President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s attendance at the Formula 1 race in Singapore offers opportunities for the Philippines that absent leaders will miss, the Philippine ambassador to Singapore said on Wednesday.

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Singapore occupies a “peculiarly sensitive existential point” as it seeks to retain strategic options amid a great power rivalry, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has said, doubling down on the city state’s stance of refusing to take sides. He also warned that the global landscape would remain unsettled if China and the United States failed to address their respective domestic issues. Speaking at the Milken Institute Asia Summit 2026 in Singapore on Wednesday, Balakrishnan identified...

A former nursing student at a leading private hospital in Hong Kong has been jailed for two years and four months for stealing cash, credit cards and a phone from patients and colleagues, causing losses of at least HK$59,000 (US$7,517). Leung Ho-fung, 29, was sentenced at the District Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to 11 counts of theft. He admitted stealing an iPhone, HK$6,500 in cash and nine credit cards from four patients and four colleagues at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital in...

Around 12,000 of the 70,000 calls received daily by the country's Unified 911 system are prank calls, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday.

Earlier this year, Bangkok’s F&B scene pulled off a coup. At Asia’s 50 Best Bars awards in Macau, eight venues from Asia’s “City of Angels” crowded the list – rankings historically dominated by Hong Kong and Singapore – with four more in the 51-100 tier. The city’s restaurant honours tell a similar story – Sühring recently joined Sorn in holding three Michelin stars, and Bangkok claims nine spots on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, more than any other city. The tourism figures are equally bullish:...

Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte did not make the remark; it was impeachment court presiding officer Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero who noticed that Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante was dozing off

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