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SINGAPORE (AFP) — China and Southeast Asian states will hold their first joint maritime exercises next week, officials said Friday, in a move aimed at easing tensions but which may spark US alarm. Beijing’s expansive claims to the South China Sea have long been a source of friction with rival claimants in Southeast Asia, as well as the US which has traditionally been the dominant naval power in the area. Despite disagreements over Beijing’s territorial […]
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) — Southeast Asian leaders pose for a family photo for the ASEAN Leaders Gathering at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings in Nusa Dua on Indonesias resort island of Bali on October 11, 2018. Pictured L-R: ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi, Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, Singapore’s […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Davao City early morning Friday from his “successful” participation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders’ Gathering in Bali, Indonesia where he stressed his commitment to peace and stability in the region, and a “stronger ASEAN.” Duterte also personally conveyed to Indonesian President Joko Widodo his condolences to the people of Indonesia for the successive earthquakes and other calamities that claimed many lives in […]
(Eagle News) — Philippie president Rodrigo Duterte and other leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the International Monetary Fund were already in Bali, Indonesia when a fresh tremor struck Indonesia anew on Thursday dawn, Oct. 11. The magnitude 6 quake that rocked Indonesia on Thursday killed three people and rattled hotels where IMF delegates and leaders of the ASEAN are attending a major summit, a fortnight after a quake-tsunami killed […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — A new Singapore Airlines route connecting the city-state to New York goes into operation Thursday, becoming the longest commercial plane ride in the world. The journey covers a distance of 16,700 kilometers (10,400 miles) in just under 19 hours, making it the lengthiest in both distance and time. There is no economy class. The cabin is configured in only two segments: 67 business class seats and 94 premium economy seats. The […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is now in Indonesia to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders’ Gathering today, October 11. The President arrived at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday night, October 10, for the ASEAN meeting set on the following day. Duterte was invited to participate in the event by Indonesian President Joko Widodo. The ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering is a High-Level Assembly that is a […]
JAVA, Indonesia (AFP) — A shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali early Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, causing panicked people to flee their homes. The head of Indonesia’s geophysics agency said there had been no reports of casualties or damage, although information was still being gathered in East Java province. “The quake didn’t trigger any tsunami for sure,” Dwikorita Karnawati told AFP. The strong […]
PALU, Indonesia (AFP) — Shrieking with delight, Indonesian kids in disaster-struck Palu rush to cuddle a giant Winnie the Pooh, his horseplay and goofy smiles drawing big smiles in a park surrounded with rubble. Volunteers are cheering up children across Palu with songs and games as the youngsters come to grips with a city hollowed out and twisted by nature. An earthquake and tsunami on September 28 has killed close to 2,000 on Sulawesi island […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar is “unable and unwilling” to investigate its abuses against Rohingya Muslims, a UN rights envoy has said, bolstering calls for the country’s generals to be hauled before an international court. A UN fact-finding mission has called for Myanmar’s top brass to be investigated for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes over a brutal crackdown against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state that forced more than 720,000 of the beleaguered minority […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte will be attending the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering that will be held in Bali, Indonesia on October 11, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. This was announced by Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for ASEAN Affairs Junever Mahilum-West on Monday, October 8 in a press briefing in Malacañang. “Among the activities, the ASEAN leaders will have two major engagements. They will hold the ASEAN Leaders Gathering proper in the afternoon […]
The Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (Indo-PACOM), Admiral Philip Davidson, visited the Philippines for the annual Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) on September 25 to 28, reinforcing the longstanding U. S.-Philippine alliance. The trip marks his first visit to the Philippines as Indo-PACOM commander. The annual MDB-SEB coordinates the framework for defense and security cooperation between the U.S. and Philippine militaries. While in the Philippines, Adm. Davidson met with Executive […]
The two-day 2018 Southeast Asia Counter-Terrorism Symposium started on Thursday, October 4 at the Raffles City Convention Center in Singapore, which aims to discuss ways towards greater concerted efforts against terrorism. With the theme “2018 Southeast Asia Counter-Terrorism Symposium: A collective approach,” the seminar intends to examine building societal resilience against terrorism, applying appropriate counter-measures against the region’s increasingly militarized terror networks, employing advanced technologies, and exploring areas of cooperation to enhance ASEAN’s collective capacity […]
