JAKARTA: Eight Indonesian airports, including two serving Jakarta, remained closed early on Monday (Sep 7) morning because of volcanic ash from eruptions of Mount Anak Krakatau, the transport…
JAKARTA: For two decades, the United States has been home for Indonesian Vivi Fajar, her husband and three children. But she never seriously considered applying for an American passport until the…
Nepal will hold a national day of mourning on Monday, the 13th day since the disaster, in line with a traditional period of mourning in Hindu rituals. While the exact cause of the glacial collapse is…
SINGAPORE: The United States Embassy in Malaysia on Sunday (Sep 6) pushed back against a claim that it sought to influence Malaysian politics. In a statement posted on the embassy’s Facebook page…
LAEM CHABANG, Thailand: Thousands of United States sailors aboard an aircraft carrier departed from Thailand on Sunday (Sep 6), AFP journalists said, concluding its first port call following reports…
BEIJING: The death toll in Tibet from the devastating floods that struck the Himalayas along the China-Nepal border last month has risen from 31 to 43, Chinese state media reported Sunday (Sep 6)…
But without any certainty of a resumption of travel due to the volcanic ash, the couple’s plans hang in limbo for now. Near an SIA assistance counter in Terminal 2, Ms Carina told CNA that she may…
Finding all the missing dead bodies will be a very challenging task, which can hopefully be completed with foreign assistance, said Om Bahadur Rana, the deputy inspector general of Nepal Police. “A…
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta international airport has extended its suspension of flight operations until 1.30pm (2.30pm, Singapore time) on Sunday (Sep 6) due to volcanic ash from the ongoing…
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta international airport suspended flight operations until 9.30am on Sunday (Sep 6) due to volcanic ash from the ongoing eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, Jakarta’s…
TURMUS AYYA: US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met on Saturday (Sep 5) with Palestinians, including the families of US citizens killed by Israeli settlers, in a Palestinian town in the occupied…
ATHENS: An F-4 Phantom military aircraft crashed on Saturday (Sep 5) at a base outside Athens during an airshow, killing the two pilots, Greek news agency ANA reported. The circumstances of the crash…
NUWAKOT, Nepal: Rescuers pulled a Nepali woman alive on Saturday (Sep 5) from her home buried under thick mud and debris when the region was struck by massive flooding 10 days ago. Emergency…
The survivor was among hundreds of hydropower workers who went missing since a tsunami-like wall of water and mud swept through the China-Nepal border following a vast glacial and rock collapse on…
Among Malaysian states, Sarawak has been the worst hit by transboundary haze linked to forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia. Sarawak, alongside Sabah, shares a land border with Indonesia on Borneo…
“THE WORK GOES ON” “Work is also underway at the tunnels,” Basnet said. “We don’t have an update yet, but the work goes on.” The government initially said it believed more than 100 workers could be…
MANILA: Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte posted bail at a Manila courthouse on Saturday (Sep 5), a day after an arrest warrant was issued over her alleged death threat against the country’s…
On Wednesday, BN chairman Zahid said it would be “better” for GE16 to be held early. But he added that the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)-led coalition is also prepared if Anwar opts to…
“DEVASTATING” The outbreak has exposed gaps in Bangladesh’s efforts to protect its youngest. SM Ziauddin Hyder, special assistant to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for health, called the outbreak…
LARGE US BUSINESS DELEGATION VISITED BEIJING Trump took 18 American executives, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Elon Musk, to China in May, the sources said. “My sense is that the Chinese … are…
