Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. Luong Tam Quang held talks with Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) Kim Jong-uk in Hanoi on August 26, discussing measures to concretise the two sides’ cooperation orientations.
Vietnam underlined its resolute condemnation against terrorist acts in any form or for any purpose at a plenary meeting held by the Sixth Committee (Legal) of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly on October 3.
Senior defence officers of Singapore and the Republic of Korea (RoK) agreed to strengthen cooperation in cyber security, counter-terrorism and other defense-related areas during their talks in the Southeast Asian nation on January 26.
The Indonesian National Police (INP)’s counter-terrorism squad, known as Densus 88, have arrested four suspected terrorists who are members of the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) in West Java province.
Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said his country was concerned about the presence of Chinese coast guard vessels in its waters, while attending the 20th ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Council Meeting in Thailand on November 2 as part of the ongoing 35th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits.
Five terrorists were arrested by Indonesia’s Densus 88 counter-terrorism squad on October 2 for allegedly involving in the Eastern Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT), a militant group linked to the self-claimed Islamic State (IS).
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto has stated that Indonesia remains under real threat of terrorism and that the National Agency for Combating Terrorism (BNPT) cannot work alone in countering it.
Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN for Political Security Community Hoang Anh Tuan has called for better efforts to enhance ASEAN’s anti-terrorism capacity in an ongoing symposium in Singapore.
The 17th Shangri-La Dialogue closed in Singapore on June 3 after three days of sitting, featuring five plenary meetings and four simultaneous sessions.
Ideological education is the key to counter-terrorism, said Beni Sukadis, Programme Coordinator of the Indonesia Institute for Defense and Strategic Studies (Lesperssi), following a series of recent deadly terrorist attacks in Surabaya city, Indonesia.
Officials of Australia and the ASEAN member states signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strengthening cooperation to counter international terrorism in Sydney, Australia on March 17.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak shared counterterrorism experiences with India during bilateral meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 26.
Enhancing ties in counter-terrorism, security and trade will top the agenda at the India-ASEAN Summit that will see the participation of leaders from all ten ASEAN countries to mark the 25th anniversary of India-ASEAN Dialogue Partnership.
Foreign ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines discussed in Manila on November 12 measures to prevent the return of extremists who attacked the southern Philippine of Marawi.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed to cooperate in infrastructure development, counter-terrorism and safety initiatives.
A five-day exercise simulating a hostage rescue and plane seizure held by Philippines and US forces to refocus their military alliance towards counter-terrorism finished on September 26.
Myanmar and India have agreed to cooperate in countering terrorism, effectively implement existing projects and support each other at regional and international forums.
