ASEAN IN FOCUS

Remote Indonesia volcano erupts again after thousands evacuated

By Ronny Adolof Buol, with Marchio Gorbiano in Jakarta TAGULANDANG, April 19, 2024 (AFP) - A remote Indonesian volcano sent…

China’s Wang meets Indonesia’s Jokowi, president-elect Prabowo

JAKARTA  (AFP)  - China's top diplomat met Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his successor Prabowo Subianto on Thursday as Beijing…

ASEAN ‘deeply concerned’ by escalating Myanmar violence

By Rose TROUP BUCHANAN BANGKOK, April 19, 2024 (AFP) - Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN said it is "deeply concerned"…

19 dead, two missing after Indonesia landslide

JAKARTA, April 14, 2024 (AFP) - At least 19 people have been found dead and two more are missing after…

One man injured in rare Kuala Lumpur shooting at airport

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14, 2024 (AFP) - A man attempting to shoot his wife at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport…

Vietnam province declares state of emergency over drought

HANOI, April 6, 2024 (AFP) - Thousands of people in Vietnam are suffering a "severe" shortage of fresh water because…

Vietnam property tycoon sentenced to death in multi-billion dollar fraud case

HO CHI MINH CITY, April 11, 2024 (AFP) - A top Vietnamese property tycoon was sentenced to death on Thursday…

Thai soldiers on alert as Myanmar border clashes enter second day

By Watsamon TRI-YASAKDA, Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI MAE SOT, Thailand, April 10, 2024 (AFP) - Thai armoured cars patrolled the town of…

US says ‘very, very concerned’ about Chinese actions in disputed sea

SYDNEY, April 9, 2024 (AFP) - The top US military officer in the Pacific on Tuesday said Washington was "very,…

6.6-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert: USGS

JAKARTA, April 9, 2024 (AFP) - A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit Indonesia's eastern region on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey…

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