MANILA: The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) will identify congressmen allegedly linked to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) corruption they are probing. ( read original story ...)
13 missing as typhoon Molave hits Philippines
Thirteen people have been reported missing as typhoon Molave slammed the Philippines, triggering flash floods and widespread destruction, according to a disaster agency. ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ Duterte wants government-to-government deal for COVID-19 vaccines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he would favour a government-to-government deal for the purchase of coronavirus vaccines to prevent the risk of corruption, adding that Manila ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Pandemic Deepens Japan’s Demographic Crisis
Tumbling numbers of pregnancies and marriages in Japan during the coronavirus pandemic are likely to intensify a demographic crisis in the rapidly ageing nation. Japan has the most aged society in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines to post record $2.2 billion net loss this year: Nikkei
Japan Airlines Co JAL is likely to post a record net loss of about 230 billion yen ($2.20 billion) in the business year ending in March 2021, battered by a coronavirus-led plunge in demand, ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Bangladesh crosses 400,000 cases, 15 more die
Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh have crossed the 400,000-mark, with 1,436 new cases detected in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 400,251. The country ... ( read original story ...)
Railway communication with Bangladesh’s Southern Region suspended
Railway communication with the southern part of Bangladesh has been suspended after two cargo trains collided head-on in Kotchandpur upazila of Jhenaidah -- although none was injured. The incident ... ( read original story ...)
Bomb at seminary in Pakistan kills 7 children, wounds 70
A powerful bomb blast ripped through an Islamic seminary on the outskirts of the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday morning, killing at least seven children and wounding 70 others, police ... ( read original story ...)
At least four killed in blast at Pakistan religious school
At least four students were killed and dozens more wounded Tuesday when a bomb exploded during a class at their religious school in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. ( read original story ...)
At least four dead in Pakistan school attack
At least four students have died after an explosion during a class at a religious school in Pakistan, police have said. Dozens of others were injured in the attack, which took place in the northern ... ( read original story ...)