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Former policeman Sirul Azhar Umar said a prominent politically-linked lawyer and a top Cabinet leader were involved in the payment.
World

I was paid RM1 million to keep silent, says convicted ex-cop

Strong winds blew a large inflatable castle into the air at an end-of-term party at Hillcrest Primary School in December 2021, killing six children aged between 11 and 12.
World

Bouncy castle firm charged over child deaths in 2021 in Australia

A still from Top Gun: Maverick starring Tom Cruise.
World

Aussie cop pointed gun at colleague over Top Gun spoiler

Deaths from consuming mushrooms are relatively rare in the country, which has several species including the “death cap” mushroom that are dangerous enough to poison and kill a human.
World

Australia police arrest woman over mushroom lunch that killed three

Isaac McGregor (right), 4, with his three-year-old brother Saige and 18-month-old sister Ashlynn.
World

Aussie boy dies trying to save his baby brother, sister in fire

Established in 1971 in New South Wales, Australia, Sara Lee is known for its frozen cheesecakes, apple pies, crumbles and ice cream.
World

Dessert brand Sara Lee crumbles amid high operating costs

Ange Postecoglou has taken Tottenham Hotspur to the top of the Premier League since taking over in July.
Football

Postecoglou ‘gave up’ on fight to change Australian football

One of two RSAF fighter jets escorting Scoot flight TR16 back to Changi Airport on Thursday. PHOTO: MILITARY AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY SINGAPORE/FACEBOOK
Singapore

Scoot flight to Perth circles back to S'pore after bomb threat

Fifa announced that Spain, Portugal and Morocco will co-host the 2030 World Cup, with Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay hosting one match each.
Football

Indonesia wants to co-host 2034 World Cup with Singapore

    Australian singer Kylie Minogue last topped Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart in 2020 with the album Disco.
    Music

    Padam Padam boosts Kylie's new album to No. 1

    Fifa announced that Spain, Portugal and Morocco will co-host the 2030 World Cup, with Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay hosting one match each.
    Football

    Indonesia wants to co-host 2034 World Cup with Singapore

    Australian singer Kylie Minogue last topped Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart in 2020 with the album Disco.
    Music

    Padam Padam boosts Kylie's new album to No. 1

    A prosecutor told the court that Adam Robert Corden Britton had been sexually abusing his dogs since 2014.
    World

    Australian croc expert pleads guilty to bestiality, dog torture

    Taylor Swift is the first woman to have 100 million monthly listeners on digital music service Spotify.
    Music

    Taylor Swift academic conferences to be held in Aus, NZ

    Ms Diyawinnage Sewwandi Maduka Kumari was allegedly killed by her husband at the Holiday Inn Express Singapore Katong on Sept 9.
    Singapore

    Fondly remembered: Woman allegedly killed by husband

    Padam Padam has put singer Kylie Minogue back on dance floors around the world more than 35 years after she first broke out.
    Music

    Kylie Minogue says having young fans is ‘alarming and exciting’

    (L-R) Singapore bowls coach Bernard Foo, Bronze medallist Philomena Goh, Singapore male bowls player Anthony Loh, returning from Gold Coast, Australia after competing at the World Bowls Champion of Champions.
    Sports

    Lawn bowler Philomena Goh claims joint-bronze at World Bowls

    The surfer caused a stir after footage emerged of him carving through the azure waves while carrying his pet carpet python.
    World

    Snake no mistake: Australian fined for surfing with python

    While the snake involved was not identified, the victim's symptoms pointed to the highly venomous eastern brown snake.
    World

    Man in Australia dies after uncoiling snake from friend’s leg