Without herd immunity, Asean sees surge in Covid-19 numbers
KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — After dodging the worst of Covid-19 since the pandemic surfaced last year, many of Asean member nations now appear to...
Ringgit continues to trade lower against US dollar
KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — The ringgit weakened against the US dollar for the second consecutive day, as hawkish remarks by the Federal Open Market...
United Nations calls for halt of weapons to Myanmar
NEW YORK, June 19 — The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged...
Australia’s pandemic-hit farms to reach out to Southeast Asia for labour — Bloomberg
HANOI, June 17 — Australia is looking to recruit Southeast Asian farmworkers as the pandemic and a new free-trade deal with the UK exacerbates labour...
Asean to set up new cybersecurity centre in Singapore
SINGAPORE, June 16 — Singapore’s Ministry of Defence announced a new cybersecurity and information centre of Asean will be set up in Singapore for better...
Japan to provide AstraZeneca vaccines to Malaysia if circumstances allow
KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — Japanese government will provide AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured in Japan to Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, its Foreign Minister Motegi...
Regional envoys urged Myanmar junta to free prisoners, follow agreement
REUTERS, June 7 — Envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) called on Myanmar’s junta to free all political prisoners and discussed implementing...
EU, Asean conclude landmark air transport agreement
SINGAPORE, June 5 — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the European Union have concluded the world’s first bloc-to-bloc air transport agreement, Asean...
Asean envoys to meet junta leader in Myanmar
HANOI, June 4 — Envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) arrived in Myanmar on June 3 ahead of planned meetings with the...
Malaysia is top choice for Chinese companies’ expansion opportunities in Asean
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — Malaysia tops the list on expansion opportunities for 65 per cent of Chinese companies looking to scale up their sales...
SE Asia states want to drop proposed UN call for Myanmar arms embargo
NEW YORK/JAKARTA, May 29 — Nine Southeast Asian nations have proposed watering down a UN General Assembly draft resolution on Myanmar, including removing a call...
Southeast Asian nations say consensus reached on ending Myanmar crisis
JAKARTA, April 25 — Southeast Asian leaders said they had agreed on a plan with Myanmar’s junta chief on Saturday to end the crisis in...