1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (168+ words) A man was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs after a car rear-ended a bus along Middle Road in the Bugis area on Saturday (Sept 12). In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police confirmed that it was alerted to…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (132+ words) 1. Hong Kong actor Simon Lui, known for his roles in horror movies, dies aged 62 Veteran Hong Kong actor Simon Lui has died from stomach cancer at 62. 2. Dad says 3-year-old son nearly drowned during swim lesson; coach suspended A father claimed…...

4+ day, 50+ min ago   (205+ words) Fuel prices in Malaysia rose for the third time in four weeks on Thursday (Sept 10) amid renewed US-Iran hostilities. Announcing the adjusted petrol and diesel prices for the period of Sept 10 to 16, the finance ministry said retail prices for unsubsidised…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (402+ words) Singapore works with like-minded overseas counterparts to share information on vape-related activities and may even conduct joint operations as part of anti-vape efforts, said Minister of State for Health Rahayu Mahzam in Parliament on Thursday (Sept 10). She was responding to…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (206+ words) A cleaner found a 51-year-old man lying motionless in an alley near 36 Upper Weld Road on Monday (Sept 7) afternoon. He called the police after finding that the man had stopped breathing, according to a report by Shin Min Daily News…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (663+ words) SINGAPORE/JAKARTA — Indonesia is facing a surge in emissions from wildfires burning through parched stretches of forest and peatland on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, with carbon dioxide readings currently the highest in the world, data showed on Wednesday…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (474+ words) KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's ruling coalition on Wednesday said people convicted in high-profile graft cases should serve their sentences in full, amid media reports that jailed former premier Najib Razak has made another bid for a royal pardon. The local Chinese-language…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (242+ words) JAKARTA — Indonesia will extend a rice handout programme for more than 33 million low-income households through to December, providing nearly one million metric tons of additional supplies in a bid by the government to mitigate El Nino-related food-supply risks. "The rice…...

6+ day, 19+ min ago   (422+ words) The Government remains open to considering the use of chemical castration in combating sex crimes, Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said in a written reply to a parliamentary question on Tuesday (Sept 8). Aljunied GRC MP Gerald Giam asked if the…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (306+ words) Six hikers who went missing on Mount Gerah in Kelantan for days have been found after rescuers managed to spot a smoke signal, The New Straits Times reported on Monday (Sep 7). Perak Fire and Rescue Department director Sayani Saidon told…...