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In a rather unconventional celebration, parents in Taiwan hired two pole dancers to perform outside their son's secondary school for his graduation. The event took place on June 11, 2025, outside Taichung Municipal Wanhe Junior High School, and quickly...

A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from Germany to the United States was forced to make an emergency landing in France after a passenger with a known shrimp allergy was allegedly served a meal containing shrimp. The incident, which occurred...

Minimum Wage Increase for Bangkok WorkersStarting from July 1, 2025, all workers in Bangkok, Thailand, will see their daily minimum wage rise to 400 baht (approximately S$15.72). This significant change, reported by the Bangkok Post, is part of a...

Australian-Thai Couple Arrested for Illegal Weapons PurchaseIn a significant operation, cyber police apprehended an Australian man and a Thai woman for illegally ordering and possessing firearms and military ordnance. The arrests took place on June 18, 2025, following an...

Sydney is facing a humorous yet pungent issue on its trains, prompting the government to address the situation via social media. The Transport for NSW, a New South Wales Government transport services and roads agency, issued a friendly reminder...

Thai-Australian Sting Operation Disrupts Fraud Ring, 13 Foreign Nationals ArrestedIn a significant crackdown, the Thai Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have successfully dismantled a transnational scam network involving nationals from Australia, Britain, Canada, and...

Hong Kong Robber Captured in Bangkok with Stolen Luxury HandbagsIn a significant operation, Thai immigration authorities apprehended a Chinese national suspected of a high-profile robbery in Hong Kong. The individual, identified as Su Kai, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport...

On May 16, 2025, a Singaporean couple, Xie Jinde (43) and Zhuang Shuyi (33), were discovered dead in a guesthouse in Taman Taynton View, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, in what has been reported as a charcoal-burning suicide. This tragic incident...

On June 19, 2025, two cases of the Zika virus were confirmed in Woodlands, specifically on Street 11 and Street 32. The National Environment Agency (NEA) has indicated that enhanced surveillance in the area has detected persistent signals of...

In a significant crackdown on transnational crime, two Singaporean men, aged 36 and 38, were apprehended in Thailand on June 17, 2025, for their suspected roles in operating a cross-border prostitution syndicate. This operation was part of a broader...