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Negeri Sembilan's Umno chief Jalaluddin has firmly denied involvement in any scheme to oust the state's Menteri Besar or remove the ruler, responding to mounting allegations circulating within party circles.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr faces mounting pressure to revive economic growth and restore public trust after a major graft scandal involving flood-control schemes devastated consumer and business spending.
Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister living in India, has declared she will return home and appear in court to contest her death sentence, dismissing charges related to a deadly 2024 crackdown as politically motivated.
Members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo staged a massive demonstration in Manila on Tuesday, disrupting traffic as they protested the impending graft charges against Senator Rodante Marcoleta, a church member and key ally of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte.
Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has declared her intention to return to the country this year despite a death sentence handed down in her absence. She has rejected the verdict as illegitimate and politically driven.