Move to abolish Philippine anti-graft agency sparks uproar
MANILA (UCAN): Critics in the Philippines have slammed a move seeking to abolish the anti-graft…
Protests on 50th anniversary of martial law in Philippines
MANILA (UCAN): Rights defenders and labour activists kicked off a series of protest rallies ahead…
Another Catholic church desecrated in Myanmar
YANGON (UCAN): The Mother of God Church in Mobye town, southern Shan state, Myanmar, was…
Malaysia confirms pledge to end death penalty
KUALA LUMPUR (UCAN): Malaysia will abolish the mandatory death penalty and replace it with other…
Moratorium on debt payments for Philippine farmers signed
MANILA (UCAN): Catholic groups and farmers in the Philippines welcomed a one-year moratorium on land…
