While attempts at denuclearization of the Korean peninsula aren’t exactly breaking news, the seemingly constant back-and-forth bickering between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un is becoming almost comical, like the world is watching one long, intense, live-action episode of Tom and Jerry.
For years the Philippines has emphasized the importance of security issues happening among its borders. It’s dealt with many issues, some of the more important ones being crime and terrorism. Understanding of the controversy occuring in Jordan, Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte, has announced he is willing to send his troops to fight the Islamic militant. Eager to expand military alliances… Read more »
In a new letter, Kim Jong-un requests US president to meet again and efforts under way to make it happen. US President Donald Trump received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Monday asking for a second meeting and the White House is preparing to schedule one. The two leaders have been discussing North Korea’s nuclear programme since their unprecedented June 12 summit… Read more »
Indonesia is set to assist Sri Lanka in infrastructure development, as the two countries look forward to bolstering bilateral cooperation and beyond, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. On the sidelines of his two-day state visit to Vietnam, Jokowi met with Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Melia Hotel in Hanoi on Wednesday, during which they discussed ways to… Read more »
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim will contest for a seat in the country’s parliament, his party announced on Wednesday, as a party MP resigned to make way for the senior leader just months after their coalition won a shock May general election. Anwar, who just returned to public life after years of incarceration, has been named the ruling… Read more »
In the upcoming Indonesian presidential elections of April of 2019, religion has a considerable role. Indonesia is a predominantly Muslim country, with 90% of Indonesians identifying as Muslim, and even one district, Aech, adopting Sharia Law. The current President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, ran against Prabowo Subianto in 2014. Their previous campaigns against one another in 2014, involved exceeding amounts… Read more »
Thailand has long been a haven for foreign criminals, a convenient base to plot and commit crimes or just to hide out. Thai law enforcers have fought back, joining with their counterparts overseas to arrest a string of notorious terrorists, criminals and gangsters on our soil. The list runs from “Bali Bomber” Hambali, al-Qaeda’s chief in Southeast Asia, to Mozambican… Read more »
Escape from Xinjiang: Muslim Uighurs speak of China persecution Testimonies by Muslim Uighurs who escaped Xinjiang confirm reports of ‘systematic campaign of human rights violations’. by Ted Regencia 10 Sept 2018 Government social media post in April 2017 shows detainees in a camp in Hotan Prefecture [Image obtained by HRW] MORE ON ASIA PACIFIC Malaysian ex-PM Najib’s lawyer charged with money-launderingtoday… Read more »
Taiwan, a country still controlled by the Republic of China, has formal ties with a total of 17 countries around the world. Since the election of their president Tsai Ing-wen in 2016, Taiwan has lost five diplomatic allies, including Burkina Faso, the Dominican Republic, Sao Tome and Principe, Panama, and El Salvador, who decided to end relations with Taiwan after… Read more »
Further development of Pyongyang’s nuclear activities is ‘a cause for grave concern’, says UN body’s new report. The UN’s nuclear watchdog said it hasn’t seen any indication that North Korea’s nuclear activities have ceased despite pledges to denuclearise and it’s causing “grave concern”. A new report published late on Monday by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) listed ongoing efforts at various nuclear… Read more »