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10 Japan firms may have links with Myanmar's military junta

Kyodo News
Updated as of May 09 09:53 AM

At least 10 Japanese companies have had direct business ties with firms affiliated with Myanmar's military or have taken part in projects that could be sources of income for the junta, a Kyodo News investigative team found recently. Read more »

Myanmar junta designates shadow government as a 'terrorist' group

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 09 08:26 AM

Myanmar's junta declared Saturday night that a group of ousted lawmakers running a shadow government would now be classified as "terrorists", as the military moves to tighten its grip over a country in turmoil.  Read more »

AFP, ilang tauhan ng BIFF nagsagupaan sa Maguindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 08:08 PM

Wala namang nasaktan sa pangyayari.  Read more »

China watches for changes to US Taiwan policy after American official’s comments

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 07 01:43 PM

A ‘lack of transparency has made the PLA doubt whether Washington will adjust its strategic ambiguity over the Taiwan issue’, a military source said. Despite tensions, both sides appear to have scaled back their provocative actions in the region, according to a Beijing adviser.    Read more »

G7 seeks common front on China in first talks since pandemic

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 03:00 AM

The G7 devoted its first session to China, whose growing military and economic clout and willingness to exert its influence at home and abroad have increasingly unnerved Western democracies. Read more »

Japan offers official development assistance to Philippine military

Kyodo News
Posted at May 04 01:58 PM

Japan has begun providing the Philippine military with lifesaving equipment adopted by the Self-Defense Forces, defense and foreign ministry officials have said, making it the first time that Tokyo has offered SDF equipment to a foreign armed force using its official development assistance. Read more »

Japan offers official development assistance to Philippine military

Kyodo News
Posted at May 04 12:33 PM

Japan has begun providing the Philippine military with lifesaving equipment adopted by the Self-Defense Forces, defense and foreign ministry officials have said, making it the first time that Tokyo has offered SDF equipment to a foreign armed force using its official development assistance. Read more »

Myanmar parcel bomb blasts kill 5 including ousted lawmaker -media

Reuters
Posted at May 04 11:51 AM

Blasts from at least one parcel bomb in Myanmar have killed five people, including an ousted lawmaker and three police officers who had joined a civil disobedience movement opposing military rule, media reported on Tuesday. Read more »

UP Visayas grad tops Philippine Military Academy Masaligan Class 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 11:32 AM

A 25-year-old Negrense who studied chemical engineering in the University of the Philippines Visayas has graduated summa cum laude of the Philippine Military Academy "Masaligan" Class of 2021. Read more »

US top diplomat: China acting more 'repressively, aggressively'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 03 11:07 AM

An increasingly powerful China is challenging the world order, acting "more repressively" and "more aggressively" as it flexes its influence, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview that aired Monday. Read more »

China’s military commanders come under attack for outdated training

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 02 09:24 AM

The People’s Liberation Army has adopted lighter and more powerful automated weapons but instruction of ground troops ‘has not kept up’. Military chiefs have to reboot and adapt to lead the young generation of soldiers, observer says. Read more »

18 Iraqis killed in multiple night-time jihadist raids

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 10:39 PM

Eighteen Iraqis, the majority military personnel, were killed overnight Friday to Saturday in separate jihadist attacks mainly in the greater Baghdad area, security sources told AFP. Read more »

Myanmar anti-coup protests, crackdown go on as Saturday marks 3 months

Kyodo News
Updated as of May 01 09:46 PM

YANGON - Saturday marked three months since a military coup in Myanmar that ousted the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. People who call for democracy continued their protests against the coup in various forms including a so-called civil disobedience movement to boycott work. Read more »

Afghan retreat: US formally begins withdrawing from its longest war

Jay Deshmukh, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 12:06 PM

The United States formally begins withdrawing its last troops from Afghanistan Saturday, bringing its longest war nearer to an end but also heralding an uncertain future for a country in the tightening grip of an emboldened Taliban. Read more »

Targeting Asia-Pacific defense, Australia to spend $580M on military upgrades

Colin Packham and Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Apr 29 04:00 AM

Australia's military focus on the Indo-Pacific area comes amid rising competition with China for influence in the region in recent years. Read more »

Taiwan says China waging economic warfare against tech sector

Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 02:29 PM

Taiwan's government on Wednesday accused China of waging economic warfare against the Chinese-claimed island's tech sector by stealing technology and enticing away engineers, as parliament considers strengthening legislation to prevent this. Read more »

Biden picks Fil-Am Gina Ortiz Jones as Air Force undersecretary

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 09:25 AM

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Filipino-American Gina Ortiz Jones as undersecretary of the US Air Force. Read more »

Beijing makes protest over Japan's diplomacy report on Chinese military

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 07:25 AM

Japan has come out with its annual diplomacy report, which expressed grave concerns on China's military capabilities and maritime activities. Read more »

China ups defense spending in 2020 but ‘economic growth cushions increase’

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 27 07:05 PM

China again increased spending on its military last year, reflecting a global increase in defence expenditures in spite of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Sweden-based research group. Read more »

Fighting in Myanmar erupts near Thai border

Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 01:30 PM

Heavy fighting erupted at a Myanmar army outpost near the eastern border with Thailand early on Tuesday in an area largely controlled by forces of a Karen ethnic army. Read more »