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Google fires employee who protested Israel tech event, as internal dissent mounts
During a keynote speech in New York on Monday from the managing director of Google's Israel business, an employee in the company's cloud division protested publicly, proclaiming “I refuse to build technology that powers genocide.”
The maritime issues ASEAN wants to talk about
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong issued a stark warning to Southeast Asian leaders this week: the region could face a “devastating” conflict over the South China Sea unless it strengthens its diplomatic and legal safeguards.
Trying to contain China will only fuel its grievances, says Malaysian PM Anwar
SYDNEY – Attempts to contain China's rise would only aggravate the country and sow discord in the region, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said during a speech in Australia on March 7.
Malaysia’s PM Anwar slams the West’s inconsistency with international laws in Israel-Gaza war
The West has given “carte blanche” to Israel to continue its “murderous rampage on the Palestinians” for six decades, he said while giving the annual Gareth Evans oration at Canberra’s Australian National University on Thursday following the Asean-Australia Special Summit.
Social media firms reject ‘shadow banning’ allegations on Palestinian-related content
Social media firms have responded to allegations of "shadow banning" their users for Palestinian-related content amid the conflict in Gaza, saying that the implication that Big Tech "deliberately and systemically suppress a particular voice" is false.
Singapore’s prime minister says a South China Sea code of conduct will take time
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Southeast Asian countries’ quest to reach agreement with China on a code of conduct in the contested South China Sea will take time, with difficult issues yet to be resolved despite recent efforts to accelerate the process, Singapore’s prime minister said Tuesday at a regional summit.
ASEAN and Australia move closer on climate and economic security
MELBOURNE -- Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are marking 50 years of cooperative relations with a special summit that is expected to discuss deepening joint efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the region.