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Gov't investments help PH banana comeback on global stage - DA

Manila, Feb. 3 -- Government investments have helped boost the local banana industry as the Philippines returned as the second-largest global banana exporter, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said o... Read More


Singapore to launch automated beverage container return scheme

Singapore, Feb. 3 -- Singapore's residents can tap their ez-link cards at vending machines to retrieve their 10-cent deposits (0.078 USD) when returning empty drink bottles and cans for recycling from... Read More


Domestic workers performing non-household work should get extra pay

Manila, Feb. 3 -- Domestic workers are not allowed to engage in non-household work if they are not provided with a separate pay for it, an official of the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC... Read More


Rizwana Hasan urges action for horn-free streets in Dhaka

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- free roads in the future if noise laws are properly enforced, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministries of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Information and Broadcasti... Read More


Palace vows transparency in fund utilization for PH's ASEAN hosting

Manila, Feb. 3 -- Malacanang on Tuesday assured the public that the government will be transparent in utilizing public funds for the Philippines' hosting of this year's Association of Southeast Asian ... Read More


Man's body recovered from Mithamoin haor

Kishoreganj, Feb. 3 -- Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from a haor area in Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj early Tuesday. The body was found at the eastern haor area of Midaba... Read More


Malacanang says Senate WPS debate part of democracy, but PH claim firm

Manila, Feb. 3 -- Malacanang on Tuesday said the recent heated debate on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in the Senate reflects the Philippines' democratic processes, but underscored that the administra... Read More


BJP criticizes Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut

Mumbai, Feb. 3 -- Maharashtra BJP Media Cell Chief Navnath Ban on Tuesday refuted Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut's statement that the late breakaway NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Ministe... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27 boosts confidence across real estate and infrastructure sectors

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The real estate sector, spanning residential, commercial and retail segments, has welcomed the union Budget 2026-27, saying it reinforces confidence in India's long-term real esta... Read More


Reduction of tariff by US has "removed great deal of uncertainty": Anuradha Thakur

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Reacting to the US administration's decision to lower the tariff on India from 25 per cent to 18 percent, Anuradha Thakur, secretary, Department of Economic Affairs said that the ... Read More