Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after a partly-constructed hydropower dam in southeast Laos collapsed, sending flash floods surging through six villages, state media reported Tuesday. Communist Laos is traversed by a vast network of rivers and there are several dams being built or are planned in the impoverished and [...]
Legislation to fast-track decisions on who is eligible for government-funded treatment in other countries is now in force after the President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, signed the Overseas Treatment Act, said State House on Monday. According to the Minister of Health, Jean-Paul Adam, the new legislation highlights the way in which any citizen of Seychelles can have [...]
The UN's top court Monday ordered the United Arab Emirates to protect the rights of Qatari citizens, wading into a bitter year-long crisis triggered when Gulf countries snapped ties with Doha. Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague narrowly ruled in a provisional but binding decision that the UAE must allow [...]
The AIDS epidemic risks resurging and spiralling out of control unless billions of extra dollars are pumped into prevention and treatment, experts warned Sunday on the eve of a major world conference. An alarming rate of new infections, coupled with an exploding population of young people in hard-hit countries, meant the world could be steering [...]
The Domaine de Val des Près is ready to give visitors a true experience of the culture and heritage of Seychelles after undergoing major renovation and refurbishment. The Creole and craft village at Au Cap in the southeast of the main island of Mahe is one of the three heritage sites managed by the Seychelles [...]
Choppier seas, cooler and drier weather, a scarcity of fish and an increase in vegetable productions are all occurrences happening now that the winds have changed. This is how the general public sees the South-East Monsoon, one of the two seasons in Seychelles. But how would artists interpret this time of year in their work? [...]
Two people including the gunman are dead and 13 wounded in Toronto after a shooting Sunday in the busy Greektown neighborhood, adding to concern about gun violence in Canada's largest city. "One female adult has died. One young girl in critical condition," Toronto police said on Twitter, adding that all 14 victims were shot with [...]
A new band, Zilwa Tribe, promoting Creole sega music from the Indian Ocean islands is creating a rave in Melbourne, Australia. Zilwa -- which translates to islander -- brings musicians from Seychelles, Mauritius and Rodrigues together. Seychellois Pat Barallon, a founding member of the band, said the group was formed earlier this year to unite [...]
With no clear successor to longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerians may well see their frail leader who rarely appears in public cling on for a fifth term in office. When Bouteflika came to power in 1999, he won the backing of his conflict-weary citizens who credited him with bringing about reconciliation after a fierce civil [...]
A new vocational school that will give students in Seychelles a wider choice of future careers is expected to open in 2020 after the Cabinet of Ministers took action this week. President Danny Faure announced the setting up of the school in his State of the Nation Address in March. “There is a necessity to better [...]