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China expels US warship amid rising military and trade tensions

China expels US warship amid rising military and trade tensions

China’s Ministry of Defense says expelled the USS Higgins, a US guided missile destroyer, after the ship “illegally entered China’s territorial waters off Huangyan Island” — the Chinese name for the disputed Scarborough Shoal — without government...

Han Loong athletes dominate poomsae event at Brunei meet

Han Loong athletes dominate poomsae event at Brunei meet

Han Loong athletes dominate poomsae event at Brunei meet Published on: Friday, August 15, 2025 Published on: Fri, Aug 15, 2025 By: GL Oh Text Size: Dark Mode: Off The Han Loong taekwondo team won the overall poomsae title and finished as...

Brunei offers multi-sector jobs to Indonesian workers: Ministry

Brunei offers multi-sector jobs to Indonesian workers: Ministry

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Brunei Darussalam government is offering opportunities for Indonesian migrant workers in the fisheries, plantations, agriculture, and health sectors, Deputy Minister for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI)...

What we know about past meetings between Putin and US presidents

What we know about past meetings between Putin and US presidents

Bilateral meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterparts were a regular occurrence early in his 25-year tenure. But as tensions mounted between Moscow and the West following the illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean...

Call for anti-bullying law renewed after death of Zara Qairina

Call for anti-bullying law renewed after death of Zara Qairina

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Matbali (second left) receiving the appointment letter as Friends of Ministry of the Ministry of Works from Works Minister Dato Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi (second right) at the Parliament...

Chinese military ‘expels’ US warship from disputed South China Sea waters

Chinese military ‘expels’ US warship from disputed South China Sea waters

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Telecom Minister Shares Cambodia’s Priorities for AI Security at ASEAN AI Malaysia Summit 2025

AKP Phnom Penh, August 14, 2025 -- H.E. Chea Vandeth, Minister of Post and Telecommunications of Cambodia, has shared insights on the preparation of a draft national AI strategy to guide economic and social development in Cambodia, at a panel...

Cambodian Commander of Military Region 5 Gives Progress Repo...

AKP Battambang, August 14, 2025— Lieutenant General Ek Sam Aun (Pic. 1), Deputy Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army and Commander of Military Region 5, this morning briefed the Interim Observer Team (IOT), led by Colonel Nazlee Bin Abdul Rahim,...

Interim Observer Team Inspects Village Fenced Up by Thai Military Using Barbed Wire in Banteay Meanchey Updated

Interim Observer Team Inspects Village Fenced Up by Thai Military Using Barbed Wire in Banteay Meanchey Updated

ASEAN defence attachés on Thursday visited the Cambodia–Thailand border in Banteay Meanchey province, where Thai armed forces illegally erected a fence using barbed wire and tires to block a road and encircle people’s houses in Prey Chan village,...

Interim Observer Team Led by Malaysian Military Attaché Depa...

AKP Phnom Penh, August 14, 2025— The Interim Observer Team (IOT) led by Colonel NAZLEE BIN ABDUL RAHIM, Malaysian Military Attaché to Cambodia, with representatives from six participating countries (Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the...

China, U.S. trade barbs over destroyer passage near Scarborough Shoal

China, U.S. trade barbs over destroyer passage near Scarborough Shoal

China's military said on Wednesday it monitored and "drove away" a U.S. destroyer that sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, while the U.S. Navy said its action was in line with international law. The first known U.S....

world China's military says it 'drove away' US destroyer near Scarborough Shoal

world China's military says it 'drove away' US destroyer near Scarborough Shoal

BEIJING — China's military said on Wednesday (Aug 13) it monitored and "drove away" a US destroyer that sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the busy waterway of the South China Sea, while the US Navy said its action was in line with...

US briefly deploys warships after Chinese military ships’ collision

US briefly deploys warships after Chinese military ships’ collision

MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. deployed two warships Wednesday in a disputed South China Sea shoal where two Chinese ships collided earlier in the week while trying to drive away a smaller Philippine ship in a high-seas accident that raised alarms...

China’s military says it ‘drove away’ US destroyer near Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea

China’s military says it ‘drove away’ US destroyer near Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea

China’s military said on Wednesday it monitored and “drove away” a U.S. destroyer that sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the busy waterway of the South China Sea, while the U.S. Navy said its action was in line with international...

Brunei legislative council passes motion to join IPU, CPA

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Brunei Legislative Council passed a motion on Monday to become a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). Legislative council members said that such...

Brunei Vision 2035 requires cooperation from all parties: Legislative Council

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Brunei's Legislative Council meeting discussed a whole-of-nation approach to realizing Brunei Vision 2035, which requires cooperation from all parties and the people, said Haji Abdul Rahman Taib, Speaker of...

China military drives away US destroyer near Scarborough Shoal

China military drives away US destroyer near Scarborough Shoal

BEIJING: China’s military said on Wednesday it monitored and “drove away” a U.S. destroyer that sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the strategic busy waterway of the South China Sea. The first known U.S. military operation in at least...

China’s military says it ‘drove away’ U.S. destroyer in disputed shoal in South China Sea

China’s military says it ‘drove away’ U.S. destroyer in disputed shoal in South China Sea

Open this photo in gallery:The USS Higgins in Haifa, Israel, in 2009. The Chinese military said Wednesday that the destroyer had entered the waters of the disputed Scarborough Shoal 'without approval of the Chinese government.'Baz Ratner/Reuters...

China's military says it 'drove away' US destroyer near Scarborough Shoal

China's military says it 'drove away' US destroyer near Scarborough Shoal

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's military said on Wednesday it monitored and "drove away" a U.S. destroyer that sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the strategic busy waterway of the South China Sea. The first known U.S. military operation in...

UK government adds 15 more countries to fast-track deportation list for foreign offenders 

UK government adds 15 more countries to fast-track deportation list for foreign offenders 

The UK government has expanded its fast-track deportation scheme for convicted foreign offenders by adding 15 new countries under the ‘Deport Now, Appeal Later’ policy. The expansion includes countries such as India, Canada, Australia, and...

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