Combined Maritime Forces: U.S.’s Global Naval Force in the Arabian SeaRick Rozoff The U.S. Navy blog site ran a feature on the U.S.-created and -led multinational Combined Maritime Forces operation throughout the Arabian Sea on June 28. Established in February 2002 toward the beginning of the so-called global war on terror, it has in the […]
Reactor pressure vessel inspected at Kudankulam Calcutta News.Net – Saturday 30th June, 2012 Atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) Saturday commenced the pre-service inspection of the reactor pressure vessel of the first 1,000 MW reactor at the … Teenaged girl raped friend molested in West Bengal Calcutta News.Net – Saturday […]
New Delhi, June 29 : India seeks a secure Asia free from the threats of terrorism and proliferation, a senior diplomat said here Friday. “We seek a peaceful and secure Asia free from the threats of terrorism, proliferation, piracy and conflict between states. There is common commitment to maintaining freedom of the seas, combating terrorism […]
By: Marinel R. CruzPhilippine Daily Inquirer July 1, 2012 | 12:21 am Independent filmmaker Adolfo Alix Jr. says his new film, “Kalayaan,” offers viewers “a different perspective” on the ongoing disputed between the Philippines and China over the Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal. “This movie is truthful to the sentiments of Filipinos, particularly the soldiers stationed, this […]
An aerial view shows the Pagasa (Hope) Island, part of the disputed Spratly group of islands, in the South China Sea located off the coast of western Philippines July 20, 2011. REUTERS/Rolex Dela China has begun combat-ready patrols in the waters around a disputed group of islands in the South China Sea, the Defence Ministry […]
THE SURCHARGE imposed on electricity consumers in the wake of last year’s Mari disaster will be reduced by more than one per cent for a ten-month period, according to the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA). The decision to reduce the Mari surcharge from 6.96 per cent to 5.75 per cent was taken by CERA on […]
The CSIS Southeast Asia Program hosted its second annual conference on Maritime Security in the South China Sea June 27-28, 2012. The conference is a timely policy level discussion of the complex and important issues around the South China Sea. The program takes place a week before Secretary of State Clinton departs for the ASEAN Regional […]
THE SURCHARGE imposed on electricity consumers in the wake of last year’s Mari disaster will be reduced by more than one per cent for a ten-month period, according to the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA). The decision to reduce the Mari surcharge from 6.96 per cent to 5.75 per cent was taken by CERA on […]
Navy Contracts – June 28, 2012 Lockheed Martin Logistic Services, Inc., Greenville, S.C., is being awarded a $44,648,529 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for prototyping, non-recurring engineering, fabrication, installation, integration, testing, debugging, technical support services, documentation, and maintenance of aircraft avionics systems, ground systems, and laboratory electronic and electromechanical equipment for presidential helicopter and executive transport programs. These […]
BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of sailors aboard naval ships from around the world are gathering in Boston to mark the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner — an event that coincides with this year’s Boston Harborfest, a Fourth of July festival showcasing the city’s maritime and colonial heritage. The War […]