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Singapore security firm rebuts viral claim staff face sack for not staying home while on sick leave

SINGAPORE, June 29 -- Singapore security firm Certis has clarified that it does not dismiss employees simply for not being at home while on medical leave, after internal WhatsApp messages about its me... Read More


Drunk passenger nabbed for knifing Hong Kong taxi driver after being woken at stop

HONG KONG, June 29 -- A taxi driver was left injured after a drunk passenger allegedly lashed out with a knife for waking him at the end of a ride in Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong early this morning. Polic... Read More


Wing tip meets tail fin: Four Vietnam Airlines pilots grounded after Hanoi tarmac collision

HANOI, June 29 -- A taxiway scrape between two Vietnam Airlines planes at Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport has led to four pilots being suspended and two aircraft grounded, as authorities launch investigations... Read More


Support for Thai PM Paetongtarn crashes to 9pc amid leaked 'Uncle' Hun Sen call fallout

BANGKOK, June 29 -- Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's popularity has plunged to single digits in a new opinion poll, as backlash over a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen con... Read More


Want to return to Umno? Write a letter and let Umno Supreme Council decide, deputy president Tok Mat tells Hishammuddin

TANGKAK, June 29 -- Sembrong MP Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has been advised to submit an appeal letter to Umno, if he wishes to seek a review of his six-year suspension. Umno Deputy President Da... Read More


Seoul doctor charged with murder after nine-month abortion, exposing South Korea's legal vacuum

SEOUL, June 29 -- A doctor has been arrested and charged with murder in South Korea after a nine-month pregnancy was terminated and the baby, allegedly born alive, was left to die - a case that has re... Read More


Phuket monk guns down fellow cleric in temple bathroom over loud phone, alleged bullying

PHUKET, June 29 -- A Buddhist monk in Phuket has been arrested after fatally shooting a fellow monk at a temple this morning, allegedly following months of bullying. Bangkok Post reported that the sh... Read More


Singapore police probe 11 'TCM' clinics for illegal massage services, vice

SINGAPORE, June 29 -- Eleven massage establishments in Singapore are under police investigation after they were found masquerading as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinics, with one implicated in... Read More


Telegram ignored over half of Malaysia's takedown requests, says communications minister

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 -- Malaysian authorities are escalating pressure on Telegram after accusing the messaging platform of routinely ignoring requests to take down harmful content - a move that has l... Read More


Two more Besut MRSM students remanded over alleged dorm bullying

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 -- Two more students from the Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) in Besut, Kuala Terengganu have been remanded for three days to assist investigations into an alleged bullying in... Read More