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China’s technological gap with the United States continues to narrow. Two J-20 stealth fighters were introduced publicly for the first time ever, at the Zhuhai Air Show today. The radar-evading jets swooped in, setting off alarms of cars nearby. Although the J-20 jets passed by several times, the public will...
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(Reuters) China on Tuesday rejected a plan by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to back out of a global climate change pact, saying a wise political leader should make policy in line with global trends, a rare comment on a foreign election. The world is moving towards balancing environmental...
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(Channel News Asia) – Japan’s justice ministry will conduct its first large scale survey into racism in the country, a report said on Sunday, as discrimination becomes a growing social concern. The survey will cover 18,500 foreign residents aged 18 or older, the Asahi newspaper said, adding that results...
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(Ask a Korean) President Park Geun-hye is deep trouble. Park’s confidant Choi Soon-sil has been running a massive slush fund, as she extorted more than $70 million from Korea’s largest corporations. Soon-sil was receiving confidential policy briefings and draft presidential speeches and rigged the college admission process so that her...
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(SCMP) The new Communist Party chief in Xinjiang, Chen Quanguo, is strongly tipped to join the party’s Politburo next year as a result of his strong ties with Premier Li Keqiang and five years of hardline rule in his previous post in Tibet, which won him the trust of party...
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(FMT) – The mufti of (the Malaysian state of) Kelantan has added his voice to a clamour by religious officials for action against the sale of the “P.Ramly” pork burger. He said no one should advertise a product in such a way that a ‘haram’ product might appear to...
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FAM: In-depth analysis of ISIS’ preferred methods of communication in “secure” channels begins with the follow report from SCMP: (SCMP) – For the Islamic State’s top Southeast Asian propagandist Bahrun Naim, the ultra-secure instant messaging app Telegram is a godsend as popular social networks Twitter and Facebook race to weed...
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(Original Editorial Published October 19, 2016) (The Nation) – The government and military will have to bear the blame if estranged Muslim community decides to take up arms. One can make a strong argument that the ongoing insurgent violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has been in the making for some...
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VIDEO BELOW: Leo Thanks Jho Low and Riza Aziz (2 min 16sec in), implicated (video link) in a Department of Justice Lawsuit Involving Alleged Embezzled Money Used to Produce Leo’s Award Winning “Wolf of Wall Street” Movie. (Yahoo) – A leading anti-corruption organisation is urging Leonardo DiCaprio to return earnings made...
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FAM: Southeast Asia Globe tells us how in Southeast Asia, there is a man who wants to win power by taking it out on some of the most vulnerable people in society. (Southeast Asia Globe) – In the short term, users may experience a euphoric energy burst, acute alertness and...
China’s technological gap with the United States continues to narrow. Two J-20 stealth fighters were introduced publicly for the first time ever, at the Zhuhai Air Show today. The radar-evading jets swooped in, setting off alarms of cars nearby. Although the J-20 jets passed by several times, the public will...
(Reuters) China on Tuesday rejected a plan by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to back out of a global climate change pact, saying a wise political leader should make policy in line with global trends, a rare comment on a foreign election. The world is moving towards balancing environmental...
(Channel News Asia) – Japan’s justice ministry will conduct its first large scale survey into racism in the country, a report said on Sunday, as discrimination becomes a growing social concern. The survey will cover 18,500 foreign residents aged 18 or older, the Asahi newspaper said, adding that results...
(Ask a Korean) President Park Geun-hye is deep trouble. Park’s confidant Choi Soon-sil has been running a massive slush fund, as she extorted more than $70 million from Korea’s largest corporations. Soon-sil was receiving confidential policy briefings and draft presidential speeches and rigged the college admission process so that her...
(SCMP) The new Communist Party chief in Xinjiang, Chen Quanguo, is strongly tipped to join the party’s Politburo next year as a result of his strong ties with Premier Li Keqiang and five years of hardline rule in his previous post in Tibet, which won him the trust of party...
(FMT) – The mufti of (the Malaysian state of) Kelantan has added his voice to a clamour by religious officials for action against the sale of the “P.Ramly” pork burger. He said no one should advertise a product in such a way that a ‘haram’ product might appear to...
FAM: In-depth analysis of ISIS’ preferred methods of communication in “secure” channels begins with the follow report from SCMP: (SCMP) – For the Islamic State’s top Southeast Asian propagandist Bahrun Naim, the ultra-secure instant messaging app Telegram is a godsend as popular social networks Twitter and Facebook race to weed...
(Original Editorial Published October 19, 2016) (The Nation) – The government and military will have to bear the blame if estranged Muslim community decides to take up arms. One can make a strong argument that the ongoing insurgent violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has been in the making for some...
VIDEO BELOW: Leo Thanks Jho Low and Riza Aziz (2 min 16sec in), implicated (video link) in a Department of Justice Lawsuit Involving Alleged Embezzled Money Used to Produce Leo’s Award Winning “Wolf of Wall Street” Movie. (Yahoo) – A leading anti-corruption organisation is urging Leonardo DiCaprio to return earnings made...
FAM: Southeast Asia Globe tells us how in Southeast Asia, there is a man who wants to win power by taking it out on some of the most vulnerable people in society. (Southeast Asia Globe) – In the short term, users may experience a euphoric energy burst, acute alertness and...