Browsing by Place "Natuna Islands"

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    • ASEAN finalizing SCS pact with China 

      Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, February 5, 2023, on page 4)
      Southeast Asian foreign ministers vowed to finalize negotiations with China over a proposed pact aimed at preventing conflicts in the disputed South China Sea in their annual retreat yesterday in Indonesia’s capital. In ...

    • China's fishing fleet part of Beijing's drive to become a maritime power: First word 

      Makabenta, Yen (The Manila Times, April 24, 2021, on page A1-A11)
      Whenever Chinese fishing vessels land in a major fishing dispute with another country, the standard rationale of China’s foreign ministry is that its fishermen are only exercising their rights to fish in traditional fishing ...

    • Conflict in South China Sea again? 

      Cruz, Elfren S. (The Philippine Star, July 16, 2020, on page 5)
      The pandemic is at the center of public attention because it is the most relevant among current threats to the Philippines. There are, however, other issues that will ultimately become a serious threat if our leaders do ...

    • Indonesia asks Japan to invest in islands near waters disputed with China 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, January 11, 2020, on page 3)
      Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Friday asked Japan to step up investment in fisheries and energy in some of its South China Sea islands following a stand-off with China in waters that China claims in the area. Widodo ...

    • Indonesia detains Viet fishing boats 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, March 6, 2020, on page B3)
      Indonesia says it has detained dozens of crew from Vietnamese boats fishing illegally in waters that were the scene of a diplomatic spat with China earlier this year. The maritime ministry said five fishing boats and some ...

    • Prexy aspirants assert Ayungin within country's maritime zone 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, November 26, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Three presidential candidates on Thursday said China had no rights in the Ayungin Shoal, after the government rejected a Chinese demand that it remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre from the area. A 2016 ruling by a UN ...