Nepal-Tibet floods: Singapore Red Cross pledges $50,000 in humanitarian aid
It will also launch a public fund-raising appeal on Aug 28.
It will also launch a public fund-raising appeal on Aug 28.
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TAIPEI, Aug 27 - Taiwan's opposition-controlled parliament voted on Thursday to spend T$40 billion ($1.26 billion) on military drones annually, but rejected a government plan for a special budget of T$210 billion to run until 2031.
More than 150 people are dead and hundreds more missing after an enormous wave of water, ice, mud and rock cascaded more than 170 kilometres down the Bhote Koshi River valley in Nepal. The valley is the main link between Kathmandu in Nepal and Lhasa in Tibet. At least 34
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Over 500 tourists from both Nepal and abroad remained out of contact amid rescue efforts.
Experts say rising temperatures and melting glaciers probably played a role in the disaster.
HONG KONG, Aug 27 - Climate change is leading to conditions that can destabilise high-mountain rock and ice, strengthening prospects for disasters such as this week's Himalayan flood along the border between Nepal and China's Tibet that killed 165, scientists say.
Missing foreigners on the Chinese side include tourists, pilgrims and other personnel.
The environment ministry will examine whether they comply with relevant laws, including whether animals have enough space and how often cleaning takes place, said an official.
SEOUL, Aug 27 - South Korea's media regulator said on Thursday that measures proposed by Meta to curb potentially addictive features for young users should ideally be applied worldwide, as Seoul considers tighter rules on how social media platforms serve minors.
It said social media companies needed to take greater responsibility for protecting children.
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He also pledged a thorough and transparent investigation into the cases.
One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.
Videos showed crushing masses of water and debris sweeping away dozens of people at a border crossing in Gyirong, with homes, roads and power projects washed away in Nepal as the flows travelled downstream.
Nepal-based Fishtail Tours & Travels organised a tour that involved 17 Malaysians.
Families moved between hospitals and police helpdesks, desperately hoping for word on those missing.
Investigations are ongoing to determine the victim’s identity and cause of death.
Some 77 pilgrims were at the Nepal-China border immigration office when the flood hit on Aug 26.
There were no reports of injuries so far.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in close touch with the Nepali and Chinese authorities to offer consular assistance to affected Singaporeans, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
Increasing renewable capacity would curb the nation's need for imported fuel.
The protest is led by the United Pati People’s Alliance, a group from Pati regency in Central Java.
At least 160 people have been killed along the Nepal-Tibet border as rescuers struggle to reach the disaster zone.
Analysts say Pyongyang has shown little official willingness to resume talks with the US.
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Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Muhyiddin Yassin and Najib Razak turned up at Kuala Lumpur’s court complex on Thursday (Aug 27) for their respective court cases.
Analysts say the increased activity is part of China’s bid to map the region for submarine warfare.
Some of the missing Australians were on a religious tour to Mount Kailash.
He also praised search and rescue personnel working in difficult conditions.
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Countries and organisations around the world have begun sending cash, relief supplies and other assistance.
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Aug 27 - More than 400 foreigners were among the 579 tourists missing after a catastrophic flood in the Himalayan nation of Nepal, tourism officials said.
BEIJING, Aug 27 - The number of people missing in China's Tibet after a Nepal mudslide disaster has risen to 558 including 260 foreign nationals, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday, as authorities flagged more geological risk upstream.
The disaster illustrates how events high in the Himalayas can strike downstream settlements with little warning.
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Of the missing, 260 were foreign nationals.
More than 1,000 people are missing following flash floods and landslides on Aug 26 that swept away entire villages.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was charged on Thursday with failure to declare assets, the third former premier prosecuted in recent years over alleged graft-related offences.
The two Singaporeans were among a group of 47 people that also included 15 Australians, 10 Canadians, nine Nepalese, eight Americans, two Britons and one Russian-American dual citizen.
Ismail Sabri was charged with “failing to declare assets”, as reported by the Bernama news outlet.
TOKYO, Aug 27 - Yayoi Kusama, the acclaimed Japanese avant-garde artist who transformed her hallucinations into works that ranged from vibrant dot-covered paintings and pumpkin sculptures to infinity mirror room installations, has died at the age of 97.