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'Let me tell you something': Singapore man jailed five-weeks after luring nurse into toilet and exposing himself to her

SINGAPORE, Jan. 30 -- A 44-year-old man who exposed himself and made sexual advances towards a nurse while being treated at a Singapore public hospital has reportedly been sentenced to five weeks' jai... Read More


Lost on a Spanish road trip, this French cat walked 250km home to find his humans

PARIS, Jan. 30 -- Filou, a tuxedo cat with a flair for drama, has transformed what was supposed to be a relaxed summer road trip into the kind of cross-border saga that suggests he might be the only m... Read More


MACC nabs five more enforcers in massage chain probe, freezes RM13.3m

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 30 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained five more people, including four enforcement officers and one retiree, as it expands its investigation into a prom... Read More


Golf with purpose: Why Malaysia's top executives are teeing off for hope on April 29

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 30 -- On April 29, business leaders from across Malaysia will trade boardrooms for the fairways of Tropicana Golf & Country Resort - but the stakes will be far greater than a day's ... Read More


Malaysia Airports urges travellers to mask up after India Nipah virus outbreak

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 29 -- Malaysia Airports is encouraging travellers to take extra health precautions in response to a Ministry of Health (MOH) alert regarding a recent Nipah virus outbreak in India. ... Read More


Singapore to acquire 38 Oxley Road despite Lee Kuan Yew's demolition wish

SINGAPORE, Jan. 29 -- The government will acquire 38 Oxley Road, the former home of Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, following its gazetting as a national monument, overriding the lat... Read More


Singapore police probe 217 people in scams totalling over $7.6m

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 29 -- SINGAPORE, Jan 30 - Singapore police are investigating 217 individuals over their suspected roles in scams in which victims are believed to have lost more than S$7.67 million,... Read More


Singapore police probe 217 people in scams totalling over S$7.6m

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 29 -- SINGAPORE, Jan 30 - Singapore police are investigating 217 individuals over their suspected roles in scams in which victims are believed to have lost more than S$7.67 million,... Read More


Thai Facebook page ribs Malaysian tourists 'looting' 7-Eleven like it's Doomsday - and Singaporeans catch strays too

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 29 -- Malaysia has been lovingly roasted by Thailand - and honestly, Malaysians are taking it like champs. In a riotous Facebook post by My Thailand on January 28, the page poked f... Read More


Ringgit's surge driven by domestic strength, not just weaker dollar

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 29 -- The ringgit's sharp rise over the past year is being fuelled by deeper structural strengths in Malaysia's economy, rather than simply riding on the back of a softer US dollar ... Read More