Typhoon Tapah sweeps Korea’s southern region
At least one person is confirmed dead. Typhoon Tapah battered Jeju Island and the southern region of Korea on Sunday with strong winds and heavy rain, leaving at least one person…
Protesters disperse after mobbing Hong Kong malls
The Chinese flag was torn down in Hong Kong over the weekend. Most protesters have departed the sites of rallies at malls in Hong Kong’s Kowloon and New Territories districts…
Haze: Ministry urges bosses to allow workers to work from home
The haze has affected Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. The Human Resources Ministry has recommended employers to implement flexible work policies during the ongoing haze period…
After 19 yrs, polio back in PH
The anti-vaxxer movement has done it again. The Philippines is in the midst of a polio epidemic 19 years after it was declared polio-free, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III…
Over 2 million students affected as haze reaches critical levels in Malaysia
Over 2,000 schools have been closed as a result. Close to two million students in over 2,000 schools will be affected by school closures in several states this week, following the…
Hong Kong police deploy water cannon, tear gas to disperse radical protesters
More protests erupted this week, the third month of continuous weekend protest. Hong Kong police fired water cannons and volleys of tear gas to break up protesters throwing petrol…
1 killed, at least 30 injured in Yokohama derailment
The train crashed into a truck at a road crossing. One person was killed and at least 30 injured when the first three cars of an express train on the Keikyu Line derailed after…
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says scrapping extradition Bill ‘first step’ in breaking deadlock
Protesters have not said how they will react to bill being scrapped. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday (Sept 5) that her decision to scrap the extradition…
No SIM card for Rohingyas
BTRC tells mobile phone operators to stop providing sim cards in refugee camps. To stop Rohingya refugees from using mobile phones, the BTRC and carriers yesterday decided to…
Curbing Rohingya Crimes: New police unit on cards
The unit will patrol refugee camps for crimes being committed. A brand new 800-member police battalion may soon be formed to deal with the rise in crimes committed by refugees…