M’sia first country to be invited by Saudi Arabia to pick ‘devil stoning’ time slot
Malaysia is the first country to be asked and given priority to choose the time, an official said.
Concrete actions are important to shared prosperity: Australian foreign minister
Vietnam is the first South-east Asian country Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong paid a visit to after assuming the position.
Exodus of migrant workers lingers on
Many migrant workers continue to cross over, often with families, despite dangers and risk of being arrested.
‘No chance’ Myanmar polls will be free and fair: U.S. diplomat
US State Department's Derek Chollet also cast doubt over the ruling military’s pledge to hold elections in August 2023.
Albanese heralds ‘strategic reset’ of Australia-Indonesia ties: CSIS
Foreign policy observers expect Malaysia-born Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong to improve understanding of, and communication with Asean.
Asean urges North Korea to comply with UN Security Council resolutions
An Asean statement further said that diplomatic efforts, including the creation of a conducive environment for peaceful dialogue among all concerned parties, should remain a…
Asean chair to Myanmar’s SAC: Refrain from death penalty use
Asean chair Hun Sen also reiterated his commitment to help Myanmar return to normalcy and return to full participation in the ten-nation bloc.
China testing Philippines resolve to keep Ayungin Shoal
China’s use of fishing devices to prevent the Philippines to carry out a resupply mission in Ayungin was also the first time, at least publicly, that it tried to do such an act…
S’pore, China sign defence agreements to boost professional, academic exchanges
The formal meeting of defence ministers is an initiative under the enhanced Agreement on Defence Exchanges and Security Cooperation, a pact signed in October 2019 to significantly…
Time to boost ties with Philippines: US think tank
The report also pushed for a stronger implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca), a pact signed in 2014 which allows the United States to construct…