TOKYO -- Leaders of Japanese opposition parties on Monday expressed their concerns about the U.S. military attack on Venezuela and criticized the Japanese government's response, local media reported.
"I'm concerned that the attacks may significantly shake the international order," Tetsuo Saito, who heads Komeito, a former ally of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, told a party conference, Jiji Press reported. (Japan-U.S.-Venezuela Situation)
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MANILA -- A retired Air Force general of the Philippines, who was arrested on Monday over his alleged role in an anti-government destabilization plot, was freed a few hours later after posting bail of 48,000 pesos (about 2,663 U.S. dollars), authorities and his lawyer have said.
Operatives of the Philippine National Police's Criminal Investigation and Detection Group arrested retired Major General Romeo Poquiz at Manila's international airport upon his arrival from a family holiday in Bangkok, Thailand, by virtue of a court-issued arrest warrant. (Philippines-Air Force General-Arrest)
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Monday re-proposed to Thailand to convene a special meeting on border demarcation in the second or third week of January in Cambodia's Siem Reap province, said a press release from Cambodia's State Secretariat of Border Affairs.
The Cambodian side has once again requested the Thai side, through a Note Verbale dated Jan. 5, 2026, to convene a special meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Boundary Commission in the second or third week of January 2026 in Siem Reap province, it said. (Cambodia-Thailand-Ties)
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JAKARTA -- The death toll from flash floods and landslides in the eastern Indonesian province of North Sulawesi early Monday has risen to nine, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said.
The disaster struck Sitaro Islands Regency at around 2:30 a.m. local time following prolonged heavy rainfall. (Indonesia-Flood-Death) ■
