ASEAN Must Focus On Implementation Of ASEAN Vision 2045 - Mohamad Hasan

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- ASEAN member states must now shift their collective focus toward the implementation of the ASEAN Vision 2045: Our Shared Future, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said today. In his opening remarks at the...

General : ASEAN Must Focus On Implementation Of ASEAN Vision 2045 - Mohamad Hasan

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- ASEAN member states must now shift their collective focus toward the implementation of the ASEAN Vision 2045: Our Shared Future, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said today. In his opening remarks at the...

KL bound: Marcos bats for peace, maritime security at ASEAN Summit

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday vowed to renew the Philippines’ push for an open, rules-based international order and the peaceful resolution of disputes as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations navigates regional challenges such...

Marcos departs for ASEAN Summit in Malaysia

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Saturday departed for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, vowing to reinforce regional cooperation during his trip. In his departure...

East Timor murder: NZ urged to admit the death of Kiwi journalist 50 years ago was handled poorly

“At the time, we couldn’t even get the [New Zealand] Government to look for them,” said Cunningham’s aunt, the late Patricia McGregor, in 2010 at a commemoration by Wellington City Council, human rights groups and journalists. Cunningham’s younger...

UN chief Antony Guterres calls for urgent reform of the Security Council

Guterres was addressing ambassadors in the iconic chamber in New York on United Nations Day, marking 80 years since its founding. He spoke via video link from the capital of Viet Nam, Hanoi, during a robust open debate on how the UN navigates an...

Children of war

This short 1986 documentary follows the International Youth for Peace and Justice Tour, a programme in which teenagers from then-conflict zones around the world visited and spoke with high-school students across Canada. Capturing the tour’s stop...

Timor-Leste: Land of the sleeping crocodile awakens to Asean’s promise

A seat at the table could unlock investment opportunities in tourism, real estate, agriculture and renewables [SINGAPORE] Folklore tells of a boy who saved a stranded crocodile. In return, the creature carried him towards the rising sun,...

21st ASEAN-PAC Meeting Strengthens Regional Commitment To Combat Corruption

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will host the 21st Principals Meeting of the ASEAN Parties Against Corruption (ASEAN-PAC) from Oct 28 to 30, reflecting the country’s firm commitment to regional leadership in advancing the...

An update from Allora and District Days for Girls

Allora and District Days for Girls team makes feminine hygiene kits for women and girls internationally and through Good360 in Australia. The team has sent kits to areas such as Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Vanuatu and Burundi as well as...

TIMOR-LESTE: ‘The Contrast Between Elite Privilege and Public Hardship Brought Together a Broad Coalition’

Interviews 12 October 2025 CIVICUS discusses recent protests in Timor-Leste with Domingos de Andrade, known as Ameu, Case Coordinator of the civil society organisation Rede ba Rai (‘Network for Land’) and Nelson Roldão, an activist involved in...

Indonesia, Timor Leste to revise border trade pact after 2 decades

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian and Timor Leste governments plan to review and update the 21-year-old Traditional Border Crossings and Regulated Markets Agreement. "This plan will be carried out under the bilateral trade agreement framework...

Timor-Leste Community Voices Highlight Tourism’s Promise and Challenges

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in collaboration with Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Tourism and Environment (MTA), released the findings of the 2024–2025 Community Attitudes Survey (CAS)—Timor-Leste’s first comprehensive national study on...

ASEAN Remains Firm Amid Global Uncertainties - Malaysian FM

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- ASEAN continues to stand firm and deliver results despite global uncertainties and escalating rivalries among major powers, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said today. He said the regional...

General : ASEAN Remains Firm Amid Global Uncertainties - Malaysian FM

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- ASEAN continues to stand firm and deliver results despite global uncertainties and escalating rivalries among major powers, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said today. He said the regional...

Mozambique's role in championing the Timor-Leste independence movement

Demonstrations at the University Eduardo Mondlane campus, in Maputo, Mozambique, on September 26, 1999, in Indonesia's Tempo magazine. Photo by Marisa Gonçalves. Used with permission. The Southeast Asian nation of Timor-Leste and the East African...

Timor-Leste finally joins the Asean fold

Timor-Leste will be made a full member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Oct 26. President José Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste often joked that joining Asean was more difficult than going to heaven. Not anymore. After more than...

Wisma Putra says Asean leaders to discuss unity, growth and global challenges in KL summit

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — Over the next three days Asean leaders are set to congregate at the sprawling Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre for the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits where discussions will focus on issues related to Asean...

Fijian and Pacific cultures celebrated at milestone celebration

Fijian and greater Pacific workers together with their families and friends under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme gathered in Naracoorte to celebrate Fiji Day, marking Fiji’s 55th year of independence. Chief guest and Fiji’s...

ASEAN at a Crossroads

Kuala Lumpur is under a tight security lockdown this week – 16,000 police officers are deployed, major roads shuttered, and the city center effectively sealed – as several world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Li...