LAHAD DATU, April 4 (PNA/Bernama) — Two women, including a Chinese tourist who were abducted by a group of armed men from a floating water resort in Semporna, are in good health and believed to have been brought to the southern Philippines. Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) director-general Datuk Mohammad Mentek said based on ESSCom’s intelligence, it had identified the location they were being kept as well as the abductors involved. “One of them is […]
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Identity of Filipina kidnap victims in Sabah, identified
Philippine ambassador to Malaysia, Eduardo Malaya, dispatched an embassy official to coordinate closely with the case of a Filipino resort worker abducted in Sabah.
Resident buried as building collapses in Eastern China
A five-story residential building in eastern China collapsed burying residents inside.
Underwater search begins for MH370
The underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines Filght MH370 begins with two ships sweeping a section of the Indian Ocean.
Iquique Region remains without water and electricity
Iquiquie region in Northern Chile still do not have water and electricity supply after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the region.
Ousted CJ Corona, questions perjury and ethical violation cases against him
Ousted Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona questioned the filing of perjury and ethical violation charges filed against him by the Ombudsman.
Mongolian-flagged cargo ship sank; 2 died, 11 missing
A cargo ship bearing the Mongolian flag sunk off northern coast of South Korea. The ship has a crew of sixteen North Koreans. According to the South Korean Coast Guard, 2 were found dead, three were rescued and 11 was still missing.
Turkey lifts ban against Twitter
The Turkish government lifts its ban of the micro-blogging site, Twitter, after the courts declared that said ban violates Turkish citizens’ right to freedom of expression.
Two ships arrive at Indian Ocean
Two ships that will be the center of the search operations in the Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysia Airline flight MH370. According to the Australian Defense Force, Great Britain’s HMS Echo will conduct a specific search in the area, together with Australian ship Ocean Shield, equipped with specialized devices from the US Navy which can locate the black box of the said flight.
DepEd’s “Brigada Eskwela” in typhoon struck areas
The Department of Education will start early on their “Brigada Eskwela” program in areas affected by the super typhoon “Yolanda” which will start after the graduation and recognition programs in the said areas.
Wall Street dips as investors wary before jobs data
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK Thu Apr 3, 2014 5:15pm EDT (Reuters) – U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday, as investors turned cautious ahead of Friday’s monthly jobs report, while a drop in biotech and momentum shares dragged the Nasdaq down nearly 1 percent. The Dow ended down just a fraction of a point, within about 4 points of its record closing high of 16,576.66 set on December 31. The Dow posted an all-time intraday high […]
Expect the unexpected at next week’s Masters
(Reuters) – As the first of the season’s four major championships, the Masters has always been the most keenly anticipated, a veritable golfing ‘rite of spring’ that brings together the game’s leading players in Augusta, Georgia. This year, that sense of expectation is especially heightened with the list of likely winners deeper than ever and multiple champion Tiger Woods a notable absentee for the first time in his career after having surgery to repair a […]
