Monthly Archives: July, 2023
ASEAN ministers call for unity in tackling Myanmar conflict
Jakarta (Reuters) - ASEAN foreign ministers on Wednesday called for regional unity in addressing an intensifying conflict in Myanmar, amid doubts over the bloc's...
Pakistan gets $2 billion in Saudi financial support, finance minister says
Islamabad (Reuters) - Pakistan has received $2 billion in financial support from Saudi Arabia, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday, a day before...
Thai foreign minister confirms meeting with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
Jakarta (Reuters) - Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai on Wednesday said he had met with Myanmar's jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the...
LGBT event in Indonesia scrapped after security threats
Jakarta (Reuters) - Rights groups have cancelled a Southeast Asian LGBT event in Indonesia after receiving security threats, the organisers said, the latest sign...
In response to the ‘Islamophobic’ Quran burning, Muslim states demand action
Ministers from Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Iran all echoed him in labeling it an act of "Islamophobia." Retno Marsudi, the foreign minister, remarked, "Stop...