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The Mekong is drying up. What now?

The Mekong is drying up. What now?

A host of issues are tied together with climate change in the region and will require a sustained and coordinated effort to overcome.
Sat Aug 17 2024
Extreme heat poses new challenge for aid agencies in Gaza

Extreme heat poses new challenge for aid agencies in Gaza

Aid agencies tailoring responses to cope with extreme heat.
Tue Aug 13 2024
More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, report says

More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, report says

Europeans live in the world's fastest-warming continent, facing growing health risks stemming from intense heat.
Tue Aug 13 2024
Dangerous heat expected for much of Japan on Friday

Dangerous heat expected for much of Japan on Friday

The JMA and the Environment Ministry have issued heatstroke alerts for 30 prefectures, urging people across the country to take precautions.
Fri Aug 09 2024
UN demands action on extreme heat as world registers warmest day

UN demands action on extreme heat as world registers warmest day

Scorching conditions have killed 1,300 hajj pilgrims and closed schools for some 80 million children in Africa and Asia.
Fri Jul 26 2024
Ice baths and ventilators: India's hospitals adapt to killer heat

Ice baths and ventilators: India's hospitals adapt to killer heat

Over 100 dead and 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases were recorded in India.
Sat Jun 29 2024
Haj deaths show challenge of shielding pilgrims from scorching climate

Haj deaths show challenge of shielding pilgrims from scorching climate

Hundreds of the pilgrims who died in fierce heat at this year's haj were not officially registered with the Saudi authorities.
Thu Jun 27 2024
More than 1,000 die in haj amid scorching temperatures

More than 1,000 die in haj amid scorching temperatures

Extreme heat hammers nearly two million participants in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
Mon Jun 24 2024
EXPLAINER - How climate change fuels extreme heat worldwide

EXPLAINER - How climate change fuels extreme heat worldwide

Here's how climate change is pushing heat to new extremes.
Sat Jun 22 2024
EXPLAINER - How extreme heat threatens health and safety

EXPLAINER - How extreme heat threatens health and safety

Experts say more deaths occur earlier in the summer when people's bodies have not had a chance to acclimatize to the season.
Fri Jun 21 2024
Climate change threat hangs over haj pilgrimage as hundreds perish in heat

Climate change threat hangs over haj pilgrimage as hundreds perish in heat

Extreme heat has proved fatal for hundreds who began the journey last Friday to the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Thu Jun 20 2024
India reports over 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases over summer

India reports over 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases over summer

Billions across Asia are grappling with extreme heat this summer in a trend scientists say has been worsened by human-driven climate change.
Thu Jun 20 2024
Pilgrims brace for brutal heat during Haj

Pilgrims brace for brutal heat during Haj

Millions face heat stroke risk as Haj coincides with Mecca's hottest month.
Fri Jun 07 2024
Heat wave kills at least 56 in India, nearly 25,000 heat stroke cases, from March-May

Heat wave kills at least 56 in India, nearly 25,000 heat stroke cases, from March-May

Over 5,000 cases of heatstroke were detected in the central state of Madhya Pradesh alone.
Mon Jun 03 2024
At least 15 dead in eastern India over 24 hours as temperatures soar

At least 15 dead in eastern India over 24 hours as temperatures soar

India has been experiencing a blisteringly hot summer and a part of capital Delhi recorded the country's highest ever temperature.
Fri May 31 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024

BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity

Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29

NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections

Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Malaysia's inflation at 1.9 pct in Oct 2024 - DOSM

Malaysia's inflation at 1.9 pct in Oct 2024 - DOSM

Malaysia's inflation rate for October 2024 has increased to 1.9 per cent, up from 1.8 per cent in September this year.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Saudi Arabia showcases Vision 2030 goals at Airshow China 2024

Saudi Arabia showcases Vision 2030 goals at Airshow China 2024

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is participating in the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition held recently in Zhuhai.
Fri Nov 22 2024
King Charles' coronation cost GBP 71mil, govt accounts show

King Charles' coronation cost GBP 71mil, govt accounts show

The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Couple and associate charged with trafficking 51.9 kg of meth

Couple and associate charged with trafficking 51.9 kg of meth

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.
Fri Nov 22 2024
PDRM to consult AGC in completing Teoh Beng Hock investigation

PDRM to consult AGC in completing Teoh Beng Hock investigation

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Thai court rejects petition over ex-PM Thaksin's political influence

Thai court rejects petition over ex-PM Thaksin's political influence

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.
Fri Nov 22 2024