Japan unveils record budget in boost to military capacity
INCREASING DEFENCE BUDGET Japan on Friday said it will hike defence spending by more than a quarter next year including US$1.6 billion to buy US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles that will be part of its biggest military build-up since World War II. The 26.3 per cent increase to a record 6.82Continue Reading
Tommy Thomas insisted that MACC prosecute Shahrir despite incomplete investigation, court told
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was told that former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas insisted that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) prosecute Tan Sri Shahrir Ab Samad even though the investigation paper (IP) on his case was incomplete. Read full storyContinue Reading
Maxis expands 5G international roaming service to 29 countries
Aims to expand its 5G services to more countries by end of 2022
First telco in Malaysia to provide 5G roaming in 3 SEA countries Maxis has announced that it has expanded its 5G international roaming services to 29 countries, enabling more of its traveling customers to enjoy high speed connectivity abroad.
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North Korea fires ballistic missile days after US-South Korea drills
SEOUL: South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch was made on Friday (Dec 23) but gave no further details like what type of weapon North Korea fired and how far it flew. The launchContinue Reading
‘Serpent’ serial killer Charles Sobhraj leaves Nepali jail
KATHMANDU, Nepal: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders of young foreigners in the 1970s across Asia, was freed on Friday (Dec 23) after spending almost 20 years in a Nepali jail. Sobhraj, 78, whose life was chronicled in the successful series “The Serpent”, was driven out ofContinue Reading
‘Serpent’ serial killer Charles Sobhraj freed, deported to France
Nicknamed the “bikini killer”, Charles Sobhraj was eventually linked to more than 20 murders.Continue Reading
Sailor made desperate call home as ship sank
YALA/SURAT THANI: The parents of a missing sailor on HTMS Sukhothai hang onto the hope his mobile phone call back home as the ship went down on Sunday night was not the last time they will ever talk to him.Continue Reading
Serial killer The Serpent, Charles Sobhraj, freed from Nepal jail
Charles Sobhraj, convicted of killing two women in 1975, was linked to tourist murders in South East Asia.Continue Reading
SBS Transit launches travel buddy initiative to help people with disabilities navigate routes
While the programme is limited to wheelchair users at the moment, SBS Transit intends to extend the initiative to all people with disabilities in the future.Continue Reading
Japan eyes global military power status
Realist international relations scholars predicted that after the Cold War Japan would revert to its “normal” position in the global hierarchy of great powers. In a seminal 1993 article, Kenneth Waltz asserted that “much in Japan’s institutions and behavior supports the proposition that it will once again take its place among the great powers.” According […]Continue Reading