MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the proposal of the Department of Education (DepEd) to allow “limited” face-to-face classes in low-risk areas or those under the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) where there is a low-risk of coronavirus transmission. Inirerekomenda ang pagsisimula ng ‘limited face-to-face learning’ sa third quarter ng school year o sa Enero 2021 sa mga piling …

METRO MANILA – Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray sought the help of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to help track the people responsible for spreading her alleged nude photo online. Gray confirmed the news after going the the NBI headquarters saying she and her team are taking actions to address the issues. Gray’s Lawyer Atty Joji Alonso released a …

In eastern Anhui province, Chinese authorities blew up part of a dam to alleviate flood pressure, local media announced, as heavy rains continued to swell rivers across parts of the region. According to the Ministry of Emergency Management, rising waters across central and eastern China have left more than 140 people dead or missing, and floods have affected nearly 24 …

Si Quey, who has been convicted of murdering seven children and suspected of eating them, will ultimately be cremated more than six decades after he died from a firing squad’s bullets. The Corrections Department declared the Si Quey cremation ceremony at Wat Bang Praek Tai in Nonthaburi district of Muang on Thursday, at 10am. Department chief executive Naras Savestanan said …

The Chart Pattana Party passed a resolution calling for its leader Tewan Liptapanlop to resign from the position of Minister of the Office of the Prime Minister, party advisor Suwat Liptapanlop shared it recently. Mr Suwat, chairman of the advisory committee of the party stated that Mr Tewan would refer his resignation to Distat Hotrakitya, secretary general of the prime …

The pirates who often operate in the waters of the Jakarta Bay were arrested by the Directorate of Water and Air Police of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police. This group of pirates has been operating to rob fishing vessels since three years ago and always haunting the fishermen who were sailing or going home after fishing. The pirates that using an …

It seems that digital companies based in the United States (US) that operate in several countries including Indonesia, such as streaming services Netflix, social media Facebook, digital music streaming Spotify, also giant e-commerce Amazon, cannot yet be charged digital tax in the near future. This was stated by Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani who said that Indonesia and the major …

Popular Japanese actor Haruma Miura died in a presumed suicide on Saturday (July 18), sending shockwaves across the entertainment scene of the world, at the age of 30. Miura, who made his stage debut at the age of four and debut on television at seven, was discovered hanging in a wardrobe in his Tokyo condominium. He has starred in several …

The uncontrollable students, activists and ordinary Thais held a rally in Chiang Mai demanding the ouster of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his administration. A smaller rally of the same demands was organized in Ubon Ratchathani, with the Free Youth community participating in the two nonviolent gatherings. Tha Phae Gate, one of northern city’s icons, was engulfed by demonstrators offering …

Lead players across the political spectrum have offered a mixed reaction to a senator’s plan to award political prisoners parole in the color-coded wars as part of attempts to build national solidarity. Senator Kamnoon Sitthisamarn introduced the amnesty which claimed that it would forge national unity and curb far-reaching tensions exacerbated by years of political turmoil. The problem was discussed …