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Only 44 per cent of Malay and Muslim women were able to refuse sex, compared with three-quarters of Chinese and Indian Malaysians.
In the midst of record-breaking temperatures, social media users are praising the late statesman’s foresight in embracing air conditioning.
The country says it is asking Norway to mediate between the two parties so that the company can settle the claims.
A zoo official says pointing a laser at any animal could cause considerable stress and even blindness.
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Immigration Director General Hendarsam Marantoko says Indonesia ‘does not want visitors who do not contribute positively’ to the economy.
Authorities got a tip-off on an ‘impending mass shooting’ in the province, two days after a shooting incident that killed three students.
Tunku Ismail Ibrahim did not mention Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman when he referred to a Muar politician as among the ‘Hollywood’ types.
The man, who says he hardly knew the schoolmate, has filed a police report and set all his social media accounts to private.
The elderly woman was seen clinging to a table as relatives fled the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on June 8.
The three boys allegedly stole cars and drove without licences in separate incidents within a week, prompting police to issue emergency orders.
Several such shooting incidents in Thailand have raised concerns about the mental health of police officers.
Fifa said Thursday’s South Korea-Mexico game would carry an anti-hate message after the incident sparked outrage online.
The man apologised and said he had resigned after a viral video showed him pulling at the corners of his eyes during a match in Guadalajara.
The seven-year-old’s body was found in a rubber plantation about 600 metres from her home three days after an argument with her sister.
The family is not pursuing any action over the attack by the long-tailed macaque, which was found by the grandfather as a baby in 2022.
Naegohyang Women’s FC became the first North Korean side to win Asia’s top club title last month.
He destroyed bar equipment and furniture, and customers’ belongings, including laptops and mobile phones.
Malaysia’s roll-out of strict age-gating rules follows on the heels of Australia and Indonesia in the push to protect children online.
More than 50 emergency vehicles were activated after police received a call about an irritating smell and people coughing inside the mall.
The kingdom’s most-watched family scandal in years has prompted a sacking, a televised confessional – and a warning from media regulators.
The man reportedly became frustrated when the gates did not open after he slammed his passport on the reader.
Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, named after a snake from folklore and the province where it was found, weighed as much as nine adult elephants.
In an interview, the former prime minister reveals that he and his ex-protege, Anwar Ibrahim, clashed over their views on corruption.
What happens to more than 1 million social recluses in the world’s fastest-ageing society when the last person who cared for them is gone?
Some social media users question how the man could have dropped his son just as they were getting off the moving train.
The woman, who was convicted of infanticide for causing the death of her newborn, did not tell her family about her pregnancy.
One of the employees reportedly told police he burned his wife’s body in an incinerator on the zoo’s grounds.
Ground-handling company SATS pledged to improve service standards and staff training after a video of the incident went viral.
A new report reveals that the number of people executed for consuming South Korean cultural content surged by 250 per cent during the pandemic.
