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September 13, 2017 5:04 PM
Two sailors are confirmed dead and three are still missing after two ships collided in the waters off Singapore. The collision happened between an Indonesian-registered tanker and a Dominican-registered dredger.<br/><br/>Twelve crew - 11 Chinese nationals and one Malaysian - were on the ...
September 13, 2017 2:15 PM
In Singapore, Halimah Yacob was declared the President-elect today after her nomination papers were found to be in order. She will be Singapore's first female President and the first Malay head of state in 47 years. <br/><br/>A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said,Ha...
September 13, 2017 1:28 PM
Myanmar leader, Aung San Suu Kyi has canceled plans to attend the UN General Assembly session after international criticism over violence against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State. <br/><br/>A Presidential office spokesman said in Naypyidaw today that Suu Kyi will skip the assembly due t...
September 13, 2017 12:39 PM
In Singapore, Halimah Yacob was declared the President-elect today after her nomination papers were found to be in order. She will be Singapore's first female President and the first Malay head of state in 47 years. <br/><br/>A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said,Ha...
September 13, 2017 12:16 PM
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has signed the Gazette notification to operationalize the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) with effect from Friday. <br/><br/>A notification issued by his office today said the OMP will be established and its functions, duties, and mandate will co...
September 13, 2017 12:09 PM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Peter Thomson, the outgoing president of the General Assembly as the first special envoy for the oceans. Peter Thomson played a leading role at the first-ever UN conference on oceans in June. The 193 UN member states issued an urgent call for actio...
September 13, 2017 12:06 PM
North Korea has rejected the latest sanctions resolution adopted by the UN Security Council following its 6th nuclear test on September 3rd. North Korean Ambassador Han Tae Song said at a UN sponsored disarmament conference in Geneva that his country condemns in the strongest terms and categorically...
September 13, 2017 12:03 PM
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the country is hosting the fleeing Rohingya refugees on humanitarian grounds, but the Myanmar government must put an end to the ongoing persecution and let them return to their homeland. <br/><br/>Visiting the newly established refugee camp in...
September 13, 2017 11:56 AM
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has signed the Gazette notification to operationalize the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) with effect from Friday. <br/><br/>A notification issued by his office today said the OMP will be established and its functions, duties, and mandate will co...
September 13, 2017 11:54 AM
Taiwan has issued a maritime warning as the island braced for Typhoon Talim, which is expected to hit northern cities, including Taipei today. The Central Weather Bureau said Talim is expected to gain in strength as it swept towards the capital and other cities, lashing them with strong wind and hea...
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