Category: International
SINGAPOREAN AND AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTERS AMONG WORLD LEADERS WHO CONGRATULATE PRABOWO ON WINNING INDONESIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION’S QUICK COUNT
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese are among the world leaders who have congratulated Indones [...]
PHILIPPINES DEBT IN 2023 HIT ALL-TIME HIGH OF P14.6 TRILLION
The Philippines’ debt in 2023 hit a record P14.6 trillion high, with P1.82 trillion alone incurred since the country’s current President Ferdinand “B [...]
CNN PHILIPPINES SHUTTING DOWN AFTER JUST NINE YEARS AS LOSSES EXCEED P5 BILLION
After just around nine years since its launch in 2015, CNN Philippines is going off air for good soon after going through financial losses that have [...]
UKRAINIAN-BORN CAROLINA SHIINO BECOMES FIRST NATURALISED CITIZEN TO WIN JAPAN’S MISS NIPPON
A 26-year-old Ukrainian-born model Carolina Shiino has recently become the first naturalised Japanese citizen to win the country’s Miss Nippon Grand [...]
SAUDI ARABIA ANNOUNCES REDUCTION IN FEES FOR RECRUITING DOMESTIC WORKERS FROM SEVERAL COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE PHILIPPINES
Saudi Arabia has recently announced a reduction in the fees for recruiting domestic workers from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, Philippines, Sri Lanka [...]
KING FREDERIK X SUCCEED QUEEN MARGARETHE II AS DANISH MONARCH, AUSTRALIAN-BORN MARY DONALDSON BECOMES QUEEN OF DENMARK
King Frederik X has recently succeeded his mother, Queen Margarethe II, as Danish monarch, and his Australian-born wife Mary Donaldson officially bec [...]
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER BRIEFLY HELD BY MUNICH AIRPORT CUSTOMS OFFICERS OVER UNDECLARED LUXURY WATCH TO BE AUCTIONED
Austrian-born US actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, best-known as the Terminator, was recently held by Munich airport’s customs officers for about three ho [...]
WINTER WORLD MASTERS GAMES 2024 BEGINS IN ITALY
Winter World Masters Games 2024 kicked off in Lombardy, Italy on 11 January and will run through 21 January, with thousands of athletes, volunteers a [...]
INDONESIA HOPES TO SELL ANTI-SUBMARINE AIRCRAFTS TO PHILIPPINES
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has recently expressed his hope for the Philippines to purchase anti-submarine warfare aircrafts for the Philippine [...]
VIETNAM’S DA NANG BECOMING LEADING WEDDING TOURISM DESTINATION
The Vietnamese coastal resort city of Da Nang is becoming Southeast Asia’s leading wedding tourism destination, particularly among Indians, with over [...]