March 09, 2024
Asean
MANILA: The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will suspend its operations in Metro Manila for five years, starting March 28, to give way for the construction of the North South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project.
March 09, 2024
Asean
MANILA: The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will suspend its operations in Metro Manila for five years, starting March 28, to give way for the construction of the North South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project.
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March 08, 2024
Asean
BANGKOK: Thai customs officials rescued a red panda, snakes, monkeys and chameleons from checked-in luggage at the country’s main airport this week after arresting six Indian nationals for attempted smuggling.
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March 07, 2024
Asean
BEIJING: Beijing will “legitimately defend” its rights in the South China Sea, the country’s foreign minister said Thursday, following a string of clashes between Chinese and Philippine ships in the disputed waterway.
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March 06, 2024
Asean
MANILA: The Philippines summoned China’s deputy chief of mission in Manila on Tuesday to protest at what it called “aggressive actions” by Chinese naval forces against a resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed on a South China Sea shoal.
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March 06, 2024
Asean
MANILA: The Philippines on Wednesday accused China of “deliberately stirring up trouble” in the South China Sea.
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March 05, 2024
Asean
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s presumed president Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday promised a “very smooth” transfer of power later this year and pledged to continue the policies of incumbent Joko Widodo and do what was necessary to make improvements in the country.
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March 05, 2024
Asean
SYDNEY: Australia’s future fleet of nuclear submarines will be welcome to dock in Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, as differences over how to handle China’s burgeoning military footprint dominated the early stages of a special Asean summit in Melbourne.
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March 04, 2024
Asean
MANILA: Philippine foreign minister Enrique Manalo told AFP on Monday that his country wants to solve maritime disputes with China peacefully – but delivered a simple message to Beijing: “stop harassing us”.
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March 04, 2024
Asean
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Supreme Court cleared self-exiled former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra of negligence on Monday, her lawyer and local media said, in a case dating back to her time in office in 2013.
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March 02, 2024
Asean
MANILA: Faulty warning systems, poverty and deforestation of mountains in the southern Philippines turned recent unseasonably heavy rains into deadly disasters, scientists said in a report Friday. .
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