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From the point of view of a long-term campaigner for the self-determination rights of the Timorese and the people of West Papua, this is outrageous. There still hasnt been any accountability for the Indonesian militarys role in the deaths of some 200,000 Timorese during twenty-four years of brutal occupation. In West Papua, Indonesian security forces have been linked to alleged grievous human rights violations for nearly six decades, and act with impunity against those who dare to protest, howe...

From the point of view of a long-term campaigner for the self-determination rights of the Timorese and the people of West Papua, this is outrageous. There still hasnt been any accountability for the Indonesian militarys role in the deaths of some 200,000 Timorese during twenty-four years of brutal occupation. In West Papua, Indonesian security forces have been linked to alleged grievous human rights violations for nearly six decades, and act with impunity against those who dare to protest, howe...

Talebula Kate 18 April, 2021, 12:50 pm Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Defence Attaché Senior Colonel Yu Ke, presenting Masters in Military Science degree to Lt Col Talemaibau. Picture: RFMF/Sgt Lal Two senior officers of Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) recently received their Masters in Military Science degrees from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Defence Attaché to Fiji, Senior Colonel Yu Ke. Acting Land Force Commander (A/CLF), Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Jofi...

Covid-19 and Commonsense The African Queen One morning I was sitting in the lounge at Devonshire House, with its fitted wool carpets and chintz sofas. I was drinking the tea that our steward, Nasser, had brought me. I heard movement in a corner of the room, and thought it must be Nasser cleaning there. But looking round, I saw nobody. Puzzled, I got up and walked towards that corner. Rounding a settee, I nearly stood upon a thin, green snake. About four feet long and just the thickness of your ...

It was not long ago that General Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of the recent military coup in Burma (also known as Myanmar), was being fêted by the UK. In 2013, he met General Sir David Richards, the then head of Britain’s armed forces, who praised Burma’s “remarkable progress” in moving towards democracy and described Hlaing as “highly intelligent and well-intentioned”. After decades of dictatorship, Burma’s military had freed its most high profile political prisoner, Aung San Suu...

April 14, 2021 By Craig MURRAY Below is the story of my day touring Tema with Prince Philip, in this chapter from my book “The Catholic Orangemen of Togo”. You may be surprised to read that I rather liked him. The African Queen One morning I was sitting in the lounge at Devonshire House, with its fitted wool carpets and chintz sofas. I was drinking the tea that our steward, Nasser, had brought me. I heard movement in a corner of the room, and thought it must be Nasser cleaning there. But lo...

Air Marshal Sir Roy Austen-Smith  Air Marshal Sir Roy Austen-Smith, who has died aged 96, flew on operations during the final weeks of the war in Europe, saw action in Malaya and later held senior appointments overseas. He trained as a pilot in Canada, and in March 1945 joined 41 Squadron based at Eindhoven flying the Spitfire XIV. For the next six weeks he flew almost every day on armed reconnaissance sorties and fighter sweeps into Germany. The squadron moved frequently and was near Hanover ...

Indo-Pak ceasefire and resolution of Kashmir issue By Farooq Wani,  The current ceasefire between India and Pakistan countries surprised everyone in not only both these countries but the entire world. That the two nuclear states have agreed to end exchange of fire along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) has come as a big relief to those worried that the ongoing tension could escalate into an ugly situation. Talks that were held by the respective Director General Military ...

8 January 2021 (Last Updated January 8th, 2021 13:03) The airforces of the UK and France have conducted a combined Long-Range Projection mission to Djibouti, Africa. The Long-Range Projection mission demonstrated the CJEF Air Component’s capability. Credit: Royal Air Force. UK Crown Copyright. Share Article The airforces of the UK and France have conducted a combined Long-Range Projection mission to Djibouti, Africa. The mission saw the involveme...

Share: Colombo (News 1st); General Shavendra Silva, Head, National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army,  had his COVID-19 vaccine jabbed on Saturday morning (06) at the Colombo Army Hospital after more than 62,000 tri service personnel at epidemic work received their vaccines across the country. Showing his concern towards the Army’s dedicated commitment for the cause, the High Commissioner of India Gopal Baglay wh...