Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should strengthen solidarity, enhance economic integration, nurture the political ties in a deeper manner, and show their unified stance on important issues, President of the ASEAN – Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia network Yose Rizal Damuri said on June 5.

Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD and Australia’s Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil discussed the latent threat of terrorism at the “9th Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM)” on March 14.

Cooperation in terrorism eradication between Indonesia and Egypt has been further bolstered through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Counter-terrorism Agency of Indonesia (BNPT) and the Ministry of Interior of Egypt.

US President Donald Trump praised Malaysia’s efforts in fighting terrorism while receiving Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at the White House on September 12.

Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein on June 4 urged ASEAN claimants to the East Sea to first resolve their differences in regional maritime disputes.