Early in January, I opined in Asia Times that “2023 bodes poorly for US international relations” under US President Joe Biden. I based my conclusion on China’s impressive success in making new friends versus the Biden administration’s inability to make any. In less than three months since then, developments around the world have been seismic […]Continue Reading
The Indian opposition leader was sentenced to two years in jail for his comments about PM Modi’s name.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is prepared to negotiate with China over a dispute between them in the South China Sea, state news agency Bernama reported on Monday (Apr 3), citing Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, through which about US$3 trillion worth ofContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Over 85,000 electronic vaporisers and related components were seized in a warehouse raid conducted by Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA). This is the largest seizure of e-vaporiser or vape products by HSA, surpassing a haul in 2021 where more than S$2.2 million worth of products were confiscated, said HSAContinue Reading
MANILA – The US Navy has conducted its first major freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea in 2023 with the deployment of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) close to the China-occupied Paracel Islands. Back in November, the Pentagon deployed the US guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) to the contested […]Continue Reading
BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, facing a tough battle to win a new term, said Monday (Apr 3) the kingdom needs an experienced leader, as candidates began registering for next month’s general election. The former army chief, who came to power in a coup in 2014, faces a difficultContinue Reading
An engineering student at Pathumwan Institute of Technology was killed by multiple gunshots just 300 metres from a police station in Bangkok Noi district of Bangkok on Sunday night.Continue Reading
Thirty-eight tonnes of illegal meat and plants are discovered in a biosecurity operation.Continue Reading
The registration of constituency candidates for the May 14 general election started on Monday at designated venues throughout the country and will continue until Friday.Continue Reading
Apo Whang-Od, also known as Maria Oggay, is the oldest practitioner of the centuries-old batok tattooing technique, a hand-tapping method that uses a stick and thorn. Continue Reading