JAKARTA -- All four people aboard a helicopter were found dead after the aircraft crashed in Central Papua province in Indonesia, a rescue official said Thursday.
The wreckage was located in a canyon in Mimika regency, said I Wayan Suyatna, head of the local search and rescue office. The bodies have been evacuated to a hospital in Timika, the regency's capital. (Indonesia-Helicopter-Crash)
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DHAKA -- Bangladesh recorded this year's highest single-day toll of six dengue deaths on Thursday, bringing the tally to 145, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
The data showed 586 more new infections in the past 24 hours as of 8:00 a.m. local time Thursday, raising the total number of cases of the mosquito-borne disease to 36,682 so far this year. (Bangladesh-Dengue)
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MANILA -- The Philippines' private sector partners in the motorcycle transportation, taxi, and delivery sectors, on Thursday affirmed their commitment to improving road safety across the country.
The commitment was made after the meeting with the United Nations Secretary General's Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jean Todt, and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Philippines, Arnaud Peral, in the Philippine capital. (Philippines-Road Safety)
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- The Brunei Infocommunication Technology Award (BICTA) has been an important platform in promoting healthy competition and innovation among individuals, students and organizations across both the public and private sectors, a senior official said on Thursday.
Brunei's success in hosting the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) awards in 2024 was also a meaningful achievement, as it strengthened the country's position and inspired further efforts to enhance the quality of BICTA in the future, said Haji Mohammad Nazri Haji Mohammad Yusof, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications, at the BICTA 2025 ceremony. (Brunei-ICT) ■
