Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hosted Shoigu at his office, and the Russian former defence chief who is now secretary of Moscow's Security Council was also due to meet with Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

Myanmar handed over 84 Indonesians to Thailand on Thursday, local officials said, the latest group of alleged scam center workers set to be repatriated from the region.

Huy Duc worked for influential state-run newspapers before authoring one of Vietnam's most popular blogs and Facebook accounts, where he criticized the country's communist leaders on issues such as corruption, media control and relations with China.

Senior law minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra and Malaysia Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution have agreed to form a joint team for prisoner exchange between both countries.

Mitchell Ring said a passenger died part-way through the 14-hour flight from Melbourne to Doha last week.

President Prabowo Subianto welcomed Russia’s top security official Sergei Shoigu at the Merdeka Palace on Tuesday afternoon as Jakarta and Moscow seek to strengthen defense cooperation, despite concerns from rights groups over the latter’s invasion of Ukraine.

Indonesia maintains a neutral foreign policy, refusing to take sides in the Ukraine conflict or in the great power competition between the United States and China.

Indonesia maintains a neutral foreign policy, refusing to take sides in the Ukraine conflict or in great power competition between the United States and China.

Nakatani met his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro in Manila for a meeting in which the two ministers tackled regional security issues, including the maritime situation in the East and South China Seas.

RIA state news agency cited the press office of the Security Council as saying the trip will last until February 28. 

Securing bus drivers is becoming a major challenge for Japan, with the government projecting a shortage of around 22,000 workers in 2029.

Pakistani non-profit HANDS says Trump's aid embargo has blocked $1.5 million earmarked to make the scheme viable in the long-term, putting the water pump and purification project at risk "within a few months".

While removing the Philippines from the grey list, the FATF added Laos and Nepal, bringing the total number of countries on the list to 25 that includes Bulgaria, Croatia, Monaco, Nigeria and Yemen.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she was worried about the lack of transparency surrounding the "live fire exercises", and would be raising her "concerns" with Beijing.

The new rail line will run through some of Vietnam's key manufacturing hubs, home to Samsung, Foxconn, Pegatron and other global giants, many of whom rely on a regular flow of components from China.

In a post on X, Ambassador MaryKay Carlson also called on China "to refrain from coercive actions and settle its disputes peacefully in accordance with international law."

Disaster-prone, isolated, and threatened by rising seas, tropical Pacific island states are some of the most aid-reliant nations on Earth, development agencies say. 

The move would "not only save money for the state budget but more importantly, boost the efficiency of the system", General Secretary of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, To Lam, told parliament last week.

Since coming to power more than a decade ago, Xi has consistently sought to bolster the role of state enterprises in the world's second-largest economy and warned against the "disorderly" expansion of the private sector.

Khadiza's first initiative was to start accompanying female Rohingya refugees to hospitals and schools, before opening a Japanese language school as a volunteer while offering consultations to help them solve their problems.

Mediators earn fees from overseas casino operators for providing gambling points in exchange for cash or cryptocurrencies, according to the investigative source.

Scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar's borderlands and are staffed by foreigners who are often trafficked and forced to work, swindling their compatriots in an industry analysts say is worth billions of dollars.

Modi, only the fourth world leader to visit the White House since Trump's return, described the fellow nationalist as a friend and told him he was adopting a take on his "Make America Great Again" slogan.

In collaboration with the Indonesian Defense Ministry, several Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) systems will be jointly manufactured in the country by Turkish drone maker Baykar Makina and Indonesian private weapons company PT Republikorp.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Prabowo exchanged gifts during the state visit on Wednesday as a symbol of friendship and strong ties between the two nations.

Beijing swiftly hit back, accusing the Australian plane of "violating Chinese sovereignty and endangering Chinese national security".

The Akash missile system developed by India's defence research body has drawn interest from the Philippines, which has told New Delhi it would make an order in the fiscal year that begins in April, said three sources.

"Theater troops continue to maintain a high level of alert and will resolutely defend the country's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests," the statement said, which accused the Philippines of actions that "deliberately undermined peace and stability in the South China Sea."

The Turkish leader was visiting Indonesia after travelling to Malaysia and before heading to Pakistan on a four-day tour of key allies in the Islamic world.

In the Cook Islands, traditionally bound to New Zealand and friendly with the United States, the prime minister has announced plans to head to Beijing to sign a cooperation deal.