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Nepal floods: death toll passes 390, over 1,500 missing

More than 390 people have died, and over 1,500 remain missing across Nepal and Tibet after a huge collapse of mud and rock into a Himalayan river triggered flash flooding through mountain towns and valleys this week, officials said. Search efforts continued yesterday, August 27, as rescue teams waded through mud searching for the missing. …

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Bangkok crowned world’s best nightlife city for 2026 by Time Out

Bangkok has been named the world’s best city for nightlife in 2026 by Time Out, rising from 13th place last year to take the top spot ahead of Berlin, New York City, Melbourne and São Paulo. Time Out’s Best Cities for Nightlife 2026 ranking was based on a survey of more than 24,000 residents across …

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USS Abraham Lincoln heads to Thailand, Pattaya eyes ฿15m cash injection

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and two accompanying Navy vessels are expected on Thailand’s eastern seaboard from September 2 to 6. Pattaya is preparing security and tourism services, with local spending estimated to reach 5 to 15 million baht. Pattaya is preparing to welcome thousands of US sailors and Marines. The USS Abraham Lincoln …

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Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed ‘Lake America’

WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed “Lake America” as he escalated his trade war with Canada, sparking immediate pushback from Ottawa. Trump stepped up his trolling of Canada by signing an executive order changing the name of the body of water on the border between

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‘Archival not a micromanager,’ says chief of staff Siasar

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Mayor Nestor Archival is not a micromanager but a hands-on leader who wants to know what is happening around Cebu City, his chief of staff Kenneth Siasar said Thursday, as he defended the mayor’s close involvement in a recent flood control cleanup. This amid online criticism describing Archival as a “micromanager,”

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19 Cebu areas face hotter conditions amid El Niño

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu faces drought risk even with near-normal rainfall projected across the province, as a localized climate assessment flags unusually warm conditions in 19 areas that could accelerate moisture loss from soil and crops. The August 11 assessment from Project SARAI Central Visayas and the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)

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BJMP: Estrada’s check-up covered by court order, not special treatment

MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) spokesperson Jayrex Bustinera said Sen. Jinggoy Estrada’s medical check-up was authorized by a court order, dismissing the “special treatment” remark from two political prisoner support groups. “The medical check-up of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada was covered by a court order,” Bustinera told the Inquirer on Friday.

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All Zambales towns, Olongapo suspend classes amid non-stop rain

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — All 13 municipalities in this province suspended face-to-face classes at all levels in public and private schools on Friday amid non-stop heavy rain. The affected municipalities are Subic, Castillejos,  San Marcelino, San Antonio, San Narciso, San Felipe, Cabangan, Botolan, Iba, Palauig, Masinloc, Candelaria, Santa Cruz, as well as nearby Olongapo City. 

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Nurse killed as waiting shed collapses in Catbalogan

TACLOBAN CITY — A 35-year-old nurse died after a concrete slab from a waiting shed collapsed on him while he was waiting for a boat ride home in Sierra Island, Barangay Canhawan Gote, Catbalogan City, Samar, on Thursday afternoon. The victim was identified as Kelvin Castro, 35, a Department of Health nurse assigned to the

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