MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao says he will run for president in the 2022 elections. Pacquiao accepted the nomination of his PDP-Laban party at its national convention on Sept. 19, saying that the Filipino people have been waiting for a change of government. “I am a fighter, and I […]
Cambodia vaccinating 6-to-11-year-olds before schools reopen
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia began vaccinating 6-to-11-year-olds on Sept. 17 so students can safely return to schools that have been closed for months due to the coronavirus. Prime Minister Hun Sen inaugurated the campaign to vaccinate the children, speaking live on state television and his Facebook page as […]
With no tourist handouts, hungry Bali monkeys raid homes
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press SANGEH, Indonesia (AP) — Deprived of their preferred food source—the bananas, peanuts and other goodies brought in by tourists now kept away by the coronavirus—hungry monkeys on the resort island of Bali have taken to raiding villagers’ homes in their search for something tasty. Villagers in Sangeh […]
Japan vaccine minister seeks to be next prime minister
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s outspoken vaccinations minister, Taro Kono, announced on Sept. 10 that he is running to become the head of the governing party, who usually is chosen prime minister, and pledged to be reform-minded and get things done. Kono, 58, a Georgetown University graduate who is fluent in […]
China bans men it sees as not masculine enough from TV
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s government banned effeminate men on TV and told broadcasters on Sept. 2 to promote “revolutionary culture,” broadening a campaign to tighten control over business and society and enforce official morality. President Xi Jinping has called for a “national rejuvenation,” with tighter Communist Party control of business, […]
Malaysian mothers win battle over ‘sexist’ citizenship law
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Several Malaysian mothers won a legal battle on Sept. 9 for the right to pass their nationality to their children born abroad, a landmark court decision hailed by activists as a giant step toward gender equality. Malaysia is one of 25 countries that do not give mothers and fathers equal […]
Malaysia’s new PM strikes conciliatory tone in 1st address
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob struck a conciliatory tone in his first national address on Aug. 22, saying he would embrace the opposition in an effort to tackle the runaway pandemic and revive a slumping economy. A day after being sworn in, Ismail said the political battles that […]
China allows couples third child amid demographic crisis
BEIJING (AP) — China will now allow couples to legally have a third child as it seeks to hold off a demographic crisis that could threaten its hopes of increased prosperity and global influence. On Aug. 20, the ceremonial legislature amended the Population and Family Planning Law as part of a decades-long effort by the […]
Malaysia’s king meets political leaders to select new PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s king summoned the heads of political parties on Aug. 17 as he swiftly began the task of selecting a new prime minister amid a worsening coronavirus outbreak. The resignation of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Aug. 16 after less than 18 months in office followed mounting public anger over […]
Sudoku maker Maki Kaji, who saw life’s joy in puzzles, dies
Maki Kaji, the creator of the popular numbers puzzle Sudoku whose life’s work was spreading the joy of puzzles, has died, his Japanese company said on Aug. 17. He was 69 and had bile duct cancer.
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