JAKARTA, March 18 — Indonesia is set to pass contentious revisions to a military law this week that will allow armed forces personnel to hold more civilian posts, a move that has triggered concern in a country once dominated by its all-powerful military.

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 — United States President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Monday to remove diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from the military, reinstate thousands of troops who were kicked out for refusing Covid-19 vaccines during the pandemic, and take aim at transgender troops.

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, Nov 5 — The state government, through the Selangor Aviation and Technology Innovations Sdn Bhd (Selati), last month inked a memorandum of understanding with Turkiye’s largest military systems developer, Havelsan. State executive councillor for Islam and innovation Dr...

ISTANBUL, Oct 24 — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he regrets Israel’s continued attacks in Lebanon, expressing disappointment that the call for a 21-day pause in hostilities, made jointly with US President Joe Biden, has not yet been considered, Anadolu Agency reported.

TAIPEI/BEIJING, May 23 — Taiwan's military mobilised its forces and said it is confident it could protect the island, after China started two days of 'punishment' drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response to "separatist acts".

HULU SELANGOR, May 7 — Two early voting centres for the Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) state by-election, namely at the multipurpose hall of the Royal Malaysian Police College and the 4th Infantry Division of the Royal Signals Regiment, were opened simultaneously at 8 am today.

WASHINGTON, March 19 — The secretary general of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Monday against Israeli plans to carry out a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, Anadolu Agency reported.

SUNGAI PETANI, Feb 26 — The widow of Lance Corporal Mohd Hafiz Haris, who died in an accident involving three military trucks and a trailer in Gurun on February 2, will receive benefits in the form of a Survivors’ Pension (Pencen Penakat) and Funeral Management Benefits from the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso).

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — More than half of Gaza’s population — well over a million people — are crammed into Rafah, staring death in the face, according to United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths.

JAKARTA, Nov 6 — The Malaysian Army (TDM) and the Indonesian National Military (TNI AD) are currently engaged in a nine-day joint border patrol operation along the shared land borders in Sabah and North Kalimantan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today explained that the deployment of Malaysian military forces to Palestine, including for peacekeeping or humanitarian missions, can only be done after achieving a consensus from the neighbouring countries.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The National Service Training Programme (PLKN) 3.0 will be continued, but with a different training approach, including requiring youth to undergo training at army camps, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

WASHINGTON, Dec 7 — The United States (US) will increase its military footprint in Australia and has agreed with Canberra to invite Japan to take part in the effort, Anadolu Agency (AA) quoted Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday (December 6).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The early voting process for the 15th general election (GE15) nationwide involving military and police personnel and their spouses today went smoothly, even though the country is still facing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

TAIPEI, Oct 5 — China has destroyed a tacit agreement on military movements in the Taiwan Strait by crossing an unofficial "median line" running down the waterway, Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Wednesday.

MELAKA, Nov 11 — A total of 24 Early Voting Centres (EVC) will be opened for the early voting process for the Melaka State Election on Nov 16.

WASHINGTON, March 6 — The United Nations Security Council was unable to come to terms on Friday on a joint statement on the Myanmar military's increasingly bloody crackdown on pro-democracy dissidents.

WASHINGTON, March 1 — The United States is preparing new measures against Myanmar in connection with the reported violence during the recent protests, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.

ANKARA, Feb 26 — Myanmar's military junta-appointed election commission has declared "invalid" the result of last November's election in the country, local media reported on Friday.