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Indonesia rules out militant strike on army helicopter crash

Indonesian military have ruled out the possibility of terrorist strikes as the cause of an army helicopter crash Sunday in Poso of Sulawesi that killed all 13 military men on board, military spokesman said here Monday.

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DPRK top leader watches military maneuvers

​Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), watched recent military maneuvers involving landing and anti-landing, the KCNA news agency reported on Sunday.

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Indonesian army helicopter crashes in Sulawesi

A helicopter with 13 military men on board crashed in Poso of Central Sulawesi province on Sunday, Colonel I Made Sutia, spokesman of the military command in the province said.

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U Htin Kyaw of ruling party elected as president of Myanmar

U Htin Kyaw of Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won the presidential election Tuesday with the highest number of votes through secret voting, becoming the country's new president for the next five-year term.

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Cambodian, U.S. forces hold joint military exercise

Cambodian and U.S. military personnel on Monday kicked off a joint military exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2016," aimed to strengthen bilateral military ties and cooperation.

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Xi underlines innovation, reform in defense, military upgrade

​Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Sunday highlighted theoretical and technological innovation as the key to upgrade the country's military and national defense.

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Kim Jong Un tells military to get nuclear weapons ready for action

​Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has ordered the military to get all nuclear weapons ready for action, the official KCNA news agency reported Friday.

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Outsider countries should refrain from making waves in South China Sea

​The tranquil waters of the South China Sea have been stirred up lately as some outsider countries have been busy expanding their presence and flexing military muscles in the region.

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DPRK slams U.S.-S.Korean joint military exercises

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) denounced on Sunday the United States and South Korea for mulling kicking off the military drills on March 7, saying the United States should be responsible if a war breaks out in the Korean Peninsula.

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DPRK warns of preemptive nuclear strike at U.S., South Korea

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday warned of preemptive nuclear attacks at the United States and South Korea as their joint military exercises are scheduled to kick off Monday.

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Amid transition, Myanmar's army chief Min Aung Hlaing emerges from the shadows

​Like many of his generation, the head of Myanmar's powerful military is a recent but enthusiastic convert to Facebook.On his profile background picture, the commander-in-chief gives a "thumbs up" from the cockpit of an airplane. Posts show him celebrating new year in a traditional boar tusk headdress and visiting wounded soldiers.

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Five confusions concerning US criticism of China in the South China Sea issue

The South China Sea issue is back in the headlines again, this time thanks to the reports from Western media that China has deployed a missile system on Woody (Yongxing) Island in the Paracels. The reaction from the United States has revealed a number of oddities and inconsistencies.

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Aung San Suu Kyi, military chief meet for power transition

Leader of Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi met with Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday for the third time on rule of law and continued undertakings for lasting peace.

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5 killed, 10 injured in explosions in Turkey's capital

Five people were killed and 10 others injured Wednesday in bomb attacks in the Turkish capital Ankara, Ankara governor said.

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Pakistan confirms participation in Saudi-led military drills

Pakistan has confirmed its participation in military exercises in Saudi Arabia along with other Islamic nations.

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S.Korea, U.S., Japan share intelligence on DPRK missile launch

​Defense authorities of South Korea, the United States and Japan on Friday held a video conference to share intelligence to prepare for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s planned launch of a long-range rocket.

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Brunei, India to strengthen defense cooperation

Brunei and India have agreed to boost defense cooperation by conducting joint military exercises after the two countries signed three Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs).