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Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano after it belched explosive plumes of lava, rocks and ash for days, officials said on Thursday, declaring the highest alert on the situation.
Malaysia's missing MH370 plane: What we know, 10 years on
Published on 08/03/2024
» The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 ten years ago with 239 people on board remains one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
China visa-free travel: relaxing entry restrictions adds up
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/02/2024
» BEIJING - French national Marc Guyon travelled to China on the first day that Beijing began allowing citizens of his homeland to enter visa-free.
Taiwan to address talent shortage through 2-year stay for foreign graduates
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/01/2024
» Beset by a lack of talent like much of East Asia, Taiwan has followed Hong Kong in relaxing visa rules to allow foreign university students to stay longer after graduation to search for a job - a process that could hand the island as many as 200,000 new white-collar employees by 2032.
'Tread carefully' on South China Sea
Published on 17/12/2023
» Thailand hopes that Sunday's discussion between Asean and Japan about solving disputes in the South China Sea will tread carefully to avoid any problems with Beijing.
10 killed as small plane crashes on Malaysian highway
Published on 17/08/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: A light plane crashed into a four-lane road near Malaysia’s capital on Thursday, killing eight people on board and two motorists on the ground, the local police chief said.
Philippines defiant as China tells it to remove grounded warship
Published on 07/08/2023
» BEIJING/MANILA: China told the Philippines on Monday to remove its grounded warship from the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea after blocking two Manila supply ships with water cannons over the weekend as both sides asserted their claims of the area.
Singapore 'willing' to discuss Malaysia high-speed rail
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/08/2023
» Singapore is open to start on a “clean slate” on a proposed high-speed rail link with neighbouring Malaysia, acting Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said in Parliament on Thursday.
Three missing from burning tanker off Malaysia
Published on 02/05/2023
» Three crew members are missing from a Gabon-registered tanker that caught fire on Monday in the South China Sea, a Malaysian maritime enforcement agency official said on Tuesday.
What foreign nations are doing to extract citizens from Sudan
AFP, Published on 26/04/2023
» KHARTOUM - Multiple nations have scrambled to evacuate embassy staff and citizens by road, air and sea from chaos-torn Sudan, where fighting between the army and paramilitaries has killed hundreds.