SINGAPORE, Oct 31 — The Singapore Court of Appeal has acquitted a Malaysian G Punithan who was sentenced to death for trafficking 28.5g of diamorphine to the republic, after considering new evidence.

BANGKOK, Oct 31 — Thai police arrested the suspected mastermind of a job scam syndicate in Myanmar, while stepping up a manhunt to locate other suspects involved including a Malaysian.

MOSCOW, Oct 31 — Social network Twitter plans to charge users nearly US$20 (RM94.56) a month for verification as part of an overhaul announced by Elon Musk, reported Sputnik, quoting a media report on Monday.

SYDNEY, Oct 31 — The United States is planning to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to an air base in northern Australia, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday, amid heightened tensions with China.

SINGAPORE, Oct 31 — British billionaire Sir Richard Branson has declined Singapore's invitation to come to the republic for a live television debate with Law and Home Affairs Minister K.

NEW DELHI, Oct 31 — The death toll from the collapse of a suspension bridge in India’s western Gujarat state has risen to 141, according to an official.

MANILA, Oct 31 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is set on Monday to fly over flood-submerged districts to inspect the damage after Tropical Storm Nalgae barrelled across the Southeast Asian country over the weekend, killing at least 98 people.

SEOUL, Oct 31 — South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck Soo on Monday called on people to refrain from posting hate comments or sharing footage and unconfirmed information on the deadly crowd surge that killed more than 150 over the weekend.

SEOUL, Oct 31 — The death toll from the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul has risen to 154, including 26 foreigners, officials said Monday, as the country mourned the deadliest tragedy in years and tried to cope with the aftermath.

SEOUL — Shocked family members collected bodies, parents searched for children and a country sought answers on Sunday (October 30) after at least 153 people were crushed to death when a crowd in South Korea surged in an alleyway during Halloween festivities.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah expressed Malaysia's condolences to the people of South Korea for the stampede at the Halloween party in Itaewon district, Seoul, Saturday (October 29) night.

SEOUL, Oct 30 — At least 153 people have been killed and 103 others injured in a deadly stampede in Seoul's Itaewon district as huge crowds of partygoers, many in their 20s, converged in the entertainment district for late-night Halloween celebrations.

SEOUL, Oct 30 — Most Halloween festivals, events and parades, as well as shows by K-pop stars have been cancelled, Yonhap news agency quoted their organisers and the government Sunday, as the country mourns the deaths of at least 153 people in an overnight stampede.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Malaysians in need of consular assistance or latest update after the deadly stampede in Seoul’s Itaewon district on Saturday can contact the Malaysian embassy in South Korea at their contact line.

SEOUL, Oct 30 — World leaders have sent messages of condolences and support to South Korea after a deadly stampede in Seoul's Itaewon district killed at least 151 people during Halloween celebrations, Yonhap news agency reported.

SEOUL, Oct 30 — A sudden surge of Halloween crowds instantly packed a narrow 4-metre-wide downhill alley in Seoul's Itaewon district, with hundreds left unable to move or escape before some began to fall over and knock others down, resulting in the deadliest stampede in South Korea, witnesses and authorities said Sunday.

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SEOUL — South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul.

WASHINGTON, Oct 29 — Social media company Twitter will form a special council to moderate the platform as part of its overhaul by billionaire purchaser Elon Musk, with no decisions on content or account reinstatements expected before the group convenes, the tech entrepreneur said on Friday.

BANGKOK, Oct 28 — Reacting to the special Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday (October 27), Myanmar’s junta has warned that additional pressure from Asean by setting a time frame for peace plan would only create 'more negative implications'.