MANILA: The Philippine government said on Friday (Jan 27) it intended to appeal an International Criminal Court decision to reopen an inquiry into Manila’s brutal anti-drug campaign, which left thousands dead. The Hague-based tribunal launched the enquiry in 2019 but suspended it later that year at the request of theContinue Reading
ECONOMIC HIT The UNODC estimates that Myanmar’s opium economy is worth about US$2 billion – the equivalent of up to 3 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product in 2021. Despite the spike in production, farm gate prices for opium have also soared to around US$280 a kilogram, theContinue Reading
As the ambitious, short-lived agreement marks two significant anniversaries, its influence and impact on ASEAN trade and geopolitics still survives through resurrected and new deals.
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But some industry players have said they believe the city’s tourism trump card could be in reviving cruise tourism and tapping the Greater Bay Area, made up of Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong province. Last Wednesday, Silversea Cruises’ Silver Spirit became the first international cruise liner toContinue Reading
In a statement posted on its Twitter account, Hindenburg said “regarding the company’s threats of legal action, to be clear, we would welcome it”. “We fully stand by our report and believe any legal action taken against us would be meritless,” it added. Founded by Nathan Anderson in 2017, HindenburgContinue Reading
BANGKOK: The air quality in Bangkok has hit unhealthy levels with residents in the Thai capital and nearby provinces advised to avoid or reduce outdoor activities on Friday and Saturday, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Thursday (Jan 26). In a statement on Facebook, BMA’s Environment Department saidContinue Reading
After experiencing their second major flood in three years, some residents of Kampung Contoh have grown weary.Continue Reading
SWIFT CRACKDOWN China’s government and state media apparatus have made scant acknowledgement of the protests – some of which occurred in major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai – and have not directly mentioned the detentions. But an oversight body for domestic law enforcement said in November that it wouldContinue Reading
China’s Consul General in the city of Fukuoka, Lu Guijun, told state broadcaster CGTN on Thursday that of the 13 people found, “eight have been confirmed dead, of whom six are Chinese”. “Five of them – including four Chinese crew members – are not in life-threatening conditions,” he added. “WeContinue Reading
SEOUL: Both North and South Korea violated the armistice that governs their shared border by sending drones into each other’s airspace in December, the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) said on Thursday (Jan 26). Five North Korean drones crossed into the South on Dec 26, prompting South Korea’s military toContinue Reading