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Asian stocks were mixed Monday in a cautious start to what could be another rocky week for global markets after a rout in banking shares renewed fears for the sector. Hong Kong and Shanghai dipped, while Tokyo, Sydney and Singapore rose, following a positive finish on Wall Street last week. The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced during Asian trade that First Citizens had agreed to buy Silicon Valley Bank, whose collapse this month had sparked fears of a global contagion in the banking sector. US President Joe Biden and European officials had sought to calm investors as banking shares tumbled on Friday, triggered by concerns over troubled lender Deutsche Bank. — AFP

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Flanked by tanks and missile launchers, Myanmar's junta chief Monday vowed no let up in a crackdown on opponents and insisted the military would hold elections -- weeks after admitting it did not control enough territory to allow a vote. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government over two years ago after making unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud. The putsch sparked renewed fighting with ethnic rebels and birthed dozens of anti-junta "People's Defence Forces" (PDFs), with swathes of the country now ravaged by fighting and the economy in tatters.  The military will take "decisive action" against its opponents and ethnic rebels supporting them, Min Aung Hlaing told an audience of around 8,000 service members attending the annual Armed Forces Day parade in the military-built capital Naypyidaw. "The terror acts of NUG and its lackey so-called PDFs need to be tackled for good and all," he said, referring to the "National Unity Government," a body dominated by ousted lawmakers working to reverse the coup. The junta would then hold "free and fair elections" upon the completion of the state of emergency, he said. — AFP

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Anti-illegal drug operatives arrested two alleged drug dealers in a raid on a drug den in Sitio Lo-oy, Central Guinzadan, Bauko town in Mountain Province last Saturday afternoon. The suspects were identified as a 36-year-old farmer residing in Guinzadan Norte and his 24-year-old brother-in-law who hails from Conner, Apayao but now resides in Locbuban, Central Guinzadan. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) - Mountain Province agents, Ifugao policemen, intelligence operatives from the Mountain Province police command and the Cordillera Regional Intelligence Division - Cordillera and other police units launched a sting operation against the two suspects at a small house located in a farm area in Lo-oy where the two suspects are working. — The STAR/Artemio Dumlao

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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla says Rep. Arnolfo Teves (Negros Oriental) “is being considered as masterminds” in the killing of Governor Roel Degamo. Remulla adds he will still have to check with the panel of prosecutors “but right now, with the way it is progressing, that’s the direction we are heading to.” The DOJ chief says they may be at least two, and up to four, masterminds.

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Japan's government is urging China to release a Japanese man detained in Beijing this month for allegedly breaking domestic laws. Japanese government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters that Tokyo's embassy in Beijing was informed "this month that a Japanese man in his fifties was detained in Beijing for breaking China's domestic laws." He gave no details on the man's identity, nor his alleged crime, or when he had been arrested. "Ever since we learned about this case, the Japanese government has been strongly urging the immediate release of this Japanese national," Matsuno said. He added that Tokyo was also seeking consular access to the man. — AFP

4 hours ago

A solar battery exploded In Baguio City on Sunday setting fire to part of a commercial building in Barangay Magsaysay, Lower.  Firefighters of the Bureau of Fire Protection rushed to the fire scene at the Pilando Business Center on Sunday evening. Arson investigators said the building maintenance officer tried to put out the flame that was consuming the exploded solar battery but that the fire spread quickly.   Firefighters, even augmented by volunteer firefighting brigades, only managed to declare the fire out after 30 minutes. — The STAR/Artemio Dumlao

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The United States on Tuesday opens its second Summit for Democracy with its eyes firmly on the rest of the world, seeking a united front against authoritarianism as Russia attacks Ukraine and as China launches a diplomatic offensive. President Joe Biden took office pledging to champion democracy, and in his first year made good with the inaugural summit, which sought to reaffirm US leadership after his predecessor Donald Trump eroded democratic norms and the attack on the Capitol.  This time round, in a nod to concerns that the first edition was too much about US navel-gazing, Biden has tapped co-hosts on each continent -- the presidents of Zambia, Costa Rica and South Korea and prime minister of The Netherlands. In total he has invited 121 leaders for the three-day, mostly virtual summit — eight more than in 2021. The summit comes as threats to democracy evolve "from what was seen as an important issue, albeit sort of a slow-moving threat, to one that is now both important and extremely urgent," said Marti Flacks, director of the human rights initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. — AFP

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Transport staff across Germany are set to stage a major strike on Monday to push for wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation, as passengers brace for serious disruptions. Workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines throughout much of Europe's top economy are expected to heed a call by the Verdi and EVG unions to the 24-hour walkout. "A labour struggle that has no impact is toothless," Verdi chief Frank Werneke told public broadcaster Phoenix. He acknowledged that it would inflict pain on many commuters and holidaymakers, "but better one day of strain with the prospect of reaching a wage agreement than weeks of industrial action". — AFP

6 hours ago

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Monday, South Korea's military says, the latest in its flurry of weapons tests in recent weeks. The launch comes as Seoul and Washington are carrying out a joint amphibious landing exercise, and just days after they wrapped up their largest combined military drills in five years. North Korea views all such exercises as rehearsals for invasion and has repeatedly warned it would take "overwhelming" action in response. "Our military detected two short-range ballistic missiles fired from around Junghwa area in North Hwanghae province from 07:47 am (2247 GMT) towards the East Sea," South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) says, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan. "Our military has strengthened surveillance and vigilance against additional launches, while maintaining a full readiness posture through close cooperation between South Korea and the United States," it adds. — AFP

22 hours ago

Hong Kong's first protest against a government policy in about two years went ahead on Sunday, but under strict rules including a cap on numbers and a requirement that everyone wear an identifying number tag. In mid-2020 Beijing imposed a National Security Law (NSL) to stamp out dissent in the southern Chinese city, which had been rocked by pro-democracy unrest. There have been few public protests against official policy since then, due to a combination of the crackdown and social-distancing measures to counter the Covid-19 pandemic. Sunday's march was against a land reclamation plan in the city's east. As the first officially authorised protest against a government plan since the coronavirus measures were lifted, it offered an indication of the measure of dissent still allowed in the city. — AFP

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