If you’ve been living in Thailand for a while, or you’re about to make the move, you’ve almost certainly dealt with the classic arrival ritual: queue at the airport SIM kiosk, hand over your passport, wait 20 minutes while a tired agent types your details into a system, then walk away clutching a tiny plastic …

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MANILA, Philippines — Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said Wednesday that Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III, and Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino will oversee government operations during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s two-day working visit to Kazan, Russia. Marcos is traveling to Kazan to participate in the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit and meet bilaterally

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine authorities said on Wednesday that a Chinese floating platform detected inside the lagoon of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal has been removed, weeks after Manila filed a diplomatic protest over its presence in the disputed feature. The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said maritime domain awareness patrols and monitoring

ORCHID ISLAND, Taiwan — Braving towering waves, twenty Austronesian men wearing orange lifejackets launched a hand-carved longboat into the western Pacific Ocean, embarking on a historic voyage to reconnect with their ancestral kin for the first time in 300 years. The Tao, an indigenous group inhabiting the small Orchid Island 90 kilometers (56 miles) from

MANILA – House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Mamamayang Liberal Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima on Wednesday introduced a measure seeking to grant Filipino students 20 percent discount on mobile load and internet services. House Bill No. 9859, or the Student Discount Para Sa Load Act, seeks to institutionalize a 20 percent discount on mobile load,

Cristiano Ronaldo, your turn. The 41-year-old is set to enter the World Cup on Wednesday when Portugal meets Congo after impressive performances by the tournament’s other top stars. France’s Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland of Norway each had two goals as they opened their World Cup campaigns on Tuesday, while Lionel Messi scored a hat

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Appointments (CA) convened on Wednesday as Congress opened its special session called by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., paving the way to act on pending appointments in the Cabinet, military, and foreign service. The CA meeting comes following a leadership change in the Senate and is expected to take up

MANILA, Philippines — “Man up.” This is what Philippine National Police–Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP–CIDG) said in daring former Ateneo de Manila University men’s basketball head coach Tab Baldwin to face the investigation into the fatal drownings of players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili. READ: Tab Baldwin, other Ateneo coaches subpoenaed anew by PNP-CIDG

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police–Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP–CIDG) has issued another subpoena to former Ateneo de Manila University men’s basketball team head coach Thomas Anthony “Tab” Baldwin and other members of the coaching staff. “On Thursday and Friday, we’re expecting the coaching staff and others to appear for investigation, particularly Mr.