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AFP Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 TOKYO - Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party looked to have secured a convincing majority in Sunday's general election, broadcasters said. NHK, citing forecasts based on its own exit polls, said the LDP was likely to win 275 to 310 seats in the 480-seat...

AFP Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 HONG KONG - About a thousand migrant domestic workers from Southeast Asia rallied in Hong Kong Sunday to mark International Migrants Day and push for better working conditions and higher wages. The atmosphere was festive as the protesters, mostly from Indonesia...

New Straits Times Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 KOTA BARU - Heavy rain in the state since Friday night had caused many residents, particularly those in the high-risk areas, to brace for floods. Checks in these flood-prone areas saw residents making early preparations to reduce the threat and for...

New Straits Times Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 MALAYSIA - DATUK Dr T. Penny still recalls the laid back atmosphere in which he found himself when he first set up a private clinic in Pekan in 1979. Born and bred in Ipoh, Perak, the 66-year old used to work as a medical officer in Hospital Besar...

Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 The Star/Asia News Network By Eileen Ng KUALA LUMPUR - Most people take standing and walking for granted but not Daniel Lee, for whom the act of standing up five years ago was in itself a major feat. The 21-year-old was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic...

File photo of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un (in navy blue) with his late father and ex-ruler Kim Jong-Il (extreme right). AFP Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un led thousands of officials in a triumphant memorial service for his late father and ex-ruler Kim...

Reuters Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 TOKYO - Japan voted on Sunday in an election expected to return the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power after a three-year hiatus, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to push his hawkish security agenda and radical economic recipe...

AsiaOne | Sun, Dec 16 2012 MALAYSIA - Legoland Malaysia announced today that due to high traffic, it will be temporarily limiting the number of new entries into the park on Saturday from 12pm to 2am. The park added that it may have to implement this measure from time to time on a per...

The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 KOTA KINABALU - Foreign workers must carry their original travel documents with them at all times to prevent from being detained during operations. Sabah Immigration Department Director Datuk Mohammad Mentek said foreigners who failed to...

By Royce Tan The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 GEORGE TOWN - There was a sombre atmosphere at the Batu Gantong funeral parlour as Han Chiang High School students bade their form teacher Lee Boon Sim, 36, goodbye. While her family and friends broke down during her funeral...

The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 GEORGE TOWN - DAP has urged the PAS-run government in Kelantan to cancel summonses issued to hair salons providing unisex services to prove that the Islamist party could ensure justice to non-Muslims. PAS, however, is convinced that support for...

Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 The Star/Asia News Network GEORGE TOWN - Clerk Loh Kong Aik used to tell his family that he wanted to donate his organs to help others. His family fulfilled his wish after he was killed in a hit-and-run accident. Loh's heart valves, corneas and bones were immediately...

By Shaanaaz Habib The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 Some Malaysian buskers aim to show that performing on the streets can be a good way for young talents to express themselves and develop their art. Fakhrul Nizam Fauzi was only 16 when he had his first taste at busking. He...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Dec 15, 2012 KOTA BARU: A curio collector wants expert help to identify what he believes is a centuries-old Qilin, a mythical beast that is said to bring luck and prosperity. Wan Mat Mat Zin, 57, who bought the one kilo bronze Qilin from a friend who...

The New Paper Saturday, Dec 15, 2012 BRITAIN - It's called the new flirting. An investigation by Channel 4, a British public-service television broadcaster, has revealed that boys and girls as young as 13 routinely swap explicit pictures of themselves. The investigation said the...

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By Ng Si Hooi, Eileen Ng and Yee Xiang Yun The Star/Asia News Network Friday, Dec 14, 2012 BENTONG, Malaysia - Villagers here are infuriated over the abrupt halt to a performance, which was a curtain raiser to a DAP dinner. The enraged villagers who had raised thousands of ringgit to hire the...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Dec 15, 2012 SHE thought it would be the start of a promising film career when she auditioned for a leading role in a movie. However, it was not to be for the 21-year-old when a man in his 40s molested her on the pretext of acting out a sex scene...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Dec 15, 2012 PETALING JAYA: By day, they are typical business areas but at night, they turn into bustling gambling hubs where e-gambling is all the rage. For extra pleasure, there are nightclubs, pubs and places offering sex services. The lack of...

The Star/Asia News Network Friday, Dec 14, 2012 MALAYSIA - Police arrested three couples, including four teenagers, who were believed to have taken part in a sex orgy, reported Harian Metro. The six were arrested after police raided a hotel room at 7.30am on Monday. Some of the suspects...