TODAY’S HEADLINES: ‘Manila, Jakarta deals to build Asean peace’

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd R) and Philippine First Lady Louise Araneta Marcos (R) walk with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (2nd L) and Indonesian First Lady Iriana Widodo (L) after a tree-planting ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java on September 5, 2022. Achmad Ibrahim / POOL / AFP
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd R) and Philippine First Lady Louise Araneta Marcos (R) walk with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (2nd L) and Indonesian First Lady Iriana Widodo (L) after a tree-planting ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java on September 5, 2022. Achmad Ibrahim / POOL / AFP

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AFTER his “very productive” state visit to Jakarta,

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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. expressed confidence that the agreements entered into by the Philippines and Indonesia will build “a peaceful and more united” Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

In a Facebook post, Marcos thanked President Joko Widodo, first lady Iriana Widodo, government ministries and the Indonesian people for their “kindness and hospitality.”

“We are confident that the agreements signed between our countries will help build a peaceful and more united Asean region,” he said.

Marcos’ three-day state visit to Indonesia yielded at least four agreements in defense, cultural cooperation and economy.

The signed deals were presented to Marcos and Widodo on Monday after their bilateral meeting at the Teratai Hall of the Bogor Presidential Palace in West Java, Indonesia.

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 CAMBODIA

Bodies of lies: Ministry dismisses allegations about organ harvesting rings

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A woman speaks to Thai police about her ‘blood curling’ ordeal after arriving in Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province from Cambodia in March. komkhaotuathai

A senior government official at the Interior Ministry in charge of combatting human trafficking yesterday dismissed the allegations made by a Hong Kong official and Taiwan journalist that some human trafficking organisations in Cambodia are committing organ harvesting and selling human body parts to the wealthy and on black markets.

READ MORE:  https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501145307/bodies-of-lies-ministry-dismisses-allegations-about-organ-harvesting-rings/

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School gardens a lifeline for hungry Cambodian children

This photo taken on July 8, 2022 shows a teacher serving up breakfast to students before classes with Cambodia's school meals programme at a school in Siem Reap province. - Among the spinach crops at a rural Cambodian school garden, children test their mathematics skills weighing produce -- but as food price rises rock struggling households, the veggie patch has become a critical safety net. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) / To go with 'CAMBODIA-HEALTH-EDUCATION,FEATURE' by Suy SE and Lisa MARTIN in Bangkok
This photo taken on July 8, 2022 shows a teacher serving up breakfast to students before classes with Cambodia‘s school meals programme at a school in Siem Reap province. – Among the spinach crops at a rural Cambodian school garden, children test their mathematics skills weighing produce — but as food price rises rock struggling households, the veggie patch has become a critical safety net. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) / To go with ‘CAMBODIA-HEALTH-EDUCATION,FEATURE’ by Suy SE and Lisa MARTIN in Bangkok
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SIEM REAP: Among the spinach crops at a rural Cambodian school garden, children test their maths skills while weighing produce — but as food prices rise, the vegetable patch has become a safety net for struggling families.

Long before Covid restrictions ravaged the economy, malnutrition and poverty stalked Cambodia’s youth — the legacy of decades of conflict and instability following the Khmer Rouge‘s genocidal rule in the 1970s.

Food insecurity has worsened since Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine stoked global shortages and inflation.

The World Food Programme (WFP) the prices of local staples have shot up in the past year: duck eggs by more than 20 percent and cooking oil by almost 40 percent.

READ MORE :  https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/09/06/latest-stories/school-gardens-a-lifeline-for-hungry-cambodian-children/1857433

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MYANMAR |

Myanmar junta leader to visit Russia

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This handout image taken on January 31, 2022 by the Myanmar Military Information Team shows Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing speaking in the capital Naypyidaw. (AFP/Handout)
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The leader of Myanmar’s military junta will travel to Russia next week for economic talks, state media in the Southeast Asian nation reported Saturday. Min Aung Hlaing’s visit comes as both governments face diplomatic isolation — Moscow for its February invasion of Ukraine, and Naypyidaw for a military coup last year. He will attend the Eastern Economic Forum in the far-eastern city of Vladivostok, The Global New Light of Myanmar said. Representatives from China, India, Japan, Kazakhstan and other countries will also attend. The general will hold talks with Russian government officials to “further cement the cooperation” and friendly ties between the two countries’ economies and governments, the report said. Since the putsch that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in February last year, Myanmar has faced Western sanctions and a downgrade in relations. Min Aung Hlaing is unlikely to be invited to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders’ summit in Phnom Penh in November, with the bloc frustrated over a lack of progress on resolving the country’s political crisis. Myanmar has been in chaos and its economy paralysed as the military regime struggles to crush resistance. More than 2,200 people have been killed in the crackdown, according to a local monitor. Russia, meanwhile, is under a variety of international sanctions after its February invasion of Ukraine. Since then, Myanmar’s ruling generals have sought to deepen ties with major ally and arms supplier Moscow — whose invasion the junta has said was “justified”. The junta chief undertook a “private visit” to Moscow in July, where he reportedly met officials from Moscow’s space agency Roscosmos and nuclear agencies, while second in command Soe Win also visited Russia late last month. During a trip to Naypyidaw in early August, Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov backed the junta’s efforts to “stabilise” the country and hold a national poll next year. But US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned the international community to reject the junta’s “sham elections”.
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Sun, September 4, 2022

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SINGAPORE |

Passengers from S’pore and Malaysia unable to board after cruise is overbooked

More than a hundred passengers were unable to board the ship at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre on Sept 4. PHOTOS: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS

SINGAPORE – Some passengers from Singapore and Malaysia who were booked on cruise ship Genting Dream were unable to board after they were informed that the trip had been overbooked.

The cruise was due to depart Singapore on Sunday, call at Port Klang on Monday, Penang on Tuesday, back to Singapore on Wednesday, before returning to Port Klang on Thursday.

But more than a hundred passengers were unable to board the ship at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre here on Sunday.

 READ MORE:   https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/consumer/passengers-from-singapore-and-malaysia-unable-to-board-after-cruise-overbooked

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THAILAND |

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BANGKOK: Thai authorities rescued 51 Rohingya including two children in southern Satun province on Tuesday.

Local fishermen rescued 10 Rohingya from the sea in Satun’s La-ngu district and another 41 were found on an island in Thung Wa district.

Police are investigating whether both groups came from the same boat and are victims of human trafficking.

La-ngu district police superintendent, Pol Col Sitthipong Husrangsi said local fishermen found the 10 exhausted men clinging to a polystyrene foam.

“They have been placed at a temporary shelter pending further investigation,” he told reporters.

Meanwhile, Satun Provincial Administration said upon interrogation it was found the 10 men, whom were from Rakhine, had escaped from a shelter in Bangladesh.

“The men said their overloaded boat that was bound for Indonesia was hit by a storm forcing them to abandon the vessel. They were in the sea for four days before being rescued by local fishermen,” said the statement.

Meanwhile, authorities extended their search after receiving information that more Rohingya had been pulled onto a beach nearby.

“They found another 41 Rohingya including two young boys on an island off the coast of Thung Wa district. All of them were found in a hungry and dehydrated state,” the statement said.-Bernama

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