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PCD targets Dec 10 Hat Yai clean-up
News, Published on 01/12/2025
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has set a target of Dec 10 to clear 11,000 tonnes of flood waste in Hat Yai amid rising health and safety concerns.
Hong Kong in mourning as fire death toll climbs to 146
AFP, Published on 30/11/2025
» HONG KONG - Crowds of mourners gathered on Sunday across Hong Kong including thousands near the apartment blocks that were engulfed in flames earlier this week, killing at least 146 people in the city's deadliest fire in decades.
Garbage a major problem in flood-devastated Hat Yai district
Online Reporters, Published on 30/11/2025
» Garbage disposal in Hat Yai district, Songkhla, is expected to be completed by Dec 10, while the southern flood death toll rose to 170 on Sunday.
Calls for accountability over lethal Hong Kong fire silenced
AFP, Published on 30/11/2025
» HONG KONG - Not long before he was reportedly detained, Miles Kwan approached commuters outside a Hong Kong train station, urging them to demand accountability for the deadly inferno that tore through nearby apartment blocks.
US halts asylum decisions as troop killing sparks migrant crackdown
AFP, Published on 29/11/2025
» WASHINGTON — The United States is freezing all asylum decisions, officials said Friday, as President Donald Trump hardens his anti-migrant stance after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members this week in Washington.
Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 128, dozens missing
AFP, Published on 29/11/2025
» HONG KONG - A sombre air hung across Hong Kong on Saturday, as residents prepared to honour the at least 128 people killed in a massive apartment complex blaze during condolence events and vigils across the Chinese financial hub.
Hat Yai mobilises massive recovery clean-up effort
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/11/2025
» Hat Yai's "Big Cleaning Day" is set to begin on Saturday, mobilising locals and heavy machinery to restore the city within seven days, said Songkhla governor Rattasart Chidchu.
Putin says Russia will fight on unless Ukraine cedes land
AFP, Published on 28/11/2025
» BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims at its own - otherwise his army would take it by force.
Trump orders review of immigrant visas after National Guard attack
AFP, Published on 28/11/2025
» WASHINGTON — The Donald Trump administration on Thursday said it was reviewing permanent residency status of immigrants from 19 countries, including Afghanistan, in its latest response to the shooting of two National Guard soldiers near the White House.
Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 83, scores missing
AFP, Published on 28/11/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong authorities said on Friday the death toll from the city's worst fire in decades had risen to at least 83, with the blaze almost entirely extinguished and rescuers scouring torched high-rise buildings for scores of people still listed as missing.