K-pop girl band Mamamoo to make full-group return next month
2022-09-29
The quarter released the best-of album ‘I Say Mamamoo: The Best’ in September last year to mark its seventh anniversary. Read full storyContinue Reading
Over 520 Filipino migrants deported from Sabah
2022-09-29
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 527 Filipinos, who were arrested for entering the state illegally, were deported back to their home country by the state Immigration Department. Read full storyContinue Reading
India's top court gives all women the right to abortion
2022-09-29
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a woman’s lack of marital status could not deny her the choice to abort a pregnancy at any time up to 24 weeks, a decision hailed by women’s rights activists. Read full storyContinue Reading
Indonesia’s parliament approves 2023 fiscal budget
2022-09-29
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s parliament on Thursday (Sep 29) approved President Joko Widodo’s 3,061.2 trillion rupiah (US$200.73 billion) budget for next year, with a fiscal deficit of 2.84 per cent of gross domestic product, the deputy house speaker Rachmat Gobel said. The 2023 budget aims to consolidate fiscal positions after the deficitContinue Reading
Busted: Syndicate who sold RM3mil worth of websites to scammers
2022-09-29
JOHOR BARU: A syndicate has been developing websites for scammers to use to get important details from victims including their bank account details, passwords and even tag numbers. Read full storyContinue Reading
Singapore authorises Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months through 4 years
2022-09-29
The vaccination regimen for the primary series in this age group consists of three 3-microgram doses, says the Health Sciences Authority.Continue Reading
Malaysia opposition chief Anwar does not rule out contesting in seat held by PKR ‘traitors’
2022-09-29
PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has not ruled out contesting for a parliamentary seat held by a former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) lawmaker in the next Malaysian general election. According to Malaysian media reports, Mr Anwar did not specify which seat he would be contesting but only said thatContinue Reading
Jail for men who helped smuggle suspects in Tradenation luxury goods scam out of Singapore in lorry
2022-09-29
SINGAPORE: Two logistics workers who conspired to help smuggle the suspects in the multimillion-dollar Tradenation luxury goods scam out of Singapore in a lorry were sentenced to jail on Thursday (Sep 29). Mohamed Alias, 40, and 38-year-old Mohamad Fazli Abdul Rahman received a year’s jail each. They each pleaded guiltyContinue Reading
Unicef: 100,000 children in Malaysia face online sexual exploitation
2022-09-29
KUALA LUMPUR: At least 4% of children, aged between 12 and 17, who use the Internet in Malaysia are subjected to online sexual exploitation and abuse, reveals a report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef). Read full storyContinue Reading
Cops bust major online sexual blackmail ring that targeted victims nationwide
2022-09-29
GEORGE TOWN: Fourteen individuals, including three women, were arrested for suspected involvement in an extortion syndicate, specialising in sexual blackmail. Read full storyContinue Reading