VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania's parliament granted the Baltic country's armed forces powers on Tuesday to shoot down any unmanned drone violating its airspace following incidents in which it said two Russian drones crashed on its territory. Lithuania's army is currently able to target drones only if they are determined to be armed or pose an imminent danger...
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to have lunch with Pakistani armed forces chief Asim Munir at the White House on Wednesday, according to Trump's official schedule. The rare one-on-one meeting between a Pakistani military chief and a U.S. president could rile India after the worst fighting between the nuclear-armed rivals in South Asia...
JOHOR BARU: The current Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) 850-12 force in Lebanon will come home in phases by November, says Army Chief General Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan. He added that they would be replaced by Malbatt 850-13, and the selected personnel would be called up for training soon before being deployed. “It will be the same number...
KUALA LUMPUR: The cause of death of Private Muhammad Muqriz Aseri from the 20th Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment (20 RAMD), Kem Sri Miri, Sarawak, on Monday (March 24) was due to blunt trauma to the chest. The Malaysian Army, in a statement Wednesday (March 26) confirming it had received the report on the soldier's...
MELAKA: An army veteran at the Portuguese Settlement in Ujong Pasir here got an early Christmas visit from local leaders Thursday (Dec 19) night. Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong organised the visit to extend festive wishes to 86-year-old Luke Lowe @ Norman Lowe. Khoo told the media that Lowe had devoted his life to defending the...
DHAKA (Bloomberg): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned Monday after weeks of deadly protests, while the nation’s army chief announced he would help form an interim government. Army Chief Waker-Uz-Zaman made the announcement in a televised address, saying he’d invited political leaders to a meeting and will also meet with President Mohammed Shahabuddin on the matter....
TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AFP): Bangladesh stopped dozens of Myanmar security personnel from crossing into its territory to flee advancing rebel forces, a local government official based near their river border said Tuesday. Clashes have rocked Myanmar's western frontiers since the Arakan Army (AA) attacked security forces in November, ending a ceasefire that had largely held since the...
They have accused the agency of sabotaging BTS. Fans of BTS are demanding an apology from GEFFEN Records after a controversial interaction on X (formerly known as Twitter) involving one of the company’s senior executives, Ray Kurzeka. The VP is accused of ridiculing the ARMYs’ demands with a rather unexpected reply. Earlier this week BTS’s Jimin announced the release of his second...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 40 signings worth RM7.3bil have been made by the Defence Ministry to improve and upgrade military assets. The signings were made official on Wednesday (May 8) at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) and National Security (NatSec) Asia 2024 exhibition here. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin alongside the military’s top leadership...
SIK: The Army will take follow-up action if its contractor fails to deliver the first Black Hawk helicopter by the end of April. Army Chief Gen Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan said that they had yet to receive any news about the delivery even though the contractor had promised to make the first delivery this month. "We...
