231 people under investigation for involvement in scams with losses over $6 million

MMDA: No number coding on Chinese New Year

MANILA, Philippines — The number coding scheme is suspended on Tuesday, Feb. 17, the Chinese New Year, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced. [In an advisory issued on Friday, MMDA said, “The implementation of the expanded number coding scheme is suspended on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, a special non-working holiday, in celebration of the

Ejercito renews call for Defensive Driving Act after LRT fall incident

MANILA, Philippines – Senator JV Ejercito on Friday reiterated the urgent need for the passage of the Defensive Driving Protection Act after police released the driver whose vehicle struck a student who had fallen to his death from the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT 1) Fernando Poe Jr. Station in Quezon City. Ejercito, principal

North Korea threatens dire consequences if Seoul doesn’t stop drone incursions

North Korea on Friday threatened a “terrible response” if it detects any more drones buzzing across the border from the South. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has sought to repair ties with North Korea since taking office last year, criticising his predecessor for allegedly sending drones to scatter propaganda over Pyongyang. But North Korea said it shot down a surveillance drone just last month, an incident which threatens to blight Lee’s efforts to patch things up. Kim Yo-jong, the...

Trump’s upheaval of the Atlantic alliance to loom over Munich security forum

'Someone else' cannot lead Bersatu or PN, says Azmin

PETALING JAYA: Bersatu leaders were upset when Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin decided to give up the president's post in 2024 without consulting them because they wanted his leadership to continue, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. Read full story

‘The tears just keep flowing’: child victims of Tumbler Ridge shooting remembered as Carney heads to join vigil

Prime minister to meet mourners in mining town as families speak of their loss in one of Canada’s deadliest mass shootingsCanadian prime minister Mark Carney is to join mourners in Tumbler Ridge on Friday, as authorities and relatives released details of the five children and assistant teacher killed by a shooter in the remote mining town’s high school.Carney will attend a vigil in Tumbler Ridge in memory of the victims, and he invited leaders from all political parties to join him in the town, the site of the country’s deadliest mass shooting in years. Continue reading...