Will India save Russia’s Checkmate stealth fighter?
Russia plans to invite India to join its beleaguered Su-75 5th generation stealth fighter project, whose development appears to be challenged by multiple factors. This month, Russian state media outlet TASS reported that the Russian delegation attending the 2023 Aero India International Airshow from February 13-17 plans to discuss potential cooperation with India in developing […]Continue Reading
China getting ‘ready to shoot down’ mystery object over waters near northern port city
An unidentified flying object was detected over waters near a northern Chinese port city close to the Bohai Sea, with local authorities saying they were ready to shoot it down, mainland media reported on Sunday (Feb 12). The Qingdao Marine Development Bureau sent a message to fishing boats that anContinue Reading
Families seek closure for wartime mine disaster as Japan-Korea relations thaw
The remains of as many as 10,000 Koreans who died in forced labour, digging mines or building dams, are still in Japan, according to South Korean government estimates. Japan says it has identified 2,799 remains of Korean wartime labourers. Efforts to repatriate them have gone nowhere for more than aContinue Reading
Philippines’ Marcos open to a troop pact with Japan
MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Sunday (Feb 12) he saw no reason why the Philippines should not have a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Japan if it would boost maritime security and ensure greater protection for Filipino fishermen. Marcos, however, also told reporters he would exercise care inContinue Reading
Vichai honoured for thalassemia work
The president of Praboromarajchanok Institute, Vichai Tienthavorn, has been named the recipient of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) prestigious Sasakawa Health Prize, for his work on thalassemia and other non-communicable diseases in the country.Continue Reading
US military shoots down another flying object over Lake Huron
The downing of a high-altitude object near the Canadian border is the fourth such incident this month.Continue Reading
Bihar: How an Indian woman tracked down her daughter’s ‘dead’ rapist
A man accused of rape was declared dead by authorities – until the victim’s mother proved otherwise.Continue Reading
‘Sua’ has a parlour: Chuvit
“Inspector Sua”, the policeman allegedly involved in an online gambling network, used a nominee to operate a massage parlour, says Chuvit Kamolvisit, the massage parlour tycoon-turned whistleblower.Continue Reading
Singapore maintains 2023 GDP forecast at 0.5% to 2.5%, after economy grew 3.6% last year
Singapore’s external demand outlook for 2023 has “improved slightly”, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry.Continue Reading
Harnessing wider benefits of eco-tourism
Already suffering from severe coastal erosion and tidal floods, coastal communities such as Bang Khun Thian district are pursuing an eco-tourism development campaign as a way to counter these threats from climate change.Continue Reading