The controversy over K.K. Shailaja’s nomination for the Ramon Magsaysay Award

The controversy over K.K. Shailaja’s nomination for the Ramon Magsaysay Award

What is the main reason being given for declining the award? What was the Hukbalahap movement in the Philippines? What is the main reason being given for declining the award? What was the Hukbalahap movement in the Philippines? The story so far: The decision of former Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja to decline an offer […]

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Dubai has become a melting pot of global cuisines thanks to its 85% expat population

Dubai has become a melting pot of global cuisines thanks to its 85% expat population

The golden city has everything from Portuguese and Indian food to the slightly lesser known Belarusian and Sudanese fare The golden city has everything from Portuguese and Indian food to the slightly lesser known Belarusian and Sudanese fare Dubai to me has always been something akin to a sprawling food court on steroids. The image […]

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Marcos Jr & Sara Duterte | Back to the future for the Philippines 

Marcos Jr & Sara Duterte | Back to the future for the Philippines 

Thirty-six years after Ferdinand Marcos’s dictatorship was overthrown, his son, in an alliance with the Duterte family, has been elected President Thirty-six years after Ferdinand Marcos’s dictatorship was overthrown, his son, in an alliance with the Duterte family, has been elected President Visitors to the inner quarters of the Malacanan Palace, the grand complex on […]

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Marcos Jr heads for landslide in Philippine presidential poll: unofficial tally

Marcos Jr heads for landslide in Philippine presidential poll: unofficial tally

AFP Manila May 09, 2022 21:02 IST Updated: May 09, 2022 21:02 IST AFP Manila May 09, 2022 21:02 IST Updated: May 09, 2022 21:02 IST Marcos Jr had more than twice the number of votes for his main rival Leni Robredo, according to local media Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. File | Photo Credit: Reuters […]

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