Vietnam emphasised the need for ensuring security and safety for the forces and bases of peacekeeping missions and enhancing women’s role in peacekeeping operations, at a recent plenum of the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C34).

The Indonesian government has cut its target for relocating senior civil servants to the new capital city of Nusantara this year to 6,000 from the initial number of over 11,900.

Malaysia's tourism industry rebounded remarkably in 2023 to almost pre-COVID-19 level after the country reopened its international borders in 2022, Director-General of the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia) Ammar Abd Ghapar has said.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has decided to open accession discussions with Indonesia, paving the way for the country to achieve its vision of becoming an advanced economy by 2045.

Malaysia's trade in the first quarter of 2024 has seen positive signs thanks to the recovery of important markets, thereby supporting the country's economic development in this year.

Cambodia has reviewed the Comprehensive Intermodel Comprehensive Master Plan (CIT-MP) for the next decade, stressing that some 36.6 billion USD is needed for building prioritised infrastructure projects.

Three people were killed in a helicopter crash in Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku on February 20, head of the Search and Rescue of the province Fatur Rahman has said.

The Malaysian Government plans to raise the tax rate from 6% to 8% across an array of taxable services in March.

Malaysia's digital economy sector is targeted to make up 25.5% to the gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, said Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo.

Indonesia’s National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) has launched seven priority programmes this year to build community resilience and public awareness regarding the radical and violent ideology of terrorists, according to Antara news agency.

Indonesia has announced new incentives to encourage sales of locally-manufactured and imported electric vehicles (EVs), in its latest bid to boost the use of environment-friendlier cars as well as attract investment to its domestic EV industry.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) have agreed to cooperate to strengthen Indonesia's health resilience system to help the country face future COVID-19 pandemic waves.

Laos and Russia have agreed to boost bilateral collaboration during a recent visit to Laos by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrey Rudenko, local media reported on February 21.

Indonesia launched a green investment rule book, categorising coal-fired power plants used in nickel facilities as part of the global transition to a green economy on February 20.