DHAKA: A ship of the Myanmar Navy landed at Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district Sunday to take back over 130 soldiers who had taken refuge across the border last month from a longstanding conflict in their junta-ruled country.

The same shi…

ANKARA: Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alexander Zverev 3-2 to win the 2024 French Open men’s singles title on Sunday.

The 21-year-old third-ranked Alcaraz won his first Roland Garros title against world no. 4 Zverev, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1 and 6-2 on Court Phi…

MANILA: China is not in the position to dictate any terms or conditions on what actions the Philippines can take in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), a ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official said on Sunday.

PN spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea…

MANILA: Government forces seized assorted weapons and materiel from an abandoned lair of the New People’s Army (NPA) in a remote area in South Cotabato province.

Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) chief Lt. Gen. William Gonzales, in a news release …

CAMP S.K. PENDATUN: Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested in Marawi City over the weekend a wanted member of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) linked to the 2008 attacks in Lanao del Norte that killed an Army …

MANILA: Four flights between Siargao and Manila were canceled Monday due to bad weather.

Among the canceled flights were PAL Express 2P 2971/2972, and CebGo DG 6837/6838 Manila-Siargao-Manila, according to the Manila International Airport Authority.
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BORONGAN CITY: The Philippine Army is counting on 22 former rebels who recently surrendered to the government to persuade the remaining New People’s Army (NPA) fighters operating in the boundaries of Samar and Eastern Samar provinces.

During a meetin…

MANILA: Finance Secretary Ralph Recto on Monday said Fitch Ratings’ recent affirmation of the Philippines’ “BBB” credit rating with stable outlook, signals the country’s strong growth momentum in the medium term.

‘This affirmation is highly encouragi…