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Rumbling volcano prompts evacuation, closes Manila airport
Published on 12/01/2020
» MANILA: A volcano south of the Philippine capital Manila spewed a giant ash plume accompanied by rumbling sounds and tremors on Sunday, prompting authorities to raise the alert level, order the evacuation of about 8,000 residents and suspend flights at Manila's main airport.
China's CCCC wins rights for B303bn airport south of Manila
Reuters, Published on 17/12/2019
» MANILA: State-owned China Communications Construction Co Ltd (CCCC) and a local partner have won the auction for a 303 billion baht airport south of the capital Manila, a government official said on Tuesday.
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific investigates wrong taxiway use at Manila airport
Published on 19/12/2025
» Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways is investigating an incident in which one of its planes used a wrong taxiway in Manila, causing delays to two other flights, according to the airline.
Manila frees 10,000 inmates
Published on 02/05/2020
» MANILA: Nearly 10,000 prison inmates have been released in the Philippines as the country races to halt coronavirus infections in its overcrowded jails, a Supreme Court official said Saturday.
Manila malls discourage lingering
Published on 16/05/2020
» MANILA: Manila’s shopping malls set air conditioners to warm and switched off free WiFi to stop people lingering as they cautiously reopened on Saturday after a two-month lockdown.
Manila jaunt nabs felons
News, Published on 16/06/2018
» A joint team of Thai and Philippine police have arrested in Manila 16 Thais and three Taiwanese for operating a phone scam which allegedly duped Thai victims out of more than 30 million baht over the past two months.
Hostages freed from Manila mall
New York Times, Published on 02/03/2020
» MANILA: A disgruntled security guard who lost his job at an upscale mall in the Philippines went on a shooting rampage in Manila on Monday, injuring at least one person and holding dozens of other people hostage, before surrendering about 10 hours later, according to police and news reports.
Trouble greets Thais in Manila
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 25/11/2019
» A number of men's football team coaches, including Thailand's Akira Nishino, on Sunday lambasted the 2019 Philippines SEA Games organisers for their failure to provide adequate facilities.
Work begins on Manila subway
Published on 21/12/2019
» MANILA: Groundwork for the Philippines’ first subway system began on Saturday at a site in Manila that will host its depot and related facilities.
Rumbling volcano shuts down Manila
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2020
» MANILA: Schools and businesses shut across the Philippine capital on Monday as a volcano belched clouds of ash across the city and seismologists warned an eruption could happen at any time, potentially triggering a tsunami.