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Heri Purwanto, head of the Banjarmasin Sea Port Authority, said the ship, which was carrying people and vehicles, lost contact at 2am on Sunday (2am, Singapore time).”We responded quickly to the incident report … Our main focus and top priority at this time is the safety of everyone on board the ship, and we are deploying a coordinated rescue operation,” Heri Purwanto added.Rescue authorities have put up a command centre at the Banjarmasin port, with paramedics and ambulances on standby, an AFP reporter saw.Dozens of relatives and friends of the passengers checked a whiteboard where the names of people rescued…
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HONG KONG: Asian stocks fluctuated on Tuesday (Aug 25) while oil edged up as investors…
Malaysian rock fans are mourning the sudden loss of veteran drummer Raja Azreen Raja Talib,…
TRUMP’S OUTREACH TESTS ALLIANCETrump’s olive branch to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un last week, coupled…
ABANDONING OF A SHARED PRINCIPLEFor years, Washington and Beijing at least nominally shared the goal…
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