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The Plan to Build a New Capital
New York Times Jakarta is sinking, and Indonesia’s president has chosen to move the capital. The Times accompanied him on a tour. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/briefing/java-jakarta-capital-move-flooding.html
Read MoreRussia ramps up attacks on 3 Ukrainian oblasts – Deputy Defence Minister
Pravda Ukraine Russian forces have ramped up their attacks on Sumy, Chernihiv and Kharkiv oblasts in northern and northeastern Ukraine over the past month. Source: Hanna Maliar, Deputy Defence Minister of Ukraine, on Telegram Quote from Maliar: “Over the past month, enemy forces have stepped up shelling of oblasts located near the [Russian] border: Kharkiv,…
Read MoreRussia’s FAS says parallel import mechanism should be extended to all goods
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “We consider it correct to permit parallel import of all goods, excluding goods the production of which is localized in Russia, meaning jobs have been created, taxes are paid, whereas goods are supplied to the domestic market,” head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service…
Read MoreUnion State Security Concept to reinforce Russian-Belarusian mutual guarantees — Lavrov
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It was added that Foreign Ministries of Russia and Belarus will “provide the most active support in this process, which will be coordinated by both countries’ security councils” https://tass.com/politics/1618705
Read MoreYouTube Blocks Content Featuring Russia’s Wagner Mercenary Group
Moscow Times The video-hosting platform said in a statement that it is prohibited to post materials about “criminal and terrorist organizations.” https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/17/youtube-blocks-content-featuring-russias-wagner-mercenary-group-a81172
Read MoreChina fines comedy company US$2 million over stand-up joke about the army
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese authorities fined a comedy company millions of yuan on Wednesday and threatened further legal action after one of its members made an oblique joke about the People’s Liberation Army during a stand-up act. File photo: Lukas Messmer/HKFP. Li Haoshi, who performs under the name House, referred to a PLA slogan…
Read MoreSingapore’s No 2 leader Lawrence Wong cements ties with China’s emerging leaders in ‘timely’ visit
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lawrence Wong’s meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang indicates a mutual desire to push forward cooperation ‘driven at the senior levels’, one analyst notes https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3220889/singapores-no-2-leader-lawrence-wong-cements-ties-chinas-emerging-leaders-timely-visit?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAgreement on Rasht-Astara section important for North-South corridor development — Kremlin
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. This step is really absolutely mutually beneficial for all states https://tass.com/economy/1618701
Read MoreFinland has no plans to shut down missions in Russia over assets freeze — Foreign Minister
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Previously, it was reported that Russia blocked accounts of Finnish diplomatic missions https://tass.com/world/1618699
Read MoreESA chief expects Moon, low Earth orbit to be new economic zones
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that Europe shows great excellence in space fields such as Earth observation, science, telecommunications, satellite navigation https://tass.com/science/1618697
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