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ISLAMABAD - Pakistani police arrested a would-be suicide bomber who planned to blow herself up near a convoy of Chinese nationals along the China Pakistan Economic-Corridor (CPEC), a police statement said. Monday's arrest came two weeks after a woman suicide bomber blew herself up on a university campus in the southern port city of Karachi, killing three Chinese teachers and … [Read more...] about Pakistan says it foiled suspected suicide attack against Chinese nationals

Ranil Wickremesinghe, newly appointed prime minister, arrives at a Buddhist temple after getting sworn-in by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 12, 2022. REUTERS COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s new prime minister said on Monday the crisis-hit nation was down to its last day of petrol, as the country’s power minister told … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol, PM tells crisis-hit nation

Facade of the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame. Image from pnp.gov.ph website MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. appointed the former area commander of the Eastern Visayas PNP as new Chief of the Directorial Staff, one of the key positions in the police organization. PNP’s Public Information Office (PNP-PIO) on … [Read more...] about PNP’s former Eastern Mindanao commander is now chief of directorial staff

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker is urging the national government to use the allotted second doses of COVID-19 vaccines as first dose for those who have yet to be vaccinated to cover more Filipinos in the inoculation program. Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin, who formerly served as secretary of health, said that the currently stored vaccines supposedly for second dose … [Read more...] about Gov’t urged to use stored 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccines as 1st dose to cover more Filipinos

Ferdinand Marcos Jr is set to become President of the Philippines and Sara Duterte, the daughter of the current President, Rodrigo Duterte, is set to become Vice President. Foreign investors are expected to resort to a wait-and-see approach since the President-elect has not made his economic policies clear. The Immediate challenges facing Marcos Jr include the Philippines’ high … [Read more...] about What a Ferdinand Marcos Jr Presidency Will Mean for Foreign Investors in Philippines