Hiroshi Okuda, the former president and chairman of Toyota who helped transform the Japanese automaker into a global powerhouse, has died aged 93. Toyota spokeswoman Shino Yamada confirmed Okuda’s death on Wednesday but said the date and cause of death were not immediately available. Okuda spent 45 years at Toyota and served as the company’s…
A former Thai lawmaker has allegedly shot dead a local government official in Nonthaburi province before confessing to the killing during a YouTube livestream. Former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Reawraeng allegedly shot Thongchai Yenprasert outside Thongchai’s office on Monday. Thongchai, a retired police colonel, was president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO). He was shot…
Chinese authorities have evacuated more than one million people from their homes across eastern China. This includes the financial capital Shanghai, after Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on Sunday evening as the most powerful storm to strike the country in 2026. Dolphin slammed into Yuhuan in Zhejiang province at 17:30 local time with maximum wind speeds…
Thailand’s prime minister has pledged to introduce new gun control legislation after a 14-year-old student killed eight people at his home and school on the outskirts of Bangkok on Friday. An attack authorities described as deliberate, accurate and carefully planned. The teenager killed his 73-year-old grandfather and 74-year-old grandmother at their shared flat at around…
A 14-year-old student killed seven people and wounded 22 others on Thursday after opening fire at his home and then at a school in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok. Nine of the injured are in critical condition. Also, the shooter took his own life at the scene. Thailand’s health minister said the teenager…
A Singapore court has fined a 19-year-old French student S$600 (about $465) after he posted a viral video showing himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine before placing it back into the dispenser. Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien pleaded guilty to one count of public nuisance following the incident, which sparked widespread public…
A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan on Tuesday, damaging buildings, disrupting services and injuring several people in Kumamoto Prefecture. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake measured magnitude 6.8 after initially estimating it at 7.1. It struck shortly before 4:30 p.m. local time at a depth of about six miles beneath Kyushu Island….
India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned after days of nationwide protests over alleged leaks of medical entrance examination papers. The demonstrations, led by the youth movement known as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), demanded accountability and reforms to India’s examination system. Protesters accused authorities of failing to prevent exam papers from being leaked and…
At least 12 workers have been killed after a section of an under-construction tunnel collapsed following a methane gas explosion in India’s north-eastern state of Sikkim, officials said. Rescue teams are continuing efforts to locate 13 workers who remain trapped inside the tunnel after Monday’s accident. According to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the…
Japan has approved major changes to its imperial succession system, but women are still barred from becoming emperor. The Japanese parliament has passed a bill that updates the country’s royal succession rules. The new law allows female members of the imperial family to keep their royal status after marrying commoners. It also permits the adoption…
