Indonesia passes Asean chairmanship baton to Laos
JAKARTA, Sept 7 — Laos symbolically took over the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) from Indonesia this year, and will host...
Anwar raises Palestine, Myanmar issues during bilateral meeting with UN sec-gen
JAKARTA, Sept 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today discussed Palestine and Myanmar issues, as well as Asean-United Nations (UN) cooperation, during his...
Jokowi pushes Asean, India to cooperate in blue economy
JAKARTA, Sept 7 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pushed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and India to cooperate in realising a blue...
Asean reaffirms commitment to community-building, unity, centrality
JAKARTA, Sept 7 — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) members have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the Asean Community, its unity and centrality at...
Australian PM to visit China this year after ‘progress’ on ties
SYDNEY, Sept 7 — Australia and China have made progress in returning to ‘unimpeded trade’ and progress should continue, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said...
World leaders talk trade, security in Asean-led summit
JAKARTA, Sept 7 — World leaders were on Thursday set for a series of meetings on security and trade against a backdrop of simmering tensions...
South Korea’s Yoon says rules-based order crucial in South China Sea
SEOUL, Sept 7 — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday any attempts to change the status quo by force in the South...
UN chief says global finance system fragmenting; Myanmar crisis worsens
JAKARTA, Sept 7 — The world risks a ‘great fracture’ of its economic and financial systems, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday...
Malaysia, Australia discuss cooperation in various sectors under CSP framework
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese have discussed efforts to improve bilateral relations and...
South Korea, Japan can assist Asean in boosting economy, address climate change — PM Anwar
JAKARTA, Sept 6 — Malaysia believes South Korea’s engagement and support via the South Korea-Asean Solidarity Initiative and its strategies in the Asean Outlook on...
PM stresses peace, stability, multilateralism at 26th Asean-China Summit
JAKARTA, Sept 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised the crucial need to maintain the present peace and stability in the Asean region...
Anwar opens talks with Indonesia’s Islamic leaders
JAKARTA, Sept 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim met with Indonesia’s Islamic leaders on the sidelines of the 43rd Asean Summit yesterday. He...