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The Philippines sent an emergency response team to confirm if there are any Filipinos injured in the hospital fire in Saudi Arabia that killed and injured hundreds. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, initial reports say that no Filipinos were injured in said fire. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Lovely Ann Cruz)
The search for the people missing after a ferry sank off Indonesia’s eastern island of Sulawesi in stormy waters entered its fifth day on Wednesday (December 23). The fate of as many as 70 people remains unknown. Seven people have been reported dead, and 41 pulled out alive from rough seas by rescue teams, Alamsyah, the chief of the Disaster Mitigation Agency in the island’s Wajo regency, told Reuters. Helicopters, fishing vessels and rubber dinghies […]
A Chinese coastguard ship equipped with what appeared to be four gun turrets was sighted near disputed islands in the East China Sea, Japan’s coastguard said on Wednesday (December 23). Chinese coastguard vessels sail regularly near the islets, but a Japanese coastguard spokeswoman told Reuters it was the first time an armed Chinese coastguard ship had been spotted in the area. Takako Ito, a spokeswoman at Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in an email […]
One man was pulled out alive early Wednesday morning, 67 hours after a massive landslide hit China’s southern city of Shenzhen. The newly found survivor is confirmed to be 19-year-old Tian Zeming, a migrant worker from southwest China’s Chongqing. He is reported to be in stable conditions. Tian told rescuers that one of his coworkers remains trapped under deep rubble, but no sign of life had been detected near the site where Tian had been […]
Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed on Monday (December 21) to leave behind a stronger and a more capable armed forces to face maritime challenges in the South China Sea when he leaves office next year. Aquino, ineligible to run for re-election under the constitution, promised to spend about 83.90 billion pesos ($1.77 billion) in a five-year period until 2017 to strengthen the military as China asserts its claims to most of the disputed waters. The […]
According to the Ministry of Transportation, three were reported dead as a passenger boat sunk in central Indonesia due to large waves, which in turn was caused by inclement weather. Search and rescue operations continue as 80 passengers were reported still missing. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
JAKARTA, Dec. 21 (PNA/Xinhua) — An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted East Kalimantan known as Borneo of Indonesia earlier Monday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here. The USGS also reported the quake at similar magnitude. The quake epicenter, with the depth at 10 km, jolted 29 km northeast Tarakan of East Kalimantan, an official of the agency told Xinhua by phone. But the USGS reported that the depth was at 9.02 […]
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen met his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha during an official visit to Thailand on Friday (December18). Hun Sen paid respect to a portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and signed a guest book before sitting down for talks with Prayuth at the government house in Bangkok. The two leaders are expected to discuss border issues, economic and trade ties and regional connectivity. Hun Sen’s first visit to Thailand in a decade […]
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen arrived in Thailand on Friday (December 18) on an official visit to the country. Prime Minister Hun Sen was welcomed by Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on the first day of his visit during which the two sides are expected to discuss border issues, economic and trade ties and regional connectivity. Hun Sen’s first visit to Thailand in a decade is part of the celebration of the 65th Anniversary of […]
The Indonesian navy on Thursday (December 17) conducted a search and rescue for the missing crew members of a vessel that sunk off Indonesia. Six crew members are still missing after a general cargo freighter sank in the Singapore Strait following a collision with a chemical tanker at 8:14 p.m. (7.14 a.m. ET) on Wednesday (December 16). The 10,385 deadweight tonne (dwt) cargo freighter Thorco Cloud, operated by Danish shipper Thorco Shipping and registered in […]
Chinese rescuers say there’s little chance of survival for the 19 workers trapped inside a coal mine after an explosion, state media reported on Thursday (December 17). The blast happened at about 2:30 p.m. (0630 GMT) on Wednesday (December 16) in Hegang city, when 52 miners were working underground, CCTV said. Thirty-three of the miners managed to escape after the accident, it added. CCTV said the fire brought the underground temperature up to as high […]
Islamic State militants fired rockets at a base in northern Iraq where Turkish troops are stationed on Wednesday ( December 160, as they launched a wave of attacks against Kurdish forces, officials said. The Turkish Armed Forces said in a statement its soldiers returned fire, and four had been lightly injured when katyusha rockets landed in their camp north of the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul. Turkey deployed around 150 troops in the Bashiqa area […]
