A salesman, who profiled himself as a male prostitute over the internet and listed his sexual preferences, has lost his legal battle and will spend a year in jail. The Dubai Appeal Court rejected the appeal lodged...

The remains of two overseas Filipino workers who died in Saudi Arabia were wrongly sent to two different wives, a TV report said. The body of Gerry Almario was sent to Marije Bisnar, while the remains of...

A growing number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) have reinvented themselves and have evolved into successful entrepreneurs, the labour department said. According to Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, a growing number of former...

A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) said he was happy to win half of the 36.7 million pesos (Dh3.29 million) from a government-run lottery because it could help his cancer-stricken son, a local paper said. The 60-year-old...

A nurse has claimed that he accidentally killed his countryman and did not have any intention of murdering him with a potato peeler when they quarrelled over a woman. The 39-year-old Filipino nurse, O.J. was said to...

A Filipino salesman has been accused of profiling himself as a male prostitute over the internet and listing his bizarre indecent services and sexual preferences. While monitoring the internet for electronic crimes, an Emirati cyber-policeman was said...

Despite the many hurdles to tying the knot in the UAE, the number of Filipinos exchanging “I dos” in Dubai has jumped more than three times compared to six years ago, XPRESS has learnt. This month, 112...

Recto Esmeralda, a 54-year-old Filipino, once had a great career going for him. As the human resources manager of a leading Dubai hotel, following previous stints in other five-star properties, he recruited and interviewed hundreds of staff...

A technician paid the price of ‘falling in love at first sight’ and was rewarded with six months behind bars for molesting a woman when she served him water. The 28-year-old Indian technician, S.T., was accused of...

A worker, who stalked a woman, lifted up her miniskirt in public and groped her top, has been sentenced to six months in jail. The Dubai Court of First Instance convicted the 27-year-old Bangladeshi worker, T.I., of...