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'No safe place': Women flee conscription risk, hardship in Myanmar

'No safe place': Women flee conscription risk, hardship in Myanmar

Thousands of people have decided to leave their homes since the mandatory military service law was announced in Myanmar.
Fri Jul 05 2024
Three bakeries resume operations in Gaza with UN aid

Three bakeries resume operations in Gaza with UN aid

Thousands of people showed up to buy food shortly after the announcement was made that bread would be baked in the bakeries again.
Mon Apr 15 2024
In Gaza, even holy month of Ramadan reminds Palestinians of their desperation

In Gaza, even holy month of Ramadan reminds Palestinians of their desperation

Thousands of people who have fled Israeli airstrikes barely have enough food to break the daily Ramadan fast.
Fri Mar 22 2024
Aid ship reaches Gaza coast; Israel rejects Hamas truce offer

Aid ship reaches Gaza coast; Israel rejects Hamas truce offer

If the new sea route is successful, it may help ease hunger crisis in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people face malnourishment.
Fri Mar 15 2024
Oldest mosquito fossil comes with a bloodsucking surprise

Oldest mosquito fossil comes with a bloodsucking surprise

Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are killed annually by malaria and other diseases spread through the bite of mosquitoes.
Fri Dec 08 2023
What caused the floods in Libya and why are they so bad?

What caused the floods in Libya and why are they so bad?

The catastrophic flood has killed thousands of people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, sweeping away entire neighbourhoods.
Fri Sep 15 2023
Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, thousands dead

Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, thousands dead

Thousands of people were killed and at least 10,000 were missing in Libya in floods.
Wed Sep 13 2023
For migrants, the Darien Gap is hell; for adventure tourists, it's a magnet

For migrants, the Darien Gap is hell; for adventure tourists, it's a magnet

Panama's notorious stretch of jungle has become a treacherous part of the journey for tens of thousands of people trekking across Americas.
Sat Jul 29 2023
What is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine and what happened?

What is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine and what happened?

With water levels surging higher, many thousands of people are likely to be affected.
Wed Jun 07 2023
Netanyahu suspends judicial overhaul after day of Israeli turmoil

Netanyahu suspends judicial overhaul after day of Israeli turmoil

For months, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest a project its critics say would destroy the checks and balances protecting Israeli democracy.
Tue Mar 28 2023
Two decades after Saddam's fall, Iraqis still haunted by disappearances

Two decades after Saddam's fall, Iraqis still haunted by disappearances

Relatives of thousands of people who were killed or disappeared under the dictator believed they would soon find out the fate of love ones.
Mon Mar 13 2023
Life's no longer rosy at Senegal's Pink Lake after floods

Life's no longer rosy at Senegal's Pink Lake after floods

Extreme floods contaminated the lake, threatening thousands of people who depend on it for their livelihood.
Tue Jan 24 2023
Cyber criminals hold Asian tech workers captive in scam factories

Cyber criminals hold Asian tech workers captive in scam factories

Thousands of people have been lured by social media advertisements promising well-paid jobs in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, only to find themselves forced to defraud strangers.
Wed Nov 02 2022
Tamils in Sri Lanka yearn for answers on relatives who disappeared in civil war

Tamils in Sri Lanka yearn for answers on relatives who disappeared in civil war

Thousands of people in Sri Lanka's north and east, went missing during the civil war in what were known as "enforced disappearances".
Wed Oct 26 2022
Australia suffers weather emergency, Melbourne swamped as deluge hits 3 states

Australia suffers weather emergency, Melbourne swamped as deluge hits 3 states

Thousands of people across Australia's southeast were asked to evacuate their homes after two days of incessant rains triggered flash flood.
Fri Oct 14 2022
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 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