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Death of King Power boss Vichai confirmed
Death of King Power boss Vichai confirmed
ENGLAND: The billionaire boss of King Power and Leicester City football team was among three Thais and two foreigners killed when his helicopter crashed and burst into flames in the Premier League side’s football stadium car park moments after taking off from the pitch, the club said yesterday (Oct 28).
Helicopter owned by Leicester City’s Thai chairman crashes
Helicopter owned by Leicester City’s Thai chairman crashes
LONDON: A helicopter belonging to Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crashed near the stadium of his Premier League club Leicester City yesterday (Oct 27).
China’s president inaugurates Hong Kong-mainland mega bridge
China’s president inaugurates Hong Kong-mainland mega bridge
CHINA: China’s President Xi Jinping officially opened the world’s longest sea bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China today (Oct 23), at a time when Beijing is tightening its grip on its semi-autonomous territories.
22 dead after train flips in Taiwan
22 dead after train flips in Taiwan
TAIWAN: At least 22 people have died after an express train derailed and flipped over on a popular coastal tourist route in Taiwan yesterday (oct 21), the island’s worst rail accident for more than 20 years.
Immunotherapy - The Nobel Prize winning cancer treatment
Immunotherapy - The Nobel Prize winning cancer treatment
A revolutionary cancer treatment pioneered by the winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been hailed as the future of fighting the disease – and it has fewer devastating side effects than chemotherapy.
Now boarding: Passengers ready for world’s longest flight
Now boarding: Passengers ready for world’s longest flight
SINGAPORE: Passengers were getting ready to board the world’s longest flight today (Oct 11) – a marathon 19 hours in the air between Singapore and New York.
Nurmagomedov won’t be stripped of UFC title
Nurmagomedov won’t be stripped of UFC title
MMA: Unbeaten Khabib Nurmagomedov will not be stripped of his UFC lightweight title despite his role in a post-match brawl on Sunday (Oct 7), UFC president Dana White said in a website posting yesterday (Oct 9).
Thai tennis umpires get life bans for match-fixing, betting
Thai tennis umpires get life bans for match-fixing, betting
TENNIS: Three tennis umpires from Thailand have been handed life bans for match-fixing and betting offences, including manipulating the official scoring system during matches, the sport’s anti-corruption body said.
Missing toll soars to 5,000 in engulfed Indonesia quake neighbourhoods
Missing toll soars to 5,000 in engulfed Indonesia quake neighbourhoods
INDONESIA: The number of people believed missing from the quake and tsunami that struck Indonesia’s Palu city has soared to 5,000, an official said yesterday (Oct 7), an indication that far more may have perished in the twin disaster than the current toll.
Marquez seizes pole for first Thailand MotoGP
Marquez seizes pole for first Thailand MotoGP
MOTOGP: MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez grabbed pole position in the inaugural Thailand Grand Prix Saturday, just ahead of Italian great Valentino Rossi.
Australia shutters notorious offshore asylum camp
Australia shutters notorious offshore asylum camp
AUSTRALIA: A notorious Australian immigration detention camp on remote Christmas Island has been shut, the government said today (Oct 5), hailing the success of its hardline policies in ending a flood of asylum-seeking boat people.
Indonesia clamps down on looting as quake-tsunami toll tops 1,200
Indonesia clamps down on looting as quake-tsunami toll tops 1,200
INDONESIA: More than 1,200 people are now known to have died in the quake-tsunami that smashed into Sulawesi, Indonesia said Tuesday, as police pledged to clamp down on looting by survivors taking advantage of the chaos.
Mass burials to begin as Indonesia toll tops 800
Mass burials to begin as Indonesia toll tops 800
INDONESIA: Mass graves were being readied today (Oct 1) for hundreds of victims of an Indonesian quake-tsunami as authorities battled to stave off disease and reach desperate people still trapped under shattered buildings.
Venezuela’s ghost properties
Venezuela’s ghost properties
VENEZUELA: Three years ago, asphyxiated by Venezuela’s economic meltdown, Francisco Rojas and his wife Elena packed up four suitcases with the barest of essentials and walked out of their Caracas apartment.
Drink to old times: World’s ‘oldest brewery’ found in Israel
Drink to old times: World’s ‘oldest brewery’ found in Israel
ISRAEL: Archaeologists have found what they believe is the world’s oldest site for alcohol production, a recent study said, adding the beer-like beverage may have been served in ceremonies some 13,000 years ago.
‘Te reo’ Maori back from brink
‘Te reo’ Maori back from brink
NEW ZEALAND: Beneath the carved timber roof of a traditional ‘marae’ meeting house at Wellington High School, dozens of students watch entranced as a play performed entirely in the Maori language unfolds.
A ‘Headache’ for Thai junta
A ‘Headache’ for Thai junta
BANGKOK: Thailand’s junta chief caricatured as a ‘lucky cat’ with a paw raised to rake in money, or his face crossed out by a thick, red line – daring graffiti is cropping up across Bangkok as the city’s walls become a canvas for rare political scorn.
Europe ready for US attack as Ryder Cup day two begins
Europe ready for US attack as Ryder Cup day two begins
GOLF: Europe prepared for a strong comeback bid from the United States as day two of the Ryder Cup began this morning (Sept 29) with the hosts owning a 5-3 edge ahead of four fourball matches.
Scores killed in Indonesia quake-tsunami
Scores killed in Indonesia quake-tsunami
INDONESIA: Scores of people were killed when a powerful quake and tsunami struck central Indonesia, an AFP photographer at the scene said today (Sept 29), as rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region.
Indonesian city hit by tsunami after powerful quake
Indonesian city hit by tsunami after powerful quake
INDONESIA: A powerful earthquake hit central Indonesia on Friday (Sept 28), causing a tsunami that slammed into a city on Sulawesi island with officials saying the tremor had levelled “many” buildings.