Tag: Asia
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Indonesia disaster chief’s brother among five suspects in alleged corruption case
One of the suspects in an alleged corruption case involving the misuse of emergency funds at the National Disaster Mitigation Agency is Bima Setyawan, the younger brother of agency chief Suharyanto.
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Indonesia to use dry ice to clear haze from forest fires
The trial in South Sumatra is aimed at clearing smoke and increasing visibility in haze-affected areas.
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Pakistan school roof collapse kills 28; more deaths feared
A rescue official said the ceiling came down on the students after the roof of a higher floor collapsed, crumpling the two storeys.
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‘Very dangerous’: Timor-Leste shuts schools over Indonesia haze
The fires have burned through hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest and plantations in Indonesia, and caused air pollution to surge locally, as well as in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Timor-Leste.
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Batam blackout may have been caused by lightning, bat interference: Minister
The widespread power outage is estimated to have caused economic losses of around 233.5 billion rupiah (US$13 million), according to economic experts.
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Malaysia raises the threshold for haze-related school closures
Schools will now close in areas where the Air Pollutant Index (API) exceeds 200, while outdoor activities will be suspended when the readings reach 100 or above.
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Boy, 16, charged with murder of classmate in Johor
He is accused of killing Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal, 16, at the secondary school SMK Dato’ Seth in Yong Peng between 2.30pm and 4pm on Oct 3.
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‘Livelihood is my right’: Delhi businesses count cost of protests, police restrictions
Traders in India’s capital told CNA that recent demonstrations and security curbs have hurt sales and footfall, raising questions over how to balance the right to protest with livelihoods.
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Across the border, India’s ‘cockroach’ movement draws young Pakistani interest
India’s “cockroach” protest movement is resonating with some youths in Pakistan, who see parallels in their own struggles over education, jobs and opportunities.
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Indonesia names over 200 people, nine firms as suspects over forest fires as transboundary haze worsens
The latest comments from the Indonesian authorities come as Malaysia on Wednesday (Oct 14) said that the two countries have “for the first time” begun discussions to explore ways of working together to tackle forest fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra.
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