ASEAN membership is expected to enhance Timor-Leste’s regional integration, attract investor confidence, and allow Timor-Leste to both benefit from and contribute to regional peace, stability, and prosperity.
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Malaysian PM highlights government’s one-year achievements
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on March 1 held a press meeting marking one year since the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition took over the Government.
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Thailand, Philippines confirm many new COVID-19 cases
Thailand reported 70 new COVID-9 cases, including 62 domestic infections on February 28, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration.
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ASEAN seeks to strengthen minerals cooperation
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has held a workshop on the Development Prospects for the ASEAN Minerals Cooperation and Scoping Study of the ASEAN Minerals Database and Information System.
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Vietnam urges int’l community to work with ASEAN in Myanmar issue
Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy has called on the international community to assist ASEAN in preventing risks of violence and helping millions of people in Myanmar.
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Jakarta wins 2021 Sustainable Transport Award
Indonesia’s capital Jakarta has become the first Southeast Asian city to win the Sustainable Transport Award (STA).
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First batch of Sinovac vaccine arrives in Singapore, but it is not approved yet
Singapore received its first shipment of China's Sinovac vaccine but has yet to authorise it for use, said the Ministry of Health on February 24.
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MoU signed to enhance ASEAN-Russia cooperation in disaster management
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Russia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote and develop their engagement in the area of disaster management.
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Indonesia to form world’s largest geothermal group in 2021
Indonesia’s Ministry of State Owned Enterprises, SOEs, geothermal group, become the largest in the world, Long An
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Over 5,000 flee homes as storm Dujuan hits southern
More than 5,000 people had to evacuate to temporary shelters in the southern Philippines as tropical storm Dujuan brought heavy rains, submerging dozens of villages.
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Indonesia focuses efforts towards developing electric vehicle ecosystem
Indonesia’s state-owned oil company PT Pertamina and other state enterprises that are part of Indonesia Battery Holding are currently focusing efforts towards developing an electric vehicle ecosystem.
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Thai tourism to welcome cryptocurrency holders
The Tourism Authority of Thailand wants to establish Thailand as the first country to welcome cryptocurrency holders by targeting Japanese tourists in the initial phase.
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Vietnamese economy accelerates thanks to recovering manufacturing: Asia Perspective
The US independent management consultancy Asia Perspective has published a report on the Vietnamese economy.
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Timor-Leste seeks trade & investment expansion following ASEAN accession
- Vietnam to supply rice seeds for Cuba’s 2026 crop
- RoK, Cambodia agree to set up task force to combat online scams
- Cambodia officially inaugurates Techo International Airport
- Thailand clamps down on overseas text messages
- Cambodia launches national campaigns to prevent school dropouts
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Vietnam contributes to shaping ASEAN’s future: Ambassador
- Vietnam to supply rice seeds for Cuba’s 2026 crop
- RoK, Cambodia agree to set up task force to combat online scams
- Timor-Leste seeks trade & investment expansion following ASEAN accession
- Vietnam remains Singapore’s third-largest rice supplier
