Daily roundup: Shangri-la VP guilty of car crash at Sentosa Gateway – and other top stories today, World News,Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today. 1. Shangri-la VP guilty of car crash at Sentosa Gateway A lapse in his attention caused nine people to be injured, but his lawyer aske
China opens Mars base simulator for teens – and soon tourists – for taste of living on Red Planet, China News,JINCHANG, CHINA – A Mars base simulator sits in the middle of nowhere in China's Gobi desert, but instead of housing astronauts training to live on the Red Planet, the facility is full
'Nightmare, nightmare' – Over half a million tourists stranded after Thomas Cook collapses, World News,MALLORCA, Spain – More than half a million holidaymakers were stranded around the globe on Monday following the collapse of Thomas Cook (TCG.L), the world's oldest travel firm. Trave
Suspicious bulges in Thai women's underwear turn out to be bags of drugs, Asia News,Several Thai ladies sporting matching bulges in their underwear roused the suspicion of security guards in Fukuoka airport when they arrived in late September. They found out the big black bulges on the seven wo
Thousands flock to India's Taj Mahal despite coronavirus fears, Asia News,AGRA, India – India has raised the number of visitors it will allow into the Taj Mahal monument to 15,000 per day despite warnings from health officials that overcrowding at tourist sites could lead to a rise in coronavir
2 hikers killed in landslide in Australia's Blue Mountains, World News,SYDNEY — Two hikers, one of them a child, were killed on Monday (April 4) and two people were critically injured in a landslide on a hiking trail in the Blue Mountains national park west of the Australian city of Sydney, pol
Sengkang flat illegally leased on Airbnb gets discovered by taxi driver after picking up tourists, Singapore News,A taxi driver accidentally stumbled upon a flat in Sengkang which had been illegally leased out on Airbnb, while he was ferrying some tourists from Changi Airport on Tuesday (March 7). T
A first film on the coronavirus epidemic has been shot, Entertainment News,Shot before the epidemic was redefined as a pandemic, Corona deals with fear and racism targeting the Asian population generated by the coronavirus at a time when it was still known as \”the Chinese virus.\” Canadian director M
Johor Prince says his prediction came true amid fears over Wuhan virus, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia's crown prince of Johor on Sunday (Jan 26) criticised the government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, saying that what he had warned Malaysian voters about has now come true
Streaming to survive: Thailand's out-of-work elephants in crisis, Asia News,SURIN, Thailand – In the northeastern village of Ban Ta Klang in Thailand, Siriporn Sapmak starts her day by doing a livestream of her two elephants on social media to raise money to survive. The 23-year old, who has be
Japan to lift Covid-19 entry ban for 106 countries, Asia News,TOKYO – Japan plans to ease Covid-19 related border restrictions by lifting its entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries including the United States, Britain and France on Friday (April 8), the government said. Tokyo has been gr
