Dire warnings, early planning for Super Typhoon Ragasa pay off for Hong Kong
Economists expect lower financial disruption from Ragasa, with the stock market remaining open and increased ability to work from home.
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Landslides disrupt festival travel in Nepal as thousands stranded on highways
Recent landslides on key highways have left travellers stranded and forced repeated road closures, complicating travel for the Dashain festival.
No Dashain festival mood in earthquake-hit Nepali villages
Struck hard by the earthquake that hit Barekot in Jajarkot district on November 3, 2023, the affected families have once again refrained from planting jamara, an essential ritual…
T10 signal as Ragasa batters Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds
The super typhoon was skirting around 100 kilometers to the south of Hong Kong and the weather will be persistently adverse with frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms,…
Super Typhoon Ragasa batters northern Philippines; thousands evacuated
The number of families affected by the combined effects of the southwest monsoon and Tropical Cyclones Mitag and Ragasa has reached 28,014 as of Monday.
A different response
For the writer, it is not too late for big corporations to help people like his nephew Oliver, who lost the beautiful place he called home to a natural disaster.
Power fully restored to east coast of Malaysia’s Sabah four days after landslide crippled grid
Tensions boiled over, culminating in a flash mob protest on Monday, September 15, as residents demanded urgent solutions.
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.
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.