Juan Ponce Enrile, a giant in Philippine politics, dies at 101
Former defense minister Enrile played a key role and was known as one of the architects in the implementation of martial law during Marcos Sr.’s administration. Yet, Enrile…
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Passport shortage looms in Nepal
Currently, the stock of ordinary passports has fallen below 170,000.
Time for Nepal to rethink blanket vitamin and nutritional campaigns, experts say
Nine years without a micronutrient survey, Nepal still spends millions on vitamin A and mineral drives.
Philippines ranks among countries most affected by climate-related disasters
With its location along the Pacific Ring of Fire and its proximity to the Pacific Ocean, the country regularly experiences devastating typhoons and earthquakes.
Brice Hernandez: How ex-public works engineer built a flood of corruption in the Philippines
The Commission on Audit has so far filed 29 fraud audit reports implicating Hernandez in a spree of anomalous flood control projects, which include ghost work, overpriced…
Shock, disbelief as Delhi blast linked to doctors in ‘white-collar’ terror cell
Police seized 2,900 kg of explosives and weapons linked to a terror cell, revealing a "white-collar ecosystem" of radicalised professionals, with suspicion falling on doctors…
Philippine President Marcos vows jail: ‘No Merry Christmas’ for flood mess culprits
President Marcos pointed out that the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), a superbody established to probe all public works projects over the past 10 years, had…
South Korea’s annual college entrance exam mirrors push to curb reliance on private education
This year's exam maintains ban on 'killer questions,' as the test committee vows fair, curriculum-based testing.
Gender pay gap drives Bhutanese women to Australia: World Bank
According to the Bhutan Labour Market Information System, women constituted only 42 percent of the workforce as of August 2025 and face a substantial earnings gap. Their median…
Positive online sentiment greets former Indonesian strongman Soeharto’s national hero title
Drone Emprit analyst Rizal Nova Mujahid said generational factors partly explained the contrasting opinions across platforms, with Facebook’s overwhelmingly positive posts…