Politics

Filipino doctor announces vice presidency bid

Willie Ong to stand as running mate of Manila mayor Isko Moreno, vows to offer medical solutions to Covid-19

Charges dropped against Cambodian political researcher

Court decision made after Prime Minister Hun Sen's request on behalf of Seng Sary

China sends Covid aid to Myanmar junta and rebels

Beijing is playing a subtle double game to fight coronavirus and strengthen its hand in the messy politics of its neighbor

Filipino nuns angry over billion-dollar health scam

Saint Scholastica sisters stage protest, ring bells calling for Duterte to quit over alleged graft in Health Dept

Boxer Pacquiao aims for Philippine poll knockout

Sporting icon says he will run for president in the 2022 election after railing against government corruption and Duterte’s cosy relationship with China

What are the chances of Pope Francis visiting Lebanon?

The once Christian-majority state in the Middle East is facing a daunting future, caught between poverty and a proxy war

Boxing legend Pacquiao to run for Philippine president

Manny Pacquiao vows to tackle poverty and corruption if he succeeds Rodrigo Duterte next year

Race for Japan's new prime minister kicks off

The race is hard to predict because factions that often vote as blocs are this time largely leaving members to vote as they choose

Priest attacks Duterte, Pacquiao for being pro-death

Accuses both of being the 'cross' of the very people they ought to be serving

Bishops accuse Duterte of turning Philippines into 'death valley'

Three leading churchmen call for national atonement and an end to a culture of killing and corruption gripping the country

Macau democracy camp loses ground after legislative vote

Of the 33 seats in Macau's legislature, 14 are directly elected, and the pro-democracy camp won just two

Sri Lankan cardinal condemns premier's Vatican visit

Cardinal Ranjith alleges the prime minister will attempt to mislead the pope over the Easter attacks probe

The creeping Talibanization of Pakistan

Filipino doctor announces vice presidency bid

Cambodian children face crisis from poor diets

Families seek diocese's help to free 21 Indonesian farmers

Myanmar's Christian region sees rising number of refugees

Christ's cross an invitation to set aside divisions, says pope