The Australian government has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over toxic contamination from firefighting foam. The government on Monday agreed to pay 132.7 million Australian dollars (88.3 million U.S. dollars) to about 30,000 [Read More]
The oppositions are leading the general election of Thailand on Sunday, showed the unofficial result released by the electoral body. According to the live update on the vote counting released by the country’s Election Commission, [Read More]
Extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha which made landfall on Sunday afternoon was moving inland from the Bay of Bengal, according to Myanmar’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. Local authorities said that their emergency response teams [Read More]
In the biggest storm to hit the Bay of Bengal in over a decade, cyclone Mocha ripped through Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction. The cyclone, packing winds of up [Read More]
The oppositions are leading the general election of Thailand on Sunday, according to the early result released by the electoral body. The two major oppositions, Pheu Thai Party and the Move Forward Party, were almost [Read More]
Earthquakes with a preliminary magnitude of up to 5.9 struck Japanese islands including Kozushima on Sunday, according to the weather agency. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor, measuring 3 on Japan’s seismic [Read More]
Fiji’s tourism industry is thriving and expanding, with more than 900,000 visitors arriving in the country since the reopening of borders at the end of 2021, says Tourism Fiji, a tourism marketing arm of the [Read More]
Thailand’s hotel operators are gearing up for a potential surge in Chinese tourists during China’s upcoming week-long holiday in early May. Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, President of the Thai Hotels Association, told Xinhua on Friday that [Read More]
The United Nations (UN) Security Council has condemned Afghanistan’s de facto rulers for banning Afghan women from working for the world body, calling on Taliban leaders to “swiftly reverse” their decision. A resolution, which was [Read More]
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has decided to maintain its ultralow interest rates at the conclusion of its two-day policy-setting meeting, the first held under new governor Kazuo Ueda. The central bank staying pat on [Read More]
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