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Foreign travellers entering into Malaysia have had to pay a tourism tax of RM10 (about SGD $10) for each night's stay at their hotels since the start of the year (1 January 2023).The tourism tax was first introduced back...

According to Reuters, a Yeti Airlines plane that was ferrying 72 people, crashed in Nepal and killed 68 people, making it the country's worst aircraft disaster in 30 years.BBC reported that hundreds of Nepalese soldiers have been deployed for...

Almost 60,000 people died from Covid in China between 8 December 2022 to 12 January 2023, according to China's Bureau of Medical Administration.Reuters reported that the number was revealed at a media briefing by the head of the bureau,...

A 37-year-old foreign worker from Myanmar fell to his death on 12 January while he was painting the facade of a condominium building in Bedok.The incident took place at 738 Bedok Reservoir Road, Waterfront Isle Condominium, on 12 January...

Every time you pass by KFC and smell the delicious fried chicken, you can't help but want to eat it. Now KFC has launched incense sticks, so that you can smell this charming fried chicken every day! You read that...

Female employees of a company in China are made to kiss their boss every morning as part of the company's "standard operating procedure", according to GoodyFeed.GF reported that the "SOP" was introduced by the boss of the Beijing company.They...

A 22-year-old man in China drove his BMW into a crowded street in Guangzhou during rush hour on the evening of 11 January.5 people and 13 others were injured in the horrific massacre.Videos emerged online showing the BMW ramming...

Thailand will be imposing a "tourist fee" of 300 baht (or SGD $11.98) for all foreign visitors entering the country, with effect from April later this year, according to Reuters.A spokesperson for the government, Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, said that the...

A woman in China dumped her boyfriend after his parents served her "simple" food, according to a post on Weibo.She had purportedly travelled two and a half hours to her boyfriend's parents home in Sichuan by car, in a...

According to Reuters, China has suspended issuing short-term visas to the Japanese and South Korean citizens as part of "reciprocal measures" after the two countries imposed new travel restrictions on travellers from China due to the surge of cases...