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ASEAN closes ranks over South China Sea dispute

China’s new envoy to ASEAN has arrived in Jakarta facing growing pressure from the increasingl...

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Indonesia calls out Malaysia for ‘ineffective’ security following fresh kidnappings

Indonesia has lambasted the “ineffective coordination” of Malaysian authorities followin...

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Malaysia says won't be 'garbage dump' as it returns waste

Malaysia has sent back 150 shipping containers of plastic waste to mostly wealthier nations, with th...

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Malaysian PM says coalition could be a one-term govt unless it stops infighting

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said his ruling coalition could be a one-term government i...

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Motorcycle taxis illegal in the Philippines from next week

Starting next week, motorcycles-for-hire will be declared “illegal” and will be impounde...

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Abu Sayyaf militant gunned down during search for Indonesian hostages

Philippine security forces gunned down an Abu Sayyaf militant believed to be involved in the kidnapp...

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ASEAN reaffirms international law as basis for sovereignty in South China Sea

ASEAN’s top diplomats have reaffirmed the need to respect international law amid concerns over...

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Natuna tuna: Indonesia invites Vietnamese company to buy area’s fish

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has encouraged Vietnam to increase its imports of Indonesian seafood ...

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Activists demand new ASEAN chair Vietnam address human rights in region

Civil society groups have called for concrete actions from Vietnam, which begins its ASEAN chairmans...

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ICJ to rule next week on urgent measures in Rohingya genocide case

The United Nations' top court said Wednesday it will deliver its decision next week on whether e...

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Last Indonesian hostage rescued from Abu Sayyaf

The last remaining Indonesian fisherman held hostage by the notorious Abu Sayyaf militant group in t...

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Southeast Asians worried by superpower rivalry: Survey

Southeast Asians are becoming increasingly worried that their region i...

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Dozens of Indonesians seek refuge from Mt. Taal eruption at Manila embassy

The eruption on Jan. 12 has triggered 75 earthquakes, disrupted the Philippine financial market and ...

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Cambodia begins treason trial of opposition leader as criticism mounts

A Cambodian court convened on Wednesday to begin the trial of opposition party leader Kem Sokha on c...

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Thousands face uncertainty as Philippine volcano spews lava

Taal volcano in the Philippines could spew lava and ash for weeks, authorities warned Tuesday, leavi...

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Philippines’ Taal volcano erupts, Indonesians told to exercise vigilance

The Foreign Ministry has warned Indonesians citizens in the Philippines’ Cavite to remain...

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Philippines on alert as volcano spews ash, lava

Lava and broad columns of ash illuminated by lightning shot from an erupting volcano south of the Ph...

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US approves $2.75b fighter jet sale to Singapore

The United States has approved the sale of up to 12 F-35 fighter jets -- one of the most advanced wa...

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Two-year-old among three killed in Thailand armed robbery

A two-year-old boy was among three people killed in Thailand when a masked gunman robbed a jewellery...

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Singapore faces first legal challenge over misinfo law

A Singapore opposition party has mounted the first legal challenge against an online misinformation&...

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Malaysia ex-PM 'sought Abu Dhabi royal's help over scandal'

Malaysia's disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak allegedly sought help from Abu Dhabi's crown prin...

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Philippines sending planes, ship to evacuate workers from Iraq

The Philippines will dispatch cargo planes and a ship to help evacuate Filipino migrant workers from...

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Malaysian financier denies masterminding 1MDB graft scandal

The fugitive Malaysian financier at the centre of a multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal insisted...

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Cambodia building collapse death toll hits 36 as rescue called off

The search for victims in the rubble of a collapsed building in southern Cambodia drew to a close Su...

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Bus crash kills 19, injures dozens on Myanmar-Thai border

A head-on collision between a bus and a car in mountains on the Myanmar-Thai border killed 19 and le...

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Singapore opposition party says it is ready to challenge fake news notices in court

A Singapore opposition party said on Thursday it was prepared to legally challenge a gover...

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Thatcher approved Corazon Aquino asylum request: Archives

British prime minister Margaret Thatcher granted Corazon Aquino's request for asylum at the heig...

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Philippines bans two US. senators, mulls new visa rules for Americans

President Rodrigo Duterte will impose a requirement on US nationals to get visas should any Philippi...

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Philippines' Typhoon Phanfone toll jumps to 28

The death toll from Typhoon Phanfone's battering of the Philippines on Christmas Day has risen t...

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Aung San Suu Kyi party official killed in Myanmar's Rakhine

The National League for Democracy's Ye Thein, party chairman in Buthidaung township, had been he...

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