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New Delhi: Indian Navy’s indigenously built warship INS Sahyadri, deployed in the Indo-Pacific, participated in the maiden trilateral Maritime Partnership Exercise with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Indonesian Navy from September 20 and 21, Ministry of Defence informed in an official release.The trilateral exercise provided an opportunity for the three maritime nations to strengthen their
Tally rises to 27,000 but is still a far cry from former half a million, and Javan and Sumatran rhino remain critically endangeredGlobal rhinoceros numbers have increased to 27,000 despite populations being ravaged by poaching and habitat loss, new fig…
Lina Lutfiawati, an influencer from Indonesia, received a two-year sentence after a video of her eating pork rinds angered the nation’s top Muslim clerics.
The 42 known species of the parasitic plant Rafflesia, known as the corpse flower, are endangered due to destruction of forest habitatsParasitic, elusive and emitting an overwhelming odour of putrefying flesh, Rafflesia – often called the corpse flowe…
Recent confrontations highlight mounting tensions over infrastructural projects—many of which are funded by Chinese companies—that threaten to displace indigenous communities.
DefenceTalkChina’s premier said on Wednesday major powers must oppose a new Cold War, a thinly veiled reference to Washington as top Asian and US officials gathered for talks in Indonesia. Beijing has expressed concern about US-backed blocs formi…
Accident at Ubud’s Ayuterra Resort believed to have occurred when cable in inclined lift carrying hotel staff snappedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBalinese police are investigating the catastrophic failure of …
Hong Kong: On August 28, China’s Ministry of Natural Resources published a “standard map” of China, which amounted to a unilateral assertion of whatever territory it wants to claim. Beijing said the new version was introduced to “eliminate problem maps”, but China has succeeded only in upsetting numerous neighbours.So far, five ASEAN countries have issued public statements denouncing China’s
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will depart for Jakarta on Wednesday for the 20th ASEAN India Summit and the 18th East Asia Summit scheduled for September 7. The Prime Minister will return late evening on September 7, just before the G20 Summit in New Delhi.“At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, Prime Minister will visit Jakarta for the 20th ASEAN
Indonesia imposes strict testing conditions on cattle from three major export ports after claiming infectious disease detected in eight cattleGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has denied …