LUCKNOW/BHUBANESHWAR, India: Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains killed at least 50 people in northern and eastern India over the last three days, officials said on Sunday (Aug 21). The rains overwhelmed hundreds of villages, sweeping away houses and leaving residents stranded as rescue crews have been racingContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Five Hong Kongers have been arrested for allegedly setting up job scams in which victims were lured to Southeast Asia and then held against their will, police announced on Sunday (Aug 21). In recent months, victims have reported travelling to countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos onContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japan is considering the deployment of 1, 000 long-range cruise missiles to boost its counterattack capability against China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Weekend (Aug 21). The missiles would be existing arms modified to extend their particular range from 100km to at least one, 000km, the every day said,Continue Reading
Mr Ismail Sabri is the 3rd prime minister appointed in this parliamentary term. Right after GE14 in May 2018, Dr Mahathir Mohamad become Malaysia’s 7th prime minister intended for 22 months beneath the coalition Pakatan Tumpuan government, before this lost power in February 2020 and he was replaced by MrContinue Reading
Resettlement remains the most common solution intended for refugees fleeing persecution, but delays and other complications persist after and before resettlement
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Proboscis monkeys have been designated as the mascot of Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province. But their quantities are dwindling.Continue Reading
BEIJING: Plunging water levels of the Yangtze River have revealed a submerged island in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing and a trio of Buddhist statues on it that are believed to be 600 years old, state media Xinhua has reported. The three statues were found on the highest part of theContinue Reading
SHIMLA, India: At least 15 people were killed in India after heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods and landslides near the Himalayan foothills, authorities said on Saturday (Aug 20). Flooding and landslides are common and cause widespread devastation during India’s treacherous monsoon season. Experts say climate change is increasing the numberContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox infection, detected in a person who had returned from an unidentified country with documented cases, a health ministry spokesman said on Saturday (Aug 20). The 27-year-old male tested positive in the capital Jakarta late on Friday, the spokesman told a news conference. TheContinue Reading
Cambodia’s haphazard conservation, severance pay loss and Malaysia’s renewed Hindu festivities
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