INTERNATIONAL TEAMS INVOLVED IN RESCUE ATTEMPTS Major rescue operations were under way or planned at four hydropower projects. Two sites, where about 90 people are missing, offered the strongest…
Gunfire erupted in the early hours of Sunday morning as an annual rave was winding down at the racecourse in Aarau, capital of Switzerland’s northern canton of Aargau. The attack left a 22-year-old…
Progress has been hampered by persistent rain and challenging terrain, as crews have to work in a narrow mountain gorge, hemmed in between unstable cliffs and a fast-flowing river. Authorities, which…
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Yvonne Mewengkang said the government was verifying the information through Indonesian missions abroad and coordinating with relevant ministries and agencies…
When do Air India’s losses become too much? Air India is seeking a further US$1.5 billion in support from owners Tata Sons and SIA just months after it posted a record annual loss, sources told…
THE COST OF SMART FARMING FN Holdings also trains farmers in smart agriculture and farm management. The company uses tools including drones and satellite remote sensing to help assess damage after…
Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services Nelson Azeem, who visited PIMS after the nursery fire, blamed the hospital administration for failing to implement safety protocols. “It’s the…
FOOD, ENERGY AND AI COOPERATION On food security, Mr Wong said Singapore and Thailand were looking at strengthening food supply chains by encouraging greater collaboration between food producers and…
FROM NANOPARTICLES TO NATIONAL SECURITY That drive extends beyond companies traditionally associated with aerospace or defence. In Sendai, in northeastern Miyagi Prefecture, startups have become an…
JAKARTA: More than 500 students in Indonesia’s East Java were hospitalised with food poisoning suspected to have been caused by state-supplied meals, regional officials said on Wednesday (Sep 2), as…
But the scale and complexity of the Himalayas make that a difficult task. “There are many, many glaciers across the Himalayas so monitoring all of them is an extremely challenging task,” said Van Wyk…
NUWAKOT, Nepal: Nepali families were holding symbolic funeral ceremonies to “liberate the souls” of loved ones missing since deadly flash floods swept away their villages and homes in the Himalayan…
Wong is already in jail serving an existing sentence on an earlier national security charge of conspiracy to commit subversion after he was among a group of democratic activists who participated in…
Pattaya is hugely popular with foreign tourists, known for its beaches and a nightlife scene that has long drawn scrutiny over sex tourism. Pattaya’s mayor, Poramase Ngampiches, told AFP this week…
According to analysts, Cairo will use the summit to underscore its strategic autonomy, showing it can leverage its close ties with both Washington and Beijing. Sisi, in an op-ed published in Egyptian…
KUALA LUMPUR: The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday (Sep 1) it was not involved in Malaysia’s planned repatriation of Myanmar refugees, and warned that it remains unsafe for them to…
UNCLEAR WHETHER JOINT COMMUNIQUE CAN BE AGREED China’s massive export push has pressured economies across the globe, especially as the United States has imposed high tariffs on Chinese goods and…
IMPORTANCE OF COORDINATION The experience of 2015 also confirms the importance of coordination. The government has activated the Prime Minister Relief Fund to channel international financial…
Mobile networks have been disrupted across parts of the disaster zone and access to some communities still remains difficult. Shyam Kumar Pun is desperate for news of his lost brother, who was…
“RESILIENT NATION” Glaciers in the wider Himalayan and Hindu Kush ranges are a crucial water source for around 240 million people in the mountainous regions, as well as for another 1.65 billion…
