MANILA – The Philippine government will roll out its plan of constructing its research and monitoring facility in the Philippine Rise next year, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said Thursday. Previously called the Benham Rise, the resource-rich undersea plateau off the Philippines’ Pacific coast will be developed using the P4-billion additional funds the Department […]
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Australia continues to oppose the construction of artificial reefs and the militarisation in the South China Sea during her visit to India. Ms Bishop made the comments during her tour of the subcontinent for talks with her Indian counterpart and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The foreign minister said Australia […]
Indonesia renamed the northern reaches of its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea as the North Natuna Sea on Friday, the latest act of resistance by Southeast Asian nations to China`s territorial ambitions in the maritime region. Jakarta: Indonesia renamed the northern reaches of its exclusive economic zone in the South China […]
JAKARTA, NETRALNEWS.COM – The Government of Indonesia officiated the name of Northern Natuna Waters as North Natuna Sea, to replace the previous name of South China Sea. Arif Havas Oegroseno, Deputy I of Maritime Sovereignty of the Coordinating Maritime Ministry, said in Jakarta on Friday (14/7/2017) that the new name is in line with the […]
On Friday, Indonesia announced that it had renamed a resource-rich northern portion around its Natuna Islands, which lie in the southern end of the South China Sea, as the North Natuna Sea. The move, which was part of the unveiling of an updated national map that was months in the making, reflects the Southeast Asian […]
MANILA – The Philippine government will name two rocks in the West Philippine Sea after former DFA chief Albert del Rosario and Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio for their invaluable support in winning the country’s arbitration case against China. Speaking at the UP Forum on the West Philippine Sea, Solicitor General Jose Calida described […]
This is a weekly blog by Associate Editor Ravi Velloor offering his take on events around Asia and those that affect the region. It is exclusive to The Straits Times digital edition. So, Indonesia will henceforth refer to the northern reaches of its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea as the North Natuna […]
WATERLOO, ONTARIO – Much has changed and much remains the same since Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague ruled last year on rival claims to the South China Sea. Dampening China’s ambitions in the highly contested area, the court ruled that China had no historical right over the South China Sea, recognizing […]
The dynamiting of reefs, plus overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, and the impacts of climate change are all having an impact on fish stocks in the contested waters of the South China Sea. Anthony Bergin takes a look at what Australia could do about it. China’s island-building in the South China Sea […]
Benoit Hardy-Chartrand says a year after the Hague ruling, the disputes between China and the other claimant states to territories in the South China Sea appear to have abated, but the underlying tensions remain unchanged Much has changed and much remains the same since the Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled on rivalling claims to […]