A young man moves forward with a little food on a boat. He was also forced to leave his home due to the floods. More than 100,000 people have been displaced due to widespread flooding caused by incessant rains in the northern states of Malaysia, the country’s disaster officials said on Saturday. The ongoing natural […]
Read MoreTwelve Vietnamese soldiers were killed in an apparently accidental explosion while in training in southern Vietnam, state media reported late on Wednesday. The explosion took place on Monday night at a military shooting range of the 7th Military Region in Dong Nai province, the official Vietnam News Agency reported. Most of the bodies of the […]
Read MoreThe Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper reported on Monday that a Russian attack submarine surfaced inside Manila’s EEZ last week, citing security sources. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday the reported presence of a Russian submarine in the Philippines exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea was “very worrisome”. The Philippine Daily Inquirer […]
Read MoreMalaysia’s air passenger traffic for the first 10 months of the year reached 80.3 million, putting the country on track to meet the Malaysian Aviation Commission’s (Mavcom) full-year forecast of 95.4 million to 97.6 million passengers. Mavcom attributed the growth to a steady recovery in domestic and international travel, building on the strong performance recorded […]
Read MoreThe owner of a car dealership was fined S$1.5 million (US$1.1 million) on Monday (Dec 2) for evading duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) on 427 vehicles that were imported into Singapore. Jason Liang Huan Shuo, the owner of JDM Automobile and a partner at Autogallery@JDM, pleaded guilty to two charges under the Customs […]
Read MoreHuge flooding caused by heavy rain in Malaysia and neighbouring Thailand has killed at least 12 people, officials say. More than 122,000 people have been forced out of their homes in northern Malaysia, while in southern Thailand, around 13,000 others have also been displaced. There are fears the number could rise, as heavy rain and […]
Read MoreThe number of Chinese civilian ships near the important Philippine naval base of Thitu Island in the South China Sea has increased. However, a senior official of the country’s navy said that there is nothing to worry about. The British news agency Reuters reported this news, citing satellite images released on Thursday. Vice Admiral Alfonso […]
Read MoreSeveral states in Malaysia have been hit by severe flooding. Three people have died in the floods so far. More than 80,000 people have been evacuated. The government of the country was quoted as saying by Free Malaysia Today on Friday that this monsoon season could see the worst flooding in a decade. Floods are […]
Read MoreIndonesian rescuers are searching for passengers trapped in a minibus buried in mud after flash floods and landslides hit several locations in North Sumatra province, killing at least 27, an official said on Thursday. Torrential rain in the province since last week had caused flash floods and landslides in four different districts, Indonesia’s disaster agency […]
Read MoreThe International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar’s military regime for crimes committed against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who took power from elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup in 2021, is accused of crimes against […]
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