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SINGAPORE (AFP) — Singapore fully reopened its borders to all vaccinated visitors Friday after a two-year coronavirus closure, with arrivals saying it felt “wonderful” to travel again without onerous restrictions. The aviation hub, a key gateway for people arriving in Asia, joins other countries in the region that have recently dropped travel curbs as they shift to living with Covid-19. Previously, only travellers from a handful of places could enter Singapore without quarantining but […]
(Eagle News) — Pasok ang Cebu City at Kuala Lumpur sa sampung lugar na kilalang binibisita ng mga Taiwanese tuwing holiday season. Sa annual report ng online travel company na Expedia, pasok sa top 10 most visited cities ng mga turista mula Taiwan ang mga sumusunod: Hong Kong Tokyo Bangkok Seoul Osaka Shanghai Cebu Macau Singapore Kuala Lumpur Ito ay base sa kanilang online travel booking statistics. Ito ang kauna-unahang pagkakataon na nakapasok ang Cebu […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine boxing legend and senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao proved his critics wrong that he no longer had that power punch that can send opponents down in the ring. In these photos taken by Agence France Presse photographer Mohd Rasfan during Sunday’s (July 15, 2018) fight in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Pacquiao stood tall and strong even at 39 when he sent Matthyse down on the floor with his power punches that shocked the […]
by M Jegathesan Agence France-Presse SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AFP) – Two women go on trial Monday accused of murdering the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, in an audacious assassination in Malaysia that stunned the world and sparked a diplomatic crisis. Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong arrived at the heavily guarded court outside the capital Kuala Lumpur for the proceedings, handcuffed and wearing bulletproof vests. The defendants were arrested just days after the killing of […]
The China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC) intends to make Kuala Lumpur its hub for the ASEAN region as the port and construction group expands its footprint in the region Company’s Vice-President Peng Dapeng said the group will build the “CCCC Tower”, a commercial building at the Tun Razak Exchange.
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte gave millions of pesos in cash incentives to the Filipino athletes who became the pride of the Philippines in the recent 29th Southeast Asian Games for winning medals for the country in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Duterte gave the cash incentives to the athletes who won 24 gold medals, 33 silver and 64 bronze medals at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall in Malacanan. The athletes also received presidential citations for […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Twenty-five people, most of them students, were killed when a fire tore through a school in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, an official said. The blaze broke out in the school, Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah, located in a mainly Malay settlement of Datuk Keramat just before dawn. “The number of confirmed dead are 23 students and two wardens,” Khirudin Drahman, director of Kuala Lumpur’s fire and rescue department told AFP. “They could have died […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines only managed to get 24 gold medals, finishing only at sixth place in the just concluded 2017 Southeast Asia Games, which was way below the country’s target and expectations for its players. The country collected 121 medals in all – 24 gold, 33 silver and 64 bronze medals – which was way below lead country Malaysia’s 323 medal haul consisting of 145 gold, 92 silver and 86 bronze medals. […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines now has 10 gold medals, 15 silver medals and 20 bronze medals as of Wednesday night, August 23, in the ongoing Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but remains in the sixth place in the over-all medal tally. Philippine runner Trentren Anthony Beram won the country’s 10th gold in the Men’s 200-meter run, while another runner Aries Toledo won the 9th gold in the men’s decathlon event on […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines is ranked sixth out of the 10 ASEAN countries based on the medal tally as of 10 p.m. August 21, with a haul of three gold, six silver and six bronze medals so far. The country got two of their gold medals on Monday, August 21, one each in the men’s and women’s triathlon with by Nico Bryan Huelgas and Kim Mangrobang leading their respective events. Huelgas, who also […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s sports minister has urged Indonesia to ensure that haze from raging forest fires does not affect the Southeast Asian Games this month, a report said Wednesday. Malaysia will host the major multi-sport event from August 19-30, with thousands of athletes from across the region descending on the capital Kuala Lumpur to take part. However there have been fears that choking smog from the fires in neighboring Indonesia could float over Malaysia […]
by M JEGATHESAN Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Nine Malaysians freed by Pyongyang arrived home early Friday, after Kuala Lumpur agreed to send back the body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea’s leader, ending a bitter feud between the two countries. Kim Jong-Nam was killed with the lethal nerve agent VX on February 13 at a Kuala Lumpur airport, triggering a diplomatic row between Malaysia and North Korea, which expelled each […]
