The Kupang Water Conservation Area Agency (BKKPN) examined carcass of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) stranded on Nunhila Beach, Alak District, Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), before burying it. The 29-meter blue whale carcass with an estimated weight of 100 tons is planned to be buried at Pantai Air Cina, Lifuleo Village, Kupang Tengah District, Kupang Regency. “Before being …

MANILA – Starting Friday, July 24, Vice Ganda will be launching his own digital network as numbers of Kapamilya shows bids goodbye following the denial of franchise renewal of ABS-CBN. Wag ng magpatumpik tumpik pa! Register na kung bet mo ng GV! pic.twitter.com/NRUPdqF82C— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) July 20, 2020 His website, Vice Ganda Network will be featuring exclusive access …

A party of about 30 farmers protested in Bangkok calling on the government to amend its ban on paraquat and chlorpyrifos being used in agriculture. The prohibition on the usage of these two organic pesticides comes into effect on June 1 and some farmers reject it, finding certain insect management agents ineffective. Led by the Secretary-General of the Safe Farming …

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) found reasons for charging former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and two other former officials of committing crimes and abussing their power by conducting a roadshow drive to publicize proposals for infrastructure growth in 2013. NACC spokesman Niwatchai Kasemmongkol told a press conference after Wednesday ‘s meeting that Yingluck, former Secretary-General of the Prime Minister Suranand …

Last month, after days of heavy rain, the dam at a small reservoir in the Guangxi area of China gives way in a failure that could be a harbinger of sterner tests for several of the country’s 94,000 ageing dams as the environment gets extremer. Located in the county of Yangshuo, famed for its otherworldly karst scenery, the dam collapsed …

PETALING JAYA – Former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has invited by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), likely over the alleged RM6.3bil Penang undersea tunnel project. Former Finance Minister arrived at the MACC headquarters at 1.05pm today. He was accompanied by Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo and Jelutong MP RSN Rayer. The MACC investigators have so far questioned several dozen …

PETALING JAYA – Senior Minister for Security Ismail Sabri Yaakob today announced today that travellers coming from overseas will have to go mandatory quarantine at hotels and designated centers starting Friday. Setiap warganegara Malaysia & 4 kategori warga asing yg dibenarkan pulang ke Malaysia mulai Jumaat ini mesti menjalani kuarantin wajib 14 hari di pusat-pusat kuarantin yg ditetapkan dan tidak …

METRO MANILA – Educational theme park KidZania Manila, an amusement facility owned by ABS-CBN Corporation, will be permanently cease operations by August 31, 2020 due to the long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Accordingg to ABS-CBN subsidiary Play Innovations Incorporated, the company has decided to closed down the KidZania Manila’s operations after complying with the government’s effort of preventing the …

MANILA – Philippine Army are boosting the farming and production of foods in an effort to further develop the agricultural sector and help the country’s food security brought upon the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Army spokesperson Col. Ramon Zagala, The program called “Green Camp” is a project with coordination with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Tarlac Heritage Foundation Inc. …

In an effort to eradicate illegal fishing in Indonesia, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) will strengthen personnel in the field by providing more adequate weapons. Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo plans to spend 200 weapons in the Assault Rifle 2 (SS2) made by PT Pindad (Persero). “This year the weaponry on the surveillance ship …