Tag: Politics

Critics of the new law warn that “safeguards” covering constitutional rights can be skirted by members of the anti-terrorism council

While everybody is so preoccupied trying to survive the pandemic, why and how can the immediate threat of terrorism be so real?

Minister U-turns on mobile communications awards, amid accusations of cronyism and lack of transparency

Stepson of former prime minister on trial for looting state funds cuts a deal in a saga with more twists than a John Grisham novel

Authorities dust off a forgotten piece of legislation to bring critics to heel, as govt tries to cement grip on power

While nobody questions the generals’ personal integrity, their policies display lack of consensus-building skills and a narrow preference for ‘order’ over empathy

Defector groups have complained that Moon's administration has suppressed anti-Pyongyang activism while pursuing reconciliation with the Kim regime

Duterte tells business sector: ‘You really should help the govt and our country. Because if this govt goes down, you all go down, too.’

Supplies are low, Duterte grudgingly admitted, because the govt did not expect the contagion to spread so fast

Or end up with an even darker future for humanity, warns Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle