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Graphic photos are circulating social media of an incident in Singapore. One 23-year old suspect has been arrested in conjunction with the bloody slashing of the unidentified victim, a 28 year old male. 23-year-old man arrested after slashing incident at Orchard Plaza https://t.co/I1QaeUcXOW pic.twitter.com/OFzCMWy9QH — The Straits Times (@STcom)...
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(Khao Sod) – Affluent foreign residents over 50 will soon be able to apply for 10-year visas, a government spokesman said Tuesday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0nCdOoJ5LM VIDEO: While the intention is to promote Thailand as a medical tourism hub, some fear that Thailand’s stigma as a sex tourism hotspot may continue...
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FAM delves into the “city of the future” that is going to be constructed to Singapore’s north, effectively serving as a “Shenzhen” (the Chinese manufacturing hub) while entrepot trading hub Singapore acts as the gateway to the world a la Hong Kong. The coverage begins with Bloomberg: (Bloomberg) The landscaped...
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Sources indicate that Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-American tirades stem from his historical association with known Filipino Communists and his Vietnam-era leftist movement involvement. The Nikkei Asian Review’s Jun Endo states that: “Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, was one of his teachers...
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In a recent blog post on November 8th, renowned exiled UK-based Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin, or RPK for short, revealed that former Second Minister of Finance, Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, or Husni for short, has been attempting to buy the silence of women that he had allegedly sexually assaulted...
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Below is a timeline depicting how Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the 91-year old former Prime Minister of Malaysia, managed to cobble together a loose alliance of former political foes and disgruntled members of the ruling Barisan Nasional regime to oppose the current Prime Minister, Najib Razak. Recently, he marched to...
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(BBC) – A German yachtsman is believed to have been abducted by Filipino Islamist militants, the Philippines’ army says. The naked body of a woman found on an abandoned yacht is thought to be his wife, army spokesman Filemon Tan said. 70yo German Jurgen Kantner missing/kidnapped off the Phillippines,...
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(Inquirer.net) – A Catholic bishop yesterday urged Filipinos who will be casting their votes in the US presidential election on Tuesday to choose the candidate who best represents the values and principles of Filipinos and Catholics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOtxN9WbEgI Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos said Filipinos here and in the United States are...
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The Philippines has been grabbing the headlines for a variety of reasons. President Rodrigo Duterte’s pro-drug war and anti-US rhethoric has resulted in anger and violence, but as Christmas draws near, many Filipinos look forward to a season of celebration and reaffirmation of their faith in God and family in...
Graphic photos are circulating social media of an incident in Singapore. One 23-year old suspect has been arrested in conjunction with the bloody slashing of the unidentified victim, a 28 year old male. 23-year-old man arrested after slashing incident at Orchard Plaza https://t.co/I1QaeUcXOW pic.twitter.com/OFzCMWy9QH — The Straits Times (@STcom)...
(Khao Sod) – Affluent foreign residents over 50 will soon be able to apply for 10-year visas, a government spokesman said Tuesday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0nCdOoJ5LM VIDEO: While the intention is to promote Thailand as a medical tourism hub, some fear that Thailand’s stigma as a sex tourism hotspot may continue...
FAM delves into the “city of the future” that is going to be constructed to Singapore’s north, effectively serving as a “Shenzhen” (the Chinese manufacturing hub) while entrepot trading hub Singapore acts as the gateway to the world a la Hong Kong. The coverage begins with Bloomberg: (Bloomberg) The landscaped...
Sources indicate that Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-American tirades stem from his historical association with known Filipino Communists and his Vietnam-era leftist movement involvement. The Nikkei Asian Review’s Jun Endo states that: “Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, was one of his teachers...
In a recent blog post on November 8th, renowned exiled UK-based Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin, or RPK for short, revealed that former Second Minister of Finance, Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, or Husni for short, has been attempting to buy the silence of women that he had allegedly sexually assaulted...
Below is a timeline depicting how Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the 91-year old former Prime Minister of Malaysia, managed to cobble together a loose alliance of former political foes and disgruntled members of the ruling Barisan Nasional regime to oppose the current Prime Minister, Najib Razak. Recently, he marched to...
(BBC) – A German yachtsman is believed to have been abducted by Filipino Islamist militants, the Philippines’ army says. The naked body of a woman found on an abandoned yacht is thought to be his wife, army spokesman Filemon Tan said. 70yo German Jurgen Kantner missing/kidnapped off the Phillippines,...
(Inquirer.net) – A Catholic bishop yesterday urged Filipinos who will be casting their votes in the US presidential election on Tuesday to choose the candidate who best represents the values and principles of Filipinos and Catholics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOtxN9WbEgI Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos said Filipinos here and in the United States are...
The Philippines has been grabbing the headlines for a variety of reasons. President Rodrigo Duterte’s pro-drug war and anti-US rhethoric has resulted in anger and violence, but as Christmas draws near, many Filipinos look forward to a season of celebration and reaffirmation of their faith in God and family in...