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NewsDesk MC May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 2028 presidential election, Alan Peter Cayetano, constitutional politics, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, ICC investigation, impeachment trial, International Criminal Court, Manila politics, Marcos Duterte alliance, Philippine government, Philippine Senate, philippines, political crisis, public funds allegations, Reuters style, Rodrigo Duterte, Ronald dela Rosa, Sara Duterte, Senate leadership, Southeast Asia, war on drugs

Philippines Senate Opens Duterte Impeachment Battle

Manila- The Philippine Senate is set to convene as an impeachment court on Monday to hear charges against Vice President

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NewsDesk MC May 17, 2026May 17, 2026 arrest warrant, crime against humanity, Darlene Berberabe, Duterte drug crackdown, extrajudicial killings, human rights, ICC investigation, ICC warrant, International Criminal Court, justice department, Manila, Philippine politics, Philippine Senate, philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, Rome Statute, Ronald dela Rosa, Southeast Asia, Supreme Court, The Hague, war on drugs

Philippines Urges Supreme Court to Clear ICC Arrest of Duterte Ally

Manila-The Philippine government has asked the Supreme Court to allow authorities to arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa over an International

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NewsDesk MC May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 Batam, Cambodia, cybercrime, deportations, foreign nationals, illegal gambling, immigration crackdown, immigration policy, indonesia, jakarta, law enforcement, malaysia, online gambling, Riau Islands, scam syndicates, Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian nations, transnational crime, vietnam, visa waiver, visa-free travel

Indonesia Weighs Visa Curbs After Scam Syndicate Crackdown

Jakarta-Indonesia said on Wednesday it would review its visa-free entry policy for several Southeast Asian countries after authorities arrested more

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NewsDesk MC May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 anti-drug crackdown, crimes against humanity, Duterte allies, extradition, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., human rights, ICC, International Criminal Court, international justice, Manila, Philippine Military Academy, Philippine politics, philippines, protest movement, riot police, Rodrigo Duterte, Ronald dela Rosa, Senate, Southeast Asia, The Hague, war on drugs

Duterte Ally Appeals to Military Amid ICC Arrest Standoff

Manila-Philippine Senator Ronald Dela Rosa on Wednesday called on members of the military and former security colleagues to oppose efforts

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NewsDesk MC May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 Alan Peter Cayetano, Christopher Go, constitutional process, corruption allegations, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, governance, House of Representatives, impeachment, International Criminal Court, Manila, Philippine politics, Philippine Senate, philippines, political crisis, Reuters style, Rodrigo Duterte, Ronald dela Rosa, Sara Duterte, Senate trial, Southeast Asia, united states, vice president

Philippine House Impeaches Sara Duterte in Escalating Power Struggle

Manila-The Philippine House of Representatives on Monday voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, securing enough support to send the

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NewsDesk MC May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 Anutin Charnvirakul, Bangkok, conservative elite, corruption case, geopolitical analysis, military coup, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Parole, Pheu Thai Party, political comeback, populist politics, prison release, red shirts, Reuters style, royal pardon, Shinawatra family, Southeast Asia, Thai elections, Thai politics, thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra

Thaksin Walks Free, Reigniting Thailand’s Political Fault Lines

Bangkok-Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on parole on Monday after serving part of a one-year

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NewsDesk MC May 9, 2026 Batam, Cambodia, china, cybercrime, digital fraud, gambling syndicate, immigration crackdown, indonesia, interpol, investment scams, jakarta, Laos, law enforcement, Myanmar, online gambling, police raid, Reuters style, Southeast Asia, thailand, transnational crime, vietnam

Indonesia Detains 321 Foreign Nationals in Jakarta Crackdown on Online Gambling Syndicate

Jakarta— Indonesian police on Saturday arrested 321 foreign nationals, most of them Vietnamese, in a raid on an alleged online

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NewsDesk MC May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 ash cloud, BASARNAS, crater eruption, disaster response, drone search, exclusion zone, Halmahera, indonesia, jakarta, Mount Dukono, Natural disaster, North Maluku, Reuters style, Ring of Fire, search and rescue, seismic activity, Singapore hikers, Southeast Asia, tectonic plates, volcanic activity, volcano eruption

Indonesia Deploys Drones, Troops in Search for Hikers Killed by Volcano Eruption

Jakarta— Indonesian rescue teams resumed a high-risk operation on Saturday to recover the bodies of three hikers believed killed during

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NewsDesk MC May 7, 2026 Aung San Suu Kyi, Beijing, ceasefire, China border, civil war, cross-border trade, ethnic armed groups, infrastructure projects, Kachin state, Mandalay, military coup, military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar, Myanmar elections, Myitkyina, pro-democracy militias, rebel offensive, regional stability, Southeast Asia, transport corridor

Myanmar Junta Claims Strategic Northern Route Retaken After Year-Long Offensive

Yangon- Myanmar’s military said on Thursday it had recaptured a key northern transport corridor linking the central city of Mandalay

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NewsDesk MC May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 agriculture damage, albay province, ashfall, camalig, disaster preparedness, disaster response, emergency management, environmental risk, evacuation, geological activity, livestock loss, mayon volcano, natural hazards, philippines, pyroclastic flow, rural communities, seismic monitoring, Southeast Asia, tourism impact, volcanic activity, volcanology

Mayon Ash Surge Forces Mass Evacuations in Philippines

Manila — More than 300 families were evacuated in the Philippines after ashfall from the Mayon Volcano blanketed dozens of

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