Ordinary Investors Offer $50 Billion for BTS Label Shares
Ordinary South Koreans rushed to pour more than $50 billion into the initial public offering for the management agency of K-pop sensation BTS, sale organizers said after it closed Tuesday.
Category: Malaysia
One Championship Vows Strict Bio-Safety for Singapore MMA
Asia’s biggest mixed martial arts promotion, One Championship, pledged Tuesday to implement strict bio-safety measures this week for its first major international event following a months-long coronavirus shutdown.
Malaysian Mill Preserves 90 Year-Old Method of Making Coffee
A Malaysian worker pours roasted coffee beans into a pot of bubbling, melted sugar as an ageing machine stirs the ingredients into a sticky black mixture over a crackling wood fire.
Malaysian Activist Fights for Hijab Freedom Placed under Investigation
Harassed and placed under investigation by religious authorities — activist Maryam Lee is a highly controversial figure in Malaysia.
Old Man and the Sea: Malaysian’s Mission to Rid Beaches of Glass
A 74-year-old Malaysian man’s quest to rid the country’s beaches of washed-up glass led to a collection of thousands of bottles, now displayed in a colourful seaside museum.
Terror at Sea: Rohingya Migrants Tell of 200-Day Ordeal
When hundreds of Rohingya refugees paid traffickers to escape their squalid camp in Bangladesh, they were promised a new life in Malaysia after just one week at sea.
Surgical Glove Makers Struggle to Keep Pace With Booming Demand
With no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic, worldwide demand for surgical gloves — as for other types of personal protective equipment — is booming, leaving manufacturers struggling to keep up.
Stinky Durians Spiked in Online Demand During Pandemic
When a coronavirus lockdown confined Malaysians to their homes, street traders selling durians moved their pungent produce online — and have been enjoying an unexpected spike in demand.
Pakistani Man was Fined Eight Buffaloes for Racial Slur
A Pakistani man has been fined eight buffaloes and eight gongs by a court on the Malaysian part of Borneo for insulting indigenous groups, an official said Wednesday.
Will ‘FootGolf’ Become the Next Popular Sport?
Her eyes fixed on the flag in the distance, Jamiatul Akmal Abdul Jabar takes a run-up past her cheering friends and kicks a football down a golf course in Malaysia.
An Unfavorable Trend: Obesity Grows Rampant in Asia
Due to urbanization, obesity is prevalent in Asia going so far as to complicate healthcare and government budgets and wreak havoc on Thailand’s monks
US Seeks Monet, Warhol Art Linked to Malaysia Scandal
The United States is seeking to seize another $96 million in assets allegedly linked to Malaysia’s 1MDB corruption scandal, including Claude Monet and Andy Warhol paintings, officials said.
Stranded Rohingya Refugees Saved to Shore by Indonesian Fishermen
Nearly 100 Rohingya asylum seekers stranded off the coast of Indonesia were pulled to shore Thursday by locals angered at the refusal of authorities to give them shelter over coronavirus fears.
Police Destroy Disgraced Malaysia First Lady’s Handbags
Hundreds of handbags belonging to Malaysia’s scandal-plagued former first lady have suffered serious damage after being seized by police, a lawyer grumbled Wednesday — prompting mockery from graft-weary citizens.
Generation Z around the Globe Find Ways to Help Others
With their art, technology know-how, creative social networking skills or political commitment, post-millennials, known as Generation Z, have found their own ways to help others through the coronavirus lockdown.
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Malaysian Beauty Queen Apologize for “Relax” Remarks over BLM Protest
A Malaysian beauty queen has apologized after her comments that black people should "relax" in response to raging US protests against police racism sparked an online outcry, including condemnation from "Crazy Rich Asians" actor Henry Golding.
