[ AP ] Russia threatens retaliation if Ukraine demands not met
Russia warned Wednesday it would quickly take “retaliatory measures” if the U.S. and its allies reject its security demands and continue their “aggressive” policies, ratcheting up pressure on the West amid concerns that Moscow is planning to invade Ukraine. Russia has repeatedly denied it has any such designs, but the United States and its NATO…
Read MoreAre small and medium states ready to stop terrorists with cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency, or “crypto” as some prefer to call it, is slated to be the future of financial transactions. While the further development of crypto is widely celebrated, with mild speculations, traceability remains the most important issue surrounding the digital currency that requires abject focus. Often, acute discussions about the pros and cons of cryptocurrency assume…
Read More[ AP ] Indonesia, Singapore sign key defense, extradition treaties
The agreement on defense cooperation — along with separate treaties on extradition and airspace rights — were signed in the presence of Indonesian President Joko Widodo of Indonesia and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The defense cooperation agreement will significantly boost Singapore’s ability to carry out naval and military exercises amid regional tensions over…
Read More[ Reuters ] Indonesia, Singapore sign extradition, airspace and defence agreements
Indonesia and Singapore signed on Tuesday a bilateral extradition agreement, a move that Jakarta expects to help authorities in their effort to bring to justice people accused of stashing offshore billions of dollars in state money. Senior cabinet ministers from both countries also signed bilateral agreements covering airspace and defence in a ceremony aired on…
Read MoreMilitary coup in Burkina Faso; Army ousted President, suspended constitution, dissolved government, national assembly and closed border.
An announcement signed by Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba and read by another officer on state television, declared the takeover by the military and people had been detained in the process. Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, is a former graduate from a military school in Paris. He has a master’s degree in criminology from CNAM…
Read MoreA Case for Increasing Singapore’s Participation in International Peacekeeping
‘Military Operations Other Than War’ (MOOTW), also known as ‘Peace Support Operations’ (PSO)[1] encompasses operations that have been described by the United Nations’ ‘Supplement to an Agenda for Peace’[2] as ‘Instruments for Peace and Security’ that involve elements such as ‘peace-keeping’, ‘post-conflict peace-building’, and ‘preventive diplomacy and peacemaking’[3]. This article aims to argue that Singapore…
Read More[ Engadget ] Crypto.com loses $34 million in hack that affected 483 accounts
In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Crypto.com’s Chief Executive Kris Marszalek has admitted that 400 customer accounts were compromised by hackers. He said his team detected unauthorized transactions made from the accounts, but that they’d fixed the issue immediately and fully reimbursed the affected users. Apparently, 483 accounts were affected and the unauthorized withdrawals totaled 4,836.26 ETH,…
Read MoreMilipol Asia-Pacific 2022 to be held on 18 – 20 May 2022 in Singapore
The region flagship security show that is officially supported by the Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs and France’s Ministry of Interior will be back this year at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre (Marina Bay Sands) in Singapore from 18 – 20th May 2022. The Asia-Pacific’s largest 3 day exhibition and conference covers multiple aspects…
Read More[ The Balochistan Post ] Who is “Baloch Nationalist Army”?—TBP Feature Report
Baloch Republican Army (BRA) BRA was formed after the military operation in Dera Bugti and murder of a renowned Baloch leader, Nawab Akbar Bugti, by Pakistan Army in 2006. In the beginning, the group was mostly joined by Bugti tribesmen but later years it gained popularity among Baloch students and in urban areas of Balochistan…
Read More[ Reuters ] Singapore PM backs continued exclusion of Myanmar junta from ASEAN meetings
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a video call on Friday urged the regional group’s new chair, Cambodia, to engage all sides in Myanmar’s conflict, Singapore’s foreign ministry said on Saturday. Lee told his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen that ASEAN should continue inviting a non-political representative from Myanmar to its meetings and any decision to…
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