Asia Pacific

Police arrests teenager masqueraded as woman in sex scams

Singapore Police on Sunday arrested a teenager for his alleged involvement in a series of credit-for-sex scams.

Jan 29, 2018

By Aastha Agnihotri

Could be a punishment for animal trafficking, python strangles 35-year-old man to death

Zaim Khalis Kosnan, the deceased told his sister that he wanted to catch a python after he saw it at Kuala Langat but unfortunately died by when the reptile strangled him to death.

Jan 28, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Chinese doctor dies after treating 40 patients in 18-hour long night shift

Guo Qingyuan underwent treatment in intensive care for four hours before he died

Jan 27, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Thinking of buying second-hand iPhone? Apple battery explodes in man's mouth in China

The recent video footage of the bizarre explosion of iphone battery in the Chinese city of Nanjing has gone viral on social media.

Jan 27, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore: Mentally unwell Uber driver jailed after being involved in 20 molestation cases

An Uber driver was given a two-week jail term on charges of outrage of modesty of a female passenger; the man had been involved in 20 similar incidents since 2010.

Jan 26, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

Singapore crime

Variety of drugs (including ‘Ice’, cannabis, ketamine and Erimin-5) seized from a suspected drug trafficker’s hideout in the vicinity of Rangoon Road, on 22 January 2018.

Singapore: 99 suspected drug offenders arrested, S$52,000 worth of drugs seized by CNB

Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 99 suspected drug offenders in a five-day island-wide operation from January 21 to 26, seizing drugs worth more than S$52,000.

Jan 26, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

Singapore: Violent repeat offender gets 11 months jail for attacking police car, punching elderly man

A 60-year-old repeat offender in Singapore has been arrested again for vandalizing a police vehicle, threatening a police officer with a wooden pole and punching a retiree.

Jan 26, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

Singapore crime

President Halimah Yacob urges youngsters to learn Istana history; calls it symbol of Singapore's sovereignty

President Halimah Yacob hailed Istana as a symbol of Singapore's independence and sovereignty on her first visit to the Istana Heritage Gallery.

Jan 26, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

Singapore: Cat museum forced to shut doors; rescued felines to turn homeless soon?

Singapore's one and only cat museum is sadly closing its doors on June 10, leaving 24 cats and kittens homeless.

Jan 25, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

EZi Wallet, Mastercard, others form consortium to ease digital payments in Singapore

The consortium will jointly support an interoperable QR framework that allows customers the ease and convenience of paying with their mobile wallets.

Jan 25, 2018

By Aastha Agnihotri

Malaysian storekeeper jailed six months for molesting seven-year-old girl

Singapore: Ex-taxi driver jailed for kissing woman passenger on cheek and mouth

A taxi driver in Singapore was jailed for two weeks on charge of outrage of modesty after he kissed an American woman who was his passenger.

Jan 25, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

Singapore crime

Singapore: Vietnamese man decapitated after falling from 15th-storey hotel room

Malaysian man electrocuted to death while charging mobile phone

The police said that they have classified the case of the Malaysian man as an unnatural death.

Jan 25, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

AirAsia alerts public on online scam claiming to give free flight tickets

AirAsia employee dies on flight from Kuala Lumpur to Bandung

AirAsia Malaysia has extended its deepest sympathies to the family of the deceased employee and would provide all necessary support to the family during this period.

Jan 25, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Japan earthquake: Powerful 6.2 magnitude quake strikes off Honshu

The United States Geological Survey said the quake hit 103 km northeast of the island of Honshu, at a depth of 64 km.

Jan 24, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

SHOCKING: Toddler eats own faeces, children fed rotten fruits at Singapore childcare centre

Argentinian woman desperately looking for lost daughter brought to Malaysia by father illegally

Jorge Gabriel Langone, another woman, and Alum were last seen in 2017 December, Argentine Embassy and local police are searching for Avalos's daughter.

Jan 24, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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