China’s major army drills around Taiwan provide Xi Jinping with the opportunity to discompose people from the numerous problems that have developed from his misguided policies, says Ted Gover.Continue Reading
BANGKOK: Malaysia wants a clear endgame in Myanmar’s faltering peace process and is advocating direct engagement by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) states with the junta’s opponents, and bringing other countries into the fold, its foreign minister said on Wednesday (Aug 10). Saifuddin Abdullah, whose candid remarks about theContinue Reading
There has so far been no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the Langya henipavirus.Continue Reading
As rare earths from Myanmar travel around the world, they pass through many hands. The most destructive mining is for heavy rare earths, which are critical to make powerful magnets heat-resistant. Ores are trucked across the border from illicit mines in Myanmar to southern China, where state-owned companies buy themContinue Reading
LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Wednesday (Aug 10) summoned China’s ambassador to Britain, Zheng Zeguang, to explain Beijing’s actions towards Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit. A furious China has extended its largest-ever exercises around the self-ruled island it claims as its own following Pelosi’s visitContinue Reading
No surgery is required for Third Warrant Officer Jeffrey Heng, although the Red Lions team member suffered some injuries in a hard landing at the National Day Parade, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said on Wednesday (Aug 10). Dr Ng added that 3WO Heng will need time and some rehab, butContinue Reading
TOKYO: Unification Church followers in Japan and their families have faced harassment and death threats since the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, the organisation’s Japanese branch said on Wednesday (Aug 10). The man accused of shooting Abe a month ago bore a grudge against a “certain group” heContinue Reading
BEIJING: China’s military said on Wednesday (Aug 10) it has “successfully completed” various tasks around Taiwan after around a week of drills. The People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theatre Command said on its official Weibo account its troops will keep a close eye on changes in the situation in the TaiwanContinue Reading
BEIJING: Strong winds from Tropical Storm Mulan are expected to whip across the South China Sea towards Hainan Island on Wednesday (Aug 10), raising the possibility of disruption to mass testing on the holiday island that is grappling with a big COVID-19 outbreak. At 10am, Mulan was estimated to beContinue Reading
Inspector General Ferdy Sambo has been charged with the premeditated murder of his bodyguard Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat after the latter died under unusual circumstances. He could face the death penalty.
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