Geo Politics

SRI LANKA: Shorter work weeks are becoming popular in places like Iceland and the United Kingdom, with the goal of increasing worker productivity and happiness. However, in crisis-stricken Sri Lanka, the notion is to deal with crippling food and fuel shortages. The South Asian country, which is grappling with shortages in the midst of its worst economic crisis in decades, …

Philippines – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced that it will strengthen rules regarding the use of electric bicycles and scooters. We will do this because of the increasing number of motorbike accidents. Victor Núñez, MMDA’s Department of Traffic Discipline, said authorities were tolerant of enforcing regulations on the use of electronic bicycles due to the lack of …

Beijing – On Wednesday, June 15, President Xi Jinping assured Vladimir Putin of China’s support for Russian “sovereignty and security.” This prompted Washington to warn Beijing that they risked ending up “on the wrong side of history.” China has declined to denounce Russia’s unprecedented military assault on Ukraine and has been accused of providing diplomatic cover for Moscow by criticizing …

Philippines – Some online users reminded  that  English could be used for public purposes after the newly elected Senator Robin Padilla stated that he wanted to discuss only  in  the Philippine Senate. The 52-year-old self-proclaimed “Best of the State-of-the-art Education” and new Senate freshmen are ready to discuss in the plenary on Tuesday, June 14, when reporters hold the 19th …

Philippines – President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. examined with the United Nations (UN) and European representatives elevated degree of responsibility regarding common liberties in the Philippines, as well as proceeding with the conflict on drugs inside the system of the law. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has a 2020 goal offering specialized collaboration with the Philippine government to …

Philippines – The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) dismissed government examiners’ solicitation to reprimand imprisoned resistance pioneer Leila de Lima and her legal advisor, and said the media proclamations being referred to are simple reverberations of the declarations of the observers. In view of this, Branch 206 Judge Gener Gito excused the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) appeal for scorn against …

Malaysia – Umno President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has lodged another defamation suit, this time against former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, for saying that he requested the former Prime Minister’s aid in dropping his corruption charges. Zahid refuted Mahathir’s claim that he and two or three people went to his (Mahathir’s) house shortly after the 14th general election. On February …

ASEAN – President Rodrigo Duterte has declined an invitation to attend the United States-ASEAN summit in Washington DC to be held after the May 9 Philippine elections. During his Talk to the People aired on Wednesday morning, Duterte said it would not look good for him to attend the May 11 to 13 summit because by the time his successor …

Thailand – The urgent need to get the economy in the groove again is leaving the public authority no decision except for to pursue a full-scale resuming of the country in the midst of waiting apprehension about a post-Songkran celebration spike in Covid-19 cases, most authorities on the matter would agree. Previous head of the state Abhisit Vejjajiva said the …

Philippines – Just after bagging support for the controlling PDP-Laban party, official aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. presently can’t seem to procure his much-trusted support from the current President Rodrigo Duterte. In view of this, Last March 24, Palace representative Martin Andanar affirmed last week that Duterte met with Marcos, yet he said the active president just discussed his encounters …