Thailand’s cabinet approved a new phase of fiscal stimulus program to boost consumer spending worth 22.5 billion baht ($748 million), according to government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri. ( read original story ...)
Trump’s Final Weeks Bring Risk of Regional Iran War With Tinderbox of Sanctions, Assassination and Soleimani Anniversary
The recent assassination of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizdeh threatens to plunge U.S.-Iranian ties into deeper chaos before President-Elect Joe Biden can attempt to thaw relations. ( read original story ...)
Iran’s Supreme Court upholds journalist’s death sentence
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty of a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests three years ago ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ Duterte disowns list of drug suspects after mayor killed
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte distanced himself from a list of top drug suspects his office made public last year after another mayor on that list was killed last week, a move which Human ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ civic space rating downgraded to ‘repressed’
Global civic society alliance CIVICUS has downgraded the Philippines' civic space rating from "obstructed" to "repressed" amid attacks on human rights defenders and journalists and the passage of a ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines can save up to P13.5B annually from shift to renewable energy —study
The shift from diesel to renewable energy to power small island and isolated power grids can save the Philippines up to P13.5 billion annually and electric cooperatives up to P1.7 billion over the ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines sends fewest workers abroad in 24 years even sans jobs at home
Even with no jobs at home, hiring of Filipino migrant workers is on track to its lowest level in nearly 3 decades due to sprawling lockdowns that stopped deployment, putting the Philippines’ main ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines prioritized COVID-19 testing —Palace
The Philippines has given priority to screening people for COVID-19 as means to limit the spread of the virus, Malacañang said Tuesday, disputing criticisms that President Rodrigo Duterte belatedly ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines logs 1,400 new Covid-19 cases, 98 more deaths
MANILA (Xinhua): The number of Covid-19 infections in the Philippines rose to 442,785 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,400 new cases on Tuesday (Dec 8). ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tally in Philippines rises to 442,785 with 1,400 new cases
The total number of coronavirus infections in the Philippines reached 442,785 Tuesday after the Department of Health registered 1,400 new cases. With 101 additional cases, Benguet reported the biggest ... ( read original story ...)