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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Cyclone Felleng traveled through the Mozambique Channel during the week of Jan. 28, 2013 and emerged south into the Southern Indian Ocean where it transitioned into a cold core low pressure area. NASA's TRMM satellite captured a look at the rainfall rates occurring in Felleng as it was making that transition …

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Coorg (Karnataka), Feb 3 (IANS) An enthusiastic crowd and two powerhouses jamming together, the finale of the second edition of Storm Music festival was an amalgamation of music and fun. Source

High-risk friction in the East China Sea between Asia’s top economic powers is scaling up in the new year, killing hopes of an early solution, as Beijing sends planes, Japan raises its defense budget, and Taiwan tests the waters again. Tokyo recently approved a once-off 40 billion yen ($436 million) boost in military spending and …

Alam Maritim Resources Bhd expects an internal reorganisation of its offshore, installation and construction (OIC) and subsea business and offshore marine division to boost productive utilisation rate of its support vessels from 80% to 89%. The integration will translate into an improved bottom line, Alam Maritim manager for corporate finance Soffan Affendi Aminuddin (picture) said. …

By Rob Davies PUBLISHED: 20:16 EST, 29 January 2013 | UPDATED: 07:39 EST, 30 January 2013 Piracy ain’t what it used to be. The days of salty sea dogs with a wooden leg and a garrulous parrot are long gone – if they ever existed – and the modern version is not quite so romantic. …

— The United States is furthering its defense partnership with Indonesia by committing to securing the waters in Southeast Asia against threats posed by terrorism, piracy and renewed territorial tensions. China, too, is building its naval presence in the region. Some of the world’s most vital shipping lanes cross through Indonesia, a country of more …

You are here : Bernama › News January 31, 2013 16:14 PM Dutch Marines Using Sri Lanka As Hub To Fight Piracy COLOMBO, Jan 31 (Bernama) — Dutch special forces are using Sri Lankan harbours to provide security against pirates in the Indian Ocean, Xinhua news agency reported. “These marines were part of a Vessel …

By Sathish Govind KUALA LUMPUR: Alam Maritim Resources Bhd expects an internal reorganisation of its offshore, installation and construction (OIC) and subsea business and offshore marine division to boost productive utilisation rate of its support vessels from 80% to 89%. The integration will translate into an improved bottom line, Alam Maritim manager for corporate finance …

Kuala Lumpur: Alam Maritim Resources is going to have a big reorganisation of its offshore, installation and construction (OIC) and subsea business and offshore marine division to ensure the productive utilisation rate of its support vessels rises from 80% to 89%. Alam Maritim  is bidding for various contracts in the Middle East and Africa through …

New Delhi, Jan. 29 (ANI): Indian tunes will be the flavour of the ‘Beating the Retreat‘ ceremony this year also. As many as 18 of the 23 performances have been composed by Indian musicians; just five popular tunes by foreign musicians have been retained, interspersed four times with ‘Fanfare’, a collage by Buglers, and the …