MANILA — A “humbled” President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to business tycoons he once threatened to jail after saying he welcomed their response to the coronavirus crisis. The Philippine leader, who has had an antagonistic relationship with the country’s commercial elite, said during a televised address late on Monday that he […]
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Philippines’ Duterte apologizes to tycoons he threatened to jail
MANILA — A “humbled” President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to business tycoons he once threatened to jail after saying he welcomed their response to the coronavirus crisis. The Philippine leader, who has had an antagonistic relationship with the country’s commercial elite, said during a televised address late on Monday that he […]
Jakarta residents face jail for breaking social distancing rules
JAKARTA — Jakarta will impose stiff penalties on those breaking its large-scale social restrictions, including prison sentences, as authorities scramble to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country’s capital. Jakarta had already been under general social distancing guidelines, and while many schools, offices and shopping malls had […]