Trust ratings of Philippine President Marcos, VP Duterte drop in survey after anti-corruption rallies
An analyst said the numbers reflect a “maturing” electorate, and serve as a reminder that how the government delivers results matters.
South Korean Unification Ministry reshuffle aims at reviving dialogue, economic cooperation with North Korea
The plan includes reinstating the ministry’s Office for Inter-Korean Dialogue two years after it was abolished and creating a new office dedicated to promoting inter-Korean…
Filipino distrust in China among highest in Asia
Close to six in 10 Filipinos, or 59 percent, believed China does more harm than good. This places the Philippines alongside Taiwan and South Korea, both democratic societies that…
Most Filipinos want ex-president Duterte held accountable for drug war deaths: survey
The survey, commissioned by Stratbase Group, was conducted nationwide from September 24 to 30, 2025, sampling 1,500 adult Filipinos with a ±3% margin of error.
Israel-based AI report on Nepal Gen Z protest comes under scrutiny
Digital experts have pushed back against interpretations, calling them misleading. While the Cyabra report may offer some indications or insights, experts emphasise that it cannot…
Myanmar junta says Malaysia to observe election
Monitors are slating the poll as a ploy to legitimise continuing military rule, while it is set to be boycotted by many ousted lawmakers and blocked by armed opposition groups in…
A third of buildings torched in Gen Z protests fully destroyed
The Department of Urban Development and Building Construction carried out rapid assessments of 440 buildings of 287 federal offices across the country. Of them 134 have been found…
Philippine immigration bureau orders close monitoring of 33 personalities in flood control mess
The list includes former Speaker Martin Romualdez, as well as five incumbent and former senators, who have been implicated as having had roles in the questionable insertions in…
‘Man of belief’: Japanese Nobel Prize winner Sakaguchi pursues research despite skepticism from peers
Shimon Sakaguchi’s research on regulatory T cells, which suppress immune responses, was long met with skepticism and dismissed as hard to believe. Having led a somewhat solitary…
Malaysia’s Parliament to focus on nation’s fiscal health, school bullying today
Also scheduled are the second reading of the Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Bill 2025, the Private Agencies (Amendment) Bill 2025, the Urban Renewal Bill 2025, and the Mufti (Federal…