Jun 2, 2018
Modern Filipino heroes get a break | Inquirer Business
Modern Filipino heroes get a break | Inquirer Business: A new medical insurance product designed specifically to help the Philippines’ bagong bayani (new heroes) cover the cost of emergencies and other medical issues in their families back home is now available.
Facebook's 'solution' to political ads — your Social Security number — will bring more trouble | TheHill
Facebook's 'solution' to political ads — your Social Security number — will bring more trouble | TheHill: Under pressure from a “do something” government, Facebook does “something” terrible.
Survey: YouTube tops teen social media, as Facebook fades - WCMH
Survey: YouTube tops teen social media, as Facebook fades - WCMH: YouTube is dominating social media use among teenagers, as Facebook fades from popularity, according to a new survey.
Mobile phones are a pain in the neck, Health News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Mobile phones are a pain in the neck, Health News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: That cautionary tale about the mobile phone and the damage it can do to your health just got real.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Malaysian playboy Jho Low in the cross hairs as new government tracks stolen 1MDB funds | South China Morning Post
Malaysian playboy Jho Low in the cross hairs as new government tracks stolen 1MDB funds | South China Morning Post: Low, who held no official positions at 1MDB but is believed to have exerted great influence over the fund, has previously denied any wrongdoing
Police have reviewed screening processes after two officers found to be secret society members, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Police have reviewed screening processes after two officers found to be secret society members, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: On Thursday (May 31), a senior staff sergeant attached to Ang Mo Kio Division admitted in a district court to being a senior member of a secret society, and the headman of a motorcycle gang.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Malaysian PM Mahathir to revive Look East policy at Japan conference, SE Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Malaysian PM Mahathir to revive Look East policy at Japan conference, SE Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: LANGKAWI (BERNAMA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad plans to reignite the Look East Policy that he introduced back in the 1980s when he speaks at a conference in Japan this month.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore's CBD hit by rare power outage, Singapore News - AsiaOne
Singapore's CBD hit by rare power outage, Singapore News - AsiaOne: Singapore News - Read more at AsiaOne
Russia 'to supply S-400 system to Qatar' despite Saudi position | Saudi Arabia News | Al Jazeera
Russia 'to supply S-400 system to Qatar' despite Saudi position | Saudi Arabia News | Al Jazeera: Russian lawmaker says Moscow's plans 'will not change' by Riyadh's opposition to the sale of surface-to-air missiles.
Malaysian Antigraft Agency Calls for Statement From Wife of Ex-PM Najib: Sources | Jakarta Globe
Malaysian Antigraft Agency Calls for Statement From Wife of Ex-PM Najib: Sources | Jakarta Globe: Malaysia's antigraft commission has called for a statement from the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak in its investigation into a former unit of state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), two sources at the commission said.
Pancasila Day Sees Interfaith Gatherings Aimed at Uniting Indonesians | Jakarta Globe
Pancasila Day Sees Interfaith Gatherings Aimed at Uniting Indonesians | Jakarta Globe: People from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds gathered for a fast-breaking event at Jakarta Cathedral in the capital on Friday as part of a Pancasila Day commemoration to strengthen solidarity between Indonesia's various communities.
About Half of Americans Say U.S. Moral Values Are 'Poor'
About Half of Americans Say U.S. Moral Values Are 'Poor': Forty-nine percent of Americans say the state of moral values in the U.S. is "poor" -- the highest percentage Gallup has found on this measure since 2002.
Marrying the Thai monarchy and modernity - New Mandala
Marrying the Thai monarchy and modernity - New Mandala: While the royal wedding in the United Kingdom was partly extolled in Thailand as a symbol of the British monarchy's adaptability, the royalists’ perception of the Harry-Meghan wedding reflected a desire for their own monarch to be more absolute.
Hill of Gems, Gems of Labour – Mining in the Borderlands – Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia
Hill of Gems, Gems of Labour – Mining in the Borderlands – Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia: The city of Chanthaburi in the Thai-Cambodia borderlands is small, but has played a significant role in the history of Thailand and in the history of gem trade throughout the world.
Reflections on 20 years of reform: women’s activist Nursyahbani Katjasungkana – Indonesia at Melbourne
Reflections on 20 years of reform: women’s activist Nursyahbani Katjasungkana – Indonesia at Melbourne: To mark 20 years since the fall of Soeharto and the New Order regime, Indonesia at Melbourne is speaking to a range of prominent figures about their views on the…
Reflections on 20 years of reform: human rights lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis – Indonesia at Melbourne
Reflections on 20 years of reform: human rights lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis – Indonesia at Melbourne: To mark 20 years since the fall of Soeharto and the New Order regime, Indonesia at Melbourne is speaking to a range of prominent figures about their views on the…
The Soeharto family: where are they now? – Indonesia at Melbourne
The Soeharto family: where are they now? – Indonesia at Melbourne: President Soeharto left office in 1998 amid public fury about the special treatment given to his six children. Dr Helen Pausacker writes that in the 20 years since, Soeharto's children…
Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah struggle with internal divisions in the post-Soeharto era – Indonesia at Melbourne
Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah struggle with internal divisions in the post-Soeharto era – Indonesia at Melbourne: Recent years have seen significant divisions within Indonesia's two largest Muslim organisations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah. Ahmad Syarif Syechbubakr looks at the causes of these divisions and how they…
Military-bred cabinet member ‘reassigned,’ replaced- DVB Multimedia Group
Military-bred cabinet member ‘reassigned,’ replaced- DVB Multimedia Group: Burma’s deputy minister for home affairs, Aung Soe, has been “reassigned to perform his original military duties” and is replaced in the cabinet by Major-General Aung Thu from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, according to the President’s Office.
Anti-war protesters call on Suu Kyi to act against ‘violent’ police- DVB Multimedia Group
Anti-war protesters call on Suu Kyi to act against ‘violent’ police- DVB Multimedia Group: Anti-war protesters on Wednesday urged government leader Aung San Suu Kyi to take action against police who this month broke up a peace rally and arrested them, and raised new concern about freedom of speech.
21 smuggled Myanmar natives arrested in Hat Yai
21 smuggled Myanmar natives arrested in Hat Yai: Police arrested 21 undocumented Myanmar migrants at a house in Hat Yai district, Songkhla province, on Friday evening.
The Corruption and Excesses of Thai Buddhism
The Corruption and Excesses of Thai Buddhism: The latest temple fund embezzlement probes which have seen four senior monks arrested and one taking flight highlights anew the problem with Thai Buddhism.
Female disciple who ‘helped senior monk flee to Laos’ being interrogated
Female disciple who ‘helped senior monk flee to Laos’ being interrogated: PHRA PHROMMEDHI, the assistant abbot of Wat Samphanthawongsaram, who was wanted for alleged embezzlement of National Buddhism Office (NBO) funds, escaped to Laos with assistance from a disciple and has since travelled to an unknown destination further north, a police investigation found.
US-Based Cambodia Opposition Supporters Protest Japan’s Support of Upcoming Elections
US-Based Cambodia Opposition Supporters Protest Japan’s Support of Upcoming Elections: They demand that Tokyo withdraw aid and refuse to recognize the results of the ballot.
Cambodia's Controversial Press Guidelines Draw Concern
Cambodia's Controversial Press Guidelines Draw Concern: New code of conduct for journalists forbids news that leads to 'loss of confidence' in the election
The Filipino Voice Rises in American Politics — Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora
The Filipino Voice Rises in American Politics — Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora: Why the Filipino American community is rising as an electoral force.
Zamboanga Today Online, the most read newspaper in Zamboanga City | Freed MNLFs remain under watch vs putting up camps
Zamboanga Today Online, the most read newspaper in Zamboanga City | Freed MNLFs remain under watch vs putting up camps: Military and police authorities in the region are continuously monitoring the whereabouts and activities of 96 Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) members, who were recently ordered released from Taguig jail by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 158 in Pasay City. Western Mindanao Command chief Lt....
Sereno camp welcomes comment of UN expert on ouster of Chief Justice | Inquirer News
Sereno camp welcomes comment of UN expert on ouster of Chief Justice | Inquirer News: The camp of ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno welcomed on Saturday the remarks of a United Nations expert, saying that the move to oust Sereno was a "serious threat" to the judiciary.
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