BANGKOK, (PNA/Bernama) — Thailand celebrates the 47th anniversary of Asean, Friday with activities organised relating to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), reports Thai News Agency (TNA). Presided over by Thai…
Dead sea cow found dead off Boracay Island
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — A dead sea cow locally known as “dugong” was found dead along the shore off Station 3 in the resort island of Boracay. Belated report reaching here from…
ARMM honors top performing line agencies
COTABATO CITY, (PNA) –- Five government line agencies in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) were chosen as top performing agencies, giving them recognition for other agencies to emulate, an ARMM…
PepsiCo studies Russian ban’s impact on its operations
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — U.S. food and beverage corporation PepsiCo is evaluating the damage Russia’s import ban will cause its Russia, Ukraine and CIS branch but said all its products sold in…
Nigeria’s president declares state of emergency over Ebola threat
ABUJA, (PNA/Xinhua) — President Goodluck Jonathan declares a national emergency in a statement on Friday, saying 1.9 billion naira (USD 11.6 million) will be released to prevent further spread of the Ebola…
U.S. Ebola patient ‘growing stronger every day’
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — One of the two Americans who contracted Ebola in West Africa and are being treated in a U.S. hospital said Friday that he is “growing stronger every day” as…
Thailand’s post-coup legislature selects president, deputies
BANGKOK, (PNA/Xinhua) — Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly (NLA), the newly-formed legislative body, on Friday morning convened the first session to select its president and two vice presidents. Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, a legal advisor…
Forest fire in Albay town spreads to nearby villages
LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) — The forest fire in Cagraray island in Bacacay town, which started two days ago in the mountainous area of Barangay Manaet, has spread to nearby villages of Tanagan…
Asean envoys give thumbs-up to Malaysia’s chairmanship
KUALA LUMPUR, (PNA/Bernama) — Asean envoys in Malaysia marked the 47th anniversary of the organization on Friday, with glowing recognition of the country’s ability when it assumes the chairmanship next year. Malaysia’s…
Ebola infection risk low in Croatia
ZAGREB, (PNA/Xinhua) — The risk of Ebola infection in Croatia is considered low at present although WHO declared the Ebola outbreak an international public health emergency, Croatia’s health ministry said Friday. There…
Former agri chief bats for more investment in agri-business thru research
By Jade D. Miguel MANILA, (PNA) — A former agriculture secretary and now head of an international research institute on Friday urged the government to invest more on promoting agri-business through the…
Roundup: WHO declares Ebola outbreak global health emergency
GENEVA, (PNA/Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa constitutes a public health risk, and met the conditions for a Public Health Emergency…
Gov’t aims to increase Engineering, Sci-Tech grads through scholarship grants
MANILA, Aug. 5 (PNA) — Government agencies such as the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have pushed for the target increase of Engineering and Science…
Interplanetary comet-chasing probe to enter flight path of Comet 67P
PARIS, Aug. 6 (PNA/ITAR-TASS) — The Rosetta automatic interplanetary comet-chasing probe of the European Space Agency (ESA) is due to enter the orbit of Comet 67P (Churyumov-Gerasimenko) on Wednesday after 10 years…
Main road in Lucena now a ‘no man’s land’
LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Aug. 6 (PNA) –- The city government, through a direct order from Mayor Roderick “Dondon” Alcala, is now strictly implementing a No Parking policy along Quezon Avenue, the main…