TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday (Aug 6) he will reshuffle his cabinet next week to address mounting issues including Taiwan tensions, COVID-19 and economic stimulus measures to counter inflation. “We need to set off a new formation as soon as possible considering the various issues,” heContinue Reading
MANILA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of “irresponsible steps” on Saturday (Aug 6) by halting key communication channels with Washington, and said its Taiwan actions showed a move from prioritising peaceful resolution towards the use of force. His comments came as Chinese aircraft and warships practised onContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan said on Saturday (Aug 6) that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from the ASEAN meetings in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “It’s been a good run despite all the travels, but COVID-19 has finally caught up with me,” Dr Balakrishnan saidContinue Reading
CHON BURI: Five senior officers including the chief of the Phlu Ta Luang police station in Sattahip district have been transferred pending an investigation into the Mountain B pub inferno that left 15 people dead and 37 injured.Continue Reading
If there is one thing clear as war breaks out in southern Israel and the Gaza strip, it is that Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system works and works in spectacular fashion. Faced with the launch of over 70 missiles, many of them simultaneously, the Iron Dome interceptors picked them off quickly, one by one. Iron Dome […]
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BEIJING: American candy giant Mars Wrigley has insisted it “respects China’s national sovereignty” and apologised after an advert for its Snickers bar referred to Taiwan as a country, sparking outrage on the mainland. Screenshots of marketing for the nutty confectionery featuring the South Korean boyband BTS were swiftly picked upContinue Reading
Wings, led by popular singer and actor Awie, will be the first Southeast Asian act to grace the high-energy Zone 4 Padang stage. Continue Reading
CHON BURI: The death toll from a blaze that tore through a nightclub in Sattahip district rose to 15 on Saturday, as one more injured victim was pronounced dead. The number of injured people stood at 37.Continue Reading
The recent killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri by CIA drone strike was the latest US response to 9/11. Politically, it amplified existing distrust between US leaders and the Taliban government in Afghanistan. The killing also exposed compromises in the 2020 Doha peace agreement between the US and the Taliban. But another story is emerging […]
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DRILLS CONTINUE Beijing on Saturday continued some of its largest-ever military drills around Taiwan – exercises aimed at practising a blockade and ultimate invasion of the island, analysts say. Taipei said it observed “multiple” Chinese planes and ships operating in the Taiwan Strait, believing them to be simulating an attackContinue Reading