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China’s ambassador to Thailand has asked Thai officials to stop using the term “grey Chinese” when referring to criminal suspects, saying the label stereotypes all Chinese nationals and has made some in China view Thailand as unwelcoming, Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said on Tuesday. Surasak made the comments to reporters before attending the …

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Cambodia’s air connectivity has taken another hit after India’s IndiGo announced it will temporarily suspend its route between Siem Reap and Kolkata from July. This follows an earlier suspension by Malaysia’s Firefly. Therefore, the cuts come as airlines worldwide drop unprofitable routes amid rising fuel costs. Higher operating costs and rising oil prices, driven in …

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MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) exceeded its authority when it issued a rule that excluded secondary beneficiaries from receiving survivorship benefits of deceased members who had at least three but less than 15 years of service. In a decision written by Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC), together with other government agencies, confiscated suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at more than P1.7 billion that were hidden inside 24 shipping containers from Cebu. The operation was carried out by the BOC, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) following intelligence information provided

Technology companies are spending big to incorporate artificial intelligence into their businesses and to build huge data centers. Investors who had jumped on the bandwagon appear to be having second thoughts. Proponents of artificial intelligence see it as the next great revolution for the global economy. The revolution won’t come cheap. Just four companies — Alphabet, Amazon,

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to highlight the increase in the share of local government units (LGUs) from national tax collections in his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 27, according to Executive Secretary Ralph Recto. The National Tax Allotment (NTA) for LGUs is set to rise to P1.19

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur  – The Misamis Occidental Police Provincial Office (MOCPPO) has launched an investigation into a viral video showing a police officer allegedly mishandling and pointing his firearm at a civilian in Barangay Antipolo, Dapitan City, on Sunday night. A video shared with the Inquirer showed the police officer pointing his gun and

MANILA, Philippines – Senate Secretary and impeachment court clerk Renato Bantug said Wednesday that he has yet to receive a formal request from the House prosecution panel to extend the pretrial proceedings in the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte. “I have not received a request,” Bantug said in a text message to the

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — The municipal government of Minalin in Pampanga has recognized the heroism of a student of San Jose National High School in Tacloban City who was killed trying to protect his classmates from two shooters on Monday. During the Minalin municipal council’s session on Tuesday, formally acknowledged 15-year-old Chris Lorenz Tanglao Fabian’s

MANILA, Philippines — Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon on Wednesday dismissed claims that a political agenda was included in his recent meeting with Naga City Mayor and former vice president Leni Robredo, saying that he visited the city for work purposes only.  “It’s just work. We have to support all of our mayors,