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25 'Yolanda' survivor families in Antique receive housing units

Manila, Aug. 20 -- Families displaced by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) finally received their housing units in a resettlement site at the Mission Hills Subdivision in Barangay Cabiawan, San Remigio f... Read More


Vietnam welcomes China's simplification of visa procedures for Vietnamese citizens: spokesperson

Hanoi, Aug. 20 -- Vietnam welcomes and hopes that China will continue to simplify visa procedures for Vietnamese citizens entering China, said Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu ... Read More


Balay Pagbag-o offers safe, supportive space to ex-rebels in Negros

Manila, Aug. 20 -- Former communist rebels in Negros Occidental can now seek shelter at the "Balay Pagbag-o" for Peace and Reintegration, a halfway house built by the provincial government in collabor... Read More


Bangabhaban bids farewell to acting President Hafiz Uddin

, Aug. 20 -- Bangabhaban on Thursday bade a grand farewell to Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram through a state ceremony. A smartly turned-out contingent of President Guard Regiment (PGR)... Read More


Calcutta High Court rejects protection plea of Birbhum stone trader Tulu Mondal

Kolkata, Aug. 20 -- The Calcutta High Court rejected a protection plea filed by Birbhum stone trader Tulu Mondal, refusing to interfere with the police investigation into the recovery of a huge amount... Read More


Vijay bats for common economic, logistics sluters across Southern States

Chennai, Aug. 20 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay on Thursday batted for common economic and logistics clusters across Southern States to lower the cost of doing business, sharpen eexport competitiv... Read More


SRA introduces 3 high-yielding sugarcane varieties.

Manila, Aug. 20 -- The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on Wednesday introduced three high-yielding sugarcane varieties aimed at helping farmers raise productivity. Department of Agriculture (DA... Read More


BGB seizes 6.72 lakh Yaba tablets in Cox's Bazar

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have seized 6.72 lakh Yaba tablets in a special operation in the Ukhiya border area of Cox's Bazar. Acting on a tip-off, a joint patrol team... Read More


President's decisions presented to officers for UN peacekeeping missions

Hanoi, Aug. 20 -- The Ministry of National Defence on August 20 held a ceremony in Hanoi to present the President's decisions assigning three military officers to serve in United Nations peacekeeping ... Read More


"Will certainly do whatever needs to be done," says Trivedi over death of Bangladeshis in Kolkata hotel fire

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Thursday said India will take all necessary steps following the death of Bangladeshi nationals in a hotel fire in Kolkata. "... Read More