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JAKARTA — Heavy rain brought floods and landslides to Indonesia's province of West Sumatra, killing at least 28, with four still missing, authorities said on Sunday (May 12).

"There are 28 people killed, and we are still searching for four others who are missing," Abdul Malik, the chief of the provincial rescue team, told Reuters.

The national disaster management agency BNPB said in a statement that flooding since Saturday night had brought mud to the Tanah Datar regency, affecting five sub-districts.

BNPB said its latest assessment showed 84 housing units and 16 bridges were affected by the disaster, adding that heavy equipment had been deployed to speed up the clearing of road access.

The Stomp contributor told him: "This is borderline sexual harassment, you know that?".

"I used one profanity, which was 'WTF', out of shock when the male member first encroached upon my personal space.

The Stomp contributor told Stomp: "During this call, when I insisted on providing the story via WhatsApp, she called me ‘uncooperative’.".

"She just demanded an immediate answer from him if the management agreed to the decision of not terminating the male member, and the answer is yes, we are not terminating the male member.".

JAKARTA — As Indonesia's president elect Prabowo Subianto prepares to enter office in October, he looks set to take a more assertive stance in foreign policy, saying that diplomacy, negotiations, and the "Asian way" have helped to defuse tension.

In an interview with Qatar news channel Al Jazeera broadcast on Sunday, Prabowo said Southeast Asia had experienced wars, foreign colonisation, and interference in internal politics.

The comments came in response to a question on what meaning the term "Asian Way" held for him.

Prabowo added that "our national interests" will guide approaches to the situation on the easternmost province of Papua, where armed separatists have clashed with security forces for years.

Fort Nelson First Nation, seven kilometres from the town, also issued an evacuation order for Fontas, an Indigenous community.

Evacuation alerts were in place for Fort McMurray, Saprae Creek Estates and expanded to Gregoire Lake Estates and Rickards Landing Industrial Park.

Smoke in Fort McMurray on Saturday was coming from fires in northern British Columbia, Alberta said.

Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement that extends from British Columbia to Ontario on Sunday.

The Authority said it would pay Palestinian public sector employees 50 per cent of their March salaries on Tuesday, after Israel withheld a transfer due for the month of April.

The Israeli finance ministry confirmed it had been decided not to transfer tax revenues this month but declined to provide details.

Israel collects tax on goods that pass through Israel into the West Bank on behalf of the Palestinian Authority and transfers the revenue to Ramallah under a longstanding arrangement between the two sides.

But since the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withheld sums earmarked for administration expenses in Gaza.

Mother's Day yesterday (May 12) became extra special for former pop star Stella Ng when she delivered her baby boy Elliott.

The 43-year-old Singaporean — who married Jon, her boyfriend of three years, in October last year — shared the news on her Instagram page yesterday, adding that the baby weighs 3.71kg.

She also has an 11-year-old son Ashton from a previous marriage who currently lives in Japan with his father.

Stella also said in an Instagram post that Jon, 49, wrote her a note which brought her to tears: "Happy Mother's Day Mummy, I waited so long to meet you.

LAGOS — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were on Sunday (May 12) treated to street-style dances in Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos, where they unveiled a partnership between their Archewell Foundation and non-profit Giants of Africa, which uses sport to empower young people.

At Ilupeju Senior Grammar School on Lagos Mainland, the couple watched basketball practise and Harry stepped on the court for some ball-bouncing drills and to shoot a hoop.

"What you guys are doing here at Giants of Africa is truly amazing," he said.

Harry and Meghan were set to round off their Lagos tripby attending a reception for a local charity.

An Ang Mo Kio resident was left frustrated at the state of her home after a pipe clog left it flooded and damaged some items she was preparing to sell.

The flooding started late at night on Wednesday, which prompted her to call the Essential Maintenance Services Unit (EMSU) at Ang Mo Kio Town Council for assistance, she wrote.

"My son dashed into my room and said half of the house is covered with water," wrote Nakamura.

When contacted, the Ang Mo Kio Town Council referred AsiaOne to their comments on Nakamura's Facebook post.

Instead of a normal chat, however, his daughter and wife witnessed a fight break out between Staff Sergeant Black and his Russian girlfriend that became bloody, said his wife.

Mrs Black said she met her husband at a bar in 2014 in Killeen, Texas, near his base at Fort Cavazos.

Mrs Black said she first learnt of the Russian girlfriend around January 2022 when she saw pictures of them together on Facebook.

Ms Jones said she thought the Russian girlfriend was "sent back" to Russia from South Korea, possibly after a problem with her paperwork.

SINGAPORE — Singapore's two cruise terminals will be consolidated in the coming years, with the cruise centre in HarbourFront set to move, so that a continuous promenade can be established as part of the Greater Southern Waterfront.

The Republic's other cruise centre — Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore, which opened in 2012 — is located in Marina South, and was reported in 2018 to be under consideration for expansion.

He touched on topics such as meeting Singapore's current and future development needs, and changes in planning approaches over time.

Like the planned consolidation of Singapore's cruise terminals and port services, PLAB's move will improve future connectivity.