投稿者: Rebecca Ratcliffe
Ronald dela Rosa, wanted over involvement in Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’, reportedly left heavily guarded building before dawnA Philippine lawmaker wanted by the international criminal court for his alleged role enforcing Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody anti-dru…
Stone being paid $50,000 a month to ‘rebuild’ relations between Washington and Myanmar’s military-backed governmentUS lobbyist Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of Donald Trump, has been condemned for accepting $50,000 a month to “rebuild” relati…
Under new guidelines caning will only be used in schools for male students aged nine and aboveMale school students who bully others, including through cyberbullying, will face caning as a “last resort” under new guidelines introduced in Singapore.Male …
Ex-president, accused of crimes against humanity, selected targets and promised immunity for death squad members, prosecutor saysRodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, was “at the very heart” of brutal anti-drugs campaigns that led t…
Sara Duterte, daughter of a former president who is facing charges of crimes against humanity at the Hague, pledged to offer her ‘life, strength and future’ in service of the PhilippinesPhilippine vice-president Sara Duterte, daughter of the imprisoned…
Junta obtained ‘anti-jamming’ product made in Europe through a Chinese company, research finds, triggering calls for tighter sanctionsMyanmar’s military is using advanced European technology to protect its drone fleet as it carries out brutal aerial ca…
Animosity between former friends and political patriarchs Hun Sen and Thaksin Shinawatra is exacerbating clashesThe dispute over Thailand and Cambodia’s contested border, which dates back more than a century to disagreements over colonial-era maps, has…
Event officially recognised two years ago honours a Filipino hero and is intended to ‘teach the strength of a united people’Vancouver street festival deaths – latest updatesThousands had gathered in Vancouver this weekend to mark Lapu Lapu Day, a celeb…
The nation remembers pontiff’s trip to the Philippines, where he met Typhoon Haiyan survivors in a show of sympathy and humilityAt Quiapo church in central Manila, the pews are filled with worshippers. Latecomers gather near the entrance, clutching fan…
Xi Jinping expected to present China as reliable partner in contrast to US, which imposed – then suspended – tariffs over 40% on some countriesUS politics live – latest updatesThe Chinese president, Xi Jinping, warned there would be “no winners” in a t…
Laos bans sale and consumption of vodka and whisky brand following suspected mass methanol poisoning
Ban comes after two Australian teenagers, two Danish citizens, an American and a Briton became ill, and later died, after drinking in Vang ViengGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLao authorities have banned the sale and consumpt…
Former president to run for mayor of Davao amid fight for power against formidable Marcos familyFormer Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, 79, returned to politics this week when he registered to run as mayor in his family’s stronghold, Davao city. I…
Criticism of the monarchy is punishable with between three and 15 years in prison. It is one of the most severe laws of its kind in the worldUnder article 112 of the Thailand’s criminal code, criticism of the monarchy is punishable with between three a…
British cryptotrader allegedly tied up after being invited to apartment in Bangkok after night outThree British nationals and one Danish national have been arrested in Thailand after a violent robbery in which a British man was allegedly lured to an ap…
Activists from the award-winning Mother Nature found guilty on charges of plotting against governmentTen activists from a prominent youth-led environmental group in Cambodia have been sentenced to between six and eight years in jail in a case human rig…