Thai Defence Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit (right) and his Cambodian counterpart Tea Seiha at the 3rd Special Meeting of the Cambodia-Thai General Border Committee

Thailand – Cambodia Agree to Second Ceasefire to Halt Fierce Border Fighting, Pledge No Further Troop Movements

Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday agreed to a new ceasefire to halt weeks of fierce border clashes, easing the worst fighting in years between the two Southeast Asian neighbours and raising cautious hopes that a spiralling conflict can be contained....
Haikou Port in Haikou's Xiuying district in south China's Hainan province.

China Revises Foreign Trade Law to Bolster Economic Retaliation Powers

China has passed revisions to a cornerstone piece of its trade legislation, strengthening Beijing’s ability to wage economic retaliation, tighten controls on outbound shipments of sensitive goods, and further open parts of its US$19 trillion economy, state media reported on...
Myanmar general election

Myanmar Junta Pushes Phased Election as War Rages, Critics Decry “Charade” to Rebrand Military Rule

Myanmar’s military junta began a tightly controlled, month-long general election on Sunday, December 28, billing the vote as a return to democratic normality five years after it seized power in a coup that plunged the country into a brutal civil...
Philippines FA-50PH fighter jets

Philippines Strengthens Air Combat Posture with KAI’s US$64 Million FA-50PH Upgrade Amid South China Sea Tensions

The Philippines has taken a decisive step in recalibrating its air combat capabilities with Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) US$64 million (approximately PHP3.7 billion or RM300 million) contract to upgrade the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) FA-50PH fleet. Far from a routine...
GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)

US Demands Immediate Return of Undetonated GBU-39B Discovered in Beirut, Fearing China, Russia and Iran Could Exploit America’s Most Sensitive Precision-Strike Technologies

An undetonated US-made precision-guided bomb discovered in Beirut has sparked an urgent diplomatic and security crisis, underscoring how modern warfare increasingly blurs the line between battlefield incidents and global strategic competition. The United States has formally demanded the immediate return...
Donald Trump - Xi Jinping

China Targets 20 U.S. Defense Firms in Retaliation for Historic Taiwan Arms Sale: Impact or Symbolism?

China has announced sanctions against 20 American defense companies and their top executives following Washington’s historic weapons sales package to Taiwan last week. The latest round of countermeasures raises the question: do these sanctions carry any real weight, or are...
United States missile launch from a naval vessel as President Donald Trump says US forces conducted “powerful and deadly” strikes against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria

United States and Nigeria Coordinate Precision Strikes on ISIS Terrorist Enclaves in Sokoto State, Killing Multiple Militants; Trump Labels ISIS Fighters “Terror Scum”

The United States carried out precision military strikes against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist camps in northwest Nigeria’s Sokoto State on Christmas Day, an operation ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump and coordinated with Nigerian authorities. While both governments described the...
Indian P-8I Poseidon, Indian Boeing P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft

India–US P-8I Poseidon Deal Frozen as Cost Escalation, Trade Tariffs and China’s Expanding Naval Presence Converge in Indian Ocean

The Indo-Pacific, negotiations between India and the United States for the acquisition of six additional Boeing P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft remain frozen in a strategic deadlock. What was once considered one of the most politically secure and operationally indispensable...
China’s DF-27A Hypersonic Missile

China’s DF-27A Hypersonic Missile Test Signals a New Era of Strategic Strike Warfare as Mach 8.6 Glide Vehicle Challenges U.S. Missile Defenses and Indo-Pacific Deterrence

China’s reported test of the DF-27A hypersonic glide vehicle has emerged as a defining moment in the accelerating transformation of long-range strike warfare, underscoring Beijing’s growing ability to project precision firepower across vast distances at speeds that strain existing missile...
Yoon Suk-yeol

South Korean Prosecutors Seek 10-Year Jail Term for Ex-President Yoon Over Martial Law Bid

South Korean prosecutors on Friday sought a 10-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol over offences linked to his short-lived declaration of martial law last year, a dramatic episode that plunged the country into its most serious political...
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