GOLANTHARA, India(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Starved and locked in a room under round-the-clock video surveillance, Dinabandhu Sahu spent sleepless nights wondering if he would ever again see his ...
Off the shore of Thailand’s resort island of Phuket, marine conservationists have released 11 baby leatherback sea turtles into the Indian Ocean, hoping they can thrive in the wild and return in two ...
The Philippines has extended its no-tariff policy on electric vehicles and parts through 2028 in a bid to wean the country away from fossil fuels and boost its EV market, a government economic ...
THE Philippines’ gross gaming revenue (GGR) rose 18.5% year on year to a record P81.7 billion in the first quarter, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) said. In a statement on Wednesday ...
PHILIPPINE STOCKS ended lower on Wednesday as investors braced for the central bank’s policy meeting. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped by 0.75% or 49.73 points to end at 6,558.63 on ...
ROLLS OF CLOTH being transferred to shops in Divisoria. For decades, the Manila district was arguably the center of the fashion trade because designers would source their fabric needs from the area. — ...
THE BUREAU of Immigration (BI) arrested five illegally staying Vietnamese and Chinese citizens allegedly involved in abortion and cosmetic enhancements. In a statement released on Wednesday, ...
LATEST INFLATION DATA and the recent peso performance will likely prompt the central bank to extend its policy pause, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said. “We’ll take a look at the data. So far, the ...
PACIFICLIGHT Power Pte. Ltd. (PLP), a subsidiary of Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), will build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) generating units in Singapore, aiming to supply 100 megawatts (MW) of ...
THE PROPOSED amendments to the charters of Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) seek to increase the lenders’ capitalization to P1 trillion and ...
LOS ANGELES — Journalist Gayle King, plus-sized model Hunter McGrady, and returning stars Chrissy Teigen and Kate Upton pose on separate covers unveiled on Tuesday for Sports Illustrated’s 60 th ...
ANDREW L. Tan-led holding company Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI) saw a 10% decrease in its first-quarter attributable net income to P4.2 billion from P4.7 billion last year due to higher expenses. ...