" I am deeply concerned about the suffering of the civilian population," Locsin said in a statement

.... Locsin said in the diplomatic note, without elaboration. The United States welcomed the reversal

conduit for goods in excess of$ 3 trillion every year. Manila's Top Diplomat Teodoro Locsin Jr

sources said.... Philippine Foreign Minister Teodoro Locsin on Thursday voiced support for excluding

KUALA LUMPUR/ JAKARTA: Southeast Asian foreign ministers will discuss excluding Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing from an upcoming summit at a meeting on Friday, sources told Reuters, as pressure builds on the ruling military to comply with an agreed peace roadmap.... The Association of Southeast Asian Nations( Asean) agreed on a five-point consensus with Min Aung Hlaing in April, but several members of the bloc have criticised the junta's failure to implement the plan, which includes dialogu

WASHINGTON DC: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and other Asean leaders were hosted by US President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday. The US leader met with the leaders from Asean for a two-day Asean-US Special Summit. For Malaysia, the historic meeting is seen as the starting point of bringing a positive impact to the diplomatic, trade and economic relations between both sides. Ismail Sabri emphasised Asean-US cooperation and hoped that the special summit would be the strat

In this April 22, 2021 file photo, flags of member countries are seen at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia.... The Association of Southeast Asian Nations had appointed Brunei Second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof in August as its special envoy to mediate an end to the Myanmar crisis.... Myanmar officials have said Erywan couldn't meet with Suu Kyi because of criminal charges against her....

In this June 23, 2021 file photo, Senior Gen.... Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces, delivers his speech at the IX Moscow conference on international security in Moscow, Russia.... The 10-member bloc has been under intense international pressure to take decisive action to force member state Myanmar to halt the violence that has left more than 1, 100 civilians dead and free scores of political figures, including Suu Kyi....

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel is seen patrolling in the South China Sea, taken sometime between April 13 and 14, 2021.... In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said China's coast guard had upheld China's sovereignty after the Philippine ships entered Chinese waters at night without permission.... A water cannon is a device on firetrucks that shoots high-velocity water for firefighting and crowd control but has also be

close Video Media top headlines November 17 In media news today, NPR gets slammed over story highlighting' disappointment over Boston electing Asian woman mayor, PolitiFact doubles down on widely mocked' fact-check'on Kyle Rittenhouse, and the media gets roasted for coverage of the Steele dossier in The New York TimesChinese coast guard ships blocked and sprayed a powerful stream of water at two Philippine boats carrying supplies to troops at a disputed South China Sea shoal, prompting Manila to