Каталог новостей Юго-Восточной Азии, Австралии и Океании

Assoc Prof Yodchanan Wongsawat plans to bring his experience in managing complex scientific and multi-disciplinary projects to politics. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Some exchanges where S. Korean President Lee was seen scolding officials over their answers caused public amusement. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Some exchanges where S. Korean President Lee was seen scolding officials over their answers caused public amusement. Source: www.straitstimes.com

President Xi also highlighted the “steady” growth of the city’s economy. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Mr Lee said that bringing such treatments into state health coverage should be considered. Source: www.straitstimes.com

LONDON, Dec 16 — The British government on Tuesday ordered a probe into foreign financial interference ‍in ​politics. Source: www.straitstimes.com

LONDON, Dec 16 — Italy’s Leonardo has denied liability for the 2018 helicopter crash which killed Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, saying in its defence to a lawsuit that its AW169 model is ‍safe. Source: www.straitstimes.com

TAIPEI, Dec 16 — Taiwan’s military can respond rapidly to any sudden Chinese attack with all units able to operate under a decentralised mode of command without awaiting orders from above, Taipei’s defence ministry said in ‍a report ​to lawmakers. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Annual talks deliver new agreements across finance, technology and people-to-people links. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Jakarta’s provincial government said the 2025 Jakarta International Marathon (JAKIM) generated about 85 billion … Source: en.antaranews.com

Creative Economy Minister Teuku Riefky Harsya stated that micro, small, and medium enterprises (UMKM) strengthen the … Source: en.antaranews.com

Lai’s son said the UK should not allow Beijing to get away with the mistreatment of people like his father. Source: www.straitstimes.com

LONDON, Dec 15 — Britain should make pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai’s release a condition of establishing closer relations with China, Lai’s son Sebastien said on Monday after his father was found guilty of sedition and collusion by Hong Kong’s High Court. Source: www.straitstimes.com

BRUSSELS, Dec 15 — The European Union on Monday broadened its sanctions on Belarus’ regime to include ‍actions ​seen to undermine democracy, ‍the rule of law, and the overall security in ​member ​states. Source: www.straitstimes.com

LONDON, Dec 15 — Jimmy Lai’s son Sebastien said Britain should make his ‍father’s ​release a precondition ‍to closer relations with China, after the ​pro-democracy ​campaigner was found guilty of sedition and collusion by Hong Kong’s ‍High Court on Monday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) said that … Source: en.antaranews.com

Member of the Supervisory Board of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Tri Mumpuni emphasized the … Source: en.antaranews.com

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto secured a string of health, agriculture and technology agreements during a quick … Source: en.antaranews.com

Vietnam’s leaders have repeatedly signalled plans to buy more big-ticket American items. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Indonesia’s energy ministry said Friday it aims to restore the Brandan–Langsa emergency transmission tower … Source: en.antaranews.com

This comes just hours after US leader Trump announced an agreement between the 2 sides. Source: www.straitstimes.com

This comes just hours after US leader Trump announced an agreement between the 2 sides. Source: www.straitstimes.com

The renewed fighting comes as the Philippines prepares to take over as ASEAN chair from Malaysia. Source: www.straitstimes.com

-On 8 September 2025, the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) Development Group convened a high-level meeting … Source: en.antaranews.com

The government is prioritizing emergency response measures in three provinces in Sumatra by restoring road and bridge … Source: en.antaranews.com

BERLIN, Dec 12 — Berlin has summoned Russia’s ambassador over what it said was a huge increase in threatening hybrid activities including disinformation campaigns, espionage, cyberattacks ‍and ​attempted sabotage, a German foreign ministry spokesperson said ‍on Friday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

BANGKOK, Dec 12 — Thailand is set for an earlier-than-expected election after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved parliament amid a fierce border conflict with Cambodia and political turmoil that risked the collapse of his fragile minority government. Source: www.straitstimes.com

The Indonesian government is accelerating its accession process to become a full member of the Organisation for … Source: en.antaranews.com

Police said, however, they found no evidence of adult material. Source: www.straitstimes.com

EPG, a leading provider of modular data center solutions, has received BOMBA certification … Source: en.antaranews.com

The 1.2km-long bridge is part of major integrated development plans on Penang’s northern coast. Source: www.straitstimes.com

SYDNEY, Dec 12 — Papua New Guinea said on Friday that Alphabet’s Google will build three subsea cables, funded by Australia under a mutual defence treaty, in a key upgrade to the digital backbone ‍of ​the biggest Pacific Island nation. Source: www.straitstimes.com

The military also identified several AI-generated images circulating on social media platforms. Source: www.straitstimes.com

KATHMANDU, Dec 12 — The anti-graft protests in September that forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign caused more than $586 million in losses to Nepal’s $42 billion ‍economy, ​a government statement said on Friday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

SYDNEY, Dec 12 — Two exiled democracy activists wanted by Hong Kong say police in Australia and Britain are investigating fake, sexualised images used to target them in a campaign of harassment. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Today, Great Place To Work® ASEAN & ANZ announced the inaugural Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work … Source: en.antaranews.com

She faces deportation for breaking tourist visa rules, including working without permits. Source: www.straitstimes.com

TAIPEI/JERUSALEM, Dec 11 — Taiwan’s high-profile Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu made a previously unpublicised visit to Israel recently, three sources familiar with the trip told Reuters, at a time when Taiwan is looking to the country for defence cooperation. Source: www.straitstimes.com

The Justice Department is investigating ZTE for allegedly violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Cambodia accused Thailand of violating the ceasefire agreement and the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord. Source: www.straitstimes.com

BEIJING, Dec 11 — A proposed pipeline to carry gas from Siberia in Russia to China requires «tremendous work, jobs and negotiations,» a senior Chinese researcher said on Thursday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

 Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) and Air Liquide today announced the expansion of their strategic … Source: en.antaranews.com

The question is to what extent the conservative, pro-military leader is engaging in performative political theatre. Source: www.straitstimes.com

NEW DELHI, Dec 9 — At least half a dozen executives from top Indian arms makers, including Adani Defence and Bharat Forge, attended rare meetings in Russia this year to discuss potential joint ventures, three people familiar with the matter said. Source: www.straitstimes.com

A window was cracked in November by a tiny piece of debris travelling at high velocity. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Indonesia’s Health Ministry is prioritizing repairs to damaged hospitals in Aceh and mobilizing intern doctors … Source: en.antaranews.com

Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said a decision on whether state-owned oil … Source: en.antaranews.com

Aceh’s Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) is deploying four trained elephants to help remove wood … Source: en.antaranews.com

There was no breach of South Korea’s territorial airspace, the country’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Source: www.straitstimes.com

PM Anutin dismissed immediate negotiations with Cambodia, reflecting a need to be seen as tough ahead of Thai polls. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Tighter local government finances and a shift away from real estate as the backbone of the economy are key reasons. Source: www.straitstimes.com

KYIV, Dec 8 — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to meet with British, French and German leaders in London on Monday, rallying allies for support as the United States increases pressure on Kyiv to agree to a proposed peace deal with Russia. Source: www.straitstimes.com

President Prabowo Subianto has appointed Army Chief of Staff General Maruli Simanjuntak to lead a special task force … Source: en.antaranews.com

Dec 8 — Thailand said it had launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia on Monday, after both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. Source: www.straitstimes.com

SYDNEY, Dec 8 — Sydney teenager Ayris Tolson believes the start of her first summer holiday under Australia’s youth social media ban will be relatively easy as she spends time with family, but as the weeks drift by, she fears being alone and isolated. Source: www.straitstimes.com

BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, Dec 8 — Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, the Thai military said on Monday, after both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. Source: www.straitstimes.com

An integrated task force stationed at the private airport of PT Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in North … Source: en.antaranews.com

Chinese fighter jets directed their fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft over international waters on Saturday close to Japan’s Okinawan islands in two separate incidents that Japan’s defence minister described as «dangerous acts». Source: www.straitstimes.com

President Prabowo Subianto has officially ratified the extradition agreement with the Russian Federation by issuing Law … Source: en.antaranews.com

The 44-year-old Thai worker was captured by Hamas at an avocado farm during its Oct 7, 2023, attack. Source: www.straitstimes.com

NONG KHAI, Thailand, Dec 6 — Two years after Thai worker Sudthisak Rinthalak was killed by Hamas militants, his family in northeastern Thailand is preparing to welcome his remains home and hold a Buddhist ceremony they believe will bring his spirit peace. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka on Thursday inspected the collapsed Anak Laut Bridge in Gosong Telaga Barat … Source: en.antaranews.com

Deputy Minister of Trade Dyah Roro Esti affirmed Indonesia's commitment to accelerating the expansion of the scope … Source: en.antaranews.com

BEIJING, Dec 5 — Chinese leader Xi Jinping accompanied French President Emmanuel Macron to Chengdu on Friday, a rare gesture seemingly reserved for the head of Europe’s second-largest economy that highlights Beijing’s focus on Paris in its ties with the European Union. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Indonesia’s Ministry of Creative Economy and Ministry of Health launched a free health check program … Source: en.antaranews.com

NEW DELHI, Dec 5 — Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday, aiming to boost trade with the top buyer of Russia’s arms and seaborne oil as Western sanctions squeeze their decades-old ties. Source: www.straitstimes.com

The US has put pressure on India to shun Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Source: www.straitstimes.com

The Indonesian Ministry of Public Works is accelerating efforts to restore damaged roads and bridges after massive … Source: en.antaranews.com

LONDON, Dec 4 — Britain on Thursday announced new sanctions against Russia, including the entire GRU military intelligence agency, which was singled out in a UK public inquiry into the 2018 death of a woman poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok. Source: www.straitstimes.com

BRI Manajemen Investasi (BRI-MI) is developing what is set to become Indonesia’s first Gold Exchange Traded Fund … Source: en.antaranews.com

ROME, Dec 4 — Italy’s defence minister on Thursday said other countries, including Germany and Australia, may be interested in entering the GCAP fighter jet programme in the future, with requests also coming from Saudi Arabia and Canada. Source: www.straitstimes.com

The Indonesian army will build temporary bridges to reconnect areas cut off by severe floods and landslides in Sumatra, … Source: en.antaranews.com

ANKARA, Dec 4 — Turkey’s defence ministry said on Thursday construction work had started on its first indigenous submarine (MILDEN), adding that Ankara had also completed its first sale of a corvette warship to a NATO ally by inking an agreement with Romania. Source: www.straitstimes.com

The public backs PM Sanae Takaichi’s moves to make Japan more militarily formidable. Source: www.straitstimes.com

About 95,000 customers in Brisbane and other parts of Queensland faced an outage on Dec 3. Source: www.straitstimes.com

SYDNEY, Dec 4 — An Australian court has jailed for 16 years the former kingpin of a multibillion-dollar drug trafficking syndicate, police said on Thursday, bringing to a close their 14-year investigation of man popularly called «Asia’s El Chapo». Source: www.straitstimes.com

SYDNEY, Dec 4 — Defence Minister Richard Marles said Australia had received the United States’ review of the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership and is «working through it». Source: www.straitstimes.com

If convicted, Tei faces up to 20 years prison time and a fine. Source: www.straitstimes.com

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 — Malaysian authorities on Thursday charged a former top aide to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim with receiving bribes, increasing scrutiny on the premier’s pledge to crack down on corruption. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Dec 3 — The Romanian military blew up a maritime drone that was endangering navigation in the Black Sea, the Ministry of National Defence said on Wednesday, amid rising concerns about risks to shipping in the area linked to the war in Ukraine. Source: www.straitstimes.com

 A news report from iChongqing. The 7th China-ASEAN Legal Cooperation Forum opened … Source: en.antaranews.com

 Bali continues to reinvent itself beyond beaches and nightlife. Hidden within the lush grounds of Taman … Source: en.antaranews.com

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec 3 — Annie Vargas could see her son slipping away and pleaded with him to seek help. But her son, Brian Wittke, a 41-year-old Delta Air Lines pilot and father of three, pushed back, terrified that getting treatment for depression would cost him his license and livelihood. Source: www.straitstimes.com

A report from Hainan International Media Center:  The 18th Congress of the World Federation of Hainanese … Source: en.antaranews.com

foodpanda, Asia Pacific's (APAC) leading food and grocery delivery platform, has partnered with … Source: en.antaranews.com

DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced the winners of its 2025 DuPont Innovation Awards for Thermal and … Source: en.antaranews.com

Indonesia’s Public Works Ministry is accelerating repairs on 14 bridges in Aceh damaged by severe floods and … Source: en.antaranews.com

SEOUL, Dec 3 — A South Korean court rejected a request to detain former deputy prime minister and finance minister Choo Kyung-ho, Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday, as prosecutors sought his arrest as part of an investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s briefly imposing martial law last year. Source: www.straitstimes.com

LONDON, Dec 2 — Besiktas Shipping, the Turkish owner of an oil tanker that was damaged near Senegal’s coast last week after being hit by four external explosions, said on Tuesday that it was ceasing all shipping operations involving Russian interests. Source: www.straitstimes.com

NEW DELHI, Dec 2 — Russian President Vladimir Putin starts a two-day visit to India from Thursday, pitching for more sales of Russian oil, missile systems and fighter jets in a bid to restore energy and defence ties hit by U.S. pressure on the South Asian nation. Source: www.straitstimes.com

MOSCOW/KYIV, Dec 2 — U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, visited Moscow for talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible agreement to end the war in Ukraine. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, affirmed ASEAN’s commitment to leading the charge in digital … Source: en.antaranews.com

BEIJING, Dec 2 — German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will visit China from December 8 to 9, two sources familiar with his plans said, after he abruptly cancelled a planned October trip, as Beijing seeks to counter European calls to «de-risk» from the Chinese economy. Source: www.straitstimes.com

For the past four decades, a financial bridge in Xiamen that began in the early days of reform and opening-up has … Source: en.antaranews.com

The Steel Architectural Awards ASEAN 2026 program was officially launched at a high-energy symposium … Source: en.antaranews.com

Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry is investigating whether timber carried by recent floods in … Source: en.antaranews.com

The US has sanctioned units of the winning bidder over their role in building China’s outposts in the South China Sea. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Soldiers from Military Regional Command I/Bukit Barisan (Kodam I/BB) built a makeshift bridge to evacuate residents … Source: en.antaranews.com

SEOUL, Dec 1 — The trial of the head of South Korea’s Unification Church started on Monday, with prosecutors portraying Han Hak-ja as keen to exert political influence and accusing her of using Chanel bags to bribe former First Lady Kim Keon Hee. Source: www.straitstimes.com

DHAKA, Dec 1 — A Bangladesh court sentenced British parliamentarian and former minister Tulip Siddiq to two years in jail in a corruption case involving the alleged illegal allocation of a plot of land, local media reported. Source: www.straitstimes.com