Filipino typhoon survivors join 'David and Goliath' climate fight
Greenpeace Philippines aims to build a pioneering community-led legal case against fossil fuel companies.
Sat Nov 11 2023
Sex trafficking plagues Filipino city where typhoon wrought havoc
A humanitarian crisis provided fertile ground for traffickers in the hard-hit Eastern Visayas region.
Fri Nov 10 2023
Philippines orders evacuation as world's strongest 2020 typhoon approaches
Typhoon Goni will make landfall on Sunday as the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan in 2014.
Sat Oct 31 2020
Millions in Philippines on alert for super typhoon
Millions of people in the Philippines were ordered Wednesday to prepare for one of the strongest typhoons to ever hit the disaster-battered country.
Wed Oct 19 2016
Philippines evacuates 700,000 ahead of powerful typhoon
More than 700,000 people fled the central Philippines amid threats of giant waves, floods and landslides as powerful Typhoon Melor approached the archipelago nation.
Mon Dec 14 2015
Philippine couple find love, hope among typhoon misery
Two years after Typhoon Haiyan, Juvelyn Luana found a new partner, a new son and a shack far from the city of Tacloban.
Sat Nov 07 2015
Typhoon Koppu smashes into northern Philippines
No casualties have been reported but about 6,500 people were evacuated from their homes and taken to safer ground.
Sun Oct 18 2015
SEA Games: Flag gaffe puts Filipino-Americans on war footing
A wardrobe malfunction related to their national flags has punctured the joy of two Filipino-American athletes after they won a Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 100m sprint double.
Wed Jun 10 2015
Woman finds pet dog lost in Philippines typhoon a year ago
The nine-year-old mongrel named Bunny survived Super Typhoon Haiyan, but went missing in the upheaval that followed the November 8 tragedy.
Tue Nov 25 2014
Philippines thanks world for typhoon aid with billboards, tweets
The Philippines thanked the global community for its help three months after a devastating typhoon that killed 8,000 people.
Sat Feb 08 2014
Schools reopen in Philippine typhoon zone
Schools reopened on Monday in badly damaged central Philippine towns for the first time since Typhoon Haiyan hit the region.
Mon Jan 06 2014
2013: Top 10 happenings throughout the year
The news and personalities that made international headlines in 2013.
Tue Dec 31 2013
Typhoon Haiyan deaths in Philippines pass 6,000
The total number of those who perished from the typhoon that hit most parts of the central Philippines Nov 8 climbed to 6,009.
Fri Dec 13 2013
Mental trauma haunts Philippines typhoon survivors
Typhoon Haiyan survivors forced to grieve without professional counselling.
Mon Nov 25 2013
Nurses battle fatigue in tide of Philippine typhoon births
Exhausted nurses work on a 24-hour shifts in giving medical assistance to typhoon victims
Fri Nov 22 2013
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth
Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily
Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
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
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
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 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
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 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
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
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024