JAKARTA, Indonesia — An emotionally and physically abusive marriage of 11 years led Rani Miranti to join a fight club that has trained her in martial arts, enabling her to stand up against violence. Miranti is one of the growing number of Indonesian women who are taking self-defense classes as gender-based violence remains a challenge … Read more
Six people found dead inside a luxury hotel room in central Bangkok may have been poisoned, with Thai police now exploring that possibility. Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel staff discovered the bodies in a fifth-floor room after they missed check out time by more than 24 hours, according to Bangkok’s Metropolitan Police commissioner Thiti Saengsawang. Police … Read more
A Black man has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against a hotel in Detroit, Michigan, alleging the hotel only offered him a job interview after he changed the name on his resume, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by CNN. Dwight Jackson filed the lawsuit against the Shinola Hotel on July 3, alleging … Read more
Maddie, 29, and Paul, 33, live well in London. Although Paul recently left his job, they’re still earning $US230,000 ($A341,000) a year from Maddie’s income, the couple tells self-made millionaire and money expert Ramit Sethi on a recent episode of his I Will Teach You To Be Rich podcast. Their last names are not used. … Read more
Cyanide poisoning caused the deaths of six foreigners whose bodies were found in a room in a plush Bangkok hotel, Thai authorities say, with the suspected killer among the dead. Traces of the rapid-acting, deadly chemical were found in the victims’ blood during autopsies and in the cups and thermoses found in the room at … Read more
An American Vietnamese woman is believed to have killed five people and herself with cyanide-laced tea at a Thai hotel over an investment dispute, according to police. The group of six — four Vietnamese nationals, and two US citizens of Vietnamese heritage — was found dead in room 502 of the luxury Grand Hyatt Erawan … Read more
A nightclub bouncer has told how he was left in a coma and nearly died after “continuously” puffing away on a disposable vape during night overnight shifts. James Johnson, 20, was rushed to intensive care and diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, caused by chemicals from his vapes entering his lungs. He says he would constantly toke … Read more
A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck the mining-intensive Antofagasta region of Chile, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The US Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami risk from the earthquake, which was centred 20km south of San Pedro de Atacama, according to Chile’s national disaster prevention and response service (SENAPRED). There were no … Read more
A tour helicopter carrying two Australians and three Indonesian nationals has crashed in Bali’s South Kuta region, reportedly after becoming entangled in a kite string. The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter went down in the coastal area of Pecatu just after 2.30pm on Friday. It is understood the crash unfolded minutes after takeoff from … Read more
HONG KONG — Cheng Pei-pei, a Chinese-born martial arts film actor who starred in Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” has died, her family announced Friday. She was 78. Cheng, who had been diagnosed with a rare illness with symptoms similar to Parkinson’s disease, passed away Wednesday at home surrounded by her loved ones, her … Read more
