Bangladesh ferry accident kills 24, dozens missing

DHAKA: At least twenty-four people were killed plus dozens were missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees sank on Sunday (Sep 25) in Bangladesh, in the worst rivers disaster to hit the country in more than a calendar year. The bodies recovered up to now included 12 women andContinue Reading

Super Typhoon Noru slams into the Philippines

CALM BEFORE THE STORM Noru arrives nine months right after another super typhoon devastated swathes from the country, killing over 400 people and leaving hundreds of thousands destitute. Ahead of the latest storm, residents in a number of municipalities in Quezon were evacuated using their homes, according to the provincialContinue Reading

‘Speaking truth to power’ vs Christiane Amanpour

Famed CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour has made the news right after refusing a requirement by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi that will she don a headscarf as the precondition for an interview. At any given time when Iranian ladies are staging – at great danger, as witness the particular death in guardianship of Mahsa Amini – mass protests against mandatory […]

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Grab sees no big layoffs despite weak market

SINGAPORE: Grab, Southeast Asia’s greatest ride-hailing and food delivery firm, will not envisage having to undertake mass layoffs as some rivals have done, and it is selectively hiring, while reining in its economic service ambitions. Chief Working Officer Alex Hungate said that earlier in the year, Grab have been worriedContinue Reading

North Korea may be preparing to test submarine-launched ballistic missile, South Korea military says: Report

South Korea’s military has detected symptoms that North Korea may be preparing to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Yonhap news agency documented on Saturday (Sep 24), days prior to a visit by US Vice President Kamala Harris. The military recognized preparations this week in Sinpo, South Hamgyong Province, NorthContinue Reading