Australia signs security pact with Vanuatu amid Pacific rivalry with China
Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced that it was proof that Australia remained the “security partner of choice” for the Pacific country.
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Marcos creates advisory council on seafarer issues
The advisory council will be composed of representatives from government agencies, international shipowners, and other stakeholders.
Bali governor says new Criminal Code poses no risk to tourists
Seeking to reassure visitors, Bali Governor Wayan Koster said the new laws come into affect in three years and action will be taken if there is a complaint by a parent, spouse or…
Gates Foundation gives AIT $8 million to set up sanitation systems in Asia
To further pursue the goal, the foundation handed another $8 million to provide academic and technological assistance in a number of countries.
ILO to meet with government over truckers’ demands
The International Labour Organization has cautiously involved itself on the local truckers' strike over the past weeks.
Marcos says Maharlika fund creation his idea
Lawmakers proposing the Act have since scrapped the budget allotment and the funding sources following public backlash on the use of pension funds for the plan.
Indonesia’s new visa rules: Welcome rich retirees?
After years or decades of living in Indonesia, thousands of foreign retirees have just days before they expect to find out whether they can remain in the country.
EU can do much more to support ASEAN’s agenda
Despite huge advancements crowned in 2020 by the elevation of the EU as strategic partner of ASEAN, this reckoning still resembles a half empty glass, the author states.
Stateless children in Sarawak to get temporary documents so they can go to school
About 100 applications have already been received, an official said
Russia welcomes India’s decision to not support G7’s price cap on Russian oil
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak made the statement during his meeting with India’s Ambassador to Russia, Pavan Kapoor, on December 9.