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From street kid to deputy minister: The RM200,000 gift that changed Liew Chin Tong's life

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- In a moving tribute, Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong has revealed how an act of extraordinary generosity from a celebrated news anchor and his wife changed the course o... Read More


Umno Youth chief demands Malaysiakini apology at party assembly over pig-farming photo blunder

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Akmal Saleh has demanded that Malaysiakini's leadership come to the Umno General Assembly to personally apologise after the news portal posted an ima... Read More


Gobind to AG: Why draw out PAA fight in court when Parliament can just fix it

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- DAP chairman Gobind Singh Deo has urged Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar to withdraw an application seeking to review a landmark Federal Court decision that found ... Read More


Singapore's first ever Opposition Leader Pritam Singh stripped of post, PM finds role 'untenable' after conviction

SINGAPORE, Jan. 15 -- Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has stripped Pritam Singh of his designation as Leader of the Opposition with immediate effect, citing his criminal convictions and a Parli... Read More


Watercolour exhibition 'Siasah' explores politics, identity and power at Ruang Teduh Gallery

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- A new exhibition at Ruang Teduh Gallery is using watercolour to unpack big ideas about politics, identity and society. Titled Siasah (A Political Narrative in Watercolor), th... Read More


Bomba: Two-week investigation underway for deadly HELP University AC blast

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- The investigation into the fatal air-conditioning system explosion at HELP University that killed one student and injured nine others will take about two weeks to complete, a ... Read More


'I'm really happy': HK singer Charlene Choi goes official with fitness coach 10 years her junior

HONG KONG, Jan. 15 -- After months of speculation, Charlene Choi has finally made it official - and she did so with her trademark candour and good humour. The 43-year-old Cantopop star confirmed her ... Read More


Jay Chou loses in a second at the 1 Point Slam tennis exhibition in Melbourne - and wins the crowd (VIDEO)

MELBOURNE, Jan. 15 -- For fans who came hoping to see Jay Chou trade lyrical bars for baseline rallies, the 1 Point Slam exhibition delivered something far rarer: a one-second cameo that instantly ent... Read More


Singapore to distribute over S$1.5m in assets seized from Genneva gold scam to victims

SINGAPORE, Jan. 14 -- Singapore police have reportedly seized properties worth more than S$1.5 million (about RM6.08 million)linked to the Genneva gold scam and will apply to the court to distribute t... Read More


Why was this rape case reduced to assault? DAP's Guan Eng seeks AGC answer for controversial decision

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 14 -- DAP advisor Lim Guan Eng has urged the government to provide an explanation in the case of a sexual assault survivor after the Attorney General's Chambers reduced the rape cha... Read More