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Two Singaporeans are among dozens of people still unaccounted for after devastating flash floods swept through a mountainous region of Nepal near the border with Tibet.The two Singaporeans were travelling as part of a tour group when the floods...

A married man was arrested alongside an Indonesian masseuse during a religious enforcement operation at a massage parlour in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia.The incident took place at around 10.45pm on Monday (24 August), when officers from the Johor Islamic...

A 40-year-old father and his nine-year-old son died after a house fire broke out in Kampung Tok Jebak, Terengganu, Malaysia, in the early hours of Wednesday (26 August).The pair were reportedly trapped on the upper floor of the two-storey...

Hong Kong police have arrested two women following a confrontation at a shopping centre in Kwun Tong, after an online video appeared to show an elderly woman pushing and slapping a five-year-old girl.The incident happened at around 4.45pm on...

Thailand Records 21,620 Dengue Cases And 31 Deaths In 2026Thailand has recorded more than 21,000 dengue infections so far this year, with health authorities reporting 21,620 cases and 31 deaths as the country moves through its seasonal dengue period.The...

A tourist in China has sparked widespread outrage after footage allegedly showed her stepping on a tortoise at a tourist attraction while carrying a young girl.The incident reportedly took place at Changlu Tourism and Leisure Park in Foshan, Guangdong,...

A South Korean woman who had been missing for 104 days has been found dead in a palm plantation on Jeju Island, with her remains reportedly already severely decomposed and reduced to bones.The 37-year-old woman, identified as Zhang Meilan,...

A 34-year-old man was shot during a confrontation over a parking space at a petrol station in Nonthaburi, Thailand, after an argument with another driver reportedly escalated into gunfire.The incident happened along Kanchanaphisek Road on 25 August, when the...

Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sparked an unusual online conversation after revealing that she felt “lonely” after staff removed a cockroach from her official residence.Takaichi shared the anecdote on social media while responding to reports about her working...

A 25-year-old Chinese postgraduate student has been found dead in South Korea after disappearing for six days, with police arresting a man in his 30s in connection with the case.The woman, identified only by her surname initial A, was...