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Melaka hosts Asean meeting on cross-border crime from Sept 8
The Malaysian Star
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September 7, 2025
MELAKA: The historic city will play host to the 19th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC), bringing together more than 300 delegates from Monday to Friday (Sept 8 to 12). Melaka State Secretary Datuk Azhar Arshad said...
Conference reviews implementation of ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community goals
VietnamPlus
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August 15, 2025
HCM City (VNA) – The Ministry of Home Affairs chaired a national conference in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15 to conduct an end-term review of the implementation of a project on building and implementing an action plan to realise the goals of the...
The Admonishment of China by Governments in Glass Houses
Dissident Voice
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September 7, 2025
As I was reading Gareth Evans’s recent piece on what a ‘mature’ relationship with China should comprise, I was reminded of the photograph set out below, which was taken in December 1989. It depicts the then foreign ministers, Gareth Evans of...
General : Melaka Set To Host 19th AMMTC As Final Preparations Underway
Bernama
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September 7, 2025
MELAKA, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- Melaka is 90 percent prepared to host the 19th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC), with final preparations now underway. State Secretary Datuk Azhar Arshad said the government is also coordinating...
Speaking Tok Pisin is more than cultural courtesy
The National
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IF Australia wants to be seen as part of the Pacific family and not merely as a regional partner, it must do more than increase its development assistance or elevate diplomatic rhetoric. A crucial step is to invest in the most fundamental currency...
Business leaders want extension of LDC graduation deadline
New Age Bangladesh
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ICCB president Mahbubur Rahman, BAPI president Abdul Muktadir, BGMEA president Mahmud Hasan Khan, LFMEAB president Syed Nasim Manzur, DCCI president Taskeen Ahmed, BAB chairman Abdul Hai Sarker, CPD executive director Fahmida Khatun, PEB chairman...
World : Singapore Envoy Lauds Malaysia’s Decisive ASEAN Leadership
Bernama
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August 14, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- Singapore commends Malaysia’s leadership as ASEAN Chair in 2025 and credits Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his team for their swift and decisive actions during the recent armed conflict between...
‘Never served pangash’ to women footballers: Kiron debunks social media claims
Daily Star
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August 11, 2025
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Women's Committee chairman Mahfuza Akhter Kiron has dismissed social media claims that the federation provides substandard diets to women's footballers. The debate erupted after Bangladesh's U-20 women's team,...
Singapore envoy lauds Malaysia's decisive Asean leadership
The Malaysian Star
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August 13, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore commends Malaysia's leadership as Asean Chair in 2025 and credits Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his team for their swift and decisive actions during the recent armed conflict between Thailand and Cambodia....
DMCC Hosts First-ever Roadshow in Indonesia
Emirates 24|7
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August 13, 2025
DMCC has concluded its first-ever Made For Trade Live (MFTL) roadshow in Jakarta, reinforcing the growing economic partnership between the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia. During the event, DMCC announced a 13% increase in Southeast Asian...
Delhiwale: Best Independent Day sama
Hindustan Times
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August 13, 2025
Tomorrow is Pandrah Agast—15 August, aka Azadi Diwas, aka Independence Day. Some officegoers might enjoy the day as chutti from work. But you may avail of your life’s best 15th August celebrations by heading to the Jama Masjid area in Old Delhi....
General : Melaka To Host 19th AMMTC And Related Meetings Starting Monday
Bernama
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September 7, 2025
MELAKA, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- Melaka will become the focal point of regional security cooperation as it hosts the 19th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) and its related meetings starting tomorrow. The significant event will...
China unveils first-ever home-made bionic Tibetan antelope robot in Hoh Xil Nature Reserve
Global Times
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The first-ever home-made bionic Tibetan antelope robot Photo: Wechat account of the DEEP RoboticsIn Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve in Northwest China's Qinghai Province, a bionic Tibetan antelope robot, with built-in 5G ultra-low latency networks...
Tok Pisin: Speaking PNG’s main language is more than cultural courtesy
The Interpreter
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August 11, 2025
If Australia wants to be seen as part of the Pacific family and not merely as a regional partner, it must do more than increase its development assistance or elevate diplomatic rhetoric. A crucial step is to invest in the most fundamental currency...
Bangladesh qualify for U-20 Women’s Asian Cup for the first time
The Business Standard
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August 10, 2025
Following Lebanon's 8-0 loss to China, Bangladesh have secured a place in the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup for the first time as one of the three best runners-up. After today's 6-1 defeat to South Korea, Bangladesh's wait to qualify for the main...
Australia hands Filipinas first loss in ASEAN Women’s Serenity Cup
Manila Standard
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August 10, 2025
Australia dealt a blow to the Philippines’ title-retention bid on Sunday in the ASEAN Women’s MSIG Serenity Cup 2025. Alana Jancevski delivered the decisive goal just before halftime, lifting Australia to a 1-0 win over the Filipinas at Việt Trì...
Australia U23 claim first victory of ASEAN Women’s Championships
The National Tribune
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August 11, 2025
Australia’s U-23 Women’s National Team bounced back overnight with a 1-0 win against defending champions, the Philippines at the ASEAN Women’s Championships MSIG Serenity Cup 2025. Not content after their opening match defeat by Myanmar last week,...
Gaza Isn’t the First Genocide the US Has Denied — and Abetted
Truthout
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August 9, 2025
Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! Since World War II, the United States has repeatedly supported governments that have been committing mass atrocities, which are defined by genocide...
Exiled Assad in French crosshairs over killing of Marie Colvin
The Times
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Russia keeps the address deliberately blurred but Bashar al-Assad, the deposed Syrian despot and accused war criminal, is living in gilded limbo in Moscow, apparently dividing his time between a luxury Moscow tower block and a sumptuous mansion...
After waiting 50 years, remote community resorts to Chinese prefab homes
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 6, 2025
There are some nights Raylene Robinson would rather sleep under the open sky than in her government-sanctioned home. Mould creeps up the walls, floorboards warp at odd angles, and the tap won't stop running. "It's making me feel like I [should] go...