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Taiwan military drills in face of China tension

Taiwan carried out military drills Wednesday with naval chiefs assuring residents the island is safe, as concerns grow ...

Philippines offers eight bases to U.S. under new military deal

The Philippines has offered the United States eight bases where it can build facilities to store equipment and ...

President Jokowi to send envoy to mediate Saudi-Iran conflict

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he would send a special envoy to Saudi Arabia and Iran in an effort to mediate the ...

Indonesia commits to keep peace in Middle East

Indonesian Cabinet Secretary Pramono Agung has said Indonesia, with its free and active politics, is committed to ...

China fears regional conflict as Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran

China said on Monday it was concerned about the prospect of an intensification of conflict in the Middle East after ...

South China Sea situation now better: Defense minister

Indonesian Minister of Defense (MoD) Ryamizard Ryacudu has said that the situation in South China Sea region was now ...

Indonesia asks ASEAN-US to contribute to maintain stability in region

Indonesia has asked the ASEAN-US Partnership to contribute to work for preserving peace and stability in the ASEAN ...

President Jokowi calls for peace in South China Sea

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called for peace in South China Sea and asked China together with ASEAN ...

Suu Kyi supporters confident after Myanmar`s historic election

Supporters of Myanmars Aung San Suu Kyi burst into boisterous celebration on Sunday after the country held its first ...

House approves Rp450 billion allocated for South China sea anticipatory measures

The House of Representatives Commission I, overseeing defense, has approved allocation of Rp450 billion for the ...

China denies rushing forces to border during Korean tensions

China did not rush reinforcements to its border with North Korea following a rise in tensions between the two Koreas ...

Navy base in Pontianak promoted into main navy base

Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Ade Supandi on Friday inaugurated the change in status of the navy base in Pontianak, West ...

China, Southeast Asia to set up hotline for South China Sea issues

China and Southeast Asiannations have agreed to set up a foreign ministers hotline to tackle emergencies in the ...

Tolikara incident to be settled by traditional wisdom

Religious leaders in the Papua province have agreed to settle the recent incident in Tolikara district by traditional ...

Regional leaders` forum can resolve Tolikara incident: Indonesia minister

The Regional Leaders Communications Forum (Forkompimda) of Papua province will be able to resolve the Tolikara ...