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Floods in Myanmar leave 19 dead, displace thousands
At least 19 people were killed in Myanmar after heavy rains triggered floods in and around the war-torn country's capital city, with rescuers moving some of the 3,600 people displaced to safer areas on boats, according to the national fire service.
Red Cross pushes for aid corridors into war-torn Myanmar
BANGKOK — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is in talks with Myanmar's ruling junta, its armed opponents and its neighbours to provide cross-border humanitarian assistance into the war-torn country, its chief said on Wednesday (Sept 11).
Japan's first casino resort likely to open in late 2030, media report
TOKYO - Japan's first casino resort is likely to open in the western city of Osaka in late 2030 as a main operator is planning to waive its right to withdraw from the project without penalty, local media reported on Saturday (Sept 7)
Asia is most climate disaster-impacted region, UN meteorological agency says
GENEVA — Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region by climate related hazards last year, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said, with floods and storms causing the highest number of casualties.
South-east Asia human trafficking now a global crisis, Interpol says
SINGAPORE — Organised crime rings who fuelled an "explosion" of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from South-east Asia into a global network making up to US$3 trillion (S$4 trillion) a year, the head of Interpol said on March 27.
Asia dominates list of decade’s top arms importers
Nine of the 10 biggest arms importers in 2019–23 were countries in Asia (including the Middle East) and Oceania, according to a report on international arms transfers released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Cambodia: The 'burning prisons' fuelled by fast fashion
Chantrea drags an electric fan the size of a large door into the airless chamber where she works every day.