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[OPINION] On the night of 23 May, Sikharin Phromcharoen drove his taxi to pick up a foreign tourist on Koh Samui. He never made it home. A group of men stopped his car, blocked the road, and opened fire. He was shot six times and died at hospital in the early hours of 24 May. …

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Bangkok Pride Month is getting started in a big way this year. Naruemit Pride Co., Ltd., together with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and partner organisations, has officially announced the Bangkok Pride Festival 2026 under the strategic framework “Road to Bangkok WorldPride 2030,” positioning Bangkok as a future host city for the world’s largest Pride event …

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Several officials at Ban Huad Subdistrict Office in Lampang province developed stomach pain, diarrhoea and dizziness after eating scale insects collected from a tree outside the office, prompting a public warning from rescue workers yesterday, May 27. A rescuer posted the warning on social media after several officials reportedly became ill and required hospital treatment …

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Construction workers found a mortar round at a water retention weir construction site in Amnat Charoen today, May 28, after it fell from a concrete mixer truck while ready-mix concrete was being poured. Police in Mueang Amnat Charoen were alerted after workers found one suspicious object resembling a mortar round at the site in Kai …

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine national flag is often introduced with this familiar story: sewn in Hong Kong by Marcela Agoncillo, Lorenza Agoncillo, and Delfina Herbosa de Natividad and proudly unfurled during the declaration of independence in Kawit, Cavite. However, history is rarely a solitary thread. As detailed in historical research by the Presidential

MANILA, Philippines — Deposits held by the country’s digital banks surged past P150 billion in the first quarter, highlighting the sector’s rapid expansion as online-only lenders continue gaining ground against traditional banks. Latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that the six licensed digital banks in the country collected P153 billion in

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Toledo Xignex Trojans moved a step closer to retaining their title in the PCAP All-Filipino Conference after defeating the Bacolod Blitzers in the Southern Division finals on Wednesday, May 27. Toledo survived a tight opening set before pulling away in the second, securing a 2–0 sweep in the match series.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has renewed calls for responsible travel following a series of violent incidents involving foreign tourists on this popular surfing island, sparking concerns over visitor behavior and local safety. The Department of Tourism (DOT) and local officials in General Luna—the island’s primary tourism hub—reiterated a stricter code of conduct for

BAGUIO CITY — Five people, including two children, were killed after a six-wheeler truck carrying 39 passengers overturned Thursday morning along the Cong. Andres Acop Cosalan National Road in Barangay Poblacion, Kabayan, Benguet, authorities said. The truck figured in the accident at Sitio Guay in Poblacion after suffering an alleged mechanical failure, according to the

Long before heroes were rendered in pixels and landscapes built from digital code, the Bicol Region had already been telling stories of courage, monsters and destiny through the ancient verses of the Ibalong Epic. Passed down through generations, the epic remains one of the Philippines’ most treasured literary and cultural inheritances, though for many, its