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JAKARTA: Indonesia has entered an agreement with India to procure the BrahMos missile system, its defence ministry spokesperson Rico Ricardo Sirait told Reuters on Monday (Mar 9).In 2023, BrahMos, a company co-owned by the Indian and Russian governments, told Reuters it was in advanced discussions with Jakarta on a deal worth US$200 million to US$350 million.Rico on Monday said the agreement was “part of the modernisation of military hardware and defence capabilities, especially in the maritime sector”.He added that the procurement further strengthens Indonesia and India’s strategic partnership in the defence field, reported local news outlet Jakarta Globe.The new system…
BANGKOK: A Thai political party that came second in this month’s vote filed a criminal…
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BEIJING: Chinese lawmakers have stripped five People’s Liberation Army generals of their membership of parliament,…
TOKYO: A 22m robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from…
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JOHOR BAHRU: Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, the newly appointed chairman of Malaysia’s opposition coalition, has pledged for the…
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Successive Japanese leaders – including Takaichi, the country’s first woman premier – have promised to…
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The Kim family has ruled North Korea with an iron grip for decades, and a…
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court on Thursday (Feb 26) sentenced the father of a…
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