Tag: ASEAN IN FOCUS

Indonesia orders 13 long-range military radars from Thales

PARIS, June 18, 2023 (AFP) – Indonesia has ordered 13 long-range military radars from Thales to boost airspace surveillance efforts across its immense archipelago, the French manufacturer and state-owned Indonesian defence firm PT Len Industri said Sunday. The Ground Master 400 Alpha (GM400a) radars will allow the Indonesian military to “benefit from a single air picture integrating the detection of all types of threats, from jets and missiles to hovering helicopters and unmanned air vehicles”, […]

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Myanmar FM to attend informal crisis talks in Bangkok

YANGON, June 17, 2023 (AFP) – Myanmar on Saturday confirmed the country’s foreign minister would attend controversial “informal talks” in Bangkok on the coup-hit country’s political crisis, as Singapore warned that conditions were not yet right for ASEAN to re-engage the military junta at high-level meetings. Myanmar has been in turmoil since a February 2021 military coup that ousted democratically elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from office. More than 3,600 civilians have been […]

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ASEAN bloc to hold first joint military drills in South China Sea

JAKARTA, June 8, 2023 (AFP) – Southeast Asian nations have agreed to hold their first-ever joint military drills in the South China Sea, Indonesian officials said Thursday, as tensions grow over China’s increasing assertiveness in the region. “We will hold joint military drills in the North Natuna Sea,” Indonesian military chief Yudo Margono said after a meeting of Southeast Asian defence chiefs in Bali, state news agency Antara reported. They will take place in September […]

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Indonesia’s Widodo calls for ASEAN unity as Myanmar crisis worsens

  LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia, May 10, 2023 (AFP) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo called Wednesday for “unity” among Southeast Asian nations, as they come under growing pressure to end the violence ravaging Myanmar or risk irrelevance. Turmoil in junta-ruled Myanmar has dominated talks at this week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Indonesia, as the regional bloc faces criticism for its perceived inaction. ASEAN has led diplomatic attempts to resolve the crisis, but […]

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Myanmar to dominate ASEAN summit as violence escalates

  By Martin Abbugao and Allison Jackson Agence France-Presse LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AFP) — Junta-ruled Myanmar is set to dominate a meeting of Southeast Asian nations in Indonesia starting Tuesday, after an airstrike on a village last month reportedly killed at least 170 people. Myanmar has been ravaged by deadly violence since a military coup deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s government more than two years ago and unleashed a bloody crackdown on dissent. The Association […]

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ASEAN ‘strongly condemns’ Myanmar air strike that killed dozens

Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | Thursday 4/13/2023 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), criticised for its inaction over the deepening Myanmar crisis, strongly condemned on Thursday air strikes that reportedly killed dozens of people. Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, is the 2023 chair of the regional bloc and is hoping to kickstart a five-point plan, agreed with the Myanmar junta two years ago, and other mediation attempts that have so far failed to end […]

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PH Ambassador visits Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research Technolopolis in Pathum Thani, Thailand

  Bangkok, Thailand Upon the invitation of Dr. Chutima Eamchotchawalit, Governor of the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR), a composite team of the Philippine Embassy led by Ambassador Millicent Cruz Paredes visited the agency’s main headquarters called the Technopolis, and several research facilities within the TISTR complex in Pathum Thani, Thailand.   The Embassy’s visit to TISTR was finalized after Dr. Chutima’s participation in the 2023 Propak Philippines on 31 January to […]

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Leaders to watch as Malaysia heads to the polls

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | AFP | Thursday 11/17/2022 Malaysians go to the polls on Saturday after four years of fractious politics that followed the fall of jailed former prime minister Najib Razak. At stake are 222 seats in the lower house of parliament, to be decided by 21 million registered voters. Here are thumbnail portraits of the key personalities: – Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob – Ismail is the vice chief of the ruling United […]

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‘ASEAN must become a peaceful region’ says Indonesia’s President

As Indonesia receives the position of ASEAN chair from Cambodia, the country’s President, Joko Widodo, says “ASEAN must become a peaceful region and anchor for global stability, consistently uphold international law and not be a proxy to any powers”. Widodo’s comments come at the closing ceremony of the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits in Phnom Penh. © Agence France-Presse

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EU chief urges China to push Moscow to respect international law

Phnom Penh, Cambodia | AFP | EU chief Charles Michel said Saturday the bloc expected China to use “all the means at its disposal” to push Moscow to respect international law, days before a G20 summit expected to be dominated by the conflict in Ukraine. The European Council president was speaking on the sidelines of a regional summit in Cambodia, where Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged Southeast Asian leaders to support Kyiv. While China […]

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