Japan mulls crackdown on tax-free shopping & stricter residency rules for foreigners

6 Jun 2025, 6:23 pm

Proposed reforms address foreign licence conversions, naturalisation procedures, and unpaid health care premiums.

Woman in Thailand opens mysterious box from garbage dump to find S$473K in cash

6 Jun 2025, 6:19 pm

The box also contained tax documents from a government agency.

Dementia patient in China has his eyes gouged by roommate while being tied to bed

6 Jun 2025, 5:55 pm

Footage showed that the victim’s hands were fully tied, while the attacker had only one hand restrained.

S’pore-based preschool teacher dies of suspected snake bite while on holiday in China

6 Jun 2025, 5:37 pm

Her family has criticised the handling of the case, citing possible misdiagnosis and treatment delays.

Woman in S’pore charged with lying about address to secure child’s place at prestigious primary school

6 Jun 2025, 4:20 pm

She intends to plead guilty and does not plan to engage a defence lawyer.

Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran completes Home Detention Scheme, no longer under prison custody

6 Jun 2025, 2:28 pm

Iswaran was placed in home detention in February 2025.

IT support technician in S’pore jailed 12 weeks for taking upskirt videos of teachers at school

6 Jun 2025, 1:42 pm

In one instance, he secretly filmed a teacher while assisting her with a computer issue at her desk.

Man in Taiwan punches wife in the head over work dispute, she dies after assault

6 Jun 2025, 12:30 pm

He allegedly told family members that her condition was due to a pre-existing brain tumour.