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Memorial, burial held for 158 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers, experts recovered from Cambodia
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (357+ words) TAY NINH: Authorities, armed forces personnel and local residents in the southern province of Tay Ninh on Wednesday (May 13) held a memorial and burial ceremony for the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives while…...
Remembering a dark day in history
1+ week, 2+ day ago (137+ words) The Star Remembering a dark day in history You know what they say: Those unable to remember the past are condemned to repeat it AS the month of May neared, I found myself reading a text message inviting me to…...
Latecomer Japan eyes slice of rising global defence spending
1+ week, 3+ day ago (741+ words) TOKYO (AFP): Long-pacifist Japan has shed its self-imposed ban on lethal weaponry exports, gunning for a prominent place in the global defence trade -- a challenging feat that analysts say could take years to achieve. Under Japan's once-strict stance adopted following…...
Quick Check: Did two brothers from KL become RAF fighter pilots in World War Two?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (669+ words) MALAYSIA has given the world many things: the best food on the planet, a building that was briefly the tallest on Earth and, as it turns out, at least two of the most extraordinary fighter pilots of the Second World…...
Sabah honours victims of WWII on Anzac Day
2+ week, 4+ day ago (448+ words) KOTA KINABALU: Every year, Sabah observes Anzac Day to commemorate not only prisoners of war (POWs) but also Malaysians who risked their lives to help these victims. It is these sacrifices and bonds which were later forged that helped prisoners…...
Sarawak movie "Jangkar" to spotlight forgotten 1972 Ranger ambush in Lundu
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (375+ words) KUCHING: A 1972 ambush on Malaysian Army Rangers at Kampung Jangkar in Lundu, Sarawak, will be brought to life in a new movie. State Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the Jangkar ambush…...
Japan's World War II fighter plane salvaged after 81 years in waters off Kagoshima Prefecture
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (142+ words) KAGOSHIMA, (Japan): A Shidenkai fighter plane of the former Imperial Japanese Navy has been salvaged from the waters where it sank off Kagoshima Prefecture toward the end of World War II. About 400 Shidenkai planes were produced, intended to be a vital…...
Controlled disposal of WWII bomb to be held at Changi Airport work site on April 2 morning
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (330+ words) In a statement on April 1, the police said it was informed at 4. 55am on March 31 about the war relic, discovered during construction works at Tanah Merah Coast Road. The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team assessed the war…...
Trump compares Pearl Harbor to strikes on Iran in meeting Japan's leader
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (331+ words) WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump drew a parallel on Thursday between "U. S. strikes on Iran and Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, "as he defended the war he launched against Tehran while meeting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Washington. "We…...
Vintage bomb found at campus in Philippine capital
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (130+ words) Wednesday, 04 Feb 2026 MANILA: A worker discovered a corroded vintage bomb while digging at a construction site inside the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman on Tuesday (Feb 3), Xinhua reported, citing the police. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD)…...