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TAIPEI: Taiwan’s “T-Dome” air defence system will establish a more efficient and integrated “sensor-to-shooter” mechanism for a higher kill rate, with a year-end special budget to propose specific spending on the system, the defence minister said on Monday (Oct 13).Taiwan President Lai Ching-te unveiled the multi-layered air defence system he called T-Dome on Friday, part of government plans to modernise the military to better deter China, which views the island as its own territory and has ramped up military and political pressure.Speaking to reporters at parliament in Taipei, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said Lai’s proposal referred to the “sensor-to-shooter” concept,…
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GENEVA: China announced on Tuesday (Sep 23) it will no longer seek the benefits it…
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The changes come after Anwar previously said during his Budget 2025 speech last October that…
DILI, Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste is slated to become the 11th member of the ASEAN regional bloc…
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