Duterte gives go signal to sell Marcos jewelry
The jewels are part of a trove of Marcos treasures acquired through ill-gotten gains. President Duterte has approved the sale of around P700 million worth of jewelry that formed…
What Thailand gets wrong about Orwell’s Animal Farm
Thais criticizing Prayuth Chan-ocha’s recommendation of Animal Farm misses the novel’s central point. For anyone familiar with George Orwell there can be no analysis…
Minister tells Indonesians to uninstall VPNs
Indonesia un-restricts social media, says VPNs no longer needed. Communications and Information Minister Rudiantara has called Indonesians to uninstall virtual private networks…
Malaysia investigates illegal plastic dumps
Perak tasks Environment Department to look into UK reports of mounds of plastic waste in jungle. Perak Environment Committee chairman Dr Abdul Aziz Bari has expressed shock over a…
Eight deaths on Everest, the most in four years
As climbing season draws to a close, Everest experiences its most deaths in four years. As the Everest climbing season for this year draws to a close, with just one day left for…
PM Modi says victory for democracy in post-election speech
Prime Minister Narendra Modi evokes the Mahabharata in victory speech. Modi is set to become only the third Prime Minister in India and the first non-Congress leader to be elected…
Foreign worker influx presents business opportunity in Japan
Service industry businesses catering to foreign workers are popping up all over Japan. As companies hurry to prepare for the acceptance of foreign workers that they hope will…
Five reasons why many Indians voted for Modi’s BJP
A analysis piece in Dawn by Supriya Sharma looks at why Indian voters chose Modi, again. “Five minutes. Do nothing. Let things happen.” This is what Bheru Lal believes…
Taiwan becomes first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage
The legislation was passed on Friday. Taiwan made history on May 17 as the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after most lawmakers of the ruling Democratic…
Bangladeshis will be richer than Indians by 2030
This according to a new report by Standard Chartered bank. Bangladeshis will be richer than Indians by 2030 as the country’s per capita income will grow nearly four times…