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Mysterious China Vessel cuts Taiwan’s undersea cable; lurking suspiciously for a month off Taiwan…

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | January 7, 2025

In a disturbing development from Taiwan, the Taiwanese Coast Guard is investigating a potential case of sabotage involving undersea internet cables. These cables, which are crucial for Taiwan’s internet connectivity, were reportedly damaged by an alleged Chinese vessel. However, the investigation has hit a roadblock as authorities have been unable to board the suspected ship…

SK impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided arrest after standoff – Timeline of South Korea’s Martial Law Saga so far

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | January 3, 2025

For those that had not been following the South Korean Martial Law saga, you may be surprised to learn that, until today, the President of South Korea who declared the surprised nationwide emergency martial law controversially then, Yoon Suk Yeol, remains… somewhat President… and not arrested. So I’m sure, we now need to recap and…

Moldova Turns to Romania and Ukraine for Energy as Russia Halts Gas Supplies

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | January 2, 2025

Moldova is shifting to electricity imports from Romania and Ukraine after Russia’s state-owned energy giant, Gazprom, ceased gas supplies on Jan. 1. The halt comes amid the expiration of a key transit agreement with Ukraine and geopolitical tensions, leaving Moldova to address its energy needs through alternative sources. The Reasons Behind the Gas Cut-Off Gazprom’s…

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    [ NZ Herald ] Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi faces bribery charge – with up to 15 years in jail most severe penalty yet

    June 10, 2021
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    The Anti-Corruption Commission in military-ruled Myanmar has found that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi accepted bribes and misused her authority to gain advantageous terms in real estate deals, government-controlled media reported Thursday. Suu Kyi’s lawyers already denied the allegations when they were first raised three months ago by the military regime that toppled her…

    [ Global News ] Alberta finance minister defends $1.3B loss on Keystone XL pipeline as ‘calculated decision’

    June 10, 2021
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    Alberta’s finance minister says the province’s $1.3-billion investment of taxpayers’ money in the now-defunct Keystone XL oil pipeline project was a prudent gamble given the potential payoff in profits and jobs. … Premier Jason Kenney and his United Conservative government, in early 2020, committed $1.5 billion in direct financing and $6 billion more in loan guarantees to…

    [ BBC ] Myanmar: The mysterious deaths of the NLD party officials

    June 8, 2021
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    The violence used by Myanmar’s armed forces against unarmed opponents since the coup in February has shocked the world; more than 800 people have been killed, most by military gunfire. But the deaths in custody of two officials from the National League of Democracy – the party led by Aung San Suu Kyi – have…

    [ Reuters ] China Will Always Support Myanmar in Choosing Its Own Path, Says Senior Diplomat

    June 8, 2021
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    BEIJING (Reuters) – China will always support Myanmar in choosing its own developmental path, Chinese senior diplomat Wang yi told his Myanmar counterpart on Tuesday. Wang assured Myanmar foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin that China’s friendly policy towards Myanmar was not affected by changes to Myanmar’s domestic and external situation, according to a statement by…

    Heavy Fighting between Military and Civilian/Armed Groups at Demoso town, Kayah State

    June 6, 2021
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    May Wong@MayWongCNA #Demoso town in #Kayah state, eastern #Myanmar experiences heavy firing/attack again today. The town has been seeing violent clashes between civilian-formed defence forces/#ethnic armed groups & #military in recent weeks. Schools & churches not spared #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

    Federal State of New China?

    June 5, 2020
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    Disclaimer: Defense Politics Asia is in no way endorsing or supporting this movement, or acknowledging the legitimacy of such a proclamation. However, given the gravity of the people involved that are giving a face to this grouping/declaration – and the lack of reporting in any English language media – we deem it necessary to report…

    Wired: Singapore Was Ready for Covid-19—Other Countries, Take Note

    March 17, 2020
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    ” Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea all share the characteristic of using their experiences with prior outbreaks to build a system—and then sustaining it. None of them had to deal with the fear of being a first-mover, of being the first city or country to institute seemingly severe countermeasures. Their countermeasures were already…

    6 Feb 2020: Speculation of the Actual 2019-nCoV Numbers in China

    February 7, 2020
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    I personally dont think anyone knows the actual number of death, with exception of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) leadership and the point people who are consolidating reports from all over China. Usually in this kindda “China-numbers” cases, I will just x10 whatever “bad-news” number was officially reported by China, as a mental conditioning. Being…

    30 Jan: Wuhan Coronavirus future projections and inflection points

    January 30, 2020
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    Given the tight timelines we are looking at in regards to the appearance, spread and control of the virus, we are able to make some projections and indicators into what would happen, if its gonna get worse, or get better, in the near future. Timeline:– 8 Dec 2019 : First Reported Case– 9 Jan 2020…

    Infected in China to reach 10,000-13,000 cases by end of Jan 2020

    January 28, 2020
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    The doubling of infected numbers every 2 days had persisted so far – which means, we are still nowhere close to containment ; its still early days. Infections in China alone: Thu Jan 9 – 41 confirmedFri Jan 20 – 201 confirmed12.00pm Wed Jan 22 – 339 confirmed6:30pm Fri Jan 24 – 887 confirmed8.12pm Sun…

    Wuhan Coronavirus is definitely more viral & dangerous than SARS

    January 27, 2020
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    SARS1 Nov 2002 To: 1 Apr 2003 (6 months) China alone.Infected: 806Dead: 34 https://www.who.int/csr/sars/country/2003_04_01/en/ One Month later: accumulated numbers became… 1 Nov 2002 To: 01 May 2003 China alone.Infected: 3638Dead: 170 https://www.who.int/csr/sars/country/2003_05_01/en/ And despite this massive increase, its “merely” 450% increase over 30 days.- — Today. Wuhan Coronavirus1 Dec 2019 To: 27 Jan 2020 (2…

    Jerusalem Post: Iran lacks good options – analysis

    January 5, 2020
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    First, it is worth recalling the sequence of events. The killing on Thursday of IRGC Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani outside Baghdad International Airport by a US MQ9 Reaper Drone firing a Hellfire missile, was the latest escalation in a process that began with the killing of an American contractor by the Iran-supported Kataib Hezbollah…

    Soleimani: Another miscalculation on Trump’s resolve – Episode Iran

    January 3, 2020
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    Iran had been systematically raising the stakes across the region after Trump cancelled Obama’s marquee “Iran Nuclear Deal” and imposed comprehensive sanctions on Iran. Since then Iran had ramped up its actions abroad, with the most significant events being the seizures of foreign oil tankers in the Gulf and the “drone attack” on Saudi Arabia’s…

    The Republic of China, in brief.

    December 4, 2019
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    Seventy years have passed since the “Great retreat” of the Kuomintang-ruled Republic of China to the island of Taiwan (Formosa). Expelled from the mainland, its rule reduced to Taiwan and a few minor islands off the coast of the mainland. Since then, the Republic of China (ROC) has been politically divided into two camps. The…

    USA is backing out of Syria for a reason – but it’s not what you think it is.

    October 12, 2019
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    Written by Rune Scott, Edited by Wyatt Mingji Lim.Cover Photo taken from The Hill (Getty) Most Kurds aren’t actually trying to form a nation of Kurdistan. Turkish Kurds, and to some extent Iranian Kurds, are the two most interested in this, because they understandably want out of nations whose governments are fundamentally hostile and oppressive…

    South Park had officially launched “the China issue” into the mainstream American consciousness

    October 8, 2019
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    The latest episode of South Park jumped on the NBA-China saga at an unbelievable speed and weight. This is also the grimmest and most violent South Park episode I have ever seen (and South Park had not been shy of showing extreme violence on their show…) But in my opinion, the NBA-China saga and this…

    Renaming NAFTA and not changing anything substantial is not a victory.

    September 30, 2019
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    Written by Dan Murawski, Edited by Wyatt Mingji Lim.Cover Photo from Getty Images Being from Michigan and working in the finance department for one of the largest auto suppliers, I know a bit about how the industry works and I can tell you that there is a substantial amount of goods that are imported before…

    The Inevitable Fate of Hong Kong and the Slippery Slope for China

    August 20, 2019
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    As the protest rage on in Hong Kong since it started in March 2019 at the point of writing of this article, its probably nigh time for me to address the grim future that’s to come, which in my opinion, is inevitable. THE HONG KONG PRIDE (OR EGO) Hong Kong returned to China in 1997…

    Ending the Arab-Israeli conflict: An exercise in futility?

    July 8, 2019
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    With Israel seemingly embroiled in constant conflict with its neighbors, one might come to conclude that a permanent peace is implausible in that corner of the Middle East anytime soon. But could an elusive peace be just over the horizon? The Camp David Accords, that resulted in a treaty of peace between Israel and Egypt…

    Thai Junta’s Election Victory: What does it mean for the country political future?

    June 11, 2019
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    The election of General Prayuth Chan-o-cha, for what has essentially become a second term for the Junta’s administration, might have come as a surprise to many. However, given the results of the 2019 national election, the Junta’s return to power was rather obvious. While many news outlets often categorise the winners of the 2019 election…

    To South Korea, Is Japan Actually A Military Threat?

    April 22, 2019
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    Having a deep interest in all things related to the military (from history, equipment, tactics, doctrine, organization and so on) since elementary school, as a child I sometimes wondered how a modern total war between South Korea and Japan would look like. Growing up in the Korean community, hearing comparisons – and at times derogatory…

    The perpetual failures of Opposition Parties in Singapore

    March 31, 2019
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    Tan Cheng Bock’s announcement to enter Opposition Politics has created all sort of “whirlwinds” in Singapore politics. Right at the back of the “excitement” that surrounds the victory of Pakatan Harapan over the Barisan Nasional next door over in Malaysia – gave Opposition politicians and their supporters much to be excited and hopeful. However, I…

    Unravelling the water dispute mystery between Singapore and Malaysia

    March 31, 2019
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    THE MATHS 1000 gallon = 4.54609 m3 malaysia sell raw water at 3 sen per 1000 gallonmalaysia buy treated water at 50 sen per 1000 gallonsingapore spend 2.40 ringgit to treat per 1000 gallonsingapore lost 1.90 ringgit per 1000 gallon Malaysian water tariff is currently at:80 sens per cubic meter /3.60 ringgit per 1000 gallon(0-20…

    Asia Times: Why Suu Kyi can’t and won’t democratize Myanmar.

    February 8, 2019
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    Why Suu Kyi can’t and won’t democratize Myanmar Is Myanmar headed towards more representative and less military-steered democracy? On February 6, Myanmar’s parliament voted to establish a new preparatory committee to deliberate amending the country’s military-drafted 2008 constitution, which gives the armed forces an outsized “leadership role” in politics. If you do not understand the…

    Reconsidering the Individual Weapon Optic

    January 18, 2019
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    The individual weapon optic has seen considerable evolution in the 21st century. Optics are one of the areas in small arms that have seen consistent and considerable innovation, where most other aspects of firearm technology have stagnated or remained relatively constant. Most western militaries use a weapon optic of some sort of another on the…

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