February 5, 2024

PNP organizational reforms bill hurdles Senate

MANILA: The bill institutionalizing new organizational reforms in the Philippine National Police (PNP) is one step closer to becoming a law after it was unanimously approved by the Senate on Monday.

Voting 23 in favor, zero against and zero abstentio…

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Rare sea turtle released back to wild

Hanoi: A 6.5kg hawksbill sea turtle that was accidentally caught by a local man was released back to the sea off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on February 5.

Border guards in Phuoc Thuan border

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H5N1 bird flu outbreak detected in Laos

VIENTIANE: The Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s Department of Livestock and Fisheries recently reported an H5N1 bird flu outbreak in a Vientiane market.

The Lao centre for animal disease research said, of the 65 poultry samples it received …

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Deputy PM urges strict punishments of IUU violations

Kien Giang: Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has urged the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), ministries, agencies and localities to prevent fishing vessels from encroaching on foreign waters and take stringent measures against …

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