1st official memorial held for Seoul crowd crush victims
While memorials to honor the victims have been hosted in the past, this year’s memorial marks the first time the government formally held a commemoration jointly with the…
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Vietnam’s road accident damage reduction fund to support $3,800 for severe victims
Victims suffering traffic accident injuries with a disability rate of over 81 per cent will be eligible for support of up to VND100 million ($3,800) per person per incident to aid…
Turkish expert team arrives to probe Dhaka airport fire
An eight-member team meets the civil aviation adviser to discuss the investigation.
Three years after Seoul Halloween crowd crush, nation, families mourn together
The crowd crush in Itaewon claimed 159 lives, 21 of which were foreign nationals.
Over 50% of recent bear attacks in Japan occurred in residential, urban areas; 7 deaths recorded so far in 2025
In September, the law was revised to give municipal governments the option to allow hunters to engage in “emergency hunting with guns” as a measure against bears in…
Heavy vehicles are killing hundreds in Karachi. Why does no one seem to care?
According to a 2018 World Health Organisation report, road accidents in Pakistan result in 14.3 deaths per 100,000 population.
2 killed as cargo plane skids off runway at Hong Kong airport
While four crew members on the plane evacuated using escape slides, the 41-year-old patrol car driver and a 30-year-old security officer were fatally trapped in the vehicle that…
Two killed as speeding Jaguar rams into Diwali crowd in India’s Prayagraj
A horrific road accident rocked the Rajrooppur area of Prayagraj on Sunday afternoon when a speeding Jaguar ran over eight people and collided with multiple vehicles amid a…
Dhaka airport fire exposes costly state negligence
Unless the government makes insurance mandatory for public assets, experts warn, preventable financial disasters will keep draining public funds.
As Diwali approaches, India’s East Coast Railway launches special drive against carrying firecrackers in trains
Carrying dangerous goods such as firecrackers, gas cylinders, acid, petrol, kerosene or similar inflammable materials in trains is strictly prohibited under the Railways Act,…