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Foreign murder suspect arrested in Cambodia after 22 years on the run
A foreign national, wanted by South Korean police in connection with a murder committed over 20 years ago, has been apprehended in Cambodia.
Kim Kisu had been sought by South Korean police in connection with a murder that took place in…
Accountant killed at workplace, suspect detained
An accountant was found murdered at her workplace yesterday, September 26 – reportedly by a colleague who had called her into to work on Sunday.
The victim has been named as 27-year-old Mom Chenda, of Village 8, Sangkat Kampong Leav,…
Cambodia to receive 3 million jabs of COVID-19 vaccine
Cambodia will soon be receiving 3 million more doses of vaccine to add to its existing stock as the government attempts to expedite the country’s vaccination campaign.
The Secretary of State of the Ministry of Health, Youk Sambath,…
Sri Lanka’s Delta branch named AY.28
Sri Jayewardenepura University Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology Head Dr. Chandima Jeewandara yesterday (26) tweeted that the Delta branch spreading in Sri Lanka has been named as AY.28, an alias of B.1.617.2.28, Sri Lanka…
Biggest wind farm in SE Asia to operate in Laos
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp has invested in a massive wind power plant project in Laos to deliver electricity to Vietnam, in what would be the biggest onshore wind farm in Southeast Asia.
Mitsubishi said in a recent press…
Cyclone hits eastern India, 2 dead
Two fishermen were reported dead after a cyclone packing strong winds and rains barrelled into India's east coast late on Sunday (Sep 26), forcing the evacuation of more than 200,000 people in three states to shelters.
Cyclones are a…
Strong 5.7-magnitude quake strikes Philippines’ main island
A strong earthquake hit off the Philippines' main island on Monday (Sep 27), but there were no immediate reports of damage, the US Geological Survey and local officials said.
The deep 5.7-magnitude quake struck off Batangas province on…
Iceland elects Europe’s first women-majority Parliament
Iceland has voted more women than men into its Parliament, a first in Europe, in a national election that saw the ruling left-right coalition strengthen its majority, final results showed on Sunday (Sept 26).
Thirty-three women were…
Parents welcome move to allow students in quarantine to take national exams
These are testing times for Ms Lina Sugianto's twin son and daughter, who are sitting the A levels at the end of the year. The 18-year-olds have been anxious every time they hear of a confirmed Covid-19 case in their schools as they do not…
India sets up ‘bad bank’ to deal with massive unpaid loans
With unpaid corporate loans at a record high in India, the government has set up a "bad bank" to resolve such loans, paving the way for a major clean-up of the banking system.
Flush with 30.6 billion rupees (S$560 million), the new…