Region 10 PUJ drivers, operators to get cash aid

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The cash subsidy for public utility jeepney (PUJ) operators and drivers in Northern Mindanao is scheduled for distribution next month, a land transportation official said Friday. Aljo Bendijo, regional director of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Region 10, said that 7,000 PUJ operators and 5,000 PUJ … Read more

MEA Secretary (East) P Kumaran visits Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Textile Museum in Cambodia

Siem Reap [Cambodia], March 22 (ANI): Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, P Kumaran on Saturday visited the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Asian Traditional Museum in Siem Reap, highlighting the shared cultural heritage of the Mekong-Ganga region. According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, Kumaran visited the museum during his … Read more

Decarbonisation no longer a trade-off but a security, economic imperative for ASEAN

March 17, 2026 NEW YORK – When the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed following US and Israeli strikes on Iran, the story from most newsrooms described shocks to oil prices, liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply and supply chains which would eventually normalise. ASEAN countries should draw a different conclusion. Price and supply shocks have been … Read more

‘China, ASEAN to finish South China Sea COC consultation this year’: FM Wang

March 9, 2026 BEIJING – China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are looking forward to completing the consultation on a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea this year, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a news conference on Sunday. The consultation “has reached crunch time”, Wang said, adding that China … Read more

Kiwi transit passengers stranded in Dubai face hotel costs despite UAE promise

While the man and his partner have been put up in a hotel to await a flight out of the drone strike-stricken city, the experience has been less than pleasant. “They’ve spent hours and hours queueing,” Chris said. “They were told that they were going to be put on a flight, but if they wanted … Read more

Iran: Supreme Leader Succession, Raids & Macron’s Carrier Move

Of Davide Frattini The palace of the “Experts” gathered to choose Khamenei’s successor was targeted in… The post Iran: Supreme Leader Succession, Raids & Macron’s Carrier Move appeared first on Archynetys. Source link

Iran war latest: Fighting spreads across region as US, Israel suffer losses

An AFP journalist heard explosions in Beirut. Hezbollah, which was weakened by an earlier Israeli offensive, said in a statement that it had fired rockets and drones at Israel “in retaliation for the pure blood” of Khamenei. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have urged the overthrow of the Government in Iran, the sworn … Read more

Modern slavery: Beyond the myth of chains and shackles

February 25, 2026 JAKARTA – When most Indonesians hear the term “modern slavery,” they think of perbudakan in its historical sense, people in chains, legally owned by others, with no freedom at all. In reality, modern slavery goes far beyond this. It is about an absence of choice: situations where workers lack the real freedom … Read more

Japan seeks to counter China’s expanding influence in Pacific by strengthening ties with Island Nations

February 25, 2026 TOKYO – Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi expressed Japan’s intention to strengthen ties with 14 Pacific Island nations through such means as personnel exchanges and building a relationship based on multilayered cooperation, at the third Japan Pacific Islands Defense Dialogue which concluded on Tuesday. China seeks to expand its influence over the island … Read more