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Gemma Doyle, 26, says she stole the US$21 swimsuit ‘for fun’, but has now paid more than US$1,100 to avoid a stint in Indonesian prison.
The perceived squeeze on the wallet is a result of exchange rate volatility rather than the kingdom’s inflation, tourism officials say.
The survey covers six types of cheating: physical, emotional, cyber, object and financial infidelity, as well as micro-cheating.
Robin Padilla was criticised for downplaying depression and not being sensitive to the social and economic problems faced by young Filipinos.
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‘It’s assault, physical assault. It’s a crime anywhere in the world, especially in Singapore,’ said a Philippine labour official.
While 10 were convicted of destroying evidence, not a single person has been charged in connection with the deaths of two Melbourne teens.
Sheyna Lashira Smaradiani was killed on Friday after a car struck her and her mother during a family holiday in Singapore.
The encounter at Johor Bahru land checkpoint also saw another officer hit the car’s bonnet with a traffic cone to stop the errant motorist.
A man who was carrying the balloons filled with hydrogen instead of the safer helium gas was also injured in the incident.
The Shanghai-born 35-year-old was jailed for 40 months after he pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually penetrating a girl, then 15.
Critics slammed a governor’s ‘crude’ suggestion to marry ‘Sri Lankan and Vietnamese virgins’ to local men as a fix for population decline.
Severe snowfall and related accidents across Japan have injured and even killed, including foreign nationals on holiday, in recent weeks.
The tourists who were served food by a family at the funeral were impressed with the kindness of the people in Thailand.
While Chinese nationals lead the pack, Malaysia’s tourism minister also cites interest from the US, UK, Australia and Bangladesh.
Critics said Lee Jae Myung should have posted in Chinese, not Khmer, as his warning to foreign syndicates sparked anger across Cambodia.
Kim is accused of running a one-man family company to inflate corporate expenses and potentially reduce tax liabilities.
Three female officers took turns striking the woman with a rattan cane before she lost consciousness, witnesses said.
Officials boost patrols, urge residents to follow safety signs and report sightings to NParks.
Among such visitors barred from entering are those with a criminal record in Singapore or who pose a threat to public safety.
Despite a ‘historic’ education budget, experts say more is needed to close long-standing gaps in learning.
The widower, who had an extramarital affair with his secretary since 1971, has filed separate lawsuits against his second son and grandson.
Asian countries, such as Cambodia and India, have ended commercial elephant rides due to the same concerns.
Malaysians who enter and exit Singapore eight times or more each month will be treated as working overseas, but may still appeal, minister says.
To compensate for the transfer of three Indonesian villages to Malaysia, Jakarta would receive some land, according to the media reports.
Four containers of electronic waste deemed hazardous have been shipped out from Batam, following the government’s hardline warning.
The wife of a former army chief was seen walking before later using a wheelchair in court, prompting cynical social media commentary.
The suspects, aged just nine to 15, allegedly doused the sleeping man in liquid and filmed him as the flames erupted.
The image of K-pop star Lisa Manobal framed against blooms of the Red Lotus Sea has sparked a meme wave and debate about AI in creative work.
The actor is contesting an additional tax assessment of more than US$13 million tied to a company registered under his mother’s name.
