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Philippine bus careens into ravine, killing 19, injuring 21
Associated Press, Published on 21/03/2018
» MANILA: A passenger bus careened off a winding dirt road and hurtled down a ravine south of the Philippine capital, killing 19 people, police said Wednesday.
Death penalty ineffective
News, Editorial, Published on 21/03/2018
» US President Donald Trump is exploring options including the use of capital punishment to battle a new and deadly epidemic of drug abuse. So many Americans have died while abusing the world's most powerful opioids that the outbreak has reduced average US life expectancy by two years. The trafficking of drugs like oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl and the like has resisted standard "war on drugs" enforcement, and the US government is floundering and grasping at promised solutions.
'War on drugs' Duterte: A mass murderer in power
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 21/03/2018
» Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte once said that Ferdinand Marcos, who was overthrown by the first non-violent revolution ('People Power') in 1986, would have been the Philippines' best president "if he did not become a dictator". Just as Mr Duterte himself had the potential to be the Philippines' best president if he had not become a mass murderer.
Thais set to thrill crowd in 'Iron Will'
Sports, Published on 21/03/2018
» Four Thai MMA fighters will take part in ONE: Iron Will at Bangkok's Impact Arena on Saturday.
ICC: Philippines withdrawal won't affect preliminary probe
Reuters, Published on 20/03/2018
» THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The International Criminal Court says the Philippines decision to leave the organisation will have no effect on an on-going preliminary probe into possible crimes committed during Manila's war on drugs.
Japanese credit provider launches operations in Cambodia
Khmer Times, Published on 20/03/2018
» JACCS Finance (Cambodia) Plc, a company engaged in the provision of consumer credit services, has officially launched operations in the kingdom.
Philippines' pullout from ICC is effective in 1 year: UN
AP, Published on 20/03/2018
» UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said on Monday it received official notification of the Philippines' decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, a move that follows the tribunal's announcement of a preliminary probe of drug suspect killings under the president.
A new way to pay for infrastructure
News, Justin Yifu Lin & Håvard Halland & Yan Wang, Published on 20/03/2018
» Lawmakers in the US have introduced legislation that, if enacted, would create a new development finance institution (DFI) to replace the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Unlike its predecessor, the new agency would be able to make equity investments, a reform that reflects growing global recognition that ownership stakes are an essential component of sustainable-development financing.
Philippines takes step towards legalising divorce
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2018
» MANILA: The Philippines took a step on Monday towards making divorce legal with the lower house of Congress passing a law allowing people to dissolve marriages, despite opposition from the president and bishops in the mainly Roman Catholic country.
SET, most SE Asia stocks slip ahead of Fed decision
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand and most Southeast Asian stock markets edged lower on Monday, in line with broader Asia, as caution gripped investors ahead of the US Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting that starts on Tuesday.