Thai authorities are reported to have ordered internet providers to block the Telegram messaging app, which has been used by anti-government protesters. A leaked document outlining the plans was ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand to block Telegram to curb student protests
Thai authorities are reported to have ordered internet providers to block the Telegram messaging app, which has been used by anti-government protesters.A leaked document outlining the plans was shared ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s Iran strategy will fail, no matter what wild threats he makes on the Limbaugh show
Trump is making diplomacy impossible. Iran seems determined to outlast his unrealistic orders, whether that means four more months or four more years. ( read original story ...)
Iran hits back at US sanctions threat after arms embargo expiry
Iran says it will sell weapons to countries that ‘won’t misuse them’ and will employ them strictly for defence purpose. ( read original story ...)
Turkey-Backed Candidate Wins Northern Cyprus President Vote
Cypriots living in the Turkish-controlled north elected a president who advocates a two-state solution for the divided island, an idea backed by Ankara that’s likely to complicate any reunification ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Vietnam Agree to Boost Defense Ties, Resume Flights
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has agreed with his Vietnamese counterpart to step up defense and security cooperation in the face of China’s expanding influence. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Vietnam boost defence ties as South China Sea tensions mount
Japan and Vietnam agreed to step up security and defence cooperation Monday, reaching an agreement in principle for Tokyo to export defence equipment and technology to the Southeast Asian nation. ( read original story ...)
Landslide in Vietnam Kills at Least 20 Military Personnel
Search-and-rescue efforts were underway after a landslide in the central province of Quang Tri, resulting in what may be the country’s greatest military loss in peacetime. ( read original story ...)
Whether it’s Trump or Biden, old patterns still drive US-Philippines ties, say analysts
MANILA: On Sep 13, Joseph Scott Pemberton left the Philippines a free man, having served less than six years of a 10-year prison term for homicide. In 2014, he killed Jennifer Laude, a transgender ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines reports 2,638 more coronavirus cases, 26 deaths
The Philippines recorded on Monday 2,638 new coronavirus infections and 26 additional deaths. The Southeast Asian country's total confirmed cases had climbed to 359,169, while its death toll had risen ... ( read original story ...)