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Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Home Affairs headquarters on Aug 21, 2024.

Bangladeshi preacher used passport with different name to enter Singapore and give illegal, extremist sermon

SINGAPORE — A Bangladeshi extremist preacher managed to enter Singapore and deliver an illegal sermon here because he used a passport with a name different from what was in the country’s security databases, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Wednesday (Aug 21).

By Fabian Koh

A screenshot of a video on South Korean broadcaster SBS News' YouTube channel showing a cafe manager holding a customer's drink (left) and kneeling on the ground (right) to apologise to the customer.

#trending: Netizens slam South Korean woman for making cafe manager kneel over missing straw

By Shynn Ong

In this picture taken on March 27, 2024, a wildlife ranger takes care of a rescued leopard cub at the Margallah Wildlife rescue centre, formerly a zoological park, in Islamabad.

Pakistan horror zoo is reborn as rehab centre

This photo taken on Jan 27, 2024 shows workers recovering a sunken ship in the Yangon River in Yangon.

The Myanmar 'water brothers' salvaging shipwrecks on the tide

Get organised quickly with these decluttering ‘sprints’

Get organised quickly with these decluttering ‘sprints’

In this photo taken on April 5, 2024, jeepneys commute along a street in Manila.

End of the road? Philippine jeepneys face uncertain future

Young Russians dance to K-pop and watch anime amid Asian culture boom

In Brazil, hopes to use AI to save wildlife from roadkill fate

Emperor penguins perish as ice melts to new lows: Study

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Fans of Taylor Swift take images next to lyrics from the song The Black Dog by Taylor Swift, written outside The Black Dog pub, believed by its owners to have been referenced in the track, in London, Britain, on April 22, 2024.

Taylor Swift fans descend on London pub name-checked on album

ByteDance says 'no plans' to sell TikTok after US ban law

A tourist posing in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji in the background, in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi prefecture on Jan 1, 2024.

Japan town to put up 2.5m barrier to block view of Mount Fuji

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, Oct 18, 2023.

Putin says plans to visit China in May

Students continue to protest at an encampment supporting Palestinians on the Columbia University campus, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 25, 2024.

Columbia University faces federal complaint after arresting anti-war protesters

Motorcyclists wait under the shade as a woman crosses a traffic intersection in Bangkok on April 25, 2024.

Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as Southeast Asia bakes

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Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at New York Criminal Court for his sexual assault trial in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, Feb 21, 2020.

Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned by top New York court

NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction for sexual assault and rape was overturned by New York's highest court, reopening the landmark case that fueled the #MeToo movement and highlighting the challenges of holding powerful men accountable.

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 25, 2024.

Israel intensifies airstrikes on Gaza's Rafah before ground operation

Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad.

Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir facing anti-graft probe in a case involving his sons

Rescuers inspecting the debris of the fatal Perak helicopter crash.

Malaysia helicopter crash victims’ children to get S$285 each, plus other aid: Education ministry

Posters and flags honoring Israeli hostages kidnapped on Oct 7 are displayed on a ledge near the pro-Palestine encampment at Columbia University on April 24, 2024 in New York City.

Pro-Palestinian protests spread at US universities

Overcrowded Venice introduces first payment charge for tourists

China evacuates entire town as record rains, winds lash its south

US surgeons transplant pig kidney to live patient for second time

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A file photo of a man vaping.

Use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among youth 'alarming': WHO

A collective of groups organised by Jewish students at Columbia and Barnard in solidarity with Gaza and the protest encampment host Passover Seder at Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 22, 2024.

Israel's Netanyahu says 'more has to be done' to stop pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses

Children walk after receiving food, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip April 22, 2024.

Israel says Rafah assault looms; massive Gaza airstrikes end weeks of relative calm

US TikTok bill sets up fight over free speech protections

The heat index was expected to reach the "danger" level of 42°C or higher in at least 30 cities and municipalities of the Philippines.

Extreme heat scorches Southeast Asia, bringing school closures and warnings

Tourists shield themselves from the sun with umbrellas to combat the heat outside Wat Pho Buddhist temple in Bangkok on April 1, 2024.

Danger warning issued for Bangkok as extreme heat bites

US Senate passes bill to force TikTok divestment or face ban

Senators hope TikTok will remain in business in US under new owner

Musk's X Corp appeals dismissal of lawsuit against anti-hate group

Palestinian children sit next to the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 21, 2024.

Fears grow for Rafah as Israel-Hamas war rages on 200th day

People demonstrate outside Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 23, 2024.

Anger spikes at US universities as Gaza protests intensify

Bottles of milk are been processed at the South Mountain Creamery farm in Middletown, Maryland US, on May 19, 2020.

US FDA says commercial milk safe despite bird flu virus presence