The UAE has become the nerve centre of global humanitarian response. And it’s by design in a country whose founding fathers were keen to harness their energies to serve human development. Whether it’s responding to humanitarian needs in trouble spots, or medical emergencies triggered by on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the UAE’s role in providing logistics support, warehousing as well as the …

Rescuers expect more death tolls as the effect of a tropical cyclone that killed not less than 128 people. They are now searching on the isolated areas of southeast Indonesia to look for the missing people. Helicopters were sent recently to help seek for survivors among 72 reported lost individuals so far within the East Nusa Tenggara islands, where tropical …

Indonesia’s Research and Technology Ministry and Australia’s Monash University have consented to reinforce research cooperation between the two nations. The conceivable collaboration was remembered for a notice of understanding, endorsed by the service’s secretary, Mego Pinandito, and his Australian partner. In fact, Pinandito shared that he would screen and assess the execution of the MoU on research joint effort and …

MANILA- The Philippines’ top diplomat and three other Southeast Asian foreign ministers will visit China from March 31 to April 2, according to a spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry. Locsin’s visit coincides with the continued presence of Chinese vessels in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea, at the Julian Felipe Reef.During her daily press conference on …

JAKARTA: Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan said on Friday (Mar 26) that before travel arrangements can resume, Singapore and Indonesia should preferably have the “same degree of control” over COVID-19 transmissions. Dr. Balakrishnan said in an interview to wrap up his visit to Jakarta that resuming travel should be done gradually, safely, and cautiously. Related PostsA Strengthened Collaboration Between …

According to Bloomberg’s Covid-19 vaccine tracker, the Philippines and many Asean countries will need more than a decade to vaccinate the majority of their populations. The data, which was based on vaccine information from the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, revealed that the Philippines has the third highest vaccination rate in the Asean region, at 25,527 doses per day. …

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states are struggling to effectively resolve the crisis in Myanmar that has been unfolding since the February 1 coup, according to a group of lawmakers from six regional countries. “While the brave pro-democracy protesters of Myanmar are being killed by the military junta, all other ASEAN governments are demonstrating a lack of …

JAKARTA – The ASEAN-Norwegian Cooperation Project on Local Capacity Building for Reducing Plastic Pollution in the Asean Region (ASEANO) has awarded grants to four young scientists and researchers for research on reducing plastic pollution, including an Indonesian and a Filipina. The grants were distributed by ASEANO in partnership with the Indonesian think tank Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) as part …

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Tuesday that Indonesia hopes the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with Singapore will increase two-way investment by 18% to 22% over the next five years (Mar 9). She added that the treaty, which entered into force on Tuesday after both sides exchanged instruments of ratification, would help Singapore and Indonesia speed up their economic recovery …

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi is spearheading an effort to get the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) more involved in resolving the political situation in Myanmar. Retno flew to Brunei yesterday and is scheduled to visit Singapore today for talks to create an ASEAN consensus on the unfolding of the region’s political crisis. Thank you @VivianBala for receiving me …