MANILA -- The Philippine House of Representatives has filed a motion urging the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that blocked the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said Monday.
In a statement, Romualdez said the House acted "in full compliance with the Constitution" when it transmitted the impeachment complaint against Duterte on Feb. 5. (Philippines-VP-Impeachment)
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HONG KONG -- Chris Tang Ping-keung, secretary for security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, on Monday exercised the powers conferred by relevant sections of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance to specify 16 overseas activists wanted for alleged national security offences.
The 16 persons are subject to warrants of arrest issued by the court for being suspected of having committed offences endangering national security outside the HKSAR. The Secretary for Security also specified the measures to be applied against the 16 relevant absconders by notices published in the Gazette. (Hong Kong-Judiciary)
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KUALA LUMPUR -- Thai and Cambodian officials have arrived in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, for the General Border Committee meeting, as part of efforts to resolve the conflict between the two countries.
The meeting is scheduled to be held on August 7 in Malaysia, with the country being selected as a neutral venue, the Malaysian Armed Forces said in a statement. (Malaysia-Thai-Cambodia Conflict)
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BANGKOK -- Suspended Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has submitted her formal statement to the Constitutional Court defending against allegations of ethics violations, PM's Secretary General Prommin Lertsuridej said on Monday.
Paetongtarn has completed and endorsed all supporting documents, and her representatives have already delivered them to the court, Prommin told reporters at the government house ahead of the deadline for submission. (Thailand-PM-Constitutional Court)
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HANOI -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday called for breakthroughs in the semiconductor industry to help achieve the country's economic growth target of 8.3 to 8.5 percent this year.
Chairing a meeting of the national steering committee on semiconductor industry development, Chinh urged concerted nationwide efforts to accelerate the implementation of both the semiconductor development strategy and the human resources development program. (Vietnam-Semiconductor) ■
