Flash flood hits Samosir in Indonesia
JAKARTA, May 4, 2019, The Jakarta Post. A resident, identified as Tiarma Situmorang, 65, of…
[Analytics] Is China a ‘friend’ of the Philippines or only Duterte?
“Speech is the faculty by which men conceal their thoughts,” the legendary Napoleonic diplomat, Charles…
Pressure is mounting in Papua New Guinea to remove PM Peter O’Neill
PORT MORESBY, May 4, 2019, RNZ. Pressure is mounting in Papua New Guinea to remove…
El Niño destroys P8-B agri crops in 14 regions in the Philippines
MANILA, May 4, 2019, PhilStar. Agricultural damage across the country due to the prevailing dry…
Prabowo Team reports incorrect vote data entries in Indonesian election
JAKARTA, May 4, 2019, ANTARA. The Information Technology (IT) Volunteers of the Prabowo Subianto Campaign…
US-China trade talks going ‘very well’: Donald Trump
WASHINGTON D.C., May 4, 2019, SCMP. Negotiations between Washington and Beijing on reaching a trade…
Morrison backs Trump on N. Korea issue
CANBERRA, May 4, 2019, 9News. Prime Minister Scott Morrison will continue to back US President…
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito greets public for 1st time since ascension
TOKYO, May 4, 2019, Kyodo. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito greeted thousands of ecstatic well-wishers at the…
N. Korea fires short-range missiles into East Sea
SEOUL, May 4, 2019, Yonhap. North Korea fired a barrage of unidentified short-range missiles in…
Boeing 737 plane skids off runway into river in Florida
JACKSONVILLE, May 4, 2019, TASS. A Boeing 737 commercial plane, carrying 136 people, skidded off…
[Analytics] How Thailand’s Rama X will be crowned
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn will formally crown himself as monarch on Saturday (May 4) during…
[Analytics] Silk Road expands to Arctic and beyond
During the last hours of the second annual Belt and Road Summit of April 25-27,…