Typhoon Trami, which hit the northeastern coast of the Philippines, killed 26 people on Thursday. More than 150,000 people have now been displaced by the storm. The typhoon, locally known as Christine, is known as Trami in other countries. Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding and landslides on the main island of Luzon in the […]
Read MoreTrami, locally known as severe tropical storm Kristine, dumped heavy to torrential rain on the main island of Luzon triggering widespread flooding and landslides. Tropical Storm Trami has killed at least 26 people and forced more than 150,000 to flee their homes in the Philippines, officials said on Thursday, as it made landfall on the […]
Read MoreThe security crackdown in the southern town of Tak Bai in 2004 caused the deaths of 85 people and was one of the most high-profile events of a separatist insurgency that re-ignited that same year and has since killed more than 7,600 people. Thailand’s prime minister on Thursday apologised for the deaths two decades ago […]
Read MorePrabowo took office on Sunday as the eighth Indonesian president, taking the mantle from Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. In a fiery speech to lawmakers, he promised to eradicate corruption and aim to reach self-sufficiency in food and energy. Indonesia’s newly minted leader, President Prabowo Subianto, officially swore in his cabinet on Monday, a team which analysts […]
Read MoreA plane belonging to Indonesian local airline SAM Air crashed in Gorontalo province on Sulawesi island on Sunday, killing all four people on board. The PK SMH type plane crashed after losing contact with air navigation officials in Makassar, Xinhua reported, citing local media. According to local media, the head of the Gorontalo Search and […]
Read MorePrabowo Subianto was sworn in as the 8th president of Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country. Foreign dignitaries were present at the inauguration ceremony organized in Jakarta on Sunday (October 20). At the time, he pledged to be the successor of President Joko Widodo, who has led the country for the past 10 years, […]
Read MoreSeveral rebel groups have put up fierce resistance against the army in different parts of Myanmar. The junta has already collapsed under the control of the rebels. This time Myanmar’s Muslims, Buddhists and Christians have united to overthrow the junta. Qatar-based media Al Jazeera reported this information on Saturday. According to reports, fighters from the […]
Read MoreThe Malaysian government has agreed to increase the minimum wage rate from 1,500 ringgit (RM) currently to 1,700 ringgit, with effect from February 1, 2025, said Anwar Ibrahim. While tabling Budget 2025 in the Dewan Rakyat on Friday, the Prime Minister also said that employers with less than five workers will be given a six-month […]
Read MoreGibran Rakabuming Raka, then 27, had spent much of his life outside the limelight and “didn’t agree with his father’s decision to enter politics,” said Andi Widjajanto, a former top adviser to Widodo. Gibran only showed up after his paternal grandmother twisted his arm. When Indonesian President Joko Widodo was first inaugurated in 2014, his […]
Read MoreFormer Prime Minister of Malaysia. Mahathir bin Mohamad has been admitted to hospital with a respiratory infection. His assistant informed this information on Wednesday. Sufi Yusuf, Mahathir’s assistant, said he was admitted to the National Heart Institute on Tuesday morning local time. He said, “According to the information provided by the hospital, his problem is […]
Read More
