ASEAN IN FOCUS

Look: President Duterte arrives in Singapore for ASEAN Summit

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte arrived on Thursday night, April 26, at the Changi Airport in Singapore to attend the 32nd…

Indonesia sentences eight Taiwanese drug smugglers to death

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Eight Taiwanese drug smugglers were sentenced to death by an Indonesian court Thursday after being…

UPDATED: Ten killed, dozens injured in illegal Indonesia oil well fire

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) -- Ten people have been killed and dozens injured in a huge blaze at an illegal oil…

Indonesia’s former speaker gets 15 years in jail for corruption

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's former parliament speaker was handed a 15-year prison term on Tuesday in a victory for…

Asian push to crack down on ‘fake news’ sparks alarm

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Inflammatory stories masquerading as real news pose a particularly toxic threat in Asian countries with…

President Duterte confers order of Sikatuna to outgoing ambassador of Thailand

  (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte conferred the Order of Sikatuna to outgoing Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand…

Social innovation, corporate responsibility, pangunahing paksa sa isinagawang Asian Forum on Enterprise For Society

(Eagle News) -- Tinalakay sa isinasagawang dalawang araw na Asian Forum on Enterprise for Society ang ukol sa social innovation,…

Myanmar pardons 8,500 prisoners in holiday amnesty

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's president on Tuesday announced pardons for more than 8,500 prisoners, including three dozen jailed…

Scepticism as Myanmar announces return of first Rohingya family

by Athens Zaw Zaw with Sam Jahan in Dhaka © Agence France-Presse YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's government said it has…

Myanmar says ICC lacks jurisdiction to probe Rohingya crisis

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar has expressed "serious concern" over an attempt at the International Criminal Court to open a…

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