Tag: Asia
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In kayaks or waist-deep in floodwater, shoppers return to Bangkok markets
Roadside stalls and indoor markets are reopening even though parts of the Thai capital remain submerged.
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Eight dead in Thailand floods since mid-September
BANGKOK: Eight people have died in flooding in Thailand since Sep 16, although none in the capital Bangkok which
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Siti Hasmah, wife of former Malaysian PM Mahathir, dies aged 100
She died at the National Heart Institute at about 9.20am on Sep 28.
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Thai court to rule on challenge to 2026 election legality
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court will rule on Monday (Sep 28) on a challenge to the legality of February’s general election, a decision that could put part or all of the result in doubt.
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Indonesia’s disaster mitigation masterplan hinges on enforcement, community preparedness
A string of disasters has prompted Indonesia to draw up a mitigation masterplan. Experts tell CNA that one of the challenges is ensuring the capabilities are consistently connected and maintained across a country of more than 17,000 islands.
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Najib Razak’s ‘solidarity fund’ raises US$2.27 million, still short of US$12.27 million target: DPM Zahid
The jailed former Malaysian prime minister’s eldest son told reporters that even if his father’s frozen assets were released, his family would still be unable to immediately raise the fine for Najib to serve his sentence at home as part of a royal pardon.
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Nepal’s hydropower ambitions face climate reality check
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s hydropower boom has long been touted as a cornerstone of economic growth and renewable energy, but the devastating flood in August exposed its vulnerability.The disaster triggered by a glacial moun
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Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters
Nearly 4,900 people have been evacuated to shelters, with around 52,000 households affected by the floods.
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Gunmen target ambulance in Pakistan after suicide bombing at checkpoint killed 12
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: Gunmen opened fire on an ambulance attending the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a roadside police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan that killed at least 12 people on Saturday (Sep 26) and wounded about 35 others, officials said.The attack involving an explosives-laden vehicle
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Curtain falls on the romance of India’s single-screen cinemas
BENGALURU: The demolition has begun at Bengaluru’s Urvashi Cinema, once a 1,200-seat movie palace where generations of filmgoers cheered and whistled, another casualty of India’s vanishing single-screen era.”The theatre came up in the 1970s… I was so happy when it opened,” said Manjunath, watching as seats
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