MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday afternoon will be conducting inspection in the hardest hit areas of Typhoon Rolly in Bicol Region and Calabarzon from the havoc brought upon by the the world’s strongest typhoon this year which killed 16 people and hundreds of thousands evacuated. Typhoon Goni (Local name: Rolly) battered provinces south of the capital Manila on …

METRO MANILA – Typhoon Rolly that battered Bicol and parts of Luzon leaving at least 10 people dead and affecting more than two million Filipinos, the Office of Civil Defense in Region 5 said on Sunday.  Nine were confirmed dead in Albay while one in Catanduanes. Provinces including Masbate, Sorsogon, Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte has yet to submit their …

KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has call for the people to exercise calmness following the controversial tweet of Dr Mahathir Mohamad regarding Muslim and France. The Pekan MP said that the world “should calm down” and they should read his tweet in its full context. The world shld calm down & read @chedetofficial statement in …

METRO MANILA – The Philippine government’s COVID-19 task force is preparing for the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine once it is made available. According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr., the newly form task group was prescribed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for the effective management and distribution of vaccines as well …

DHAKA – Bangladeshi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam said that the country is looking forward to connect and establish road and railway links to ASEAN and China. As the chief guest at a webinar “Bangladesh-China Development Cooperation: Experience Outlook”, Alam said that they have reached out to the Chinese embassy in Dhaka to discuss the possible partnership between …

KUALA LUMPUR – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad posted a tweet on Thursday that Muslims have a right “to kill millions of French people” after the deadly attack in Nice. The post ignited widespread anger worldwide that prompted the Twitter to delete the post. Three people were killed at a church in Nice, with the attacker beheading one victim. THe country …

METRO MANILA PHILIPPINE – As Typhoon Rolly roars in the country today, The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration warns that it could intensify into a super typhoon that will bring destructive wind and heavy rains in Metro Manila and parts of Luzon this weekend. Typhoon Rolly or International name Goni, is expected to pack maximum sustained winds of …

King Prajadhipok’s (National)Institute is researching different models of the reconciliation committee and will send a report to Parliament president Chuan Leekpai for consideration to decide on a way to address the recent student-led unrest. Mr Chuan recently recommended that a committee be set up to restore national unity and put an end to the ongoing political dispute. The move came …

In the 2024 presidential election, the United Development Party is exploring the possibilities of endorsing former Jakarta deputy governor and businessman Sandiaga Uno, with several members of his branch executive board advocating his candidacy for chairman of the PPP. For this reason, Arsul Sani, Secretary-General of the PPP, said the party was looking for a figure who could represent Islam …

ASEAN – Civil organizations of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries have pushed to promote economic and industrial recovery as well as regional cooperation in the post-Covid-19 era. In a virtual meeting chaired by Gu Xiulian, president of China-ASEAN Association, they published the initiative on Monday together with the leaders of the civil organizations. Gu …