A video posted on social media this weekend by a Ukrainian government advisor shows soldiers trying to put out fires in grain fields in Ukraine, allegedly caused by invading Russian troops. One of the main problems the war is creating is massive food shortages and a Russian naval blockade preventing it from exporting lucrative agricultural […]
Bangladesh killed at least 49 people and injured more than 300 others, officials and local media said Sunday, as firefighters struggled to get the blaze under control. The fire at the BM Inland Container Depot, a Dutch-Bangladesh joint venture, broke out around midnight Saturday following explosions in a container full of chemicals. The cause of […]
A Thai woman has reportedly died in Oman after being thrown from the fourth floor of an apartment building by her husband during an argument. The victim was identified as Suparat “Praew” Nganlasom, 30, from Sakon Nakhon. Full story: Bangkok Post BANGKOK POST REPORTERS
At least 26 people are reported missing following the sinking of the ferry Ladang Pertiwi last Thursday in the Makassar Strait, Indonesia. According to the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) on Saturday, 17 people have been rescued so far. After “receiving the information, we immediately dispatched a rescue team of 30 people consisting […]
Putin’s commanders have allegedly massacred their own wounded soldiers instead of assisting them on the battlefield, according to what several captured Russian soldiers have revealed to a Ukrainian journalist and whose testimonies are reported Tuesday by the British newspaper Daily Mail. In particular, a lieutenant colonel has been accused of personally shooting dead several soldiers […]
At midnight, even before the official results were announced, isolated bursts of fireworks already began to explode over the Manila sky. As the polls predicted, but many were reluctant to believe, the son of dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who goes by the same name and is known as Bongbong, is emerging as the undisputed winner of […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Lao PDR has lifted COVID-19 entry restrictions for fully vaccinated tourists, following a drop in coronavirus cases and deaths. In 2020, there were 80% fewer international visitors to Laos than there were in 2019 when 4.7 million foreign tourists visited the country. Thipphakone Chanthavongsa, deputy minister and deputy head of the Lao […]
A former KGB agent claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin suffers from early-stage dementia and says his paranoia is driving him mad, according to the British newspaper The Sun on Tuesday. The Russian leader’s health has long been a source of speculation, with several Western intelligence services suggesting he has serious health problems. However, Putin’s […]
