Bangladesh PM Hasina, nagbitiw na sa puwesto sa gitna ng tumitinding protesta;
Interfaith mass burial ceremony para sa mga biktima ng landslide sa India, isinagawa;
Cambodia, sinimulan na ang konstruksiyon para sa Funan Techo Canal Project
Interfaith mass burial ceremony para sa mga biktima ng landslide sa India, isinagawa;
Cambodia, sinimulan na ang konstruksiyon para sa Funan Techo Canal Project
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00:00An interfaith mass burial ceremony was held for the victims of the landslides in the Wanaya District in Kerala, India.
00:10According to the health ministry, more than 300 people were killed there.
00:15220 were recovered, while 180 are still missing.
00:22At present, the authorities are continuing their rescue and relief efforts.
00:28The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, resigned from his post and flew to India.
00:35He was followed by protests against the quota system in his government's jobs.
00:42Hasina left his official residence in Dhaka,
00:46and boarded a military helicopter with his brother.
00:50Before this, almost 100 people were killed in the mass burial.
00:56Because of this, the interim government will form the military of Bangladesh,
01:01and they are now in talks with the main opposition parties and civil society members.
01:08It is estimated that 400,000 protesters are still on the streets.
01:15Cambodia has already started the construction of the controversial Funan Teko Canal Project,
01:21which will connect the Mekong River and the Gulf of Thailand.
01:25The project is 180 kilometers long, worth US$1.7 billion,
01:32and is expected to be completed by 2028.
01:36Cambodia hopes that the so-called waterways will divert their exports from the Vietnamese ports.
01:43Vietnam is worried about the role of China,
01:46which is part of the funding of the project that it can use Chinese warships.
01:52Conservationists are also worried that the project may pose a threat to the Mekong River.
01:59The famous Three Taps Hotel in Kenya reopened to the public after being temporarily closed in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
02:10Three Taps became famous after Princess Elizabeth of Britain stayed at the hotel
02:18when she became the queen who held a tour after King George VI died of lung cancer in 1952.
02:28Joyce Salamatin for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.