These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.
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NDRRMC: Typhoon Ursula death toll climbs to 28
Fatalities caused by Typhoon Ursula has risen to 28, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
NDRRMC, in its situation report released Friday, said at least 28 have been confirmed dead, two injured and 12 missing.
Of the death toll NDRRMC said 19 were from Western Visayas, eight from Eastern Visayas, and one was from Central Visayas. – Philippine Daily Inquirer
Hun Sen wants foreign money to invest in agro-processing
Cambodia’s Prime Minister is calling for more investments on agriculture processing and technology industry in the Kingdom.
Speaking at a graduation ceremony yesterday, Mr Hun Sen said that more than 2 million hectares of paddy were harvested among the 2.7 million hectares of cultivated land in 2019. He added that Cambodia is expect to have a surplus of 6 million tonnes of paddy on top of domestic consumption, seedling and animal feed. – Khmer Times
Police to enhance border security as Indonesian capital moves to Kalimantan
Sarawak police have begun making initial preparations to enhance border security following the announcement of moving the Indonesian capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan.
Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Ramli Din said safeguarding the 2,000km border separating Sarawak and Kalimantan would become more challenging once the move materialised. – The New Straits Times
Experts race to save dying spirulina lake
Scenic Twyn Taung Lake, located 200 metres above Butalin town in Sagaing Region, is fast losing its natural claim to fame, and experts are struggling to reverse the damage.
The lake’s water, which was once teeming with rare natural blooms of blue-green spirulina algae, is slowly turning pale as the aquatic plant is fast disappearing. – Myanmar Times
Viet Nam fully implements international treaties on climate change
Vietnam is considered a responsible country in implementing international treaties on combating climate change, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Lê Công Thành has said.
The country has fulfilled the obligations of a member to various climate pacts, including United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement, the Vienna Convention, the Montreal Protocol and related revisions. – Viet Nam News