July 08, 2019 11:44 AMSYDNEY (AFP) – Facing a wobbly ally in the United States and an increasingly bellicose China, Australia’s military strategists are cautiously debating whether the country needs to consider developing its own nuclear deterrent. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-08 06:01:08 Category: 2019 Tag: 1144 Post ID: 7924

July 08, 2019 11:41 AMSYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australian defence officials said on Monday (July 8) they were tracking a Chinese surveillance ship that is expected to position itself just outside of its territorial waters to monitor military exercises between Australia and the United States. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-08 06:01:05 Category: 2019 […]Continue reading

July 08, 2019 11:30 AMTOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Most Japanese approve of the government’s decision to tighten controls on exports to South Korea of specialist materials vital to its tech industry, a poll showed Monday (July 8), as a long-running dispute over colonial history threatens to damage business ties between the neighbours. Go to Source Author: […]Continue reading

July 08, 2019 12:57 AMKANDY (REUTERS) – Sri Lanka’s most powerful Buddhist nationalist group rallied its hardline base on Sunday (July 7), saying they must aim to take democratic control of parliament to protect the community, amid heightened sectarian strains after the Easter attacks by Islamist bombers. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-07 […]Continue reading

July 07, 2019 11:45 AMTAIPEI (DPA) – Striking flight attendants at Taiwan’s second-largest airline EVA Air reached an agreement with management late Saturday (July 6) and announced that the strike will end on Tuesday. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-07 06:00:41 Category: 2019 Tag: 1145 Post ID: 7900

July 07, 2019 11:40 AMMANILA (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s eldest child Paolo Duterte said he would not seek the leadership of the House of Representatives after meeting with his father. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-07 06:00:37 Category: 2019 Tag: 1140 Post ID: 7899

July 07, 2019 10:57 AMJAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesia’s disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho – who shot to international fame for keeping up a 24/7 schedule while battling terminal cancer – has died at the age of 49. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-07 06:00:32 Category: 2019 Tag: 1057 Post ID: 7898

July 06, 2019 12:26 PMSEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A 23-year-old South Korean man is under investigation for allegedly seeking to join the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group, and preparing for a terrorist attack while he was serving in the army. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-06 […]Continue reading

July 06, 2019 12:11 PMTOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s coalition is on track to win a solid majority in a July 21 upper house election, and his dream of revising the pacifist constitution could still be alive if enough allies also win, a survey showed on Saturday (July 6). Go to Source […]Continue reading

July 06, 2019 10:49 AMWUHAN, China (NYTIMES) – Days of turbulent street protests against an incinerator project in Wuhan, south-central China’s largest city, have prompted the local government to assure residents it has no plans to build the facility any time soon. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-06 06:05:21 Category: 2019 Tag: 1049 […]Continue reading