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Busways charts a greener, smarter future
The Business Times Singapore
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August 5, 2025
IN 2006, Sunny Chong founded Busways with a vision that was as personal as it was professional. “I started the company because of my passion for engineering and the exciting challenges it brings,” says Sunny, who is also the company’s Chairman. “I...
Fire Services Dept to form Urban SAR Team
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 2, 2025
This photo showcases firefighters participating in an advanced search and rescue training course. The Department of Fire Services stated that an Urban Search and Rescue Team will be formed under the Myanmar Fire Brigade as per the standards and...
TV host recounts harrowing filming nightmare that left him 'nearly sentenced to death'
Fox News
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August 6, 2025
TV personality and conservationist Forrest Galante tells Sean Hannity about a harrowing brush with life imprisonment after breaking the law in Myanmar. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cocaine hippos, narrow escapes from the law and...
Boxing Day Tsunami: 14 Countries Forever Changed On December 26, 2004
News18
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July 30, 2025
Last Updated:July 30, 2025, 13:57 IST The 2004 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, among the deadliest natural disasters in recent history, resulted in the loss of over 230,000 lives across 14 countries, including India Fourteen countries,...
Asean’s quiet diplomacy helped halt Cambodia-Thailand clashes: Sec-Gen Kao
The Straits Times
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August 6, 2025
SINGAPORE – Asean played a pivotal role in helping to halt the July border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, but its hands were tied to a large extent, given that the clash’s root causes were embedded in domestic dynamics on both sides. What...
Opinion | Decoding Modi's Indo-Pacific Strategy: How Ties With Philippines Have Grown
News18
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August 5, 2025
Last Updated:August 05, 2025, 08:00 IST The timing of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's visit is significant, as the two countries conduct their first joint maritime exercise in the contested South China Sea Philippines President...
Knitwear to apparel, Tamil Nadu’s textile belt starts feeling US’s 50% tariff heat
The Indian Express
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August 9, 2025
IN TIRUPPUR, India’s knitwear capital, exporters are already feeling the heat of the 50 per cent tariff US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. They say orders are being paused, redirected, or lost entirely to competitors like Bangladesh,...
Summer profile: Rachael Cummings, humanitarian director, Save the Children, Gaza
Swissinfo
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August 5, 2025
Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close Share This content was published on August 5, 2025 - 17:00 6 minutes...
China’s mega dam threatens to devastate Bangladesh’s water security, economy: Report
The Shillong Times
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August 9, 2025
Dhaka, Aug 9: For Bangladesh, a nation where over 160 million people depend on the Brahmaputra – known locally as the Jamuna – the consequences of China building a colossal $170 billion hydropower dam in Tibet could be catastrophic, a report cited...
Insurance losses soar on Los Angeles fires and US storms, says global re-insurer Munich Re
The Straits Times
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July 29, 2025
SINGAPORE – The first half of 2025 is among the most costly periods for the insurance industry, with disasters in the US, including wildfires in Los Angeles in January, dominating natural disaster losses across the planet, Munich Re said on July...
Nepal News Evening Economic Brief – August 9, 2025
Nepal News
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KATHMANDU: Welcome to Nepal News’ Evening Economic Brief—your go-to source on key financial updates in Nepal. Stay informed with concise insights on market trends, economic indicators, and policy shifts. Here are today’s top economic news...
China's Mega Dam Threatens To Devastate B'desh Water Security, Economy: Report
Zee News
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For Bangladesh, a nation where over 160 million people depend on the Brahmaputra - known locally as the Jamuna - the consequences of China building a colossal $170 billion hydropower dam in Tibet could be catastrophic, a report cited on Saturday....
Global Tiger Day: Securing the future of tigers with Indigenous…
IUCN
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Under the theme “Securing the future of Tigers with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities at the heart,” this year’s international campaign highlights a growing recognition that conservation efforts are most effective when they are inclusive,...
Centre to prepare infrastructure masterplan for NE, says Scindia
Nagaland Post
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August 8, 2025
The government will prepare a comprehensive Infrastructure Masterplan for the North East to address critical gaps in connectivity across highways, railways, waterways, airways, logistics and digital networks, Union Minister for Development of...
Scindia urges NE states to update logistics policies
ETInfra.com
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August 8, 2025
Guwahati: Union Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia said infrastructure projects in the north-east should be mapped on the PM GatiShakti Portal for better planning of future initiatives and urged all the states in the region to update their logistics...
Deck to the future!
SuperyachtNews
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August 4, 2025
Image courtesy of Feadship Let’s be honest, there is a timelessness to teak and a reason why it’s endured. Its sleek, golden honey-brown grain has become synonymous with what we consider a yacht is supposed to look like. It’s tactile, elegant and...
The Beginning of the 2025 Election Landscape — Not the Same as 2010
MoeMaKa
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August 1, 2025
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 31 Perspective (MoeMaKa, August 1, 2025) The Beginning of the 2025 Election Landscape — Not the Same as 2010 Four and a half years after the military coup, the junta—formally named the State Administration...
Marcos vows stronger Asean leadership in 2026
The Manila Times
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August 8, 2025
(UPDATE) BENGALURU, India — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday vowed to build on the legacy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in responding to the region’s evolving priorities and emerging challenges, as the Philippines...
Australia-New Zealand Leaders’ Meeting 2025
The National Tribune
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August 9, 2025
Prime Minister 1 The Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Right Honourable Christopher Luxon, welcomed the Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP to New Zealand. 2 Prime Ministers affirmed the unique close bond and alliance...
NEHU talk charts vision to make Meghalaya and NorthEast a Growth Hub by 2047
Hub Network
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August 8, 2025
Shillong, Aug 8: The Indian Council of Social Science Research–North Eastern Regional Centre (ICSSR-NERC), in collaboration with the Department of Political Science, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), hosted an Eminent Social Scientist Lecture...