Australian CEO of oil and gas firm arrested for $4.9mn loan scam in Vietnam
Vietnam News 12:40 19/10/2025Investigators from the Ministry of Public Security have arrested Ranjit Prithviraj Thambyrajah, a 65-year-old Australian national and CEO of Nam Song Hau Trading Investing Petroleum Joint Stock Company in Can Tho City, southern Vietnam, for allegedly committing fraud to misappropriate property totaling up to US$4.9 million, the company announced on Saturday.
Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: report
World 10:48 15/09/2025Rising oceans and flooding caused by climate change will threaten the homes and livelihoods of over a million Australians by 2050 while deaths from heat-related illness will soar, a landmark report warned Monday ahead of the country's releasing its emission reduction targets this week.
Australian woman faces trial over alleged mushroom murders
World 18:13 29/04/2025An Australian woman accused of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington faces trial on Wednesday in a case that has grabbed global attention.
Vietnamese, Australians, Malaysians caught using drugs at villa in Vung Tau
Vietnam News 10:14 21/04/2019Fifteen out of 31 people at the villa tested positive for drugs
Roller coaster ride suspended after derailment injures Vietnamese-Australian kid
Vietnam News 11:04 15/03/2015The leader of a children’s center in southern Vietnam has announced the suspension of its roller coaster ride after one of the cars derailed and was tossed to the ground, injuring two youngsters, including a Vietnamese-Australian kid, on Friday
Homes destroyed as twin cyclones slam into northern Australia
World 07:00 21/02/2015Tens of thousands took what shelter they could as Cyclone Marcia caught Queensland state almost unawares, gathering strength in just a few hours before making landfall midmorning as a category 5 system - the highest rating.
