New retirement visa coming to Cambodia
A new retiree visa is about to be released in Cambodia. The new visa will require proof of financial stability and documentation proving retiree status from the applicant’s home country. …
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Queen Pia bringing it home: Miss Universe 2017 to be held in the Philippines
The Philippines’ Department of Tourism has announced that the country will host the 2017 Miss Universe pageant. The announcement comes after the Philippines won the 2016 Miss Universe pageant, thanks …
Globe Telecom to charge five pesos for 911 calls to prevent hoaxes
Globe Telecom issued a statement Wednesday saying it is ready for the country’s emergency hotline “911” system integration which will start August 1. Globe said in the statement it will …
17 fugitive Koreans arrested in online gambling sting
Seventeen South Koreans were arrested in an online gambling sting by agents of the Bureau of Immigration’s Fugitive Search Unit – along with representatives of the South Korean Embassy in Manila. …
Chinese woman arrested at airport with fake cigarette labels, shoes and more
Customs officers seized a large piece of luggage filled with fake Winston packaging labels and several other boxes of contraband from an arriving Chinese woman on Monday. 32-year-old Shaoshan Yang arrived at …
Apple announces sale of its billionth iPhone
Apple has announced its one billionth iPhone sale since its inception – a major milestone for the company. Chief Executive Tim Cook made the announcement Wednesday at a staff meeting …
Communist chief Sison tells Duterte: ‘Forget useless USA, deal with China’
The founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines has urged President Duterte’s administration to “Forget the US, they’re useless, let’s just deal with China.” Joma Sison has told the …
Mother-in-law of Formula One boss kidnapped in Brazil
The mother-in-law of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been kidnapped in Brazil – she was abducted from her home in Sao Paulo. Kidnappers have demanded a ransom of $36.5 …
Islamic State fighters fleeing Syria disguised as women
The Islamic State has come up with a whole new plan to go undetected in cities and regions they intend to overtake. But this week that plan came to an …
Bureau of Immigrations to deport 78 “destitute” Vietnamese people
The Bureau of Immigration will deport at least 78 Vietnamese people after the agency vowed to crack down on overstaying foreigners within the country. The Vietnamese surrendered to the agency last …
India refuses visa renewals of Xinhua News Journalists, angering China
India has refused to renew the visas of a small group of journalists from Xinhua news agency. The group is said to have made unauthorised visits to Tibetan refugee camps. …
Governor of Zambales claims Chinese military have missiles in his province
The governor of Zambales has made the astonishing claim that the Chinese military are occupying the Philippines in the mountains of Santa Cruz. Governor Deloso even claims that missiles are already stationed …
Verizon to buy Yahoo for roughly $5 billion
Verizon has agreed to buy online portal Yahoo Inc. for roughly $5 billion, according to multiple media reports, each citing a single unnamed source. The deal is expected to be …
Opinion: The Hague South China Sea ruling… who cares?
In the wake of the recent favourable decision for the Philippines at The Hague there are many who seem to feel that this is going to make a huge difference …
Duterte sends 500 million pesos to workers in Saudi amid economic woes
The Duterte administration has sent a team with a purported 500 million pesos in financial assistance to help Filipinos going without pay at Saudi Oger. The assistance is not only …
Duterte insists that Davao City four-island project must not displace residents
The 39 billion peso reclamation project in Davao City has a new proposal that would give four ‘mixed use’ islands off the coast of the city. The massive coastline project …
New York plans lottery for US citizenship fees for nearly 2,000 immigrants
The state of New York has announced its intentions to host a lottery which will cover the US Citizenship fees for nearly 2,000 immigrants over the next 12 months. The …
Customs officials plan to auction off sunken gun-running ship
The Bureau of Customs says it wants to auction off the sunken Panamanian ship MV Captain Ufuk which sank in Manila Bay on July 17. The BOC confiscated the vessel …
US Navy sued for $600 million over pirated software on its computers
The United States Navy has been sued for the sum of $600 million after it was discovered that hundreds-of-thousands of its computers had been installed with a pirated copy of …
Heavy rains kill 87 and force 72,000 to evacuate their homes in China
Torrential rainfall has killed at least 87 people so far, as well as forced over 72,000 to evacuate their homes in several provincial areas of China. China’s state media reported …
Eight killed after 10-wheeler truck rams jeepney in Iloilo
Eight people were killed, and at least eight others injured after a 10-wheeler truck slammed head-on into an oncoming passenger jeepney in the town Barotac Nuevo on Wednesday. All those …
7-Eleven offering store franchises for less than one million pesos
Philippine Seven Corporation (PSC), which owns and operates all 7-Eleven brands in the Philippines, has announced it will launch a new pilot programme where new franchisees will pay less than …
Secretary of State John Kerry to visit the Philippines
The United States Department of State secretary John Kerry will visit the Philippines making a call on President Duterte and Foreign secretary Perfecto Yasay on July 26 and 27. The …
Korean man hangs himself in airport toilet after being denied entry to country
A Korean man has killed himself after he was denied entry into the country at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). 50-year-old An San Swan hung himself inside a toilet at Terminal 3. …
Chinese woman caught at Cebu Airport with shabu worth 6.2 million pesos
A Chinese woman was detained at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) yesterday for allegedly being in possession of around four kilos of methamphetamine hydrochloride, known locally as shabu. Liming Zhou, 27, …
Britain adds Chinese militant group to terror list
Britain has listed the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) as a terrorist organisation, pleasing China, which had demanded Western support for its fight against a group it says seeks to …