May 17, 2023 Thai police arrest 2nd teenager for defaming monarchy amid renewed debate over rigorous law Officials in Thailand charged a 16-year-old girl with defaming the monarchy for messages she posted on Facebook two years ago, adding to the debate about the law allowing her arrest.
May 17, 2023 Chinese fishing boat capsizes in the middle of the Indian Ocean, 39 reported missing A Chinese fishing boat carrying 17 people from China, 17 from Indonesia, and five from the Philippines has capsized in the middle of the Indian Ocean northwest of Australia.
May 17, 2023 Bodies of Chinese couple found naked and bloddy in Bali hotel, Indonesian police say Indonesian police investigating the deaths of a Chinese couple found at a Bali hotel may have been a homicide-suicide. Authorities suspect the boyfriend tortured his girlfriend.
May 17, 2023 UAE court orders British trader who orchestrated $1.7 billion tax fraud to repay Denmark's tax authority Financier Sanjay Shah, a British hedge fund trader who orchestrated a $1.7 billion tax fraud, has been ordered to pay that amount to Denmark's tax authority.
May 17, 2023 Singapore hangs citizen for trafficking 3.3 pounds of cannabis Singapore has hung its second citizen in the last three weeks for trafficking cannabis. The 37-year-old man smuggled 3.3 pounds of drugs in 2019.
May 17, 2023 Searing Asian heat wave was substantially more likely due to climate change, according to study A study released by international scientists on May 17, 2023, claimed the heat wave in southern Asia was made 30 times more likely by climate change.
May 17, 2023 Nepal Sherpa guide sets record for most climbs of Mount Everest with 27 Nepal Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the 29,032-foot summit of Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, for a record 27th time on Wednesday.
May 16, 2023 Pakistani officer accused of shooting at girls' school bus, killing 8-year-old Pakistani police officer Alam Khan has been arrested for opening fire on a bus at a girls' school he was tasked with guarding, injuring five people and killing an eight-year-old girl.
May 16, 2023 Early warning, preparedness likely saved thousands of lives during Cyclone Mocha Early warning and preparedness was likely the reason thousands of lives were saved during Cyclone Mocha. The cyclone hit Bangladesh and Myanmar over the weekend.
May 16, 2023 Worldwide executions increased by 53% in 2022, rose in Iran, Saudi Arabia Amnesty International says executions worldwide increased by 53% in 2022 from a year earlier, with a significant rise in Iran and Saudi Arabia. Numbers in Saudi Arabia have tripled.