Taiwanese police have arrested a 43-year-old man accused of strangling his Thai girlfriend and hiding her body in a suitcase inside his workplace freezer.
Sep 22, 2026
MANILA, Philippines — Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio flagged the proposed P37.5 billion budget allocated to the Financial Assistance to Local Government Units (FALGU) in 2027, further describing it as “President’s LGU pork”. Tinio criticized the proposed large sum allocated under the Local Government Support Fund’s FALGU at P37.5 billion,
ILOILO CITY — Authorities arrested a 32-year-old “high-value” drug suspect and seized some P2.84 million worth of suspected meth during an anti-illegal drug operation late Monday night in the municipality of Estancia, Iloilo. The suspect, identified by police as alias “Dave,” was arrested in his neighborhood in Barangay Poblacion Zone 2 at around 11:09 p.m.
When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”. In the fifth part of a series, Fan Chen and Orange Wang look at the negotiating chips and areas where progress might be made. There will be some powerful bargaining chips on the table when Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet in Washington this week. Both sides have economic and...
Thailand is confronting a renewed energy-security challenge as the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz pushes global LNG prices to about US$28 per million British thermal units, close to levels seen during the Russia-Ukraine energy shock.
Mr Trump made the extraordinary remarks while sitting next to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky during a bilateral meeting yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — The government is currently going after individuals who have been influencing students to start shooting sprees inside schools, with Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla saying that they are close to catching one of those behind these efforts. In an ambush interview on Tuesday, Remulla was asked about developments regarding the recent shooting incident
MANILA, Philippines — No bettor won the jackpots in the Ultra Lotto 6/58, Super Lotto 6/49 and Lotto 6/42 draws Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). The Ultra Lotto 6/58 winning combination was 18-03-22-20-19-43 for a jackpot of ₱322.26 million. No ticket matched all six numbers. The Super Lotto 6/49
A court heard some of the bags were so heavy, couriers had to pay an excess charge at Bangkok Airport to put them in the hold.
US President Donald Trump has 'totally rejected' any attempt to oversee AI regulation, instead telling world leaders they should work to help change it's name to 'super intelligence.'
Rachel Blake said yesterday she was 'concerned' about Labour's plans to drop the mansion tax threshold from £2million to £1.5million, as it would unfairly target family homes
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared Nov. 16 to 18, 2026, as special (non-working) days in the National Capital Region for the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit and Related Summits. The event, which will gather leaders from Southeast Asia and other countries, will run from Nov. 10 to 12, with
MANILA, Philippines — Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Frederick Go signed on Tuesday a resolution removing excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene. Go announced in the middle of the DOF’s budget hearing of the Senate finance subcommittee, following Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go’s call to help ease fuel costs in the country as