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Horror manga legend Junji Ito attends K-pop group IVE's Tokyo Dome concert, announces collab

TOKYO, June 30 -- The acclaimed manga artist shared his experience at the girl group's sold-out show and reflected on his recent work illustrating their limited-edition album cover. Junji Ito, the le... Read More


Army sets up inquiry board, suspends heavy weapons live-fire training after Hobart Camp incident leaves two soldiers hurt

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- The Malaysian Army has formed a board of inquiry to determine the cause of the incident involving two soldiers who were injured during a live-fire training exercise at Hobart ... Read More


Virtual boyfriend game 'Love and Deepspace' faces massive player backlash over werewolf character, historical references

BEIJING, June 30 -- Papergames' hit otome game Love and Deepspace is engulfed in what appears to be its most severe crisis since release, following the unveiling of its sixth romanceable male characte... Read More


BTS album 'Arirang' dominates global charts with 3.8b streams, expands audience beyond core fans

SEOUL, June 30 -- The K-pop supergroup's fifth studio album achieves record-breaking streaming numbers and physical sales, while expanding its audience beyond traditional K-pop fans. According to Kor... Read More


Heartbroken Mercedes driver allegedly rams eight vehicles in Bangkok after partner dumps him, leaving two injured

BANGKOK, June 30 -- A man allegedly turned heartbreak into a trail of twisted metal after ploughing his newly registered Mercedes-Benz into eight vehicles moments after his partner ended their relatio... Read More


'I have no friends': Man who freed trapped crows out of sympathy ends up behind bars in Singapore

SINGAPORE, June 30 -- A lonely Singaporean man who told a court he felt sorry for caged crows because he had "no friends" has been jailed after twice vandalising an NParks bird trap to set the birds f... Read More


Cabinet greenlights MH370 deep-sea search extension with Ocean Infinity for another year, search to resume July 1, says Anthony Loke

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 -- The government has agreed to extend its agreement with UK-based Ocean Infinity for another 12 months to continue deep-sea efforts to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in t... Read More


World Cup fever fuels illegal betting surge as police net 331 in nationwide Ops Soga XI crackdown

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 -- Police have intensified nationwide enforcement against illegal sports betting ahead of the Fifa World Cup 2026, with more than 300 suspects arrested under an ongoing coordinat... Read More


Will King Charles miss Archie and Lilibet again? Prince Harry says security fears have thrown July family reunion into doubt

LONDON, June 29 -- Prince Harry fears King Charles could miss a rare chance to reunite with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet after uncertainty over security arrangements cast doubt over the Sussex f... Read More


Can fish be vaccinated just by eating? NUS scientists targets deadly virus wiping out farm stocks

SINGAPORE, June 29 -- What if fish could be vaccinated just by eating their feed? Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) are betting on exactly that to tackle a deadly virus threat... Read More