{"id":11160,"date":"2025-08-16T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?p=11160"},"modified":"2025-08-16T22:17:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T14:17:06","slug":"third-amnex-begins-in-penang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/16\/third-amnex-begins-in-penang\/","title":{"rendered":"Third AMNEX Begins in Penang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 3rd ASEAN Multilateral Naval Exercise (AMNEX) 2025 begins today with the opening ceremony officiated by the Western Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Dato\u2019 Baharudin bin Wan Md Nor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:35.70071%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000037914-1024x529.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000037914-1024x529.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000037914-1024x529.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000037914-1024x529.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000037914-1024x529.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000037914-1024x529.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1598&#038;ssl=1 1598w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"826\" data-id=\"11166\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?attachment_id=11166\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000037914-1024x529.jpg\" data-width=\"1598\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000037914-1024x529.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 3 in full-screen\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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