HOT NEWS
- US Secretary of State in the East Asian & Pacific affair, David Stilwell, inferred China as the new East Indian company at sea due to their massive control in Indian Subcontinent. Source: CNA
- Thousands of Israelis have protested, demanding the removal of Prime Minister Netanyahu over the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and corruption. Source: Al Jazeera
- The UK banned mobile providers from buying 5G equipment from Huawei after December 31, and required them to remove all of Chinese 5G kits from their networks by 2027. Source: BBC
WORLD
- Trump and Turkey’s Erdogan agreed to work more on facilitating Libya’s stability, and discussed bilateral ties and trade worth USD 100 billion through a phone call. Source: Reuters
- One Azerbaijan general and five officers were killed in the third day of border clashes with Armenia over a mountainous territory, Nagorno-Karabakh. Source: BBC
- Hundreds of Sudanese protested against a UAE-based security firm over deceiving and forcing their recruits to serve in Haftar’s forces instead of being an ordinary security guard. Source: Al Jazeera
REGIONS
- In an annual defence review, Japan accused China of maritime expansion by using the pandemic as a cover, adding that China has spread disinformation along with medical aid. Source: Al Jazeera
- Trump signed an executive order that ends the preferential treatment for Hong Kong as well as enacting a new bill that would sanction individuals for their involvement in the matter. Source: SCMP
- Philippine police will conduct house-to-house searches for COVID-19 patients to prevent transmission amid the spike of infections and death cases in the country. Source: CNA
CAMBODIA
- German government will offer an extra €1 million fund to Cambodia’s IDPoor program to support the cash-transfer program for the poor people during the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Cambodianess
- Potential rice import crisis strikes fear to Cambodian farmers and the Ministry of Commerce as USITC plans on removing Cambodia from the rice commodity list. Source: Khmer Times
- The National Military police of Cambodia celebrated their 27th anniversary with the Defense Minister to strengthen social order and internal security. Source: Khmer Times
