A local drug trafficking suspect in Brunei, has faced multiple charges, including one carrying the death penalty, local media reported, yesterday.Mohamad Sharifudin, a 38-year-old local man, faced a charge of trafficking 193.5 grams of pure methylamph…
Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, said on Saturday that, the sultanate had started implementing the National Retirement Scheme (SPK).He made the announcement in a speech for his 77th birthday celebration, which is an important event on the count…
Japan reigned supreme at the Asian Cycling Confederation BMX Road and Freestyle Championships, winning a total of six gold medals, including three on the final day of competition here on Sunday. Sae Hatakeyama won the women’s elite race over Chinese L…
Nine fisherfolk went missing off the waters of Mercedes town in Camarines Norte, the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) said Sunday. Gremil Alexis Naz, OCD-Bicol spokesperson, said 10 left the Mercedes Fish Port on Tuesday and were expected to r…
The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) has arrested 150 wanted persons, including three under the Most Wanted list for rape cases, during simultaneous anti-criminality law enforcement operations over the weekend. Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spo…
South Korea, the United States and Japan staged a trilateral missile defense exercise in the international waters of the East Sea on Sunday, Seoul’s Navy said, after North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) last week. The d…
The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the rearrest of former Palawan governor Joel Reyes, denying his petition that questioned his murder case due to lack of evidence. Reyes was indicted for the 2011 killing of broadcaster Gerardo ‘Gerry’ Ortega, a known…