News World News World Superstar Naomi Osaka lights flame as Japan’s COVID-hit Games open As athletes marched into a near-empty stadium, hundreds of people protested against the staging of the Olympics amid the pandemic July 24, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s global superstar Naomi Osaka on Friday lit the Olympic cauldron to mark the start of Tokyo 2020, in an…
News National News National COVID-19: Brunei bars arrival of travellers from Indonesia The sultanate has recorded 22 imported cases from Indonesia in the past two days July 19, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei has banned the entry of individuals departing from or transiting through Indonesia as COVID-19 cases surge in the…
News ASEAN News ASEAN US calls for ASEAN action on Myanmar, rejects China maritime claims US urges ASEAN to appoint special envoy to Myanmar as junta shows little sign of heeding consensus plan July 14, 2021 HANOI (Reuters) – The United States rejects China’s “unlawful” maritime claims in the South China Sea and stands with Southeast Asian nations faced…
News World News World Indonesia, US break ground on joint strategic maritime centre The collaboration comes amid rising tensions in the South China Sea June 27, 2021 JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia and the United States have broken ground on a new US$3.5 million maritime training centre in the strategic area…
News World News World Britain begins talks to join trans-Pacific trade deal The UK is seeking closer post-Brexit trade links with 11 CPTPP members, including Brunei June 23, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will begin negotiations on Tuesday to join a trans-Pacific trade deal that it sees as crucial to its post-Brexit…
News ASEAN News ASEAN ASEAN ministers pressure Myanmar after ‘painfully slow’ progress Two Bruneian envoys called for the release of political prisoners during meeting with Myanmar junta chief last week June 8, 2021 Southeast Asian foreign ministers mediating on the crisis in Myanmar called on Monday for its military rulers to free prisoners and start an…