Vietnamese government issues decree on temporary exit ban for tax evaders
Business owners with a tax debt from VND50 million (US$1,950) that is overdue by more than 120 days will potentially be banned from exiting the country.
Missing Philippine Air Force fighter jet found in Bukidnon mountain
The Philippine Air Forc said the jet, which flew out of the Benito Ebuen Airbase in Mactan, lost communication past midnight on March 4 as it was nearing the target area. Amid…
Bangladeshis burdened with high internet taxes
Bangladeshi citizens were burdened with some of the highest taxes on internet usage in Asia in 2024, with a combined tax rate of 39 percent on internet services, according to a…
Singapore’s home affairs ministry allows hiring of auxiliary cops from China, India
Auxiliary police officers or APOs have been recruited from Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Philippines, India and China, with these new officers making up about 3 per cent of the total…
Calls to criminalise marital rape in India renewed as judge frees man accused of raping wife
In 2019, the 40-year-old man was convicted of rape and “unnatural sex” with his wife, who died within hours of the alleged assault.
China’s Two Sessions to focus on tackling wobbly economy amid growing trade war with US
The sessions are parallel sets of annual meetings of the National People’s Congress, or Parliament, and of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, a top…
Vietnam considers relaxing its two-child policy amid declining birth rate
The Ministry of Health has proposed allowing couples to decide the number and timing of their children, as well as addressing regional disparities in birth rates.
Regulation of social media content creators pushed in the Philippines
This is on top of the creation of a council of peers among content creators to regulate and fact-check online posts.
Philippine President Marcos releases video warning against trolls
The Presidential Communications Office released the video amid online criticism which attributed Thursday’s collapse of the P1.2-billion Cabagan-Sta. Maria Bridge in Isabela to…
North Korea fires strategic cruise missiles from its west coast this week
The latest test was conducted to warn "enemies, who are seriously violating the security environment of the (country) and fostering and escalating the confrontation…