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Pupils at the educational facility endured months of abuse by the 31-year-old, who had no childcare or teaching qualifications.
The visitor demanded a hotel fly China’s flag, unaware the display only featured nations that had actually qualified for the tournament.
The Chinese nationals were arrested in May in connection with an alleged online gaming and investment fraud syndicate operating from Batam.
Low is among 250 people that US President Donald Trump may pardon as part of celebrations to mark America’s 250th Independence Day.
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A Vietnamese man has apologised for accidentally discharging the spray in a Nagoya post office, resulting in five people being hospitalised.
A deadly outage in Australia and others in Singapore led Singtel to cut executive pay despite posting strong profits.
The rider was caught on camera going faster than cars on his vehicle, with the device’s speed estimated at almost 80 km/h.
From the president to K-pop stars, South Koreans demand an overhaul of the country’s football establishment and punishment for the failure.
A special task force is preparing for a massive polling day surge as up to 200,000 cross-border workers return home to vote.
Japan has a new police chief. Her name is AIko, she lives on YouTube and she’s coming for scammers.
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.
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.
