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  • Preliminary data suggests ‘similarities’ to Lion Air incident – Ethiopian Airlines crash

    Preliminary data suggests ‘similarities’ to Lion Air incident – Ethiopian Airlines crash

    PHOTO: The ‘black box’ data recorder arrived in Paris last week Preliminary data analysis from the black boxes of last week’s Ethiopian Airlines plane crash has revealed “similarities” to last October’s Lion Air incident. Ethiopian Minister of Transport, Dagmawit Moges, says that investigators recovered all relevant data from the data recorders on board the fateful final flight of the Boeing 737 MAX jet. He did not provide additional details about the alleged “similarities” between the two crashes saying they were “subject to additional investigation.

  • UPDATE: Christchurch massacre – The mind of a mass murderer

    UPDATE: Christchurch massacre – The mind of a mass murderer

    The gunman who Facebook live-streamed himself shooting his way into the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch also posted a political manifesto addressing his reasons for the attack. In his manifesto he described himself as “just a regular White man”.

  • Kim-Trump summit ‘fail’ over North Korea’s demands to lift sanctions

    Kim-Trump summit ‘fail’ over North Korea’s demands to lift sanctions

    by Choi He-suk, Korea Herald – Asia News Network US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un’s summit ended abruptly with both sides failing to reach an agreement. The second day of talks kicked off at 9 am yesterday at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi but the event was cut short when Kim and Trump departed at 1:25 pm. The two were scheduled to have a working lunch then hold a joint ‘agreement’ signing ceremony around 2pm

  • Thai-owned Dusit D2 Hotel under fire in Nairobi

    Thai-owned Dusit D2 Hotel under fire in Nairobi

    PHOTO: Google Maps Two explosions and gunfire have been heard amid an apparent attack at an upscale hotel and office complex in Kenyan capital Nairobi. News just in from independent.co.uk “We are under attack,” another person in an office inside a complex in the DusitD2 hotel told Reuters, then hung up. Local television showed smoke rising from the area.

  • VIDEO: Thai firefighters and rescuers cross border to help Cambodian firefighters

    VIDEO: Thai firefighters and rescuers cross border to help Cambodian firefighters

    PHOTO: The Mirror  A fire which broke out in an building in Poipet, Cambodia on Monday night, saw Thai fire trucks and rescue workers from the bordering town of Aranyaprathet, cross the border to help put out the fire. Poipet is a Cambodian town well known for its various casinos, which caters to Chinese and Thai gamblers. Poipet is located about 5 kilometres from the Thai border

  • Melbourne loses its crown as the World’s Most Livable City

    Melbourne loses its crown as the World’s Most Livable City

    PHOTO: Not the world’s most livable city anymore 1. Vienna, Austria 2.

  • Thailand now in world’s top 100 most expensive places to live for expats

    Thailand now in world’s top 100 most expensive places to live for expats

    Singapore and Thailand are among the fastest risers in a survey of most expensive locations in the world for expats. Asian Correspondent is reporting that multinational human resource consultants ECA International, in its recent Cost of Living survey, revealed that Thailand rose 32 places this year to enter the top 100 most expensive locations in the world. Lee Quane, the ECA International Regional Director, says over the past five years the Thai capital Bangkok has climbed more than 80 places to 90th place in the company’s cost of living rankings

  • DSI calls for dissolution of foundation funding Dhammakaya cult

    DSI calls for dissolution of foundation funding Dhammakaya cult

    “The foundation operates as a quasi-Buddhist cult and commands adherents to its teachings from around the world.” The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is calling on public prosecutors to request the courts to dissolve the Khun Yay Maha Ratana Upasika Chandra Khonnokyoong Foundation. The Foundation was implicated in the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement case

  • AirAsia integrates AI to become a travel technology company

    b y The Star –  Asia News Network AirAsia is integrating Google Cloud’s machine learning and AI (artificial intelligence) technologies into every aspect of its business, as part of its transformation into a travel technology company. Speaking at the Google Cloud Next London event, AirAsia group CEO Tony Fernandes said, “It’s a huge mission, but we’ve never done anything easy.” “We are now in our next phase of development where we are expanding beyond air transport, and digitalising our operations and processes to become more efficient.” Google Cloud will allow AirAsia to make full use of the mountain of data it already owns, opening up opportunities for the carrier to build new businesses.

  • The rise of Kpop stars reveals the dark side of music sweatshops

    The rise of Kpop stars reveals the dark side of music sweatshops

    • They’ve had two number one selling albums in the Billboard Top 200 this year. • They’re the first pop act to score two Number One albums in a calendar year since One Direction in 2014