Thai city holds vigil for 29 victims of ‘unprecedented’ mass shooting

Thai city holds vigil for 29 victims of ‘unprecedented’ mass shooting

by | 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…)

In China’s locked-down coronavirus city, grocery delivery is a lifeline

In China’s locked-down coronavirus city, grocery delivery is a lifeline

by | 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…)

Malaysians from Wuhan arrive at KLIA

Malaysians from Wuhan arrive at KLIA

by | Feb 4, 2020 | News

CORONAVIRUS | The special flight carrying Malaysian nationals from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), arrived safely at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) early today.The AirAsia flight chartered specifically for the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission initiated by the Malaysian government landed at 5.57am.A total of 107 individuals, comprising Malaysians and their non-Malaysian spouses and children, were brought home in the special flight which departed from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport.Also on board were 12 crew members,… (more…)