STRONG EARTHQUAKE HITS PAPUA NEW GUINEA

KUALA LUMPUR, A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale was detected in New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea at 4.56 this morning.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said that the epicentre of the earthquake was locat…

Geopolitical tension pulls down index, peso

MANILA: Philippine shares sustained its shedding on Monday, with the index falling below the 6,600 level, even as the peso depreciated by 0.28 amid the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed 1.46 p…

FLOODS: 122 EVACUATED IN MELAKA AS OF 8 AM

MELAKA, A total of 122 people have been evacuated to three temporary relief centres (PPS) in the state as of 8 am today after their homes were hit by floods following heavy rain yesterday afternoon.

State Disaster Management Committee secretariat Lt…

NTC urged to tighten SIM registration law after POGO raids

MANILA: Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday urged the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to strictly enforce the SIM Card Registration law throughout the country.

Gatchalian made this call following the retrieval of subscriber identity mod…

Caravan fails to paralyze public transport in Iloilo

ILOILO CITY: The transport caravan, instead of the strike by unconsolidated groups, failed to cripple transportation in Iloilo and Panay on Monday, according to the assessment of the Police Regional Police Office 6.

‘They could not muster a big numbe…

Colleagues slam Alvarez for ‘seditious’ statements vs. PBBM

MANILA: The recent call of former speaker and Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (A.F.P) to withdraw its support for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is tantamount to an act of sedition or rebel…

HWPL to highlight core initiatives in 2nd Nat’l Peace Convention

MANILA: The Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) Philippines announced on Monday that it is all set for the 2nd National Peace Convention to be held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on April …