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HK actress Angela Yuen says veteran journalist compared her to hostess, didn't apologise when asked
Hong Kong actress Angela Yuen spoke out about inappropriate remarks made by a veteran journalist during an interview. The journalist has since issued a public apology. In late 2025, Yuen and other female cast members attended an interview promoting the film Gamer Girls . The jour...
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Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying
Russian state TV showed a man lying on a floor and handcuffed by three masked men in black uniform.
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'We M'sians are suffering': Johor politician criticises Indonesian spokespersons for being 'unapologetic'
Johor Bahru politician Andrew Chen has urged Indonesia to take responsibility for transboundary haze and apologise to affected Asean countries. The DAP politician and member of the Johor state legislature's remarks came after an Indonesian government official said forest fires we...
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All 3 public healthcare clusters experiencing system disruption, no indication of cyber incident: Health tech agency
UPDATE on Oct. 13 at 6:01pm : By 4:37pm, all affected services were restored, according to health tech agency Synapxe. All three public healthcare clusters in Singapore — NHG Health, National University Health System and SingHealth — are experiencing connectivity issues that is a...
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Man supposed to be on WFH in Sydney was in S'pore instead, gets fired but wins unfair dismissal case
A currency trader based in Sydney, Australia, who was allegedly on holiday in Singapore when he was supposed to be working from home, was fired by his company HIFX Australia, trading as Xe. The man won an unfair dismissal case on Oct. 7, but was not compensated or reinstated. The...
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Man, who stalked woman in Holland Village & raped her, fails in appeal to reduce 15-year jail sentence, his wife posts bail
A man in Singapore, convicted after stalking and raping an intoxicated woman in her home, lost his appeal to reduce his 15-year jail and 12 strokes of the cane sentence. Dhanabalan Fok Jin Jin, 43, had appealed against his rape conviction and to have his jail sentence reduced to ...
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Ex-department head of primary school in Singapore faces voyeurism charges
SINGAPORE: On Monday (Oct 12), a 45-year-old man who used to be a department head at a primary school in Singapore faced a charge of voyeurism. The Singaporean national has been charged in connection with an incident in 2023 when he was said to have intentionally recorded on vide...
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M'sian driver, 24, who allegedly fled 6-vehicle crash that killed 5-year-old girl, found in private hospital
A five-year-old girl, Asiah, passed away after a six-vehicle pile-up along Jalan Kuching in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 10. The 24-year-old driver of a BYD Seal that police believe rear-ended the girl’s family car was later found at a private hospital in Damansara, where he was being tr...
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Man, 29, falls from building in Japan, kills woman, 23, her dad calls for murder charge
The father of a 23-year-old woman who died after being struck by a man who fell from an apartment building in Nagoya, Japan, is calling for the man to face a murder charge. Tomoki Inaba was walking with a friend along a pavement in Sakae, Naka Ward, when 29-year-old Nobunari Tagu...
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Two men to be charged over stolen bank cards on flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore
They were arrested during an airport police operation at Terminal 4 targeting theft on aircraft.
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Social enterprise using sentiment analysis at call centre among 30 winners of SME AI Impact Awards
The inaugural awards recognise businesses that used proprietary AI solutions or off-the-shelf solutions.