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South Korea warned North Korea on Wednesday (January 13) that the United States and its allies were working on sanctions to inflict “bone-numbing pain” after its latest nuclear test, and called on China to do its part to rein in its isolated neighbour. Last week’s nuclear test was North Korea’s fourth, although the United States and experts doubt the North’s claim that it was of a more powerful hydrogen bomb, as the blast was roughly […]
Media reported that three people suspected of plotting an attack were arrested before dawn in Depok, just south of Jakarta, on Friday (January 15). Metro TV said there was no indication that the men – which it described as a bomb-maker, a firearms expert and a preacher – were linked to Thursday’s (January 14) attack. “The informant told us that the people (who are arrested) were told to follow and to be devoted. (The investigation) […]
A bus carrying participants in a ski tour crashed Friday (January 15) morning in Japan’s Nagano Prefecture, killing 14 people and injuring another 27. Japanese chief cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga, said that the latest information was that of the 41 people on board, no one escaped unharmed. “We have received information that of the people on the bus 14 people have been killed and 27 others were injured,” Suga said. Suga said that there would […]
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra appeared in court on Friday (January 15) for the start of a lengthy corruption trial that critics say is an attempt by the ruling junta to further restrict the influence of her and her family. Yingluck, whose government was ousted by the army in 2014, is the sister of ousted populist Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was also deposed by the army in 2006 and remains the most divisive […]
Some Indonesians expressed concern about their safety as the country’s capital awoke to a new day on Friday (January 15) following a deadly attack claimed by Islamic State. Just seven people were killed in the three-hour siege near a Starbucks cafe and Sarinah, Jakarta’s oldest department store, despite multiple blasts and a gunfight, and five of them were the attackers themselves. Nevertheless, it was the first time the radical group has targeted the world’s most […]
(Reuters) — Indonesia blamed Islamic State for an attack by suicide bombers and gunmen in the heart of Jakarta on Thursday (January 14) that brought the radical group’s violence to the world’s most populous Muslim country for the first time. Just seven people were killed despite multiple blasts and a gunfight, and five of them were the attackers themselves, but the brazenness of their siege suggested a new brand of militancy in a country […]
The family members of a Filipino inmate facing death penalty on drug convictions in Indonesia visited her in the prison on Thursday (January 14), as she celebrated her 31st birthday this week. Parents of Mary Jane Veloso, Cesar and Celia, as well as Veloso’s children Mark Daniel and Mark Darren were accompanied by staff from the Philippines embassy in Jakarta. The family declined to comment on the visit. Veloso was spared from the firing squad […]
Japan’s Nikkei share average tumbled 4 percent on Thursday (January 14) morning after Wall Street languished on worries about weak oil prices and a slowdown in the global economy, battering global cyclical stocks such as exporters. The Nikkei 225 stumbled 3.7 percent to 17,063.21 in mid-morning trade after hitting as low as 17,004.12, the lowest since late September of 2015. If the benchmark index falls below 16,901.49, an intraday low marked on September 29, 2015 […]
An economic forum, known as “Gaidar” opened on Thursday in Moscow to address Russia’s economic woes. With “Russia and the World: Looking into the future” as the theme, the 2016 Gaidar Forum has become one of the most influential platforms since it was opened in 2010. It is an annual event held in mid-January by the Russian Presidency. Addressing the forum, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that the Russian government is anticipating the worst, […]
Several explosions went off and gunfire broke out in the centre of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday (January 14) and police said they suspected a suicide bomber was responsible for at least one the blasts. Media said six bombs went off and a Reuters witness saw three dead people and a gunfight going on. One blast was in a Starbucks cafe and security forces were later seen entering the building. Indonesia has been on […]
A few dozen relatives attended the funeral for Nashat Melhem on Tuesday (January 12), wanted for a January 1 gun rampage in Tel Aviv, who was killed in a shootout with police last week, ending a week-long manhunt. Israel returned Melhem’s body to his family who buried him immediately afterwards in a small funeral in his northern Israeli hometown of Arara. His father who condemned the Tel Aviv attack and called on the fugitive to […]
South Korea fired warning shots on Wednesday (January 13) near an “unidentified flying object” over its border with North Korea, the South Korean defence ministry said, while a news agency said it was a suspected North Korean drone. The object’s appearance follows North Korea’s claimed hydrogen nuclear bomb test last week, which angered Beijing, Pyongyang’s sole major ally, as well as Seoul and Washington. “This afternoon around 14:10 (0510GMT) an unidentified flying object intruded the […]
