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Singapore: 20-year-old accused of sexual offence faces new charges

Earlier Goh Kar Aip,20, pleaded guilty during the sentencing to four charges, which include three of sexual penetration of a minor and one of sexual assault by penetration.

Mar 28, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Malaysia: Man burnt to death in car explosion along North-South Expressway

The victim suffered 100 per cent burns and was pronounced dead at the accident scene along the North-South Expressway.

Mar 27, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Malaysia PM: Malaysia to get more maids from Cambodia

Amnesty International assails Malaysia's new bill on 'Fake news'

The harsh side of the Bill is that it seeks to prosecute even nationals from other countries irrespective of their nationality, citizenship or location as long as the fake news concerns Malaysia.

Mar 27, 2018

By Soorya Kiran NN

Why have Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen and Libya broken ties with Qatar?

Qatar releases first terror list despite ongoing embargo

The list is based on a law on "combating terrorism" issued last July by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Mar 25, 2018

By IANS

Cannabis and heroin seized from a 56-year-old Singaporean male suspected drug trafficker arrested in the vicinity of Woodlands Ring Road on 25 January 2018.

Singapore: CNB arrests 'Ice' trafficker, 122 drug offenders after weeks of operation

According to Misuse of Drugs Act, if a person is found guilty of drug trafficking, the person could face a long prison term, caning, and even capital punishment.

Mar 24, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

High Court awards widow S$1.2 mln in compensation against doctor, medical lab

Carol Ann Armstrong, the widow of the cancer patient Peter Traynor claimed that Quest Laboratories and Dr Tan Hong Wui failed to spot cancer in 2009.

Mar 23, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Prince Harry's social media account name revealed

Since royals are not supposed to be a part of the social media world, Princess Eugenie of York, has become the first royal to have a personal social media account.

Mar 22, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Movie theatre turns fatal for man whose head got trapped in gold class seat

The staff and other patrons also provided their help to set the trapped man free from his Gold class seat at Vue cinema complex.

Mar 22, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Indian physiotherapist to face 11 months jail for molesting Singapore teen

Luke Manimaran Degarajoo is out on S$10,000 bail but was asked to be present in the court on April 20 and to begin his jail sentence.

Mar 22, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Malaysian woman who'd hit 19-year-old maid, fails to appear at court

Datin Rozita Mohamed Ali physically abused her maid by hitting her with kitchen knife, steel mop, clothes hanger and umbrella.

Mar 21, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Li Keqiang re-elected as China's Prime Minister

The annual meeting of the National People's Congress -- China's ceremonial parliament - is on during which a major reshuffle in the government was announced.

Mar 18, 2018

By Gaurav Sharma

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena

Sri Lankan President lifts nation-wide Emergency

The state of emergency was the first since the island ended a 30-year civil conflict between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009.

Mar 18, 2018

By IANS

Firefighter dubbed 'Snake whisperer' dies after king cobra bite in Malaysia [VIDEO]

Last year, the 33-year-old Malaysian firefighter reportedly ended up in a coma twice over snake bites.

Mar 17, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Taliban attack on Afghan court kills five people

35 Islamic State militants killed in Afghanistan

At least 35 Islamic State militants were killed in airstrikes on their hideouts in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province.

Mar 17, 2018

By IANS

Mother hit baby repeatedly with Bible in the name of exorcism, killed her finally

The witness testified all the allegations at South African Magistrate's Court, were the mother Evelyn Jacobs and the co-accused Emmanuel Welcome face charges for killing the baby.

Mar 17, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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