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Flood-stricken Hat Yai declared disaster zone; Thai authorities step in to help stranded tourists
Songkhla governor Rattasart Chidchoo said the floods, which began on Nov 19, have affected more than 465,000 people across 16 districts.Heavy rain is forecast to continue in the region into Tuesday.Malaysia’s foreign ministry in a Facebook post on Saturday said that 4,000 of its citizens were affected by the floods in Hat Yai. It urged Malaysians in Hai Yai to be on standby at their hotel lobbies to be evacuated by Thai authorities.Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Monday said its embassy in Bangkok has been working closely with Thai authorities to provide consular assistance to affected Singaporeans in Hat…
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Widodo warned, however, that existing global systems are becoming outdated. He urged international institutions such as…
KUALA LUMPUR: Greenpeace called for an investigation on Friday (Nov 21) to determine what had…
BANGKOK: Thailand’s economic stability is underpinned by strong financial and fiscal fundamentals, and government stimulus…
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DHAKA: A powerful earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday (Nov 21) outside the crowded capital Dhaka,…
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2 Anwar acolytes spar over government’s tech provider NexG; insiders warn of messy shareholder war
The developments around NexG also raise uncomfortable questions about Malaysia’s government procurement ecosystem, noted bankers…
Asia tech stocks tumble on AI bubble fears
Multibillion-dollar investment into AI has been a key driver of the global surge in mostly…
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