South-East Asia reels
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The deluge has hit 10 provinces across the country's south over the past week, with the city of Hat Yai, a business hub bordering Malaysia, recording its heaviest rainfall in 300 years - 335mm in a single day. Photos show vehicles and houses submerged in the city, while desperate residents await rescue on their rooftops.
Report warns India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will see more frequent and severe weather shocks over next decade - Anadolu Ajansı
Indonesian and Thai authorities raced today to clear debris and find hundreds of people still missing after devastating floods and landslides that killed
(RNS) — People of faith in both countries need to counter the religiously justified 'patriotism of hate' being promoted by their governments. (RNS) — After escalating tensions and military attacks between India and Pakistan, a ceasefire brokered by ...
South Asia is well positioned to take advantage of the new patterns of global trade and new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), the World Bank’s latest development update for the region revealed.
In Pakistan, the Sindh Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Project (SFERP) has improved flood protection for 2.3 million people (almost half of whom are women) after the devastating 2022 floods; repaired or build new homes and infrastructure for 3 million ...
More than 2,400 mines could be releasing deadly chemicals such as cyanide and mercury into rivers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South Korea announced Thursday it is imposing independent sanctions on 15 individuals and more than a hundred entities over their illicit involvement
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90 per cent of South Asia's population to face extreme heat risk by 2030, says World Bank
Nearly 90 per cent of South Asia's population will be at risk of extreme heat and almost one-quarter at risk of severe flooding by 2030, a new World Bank study warned on Monday