JAKARTA: Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia gathered in large groups to usher in Hari Raya Puasa on Saturday (Apr 22), relieved to be able to celebrate freely after the lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions. In Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, hundreds of worshippers turned up for morning prayersContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japan’s Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Saturday (Apr 22) ordered the country’s military to prepare to shoot down a North Korean spy satellite should it fall within Japan’s territory. Hamada ordered the Japan Self-Defense Forces to make necessary preparations as he could potentially “order the destruction of ballistic missiles”,Continue Reading
In the Khlong Luang neighborhood of Pathum Thani, two people were detained for operating illicit money lending operations with interest rates as high as 304 % annually.Continue Reading
MANILA: On Saturday, April 22, the Philippines and China vowed to cooperate in resolving their nautical disputes in the South China Sea, where the two countries have competing cases. As the two powers compete for strategic advantage in the Indo-Pacific, talks between the nations’ foreign officials mark the most recentContinue Reading
The Japanese ship was torpedoed off the Philippines in 1942, killing nearly 1,000 Australian prisoners.Continue Reading
MANILA: The Philippines’ foreign minister on Saturday (Apr 22) said his nation’s differences with China in the South China Sea are not the sum total of relations between the two countries. “These differences should not prevent us from seeking ways of managing them effectively, especially with respect to (the) enjoymentContinue Reading
The official visit by Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu to Russia on April 16-19 prima facie underscored the two countries’ emergent need to deepen their military trust and close coordination against the backdrop of worsening geopolitical tensions and the imperative to maintain the global strategic balance. The visit carries forward the pivotal decisions made at […]Continue Reading
The Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to meet next week to review political parties’ populism policies and determine if any of them are in breach of the election law, which can lead to a party dissolution.Continue Reading
Artefacts include a red box that once contained founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s documents and the Albatross Files, which details the top-level discussions leading up to Singapore’s split from Malaysia.Continue Reading
