ASEAN IN FOCUS

Vietnam tycoon appeals against $27 bn fraud death sentence

HANOI, April 26, 2024 (AFP) - A top Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in a $27 billion fraud case…

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"…

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…

Two Rohingya found dead at sea after Indonesia ends survivor search

ACEH JAYA, Indonesia, March 23, 2024 (AFP) - The bodies of two Rohingya refugees were retrieved and several more were…

Thai ex-PM Thaksin makes first public appearance since release: AFP

By Thanaporn Promyamyai and Sarah Lai BANGKOK, March 14, 2024 (AFP) - Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra visited a…

Malaysia PM warns against attempts to block China’s rise

By Laura CHUNG Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim warned Thursday against attempts by other countries to block China's military and…

Trade, submarines feature at ASEAN talks in Australia

MELBOURNE, March 5, 2024 (AFP) - Australia unveiled plans to ramp up investment in Southeast Asia on Tuesday, setting aside…

Australia sets up $1.3 bn fund to grow trade with ASEAN

MELBOURNE, March 5, 2024 (AFP) - Australia unveiled plans to ramp up investment in Southeast Asia on Tuesday, setting aside…

Living in extraordinary times! ASEAN in Focus – March 4, 2024

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Philippines hopes to launch EU free trade negotiations ‘very soon’

MELBOURNE, March 4, 2024 (AFP) - The Philippines hopes to launch formal free trade agreement negotiations with the European Union…

ASEAN-Australia summit to decry ‘threat or use of force’ in region

By Steven TRASK MELBOURNE, March 4, 2024 (AFP) - Leaders from Southeast Asian nations and Australia gathered in Melbourne on…

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