BEIJING - China effectively barred two elected pro-independence lawmakers from Hong Kong's legislature Monday after they deliberately misread their oaths, saying that they could not be sworn in again. An oath that did not conform to Hong Kong's law "should...
The National Police have launched their investigation into President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's suspicions that political actors were behind the eruption into violence of a previously peaceful rally held by Muslim and youth organisations on Friday (Nov 4). After effectively preventing...
He says he's sick like most people his age. But his chief mouthpiece insists he's in the pink of health. In yet another episode of contrasting statements, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar on Sunday (Nov 6) insisted that President Duterte...
NUSA DUA - Indonesia has deployed 3,800 police personnel to secure the resort island of Bali ahead of the 85th Interpol General Assembly, attended by police chiefs and representatives from 167 countries, slated to kick off on Monday (Nov...
HONG KONG - Police fired pepper spray in running battles with thousands of demonstrators on the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday as they tried to encircle China's representative office in protest against Beijing's attempts to stop independence activism. Streets...
NEW DELHI - Schools in the Indian capital will be closed for the next three days, the Delhi state government said Sunday, as the city struggles with one of the worst spells of air pollution in recent years. "Emergency measures...
SEOUL - South Korean prosecutors arrested two former top presidential aides Sunday in a snowballing influence-peddling scandal which has seen tens of thousands of people take to the streets to demand President Park Geun-Hye resign. Park's approval ratings have hit...
Ask a Korean if the devil wears Prada, and the answer is likely to be yes. The "devil" in question here is Ms Choi Soon Sil - a cult-linked woman accused of manipulating South Korean President Park Geun Hye and...
JEJU - Chinese tourists are discarding so much packaging from duty free goods at the Jeju International Airport that the airport has reinforced its cleaning team and provided the tourists with garbage bags to reduce the trash. The waiting area...
The police are questioning 10 people who allegedly stirred up a riot that took place in the wake of a large-scale rally involving multiple Muslim groups on Friday in Jakarta. Violence broke out after dusk when some groups of protesters...
