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JAKARTA/MANILA -- Defense ministers from ASEAN members began key meetings in Jakarta on Wednesday, after a recent collision between a China Coast Guar

JAKARTA: Southeast Asian defence ministers called on Wednesday (Nov 15) for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and for the world to collaborate on setting up humanitarian aid corridors

(UPDATE) JAKARTA: Southeast Asian defense chiefs on Wednesday called for fighting in Gaza to stop immediately and for the world to collaborate on setting up humanitarian aid corridors there, but they struggled on how to address the prolonged civil strife in Myanmar.

ADMM-Plus is a platform comprising 10-nation ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and its eight dialogue partners -- India, China, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States.

ASEAN would be more effective and show more unity on crises with greater continuity between one year and the next.

KUALA LUMPUR: The flexible ringgit exchange rate plays an important role in reducing the impact of external shocks on domestic economic activity, said the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

Under this system, each country would be part of the troika for two years, thereby ensuring more continuity across the years and giving each state another 12 months to hone its diplomatic skills.

ASEAN has a critical role to play in navigating heightened tensions between China and US allies in the South China Sea.

The Philippines is not taking part in the Aman Youyi military drills between China and 5 ASEAN nations.

TIMOR-LESTE President Jose Ramos-Horta, who arrived in Manila on Wednesday, has expressed his gratitude to the Philippines for supporting his countrys bid to become a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).