By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 55 minutes ago US Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken in Jakarta. POOL / REUTERS The US Secretary of State called for “maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait” at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Security Forum. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Southeast Asian counterparts … Read more
North Korea conducted a test-fire of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-18 in the presence of Chairman Kim Jong-un on the 12th, the Korean Central News Agency reported on the 13th. Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) released a joint statement on the 13th expressing “serious concern” over North … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Students from 200 universities spread across four countries took part in the competition ASEAN Investment Challenge 2023 organized by CGS-CIMB Sekuritas Indonesia. The grand launch of the competition will be held on Tuesday, 4 July 2023 at the Indonesia Stock Exchange building, Jakarta. Economics and business faculties students from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore … Read more
ASEAN Family Day Celebrated in New York On June 17, the Delegations of the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to the United Nations (UN) and the Delegation of Timor-Leste, an ASEAN observer, came together to celebrate ASEAN Family Day 2023 in New York. Strengthening Cooperation Among ASEAN Countries Vietnam, … Read more
The Malaysian government has announced that it will sanction firms and revoke recruitment agency licenses that hired migrant workers, who were then left stranded without jobs. The sanction comes following reports from last week revealing that hundreds of migrants from South Asia, primarily from Bangladesh and Nepal, were left in limbo after being made to … Read more
Jakarta – President Jokowi delivered the implementation The 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo has been running smoothly with good results. Jokowi said Indonesia wanted ASEAN countries to be able to face challenges and play a central role in the region. For this reason, Jokowi invited the leaders of ASEAN countries to sail together on … Read more
Leaders from Southeast Asia met in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on 11 May to resolve the crisis in Myanmar, which has worsened since its military seized power in a coup on 1 February. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has urged the Myanmar junta to implement a “five-point peace consensus” agreed in late 2020, which … Read more
As ASEAN conducts a needs assessment to provide aid to the people of Myanmar, Dr Kao emphasized that the focus would be on those who had to move due to violence and those who couldn’t access basic necessities. However, the assessment has faced challenges, such as access and identifying credible parties to interview. Dr Kao … Read more
Indonesia’s food regulator has confirmed the safety of a popular product from one of the world’s biggest instant noodle brands, despite its recall in Malaysia and Taiwan’s capital. The recalled product, “special chicken” flavour Indomie, is a popular Indonesian instant noodle variety produced by Indofood CBP. The Taipei city health department found traces of ethylene … Read more
On Sunday, April 23, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported that an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 had occurred in Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia, at a depth of 43 kilometers (27 miles). The initial report from EMSC had estimated the earthquake to be of magnitude 5.8 and depth of 42 kilometers (26 miles). No further information … Read more