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Singapore overhauls visa and tax rules to lure top global fund managers

SINGAPORE, Aug. 19 -- The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has introduced three new measures aimed at strengthening Singapore's position as a leading asset management hub. These initiatives are ... Read More


Indian actress Twisha Sharma's husband and retired judge mother-in-law charged over her death five months after wedding

MUMBAI, Aug. 19 -- India's federal investigators have charged the husband and mother-in-law of model and actor Twisha Sharma with abetment to suicide and cruelty, months after her death triggered inte... Read More


China's best-known comic Guo Degang investigated after jokingly rewriting revolutionary song

BEIJING, Aug. 19 -- One improvised lyric has landed one of China's biggest comedians in decidedly unfunny territory. Guo Degang, the household-name performer credited with reviving traditional Chines... Read More


Former Chief Justice Richard Malanjum returns to practice as advocate and solicitor

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 18 -- Former Chief Justice Tun Richard Malanjum has been officially admitted and enrolled as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. Malanjum, 73, holds a historic p... Read More


Too good to be human? NYC mayor Mamdani posts blooper reel after multilingual videos spark AI claims (VIDEO)

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has come up with a decidedly low-tech response to claims that artificial intelligence helped him speak several languages on camera: a blooper re... Read More


BTS fans divided after RM and J-hope pose with Chris Brown - as Jungkook and V also play his songs

SEOUL, Aug. 18 -- BTS stars RM and J-hope have sparked backlash among fans after posing for a photograph with Chris Brown and sharing clips from his concert in Canada. The pair attended Brown's show ... Read More


Hayden Panettiere death mystery deepens as autopsy finds no signs of trauma - with cause still undetermined

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 -- Hayden Panettiere's cause of death remains undetermined after an autopsy found no signs of trauma that contributed to the Heroes and Nashville star's sudden death aged 36. The... Read More


Jay Chou lets daughter Jacinda, 4, loose on his face with make-up - then vows never to show the result

TAIPEI, Aug. 18 -- Jay Chou may be used to calling the shots behind the camera, but the Mandopop superstar found himself playing a very different role this week - as his four-year-old daughter's make-... Read More


South Africa-born fitness coach dies after collapsing during Hyrox Bangkok

BANGKOK, Aug. 18 -- South African fitness coach Leroy Saunders died after collapsing and losing consciousness during the Hyrox Bangkok 2026 competition last Thursday, leaving Thailand's CrossFit and c... Read More


Kampar leads Malaysia in ageing population: 12.6pc of population aged 65 and above by 2025

IPOH, Aug. 18 -- Kampar has the highest proportion of older citizens in Malaysia, with 12.6 per cent of its population aged 65 and above in 2025, according to the National Population and Family Develo... Read More