Illegal extensions plague strata management in Malaysia’s Johor
From enclosed balconies to makeshift kitchens and storage spaces built over air wells, many of the flats residents are reshaping their units in a way that raises concerns of…
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Philippine senate flags P10-B farm-to-market roads as ‘extremely overpriced’
DA chief Francisco Tiu Laurel said the DPWH set a P15,000 per meter standard cost for FMRs. Earlier, Tiu Laurel said this standard price could actually already be “too high”…
Teachers forced to resign since July uprising to get salaries, allowances: Bangladesh Education Ministry
Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5 last year, teachers at various levels were forced to resign from different educational institutions across the…
Philippine immigration bureau orders close monitoring of 33 personalities in flood control mess
The list includes former Speaker Martin Romualdez, as well as five incumbent and former senators, who have been implicated as having had roles in the questionable insertions in…
Pheu Thai Rules out Shinawatra candidate for next Prime Minister
This decision is part of a major strategic overhaul aimed at addressing internal challenges, including skepticism about the party's future and defections of MPs. Former PM…
Derailed train in Tokyo was 19 metres out of position; 650,000 passengers affected by suspended service
Regarding the cause of the accident, the company indicated that an error in the setting conditions for signals sent to trains within the station caused the collision.
Hajj 2026: Bangladeshi pilgrims can now register using expired passports
However, hajj agencies registering with expired passports must ensure that the passport's expiry date is updated in the passport system at the time of generating the pilgrim ID…
7 injured after blast derails 4 Jaffar Express bogies in Pakistan’s Sindh
At least seven people were injured on October 7 after a blast on a railway track derailed four bogies of the Jaffar Express in Sindh’s Shikarpur district, according to…
Nepal’s Gen Z groups deny calling rumoured Oct 9 protest
The mixed messages have fueled confusion online. On Reddit, users have been debating whether a protest will actually take place.
‘Man of belief’: Japanese Nobel Prize winner Sakaguchi pursues research despite skepticism from peers
Shimon Sakaguchi’s research on regulatory T cells, which suppress immune responses, was long met with skepticism and dismissed as hard to believe. Having led a somewhat solitary…