ASEAN

SRC: Shahrol Shifts All Blame On Najib, Pleads Ignorance

In what is an obvious effort to minimise his error in neglecting to do further due diligence on the investments by SRC, Shahrol said he took things that were proposed to him by Nik Faisal at "face value", including the fact that the latter may be telling former Prime Minister Najib a different story altogether

1MDB Lessons Perhaps Still Not Learnt In Malaysia

Lessons not learnt . . . The reasons for the 1MDB global financial scandal remain widely known in the public domain but so far there has been very little evidence that Malaysia has taken steps against history repeating itself!
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Police Say 129 People Killed In Indonesia Soccer Match Stampede

Officers fired tear gas in an attempt to control the situation when supporters of the losing home soccer team invaded the pitch in East Java province, causing a stampede and cases of suffocation.

Despite Weak Market, Grab Sees No Layoffs

SINGAPORE - Grab, Southeast Asia's largest ride-hailing and food delivery company, does not anticipate mass layoffs, as some competitors have, and is selectively hiring...

Cambodia Cancels Water Festival For Third Consecutive Year

Festival popular in Cambodia, usually attracts thousands of people to Phnom Penh Despite no new deaths reported due to Covid-19 since April, Cambodia decided...

Police Chief Killed In Daring Ambush, SAF Deployed To Village

One policeman dead, three others injured in a village ambush on police car Members of the Philippines' elite Special Action Force, were quickly deployed after...

Sisters Caught With Drugs Worth RM1.1m In The Philippines

They were caught in a sting by drug enforcement unit after an extensive surveillance in the Philippines Two kilos of syabu with an estimated street...

Politician’s Facebook Post On Catastrophe Sends Thousands To Farm For Refuge

Politician's Facebook posting on possible flood catastrophe sent thousands to a farm house in Siem Reap Thousands of people left their homes in Siem Reap...

40 Swim From Cambodia To Vietnam To Escape Abusive Employer

Malaysians among those conned by human traffickers for lucrative offers in Cambodia Dozens of casino workers in Cambodia, said to have been forced to work...

100k Ecstasy Pills Smuggled From Malaysia Seized In Riau

Ecstasy pills were meant for use in Jakarta nightspots Two suspects were arrested by Riau police with more than 100,000 Ecstasy pills, said to be...

Child Sex Exploit, Canadian Man Probed Further

He posed as doctor, conducted examinations on several children where sex offences are alleged to have occurred The arrest of a Canadian for sex crimes...

Thai, Singapore Luxury Goods Scammers In RM100 Million Scam Arrested In Johor

Singapore police receive tip-off from Thai counterparts Johor police detained a couple involved in luxury goods scam where items worth S$32 million were undelivered on...

Majority Want Thailand PM To Leave Office This Month

Some however want to wait for court ruling on Thailand coup architect's position Nearly two-thirds of people in Thailand want Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to...

New Executions Take Singapore Toll To 10 In Four Months

Two heroin traffickers hung in Singapore, toll reaches 10 since March 30 Singapore hanged two drug traffickers today (Aug 5) bringing the number of prisoners...