12+ hour, 6+ min ago   (387+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Foreigners married to Malaysians are not automatically allowed to work or operate a business in the country, says the Immigration Department. It said those holding a Social Visit Pass under the Malaysian Citizen’s Spouse category must submit a…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (857+ words) SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced an A$600 million (US$430 million) plan to combat cocaine smuggling in the Pacific as organised crime groups increasingly use semi-submersibles to traffic cocaine along the so-called “Pacific drugs highway” from South America....

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (399+ words) SINGAPORE: If you are hoping to catch American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars in Singapore in April 2027, be on your guard against scams when ticket sales start on Sept 11. In a media statement on Tuesday (Sept 8), the police advised the public to…...

6+ day, 28+ min ago   (325+ words) BANGKOK: Thai authorities arrested 12 South Koreans and a Chinese national accused of running a scam call centre from a high-end rented house south of Bangkok, police said on Tuesday (Sept 8). The alleged scammers "entered Thailand from a neighbouring country and…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (488+ words) PETALING JAYA: Goldsmiths have become prime targets of robbers as gold prices reach record highs. Many are now being forced to fortify their shops with bulletproof counters and shatterproof glass, panic buttons, and enhanced CCTV systems. While Indian goldsmiths have…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (230+ words) SHAH ALAM: Police are hunting seven suspects to assist investigations into a gang-related brawl that resulted in the death of a 23-year-old local man in Alam Megah here. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Shazeli Kahar said eight suspects had been…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (293+ words) MANILA: Philippine prosecutors filed a criminal charge Monday (Sept 7) against a lawmaker and cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos over his alleged involvement in a massive corruption scandal involving bogus flood control projects. The case came more than a year after…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (515+ words) Spyware targeted Serbian student activists and politicians involved in anti-corruption protests against President Aleksandar Vucic ahead of local elections in March, a new report claimed. At least 14 people were affected by the intrusions in early 2026, marking the largest documented wave…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (217+ words) TikTok dropped out of an upcoming meeting with the US House Select Committee on China on national security issues, saying it couldn’t participate because of unrelated child-safety litigation, the leader of the panel said. The company is "refusing to appear…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (241+ words) MANILA (Xinhua): Philippine police arrested 766 individuals for various cyber offences from January to July 2026, with online selling scams ranking as the most common violation, according to local media reports on Tuesday. During the seven-month period, the Philippine police also rescued…...