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Man arrested after security guard beaten to death in Klang housing estate, car lock seized

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 -- A security guard has died after being assaulted at a residential estate in Bandar Bukit Raja, Klang, with police arresting a man believed to be responsible hours later. North... Read More


Dead on paper, alive in KL: Man's 17-year fight to prove he's no ghost in the system

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 -- For nearly two decades, Mohd Rosli Idris has lived a life few can imagine - alive in person, but officially dead on paper. The 54-year-old has been locked out of work, aid an... Read More


Mount Kinabalu's Unesco World Heritage status not up for trade in cable car debate, says Sabah DCM

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 -- There can be no compromise on the conditions underpinning Mount Kinabalu's Unesco World Heritage status, Sabah's deputy chief minister has said, as a proposed cable car projec... Read More


Police arrest suspect in Kajang MRT station sexual harassment case after viral clip

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 -- A man suspected of committing an act of sexual harassment at Kajang MRT station, in an incident that went viral on the Threads app, has been arrested, police said yesterday. ... Read More


Singapore confirms first locally transmitted mpox cases, but says risk to public low

SINGAPORE, April 4 -- Singapore has confirmed its first locally transmitted mpox cases, including infections from the more severe clade 1b strain, health authorities said, raising vigilance but stress... Read More


When home isn't safe: Singapore sees spike in child sexual assault, more cases tied to relatives, say police

SINGAPORE, April 4 -- More children were sexually assaulted in Singapore last year, with cases involving family members also increasing, police data shows. Figures released to The Straits Times show ... Read More


Toxic haze sends PM2.5 soaring to 'extremely dangerous' levels in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI, April 4 -- Northern Thailand is once again under a blanket of toxic haze, with Chiang Mai facing one of its worst air pollution episodes in recent months as fine particulate levels surged ... Read More


Swipe right on your smoothie: AI's 'Fruit Love Island' is TikTok's weirdest obsession

TOKYO, April 3 -- Millions of people have been gripped by the juicy twists of an AI-generated TikTok micro-series based on the television hit Love Island - except all the participants are sexy human-l... Read More


Something old, something bold: Dutch bride says 'I do' to recycled wedding chic

UTRECHT, April 3 -- "Within like 30 minutes I knew this was the one," Lara Peters said of the second-hand wedding dress she had just worn to her marriage - in the Netherlands' busiest rail station. P... Read More


Fraudsters in Cambodia face life in prison under new anti-cyberscam law

Kuala Lampur, April 3 --   PHNNOM PENH, April 3 - Fraudsters running cyberscam operations in Cambodia could face life in prison after the Senate approved a new law today targeting criminals invo... Read More