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Why people in Singapore don’t like to greet each other? I’m genuinely interested to understand this. Every time you try to smile or greet someone in the elevator or other places, they act like they didn’t even see me. Some people even make faces, like I asked for their kidney or something. Am...

https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/man-scolds-commuter-for-touching-his-backside-and-gives-kay-pohs-a-tongue-lashing

Happy hour means diffferent things to different people. For this Indonesian maid, it meant bringing her boyfriend home for a good time between the sheets while her employer was sleeping. 32-year-old housewife Ms Wang said that she hired the maid in November to clean her Bukit Timah condominium...

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3160223/singtel-loses-landmark-us640-million-australian-tax-case

AFP Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 GENEVA - A Swiss court Friday sentenced a Thai woman to six and a half years behind bars for her role in a forced prostitution ring, in one of Switzerland's biggest ever human trafficking cases. The regional Bern court ruled that the 43-year-old, whose name was not...

The New Paper Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 ENGLAND - A doctor pleaded guilty in Britain on Friday to using a camera hidden in his wristwatch to film himself sexually assaulting female patients. Davinderjit Bains, 45, admitted that he had assaulted 30 women at his practice in southern England...

Reuters Saturday, Mar 16, 2013 ZURICH - Swiss police have arrested a self-styled healer after he stopped attending a trial where he stands accused of infecting 16 people with HIV using acupuncture needles. Swiss police said on Friday that they stormed the home of the 54-year-old man, who...

The Star/Asia News Network Friday, Feb 15, 2013 MALACCA - It started with her being reprimanded for coming home late and then being asked if she had a lover. It was apparently too much for a factory supervisor in Malim here. In the heated argument that ensued she picked up a kitchen...

The Star/Asia News Network Friday, Feb 15, 2013 GEORGE TOWN - A hotel singer was among 20 Muslims nabbed in Penang for allegedly committing khalwat (close proximity) on Valentine's Day. The woman, in her 30s, was found inside a motel room in Gelugor with a man, also in his 30s, by...

AFP Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 TOKYO - The dollar held firm in Asian trade Thursday while the yen slipped ahead of the outcome of a Bank of Japan policy meeting and the start of G20 talks where the forex market may top the agenda. The dollar fetched 93.50 yen in Tokyo midday trade from 93.46...

AFP Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 SYDNEY - A man was charged with murder after allegedly decapitating his father in Australia on Thursday, with reports saying he was killed as he attempted to intervene in a fight between his son and wife. Toufic Zahab, 69, died after he was reportedly attacked...

The Star/Asia News Network Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 IPOH: A 36-year-old father who lodged a police report over the disappearance of his underage daughter ended up being arrested for raping her. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Sum Chang Keong said on Dec 24, the sub-contractor from Menglembu had lodged...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Dec 08, 2012 WHILE her friends were spending their school holidays hanging out in malls or catching the latest movie in the cinemas, a 14-year-old girl was entertaining men at an illegal nightclub. Harian Metro reported that the teenager was among 29 guest...

By Syed Azhar The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Dec 08, 2012 KOTA BARU, Malaysia - Four non-Muslims two men on a plane spotting outing and a couple in a park have been issued with summonses for khalwat, a first in the country. The summonses were for "indecent behaviour" but the four have...

AFP Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 SYDNEY - Police Saturday arrested a man over a night raid on an Australian naval vessel in which weapons were allegedly stolen by a balaclava-clad intruder dressed in military clothing. Northern Territory Police said they had recovered the two shotguns and 12 pistols...

Reuters Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 NORTH KOREA/CHINA - China's top newspaper went to town on Tuesday with a 55-page online picture spread of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un being named The Onion's "Sexiest Man Alive for 2012", appearing to fall for a spoof by the US satirical website...

Reuters Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said on Tuesday that China's currency remained "significantly undervalued," but stopped short of labeling the world's second-biggest economy a currency manipulator. Although Beijing controls the pace at which the yuan...

by Regina Lee Fri, Nov 23, 2012 The Star/Asia News Network KUALA LUMPUR - More Malaysian Chinese women are now refusing to marry early, choosing to focus on their careers while many are also reluctant to "marry down", said MCA Wanita chief Datuk Yu Chok Tow. She added that many were...