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From nail salons in Kuala Lumpur to Per Se in New York: How Madeline Teh became a world-class sommelier while pursuing a Master of Wine

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16 -- "Aiya, wait, wait, I forgot to change," Teh said in a rush. The 51-year-old beckoned me into her home in Bangsar, dressed in a typically Malaysian errand-running outfit of a ... Read More


BTS's V tops charity-inspired K-pop influence ranking

SEOUL, Jan. 16 -- BTS member V has been named the K-pop artiste with the most positive influence in 2025 by voting platform Picnic. Fans from 175 countries participated in the poll, which ran from De... Read More


BTS' V tops charity-inspired K-pop influence ranking

SEOUL, Jan. 16 -- BTS member V has been named the K-pop artiste with the most positive influence in 2025 by voting platform Picnic. Fans from 175 countries participated in the poll, which ran from De... Read More


South Korean hip-hop 'Show Me The Money' returns with 12th season, goes worldwide

SEOUL, Jan. 16 -- Mnet's hip-hop competition Show Me The Moneyis back after a three-year hiatus with its 12th season, and premiered yesterday in South Korea. The long-running franchise aims to restor... Read More


'Allah had other plans': Zahid defends Umno's alliance with ex-rival DAP

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16 -- Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has described the party's controversial alliance with its former adversary, DAP, as the result of "Allah's will," framing the part... Read More


Late Bung Moktar acquitted of corruption; trial against widow Zizie Izette to continue

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16 -- The late former Kinabatangan MP, Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin, was posthumously discharged and acquitted by the Sessions Court here on Friday of three corruption charges invol... Read More


AGC explains why rape charge was reduced to assault in high-profile case

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16 -- The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) said evidential issues, including testimonial inconsistencies and a non-supportive medical report, were the reasons for downgrading the r... Read More


Family Frontiers hails citizenship amendment but urges solution for 'aged-out' adult children

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16 -- Advocacy group Family Frontiers has welcomed the government's announcement that a constitutional amendment granting automatic citizenship to children born abroad to Malaysian ... Read More


When diversity in schools becomes normal, not news - Ng Kor Sim

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 16 -- When schools reopened recently, several photos showing a sizeable number of non-Chinese students in national-type Chinese primary schools (SJKC), went viral. For some, the ima... Read More


Nothing to fear, even with a weakening rupiah - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 16 -- Hand-wringing over a softer currency often accompanies headlines about fiscal flexibility. In Indonesia, the two have recently been conflated-suggesting that a weakening rupi... Read More