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Commemorating The "Second Victory": The End Of WW2 In Asia

While the end of World War 2 (WW2) has been endlessly discussed in light of the 80th anniversary of the fall of Nazi Germany on May 9, 1945, the global conflict stretched on for several more bloody months in Asia where Fascist Japan fought to the bitter end from the islands of the Pacific to the plains of Manchuria and jungles of Southeast Asia with the war finally ending on Sept. 3, 1945
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Malacca: The Strait That Could Strangle China’s Future

If you want to understand one of China’s deepest strategic nightmares, look no further than a thin, congested strip of water between Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia called the Strait of Malacca
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Why India Must Join The ‘Squad’

At the 2025 Raisina Dialogue, General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, made a significant statement
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Why Pakistan’s Electoral System Fails To Empower Minorities

HONG KONG, SAR: The unprecedented hobnobbing of some top Christian leaders with major political parties ahead of the Feb. 8 general election triggered more scorn from the minority community than praise.
 
 
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Iran-Pakistan Tensions And China’s Diplomatic Cards

WASHINGTON, US: Iran and Pakistan’s unprecedented cross-border strikes on January 16 and 18 were as unsettling as they were surprising. Although Tehran has long seen Baloch separatist groups operating in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and Iran’s Sistan and Balochistan provinces as a grave threat, officials in Islamabad were caught off guard when Iran fired a barrage of missiles at two Jaish al-Adl bases without coordination with Pakistan. The Pakistani army then retaliated by firing drones and missiles at the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) targets near the Iranian city of Saravan.
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The Belt And Road Turns Into A ‘Debt Trap’ For Beijing


SACRAMENTO, US:With dozens of the member countries of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) club pushing to renegotiate their loans from China, the BRI is rightly said to have become a project of debt collection rather than one characterized by Beijing’s ‘win-win’ formula of mutual development. 

 
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Revamp Pernama To Better Attract Soldiers And Veterans

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-The business module of Perwira Niaga Malaysia (Pernama) has to be aggressively revamped, to attract more Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families to patronise its retail outlets.

 

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2022 Is The Year Of Cultural Heritage Of Peoples Of Russia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--2022 was declared the Year of the Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Russia. The goal of the Cultural Heritage year is to popularize folk art and preserve cultural traditions, historical and cultural monuments, ethnocultural diversity, and cultural identity of all peoples and ethnic communities of the Russian Federation.

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2022: A Year For Yet Another Reset For Malaysian Democracy

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia--If politics in the year 2020 was bad for Malaysia, when the elected Pakatan Harapan government was toppled via defections, 2021 was certainly worse. Yet, I believe that when we look back in the years to come, 2021 could be the norm-setting year for Malaysian democracy, albeit in the most unwitting manner.

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Everyone Has The Right To Maintain, Be Proud Of Cultural Roots


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Everyone has the right to retain, maintain or keep their roots and feel proud of it. How we eat whether it's by hand, feet, spoon or fork, chopsticks or whatever that brings our food to the stomach is no reflection of one's identity or patriotism for one's country.

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