Rodrigo Duterte on drug war: ‘I did what I had to do’
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 ...
In post-Hasina Bangladesh, Awami League faces uncertain future …
Oct 28, 2024 · Hasnat Abdullah, coordinator of the Students Movement Against Discrimination, which had spearheaded the anti-Hasina uprising, called for the tribunal to put party members on trial.He also said Awami must be banned. Ahmed, the analyst, expects party leaders to remain and to organize online.
Myanmar to release four Thai fishermen detained after shooting, …
Dec 6, 2024 · Myanmar is to release four Thai fishermen nearly a week after a Myanmar navy boat opened fire on them and detained them for what Myanmar said was an intrusion into its waters in the Andaman Sea, Thai officials said on Friday.
Philippine VP Duterte faces impeachment case following ‘threat’ …
Dec 2, 2024 · A group of Philippine activists and nationalists filed an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte for alleged violations of the constitution and corruption, the latest twist in her ongoing political rift with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.. The complaint, endorsed by House of Representatives member Percival Cendaña, accused Duterte of violating the country’s Constitution ...
Inside Southeast Asia’s shuttered nuclear power plant west of …
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.
Philippine police arrest suspected Chinese kingpin of criminal front ...
Oct 11, 2024 · POGOs are online gambling firms that cater to foreign customers, especially nationals from China, where gambling is illegal. But some POGOs, authorities said, are illegal and serve as fronts for criminal operations, including human trafficking, scams, and other activities.
Feud with Marcos beyond ‘point of no return,’ Philippine VP Sara ...
Nov 27, 2024 · Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte said her feud with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had reached a “point of no return” after police filed an assault complaint against her and some of her staff.
Filipina drugs convict on Indonesian death row to be repatriated …
Dec 6, 2024 · Indonesian Chief Minister for Law and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra (right) and Philippine Justice Undersecretary Raul Vasquez walk into a press conference room to sign an agreement on the transfer of Mary Jane Veloso, a Philippine woman who has been spared execution after her 2010 drug trafficking conviction, in Jakarta, Dec. 6, 2024.
As Chinese buyers snap up Chiang Mai properties, Thais fear for …
Nov 19, 2024 · The Chiang Mai Provincial Office reported that the city has a population of about 1.62 million Thai nationals, 7,190 Chinese and about 150,000 people from other nationalities.
Disaster-prone Philippines to cut budget for early warning system ...
Dec 3, 2024 · The Philippines is set to slash its budget for an early warning system to detect landslides, despite being highly vulnerable to natural disasters amid climate change.