Indonesia’s sex ban deters visitors, but residents are at risk

December 12, 2022

The recently passed Indonesian criminal code will not endanger visitors to Bali, according to the island's governor, who dismissed worries…

Japanese government wants to give people 80,000 to have babies

December 12, 2022

The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare hopes that the promise of more money in the bank would motivate more…

Human Rights Day protestors accuse Philippines president of extrajudicial executions

December 12, 2022

Hundreds of people have marched in the capital of the Philippines to protest what they claim is an increase in…

Year-end flu season returns as Singapore physicians report respiratory illnesses

December 12, 2022

The flu season has returned to Singapore, and physicians are reporting a 20 percent increase in instances of respiratory illness.…

Chinse gangsters are making Thailand their home

December 12, 2022

The confiscation of a private plane, supercars, narcotics, and sumptuous residences are just some of the rewards of crime that…

Maria Ressa launches “How to Stand Up to a Dictator” in Philippines

December 11, 2022

Maria Ressa, Nobel laureate and CEO of Rappler, presented her book How to Stand Up to a Dictator in the…

Pacquiao dominates DK Yoo in exhibition

December 11, 2022

Manny Pacquiao succeeded in his comeback to the ring, defeating DK Yoo by majority decision in an exhibition battle at…

Japanese ispace launches first commercial moon lander

December 11, 2022

After many setbacks, on December 11 a new space firm in Japan successfully launched a spacecraft toward the moon. This…

Philippines celebrates UNCLOS’ 40th anniversary

December 10, 2022

Forty years after the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was formed, the Department of Foreign…

DMW wants OFWs in DFA’s legal help fund legislated

December 10, 2022

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is advocating for a bill that will institutionalize the inclusion of overseas Filipino workers…

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