JAKARTA: The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has named the prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari as a suspect in the Djoko Tjandra case.

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will be a guinea pig for a controversial Russian coronavirus vaccine, his spokesman said on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian nation emerged as a frontrunner for overseas clinical trials.

JAKARTA: Indonesia on Tuesday launched human trials of a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine with some 1,600 volunteers slated to take part in the six-month study.

MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that he is having difficulty balancing between health and economy after reverting Metro Manila and the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Bulacan to a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) status to allow recalibration of the country’s healthcare capacity.

Tawi Tawi: One of the most wanted men in Tawi-Tawi was arrested by authorities Sunday.

MEDAN: Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupted Monday, belching a massive column of ash and smoke 5,000 metres (16,400 feet) into the air and coating local communities in debris.

MANILA: Malacañang said Monday the government will have to weigh public health and economic considerations before deciding whether to extend the stricter lockdown being imposed in Metro Manila and nearby provinces to curb the spread of Covid-19.

N SUMATRA: Volcanic ash from the erupting Mount Sinabung that reached two thousand metres into the air affected four sub-districts in Karo District, North Sumatra Province,  Saturday morning.

MANILA: Malacañang maintained that the Duterte administration upholds freedom of speech and of the press after a poll found that half of Filipinos said it is dangerous to broadcast or print anything critical of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.

BANGKOK: As the coronavirus brought the global economy to its knees, Thai businessman Yod decided to buy himself an $872,000 treat – a lime-green Lamborghini.