Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today.

1. ​<a href="https://www.asiaone.com/malaysia/boy-malaysia-allegedly-takes-own-life-due-homework-pressure" target="_blank">Boy in Malaysia allegedly takes own life due to homework pressure/a&gt;</a>

<a href="https://www.asiaone.com/malaysia/boy-malaysia-allegedly-takes-own-life-due-homework-pressure" target="_blank">A 13-year-old boy, said to be unable to cope with school work, was found hanged in the bathroom of a flat here... » </a><a href="https://www.asiaone.com/malaysia/boy-malaysia-allegedly-takes-own-life-due-homework-pressure" target="_blank">READ MORE</a>

2. <a href="https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/driver-singapore-slammed-tossing-soiled-diaper-another-car" target="_blank">Driver in Singapore slammed for tossing soiled diaper onto another car</a>

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A driver in Singapore has achieved online notoriety after he was caught on video tossing a soiled diaper onto another car... » <a href="https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/driver-singapore-slammed-tossing-soiled-diaper-another-car">READ MORE</a>

3.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.asiaone.com/asia/japanese-net-idol-brutally-attacked-seoul-told-get-out-korea" target="_blank">Japanese net idol brutally attacked in Seoul, told to "get out of Korea"</a>

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In a horrible case of a vacation gone wrong, a Japanese net idol was threatened and beaten up by a man in Hongdae, Seoul on Aug 23... » <a href="https://www.asiaone.com/asia/japanese-net-idol-brutally-attacked-seoul-told-get-out-korea" target="_blank">READ MORE</a>

4.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.asiaone.com/digital/sia-bans-some-models-15-inch-macbook-pro-flights" target="_blank">SIA bans some models of 15-inch MacBook Pro from flights</a>

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Singapore Airlines (SIA) has banned a few models of 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops from all of its flights after Apple recalled those models of older generation devices... » <a href="https://www.asiaone.com/digital/sia-bans-some-models-15-inch-macbook-pro-flights" target="_blank">READ MORE</a>

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Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today. 1. ​Boy in Malaysia allegedly takes own life due to homework pressure/a> A 13-year-old boy, said to be unable to cope with school work, was found hanged in the bathroom of a flat here... » READ MORE 2. Driver in Singapore slammed for tossing soiled diaper onto another...

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