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Malaysian woman, 40, dies during scuba dive in Bali's Crystal Bay

BALI, Sept. 17 -- A 40-year-old Malaysian woman died while scuba diving in the waters off Crystal Bay, Desa Sakti, Bali, Indonesia, yesterday. The victim, Siti Nuraini Rusidi, was reported to have di... Read More


Medical emergency forces Singapore-bound flight off course, delays landing by a day

SINGAPORE, Sept. 17 -- A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from London to Singapore was diverted to Istanbul on September 15 following a medical emergency on board. Flight SQ305, which departed London'... Read More


'We may have been negligent': Indonesian army chief owns up to West Java bridge collapse on opening day

PANGANDARAN, Sept. 17 -- Indonesia's army will review nearly 3,400 bridges it and the police have built nationwide after a suspension bridge collapsed in West Java on the day it was due to be inaugura... Read More


As haze chokes South-east Asia, Indonesia's army throws everything at forest fires

PANGANDARAN, Sept. 17 -- As haze from Indonesia's forest fires drifts into parts of Malaysia and Singapore, the Indonesian military says it is throwing everything it has at the problem - soldiers on t... Read More


Vodus study: Anwar records highest acceptance, first-choice support among PM hopefuls

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 17 -- KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emerged as the strongest overall candidate for the prime ministership in a new national study by Vodus Res... Read More


Vodus study puts Anwar ahead of PM hopefuls with highest acceptance and first-choice support

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 17 -- KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emerged as the strongest overall candidate for the prime ministership in a new national study by Vodus Res... Read More


Singapore blogger out S$45,000 after lawyer Lim Tean flees to Malaysia

SINGAPORE, Sept. 17 -- Socio-political blogger Leong Sze Hian has been ordered by a district court to forfeit the entire S$45,000 (RM145,000) bail sum he posted for lawyer Lim Tean, after Lim fled to ... Read More


Singapore ex-teacher gets 16 years' jail and caning for preying on 14-year-old student

SINGAPORE, Sept. 17 -- A 45-year-old former secondary school physical education teacher who sexually exploited his 14-year-old student in hotel rooms and during a school camp was sentenced to 16 years... Read More


Guan Eng: Umno No Longer Brings Value to Penang Government Amid Cooperation With PN, PAS

GEORGE TOWN, Sept. 16 -- DAP's Air Putih assemblyman Lim Guan Eng has questioned the continued presence of Umno in the Penang unity government, saying the party has "no more value" to the administrati... Read More


Guan Eng: Umno no longer brings value to Penang government amid cooperation with Perikatan, PAS

GEORGE TOWN, Sept. 16 -- DAP's Air Putih assemblyman Lim Guan Eng has questioned the continued presence of Umno in the Penang unity government, saying the party has "no more value" to the administrati... Read More