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'He sounded too happy': Exchange student's gut feeling helps Singapore police foil S$70,000 fake bail plot

SINGAPORE, May 9 -- Mike Chen didn't plan on staging a takedown during his exchange programme in Singapore - but when scammers came knocking, he turned the tables. According to The Straits Times (ST)... Read More


Seoul prosecutors charge duo with blackmail after YouTuber Tzuyang paid to silence threats over coerced past

SEOUL, May 9 -- Two women have been charged with blackmailing popular mukbang YouTuber Tzuyang, real name Park Jeong-won, out of 216 million won (US$154,300) in a South Korean court, Korea JoongAng Da... Read More


Singapore unveils plans to build new housing on five vacated school sites in Bedok, Tampines and Pasir Ris

SINGAPORE, May 9 -- Five former schools in the east of Singapore are being cleared to make way for housing, as part of proposed updates to the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) masterplan publishe... Read More


Rose's 'Messy' hits the track: New song for F1 film soundtrack

SEOUL, May 9 -- Blackpink's Rose has released her highly anticipated song "Messy" for the upcoming film F1: The Movie yesterday. The track, launched by Warner Music Korea, is now available on YouTube... Read More


Caught on CCTV: Fake cops rob retiree's home in Semenyih, Kajang police launch manhunt (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 -- Police are tracking down five individuals who posed as police officers and robbed a residence in Semenyih near Kajang last Sunday. Kajang District Police Chief Assistant Commis... Read More


Sixteen foreigners, including children, rescued from forced labour in raids across KL and Selangor

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 -- Sixteen foreign nationals, including seven children, were rescued from forced labour in an operation carried out by police yesterday. The operation, codenamed Op Pintas Mega, w... Read More


PM Anwar welcomes election of first American pope, says Leo XIV brings renewed hope and shared values

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended his congratulations to Catholics in Malaysia and around the world following the election of Pope Leo XIV. In a Facebook pos... Read More


'His skin was so soft': Japanese fan of BTS' Jin turns herself in, faces harassment charge after kissing him without consent

SEOUL, May 9 -- A Japanese woman in her 50s who allegedly kissed BTS member Jin without his consent last year has voluntarily turned herself in after returning to South Korea recently. Police said th... Read More


In Johor, two women killed in four-vehicle crash near Sedenak on North-South Expressway, 15 others hurt

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 -- At least two women were killed while 15 others survived following a four-vehicle crash at Kilometre 34 of the North-South Expressway northbound near Sedenak near Kulai, Johor, l... Read More


Stalker who trespassed Jennifer Aniston's LA mansion charged in court

LOS ANGELES, May 9 -- A man has been charged after allegedly crashing his car into the gates of Jennifer Aniston's Bel Air home here and stalking her. Jimmy Wayne Carwyle from New Albany, Mississippi... Read More