Guo Wengui received a 30-year prison sentence after being convicted of major financial fraud charges in the US. Prosecutors said his schemes raised over US$1 billion and funded an extravagant ...

Residents in Paris were seen jumping into the Canal Saint-Martin to cool off as an intense heatwave swept across Europe. The scenes came as France recorded soaring temperatures, red heat alerts and a ...

A disturbance reportedly broke out during a World Cup supporters' convoy in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon, Maluku, after two teenagers were seen carrying an Israeli flag amid celebrations ...

Malaysia’s anti-graft agency is investigating allegations that payments linked to the transfer of three Taiping Zoo elephants to Japan failed to reach government coffers. The probe centres on ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned as Labour leader, telling supporters he accepts "with good grace" his party's verdict that he should not lead it into the next election. He spoke to ...

Lazada has confirmed layoffs affecting about 5 per cent of its South-east Asia workforce following a review of roles across regional markets. The company said the move was driven by business needs and ...

Police were called to a Shenzhen trade fair after exhibitors accused organisers of creating a false impression of strong attendance by hiring people to pose as foreign buyers. Vendors who paid ...

A petrol station worker in Selangor has drawn praise online after intervening when a driver of a Singapore-registered vehicle was allegedly seen attempting to pump Malaysia's subsidised RON95 petrol.

Three Malaysian men were arrested within six hours of entering Singapore after allegedly arriving on instructions from a Malaysia-based scam syndicate to withdraw illicit proceeds from ATMs. Police ...

A 44-year-old man pleaded guilty on 22 June 2026 to starting a fire in a Joo Seng Road HDB flat that left 10 people, including two firefighters, requiring hospital treatment. The court ordered a ...

Authorities in Sabah are investigating a viral video allegedly showing a student being bullied at a school in the state’s interior. The footage began circulating online on 23 June, although the exact ...

Performance artist Sanmu Chan was stopped and searched by plainclothes police in Causeway Bay after displaying a 6.4-metre red string ahead of the 37th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, as ...