South Korean President Lee Jae Myung begins drive for 2-term presidency
Under the blueprint, presidents would be able to serve two four-year terms, with an incumbent only being eligible to run for reelection immediately after their first term.
Natural Disaster
Bali takes massive economic hit from worst flooding in years
Environmentalists have blamed the deadly floods on overtourism and overdevelopment, particularly the conversion of agricultural land into commercial buildings.
Authorities on alert as Philippines’ Kanlaon volano activity increases
Earthquakes rock some parts of Negros Island amid renewed volcanic restiveness.
19 killed after floods, landslides hit several regions across Indonesia
The affected areas include Gianyar, Karangasem, Jembrana, Tabanan, Klungkung and Badung, with the provincial capital, Denpasar, experiencing the most severe flooding.
At least nine killed, two missing in Bali’s worst flooding in years
One of the deadliest incidents occurred in Denpasar’s old city area, where flooding caused two stores located next to the Tukad Badung River on Jalan Sulawesi to collapse. The…
Heavy showers, gusty winds likely in Karachi today and tomorrow; 2 teenagers die due to electrocution
The Met Office warned that “torrential rains” could cause urban flooding and water logging in low-lying areas of Karachi.
Third quake strikes southeastern Afghanistan, after series that killed over 2,200 people
The third tremor in the region struck at a depth of 10km, following the earlier quakes that flattened villages in Afghanistan's Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, injuring over 3,600…
Pakistan is flooded again. Should we really give a dam?
A large part of Punjab is under water, while Sindh braces for torrents from the Ravi, Sutlej, and Chenab. All of this has created a never-before-seen situation: three of…
Flood control mess pulls down Philippine stock exchange index
Only the holding firms as well as mining and oil recorded gains. The property sector saw the biggest loss.
Pakistan dispatches 105 tonnes of humanitarian aid for quake-struck Afghanistan
The earthquake killed a total of 1,469 people and injured more than 3,700, according to a new toll from Taliban authorities, making it one of the deadliest in decades to hit the…