BANGKOK: A Malaysian man drove more than 2,500km from Malaysia to Si Chomphu, Khon Kaen in northeastern Thailand to find his former Thai-wife whom he suspected had cheated him 3 million Baht (about RM380,000) …
KUTUPALONG CAMP, Bangladesh — When the Myanmar military closed in on the village of Pwint Phyu Chaung, everyone had a few seconds to make a choice. Noor Ankis, 25, chose to remain in her …
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo was disinvited by Malacañang to the first vin d’honneur of President Duterte, her spokesperson said. “Our office received an invitation to the vin d’honneur via email last …
By Emily Chow | SUNGKAI, MALAYSIA The Malaysian plantation district of Sungkai has become an initial – and unlikely – battleground for an election that embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to call …
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated Sultan Muhammad V on ascension to the throne of the King of Malaysia, said the press service of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry. The head of state in his …
The country can afford to “lose” a funding grant from the US-led Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC), President Duterte declared yesterday as he again called on the Americans to “better start packing” as “we have …
By David Brunnstrom | WASHINGTON China appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea, a U.S. think …
Refusing to accept the findings of the Senate committee on justice and human rights on the issue of extrajudicial killings, Sen. Leila de Lima has filed a dissenting report that she said contained the …
MANILA: Environmentalists have hit out at organizers of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in the Philippines, calling them “irresponsible” for letting contestants swim with endangered whale sharks. A group of bikini-clad Miss Universe candidates …
By Colin Packham | SYDNEY The United States is ready to confront China should it continue its overreaching maritime claims in the South China Sea, the head of the U.S. Pacific fleet said on …