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Inside the 'Datuk John' smuggling ring: How dirty officials drove luxury cars full of oil across border

KOTA BHARU, Sept. 30 -- Cooking oil smuggling kingpin "Datuk John" evaded authorities for years by hiring at least two enforcement officers to drive vehicles loaded with subsidised oil through the hea... Read More


South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun shares diary entries to dispute dating claims involving late Kim Sae-ron as a minor

SEOUL, Sept. 30 -- Actor Kim Soo-hyun has released personal diary entries from his military service to refute allegations that he dated the late Kim Sae-ron while she was underage. Kim Soo-hyun's law... Read More


Form Four student among six caught in Johor hotel 'khalwat' raids

KULAI, Sept. 30 -- A Form Four student and her partner were among three unmarried couples detained for suspected khalwat (close proximity) during an overnight operation targeting several hotels here. ... Read More


Singapore workplace deaths fall slightly in first half of 2025, says manpower ministry

SINGAPORE, Sept. 30 -- Workplace fatalities in Singapore dropped slightly in the first half of 2025, with 17 deaths reported, compared with 19 in the same period last year, The Straits Times (ST) repo... Read More


Blackpink's Lisa signs acting deal with WME after HBO's 'White Lotus' debut

SEOUL, Sept. 30 -- Lalisa Manobal, known globally as Lisa of Blackpink, has signed with talent agency WME to represent her in film and television projects. Deadline reported that the Thai rapper, sin... Read More


Indonesia did not meddle in Fifa sanctions against Malaysia's naturalised players, says sports minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 30 -- Indonesia's youth and sports minister Erick Thohir has denied allegations that his country played a role in the sanctions imposed by Fifa on the Football Association of Malay... Read More


Malaysia's subsidised oil found in Thai markets as 'Datuk John' syndicate exposed

KOTA BHARU, Sept. 29 -- The main suspect in a subsidised cooking oil smuggling syndicate, known as "Datuk John", is expected to face six charges in court this Wednesday. Kelantan Domestic Trade and C... Read More


Nine arrested in viral biker mob attack on Myvi in Puchong

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 29 -- Police have arrested nine men for allegedly terrorising a Perodua Myvi driver in a mob attack near the Batu 13 Toll Plaza in Puchong early Sunday morning. Serdang district p... Read More


'No more warnings': KL police ready traffic summons blitz from Oct 1

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 29 -- City police will stop issuing warnings and begin strict enforcement against traffic offenders in the capital starting Oct 1, Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus announced. The city poli... Read More


DBKL eyes scrap dealers to end Kuala Lumpur's abandoned car epidemic

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 29 -- City Hall (DBKL) is considering outsourcing the removal and disposal of abandoned vehicles to licensed scrap metal dealers in an effort to ease its severely overcrowded depot... Read More