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BANGKOK: Thailand is “fully prepared” to engage in UN-backed mediation initiated by Cambodia over disputed maritime claims, the foreign minister said on Wednesday (Jun 3), while pledging to safeguard national interests.Neighbouring Cambodia said on Tuesday it had started the dispute resolution process under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) over disputed areas in the Gulf of Thailand, where undersea energy reserves are valued at around US$300 billion.The move followed Bangkok’s cancellation last month of a 2001 agreement that established a framework for joint oil and gas exploration in areas of overlapping claims, with Thailand’s prime…
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‘No room for illegal activities’: Malaysia stresses security, efficiency for JB-Singapore RTS Link
Mm-technology uses non-harmful, ultrahigh-frequency radio waves to screen bodies and objects. Saifuddin also pointed out that…
Around 200 foreigners detained over suspected online scam operation, say Batam authorities
BATAM: Indonesian authorities have detained about 200 foreigners – most of them Chinese nationals – after raiding…
JAKARTA: Three hikers, including two foreigners, were killed and 10 were missing after a volcano…
Both engines were shut off and there was a cockpit struggle before a China Eastern…
PM Wong calls for swift ratification of ASEAN petroleum, trade agreements amid Middle East conflict
CEBU, Philippines: The Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) must reinforce its collective energy security…
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JAKARTA: As soon as Annisa began recounting her days as an intern doctor two years…
SEOUL: A South Korean appeals court reduced the sentence of former prime minister Han Duck-soo…
JAKARTA: Indonesia is mulling an e-commerce ban for under-16s, the communications minister told AFP on…
BEIJING: A delegation of US senators visiting Beijing has called for stability and peaceful cooperation…
Amid Middle East conflict, ASEAN countries eye more coordinated response to future crises
UPHOLDING FREEDOM OF NAVIGATIONGaps in a coordinated response to the conflict were seen as recently…
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