UNITED NATIONS: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of “playing with fire” close to Taiwan on Saturday (Sep 24) in the speech sharply critical of Washington at the annual gathering in the United Nations. The United States was now trying to “subjugate” Asian areas, Lavrov stated inContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Hong Kong football fans had been heard booing China’s national anthem on Saturday (Sep 24) at the first match up open to spectators within the city since legislation outlawing the exercise was passed over two years ago. Supporters in Hong Kong have been barred from games for almostContinue Reading
MANILA: The Philippines’ disaster agency said on Saturday (Sep 24) it was on high alert as being a tropical storm was anticipated to bring heavy rain fall and severe wind gusts to northern provinces, some of which have already been strike by a cyclone last month. Tropical storm Noru willContinue Reading
Mask requirements in Bangkok might be reconsidered following the government’s decision to revoke the emergency decree on Covid-19, based on city governor Chadchart Sittipunt.Continue Reading
Police in Laos have made their third-biggest single seizure of unlawful drugs by netting 33 million methamphetamine pills, an United Nations official said upon Saturday.Continue Reading
Politicians are scratching their mind about what they can plus can’t do in the run-up to the next political election, with a senior opposition figure calling the new rules announced by the Election Commission (EC) vague and confusing.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A 21-year-old woman suspected to become involved in a Tiongkok officials impersonation fraud was arrested after police received a written report on a kidnapping case which turned out to be taking place. The authorities said in a news release on Saturday (Sep 24) that they received a report onContinue Reading
People living in tall structures in three the southern part of provinces — Songkhla, Phangna and Phuket — felt tremors from an earthquake measuring 6. 2 on the Richter range centred off the northwestern tip of Sumatra in Indonesia earlier Saturday.Continue Reading
CHIANG MAI: Chiang Mai Zoo has addressed accusations of neglect following posts to Myspace depicting animals and grounds at the tierpark in what appeared to be a derelict state.Continue Reading
PHNOM PENH: Cambodian rescuers were still searching on Sunday (Sep 24) with regard to at least 10 lacking Chinese nationals after a motorboat with more than 40 individuals on board sank close to islands off the seaside town of Sihanoukville , the provincial government said. At least one entire bodyContinue Reading