Myanmar records hottest ever April temperature of 48.2C
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar recorded its hottest ever April temperature of 48.2 degrees Celsius (118.76 Fahrenheit), authorities said Monday, as the Southeast Asian nation bakes in a heatwave.
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Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave
MANILA: South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities across the region issued health warnings and residents fled to parks and air-conditioned malls for relief.A wave of exceptionally hot weather has blasted the region over the past week, sending the mercury as high as 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) and forcing thousands of schools to tell students to stay home.
Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as kingdom bakes
BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand issued fresh warnings about scorching hot weather on Thursday as the government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year.
Cannes Competition Title ‘Grand Tour’ Debuts Trailer, Director Miguel Gomes’ Next Film to Be ‘Savagery’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Variety has been granted exclusive access to the trailer (below) for Portuguese director Miguel Gomes‘ “Grand Tour,” which will have its world premiere in Cannes Film Festival’s Competition section. Variety can also exclusively reveal that that distribution on “Grand Tour” will be handled in France by Tandem, and in Italy by Lucky Red, and that Gomes’ next film will be “Savagery.” “Grand Tour” kicks off in 1917 in Burma. It centers on Edward, a civil servant for the British Empire, who runs away from his fiancée Molly the day she arrives to get married.
Keppel Philippines declares massive 216% dividend
Keppel Philippines [KEP 10.50, up 50.0%; 30% avgVol] [link] declared a dividend of P15.14/share, payable on May 22 to shareholders of record on April 29. This dividend has a yield of 216% based on KEP’s pre-declaration share price of P7.00/share. The dividend was made out of unrestricted retained earnings as of March 31, 2024, which included the P6.52 billion KEP was paid by BDO [BDO 147.30, down 1.9%; 129% avgVol] for its interest in the holding company of the Podium Complex in Ortigas Center. KEP is ultimately a subsidiary of the Singapore-based Keppel Group.
Why The Streaming Giants Are Exiting Original Production In Southeast Asia & How Producers Plan To Bounce Back — Analysis
Producers in Southeast Asia are facing a very different, much quieter landscape to the one in front of them just 12 months ago, as U.S. players rein in their spending to appease shareholders, and neighboring countries such as Korea, Japan and India draw attention.
Filipinos must register gadgets for online voting
REGISTERED overseas Filipino voters will have to enroll their cellular phones or similar electronic gadgets as a requirement to qualify them to vote in the first-ever internet or online voting, which the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will implement in the 2025 midterm polls.
More than 800 suspected scammers arrested in Myanmar-China joint operation
YANGON, Myanmar — More than 800 people suspected of being cross-border scammers were arrested in a joint police operation by Myanmar and China, Beijing's embassy in Yangon said on Monday.