More than two years after disappearing in a huge swell at Waimea Bay, Doug Falter’s board was found near the remote island of Sarangani ... ( read original story ...)
US-China rivalry in the South China Sea has the Philippines at its core, observers say
The United States and China have stepped up their efforts to win the affections of the Philippines of late as the two powers remain locked in a fight for supremacy on multiple fronts, not least the ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Coronavirus Deaths Could Surge To 53,000 By New Year’s Day
The Philippines has the largest number of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia at 287,000 It has the second largest number of deaths in Southeast Asia after Indonesia IHME projects up to 53,000 Filipino ... ( read original story ...)
Lost at sea: surfboard drifts 8,000 km from Hawaii to Philippines
When big wave surfer Doug Falter lost his board in a wipeout in Hawaii, his best hope was for a local fisherman to pick it up. He never imagined it would be found more than 8,000 kilometres (5,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Duterte allows more health professionals to leave Philippines for overseas work
President Rodrigo Duterte has eased travel restrictions to allow the deployment of more healthcare professionals abroad, Malacañang said Monday. Duterte’s spokesperson Harry Roque said those who had ... ( read original story ...)
Woman, 117, marks becoming Japan’s oldest ever person with cola and boardgames
Kane Tanaka, who has not been able to see her family due to the pandemic, celebrated with a bottle of Coke ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga holds 1st phone talks with Trump as leader
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held his first talks with U.S. President Donald Trump since he took office, a diplomatic phone call that was one of his first as the ... ( read original story ...)
Slim chance of second Covid-19 wave in Pakistan: study
A third of Karachi's industrial population developed immunity against virus, says study by National Institute of Blood Diseases. ( read original story ...)
The Nine Lives of Pakistan by Declan Walsh review: the modern nation explained in biographies
A gutsy journalist – now banned – brings to life his decade of encounters with the country's activists, politicians, preachers and rogues ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia in good position to revive world pressure on Myanmar: Jakarta Post contributor
In the article, the writer says that what's needed is effective interaction between the United Nations (UN) secretary-general, the UN special rapporteur for Myanmar and the secretary general's special ... ( read original story ...)