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'I was treated like a problem passenger': K-pop singer Soyou says she faced racial discrimination on US flight

SEOUL, Oct. 20 -- K-pop singer Soyou says she was humiliated and discriminated against on a US flight - an experience she calls one of the most painful of her life. According to The Korea Times, the ... Read More


Bandar Utama school stabbing: 14-year-old student faces second remand extension

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 20 -- The remand period for a 14-year-old male student detained to assist in the investigation of a stabbing at a secondary school in Bandar Utama here is set to expire tomorrow. A... Read More


Mother-daughter double murder in Penang: Cops recover suspected murder weapon behind victims' house

GEORGE TOWN, Oct. 20 -- Police have recovered the weapon believed to have been used in the murder of a woman and her adopted daughter at their rented home in Juru, Penang, on Saturday. According to t... Read More


Mother-daughter killed in Penang: Cops recover suspected murder weapon behind victims' house

GEORGE TOWN, Oct. 20 -- Police have recovered the weapon believed to have been used in the murder of a woman and her adopted daughter at their rented home in Juru, Penang, on Saturday. According to t... Read More


Child sexual assault case in Baling: Four, including three students, to face charges tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 20 -- Four individuals, including three school students, who were previously detained for allegedly being involved in the circulation of a video and immoral acts involving a 15-year... Read More


Singapore cracks down on illegal wildlife trade, seizes rare tortoise and lizards in Telegram raids

SINGAPORE, Oct. 20 -- A leopard tortoise and a spiny-tailed monitor lizard were among endangered animals seized by Singapore's National Parks Board (NParks) during a series of island-wide raids earlie... Read More


'Heat 2' heads east? Director Michael Mann eyes Singapore for crime epic sequel, with DiCaprio and Driver in talks

SINGAPORE, Oct. 20 -- The long-awaited sequel to Michael Mann's 1995 crime masterpiece Heat could bring its high-stakes action to Singapore. Speaking to Variety at the Lumiere Film Festival in Lyon, ... Read More


Sabah motorcyclist dies in head-on crash with express bus in Ranau, thrown 17m from scene

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 20 -- A man died after the motorcycle he was riding collided with an express bus at Kilometer 17, Jalan Ranau-Telupid, Sabah, last night. The incident, which occurred at around 10.... Read More


Singapore's next crackdown: Why caning scammers and tougher jail terms for sex offenders are on the table

SINGAPORE, Oct. 20 -- Singapore's reputation as one of the world's safest countries has long rested on its tough stance against crime - and the government now wants to go even further. Under proposed... Read More


Lost in Thailand: Missing British teen survives two weeks in jungle on ants and tree bark

BANGKOK, Oct. 19 -- A 19-year-old British national who vanished from Pattaya has been found alive in a remote part of western Thailand after spending two weeks lost in the jungle, surviving on ants an... Read More