KOTA KINABALU: An Indonesian couple survived 25 hours floating in the sea after their boat with 13 others sank off Tawau on Tuesday. They desperately clung to their will to survive and swam as much
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Indonesian police ban Islamist rally ahead of Jakarta election
JAKARTA: Police in the Indonesian capital Jakarta have banned a rally organised by Islamist groups ahead of next week’s hotly-contested election to lead the city, officials said on Tuesday (Feb 7). The rally on Feb
Read moreTop Scams in Thailand
If you read through all the different Thailand forums on the internet you have so many foreigners complaining about their bad experiences being ripped off in Thailand. It’s always about Thai people that tell you
Read moreConservation boost for Sisters’ Islands
New laws will protect marine and foreshore areas around islands, including the reefs Underwater life around the offshore Sisters’ Islands will now be better protected, after Parliament passed laws yesterday to designate the area as
Read moreWater price hike: Water users worried but see need to curb wastage
Consumers and businesses have voiced concerns about water rates being hiked, even if some acknowledge that there is a need to do so to curb wastage of the scarce resource. Restaurant Association of Singapore president
Read moreNight bike race HolyCrit to kick off at Sports Hub for the first time on Feb 11
SINGAPORE – HolyCrit organisers will be taking their night cycling event up a notch, with races at the Sports Hub on Saturday (Feb 11). It will be the first time anywhere a bike race is
Read moreMr Right’ gets 20 months’ jail for cheating
She thought he was the late-arriving “Mr Right”, but he saw her as another prey. Tay Kok Hua, 57, was jailed 20 months yesterday for cheating cleaner Tan Joo Eng, 79, of her monies during
Read moreCourt issues arrest warrants against Briton, South African over murder of British businessman
The Pattaya Court Thursday issued arrest warrants against a Briton and a South African man accusing of murdering a British businessman in Pattaya on Tuesday. Chon Buri police chief Pol Maj Gen Somprasong Yenthuam said
Read moreTimeshare mastermind Zamri Zainal walks from jail yesterday
Zamri Zainal…..The mastermind of a million dollar timeshare scam is out after serving his sentence…..The time to strike is NOW! Mr. Zamry was released from Police Custody on the yesterday the 2nd of February 2017.
Read moreInbound investments this year likely to match 2016’s, create 19,000 to 21,000 jobs: EDB
SINGAPORE – Despite the uncertainties in the global economy, Singapore hopes to secure inbound investments this year comparable to 2016’s figure, the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) said on Thursday (Feb 2). The investment promotion
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