- 5d ago
Manila summons Chinese envoy over remarks it calls a threat to use force
Foreign Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro called in Ambassador Jing Quan on Monday, 19 October, after he said Beijing could easily win a military confrontation with the Philippines.
- Oct 9
Malaysia closes schools in six places as Indonesian fire haze pushes air quality to unhealthy levels
More than 2 million students stayed home on Friday as smoke from Indonesian forest fires pushed Kuala Lumpur to around 170 on the Air Pollutant Index. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he had personally contacted Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.