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Tag: Arson

Posted inUnited States

Officials suspect arson in USS Bonhomme Richard fire

by Dave Makichuk August 27, 2020August 29, 2020

The massive July 12 fire which damaged the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego harbour was one of the Navy’s worst warship fires outside of combat in recent memory. The amphibious assault ship was left with extensive structural, electrical and mechanical damage and its future remains uncertain. According to a senior defense official with knowledge […]

Posted inAustralia, Oceania

‘Unprecedented’ disinformation campaign re Oz fires

by Esther Chan January 10, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Mainland man held for tunnel knife attack

by Almen Chui October 21, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia

Death wish: Portrait of an arsonist

by Jake Adelstein July 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Man sets house on fire in Manila, six injured

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

Jiangsu man kills ten in drunken murder spree

by Asia Times staff February 11, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inFrance, World

Filipino couple among 10 killed in Paris blaze

by Asia Times staff February 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Kerry Kennedy. Photo: AFP / Angela Weiss
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Germany, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Myanmar’s rapists and butchers must be held to account

by Kerry Kennedy July 20, 2018
Batu Pahat police headquarters, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, China, Malaysia, Middle East, Vietnam

Vietnamese woman arrested for arson after ‘revenge’ attack

by Asia Times staff July 19, 2018February 18, 2020
Nam Sang Wai in Yuen Long in the New Territories.
Photo: Google Maps
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Police probe two suspicious fires in HK wetland area

by Asia Times staff March 14, 2018February 18, 2020
Bairron Iao Hon in Macau. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, China, Macau, Philippines

Filipino man pleads guilty to arson in Macau

by Asia Times staff February 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Xingnan Road in Zhonghe district, New Taipei City. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, China, Indonesia, Middle East, Myanmar, Taiwan

Myanmar man arrested after fire kills nine people

by Asia Times staff November 23, 2017February 18, 2020
Macau. 
Photo: Google Maps, Wikimedia Commons
Posted inChina, Macau, Middle East

British woman in Macau arrested for arson over cigarette-tossing

by Asia Times staff November 6, 2017February 18, 2020
Bairron Iao Hon, Macau.
Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, China, Macau, Philippines

Man arrested for allegedly torching 7 motorbikes in Macau

by Asia Times staff August 23, 2017February 18, 2020
The suspected attacker (on floor in right picture) has himself seriously burnt. Photo: Facebook
Posted inChina, Hong Kong, Taiwan

Man arrested after Hong Kong rush hour arson attack

by Asia Times staff February 11, 2017February 18, 2020
School girl in India [cropped]. Photo: Johan Bichel Lindegaard/Flickr, Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, India, Pakistan, South Asia

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by Sudha Ramachandran November 3, 2016November 3, 2016

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