Kathmandu: Families in flood-hit areas of Nepal are holding symbolic funerals for missing loved ones as the death toll from last week’s flash floods rose to 1,252, with more than 4,200 people missing, official data showed Thursday. In neighboring Chin…
Sarawak: Malaysia on Thursday launched a three-day cloud-seeding operation in eastern Sarawak state to replenish dam water levels and ease haze in the region. The operation targeted the Batang Ai, Bakun, and Murum hydroelectric dams, with subsequent f…
Albuera: The chief of the municipal police station and several police personnel in Albuera, Leyte, have been relieved of their posts following an incident at the town’s border checkpoint, where armed civilians were reportedly allowed to assist in mann…
Dumaguete: The United States Embassy in Manila has authorized the autopsy of the body of a 72-year-old American national who was shot dead along with his Filipina wife inside their rented house in Barangay Bajumpandan here early Wednesday. Capt. Steph…
Baguio: The city government has received PHP100 million from the Office of the President (OP) to rehabilitate the Maharlika Livelihood Center (MLC), which aims to provide space for micro, small, and medium enterprises. “The PHP100 million will be used…