MANILA: Dozens of people were injured in the southern Philippines on Saturday (Aug 20) in a crush of students and parents seeking a cash handout ahead of the reopening of schools, authorities said. Crowds began gathering outside distribution sites across the country Friday after the government announced financial aid ofContinue Reading
BANGKOK: The death toll from a Thai nightclub inferno has risen to 20, health officials said, as victims continue to receive medical treatment. The blaze broke out on Aug 5 at Mountain B Club in Chonburi province – roughly 150km southeast of Bangkok. Authorities found 13 charred bodies inside theContinue Reading
Around 60 sculptures were on display, some silly but others designed to showcase the artists’ solid skills. “They are not actual, but they look therefore real. It’s wonderful, ” said exhibit attendee Reiko Ichimaru. “BURGERS ARE FOR BEGINNERS” All the models were handmade by specialists at Iwasaki Team, Japan’s leadingContinue Reading
Small hydropower dams increase, grow, contemporary city artscapes, Malaysia refugees’ legal limbo.
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Women were not recruited for suicide bombing missions in the region till 2016. But their function is growing. CNA’s Undercover Asia speaks to 1 of the men behind the idea and increases rare access to 2 women inmates.Continue Reading
The military regime’s instances against Aung San Suu Kyi were proceeding according to legislation, the junta chief said. He also reported the case of South Korean president Park Geun-hye who “was also sentenced based on the law” for data corruption in 2018. Park was afterwards pardoned and launched. Other feesContinue Reading
JOHOR BAHRU: A Singaporean man and his Malaysian partner were charged in Malaysia on Thursday night (Aug 18) along with drug trafficking. Loh Kok Kiong, 49, and Soh Yong Xin, 32, had been jointly charged along with trafficking 9. 6kg of methamphetamine. Loh was also given two additionalContinue Reading
BEIJING: China will step up fiscal and monetary policy support for the economy in a targeted way, state media quoted the cabinet on Friday (Aug 19) as saying, raising expectations that more modest easing steps could be unveiled. China’s key activity indicators showed the economy unexpectedly slowed in July, raisingContinue Reading
BEIJING: China’s Miniso Group has apologised for promoting itself as a Japanese-style brand and said that it would make changes across its stores to rectify this, becoming the latest retailer to respond to a surge in patriotism among Chinese shoppers. The company, which has more than 5,000 stores in ChinaContinue Reading
TAIPEI: United States Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said on Friday (Aug 19) that China’s actions around Taiwan increase the level of risk, and he hoped that China’s behaviour returns to the norms that were established before. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has been stagingContinue Reading