Miel Fajardo loses OPFB title to Thai foe in Japan

Glendale G. Rosal 04/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Knockout artist Miel “Silent Assassin” Fajardo faltered in his debut fight in Japan after losing to Thai Thanongsak Simsri by unanimous decision despite a 10th-round knockdown on Saturday, April 13, at the EDION…

Eumir Marcial K.O’s Thai foe in Manila duel

Glendale G. Rosal 03/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Marcial made easy work against Thai Thoedsak Sinam in his homecoming bout in Manila on Saturday night, March 23, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Marcial, who is bound for…

A new wave of culinary talents and flavors flow in at Dusit Thani Mactan Cebu Resort

Bianca Melliza, Dominic Ylagan 04/29/2023

Dusit Thani Mactan Cebu Resort is ready to serve! The prestigious 5-star luxury resort in Punta Engaño peninsula in Mactan island, Cebu, has fantastic dining outlets and innovative cuisine to enjoy during your vacation and culinary adventures.…

Soak up the sun at Dusit Thani Mactan Cebu

Bianca Melliza 04/06/2023

If the hot weather we’ve been feeling lately is not enough of an indicator to tell you that summer is here, then let this be your sign.     It’s the season for swimming pools, cold drinks, sunsets…

Thai authorities recover bodies of Korean tourists

AP 12/27/2018

BANGKOK — Authorities in northern Thailand recovered on Thursday the second of two South Korean tourists who died after the golf cart they were riding fell into a river on Tuesday. Phitsanulok province Governor Pipat Ekpapan announced…

Thai state officials behind 90% of rights violations

Inquirer.net, The Nation/Asia News Network 12/12/2018

BANGKOK — Over 90 percent of the human rights violations in Thailand were committed by state officials, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) revealed yesterday, adding that it is getting worse. Human-rights activists said that violations by…

Successful stint for Cebu City Muay Thai team

Glendale G. Rosal 11/22/2018

TEAM Cebu City Muay Thai fighters bagged five gold medals, four silvers and three bronzes in the recent 2018 National Muay Thai Championships held at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City, Metro Manila. The team was led…

Thai cave rescue site to become a museum

AFP 07/12/2018

Rescuers who pulled a young Thai football team from deep inside a flooded cave were dismantling their worksite Thursday, as plans emerged to turn the spot into a museum in tribute to the daring operation. At least…

Search resumes for 23 missing tourists in Thai boat tragedy

AP 07/07/2018

Phuket, Thailand — Divers who entered the wreck of a tour boat that sank in a storm off the southern Thai resort island of Phuket described heart-breaking scenes of bodies of children found in the arms of…

‘Race against water’ as rain threatens Thai boys in the cave

AFP 07/05/2018

Thai rescuers on Thursday said they may be prodded into a complex extraction of 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave if forecast rains hammer the mountainside and jeopardize the rescue mission. Thirteen sets…

Search progresses for missing Thai kids

AFP 06/30/2018

Rescue divers reached several kilometers inside a flooded cave yesterday where 12 boys and their football coach have been trapped for a week, offering a flicker of hope for the harrowing search. There has been no contact…

Popular Thai beach paradise closed

AP 06/01/2018

MAYA BAY, Thailand — Once a pristine Thai paradise, the secluded bay made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie “The Beach” has been exhausted by mass tourism. Now it’s getting a break. After Friday, the daily influx…

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