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Asia & Pacific

Thailand proposed ASEAN meeting on Myanmar conflict

Thailand circulated a proposal for Malaysia, Laos and Indonesia, to meet to address the long-running conflict said Nikorndej Balankura, adding that the meeting could be held in Thailand and "any ASEAN member may join".

10 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Better US-China ties but still deep disagreements as Blinken starts visit

Blinken's visit is the latest high-level contact between the two nations that, along with working groups on issues from global trade to military communication, have tempered the public acrimony that drove relations to historic lows early last year. ...

13 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Myanmar rebel group withdraws troops from key town on Thai border

Fighting had flared as recently as Saturday in Myawaddy, forcing 3,000 civilians to flee in a single day as rebels fought to flush out stranded Myanmar government troops holed up at a border bridge crossing. ...

14 hours ago

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Albanese calls Musk 'arrogant billionaire'

Australia's federal court late on Monday granted the country's cyber regulator, the eSafety commissioner, a two-day injunction requiring the social media platform to hide some posts on a knife attack last week against an Assyrian church bishop, Mar Mari Emmanuel, during a service at his church.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Ten killed after two Malaysian navy helicopters collide in mid-air

All 10 were crew members aboard the aircraft involved in the accident, which occurred at the Lumut naval base in the western state of Perak at 9.32 a.m. Tuesday morning (0132 GMT), the navy said.   

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Papua New Guinea leader says nation undeserving of cannibalism label

Biden had "appeared to imply his uncle was eaten by cannibals after his plane was shot down over PNG during WWII", Marape's office said in a statement late on Sunday.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Myanmar general killed in drone attack near Thai border

Despite being in a disadvantaged area on the battlefield, Brigadier-General Soe Min That never yielded to the enemy after withdrawing from the Pha Song camp. He was killed by drones on the battlefield.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Karen rebel forces attack stranded Myanmar junta troops on Thai border

Junta sends in airstrikes to support 200 junta troops trapped along a river across from Mae Sot, Thailand.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

China is committed to resolving maritime disputes through talks, official says

The sea should not be an arena where countries can flex their "gunboat muscles", added Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and China's second-highest-ranking military official.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

PNG dismisses Biden's 'loose' talk on cannibalism as a 'blurry moment'

"Sometimes you have loose moments," James Marape said in an interview after Biden's contentious remarks, adding that the relationship was stronger than "one blurry moment".

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

WHO likely to issue wider alert on contaminated J&J cough syrup

Nigeria's regulator recalled a batch of Benylin paediatric syrup last Wednesday, having found a high level of diethylene glycol in the product during routine testing.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

China says AUKUS risks nuclear proliferation in Pacific

The three-way AUKUS agreement runs counter to a South Pacific treaty banning nuclear weapons in the region, says Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

3 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Apple drops WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store on government order

Mainland China has some of the world's most extensive internet censorship, with web users unable to access everything from Google to many foreign apps without workarounds such as a virtual private network (VPN).

5 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Suu Kyi being used as 'human shield', son fears

Suu Kyi has been detained by the Myanmar military since it overthrew her government in a 2021 coup. The 78-year-old Nobel laureate was held under house arrest for a total of 15 years under a previous junta.

5 days ago
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China’s top diplomat curries favor with Indonesia

Prabowo thanked Beijing for a “very pleasant reception” earlier this month, a trip analysts believe was motivated by China seeking to more closely align with Indonesia in a contest of influence with the US.

5 days ago
Asia & Pacific

ASEAN says 'deeply concerned' over escalating Myanmar violence

In a statement issued late Thursday, the foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations urged "all parties for an immediate cessation of violence" in Myanmar, which has been roiled by conflict since the military seized power in a February 2021 coup.

5 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Prabowo holds meeting with China's Wang Yi

Wang arrived at around 11 a.m. at the Defense Ministry's headquarters in Central Jakarta shortly after wrapping up his session with Foreign Minister Retno.

6 days ago
Asia & Pacific

China's Wang meets Jokowi, Indonesian president-elect Prabowo

The meetings come after Prabowo visited Beijing this month where Chinese President Xi Jinping praised relations with Jakarta, laying out a vision for regional peace as tensions rise in Southeast Asia.

6 days ago
Asia & Pacific

China foreign minister says Beijing and Jakarta want regional peace and stability

Wang Yi is scheduled to attend the China-Indonesia High-Level Dialogue Cooperation Mechanism meeting in Labuan Bajo on Friday to discuss further bilateral cooperation in more detail.

6 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippines says decision to strengthen ties with US a 'sovereign choice'

US President Joe Biden hosted Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington last week where the three leaders jointly expressed their "serious concerns" over China's actions in the South China Sea. 

6 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia, China to deepen cooperation, says Retno

During his visit to Jakarta, Wang is also scheduled to chair the fourth meeting of the China-Indonesia High-Level Dialogue Cooperation Mechanism.

6 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Missiles, drones and warships the priority as Australia plans $32b defence boost

The bulk of the new spending, part of a A$330 billion decade-long budget, will only kick in after five years, and ultimately take defense spending to 2.4 percent of GDP by 2034 from just over 2 percent today.

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific

US, Philippines prepare joint military exercise next week

The United States and the Philippines will conduct joint naval drills beyond the 12 nautical miles of the Philippines' territorial waters for the first time since the annual exercise started in 1991, in areas of open sea that are claimed by China, the newspaper reported. 

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific

Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest

"Since the weather is extremely hot, it is not only for Aung San Suu Kyi ... For all those, who need necessary precautions, especially elderly prisoners, we are working to protect them from heatstroke," junta spokesperson Major General Zaw Min Tun said in comments reported by four media outlets. 

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific

Great Barrier Reef hit by record bleaching

Often dubbed the world's largest living structure, the Great Barrier Reef is a 2,300-kilometre (1,400-mile) long expanse, home to a stunning array of biodiversity including more than 600 types of coral and 1,625 fish species.

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific

Wang Yi to visit Indonesia, Cambodia and Papua New Guinea

Wang's trip will kick off on Thursday, April 18 and wrap up on April 23, foreign ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said.

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific

El Nino has ended: Australia's weather bureau

The cycle between the two is hugely important for farmers worldwide. El Nino generally brings hotter, drier weather to eastern Australia and Southeast Asia and wetter conditions to the Americas, while a La Nina has the opposite effect.

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific

Who is Lawrence Wong, Singapore's guitar-wielding next leader?

The 51-year-old will succeed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on May 15, making him just the second non-member of Singapore’s founding family in nearly six decades to lead the affluent city-state.

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific

Scholz walks tightrope on trade and politics in China

Scholz touched down in the southwestern megacity of Chongqing on Sunday morning, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said, accompanied by a large delegation of ministers and business executives.

1 week ago

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