NewzIntel Alert: Here is a summary of the top NewzIntel.com USA Intelligence posts for May 22, 2025.
MIL-OSI Economics: Secretary-General of ASEAN meets with the President of ERIA and the Dean of the ERIA School of Government
Source: ASEAN Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this afternoon held a meeting with President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) Professor Tetsuya Watanabe and Dean of the ERIA School of Government Professor Nobuhiro Aizawa, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting discussed ERIA’s ongoing work and its strategic direction. Both sides emphasised their continued collaboration to promote regional integration, peace, and prosperity. ERIA also expressed its appreciation to Dr. Kao for his leadership in facilitating the official visit of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate of Cambodia, to […]
MIL-OSI Economics: Development Asia: Women as Agents of Change: Shaping Resilience through Sponge Cities
Source: Asia Development Bank One of the strongest success factors behind SZWG’s gender action plan was leadership commitment, particularly from senior champions like Vice President Ji, who modeled inclusive leadership and advocated for key reforms such as the Childcare Leave policy. Another key enabler was the Women’s Committee, which acted as an internal driver for change. By working closely with HR and the Labor Union, the committee translated employee needs into concrete actions—such as the successful launch of subsidized psychological counseling during the pandemic. This responsiveness built trust and ensured that such initiatives were grounded in workforce needs. Setting measurable […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Professor Beth Lord appointed to REF role
The University of Aberdeen’s Professor Beth Lord has been appointed as deputy chair of an expert sub-panel that will assess research in REF 2029.
Source: University of Aberdeen Professor Beth Lord The University of Aberdeen’s Professor Beth Lord has been appointed as deputy chair of an expert sub-panel that will assess research in REF 2029. The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is a process of academic review. UK institutions make submissions into units of assessment (UoAs) each of which is assessed by an expert sub-panel , working under the guidance of four main panels. Professor Lord is deputy chair of the Philosophy sub-panel (UoA 30) working with Professor Bill Child from the University of Oxford as chair. They are now working to appoint a team […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Sign-up to new Statistics Jersey alerts22 May 2025
Islanders are being encouraged to sign-up to receive email notifications about key statistics on Jersey’s economy and population as soon as they’re released. The email notification service is part of…
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Source: Channel Islands – Jersey 22 May 2025 Islanders are being encouraged to sign-up to receive email notifications about key statistics on Jersey’s economy and population as soon as they’re released. The email notification service is part of Statistics Jersey’s new website, www.stats.je , launched earlier this month. Until recently, Statistics Jersey published its reports and data on www.gov.je. Following amendments to the Statistics and Census (Jersey) Law, this information has been moved to www.stats.je. Islanders who previously received email notifications about Statistics Jersey publications from www.gov.je will no longer receive these and will need to sign-up for notifications from […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Sunderland welcomes a new Mayor and Mayoress – Councillor Ehthesham Haque and Councillor Lynda Scanlan.
Source: City of Sunderland Sunderland’s new Mayor and Mayoress were officially sworn in at the meeting of full council yesterday (Wednesday 21 May). They took over the ceremonial chains of office from the retiring Mayor and Consort, Councillor Allison Chisnall and Consort Mr Alistair Thomson. Sunderland’s new Mayor Councillor Ehthesham Haque is the cities youngest Mayor at 28-years-old and first Mayor of Asian descent. Cllr Haque has lived in Sunderland since the age of 10, after relocating with his family from London. A former pupil of Richard Avenue Primary and Thornhill Comprehensive, he continued his studies at Sunderland College, the University […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Scientists Develop Efficient Lasers the Size of a Speck of Dust
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics – Researchers HSE University in Saint Petersburg have found a way to create efficient microlasers with a diameter of only 5–8 micrometers. They operate at room temperature, do not require cooling, and can be built into microchips. The scientists used the whispering gallery effect to confine light and buffer layers to reduce energy leakage and stress. The approach is promising for integrating lasers into chips, sensors, and quantum technologies. Study published in “Letters to the Journal of Technical Physics”. The devices around […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Foresight Transitions
Source: UNISDR Disaster Risk Reduction Mission Foresight Transitions was set up in 2017 and offers a unique level of research to assist decision making under deep uncertainty across the technology transitions, resource systems, environmental and climate change issues. Foresight Transitions provides bespoke analysis based on fundamental research around financial modelling, user perceptions, technological development and regulatory and policy risks in possible futures accommodating for deep uncertainty. Foresight Analysis conducts short bespoke consultancy engagements for confidential value testing of new commercial services for engineering and environmental sector organisations. MIL OSI United Nations News –
MIL-OSI United Nations: Ocean & Coastal Management (Science Direct)
Source: UNISDR Disaster Risk Reduction Mission Ocean & Coastal Management is the leading international journal dedicated to the study of all aspects of ocean and coastal management and governance. Ocean & Coastal Management aims to advance management, policy and/or governance scholarship related to the sustainable development and conservation of the world’s oceans and coasts.It publishes rigorously peer-reviewed articles on ocean and coastal management and governance from the natural and social sciences, humanities and law, and design professions, and inter-/trans-disciplinary and co-designed research. MIL OSI United Nations News –
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemns warship accident as ‘criminal’
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) A major accident occurred on Wednesday during the launch of a new North Korean warship while Kim Jong Un was attending the event, with the isolated state’s leader calling it a “criminal act” that could not be tolerated, state media KCNA reported. Kim, who witnessed the failed launch of the 5,000-ton destroyer, excoriated the accident as caused by “carelessness” that tarnished national dignity, and ordered the ship restored before a ruling party meeting in June, KCNA said on Thursday. The report did not say whether there were any casualties. The accident […]
Railways are part of our economy and our identity: MoS Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Union Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani has said that Indian Railways are not only integral to the country’s economy but also form a key part of its identity. He made these remarks during the virtual inauguration of the redeveloped Sullurupeta railway station in Andhra Pradesh by Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Dr. Pemmasani said that Indian Railways transport over two crore passengers daily and are among the largest employers in the world. Emphasising the changing role of infrastructure […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: CFS follows up on aquatic product imported from Japan suspected of breaching Food Safety Order
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 22) that an aquatic product from a regulated Japanese prefecture was suspected to be in breach of the relevant Food Safety Order when the CFS inspected food imported from Japan. The product concerned has been marked and sealed by the CFS and has not entered the market. The CFS is following up on the case. A spokesman for the CFS said, “During an inspection of the consignment of food imported from Japan, the CFS found a pack […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: CFS follows up on aquatic product imported from Japan suspected of breaching Food Safety Order
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 22) that an aquatic product from a regulated Japanese prefecture was suspected to be in breach of the relevant Food Safety Order when the CFS inspected food imported from Japan. The product concerned has been marked and sealed by the CFS and has not entered the market. The CFS is following up on the case. A spokesman for the CFS said, “During an inspection of the consignment of food imported from Japan, the CFS found a pack […]
MIL-OSI USA: Governor Newsom announces appointments 5.21.25
Source: US State of California 2 May 21, 2025 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Armen Meyer, of San Francisco, has been appointed Senior Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Consumer Financial Protection at the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. Meyer has held several positions at the American Fintech Council since 2021 including Co-Founder, Advisor, and Board Member. He has held several positions at Millenia Capital since 2021, including Advisor and General Partner. Meyer held multiple positions at LendingClub and LendingClub Bank from 2017 to 2023, including Head of the Public Policy and Government Affairs Team and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Governor Newsom announces appointments 5.21.25
Source: US State of California 2 May 21, 2025 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Armen Meyer, of San Francisco, has been appointed Senior Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Consumer Financial Protection at the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. Meyer has held several positions at the American Fintech Council since 2021 including Co-Founder, Advisor, and Board Member. He has held several positions at Millenia Capital since 2021, including Advisor and General Partner. Meyer held multiple positions at LendingClub and LendingClub Bank from 2017 to 2023, including Head of the Public Policy and Government Affairs Team and […]
MIL-OSI Economics: Thales Reinforces Commitment to Malaysia at LIMA 2025
with New Leadership and Contracts Awarded
Source: Thales Group Headline: Thales Reinforces Commitment to Malaysia at LIMA 2025 with New Leadership and Contracts Awarded 22 May 2025 Share this article As a strategic partner in helping Malaysia achieve air sovereignty, Thales has been awarded the role to supply two additional Ground Master 400 Alpha (GM400α) radars by the Ministry of Defence for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), following the previous contract for the first radar at the end of 2023. Thales will enhance tactical communications for land forces and reinforce its radio communications capabilities through the signing of a strategic MoU with Malaysian defence partner, […]
MIL-OSI Economics: Thales Reinforces Commitment to Malaysia at LIMA 2025
with New Leadership and Contracts Awarded
Source: Thales Group Headline: Thales Reinforces Commitment to Malaysia at LIMA 2025 with New Leadership and Contracts Awarded 22 May 2025 Share this article As a strategic partner in helping Malaysia achieve air sovereignty, Thales has been awarded the role to supply two additional Ground Master 400 Alpha (GM400α) radars by the Ministry of Defence for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), following the previous contract for the first radar at the end of 2023. Thales will enhance tactical communications for land forces and reinforce its radio communications capabilities through the signing of a strategic MoU with Malaysian defence partner, […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: UK: Creative industry figures urge Starmer to act against Gaza genocide- ‘you know what is happening’
Source: Amnesty International – 116 leading UK and Irish creatives have urged Keir Starmer to act over Israel’s escalating atrocities in Gaza, criticising UK arms exports, settlement trade, and lack of ICC support – open letter Riz Ahmed, Dame Harriet Walker, Maxine Peake, Nish Kumar, Paloma Faith and others condemn UK government inaction on Gaza The Prime Minister must ‘stand up for justice and human rights’ and ‘words are no longer enough; we need to see action’ – Creatives Artists gather outside Downing Street to hold placards urging the PM to act to stop the genocide and human rights abuses […]
2025-05-21 19:43:47
Recently, the Chinese naval hospital ship Auspicious Ark (Hull 868) conducted a multi-element and full-process medical rescue drill in a sea area of China’s Yellow Sea.
Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense By Du Juan, Wu Anning and Qian Junwu BEIJING, May 21 — Recently, the Chinese naval hospital ship Auspicious Ark (Hull 868) conducted a multi-element and full-process medical rescue drill in a sea area of China’s Yellow Sea. The drill tested and improved the overall training level of the hospital ship and enhanced the troops’ capabilities in undertaking diversified medical rescue tasks. loading… MIL OSI China News –
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Council leaders visit Portakabin to champion skills and apprenticeships
Source: City of York The Deputy Leader of City of York Council, alongside senior council officers, recently visited the Portakabin head office in York. Portakabin, the market leader in the manufacture and construction of modular buildings, is one of York’s largest employers, with over 1,000 people working across its head office and manufacturing facility in the city. The company has proudly called York home for more than 60 years. As a globally recognised brand, Portakabin recently welcomed local leaders to its York headquarters to discuss future growth opportunities, the importance of strong public-private partnerships, and to reflect on recent successes, […]
2025-05-22 17:43:03
The 17th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2025) kicked off at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre in Langkawi, Malaysia on May 20, 2025.
Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense Key defense products developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), including the J-10CE fighter jet, are exhibited at the 17th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2025). LANGKAWI, Malaysia, May 22 — The 17th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2025) kicked off at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre in Langkawi, Malaysia on May 20, 2025. As the only Chinese defense product company present at the exhibition, the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC), on behalf of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), […]