'Political fantasy': PGRS Sukau in Sabah rubbishes claim that 2,000 members quit

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 17 -- The Sukau Division of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (PGRS) has stressed that claims of more than 2,000 of its members leaving the party are untrue, baseless, defamatory, and not... Read More

Inside Epstein's inbox: How influence, privilege, and politics kept him untouchable for years

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- Newly released emails from the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have laid bare the ecosystem of power that protected him, revealing not a shadowy cabal but a system operating in ... Read More

Even LVMH's Arnault can't resist shopping at the Chinese brands destroying his company's sales

SHANGHAI, Nov. 17 -- A changing of the guard is underway in China's US$49 billion (RM203 billion) luxury market. As an economic slowdown batters the sales of global giants like Gucci and LVMH, a new ... Read More

In Indonesia, Gen Z's nostalgia for dictator Suharto reveals troubling generational divide

JAKARTA, Nov. 17 -- The decision to name Indonesia's former dictator Suharto a national hero has exposed a deep and troubling generational divide in the world's third-largest democracy. While activis... Read More

Johor paradise in peril? Mersing struggles as tourism boom hits reefs and locals' wallets

MERSING, Nov. 17 -- Malaysia's island paradise of Mersing is reeling as a tourism boom strains coral reefs and squeezes local incomes. Once a quiet gateway to Tioman Island, Mersing now draws crowds ... Read More

RTM halts cartoon series 'Santiago of the Seas' pending review after complaint of alleged LGBT content

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 17 -- Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) has temporarily suspended the broadcast of the animated series Santiago of the Seas on TV2 following viewer complaints over the content of Epis... Read More

Singapore woman who couldn't afford lawyer now finds one after judge sends her to jail for school fraud

SINGAPORE, Nov. 17 -- A 42-year-old woman sentenced to one week in prison here for lying about her address to secure a spot for her daughter in a popular primary school has hired a lawyer to fight her... Read More

Lee Kuan Yew's son files last-minute objection against Singapore's plan to preserve family home as heritage site

SINGAPORE, Nov. 17 -- Lee Hsien Yang, the son of Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, has formally objected to the government's plan to gazette the family home at 38 Oxley Road, blasting ... Read More

Singaporean jailed a week for failing to report girlfriend's death, total sentence over three months

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 17 -- SINGAPORE, Nov 17 - A Singaporean man was sentenced to one week's jail todayfor failing to report the death of his girlfriend, whose body was only discovered four days after h... Read More

US woman admits lying about astronaut spouse draining her bank account from International Space Station

HOUSTON, Nov. 17 -- A former Air Force intelligence officer has pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents after she fabricated a sensational "space crime," falsely accusing her estranged astronaut wif... Read More

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