Marcos’ trips yield P4 trillion in investments: Malacanang
Citing data from the Department of Trade and Industry, Presidential Communications Secretary Cheloy Velicaria Garafil said the figure represented the consolidated and processed…
Politics
People with disabilities in Indonesia aim for seats in Parliament in hope of endorsing friendly rules
Ten people with disabilities – running on eight political parties’ tickets – are competing in the legislative elections, in the hope of becoming one of the 580 MPs.
Why Mao’s 130th birthday will be a muted affair
Official commemorations will almost certainly evoke feelings of nostalgia, something the Communist Party of China will want to carefully manage, especially at a time of growing…
Indonesia’s election commission chief rebuffs allegations of bias during VP debate
Former sports and youth minister Roy Suryo, who is also a telematics expert, uploaded a social media post accusing the election commission of providing extra microphones to VP…
4 senior Abe faction members voluntarily questioned over suspected hidden funds
They were expected to have been questioned as to why the funds were not disclosed, as well as the circumstances behind the off-the-book funds and their understanding of the…
Bangladesh election commission to hold meeting with foreign diplomats on Jan 4
Heads of foreign missions, heads of international organisations, and the resident representative of UNDP in Bangladesh will be informed on the steps taken by election commission…
Prabowo leads initial campaign finance data with $2 million
The data refer to the total value of money, goods and services amassed at the beginning of the campaign season, which is reported by each candidate pair to the election organizer…
President Alvi approves Ahad Cheema’s removal as PM’s adviser
The petition filed by Advocate Syed Azizud Din Kaka Khel in October had said the transparency of elections was not possible due to these individuals being part of the caretaker…
South Korea’s incoming ruling party chief faces uphill battle
The ruling party interim nominee, former Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon seeks to lead party reform while tackling opposition proposals for a special investigation into first lady…
IHC dismisses Imran’s plea seeking suspension of trial court verdict in Toshakhana case
The judgement said that Section 561 (inherent powers of the court to save the ends of justice) of the CrPC could be invoked to “correct error or prevent the abuse of process of…