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Collapse of ‘world order:’ An opportunity for Asia and middle powers?

Many Europeans have been left deeply shaken by a triad of global crises: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the EU’s doorstep, Donald Trump’s blatant disregard for international norms, and the devastating allegations of genocide against Israel in Gaza. The post-World War II international system seems to have reached its finish line. Speaking at the Munich

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PNP intensifies internal cleansing after arrest of 2 active-duty cops

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has ordered a stricter crackdown against erring personnel following the arrests of two active-duty cops facing rape and domestic violence charges in Metro Manila and Mindanao. “Let these simultaneous arrests serve as a stern warning that our badge and our uniform will

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PDEA: 10,540 drug personalities avail of gov’t rehab program in May

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said a total of 10,540 drug personalities have availed of the government’s rehabilitation and reformation program, of whom 2,798 graduates were able to secure employment or livelihood opportunities as of May. The PDEA said the Balay Silangan Reformation Program has successfully transformed the lives of these

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Francisco now a typhoon — Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — Francisco (international name: Mekkhala) intensified into a typhoon on Sunday afternoon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). According to Pagasa, Francisco became a typhoon around 2 p.m. while being monitored within the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). READ: Rainy Sunday due to habagat, trough of STS Francisco

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Three homes destroyed in Phichit fire, EV erupts in flames

A fire destroyed three houses in a Taphan Hin community in Phichit province yesterday evening, before a second blaze broke out nearby when a parked electric vehicle suddenly caught fire. Police and rescue workers were notified of the fire at the Phrom Jai community, in Taphan Hin Municipality, just after 8pm. Fire trucks from the …

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Thailand is throwing out the foreigners it spent a fortune inviting in

The same government that is rewriting its business laws to attract the world’s capital is, on property, prosecuting the people who already brought it. Two policies, one country, pointed in opposite directions. This is the contradiction at the heart of Thailand’s investment story, and why it can’t last. Watch what Thailand’s Commerce Ministry is doing, …

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A practical guide to visiting Brunei Darussalam 

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Majestic is one word to describe Brunei Darussalam, but that barely scratches the surface. The sultanate on the northern coast of Borneo sits on vast oil wealth. Yet it wears its prosperity quietly: in the gleam of 24-karat gold-leaf domes rising above grand mosques, in the stillness of a river village

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Brahminy Kite rescued in South Cotabato

COTABATO CITY — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENR-CENRO) in Banga, South Cotabato, confirmed Sunday the rescue of a juvenile Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus). Maria Elvira Lumayag, OIC regional executive director of DENR-12, said personnel from DENR-CENRO Banga received the Brahminy Kite from officials of Barangay San Vicente on

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P4.5M ‘hot meat’ seized in Pampanga

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — Authorities have confiscated an estimated P4.5 million worth of frozen meat products from a trading establishment in Bacolor town, Pampanga. The operation was conducted at an establishment in Barangay Calibutbut, where authorities arrested the owner and production manager for alleged violations of the Food Safety Act of 2013 and the Meat

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