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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s government faced criticism Thursday for failing to repeal repressive laws and backtracking on promises to improve human rights a year after sweeping to power with a reformist agenda. A ramshackle coalition headed by veteran politician Mahathir Mohamad stormed to a shock election victory on May 9 last year, toppling a corruption-plagued regime that had led the country since independence from Britain in 1957. The Pact of Hope alliance had […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea fired a number of unidentified projectiles Thursday, the South’s military said, as a US envoy visited Seoul for discussions on how to break the nuclear deadlock. “North Korea fired unidentified projectiles eastward” from Sino-ri in North Pyongan province, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. The launch came just days after North Korea carried out a military drill and fired multiple projectiles, with at […]
(Eagle News)—All Department of Foreign Affairs consular offices in the country will be closed on May 13, election day. The DFA made the announcement in a statement on its official website. According to the agency, its office at the Aseana Business Park will also be closed on that day “pursuant to” Proclamation No. 719 which declared the day a special non-working holiday throughout the country for the national and local elections. The DFA said applicants […]
(Eagle News) — Leftists on Thursday, May 9, urged the Supreme Court to put a stop to the enforcement of the Philippines’ Kaliwa Dam loan agreement with China. In filing the petition for prohibition with an urgent prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a writ of preliminary injunction, Neri Colmenares, Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, Anakpawis Rep. Ariel Casilao, Gabriela Reps. Emmi de Jesus and Arlene Brosas, Alliance of Concerned Teachers […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State pulled out a 104-99 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday as the Warriors survived the loss of superstar Kevin Durant to grab a 3-2 lead in their second round NBA playoff series. Draymond Green and Klay Thompson nailed clutch three pointers late in the fourth quarter for the Warriors but the buzz after the game was not about the win but rather the health of Durant. […]
(Eagle News)—A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Pangasinan and Nueva Vizcaya. In an advisory issued at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rains with lightning and strong winds are being experienced over portions of Mangatarem, Pangasinan; and Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya. PAGASA said these conditions, which are due to thunderstorms, are expected to last for one to two hours, and may […]
by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Anxiety has set in across the space industry ever since the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, revealed Project Kuiper: a plan to put 3,236 satellites in orbit to provide high-speed internet across the globe. Offering broadband internet coverage to digital deserts is also the goal of the company OneWeb, which is set to start building two satellites a day this summer in Florida, for a constellation of […]
by Ryan MCMORROW BEIJING, China (AFP) — With the eyes of the world on Washington for this week’s high-stakes trade talks between China and the United States, none will be more focused than those of Chinese exporters who are increasingly worried about the impact of more tariffs. Companies shipping a range of products from seafood to furniture are among those in the firing line as the economic superpowers try to resolve a trade war that […]
Now in its tenth month, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than a thousand lives, prompting Secretary-General António Guterres to throw the support of “the whole United Nations system” into stemming the spread of the deadly virus. Mr. Guterres expressed concern over the number of new Ebola cases in the east of the DRC on Wednesday, reiterating UN support “for efforts to end the outbreak”. “With important […]
Hunger continues to rise as conflicts and protracted crises have worsened in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA), which is likely to affect food security for years to come, warned the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday. “Conflicts and civil instability have long-lasting impacts on the food and nutrition security of both affected and surrounding countries in the regions”, Abdessalam Ould Ahmed, Assistant Director-General and NENA Representative of the (FAO) said, […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas on Thursday, May 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 20 kilometers southwest of Calatagan at 11:39 a.m. The earthquake, which was of tectonic origin, had a depth of focus of 129 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)—For Senate President Tito Sotto, the matrix recently released by the Palace was best described as President Rodrigo Duterte’s “asar list.” “Ang tawag nila destabilization. Ako ang tawag ko dun, asar,” Sotto said in an interview over GMA’s radio dzbb on Thursday, May 9. Sotto made the comment, as he noted there was no need to probe the newly-released matrix–which included athletes Gretchen Ho and Hidilyn Diaz—anymore. The Palace had earlier released two other […]
