The Burmese government has signed a ceasefire agreement with a prominent ethnic rebel group, in what appeared to be a major breakthrough in efforts to end a 63-year insurgency. Government officials signed the deal Thursday with the Karen National Union during a meeting in Pa-an, the capital of Karen state. Karen rebels, which operate in […]
A powerful earthquake has hit waters off the western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island. The U.S. Geological Survey says that the magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Tuesday at a depth of 29 km, 423 kilometers of Banda Aceh on Sumatra.
A lawyer representing a former Thai student in Australia submitted a petition with the National Human Rights Commission asking it to examine the Foreign Ministry’s inaction in protecting the basic rights of his client. Abhisit Siriposop, Lawyer of Sarut Srihaweerachat formerly a master degree student in Australia, said the petition was in response to the […]
(AGI) Sydney – 7 passengers of Qantas flight A380 flying from London to Singapore were injured during a turbulence. Four of them had to be to a hospital for treatment. The “strong turbulence”, as a spokesperson of the airline company defined it, occurred in the air space of India yesterday morning, jolting the passengers off […]
Maritime officials say a cargo ship grounded off New Zealand since October split apart Sunday, spilling cargo containers and debris and sparking fears of a fresh oil spill. The wreck of the Greek-owned Rena was described as New Zealand’s worst maritime environmental disaster, even before pounding waves during a storm tore off the rear section […]
A hot air balloon burst into flames and crashed to the ground in New Zealand on Saturday, killing all 11 people on board, after apparently hitting a power line. The balloon came down in calm weather near Carterton, a small town north of the capital Wellington and a popular area for ballooning, in New Zealand’s […]
Japan Airlines (JAL) is planning on relisting its shares in an IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. By September, JAL shareholders intend to sell between ¥500 billion and ¥1 trillion (US$6.4b – US$12.8b, €5b – €10b). If the sale goes into high-end estimates, it will make JAL the largest airline in the world by market […]
Outrage over prosecution and beating of a youth for stealing sandals Angry Indonesians have been depositing sandals outside of police stations across the country as a protest against the arrest, severe beating and trial of a 15-year-old boy for stealing a pair of cheap, worn-out white flip-flops while crooks stealing millions of dollars have gone […]
