SINGAPORE - At least 53 credit-for-sex scam cases were reported to the police in the first half of March this year, with victims losing at least $304,000 to such scammers since Jan 1. According to a statement from the police,...
This cashier from Shandong, eastern China, has gone viral after demonstrating her counting skills at a training session. She managed to count 550 notes of different denominations of yuan in 77 seconds, quite a feat considering that cash-counting machines do...
TOKYO - The prospect of a cheaper funeral is being used to entice elderly Japanese drivers to give up their licences as police increase their efforts to prevent accidents caused by ageing motorists. Fatal accidents involving elderly drivers are a...
A private school in Andhra Pradesh, India, is in hot water after the management locked up 19 students who were late in paying their school fees, Malaysia Nanban reported. The students, aged between five and 14, were supposed to sit...
Hanoi - Five frozen tigers have been discovered in a Vietnamese man's freezer with their organs removed, according to official reports Tuesday, in a country seen as a global hub for the illegal wildlife trade. Tiger organs and bones are...
Yangon - Ride-hailing firm Grab launched a trial service in Yangon on Tuesday, becoming the first international company to enter Myanmar and stealing a march on fierce rival Uber in the largely untapped market. The Singapore-based company said it was...
SEOUL - Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-hye apologised to the country on Tuesday as she arrived at prosecutors' offices for questioning as a criminal suspect in a corruption scandal that has gripped the country for months. Park, 65, became...
Dili, East Timor - A former guerrilla fighter has won East Timor's presidential election in just one round, an early count indicated Tuesday, in a sign of growing stability for Asia's youngest nation. With most ballots counted, Francisco Guterres -...
JAKARTA - Indonesian police said on Tuesday Interpol has issued red notices, the closest to an international arrest warrant, for three Chinese executives suspected of fraud linked to a more than US$800 million (S$1.12 billion) Sinopec oil terminal development...
Ormsin, a sea turtle that became an international celebrity, died on Tuesday. The 25-year-old turtle died from sa blood infection. Her condition deteriorated after a second operation over the weekend. She had been in intensive care ever since with a weak...
