2 of Philippine ex-mayor Guo’s companions arrested in Indonesia – Interior Secretary
Guo has been reportedly out of the country since July 18, according to Senator Risa Hontiveros, but the mayor’s camp insisted she is still in the country.
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State responsibility to protect public from social media’s negative implications, Pakistan army chief says
Today’s statement was the latest in a long line of warnings from the army chief and the military about the dangers posed by social media.
China makes new progress on path set by late leader Deng Xiaoping
His legacies in terms of politics, the economy and diplomacy have continued to inspire China across the years.
Time to refocus: The Korea Herald
The momentum comes with both parties having elected new leaders, but there are concerns that the same old political play might be repeated.
A day to remember, holiday or not: Philippine Daily Inquirer
The latest decision to move this year’s celebration of Ninoy Aquino Day did not sit well with many Filipinos, who felt that the move was another attempt to further diminish the…
Bangladesh interim government to cancel diplomatic passports
The move comes over two weeks after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government on August 5. Along with members of parliament, their family members also carry…
Lahore police file case as doctors’ association, hospital staff protest against 5yo girl’s alleged rape
A note of demands by the protesters said: “An incident of rape/attempt of rape on the premises of SGRH Lahore has occurred, which was pushed under the carpet by the…
‘Heads will roll’: President Marcos after ex-mayor with alleged China crime links, flees Philippines
Dismissed mayor Alice Guo, also identified as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, had somehow managed to leave the country despite an immigration lookout bulletin order issued by the…
Philippine Executive Secretary orders cancellation of Alice Guo, family’s passports
In a memorandum signed by Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Tuesday, he cited reports of Guo fleeing the country using her Philippine passport to Malaysia and then meeting her family in…
Inside the ‘Aynaghar’: Secret prisons of Bangladesh’s Hasina regime
After years of denial by the authorities, chilling details about secret prisons are now emerging as victims of enforced disappearance begin to speak out after their release…