Asean must step up pressure on Myanmar junta: UN expert
He also said the five-point consensus, hammered out at a meeting in Jakarta in April 2021, is "meaningless if it sits on a piece of paper".
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Foreign affairs chief says Philippines-China oil and gas talks ‘terminated completely’
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Asean defence chiefs adopt co-op declaration at meeting
Cambodia, as the chair of Asean, hosted the meeting, which was also attended by General Mya Tun Oo, the Myanmar defence minister appointed by the ruling State Administration…
Cambodia hosts Asean human rights conference
Committee vice-president Chin Malin said the conference would also discuss regional general human rights’ updates. It would not focus on any specific country, but on current…
Exodus of migrant workers lingers on
Many migrant workers continue to cross over, often with families, despite dangers and risk of being arrested.
Cambodian PM thanks Vietnam for help in defeating Pol Pot regime
Hun Sen, then a 25-year-old lieutenant colonel, with Vietnamese volunteer soldiers defeated the genocidal regime on January 7, 1979, bringing back peace to Cambodia and the people.
Retno calls for ‘strategic trust’ toward peaceful, prosperous Indo-Pacific
She also warned that what happened in Ukraine could happen in the Indo-Pacific if the region was not careful.
Vietnam, India agree to foster deeper partnership
Meeting in New Delhi, the foreign ministers shared their delight at the progress of the Vietnam-India ties, even during the pandemic.
‘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.
PH wins seat in UN body in charge of UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
Under the convention, the commission will make recommendations to coastal states on matters related to the establishment of the outer limits of its continental shelf.