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  1. PAS MP wants M40 'support package' as cost-of-living thorns prick 'rosy' figures

    Healthcare, childcare, and education costs taking up large share of household income - Syahir.

  2. Where education meets identity

    MANSALAY, ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines — For generations of Mangyan children from remote mountain communities in southern Oriental Mindoro, going to high school was once a difficult journey—literally. Some had to walk…

  3. Fadhli: Will Loke accept if excos in other states removed by ruler?

    PAS info chief disagrees with Loke's views that N Sembilan crisis could derail Umno-PAS Malay unity agenda.

  4. Stop calling Southeast Asia an emerging market in mobile. It is where the behaviour gets invented

    In November, ASEAN leaders are scheduled to sign the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), the first region-wide pact written specifically for the digital economy. Negotiators closed the text in Manila in May…

  5. China develops plant to extract hydrogen, fresh water and uranium from the sea

    Chinese scientists have built a small, stable co-production plant that uses one system to extract hydrogen and fresh water from seawater, while also recovering uranium and bromine and improving electricity use…

  6. Ube-Matcha Meetup brings food craze to SMDC Fame Mall and SMDC Light Mall

    The Ube-Matcha Meetup serves as the perfect answer for anyone experiencing a serious ube or matcha craving.

  7. Sandiganbayan upholds government claim on Manila property in ill-gotten wealth case

    The commercial property in Paco, Manila, is registered under Taggat Industries owned by the late Alfonso Lim Sr. and his family

  8. Why Southeast Asia’s AI coding race is moving from models to infrastructure

    For the past three years, much of the AI debate inside Southeast Asia’s engineering teams has centred on a familiar question: which model is best? Founders, CTOs and developers compared GPT-4, Claude, Codex, Cursor and…

  9. Skipping China Open, Eala no longer in contention for WTA Finals

    MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala is already eliminated from the WTA Finals after skipping the WTA 1000 China Open for the 20th Asian Games in Japan. Currently at No. 17, an "X" is already placed…

  10. Bitcoin jumped 1.81% to US$86,350.24. Is this a real breakout or a short squeeze?

    Bitcoin rose 1.81 per cent to US$86,350.24 in 24 hours, slightly outperforming the broader market, which gained 1.45 per cent. The move looks modest on the surface. Underneath, two forces drove the gain. Renewed spot…