The military confirmed that marines are once again garrisoning Pratas Island (Dongsha Island, 東沙島) and augmenting its ...

Taiwan's military has confirmed that its Marines are back on Pratas Island, joining the Coast Guard on the territory in the ...

Taiwan also controls the Pratas Islands in the northern part of the South China Sea, and both China’s air force and navy regularly operate nearby to assert Beijing’s territorial claims over ...

Spratly Islands The Paracel Islands Pratas Island and the Vereker Banks The Macclesfield Bank The Scarborough Shoal The Spratly Islands spread over an 810 Percy Grainger Percy Aldridge Grainger (born ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never experienced a ruinous population collapse, according to an analysis of ancient DNA from 15 former inhabitants of the remote island in the Pacific Ocean.

The National Security Council convened this morning (19) at the Presidential Secretariat, chaired by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, to discuss security... Partnerships were the name of the game as ...

Friday 13th September, 2024 The police have launched a probe into a complaint that a former military officer supporting the JVP/NPP threatened the activists of other... Thursday 12th September, 2024 ...

In recent years, satellite imagery has shown China’s increased efforts to reclaim land in the South China Sea by physically increasing the islands' size or creating new ones altogether.

Please note - to land on the Farne Islands by private vessel, including sea- kayaks and yachts, please obtain a stamped ticket from the NT trailer on Seahouses harbour before travelling. Landing is ...