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Cabinet asked to back MRTA takeover of Bangkok rail lines

Thailand’s Transport Ministry is seeking Cabinet approval in principle today for a plan to place Bangkok’s electric rail network under a single management body, a move intended to replace the current Bangkok BTS fare structure with a unified 40-baht cap across all lines from January 1, 2027. Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat announced yesterday that …

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Lamine Yamal: His meteoric rise from Rocafronda to the World Cup

MATARÓ, Spain — Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will play at a record sixth World Cup in 2026, but years from now the tournament may instead be remembered as Lamine Yamal’s first. From the concrete square in Mataro the Spanish 18-year-old used to play in, to the biggest stages in world football, his rise has

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Sambag 1 buy-bust: Two face raps for possessing P1.53M shabu

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two men arrested in a predawn buy-bust operation in Barangay Sambag 1, Cebu City remain under police custody as authorities prepare complaints involving the alleged sale and possession of dangerous drugs following the seizure of P1.53 million worth of suspected shabu. The Sambag 1 buy-bust suspects, identified only as aliases “Archie,”

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Chinese artifact from Ming-Qing era found in Northern Samar

MANILA, Philippines — A centuries-old Chinese ceramic plate fragment dating to the late Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty was discovered in Mapanas, Northern Samar, in May. The Northern Samar Provincial Planning and Development Office said the artifact was found by an eight-member team from the University of the Philippines Diliman School of Archeology

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Senate can adjourn sine die without convening — Drilon

MANILA, Philippines—What comes next for the Senate after the majority bloc’s refusal to open the session last Monday? Under the approved legislative calendar, Congress is set to adjourn sine die on Friday, June 5. Its last session day will be on Wednesday, June 3. The Senate was supposed to hold a regular session at 5:00 p.m.

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