Shahriman Lockman

Director (Special Projects), Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia • Malaysian foreign relations, Asian security, South China Sea.

[DW Politics @dw_politics]

Germany has failed to win a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) secured 104 votes in the General Assembly, falling 23 short of the required two-thirds majority. It is the first time Germany has missed out on a rotating seat.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Holy. Mackerel.

[Shahriman Lockman @raylockman]

The story of how that happened in 1866 is pretty funny. https://t.co/i9dfUmewIb

[Shahriman Lockman @raylockman]

“No living person has appeared on U.S. currency since 1866, when it was outlawed after the image of a mid-level Treasury bureaucrat showed up on a 5-cent note.”

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Breaking news: Trump administration officials have pressed the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring the president’s portrait, in what would be the first appearance of a living person on U.S. currency in more than 150 years. https://t.co/S8sqdKSB7i

[Shahriman Lockman @raylockman]

@jollyman3 Again, it could just be me, but the other articles under that byline also seem to have that artificial polish. https://t.co/t0m18hBlg5

[Shahriman Lockman @raylockman]

Might be my eye, but this feels partially written by AI.

[The Lowy Institute @LowyInstitute]

What The Economist missed about Indonesia | Febrian Alphyanto Ruddyard https://t.co/ObyTtrygMY

[Michael Fritzell (Asian Century Stocks) @MikeFritzell]

Monopsonies in Indonesia: a brief history

[Shahriman Lockman @raylockman]

The stream of bad news has become so unrelenting that I am beginning to wonder whether some of it is coordinated. But Hanlon’s razor comes to mind.

[Bloomberg @business]

The creation of a new state entity to oversee Indonesia’s exports and undermine the nation's tycoons sent panic through its companies and shock waves around global markets. Here's how Prabowo's plan unfolded. https://t.co/MjScuSvy0S

[NUS Centre for International Law @NUS_CIL]

Thailand's termination of the 2001 MOU with Cambodia triggers the latter’s response to use compulsory conciliation under UNCLOS. Will the commission have competence? This post analyses the issue drawing on lessons from the Timor Sea Conciliation. https://t.co/aoo7tGqLM0

[Reuters World @ReutersWorld]

Malaysia slams Norway missile export halt, says defense plans put at risk https://t.co/Ze8nLCHfXe https://t.co/Ze8nLCHfXe

[Jonathan Swan @jonathanvswan]

New: Classified military intelligence assessments from early this month show Iran has regained access to most of its missile sites, launchers and underground facilities. Including: U.S. intel assesses Iran has restored operational access to 30 of the 33 missile sites it maintains along the Strait of Hormuz, and ~90% of Iran's underground missile sites are "partially or fully operational." w @Adamentous @maggieNYT https://t.co/3R2GEostRh

[Reuters @Reuters]

Exclusive: Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter and two Iranian officials said https://t.co/roQOErwt5k

[Reuters @Reuters]

The International Criminal Court confirmed it had issued an arrest warrant for a longtime ally of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, accusing Senator Ronald Dela Rosa of crimes against humanity for overseeing Duterte's war on drugs.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Breaking: The U.A.E. has been secretly carrying out attacks on Iran https://t.co/f5xubUJXi5

[The Edge Malaysia @theedgemalaysia]

(OIL & GAS) Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to announce a plan in mid-May to ensure oil supply continuity as a result of global supply uncertainties arising from the West Asia conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. - Bernama
https://t.co/yGh969ufE5

[Malay Mail @malaymail]

So cute 🥹

#malaymail #hornbill #malaysia

[USNI News @USNINews]

Littoral Deep Battle: The Army’s Plan to Defeat an Amphibious Invasion in the Indo-Pacific — USNI News
https://t.co/XAAKu3IHIA

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

The “Balikatan” military exercise, which this year brings together 17,000 personnel from seven nations, has become the prime testing ground for expanded cooperation between U.S. allies in the Pacific https://t.co/7oY15K83qu

[Army Recognition @ArmyRecognition]

U.S. Deploys NMESIS Coastal Missile System to the Philippines to Reshape First Island Chain Defense Posture

[U.S. Naval Institute @NavalInstitute]

Green Berets Deploy Ship-Killing Drone in Luzon Strait Maritime Strike Exercise — USNI News
https://t.co/SlXxLIltX6