Myanmar releases 4 Thai fishermen, 3 Filipinos
MYANMAR’S State Planning and Administration Council sent a letter to the border authorities of Dawei district late last night (March 27) notifying that the sentences of four Thai fishermen and three Filipinos have been reduced and waived and they are now to be deported, Thai Rath newspaper said early this morning. The four Thai […]
Read MoreFilipino couple wanted for investment fraud nabbed in Thailand
A FILIPINO couple wanted under as many as 150 arrest warrants for investment fraud were rounded up in Thailand at the request of the Philippines embassy, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Phanumas Boonnalak, head of Immigration Police, and his team said at a press conference that there was also an Interpol red notice […]
Read MoreAsean and China must start tackling thorny issues of South China Sea code, Philippines says
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Langkawi, Malaysia – The regional bloc Asean and China should make headway on a protracted code of conduct for the South China Sea by tackling thorny “milestone issues”, including its scope and if it can be legally binding, the Philippines’ top diplomat said on Saturday (Jan 18). The […]
Read MoreTugboat seized and captain arrested in major international drug bust
A TUGBOAT to be used to tow a ship about to smuggle a large amount of drugs to Taiwan and the Philippines territorial waters was seized and the ship’s captain arrested today (Dec. 18), TV Channel said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Santi Chainiramai, acting chief of Narcotics Suppression Bureau, said this is a large international […]
Read More9 policemen suspended on charges of extorting cash from foreigner
NINE police officers were suspended from duty after a Vanuatu citizen complained that they had extorted over 5 million baht from him to drop charges of being linked to passport forgery which he denied, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 3 Plus News said this evening (Nov. 5). Pol. Lt. Gen. Thanayut Wutticharasathamrong, assistant national […]
Read MorePregnant Philippine women arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy could be prosecuted after giving birth
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Thirteen pregnant Philippine women accused of illegally acting as surrogate mothers in Cambodia after being recruited online may face prison terms after they give birth, a senior Interior Ministry official said Saturday. Interior Ministry Secretary of State Chou Bun Eng, who leads the country’s […]
Read MoreVietnam, Philippines to hold South China Sea exercises
Hanoi – A Vietnamese coast guard vessel is en route to the Philippines for joint training exercises, Hanoi said, the first such exchange between the countries in dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea. Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea but the Philippines, Vietnam and several other nations claim various islands, […]
Read MoreAirplane makes emergency landing at U Tapao Airport after landing gear problem
A FLYDUBAI aircraft heading from Dubai to the Philippines made an emergency landing at U Tapao Airport soon after midnight last night (June 15) after the landing gear initially failed to deploy, Sanook.com, TV Channel 7, Naewna and Daily News newspapers said. Approximately a hundred passengers plus the captain, a co-pilot and seven crew […]
Read MorePhilippine officials order evacuation, urge caution after volcano eruption
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Manila – Philippine authorities ordered the evacuation of residents living near a volcano in central Philippines today (June 4) following an eruption that sent a five km (three miles) high ash cloud into the sky. Government officials warned of the possibility of further eruptions of Kanlaon volcano, hazardous […]
Read MoreZelenskyy in Philippines to promote peace summit he says China and Russia are trying to undermine
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Manila, Philippines – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the Philippines today (June 3) in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organised global peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia, with China’s help, of trying to undermine. Zelenskyy arrived […]
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