100,000 Filipino healthcare workers with pending US visas as demand soars: Envoy
Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Romualdez estimated around 150,000 to 200,000 Filipino healthcare workers are in the US presently.
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A better way: How rehabilitated terrorists are helping counter extremism
Reformed terror convicts are deploying their knowledge and personal stories to assist in deradicalization programs in Indonesia.
Customers scrambling for JB-SG VTL bus tickets hit by cancellations, glitches
Demand for tickets remains brisk as many rush to make trips via the land VTL over the Chinese New Year period.
US designates six North Koreans over WMD, ballistic missile programs
North Korea claims to have successfully test fired a new hypersonic missile in Sept, a second last Wednesday and a third test yet again this week.
US expected to have new ambassador to Philippines before May polls
At present, the U.S. Embassy in Manila is being headed by Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim Heather Variava.
Malaysians advised not to ignore open burning following rise in bushfires
State environment committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said fire teams are on high alert after bushfires started occurring late last month.
Transport owners lobby against safe distancing orders in public transport
Operators have said that they would be hiking the fare if they have to operate at half capacity.
Singapore firms will get time to adapt to higher carbon tax
The revised carbon tax rate for 2024 will be announced during next month's Budget, which will also indicate what to expect up to 2030.
Jokowi looks for ‘soft landing’ as his presidency nears its end
Two years from the end of his second and last term in office, Jokowi has been increasing the size of his Cabinet and making room for political allies and figures deemed valuable…
Chinese embassy slams threats by ‘HK independence’ elements
According to a spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Britain, the rioters blatantly threatened and violently attacked a Chinese citizen.