Singapore foreign minister: Singapore will not negotiate for safe passage through Strait of Hormuz: "Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan stressed that transit through such waterways is a right, not a privilege."
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/strait-hormuz-safe-passage-vivian-balakrishnan-6040981
The Philippines ranked No. 1 globally as an outsourcing destination in a global index. The PH earned a score of 90.65, ahead of Malaysia and India, which rank 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The PH outperformed India in English proficiency, scoring 90 versus India's 60, but India tops talent depth, achieving a perfect score of 100, compared with the Philippines' 90.
#Philippines #Asian #India #TootSEA #BPO #Outsourcing #Business
Filipino girl group BINI were guests in the NBA Los Angeles Clippers game for Filipino Heritage Night ahead of BINI's April 10 Coachella music festival performance in Indio, California. (2:21)
#Coachella2026 #Music #California #GirlGroup #BINI #TootSEA #Indio #Clippers #LosAngeles #Philippines #Asian #SEAblings #OPM #Video #FilipinoHeritageNight #Basketball
A few weeks ago, @francisfuna and I went back to this 10-seater ramen joint along Maginhawa because he was craving for a bowl. My first try wasn't really worth writing home about, but I was willing to give it another shot. So off we went.
We waited in line for more than 30 minutes (we normally don't), and I'm glad we did. This creamy bowl of crab ramen was worth the wait!
πMugen Ramenya
"Are you a Southeast Asia (excluding Indonesia) or Africa scholar committed to challenging colonial legacies and reimagining foundational concepts in the humanities from a Global South perspective?"
"The Decolonizing Humanities Fellowship, hosted by the Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia (UI), supported by Gerda Henkel Stiftung, is a critical initiative responding to the persistent dominance of colonial and Eurocentric frameworks in global humanities scholarship."
https://anthropology.fisip.ui.ac.id/international-programs/decolonizing-humanities-fellowship/
#Academia #GlobalSouth #TootSea #Africa #Asia #Decolonization
El Nido, PH among BBC's top beaches. The small town 5 hours (by land) north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan airport is known for its limestone cliffs, secluded white sand beaches and coves which are good for snorkeling and kayaking.
#Philippines #TootSEA #Asian #Travel #Beach #Palawan #Tourism #ElNido #Island #Snorkeling #Corals
Ramayana restaurant in Philly has a menu named after Indonesian politicians, and Obama.
Roblox is being investigated for promoting extremist views in children and harboring pedophiles and traffickers.
This month, police thwarted a planned mass shooting in Laguna involving 7 children, all aged 15, who were influenced by an individual they talked to on Roblox. Some of the items found in the possession of the children were pins bearing the logo of Schutzstaffel, a Nazi affiliate group.
#Philippines #Asian #Games #Roblox #TootSEA #Crime #CyberSecurity #Laguna
https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/04/01/2518145/pldt-ready-block-roblox-if-ordered
The concept has had many false starts over the years but it looks like #Eurovision Asia may actually be a thing later this year, hosted by Thailand. I am fascinated to see what countries whose pop culture is less well known like Bhutan and Laos do with the Eurovision format.
Adrianna Tan
JiKo
Shine F.
Joanna Holman