Author: Senin Mamat

Japan, South Korea and the Philippines will be hardest hit in the event of a conflict between Taiwan and China, according to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit. EIU defines a conflict as a “full-conflict scenario, involving direct military participation by China, Taiwan and the U.S.” and based on the presumption of an escalation by China. To be clear, the EIU assesses the risk of a direct Chinese military assault on Taiwan as “very unlikely.” But should it occur, the three economies will be “most vulnerable” due to their proximity to the Taiwan Strait and heavy trade ties with China, but more…

Brussels, Frankfurt (16/6 – 33) The European Union declared late last year that it intended to investigate how Russia acquired so-called “kamikaze drones” from the Islamic Republic of Iran, for battlefield deployment. While the production of these game-changing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was not reported until after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, numerous media claim the Russian military is deploying Iranian-made Geran-2 drones on the battlefield. This was confirmed through analysis of fragments from Russian Geran-2 drones shot down by Ukrainian forces; experts conclude that these UAVs are identical to the Shahed-136 kamikaze drones produced by Iran. While the West…

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urges all countries, including Malaysia, to protect their citizens, especially children, from e-cigarettes and vape, dismissing the tobacco industry’s claim of harm reduction with such products. “It actually is a trap.” World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged Malaysia to regulate e-cigarettes and vape, after Putrajaya legalised these nicotine products without any restrictions. At a virtual press conference last night on global health issues, CodeBlue asked the head of the United Nations health agency if he considered Malaysia’s move to be antithetical to public health. “When the tobacco industry introduced electronic cigarettes and vaping, one narrative…

The Wall That Heals is coming to central Minnesota in July. The mobile replica of the Vietnam War Memorial is built at a three-quarter scale to the one found near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It includes the names of all 58,281 men and women who died during America’s long conflict in Southeast Asia. There is also an educational exhibit as part of the display. It will arrive in Monticello’s Pinewood Elementary School on Tuesday, July 18th, with a motorcycle escort in tow and will be set up the next day. It opens to the public on that Thursday…

Shenzhen, with economic, technological and capital strengths, has large potential of cooperation with the five Mekong countries and the city’s enterprises can make big contributions to their economies. Officials and business leaders made the remarks on Tuesday at the themed event of 2023 Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Week in Shenzhen. The event also featured the launch of “Hearing Crystal Sound without Obstacles” Hearing Loss Genetic Testing and Hearing Aid in Lao PDR, a project that aims to help 300 relatives of people with hereditary deafness in the Southeast Asian country with genetic testing to prevent and intervene with the disease, and donate…

The war in the Ukraine created two main opposing camps of countries. An Alliance of Democracies on one side and a Group of Authoritarian. The escalation of geopolitical tensions linked to the Ukrainian crisis has highlighted two main opposing camps of countries — an Alliance of Democracies on one side and a Group of Authoritarian Regimes on the other. A number of countries have resisted choosing sides, however, as they strive to balance their national interests with international developments while simultaneously advocating the need to maintain peaceful diplomacy and global connections. While the number of these so-called “in-between” countries abound…

Prime Minister Hun Sen met with Fumiaki Takahashi, president of the Japan-Cambodia Association (JCA), on April 26 for talks about the progress of relations between the two nations. Takahashi requested the Kingdom’s cooperation to hold a major event to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. The two sides discussed five major subjects during their meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, according to the premier’s social media post. “The agenda included discussions on a forum on the Kingdom’s investment potential for Japanese small and medium enterprises that are seeking investment abroad. It promoted the…

Wars in history are often triggered by a certain event, but warmongers have already laid the groundwork for the war before that. In the past, there were European powers confronting each other to lay the groundwork and finally triggered the First World War due to the assassination of Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Today, the United States is wooing allies to create conflicts, fueling the fire and profiting from it. And China chooses to act as an envoy of peace in this troubled world and contribute to the lasting peace and stability of the world. The United States knows…

HANOI, March 25 (Vietnam News/ANN): The tourism sector of Hanoi has worked hard to step up linkages with other localities nationwide to diversify products and improve the quality of tourism services, toward attracting more holidaymakers to the capital city. Since the beginning of 2023, Vietnam has seen a significant rise in the number of tourists. Hanoi alone welcomed more than 3 million visitors in January and February, an increase of 2.8% compared to 2022. The figure included 535,000 foreign tourists. In February, hotel occupancy in Hanoi was about 56.2%, up by 39.5% over the same period in 2022. The total…

He died in Kuala Krai, Kelantan, yesterday of pneumonia. PETALING JAYA: Veteran lifestyle and fashion journalist Kee Hua Chee died of pneumonia in Kuala Krai, Kelantan, yesterday. The news was first shared by event organiser Mi-Ki Choong, one of Kee’s close friends, in a posting on her Facebook page. “It is with a really heavy heart that I have been tasked to make a formal announcement on the passing of a dear good friend, the late Datuk Kee Hua Chee. He left us on March 24 at 11.45am. “His extended family will be cremating him today and his ashes will…