Upon becoming president of the United States, Joe Biden immediately set forth to promote “rule-based international order,” ostensibly for the world community, but the message was really intended for China. The “world order,” according to Biden, was for Beijing to conduct its foreign affairs in line with Washington’s expectations. Now into the second year of […]
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SEOUL: North Korea fired unspecified ballistic missiles toward the east coast on Saturday (Oct 1), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, marking Pyongyang’s fourth launch in a week as it ratchets up tension in the Korean peninsula. The launch comes after the navies of South Korea, the United StatesContinue Reading
The rollover relates to the Paris membership agreement in 04 2020 to support 73 lower income countries during COVID-19, under that the US provided comfort on US$128 million in debt to Pakistan. The agreement to postpone payments on that debt, plus an additional US$4 million, has been rolled once again.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The supreme council of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) has agreed that parliament must be dissolved soon so that general elections can be held this year, said party secretary-general Ahmad Maslan on Friday (Sep 30). In a statement issued after the party’s monthly supreme council meeting atContinue Reading
Despite international pressure, forced labour and beating are still common at government-run rehab facilities
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China’s top cybersecurity authority has accused the US National Security Agency (NSA) of stealing information from a top Chinese university through a trojan virus, an allegation that threatens to escalate already high and rising bilateral tensions. China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) claimed in a recent report that NSA’s Office of Tailored Access […]
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Friday (Sep 30) ordered a probe into possible misconduct by a former top prosecutor who had brought corruption cases against several senior members of his ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party. Tommy Thomas, who served as attorney-general between 2018 andContinue Reading
Based on a report released by F1 in 2019, the total emission of a single season is estimated to be more than 256,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide – about the same amount emitted by some countries.Continue Reading
More than a dozen senior Indonesian government and military officials were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm, according to nine people with knowledge of the matter. Six of the individuals told Reuters they were targeted themselves. The targets included Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto,Continue Reading
TOKYO: Japan’s media-savvy digital minister said Friday (Sep 30) he’s ready to take an iron-fisted approach to speed up the nation’s slow embrace of online services at government offices and workplaces. Taro Kono – a political heavyweight who has been minister of defence, foreign affairs and COVID-19 vaccines – has alreadyContinue Reading