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Angkor Wat bans Thai-influenced costumes under new rules

Cambodia’s APSARA National Authority has ordered costume rental operators at Angkor Wat to phase out Thai-influenced costumes and replace Thai-made materials with Khmer-made alternatives under new dress rules at the UNESCO World Heritage site. The order aims to ensure tourists wear historically accurate Khmer attire while supporting local artisans and preserving Cambodia’s cultural heritage, officials said. …

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Thai netizens react to foreigner dancing, paying tribute at Bangkok nightclub fire scene

A foreign man attracted attention on Thai social media after he was filmed dancing outside the Bangkok nightclub fire scene, with some online users suggesting the performance was intended as a tribute to those who died in the blaze. The Facebook page, News Itsara (นิวส์ อิสระ), shared videos showing the foreign man dancing and performing …

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Myanmar shipwrecks: Over 500 feared dead in 2 tragedies

GENEVA — The United Nations warned Thursday that more than 500 people were feared dead following reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June. The UN’s International Organization for Migration and its refugee agency UNHCR voiced alarm in a joint statement at reports “that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have

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DENR honors slain US biologist for PH marine conservation legacy

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) paid tribute to internationally renowned American marine biologist Dr. Kent Carpenter, honoring his decades-long contributions to Philippine marine conservation following his death. Preliminary findings showed that three unidentified men entered Carpenter’s home in Barangay Ajong, where one of them allegedly shot him in the

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ICYMI: Prosec spokesperson Renee Co details Day 6 oral arguments

MANILA, Philippines – House Prosecution spokesperson Rep. Renee Co shares her insights on the oral arguments conducted by both prosecution and defense panels during the sixth day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on July 15, 2026. /dp READ: Prosection: Evidence enough vs Sara Duterte even if tax subpoena denied

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Rider dies in motorcycle-bus collision in Quezon

LUCENA CITY – A 34-year-old motorcycle rider died in a collision with a tourist bus along the Quirino Highway in Tagkawayan, Quezon, shortly after midnight on Thursday, police said. The motorcycle struck the Manila-bound bus of the firm Cagsawa Travel and Tours Inc. after it veered from the opposite lane along Barangay Tabason at 12:05

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Tongol: Less trial days not guaranteed despite withdrawn witnesses

MANILA, Philippines — Although the first article tackled in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial is anticipated to end a week earlier than scheduled, a shorter trial overall is not guaranteed, the court’s spokesperson said on Thursday. Lawyer Reginald Tongol remarked during a press conference a day after the House prosecution panel pulled six more

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3 suspects nabbed, P3.7-M shabu seized in Camarines Sur drug bust

LEGAZPI CITY — Police arrested three alleged high-value drug suspects and seized some P3.74 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cadlan, in Pili, Camarines Sur, on Wednesday. Police Lt.Col. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson, said the suspects, identified only by their aliases “Rich,” 38; “Frank,” 33; and “Lito,” 55,

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Visayas grid placed under yellow alert for Thursday evening, July 16

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under a yellow alert for Thursday evening, July 16, as prolonged outages at major coal-fired power plants and rising electricity demand continued to strain the region’s power supply. In an advisory issued at 8 a.m., the NGCP said the

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Suspects in American scientist’s slay nabbed in rapid succession

BACOLOD CITY—Police took down in rapid succession the three suspects in the alleged robbery and brutal killing of American national Kent Edward Carpenter in Sibulan, Negros Oriental, on Sunday, the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO NIR) reported on Thursday. Police first arrested two suspects and secured the surrender of a third in a coordinated crackdown,

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