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31 dead, 62 rescued after boats capsize in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 04/08/2019
» MANILA: Rescuers plucked more bodies in rough seas where three ferry boats capsized after being buffeted by fierce wind and waves off two central Philippine provinces, bringing the death toll to 31 with three missing, police said Sunday.
Indonesia's first subway opens in its gridlocked capital
Associated Press, Published on 24/03/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's long-awaited first subway opened Sunday in the country's capital with the aim of relieving crippling traffic gridlock in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
City replaces parking meters with electronic kiosks
Business, Associated Press, Published on 31/10/2017
» OKLAHOMA CITY: The city where parking meters were born more than eight decades ago is phasing out the last of the coin-gobbling contraptions that reshaped America's downtowns in favour of computerised models seen in many other places.
Syria draw with Australia in World Cup qualifier
Associated Press, Published on 06/10/2017
» MALACCA: Omar al-Soma scored a late penalty for war-torn Syria to draw with Australia 1-1 in a World Cup qualifying playoff on Thursday.
Metro typifies deep economic inequalities
Business, Associated Press, Published on 07/07/2017
» CAIRO: Cairo's subway is perhaps the cheapest in the world. For a fare equivalent to 11 US cents, you can ride as far as you want across the overcrowded, traffic-choked Egyptian capital.
Cambodia bans cars near Angkor Wat temple
Associated Press, Published on 03/05/2016
» PHNOM PENH -- The main road alongside Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple is now off-limits to cars as authorities seek to ease traffic jams at the site that draws 2.1 million tourists a year.
Post-bomb Bangkok moves on with sense of insecurity
Associated Press, Published on 02/09/2015
» One Bangkok resident says he can't shake the horrid sight of what he saw, or the smell of death. Another says the initial shock is gone and he's returned to his old routine -- work, happy hour and taking selfies.
Monsoon rains flood N. Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 04/08/2014
» MANILA — A strong typhoon that has worsened seasonal monsoon rains in the Philippines will linger offshore until Thursday, raising fears of more flooding.
Phnom Penh gets public buses
Associated Press, Published on 05/02/2014
» PHNOM PENH - People in Phnom Penh are travelling on buses for the first time in over a decade, as authorities introduced a new public transportation system aimed at relieving traffic jams in the Cambodian capital.
Work on MRT for Jakarta begins
Associated Press, Published on 10/10/2013
» JAKARTA - Construction kicked off Thursday in the Indonesian capital for a long-awaited urban railway aimed at staving off crippling traffic gridlock.