GEORGE TOWN, Penang’s two main dams have seen a significant drop in raw water storage, with levels falling below 30 per cent as of last Monday.
Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) chief executive officer Datuk K. Pathmanathan said the
MANILA: A South African national was arrested for attempting to smuggle illegal drugs worth PHP35.8 million into the country, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City, the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) …
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Agriculture (DA) to establish more soil testing centers across the country to help farmers increase their productivity.
Marcos lamented the shortage of soil testing centers duri…
ANKARA: Starbucks announced Tuesday it is replacing chief executive officer (CEO) Laxman Narasimhan with Brian Niccol, the chairman and CEO of the fast-food restaurant chain Chipotle, amid a plunge in sales.
Niccol will take the helm on Sept. 9 while…
MANILA: The National Security Council (NSC) on Wednesday advised militant groups to read first the Court of Appeals (CA) ruling that dismissed the petition for protective writs filed by two environmental activists before criticizing it.
In a statemen…
MANILA: Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday said he will propose amendments to Republic Act No. 8047, or the Book Publishing Industry Development Act, to streamline the textbook procurement process to ensure that every basic education learner has …
