
Philippines declares food security emergency for rice
The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA) has declared a food security emergency for rice in response to a sharp increase in domestic rice prices.
The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA) has declared a food security emergency for rice in response to a sharp increase in domestic rice prices.
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is planning to improve mobile banking security measures by limiting certain groups of people, such as teenagers and the elderly, from transferring more than 50,000 THB (1,500 USD) per day.
Ensuring security and order must contribute to expanding space for development and strongly promoting investment, production, and business activities; create the most favourable conditions for all lawful activities, thus boosting the national growth and improving people's lives, said Party General Secretary To Lam at a conference on December 17.
The Vietnamese Embassies and Defence Attaché Office in Indonesia, Singapore and Belarus held ceremonies to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) (December 22,1944-2024) and the 35 years of the All-People Defence Festival (1989 - 2024) on December 5.
Politburo member and Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang met with visiting Indian Deputy National Security Advisor Pavan Kapoor in Hanoi on December 5.
General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence, on October 31 received heads of ASEAN delegations who attended the first ASEAN Military Intelligence Community Leaders' Conference (AMICLC-1) in Hanoi.
Malaysian Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has announced that approximately 13,000 officers and personnel from the Malaysian Border Security Agency will be deployed in phases across 143 entry points nationwide, starting in January 2025.
The Jakarta police will deploy nearly 6,800 personnel to secure the inauguration of President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka, scheduled to take place on October 20.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam on October 12 evening met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who is on a three-day official visit to Vietnam.
Indonesia and Australia agreed on a treaty-level defence cooperation pact which allows their militaries to operate in each other's territories, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on August 20.
Indonesia and China held their first Senior Officials’ Meeting of the Joint Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue (2+2 SOM) in Jakarta on August 13.
The Thai Army has released a defence white paper for 2024 in which it calls for the procurement of several kinds of weaponry, including armed drones, to handle security challenges to Thailand over the next three years.
Vietnam will closely collaborate with the international community, the United Nations (UN) and related parties in preventing and solving conflicts, contributing to ensuring a safe and bright future for children worldwide, Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, deputy head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the UN, told the UN Security Council (UNSC)’s annual open debate on children and armed conflict held in New York on June 27.
A delegation of the Ministry of Defence led by Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, is attending EUROSATORY 2024, the largest international exhibition for the land and air-land defence and security industry underway in France from June 17-21.
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on June 13 visited a centre for social work and children protection in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau and met with the command of the border post at Ba Ria – Vung Tau port.
General To Lam, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, on May 20 hosted a reception for Deputy Chief of the Indonesian National Police (INP) Commissioner General Agus Andrianto.