SINGAPORE: The body of the 76-year-old Singaporean who went missing while hiking near Mount Everest was found on Friday morning (Oct 4). j9 philippines Mr Harry Tan, a retired teacher, went missing last Thursday near the Kongma La Pass, a trekking t
LONDON: The killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah came just a few days before the first anniversary of Hamas’ Oct 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. With its decapitation of Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli government hopes that it has finally seized
MANILA: The Philippines expressed concerns on Thursday (Oct 3) over media reports alleging foreign covert operations in the country, saying it is coordinating with relevant agencies to address the matter. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) did
SINGAPORE: Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (Oct 1) sent their congratulations to China's President Xi Jinping on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.yabby "C
KAOHSIUNG: Taiwan mobilised nearly 40lincoln,000 troops on Tuesday (Oct 1) to be on standby for rescue efforts as powerful Typhoon Krathon approached its populous southwest coast, which is bracing for a storm surge. Some flights were cancelled, a ra
A member of K-pop megagroup BTS was hit with a fine of more than US$11,000 (S$14,090) – almost the maximum possible – for driving an electric scooter while drunk, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday (Sep 30). Suga, 31, was discovered
JOHOR BAHRU: Foreign-registered vehicles yet to install Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) tags by the Oct 1 deadline will still be allowed to enter Malaysia from Singaporebyu777, Malaysian authorities said on Friday (Sep 27). In a statement three days befo
SYDNEY: When Pavel Durov arrived in France on his private jet last Saturday (Aug 24), he was greeted by police who promptly arrested him. As the founder of the direct messaging platform Telegrampanalo999, he was accused of facilitating the widesprea
manilaplay Snap Insight: Audacity of Lebanon pager attacks sends a clear warning to Hezbollah
2024-10-08SINGAPORE: Even by the standards of the Middle Eastmanilaplay, the pager attacks on Tuesday (Sep 17) in Lebanon, which killed nine and injured thousands, would have left keen observers of the region taken aback by their scale and audacity. The regio