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Rice imports to hit below 4MT in 2026 - DA

Manila, Dec. 16 -- The Philippines is projected to have lower rice imports in 2026, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday. In an interview, DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. ... Read More


DMW honors 2025 Likha Global winners, backs OFW entrepreneurs

Manila, Dec. 16 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has revealed the winners of the 2025 Likha Global, a business plan competition designed to help active overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) prepa... Read More


No major threat but PNP maintains tight security vs. provocateurs

Manila, Dec. 16 -- While no major security threat has been detected yet, Philippine National Police (PNP) acting chief Lt. Gen Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. assured the public that the PNP will remain on... Read More


126 Filipinos displaced amid Thai-Cambodia clashes in 'good condition'

Manila, Dec. 16 -- A total of 126 Filipinos have been displaced following the continuous border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, said the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok on Tuesday. Philippine Am... Read More


Survey shows Thai public still undecided on prime ministerial candidates

Bangkok, Dec. 16 -- The latest opinion survey conducted by Thailand's National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) shows that 40.6% of respondents said they had yet to identify a suitable p... Read More


EOW arrests man for duping youths of lakhs by promising to send him to Australia

Kaithal, Dec. 16 -- On the instructions of SP Upasana, the District Police are cracking down on touts who are cheating the common people on the pretext of sending them abroad. Police spokesperson sai... Read More


Poor air grips Mumbai, raising health concerns

Mumbai, Dec. 16 -- Mumbai woke up to hazy skies on Tuesday morning as air quality across the city continued to remain in the poor category of monitoring platform, despite a forecast of clear and comfo... Read More


BJP's student 'shav-yatra' a political spectacle, not a fight for scholarships: Congress

Ranchi, Dec. 16 -- : Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Rishikesh Singh today dismissed the BJP Yuva Morcha's protest over student scholarships as "political theatrics", alleging that t... Read More


Bengal sports minister Biswas submits resignation to CM amid Salt Lake Stadium fiasco probe

Kolkata, Dec. 16 -- West Bengal Sports and Youth Services Development Minister Aroop Biswas on Tuesday submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, expressing his willingness to be rel... Read More


"From Roads to Parliament": Congress mounts fierce offensive against govt's proposed MGNREGA overhaul

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Congress Tuesday launched a dual-front attack on the NDA government, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of attempting to "erase" the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employme... Read More