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May 7, 2021
Aziz Idris
Minister of Foreign Affairs II Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Erywan bin Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Haji Mohd Yusof met with his United Kingdom (UK) counterpart Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab during the Group of Seven (G7) Foreign and Development Ministers’ meeting in London yesterday.
This was the first time that a representative from ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) was invited to attend a G7 foreign ministers’ meeting.
The UK’s invitation to the ASEAN Chair to attend the G7 meeting signals the UK’s emphasis on a closer alignment with the Indo-Pacific region, as outlined in the UK’s
April 21, 2021
Aziz Idris
Porsche handed over 71,986 vehicles to customers worldwide in the first three months of 2021 – a 36 per cent increase compared with the previous year.
“We are extremely pleased that the community of Porsche customers continues to grow all over the world,” said Member of the Executive Board for Sales and Marketing at Porsche AG Detlev von Platen. “Established models have supported this excellent result along with the latest additions to our product range, above all the new model variants of the all-electric Taycan. Thanks to the great appeal of our brand and a consistent sustainability strategy, we can look back on a very positive start to the year.”
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April 8, 2021
Aziz Idris
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is visiting Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam this week to forge closer trade and security ties with the two countries while tackling key global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the coup in Myanmar.
It is Raab’s fourth visit to Southeast Asia as Foreign Secretary – and first since the publication of the Integrated Review – setting out the growing importance of the Indo-Pacific. Later this year, the United Kingdom’s (UK) Carrier Strike Group led by the HMS Queen Elizabeth, will make its maiden visit to the region.
In Jakarta, the Raab met Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo and Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi to discuss the growing UK-Indonesia trade partnership now worth USD2.7 billion a year. He also met Health Minister Budi Sadikin where they discussed the importance of international collaboration in pandemic preparedness. In his final meeting in Jakarta, Raab spoke to ASEAN Secreta