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Police looking for man to assist in loanshark harassment case AsiaOne Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 SINGAPORE: Police are looking for the man shown in the image above to assist with investigations in a case of loanshark harassment reported at Clementi Ave 4 on Nov 11. The man is believed to be...

Cabby fined for drink-driving and swearing at police officer By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 15 November 2012 2157 hrs SINGAPORE: A taxi driver was fined S$5,000 and disqualified from driving for a year for drink-driving and hurling vulgarities at a police officer. The court heard Thursday...

Man asked for refund, then stole from cash registers AsiaOne Thursday, Nov 15, 2012 SINGAPORE - A 43-year-old man was arrested for stealing from two retail outlets. The man was suspected of stealing about $60 each from the cash registers. He is believed to have stolen the money after...

Man charged for posing as a property agent AsiaOne Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 SINGAPORE - The Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) has filed charges against a man who illegally posed as a property agent. According to the CEA, Lum Chap Heng, a 59-year-old Singaporean, acted as a property agent...

New lease of life for 'mouthless' boy Imagine not being able to open your mouth, ever. Imagine not being able to eat or drink, talk or smile with your mouth. For little Seng Sophea, born in July 2005 in a remote village in Cambodia, that was the only reality he knew...

Monday January 17, 2011 Social network users now easy targets for criminals PETALING JAYA: Forget about bringing criminals to book, the crooks are themselves going to the book – Facebook, that is. Many are targeting Malaysians – via their personal...

Sunday January 16, 2011 Wife fears for kids’ safety as husband is RM4mil in debt By NELSON BENJAMIN [email protected] JOHOR BARU: A 29-year-old housewife is worried for the safety of her three children after her husband...

Friday December 24, 2010 Two men with gun held By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH [email protected] JOHOR BARU: Police nabbed two men described as “dangerous” and seized a gun with eight bullets from their car. The two suspects, aged 37...

Inhalant abuser dies in toilet By Shaffiq Alkhatib | Posted: 08 December 2010 1519 hrs...

Most Vietnamese wives abused The Straits Times/ANN Published Nov 26 2010 More than half of all Vietnamese wives have been the victim of physical, sexual or emotional abuse by their partners, revealed a joint study by the government and the United Nations. AFP reports...

'Semen' mixer pleads guilty Published Nov 25 2010 Protein shakes, anyone? An ex-civilian officer in the Singapore police force has pleaded guilty to two charges of mischief for tainting his female colleagues’ drinks with his semen. Sim Keng Tee, 39, mixed semen into...

Truck loaded with 20 cars catches fire in Chongqing Firefighters extinguish a fire with high-pressure water guns on a highway near Southeast China's Chongqing municipality on Nov 21. A truck loaded with 20 new cars caught fire at about 9:58 pm while en route to Chongqing. The fire ignited...

Sweeping law changes proposed to tackle illegal employment agents By Imelda Saad | Posted: 22 November 2010 1903 hrs...

Monday November 22, 2010 Mother of two fears snake infested home will claim another life By IVAN LOH [email protected] IPOH: Every day A. Palanimal’s family watch in fear as the snakes slither in and out of their home at the...

Peach the Chihuahua: Japan's newest police dog A long-haired Chihuahua named ''Momo'' (Japanese for ''Peach'') sits on the grass during an...

These dramatic pictures show a clash of the titans as an elephant and crocodile go toe to toe in an epic tug of war. Photographer Martin Nyfeler was traveling through South Luangwa National Park in Zambia when he saw this female elephant and her baby drinking from the Luangwa River. Leaping...

China plans 'price controls' to curb inflation Premier Wen Jiabao said China is drafting measures to contain prices as the authorities grow increasingly concerned about an inflation rate at its highest in two years and a surge in food prices...

Tuesday November 16, 2010 Illicit ciggies and fireworks seized PETALING JAYA: Customs officers have seized contraband cigarettes, fireworks and firecrackers with unpaid duty totalling RM3.76mil in two operations within four hours on the same day...

Eurozone debt crisis: Portugal admits 'it could need EU bail-out' Portugal has admitted that it could become the latest European Union country to seek a bail-out as the eurozone debt crisis deepened...

Monday November 15, 2010 Eight teenage girls held over beating By Nigel Edgar [email protected] KUCHING: Eight female secondary school students were detained in connection with the beating of a female schoolmate. The...