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Flights to Sri Lanka diverted to Thiruvananthapuram due to bad weather in Colombo

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 19 -- Fights bound for Sri Lanka were diverted to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala on Wednesday due to adverse weather in the island nation. A SriLankan Air... Read More


Progress is impossible without empowering women: Adviser Khalid

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- National progress cannot be achieved without the full participation and empowerment of women, Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. A F M Khalid Hossain said on Wednesday. "We cannot move f... Read More


Housing, utilities push reg'l inflation up in Caraga

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- Inflation in the Caraga Region rose to 1.5 percent in October, up from 1.3 percent in September, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Wednesday (Nov. 19, 2025). Housing, wa... Read More


Pallabi Jubo Dal leader murder: RAB arrests two top suspects including alleged mastermind 'Patha Sohel'

DHAKA, Nov. 19 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-4) has arrested two top suspects in the murder of Golam Kibria (50), member secretary of the Jubo Dal's Pallabi unit. The arrestees are the alleged m... Read More


PBBM swears in Recto as new Executive Secretary, Go as Finance chief

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday administered the oath of office to newly designated Acting Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and Finance Acting Secretary Frederick Go i... Read More


Climate change: Road march held in Satkhira demanding climate justice

, Nov. 19 -- A group of environmentalists in Satkhira staged a road march demanding climate justice and establishment of a specialised institution to address climate impacts and protect Bangladesh's c... Read More


1.63K Reds, allies 'neutralized' from Jan. 1 to Nov. 13.

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- More than 1,600 New People's Army (NPA) rebels and their supporters have been "neutralized" so far this year, further weakening the remaining communist guerilla fronts in the countr... Read More


Uwan death toll hits 33, affected population over 7.5 million

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The reported death toll due to Super Typhoon Uwan (international name Fung-wong) has climbed to 33, with more than seven million people affected, many of them still in evacuation ce... Read More


Dhaka's air quality continues to be 'moderate' this morning

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 10th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 79 at 9:50 am this morning (November 19, 2025... Read More


Visayas grid on yellow alert Wednesday

MANILA, Nov. 19 -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has placed the Visayas grid on yellow alert from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday due to insufficient operating margin as severa... Read More