SEREMBAN: Asean will deploy its Emergency Response and Assessment Team (ERAT) to support field-level operations and prepare the mobilisation of relief teams from member countries to help quake victims in Myanmar and Thailand.
JAKARTA: (Bernama) The Asean Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) has launched a coordinated international relief operation in Myanmar after a powerful earthquake and its subsequent aftershock.
Asean foreign ministers have extended their deepest sympathies and condolences to the people of Myanmar and Thailand following the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday (March 28).
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (March 30, 2025)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Saturday (March 29, 2025).
VIENTIANE: In a landmark move towards sustainable agriculture, the Asean member states, in partnership with key international organisations, have officially launched the Asean Guidelines for Agroecology Transitions.
Malaysia will host the Asean Investment Conference 2025 (AIC 2025) with the aim to position "Asean as an asset class" and attract capital flows within the region and beyond.
The outlook for Asean's healthcare industry appears increasingly promising, driven by sustained demand for high quality healthcare services across the region.
JAKARTA: Asean and South Korea are set to deepen their partnership with a new Plan of Action (POA) aimed at advancing their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) over the next five years (2026-2030).
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will work with its ASEAN counterparts to encourage businesses to use local currencies in facilitating trade within the region, said Deputy Governor Datuk Marzunisham Omar.
KUALA LUMPUR: As Asean Chair this year, Malaysia can be more proactive in empowering disaster management in the region, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic).
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Thursday (March 27, 2025)
More Malaysian women are in top posts today, but we still fall behind in Asean when it comes to overall gender equality, especially in political representation for women.
HANOI: A photo exhibition on "Asean Countries and People" is scheduled to take place in May 2025 as part of the Lang Sen Festival, marking the 135th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (March 28, 2025)
Amid a strained geopolitical outlook, Singapore and the rest of Asean can "cooperate more intensively" on trade to help stabilise the regional order in the Asia-Pacific, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday (March 24).
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Wednesday (March 26, 2025)
The Lao government, together with representatives from countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) and development partners, has officially launched the Asean Policy Guidelines on Agroecological Transition.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Tuesday (March 25, 2025)
JAKARTA: China has pledged strong support for Malaysia's Asean 2025 chairmanship, emphasising the Asean-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) 3.0 Protocol signing as a key priority for regional economic integration.