by Malaysiakini | Feb 12, 2020 | News, Young girls for marriage
Many onboard a crowded boat that sank off the coast of Bangladesh yesterday, which killed 15 women and children, were human trafficking victims being smuggled into Malaysia to become brides, international news agencies reported.Seventy of the estimated 130 refugees on board the 13-meter long fishing trawler were rescued, Bangladeshi officials said.Of the survivors, two are suspected traffickers who are being interrogated by the authorities, BBC Bengalireported.Among the Rohingya refugees on the boat were young women who were to be smuggled into Malaysia as brides, Cox’s Bazaar police superinte… (more…)
by Malaysiakini | Feb 12, 2020 | News
A two-year-old boy miraculously survived after he was flung out of a vehicle he was travelling in with his family in a road crash involving another vehicle on the southbound North-South Expressway near Senawang, on Monday.Negeri Sembilan Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Ibrahim Mohd Abdul Kadir said the toddler sustained injuries in his forearms and head, and is currently being treated at Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital in Seremban.He said in the 3.21pm incident, the boy was thrown out of the vehicle he was in due to the impact of the collision with another car which was driven d… (more…)
by Philippine Star | Feb 11, 2020 | Health, News
MANILA, Philippines — The whole world is at war and the dreaded enemy is called 2019-nCoV (novel coronavirus). Even as global leaders in innovative vaccines are in a frantic race to develop a vaccine against nCoV, the death toll continues to rise and confirmed cases continue to grow in alarming numbers around the world.The virus has reportedly spread to 25 countries, apart from China (where it originated), including the Philippines which recently reported its first fatality.In the Philippines, people are hoarding masks while drugstores and supermarkets are fast running out of rubbing alcohol a… (more…)
by Philippine Star | Feb 10, 2020 | News, sports
Asian badminton pushing throughJoey Villar(The Philippine Star) – February 10, 2020 – 12:00amMANILA, Philippines — The 2020 Badminton Asia Manila Team Championship will push through as scheduled amid the growing novel coronavirus scare.The six-day event unfolds tomorrow at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum, and is set to hold a re-draw of lots today following the withdrawal of China and Hong Kong, which could not send a team due to the deadly outbreak.The women’s team from India also withdrew.“We can assure all the players and the Filipino people that their safety is put on a premium to ensure the w… (more…)
by AFP | Feb 10, 2020 | News, people
Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand) (AFP) – Holding candles and writing condolences as monks chanted prayers, hundreds of Thais held an evening vigil Sunday for the 29 victims of an “unprecedented” mass shooting carried out by a soldier.Sharpshooters killed the gunman on Sunday morning after a 17-hour ordeal, including a night of firefights and terrifying dashes for mall exits by shoppers trapped in the Terminal 21 mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, also known as Korat.The provincial governor told reporters that the total death toll — including the gunman — stood at 30.The dead include civilians, one of th… (more…)
by Malaysiakini | Feb 9, 2020 | News, people
CORONAVIRUS | Reluctant to go outside for fear of catching the new coronavirus sweeping the Chinese city of Wuhan, Edward Wang found a lifeline: grocery delivery services provided by local retailers.But with hundreds of thousands of other people in Wuhan also stuck inside their homes doing the same thing, and retailers struggling to get hold of their staff, the service became overloaded.So for Wang, now in Canada after flying out of Wuhan on an evacuation flight, a daily ritual developed during his days on virtual lockdown in the city.At the turn of midnight, grocery stores would open up their… (more…)
