According to asiaone.com, two foreigners have been robbing tourists in the Dang Wangi area by pretending to be police personnel. The Pakistani nationals, who were detained last Saturday, would confuse their victims by showing them green-coloured identification cards and claiming that they were policemen. They would then accuse the tourists of being in possession of drugs and proceed to conduct “checks” on the tourists’ belongings. Read article
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As reported by chinadaily.com, one person died and eight others were injured in a road accident that occurred Wednesday in central Taiwan’s Alishan Scenic Area, a local travel agency said. A bus fell off a roadside mountain slope at 2 pm, killing a tour guide and injuring eight tourists from the Chinese mainland, the agency […]
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Channelnewsasia.com reports that the haze in Singapore climbed into the unhealthy range on Monday as the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hit 111 at 6pm. The PSI reading first crossed the 100 mark at 3pm, when it was recorded at 105, before reaching a peak of 111 at 4pm and 6pm. According to the National […]
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Thestatesman.net reports that an Indian national was killed in a freak accident triggered by a storm in Malaysia, local media said today. Jahir Hussain Sulaiman (46) was killed in Penang yesterday when a concrete slab fell on the lorry carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders which he was driving, his younger brother Peroez Khan said. […]
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Channelnewsasia.com reports that Malaysia said Thursday it would work with Myanmar to repatriate thousands of their nationals following clashes in the community that left at least four dead and led to a security sweep. The two Southeast Asian nations insisted that violence — beginning late May at a wholesale market in Kuala Lumpur — linked […]
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According to nst.com.my, a German tourist, who had just arrived here from Singapore, was assaulted by two men who tried to rob him yesterday morning. Michael Peter Hem, 28, suffered cuts to his hands and legs, and fractured his right arm in the 12.30am incident which occurred near a budget hotel at the Ipoh old […]
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According to enca.com, a Japanese tourist who was arrested for allegedly threatening Malaysian police with a knife, has been found dead in a police cell. A senior police official said the 33-year-old man was believed to have hung himself. According to district police chief Yahaya Ramli, Nobuhiro Matsushita was found dead yesterday and was believed […]
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Malaysian authorities worry that ethnic and racial tensions in nearby Myanmar are spilling over into their country after a series of clashes between Myanmar nationals near Kuala Lumpur left at least four people dead. Sectarian violence in Myanmar is already increasing tension elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Read article
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According to focustaiwan.tw, two people were killed, one was reported missing, and more than 80 were injured as of Sunday evening after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck central Taiwan earlier in the day, according to the Central Emergency Operation Center. A male tourist, identified as Liu Chin-lu, who was with a group of seven other […]
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According to a radioaustralia.net.au report, human rights groups have voiced anger over the forced repatriation to Pyongyang of nine young refugees captured in Laos. The refugees, aged between 15 and 23, were arrested in Laos around three weeks ago. They were returned to China on Monday and flown back to Pyongyang the next day. Read […]
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