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The Bluebottle drones can stay at sea for months and will patrol Fiji’s waters for drug traffickers and other threats.

During a visit to Tianjin Port as part of a friendly exchange forum, Thore Vestby, former mayor and member of Norway's Parliament, praised the port's clean environment and smart, zero-carbon operations.

Manila has called for diplomatic restraint in response to suggestions from the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines that Beijing could “easily win” a military showdown in the region but had instead chosen …

Five Guangdong-registered yachts have sailed into Hong Kong as the first vessels approved under a new scheme relaxing the requirements for leisure boats from the mainland Chinese province to visit the city. …

Korea is considering expanding the operating area of its Cheonghae anti-piracy unit from the Gulf of Aden to the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, as it prepares to seek …

BANGKOK — Police have deployed shipping containers along roads leading to the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre as farmers and grassroots activists march through Bangkok to protest the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. …

South Korea is weighing plans to bolster its Cheonghae anti-piracy unit with additional military assets, as maritime security threats mount in the Gulf of Aden, ahead of a likely request for parliamentary …

Newtalk新聞 美國和伊朗的戰爭持續陷入僵局，結束中東戰事的談判數月以來沒有進展。伊朗仍不斷襲擊經過關鍵能源水道荷姆茲海峽（Strait of Hormuz）的商船，美軍則持續對伊朗實施海上封鎖。伊朗總統裴澤斯基安（Masoud Pezeshkian）表示伊朗正面臨1979年伊斯蘭革命（Islamic Revolution）以來最嚴峻的封鎖，直指美國企圖煽動伊朗國內民眾抗議。 法新社報導提到，裴澤斯基安15日在伊朗國營電視台播出的演說中指稱：「自革命以來的48年裡，我們從未面臨過如今這般嚴峻的封鎖、戰爭與困境。」他宣稱，華府企圖使伊朗民眾的生活陷入困境，藉此激起民怨並引發動亂。美國正致力讓「人民感到不滿、生活陷入困難，進而引發社會抗議」。 美國與以色列今年2月28日空襲伊朗後所引爆的戰爭，擊斃前伊朗最高領袖哈梅內伊（Ayatollah Ali Khamenei）等多名伊朗軍政高層，也進一步削弱伊朗常規軍力，並對伊朗本就疲弱的經濟造成打擊。伊朗則出動無人機與飛彈襲擊波斯灣的美國盟邦，將衝突擴大至整個中東區域，並攻擊多國貨運輪船，試圖封鎖關荷姆茲海峽。 新加坡海事及港務管理局（Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore，MPA）指出，2艘在新加坡註冊的貨櫃船在通過荷姆茲海峽時遭到不明射彈擊中，其中一艘是13日在遇襲之後起火沉沒，另一艘則是14日遇襲後船體受損，所幸所有船員皆安全無傷。 新加坡海事及港務管理局說明，遇襲的2艘貨輪是環球支線航運公司（Global Feeder Shipping，GFS）的榮耀號（GFS Pride）和吉塞爾號（GFS Giselle）。其中沉沒的是榮耀號，船上所有21名人員已事先安全撤離，未通報有人受傷。吉塞爾號則是在船體受損後靠自身推進力抵達安全錨地，船上22人都安然無恙。 英國海上安全公司「先鋒海事解決方案」（Vanguard Maritime Solutions）同樣通報，懸掛新加坡國旗的GFS榮耀號13遭到1枚射彈擊中後沉沒。伊朗伊斯蘭革命衛隊（IRGC）聲稱，1艘貨櫃船在試圖通過荷姆茲海峽時行經未獲授權的危險航道，因而觸動水雷爆炸，造成船身起火後沉沒。 伊朗伊斯蘭革命衛隊發布的影片顯示，1艘船冒出1縷黑煙，周圍有數10只貨櫃在海上漂浮。根據其說法，這艘船載運2500多只貨櫃。為回應伊朗德黑蘭當局關閉荷姆茲海峽，美國對伊朗港口實施封鎖，攔阻往返伊朗港口的船隻，或迫使其改道。德黑蘭當局一再指控美國與以色列在伊朗境內煽動動亂，近幾個月來也處決數名被控與敵對國家合作的伊朗人。延伸閱讀：荷姆茲海峽2艘貨櫃船遭飛彈擊沉 伊朗疑加大攻擊施壓美期中選舉川普認了對伊朗「做過頭」! 高層遭連環斬首無人敢當總統 再嗆洩密者「該坐牢或槍斃」 川普期中選舉前恐再轟伊朗！ CNN曝美密謀動用「炸彈之母」攻擊核設施怕保不住總理大位？ 納坦雅胡稱：大選前以色列不會主動攻擊伊朗期中選舉倒數！共和黨陷苦戰 議員與川普切割 …

JPJ director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli says a lorry crashed into the officers’ vehicle while they were conducting checks near the Senawang exit on the North-South Expressway.

China’s ambassador to Manila has said Beijing could “easily win” a conflict with the Philippines, though it would never choose force, comments the archipelago nation said could be read as a “thinly …

The scrapping of the world’s first Boeing Jetfoil, “Flores,” has begun, according to a source with the Jetfoil Conservation Concern Group (JCCG), who confirmed to the Times yesterday. Previously, the group said …

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Four people, including a pregnant woman, were rescued after their motorized boat ran aground near Somaco Island in the Palawan town of Cuilon on Wednesday (Oct. 15), …

TMD's bulletin of 16 October 2026 expects heavy rain in 21 provinces. Bangkok: scattered showers and gust wind, 26-35°C. Forecast window 06:00 Today To 06:00 Tomorrow. The story Thailand weather today, 16 …

The move allows Lukoil-branded stations in countries like the US to continue serving customers.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday evening called out Chinese Ambassador to Manila Jing Quan for issuing a "thinly veiled threat of the use of force" in …

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will test its territorial defense capabilities along the country’s eastern seaboard through joint military and interagency exercises, including a counter-landing live-fire drill, maritime air-strike operations …

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is seeking to require balikbayan box forwarders and deconsolidators to secure accreditation and post a minimum of P2-million bond to protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from missing, …

DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. warned that a slowdown in the implementation of the country’s defense policy could weaken its ability to resist Chinese aggression and expansionism, and that the 2028 elections …

Tehran says the vessel was attempting to pass through a prohibited zone with its tracking systems switched off.

Written by: Jayson Frost, Bryce Greathouse, Brian Meyer, John Palmisano, Rajesh Rajeshirke, Steve Rasch, John Wolfram Introduction On October 15, BeyondTrust disclosed a vulnerability, CVE-2026-102764, impacting BeyondTrust Remote Support (formerly Bomgar) appliances. …

As per China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC), the operation entailed 1,000 tonnes of green ammonia being transferred from the dedicated liquid ammonia bunkering vessel, Shenghang Yongle, to Mineral Europa, an ammonia-powered ship …

Temporary conditions have been imposed on the doctor's medical registration.

Attacks near the Strait of Hormuz have claimed the lives of at least 25 seafarers. Their survivors are reeling.

A search and rescue operation is underway after a fire broke out aboard the San Marino-flagged Wine Trader off Romania's Black Sea coast.

Cambodia is seeking a comprehensive maritime boundary agreement with Thailand under international law, while remaining open to joint development and equitable resource sharing, as conciliation proceedings under the United Nations Convention on …

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Four men were arrested and at least P2.3 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes were seized in a joint maritime law enforcement operation in Barangay White …

Deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof says the review aims to separate domestic and industrial tariffs, especially for premises that have bigger electricity demands, like data centres.

Newtalk新聞 葉門內戰持續升溫，一份調查報告揭露，伊朗扶植的葉門叛軍「青年運動」（Houthi, 又稱胡塞組織）武裝分子正試圖利用中國供應的零件自行生產先進的中程彈道飛彈，射程約可達1200英里（1931公里）。葉門外交部長祖巴（Afrah al-Zouba）今天表示，當局已就青年運動涉嫌利用中國製技術製造武器一事，與北京當局進行溝通。 根據法新社報導，祖巴指稱：「中國是合作夥伴，我們已和他們討論軍民兩用產品被利用的問題…他們非常希望取得各類相關情資，以展開調查，他們對葉門政府的支持相當明確。」祖巴透過線上記者會向媒體說明葉門戰事情況，這場戰爭也把葉門政府的主要靠山沙烏地阿拉伯捲入其中。 調查組織「衝突軍備研究所」（Conflict Armament Research）日前發表報告指出，青年運動正試圖生產先進的中程彈道飛彈，且「正將供應鏈擴展到與伊朗相關的供應網絡之外，有幾件特製的飛彈零組件被發現時，一旁的貨運單據上列有一家中國供應商」。不過，法新社無法獨立查證這份報告所提出的各項指控。 報告提到，青年運動企圖製造伊朗最強大武器之一、精確導引飛彈「海巴爾破城者」（Kheibar Shekan）的仿製版。射程約可達1200英里，沙烏地阿拉伯和以色列都是攻擊範圍。伊朗2022年首次公開展示這種價格低廉、機動性高且精確的「海巴爾破城者」飛彈，並在今年春天對美國基地發動攻擊取得某種程度成效。 7月停火協議破局之後，葉門戰火再起，青年運動以無人機、彈道飛彈和巡弋飛彈攻擊葉門政府軍及鄰國沙烏地阿拉伯的民用基礎設施，造成死傷。青年運動宣稱昨晚襲擊了沙烏地阿美石油公司（Saudi Aramco）的設施，並宣稱對沙烏地阿拉伯首都利雅德（Riyadh）機場發動多起攻擊，10月7日以來已造成至少18人死亡。 青年運動的攻擊目標也包括紅海（Red Sea）上的油輪。美伊戰爭導致關鍵能源水道荷姆茲海峽（Strait of Hormuz）關閉後，紅海成為沙烏地阿拉伯原油出口的替代航線。中國長期以來是沙烏地阿拉伯原油的最大買家之一。沙烏地阿拉伯領導的聯軍2015年以來在軍事上支持葉門政府對抗青年運動；這場內戰已在這個貧窮國家釀成嚴重的人道危機。延伸閱讀：葉門叛軍狂轟沙烏地阿拉伯! 飛彈射程1930公里「中國零件幫大忙」肺鼠疫疑雲引恐慌！中國網友喊囤口罩 香港有人一次掃17盒降低對中國依賴 美十餘家企業尋求在馬來西亞稀土產業的投資機會IMF將台灣列為「中國一省」 外交部嚴正抗議並要求改正：互不隸屬沈伯洋指「無政治前提願參加雙城論壇」國台辦：沒資格談兩岸交流

Pyongyang test-fired two types of cruise missile from a submarine, its state news agency said on Thursday, after weeks of friction with Seoul over a landmine explosion along their border. The missiles …

China’s new airfield in Laos is a work in progress, with satellite imagery showing many areas where construction appeared to be ongoing even as it was officially opened at a September ceremony. …

Missing the planting season would significantly reduce agricultural productivity and drive up prices in parts of Asia and Africa.

Newtalk新聞 中東戰火持續延燒，沙烏地阿拉伯近期多次遭到伊朗扶植的葉門叛軍「青年運動」（Houthi, 又稱胡塞組織）襲擊。一份最新調查報告披露，青年運動武裝分子正試圖利用中國供應的零件，自行生產先進的中程彈道飛彈，射程約可達1200英里（1931公里），沙烏地阿拉伯和以色列都在攻擊範圍之內。 綜合中央社及華爾街日報報導，調查衝突地區武器及其供應鏈的組織「衝突軍備研究所」（Conflict Armament Research）報告揭露，青年運動從中國供應商運入多種必要零件，企圖製造伊朗最強大武器之一、精確導引飛彈「海巴爾破城者」（Kheibar Shekan）的仿製版。青年運動的飛彈射程約可達1200英里，沙烏地阿拉伯和以色列都是攻擊範圍。 伊朗2022年首次公開展示這種價格低廉、機動性高且精確的「海巴爾破城者」飛彈，並在今年春天對美國基地發動攻擊取得某種程度成效。青年運動近幾週加強對沙烏地阿拉伯的攻擊，以打破由沙烏地阿拉伯帶頭的封鎖。這些襲擊行動加上伊朗持續在關鍵能源水道荷姆茲海峽（Strait of Hormuz）攻擊商船，推升國際油價並激怒美國總統川普（Donald Trump）。 在聯合國武器禁運措施之下，被美國列為恐怖組織的青年運動近年來與中國及其他供應商的連結擴大。根據聯合國報告和武器專家蒐集的數據，青年運動被截獲的貨物當中，最大來源為中國公司。此外，青年運動遭美國制裁的無人機零件供應商大多數設於中國。 前聯合國葉門制裁小組專家湯普森（Henry Thompson）表示，有證據顯示，至少過去兩年來，青年運動一直自中國進口固體燃料彈道飛彈的零組件。憑藉中程彈道飛彈，青年運動能夠攜帶比巡弋飛彈和無人機更大的彈頭，深入打擊沙烏地阿拉伯。他們將成為更具威脅性的力量。 中國則聲稱，遵守聯合國對青年運動的軍售禁令。雖然青年運動進口的部分零組件屬於軍民兩用物資，但有些則是專為飛彈用途設計的元件。戰略顧問公司Horizon Engage研究主管奈茲（Michael Knights）指出，中國零組件被用於青年運動的彈道飛彈，由此可見北京「既無意願，也沒有能力管控其兩用技術的最終流向」。延伸閱讀：肺鼠疫疑雲引恐慌！中國網友喊囤口罩 香港有人一次掃17盒降低對中國依賴 美十餘家企業尋求在馬來西亞稀土產業的投資機會IMF將台灣列為「中國一省」 外交部嚴正抗議並要求改正：互不隸屬沈伯洋指「無政治前提願參加雙城論壇」國台辦：沒資格談兩岸交流父親公司遭制裁後續與中國做生意 沈伯洋：為何都是港媒爆料大家很清楚

Heavy rain is forecast in 19 provinces today, hitting the Central region, East and South hardest, as Bangkok faces scattered thundershowers with highs of 35°C. The story Thailand weather today, 15 October: …

The first day of the second meeting of the Conciliation Commission established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) involving Cambodia and Thailand concluded yesterday afternoon (local …

The Strait of Hormuz crisis has drained fiscal resources as imported energy bills and social subsidies balloon, says an ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute academic.

An analyst says a recent uptick in energy exports may be behind the latest increase in attacks.

DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. blasted Vice President Sara Duterte for saying the Philippines is “becoming the troublemaker of Southeast Asia,” and made clear that the source of all troubles in the …

UNITED States President Donald Trump and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will attend the 49th Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit in November in Manila.Malacañang on Wednesday confirmed Trump’s attendance at …

A container ship is said to have struck a mine while crossing the Strait of Hormuz using an unauthorised shipping lane, according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards navy.

The consumer price index rose 3.7% year-on-year in September, according to the labour department.