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KUCHING, Nov 12 — Police have dismantled seven online scam syndicates operating in Sarawak and arrested 42 individ...

Irish national Stephen Roche has pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to pervert the course of justice for trying to sneak a fugitive drug trafficker out of Australia.

To help native birds through the winter, I put out honey. It worked a treat until one chased the rest off – and then turned on meThe error took place last autumn …

The C-130 Hercules plane left the Indonesian capital Jakarta for East Kalimantan province on Thursday to join local water-bombing efforts, the Indonesian disaster agency chief said.

Listyo Sigit Prabowo was dismissed a day after his arrest alongside two senior police officers accused of illegally tapping the phones of president Prabowo Subianto and other officials.

Guest contributor Ma Thida Myanmar’s military campaign since the 2021 coup can be described in many ways—but “peace-building” is not one of them. Yet that is precisely what Myanmar’s Defence Minister, Lt-Gen …

CEBU, Philippines — Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that China’s military build-up was creating a “condition of pressure” in Southeast Asia, and urged allies and partners to deepen cooperation.Beijing deploys …

Tokyo has struck a deal to build an assembly line for advanced American air-to-air missiles, while simultaneously exploring missile testing in India and Australia, moves which further mark Japan’s shift away from …

Discussions are being held over the availability of the US Patriot missile defence system and Israeli-made Rafael interceptors.

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that China’s military build-up was creating a “condition of pressure” in Southeast Asia, and urged allies and partners to deepen cooperation. Beijing deploys hundreds of …

Australian defence minister Richard Marles says China is undertaking the world’s largest conventional military build-up in the region since the Second World War.

Detectives identified a 46-year-old man suspected of falsely claiming he was injured in the Bondi shooting and subsequently making fraudulent compensation claims.

Australian police have charged a man with falsely claiming he was injured in a mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach in an attempt to gain financial compensation. A…

Activist whistleblower group Justice for Myanmar on Monday accused the regime in Naypyidaw of bypassing international sanctions and “misdescribing and misclassifying” jet fuel as high-speed diesel to conceal the import of U.S.-sanctioned …

Australian police say multiple shots were fired from a vehicle in Loganholme, about 28km southeast of central Brisbane.

WASHINGTON — South Korea is participating as an observer in a large-scale multinational military exercise involving some 56,000 U.S. and Japanese troops in Japan, according to the Pentagon Tuesday. Keen Sword 2027 …

Australian lawmaker Helen Haines was in a critical condition on Monday after being deliberately struck by a car outside her office, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying a terrorism task force would …

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Welcome to the latest edition of ASPI’s Fault Lines. Every fortnight, ASPI’s Defence Strategy Program monitors the actions and developments shaping the regional order and Australia’s security. This edition covers the period …

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Myanmar’s military regime attempted to file multiple charges against five of the country’s exiled independent media outlets through the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) on October 6. The International Federation of Journalists …