Flying Solo: Some Olympic Athletes Are Their Country’s Whole Team
At the Winter Games, athletes from 15 different nations are the only competitor from their countries.
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PM Modi To Push Defence Ties And Trade Cooperation As India Strengthens Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Malaysia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s forthcoming visit to Malaysia on February 7–8 is being framed as a continuation of the deepening Strategic Partnership between the two countries, with an emphasis on defence collaboration alongside broader economic and people-to-people ties.The Indian government has signalled a specific focus on defence opportunities during the visit, highlighting potential sales of
Modi’s Malaysia Trip Targets Dornier Aircraft Sales And Submarine Upgrades Amid Defence Push
India is exploring significant defence collaboration opportunities during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s forthcoming visit to Malaysia on 7-8 February. The Ministry of External Affairs has highlighted potential sales of Dornier aircraft, alongside maintenance and upgrade prospects for Scorpene submarines and Su-30SM fighters.Speaking in New Delhi ahead of the visit, Secretary (East) P Kumaran
Modi Heads To Kuala Lumpur For Strategic Talks And Diaspora Engagement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to undertake an official visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 7 to 8 February, at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim.This trip, announced by India’s Ministry of External Affairs on 4 February, marks Modi’s third visit to the Southeast Asian nation and his first since the bilateral ties were elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic
In a first, Turkey’s Desan expands with overseas shipyard in Malaysia
“Given the short timeframe in which this goal was achieved, it represents a significant success for Ankara and is poised to revolutionize its defense ties with these [Southeast Asian] nations,” defense analyst Ali Bakir told Breaking Defense.
Malaysia blocks Elon Musk’s Grok AI over fake, sexualised images
Country follows Indonesia in restricting access after global outcry over X’s AI toolMalaysia has become the second country to temporarily block access to Elon Musk’s Grok after a global outcry over the AI tool and its ability to produce fake, sexualise…
Malaysia and Indonesia Block Access to Grok Because of Sexually Explicit Content
Grok, the chatbot created by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, has produced a flood of explicit images featuring real people in recent weeks.
Search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 expected to resume on Tuesday
Marine robotics firm to renew its search more than decade after plane disappeared with 239 people onboardThe search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is expected to resume on 30 December, more than a decade after the plane disappeared with 239 people …
Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak jailed for 15 more years in 1MDB graft scandal
New conviction over plunder of state fund substantially increases six-year term in separate case The jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been sentenced to an additional 15 years after he was found guilty of abuse of power, in the big…
In a Remote Jungle, the Gruesome Poaching of Rare Elephants
More than a dozen Bornean elephants have been killed — including five beheaded — in Malaysia in the past 18 months, the authorities say.