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Army and militias clash in Sudan capital
AFP, Published on 15/04/2023
» KHARTOUM: Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Saturday as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other's bases, days after the army warned the country was at a "dangerous" turning point.
Unnecessary directive
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/04/2023
» Re: "Army, cops pressed to nab hacker", & "AWOL hacker sparks outcry", (BP, April 11& 12).
Raw deal for refugees
News, Editorial, Published on 15/04/2023
» As Thais celebrate Songkran this week, many of our neighbours in Myanmar are facing agony as their junta government ramps up airstrikes on armed rebel bases along the border.
China decries Philippine-US base deal
Published on 04/04/2023
» BEIJING: China warned on Tuesday that Washington was “endangering regional peace” in a new deal with the Philippines that will result in four additional bases being used by US troops, including one near the disputed South China Sea and another not far from Taiwan.
Philippines announces 4 more military bases US troops can use
Published on 03/04/2023
» The Philippines announced Monday the location of four additional military bases to be used by US troops, with one site near the hotly disputed South China Sea and another not far from Taiwan.
Russia says Ukraine using long-range US artillery
AFP, Published on 28/03/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Moscow announced Tuesday it had for the first time downed a long-range rocket supplied to Ukraine by the United States, weapons Kyiv said were key to an anticipated counter-attack against Russian forces.
An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent
Published on 26/03/2023
» TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands: The tiny island of Tinian was the launch point for U.S. planes carrying atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Now a new runway is being carved from the jungle, just south of World War II ruins.
US warns Iran after Syria strikes
News, Published on 26/03/2023
» WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday warned Iran that the United States would "act forcefully" to protect Americans, after the US military carried out air strikes against Iran-backed forces in retaliation for an attack in Syria.
Prayut gets frosty response
News, Published on 18/03/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was confronted on Friday by a woman in Chiang Mai who complained about economic hardship and said she could not wait for him to dissolve the House and call an election.
Prayut running down clock to aid UTN
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 03/03/2023
» There is something odd about Thailand's upcoming election. By all indications, it is slated to take place on May 7. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has announced that he will soon dissolve the Lower House to set the poll in motion. But no such dissolution has yet been announced, while the end of parliament's four-year term falls on March 23. The ambiguous election-setting scene is portentous and telling for several reasons.