Foreign worker statistics highlight sectoral dependence in Brunei
The sultanate's labour landscape remains heavily reliant on foreign workers, particularly in key industries such as construction, agriculture, and manufacturing.
Natural Disaster
Recovery underway as floods recede in Greater Jakarta
Torrential rains that occurred since the weekend paralysed part of Jakarta and its satellite cities, especially Bekasi in West Java, which saw at least 16 districts inundated and…
Five months after floods in Nepal’s Kavrepalanchok, survivors cling to their crumbling homes in fear
As authorities dillydally in delivering aid for rebuilding, survivors fear the approaching monsoon will leave them stranded.
Flooding in South, East, West Jakarta affects over 1,200 people
The Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency reported that floodwaters reached up to 5 metres in some areas.
Wildfire in Japan’s Ofunato consumes 2,100 hectares; nation’s largest forest fire since 1989
A total of 4,596 people from 1,896 households in the city were instructed to evacuate, and 3,661 of them — around 11% of the city’s population — did so.
6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal
The epicentre was at Bhairavkunda in Sindhupalchok district. No immediate reports of casualties or damage have been received.
Residents evacuate to shelters amid forest fire in Japan’s Iwate
The fire threatened the Ryori district fishing community, whose residents were told to evacuate. Located by a cove on a jagged coastline, the village was devastated by the tsunami…
Pakistan’s Karakoram Highway blocked at several points due to landsliding from heavy rains
Snowfall and rain continue across the northern region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan and have paralysed life in the area.
29 dead due to hail, rain in Afghanistan: officials
Among the poorest countries in the world after decades of war, Afghanistan is particularly exposed to the effects of climate change, which scientists say is spurring extreme…
Areas in Vietnam at risk of flash floods and landslides due to heavy rainfall
The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting stressed that flash floods and landslides could cause severe environmental damage, pose a threat to human lives, and…