Hundreds of buildings, including houses, places of worships and community health centers (Puskesmas), were damaged in a 6.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the western parts of Java Island on Friday (Jan 14).
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (27 April to 3 May 2021)
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Armed conflict between the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), an armed wing of the Karen National Union, continues unabated in the south-eastern parts of Myanmar resulting in new population displacement, mostly in Kayin State. During the reporting period, about 2,000 people from several villages in Hpa-pun District in Kayin State reportedly fled across the border to Thailand’s Mae Hong Son Province. The displacement was triggered by multiple airstrikes by the MAF and insecurity in the area, according to local sources. People who fled are in need of immediate humanitarian assistance, with reports that heavy rain on 29 April washed away their food supplies and other belongings. According to information gathered from various sources by UNHCR, the new displacement comes in addition to about 40,000 people displaced to and within south-eastern part
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January 08, 2021
Ghost huntres such as the Ghost Photography Community in Indonesia see themselves as credible scientists looking for truth beyond legends and myths.
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In late 2013, Mickey Oxcygentri and his wife were driving down a steep hill in rural West Java province, Indonesia, when they thought they saw a zombie.
It was an hour past midnight near Cicurug village, in Sukabumi Regency, and the only light around came from a few houses along the road. Oxcygentri, based in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, was exhausted and at the end of a long day.
He had driven up the hill to drop off a friend, who had warned him to be careful on the way back and to beware of a sharp bend in the road that was notorious for traffic accidents.