MANILA, Philippines — A possible war between China and the United States (US) would start and remain in East Asia where nearly all Chinese forces are located, according to a new study published by an international research organization. In its study entitled “War with China: Thinking through the Unthinkable,” California-based Rand Corp. said that both China and the US wants… Read more »
BANGKOK (AFP) – Thailand’s new king has chosen who will be the country’s top monk, the leader of the ruling junta said Tuesday (Feb 7), ending a lengthy power struggle over the venerated post. The post of Supreme Patriarch has been left open for more than three years as Thailand’s various Buddhist factions tussle over a successor. Critics of the… Read more »
PATTAYA (Reuters) – A Thai court on Tuesday (Feb 7) sentenced an Australian man to death for murdering a Hells Angels gang member in 2015, a lawyer at the trial said. Australian Antonio Bagnato, 28, and US national Tyler Gerard, 22, were arrested after police found the battered body of Wayne Schneider in a shallow grave. Bagnato was sentenced to… Read more »
YANGON (AFP) – A Myanmar state commission probing allegations the military has killed, tortured and raped Rohingya Muslims rejected accusations it is not credible, saying Tuesday (Feb 7) it was focused on the “truth” and not pleasing the UN. Last week the United Nations’ human rights office said Myanmar’s military had likely killed hundreds of Rohingya during a continuing crackdown… Read more »
GENEVA: Myanmar’s security forces have committed mass killings and gang rapes of Rohingya Muslims and burned their villages since October in a campaign that probably amounts to crimes against humanity and possibly “ethnic cleansing”, the U.N. human rights office said on Friday. Witnesses testified to “the killing of babies, toddlers, children, women and elderly; opening fire at people fleeing; burning… Read more »
A spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry slammed Secretary of Defense James Mattis’s assertion that the U.S. would defend Japan’s claim to a group of islands also claimed by China, the Associated Press reported Saturday. Spokesman Lu Kang said that Mattis’s remarks and the U.S. involvement in the dispute undermines regional stability and called a longstanding treaty between Japan and the… Read more »
SEOUL, South Korea — On his first mission to reassure an important American ally, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met on Thursday with top South Korean officials, who agreed to push ahead with the deployment of a new missile defense system. “Thaad is for defense of our allies’ people, of our troops who are committed to their defense,” Mr. Mattis told… Read more »
With the pick of East Asia and Oceania I was excited to get a reasonably stable area in comparison to our last two picks of Africa and the Middle East. I am not complaining i am unhappy with the two choices I am attempting to say reporting on some of the many atrocities got very emotionally exhausting. Like every new region I receive I am looking forward to researching it with an open… Read more »
What happened? Around 2 am on January 28, two cargo ships collided in the sea off suburban Ennore near the city of Chennai. The accident occurred when ‘M T BW Maple’ with a flag of Isle of Man was leaving the Kamarajar port after emptying Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and M T Dawn, Kanchipuram, loaded with petroleum oil lubricant (POL)… Read more »
A new bill introduced in the US House of Representatives proposes to limit the entry of highly-skilled workers into the country to stop companies “replacing” American workers. Indian media organisations have described the move as a big setback to the IT industry and the Indian government has conveyed its concerns to the US administration. What is the H-1B visa? H-1B… Read more »