Tag: Locals
Hong Kong’s Thai community and locals celebrate Songkran
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong’s Thai community and locals celebrated Songkran on April 13, 2024. Unlike previous years, the famous water splashing component of the celebration took place in a designated area on a basketball court instead of in the streets. The decision to move it followed an incident in 2023 when two men were arrested on suspicion of…
Maui locals fend for themselves and fear landgrabs after devastating fire | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
Authorities say at least 99 people have died in Maui’s wildfires, with many more people missing. Survivors are angry at the slow rescue response, and say they are already trying to fend off landgrabs and outsiders preying on the tragedy. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/…
Locals show hospitality to World Cup fans | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
Locals in Qatar have been welcoming World Cup football fans into their homes before and after matches to help them refuel with a little Arab hospitality. *down arrow* Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face backlash as resentment among locals grows
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Rohingya refugees face increasing backlash in Bangladesh, where many live in exile after fleeing persecution in Myanmar in 2017. Since then, public opinion has turned against the stateless Muslim people from Rakhine state in Myanmar’s northwest. During a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2022, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her…
Indonesia racing circuit: Locals accuse government of land grab
Thousands of spectators are flocking to the World Superbike competition this weekend in Indonesia. The government hopes to transform the area into a sports entertainment hub. But locals are accusing the government of land grabs and intimidation. Al Jazeera’s @Jessica Washington reports from Mandalika, Indonesia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check…
Locals battle record-breaking snowfall in China
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Record-breaking snowfall continues to batter various cities in northern China. It has snowed for more than 46 hours in Inner Mongolia, blocking the doors to many residents’ houses. The bad weather also caused a traffic jam of over 3km in Heilongjiang province. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: https://www.scmp.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/scmp Twitter: https://twitter.com/scmpnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/scmpnews…