Bangkok on haze alert
BANGKOK, 27 Jan 2023: The Thai capital was on alert today due to rising air pollution that has worsened to unhealthy levels, sparking a warning for residents to avoid outdoor …
UN claims opium cultivation in Myanmar has almost doubled
BANGKOK, 26 Jan 2023: The cultivation of opium in Myanmar rose 88% in 2022 compared to the previous year, a record increase that is explained by the economic crisis in …
Bankrupt businessman set himself aflame outside Nepal parliament
KATHMANDU, 26 Jan 2023: A businessman died yesterday in Nepal after having set fire to himself outside the parliament in protest against the ongoing economic crisis, which led him to …
US senators present bill to ban TikTok
WASHINGTON, 26 Jan 2023: Two Republican legislators presented a bill in congress yesterday which seeks to ban social media application TikTok in the US. Senator Josh Hawlye and House of …
European Court to hear Ukraine lawsuit against Russia over MH17 downing
PARIS, 26 Jan 2023: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) yesterday said it would hear cases brought by the Netherlands and Ukraine against Russia over the 2014 downing of …
China man who left Seoul Covid19 quarantine, deported as cannot be arrested
SEOUL, 25 Jan 2023: South Korea yesterday said it has deported the Chinese man who escaped from a quarantine facility after testing positive for Covid19 on arrival. The 41-year-old man …
Another 2 mass shootings despite stricter California gun laws
LOS ANGELES, 25 Jan 2023: At least eight people were killed and eight wounded in two mass shootings in the Californian cities of Oakland and Half Moon Bay on Monday, …
Compensation ordered for forced sterilisation of disabled persons
TOKYO, 24 Jan 2023: A Japanese court yesterday ordered the government to compensate a septuagenarian man and woman who were subjected to forced sterilisation under the eugenics law in force …
Vietnamese man, 72, identified as California CNY shooter (updated)
LOS ANGELES, 23 Jan 2023: The suspect in a mass shooting that killed 10 people and injured 10 others at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park, California, has been …
More nations slam Swedish politician’s Quran burning
ANKARA, 23 Jan 2023: Turkey and several Arab countries yesterday condemned “Islamophobia” after a Swedish-Danish right-wing politician burned a copy of the Quran at a rally in Stockholm. Rasmus Paludan …