Second Hong Kong man rescued from South-East Asia scam farm, says ex-politician

HONG KONG: A second Hong Kong man has been rescued from Myanmar after being lured into forced illegal labour in South-East Asia, according to a former district councillor who has been helping victims. Andy Yu Tak-po revealed the development on Monday afternoon after accompanying a family member of a kidnapped victim to submit a petition letter...

UK teenager pleads guilty to murder of Southport girls and ricin, terrorism charges

LONDON (Reuters) - A British teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July, a crime that horrified the nation and was followed by days of nationwide rioting. Axel Rudakubana, 18, changed his pleas from not guilty to guilty on what was due to...

Shocker in Vietnam – Doctor accused of murdering pregnant lover, dismembering body to hide affair

DONG NAI (Vietnam News/ANN): A doctor in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai is facing charges of murder, robbery and illegal possession of military weapons after allegedly killing and dismembering his pregnant lover to conceal their extramarital affair. On Jan 14, the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Procuracy issued an indictment against 36-year-old Danh Son, a general...

Wife of disabled victim condemns ‘inhumane’ attack on husband

PETALING JAYA: The wife of Ahmad Nor Al Faizan Jusoh, the disabled man who was attacked at Pasar Tani in Chukai, Terengganu has described the attack on her husband as "inhumane and heartless". Faridah Abdul Karim, 44, said that she never imagined such a traumatic incident would happen to her husband. "I was devastated and heartbroken when...

Search underway for missing family of five who went camping

SEPANG: Police are searching for a family of five comprising a husband, a wife and their three children who were reported missing on Jan 18. Sepang district police chief ACP Norhizam Bahaman said that a report on the family's disappearance was lodged on Jan 19 by the younger sibling of the missing 37-year-old woman, who disappeared...

Chinese celebrities and tourists think twice about Thailand

CHARTERED flights have been cancelled. Performances have been called off or postponed. Tour agencies have fielded requests from travellers who want to change their plans. Chinese travellers have been scrapping trips to Thailand, frightened by the story of a Chinese actor who was abducted there, taken to Myanmar and forced to work in an online scam...

Anwar arrives in Brussels for a two-day working visit

BRUSSELS: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived for a two-day working visit to Belgium, as well as meeting leaders of the European Union (EU) on Sunday (Jan 19). The aircraft carrying the Prime Minister landed at the Brussels Airport at 2pm (9pm Malaysian time) from London, where the premier had just concluded his working...

QuickCheck: Did a Puspakom employee get slapped by a customer as seen in viral video?

A VIDEO has gone viral showing a man slapping another individual at what looks to be a workshop. Captions to the viral video claim that it shows a Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre (Puspakom) employee being slapped by a dissatisfied customer. Is it true that a Puspakom employee was slapped by a customer in Johor Baru? VERDICT: TRUE Johor Baru South...

Jail for Singaporean man who lured around 50 women, teens for photo shoots and filmed intimate videos of them

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A man who lured around 50 women and teenage girls for photo shoots after promising to pay them went on to record intimate videos of the victims. Some of the videos, which included those showing sexual acts, were taken without the victims’ consent. Min Thein Kyaw, who was working for a software firm...

Young Malaysians must have courage, says Anwar

LONDON: The new generation and young Malaysians must have the courage to reject corruption, racism and religious extremism, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. "In our Madani concept, we don’t compromise on issues like corruption, leaders squandering wealth... it doesn’t matter (the same) coalition or not,” he said during a question-and-answer session following his lecture...