MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine energy officials held a tour inside the country’s only nuclear plant which was built four decades ago but never used, as they look into its revival to address the growing power shortage.
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European firms call for ASEAN FTA
European businesses are planning to expand their investment and operations in the ASEAN region but want to see more trade deals between the two regions according to a recent survey that polled 200 executives from European countries in the region. The latest annual EU-ASEAN business sentiment survey, finds that 74% of European businesses project a rise in ASEAN profits for 2016 and expect the region’s importance to global revenues to increase over the next five […]
Hostage freed by Abu Sayyaf says he is ‘lucky to be alive’
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Messages of thanks are rolling in for the Philippine government and President Rodrigo Duterte after months of negotiation and weeks of fighting with Abu Sayyaf militants finally paid off last weekend. The first message of thanks came from Kjartan Sekkingstad, the Norwegian resort manager who spent nearly a year in captivity after he was nabbed along with three others from Samal Island last September.
China and Russia conduct maritime joint operations in South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines — Chinese and Russian navies conducted maritime joint operations during the eight-day exercises in the South China Sea.
Trucks banned along Skyway elevated section starting Nov. 15
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Starting November 15, trucks will no longer be allowed to traverse the Metro Manila skyway. According to the operators of the system, it is not safe for trucks to use the Skyway as they pose threats to the safety of other motorists.
President Duterte asks for extension in campaign against illegal drugs
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that he cannot suppress the country’s illegal drug problem within six months. The President asked for another six months to address the problem. Furthermore, the President said that while the government was busy fighting illegal drugs and corruption, incidents of kidnapping and terrorism also came up and had to be separately addressed by the Duterte administration.
Three Filipinos die in car accident in Saudi Arabia
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Three Filipinos died after being involved in a car accident in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. The three were on their way to the United Arab Emirates when their vehicle collided with another. According to the Philippine Consul-General Imelda Panulong, the papers of the three were already being arranged so that their remains could be returned to the Philippines.
Australia’s Port of Melbourne sold for $7.3 bln
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — An Australian-led consortium with Chinese investment won a 50-year-lease Monday on the nation’s biggest container and cargo port for Aus$9.7 billion (US$7.3 billion), the latest maritime asset to be privatised. The Port of Melbourne, which deals with more than 3,000 ships annually, was snapped up by a consortium including Australia’s second-largest wholesale funds manager the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) and multinational firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The Australian newspaper reported that GIP […]
Thais search for missing as 15 die in pilgrim boat accident
by Lillian Suwanrumpha AYUTTHAYA, Thailand (AFP) — Divers located the body of a young boy on Monday as they resumed their search for missing passengers after an overcrowded boat carrying Muslim pilgrims sank on Thailand’s Chao Phraya river, leaving at least 15 people dead. The accident happened on Sunday afternoon near the ancient city of Ayutthaya, a popular tourist attraction, when a boat packed with pilgrims returning from a mosque hit a concrete bank in strong […]
NYC blast investigation continues, city under biggest police presence: mayor
(Reuters)– New York City will deploy a “bigger than ever” police presence during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday after an explosion injured 29 on Saturday evening. Police officers will be deployed in force in key public locations around the UN headquarters and Times Square, including the newer units of the Critical Response Command and Strategic Response Group, de Blasio added at a press conference on the […]
Southeast Asian haze crisis killed over 100,000: study
by Sam Reeves Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) — A smog outbreak in Southeast Asia last year may have caused over 100,000 premature deaths, according to a new study released Monday that triggered calls for action to tackle the “killer haze”. Researchers from Harvard and Columbia universities in the US estimated there were more than 90,000 early deaths in Indonesia in areas closest to haze-belching fires, and several thousand more in neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia. The […]
Two more high-profile inmates to testify against De Lima- Aguirre
(Eagle News)– Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II revealed on Monday (September 19) that two more high profile inmates will testify on Senator Leila De Lima’s alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade inside New Bilibid Prison (NBP). According to Aguirre, the inmates will reveal their affidavits detailing their knowledge on De Lima’s entanglement in the narcotics mess. “We will be presenting at least 30 witnesses and resource persons on Day 1 alone to establish the […]
