Feline felon: White, fluffy drug smuggler caught in the act

Agence France Presse 04/18/2021

PANAMA CITY — Authorities in Panama on Friday intercepted an unlikely smuggler, a fluffy white cat, bearing an assortment of drugs in a pouch tied to its body as it tried to enter a prison. The feline…

‘Rising despite lockdown’

Tony S. Bergonia - @inquirerdotnet 07/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is one of nine countries that are seeing a rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases despite having the world’s toughest lockdowns to stop coronavirus transmission, according to a groundbreaking University of Oxford…

Ex-Panama dictator Manuel Noriega dies

05/30/2017

Panama’s former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega, who died in Panama City late Monday, was physically diminished after decades of imprisonment for crimes committed during his 1983-1989 rule. Noriega, 83, passed away in the Panama City public Santo…

Capitol wants deeper probe on vessel mishap

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/14/2016

The Panama-registered cargo vessel MV Belle Rose veered off course to avoid hitting fisherfolk, causing them to run aground at the shallow portion of Monad Shoal in Daanbantayan town last Monday dawn. Baltazar Tribunalo Jr., head of…

EU threatens to sanction Panama, other nations

04/09/2016

British PM Cameron admits he profited from Panama fund Berlin — A European Union official threatened Thursday to sanction Panama and other nations if they don’t cooperate fully to fight money laundering and tax evasion, after a…

Thailand probes citizens linked to offshore firms

04/09/2016

BANGKOK — Authorities in Thailand are investigating 16 citizens with reported ties to offshore companies set up by a Panama-based law firm. The Anti-Money Laundering Office said Thai politicians and business figures were among those being investigated…

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