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Here’s a phrase that will make any Millennial feel old: the Pokémon franchise turned 30 this year. What that means is, if Pikachu were a real person, it would be settling down, buying a house in the Cerulean City suburbs, decorating it with Bellsprouts and calling itself a #PlantDad. While the news of Pokémon growing …

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Former Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has argued that repeated coups and political instability have held back Thailand’s economic growth over the past two decades, while calling for military resources to be used more productively. Thanathorn, now chair of the Progressive Movement, made the comments on September 19 at a Bangkok seminar marking 20 …

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ROME, Italy — Italy will ban burqas and niqabs in schools and limit the number of foreign students per class, far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Sunday. Italy is a frontline country for migration, and integration is a major campaign issue ahead of a general election next year. “A measure will soon be presented to

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu is establishing a province-wide system to track fish prices and supply, with a new task force set to monitor market movements from landing centers to retail outlets. Gov. Pamela Baricuatro created the Cebu Task Force “Magwayen” through Executive Order No. 50, bringing government agencies, local governments, and fisherfolk groups together

MANILA, Philippines – House prosecutor and Rep. Terry Ridon said Monday that the panel will no longer present Civil Service Commission Assistant Commissioner Ariel Ronquillo as a witness in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, as they already satisfied with the testimonies of retired Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang and Office of the

COTABATO CITY – Police in Sultan Kudarat are investigating what prompted a 13-year-old student to allegedly issue shooting threats against a school in Lambayong town on Monday morning. Major Jayson Ortega, chief of the Lambayong municipal police station (MPS), said the matter is under “cautious investigation” due to the case’s sensitivity.  The Lambayong MPS refused

MANILA, Philippines – The House prosecution panel withdrew Civil Service Commission (CSC) Assistant Commissioner Ariel Ronquillo as a witness on the preparation and filing of Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). Ronquillo was supposed to be the first witness of the week, but House prosecutor Rep. Terry Ridon said Ronquillo’s testimony would no

Bangkok’s MRT Orange Line is preparing to receive its first train in late November, marking the next major step towards passenger services beginning on the eastern section in 2028. The train has completed production and factory testing in Turkey and is being sent to Germany for further trials to confirm its quality and safety before …

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A record cannabis seizure in Hong Kong has uncovered about 535 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis buds worth HK$125 million (around 531 million baht), hidden inside a shipping container that arrived from Thailand. Hong Kong Customs said the September 2 operation was the city’s largest-ever seaborne cannabis trafficking case. Three men were later arrested following a controlled …

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A Thai woman was found dead inside a freezer at her Taiwanese boyfriend’s workplace in Taichung City, Taiwan, after police arrested the man in connection with her death. Taiwanese police arrested the 43 year old suspect, identified only as Wu, at a technology company in the Qiqi district in Taichung City on September 13, according …

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