AirAsia has launched two new flights from Miri and Tawau to Singapore, becoming the first airline to flying these connections.
AirAsia’s first connection between East Malaysia and Singapore was from Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, which began last November. Other existing routes include Kuala Lumpur–Singapore, Langkawi–Singapore and Penang–Singapore.
Apart from Malaysia, AirAsia currently flies between Singapore and the Indonesian provinces which include Bali (2 daily flights), Jakarta (4 daily flights), Pekanbaru (3 flights weekly), Yogyakarta (1 daily flight) and Bandung (2 daily flights). Additionally, AirAsia also flies to Bangkok (4 daily flights) and Phuket (1 daily flight) in Thailand. AirAsia will now have 406 weekly flights to and from Singapore.
The DoD has changed its structures and is been increasing efforts to facilitate access to loans by companies interested in working with artificial intelligence, advanced materials and semiconductors, biotechnology and quantum science.
India has approved millions of dollars in new military purchases, most of which will go to public sector companies.
The main obstacles to overcoming risks in the region are a lack of a strong cybersecurity culture and inadequate funds to invest in this domain given a widespread Chinese presence in the region.
MBDA is adapting to supply chain pressures as the Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to increased demand for armaments.
Despite the additional funding promised this week, the UK armed forces still look set to face cutbacks, and maintaining international commitments to AUKUS and GCAP may limit the options for other programmes.
This week on the Shephard Defence Podcast, senior naval reporter Harry Lye and military training & simulation reporter Norbert Neumann chat with Professor John Louth.
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