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A key witness in the 1MDB case against former Malaysian PM Najib Razak said he only took orders from the fallen leader who had all the powers to create instability in his life. He denied he took orders from fugitive 1MDB mastermind Jho Low. Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin, 43, said although his former boss had never personally threatened him, […]

Malaysia is considering various ways to stop the smoke invasion causing massive air pollution in the Asean region and it will push for a long-term solution while Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says his country will take firm action against Malaysian companies involved in the fires outside the country. Indonesia has denied it is responsible for […]

Chinese experts arrived in Thailand to investigate the death of a beloved giant panda, zoo officials said Thursday, as millions of netizens in China questioned the cause of the male bear’s sudden demise. Chuang Chuang, a resident of Chiang Mai Zoo since October 2003, died Monday aged 19 after years of living in an air-conditioned […]

Australia introduced stricter new laws to limit agricultural run-off into the waters surrounding the Great Barrier Reef Thursday, in an attempt to save the reef and keep its prized world heritage status. The world’s largest coral reef system faces multiple threats to its survival, most notably rising sea temperatures caused by climate change, water pollution and […]

by Michel COMTE Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a fervent advocate of the multiculturalism integral to Canadian identity, apologized Wednesday for wearing brownface makeup to a party at a school where he taught 18 years ago. Time magazine published the photograph one week into a federal election campaign with Trudeau’s Liberal Party in a tight […]

Millions of Indonesians risk jail if a new penal code criminalising consensual sex outside marriage gets passed. Rights groups criticised the initiative as an intrusive assault on basic freedoms if the criminal code is adopted next week following parliament and the government’s go-ahead on a final draft, Reuters reported. The Jakarta Post said among other things, the bill outlaws […]

by Yan ZHAO / Sean GLEESON As pro-democracy protests grind on for a fourth month, Hong Kong has been left counting the cost, with the city’s tourist industry battered and businesses forced to lay off staff as they struggle to stay afloat. Images beamed around the world of black-clad demonstrators battling police in full riot […]

The maker of Budweiser and Stella Artois beers has revived plans to list its Asia unit in Hong Kong, saying it wants to raise almost $5 billion in what would be the world’s second-biggest initial public offering this year. The decision by Belgium-listed Anheuser-Busch InBev to sell the stake will provide a much-needed boost to […]

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and actor Brad Pitt have several things in common such as being natural blondes, having a certain comedic charm and stylish flair. What is surprising is that they even dated the same woman before. DeGeneres revealed details on September 13 when the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor stopped […]

Mandopop singer Jay Chou’s much anticipated new single has hit 1.93 million views in eight hours after it was released on Monday (September 16). After waiting for three years, this is the new material being released by the popular singer. The song ‘Won’t Cry’ sees him collaborating with Mayday’s Ashin and the song was released […]

The unpopular sacking of head coach Marcelino Garcia Toral on September 11 ignited a crisis at the Spanish football club with Valencia football club fans demanding that Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim give up his ownership of Valencia. To express their utter displeasure on the removal of Marcelino, passionate Spanish football fans have taken to social media and drummed […]

A white British man had his jaw shaved down, among other plastic surgeries to look like his Korean boyband idol. 29-year-old Oli London from London broke the news in Oct 2018 when he spent over 75,000 pounds (SGD128,000) on surgeries to look like K-pop star Jimin from Korean boyband BTS. The Londoner is particularly infatuated […]

Jacqueline Wong’s last work on screen might be the television series ‘Finding Her Voice’. The actress has reportedly retired from the entertainment industry and is now residing in Canada. According to Hong Kong media China Press, the actress has also changed her name. The TV series Finding Her Voice was previously scheduled for airing next month in […]

by Catherine KURZAWA Apple went on the offensive against Brussels in an EU court on Tuesday, fighting the European Commission’s landmark order that the iPhone-maker reimburse Ireland 13 billion euros ($14 billion) in back taxes. The EU’s tax demand, made three years ago, “defies reality and common sense,” Apple’s lawyer Daniel Beard told the EU’s […]

A panel of global civil aviation authorities is expected to criticize the US Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of Boeing’s 737 MAX, which has been grounded for six months following two crashes, a source familiar with the matter said Monday. The panel, known as the Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR), was set up last April by […]