Paypal Strengthen in Asia

PayPal, the online payments unit of Internet auction site operator eBay Inc., plans to double its staff in Asia to 2,000 by the end of the year. "Asia is our fastest growing market and we absolutely expect that trend to continue," president Scott Thompson said Wednesday. "This is going to be a massive market and we look forward to having a really big business here." PayPal's fourth-quarter revenue outside the US was $364 million, or 46 percent of overall revenue. Thompson declined to...

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Cyclone Hits Fiji

A powerful cyclone destroyed more than half the houses in many villages in northern Fiji, but only one death has been reported, officials said Thursday. The full extent of the damage from Cyclone Tomas has yet to be determined because communications to the hardest-hit areas remain cut off and may not be restored before the weekend. The South Pacific island nation has sent naval patrol boats laden with supplies to the northern islands that bore the full brunt of the storm, while Australian...

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Leyte Hit by 3 Quakes

At least three quakes rocked Leyte province in Eastern Visayas Wednesday, but state seismologists said there was no damage to property caused by the tremors. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the first quake measured Magnitude 3 and was recorded at 7:13 a.m., with the epicenter at 16 km northwest of Ormoc City. It said the quake was felt at Intensity II in Tongonan in Ormoc; Ormoc proper; and Kananga town. A second quake measuring Magnitude 2.9 was...

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Pinay Dies in U.S. Hit by 6 Vehicles

 A 73-year-old Filipina caregiver was killed after she was struck by several vehicles on the Pacific Coast Highway while attempting to cross a dark street to catch a bus on Monday morning. Amelia Ordona died on the spot when a 2006 Honda Accord driven by Jay McNamara, 48, of Los Angeles, hit her as she tried to cross the busy Winding Way at 6:15 am. The impact was so strong that the victim was thrown onto the other side of the road where she was hit again by six to seven other vehicles, some of which kept going, according to the Sheriff’s...

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No Fee for Campaign, says Reds

An official of the Cordillera People’s Democratic Front (CPDF) said guerrilla leaders would allow political candidates to campaign in Cordillera villages where communist rebels operate without paying permit to campaign (PTC) fees. Simon Naogsan, spokesman of the CPDF, the local political arm of the National Democratic Front, said New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have never forced candidates to pay the NPA in exchange for access to so-called rebel territories. Donations But Naogsan said...

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Manny's Game Plan Leaked

Did Joshua Clottey know in advance the traps laid out by Manny Pacquiao during The Event on Saturday? Trainer Freddie Roach said this may be the only reason the Ghanaian fought like he just wanted to avoid a knockout during their World Boxing Organization welterweight title duel. Pacquiao was well ahead on all scorecards—even of those covering the fight—and Clottey still refused to engage the Filipino despite pleadings from his corner to start taking chances. As much as the ploy disappointed...

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Pacman's Concert Cancelled

A lack of interest in ticket sales has forced a promoter to cancel a concert by Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao in Hawaii, said a spokesman for Island Fire Productions. The concert was scrapped just days after Pacquiao beat Ghana's Joshua Clottey in a welterweight world championship fight in front of a crowd of 50,994 at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Ryan Chang of Island Fire said Tuesday that just 603 tickets had been sold for the concert in Waikiki meaning he would have to absorb a...

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Michael Jordan, Bobcats Majority Owner

The NBA board of governors approved the sale of the Charlotte Bobcats to Michael Jordan, making the former Chicago Bull star the first ex-player to be a majority owner in the league. The $275-million bid by the five-time NBA MVP was approved on Wednesday elevating the 47-year-old from a minority investor to a majority owner. Jordan, who led North Carolina's college basketball team to an NCAA title in 1982, was fired from his management position with the Washington Wizards in 2003. He...

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Bus-Truck Collide, Killed 35 in Afghanistan

 Up to 35 people were killed in a fireball Wednesday when a bus carrying passengers taking home gas canisters collided with a truck on a treacherous mountain pass in northern Afghanistan. The bus was travelling north from Kabul along the narrow Salang pass when it "had an accident with a truck, as a result of which 35 passengers, including women, men and children, were killed," the interior ministry said. The Salang pass -- the fastest route connecting northern and southern Afghanistan...

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Black Eyed Peas Kicks Off Worl Cup

Grammy-winning international artists will perform at the World Cup kick-off celebration, on the eve of the world's biggest sporting event in South Africa, FIFA said on Wednesday. The Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Shakira and Alicia Keyes will share the stage with local and African artists in Soweto, in a concert to be broadcast worldwide on June 10. "We are thrilled to have a concert of such magnitude and performing talent raise the curtain on the first FIFA World Cup in Africa," FIFA secretary...

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Who Wins?

 The three most-talked-about fighters in the world might be Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley, for obvious reasons. Mayweather was supposed to have fought Pacquiao this month in a mammoth promotion but negotiations collapsed over drug testing. Mayweather then chose to fight Mosley in what will be the biggest fight of the year. And, if there’s any common sense in the world, the winner will fight Pacquiao next. Who wins these fights, either real or speculative? RingTV.com...

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