[ad_1] Singapore CNN Business — Many Asian countries introduced tougher Covid-19 restrictions than in other continents, a reality that has caused concerns about elevated levels of stress, anxiety and isolation. Now, a number of young entrepreneurs are leveraging technology to provide greater access to mental healthcare there. In July, Singapore-based …
Read More »Titus Low: Singapore jails OnlyFans creator for defying police order to stay off the site
[ad_1] CNN — A Singapore court on Tuesday sentenced an OnlyFans creator to three weeks in prison for breaching a police order to stay off the adult subscription site while he was under investigation for allegedly breaking obscenity laws. Titus Low, 22, pleaded guilty to the charge and another count …
Read More »Myanmar court extends Aung San Suu Kyi’s prison sentence to 26 years
[ad_1] CNN — A court in military-run Myanmar has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s deposed former leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, to three additional years in jail for corruption, a source familiar with the case told CNN, extending her total prison term to 26 years. Wednesday’s verdict …
Read More »Thailand’s day care massacre unites families and a country in grief
[ad_1] Uthai Sawan, Thailand CNN — Smears of dried blood still stained the wooden floor of a classroom in northeastern Thailand on Friday, a day after the country’s worst massacre unfolded in perhaps one of the most unlikely places. At the Child Development Center Uthai Sawan, school bags sat uncollected …
Read More »Indonesia soccer tragedy: Survivors recount horror of stadium tragedy as officials say locked exits contributed to crush
[ad_1] Jakarta, Indonesia CNN — Fans attempting to escape the chaos that erupted at Indonesia’s Kanjuruhan Stadium last Saturday became trapped after security failed to open multiple exit gates, according to the national football association, contributing to the crowd crush in which at least 131 people died. Security forces are …
Read More »Indonesia stadium tragedy: 129 people dead following soccer match, police say
[ad_1] CNN — At least 129 people are dead and about 200 more injured, police say, after chaos and violence erupted late on Saturday following an Indonesian league soccer match between two of the nation’s biggest teams. Supporters of Arema FC and rival Persebaya Surabaya clashed after home team Arema …
Read More »Typhoon Noru: Karding makes landfall in Vietnam’s Da Nang
[ad_1] CNN — Typhoon Noru made landfall near Vietnam’s popular beach resort city of Da Nang on Wednesday morning, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain as hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated. Noru hit Vietnam at 5 a.m. Wednesday local time, according to CNN Weather, less than 36 hours …
Read More »Han Lay: Myanmar beauty queen facing junta threat leaves Thailand for Canada
[ad_1] Bangkok, Thailand CNN — A beauty queen from Myanmar who took refuge in Thailand after criticizing her home country’s ruling military junta has left Bangkok for Canada where she is expected to seek asylum, Thai immigration officials told CNN. Han Lay, 23, captured international attention with an emotional pageant …
Read More »Philippines to shut 175 offshore gambling firms, deport 40,000 Chinese workers
[ad_1] The Philippines will stop operations of 175 offshore gambling firms and deport about 40,000 Chinese workers, a justice ministry official said on Monday, part of a crackdown on the notoriously opaque online gaming industry. The sector emerged in the Philippines in 2016 and grew exponentially, as operators capitalized on …
Read More »As Russia raises nuclear specter in Ukraine, China looks the other way
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. CNN — When Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping …
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