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At least 21 people drowned after a boat capsized off the coastal town of Tanur in the Malappuram district of India’s southern state of Kerala, local authorities said on Monday. The boat, which was carrying about 40 inbound passengers, overturned as it was overcrowded, said Abdul Nazar, Malappuram district’s junior …

Malaysia’s immigration department has received 28 applications for its 20-year visa program since it was launched last October, with just two being approved. Malaysian home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the remaining applications were still being vetted by the police, Free Malaysia Today reported. The premium visa program that allows …

A Vietnamese durian vendor in Thailand is facing a potential seven years in jail for using doctored weighing scales to trick customers. The doctored scale showed a four-kilogram durian as weighing four and a half kilograms, increasing the price by at least 75 baht ($2.2), Thaiger reported Friday. The vendor …