KYIV: Ukraine’s power grid operator said on Tuesday (Jan 9) severe winter weather left more than 1,000 towns and villages without electricity in nine regions and urged residents to conserve power as the energy system has been weakened by Russian strikes. Electricity consumption was at this week’s highest levels asContinue Reading
Dananjaya, 23, who shares the dorm with Mohamad and four other workers from Sri Lanka and Vietnam, was married shortly before he moved to South Korea for work in November. He too hopes to use his crab fishing earning to build a house back in Sri Lanka. He echoed theContinue Reading
He assured reporters that it was a satellite, explaining that the alert was issued because of possible “debris”. “When a rocket is openly flying in our sky, some of their tubes or debris will fall in this region,” Wu told reporters. “That’s the reason why our national alert centre willContinue Reading
But since then “many families let us know that they were able to confirm safety of the persons (on the list)”, Ishikawa official Hayato Yachi told AFP. With heavy snow in places complicating relief efforts, as of Monday almost 30,000 people were living in around 400 government shelters, some ofContinue Reading
In response to a comment which postulated that “maybe no one else bought tickets for that movie session”, Eriyca said yes and elaborated that she and her husband “thought they had entered the wrong hall” upon seeing how empty it was.
She added that since she had already posted and the story had become viral, she decided to just entertain those who commented on her videos.
And entertain she did.
When one user said “This isn’t introversion; it’s showing off”, Eriyca responded, “Even if it’s true, what’s wrong with that?”
Speaking to Malaysian news outlet mStar, Eriyca said, “I made the video caption in jest… Suddenly, it became viral, so I left it at that. Netizens can say whatever they want like I’m just showing off or I’m being pretentious and claiming to be an introvert, I’ll still forgive them.”
However, she admitted she enjoyed watching the resulting chaos.
“It was quite fun watching netizens fight in the comments section. That’s why I let things be. They’re actually quite funny.”
Coincidentally, Eriyca’s saga happened around the same time as another famous incident which also saw netizens taking something they saw on social media and just running with it: Michelle Yeoh’s Instagram post about her grandchild.
The beloved actress posted a picture of a baby’s foot, which prompted many fans to assume that she had just become a parent. It was later revealed that the photo was of her newborn grandchild.
SEOUL: South Korea’s parliament is expected to vote on Tuesday (Jan 9) to phase out the eating and selling of dog meat, a move that would end the controversial centuries-old practice amid growing support for animal welfare in the country. Eating dog meat was once seen as a way toContinue Reading
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to step up a crackdown on corruption in key sectors, including finance, energy and infrastructure, state media reported. Xi, who began his second decade as China’s top leader in 2022 in a break with longstanding political norms, has waged a fierce campaign againstContinue Reading
“MASS EXODUS” Career civil servant Pema Chewang, 56, leader of the Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP), said the country was losing the “cream of the nation”. His opponent, former prime minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Tshering Tobgay, 58, sounded the alarm over Bhutan’s “unprecedented economic challenges and mass exodus”.Continue Reading
For tourism-related businesses, the earthquake ruined not only high season sales, but also critical infrastructure that could hamper the town’s main industry for months or years to come.
“Wakura is basically strong in tourism. (The neighbouring city of) Nanao is also a tourist site. There is a deep impact on tourism,” said Mr Shigeaki Kakishima, chairman of the Wakura Town Union.
A week after the quake, the death toll has risen to at least 168 as of Monday (Jan 8), according to authorities. More than 300 people are still unaccounted for, as snow and storms further complicate rescue efforts.
Shockwaves had toppled buildings and triggered tsunami waves over a metre high.
“I was scared. It’s my first experience. I heard an announcement: ‘A tsunami is coming’. There’s a school right near us. We were told to evacuate immediately,” Mr Fumio Yoshino, a taxi driver in the Ishikawa prefecture capital of Kanazawa, told CNA his experience when the quake hit.
Continuous rain has increased the risk of fresh landslides, and heavy snow could cause more buildings to collapse under its weight, regional authorities warned.
Three Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes, the only ones Indonesia had, were grounded starting from Jan 6 until further notice, said Adita Irawati, a transport ministry spokesperson. The Lion Air planes had a “mid cabin emergency exit door type II” whereas the Alaska Airlines plane had a “mid exit doorContinue Reading