North Korea fires more missiles, eight in two weeks

SEOUL: North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday (Oct 9), the South’s military said, the latest in a blitz of launches amid tensions over US-led military exercises in the region, Yonhap reported. The South Korean military’s joint chiefs of staff announced the launches from the southeastContinue Reading

Malaysian mobile operators execute share subscription agreements with DNB

MNOs expected to make 5G services available to users from Oct 2022
DNB continues to work towards 80% coverage of populated areas by 2024 Finally. Malaysia’s Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) announced yesterday that four mobile network operators (MNOs) – Celcom Axiata Bhd, Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd, YTL Communications Sdn Bhd (YES), and…Continue Reading

Taking the measure of Marcos Jr’s first 100 days

MANILA – Ferdinand Marcos Jr has defied both his allies and critics in his first 100 days in office, shifting the Philippines in new political and diplomatic directions in a major policy reboot. After six years of disruptive populism under predecessor president Rodrigo Duterte, who lashed out at Western allies and railed against local big […]

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Iranian, Turkish moves to join SCO raise its profile

Held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 15 to 16, the 2022 summit of the SCO Heads of State Council demonstrated that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was continuing to evolve into a viable international political congregation independent from the West. In the early 19th century, international organizations (IOs) began to emerge as modest arbiters of European affairs. […]

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