Singapore has deported four people due to their illegal activities and suspicion of terrorism, which was part of the city-state’s efforts to tighten security ahead of the US-Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Summit.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on June 10 met with leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un ahead of the US-DRPK summit, which is scheduled for June 12.

US President Donald Trump departed the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Canada on June 9 (Canada time) for Singapore where he will meet Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)

(ACSOC-24) in Singapore on June 8 to review bilateral relations and discuss measures to reinforce the cooperation and strategic partnership between ASEAN and China.

Senior officials’ meetings within the framework of the ASEAN+3, the East Asia Summit (EAS) and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) took place in Singapore on June 6 and 7.

The Indonesian government plans to buy five new US-made Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft to modernise its fleet.

The US appreciates Singapore’s hosting of the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un slated for June 12.

President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in and his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte have agreed to enhance the two countries’ economic cooperation and bilateral relations.

The elite counterterrorism squad Densus 88 of Indonesia’s National Police has foiled a bombing plot in a raid on a university campus in Pekanbaru city of Riau province, according to local police.

China pledged to continue promoting cooperation with ASEAN in three key political security, economic and social pillars, said

The 17th Shangri-La Dialogue – an important security forum in the Asia – Pacific opened in Singapore on June 1, gathering over 500 senior defence officials and scholars from more than 50 countries and territories.

The Senate of the Philippines on May 31 approved the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), under which the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will be replaced by a new Bangsamoro region in the south.

At least 50 people are reported to have died amid heavy thunder and lightning that battered parts of northern India on Tuesday, officials said.

The US technology company Ocean Infinity has announced that it will soon end searches for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which was believed to have been lost in the Indian Ocean since 2014.

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has announced that his administration is taking various approaches to reduce the national debt