Section: Malaya Business Insight (Philippines)
Russia building military ‘zone of influence’: NATO
Moscow is seeking to create a “zone of influence through military means”, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, adding that the alliance has observed major and aggressive manoeuvres on the Russian side. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press confenrence following a meeting of NATO defence ministers with their Ukrainian...
Obama to make last trip to Europe
US President Barack Obama will visit Poland and Spain in July, in what will likely be his final trip to Europe, a continent that has often presented more problems than opportunities during his presidency. The White House said that Obama will travel to Warsaw on July 7-9 for “his fifth and final summit with NATO leaders,” before going on his first...
DOT promotes PH shirts in Russia
SELA’s Philippine-inspired shirts (Photo courtesy of Embassy of the Philippines – Moscow, Russia) Wearable Filipino tourist attractions are now being sold by the Department of Tourism (DOT) in Russia as part of its campaign to draw more Russian tourists in the country. DOT partnered with Russia’s largest apparel retailer, SELA, to...
Crew families sue Malaysia Airlines over downing of jet
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The families of six crew members on a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet shot down over Ukraine nearly two years ago filed lawsuits against the airline on Thursday (June 02, 2016), accusing it of negligence and breach of contract. Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was flyin FILE – In this Friday, July 18, 2014 file photo, people...
Families of MH17 crew file suit against Malaysia Airlines
Malaysian lawyer Balan Nair, representing families of the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crew members, speaks with journalists prior to filing the lawsuit at the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex on June 2, 2016. (MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP) Families of six Malaysia Airlines crew members who were killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine...
Dozens in Russia imprisoned for social media likes, reposts
By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press TVER, Russia (AP) — Anastasia Bubeyeva shows a screenshot on her computer of a picture of a toothpaste tube with the words: “Squeeze Russia out of yourself!” For sharing this picture on a social media site with his 12 friends, her husband was sentenced this month to more than two years in prison. In this...
17 die in fire at Ukraine home for elderly
Fire hits elderly home in Ukraine (Image from Sputnik) Kiev, Ukraine – Seventeen people died when a makeshift home for elderly people outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev caught fire in the early hours of Sunday, the emergencies service said. “The bodies of 17 people have been found at the site of the fire,” the head of Ukraine’s state...
Putin blasts West on first trip to EU country this year
ATHENS, Greece — On his first trip to a European Union country this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (May 27, 2016) sharply criticized western policy toward Moscow, describing a newly expanded U.S. missile defense system as a threat to his country’s security — and vowing to retaliate. Russian President Vladimir Putin stands...
Chinese state media warns G7 against S. China Sea ‘meddling’
Beijing – Chinese state media warned the Group of Seven (G7) nations Thursday not to “meddle” in South China Sea disputes, as leaders from the bloc gathered for talks in Japan. The commentary came as European Council President Donald Tusk said on the sidelines of a summit in Ise-Shima that the bloc should take a “clear and tough stance” on...
Nuclear-free aspirations of Obama, Abe conflict with reality
FILE – In this March 31, 2016, file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during their meeting at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington. Obama will travel to Hiroshima in May 2016 in the first visit by a sitting American president to the site where the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb. The White House...
