For this round of region reports, I read an article about Malaysia’s last male Sumatran Rhino dying. There is now just one female Sumatran Rhino in the country and experts believe there to be less than 80 of this species left in the world. The species is the smallest of the rhinos and it has been declared as “Functionally extinct.”… Read more »
(CNN)Twenty students were killed and 17 more are being treated for injuries after a fire tore through a commercial building in Surat, in the Indian state of Gujarat.The victims were attending classes in a tutoring center on the third and fourth floor of the building when the fire spread, Surat police commissioner Satish Kumar Sharma told CNN.”Several students who were… Read more »
(CNN)Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino has died, leaving behind just one female of the same rare species in captivity in the country.The Borneo Rhino Alliance (BORA) confirmed the animal’s death in a statement on Facebook on Monday, saying: “It is with heavy hearts that we share the tragic news that Tam, Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino, has passed away.”Tam had been suffering from… Read more »
Kawasaki, Japan (CNN)Two people, including a 11-year-old girl, were killed and17other children hurt in a stabbing spree in Japan on Tuesday — a rare act of public violence in a country considered one of the safest in the world.The attack took place near a park in the city of Kawasaki, about 13 miles (21 kilometers) from Tokyo, authorities said. The… Read more »
Chang May Choon North Korea needs to move quickly if it wants to salvage stalled nuclear talks with the United States, said a special adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in yesterday as he called for Pyongyang to start by reaching out to Seoul before an upcoming visit by US President Donald Trump to South Korea. Addressing foreign media in… Read more »
FOR THIS ROUND of region reports I read an article about China’s plan to prosecute their former interpol chief, Meng Hongwei. In addition to plans to arrest Hongwei, he has also been expelled from the party and stripped of all government positions. After being suspected for taking bribes, Hongwei fled China for France where he was detained by Chinese forces…. Read more »
For the first round of region reports with my new region, I read about a woman being charged for the murder of Kim Jong Un’s half brother, Kim Jong Nam. There were two woman charged with the murder and both had appeal hearings recently. The strange part though is, while one of the woman was let off free, the the… Read more »
Malaysian prosecutors rejected an appeal to drop a murder charge against one of the two women accused of using the deadly nerve agent VX to murder the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, just days after allowing her co-defendant to walk free.The decision means that Doan Thi Huong of Vietnam will remain as the only suspect in the… Read more »
Thailand’s first general election since the army took over in a coup five years ago was not free and fair, according to an election watchdog, amid concerns over alleged voting irregularities.The outcome of Sunday’s elections is still unclear, with no party taking a decisive lead but both leading parties claiming the right to form a coalition. Persistent delays in the… Read more »
He has also been expelled from the party and stripped of all government positions, according to the party’s watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI). Mr Meng’s disappearance in September prompted international concern. He was reported missing by his wife during a trip back to China. Wife of ex-Interpol chief seeks France asylum Former Interpol chief’s wife ‘not sure he’s… Read more »