of Thailand to expand its influence in the region.

1 month ago
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Prabowo to receive royal honor in Brunei

President Prabowo Subianto is set to receive a royal honor during his visit to Brunei on Wednesday.

1 month ago

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