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Paps reported 2,200 consultations linked to sextortion as of November for the 2025 financial year, with most victims male and aged under 18.
Namewee is still helping police in an investigation over the death of a Taiwanese influencer and faces a drug possession charge.
Police say there is enough preliminary evidence to investigate Richard Lee for possible violations under health and consumer laws.
Companies like Toyota are playing cupid, betting that matching staff with partners from supportive firms will prevent burnout and resignations.
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An inquiry has been launched after social media clips purport to show women drinking and socialising with personnel inside military camps.
Police in Pattaya arrested the man after a teenager reported her iPhone missing following a fortune-telling session outside a temple.
Authorities have also called for a major clean-up ahead of Visit Malaysia 2026 in response to reports of dirtiness in tourist areas.
The wife of President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr says Filipino-American singer Jessica Sanchez will be performing at the Asean summit in 2026.
The conservative country has left the vulnerable community in fear, shrinking spaces for queer life and giving them nowhere to turn.
Officials in Okcheon, however, are looking to identify fake residents who change addresses without moving in.
Some say Japanese knowledge is a fair demand, others worry it will introduce ‘roadblocks’ at a time when the country needs more workers.
Bonnie Blue’s run-in with Indonesia began earlier this month when she was arrested for making pornographic content in a Bali studio.
Dr Raghav Narula is accused of speaking disrespectfully to a patient at a hospital in Shimla, but has denied wrongdoing in the confrontation.
Officials say the two lions, two Asiatic black bears and one sun bear suffered from underfeeding and prolonged neglect at Thmor Dar Casino.
Zaldy Co, who is on the run, has been accused of being involved in the flood-control corruption scandal.
Critics say the romantic comedy ‘Princess Goes to School’ risks softening perceptions of North Korea’s regime.
Over the years, authorities have had to remove piles of waste and human bodies from the world’s highest peak.
The giant flower find has renewed calls among researchers to rename its genus, which honours British colonial official Thomas Raffles.
The Russian embassy in Cambodia says the false assertions could jeopardise Moscow-Bangkok ties and its citizens’ safety in Thailand.
New data shows Chinese arrivals to the Philippines hit 312,000 last year, only 18 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.
A YouTube video revealing a pure gold logo on certain LG air conditioners has sparked a nationwide hunt for the 20-year-old units.
The 25-year-old, who reportedly hid at a factory’s air-conditioning unit, was just two weeks into her illegal part-time job when she died.
Police were called in after the couple went to hospital for treatment, raising suspicions of assault.
The Korean Association of Plastic Surgeons warned that ending the VAT refund scheme could drive foreign patients to rival destinations.
Officials refuted reports that Guo, who recently began serving a life sentence, possessed a phone and had received unauthorised visitors.
Authorities in a prefecture have also deployed drones that mimic dogs barking and spark fireworks to scare off bears.
A senior South Korean official says the islets are an ‘integral part of Korean territory historically, geographically and under international law’.
Attackers reportedly asked ‘which country are you from?’ before hitting four men with bottles, leaving two with head injuries.
Advocates warned that deporting Greggy Sorio, who lost a toe and 10kg while held in US immigration custody, would be a ‘death sentence’.
