Sui-Lee Wee

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Sui-Lee Wee

Former President Rodrigo Duterte, who faces international court charges of crimes against humanity, remains very popular at home. Six weeks ago, a van piled high with flowers pulled up at the International Criminal Court's detention center in The Hague. The court also received deliveries of birthday cards. Lots and lots of them. They were all for the newest inmate, Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, who turned 80 on March 28.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Sui-Lee Wee

The People's Action Party is widely expected to continue its six-decade reign. But discontent with its policies is fueling a growing opposition. Like the last time Singapore held elections, it is in the throes of a global crisis. Five years ago, the governing party portrayed itself as the steady hand to guide the nation through the coronavirus pandemic. The pitch is the same this time, as President Trump upends the world's trade order.

2 weeks ago | dtnext.in | Sui-Lee Wee |Aie Balagtas See

NEW YORK: He never aspired to be a priest. After he rose to be a bishop, he implied that he suffered from impostor syndrome. And when Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle of the Philippines is asked if he could become the first Asian pope — a frequent question in recent years — he says it is impossible. “Thinking of myself in that position, no, no, I laugh at it,” Tagle told the BBC in 2015. “I cannot even manage my life.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Sui-Lee Wee |Aie Balagtas See

14 hours agoAs the Vatican prepares a conclave, the status of a once-powerful Italian cardinal loomsVATICAN CITY (AP) — As the Vatican switches gears from saying goodbye to Pope Francis to electing his successor, the status of a once-powerful Italian cardinal and whether he can vote in the May 7 conclave have been a constant question and source of gossip.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Sui-Lee Wee |Aie Balagtas See

Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines is known as the "Asian Francis." But he has been criticized for not being vocal enough about his country's brutal drug war and clerical sex abuse. He never aspired to be a priest. After he rose to be a bishop, he implied that he suffered from impostor syndrome. And when Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle of the Philippines is asked if he could become the first Asian pope - a frequent question in recent years - he says it is impossible.