. . CHUMPHON – Thai Marine and Coastal Resources officials are trying to clean up a massive, one-kilometre long tangle of trash, officials said Friday, calling...
. . MANILA – The Philippine Government derided Catholic bishops on Sunday as “out of touch” after they used weekend sermons to attack a war...
. . BANGKOK – Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha’s declared “War on Corruption” seems to to be more of a fantasy rather than a reality after...
. . MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has launched a tirade at priests and bishops critical of his crackdown on illegal drugs, accusing them of...
. . BANGKOK – Pictures of Chalita checking into her first class seat at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport last Tuesday caused amusement online. Maria-Louise Sanchez said: “Chalita,...
. . MANILA – Waste from discarded electronic gadgets and electrical appliances has reached severe levels in Asia, posing a growing threat to health and the...
. . DAVAO – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he would impose martial law if the drug problem became “very virulent”, just a month after...
. . MANILA – In 2016, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte placed his country prominently on the global radar screen—too prominently, in the opinion of some Filipinos....
. . MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to ensure free access to contraceptives for 6 million women who cannot obtain them,...
. . MANILA – Philippine authorities have seized about 6 Billion Pesos ($120 million) worth of methamphetamines in a series of anti-narcotics operations this month that...
. . BANGKOK – Dec 26 Thai shares closed higher for a second straight session on Monday in thin trading as strong November trade data briefly...
. . SOUTH CHINA SEA – China’s sole aircraft carrier, accompanied by a group of Chinese warships entered the top half of the South China Sea...
. . BANGKOK – Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital in Bangkok has introduced the vaccine against four strains of the dengue virus, making it the first facility in...
. . WASHINGTON – Miss Puerto Rico’s Stephanie Del Valle was crowned Miss World 2016 on Sunday, winning the top prize in the 66th edition of...
. . BEIJING – China said Saturday that its military was in contact with its American counterparts on “appropriately handling” the Chinese navy’s seizure of a...
. . BEIJING – China’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday its deployment of necessary defensive facilities on some islands in the South China Sea is legitimate and...
. . PHNOM PENH – On Tuesday, Philippine President Duterte told a cheering crowd of a few thousand expatriate Filipinos in the Cambodian that he might...
. . MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told business men in a speech Monday night the he he personally killed suspected criminals when he...
. . MANILA – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and his political allies are pushing to pass laws by December that would lower the minimum age of...
. . LIMA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Western “bullying” and “hypocrisy” during his first meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and said...