Relatives of at least 15 Indian miners trapped in a “rat-hole” mine for 18 days said on Monday they have given up hope that any of them would be found alive, even as rescue operations were stepped up. “We want his body back so that we can give him a decent burial,” said the uncle […]
SINGAPORE – A 34-year-old woman was found dead at the Golden Dragon Hotel in Geylang on Sunday (Dec 30) night. The police, who were alerted to the case at 10.45pm, said that the woman was found lying motionless in a hotel room at 61 Westerhout Road. She was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene. […]
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A tornado swept through an Indonesian village in Cirebon in West Java province on Sunday (Dec 31), killing one person and causing widespread destruction. The powerful winds have reportedly damaged 165 houses in the area. National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said on his Twitter […]
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A number of Indonesian religious, cultural and interfaith figures have formulated a document called the Jakarta Treatise in response to the rising tide of religious conservatism sweeping the country. The treatise, which consists of five points, was produced at the end of a two-day discussion last Friday and […]
SINGAPORE – Service on the North-South MRT line was affected by a track fault during the morning peak on Monday (Dec 31), the last day of the year. As early as 7.43am, commuters started posting on social media sites such as MRT Disruption Feed, Tata SMRT as well as Twitter about a track fault between […]
SINGAPORE – The police are investigating an incident where a man appeared to throw himself at an oncoming car along Woodlands Ring Road last Thursday afternoon (Dec 27). The police said on Monday that the incident had been classified as a case of a rash act. Footage of the incident uploaded on Facebook page Roads.sg, […]
Bangladesh’s main opposition called for a fresh vote yesterday as the country’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and her ruling Awami League were declared the winners of an election tainted by violence and vote-rigging allegations. At least 17 people were said to have been killed in election day clashes, while reports flowed in of alleged vote […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China will kick off a year of sensitive anniversaries with a major speech on Wednesday (Jan 2) by President Xi Jinping on Taiwan, China’s most sensitive issue. In 2019 China will celebrate 70 years since Communist China’s founding. Anniversaries are always touchy events in China, where maintaining stability is the ruling Communist […]
JAKARTA – The tsunami came while fisherman Ari Agus Arman Harianto was out at sea, crushing the boat he was in. For an entire day, the 24-year old clung to the rubble of his ruined fishing boat to stay afloat. He later managed to paddle his way to nearby Pulau Panjang – a small island […]
Code of conduct negotiating draft seen by Reuters shows Hanoi wants Beijing’s blockades and island building outlawed. Tough negotiations lie ahead over a new pact between China and Southeast Asian nations aimed at easing tensions in the South China Sea, as Vietnam pushes for provisions likely to prove unpalatable to Beijing, documents reviewed by Reuters […]