Record-breaking rain, landslides and extreme weather underscore climate risks as restoration efforts intensify

Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and neighboring Malaysia were displaced by widespread flooding, with streets submerged, homes inundated and at least 34 dead, officials said Wednesday.

Flooding from days of intense rain has killed at least eight people in southern Thailand and forced thousands into evacuation centres in neighbouring Malaysia, officials said on Monday, as authorities ramped up efforts to provide shelter and aid.

Parts of Asia were reeling after torrents of rain unleashed catastrophic floods and landslides last week, killing more than 1,400 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia. The disaster has also laid bare stark economic disparities in the region.

Separately, across the Bay of Bengal, another 153 people were killed by a cyclone in the island nation of Sri Lanka, authorities said, with 191 others missing and more than half a million affected nationwide.

A heated debate erupted on social media after a Malaysian academic claimed Malaysia's natural landscapes are "400 times more beautiful" than Thailand's. Professor Datuk Dr Md Amin Md Taff, vice-chancellor of Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI), argued ...

Both leaders offer assistance to nations hit by rains, floods and landslides as tragedy claimed hundreds of lives, with many still missing Highlight regional vulnerability to intensifying extreme weather,

If national borders were decided by dietary preferences, a line might run north to south along the Sankalakhiri and Titiwangsa mountains. The range forms the backbone of the Malay Peninsula, stretching from southern Thailand to the middle of Malaysia ...

Parts of Asia are reeling after torrents of rain unleashed catastrophic floods and landslides last week and killed more than 1,400 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia