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The 35th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting or AMEM 35 held a meeting this week and tackled, among others, the potential energy resource for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said that they envision dynamic and robust collaboration within ASEAN and dialogue partners as well as other relevant international agencies. Ensuring access to and adequate supply of resilient and sustainable energy in the ASEAN region is the main agenda of the […]
LANAO DEL NORTE, Philippines (Reuters) — Wearing white hijabs to assimilate better with those in the Muslim community, about 100 Philippine female soldiers are helping to rehabilitate hundreds of children displaced or made homeless by the conflict in Marawi City. Since last week, the teams of soldiers have spent every morning between 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. with over 100 children in each evacuation center around the area, encouraging them to play as well as draw as […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Britain led world powers Monday in warning Myanmar of potential action if leader Aung San Suu Kyi does not move to end a campaign against the Rohingya minority. Hours before Suu Kyi delivers a national address Tuesday, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson called a meeting on the crisis on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Johnson, at the meeting attended by US Ambassador to […]
by Dominique Faget and Redwan Ahmed Agence France Presse UKHIA, Bangladesh (AFP) — Heavy monsoon rain heaped new misery Sunday on hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohinyga stuck in makeshift camps in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar, as authorities started a drive to force them to a new site. With food and water shortages already making life tough, torrential rain brought back swamp-like conditions to many parts of the border town of Cox’s Bazar […]
by M Jegathesan Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysian authorities said Friday they had not ruled out foul play in a fire that killed 23 children and teachers in an Islamic school, as calls mounted for better safety regulations at religious study centers. The fire broke out in the boarding school in downtown Kuala Lumpur before dawn Thursday. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within an hour, but not before it had gutted the […]
NANNING CITY, South China (CCTV) — Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli on Tuesday once again guaranteed his country’s readiness to cooperate with Association of Southeast Asian Nations in boosting regional development and prosperity. Zhang made the remarks at the start of the 14th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Nanning of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The vice premier also highlighted substantial collaborative achievements in various fields over the past few […]
NANNING CITY, South China (CCTV) — The 14th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit opened in Nanning, capital of south China’ s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Tuesday. Themed “jointly building the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and boosting regional economic integration through tourism,” the four-day expo is held at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center. Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen were among the […]
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) — Rohingya refugees continued to arrive in Bangladesh from Myanmar on Sunday (September 10) putting more pressure on the relief effort to keep them fed and sheltered. Nearly 300,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh and 30,000 non-Muslim civilians have been displaced inside Myanmar after the military launched a counter-offensive following attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) insurgents on 30 police posts and an army base on August 25. The […]
(Eagle News) — Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Hon. Steven Ciobo MP, officially launched the Australia-ASEAN Chamber of Commerce (AustCham ASEAN) in the Philippines at the Marriott Hotel Manila on September 9, 2017. AustCham ASEAN is a network of over 3,000 corporate members that will highlight commercial opportunities and improve coordination of Australian business interests with the registered Australian Chambers and business councils from across ASEAN as its membership base, making it […]
Nine Filipino enterprises were recognized by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council at the ASEAN Business Awards 2017 for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of business environment in the region. JG Summit Holdings, incorporated founder John Gokongwei Jr., was one of the legacy awardees, or those who have set standard of excellence in doing business in ASEAN and become integral to the development of entrepreneurship in the region. Tycoons Jaime Augusto Zobel De Ayala […]
The Philippines will remain open to dialogues regarding the economic development of the Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) region, and support the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Cooperation (AEC). In his opening speech at the 49th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said that it is the duty of the Philippines to support the AEC Initiative so that more trade and investment will enter the ASEAN region. Lopez also […]
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — A Cambodian court on Tuesday charged opposition leader Kem Sokha with treason and espionage over an alleged conspiracy with unnamed foreigners, as strongman premier Hun Sen takes his assault against his political enemies into new ground. The case comes as opponents of Cambodia’s strongman premier, as well as NGOs and the critical press, have increasingly been smothered by court cases and threats ahead of a crunch general election next […]
