Michelin Guide 2026 to shine spotlight on Filipino cuisine
Vivien Bernardino It may be a long time coming, but the Philippines is finally having its own Michelin Guide.
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Think tank report sees promising impact from ICE Pact
Mary Mae Balasanos The Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact - a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Canada, Finland and the…
Vietnam to cut 100,000 public sector jobs in restructuring campaign
Vietnam is undergoing its biggest administrative restructuring since the 1980s to improve the government's efficiency, ease the strain…
Malaysia’s Prime Ministerial Term Limit: A Necessary Reform?
Maybelene Marcelino A proposal to limit the tenure of the Malaysian prime minister to 10 years has been met with…
Indonesia’s new law to see expansion of military in government roles
Ciara Mina A new bill which increased the military's role in government was passed in Indonesia on Thursday. Critics say…
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s ICC case: Will the arrest end with Duterte?
Rosemarie Zamora The Philippines' firebrand former president, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, was arrested last week under an International Criminal Court (ICC)…
A man’s best friend: South Korea bolsters efforts on dog protection, care
Kamille Q. Cabreza As South Korea awaits the full effect of a bill banning the production and sale of dog meat…
Fire in North Macedonian nightclub kills 59, over 150 injured
Eugene Nicklaus S. Laqui A devastating fire ripped through a shanty nightclub in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia on Sunday, resulting…
ICC vs President Duterte: What happened and what’s next?
Jacinth Banite March 11, 2025 will go down in history as the day that shook Philippine politics to its core,…
Malaysia’s strategic gambit: BRICS membership amidst global uncertainty
Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has framed his country's decision to join the BRICS group as…
Experts race against time to prevent disease outbreaks
Wendellyn Mateo It's a race against time for health experts looking to curb disease outbreaks, especially as the world faces…
Nepali teachers protest over political rights, job security
Jheruleene Anne Ramos Thousands of Nepali teachers staged a protest over the weekend to urge the federal government to immediately address…
International Women’s Day and the ongoing fight for equality
On 8 March, the world paused to recognise women. The day is admittedly a legacy of decades past,…
New MH370 search sparks hope for closure
Families of passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 are hopeful that the latest search effort by…
UN experts, rights groups urge Egypt to free activist Alaa Abdel El-Fattah
United Nations human rights experts are pressuring the Egyptian government to immediately release jailed Egyptian-British activist and writer…
Singapore struggles with growing youth radicalisation problem
Bobbie Matias In its recent 2024 report, Singapore’s Internal Security Department (ISD) stated that it had dealt with 13 cases…
Vietnam’s birth rate among lowest in Southeast Asia
Diana Mae Y. Cleto Vietnam's birth rate currently sits at 1.91 children per woman, ranking it among the five lowest in Southeast…
UN chief champions our common humanity as Ramadan begins
Muslims in many parts of the world marked the beginning of Ramadan on 28 February with traditional crescent…
Greek train tragedy anniversary marked by mass protests
Eleni Poulios There were protests and rioting on Friday as thousands of Greeks took to the streets on the second…
Nations scramble as Donald Trump unveils more tariffs
Hazel Camba United States President Donald Trump has announced a new wave of tariffs set to take effect on March…
Egyptian minister Rania Al-Mashat promotes ‘country ownership’ for climate investments
Amid the growth of markets across the globe, Egyptian Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Rania…
International news: US refuses to support Ukraine at UN
Lucia Caporalini The United States stressed their standpoint on the Ukraine war on Monday as they once again sided with…
International news: ‘Someone is watching’ – IIMM chief on Myanmar conflict
February 1, 2021 marks the day when Myanmar’s history took a major turn, as the Tatmadaw (the country’s…
New German government set to change country’s foreign policy
Elan Castanares As a new German government prepares to take office, the country faces a significant shift in its foreign…