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Teenager Killed, Another Injured After Lightning Strike in Cebu A 16-year-old teenager lost his life while his younger companion was injured after they were struck by lightning in Tuburan, Cebu.  According to the Tuburan Police Station, the victims were spending time along the shoreline in Barangay Daanlungsod when the tragic incident occurred. The older victim was a Grade 10 student who had gone ... Read more

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A 31 year old Russian woman died after falling from the eighth floor of a condominium in Kathu district, Phuket, yesterday, July 2. Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. Officers from Kathu Police Station responded to the scene at around 1.35pm after receiving reports of a foreign woman who had fallen from …

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Police arrested a drug-addicted Thai man for shooting two resort owners in Kalasin after an argument over a room payment yesterday, July 2. Officers from Namon Police Station launched a manhunt for the suspect, 40 year old Pakasit, after two resort owners were seriously injured in the shooting. The victims were identified as 50 year …

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Most foreign buyers have heard the number “49%” long before they understand what it actually measures. The foreign ownership quota in Thailand is not a cap on how many condos you can own, and it has nothing to do with land. It is a limit on how much floor space in a single building can …

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Officials in Chon Buri arrested 16 foreign nationals yesterday, July 2, for allegedly working illegally in occupations reserved for Thai nationals. The operation included an incident in which a Myanmar man grabbed an officer after officers checked his partner’s work documents. The crackdown was led by the Chon Buri Employment Office, with support from labour …

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MANILA, Philippines — Legal counsel for drug war victims renewed their appeal on Friday for court protection for affected families and communities, pointing out that the PNP policy that launched the deadly campaign a decade ago is still in place. Human rights lawyers Joel Butuyan and Gilbert Andres of CenterLaw Philippines, alongside the families of

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) clarified on Friday that the 90-day suspension imposed on the driver’s license of the Toledo City motorist who struck a Cebu City traffic enforcer does not constitute a final penalty but only a preventive measure while the agency hears the administrative case against

(Editor’s note: The story includes discussion of suicide.) NEW YORK — A man with a Tibetan flag set himself on fire and died Thursday, in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York, according to officials. Law enforcement responded to a 911 call at about 6:30 p.m. and found a 52-year-old man with severe burns

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities seized an estimated ₱980 million worth of illicit cigarettes concealed inside 25 container vans during an enforcement operation at a private wharf in Mandaue City, Cebu, on Thursday, July 2. The Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the Port of Cebu, said the operation targeted 25 identified 20-foot container vans at

MANILA, Philippines – Road closures in certain areas of Pasay City will be in effect on Monday, July 6, in connection with the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. In a public advisory issued by the Pasay Traffic and Parking Management Office at 1 pm on Friday, July 3, both northbound and southbound