Defense & Military news in Vivocity Singapore

1. Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia as Yemen fighting escalates

   9 hours ago Berita Harian Singapura Yaman, Singapore 4.7 km

   Fighting in Yemen has intensified as government forces attack Houthi positions along the Red Sea coast, while the Iran-backed group steps up attacks on neighbouring Saudi Arabia. The latest strikes on a Saudi oil pipeline and ships in the Gulf region on 13 September have worsened global energy supply disruptions. The Houthis earlier seized the port city of Mokha and an island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

2. SAF pioneer who cleared WWII sea mines to speak on 1978 Bangladesh bomb mission

   2 days ago The Straits Times SAFRA Toa Payoh, Singapore 8.1 km

   Winston Wong, 79, was a pioneer of the Singapore Armed Forces' bomb disposal and naval diving units, clearing World War II sea mines and explosives from Singapore waters and leading a 1978 mission to defuse a 272kg bomb in Joydebpur, Bangladesh. He will speak about that mission at the Military Hobby Fest at SAFRA Toa Payoh on Sept 13.