Child killers: The Kathmandu Post
The prevention of drowning deaths in Nepal, the result of systemic inaction, must be a national priority.
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Singapore Airlines Flight 321: Parts of aircraft’s weather radar system sent to US for tests, findings pending
Singapore's Transport Safety Investigation Bureau is being aided by investigators from the US’ National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration, with…
Open pits in Nepal’s Madhesh continue to swallow children in the monsoon
As many as 542 people, most of them children, drowned in three years in rain-filled pits and unguarded water bodies left behind by construction and excavation work.
Experts reignite calls for better protection in Malaysia’s high-rise residences
On May 17, a two-year-old boy fell to his death from the seventh floor balcony of a public housing flat in Precinct 9, Putrajaya. Following this, a seven-year-old girl who was…
Missing for 2 years, wife of former Singapore basketball coach confirmed dead in Japan
Ms Patricia Wu-Murad was reported missing on April 10, 2023, after failing to show up at another inn where she had a reservation.
Mammoth road rage: Elephants attack car in Malaysia allegedly after getting horned at
It happened on the same highway where an elephant calf was killed earlier in May after it was hit by a lorry.
‘Serious accident’ occurred during launch of North Korea’s new warship
It a newly-built 5,000-tonnage destroyer on Wednesday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday.
Singapore Airlines Flight 321 incident: One year on, passengers recall how extreme turbulence upended their lives
On May 21, 2024, a sudden, extreme turbulence caused the Boeing 777-300ER to drop 178 feet, or about 54m, in 4.6 seconds.
Tapirs top roadkill list in Malaysia
112 Malayan tapirs were struck down by vehicles from 2020 to 2024. Sun Bears and Black Panthers were second with nine deaths each. They are followed by Asian elephants (6) and…
Owner of lorry involved in fatal accident which claimed nine Malaysian policemen under probe too
The Deputy Prime Minister said the probe is being carried out by the Transport Ministry, Puspakom and Road Transport Department (JPJ) after a public outcry that the company be…