Article link This article reports on the ongoing investigation into a 26 year old American who was allowed to have been shot twice by four men attempting to kidnap him. These kidnapers have been reported as not being part of any Muslim militia groups. They were impersonating Philippine police forces and as the US citizen was fighting them he was… Read more »
Article Link This article reports on Myanmar’s navy detaining four Thai nationals for allegedly trespassing in Myanmar’s waters. They are in the middle of talks to return the four Thai sailors unharmed. This was kicked off by Myanmar ships opening fire on a fishing vessel and capturing one ship containing 31 crew four of which being Thai nationals. Thai officials… Read more »
Article link Taiwan has reported a movement of 14 warships seven military’s aircraft and four balloons nearing their territory between Saturday and Sunday this past weekend. This comes as a continuation of Beijing’s claims to the island country of Taiwan. Chinese aggressions has persisted even through the US having unofficially taken the position of supporting Taiwan. Six of the aircraft… Read more »
Article link This article reports on the statements made by Indonesia’s new president and his stance in the South China Sea. This comes as a secondary development as the Philippines have fiercely disputed China’s claims to the entirety of the region while Indonesia has taken a softer approach in dealing with the regional power that China has been becoming. The… Read more »
Article link In this article it is reported that Russian Naval vessels participated in a counter-terrorism training event with the Indonesian navy. This comes after the newly inaugurated Indonesian President pledged a closer partnership with Russia in Defense. This training mainly focused on Freeing captured vessels and countering unmanned boats. This event was held in the Java sea. This practice… Read more »
Article Link The Philippines foreign minister summoned China’s ambassador in a move to counter the drawing of Baselines around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. China claims this island as Hangman Island while the Philippines claim this is a violation of their own sovereignty and international law. The main dispute over this island is a power thing as… Read more »