More than 115,000 flee as Cyclone Remal approaches Bangladesh

More than 115,000 flee as Cyclone Remal approaches Bangladesh

Patuakhali, Bangladesh: More than 115,000 Bangladeshis left their coastal villages on Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for crashing waves when a cyclone makes landfall, officials said. Cyclone Remal is set to hit the southern coast and parts of neighbouring India on Sunday evening, with Bangladesh’s weather department predicting … Read more

Singapore will do whatever possible to extend help to those affected in Gaza: Minister

Singapore will do whatever possible to extend help to those affected in Gaza: Minister

SINGAPORE: Singapore‘s Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam said on Saturday that his country would do whatever best possible to extend help to those affected in Gaza amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Speaking at Soka Kindergarten in Tampines on the east coast of the prosperous city-state, where volunteers had gathered to pack supplies for … Read more