Rodrigo Duterte’s state visit to China this week is already bearing fruit. With promises of billions of dollars in infrastructure investment and even some non-specific promises about Filipino fishermen regaining …
The US destroyer Sampson is due to dock in New Zealand, the first visit by a US warship since the Pacific nation passed anti-nuclear legislation 30 years ago. The Arleigh Burke-class …
After years of discussion, the birthplace of Adolf Hitler in Austria will be demolished to prevent it becoming a neo-Nazi shrine. “The Hitler house will be torn down. The foundations …
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Monday, but no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued with little damage expected due to the remote location. The tremor was estimated …
President Duterte’s latest talks with China have produced an agreement that sources say will be signed very soon. The agreement outlines the details in a joint oil and gas exploration …
A cyberporn den business run by a family has been raided in Taguig City. With the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the NGO group International Justice Mission, …
India’s Prime Minister Modi called Pakistan a “mother-ship of terrorism” at a summit of the BRICS nations on Sunday. Modi’s remarks to a meeting of leaders from the BRICS – Brazil, …
The wife of a British man was robbed of 200,000 pesos in jewellery from their home in Greenland Subdivision, Barangay Four, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday. Police say the robbers entered …
A massive jade stone weighing 175 tons has been uncovered by miners in the Kachin region of Myanmar. The stone, measuring 14 by 19ft is worth a reported $170 million. The …
Airport security arrested a Brazilian woman who was allegedly caught with five kilos of high-grade cocaine at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Yasmin Silva (age not disclosed) was arrested as she …
An American who was originally arrested for ‘Malicious Mischief and Unjust Vexation’ is now in bigger trouble after his landlords cleared his belongings out from his rented home in the …
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor is “deeply concerned” about apparent extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers and users in the Philippines. Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda also said that statements by …
Three South Koreans have been found dead with gunshot wounds to their heads in the region of Bacolor, Pamapanga. So far no motive in the case has been found. The …
A Dutchman was killed by a riding-in-tandem on Monday in the town of Manticao, Misamis Oriental. Robertus Carolus Maria Van Der Ploeg, aged 59, is believed to have arrived in the …
The Thai government is considering a new law that would make the passenger of a drunk driver criminally liable for being in the same car. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha also …
After a 14-year dispute over the construction of NAIA Terminal 3, the German company Fraport has received $270 million dollars in compensation – of which $45 million will go to …
Last night the Philippines went down 3-1 to a determined DPRK team in an extremely physical match. After suffering a 3-1 loss to Bahrain last week, the Azkals were looking …
A trial has begun in Germany of five South Koreans accused of beating to death a 41-year-old female relative in a Frankfurt hotel room as part of an exorcism ritual. The …
The Philippines Department of Tourism (DOT) said it will replace its slogan “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” During a media conference this week the DOT said a new slogan …
A Malaysian member of Abu Sayyaf, Amin Aklam, was hiding out in Quezon City and was arrested on Saturday. Aklam was wanted for frustrated murder before the Jolo, Sulu, Regional …
The French newspaper La Libération has run a four-page article on the extrajudicial killings in the Philippines under the leadership of President Duterte. Duterte landed on the front page of the …
An Australian and a Briton living on Bali have been arrested on suspicion of possessing hashish, an offence that can incur jail sentences of up to 20 years, Indonesian police have …
President Duterte is expected to sign a nationwide smoking ban bill in October. Paulyn Ubial, Philippine Health Secretary, reported this week that the executive order draft which will bring about …
Vietnam has declared a US-based activist group a terrorist organisation and warned that any Vietnamese found to be involved with them would be regarded as co-conspirators and punished. The government …
The Department of National Defense presented the three suspects in the Davao City night market bombing who they arrested in Cotabato City on Thursday. The three men were arrested as …
President Obama has announced the lifting of sanctions on Myanmar by ending an emergency order that deemed the policies of the former military government a threat to US national security. “I have determined …