Locked doors, steep stairs may have contributed to Indonesia football match stampede: Jokowi
2022-10-05
The Indonesian president visited a local hospital in Malang and Kanjuruhan stadium where the stampede happened on Oct 1.Continue Reading
Residents near fiery South Korean missile crash ‘thought it was a war’
2022-10-05
SEOUL: Hours after North Korea flew a ballistic missile over neighbouring Japan on Tuesday (Oct 4), residents in a South Korean seaside town were startled to see flames leaping from a nearby military base and missiles soaring into the sky. It wasn’t the start of a war, but a SouthContinue Reading
Hong Kong Rick and Morty fans spot protest codes in new episode
2022-10-05
HONG KONG: Eagle-eyed Hong Kong fans of the adult cartoon sitcom Rick and Morty have spotted oblique references to the city’s democracy movement in the latest episode of the cult sci-fi show. Final DeSmithation, the fifth episode of the sixth season, aired last Sunday (Oct 2) and featured a characteristicallyContinue Reading
31 dead after wedding bus falls into Indian gorge
2022-10-05
NEW DELHI: At least 31 people were killed after a bus carrying wedding guests veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge in northern India, police said on Wednesday (Oct 5). The vehicle was travelling along a treacherous mountain highway in Uttarakhand state when it careened over anContinue Reading
25 dead after wedding bus falls into Indian gorge
2022-10-05
NEW DELHI: At least 25 people were killed after a bus carrying wedding guests veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge in northern India, police said on Wednesday (Oct 5). The vehicle was travelling along a treacherous mountain highway in Uttarakhand state when it careened over anContinue Reading
Filipinos fishing on frontline of China’s battle for disputed sea
2022-10-05
CATO: Filipino fisherman Mariel Villamonte had spent years plying the turquoise waters of Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea for snapper and grouper – until a Chinese coast guard vessel water cannoned his boat. That was in 2012, around the time China snatched control of the small ring ofContinue Reading
Japan to curb electricity costs amid weak yen, recession risks, PM says
2022-10-05
TOKYO: Japan will take “unprecedented” measures to curb rising electricity bills for households and businesses as a weak yen fans inflation and global recession fears pose big risks to the economy, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday (Oct 5). The government will compile another economic stimulus plan by theContinue Reading
China has ‘destroyed’ tacit agreement on Taiwan Strait: Defence minister
2022-10-05
Chinese military activities near Taiwan have continued since then, though at a much reduced level, and Chinese military aircraft are routinely crossing the median line, which had for years acted as unofficial barrier between the two sides. “The median line was supposed to be a tacit agreement for everyone,” ChiuContinue Reading
400 people win Philippines lottery jackpot with ‘strange and unusual’ number sequence
2022-10-05
According to the BBC, Grand Lotto participants have to select six numbers from one to 55. They win when all six chosen numbers match those drawn by the lottery’s operator. Philippines senate minority leader Koko Pimentel wrote in a Facebook post that the “strange and unusual” result from Saturday’s GrandContinue Reading
‘Time to reflect’: Indonesia’s football fans set aside rivalry in wake of deadly stadium stampede
2022-10-05
JAKARTA: It was supposed to be a night of celebration for fans of Indonesian football club Persebaya. On Oct 1, their team defeated its bitter rival Arema 2-3, the first away win on Arema’s soil in 23 years. In honouring an existing pact with Arema fans, Persebaya supporters, known asContinue Reading