52 Years On: Family Members Share Emotional Accounts Of Sg Kerian Ferry Tragedy

PARIT BUNTAR, Almost 52 years later, A. Perumal, 74, still grapples with a deep sense of loss for not having had the chance to see his father, S. Annamalai, one last time before the ferry attendant perished in the Sungai Kerian ferry disaster in 1972…

Top Lao leader meets with former Vietnamese Presidents

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and State President Thongloun Sisoulith had separate meetings with former Vietnamese Presidents Nguyen Minh Triet and Truong Tan Sang in Ho Chi Minh City on September 12.

S…

Seniority No Longer A Guarantee For Promotion In Public Service, Says Melaka CM

MELAKA, The duration of service for public servants is no longer the sole measure or guarantee for promotion, Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said.

He said in today’s context, civil servants are assessed based on Key Performance Indic…

PM directs search for missing flood victims in Lao Cai province

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined a field inspection in Nu village, the northern province of Lao Cai’s Bao Yen district on September 12. He directed the efforts to search and rescue victims of the severe flash flood and landslide in Nu village an…

Top leader inspects natural disaster response in Tuyen Quang

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam made a fact-finding tour to the northern province of Tuyen Quang on September 12 to inspect the settlement of the aftermaths of natural disasters caused by recent Typhoon Yagi.

Source: Vietnam News…

8th Asia Pacific Geoparks Network Symposium opens in Cao Bang

The 8th Asia Pacific Geoparks Network (APGN) Symposium opened in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang on September 12. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son attends and addresses the event.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Post-typhoon floods leave 181 dead, 145 missing

Heavy rains and floods triggered by super typhoon Yagi, one of the strongest to hit Vietnam in decades, had left 181 dead and 145 missing as of 10:00 pm on September 11, statistics show.

The northern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai recorded 72 dea…