Category: General

PARIS, Noah Lyles ended the United States’ 20-year wait for the men’s 100m Olympics gold with a new personal best of 9.79 seconds (s) at the Stade de France, tonight. The 27-year-old edged Jamaican Kishane Thompson (9.79s) on photo-finish by a 0.005s advantange, while another American sprinter and last edition’s silver medallist, Fred Kerley (9.81s) took the bronze. Tokyo 2020 champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy was only able to finish in fifth with 9.85s. ‘It’s been a rollercoaster, ups and downs. I think back to Tokyo when I messed up handling the rounds. From then on, I was like, ‘I

MANILA: Oil companies will reduce fuel prices on Tuesday, implementing rollbacks for diesel and kerosene prices for four straight weeks. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, Seaoil, and Shell said they will slash gasoline prices by 10 centavos per liter and 20 cents per liter for diesel. Caltex, Seaoil, and Shell will also cut kerosene prices by 45 cents per liter. Other oil firms are expected to follow suit. Data from the Department of Energy (DOE) showed that current retail pump prices ranged from PHP54 to PHP88.07 per liter for gasoline, PHP51 to PHP76.15 per liter for diesel,

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Health-Center for Health Development in Bicol (DOH-CHD-5) is urging the public to practice the “4S” strategy to combat dengue after the region logged a 40-percent increase in cases compared to the same period last year. In a report on Monday, the agency said there were 715 cases from Jan. 1 to July 13, whereas 512 dengue cases were recorded for the same period in 2023. The DOH said among the possible reasons for the increase is the proliferation of breeding sites for dengue-carrying mosquitoes due to the onset of the rainy season. The “4S” means

PENAMPANG, A driver was caught red-handed and his lorry confiscated after his extra tank of 206 litres of subsidised diesel fuel was suspected to be used for embezzlement, said Sabah director of Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Georgie Abas. He said KPDN, which conducted Op Tiris around the Penampang area today, had spotted the 31-year-old man purchasing diesel for his lorry at a petrol station in the district. He said a closer inspection of the lorry showed an additional fibre-plated tank at the back of the vehicle containing 206 litres of diesel fuel. ‘The driver failed

PUTRAJAYA, The Election Commission (EC) has issued 43 postal ballot papers to eligible voters for the Nenggiri state by-election in Kelantan. EC secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak said 41 ballot papers were issued for Category 1A (election workers and police personnel) and two for Category 1C (agencies and organisations). ‘All police personnel involved in this by-election have been issued with postal ballot papers. Therefore, no early voting centre will be opened on Aug 13,’ he said in a statement today. Ikmalrudin said the issuance of postal ballot papers was carried out by election workers appointed by the Returning Officer in the

PARIT, The Malaysia Statistics Department (DOSM) has completed 22.3 percent of the agricultural census in Perak involving 14,104 residential units covering the subsectors of crops, livestock, fisheries, aquaculture, and forestry and logging between July 7 and Aug 2. Chief Statistician of Malaysia and Commissioner of the 2024 Agricultural Census, Datuk Seri Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin, stated that the districts with the highest census completion rates were Kampar at 44.9%, followed by Selama at 34.8%, Kerian at 34.3%, Muallim at 28.4%, Hilir Perak at 22.7%, and Bagan Datuk at 22.5%. “In Perak, the census will cover 67,459 residential units and 2,479