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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday pushed for regional order and cooperation amid intensified geopolitical tensions and accelerating climate change during the 18th East Asia Summit in Indonesia. Foremost of the said regional challenges, Marcos said, are the territorial issues in the South China Sea (SCS) and the buildup of…
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has issued a stern condemnation against Myanmar's military junta for its continued violence during the group’s recent summit held in Jakarta. A call to end violence: Leaders from the 10-member group urged the junta and all related parties in Myanmar on Tuesday to "de-escalate violence and stop targeted attacks on civilians, houses, and public facilities, such as schools, hospitals, markets, churches, and monasteries." The group also expressed grave concerns over the junta’s lack of substantial progress in impleme...
JAKARTA – Asean must push for the full implementation of its peace plan for Myanmar and maintain its stand that the country is not represented by its junta's political leaders at the bloc's high-level meetings, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday (Sept 5). "Otherwise, our credibility will be undermined, and so will Asean centrality. And this would...
Here are full transcripts of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s speeches during the different summits in Indonesia
The Southeast Asian bloc has taken a number of small but important steps forward in its handling of the country’s crisis.