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Police: Man crushed to death while repairing car after jack collapses in Serian

SERIAN, Oct. 5 -- A freak mishap claimed the life of a man at Kampung Cina Buntak here yesterday, after he was crushed by a car he was repairing. Serian police chief Supt Freddy Bian said the victim,... Read More


Mercedes EV catches fire in South Korean apartment car park, residents evacuated

SEOUL, Oct. 5 -- Dozens of residents were forced to leave their homes this morning after a fire broke out in a Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle (EV) parked in the underground garage of an apartment comp... Read More


Myanmar man spends nine days digging tunnel, steals 4kg of gold, buys phone, promptly gets caught

YANGON, Oct. 5 -- In what might be the most ambitious - and least financially astute - robbery in recent memory, a man in Myanmar spent nine days digging a tunnel to break into a gold jewellery shop, ... Read More


Thai man retrieves lost phone, finds grisly photos of decomposed body - here's what unfolded next

BANGKOK, Oct. 5 -- What began as a routine recovery of a lost phone took a macabre turn when a man in Thailand discovered images of decomposed human remains on his returned device. News site Khaosod ... Read More


South Korean boy band The Boyz cancel Malaysia concert as The Blaze Tour woes grow

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 4 -- The Malaysian leg of The Boyz, The Blaze World Tour, originally scheduled for October 18 at IDEA LIVE, has been cancelled, according to an official statement released by IME Ma... Read More


Rekindling the beat of Taiwanese pop culture in Malaysia - Choong Pui Yee and Nurliana Kamaruddin

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 4 -- As the hub of Mandopop, Taiwan has produced many popular singers and bands that have a pervasive influence in the Chinese-language music industry. From the 1970s to the 1980s, ... Read More


Turn up the heat with Silli Chilli's family-made ghost pepper chilli sauces

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 4 -- A tentative dab on the tongue first, then a second more generous spoonful. The heat builds, creeping up the palate, not so much a slap as a slow, deliberate embrace. Silli Chi... Read More


Sabah assembly dissolution expected Monday amid shifting political alliances

KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 4 -- The Sabah state assembly is widely expected to be dissolved next week, with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor likely to make the announcement on Monday, The Star reported.... Read More


Passing on the legacy: Preserving the Nyonya 'manik' shoe heritage one bead at a time in George Town

GEORGE TOWN, Oct. 4 -- One of the earliest memories that fourth generation Nyonya, May Lim Siew Seng, had was being asked to help her aunts to separate colourful manik (beads) according to shape, size... Read More


Jackie Chan accused of being a 'salty pig's hand' - Joey Yung's team sets the record straight

HONG KONG, Oct. 4 -- When it comes to viral moments, sometimes a snapshot doesn't tell the full story. Hong Kong icon Jackie Chan, 71, recently found himself at the centre of online controversy after... Read More