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Officials from the ministries of National Defence of Cambodia and Laos are dedicated to enhancing military cooperation to benefit the two armed forces, while also acknowledging their longstanding, neighbourly relations.

Deputy Permanent Secretary (Policy and Strategy) at the Ministry of Defence Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud attended ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) and ADSOM-Plus recently as Brunei Darussalam’s representative. He was accompanied by officers from the Directorate of Defence Policy, Medical and Health Services as well as Royal Brunei Land Force […]

The recent meetings of ASEAN defense ministers and their dialogue partners have helped foster harmony in the region and strengthened collaboration between them, analysts say.

The Department of National Defense (DND) shared the Philippines’ positions on regional and international defense and security environment during the recently held ASEAN Defense Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) and ADSOM-Plus Meetings in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo courtesy of Department of Nati

DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has told a diplomat from the European Union that China has not stopped its harassment and provocations in the region, citing even a recent case of a Chinese vessel trying to ram a warship of the United States in international waters. Lorenzana held a candid talk…

The Department of National Defense (DND) is looking to foster a stronger bilateral relations with Canada by establishing a Defense Cooperation Agreement. Teodoro Cirilo Torralba (upper left), Department of National Defense assistant secretary for strategic assessments and international affairs, m

MANILA - The United Kingdom (UK) has expressed its intention to deploy two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) in southeast Asia. Right Honorable Amanda Milling, the new Minister for Asia of the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) conveyed this during her first visit to Manila and meeting with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana last October 8. "On regional security, Minister Milling conveyed the UK's intent to maintain two OPVs permanently in Southeast Asia, as a dem...

The United Kingdom (UK) wants to permanently station two warships in Southeast Asia in what is widely seen as its contribution to the international collective effort of maintaining peace and security in the region being challenged by China’s expansionist claims and aggressive military activities. UK’s intent was conveyed by Amanda…