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Geopolitics January 16, 2022[ Reuters ] Singapore PM backs continued exclusion of Myanmar junta from ASEAN meetings
Geopolitics January 13, 2022[ Tolo News ] Afghan Commander: Troops Will Be Stationed Along Durand Line
Internal Affairs January 13, 2022Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA) formed from the merger of Baloch Republican Army (BRA) and United Baloch Army (UBA)
Finance & Economics January 10, 2022Venezuela finally got out of the hyperinflationary cycle into extremely high monthly inflation
Internal Affairs January 10, 2022[ AP ] Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison
Internal Affairs January 10, 2022[ Arab News Pakistan ] Yemeni government forces retake key district in Al-Bayda as Houthis flee
Internal Affairs January 7, 2022Ending Pakistan’s Forcible Occupation is the Ultimate Goal- Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF)By Manish Rai
Finance & Economics January 6, 2022Jokowi battles Indonesian Coal Producers
Geopolitics January 6, 2022Japan signs defense pact with Australia; further abandoning pacifism
Geopolitics January 6, 2022Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen accepted invite to lead high delegation to meet Myanmar military junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing
Internal Affairs January 6, 2022Kazakhstan declares emergency; government resigned
Finance & Economics December 29, 2021IMF’s global financial system cyberattack wargame a signal of what is to come?
Geopolitics December 24, 2021Tablighi Jamaat a Cause For ConcernBy Manish Rai
Geopolitics December 14, 2021Europe is making a bet that they can’t win ; Russia may be forced to deploy mid-range nuclear missiles in Europe
December 4, 2021Myanmar correspondent
Finance & Economics November 30, 2021Singapore increases gold reserves by 20%, first increase in holding in decades
Finance & Economics November 26, 2021[ The Irrawaddy ] Myanmar Military’s Joint Venture Brewery to be Dissolved After Product Boycott
Geopolitics November 26, 2021UAE and Ukraine providing military support to Ethiopia in civil war against Tigray Defense Forces
Geopolitics November 26, 2021[ Asahi Shimbun ] Okinawa’s governor plans to reject U.S. base design change
Military & Defense November 26, 2021[ DefenseNews ] Morocco buys Israeli counter-drone system Skylock Dome
Geopolitics November 26, 2021Morocco signs defence pact with Israel, as Trump’s legacy reverberates and relationship with Algeria worsen
Military & Defense November 15, 2021Abu Dhabi-based Calidus unveiled heavy attack turboprop aircraft: B-350
Military & Defense November 14, 2021[ Inquirer ] PH military to boost arsenal with South Korean hardware
Geopolitics November 14, 2021[ The Star ] Urea shortage threatens South Korea’s transport, energy industries
Geopolitics November 14, 2021[ Mothership ] Unthinkable for Australia not to join US in defending Taiwan: Defence minister
Finance & Economics November 14, 2021Erdogan Becoming a Liability for TurkeyBy Manish Rai
Military & Defense November 12, 2021[ The Korea Times ] Korea, Indonesia reaches final agreement over KF-X project
Finance & Economics November 5, 2021[ Taiwan News ] 32 countries to remove China from preferential tariff treatment on Dec. 1
Finance & Economics November 5, 2021[ CNA ] Tougher competition but Singapore will take it in stride: PM Lee on G20’s corporate tax deal
Internal Affairs November 2, 2021Worker’s Party of Singapore reputation damaged by revelation of MP lying in Parliament
Internal Affairs October 31, 2021Jorge “Ka Oris” Madlos, Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) – New People’s Army (NPA)’s spokesperson/commander killed
Internal Affairs October 27, 2021[ NPR ] China is removing domes from mosques as part of a push to make them more ‘Chinese’
Military & Defense October 26, 2021[ The Korea Times ] Hyundai, Daewoo in race to win Korea’s 1st aircraft carrier order
Internal Affairs October 25, 2021[ Myanmar Now ] Junta turns to retired soldiers amid heavy losses and a slide in recruitment
Geopolitics October 24, 2021[ Yahoo! ] Sinovac to be included in Singapore’s national vaccination programme
Geopolitics October 24, 2021[ Reuters ] Turkey to expel U.S. envoy and nine others, Erdogan says
Internal Affairs October 22, 2021[ The Independent ] Singapore recovery stalled by 100k seniors who won’t get jabs
Finance & Economics October 21, 2021Former US President Trump launching new Social Media Network: TRUTH Social
Internal Affairs October 20, 2021Pakistani Taliban a Cause of Concern For IslamabadBy Manish Rai
Geopolitics October 19, 2021[ The Jakarta Post ] Myanmar junta blames ‘foreign intervention’ for ASEAN summit exclusion