A 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia.
Image Credit: EMSC Moments ago a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean, 64 km southwest of Padangsidempuan, North Sumatra, Indonesia at a depth of 98km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, […]
Two US Navy ships enter the South China Sea.
Image Credit: SCS Probing Initiative Open source intelligence revealed that on Friday two US navy ships have entered the South China Sea via the Karimata Strait. The USS Makin’ Island […]
US 7th Fleet carries out a Freedom of Navigation Operation in the South China Sea.
Image Credit: US Navy As a warning to China over its continued aggression in the South China Sea, on July 12 USS Benfold (DDG 65) carried out a freedom of […]
Malaysia number of new cases dips after yesterday’s record.
Image Credit: Vincent Thianzap On Wednesday, Malaysia reported 2,985 cases, slightly lower than yesterday’s record high when 3,309 cases were recorded. Also, four deaths were reported today. On Tuesday, the […]
An offshore workbarge sinks in Malaysia.
Image Credit: splash247.com On Tuesday morning, it was reported that an offshore workbarge sunk in Baram field in Malaysian waters. This sparked a huge rescue operation. The 80.4 metre vessel […]
Explosion at a steel factory in Malaysia.
Image Credit: Free Malaysia Today On Tuesday at 4.28pm , an explosion struck a steel factory in the Perai Industrial Park in Penang. A section of the Ann Joo Steel […]
China is holding simultaneous military drills in four seas.
Image Credit: AP On Monday, the Chinese army began 5 military exercises on different parts of its coast. It is the second time that the Chinese army is conducting simultaneous […]
Malaysia records a spike in cases
Image Credit: thestar.com.my On Friday, the Malaysian authorities reported a surge in cases when 182 new COVID-19 cases were detected. It is the highest daily number of cases since June […]
A strain of coronavirus ten times more contagious detected in Malaysia.
Image Credit: Reuters On Sunday, Malaysian health authorities reported that a mutation of the virus that is ten times more infectious than the COVID-19 strain from Wuhan was detected in […]