Category: General

BACOLOD CITY: A 64-year-old combatant of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed during an encounter with troops of the Philippine Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Barangay Basak, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Monday. The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) said in a report on Wednesday that Ramon Moico Enseniales, with aliases Art and Bugtong, was considered a remnant of the dismantled South West Front (SWF). He was killed during a two-minute encounter between the soldiers and about five NPA rebels Monday noon, according to Maj. Gen. Marion Sison, commander of the 3ID. He said the collaboration between the 15IB troops

MANILA: The European Union (EU) has released EUR1.2 million or PHP76 million in humanitarian aid for victims of the floods that hit Mindanao over the past month. In a statement dated July 30, the EU Delegation in Manila said the funding would help address the most pressing needs of people on the island, the hardest hit following several days of heavy rain caused by the southwest monsoon and the intertropical convergence zone. ‘The beginning of this year’s monsoon and typhoon season is proving very hard for people in the Philippines, and the EU is stepping up its assistance to the

KUALA LUMPUR,, Malaysia’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector has scaled up as growth data indicates positive development, said Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick. He said there was a 16.9 per cent drop in micro-sized enterprises, from 923,667 in 2022 to 767,421 in 2023. However, there was a 35.8 per cent increase in the number of small-sized enterprises and a 7.9 per cent rise in the number of medium-sized enterprises. “MSMEs are the backbone of any economy worldwide. In Malaysia, MSMEs account for 1.1 million enterprises or 96.9 per cent of all businesses in 2023,” he

KUALA LUMPUR,, The death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is a great loss to the Islamic world, but his spirit of struggle will not fade, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. In a Facebook post, Ahmad Zahid expressed sorrow upon receiving the news of the passing of a friend, leader, and fighter, along with his bodyguard who was martyred in the attack in Tehran. “This loss (of Ismail Haniyeh) will certainly inspire the ongoing struggle of future generations to achieve justice and freedom for the Palestinian people,” he said. Ahmad Zahid, who is also Minister of

KUALA LUMPUR,, A total of 317 cases of attempted suicide among teenagers and adults have been successfully resolved as of July 20 since the Mental Health Crisis Helpline (HEAL) initiative was introduced in 2022. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni said that the Malaysian Suicide Awareness Voice of Hope (MySAVE) programme also succeeded in preventing suicidal behaviour among the mentally ill through effective media writing. “Good media writing can help mental patients get the idea (spirit) to recover in that we are also collaborating with the Ministry of Higher Education (KPT) and the Ministry of Education (KPM) to conduct