Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Australia’s AI drone fighter MQ-28A Ghost Bat

The MQ-28A Ghost Bat is ‘cutting edge’ technology. A new AI powered drone fighter plane designed to operate with crewed aircraft providing additional surveillance and attack capability. The Ghost Bat programme is also ahead of schedule, and...

Klarex to clean up city’s act — literally

- Advertisement - AFTER months of mounting public outrage over uncollected trash, Cagayan de Oro Mayor Rolando ‘Klarex’ Uy today, Oct. 13, vowed to take the reins himself, declaring he will personally lead the city’s garbage collection efforts to...

Balanseng suplay, presyo sa kuryente yawe sa paspas nga paglambo sa Sugbo

Ang padayon nga paglambo sa ekonomiya sa Sugbo nagkinahanglan og lig-on ug kasaligan nga suplay sa kuryente aron malikayan ang pagtaas sa presyo ug kakulangan sa reserba sa kuryente nga makadaot sa mga konsumidor ug gagmay nga negosyante. Sumala...

PH hosts ASEAN farm and forestry ministers meeting

The Philippines, through the Department of Agriculture (DA), will host the 47th Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) and related events from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, 2025, in Pasay...

Italian General Strike: A Dramatic Turn in the World Situation

What happened in Italy on Friday, October 3 has very few precedents. Think about it. A political strike. A political general strike. A political general strike over internationalist solidarity and against imperialism. Millions participated in...

Asia’s youth struggle to find good jobs, World Bank warns

The bank highlights a persistent gap between younger and more experienced workers across several Asian economies [SINGAPORE] Young people across Asia are struggling to find good jobs, with many stuck in low-productivity work that the World Bank...

Maa flyover progress hits 84%

THE Department of Public Works and Highways-Davao Region (DPWH-Davao) reported that the Maa-Magtuod Flyover project is now 84.3 percent complete. According to DPWH-Davao, remaining works include the construction of micro piles at the approaches,...

One of the rarest birds in the world finds a city sanctuary in Hong Kong

International News HONG KONG HABITAT. Dreamy Cheung (not seen) feeds her domesticated yellow-crested cockatoo at a park in Hong Kong. Critically endangered yellow-crested cockatoos found an unexpected sanctuary among Hong Kong’s towering...

Special Report – MIF: 30 years, 30 highlights (11-15)

Macau Business magazine l September | Special Report | MIF: 30 years, 30 highlights Timor Leste, pioneering Excluding Portugal, Timor Leste has been one of the Portuguese-speaking countries most consistently represented at MIF, partly due to its...

DA to host Asean agri and forestry meeting

THE Philippines is hosting the 47th Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF), the Department of Agriculture said on Sunday. The AMAF and related events will be held Sept. 29-Oct. 3 in Pasay...

After peace, what next for Gaza?

Negotiations are ongoing to end the war in Gaza, with US President Donald Trump urging parties to “move fast” to reach a deal. But that outcome hinges on what comes next: how will Gaza be governed once the conflict ceases? Trump’s 20-point plan...

Meet your 2025 Pacific Break finalists

Each year, Pacific Break uncovers the best original, unsigned talent from across the Pacific and Timor-Leste. Ready to make waves, meet the ten finalists for Pacific Break, the Pacific's biggest music competition. Kazibuda, PNG Song: Enlighten...

ASEAN Jakarta forum participants stress need for popular empowerment

A container is unloaded from a ship onto a truck at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb 12, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] It is high time the Association of Southeast Asian Nations brought the bloc closer to its people, empowering them as well...

LONG READ: The GEMIs, the Global Emerging Markets' interlocking institutions

The international order is breaking up as the Global Emerging Markets (GEMs) build a raft of new non-Western interlocking international institutions to run their vision of a new multipolar world order. At the same time the incumbent...

Australian tapped as deputy UN commander in South Korea

Major General Scott Winter has been selected to serve as the next Deputy Commander of the United Nations Command (UNC) in the Republic of Korea (ROK) from January 2026. Maj Gen WinterThe appointment of Major General Winter, made by Chief of the...

PNG’s ‘blue diamond mine’ being threatened

PAPUA New Guinea’s marine environment is as rich as the value placed on blue diamond and is as diverse as the country’s cultures. The marine resources are so valuable in the fisheries sector such as in the tuna industry of the country. Sadly,...

‘Patriot Bonds,’ an Indonesian Shakedown?

One might think that Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto would have learned lessons from the careers of his father, Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, one of the architects of Suharto’s mostly successful orthodox economic agenda, and his grandfather,...

The Coral Triangle – the epicentre of marine diversity

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Ascarosepion pfefferi is also known as Pfeffer’s flamboyant cuttlefish. – Photo by Jenny Huang/Wikimedia Commons I NOW know why the late Shell professor of Environmental Studies at Unimas Dr...

Incredible Destinations in Asia to Add to Your Bucket List

Asia is massive, unpredictable, and full of places that make you do a double-take. There's more variety packed into this continent than most travelers expect. If you're looking to add new spots to your travel list, these destinations are well...

ASEAN Remains Gallant And United, Deepens Economic Integration

By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) – Southeast Asian economies have sent a clear message that their markets are open for business, despite being confronted by tough protectionist measures and tariffs that threaten free trade...