Reportedly, #Zelenskiy's push for the #PeaceSummit at the #ShangriLaDialogue in #Singapore wasn't as warmly received as expected. He's obviously hoping to get #BBM (President Marcos) & the #Philippines on #Ukraine's side for the peace initiative. This last minute surprise will throw the Philippine diplomatic staff in an uproar 🤣.
Mr #Zelensky’s surprise attendance in the middle of #Asia’s leading security forum effectively thrust #Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine to the forefront of everyone’s minds and also forcefully demonstrates how interconnected the security issues in #Europe & #Asia are.
A #union representing thousands of workers at #SamsungElectronics has called the first strike at the South Korean technology giant since it was founded five and a half decades ago.
NAIA Terminal 3 is a (literally) hot mess and it deserves it's reputation as being one of the worst in the world. But we already have an alternative. #Philippines#AirTravel
@jikodesu Very true - for now. The 147 km long Clark-Calamba railway is supposed to fix that issue but it won't be fully operational till 2028 at the earliest.
Barbers said that the LRA and OSG committed to this action during Wednesday’s House Dangerous Drugs Committee hearing. The committee found that Ong and his associates, who failed to attend the hearing, were likely #ChineseNationals posing as #Filipinos. #Philippines
#Myanmar has been caught in a spiral of violence since the #ArakanArmy, last November ended a ceasefire that had largely held since the army took over in a 2021 coup.
Senator #RisaHontiveros welcomed the decision of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (#DILG) to strip Bamban, Tarlac Mayor #AliceGuo of supervision over #LocalPolice, citing her ties to “criminals.”
#MountIbu erupted on Saturday evening, sending ash 4km into the sky, as streaks of purple lightning flashed around its crater, according to information and images shared by Indonesia’s volcanology agency.
The alert level of the #volcano to the highest level on Thursday, after Ibu erupted multiple times earlier this month. #Halmahera
The #AI-powered "Search Generative Experience (#SGE)" that the company had been trialing for months is rolling out to everyone in the #US. The top of many results (especially questions) are now dominated by an #AIBox that scrapes the #web and gives you a sometimes-correct summary without needing to click on a single result.