Five Filipinos and two Malaysians have been arrested in Sabah, Malaysia, over alleged links to so-called Islamic State (IS). Two Filipinos who are permanent residents of Sabah were arrested over …
Getting around China — one of the largest countries in the world and certainly the most populous — can be daunting. Here avid traveller and tour guide Benjamin Johnson offers …
An American was locked up by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Central Visayas after it was discovered there was a warrant out for his arrest for the sexual assault …
Moves to roll out free public wifi across the Philippines are moving on apace. The Senate is expected to approve a bill today (Monday, March 13) before returning it to …
The Swedish Ambassador has suggested that furniture and homeware giant IKEA could finally be coming to the Philippines. Speaking at an event marking 70 years of diplomatic relations between the …
An Irish nun who was savagely attacked at her convent in Zamboanga del Sur is still awaiting urgent surgery after a gruelling overland journey to Manila. As we previously reported …
Police are investigating the murder of a retired US marine who was shot while driving with his wife in Biliran town on Friday afternoon. Provincial police chief Lito Bigoy said investigators …
If you’re planning to get drunk in the streets of Parañaque City any time soon, you may want to think about hitting the gym first. A campaign against curfew violators …
A few years ago there was an extremely poorly behaved Icelandic volcano (Eyjafjallajökull, since you ask) which resulted in the shut down of all air traffic over Europe. At the time I …
A new flight service connecting Clark with Shanghai will help link the airport cities across Europe, North America and the rest of the world. China Eastern airline is now in …
Despite claims of military successes against Abu Sayyaf, the Islamic State-affiliated terrorists have taken another hostage — this time a local school teacher. Colonel Cirilito Sobejana Jr, commander of the …
Imprisoned senator Leila de Lima has issued another fierce broadside against President Duterte — saying that the convention of presidential immunity should not shield him from justice for his alleged …
A Canadian man is facing 19 child pornography charges relating to online activity with youngsters in the Philippines and Romania. Philip Michael Chicoine, aged 27 and from Saskatoon, is accused …
A member of the Philippine Congress has said that firing squad death sentences should be broadcast live on television. La Union Representative Sandra Young Eriguel said people should watch the …
A Swiss man is facing trial charged with sexually abusing more than 80 boys – some as young as nine – in Thailand, Swiss authorities have announced. The man, who …
A Polish tourist has denied raping a 27-year-old woman at a Cebu hotel — saying she set him up after he refused to give her money. Jerzy Krzysztof Horbaczewski, aged …
Washington could suspend military aid to the Philippines if soldiers are deployed to President Duterte’s war drugs, an American analyst said today (Friday March 10). He also said that annual …
Peasant food in the provinces: Bring on the meatballs Here we were last night sitting on the sofa staring at the idiot box and wondering what on earth to make …
President Duterte warned today (Thursday, March 9) that he would be “forced” to declare martial law in Mindanao if violence in the region got any worse. Speaking to an audience …
A day after a vote to bring back the death penalty for drug offences, the House Committee on Health has endorsed legalising medical marijuana. House Bill 180 seeks to set …
Chinese survey ships entering Philippine territorial waters is “very concerning” the country’s defence minister said today (Thursday, March 9). Delfin Lorenzana said the ships were seen last year near Benham …
Many gay people assume that South East Asia isn’t a friendly destination for travellers of their sexuality, but they couldn’t be more wrong. While some countries, such as Malaysia, Brunei …
Police investigators are examining a love triangle as a possible motive in the shooting of a Canadian in Pasay City on Monday. Nanthakumaran Kumarasamy, aged 55, a businessman, was shot …
The world is full of all sorts of odd things — and religion is often source for some of the most weird and wonderful. Perhaps the pinnacle of peculiarity can …
Stuart Green’s wife Mia was killed in a barrage of bullets that narrowly missed his children in a hit he blames on gangsters linked to one of her cases. Here …
Jailed senator Leila de Lima is a divisive figure — opinions about her are rarely in any shade of grey. Supporters of Duterte’s administration tend to paint her as the black …