3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (189+ words) SINGAPORE, Sept 1 — An Indonesian national has been charged with carrying an offensive weapon in a public place after allegedly concealing a 19.5cm pointed knife in his shoe at Changi Airport. The Straits Times reported that Syaifudin Alfitroh, 32, was allegedly carrying the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (136+ words) SINGAPORE, Aug 29 — A 32-year-old Indonesian man is set to be charged today after he was allegedly caught concealing a 19.5cm knife in his sock while passing through a security screening area at Changi Airport’s Terminal 4, The Straits Times reported. Police said…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (252+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — IKEA Malaysia has confirmed that its first store in East Malaysia will open its doors in Kuching this December, marking a significant expansion into Sarawak after years of serving the state solely through e-commerce and delivery. IKEA…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (416+ words) MELBOURNE, Aug 19 — Australian toxic mushroom killer Erin Patterson began an appeal on Wednesday against her conviction in a triple-murder case that made headlines worldwide. The 51-year-old was found guilty last year of murdering her husband’s parents and an elderly aunt…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (448+ words) JULY 6 — When Mum chose to enrol me in an English-medium school in 1963, I faced the biggest challenge of my life as my class teacher was an Indian woman. As I spoke only a couple of Chinese dialects, we could hardly…...

2+ mon, 23+ hour ago   (339+ words) SINGAPORE, June 30 — A lonely Singaporean man who told a court he felt sorry for caged crows because he had “no friends” has been jailed after twice vandalising an NParks bird trap to set the birds free. According to Chinese-language daily…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (186+ words) MELBOURNE, June 29 — An airline employee from Thailand has been arrested and charged after Australian authorities allegedly located heroin in her baggage on arrival at Melbourne Airport, Xinhua reported. A statement from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) today said that Australian…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (324+ words) SINGAPORE, June 19 — What began as a dispute over a drinking straw ended with a man returning to a convenience store armed with two knives — and ultimately being jailed for six months. The bizarre confrontation unfolded at a convenience store at…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (152+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — The bodies of two males, aged 16 and 46, were found in the Kedah River near the Jeragan Waterfront Bridge in Alor Setar today. Kedah Fire and Rescue Department Zone 1 chief Ahmad Aminuddin Abd Rahim said firefighters were first…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (248+ words) SYDNEY, May 26 — A group of seven women and 12 children linked to Islamic State fighters are bound for Australia after years in Syria, the Australian interior minister said on Tuesday. The so-called “IS brides” are Australian nationals and left the Roj…...