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Virtual boyfriend game 'Love and Deepspace' faces massive player backlash over werewolf character, historical references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


Another incident at Hobart Camp, two soldiers injured after weapon explodes

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- Two military personnel, a corporal and a sergeant, sustained knee injuries after a firearm used during training at Hobart Camp in Gurun, Kedah, exploded due to a technical mal... Read More


Businesses need 'full-stack' AI marketing, not just scattered tools, says digital agency

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- Malaysian digital marketing agency Marvant Evolutions Sdn Bhd has urged businesses to adopt a more integrated approach to artificial intelligence, saying fragmented use of AI ... Read More


From massage to magistrate: Kota Kinabalu therapist in hot water over 'inappropriate' bodywork

KOTA KINABALU, June 30 -- A 31-year-old massage therapist was charged in the Magistrate's Court here to molesting a male client during a body massage session. Ahmad Johan Yong Abdullah pleaded not gu... 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


From RM85 to RM30: Government picks up the health check tab for truckers to keep roads safe

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- Effective July 1, commercial vehicle drivers in Malaysia will be eligible for a subsidised medical examination when they renew their vocational licence annually. Currently, d... Read More


From Henry Gurney to jail: Court swaps teen driver's reform school for prison term after fatal joyride in Kuching

KUCHING, June 30 -- The High Court has substituted a teenage boy's six-year detention at the Henry Gurney School for causing a fatal multi-vehicle crash on Jalan Teo Kui Seng here in January last year... 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


Ghost in the machine: Kota Kinabalu City Hall says parking on the house after app breaks down

KOTA KINABALU, June 30 -- Motorists using public parking spaces in the city will not be penalised for unpaid parking fees following a temporary disruption affecting the Sabah Smart Parking (SSP) appli... Read More