ASEAN PHOTO NEWS: Asian diplomats press NoKor on anti-nuke vows

Family photo (from left): Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano joins South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan during the 8th East Asia Summit in Singapore yesterday.

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Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Brunei Darussalam:
Security drill held at Brunei airport

Brunei International Airport on late Thursday evening tested the readiness of the country’s different first-responders and security agencies in neutralising a threat to the airport’s security during an exercise. Observing the security drill were Minister of Defence II, Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof who is also the Chairman of the National Security Committee, and Minister of Communications Dato Seri Setia Awang Abdul Mutalib bin Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Setia Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yusof (photo above). Also in attendance were members of the National Security Committee and also the National Civil Aviation Security Committee
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia:
NEC dismisses allegations of TV presenter speaking Vietnamese

Facebook users accused the presenter of not speaking Khmer. Facebook

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VIENTIANE, Laos:
Energy ministry tIo join investigation into dam failure

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JAKARTA, Indonesia:
Qatar to Invest $500m in Indonesia’s Tourism Sector

Qatar to Invest $500m in Indonesia’s Tourism Sector

Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan shakes hands with Qatar Investment Authority’s (QIA) chief executive HE Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Saud al-Thani. (Photo courtesy of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs)

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KUANTAN, Malaysia:
Be prudent, don’t overreact concerning Shiism: Tengku Abdullah


Regent of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah (2R) shakes hands with the leaders of the Islamic Orang Asli during the opening of the national-level Orang Asli Islamic Leadership Convention 2018, on Aug 4, 2018. — Bernama

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YANGON, Myanmar:
Pompeo urges Myanmar to free journalists
275 political prisoners in Myanmar, group says

Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo is escorted to court by police during his trial in Yangon. Zarni Phyo/The Myanmar Times

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MANILA, Philippines:
P1-million bounty put up on ex-solons’ heads

REWARD MONEY. At a weekend forum at the UP in Diliman, Quezon City, Citizens Crime Watch president Diego Magpantay (left) and lawyer Ferdinand Topacio show the wads of bills totalling what they said was P1 million as bounty for any informant/s who could give direction to the whereabouts of former party-list Reps. Teddy Casiño, Liza Maza, Satur Ocampo and Rafael Mariano. Manny Palmer

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SINGAPORE, Singapore:
Kenneth Kee, a poly dropout, is Singapore’s poker millionaire

Kenneth Kee caused a stir recently when he won HK$22.5 million (S$3.9 million) at a tournament in Jeju, South Korea.
Kenneth Kee caused a stir recently when he won HK$22.5 million (S$3.9 million) at a tournament in Jeju, South Korea.PHOTO: TRITON POKER

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BANGKOK, Thailand:
LYTHAM ST ANNES, England
Pornanong holds nerve, leads Women’s British Open

Clad in a brightly patterned skirt and using a pink ball, Pornanong Phatlum held her nerve and leads the British Women’s Open as the tournament heads into the last day on Sunday. (Reuters photo)

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MEKONG DELTA, Viet Nam:
Cần Thơ hosts conference on e-governance

Executives from leading technology companies and officials discussed ways to speed up introduction of e-governance and creation of smart cities based on the safe use of IT at a conference in the Mekong city of Cần Thơ this week.—  Photo baodautu.vn

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