Singapore jails drunk man for threatening to cut sick wife’s throat with fruit peeler
In a separate incident, the same man, a butcher, threatened a member of the public with a meat chopper at a Bedok coffee shop.
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Thailand officials to cage urban macaques to ‘solve’ decade-old human-monkey conflict in Lopburi
The macaques that roam Lopburi are a symbol of local culture, and a major tourist draw. But after years of dangerous encounters with residents and visitors and several failed attempts to bring peace with population controls, local people and businesses have had enough.
Singapore jails man for trying to pay off dancing-girl debts by forging mum’s signature, selling her Rolls-Royce
In August 2022, Singaporean Liu Kuei Liang forged his mother’s signature on sales agreements, court documents show.
Malaysia’s arrest of Israeli man with 6 guns triggers mystery – was Mossad or the mob involved?
Officers nabbed the 36-year-old suspect at a hotel on March 27, and checks on his hotel room yielded a cache of six semi-automatic pistols including a Sig Sauer, a Glock and Smith and Wesson, 200 bullets and several pairs of surgical gloves, all kept inside a bag.
Thousands attend rally in Delhi to challenge Modi ahead of elections
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Thousands of people on Sunday attended a rally by an alliance of India's opposition parties that criticized the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of stifling opponents and undermining democratic institutions ahead of a national election next month.
Pakistani man who filmed sister’s ‘honour’ killing arrested
A Pakistani man who allegedly filmed his brother strangling their sister to death has been arrested as part of the latest “honour” killing that has outraged the country, police said.
An Associated Press photographer snaps a buzzy photo by focusing on the details during Holi
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Anupam Nath has been covering Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Guwahati in northeastern India for two decades. In that time, he’s mastered navigating the large, vibrant celebrations, which allows him to focus on the small details. In this photo one can even see the colored powder used by revelers on a swarm of bees. Here’s what Nath said about making this extraordinary image:
Malaysia arrests three suspected of supplying Israeli man with firearms
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -- Malaysian authorities have arrested three people suspected of supplying firearms to a 36-year-old man carrying an Israeli passport, who was detained this week at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, police said on Saturday.