Singaporean cave diver rescued from flash flood while on the road in south Thailand, Asia News,SINGAPORE – It was meant to be a recreational cave diving trip in Thailand for Singaporean Seetoh Yi Yu, and the last thing the 37-year-old expected was to be stranded for hours in a flash flood on Thursda
Devastating fire kills at least 43 in New Delhi, Asia News,NEW DELHI – At least 43 people were killed in India’s capital New Delhi on Sunday (Dec 8) when a fire swept through a six-storey factory where labourers were sleeping, government officials said. The factory was making handbags and lots of ra
Thailand suspends salvage effort in Phuket boat disaster that killed 46, Asia News,BANGKOK – Thailand suspended efforts on Thursday to salvage a boat that capsized and sank off its resort island of Phuket, officials said, putting the death toll in its worst tourist-related disaster in years at 46. T
Kitten found stuck in glue trap at Tampines wet market, Singapore News,A kitten caught in a glue trap in a Tampines wet market has been freed and is being nursed back to health. Its plight was revealed in a social media post on Sunday (Feb 27). Facebook user Grace Chai posted a video of the kitten o
Bombing of school in Ukraine kills 2, dozens more feared dead: Governor, World News,Two people have been killed in the Russian bombing of a school in the Ukrainian village of Bilohorivka and the 60 who remain under the debris are feared dead, Serhiy Gaidai, governor of the Luhansk region, said on Su
