TOKYO –The Japanese government and the ruling parties are considering increasing the so-called departure tax from the current 1,000 yen per person to 3,000 yen starting in fiscal 2026, informed ...

The Philippines is testing a new type of carbon credit aimed at encouraging companies to cut their climate warming emissions ...

Survivors of a deadly 2021 typhoon in the Philippines have filed a UK lawsuit against British oil giant Shell, seeking financial compensation for climate-related devastation, three NGOs supporting ...

Land and environmental defenders face death threats, harassment, intimidation and killings as nickel mining operations expand ...

Loh Kean Yew is the only Singapore player left in the singles draw. SINGAPORE: Former world champion Loh Kean Yew is the only ...

The duo, known from Celebrity Traitors, have already joked about reconciling and spoken about the importance of raising ...

The Philippine central bank cut its benchmark policy rate for the fifth straight meeting on Thursday to bolster growth, ...

The cut will revive economic activity a bit at a time when painful governance issues around infrastructure investments have ...

World War II US Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi survived two chest wounds from Japanese gunfire, the Bataan Death March, ...

Sandro Marcos' proposal, if passed, won't actually stop the Marcoses from holding simultaneous posts in government in the ...

The local government has intensified its campaign against online child sexual exploitation by equipping frontline ...