President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is facing resentment from Duterte's supporters as well as a challenge from his own sister, Senator Imee Marcos,says this political science professor.

The New Straits Times reported that the Singaporean driver, 27, had allegedly made an illegal U-turn and was believed to have been attacked by other motorists after the accident.

People Power Partys original presidential candidate Kim Moon Soohas denounced the move as an overnight political coup.

Parti Keadilan Rakyat will hold a leadership poll on May 23, and those elected are set to lead the party into Malaysia's next general election, which must be held by February 2028.

Southeast Asia risks being hit by a double whammy in this US-China trade war, but the region has its own ammunition too, say William Choong and Sharon Seah from ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

The prime ministers daughter is the favourite against incumbent Rafizi Ramli, says an analyst. But should she vie for PKRs deputy presidency at all, another expert asks.

There are about 300 Taiwanese still trapped in scam compounds abroad, according to Taiwans Criminal Investigation Bureau.

National footballer and winger for Selangor FC Faisal Halim suffered fourth- degree burns from an acid attack on May 5 last year and had to undergo four surgeries.

Four civilians were killed in Indian shelling overnight in Pakistan- administered Kashmir, the police said on Friday.