SINGAPORE: Singapore’s core inflation remained unchanged at 5.5 per cent year-on-year in February, official data showed on Thursday (Mar 23). The figure is lower than the forecast in a Reuters poll of economists for a 5.8 per cent increase in February. In January, core inflation had gone up from 5.1 perContinue Reading
The British announcement that it will supply depleted uranium (DU) ammunition to Ukraine for its Challenger 2 tanks is not a one-off. It was arranged with the United States and for good reason. The US has found a way to speed up delivery of Abrams M-1 tanks to Russia by using older models. The Abrams 120mm smoothbore gun, like the […]Continue Reading
California could become the first US state to make caste discrimination illegal if a new bill is passed.Continue Reading
The national vote would debate Indigenous reforms – and the first constitutional change in nearly 50 years.Continue Reading
It will only account for less than 10% of China’s former top-selling developer’s $300bn debt.Continue Reading
It’s been six weeks since I published a report, based on anonymous sourcing, naming President Joe Biden as the official who ordered the mysterious destruction last September of Nord Stream 2, a new US$11 billion pipeline that was scheduled to double the volume of natural gas delivered from Russia to Germany. The story gained traction in […]Continue Reading
The US has unveiled concepts for a new type of amphibious flying boat, revitalizing an old idea that it hopes will revolutionize amphibious warfare. This week, The Debrief reported that the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is pursuing the so-called “Liberty Lifter” X-Plane program to develop a large, long-range experimental flying boat with […]Continue Reading
PHETCHABURI: A man who went on a shooting rampage, killing three people and wounding three others, including a police officer, at a housing estate in Muang district on Wednesday, was killed by commando police in a shoot-out early on Thursday, ending a 15-hour standoff.Continue Reading
TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi is set to deny allegations by US lawmakers that the hugely popular video-sharing app had ever, or ever would, share data with the Chinese government.Continue Reading
Despite the Ukraine war having reached its first anniversary, the relevance of the conflict is still not recognized. Russia’s assault inaugurated a formal competition for dominion over the Eurasian landmass. Its goal was to create a strategic position from which it could crack NATO. As it stands, it has failed to conquer Ukraine, but now seeks to break […]Continue Reading