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ASEAN launch women’s peace and security agenda
The ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace, and Security (ASEAN RPA on WPS) – which outlines ways to implement the four main pillars of the WPS agenda – has been launched by the bloc in collaboration with the US Agency for…
North Korea fires artillery shells into sea as South Korea drills continue
North Korea's military has fired artillery shells into the sea off the country's east coast in response to the firing of rocket launchers by South Korea in joint drills with the United States, South Korean military sources said Tuesday.…
Cost-cutting at expense of workers’ well-being not sustainable, says President Halimah at ILO…
Extreme cost-cutting measures driven by intense competition in a world where capital can move freely across borders can result in a race to the bottom for wages and labor standards if left unchecked, said President Halimah Yacob on Tuesday.…
China holds memorial service for former leader Jiang Zemin
China held a memorial service Tuesday for former leader Jiang Zemin, who died last week at the age of 96, with President Xi Jinping praising him for curbing the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement and promoting the country's reform…
Ukraine shows expanded reach as drones target bases deep in Russia
Ukraine executed its most brazen attack into Russian territory in the 9-month-old war on Monday, targeting two military bases hundreds of miles inside the country, using unmanned drones, according to the Russian defence ministry and a…
It’s a no go: ASEAN Special Envoy Sokhonn can’t make third visit to Myanmar
Minister of Foreign Affairs Prak Sokhonn, as the Special Envoy on Myanmar, will not make a planned third official visit to Myanmar, with time running out when Cambodia’s term as ASEAN Chair expires at the end of the month, and he is…
Malaysia PM Anwar halts RM7b flood projects in widened dragnet, hints Treasury chief will be…
The Treasury’s top civil servant has gone on leave, even as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim reported for duty as Malaysia’s finance minister on Tuesday and widened a dragnet on alleged misappropriation of funds under his predecessors.…
Former China president Hu Jintao appears in public for first time since mysterious exit
Former Chinese President Hu Jintao returned to the public eye for the first time since his mysterious exit from the closing ceremony of the Communist Party’s congress six weeks ago.
Hu attended a tribute for Jiang Zemin at the Chinese PLA…
India PM Modi set to retain power in key state of Gujarat, exit polls show
rime Minister Narendra Modi’s party looks set to retain power in the key state of Gujarat after regional elections, exit polls predict, indicating strong support for India’s premier 18 months before a national vote could return him to…
Philippines and Laos to boost agricultural trade, people-to-people exchange
The Philippines and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic have vowed to boost ties in the agricultural sector, as well as to strengthen the people-to-people exchange between the two nations.
According to the Office of Press Secretary in a…