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Corporate News 24 Sept 2024 | 08:26 AM

Dulux maker Akzo Nobel plans to cut about 2,000 jobs globally

Dulux paint maker Akzo Nobel plans to cut about 2,000 jobs globally as part of efforts to reduce costs, targeting positions in its head offices, the Dutch company said on Tuesday.

Nation 22 Jan 2021 | 11:00 PM

Ako’s mother-in-law passes away due to Covid-19

ACTOR Ako Mustapha’s mother-in-law passed away due to Covid-19 on Thursday, reported Berita Harian.

Philippines 5 Feb 2025 | 11:05 AM

Philippine VP Sara Duterte impeached, fast-tracking transmittal to Senate

MANILA: Vice President Sara Duterte has been impeached by the House of Representatives after a total of 215 lawmakers have endorsed the fourth impeachment complaint, fast-tracking the processing and sending of the petition to the Senate for a trial.

Focus 22 Oct 2024 | 11:00 PM

Tragedy sparks reflection

ON Sept 18, a 10-year-old Japanese boy was fatally stabbed while on his way to school in China. The date carried a tragic historical echo, marking the anniversary of Japan’s invasion of China in 1931.

Corporate News 23 Oct 2024 | 11:00 PM

Dulux maker AkzoNobel misses 3Q forecasts

AkzoNobel has missed expectations for third quarter sales and core profit, hit by weak consumer demand and lower pricing in China, and as the Dulux paints maker continued to implement its cost-cutting plan.

Focus 24 Aug 2024 | 11:00 PM

Supporting – not just rewarding – success

When we only support the already-successful, we award and reward people for winning awards, making the path to success even more difficult.

Nation 30 Oct 2022 | 11:00 PM

Couple remarry after separating for 63 years

AFTER 63 years apart, a previously married couple have once again tied the knot, Kosmo! reported.

World 20 Mar 2024 | 02:32 PM

Slovak PM Fico looms large in presidential election

(Reuters) - Slovaks vote for a new president on Saturday in an election that could give Prime Minister Robert Fico a boost in his drive to gain more control of public media, soften anti-corruption laws and withhold key support for Ukraine.

Starpicks 12 Jan 2022 | 02:16 AM

Paint that’s as good as promised

REPAINTNG your home is always a major endeavour. Having invested so much into the paint and other materials, plus time and effort into giving your home a facelift, you would definitely expect to get the results you want.

Aseanplus News 3 Nov 2023 | 12:32 PM

Hong Kong student jailed for two months under sedition over social media posts in Japan

A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced a student to two months imprisonment for sedition over pro-independence social media posts she published while studying in Japan.

Insight 11 Oct 2023 | 11:00 PM

Hedge funds feast on a French train wreck in Alstom’s woes

Around once a decade, Alstom SA suffers an oh-so-very French existential crisis. A train manufacturer prone to such frequent calamities requires a stronger balance sheet.

Focus 21 Oct 2023 | 11:00 PM

A young Filipino-Palestinian speaks out

Imagine living in an open-air prison for years with electricity and water allowed for only three hours a day, she says.

Focus 4 Mar 2023 | 11:00 PM

Gandhi, Ninoy, and the disinformation crisis

THE ultimate buzzword nowadays, especially among defenders of democracy, is “disinformation”: namely, the deliberate and systematic distortion of public opinion to serve, in most cases, authoritarian-populist ends.

Philippines 29 Nov 2022 | 03:07 AM

Philippine lawmaker wants Congress to have its own police force

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Probinsyano Ako Rep. Rudys Caesar Farinas I is pushing for the creation of a police force that is dedicated to ensuring the safety of all members of Congress, as well as protecting the properties of both chambers.

Philippines 20 June 2022 | 06:40 AM

Filipino lawyer dies hours after random shooting in Philadelphia

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): A 35-year-old Filipino lawyer, John Albert 'Jal' Laylo, who had been shot in the head while travelling in an Uber car with his mother in Philadelphia to visit relatives in the United States died on Sunday (June 19), hours after being confined in critical condition in a local hospital.

Philippines 21 Aug 2022 | 04:46 AM

House to receive proposed 2023 Philippine budget on Aug 22

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): The proposed P5.268 trillion national budget for 2023, the government’s highest ever spending proposal, is set to be received by the House of Representatives on Monday (Aug 22) from the Executive department.

Focus 24 Sept 2022 | 11:00 PM

The Marcosian past is present

THERE was something eerily familiar about Philippine President Marcos Jr’s speech at the 77th United Nations General Assembly (Unga).

Philippines 27 Oct 2022 | 04:37 AM

Marcos doubts Percy Lapid slay suspect died a ‘natural’ death

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday (Oct 26) that he did not believe an alleged key conspirator in the killing of radio commentator Percival 'Percy Lapid' Mabasa died of natural causes inside prison.

Philippines 24 Sept 2021 | 03:35 PM

Philippines: Duterte threatens use of military force to ensure peaceful 2022 elections

President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Friday that if needed, military force would be used to ensure that the 2022 elections are peaceful, free and fair.

World 15 Nov 2021 | 10:17 AM

How Minsk became a mecca for migrants travelling as tourists

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq/HAJNOWKA, Poland (Reuters) - When Kamaran Mohammed travelled with his wife and three children to the Belarus capital Minsk last month from their home in northern Iraq, they went as tourists.

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