Author: SUI-LEE WEE
Young Filipinos Embrace Leni Robredo, Sole Woman in Presidential Race
“Generation Z” and thousands of millennial voters drew inspiration from her effort to take on Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Late Dictator’s Son, May Lead the Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has spent decades defending his family’s name against accusations of corruption and downplaying his father’s brutal regime.
Ahead of Philippines Election, Young People Rally Around Leni Robredo
As the election in the Philippines nears, tens of thousands of young people who fear another Marcos presidency are rallying around Leni Robredo, the country’s vice president.
6 Rohingya Refugees Are Killed Fleeing Detention Center in Malaysia
In recent years, the Malaysian government has taken a more hard-line approach to the refugees in the country, which once offered a modicum of opportunity.
Singapore to Ease Some Covid Restrictions
The prime minister said that the change represented a “major step,” but that the country would “stop short of a complete opening up.”
Nathan Crumpton Became an Olympic Sensation, Without a Shirt and Without Competing
A flag-bearer for American Samoa lit up the internet when he appeared at the opening ceremony in Beijing wearing very little clothing in subfreezing weather.
Stay or Go? For Myanmar’s Latest Wave of Refugees, There’s No Good Choice.
Hundreds of thousands who fled deadly unrest at home confront an uncertain future abroad. Yet for many who remained, conditions are dire.
Fatalities Reported After Military Truck Rams Protesters in Myanmar
Witnesses said soldiers also fired into the crowd and kicked wounded demonstrators, the latest in a series of confrontations in which the military’s behavior has infuriated citizens.
Court in Philippines Allows Maria Ressa to Travel to Norway for Nobel
The decision came after days of growing international pressure on the government to allow the journalist to attend the ceremony in Norway.