Category: Asia

Philippines’ ex-president ‘Noynoy’ Aquino dies

Former Philippine president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, the reserved 61-year-old bachelor from one of Asia’s most famous political families, died Thursday, the country’s foreign minister and several officials said. Aquino, who ruled the archipelago nation...

The choked status of democracy in Myanmar

Detention of democratically elected leaders; people protesting off the streets; water cannons being thrown at protesters; demonstrators being brutally beaten up by the police— this is what Myanmar looks like today. Since the military...