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The resort island of Bali was affected by a magnitude 7 earthquake that struck neighboring province West Nusa Tenggara on Sunday evening, leading to a tsunami warning, the Jakarta Post reported. The tremor reportedly damaged buildings, including two shopping malls in Denpasar and Kuta, and the Cathedral in Denpasar. Ceiling tiles at I Gusti Ngurah
At least 82 people were killed when Indonesia’s resort island of Lombok was hit by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Sunday evening. The powerful quake triggered panic among tourists and residents, and was also felt on the neighboring island of Bali. On Lombok, thousands fled from their homes to gather in emergency shelters in open
The Ministry of Energy and Mines is ready to join with all stakeholders in a government mission to investigate the cause of the damage to saddle dam D at the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower project, which resulted in serious flooding and destruction in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, according to Vientiane Times. “We have set up a
Celebrated action movie star Steven Seagal, who is a Russian citizen, has been appointed as a special representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry in charge of the Russian-US humanitarian ties, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced yesterday. “Steven Seagal was appointed as the Russian Foreign Ministry’s special representative for Russian-US humanitarian ties,” the ministry said on
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha refused to talk to the media when he presided over the opening of Thailand Social Expo 2018 at Impact Exhibition Centre on Friday morning. The prime minister’s aloofness with the media was reported to stem from a commentary, entitled “Don’t let Thai junta chief chair ASEAN next year”, in The Jakarta
Prime Minister Hun Sen has slammed the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party’s election boycott a “stupid act” and a miscalculation”. Days after the ruling Cambodian People’s Party claimed landslide victory on Sunday’s election, Hun Sen on Thursday told thousands of factory workers Phnom Penh that the opposition’s campaign had failed as more than 82 percent
ASEAN and China have made a major breakthrough by agreeing to have a single text that would serve as the basis for negotiations toward establishing the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, according to Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. He said they have also agreed on the “key modalities” for future rounds of
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has said the regional group is ready to provide relief and humanitarian assistance to Myanmar amid the massive floods that swept through several regions and states. Lim Jock Hoi, ASEAN secretary general, said in an open letter to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi that the ASEAN Coordination Centre
A garment worker kisses Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen as they pose for a selfie during a visit to a garment factory in Phnom Penh today. The premier’s party says it won all 125 seats in parliament in the July 29 election, which was blasted as a “sham” by critics after courts dissolved the main
SINGAPORE/MANILA (Reuters) – Southeast Asian nations hope to strike a joint agreement on cybersecurity in coming days with Russia, accused by the United States of meddling in its elections, after a series of high-profile hacks in the region. The draft of a document seen by Reuters discusses formalizing an agreement with Russia. It is set
Thai rescue volunteers have ended their mission in the flood-ravaged Sanamxay district of Attapeu in southern Laos and are headed back to Thailand where their service will be needed in many flood-affected areas in the northeast. Vientiane Times reported today that Laotian officials declared a conclusion to the ground search and rescue mission yesterday. It said
More Thai rescue teams have arrived in Laos to help with the efforts to search for 120 people still missing in Sanamxay district of Attapeu province after the partial collapse of the Xe-PianXe-Namnoy hydropower last week triggered a devastating flood. Vientiane Times quoted officials of the committee in charge of the rescue mission as saying
