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DISASTERSep 16Hong Kong must prepare for the impact of heat-related work stoppagesAt the beginning of August, when temperatures in Hong Kong hit highs not seen for at least 140 years, the Labour Department’s Heat Stress at Work Warning system remained at the amber level, the lowest of three tiers. The controversy that followed raised a broader question: are our heat warnings adequately protecting people who work outdoors? The Labour Department has since announced changes that will lead to earlier heat-stress warnings. These improvements to worker protection are welcome. But...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 165-year-old boy dies after falling from 11th-floor apartment in TokyoA 5-year-old boy died after falling from the 11th floor of an apartment building in Tokyo on Tuesday. According to police, emergency services received a call just after…Japan Today
DISASTERSep 16Student arrested over tear gas incident at school in Osaka PrefecturePolice on Wednesday arrested a male student at a high school in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, on suspicion of spraying tear gas in a classroom. According to police,…Japan Today
DISASTERSep 16Man arrested on suspicion of killing 88-year-old mother at Osaka hotelPolice in Osaka have arrested a 57-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 88-year-old mother at a hotel. Police said Junji Hiro, who has no fixed address or…Japan Today
DISASTERSep 16Tear gas spray suspected at high school, 24 students complain of feeling unwell in Sakai, OsakaApproximately 24 students in Osaka, Japan, reported feeling unwell after what is believed to be a tear gas spray incident at a high school.Asahi Shimbun
DISASTERSep 16Kanagawa Prefectural Police vehicle collides with motorcycle during U-turn, man breaks legA Kanagawa Prefectural Police vehicle collided with a motorcycle while making a U-turn, resulting in a man breaking his leg. This reports on a traffic accident involving a police vehicle.Asahi Shimbun
DISASTERSep 152 killed in 3-vehicle crash on expressway in Niigata PrefectureTwo men were killed in a passenger car when it slammed into a large truck that had rear-ended another on the Kan-Etsu Expressway in Niigata Prefecture on Monday…Japan Today
DISASTERSep 15Air quality across Singapore reaches unhealthy levels from Indonesian wildfiresSingapore was shrouded in haze on Tuesday, with smoke from wildfires in neighbouring Indonesia raising island-wide pollution to levels that pose a health risk. All five regions of the city state recorded unhealthy air quality levels, the first time that has happened since September 2019, according to the National Environment Agency. Singapore’s air currently ranks among the 10 most polluted cities in the world, according to IQAir data, with the capitals of Malaysia and Indonesia also among the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 15Accident involving 3 vehicles including a truck on Kan-etsu Expressway, 2 dead; northbound lane temporarily closedAsahi Shimbun
DISASTERSep 15Tozai Line service suspended between Kasai and Nishi-Funabashi, resumption by evening - Tokyo MetroAsahi Shimbun
DISASTERSep 14Knife attack in China leaves multiple people injuredPolice in Guangzhou said on Monday they had apprehended a man in the southern Chinese city’s university town district after receiving reports that he was wielding a knife and injuring pedestrians. Emergency services started receiving calls around 5.20pm local time about multiple stabbings in front of a hotpot restaurant in the Xiaoguwei Island area of Panyu district, according to an alert sent out by the district branch of the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau. The bureau said in a...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 14'Keeping them alive': Three more orangutans rescued after wildfires in Indonesia force them out of their habitatThree more orangutans were rescued after forest and land fires forced them from their habitat in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, bringing the total number rescued due to the fires to 18.thestar_my · malaysia
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 14Indonesia intensifies search effort for 129 people missing after ferry capsized in Java Sea - AP NewsAP News
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 14Indonesia: Rescuers resume search for 129 missing after ferry capsizedFrance 24 [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 14Indonesia races to find 129 missing after Java Sea ferry capsizesAfricanews [en]
DISASTERSep 14Indonesia races to find 129 missing after Java Sea ferry capsizesIndonesia intensified its search operation on 14 September for 129 people still missing after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsized in rough seas in the Java Sea the previous day. By then, 108 survivors had been rescued and six bodies recovered.EuroNews [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 14Indonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizesNPR News
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 14Indonesia intensifies search for more than 120 missing after ferry capsizes in Java SeaFrance 24 [en]
DISASTERSep 14Melaka Assures Water Supply Safe After Suspected Human Remains Found At DamMelaka state secretary Datuk Salhah Salleh urged the public not to panic.says · malaysia
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 14Indonesia intensifies search for 129 people missing after ship capsizesAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERSep 14Library at principal's office of Mambog Elementary School, burnedLibrary at principal's office of Mambog Elementary School, burned. Get the latest breaking news and stories in the Philippines and around the world from GMA News Online.gmanetwork_ph · philippines
DISASTERSep 14Stair car contacts parked ANA aircraft after passengers boarded; no injuries at Fukuoka AirportAsahi Shimbun
DISASTERSep 14Call for swift concrete test at public housing projectLawmaker and non-official member of the Housing Authority Scott Leung is urging swift concrete testing at a public housing development project in Tung Chung to ensure safety. Leung’s call came after the authority confirmed on Saturday that structural components in Blocks 3, 4, and 5 of the project in Area 42 may have failed to meet required safety standards. The authority’s engineering team uncovered the issue during routine concrete cube strength tests carried out between late August and early this month. While the contractor concerned has been instructed to repeat the tests, Leung urged authorities to speed up the process. "Most importantly, the Housing Authority needs to instruct the contractor and relevant stakeholders to complete the re-examination as soon as possible," Leung told an RTHK radio programme on Monday. "This is to confirm whether the problem lies with the procedures followed during spot checks, or whether the concrete strength of the buildings is a concern." Leung stressed that only about a month had elapsed between the discovery of the problem and its public announcement, showing that the authority’s testing mechanism was effective at spotting potential issues early. As a precaution and to minimise delays, a different supplier is now providing concrete for the project, Leung noted. Although the Housing Authority said no similar problems had been found at other sites, Leung suggested officials conduct extra sample testing across other development projects to ensure overall concrete quality meets standards. He added that the full impact on public housing supply and who should bear responsibility would only be known once the re-examination is complete. Speaking on the same programme, engineering-sector lawmaker Aaron Bok said it’s unlikely anyone had cut corners by skimping on cement. He noted that if concrete strength proves inadequate, additional remedial measures would be required, resulting in far greater time and financial losses. Edited by Tony Sabinerthk_en · china
DISASTERSep 14PAGASA monitors LPA amid fair weather over the countryA low-pressure area is being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) as fair weather is expected throughout the country, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday. The LPA was last located 3,185 kilometers East of Eastern Visayas and has a high chance of developing into a tropical [...]bworldonline · philippines
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