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Indonesia at UN: ASEAN refuses to be a pawn in ‘a new Cold War’
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Indonesia at UN: ASEAN refuses to be a pawn in ‘a new Cold War’

Jakarta’s top diplomat also says “principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity are non-negotiable.”

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Thailand

‘I’ll be able to carry on the struggle for Myanmar’ from Canada

Myanmar beauty queen Han Lay was granted asylum in Canada after a week after her detention in Bangkok.

Vietnamese fisherman shot by unknown assailant
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Vietnamese fisherman shot by unknown assailant

The man was hit in the leg and may have to retire from fishing.

Bangladesh allows construction on troubled elevated transit line to resume
Bangladesh

Bangladesh allows construction on troubled elevated transit line to resume

China’s Gezhouba Group Company is building the project.

Indonesia at UN: ASEAN refuses to be a pawn in ‘a new Cold War’
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Indonesia at UN: ASEAN refuses to be a pawn in ‘a new Cold War’

Jakarta’s top diplomat also says “principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity are non-negotiable.”

Firearms turned over by former separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels are tagged during a decommissioning process in Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao province, Philippines, Sept. 27, 2022. [Mark Navales/BenarNews]
Philippines

Ex-guerrillas in southern Philippines begin turning in last batch of firearms

2022-09-27

Process aims to finally end the chapter of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front as an armed entity.

This handout photograph taken by Planet SkySat on September 14, 2022 and released by Planet Labs PBC shows seismic activity and venting at the Home Reef Volcano, an underwater volcano in Tonga that has formed a new island.
Pacific

New island rises near Tonga as undersea volcano erupts

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Islands created by submarine volcanoes usually have a short life span.

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US on backfoot with Pacific island nations as Washington convenes leaders’ summit
Pacific

US on backfoot with Pacific island nations as Washington convenes leaders’ summit

In the face of competition from China, America’s commitment to the region lacks “significant substance,” one analyst says.

A man guides his pet German shepherd through a flooded street in the town of San Miguel in Bulacan province, north of the Philippine capital, Manila, Sept. 26, 2022, a day after Super Typhoon Noru made landfall.
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Several rescuers die as Super Typhoon batters Philippines

But its effect was noticeably weaker compared with previous typhoons and damage was lower than expected.

Locals, and relatives of passengers missing in the ferry accident wait on the banks of the Karatoa River in Panchagarh district, northern Bangladesh, Sept. 24, 2022.
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Dozens killed, others missing after boat capsizes in Bangladesh

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (bottom center) addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, Sept. 23, 2022.
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Malaysian PM: Sad to see no serious Security Council action on Myanmar

U.S. Army Soldiers train alongside Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand and British forces during Exercise Cartwheel 2022 in Fiji, Sept. 17, 2022.
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US, Pacific allies conclude Exercise Cartwheel joint drills in Fiji

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