After months of anticipation, the Philippines has officially announced the exact location of four additional military bases that will be opened to American troops under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). Signed in 2014, the EDCA initially identified five bases, namely Lumbia Air Base in Cagayan de Oro City, Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base in Cebu, […]Continue Reading
Twenty-five birds of rare species on an international conservation list were found in a suitcase destined for the Maldives at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: It is too drastic a measure for the government to ban the usage of vapes and electronic cigarettes in the country, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday (Apr 4). Instead, the government will tax these nicotine-laced products in order to stop them from being widespread andContinue Reading
CHON BURI: Four men relaxing at a beach in Sattahip district had their holiday ruined when police arrested them for the theft of safes from houses that were burgled in provinces in the East and the Northeast.Continue Reading
Bodies of the four Indians were found in a marsh near the US-Canada border last week.Continue Reading
BEIJING: China warned on Tuesday (Apr 4) that Washington was “endangering regional peace and stability” with a new deal expanding American troops’ access to bases in the Philippines. “Out of self-interest, the US maintains a zero-sum mentality and continues to strengthen its military deployment in the region,” foreign ministry spokeswomanContinue Reading
The three Chinese suspects in the abduction and murder of a Chinese student in Thailand have been arrested in Wuhan and will be prosecuted in China, the national police chief announced on Tuesday.Continue Reading
China may be on a spy infrastructure-building spree in Myanmar and Cambodia, deftly leveraging these countries’ security and economic troubles to advance its geopolitical interests. This month, Economic Times reported that satellite imagery from US-based Maxar Technologies showed renewed construction activities on Myanmar’s Great Coco Island, including a freshly-lengthened 2,300-meter runway. The report also mentions […]Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday (Apr 4) said that the government is expected to absorb some 12,800 contract doctors into permanent positions over the next three years. Speaking in parliament, Mr Anwar, who is also the finance minister, said that just this year alone, nearly 4,300Continue Reading
The deputy managing partner of Honfoong Plastic Industries found that the manager became less strict in his quality inspections after receiving the first red packet and continued the practice for eight years.Continue Reading