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by Frederick ATTEWILL Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s half brother was assassinated with a lethal nerve agent manufactured for chemical warfare and listed by the UN as a weapon of mass destruction, Malaysian police said Friday. Releasing a preliminary toxicology report on Kim Jong-Nam’s murder at Kuala Lumpur airport, police revealed the poison used by the assassins was the odourless, tasteless and highly toxic nerve agent VX. […]
KALIBO, Aklan, 23 February (PIA6) — The ASEAN meetings held in Boracay Island from February 13-21 were successful and peaceful, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a radio interview, Police Regional Office 6 spokesman Police Sr. Supt. Gilbert Gorero said no negative incidents happened during the meetings. Security in the island had been tightened even before the ASEAN meetings for the safety of delegates with forces deployed at airports, jetty ports, highways, billeting […]
(Reuters) — Southeast Asian countries see China’s installation of weapons systems in the South China Sea as very unsettling and want to prevent militarisation and urge dialogue to stop “recent developments” from escalating, the Philippines said on Tuesday (February 21). Foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) were unanimous in their concern about Beijing’s reclamation and militarisation of manmade islands, Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said. Yasay did not […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (February 21) it opposes actions by other countries under the pretext of freedom of navigation that damage its sovereignty, after a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group began patrols in the contested South China Sea. The U.S. navy said the strike group, including Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, began routine operations in the South China Sea on Saturday (February 18) amid growing tensions with […]
BORACAY, MALAY, AKLAN, February 21 (PIA6) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is more determined to come up with a Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea (SCS), according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). In a press briefing, DFA Undersecretary Enrique Manalo said that member-nations of the ASEAN have been united in coming up with a legally binding COC and the full implementation of the Declaration of Conduct (DOC) […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuters) — Footage from airport cameras purportedly showing the assault on the half-brother of the North Korean leader emerged on Monday (February 20) as a row between Malaysia and North Korea escalated over the handling of the investigation into the killing of Kim Jong Nam. CCTV footage, released by Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV, purported to show Kim Jong Nam being assaulted in Kuala Lumpur International Airport by a woman, who is believed […]
(Reuters) — A United States aircraft carrier strike group has begun patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tension with China over control of the disputed waterway and concerns it could become a flashpoint under the new U.S. administration. China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday (February 15) warned Washington against challenging its sovereignty in the South China Sea. The U.S. navy said the force, including Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, began routine operations in […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysian government scientists were on Friday examining samples from the autopsy of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, after the 45-year-old was assassinated at Kuala Lumpur’s airport. Police were meanwhile questioning two female suspects who were arrested carrying Vietnamese and Indonesian passports, as well as a Malaysian man, as they attempted to shed light on the murder of Kim Jong-Nam. Lab forensics received samples from the post-mortem late Thursday and […]
Jodi Bustos, Eagle News Service QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Small business owners are now preparing their world-class Filipino made products to attract different nationalities who will gather in Boracay for the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial Meeting on Sunday, February 19. Some of their featured native products are keychains, recycled bags, T-shirts imprinted with ‘Philippines’ and much more. They are among the beneficiaries who will benefit in the ASEAN Summit […]
(Eagle News) — Nagpakalat ng tatlong libong (3,000) pulis ang Philippine National Police sa Boracay para sa pagsisimula ngayon ng serye ng mga pulong kaugnay ng ASEAN Summit sa Abril at Nobyembre ng taong ito. Ayon kay Supt. Gilbert Gorero, spokesman ng Police Regional Office 6, standard operating procedure ang pagpapakalat ng libo-libong pulis lalo na’t mga dayuhan ang kanilang babantayan. Hindi aniya ito nangangahulugan na mayroong banta sa seguridad ng mga dayuhang kalahok sa […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Twelve Indonesians, including three children, have been killed on the holiday island of Bali after landslides triggered by heavy rains engulfed several villages, an official said Friday. Several houses were also buried and badly damaged in the incident, which took place overnight from Thursday to Friday in Kintamani district in central Bali. “The extreme rain that occurred all day on Thursday has triggered landslides in three villages and 12 people have […]
QUEZON CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to push for inclusive development for persons with disabilities (PWDs) through its support for persons with autism (PWAs) during the kick-off celebration of the National Autism Consciousness Week (NACW), led by the Autism Society Philippines (ASP), at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena on Monday, February 6. For this year, the celebration, slated from February 5 to 11, calls to build an autism-global society that […]
