Having to study in a cemetery or in the pouring rain is not deterring these Filipino students during the Covid crisis ... ( read original story ...)
Canoe conman John Darwin, 70 ‘bankrolled’ by second wife in Philippines
John Darwin, who faked his own death in a canoe accident off the coast of Durham as part of a £679,000 insurance scam with his ex-wife has settled into a new life with a new partner in the Philippines ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines eyes house-to-house COVID-19 vaccination for vulnerable Filipinos
During the House committee on health’s hearing on the government’s COVID-19 vaccination program, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said doing house-to-house inoculation is “possible.” ... ( read original story ...)
South China Sea: focus on oil and gas, not maritime dispute, Beijing urges Philippines
Chinese foreign minister says South China Sea ‘partial to entirety of Sino-Philippines ties’, while energy cooperation is a theme of his Southeast Asia tour. ( read original story ...)
Japan urges South Korea to drop wartime compensation demands
Japan’s foreign minister is accusing South Korea of worsening already strained ties by making what he called illegal demands for compensation for the sexual abuse of Korean women and use of forced lab ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kono, administrative reform minister, to handle coordination of coronavirus vaccinations
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that he had instructed Taro Kono, administrative reform minister, to also handle coordination of the government's preparations for delivering the ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh’s COVID-19 cases rise to 528,329, death toll reaches 7,922
Bangladesh recorded 697 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 16 new deaths on Monday, bringing its total tally to 528,329 with 7,922 deaths, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The ... ( read original story ...)
Shoriful Islam’s Bangladesh call-up causes much delight but little surprise
There wasn't exactly a whole lot of astonishment in Alamgir Kabir's voice when he heard about Shoriful Islam's call-up to the Bangladesh ODI side. Islam had become a talked-about name in recent months ... ( read original story ...)
Relaxed South Africa happy with security arrangements in Pakistan
Quinton de Kock has lauded the security arrangements laid out for South Africa on their first tour of Pakistan in 14 years and says the players are "a lot calmer" about the tour now they have arrived ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s Khan: India’s BJP conducted 2019 air raid to win polls
Allegations follow publication of WhatsApp chats of prominent right-wing Indian TV anchor ‘known for his warmongering’. ( read original story ...)