Sunday, at the Gunadarma University Karawaci in Tangerang, Indonesia, Woman National Master Antonella Berthe “Tonelle” Racasa placed third in the BKD Fide Rated International Open Chess Tournament Under 21. Racasa finished the nine-round Swiss system competition with 6.0 points, tying for first place with four other competitors. However, upon the application of tiebreakers, she placed third, behind natives Angkouw Isaura …

Cebu Pacific anticipates restoring “100% pre-COVID systemwide capacity” by March, but the low-cost carrier cautioned it may take many years for the tourism industry to return to previous levels. We have been cautiously hopeful for the past twenty-four months. President and chief commercial officer Xander Lao stated at a January 25 media event, “We’re extremely enthusiastic for 2023, given that …

According to research done by our team of psychologists, Americans stigmatize parents of overweight children and particularly blame them for their children’s weight. The more a person considers parents as responsible for their child’s obesity, the more likely they are to view such parents as negligent, indulgent, and inept. In the US, around 1 in 3 children have body mass …

A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who now operates her own events and digital marketing business has donated a one-bedroom flat to other OFWs who are seeking employment in the city. Michico Lopez Ramos, 38, stated that she is doing so because she understands what it is like to be unemployed and without family in a distant country. “I am …

As there are hundreds of millions of asteroids in our Solar System, new asteroids are often discovered. It also indicates that near collisions between asteroids and Earth are rather frequent. Some of these near-misses result in an asteroid striking Earth, sometimes with devastating repercussions. It has been reported that the freshly found asteroid 2023 BU traveled quite near to Earth. …

IU, a South Korean singer-actress, and Park Bo-gum, a South Korean actor, will co-star in the forthcoming drama You Have Done Well, which is the English translation of its Korean title, which is in the Jeju dialect. The drama will be written by Sang Choon (Fight for My Way, When the Camellia Blooms) and directed by Kim Won-seok, according to …

The richest man in Asia is the Indian businessman Gautam Adani, whose business empire includes coal, airports, cement, and media. He is currently shaken by claims of business malfeasance and a stock market meltdown. The billionaire began the week as the third-richest person in the world, but has now fallen to seventh place on Forbes’ billionaires tracker after suffering a …

After cruising to victory in her opening qualifying match at the WTA Thailand Open on Saturday, January 28, at the True Arena in Hua Hin, Alex Eala moved closer to advancing to the main event of the tournament. The young woman, who is just 17 years old, defeated Han Xinyun of China by scores of 6-1 and 7-6 (6) to …

Leung Chun-Ying, a former leader of Hong Kong, has downplayed worries that the city is losing talent to Singapore and praised “explosive development“ occurring domestically as a result of the opening up of mainland China. The former chief executive responded to criticism of Hong Kong and China from Western nations and friends on Saturday by claiming that foreign companies were …

The latest disgusting act of desecration of the Holy Quran by an anti-Islam extremist and far-right leader, Edwin Wagensveld, in The Hague, the Netherlands on Sunday has been strongly condemned by Malaysia. In a statement released on Friday, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) expressed shock that such an islamophobic crime had been repeated in recent days despite widespread condemnation. …