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General : ASEAN Must Future-Proof Region Amid Global Challenges - Mohamad
Bernama
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July 9, 2025
By Ahmad Aidil Syukri Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- ASEAN member states must stay united and intensify efforts to build a future-proof Southeast Asia amid growing geopolitical uncertainties, economic fragmentation and global...
Japan Steps Up New Security Assistance to Countries Caught Between US and China
The Diplomat
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July 7, 2025
Japan is expanding its security assistance to strategically located countries across the Indo-Pacific, reflecting Tokyo’s embrace of its security role in the region and its desire to provide more options to countries that feel caught between the...
32 maritime forces meet in Philippines to address challenges
Manila Standard
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July 8, 2025
Regional maritime forces from 32 countries gathered in the Philippines for the 11th Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS), which officially began on Tuesday and will run until Thursday in Taguig. The PALS is co-hosted for the first time by...
Sarawak looks to science to strengthen climate policies, says Abang Johari
Malay Mail
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October 17, 2024
KUCHING, Oct 17 — Sarawak has always welcomed scientists who offered to assist the State government in taking new approaches in policy formulation to preserve the environment that the people have been enjoying all this while. Sarawak Premier Tan...
Sarawak welcomes help from scientists in formulation of policies - Abang Johari
The Sun Daily
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October 16, 2024
KUCHING: Sarawak has always welcomed scientists who offered to assist the State government in taking new approaches in policy formulation to preserve the environment that the people have been enjoying all this while. Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang...
SID countries empowered with Big Earth Data tech to combat climate change via training in Beijing
Global Times
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The Small Island Developing States Capacity Building Workshop on Utilizing Big Earth Data for SDGs in Beijing Photo: Courtesy of CBAS Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are harnessing global cooperation and advanced technologies to strengthen...
MCPO seeks city’s help for new police stations
Cebu Daily News
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July 15, 2025
Police Station 2 of the Mandaue City Police Office is currently sharing space with the Subangdaku Barangay Hall. However, their new building nearby is nearly complete, and they are set to relocate soon. | Photo: Mary Rose Sagarino MANDAUE CITY,...
Beyond Jubilee: Lessons from Ghana's Oil and Gas Journey and...
Modern Ghana
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For many resource-rich nations, the ultimate aspiration is to transcend the cyclical trap of the “resource curse,” a paradox often attributed to the “Dutch disease." This phenomenon arises when revenues generated from the extractive sector,...
World : AMM : Thailand Seeks To Advance Regional, Global Agendas
Bernama
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July 8, 2025
BANGKOK, July 8 (Bernama) -- The 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings is an important opportunity for Thailand to advance regional and international issues in collaboration with ASEAN member states and dialogue...
Sarawak welcomes help from scientists in formulation of policies, says Premier
Borneo Post
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October 16, 2024
Abang Johari says the state government that he was leading now is giving emphasis on finding new ways to use the strength that the state possessed, particularly in mitigating climate change. – Information Department photo KUCHING (Oct 16): Sarawak...
Lunch Wrap: ASX up as Wall Street breaks records
Stockhead
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June 29, 2025
Tetratherix jumps in biotech IPO debut. Picture via Getty Images ASX lifts as Wall Street soars to new records Tetratherix jumps in biotech IPO debut Hardie, DroneShield rise; Execs exit LTR, Inghams The ASX opened Monday a touch stronger, up 0.3...
ASEAN-UK Health Security Partnership Programme launched
Vietnam News Agency
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HCM CITY — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Kingdom on Monday officially launched the ASEAN-UK Health Security Partnership Programme (HSP) as a major new initiative aimed at strengthening Southeast Asia’s ability...
ASX up on Wall Street highs; Tetratherix pops on debut
Townsville Bulletin
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June 29, 2025
ASX lifts as Wall Street soars to new records Tetratherix jumps in biotech IPO debut Hardie, DroneShield rise; Execs exit LTR, Inghams The ASX opened Monday a touch stronger, up 0.3 % by lunchtime in the east as healthcare and bank stocks led the...
Business : Oecusse To Spearhead Timor-Leste’s Modernisation In Bold CMC-RAEOA Initiative
Bernama
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July 7, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- In a major public-private partnership, Core Management Corporation (CMC) and the Special Administrative Region of Oecusse-Ambeno (RAEOA) have announced the launch of the Oecusse Digital Centre (ODC) Smart Hub, a...
World : ASEAN’s Zopfan Vision Revived With China, Russia Backing SEANWFZ
Bernama
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July 8, 2025
By Samantha Tan KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- ASEAN’s long-standing aspiration for a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (ZOPFAN) has gained new traction following China and Russia’s readiness to sign the Protocol to the Treaty on the...
Asean's Zopfan revived thanks to China and Russia's support, says expert
The Malaysian Star
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July 8, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Asean's long-standing aspiration for a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (Zopfan) has gained renewed traction following China and Russia's readiness to sign the Protocol to the Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free...
ASEAN Family Day in New York spreads regional identity
VietnamPlus
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June 23, 2025
New York (VNA) – The ASEAN Family Day 2025 was held in New York, the US, on June 22, drawing nearly 1,000 officials, staff, and their family members from the Permanent Missions to the United Nations, and the Consulates of 10 ASEAN member countries...
International Law: A Shield for the Powerful or a Rule for All?
Daily Star
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July 8, 2025
A compelling exchange once took place between Shami Chakrabarti, former president of the UK-based human rights organisation Liberty, and the eminent jurist Lord Thomas Bingham following his lecture on 'The Rule of Law'. Lord Bingham, a staunch...
US tariffs, Myanmar crisis to dominate ASEAN discussions - Analyst
The Sun Daily
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July 8, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The ongoing crisis in Myanmar and the global impact of United States (US) tariffs are set to take centre stage at the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), which opens on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur, as Southeast Asian nations...
ASEAN’s Strategic Roadmap for Science and Technology
OpenGov Asia
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September 23, 2024
The ASEAN Committee on Science, Technology, and Innovation (COSTI), in collaboration with Australia’s national science organisation, CSIRO, convened to lay the groundwork for the ASEAN Plan of Action on Science, Technology, and Innovation (APASTI)...