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Click to expand Image Supporters of former senator Leila de Lima outside the Hall of Justice in Muntinlupa City, Philippines, May 12, 2023. 2023 Eloisa Lopez/Reuters On Wednesday, a Philippine court denied bail for former Senator Leila de Lima, who has unjustly been in police detention for more than six years. De Lima has already been acquitted in two of the three separate drug cases brought against her. The European Union and other governments should press President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to drop the remaining charges and release de Lima. The denial of bail for de Lima request illustrates the ...

Click to expand Image Supporters of former senator Leila de Lima outside the Hall of Justice in Muntinlupa City, Philippines, May 12, 2023. 2023 Eloisa Lopez/Reuters On Wednesday, a Philippine court denied bail for former Senator Leila de Lima, who has unjustly been in police detention for more than six years. De Lima has already been acquitted in two of the three separate drug cases brought against her. The European Union and other governments should press President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to drop the remaining charges and release de Lima. The denial of bail for de Lima request illustrates the ...

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is eyeing to resume talks for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) this month as the country is now at risk of losing its qualification for a General System of Preference Plus (GSP+) from the regional bloc.  In a press…

From resilience to revival in Sri Lanka

By The Joint Apparel Association Forum On March 20th 2023, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board approved a four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement for Sri Lanka amounting to USD 2.9 billion. This was post the agreements with China and India – Sri Lanka’s biggest lenders for additional financial assistance and the first steps...