Saudi Arabia is planning to build a 600-mile buffer wall to separate itself from Iraq, and to protect itself from invading IS forces, it was revealed today. According to The Telegraph, the “Great Wall” will include a wall and a ditch to protect the Wahabi state from ISIS militants who control “much of the area […]
A Saudi cleric decreed that building snowmen and snow camels is not acceptable in Islam. Many saw the fatwa (religious edict), by Mohamed Saleh Al Minijed, as a kill joy, particularly after Saudis in the northern part of the country started sharing photographs of their artistic snow creations online. According to the fatwa, published on […]
BANGKOK, Jan 7 – The Royal Thai Embassy in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka warned Thais living there to stay indoors, avoid going to any local governmental offices, and to prepare ample supplies of food and necessities, after a political clash in the country has already taken lives. The embassy announced that the political situation […]
A Japanese pop megastar caused consternation during a popular annual New Year’s Eve broadcast on December 31 by wearing a fake Hitler moustache during his performance. Keisuke Kuwata is the founder and lead-singer of the Southern All Stars, one of the most beloved and iconic pop bands in 1980s Japan. After selling millions of records […]
BANGKOK, 3 Jan 2015 (NNT) – A Thai female tourist has died after falling off a cliff in Bhutan according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Based on a report from the Royal Thai Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised that the 40-year old tourist fell off the cliff near […]
An Indonesia AirAsia jet vanished over the Kumai region today. The flight carried 162 people. Among the 155 passengers and seven crew flying from Surabaya to Singapore are three Koreans, one Malaysian, and one person variously reported as a French or UK national. The rest are Indonesians. There are sixteen children and an infant. The […]
An Air Asia plane travelling from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control, Indonesia’s Metro TV reported on Sunday. Read more: straitstimes.com Straits Times
The northeastern states of peninsular Malaysia were hit by massive flooding, which residents described as the worst seen in the region in more than two decades. At least 120,000 have been evacuated as floodwaters intensified in the past two days. Aside from heavy rainfall, scientists blamed the gravitational pull of the moon for the high […]
