The waters mainly came from the Sai River that flowed into Mekong via the Ruak River. The Sai River, which originates in Myanmar, swelled following days of heavy downpour in Myanmar and Chiang Rai.

MANILA – Six people reportedly died due to the combined effects of Tropical Storm Ferdie (international name: Bebinca) and the southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat. The National Disaster Risk ...

MANILA – Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian revealed on Thursday the names of foreign individuals who allegedly facilitated Alice Guo and her cohorts’ movement Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore after they fled ...

Days after typhoon Yagi, landslide buries village in Vietnam Days after Typhoon Yagi made landfall, northern Vietnam continues to face severe impacts. In Lao Cai, the torrent of water gushing down ...

MANILA – Visit Japan in a few years, and you might be surprised that the trains don’t have drivers! On September 11, 2024, East Japan Railway announced it would launch self-driving trains by 2028.

DHAKA – Every once in a while, the term “brain drain” pops up in discussions to dissect the migration of so many Bangladeshi students to foreign countries. Although the migration takes place in ...

PALEMBANG – Marda Ellius is always stressed out and worried about her and her children’s health whenever flames engulfs a forest located near her house in Bangsal village, Ogan Komering Ilir regency, ...

DHAKA – With 219 garment factories shut in Ashulia yesterday amid worker unrest along the industrial belts, Bangladesh’s apparel sector is feared to get into a deeper crisis if production does not ...

MANILA – For the third straight year, the Philippines has remained the most at-risk country to extreme natural events and negative climate change, according to the 2024 edition of the World Risk ...

MANILA – Creatives have—and have always had—the most Herculean of tasks: building new worlds. World-building is often associated with fantasy and sci-fi, and franchises like “Game of Thrones” and ...

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday urged the public to intensify measures to protect themselves from dengue as it observed a continuous upsurge in cases nationwide, reaching almost ...