Oct 28, 2024 · Aside from the Senate, the House of Representatives has also been investigating the previous administration’s drug war. Eight police officers have so far been prosecuted for killings in Duterte’s drug war, and in none of those cases did the former president’s lawyers offer any help.. The killings under the Duterte administration are currently the focus of an International Criminal Court ...

Jan 2, 2025 · Navigating the shared challenges of climate change, geostrategic tensions, political upheaval, disaster recovery and decolonization plus a 50th birthday party.

Jan 8, 2025 · Indonesia’s induction into the BRICS economic bloc may give it access to more markets, but some analysts are concerned about whether this is worth putting Jakarta’s relationship with a new Trump administration in the U.S. at risk. The bloc, which began with four members – Brazil, Russia, India ...

Dec 31, 2024 · A Vietnamese Buddhist monk who became an internet sensation earlier this year has crossed from Laos into Thailand on his way to India on a pilgrimage by foot.. Thich Minh Tue, who gained fame in Vietnam after his ascetic lifestyle attracted a following as he walked across Vietnam, began a pilgrimage to Buddhist sites in India in late November.

Jan 2, 2025 · The once formidable Awami League has faded from the limelight in Bangladesh, leading some political analysts to question the party’s future amid uncertainty about whether it will be allowed to participate in elections again.

Jan 6, 2025 · In November, Beijing announced baselines of its territorial sea around the Scarborough Shoal to strengthen its claim over the South China Sea feature, a move that Manila rejected.. Last month, confrontations heated up between Beijing and Manila around the area, with both claimants accusing each other of instigating trouble.

Nov 21, 2024 · Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte might have scored political points through bluntly and unapologetically defending his drug war at recent congressional hearings, amid a falling out with his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., observers said.. The scenario has raised the stakes for midterm and presidential elections in the Philippines next year and in 2028, respectively, with the two heads ...

Nov 13, 2024 · The coconut fronds sway to a steady breeze from the South China Sea at the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) compound west of the Philippine capital Manila – Southeast Asia’s only nuclear facility that has been shuttered for four decades.

Jan 7, 2025 · Wielding metal rods, nearly 60 foreign workers – many from Nepal and Pakistan – stormed past security guards to escape from a northern Cambodian casino complex that’s home to an online scam operation, police said.

Oct 23, 2024 · A PNG Defense Force soldier stands guard over the victims of a revenge shooting, pictured at Wabag General Hospital, Papua New Guinea, on Oct. 22, 2024.