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Military court set in March for 21 Subang RMAF officers linked to 'yeye culture'

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 8 -- Twenty-one Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) officers are set to face court-martial early next month over allegations of bringing unauthorised women into the Subang airbase for ... Read More


Aussie couple arrested after CCTV catches them spray-painting 400-year-old Chiang Mai temple

CHIANG MAI, Feb. 8 -- An Australian couple has been arrested for defacing a centuries-old Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, after CCTV captured them spray-painting graffiti across its outer wall in the e... Read More


Passenger safety vs privacy: Transport minister warns against knee-jerk rules on e-hailing dashcams

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 8 -- Transport Minister Anthony Loke has cautioned against rushing into mandating dashcams with audio recording in e-hailing vehicles and taxis. The push for dashcams in Malaysia c... Read More


How much is too much? Seoul sushi bar says 30 plates - and the internet has thoughts

SEOUL, Feb. 8 -- South Korea's social media has been on a full-blown sushi roll this week, thanks to a Seoul conveyor-belt joint that banned a family for polishing off 30 plates of just two types of f... Read More


How much is too much? Seoul conveyor-belt sushi joint says 30 plates - and the internet has thoughts

SEOUL, Feb. 8 -- South Korea's social media has been on a full-blown sushi roll this week, thanks to a Seoul conveyor-belt joint that banned a family for polishing off 30 plates of just two types of f... Read More


Johor peatland fire in Air Itam plantation triggers two explosions, police say area closed for safety

MUAR, Feb. 8 -- Two small explosions were detected during efforts to extinguish a peatland fire at a Johor State Farmers' Organisation (PPNJ) plantation at Batu 13/14, Air Itam, yesterday, Harian Metr... Read More


Six-year-old Indonesian tourist dies after car hits her in Singapore's Chinatown

SINGAPORE, Feb. 8 -- A six-year-old girl has died from her injuries after she and her mother were hit by a car in Chinatown on February 6, police have confirmed. The mother-and-daughter pair, who wer... Read More


Sabah minister refutes claim guarana is legal, warns of disease risk to local rubber crop

KOTA KINABALU, Feb. 8 -- The Sabah Government has reaffirmed that the cultivation, importation and research of guarana plants are still banned in the State, thereby refuting the claims made by Keninga... Read More


Tony Jaa's private fight: Source says Thai action star is healing after gallbladder cancer surgery

BANGKOK, Feb. 8 -- Thai action hero Tony Jaa is privately recovering after battling gallbladder cancer, according to a report by The Straits Times. The 50-year-old martial arts icon - beloved for his... Read More


Unity Minister urges calm after attempted rally over 'illegal' houses of worship

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 8 -- National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang has called for unity and peace following last night's attempted demonstration linked to "illegal" houses of worship. Emphasising... Read More