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Korean actor Kim Joo Hyuk dies in tragic car accident

The car Kim was driving got overturned in an accident and caught on fire.

Oct 30, 2017

By Adrita Biswas

Singapore jobs outlook gloomy as only 15% of employers look at hire in Q1 2017

Singapore plans to create 4,000 jobs in financial sector. Here's how

Singapore unveiled a plan to create more financial sector jobs as it aims to strengthen its status as a financial hub in Asia.

Oct 30, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru from Singapore

PUB takes bold move on Johor River pollution, assures impure water won't affect Singapore

Johor state government is going to close chicken egg farm and chicken feces fertilizer plants which caused ammonia pollution of Johor River.

Oct 30, 2017

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Saudi Arabia to allow women into sports stadiums

Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time from next year, a part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's major drive to modernise the Saudi society and boost economy.

Oct 30, 2017

By IANS

Singapore: Water pipe burst in Upper Serangoon forces road closure, affects transport

Two lanes in Singapore's Upper Serangoon Road were closed due to pipe repair works which were being conducted by Singapore's national water agency, PUB, on Monday, October 30.

Oct 30, 2017

By Sanchalita Mullick

Duterte orders Philippines Police to kill idiots who resist arrest

After Marawi battle, ISIS begins recruitment drive

Last October 11, government agents also arrested 36-year-old Karen Aisha Hamidon who was reportedly assigned to recruit fighters to join the ISIS fight in Marawi.

Oct 30, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Singapore: 17 people injured in a 3-vehicle accident on AYE

Singapore: 26 people injured in Tuas accident involving 2 lorries

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) says that the wounded people have been taken conscious to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital for medical treatment.

Oct 30, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall

UK Royal couple Prince Charles, Camilla begin Singapore visit

During the four-day-long visit, Charles and Camilla will attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph

Oct 29, 2017

By Nirmal Narayanan

Indonesia pays price for massive palm tree plantation: Ground water depletion, increasing temperature and more

An International research team has found that oil palm cultivation has resulted in increasing surface temperatures in Indonesia. This has resulted in decreasing groundwater levels and increasing number of forest fires.

Oct 29, 2017

By Rahul K R

Myanmar police arrest journalists from Singapore and Malaysia

Local police arrested another person named Aung Naing Soe, who was working with Meng and Lin as an interpreter.

Oct 28, 2017

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Men are handcuffed after they were detained by police during a police anti-illegal drugs operation in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines November 9, 2016. Picture taken November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Czar Dancel TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Will arrest of ISIS financier end terrorism in Philippines?

Police authorities said Malawani was the suspected financier of the group who collected money from business owners in Manila and remitted them to Madie Maute, the brother of Maute notorious leaders Omar and Abdullah Maute.

Oct 27, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

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

9 Indian men arrested in Malaysia for assaulting co-worker, overstaying in country

The victim, a co-worker of the nine men, was punched, kicked and beaten, leading to injuries on lips, toes and buttocks.

Oct 27, 2017

By Adrita Biswas

47 dead, 46 injured in Indonesia fireworks factory

The authorities said that the injured people were taken to nearby hospitals in Tanggerang city and a police hospital in Jakarta.

Oct 27, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

U.S. Defence Minister Mattis is seen during a press conference at the George C. Marshall..

US Defence Secretary James Mattis visits DMZ of South, North Korea

The tension in the border is building up as North Korean Foreign Minister threatened last month while visiting New York for the UN General Assembly that his country will not hesitate using hydrogen bomb.

Oct 27, 2017

By IANS

Singapore: Sales of new private homes rises in July

Singapore quarterly private home prices gain for first time since 2013

Singapore's private residential prices gained 0.7 percent in the third quarter, rising for the first time in nearly four years, government data showed on Friday.

Oct 27, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

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