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China's Xi urges military to prepare for maritime conflicts
Kyodo News, Published on 07/03/2024
» BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged his country's military to prepare for conflicts at sea and protect its maritime rights and interests during a meeting with delegations of the armed forces, state-run media said, amid tensions in the East and South China seas.
Asean to discuss Myanmar crisis, South China Sea disputes
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2023
» JAKARTA - Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) met in Indonesia's capital on Tuesday, with the prolonged political crisis in Myanmar and disputes in the South China Sea expected to be on the agenda.
Singapore executes two drug traffickers amid human rights criticism
Kyodo News, Published on 07/07/2022
» Singapore executed two men for drug trafficking on Thursday, attracting a fresh wave of criticism from human rights activists.
Southern peace talks make slow progress
Kyodo News, Published on 13/01/2022
» The Thai government and Muslim separatist insurgents in southern Thailand proposed on Thursday forming a joint working group to flesh out the broad terms agreed on in their third round of peace talks held this week in the Malaysian capital.
Former Malaysian PM Mahathir hospitalised
Kyodo News, Published on 07/01/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, has been admitted into hospital for elective medical procedure, the National Heart Institute said on Friday.
Malaysia's PM quits, coalition government collapses
Kyodo News, Published on 16/08/2021
» Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin tendered his resignation to the country's king on Monday after losing his parliamentary majority following a revolt in his ruling coalition.
Asean deadlocked in selection of special envoy to Myanmar
Kyodo News, Published on 06/07/2021
» Five months since the military toppled a democratically elected government in Myanmar, Asean has not been able to appoint a special envoy to help defuse the member country's political crisis and a major obstacle seems to be disunity within the group.
Malaysia unveils $36bn Covid aid
Kyodo News, Published on 28/06/2021
» Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced Monday a 150-billion-ringgit ($36.2 billion or 1.1 trillion baht) aid package to help people tide over the lockdown that has been extended indefinitely as the number of fresh Covid-19 cases shows no signs of abating.
Malaysia extends national lockdown by 2 weeks to curb virus
Kyodo News, Published on 25/03/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced Wednesday a two-week extension of a national lockdown as part of stepped-up measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Malaysia PM announces nationwide lockdown, border closure
Kyodo News, Published on 16/03/2020
» Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced Monday a two-week nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.