Showing 51 - 60 of 1,677
Owners of Goa bar flee to Phuket after deadly fire
Bangkok Post and News Agencies, Published on 09/12/2025
» The owners of an Indian nightclub fled to Phuket hours after a fire ripped through a nightclub in the western state of Goa, killing 25, authorities in India say.
Hong Kong warns international media against ‘smear campaign’
News Agencies, Published on 06/12/2025
» Authorities in Hong Kong summoned international news organisations to a rare meeting on Saturday to warn them against “false information and smear campaigns” surrounding the city’s deadliest fire in nearly eight decades and upcoming legislative elections.
Osaka expo's economic impact estimated at B618bn: think tank
Kyodo News, Published on 04/12/2025
» The World Exposition in Osaka is estimated to have generated an economic ripple effect of 3.05 trillion yen (618 billion baht), sowing the seeds for economic growth while the benefits struggled to expand to a wide area beyond the venue, a report by a private think tank showed on Wednesday.
Swan on tracks halts bullet train services in northeastern Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 03/12/2025
» Bullet train services on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan were temporarily suspended on Wednesday morning after a swan was spotted on the tracks, the railway operator said.
Chinese man arrested for brandishing knife in Tokyo DisneySea hotel
Kyodo News, Published on 03/12/2025
» A Chinese man has been arrested for allegedly brandishing a knife in a banquet room of a hotel located inside the Tokyo DisneySea amusement park, according to police.
England scrapping jury trials for some crimes
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/12/2025
» LONDON - Juries will be scrapped in England and Wales for a range of criminal trials, including the most complex financial crime, in the biggest shake-up of the country’s justice system in decades.
Trump: Consider Venezuelan airspace closed
News Agencies, Published on 29/11/2025
» US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety.
Japan's low-crime image cracking as car thefts, home intrusions rise
Kyodo News, Published on 28/11/2025
» Japan has often prided itself on its orderly, low-crime society, but cracks in that image are widening amid rising car thefts and home intrusions fueled by export markets and public complacency.
Appeal court approves extradition of Vietnamese activist
News Agencies and Online Reporters, Published on 26/11/2025
» The Court of Appeal has approved the extradition from Thailand of a prominent Vietnamese activist who was granted refugee status by the United Nations, in a case that is being watched by numerous international human rights groups.
Philippines freezes $200m in assets linked to flood graft
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/11/2025
» MANILA - The Philippine government has frozen more assets allegedly linked to graft-ridden flood control projects, raising the total to 12 billion pesos ($204 million), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday.