Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Declares Retirement from Politics
On May 9, 2022, the Philippines will choose its leader for better or worse. Some candidates will vie for Philippine president, while others are...
Cambodia Trains Virus-Sniffing Canines
Due to the rising number of new Covid-19 variants, Cambodia started training virus-sniffing canines. The country hopes that these animals will be able to...
Marijuana Farming in Malaysia Seeks Legalization
Malaysian Muda founder hopes for the legalization of marijuana farming for economic and health reasons. Marijuana has a bad reputation for its harmful effects...
Looming Civil War in Myanmar Urges UN to Act Immediately
Myanmar is on the verge of an intensifying civil war due to the country's military rule. The military's displacement of Aung San Suu Kyi...
Vietnam’s Resolution 105 Subsidizes Pandemic-Stricken Businesses
Vietnam proclaimed a new law called Resolution 105 to subsidize pandemic-stricken businesses in the country. It will help speed up the proliferation of the...
After Tokyo 2020, Jakarta aims to secure ASEAN’s first Olympics
Even as its national team’s 28 athletes arrived in Tokyo for the pandemic-delayed 2020 Olympic Games last month, Indonesia’s Olympic Committee (KOI) had already...
Will Japan seize its “ASEAN moment”?
At a time when Japanese officials are hardening their stance against China in the matter of Taiwanese independence, the country has been working hard...
Amid surging Covid-19 cases, second gen vaccines raise hopes across the Asia-Pacific
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees sounded the alarm at the beginning of this month on the rapidly deteriorating circumstances of refugees and...
When will Vietnam’s victims of abuse be vindicated?
When news broke of two separate crimes in Southern Vietnam within days of one another - the rape and murder of a five-year old...
ASEAN leaders want end on Myanmar crisis, envoy to facilitate talks
Southeast Asian chiefs reached an agreement with Myanmar's junta leader on Saturday to immediately end the ongoing crisis in the country, though without "a...
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Tarantula Species that Lives on Bamboo, Discovered in Thailand
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COMELEC Voids Petition to Negate Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Presidential Candidacy
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Prices of basic commodities in Thailand started increasing at the onset of 2022. The soaring inflation rate adversely impacts the prices of fuel, noodles....