Manila- In a issued statement the Office of the Secrtary of Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs accused the People’s Reublic China for violating Philippine soveriengty and threatening peaceful relations between the nations in the South China Sea. "The DFA noted that these actions of Chinese vessels hamper the normal and legitimate fishing activities of the […]
Indian Navy Did Again The Dirty Work On The Sea
Spanish FV VEGA 5 liberated – Half the Crew Missing – 61 Somalis Arrested (ecop-marine) The Indian navy has captured 61 suspected Somali pirates and rescued 13 fishermen after a brief fire-fight in the Arabian Sea, an Indian navy spokesman said Monday. “At 2100 hours on March 12, INS Kalpeni intercepted a pirate mother vessel […]
Over 40 Vessels and Almost 700 Hostages Held in Somalia by Pirates
STATUS OF SEIZED VESSELS AND CREWS IN SOMALIA, THE GULF OF ADEN AND THE INDIAN OCEAN (ecoterra – 22. December 2010) Please note a new additional EMERGENCY HELPLINE number: +254-719-603-176 STATUS-SUMMARY: Albert Einstein: Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. No matter what the navies say: […]
The Scramble for Somalia
How the Sick Games are Played By Venatrix Fulmen Ethiopia Not Enthusiastic About Kenya’s Jubaland Initiative in Somalia – Nairobi – In a cable sent by and from the U.S.American embassy (YATES) in Addis Ababa concerning U.S. UNDER SECRETARY OTERO’S MEETING WITH ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER MELES ZENAWI on JANUARY 31, 2010, it was reported that […]
Philippines: Military recovers ‘Thousands’ of voters ID’s from Maguindanao warlord arms cache
In a search for weapons conducted by the Military in Maguindanao province a discovery that is both puzzling and at the same time shows the strength of the clan that has for nearly a decade held power in the province. Voter’s ID’s are among the requirements for a voter to get a ballot and […]
Upsurge in Militant Presence in Kyrgyzstan
Porous border makes country’s south vulnerable to incursions, experts say. By Ainagul Abdrakhmanova in Bishkek and Abdraim Ysmanov in Jalalabad (RCA No. 582, 03-Jul-09) Kyrgyzstan’s porous southern border, compounded by the inability of its under-funded security forces to patrol it adequately, is helping make the country a destination for Islamic militants who are believed to […]