Business
SoftBank Eyes Up to $20 Billion Jumbo Bond Sale for Its AI Push — But the Debt Bet Is Getting Bigger
SoftBank Group is preparing to test investor appetite for what could become one of the biggest corporate bond offerings by an Asian…
Category: Asia
Philippines
17-Year-Old Student Placed Under WCPD Custody After Newborn Dies in Toboso — Police Now Probe What Happened
TOBOSO, Negros Occidental — A 17-year-old Grade 12 student is under the custody of the Women and Children Protection Desk (WCPD) in…
Philippines
Nicolas Torre Takes 1-Month Leave After EDSA Busway Controversy — Now He’s Considering What Comes Next
MANILA, Philippines — Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Nicolas Torre III has taken a one-month leave from public office amid…
Thailand
Man Sentenced to Death for Brutal Murder of Hua Hin Hotel Receptionist
HUA HIN — The Hua Hin Provincial Court has sentenced a man to death for the robbery and murder of a hotel…
Philippines
P15 Million Set Aside for New Bacolod Police Station — Why Singcang-Airport Is Now a Top Security Priority
BACOLOD CITY — A long-awaited police station for Barangay Singcang-Airport is moving closer to reality after a P15-million allocation for its construction…
Philippines
A Mass-Casualty Crash. A Chemical Spill. Western Visayas Is About to Face Its Biggest Emergency Test
ILOILO — What would happen if a major highway crash suddenly became a hazardous chemical emergency? That is the question Western Visayas…
Business
Thai Clinic Investigated After Influencer Dies Following Penile Filler Procedure
BANGKOK — Thai health authorities have launched an investigation into a Bangkok clinic after British-Nigerian influencer Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo died following a…
Thailand
Thailand Holds Urgent Talks After Campus Feud Sparks Fresh Violence in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Thai authorities are moving to stop a long-running feud between two rival technical institutions after a fresh clash in central…
Business
Samsung Opens $260 Million Chip Hub in Japan — But the Real Target Is the AI Boom
Samsung Electronics has officially opened a major semiconductor research hub in Yokohama, Japan, deepening its cooperation with Japanese companies as the global…
Business
Porsche Cayenne Owners Gather in Bangkok as New Electric Model Makes Thailand Debut
BANGKOK — More than 560 people and over 140 Porsche Cayenne vehicles gathered in Bangkok for what was described as Southeast Asia’s…