KOTA KINABALU, Two more temporary evacuation centres have been opened in Sabah due to flooding, following continuous rain which has hit several districts on the west coast of the state since yesterday.
The Sabah State Disaster Management Committee s…
MANILA: Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday assured the House of Representative that the modernization and welfare programs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, especially the Philippine Air Force (PAF) would be well-funded in the annual national bu…
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Transport (MOT) confirmed that the tour bus involved in the fatal accident in Genting Highlands, which resulted in the deaths of two Chinese nationals last Saturday, had an expired permit since Feb 16.
Transport Minister An…
JAKARTA: The Indonesian and Philippine navies have launched a joint patrol in their maritime border of Sulawesi and Mindanao waters to strengthen their capabilities against piracy and terrorism, an Indonesian navy spokesperson said.
The joint effort …
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia closed trading on the first day of the second half of the year firmer in line with the improving performance of regional peers with buying mainly in the financial service stocks.
At 5 pm, the FTSE
MANILA: A magnitude 5 quake hit Eastern Samar on Monday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
The tectonic quake struck 31 km. southeast of Balangiga town at 1:53 p.m.
It was 10 km. deep.
There were
