Pakistan’s May 9 riots: Mercy petitions of 19 convicts accepted on humanitarian grounds
The development comes less than a month after military courts sentenced a total of 85 civilians involved in the May 9 riots of 2023.
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Investigative body enters impeached South Korean President Yoon’s residence to arrest him
They were initially impeded by some 20 presidential bodyguards, who eventually allowed the investigators to enter Yoon's residence after a standoff lasting less than an hour.
New acting South Korean President Choi Sang-mok vows stability
South Korea faces a historic first as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi, a seasoned civil servant with decades of economic policymaking experience, now carries the…
More than 100 foreign workers nabbed for immigration offences in Malaysia’s NYE sweep
State director Mohd Rusdi added that those detained included 20 men and four women from Indonesia, 16 men from Myanmar, one man from Pakistan, and 64 men from Bangladesh, aged…
Pledge to end child marriage in Nepal
As part of a national campaign and in order to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, stakeholders reaffirm their commitment to ending underage marriages by 2030.
Memorial service for Japan’s Noto Peninsula earthquake, rain victims held
A memorial service for the victims of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake and September’s heavy rains was held at the Noto Airport campus of the Japan Aviation Academy in Wajima,…
President Yoon Suk Yeol defiant, vows to fight arrest ‘until the end’
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, heading the investigation on insurrection and power abuse charges against President Yoon, vowed Wednesday morning…
Yearender: Day of reckoning dawns for Duterte drug war
In recommending charges against the former president, the House quad committee asserted that, for the victims of extrajudicial killings, the drug war constituted “a profound and…
Five for 2025 — The key challenges Pakistan must tackle head on in the new year
The five major issues it will need to confront head on are: a growing, multi-front security threat, foreign policy strains, zero-sum politics, internet throttling, and democratic…
Philippine budget critics: Veto still left ‘pork’ intact
Among the items that were widely criticized was the public works budget that was bloated by almost P289 billion, and for deleting the P96-billion proposed subsidy for the…