SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA (AFP) – Two men were pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed Cambodian building on Monday (June 24), more than two days after a construction site accident that left at least 28 dead. Hopes that more survivors would be found under the debris had all but faded, but against the odds two […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s online used car trading platform Renrenche aims to cut as much as 60 per cent of staff as it battles tight funding and fierce competition, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. The move comes amid a slowdown in China’s tech sector that has led to caution among […]
Money Hacks Ep 47: Getting started with SkillsFuture-funded courses if you have unused credit 11:16 mins Synopsis: In this podcast series every Monday, The Straits Times and The Business Times break down actionable financial tips. The $500 SkillsFuture credit is given to all Singaporeans aged 25 and older. The scheme was launched in January 2016. […]
SINGAPORE – A child was taken to hospital after getting a foot stuck in an escalator at Jewel Changi Airport on Monday (June 24). The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it responded to a call for assistance at 78 Airport Boulevard at 3.20pm and that the boy’s foot was released using rescue tools. He was […]
DHAKA (AFP) – A Bangladeshi known as the “Tree Man” because of bark-like growths on his body said Monday (June 24) he wanted his hands amputated to relieve him of unbearable pain. Abul Bajandar has had 25 operations since 2016 to remove growths from his hands and feet caused by a rare syndrome. Doctors had […]
DHAKA (AFP) – A train plunged into a canal when the bridge it was travelling across gave way, killing four people and injuring 100 more in Bangladesh on Monday (June 24). Officials said part of the bridge collapsed as the express train went over, sending five cars crashing to the ground, with one of them […]
JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Member of Parliament for Johor’s Pasir Gudang district, Hassan Abdul Karim, has called for all chemical factories there to be directed to cease operations in order to ensure that the air pollution in the area is brought under control and to allow the air quality to improve. […]
TAIPEI (BLOOMBERG) – A flight attendants strike has forced Taiwan’s Eva Airways to cancel hundreds of flights, just as the peak summer vacation season starts to get under way. The airline will scrap a total of 852 flights in the eight days to June 28, an Eva Airways spokesman said by text message on Monday (June 24). […]
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has visited the site of a building collapse which buried dozens as they slept. Regional officials said the death toll had risen to 24 at the Chinese-owned construction site in the coastal town of Sihanoukville. A similar number are said to be injured. The seven-storey building collapsed on Saturday morning […]
At least four people were killed and dozens injured late Sunday night when part of a train heading for Bangladesh’s capital careened off a railway bridge that failed, officials said. The crash occurred in the Moulvibazar district of northeastern Bangladesh, about 140 miles by car from the capital, Dhaka. Photos published in the Bangladeshi news […]