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Philippines looks for survivors after quake levels trade building
MANILA: Rescue teams in the southern Philippines searched for signs of life today in a collapsed shopping centre after a powerful earthquake that killed at least three people and wounded dozens more. Disaster response officials said five people were believed
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Philippines earthquake: No Malaysians affected
KUALA LUMPUR: There have been no reports of Malaysians affected by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Polomolok, South Cotabato, in the Philippines earlier today. In a statement, the Foreign Affairs Ministry advised Malaysians requiring consular assistance to contact the Consulate
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NSC takes full responsibility for disappointing SEA Games campaign
NEW CLARK CITY: The National Sports Council has taken full responsibility for the Malaysian contingent’s disappointing performance at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines, which draws its curtains today. National Sports Council director-general Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail said the
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Two Filipinos nabbed harvesting mangrove bark in Sabah
BELURAN: The General Operations Force’s (PGA) 20th Battalion detained two Filipino men for illegally harvesting tangar or mangrove tree bark at a forest reserve in Pulau Jambongan, Paitan yesterday. Its commander ACP Mohd Nasaruddin M Nasir said the team, assisted
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SEA Games: No sacrifice too great for Mat Redho as he eyes gold
KUALA LUMPUR: National extreme sports athlete, Mohd Redha Rozlan or better known as ‘Mat Redho’, is unfazed about the sacrifices he has to undertake in his quest to contribute at least a gold for the nation in the upcoming SEA
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5G in Philippines, a first in South East Asia
MANILA: Globe Telecom Inc. will offer next month a fifth generation or 5G wireless broadband for Philippines homes, the first commercially available internet with such speed in South East Asia, the company said. “We made a crucial step in fulfilling
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Wisma Putra: Malaysians not affected in Philippine earthquake
PUTRAJAYA: The Foreign Ministry, Wisma Putra, said today there has been no report of any Malaysian affected by the earthquake that struck the main island of Luzon in the Philippines yesterday. Wisma Putra, in a statement, also cautioned Malaysians in
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Philippines rocked by deadly 6.1-magnitude earthquake
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda, at least eight people in the province were killed in the quake measuring 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the town of Bodega on the Philippine island of Luzon on
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Dead whale found with 40 kilograms of plastic bags in its stomach
Philippines: A young whale whose carcass washed up in the Philippines died of “dehydration and starvation” after consuming 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of plastic bags, scientists have found. Marine biologist and environmentalist Darrell Blatchley told CNN that the juvenile male
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Sabah’s east coast curfew extended
KOTA KINABALU, March 11: The curfew in the waters of seven districts of the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) beginning tomorrow has been extended until March 27. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah said the curfew involved the waters in
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