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More than 4,000 'likely impacted' by Papua New Guinea landslide
Reuters, Published on 26/05/2024
» SYDNEY - More than 4,000 people were likely impacted by a massive landslide that flattened a village in northern Papua New Guinea on Friday, humanitarian group CARE Australia said.
Creating a long-term vision
Business, Published on 06/05/2024
» Overtourism has become a hot topic in recent weeks as the influx of tourists has caused many destinations to feel they cannot cater to the rapid growth.
Israel’s Iran attack ‘carefully calibrated’
Published on 19/04/2024
» Israel’s apparent strike on Iran after days of hesitation was small and appeared calibrated to dial back risks of a major war, even if the sheer fact that it happened at all shattered a taboo on direct attacks that Tehran broke days earlier.
Landslides kill 18 on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, 2 missing
Published on 15/04/2024
» JAKARTA - Landslides on Indonesia's Sulawesi island on the weekend killed at least 18 people with rescue efforts, including police sniffer dogs, still ongoing for two missing people, local authorities said on Monday.
Landslides kill 15 on Indonesia's Sulawesi island
Published on 14/04/2024
» JAKARTA - At least 15 people have been killed in landslides on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Sunday, with rescue efforts ongoing for those reported missing.
Provinces on alert after acid leak into river from Laos
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/04/2024
» The government is monitoring sulphuric acid contamination in the Mekong River on the Lao side of the border.
Bangkok Simulates Shooting Incident to Enhance Disaster Preparedness
Published on 11/03/2024
» Mr. Supakrit Boonkhant, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), presided over the opening ceremony of a project aimed at enhancing medical readiness for future disasters at the Asiatique The Riverfront Shopping Center. He emphasised the importance of preparedness in the face of potential disasters in the year 2024. The initiative involves simulating a shooting incident scenario at the shopping centre located in the Bang Kho Laem District. This exercise serves to review and refine disaster response plans based on past experiences, defining roles and responses for all involved stakeholders.
Aid must reflect vulnerabilities
Oped, Published on 13/02/2024
» Last October, at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund in Marrakesh, member countries emphasised the urgency of scaling up development finance. In recent years, an extraordinary confluence of health, climate, and security crises has worsened global inequalities and eroded the economic and social gains of the last few decades, especially in many African countries.
Loss and Damage Fund's potential
Oped, Published on 02/02/2024
» In the vein of We Are the World, the 1985 hit that sold more than 20 million copies globally, the song Lasting Legacy was released at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. The official charity anthem features 13 artists from around the world singing about unity, cooperation, and climate action.
Powerful quake hits Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border
Reuters, Published on 23/01/2024
» BEIJING - A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region on Tuesday with reports of several injuries and collapsed houses, Chinese state media reported.