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5 things to do in Bangkok this weekend (June 5 to 7)

Bangkok feels a little more interesting than usual this weekend. There is live art built around sea salt and survival at Jim Thompson Art Center, a free exhibition at River City that turns inner fears into something strangely human, a music-and-T-shirt festival that is likely to swallow half a day at QSNCC, an art fair …

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NBI tipped that Defensor bribed ‘18 ex-Marines’ P5M each — Matibag

MANILA, Philippines — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag on Thursday said they have received information that ex-congressman Mike Defensor bribed the “18 ex-Marines” P5 million each to supposedly testify as “bagmen” for former congressman Elizaldy Co. Matibag on a press conference Thursday said that a relative of one of the 18 alleged

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NGCP: All grids stable but yellow alert risk persists

MANILA – All power grids across the country are under normal conditions, but the risk of a yellow alert remains should another major power plant outage occur, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said. In an advisory on Thursday morning, the grid operator said conditions in the Visayas grid have improved following the return

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Sovereignty vs impunity: ICC appeal grows as elite convicts avoid jail

Intervention by the International Criminal Court (ICC) violates Philippine sovereignty, according to the camp of former President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who argued that allegations of crimes related to the war on drugs should be handled domestically rather than before an international court. They maintained that the Philippines, as a sovereign

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