S’pore set to have satellites in space
First one likely to be launched into orbit by 1999.
SINGAPORE has taken the first steps to have its own satellites in space
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Star Wars for a piece of the pie in the sky Star Wars for a piece of the sky
Countries, big and small, want parking lots in the sky. The stakes are high. Those that get the heavenly slots will be
Saudis blame haj tragedy on pilgrims ignoring instructions
MORE than 250 Muslim worshippers at the annual haj in Mecca were trampled to death on May 23 because hundreds of thousands
Jakarta opens up to foreign interests
OPEN up the Indonesian economy to attract investment and face up to competition from China, urged Mr Jusuf Wanandi, and shortly after,
Resolution of Spratlys row ‘a litmus test for Sino-Asian ties’
THE resolution of territorial claims on the Spratly Islands would be a "litmus test" for future relations between Asian countries and China,
US ‘is still vital’ for growth of Asia-Pacific
THE United States still had a vital role to play in the Asia-Pacific despite its reduced economic power and military presence in
Call for more efforts to keep Malacca Straits safe, clean
SINGAPORE, Malaysia and Indonesia must step up their efforts to keep the Straits of Malacca pollution-free and safe for navigation.
This was one
Singapore to ratify UN Law of Sea treaty
SINGAPORE will accede to the most ambitious UN treaty to regulate man's activity on the high seas.
"I guess we will
10 nations in region to fight marine pollution jointly
TEN nations in the South-east Asian region will soon work together to keep their waters pollution-free.
Asean countries, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos
Differences over sharing of oceans’ resources resolved
Diplomats to meet in NY to finalise draft pact.
DEVELOPED and developing countries have resolved their differences over the most ambitious treaty to
Navy slowly recovering its poise
RUSSIAN CASE
RUSSIA is well on its way to re-establishing its military and industrial power at a time when its free-market economy is
Ships now more vulnerable to attack
Navies of the West declining in numbers, says Jane's Fighting Ships.
COMMERCIAL ships are becoming more vulnerable to hostile action because the navies