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Lambasted for raiding HIV medical outreach by alleging 'gay sex party', Kelantan cops say just trying to do what's 'right'

KOTA BHARU, July 19 -- Kelantan police have reportedly defended their recent raid on HIV health outreach programme here in June, after previously claiming that it was a "gay sex party". After the Mal... Read More


'Final Destination', MRI edition: Man killed after metal necklace pulled into machine in New York

NEW YORK, July 19 -- A 61-year-old man has died after being pulled into an MRI machine by his chain necklace at a diagnostic imaging centre in Westbury, New York, authorities said. The fatal incident... Read More


Contraction-proof policies amidst a serious downturn - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, July 19 -- Whether or not Malaysia secures a lower tariff rate from the United States is, in the grand scheme of things, likely immaterial. President Donald Trump's tariff crusade is not... Read More


HSBC's chair hunt going so poorly they're re-approaching people they already rejected

LONDON, July 19 -- HSBC has relaunched its global search for a new chair after failing to finalise a shortlist from an initial pool of more than 100 candidates. The bank, which is Europe's largest le... Read More


Lee Jun-young's Blue Dragon award mix-up ends in laughs, a hug and a dinner invite from Lee Jun-hyuk (VIDEO)

SEOUL, July 19 -- South Korean actor Lee Jun-young has publicly apologised to his fellow actor Lee Jun-hyuk after an awkward mix-up at the 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards yesterday. Taking to social me... Read More


She chose Panda - and won: First-time gamer, 73, steals the show in Japan's 'Tekken 8' tournament (VIDEO)

TOKYO, July 19 -- When 73-year-old Yoshie Murabe picked Panda as her fighter in a national Tekken 8 tournament, her reason was simple: she just likes pandas. What followed was far from simple - Murab... Read More


Calls for reforms must be sincere and not for political mileage - Hafiz Hassan

Kuala Lampur, July 19 -- Three months ago I wrote that the first reformative step towards strengthening the independence of the judiciary is to amend Article 122B(1) of the Federal Constitution. Arti... Read More


James Gunn's 'Superman' is the fresh new restart we didn't know we needed

Kuala Lampur, July 19 -- As an 80s kid, Superman was a major pop culture character during my childhood years. The first two Superman movies, directed by Richard Donner and Richard Lester respectively... Read More


Civil groups clarify Kelantan event was HIV medical outreach not 'gay sex party', slam police's conduct during raid

KOTA BHARU, July 19 -- A coalition of civil society groups has urged Kelantan police to revise their statement on a June 2025 raid of an alleged "gay sex party" here, which they claim was in fact a he... Read More


Who's in and who's out: Man Utd's surprising 29-man squad for Leeds clash revealed

LONDON, July 19 -- Manchester United have left out five senior players from their pre-season squad to face Leeds United in Stockholm this Saturday. Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Jadon ... Read More