ASEAN IN FOCUS

Victory for generals as Thais vote for junta charter

  by Aidan Jones and Thanaporn Promyamyai BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand voted Sunday to approve a junta-scripted constitution, preliminary results showed,…

Bangladesh kicks out N. Korea diplomat over smuggled goods

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh has kicked out a North Korean diplomat after he was caught smuggling more than one…

Malaysia’s dying art: Traditional kite-making in peril

  by Satish Cheney Pantai Cahaya Bulan, Malaysia (AFP) -- Shafie Jusoh loves traditional Malaysian kites so much that he…

Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia hit air travel

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia in recent days have forced the closure of two airports and disrupted…

PNP chief Dela Rosa attends 36th ASEANAPOL conference in Malaysia

https://youtu.be/I9SM7h7xX14     PHILIPPINE National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa attended the annual conference of the ASEAN chiefs…

Indonesia to sink scores of boats in fishing fight

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia will sink up to 71 impounded foreign boats this month on its Independence Day, a…

Indonesia executes one local, 3 foreign drug convicts

  by Muhammad Azka CILACAP, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia executed four drug convicts Friday but 10 others due to face…

Philippines did not seek support from ASEAN in arbitration ruling against China — Yasay

(Reuters) -- The Philippines had not sought support from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) or the international community…

Philippine Abu Sayyaf kidnapped 5 sailors, Malaysia says

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia's police chief said Tuesday that five tugboat crew missing since last week were abducted…

New executions looming in Indonesia

CILACAP, Indonesia (AFP) -- More foreign drug convicts could imminently face the firing squad in Indonesia after authorities said Monday…

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