ASEAN News

Despite missing out on gold in the keirin at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has praised track cyclist Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang as the true champion for the people of Malaysia. According to the prime minister, Malaysians are all pleased of Mohd Azizulhasni’s success, as he shown tremendous battling spirit in the final at the Izu …

Leaders of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s political party have supported him to run as a vice presidential candidate in next year’s elections, allowing him to continue in power for another six years after stepping down in 2022. The party’s general assembly, which meets next month, must approve the move. The president of the Philippines can only serve one six-year term. …

The 27th Ministerial Meeting of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) has focused on the post-Covid-19 IMT GT strategy, which targets the five major problems. Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, stated that the IMT-GT Implementation Blueprint (IB) 2022-2026 will address the five major challenges. In a press release after heading the online conference, he said that …

As Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to push Asean to designate an envoy, the US claimed that Myanmar’s military leader was just buying time with a two-year election deadline. Blinken is virtually participating in a week of discussions with foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), which is the latest attempt by President Joe Biden’s administration …

The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) is requesting the Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to immediately reconvene Parliament. This came after UMNO’s withdrawal of support for the PN government and news reports regarding federal lawmakers forbidden entry to the Parliament building since Monday following the sudden cancellation of ongoing special meeting of both Houses due to alleged Covid-19 …

Indonesia’s foreign minister urges Myanmar to approve the appointment of special envoy from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), saying that only small progress had been made between Myanmar and rival sides. Six months after Myanmar’s junta seized power, the foreign ministers of ASEAN held a meeting to finalize the envoy with a task to end the violence and …

Maybank Singapore Ltd sued National Feedlot Corp Sdn Bhd (NFC) chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Salleh Ismail and his two children over defaulting on two housing loan facilities for properties in Singapore. On July 19, Maybank Singapore has filed the suit at the High Court through law firm Messrs Benjamin Dawson. The suit named Mohamad Salleh as the first defendant, while …

Foreign ministers from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are under pressure to appoint a special envoy to Myanmar this week after months of negotiations failed to find a consensus candidate. Six months after the military toppled Myanmar’s democratically elected government, ASEAN foreign ministers meet on Monday when diplomats say they will aim to finalise a special …

Men’s badminton doubles world leaders Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo from Indonesia were taken out of the Olympics by Malaysian duo. Gideon and Sukamuljo better known as the “Minions” due to their stature, lost 14-21, 17-21 to world number nine team Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. According to Soh, he cannot believe that they have won …

The major cities of Vietnam might possibly tighten Covid-19 restrictions to curb the spread of infection as confirmed cases keep on rising, reaching over 6,000 cases in seven days. Vietnam is currently facing an increase of Covid-19 daily positive cases since the emergence of the outbreak in April. On Wednesday, the country recorded a total of 6,559 new Covid-19 infections …