Double-decker bus slams into tree in Thailand, killing 14 | transport News

Double-decker bus slams into tree in Thailand, killing 14 | transport News

Long-distance coach was travelling from Bangkok to the country’s far south when it veered off the road at about 1am. A double-decker bus has smashed into a tree in southern Thailand, killing at least 14 people and injuring 32 others, police have said. The long-distance coach was travelling from Bangkok…

Thousands gather in New Zealand to protest government’s Indigenous policies | Politics News

Thousands gather in New Zealand to protest government’s Indigenous policies | Politics News

Right-leaning coalition has pledged to review affirmative action and remove references to treaty with Maori people. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in New Zealand to express opposition to the new government’s policies towards Indigenous people. Protesters gathered in front of the parliament and on motorways on Tuesday…

In the Solomon Islands, a US agency’s struggles hint at China’s influence | Conflict

In the Solomon Islands, a US agency’s struggles hint at China’s influence | Conflict

Taipei, Taiwan – In October 2019, the United States announced that the Peace Corps, the storied volunteer programme established by John F Kennedy, would return to the Solomon Islands after a two-decade absence. The announcement was the latest in a flurry of moves by Washington to counter China’s growing presence…

Second SCMP reporter dropped out of contact in China last year, sources say | Media News

Second SCMP reporter dropped out of contact in China last year, sources say | Media News

A Hong Kong reporter who has been unreachable since travelling to China more than one month ago is the second journalist at her newspaper to have a lengthy unexplained absence from work in as many years, according to multiple people familiar with the situation. Minnie Chan, a reporter with the…

11 climbers dead, 12 missing after eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi | News

11 climbers dead, 12 missing after eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi | News

Authorities say 75 people were in the area when the West Sumatra volcano erupted on Sunday. Eleven climbers have been killed and 12 more are missing after the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi, local officials have said. Seventy-five people were in the area when the volcano in West Sumatra erupted…

Explosion hits university in Philippines, three reported killed | Crime News

Explosion hits university in Philippines, three reported killed | Crime News

BREAKINGBREAKING, Mindanao governor condemns “violent bombing” at Mindanao State University. Three people were killed and a number of others were injured after an explosion ripped a university gymnasium in the southern Philippines, local media have reported. The blast occurred at Mindanao State University in Marawi City on Sunday during a…

Tsunami waves of 40 cm in Japan after Philippines earthquake: Agency | Earthquakes News

Tsunami waves of 40 cm in Japan after Philippines earthquake: Agency | Earthquakes News

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines, triggering evacuation orders. Tsunami waves of 40 cm (1.3 feet) have been observed on Japan’s Hachijojima island, some 290km (180 miles) south of Tokyo, after a major earthquake in the Philippines, says the Japan…

Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia shores in latest boat arrival | Rohingya News

Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia shores in latest boat arrival | Rohingya News

More than 100 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, have landed in Indonesia’s westernmost province, officials say, but locals have threatened to push them back out to sea. Hundreds more of the mostly Muslim refugees from Myanmar were trapped on board another two unseaworthy vessels adrift in the Andaman Sea,…