Exclusive

Publication

Byline

PM Tarique orders Tk 1mn loans for students going abroad

Dhaka, March 24 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment to arrange loans of up to Tk 1 million for students and workers heading abroa... Read More


Senators express strong support to DSWD's swift crisis response

Manila, March 24 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday received strong support from senators during the organizational meeting of the Senate's Proactive Response and Ov... Read More


Qatar condemns "systematic" arbitrary arrests, torture of Palestinians at UN forum

Geneva, March 24 -- Qatar has alleged that arbitrary arrests and inhuman treatment of Palestinians by Israel have become a "structural feature" of what it described as an ongoing genocide, calling the... Read More


Middle East war: Donald Trump shifts blame to Pete Hegseth for Iran strike; can Pakistan broker peace? 7 key updates

New Delhi, March 24 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) appeared to have shifted the narrative around the ongoing war with Iran, hinting that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was among t... Read More


Taiwan detects 3 PLA aircraft sorties, 9 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship around its territory

Taipei, March 24 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Tuesday recorded the presence of 9 PLAN vessels, 3 sorties of PLA aircraft and 1 official ship around its territory. As per the MND,... Read More


Trend Micro Morphs Into TrendAI as Enterprise Cybersecurity Shifts Toward AI

New Delhi, March 24 -- The practice of adding "AI" to corporate identities has accelerated across industries over the past few years. Companies across technology, infrastructure and enterprise softwar... Read More


Maya rolls out rebate to users receiving remittances from Middle East

Manila, March 24 -- Users of Maya app receiving remittances from select Middle East countries will get transaction rebates as part of Maya's move to support Filipino families amid the conflict. In a ... Read More


Solon asks PBBM to fast-track P53-B aid for crisis-affected sectors

Manila, March 24 -- Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno on Tuesday called on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to certify as urgent House Bill No. 8495 seeking a PHP52.8-billion supplemental budget fo... Read More


ASEAN Summit vital to push reg'l trade, peace agenda

Manila, March 24 -- The Philippines' hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, held twice annually, is vital not only in pushing the agenda of greater trade and peace withi... Read More


Food security a top priority, President directs action on fertiliser stocks

Sri Lanka, March 24 -- Ensuring food security in the country and people remains a top priority of the government, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has emphasised. Accordingly, the President instruc... Read More