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Tokyo police on hunt for man in black headgear after woman knifed in Akasaka
TOKYO, Nov 16 — A woman in her 40s was stabbed in a busy commercial and entertainment district in Tokyo today and fled the scene, triggering a police hunt for him. Metropolitan police received an emergency call around 10.25am, alerting
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Gambling ads sneak onto Indonesia’s social media feeds, targeting even kids
JAKARTA, Nov 16 — Gambling promoters are using deceptive marketing tactics to reach Indonesian users across Meta platforms, despite the company’s policies and a government crackdown on the illegal practice. An AFP investigation found dozens of paid gambling adverts disguised
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Why selling luxury in India isn’t easy
MUMBAI, Nov 16 — The globe’s biggest luxury brands have dreamt of India’s vast consumer base for decades, but navigating the market has proven to be a complex task. French retailer Galeries Lafayette is the latest to try its luck,
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Tada suspends driver’s account after Singaporean passenger shares alarming TikTok ride story
SINGAPORE, Nov 16 — A Singaporean woman claims to have had the “worst” private hire vehicle (PHV) experience ever after encountering a belligerent driver who did not follow the GPS route, took her into a couple of cul-de-sacs and ended
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Scammers cashing in on fake Johor-Singapore housing subsidy ads with PMs’ signatures, over RM3.18m lost in two months
SINGAPORE, Nov 16 — Singapore police have issued public reminders to alert after scammers duped victims out of more than S$1 million (RM 3.18 million) through a bogus “Johor-Singapore Housing Subsidy” programme in the past two months. At least 21 cases
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Man arrested for allegedly sodomising, throwing cat from fourth floor in Kota Kemuning
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Police have arrested a 33-year-old man who allegedly sodomised a cat before throwing it off the fourth floor of an apartment block in Kota Kemuning. Shah Alam district police chief Superintendent Ramsay Anak Embol said
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DAP ready for GE16 even if polls come early
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — DAP is ready to face the 16th general election (GE16) even if it is held earlier than expected, said party chairman Gobind Singh Deo. “When the Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim) decides the time
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With just 22 seats in play, Pakatan has no ‘poster boy’ for Sabah, says Loke
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) does not have a “poster boy” for Sabah, DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke said today. According to Harian Metro, he said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had already made it clear yesterday that
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Fahmi heads Malaysian delegation to global telecoms conference in Azerbaijan
BAKU (Azerbaijan), Nov 16 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil is leading the Malaysian delegation to the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25) from today until November 19. Organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and hosted by Azerbaijan under
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Vigneswaran says AGM delegates must decide MIC’s path amid talk of BN exit
SHAH ALAM, Nov 16 — MIC president Tan Sri S.A. Vigneswaran has left it to the delegates attending the party’s annual general meeting here today to determine MIC’s future direction amid speculation that it might leave the Barisan Nasional (BN)
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