Funerals begin for 179 victims of deadly plane crash
Authorities have also begun delivering the victims' belongings to the bereaved families. Mobile phones, which are difficult to identify the owners of, will go through forensic…
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Investigate thoroughly: The Korea Herald
From a long-term perspective, the operations of provincial airports need to be inspected. Actually, many of them were built under politicians' pork-barrel pledges rather than out…
Crashed Jeju Air plane had prior incident in 2021
It had a history of its tail being struck on the runway while taking off from Seoul's Gimpo International Airport in February 2021. The accident resulted in structural damage to…
340 firecracker-related injuries logged in the Philippines so far, says health department
The figure is 34 percent lower compared to the 519 cases recorded in the same period last year.
Malaysian authorities vow tighter enforcement on heavy vehicles amid concern over fatal accidents
More than 1,400 deaths involving heavy vehicles were reported in the last six years, per the traffic police.
Putin apologises to Azerbaijan’s Aliyev over ‘tragic incident’ with plane in Russian airspace
Four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan’s investigation into the disaster told Reuters on Thursday that Russian air defences had mistakenly shot it…
179 dead in South Korea’s worst-ever aviation disaster
2 crew members survive; most passengers on year-end trips; record shows plane crashed 5 mins after pilot declared mayday.
Thai influencer’s death sparks warning against guzzling booze
Popular doctor Pakpoom Dechhasdin, aka “More Lab Panda, said that the rapid consumption of alcohol poses several risks, including acute alcohol poisoning.
Makansutra’s K.F. Seetoh’s brother killed in suspected gas explosion in Italy
Mr Seetoh Kwok Meng, 68, was with his wife Chang Kai En, who was from Taiwan, when the disaster struck late at night on December 21. Mr Seetoh’s body was found under the rubble…
Train crushes YouTuber to death on Thailand’s Ratchaburi bridge
The driver said he turned on the horn as a warning, but the 53-year-old victim could not get out of the way in time, and he could not stop the train quickly enough.