NAIROBI: The death toll in a ferry capsize in Lake Victoria climbed to more than 100 yesterday, as Tanzanian rescue workers pressed on with searches to find scores of more people feared drowned. The MV Nyerere may have been carrying as many as 200 passengers – double the ferry’s capacity
MANILA: The death toll from a monsoon landslide in the central Philippines has risen to 22, officials said yesterday, as rescuers dug through the night in a frantic search for survivors of the latest tragedy in the storm-hit nation. Dozens were still missing after part of a massive hillside collapsed
NAYPYIDAW (Myanmar) : British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt on Thursday called for justice on the Rohingya crisis after his visit to Myanmar’s Rakhine state, telling embattled leader Aung San Suu Kyi the world “won’t let it rest”. Hunt’s rallying cry for accountability comes at the end of a busy two-day
NEW YORK: The hot and rapidly changing tech sector has prompted the S&P 500 stock index to reshuffle its components, opening up more chances to invest in Google, Netflix, Facebook and other stars after Friday’s trading session. Facebook did not yet exist and flip phones were cutting edge in 1999
HONG KONG: Asian markets enjoyed another day of strong buying on Friday, helping them to end the week with a flourish as investors looked past the China-US trade row to focus on the booming American economy. The upbeat mood on trading floors was being felt across the board, with embattled
SIBU: The Sibu International BASE Jump, which has attracted 34 jumpers from 14 countries so far, is growing in popularity, said Dudong Assemblyman Datuk Tiong Thai King “The event, which is into its tenth year, is very spectacular. In fact, some of the jumpers have told me that the open
KUCHING: Approximately 1,000 attended the ‘Forum Perdana Hal Ehwal Islam’ at Sarawak Islamic Complex, Jalan P. Ramlee here on Thursday night. The forum was held in conjunction with the State Land and Survey Department’s 100 years anniversary. It was also the result of a collaboration with the Sarawak Islamic Council,
KUCHING: The Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad (MIDF) has assisted over 10,800 companies and the approved funding provided is in excess of RM14.5 billion since its establishment in 1960. According to its Group Managing Director Dato’ Charon Wardini Mokhzani, MIDF helps companies to grow domestically and in the international market,
KUCHING: The people of Kuching are invited to witness this year’s Kuching Festival Street Parade which will take place today (September 22, 2018). The parade will start from the Sarawak Hockey Stadium at 5pm, and will end at Padang Merdeka here at 8pm. Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul
MIRI: A quarrel involving two men and a woman was reportedly sparked by a bet over World Cup 2018 at a house in Pin Fook garden on last Tuesday. Fortunately, no injury was reported in the incident as no physical assault was involved. According to a closed source, prior to
