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  • Death toll rises in the wake of Mangkhut in northern Philippines

    Death toll rises in the wake of Mangkhut in northern Philippines

    by The Philippine Daily Inquirer – Asia News Network – BAGUIO CITY Massive landslides have killed 64 people while 45 others remain missing in this city and in the provinces of Benguet, Mountain Province, Kalinga and Nueva Vizcaya, as Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) unleased its fury on Friday night and early Saturday, the Philippine National Police said on Sunday. The PNP said 33 people were injured in the massive storm. The hardest hit province was Benguet, where most of those who died perished in landslides

  • Kuala Terengganu Syariah High Court carries out caning punishment of two woman

    PHOTOS: The Star, Asia News Network Two women have been caned six times each as punishment after pleading guilty to same-sex relations by the Kuala Terengganu Syariah High Court.

  • Indonesia set to ban dog meat trade

    “In Surakarta, Central Java, an estimated 1,200 dogs are slaughtered and eaten daily by dog-meat connoisseurs in the city.” Indonesia’s government has bowed to international pressure and decided to issue a regulation banning the trade in dog meat. The decree also addresses concerns over the spread of rabies and animal abuse following campaigns against eating dog and cat meat in the country. During the “National Coordination of Animal Welfare” conference in Jakarta earlier this month the announcement was made

  • Air traffic controllers didn’t follow standard procedures during MH370 flight – Report

    PHOTO: News In Flight In the wake of the release of the final official report into the disappearance of Malaysian Airways flight MH370 yesterday, new details have emerged about a departure from ‘standard operating procedures’ at the time the Boeing 777 ‘vanished’ from radar. Air traffic controllers in KL and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, did not act according to the SOPs (standard operating procedures) on March 8, 2014, causing a significant delay in detecting the disappearance of the flight

  • “Best Country in Asia.” Japan.

    PHOTO: Travelience “Japan is ranked the best country in Asia and fifth globally. Thailand ranks 27th globally” DataLeads reports that a survey conducted in 80 countries shows that Japan and Australia are the only Asia-Pacific countries that features in the top 10 best countries of the world. The ranking of countries is measured through factors like entrepreneurship, openness to business, adventure, citizenship and overall quality of life.

  • Chiang Mai: Court asked to halt Doi Suthep construction and kick out the residents

    Residents living in the controversial judicial buildings constructed on the slopes of Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai will have to drive past signs saying it’s a ‘NO MAN’S LAND’ every time they enter the property. The Doi Suthep Forest Reclamation Network is asking the Court of Appeals Region 5 to stop the ongoing construction at the controversial site. “We will give the court 10 days to respond,” the network’s co-ordinator Teerasak Rupsuwan said yesterday

  • The final straw – say NO to plastic straws

    You walk into your nearest convenience store.

  • Phuket City of Gastronomy event June 1-5, 2018

    The Phuket City of Gastronomy event is back for the fourth year and will be held in the first week of June in Phuket Town. A press conference was held yesterday (May 24) at Novotel Phuket Phokeethra Hotel in Phuket Town and hosted by the Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief, Dr Jirapan Taepan.

  • Six drug dealers arrested in major Krabi sting

    Six drug dealers arrested in major Krabi sting

    Krabi police, along with Police Region 8 officers, have arrested six drug dealers from one of the biggest networks in the south and seized their assets, worth approximately 26.5 million Baht. The drug dealers arrested include 40 year old Kriangsak Rangsiyangkul from Bangkok, Nan Saung Kham from Myanmar, 34 year old Pornsawan Dindaeng, 22 year old Pitchsinee Patimin, 26 year old Peerapong Kanpetch and 53 year old Sittiporn Sarawaree, all four from Krabi.

  • Jail, plus a fine, for taking alcohol into national parks

    Jail, plus a fine, for taking alcohol into national parks

    Tourists risk a jail term plus a fine if they step into national parks with alcohol beverages. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation’s director-general Thanya Netithammakun yesterday warned tourists to stay alcohol-free inside national parks. “Offenders are liable to one month in jail and/or a maximum fine of ]1,000 Baht,” he said