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KL police record statement after actor alleges childhood sexual abuse in 2005

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 2 -- Police have taken the statement of a male actor who claims he was sexually abused during his childhood. According to The Star, the 35-year-old actor met with Kuala Lumpur poli... Read More


Police record statement after actor alleges childhood sexual abuse in 2005

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 2 -- Police have taken the statement of a male actor who claims he was sexually abused during his childhood. According to The Star, the 35-year-old actor met with Kuala Lumpur poli... Read More


Skull fracture at Singapore preschool sparks lawsuit over supervision and CCTV handling

SINGAPORE, Feb. 2 -- A father is suing a childcare centre for alleged negligence after his four-year-old daughter fractured her skull when she fell from a slide at the pre-school's indoor playground, ... Read More


Singapore sets end-2026 deadline for private sector to stop using NRIC numbers for authentication

SINGAPORE, Feb. 2 -- Singapore's privacy regulator has given private organisations until December 31 to stop relying on full NRIC numbers as a way to verify users' identities, a move it says is necess... Read More


Balloon puncturing a standard disposal step after seizure, says Penang council after officers injured

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 2 -- Two enforcement officers from the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) were injured when a batch of balloons exploded while they were puncturing them to release the gas during a s... Read More


KL ranks second in Asean for average monthly wages, regional data shows

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 2 -- Kuala Lumpur ranks as the second-highest city in South-east Asia for average monthly salaries, trailing only Singapore, based on compiled regional salary data drawing on offici... Read More


Animal cruelty cases fall in Singapore - but SPCA says overall numbers remain 'alarming'

SINGAPORE, Feb. 2 -- Reported cases of animal cruelty and welfare breaches fell in 2025 after reaching a 12-year high the year before, though the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA... Read More


Drunk driver who hit pedestrian so hard body was severed gets 11-year jail term in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Feb. 2 -- A Singapore permanent resident who drove drunk with his two young children in the car before ploughing into a pedestrian at high speed has been jailed for 11 years and fined S$12,... Read More


PAS' Takiyuddin moves to steady Perikatan narrative amid speculation over Muhyiddin's future

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- Perikatan Nasional (PN) remains a four-party coalition and PAS has not sidelined anyone within it, the party's secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said, according to... Read More


PAS U-turn sees three sacked Perlis reps welcomed back into the fold

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- PAS has moved to reinstate three former Perlis assemblymen whose memberships were terminated during the state's recent political turmoil, reversing the earlier decision after a... Read More