Posts by Wyatt Mingji Lim
[ Tolo News ] Afghan Commander: Troops Will Be Stationed Along Durand Line
The commander made the remarks during a graduation ceremony of around 150 border force members who passed a 45-day training in the eastern part of the country. Sangin said these forces will be dispatched alongside the Durand Line to defend Afghanistan’s territory. “The new forces are going to be settled … where we built 32…
Read MoreBaloch Nationalist Army (BNA) formed from the merger of Baloch Republican Army (BRA) and United Baloch Army (UBA)
[ Article is edited on 13 January 2022 to correct the currency of the amount of money “stolen” in the 4th paragraph ] According to a press release from Baloch Republican Army, Baloch Republican Army (BRA) and United Baloch Army (UBA) will be dissolved in the wake of a new resistance organisation, named The Baloch…
Read MoreVenezuela finally got out of the hyperinflationary cycle into extremely high monthly inflation
After 12 months of consecutive inflation that is below 50%, some analyst / media started to declare that Venezuela is finally out of the hyperinflationary cycle. Venezuela came out of the hyperinflationary cycle in which it had been since 2017, accumulating 12 continuous months below 50% inflation, after registering 7.6% in December, the Bank reported…
Read More[ AP ] Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison
Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two other charges and given a four-year prison sentence, which was then halved by the head of the military-installed government. The cases are among about a dozen brought against the 76-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate since the army seized power last February, ousting her elected government and arresting…
Read More[ Arab News Pakistan ] Yemeni government forces retake key district in Al-Bayda as Houthis flee
Yemeni government forces on Saturday recaptured substantial territory from the Houthis in the provinces of Al-Bayda and Shabwa. Backed by air cover from Coalition warplanes, the loyalist Giants Brigades liberated several villages and mountains before storming the center of the Noaman district in Al-Bayda. A convoy of armed vehicles and jubilant fighters entered scattered villages…
Read MoreJokowi battles Indonesian Coal Producers
Thousands of permits for mining, coal and forestry were revoked as Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo battles coal producers over their failure to prioritize the domestic market, which sparked a ban on coal export. 2,078 permits for mining, mineral and coal businesses were revoked for the failure to provide work plans, misused the permits or transferred…
Read MoreJapan signs defense pact with Australia; further abandoning pacifism
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison signed a new defense pact via a virtual summit which the two countries will agree to cooperate closely on defense to bolster securities ties. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), will allow Australian and Japanese military to work seamlessly on defense and humanitarian operations. “Japan is…
Read MoreCambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen accepted invite to lead high delegation to meet Myanmar military junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing
According to the press release from Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen will be leading a high delegation consist of his deputy, Foreign Minister, Industry Minister as well as a number of senior government officials from the 7 to 8 January 2022. The announced meeting is said to discuss bilateral and multilateral cooperation (read: taking sides;…
Read MoreKazakhstan declares emergency; government resigned
Emergency is declared in Kazakhstan and will last until January 19 after the country’s largest city, Almaty’s airport was breached by protesters after unrest broke out across the country after the government lifted price controls on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which many cars in the country runs on due to the low cost – which…
Read MoreIMF’s global financial system cyberattack wargame a signal of what is to come?
Israel on Thursday led a 10-country simulation of a major cyberattack on the global financial system in an attempt to increase cooperation that could help to minimise any potential damage to financial markets and banks. The simulated “war game”, as Israel’s Finance Ministry called it and planned over the past year, evolved over 10 days,…
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