Activists working against animal trafficking claim Thailand may be a world pioneer in avoiding pandemics by cracking down more and ceasing to be a conduit to the illicit trade in animals. They claim that this will help to avoid the spread of illness from animal to human. They said that empirical evidence has shown that most new pathogens usually come …

Maria Pauline Lumowa, a fugitive in a major embezzlement case involving more than Rp 17 trillion or around $ 200 million in bank loans, was extradited by the Serbian government to Indonesia on Wednesday, July 8. She arrived at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Thursday morning (7/9), 17 years after she was named a suspect. The suspect was …

The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) conducted a rescue operation for Indonesian citizens who worked as crew members and were treated inhumanely. This action should be appreciated because the TNI can again save Indonesian citizens from alleged human trafficking. Even as many as dozens of Indonesian citizens can be brought back safely to their homeland. Even so, an Indonesian crew …

MANILA – The Philippine government are currently in talks with the new potential proponents for the PHP102-billion redevelopment and rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The NAIA consortium sent a letter to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on Wednesday, informing him that the current situation and lack of resources to push through with the project due to the …

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has made it clear that communist are considered terrorists under the new anti-terror law, while assuring law-abiding citizens not to fear the controversial measure. According to Duterte, Communist like to be treated with another set of law when in fact they are terrorist. He also said that he’s trying to figure out how to connect …

MAKATI CITY – Makati Police raided a condominium suspected as a base for allegedly being involved in illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO). A Myanmar national and 50 Chinese nationals were nabbed by the operatives in an anti-illegal gambling operation in the business district. According to Southern Police District (SPD), the local police conducted the raid on the fifth floor …

METRO MANILA – Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte announced on Wednesday, July 8 that she tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Pahayag ni Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte: pic.twitter.com/ixmaoumsCa — Quezon City Government (@QCGov) July 8, 2020 According to Belmonte, she is not experiencing any symptoms so far. She said she expected to get the virus given her work of …

Good news for Indonesia that there is the addition of one location in the country as the UNESCO Global Geopark. The Toba Caldera is designated as the UNESCO Global Geopark at the 209th Session of the UNESCO Executive Board in Paris, France, Tuesday, July 2. UNESCO believes that the Toba Caldera has high geological links and traditional heritage with local …

Good news comes for movie lovers. Cinemas across Indonesia will soon be reopened. Previously cinemas were closed to prevent transmission of the coronavirus (Covid-19). This was announced by the Indonesia Cinema Management Association (GPBSI) which said it would resume cinema operational activities starting Wednesday, July 29, 2020, simultaneously throughout Indonesia. The chairman of GPBSI, Djonny Syafruddin said that mall entrepreneurs …

Three hundred drones took to South Korea’s evening sky over the Han River to provide advice on coronavirus prevention via a coordinated show of light featuring photos of hand-washing and social space. Last Saturday (July 4) a swarm of pinpoint lights raised into the air in military-like formation before rearranging themselves to form the picture of a white face mask, …