Cambodia’s Angkor Botanical Garden Wins Travellers’ Choice Awards 2024

PHNOM PENH, Jul 11 (NNN-AKP) – The Angkor Botanical Garden, in north-west Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park, has won TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2024, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said, in a news release yesterday. The ANA is the government agency responsible for managing, safeguarding and preserving the Angkor Archaeological…

One Dead, Two Toddlers Missing In Southern Philippine Flash Flood

MANILA, Jul 11 (NNN-PNA) – A 14-year-old boy has died and two toddlers, aged 2 and 3, have been reported missing, after a flash flood swept through four towns in Lanao del Sur province, in the southern Philippines, police and local officials said. Jennie Tamano, the provincial information officer, said,…

5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Off Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jul 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the western province of Bengkulu in Indonesia, last night, but did not generate significant waves, according to the country’s meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency. The earthquake occurred at 22:32 Jakarta time (1532 GMT), with the epicentre located 145 km north-west…

Schools Shut, University Exams Postponed In Mumbai Amid Heavy Rains

NEW DELHI, Jul 9 (NNN-PTI) – Schools and other educational institutions in and around India’s financial capital, Mumbai, were closed, and university examinations were postponed today, in view of heavy rains over the past 20 hours, throwing normal life out of gear. Trains and flights services were also hit adversely.…

King Urges Public To Plant Trees To Make Green Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Jul 9 (NNN-AKP) – King Norodom Sihamoni, today, called on all people to plant trees, in order to turn Cambodia into a green kingdom. The monarch made the appeal in a speech, on the occasion of the 29th National Arbour Day, held in Tram Kak district’s Khnar village,…

Update: 46 Missing Following Landslides, Flash Floods In Indonesia’s Gorontalo Province

JAKARTA, Jul 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – A senior rescuer said yesterday that, 46 people went missing, following landslides and flash floods at a gold mine in Indonesia’s Gorontalo province. Heriyanto, head of the provincial search and rescue office, reported an increase in the number of residents declaring their family members missing,…

Seven Killed As Landslides, Flash Floods Hit Gold Mine In Indonesia’s Gorontalo Province

JAKARTA, Jul 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least seven people were killed and three others injured, due to landslides and flash floods that struck a traditional gold mine and surrounding areas, in Indonesia’s Gorontalo province, a senior disaster agency official said, yesterday. The incident occurred at midnight, at the gold mine…

15 More Dead In Monsoon-Sparked Disasters In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Jul 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 15 more people have been killed in landslides and floods in Nepal, in the past two days, police said, yesterday. Incessant monsoon rains since Friday evening have created havoc across Nepal, leaving 15 dead, two missing and 17 others injured, in landslides and…

Record Summer Heat Scorches Many Parts Of Japan

TOKYO, Jul 7 (NNN-NHK) – Japan is facing an unprecedented heatwave, with temperatures measuring more than 40 degrees Celsius in areas from Tokai to Kanto regions, today. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued heatstroke alerts for 26 prefectures, urging residents to take precautions against the potentially deadly heat. With…

Dengue Grips India’s Southern State Karnataka, Delhi Too Registers 240 Cases

NEW DELHI, Jul 7 (NNN-PTI) – Dengue has gripped several parts of India’s southern state of Karnataka, even as nearly seven persons were suspected to have died due to the viral disease, and over 7,000 cases registered, confirmed a state health department official. Over 1,000 cases were registered in the…
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