Malaysia expands China traveller ban as coronavirus spreads, Malaysia News,Malaysia has expanded a ban on visitors from China to include Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, after China's decision to lock down cities in the provinces to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak that has claimed ov
Man admits punching pregnant girlfriend's stomach and 3-year-old daughter's face, Singapore News,In a fit of anger, an odd-job labourer hit his pregnant girlfriend's stomach thrice and punched his three-year-old daughter's face following a dispute with the woman's teenage da
Man jailed 3 months for attempting to pay for sex with minor, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Looking for a sugar daddy, a 16-year-old girl offered sexual services on online classified advertisement network Locanto and a contractor offered her $500 in exchange for sexual intercourse. The teenager did not
In Vietnam's 'Billionaire Village', migrant cash can buy a palace, Asia News,DO THANH, Vietnam – Vietnam's \”Billionaire Village\” doesn't sound like a place people would want to leave, but at least three of the 39 victims found in the back of a truck in Britain last week set
Trump, Xi expected to meet 'sometime in March', says USDA official, World News,WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet next month, a US Department of Agriculture official said at an industry event on Wednesday (Feb 13), as the two countr
Maid jailed for mixing bodily fluids into family's food, stealing over $17,000, Singapore News,An Indonesian domestic helper was jailed for six months and seven weeks after she admitted to mixing her bodily fluids into some food and drink and serving them to her employer's family. Diana, 3
After two-decade quest to become Malaysia's premier, Anwar says he can wait a bit more, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday (Feb 6) he was ready to wait for six more months beyond the initially agreed May deadline to take over as prime minister from Tun D
Shanghai's focus shifts to vaccination of elderly as new Covid-19 cases decline, China News,SHANGHAI – The Covid-hit city of Shanghai is making more resources available to improve vaccination rates among the elderly as daily case numbers decline and it looks for a way out of four weeks of strin
5 killed, including baby, as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in Germany, World News,BERLIN – Five people including a nine-month-old baby were killed and up to 15 injured on Tuesday (Dec 1) when a speeding car ploughed into a pedestrian area in the western German city of Trier in what authorities sa
Ukraine says 1,170 civilians have been killed in Mariupol since Russian invasion, World News,DAKAR – At least 1,170 civilians have been killed in Ukraine's besieged city of Mariupol since the start of the Russian invasion, a Ukrainian state information agency said on Wednesday (March 9), citing
Protests in Indian cities after Muslim man is lynched, Modi says he is 'pained', Asia News,NEW DELHI – Protests were held in several Indian cities on Wednesday following the lynching of a Muslim man last week by a Hindu mob that suspected he was a thief. Increasing anger about the killing
Anti-molest volunteers to patrol MRT stations in Singapore, Singapore News,The increase in outrage of modesty (OM) cases on public transport has prompted the police to launch a pilot plan for volunteers to patrol train stations to deter molesters. The volunteers are from the community programme Citi
UK honours Covid scientists and medics, Bond actor Daniel Craig, World News,LONDON – Britain recognised the scientists and medical chiefs at the forefront of the battle against Covid-19 in Queen Elizabeth’s annual New Year’s honours list, while James Bond actor Daniel Craig was given the same award
Man raped intellectually disabled daughter due to lack of sex, jailed 23 years, Singapore News,For 16 years, a married man turned to his girlfriend for sex, but after they broke up, he targeted his adult daughter, who has mild intellectual disability. One afternoon, when he was alone at home with hi
6 Cambodians held as hopes fade for missing British tourist, Asia News,KOH RONG, Cambodia – Six Cambodians have been held for questioning in connection with the disappearance of a 21-year-old British woman who went missing on an island popular with backpackers, as police on Tuesday (Oct 29) said hop
Former HDB director guilty of filming nude men in changing rooms, Singapore News,A former director with the Housing Board loitered in communal changing rooms in gyms and public areas on multiple occasions to film nude men with his phone. The crimes came to light after Leo Norman Chee Wei Kiong, 61,
Beijing requires Covid-19 test results within 48 hours to enter public places: Official, China News,BEIJING — China's capital Beijing reported 634 new local Covid-19 cases for the 15 hours to 3pm (0700 GMT) on Tuesday (Nov 22), the deputy director of city's municipal Center for Disease Con
Second India restaurant fire in fortnight kills five, Asia News,BANGALORE, INDIA – Five workers were killed early Monday (Jan 8) when a bar and restaurant in southern India caught fire, police said, less than two weeks after a blaze at another eatery killed 14. Police said an electrical short-circui
Man, 71, gets jail for cheating CPF Board into giving him income support for over 10 years, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – For over a decade, the elderly man duped the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board into thinking that he and his wife were employees of a company earning $1,000 a month so they would g
Former Malaysia PM Najib and family barred from leaving country, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad barred his predecessor, Najib Razak, from going overseas on Saturday, saying there was enough evidence to investigate his links to a multi-billion-dollar scandal. I
Malaysia's lion dancers brought down to earth by coronavirus pandemic, Malaysia News,MUAR, JOHOR – During normal Chinese New Year celebrations, one of Malaysia's leading lion dance troupes puts on gravity-defying performances by leaping in full costume between poles, to the beat of drums a
5 celebrity single mums in Singapore who defy the odds , Entertainment News,They may be single by choice or divorce, but these celebrity single mums in Singapore prove that life is all about learning from the lessons of the past and moving forward. Let’s check out these multi-tasking super mums who
Taiwan says China behind cyberattacks on government agencies, emails, Asia News,TAIPEI – Taiwan said on Wednesday hacking groups linked to the Chinese government had attacked at least ten government agencies and some 6,000 email accounts of government officials in an “infiltration” to steal importan
Bangladesh arrests owners of blaze-hit Dhaka tower, Asia News,Police in Bangladesh said Sunday they had arrested the owners of an office tower in Dhaka that caught fire earlier this week, killing 26 people and renewing the country's debate over lax safety standards. The latest deadly blaze to h
4-year-old Australian girl missing from campsite found alive after 2 weeks, World News,SYDNEY – A four-year-old girl who went missing from an Australian outback campsite more than two weeks ago has been found \”alive and well\” in a locked house, authorities said on Wednesday (Nov 3). Police broke int
Man fined $2,500 for jumping on car, Singapore News,A nightclub reveller who had downed six bottles of whisky with friends while celebrating his birthday decided to end the evening by running over a car. Event management executive Chee Chu Siong had leapt on the bonnet of a BMW as it approached him
