Indonesia appeals to European countries for two-state solution
Indonesia and other members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation appeal to European countries to push for a permanent ceasefire as well as to support Palestinian membership…
Conflict/War
145 countries now recognise a Palestinian state
Norway, Spain and Ireland on Tuesday became the latest countries to recognise a state of Palestine, breaking with the long-held view of Western powers that Palestinians can only…
Is the Israel-Palestine conflict a religious war or struggle by the colonised against the coloniser?
The Israel-Palestine conflict is a colonial conflict, meaning that it is a secular conflict in which the colonised refuse the terms laid out by the coloniser on basic principles…
Indonesia supports International Court of Justice’s ruling against Israel
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi meanwhile is in Brussels to intensify diplomacy with European countries for a permanent solution in Gaza.
Myanmar’s Rohingya in the cross hairs as fighting escalates in Rakhine
The Arakan Army is now bearing down on the border town of Maungdaw, also home to a large Rohingya population, that the Myanmar junta will likely attempt to hold, raising the…
17 terrorists killed, 5 soldiers martyred in separate operations in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities, especially in KP and Balochistan after the banned militant Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan ended its ceasefire with the…
ASEAN needs political will to address forced migration
Most recently, a boat carrying 151 Rohingya refugees capsized off the coast of West Aceh on March 20. Only 75 were rescued. Urgent action is needed to ensure these events are not…
North Korea accuses Washington, Seoul of sending spy planes and boats
The espionage activities observed over the 12-day time frame were “at a level beyond the wartime situation”, he said in the statement, which was carried by the official Korean…
Thai labour minister heading to Israel to check on Thais amid conflict
Labour ministry spokesman Phumiphat Mueanchan will ask the Israeli government and private agencies to ensure that Thai workers are working in safe zones, and accelerate wage…
Myanmar Railways announces hundreds of attacks on railroads, bridges, stations, staff housing
It had been reported there were 205 mine attacks in railways and train stations, 163 mine attacks on railway bridges, and 42 arson attacks on station buildings and staff housings…