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TikTok user apologizes for video suggesting unkempt neighborhood is haunted
An Indonesian TikTok user had to deal with the police after she posted a video implying that a neighborhood in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan was haunted.
Man who killed 2 Filipinas with car at Lucky Plaza charged with dangerous driving
He did not enter a plea.
Manpower minister tears up over workers in latest emo display
Legislative body or Hallmark movie?
Rape-slay convict Antonio Sanchez confined at Bilibid hospital after COVID-like symptoms
Former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez — who was convicted for the rape and murder of two university students...
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Bali hoteliers skeptical of surviving until 2021
Though the island started welcoming domestic tourists on July 31, impacts of the reopening are still sluggish.
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Adios Artbox: Open-air Nana hangout abruptly ends long run
One year and three months after it landed in a private park by BTS Nana, open-air market Artbox will welcome its last guests...
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Bali is the hardest hit economy in Indonesia: Jokowi
Bali has taken the biggest economic hit in Indonesia from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Online drug trafficking rampant in Bali during pandemic: narcotics agency
Authorities are reportedly using online platforms to monitor possible drug deals and also to raise awareness among the public.
Bali records highest single-day spikes of COVID-19 cases 3 days in a row
Bali recorded 169 new COVID-19 cases this afternoon.
Bali is the hardest hit economy in Indonesia: Jokowi
Bali has taken the biggest economic hit in Indonesia from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former Bali official allegedly committed suicide shortly before arrest for corruption
Authorities are now investigating the incident.
Bali sees biggest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases 1 month after reopening to domestic tourists
The Bali provincial government reported 129 additional coronavirus cases this afternoon.
FooJohn returns for second act as jazz club
FooJohn the French Bistro and American Smokehouse may be dead, but fans of its live jams can soon return for more nights of spirited shows. Four months after the pandemic claimed...
King restores former royal consort to Thai court
The royal palace announced today that former Royal Consort Sireenat Wongvajirapakdi has been restored to her position and returned all the attendant titles as she had done nothing...
Another day, another 20 billion: ThaiGov wants to pay salaries for unemployed grads
Graduates looking to enter the working world could get a pandemic-era boost after the COVID-19 task force committee endorsed a plan to subsidize their salaries at taxpayer’s...
Knife fight? Hopeless economy? Opinions vary on Finance Min’s surprise resignation
When Thailand’s finance minister abruptly resigned after less than a month on the job, he might as well have said it was to “spend time with his family,” because few today...
Verses of Defiance: After arrest, Thai rapper Hockhacker to ‘push the boundaries’
Dechatorn “Hockhacker” Bamrungmuang was leaving his Bangkok home two weeks ago to take his wife to work when he discovered police cars blocking the way and officers ready to...
No prosecution for men who threw 29 pets out their window in animal abuse case, Secretary for Justice orders
The two men hurled pets, including cats and rabbits, out of their flat last February.
Gyms and massage parlors to reopen, restaurant dine-in hours extended as virus eases in Hong Kong
Restaurant dine-in hours will be extended to 10pm
Hong Kong man knifed in the neck, killed in broad daylight attack at MTR station
The man was left lying in a pool of blood at Tseung Kwan O station
As Hong Kong’s performing industry reels from virus, local magician still wears a smile
“We need people to gather at a venue so that we can perform," Fung says
Hong Kong man who planted kiss on pro-democracy lawmaker Tanya Chan cleared of indecent assault charge
Chan said she felt a "soft but dry" kiss on her right cheek
No mask in Jakarta? Lie in this coffin and think about your deadly life choices
Indonesia has taken its obsession with deathly elements in its fight against COVID-19 to another level after Jakarta introduced a new punishment for mask violators.
Indonesia’s COVID-19 death rate exceeds global average 6 months into outbreak: task force
Indonesia continues to record a high COVID-19 death rate as it marks six months since the first confirmed case was officially recorded in the country, with the latest figure of...
For Jakarta’s COVID-19 case tracers, each gruelling day blends right into the next
Aulia hasn’t had the time to take a breather during what she has described as an exhausting months-long marathon. Ever since Indonesia officially recorded its first COVID-19...
Man in North Jakarta apologizes after claiming to be a cop and cursing at cyclists
A man who claimed to be a cop and cursed at a bunch of cyclists in North Jakarta has issued a public apology and clarified that he isn’t, in fact, a police officer.
TikTok user apologizes for video suggesting unkempt neighborhood is haunted
An Indonesian TikTok user had to deal with the police after she posted a video implying that a neighborhood in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan was haunted.
Not again: Hundreds can’t make online credit card transactions due to CIMB outage
Worst time for this to happen with bills due at the start of the month.
Syed Saddiq to lead ‘disruptive’ party of millennials after having no say in Bersatu
Farmer and educator among ‘Muda Malaysia’ members.
‘No foreign DNA’ on Nora Anne Quoirin’s body, analyst tells inquest
The lack of evidence shows there was no penetration.
Politicians post wrong Malaysian flags on Independence Day
After 63 years of ‘Merdeka,’ politicians still can’t get the number of stripes right.
Housing minister says RM170 million project approved ‘without my knowledge’; photos suggest otherwise
Personal secretary blames Lim Guan Eng.
American convict Pemberton to get early release for good conduct
Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, who was convicted for strangling to death transgender woman Jennifer Laude in 2014, will soon walk away from prison after an Olongapo City...
Health Secretary Duque decries Senate proposal to charge him over PhilHealth mess
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Board Chair and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III today decried a Senate finding which recommended his inclusion in the...
Lucena school distances itself from anti-Duterte teacher’s ‘dog’ post
A Catholic school in Lucena City issued a statement yesterday saying that it does not support the action of one of its teachers, who became controversial for posting a meme...
Fulfilling ‘prophecy,’ man allegedly tries to stab Occidental Mindoro governor
A 53-year-old businessman was arrested yesterday after allegedly trying to stab Occidental Mindoro Governor Eduardo Gadiano inside the latter’s office in Payompon village in...
At least 170 overseas Filipino workers who died of COVID-19 sent home this year
Around 264 remains of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been sent home from Saudi Arabia in 2020, with many of them dying of COVID-19, an official from the Overseas Workers...
2020 Hindsight: PM Lee gives mixed marks to Singapore’s COVID response
Calls out triumphs and missteps in first Parliament speech since election.
Man who killed 2 Filipinas with car at Lucky Plaza charged with dangerous driving
He did not enter a plea.
Manpower minister tears up over workers in latest emo display
Legislative body or Hallmark movie?
Open wide: Fatburger fans gets third outlet at Newest Mall
Get stuffed on sinful fast food and milkshakes.
Sex-positive NUS group cancels ‘BDSM workshop’ after participants doxxed
Petition accusing group of promoting sexual violence ID’d its Telegram channel members.
7 Yangon townships partially locked down as coronavirus rages
Every day of the past week has brought a rising tide of bad news amid rising COVID-19 cases in Yangon as the virus marches through the city – second wave! Attributed to those...
Myanmar woman’s suicide attempt leaves Singapore family with impossible debt
May Thu never told her family she was suffering. Sure, she spoke of leaving her job in Singapore, but didn’t blame the family whose house she kept clean. After the pandemic shut...
Lowering the Bar: Cheeky Yangon pub owners defy shutdown order with this one stupid trick
Yangon’s bars are finding creative ways to skirt a new shutdown order issued last week in response to snowballing COVID-19 cases. Some unhappy proprietors already reeling from...
Yangon Zoo: Please adopt these lovely animals
Struggling to care for its animals, the Yangon Zoo is putting them up for adoption. Myanmar’s oldest and second-largest zoo is appealing to the public to adopt its tigers,...
Some Yangon bars vow to defy shutdown order amid 2nd-wave angst
A number of Yangon’s nightlife proprietors have quietly vowed to remain open despite a new order that all bars, clubs and karaoke venues nationwide close again in the face of...
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FooJohn returns for second act as jazz club
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Lourd de Veyra’s new book ‘Marka Demonyo’ is ‘probably’ his most political yet
Marka Demonyo (“Demon’s Mark”), a palm-sized book of poems that’s inconspicuously crammed with 46 verses on everything from fisting and silver screen...
Shop at ‘Bartendar Bazaar’ and help Bangkok’s struggling F&B folks
Find stylish face masks, savory jams, sweet-scented candles and more in a hidden downtown bar where a flea market-slash-charity event will raise money for those in the struggling...
Adios Artbox: Open-air Nana hangout abruptly ends long run
One year and three months after it landed in a private park by BTS Nana, open-air market Artbox will welcome its last guests today. A popular destination packed with stalls...
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