DFA confirms 17 Filipino seafarers held hostage by Houthi rebels in Red Sea
DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said 17 Filipinos were seized when Houthi armed group hijacked Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea.
DEFENCE & SECURITY
President Tharman confers top military award on Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo
The ceremony was attended by Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen, Senior Minister of State for Defence Zaqy Mohamad, and Chief of Defence Force Aaron Beng, as well as other senior…
China rejects Australia’s claims of ‘unsafe’ warship encounter
Defense Ministry spokesman Wu said the Chinese warship, CNS Ningbo, was tracking, monitoring, identifying, and verifying the Australian frigate HMAS Toowoomba in accordance with…
Top envoys from Muslim countries head to Moscow in effort to lift Gaza siege
Beijing was the delegation’s first destination on Monday, followed by Moscow on Tuesday and with London and Paris slated for Wednesday. Washington is not included.
Japan to provide patrol ships to Bangladesh under OSA framework
Bangladesh will be the second country to receive aid under the framework, which allows the government to provide defense equipment and other supplies to like-minded countries.…
North Korea ‘satisfied’ with tests of solid-fuel engines for IRBM
"North Korea's pursuit to develop a solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile can be interpreted as its intention to acquire capabilities to make surprise strikes on US…
Cambodia to join Asian nations in counter-terrorism training
The Ministry of National Defence announced that the exercises will be held for 10 days, from November 13-22 under the theme: “Military Operations on Counter-Terrorism and…
Recalling envoy to China may do more harm than good: Senator
The comments came as a reaction to a proposal urging the Philippine Ambassador to China to express the government’s indignation over the latest water cannon attack by a Chinese…
AFP to hold live-fire exercises in Ilocos Norte
The exercise will be conducted to test troops’ capabilities in fighting together. The AFP said the drills would feature AW109 helicopters and ATMOS 155mm and 105mm artillery, as…
South Korea, US, Japan agree framework for military exercises
The meeting was the first-ever standalone trilateral defence ministerial meeting, distinguishing itself from previous ones that were held on the sidelines of multilateral events.