Asean set to unveil vision for future
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The blueprint for Asean's future will top the agenda for the 27th regional summit in November 21 in Kuala Lumpur.
The 2025 blueprint...
Duterte flips finger to EU
President Rodrigo Duterte extends his middle finger to the European Union. Source: YouTube
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has used agricultural language to respond to the European...
Bomb kills 14 in Duterte’s hometown
People’s Park in Davao. The city was known as one of the Philippines’ safest. Source: Flickr
At least 14 people have been killed and many...
Indonesia set to execute 15 inmates
The island of Nusakambangan, dubbed the "Alcatraz of Indonesia". Source: Wikimedia
Amnesty International has condemned Indonesia's decision to execute death-row inmates, following reports of prisoners being moved...
Nike dumps homophobic Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao is planning one more bout. Source: Flickr
Nike has scrapped its sponsorship deal with the Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao after he said homosexuals were “worse...
300 die in Duterte drug war
Drug users and dealers are running scared in the Philippines. Source: Wikimedia
The Philippines’ new president Rodrigo Duterte's drugs crusade has killed an estimated 300...
Malaysian woman released by Abu Sayyaf
Malaysian woman released by Abu Sayyaf
Muslim militants in the Philippines have released a Malaysian woman held for nearly half a year.
Thien Nyuk Fun and...
Duterte hits back on Mindanao
Helicopters and infantry have attacked militants in a besieged city on Mindanao in the southern Philippines after meeting heavy resistance.
Tanks rolled into the mainly...
Nomura picks 2018 GDP winners
Prolonged growth in Indonesia and the Philippines will extend beyond 2018 driven by domestic demand and infrastructural projects, Nomura Securities investment bank has predicted.
The...
Isis extends Mindanao grip: analysts
Islamic State appears to be on the rise on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao with up to 100 foreign fighters and a growing...