Police are advising the public to be cautious as armed robberies in the Greater Jakarta area could increase ahead of the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in mid-July. Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Rikwanto said on Friday that there were seven reported robberies in the past week alone, with the targets ranging from minimarts to bank customers carrying large amounts of cash. Read article
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POLICE suspect an Australian man found dead on the roadside near a popular resort area in Bali was murdered. Read article
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PHNOM PENH, June 26 (Xinhua) — Some 29,510 malaria cases were reported in Cambodia in the first five months of this year, claiming 27 lives, according to a report of the country’s National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control on Tuesday. The report showed that the number of malaria cases declined by 11 percent […]
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SIRAJGANJ, Jun 23: Twenty six more Anthrax infected people have been identified at Panchil and Ultadab village under Shahzadpur upazila in Sirajganj district in the last six days. District Sanitary Inspector Ram Chandra Shaha Milonconfirmed this to this correspondent yesterday. With the new ones, the number of total infected has risen to 67 in the […]
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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is investigating two fatal cases of Vibrio vulnificus infection, with one of them causing necrotising fasciitis (flesh-eating disease).The case of necrotising fasciitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus affected a 48-year-old man who lived in Shenzhen with underlying medical conditions. He presented with fever, pain and […]
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More than 80 people have been killed in a wave of communal violence in western Burma this month, a government official says. More than 80 people have been killed in a wave of communal violence in western Burma this month, a government official said. Read article
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More than 80 people have been killed in a wave of communal violence in western Burma this month, a government official said. He said about 71 people had died in more than a week of clashes, in addition to 10 Muslims killed on June 3 by a Buddhist mob seeking revenge for the rape and […]
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PHUKET: A British tourist has told of being stabbed in an incident on Phuket early today – the same night that an Australian woman died in a second stabbing. Mohamad Zubair Edwa, 37, was grimacing in pain today in Phuket International Hospital as he told how three men on a motorbike confronted him, and one […]
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Australian tourist stabbed to death in Phuket bag-snatch attempt/ A PERTH travel agent was killed in a popular Thailand tourist spot last night when she was stabbed in the heart by a man trying to snatch her bag. Michelle Smith, 60, was part of a group of 10 travel agents from Perth on a tour […]
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Guangzhou police appeal for calm as demonstrators halt traffic after man believed to be Nigerian dies following fare dispute. Hundreds of foreign nationals have taken to the streets of Guangzhou, southern China, to protest after an expatriate died in custody following a brawl with a Chinese man. Most of the demonstrators are thought to have […]
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