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• Singaporeans Shift Spending Patterns and Lifestyle Choices as Middle East Conflict Drives Up Costs

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: Asia

  Following the outbreak of the Iran war and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Singaporeans are increasingly adjusting their daily routines to combat rising prices. Whi...

• Malaysia Reasserts Pedestrian Ban on Johor-Singapore Causeway Following Installation of New Warning Signs

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: Asia

  The Malaysian Highway Authority has reignited a cross-border debate by installing "no walking" signs on the Johor side of the Causeway, citing safety and security risks. While Mala...

• Vietnamese National Pleads Guilty in Malaysia After Record Wildlife Seizure Valued at Eleven Million Dollars

  Published: Apr 11, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Hoang Van Thai admitted to possessing over 1,000 python gallbladders and nearly 200 tongues during a hearing at the Sessions Court in Johor Bahru. The illicit stockpile, discovered...

• Homicide Investigation Launched: Foreign Woman Found Stabbed to Death in Johor Bahru Hotel Room

  Published: Mar 11, 2026

  Section: Asia

  A 37-year-old foreign woman, suspected to be a sex worker, was found dead with multiple stab wounds in a hotel room in Taman Maju Jaya, Johor Bahru, on the morning of March 11, 202...