May 1945. In the final months of World War 2, the Imperial Japanese Navy sent the heavy cruiser Haguro on a desperate supply mission to the Andaman Islands. But the Royal Navy was waiting. Acting on ...

The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) issued its 2025 annual report on piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia highlighting that 132 incidents of piracy and armed robbery were reported to ...

Anti-piracy watchdog ReCAAP said the Straits of Malacca and Singapore continue to be an area of concern. It reported a record number of sea robberies last year, highlighting the challenges that exist ...

Soms saw 108 sea robbery incidents in 2025, a 74 per cent rise from 2024 and the highest in 19 years, mostly opportunistic thefts with few crew injuries. Despite the spike, ReCAAP's Mr Chafekar stated ...

For centuries, the Strait of Malacca has served as a vital gateway between the Indian and Pacific oceans, making it one of the most strategic regions on Earth. However, Thailand plans to create a ...

Is The Militarization of Coco Island A Concern For India? NEW DELHI, (ANI) – Myanmar’s Coco Islands in the Bay of Bengal have long been the subject of geopolitical intrigue. The most common allegation ...

SINGAPORE – For decades, Singapore’s Chinese community has turned to acupuncture treatments, barley water and herbal remedies not only to boost healing and wellness, but also to cope with the hot ...

An ambitious plan to create a colossal underwater tunnel connecting Africa to Europe has been given a fresh boost. The £7.4bn project, which could see the railway tunnel built under the Strait of ...

Malaysia’s Lembah Bujang, or Bujang Valley, is one of the earliest archaeologically documented crossroads for trade goods and religious ideas in Southeast Asia. The valley, which is located south of ...

After nearly two decades of stagnation on the global geopolitical stage, the United States has reasserted itself as the global hegemon. Whether one judges this return as imperfect or overdue, ...

The megalithic site of Gunung Padang in the highlands of western Java was constructed some 2,000 years ago over the course of several generations. Similar stone monuments are found across the ...

Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health is first to reveal town-by-town pollution levels and health impacts, including 2,780 deaths in 2019 Air pollution remains a silent killer in ...