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ESET and Canon Extends Regional Alliance to Combat Asia's Security Challenges
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 30 June 2025 - ESET Asia Pte. Ltd. ("ESET"), a global leader in cybersecurity, and Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd. ("Canon") today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") that marks the...
Cambodia Warmly Welcomes Participants of 2025 Regional Badminton Championships
AKP Phnom Penh, July 05, 2025 -- Cambodia warmly welcomes sports delegates, coaches, and athletes arriving for the Badminton Asia Southeast Asia Regional Championships 2025, taking place from July 7 to 12 at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in...

Thailand are beatable, we can go to Australia: Crispin Chhetri
Kolkata: The thing about FIFA rankings is that they can conceal as much as they reveal. At 46, Thailand top the 2026 AFC Asian Women’s Cup qualifiers but it is Timor-Leste, Mongolia and Iraq that worry Crispin Chhetri just as much. Because the...

Blue Tigresses ready for road to AFC Women’s Asian Cup
In just over 24 hours, the Indian senior women’s team will kick off their AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 Qualifiers campaign in the northern Thai city of Chiang MaiIt wouldn’t be completely wrong to note that the continent’s premier...

Inside the futuristic Japanese warship that could change the face of the Australian navy
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Giant cranes dot the coastline near Nagasaki, the ancient port city in south-western Japan...
Taking matters into our own hands: Pacific aid dependency
There has been a marked decline in Pacific development and progress against the Sustainable Development Goals since the early 2000s, attributable to the impacts of major disaster events, remoteness of Pacific Island countries (PICs) and distance...

Olympic Bobsleigh Medalist Won Yun-Jong Among 11 Candidates For IOC Athletes’ Commission Election
Former South Korean bobsleigh pilot Won Yun-jong speaks to reporters before an interview with the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee for candidacy in the election for the International Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission at the Olympic Center in...

Misor officials probe buried documents at Initao jail site
- Advertisement - THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Misamis Oriental has launched an investigation into the controversial burial of documents at the site of the new Initao Provincial Jail. On July 9, a committee hearing was held, led by the...
ASEAN Robot Challenge Boosts Regional Youth Innovation - Hannah
KOTA BHARU, July 3 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN Youth Robot Challenge 2025 (ASEAN Y-RoboC’25) is not just a robotics competition but a platform to highlight the importance of digital innovation and strengthen the preparedness of the future workforce,...

Street massagers defy ban near Divisoria skatepark
- Advertisement - By Reem Pandapatan MSU Intern DESPITE clear signage prohibiting vendors and massage services in the area, several street massagers continue to operate near the crosswalks at Divisoria Skatepark across Tirso Neri Street, raising...

Bus crash kills 1, hurts many
- Advertisement - ONE passenger was killed and many others were injured Thursday morning, July 10, when a Rural Transit bus, reportedly carrying students for military reservist training, crashed in Zamboanga del Sur. Initial reports indicate the...

Two months in, what has Pope Leo XIV signalled as his foreign policy agenda?
On 8 May, after a two-day conclave, Pope Leo XIV – formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost – was elected to succeed the late Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church. His election marked the first Augustinian and US-born Pope. In the...

Iraq Women Show Resilience in AFC Qualifiers
The Iraq women’s national football team wrapped up their AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifying journey with a tough 5–0 loss to India in Chiang Mai, Thailand. But beyond the score line, the team left the pitch with heads held high, proud of a campaign...

Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Monday (June 30, 2025)
Malaysia: * Govt open to factual criticisms of taxation system, says Anwar * PM Anwar's Italy visit focuses on strengthening bilateral ties * No interference in judicial matters as govt respects the Constitutional process, says PM * Malaysia and...

Table-toppers India ready to try 'a few things' in clash against Iraq
Chiang Mai , The Indian football team will be open to experimentation when it clashes with a comparatively easy rival Iraq in a Group B clash of the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers, here on Wednesday. Table-toppers India ready to try 'a few...

Maximizing gains in petroleum upstream sector for transformative dev’t
By Justice OFFEI Jr Ghana’s petroleum upstream sector has long served as a key pillar of public financing, national growth, and macroeconomic stability. The sector still holds vast potential—not just in terms of resource extraction, but as a lever...

Expect heavy traffic
146 Bolton Bridge I to close for 10 days for rehab: CTTMO THE CITY Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) announced on Thursday that the Bolton Bridge I will be closed to vehicles for 10 days beginning 10 p.m. on July 18 to repair its...

Sports News | India Beat Iraq 5-0, a Step Away from Women's Asian Cup Qualification
Chiang Mai (Thailand), Jul 2 (PTI) The Indian women's football team produced another commanding performance in the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers, thrashing Iraq 5-0 here on Wednesday. India led 2-0 at half-time. Also Read | UEFA Women's...
Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Royal Navy busy in the Pacific, more NATO activity in the region
Currently, the Royal Navy is active in the Pacific. On 18 June, HMS Spey transited the Taiwan Strait on a ‘freedom of navigation’ patrol. The vessel’s transit a symbolic gesture designed to reinforce the UK’s opposition to any claim China makes to...

Five European States Withdraw from Mine Ban Treaty
(New York, July 1, 2025) – The withdrawal of five European countries from a longstanding and effective international treaty prohibiting antipersonnel landmines unnecessarily puts civilians at risk, Human Rights Watch said today. Estonia, Latvia,...