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Former Girl's Generation member Jessica makes first Korean stage return in 12 years with surprise 'Naengmyeon' duet

SEOUL, Sept. 22 -- Former Girls' Generation member Jessica Jung reunited onstage with entertainer Park Myung-soo for the first time in 17 years, performing their hit duet"Naengmyeon at the 2026 Infini... Read More


AI-generated music enters Korean charts as industry scrambles to set rules

SEOUL, Sept. 22 -- An AI-assisted track has broken into Melon's Top 100 chart, exposing a widening regulatory gap in Korea's music industry as officials struggle to define authorship and royalty stand... Read More


Fin.K.L to reunite for full-group activities after 21 years

SEOUL, Sept. 22 -- First-generation K-pop girl group Fin.K.L will resume full-group activities for the first time in 21 years, their agency Gemstone E&M said on Monday. All four original members - Le... Read More


No drug arrests for a week? Kelantan police chief says two station heads get reprimand letters

KOTA BHARU, Sept. 22 -- Two police station chiefs (OCSs) in Kelantan have received reprimand letters after they failed to record any drug-related arrests for a week, said state police chief Datuk Mohd... Read More


Melaka heads for polls as CM Rauf Yusoh confirms assembly set for dissolution tomorrow

MELAKA, Sept. 22 -- The Melaka State Legislative Assembly will be dissolved tomorrow to pave the way for the 16th state election. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh announced the matter at a pre... Read More


BIGBANG's KL concert sells out in 25 minutes as K-pop kings mark 20th anniversary

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 22 -- Tickets for BIGBANG's upcoming Kuala Lumpur concert sold out in just 25 minutes and 31 seconds, sparking a frenzy among fans eager to see the K-pop icons return to Malaysia a... Read More


BTS' Jungkook's 'Standing Next to You' hits 500 million streams on YouTube Music

SEOUL, Sept. 21 -- BTS member Jungkook has reached another streaming milestone after Standing Next to You surpassed 500 million plays on YouTube Music. The Korea Herald reported that the track is now... Read More


Ed Sheeran breaks down onstage, says he felt 'abandoned' amid Palestine row

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21 -- Ed Sheeran broke down during his concert here after describing the fallout from the controversy surrounding rapper Macklemore's removal from his tour as the hardest week of h... Read More


Does the AG share the view that a house arrest order is not capable of execution, there being no legal provision in Malaysia? - Hafiz Hassan

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 21 -- Nine months to this day, High Court judge Alice Loke (as she then was) delivered her judgment dismissing a judicial review application by former prime minister Dato' Sri Naji... Read More


An assault on the constitutional sovereignty of the Negeri Sembilan monarchy and the rule of law - Ten former presidents of the Malaysian Bar

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 21 -- We are a country of laws. Yet several events of the past few days have wrought chaos upon the sanctity of the rule of law and the institutions established under the Federal C... Read More