A cute photo series amidst the Covid-19 lockdown in Malaysia. Armed forces are present to assist the police to enforce the Movement Control Order (MCO) across the country. And the soldier is on guard near Masjid India - a red zone in Kuala Lumpur - when a … [Read more...] about An Officer and a Gentle Cat
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Top Gun: Maverick movie trailer is beautiful
Trailer for American film Top Gun: Maverick, a sequel to 1986's Top Gun. Beautiful is not the usual word to associate with action movies, but I cannot find a better term to describe this teaser video... because it is really beautiful. In cinemas in June 2020 … [Read more...] about Top Gun: Maverick movie trailer is beautiful
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crashes in Ukraine
A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane crashes in Ukraine, near Russian border, on Thursday, killing all 298 people aboard, mostly Dutch. It's believed that the plane was shot down by pro-Russian separatist. It's a sad and shocking tragedy. Condolences to the … [Read more...] about Malaysia Airlines MH17 crashes in Ukraine
Female models pose for Japanese military calendar
Scanned images of the 2014 calendar for Japan Self-Defense Forces, featuring some pretty models-actresses to "boost morale" of the military forces. Not sure if it's an annual practise or a one-off thing; the 2014 girls are Anna Konno, Azusa Yamamoto, Narumi … [Read more...] about Female models pose for Japanese military calendar
China’s first aircraft carrier on sea trial
China's first aircraft carrier has begun its sea trial on August 10. The 300m vessel is overhauled from an old Soviet warship and will be used for "research and training." … [Read more...] about China’s first aircraft carrier on sea trial
Black Friday for Somali pirates
January 21 was a bad day for the Somali pirates as two of their hijacks were thwarted by the Malaysian and South Korean navies. The Malaysian navy commandos rescued a Malaysian chemical tanker and its 23 crew members in the Gulf of Aden just after midnight … [Read more...] about Black Friday for Somali pirates
Korean War (1950-1953) Photos
Photo story. All contents taken from the United States Department of Defense to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. … [Read more...] about Korean War (1950-1953) Photos
Korean border artillery clash
North and South Korea exchange dozens of artillery shells across their tense western sea border, in one of the most serious incidents since the Korean War ended without a peace treaty in 1953. North Korea fired dozens of rounds of artillery on Tuesday … [Read more...] about Korean border artillery clash
Wikileaks Iraq War Logs
Whistleblowers' website Wikileaks has released the Iraq War Logs, with 391,832 reports documenting the war and occupation in Iraq, from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2009, as told by soldiers in the United States Army. The reports detail 109,032 deaths … [Read more...] about Wikileaks Iraq War Logs
MC Mong charged for dodging Korean military service
Korean entertainer MC Mong is indicted for dodging the mandatory military service by pulling out his teeth. He was exempted from fulfilling in duties in 2007 due to dental problems, but police has found out that he was pulling out extra teeth on purpose to … [Read more...] about MC Mong charged for dodging Korean military service