ASEAN IN FOCUS

Myanmar crisis summit a test for ASEAN’s credibility: Thailand

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A weekend summit on the Myanmar coup crisis will be a test for ASEAN's credibility and…

Indonesia navy searching for submarine with 53 aboard

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian navy ships on Thursday scoured a patch of ocean off the coast of Bali searching…

PHL Task Force notes presence of Chinese warships in West PH Sea; DFA fires off another diplomatic protest

Presence of China's warships contributing to militarization of area, says NTF-WPS (Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs filed…

DFA summons China envoy, demands immediate withdrawal of Chinese vessels in West PHL Sea

PHL "utmost displeasure" expressed over “illegal lingering presence of Chinese vessels in Julian Felipe Reef”   (Eagle News) -- The…

PHL is 3rd in ASEAN in vaccination drive; over 1.1 million already given shots – Palace

Over 965k health care workers already given COVID-19 jabs   (Eagle News) – The Philippines has already vaccinated more than…

Myanmar’s post-coup civilian death toll climbs past 700

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A security guard was wounded in a bomb blast outside a military-owned bank in Myanmar's second-biggest…

Seven killed after quake rocks Indonesia’s Java island

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least seven people were killed after a 6.0 magnitude quake struck off the coast…

New cyclone barrels toward disaster-struck Indonesia

LEMBATA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A new cyclone was barrelling toward Indonesia and threatened to spark more floods and landslides, authorities…

Myanmar actor arrested as junta hunts 120 celebrities

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A leading Myanmar actor, singer and model who has backed the country's anti-coup protests was…

Britain slams ‘bullying’ Myanmar over London embassy standoff

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Thursday condemned "bullying" by the Myanmar junta after the country's ambassador to…

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