Toddler in India survives deadly encounter with cobra by biting its head off
The cobra was not able to bite the boy.
Raul Dancel
In macabre Manila street scene, woman crawls out of storm drain
City officials said they have seen vagrants and street dwellers taking shelter in sewer tunnels, and the woman may have been part of this largely unseen, often ignored cohort.
Singapore, Fiji lean on close ties to weather ‘increasingly turbulent’ world
PM Lawrence Wong said Singapore and Fiji would continue to deepen bilateral cooperation in areas like trade, investment and connectivity.
Mattel turns Philippines’ mythic foetus-eating demon into cute Monster High doll
In this reimagining of the "manananggal," Corazon Marikit is a teen dressed in a traditional Filipino attire. She has a bizarre secret: she can split her body in half from the…
Singapore, Thailand and US air forces hold exercise to enhance readiness, cooperation
The first phase of the trilateral exercise – a command post exercise – was held on Dec 17 to 19, 2024, at the Multinational Operations and Exercise Centre at Changi Naval Base.
Curfew, propaganda song, canned manga shows: Life during Marcos’ martial rule
President Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under martial rule in September 1972 and lifted it in 1981.
‘Black hole’ Russian sub spotted in Philippine waters as Moscow reminds US: We’re everywhere
That a submarine known for stealth will surface in contested waters may be Russia’s way of telling the US that it, too, is a player in waters far from its shores, and where its…
Singapore welcomes ceasefire ending Israel-Hezbollah war, calls for pause in Gaza war
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also reiterates its call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and the “immediate, safe and unconditional release” of all hostages still…
‘Pet-friendly’ Philippine restaurant slammed for discriminating against mutts
In a Facebook post that has drawn close to 130,000 reactions, Ms Lara Antonio claimed that employees at Balay Dako – “big house” in a local dialect – turned her away…
Philippine police arrest rogue cops in brutal murder of beauty queen, Israeli fiance over botched land deal
Their decomposing bodies were found on July 6 in a quarry in Capas town, in Tarlac province, 100km north of the capital Manila. The burnt shell of the sport utility vehicle they…