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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a landmark freedom of information order to allow the public full access to government records for the first time, his spokesman said Sunday, in a move welcomed by transparency advocates. The executive order, providing for “full public disclosure and transparency” by government agencies, was signed by the firebrand leader on Saturday, his spokesman Martin Andanar said, just 25 days after taking office. Media and watchdog groups […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — One person was killed and 11 injured by an explosion at a restaurant in the southern German city of Ansbach on Sunday night, DPA reported, citing local police. Officers have cordoned off the centre of the Bavarian city and rescue services are on the scene, the news agency reported, although details of what caused the explosion are still unclear. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
Through the years, OPM has been recognized not just I the whole country but is now slowly making its name internationally because of its wide, original music selection. Born to have passion in music, Filipinos are dedicated in composing music which has made them known as great musicians worldwide. Let’s appreciate the Original Pilipino Music (OPM). July 25-31 is being celebrated as the “Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino” (Research and Infographics by Krizia Mae Benesio)
(REUTERS) An 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman who apparently acted alone opened fire near a busy shopping mall in Munich on Friday evening, killing at least nine people in the third attack on civilians in Western Europe in eight days. As authorities sought to piece together the circumstances of an attack behind which they had found no immediate evidence of an Islamist motive, Munich police said they would hold a 0930 GMT (5.30 am ET) news […]
(AFP) The Solar Impulse 2 has broken several records during its 35,400-kilometre round-the-world journey, completing the first solo transatlantic flight powered only by sunlight, and the longest uninterrupted journey in aviation history. David Lory / AFP Videographics / AFP
Sydney, Australia (AFP) Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov on Saturday broke the record for the fastest round-the-world flight in a hot air balloon, his crew said. Flight coordinator John Wallington said Konyukhov, who took off from Western Australia on July 12, had successfully flown the route by Saturday afternoon but had yet to land. His journey, taking just over 11 days, is faster than the record set by the late American adventurer Steve Fossett who in […]
(Eagle News) — The standardization of skills required in Association of Southeast Asian Nation’s tourism industry will take a big step forward at a unique conference in August. Government ministers from around ASEAN will join with tourism industry stakeholders to launch the Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Tourism Professionals(MRA-TP) at the International Conference on MRA-TP in Jakarta, from August 8-9. The standardization and benchmarking of skills affects 32 job profiles in tourism and hospitality among the […]
(Eagle News) — An organisation responsible for higher education in Association of SouthEast Asian Nation countries has announced that Southeast Asian universities, for the first time, will have a common quality assessment system at institutional level, under which Hà NỘi University of science will be the first being assessed. The ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance (AUNQA) launched the quality assurance system and mechanisms at institutional level, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, at […]
(Eagle News) — Relatives of people aboard the missing Malaysia airlines flight MH370 urged governments on Thursday (July 21) to step up the hunt for the aircraft, a day before a meeting where ministers could decide to call off the search. Malaysian, Chinese and Australian ministers will meet in Kuala Lumpur today to discuss the future of the search for MH370, which disappeared during a flight from the Malaysian capital to Beijing in march 2014, […]
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad called for the removal of current Prime Minister Najib Razak after United States’ prosecutors filed lawsuits linked to state-owned fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). “The time has come when the nation must demand for the removal of the prime minister, must demand for investigations to be carried out by a Malaysian body, the setting up of a tribunal, independent tribunal, not set up on the advice of the prime […]
The United States Justice Department has filed civil lawsuits to seize assets they allege were stolen from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB. And, while the Prime Minister Najib Razak is not named, details in the lawsuits implicate him. Najib has not commented on the case and has consistently denied any wrongdoing regarding previous investigations into his finances.
