AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoASEAN Diplomacy: ASEAN foreign ministers in Manila have drafted a plan to “comprehensively review” Myanmar’s handling of its five-point consensus to end violence, with recommendations due at the bloc’s November summit. Regional Security & Trade: ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn urged deeper rule-of-law cooperation with China, saying legal and law-enforcement links must catch up with economic ties to protect trade from transnational crime. Timor-Leste in the Region: Vietnam and Timor-Leste discussed steps to deepen cooperation in food security, fisheries, rural development and human-resources training, with Timor-Leste producing only about 40% of its domestic food needs. Jobs & Mobility: New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme has opened to Timor-Leste, after thousands applied, offering seasonal orchard work and aiming to ease pressure on other Pacific labour sources. Offshore & Maritime: Japan plans high-precision nautical charting for key waterways across Indonesia and the Philippines, including partnership work with Timor-Leste to support safer maritime trade. Crime & Scams: A UN report warns scam networks in Asia-Pacific stole up to $114.1bn in 2025, increasingly using AI and “corporate franchising” models—an issue Timor-Leste is named among potential relocation targets.
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