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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
ISIS Malaysia's perspective of Budget 2025

ISIS Malaysia's perspective of Budget 2025

An excellent rakyat-centric budget under the overarching principle of a caring and humane economy.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Record increase in STR, SARA aid initiatives

Budget 2025: Record increase in STR, SARA aid initiatives

The government will provide a significant boost to the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) and Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) initiatives next year.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: EPF contributions to be made mandatory for foreign workers – PM Anwar

Budget 2025: EPF contributions to be made mandatory for foreign workers – PM Anwar

The government plans to make it compulsory for all non-citizen workers to contribute to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
Fri Oct 18 2024
What policies to expect from Indonesia's new President Prabowo

What policies to expect from Indonesia's new President Prabowo

Prabowo will be open to foreign investment, his aide has said, such as by offering investors management of airports and sea ports.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Govt allocates RM470 mil to empower women's participation in PMKS

Budget 2025: Govt allocates RM470 mil to empower women's participation in PMKS

The Women's Leadership Apprenticeship Program will be intensified as an effort to produce more female corporate personalities.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Israel sends more troops into north Gaza, deepens raid

Israel sends more troops into north Gaza, deepens raid

Residents of Jabalia in northern Gaza said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp, using heavy air and ground fire.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Indonesia ramps up security ahead of Prabowo's inauguration

Indonesia ramps up security ahead of Prabowo's inauguration

Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in as Indonesia's president on Sunday with Vice President-elect, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, also taking office.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Immediate allocation of RM150 mil for local authorities, DID to tackle flash floods

Immediate allocation of RM150 mil for local authorities, DID to tackle flash floods

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this allocation is intended to address the recent flash floods that hit the capital and several major towns.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Sabah, Sarawak to continue receiving among highest allocations - PM

Budget 2025: Sabah, Sarawak to continue receiving among highest allocations - PM

Sabah and Sarawak continues to be prioritised under Budget 2025, with allocations of RM6.7 billion and RM5.9 billion respectively.
Fri Oct 18 2024
NFOF will be operational in November 2024 with funding of RM1 bil

NFOF will be operational in November 2024 with funding of RM1 bil

PM Anwar Ibrahim said NFOF will support venture capital fund managers to invest in startup companies with RM300 million set aside for 2025.
Fri Oct 18 2024