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Plan to ban sex education for children under nine

New guidance for schools in England is expected to be set out on Thursday.

DILG asked to recall ban on 3-wheelers on nat’l roads

MANILA, Philippines — A ranking House lawmaker on Tuesday asked the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to rescind its policy banning three-wheeled vehicles on national highways. During a hearing by the House committee on ways and means, panel chair and Albay Rep. Joey Salceda questioned what authority gave the DILG the power to issue Memorandum Circular No. 2020-36, which prohibits three-wheeled vehicles like tricycles and...

Lotto Draw Results, May 14, 2024 | Ultra Lotto 6/58, Super Lotto 6/49, Lotto 6/42, 6D, 3D, 2D

Here are the winning lotto combinations of the lotto draw results for the 9 p.m. draw on Tuesday, May 14.

Officers in unmarked lorry catch almost 50 drivers

Operation Tramline sees police officers in an HGV cab target motoring offences.

'Someone comparing their life to those living in J&K,' says S Jaishankar on PoK unrest

He mentioned that people in PoK are comparing their situation to Jammu and Kashmir where progress is evident. He further highlighted the complexity of the situation analysis in PoK.

SC asks DOTr, LTFRB to comment on TRO plea for PUV modernization

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC), which has yet to issue a restraining order on the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), has instead ordered respondents– Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to comment on the supplemental petition filed by transport group Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) as...

Ex-Marine charged with 'spying for Hong Kong' fought Somali pirates

Matthew Trickett, 37, is accused of carrying out surveillance and hostile reconnaissance on pro-democracy activists in the UK for the Hong Kong intelligence service.

Retired Fettes College teacher was lured to his death, killer tells court

Retired Fettes College teacher was lured to his death, killer tells court - Paul McNaughton, who pleaded guilty last year to murdering Peter Coshan, was giving evidence at the trial of Paul Black.

Factbox-Singapore's new leader Lawrence Wong

By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lawrence Wong, 51, will take over as prime minister of Singapore on Wednesday, becoming the fourth leader of the Asian financial hub since its independence in 1965. Wong succeeds Lee Hsien Loong, the son of the founding father of modern Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, after two decades at the helm. BACKGROUND Wong was born on 18 December 1972 to a family he

BARMM parliament appoints ceremonial head of gov’t

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — At past 1 p.m. on Tuesday, amid the gathering of 80 members of parliament of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), Sheikh Muslim Guiamaden beat the gong to signify the official start of the interim body’s third regular session. A day earlier, in a special session by the BTA on Monday presided by Deputy Speaker Omar Yasser Sema, the parliament approved a resolution appointing Guiamaden, 59, as the “Wali”...

PH gov't vows commitment to equitable international order

The Philippine government vowed to remain dedicated to a peaceful and equitable international order once elected to a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos made the commitment during the opening of the 33rd Session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ33) in Vienna, Austria on May 13. “Once elected...

Political repression and online nationalist campaigns: a second cultural revolution in China?

India's parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi's party grows

MALAPPURAM, India (AP) — Preventing Muslim migrants from gaining citizenship. Revoking the semi-autonomy of the country’s only Muslim-majority region. Building a Hindu temple where a violent mob razed a mosque. These were political triumphs for Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the past decade, burnishing his reputation as a leader who prioritizes the interests India's Hindu majority. For India's 200 million Muslims, they highlight their waning...

New Caledonia riots rage on after Paris approves voting change

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Gunshots could be heard and schools remained shut in New Caledonia's capital Noumea on Wednesday morning after a night of rioting despite a curfew, as France's National Assembly approved changes to voting rules in the Pacific island. Lawmakers in Paris voted 351 to 153 in favour of the bill to allow French residents who have lived in New Caledonia for 10

A festival of music, film and spectacle: the best of Belfast 2024

Belfast did not have the best of starts to 2024. Never mind the mass public sector strikes, the not-unrelated fact of Northern Ireland being without a functioning government (the government returned, the strikes were settled, or suspended … for now), at the end of January, one of the city’s most respected – revered – publicans, Pedro Donald, who over the years had brought us the John Hewitt, La Boca, the Sunflower and the American Bar, announced...

El Niño, rabies victims can borrow from GSIS

MANILA, Philippines — The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has set aside P1.7 billion to provide emergency loans to members and pensioners in 13 areas nationwide that are affected by the El Niño weather phenomenon and rabies — a common health concern during the dry season. In a statement on Tuesday, the pension fund for government workers said over 77,000 members and pensioners would benefit from the program, which features credit with...

Lawmakers say P3,000 food aid not enough, but it’s a good start

MANILA, Philippines — While several lawmakers have admitted that the P3,000 monthly assistance for the government’s food stamp program is not enough, Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin said the measure is a good start. Garin herself, during a press briefing on Tuesday, noted that P3,000 aid under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is not enough to cover poor Filipinos’ food needs for a month. However, she stressed that the program is...

Nursery left homeless after rent dispute with church

Pre-school boss Emma Martin says families are "devastated" about any possibility of it closing.

Trillanes sues Duterte supporters

MANILA, Philippines — Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV filed libel and cyberlibel cases on Tuesday against “pro-Duterte” personalities and social media account holders due to “persistent online attacks and the dissemination of false accusations.” The separate complaints for libel and cyberlibel were filed before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office against former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI)...

QC’s Amoranto swimming pool close until June 26

MANILA, Philippines — The local government of Quezon City said on Tuesday that the Olympic-size swimming pool of the Amoranto Sports Complex has been closed temporarily. According to the official Facebook page of Quezon City, it will be closed until June 26. READ: Belmonte: Decades-old Amoranto Sport Complex to undergo makeover READ: A great place for new athletes The temporary closure was also done to maintain its facilities. Meanwhile, the...

$587M worth of drugs seized in first 2 years of Marcos admin — Abalos

Some US$587 million worth of illegal drugs have been seized during the Marcos administration's first two years, according to Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos. Abalos made the remark during the opening of the 33rd Session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ33) in Vienna, Austria on May 13. Abalos said the figure—about P33.9 billion based on Tuesday's exchange rate—was a 700%...

Gallant tells IDF to block Al Jazeera in West Bank - report

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant instructed IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi to block the Qatari news outlet Al Jazeera in the West Bank, the military radio reported on Wednesday. According to the report, the IDF has already begun carrying out Gallant's instructions. Gallant's directives come after the cabinet voted to shut down Al Jazeera in early May...

Singapore to inaugurate new PM as Lee makes way after 20 years in charge

SINGAPORE — Singapore will inaugurate Lawrence Wong on Wednesday as its new prime minister and fourth leader since independence six decades ago, completing a carefully calibrated power transfer designed to guarantee continuity in the wealthy city-state. Wong, 51, comes from among a crop of so-called “4G” leaders, a new generation of politicians hand-picked by the long-ruling People’s […]

Win for workers who refuse to get Covid vaccine as mandate is scrapped

In March NSW Health said it was reviewing the rule and it has now been revealed that it will be removed for existing personnel and for new recruits from Thursday.

PS-DBM to open online supply store

MANILA, Philippines — The Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) announced on Tuesday that it was setting up an online store for all supplies to enhance the system of government purchases. At a news briefing in Malacañang, PS-DBM executive director Dennis Santiago said the e-Marketplace (electronic marketplace) digital platform would cut short the procurement process for vehicles, heavy equipment and common-use...

Photographs mark 10 years of hospital building

Students photograph hospital staff at work to mark a decade since their building opened.

PH civilian convoy heads to disputed reef

MANILA, Philippines — Civilians on board Philippine fishing boats sailed Wednesday toward a China-controlled reef off the Southeast Asian country to distribute provisions to Filipino fishermen and assert their rights to the disputed waterway. The trip to the waters around Scarborough Shoal comes two weeks after China Coast Guard vessels fired water cannons at two Philippine government boats in the same area, in the latest maritime incident...

India’s silent youth crisis: College-educated but poorer than a farm hand

Two-thirds of India’s unemployed youth are educated — a fraction which has doubled since 2000.

Mexican citizens were traveling to work at a Florida farm when a pickup hit their bus, killing 8

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Mexican citizens were among those going to work at a Florida watermelon farm on Tuesday when the bus they were traveling in was sideswiped and crashed, killing eight people, officials said. Alicia Bárcena, Mexico’s foreign relations secretary, on Tuesday said via the social media platform X that she was sorry to report that a tragic automotive accident had happened in Florida with Mexican agricultural workers involved. She...

Mega Millions winning numbers for May 14 drawing: Jackpot rises to $363 million

Mega Millions players, are you feeling lucky? The winning numbers are in for the May 14 drawing.

Kenya Red Cross says responding to landslide in area in centre of country

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya Red Cross said personnel are responding to a landslide that left several people unaccounted for in a region in the central part of the country where there has been heavy rain. The landslide occurred in Kimende Escarpment, the Red Cross said in a post on social media platform X late on Tuesday. So far there were no deaths confirmed, it said. "The area has been cordoned

Baby found dead at scrapyard 'not forgotten'

The baby - known as Baby S - still remains unidentified four years after her body was discovered.

Underground clinic raided in Pasay allegedly involved in abortion practices — BI

The recently raided underground clinic in Pasay City was also allegedly involved in abortion practices, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Wednesday. “Reports that the PAOCC (Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission) and the BI received were medyo scary already because they were allegedly involved in abortion practices,” Immigration spokesperson Dana Sandoval said during Kapihan sa Manila Bay. (Reports that the PAOCC and the BI received...

Lawmaker: Some Chinese tourists converting to student visa to extend stay in PH

Surigao del Norte lawmaker Ace Barbers on Wednesday expressed alarm over reports that some Chinese individuals are converting their tourist visas to student visas to extend their stay in the country. “We received reports that Chinese tourists, when their tourist visa is about to expire, enroll in universities to secure a student visa. They do not attend classes, though,” Barbers said in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB. Barbers said these...

Defying West, Russia's Putin set to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing

By Greg Torode and Guy Faulconbridge HONG KONG/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's Beijing visit on Thursday is likely to be light on hard deals but will mark the start of his new presidential term with a show of support from his most powerful political partner, Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Putin's two-day mission is expected to highlight the pair's vaunted "no limits"

Baybayin tattoo exhibit in San Francisco explores Filipino heritage

SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco is hosting a one-of-a-kind exhibit that shines the spotlight on the ancient Filipino practice of tattooing and the revival of baybayin, an indigenous form of writing in the Philippines. In celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, the Consulate – through Sentro Rizal San Francisco – has opened the “Bagong Liwanag 2: Baybayin...

Bailiff letters issued over CAZ charge typo

Bryce Jennings' fines are waived after it was discovered there was a typo on his form.

End of Lee era for Singapore as PM steps down

After 20 years in power Lee Hsien Loong is stepping down, marking the end of a political era for the tiny island nation.

Who France's escaped prisoner Mohamed Amra?

Mohamed Amra, nicknamed "The Fly", is reported to be a criminal with links to the French drugs trade.

Marcos welcomes non-resident envoys to strengthen ties with other countries

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. welcomed on Tuesday non-resident ambassadors-designate of Belarus, Ghana, Turkmenistan, Malta, Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua, with the aim to strengthen the ties between the Philippines and the countries that they represent. Among those who presented their letters of credence to Marcos on Tuesday afternoon were Belarus Non-Resident Ambassador-designate Raman Ramanouski, Florence Buerki Akonor of...

Tolentino notes possible 25-strong PH Olympic team

Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino scribbled in his notebook the list of Filipino athletes who could possibly join the country’s delegation to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The local Olympic chief found out that several hopefuls could still make it, more than his projected expectation. “I wrote down 25 athletes from various sports. But it seems, that number is bound to increase going into the final stretch of [Olympic]...

Thai activist charged with royal insult dies in pre-trial detention

(Corrects spelling of "pre-trial" in headline) BANGKOK (Reuters) -A Thai political activist died in custody on Tuesday, the department of corrections said, and a legal aid group said she had been on a partial hunger strike during her pre-trial detention on charges including insulting the country's monarchy. Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom, 28, was part of a small anti-monarchy group called "

Utah judge to decide if author of children's book on grief will face trial in her husband's death

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband, then published a children’s book about coping with grief, will appear in court Wednesday for a hearing that will determine whether state prosecutors have enough evidence against her to proceed with a trial. Kouri Richins, 33, faces several felony charges for allegedly killing her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022 at their home in a small...

Steakhouse chain collapses leaving 200 staff out of work

Good Group Australia went into voluntary administration on March 31, naming BDO as their administrator for the high-end steak restaurants known as Botswana Butchery.

Jordan foils arms plot as kingdom caught in Iran-Israel shadow war

By Samia Nakhoul and Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan has foiled a suspected Iranian-led plot to smuggle weapons into the U.S.-allied kingdom to help opponents of the ruling monarchy carry out acts of sabotage, according to two Jordanian sources with knowledge of the matter. The weapons were sent by Iranian-backed militias in Syria to a cell of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan

'Ang daming inabalang tao': Lacson, Trillanes slam Senate 'PDEA leaks' probe

Suffice it to say that former senators Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV aren't impressed with the way the "PDEA leaks" probe has been carried out in the Senate. READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/5/14/ang-daming-inabalang-tao-lacson-trillanes-slam-senate-pdea-leaks-probe

PH-US tie-up on space tech to help monitor EEZ

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and the United States have agreed to further cooperation on space technology, including its use for maritime domain surveillance of Manila’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Both sides held the inaugural bilateral space dialogue in Washington on May 2, aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation on outer space innovation, “including the use of space-based Earth observation satellite data...

Putin signs decrees appointing government ministers

(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on Tuesday appointing all members of the government and planned a late-evening meeting with his new cabinet line-up, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies. The single announcement on the cabinet took the form of a list of all the appointees without commentary, indicating that Putin had signed the

Woman aged in 30s shot in the leg

The woman is treated at the scene and taken to an east London hospital.

Dumanjug tops cash-rich Mayor Cabaron hoopfest

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Dumanjug emerged as the men’s basketball champion of the recently concluded Mayor Inocentes Cabaron Invitational Inter-town Basketball Tournament by beating Dalaguete, 78-64, in their championship match last Sunday, May 12, at the Moalboal Plaza basketball court in Moalboal, Cebu. The dynamic Nalos brothers led Dumanjug in their title-clinching victory, with the younger Joseph Arth scoring a game-high 23 points, while...