Monthly Archives: May 2023
Brace for dry season ahead: ASEAN Met Centre
The ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) has issued Alert Level 1 indicating the start of the dry season associated with the Southwest Monsoon in...
Royal praise for integrated joint security forces
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei...
Sweden close to becoming first ‘smoke free’ country in Europe
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Summer is in the air, cigarette smoke is not, in Sweden's outdoor settings.
As the World Health Organization marks "World No Tobacco...
Typhoon Mawar losing strength as it heads toward Japan’s Okinawa Islands
NAHA, JAPAN (AP) - Typhoon Mawar appeared to be losing force as it headed on Wednesday toward Japan's Okinawa Islands, where the United States...
Man Utd’s Martial ruled out of FA Cup final
LONDON (AFP) - Manchester United forward Anthony Martial will miss Saturday's FA Cup final against Manchester City due to a hamstring problem.
The Frenchman sustained...
Private flight with 2 Saudi astronauts returns from space station with Gulf of Mexico...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (AP) — A private flight carrying two Saudi astronauts and other passengers returned to Earth late Tuesday night after a nine-day...
New Zealand airline is asking passengers to weigh in before their flights
WELLINGTON (AP) — New Zealand's national airline is asking passengers to step on the scales before they board international flights.
Air New Zealand says it...
Asian stocks sink before US Congress votes on deal to avoid debt default
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets sank Wednesday ahead of a vote by Congress on a deal to avert a government debt default, while...
Smuggled cigarettes hoarder fined over BND70K
An Indonesian national who hoarded over 90 cartons of smuggled cigarettes at his residence was ordered to settle more than BND70,000 in fines after...
Artificial intelligence raises risk of extinction, experts say in new warning
AP – Scientists and tech industry leaders, including high-level executives at Microsoft and Google, issued a new warning on Tuesday about the perils that...