Tokyo – A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck north-eastern Japan Sunday morning, the Meteorological Agency said. No casualties or damage were reported. The quake prompted the agency to issue a tsunami warning on the coast of the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, but it was lifted at 11:45 am (0245 GMT). Read more: Monsters and Critics
Thousands of protesters have descended on Malaysia’s capital – despite the closing of key roads – to attend a banned rally demanding electoral reforms. Police fired rounds of tear gas and used water cannons to disperse the crowds. Police in the capital said more than 1,400 people were arrested Saturday. Most were expected to be […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected Pyeongchang, South Korea as host of the 2018 Winter Games today. The committee meeting in Durban, South Africa, made its selection in the first round of voting. The South Korean city won over Munich, Germany and Annecy, France after failing in two previous tries. It was an emphatic success […]
Organizers of a major election reform movement in Malaysia have agreed to move their rally to a stadium instead of marching through the streets. The agreement, which came during a meeting with Malaysia’s king on Tuesday, could help defuse political tensions that have been mounting following the arrests of more than 200 political activists in […]
Officials announced that a treasure containing sacks of diamonds and gold coins as well as golden idols, jewelry and other riches has been discovered in the secret subterranean vaults of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, in the southwestern state of Kerala, India. Estimates of its worth have been rising and it is now thought to be worth […]
Kuala Lumpur – A Malaysian court has sentenced two Thai nationals to death by hanging for smuggling more than 20 kilograms of cannabis into the country, a news report said Friday. Iproheng Yeetuwa, 37 and Mueseh Mahsae, 44, were caught in the northern Kedah state in 2009 with 21.6 kilogrammes of cannabis. Read more: The […]
Social Welfare Department Invites Christian ‘Gay Conversion Therapist’ to Train Staff In seeming contradiction to the vast body of scientific knowledge, the Hong Kong government’s Social Welfare Department in mid-June hired the head of a fringe religious organization to teach a workshop to social workers advocating “gay conversion therapy, “ the belief that homosexual identity […]
A court in Burma has convicted the Australian publisher of the Myanmar Times of minor assault and immigration violations. The charges Myanmar Times publisher Ross Dunkley was convicted of assault and immigration violations, but released in recognition of time served in jail while awaiting trial. Dunkley said the verdict was ridiculous and he would appeal. […]
