Early on New Zealand First’s annual Convention, a hint of controversy arose which the media predictably pounced on. Firearms enthusiasts had organized themselves to
Author: Louie Encabo
Remembering Thomas Sankara: Pan-Africanist Hero who dreamed of a prosperous Burkina Faso
On October 15, 1987, the presidential palace of the landlocked African country of Burkina Faso was the center of a gunfight between officials of
The National Party have no moral high ground to criticize Labour for the surplus
Before the 2017 general elections, National Party MP and spin doctor Steven Joyce claimed that there would be an $11 billion fiscal deficit in
Malacañang’s complacency about the transport crisis shows how out of touch it is with everyday Filipinos
Metropolitan Manila is notorious for its chaotic traffic, which was rated as the worst in the world by GPS-navigation app Waze in 2015. The
Despite pushing for universal healthcare, the Duterte government slashed billions off the health budget
Supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte were jubilant when he signed the Universal Healthcare Act into law early this year. It fulfilled his key campaign
What’s the real score between Jian Yang, the National Party, and the Chinese Communist Party?
National Party list MP Jian Yang has been outed by a report on Newsroom.co.nz to have attended the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Communist
There is a culture of toxic masculinity at the Philippine Military Academy
The nation was shook by the reported death of Darwin Dormitorio, a freshman cadet at the Philippine Military Academy – considered Asia’s premier military
How the Provincial Growth Fund can be used to fill the gap Jetstar is leaving
Australian budget airline, Jetstar, announced last week that it would be phasing out its flights to regional New Zealand destinations. It would impact the pockets of these consumers the most as it virtually hands national carrier Air New Zealand a monopoly over these flights. Without competition, the airline has no incentive to keep prices low despite capitalizing on Jetstar’s decision by offering promotional discount prices immediately after the latter’s announcement.
The pork barrel lives on under the Duterte regime
In August 2013, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos marched along the streets of Metropolitan Manila to express their outrage at the revelations of the
A war on the law: 47 jurists have been killed under Rodrigo Duterte’s watch
An anti-mining lawyer survived an assassination attempt this week in Capiz province, while she was on board a vehicle with her daughter and a