Indonesia, Malaysia to form special team for prisoner exchange – Asia & Pacific

ndonesia and Malaysia have agreed to establish a joint working group to discuss prisoner exchange, focusing on the technical aspects of the exchange including outlining the requirements and determining the number of prisoners to be exchanged, Coordinating Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Services Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Tuesday. Yusril met with Malaysian … Read more

Marcos, Duterte exchange barbs | The Manila Times

THE campaign season for the May 12 elections has begun to heat up, with the country’s two most powerful political rivals firing opening salvos at each other. Campaigning for the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas’ senatorial candidates in Iloilo City last Thursday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked voters to choose if they wanted “to go … Read more