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The shipping superpower that says it won’t negotiate Hormuz passage as a matter of principle

Southeast Asian nation says negotiating passage with Tehran will implicitly erode the Law of the Sea Treaty

The Independent UK

Singapore to impose sanctions on four Israeli settlers and deny them entry

Southeast Asian nation says the four men have committed ‘egregious acts of extreme violence’ against Palestinians in occupied West Bank

The Independent UK

Jaishankar, Russian counterpart Lavrov meet in Laos on sidelines of ASEAN meetings

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of ASEAN events in Laos' Vientiane on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Jaishankar meets Singapore PM Lee & senior Ministers to further deepen bilateral ties

External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar met with his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan and two other senior Ministers during his ongoing visit to Singapore

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Blinken due on rare Beijing visit in bid to lower temperature

BEIJING - Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in China on Sunday for the highest-level trip by a US official in nearly five years as the rival powers look to lower the temperature after soaring tensions.

Bangkok Post

Singapore: 'Premature' for any Asean talks with Myanmar

WASHINGTON: Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Friday that conditions were not yet right for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to open high-level talks with Myanmar on the country's political situation.

Bangkok Post

Singapore PM orders probe into ministers' homes amid public anger

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has ordered an investigation into the circumstances around the rental of state-owned homes in an exclusive location to two cabinet ministers following questions from the opposition.

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Myanmar crisis to dominate Asean leaders summit

The festering crisis in Myanmar will loom over talks between Southeast Asian leaders in Indonesia this week, as they renew calls for an end to the escalating violence.

Bangkok Post

Singapore backs Aukus and says Australia could play ‘bigger role’ in regional security

South-east Asia must not become ‘an arena for proxy wars’, the nation state’s foreign minister said

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Philippines' Marcos touts $14 billion investment pledges from 'fruitful' overseas trip

Philippines leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr has touted his first overseas trip as a success that secured investment pledges of $14 billion, as the son of the country's late ruler eyes economic gains to get his presidency off to a strong start.

Reuters

Saudi FM Discusses Cooperation with Singapore, Equatorial Guinea Counterparts

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held separate talks in Riyadh on Monday with his counterparts from Singapore, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, and Equatorial Guinea, Simeón Oyono Esono Angüe. Discussions focused on Saudi Arabia’s relations with Singapore and Equatorial Guinea and opportunities for cooperation. They also tackled issues…

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Singapore’s Foreign Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Russian-Ukrainian Crisis Threatens World Order

Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said that the Russian attack on Ukraine was a “great threat to the world order,” warning at the same time against the US-Chinese tension over Taiwan. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Balakrishnan stressed that the continuation of the Russian attack on Ukraine constituted a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

India, ASEAN seek to boost ties amid U. S.-China rivalry

"India fully supports a strong, unified, prosperous ASEAN whose centrality in the Indo-Pacific is fully recognised," India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said.

The Hindu

India, ASEAN seek to boost ties amid US-China rivalry

India and Southeast Asian foreign ministers are meeting in the Indian capital, and India and Singapore have called for strengthening ties amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a heightened rivalry between the United States and China that threatens peace and stability in the region

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‘Executed Indian-origin Malaysian accorded full due process under law’

Dharmalingam (34), was executed on April 27, 2022, after a last appeal by his mother was dismissed by the Singapore court.

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Singapore: China should use enormous influence on Russia

Singapore’s top diplomat said he hopes China will use its “enormous influence” on Russia to help end its war with Ukraine, warning that Beijing’s decisions in the coming days and weeks could determine the future path of the global economy.

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