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EDITORIAL
Nation still cannot turn the page on Mamasapano
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LAST Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, the nation marked at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City the Day of National Remembrance in honor of the 44 Special Action Force troopers who were killed in a botched operation to capture Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir (aka Marwan) on Jan. 25, 2015 in Mamasapano, Maguindnao.
For all the talk, however, the awful fact remains that Mamasapano is an open wound that will not heal. The nation cannot turn the page on Mamasapano.
While there is plenty of homage and praise for the fallen 44, there is frustration that the nation still has not given them their due.
Following its enactment, the Bangsamoro Organic Law has overcome its first major hurdle: the plebiscite. The second phase of the vote on Feb. 6 will determine which areas want to be included in the proposed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, which will replace the ARMM.
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Read more at https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2019/01/28/1888690/editorial-momentum-peace
Regardless of the judicial outcome, the ratification of the BOL is a significant step in trying to resolve a long-running conflict through peaceful means. With the continuing efforts of all stakeholders, this momentum for peace can be sustained.
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Pilipino STAR Ngayon – Huwag kalimutan trahedya ng SAF 44
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SINGAPORE’S The Straits Times
No let-up in guard against terrorism
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The threat to Singapore from terrorism remains high, according to a sobering assessment released by the Ministry of Home Affairs last week. The prime reason is the barbaric Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which still looms large despite being uprooted from the vast tracts it seized in Iraq and Syria five years ago. This is the central message from the Singapore Terrorism Threat Assessment Report 2019. While no credible intelligence exists, for now, of an attack being planned against Singapore, continuing radicalisation is a menace. Eight self-radicalised individuals, including five involved in ISIS-linked cases, were dealt with under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in the past two years. This brings to 22 the number of Singaporeans dealt with under the ISA since 2015. The comparable figure between 2007 and 2014 was only 11.Developments in Singapore are part of the larger trends taking place in South-east Asia. There can be no doubt that ISIS, which slots the region under the “East Asia division” of its global caliphate, remains vested here. Last May, Indonesia witnessed its deadliest ISIS-linked attacks: the Surabaya bombings that killed 28. There were 12 other attacks and 13 foiled plots. In Malaysia, four plots were disrupted and more than 80 militants arrested last year. More attacks are feared if some of the estimated 1,000 South-east Asian ISIS fighters return, bearing battlefield skills and combat experience. Another worry is the release of hundreds of prisoners serving terrorism-related charges. Last week, Indonesia came close to granting parole to Abu Bakar Bashir, the radical cleric suspected of masterminding the 2002 Bali bombings. It backtracked after outrage that Bashir, the spiritual head of the regional Jemaah Islamiah (JI) militant outfit, may draw more to his path.
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TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE:
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/st-editorial/no-let-up-in-guard-against-terrorism
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THAILAND’S Bangkok Post – OPINION
Gimmicks won’t win over tourists
The gorging on mangoes and sticky rice probably set a Guinness world record of sorts and probably failed to attract a single tourist. (Photo supplied)State authorities over past weeks have made big efforts to attract more Chinese tourists to come to Thailand.
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