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Philippines: Government declares state of calamity in embattled Lanao del Sur province

The law-making council of Lanao del Sur province on Friday has introduced a motion to declare the Province of Lanao del Sur under a state of calamity.

Dec 29, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Singapore: Domestic helper caught red-handed teaching toddler sexual activities

A domestic helper in Singapore has been accused of soliciting for sex and teaching her employer's daughter to touch her private parts.

Dec 29, 2017

By Adrita Biswas

Singapore police arrest 32 people in five-day vice operation [PHOTOS]

The police said that unlicensed brothel operators may be jailed for a maximum of five years and/or fined up to S$10,000.

Dec 28, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

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

Singapore: Decomposed body of elderly man found in Punggol flat

The police said that the case has been classified as an unnatural death and the investigations are still going on.

Dec 28, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

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Singapore: 46-year-old man injured after car smashes into road-sweeper lorry at Farrer Flyover

Talking about the accident, the police said that the investigations were still going on.

Dec 28, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

New marine worm found without anus and brain: Will this bizarre animal shed new light on how our internal organs evolved? [VIDEO]

A team of scientists from the University of Tsukuba in Japan found the yellowish primitive marine worm, scientifically known as Xenoturbella, on the seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean.

Dec 27, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

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

Singapore: Teenager arrested for damaging property with scissors at Bedok Mall

The police said in a Facebook post that they have detained the 18-year-old man for public nuisance.

Dec 27, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Video shows Kim Jong-un watching North Koreas latest missile test

Tokyo set to hold first anti-missile evacuation drill in fear of North Korea attack

Tokyo is set to host the first evacuation drill in the face of a possible missile attack from North Korea.

Dec 27, 2017

By IANS

Separatist rebels retaliate, kill tribal leader

Members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) killed a chieftain of a Teduray tribe in Maguindanao Province after rebels surrounded his house and asked him to get out.

Dec 27, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Singaporean model saves 3 lives after falling prey to stroke

A 28-year-old model from Singapore, Karen Stella Wong, died tragically during a karaoke session with her friends.

Dec 27, 2017

By Adrita Biswas

Happy Birthday Inuka: Singapore Zoo's polar bear celebrates 27th birthday

The septuagenarian polar bear, which has surpassed the 25-year average lifespan of a typical polar bear under human care, was treated with a birthday cake made from agar-agar topped with a salmon head.

Dec 26, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore: Lorry accident at Tuas Checkpoint kills 1, injures 2

3 Singaporeans killed in Arizona highway accident, one admitted in hospital

The accident took place between a minivan, which the family was travelling in, and a Hyundai sedan en route to the Grand Canyon, a popular tourist destination in Arizona.

Dec 26, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore: Bus services will be diverted for New Year's Eve celebrations, says SBS Transit

SBS Transit said that the service numbers 99, 240 and 246 will skip bus stops along Boon Lay Drive, Boon Lay Place and Corporation Road from 6 pm until 1 am on New Year's Day.

Dec 26, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Indonesian bakery refuses to write 'Merry Christmas' on cake; triggers religious tensions

The news went viral on social media that eventually prompted the Makassar-based bakery named Chocolicious Indonesia to apologise on Instagram.

Dec 25, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Multiple car collision, including a tour bus, kills 11 on Indonesia's Java island, 50 injured

Philippines: 20 pilgrims killed, 24 injured in bus collision on way to Christmas mass in Agoo

20 pilgrims on their way to Christmas mass in northern Philippines were killed in a head-on bus collision and 24 have been injured, according to the police.

Dec 25, 2017

By Adrita Biswas

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