P100,000 cash gift for 4 Aeta centenarians to be released

Army welcomes fact-finding missions in Mindoro after NPA clashes

LUCENA CITY — The Philippine Army’s 2nd Infantry Division (2nd ID) on Wednesday said it is open to legitimate fact-finding missions in the town of Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro, following recent encounters between government forces and communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the area. “We welcome legitimate fact-finding missions by civil society groups

Japan’s wage squeeze undermines Takaichi’s ‘trickle down’ plans

Despite a decisive election victory built on promises to ease Japan’s cost-of-living crisis, fresh government data released this week suggests voters’ faith in Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s brand of “trickle-down” prosperity may soon be tested. Preliminary figures from the labour ministry show that inflation-adjusted wages shrank by 1.3 per cent last year, extending a three-year slide in real incomes as rising prices for essentials continued to outstrip pay increases. The average employee...

Outside its few red lines, China is the ultimate win-win country

China has a few red lines. But if you respect them, life can be smooth and wonderful. China doesn’t care if you are Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Hindu or an atheist. It doesn’t care if your government is democratic, theocratic or dictatorial. If you want to do business, China is more than happy to partner with you. If you need aid, that’s fine; it won’t tell you what to do with the money or otherwise dictate your finances, so long as it sees some returns, whether commercial, strategic or...

Queensland police commissioner steps down to focus on health and family

Anti-Khamenei slogans in Tehran before revolution anniversary: social media footage

People took to balconies in the Iranian capital to chant slogans including "death to Khamenei," "death to the dictator" and "death to Islamic republic," according to footage.

Five charged after 100kg of cocaine allegedly found in timber planks