The health agency head of Malang regency told CNA that this was a deviation from the norm when football matches are being played.Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is out of money to spend on recovery from recent devastating floods, its climate change minister said on Tuesday (Oct 4), urging prompt international help at the UN launch of an aid appeal as the funds the country needs were ramped up five-fold. The United Nations revised upContinue Reading
MANILA: A Philippine journalist has been shot dead while driving in the country’s capital, police said on Tuesday (Oct 4), prompting condemnation from media groups and activists, who described his assassination as a blow to press freedom. Radio journalist Percival Mabasa, 63, was killed by two assailants at the gateContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob confirmed on Tuesday (Oct 4) that he will soon have an audience with King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. Without specifying the agenda of the meeting to be held on Thursday, the prime minister said that the decision on when toContinue Reading
TECH TALES Over the last decade, hulking office blocks have transformed Shangdi from an unremarkable suburb to a landmark on China’s tech map. The area is near the ruins of the Old Summer Palace – destroyed by British soldiers in 1860 – a reminder of China’s “century of humiliation” atContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday (Oct 4), prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern Japan. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and the Japanese coast guard reportedContinue Reading
SEOUL: Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday (Oct 4), prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern Japan. The Japanese government warned citizens to take cover as the missileContinue Reading
SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday (Oct 4), prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern Japan. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Japanese coast guard reported on the missile test, which was launchedContinue Reading
SEOUL: Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday (Oct 4), prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern Japan. The Japanese government warned citizens to take cover as the missileContinue Reading
MALANG: At least 32 children died in Indonesia’s stadium crush, an official said Monday (Oct 3), as police moved to punish those responsible for one of the deadliest disasters in football history. The tragedy on Saturday night in the city of Malang saw a total of 125 people killed andContinue Reading