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Asia & Pacific

Malaysians protest against Trump's 'loyalist' nominee for US envoy

Trump nominated right-wing commentator Nick Adams, known for his outspoken views and strong pro-Israel stance, as ambassador to multicultural, Muslim-majority Malaysia a week ago.

14 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

'Japanese First' party shakes up election with alarm over foreigners

Birthed on YouTube during the COVID-19 pandemic spreading conspiracy theories about vaccinations and a cabal of global elites, the party, Sanseito, is widening its appeal with a 'Japanese First' campaign ahead of Sunday's upper house vote. ...

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Thai ex-PM Thaksin appears on stand in royal defamation case

Thaksin faces up to 15 years in prison if he is convicted in the closed-door trial in Bangkok, where he stands accused of breaching strict lese majeste laws that shield Thailand's royal family from abuse and criticism. ...

2 days ago

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Asia buys more weapons as security outlook darkens

The annual Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment released on Wednesday by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said outside industrial help remains vital even as regional nations ultimately aim for self-reliance.

1 month ago
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Macron, Prabowo to discuss defence ties

Indonesia is the second leg of Macron's regional trip after Vietnam, where the two countries signed deals worth over $10 billion. He is scheduled to fly to Singapore on Thursday.

1 month ago
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Prabowo’s Papua New Guinea ASEAN membership pitch likely serves Jakarta’s interests

President Prabowo Subianto’s pitch to include Papua New Guinea as an ASEAN member during his debut appearance at the regional talks was likely inspired by Jakarta’s national interests and was less about elevating the group’s strength, analysts have suggested.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

ASEAN, Gulf and China three-way talks 'response to call of times'

The trade-dependent economies are looking to insulate themselves after US President Donald Trump blew up global trade norms by announcing a slew of tariffs targeting countries around the world this year.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

'Just joking': Macron denies dispute with wife

The Elysee had been hoping that the visit to Vietnam would showcase France's reach into the Indo-Pacific, but it has been shadowed by the incident which occurred as the doors of the presidential plane swung open after landing in Hanoi Sunday.

1 month ago
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Prabowo backs Papua New Guinea’s ASEAN bid

Having PNG, which is Indonesia’s “close neighbor", in the bloc could help make ASEAN stronger, thus raising the bloc’s position in the global constellation, President Prabowo Subianto has said.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Southeast Asian leaders meet China's Li and Gulf states to bolster ties

China and ASEAN are already each other's largest trading partners, and Chinese exports to Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam surged by double digits in April -- attributed to a re-routing of US-bound goods.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific premium

ASEAN must rise strong, Prabowo says at his debut appearance

ASEAN must rise stronger or risk being disrespected by larger powers, President Prabowo Subianto said during his debut appearance at the group’s summit in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, calling on the bloc to be more forward-looking and adaptive as it faces internal and external pressures.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippines open to more agreements with China to keep peace in South China Sea

The South China Sea, a conduit for about $3 trillion of annual ship-borne trade, remains a source of tension between China and US ally the Philippines, with ties at their worst in years amid frequent standoffs that have sparked regional concerns they could spiral into conflict.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Macron's office downplays plane incident with wife

Footage shot by the Associated Press news agency in Hanoi on Sunday evening shows Macron's plane door opening to reveal him.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Malaysia's PM Anwar bullish on regional power grid, Myanmar conflict in ASEAN summit

Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship has piqued interest and built up expectations of tangible outcomes, especially in longstanding issues such as overlapping claims in the South China Sea among ASEAN member states and Beijing, as well as the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Macron in Vietnam to offer third way between US, China

The French president arrived in Hanoi late Sunday, the first stop of a six-day trip that will also take in Indonesia and Singapore.

1 month ago
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Prabowo in Malaysia for 46th ASEAN Summit

Prabowo is in Kuala Lumpur to attend the first ASEAN summit of his presidency, during which he is also expected to attend the ASEAN-GCC-China Summit.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific premium

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
Asia & Pacific

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
Asia & Pacific

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
Asia & Pacific

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
Asia & Pacific

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
Asia & Pacific

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
Asia & Pacific

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
Asia & Pacific premium

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
Asia & Pacific

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
Asia & Pacific

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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