Navy Announces Updates to Uniform Policies
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Chinese Dissident Couple Granted Bail But to Face Trial in Thailand
A Thai appeals court on Friday granted bail to Chinese dissidents Wu Yuhua and Yang Chong, who face charges of violating Thai immigration law despite holding United Nations documents describing them as refugees. Wu Yuhua, who…
Tensions Rise Between China And Taiwan Over Residence Permits, 'Spies'
Authorities on the democratic island of Taiwan are planning to counteract China’s offer of smart residence permits for its 23 million people by barring anyone who takes up the offer from public office. Beijing…
China Mulls Purge of Foreign Content From Media, School Textbooks
The ruling Chinese Communist Party’s media regulator is considering banning the broadcast of overseas-produced news during prime time on domestic channels, while the country’s ministry of education has ordered a purge of foreign content from…
Australian journalist James Ricketson pardoned in Cambodia
The documentarian had been accused of espionage, but prosecutors failed to provide any evidence. Ricketson is the latest in a series of political prisoners released recently by Cambodia’s repressive government. Source: Deutsche Welle – Asia…
Power and diplomacy in Southeast Asia
By Jonathan Stromseth, Fred Dews Senior Fellow Jonathan Stromseth interviews Bilahari Kausikan, the former permanent secretary of Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on a range of current diplomatic and security issues in Southeast Asia, including…
Did UN 'self-censorship' aggravate Rohingya crisis in Myanmar?
A report detailing massive human rights violations in Myanmar has pointed to UN negligence as a factor in allowing the Rohingya crisis in Rakhine State to escalate. Source: Deutsche Welle – Asia Read More:…
UK looks to buy new combat submersibles
The United Kingdom is planning to acquire new US-built manned combat submersibles to replace the current Mk 8 Mod 1 SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDVs) used by its Special Boat Service (SBS). Disclosing the Foreign…
DVD 2018: Lockheed Martin UK says Warrior programme is on track
Lockheed Martin UK’s (LMUK’s) new director for the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) said at the DVD 2018 defence exhibition that the WCSP was proceeding as planned and that the vehicles had entered trials. …
DVD 2018: UK proceeds with Boxer procurement
UK Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has “given the green light to bring forward concrete plans for the project” to procure the Boxer armoured vehicle for the British Army, he said during a speech on the…