Mastermind of 2019 bomb plot in Hong Kong jailed for nearly 24 years
During the social unrest in December 2019, a group claiming to be the “Dragon Slaying Brigade” plotted to plant two bombs in a busy area during a protest on Hong Kong Island…
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Tourist killed after boardwalk breaks at Taiwan’s popular attraction Alishan
A 76-year-old woman surnamed Liow died from a head injury sustained during the fall. Four other tourists, aged between 54 and 84, suffered bruises and fractures but are currently…
Thais urged to change habits as diabetes cases cross 6.5 million
Health minister Somsak Thepsutin says experts estimate that as many as 40% of those with type 2 diabetes are undiagnosed.
Free condoms, HIV testing for public during Phnom Penh Water Festival
The free contraceptives will be accompanied by 45,500 educational pamphlets on HIV/AIDS, 3,000 pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis kits, HIV testing services, counseling, AIDS and…
6,000 online vape listings removed in first nine months of 2024, says Singapore Ministry of Health
This is double the 3,000 listings removed in the whole of 2023.
Delhi’s worsening air quality prompts officials to ban construction, demolition
At 4 pm on Thursday, Nov. 14, Delhi’s average AQI was 424, and to prevent further deterioration, the sub- committee decided to invoke GRAP – III.
Preschooler names 47 dialling codes in 60 secs, sets new Malaysia record
Aaryn developed an interest in country codes when her mother Erica Ng Joe Yin, 35, trained Aavyn to recognise flags on flash cards last year.
South Korea’s National Assembly permits undercover probes of digital sex crimes
The bill to revise the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes expands the range of undercover police investigations from those targeting children or…
‘Korea, don’t repeat Hong Kong’s mistakes on foreign caregivers’
Filipina activist in Hong Kong, turning to history, says policy has left foreign domestic workers vulnerable to abuse, poverty.
Single-person households in Japan expected to top 40% in 27 prefectures in 2050
The trend is attributed to an increase in unmarried people, the declining birth rate and the aging population.