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Malaysian hotel tycoon Ong Beng Seng arrives at the State Courts in Singapore on Friday. Photo: AFP

Who is Ong Beng Seng, the tycoon linked to Singapore’s ex-minister Iswaran?

Ong, known as a ‘risk taker’ and ‘shrewd businessman’ with a penchant for closing deals, has also had brushes with controversy.

Ong, known as a ‘risk taker’ and ‘shrewd businessman’ with a penchant for closing deals, has also had brushes with controversy

Editorial | Spare no effort in strengthening Hong Kong’s pool of foreign judges

South African man who raped dozens of women gets 42 life sentences

Philippine defence chief urges tougher anti-spy laws in wake of Alice Guo case

Analysts say an amended law will strengthen detection and prosecution capabilities in peacetime, but politics could be a roadblock.

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Philippine Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro has called for an urgent update to the country’s antiquated anti-espionage laws. Photo: Reuters

Malaysia arrests, deports maid for criticising Cambodia leaders on social media

Nuon Toeun, 36, who had worked in Malaysia for several years, was arrested on a request from the Cambodian government.

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‘Traumatised’: why a move to revamp Suharto is causing an uproar in Indonesia

Indonesian legislators have removed the dictator’s name from a corruption decree and proposed to award him a national hero status.

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Editorial | Hong Kong taxi driver penalties get off to early start

Within days of new law, city cabby has received maximum demerit points for malpractices.

Passengers will be pleased to learn that the Hong Kong government appears determined to crack down on taxi-industry malpractices. Photo: Edmond So

Singapore ministers slam Lee Hsien Yang’s ‘rich’ claim on father’s link to suit

Ministers Vivian Balakrishnan and K. Shanmugam took issue with Lee Hsien Yang’s Facebook post about their defamation suit against him.

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Alarm in Philippines as new evidence links Alice Guo to Chinese espionage

With Guo accused of soliciting funds from a gaming kingpin and confessed Chinese ‘asset’, concerns grow over foreign infiltration via Pogos.

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Meet Tracey Collins, indicted New York Mayor Eric Adams’ low-key girlfriend

She’s the New York Department of Education’s senior adviser, but an employee there claims she has hardly been at the office since last year.

New York Mayor Eric Adams with his girlfriend Tracey Collins, who has come under the spotlight after Adams’ indictment on corruption charges. Photo: Getty Images

‘Vendetta’: Daim Zainuddin’s wife files police report against Malaysia PM Anwar

Daim’s wife filed a police report against Anwar and said he is targeting her husband as part of a ‘conspiracy’ against his political rivals.

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86-year-old Daim Zainuddin, Malaysia’s former finance minister, arrives at a court in Kuala Lumpur on January 29 before being charged with failing to declare his assets. Photo: EPA-EFE

Scarborough Shoal ‘completely surrounded’ by Chinese ships, Filipino fishers say

Eyewitness accounts reveal a relentless patrol of Chinese ships around the South China Sea shoal, leaving Filipino fishermen fearful.

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Lee Hsien Loong’s brother pays Singapore ministers US$500,000 for defamation

Lee Hsien Yang paid the money to Law Minister K. Shanmugam and Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in the wake of a High Court order.

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Opinion | It’s time Asia stopped normalising long working hours

The death of an overworked young woman in India has focused attention on the ills of exploitative work cultures across the region.

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People work in offices in a commercial building in Pudong’s Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai on September 11. Photo: Bloomberg

Hong Kong customs arrests 5 men, seizes HK$45 million of black market cigarettes

Officers intercepted a suspicious fishing boat in the waters off Hong Kong’s southernmost island, Po Toi, on Friday morning.

Customs officers found the cigarettes in compartments in the fishing boat. Photo: iSD

GISB and the horrific reality behind Malaysia’s worst child sex abuse scandal

The GISB scandal reveals a harrowing tale of exploitation, as former members recount a legacy of abuse hidden behind a facade of faith.

3 from Vietnam jailed for running illegal Hong Kong diner selling dog, cat meat

Trio are illegal immigrants who had operated restaurant from tenement flat in Mong Kok.

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My Take | Malaysia owes it to young victims of cult-linked group to start healing process

The authorities have said little about the steps they will take to help the more than 550 children recover from their trauma.

The headquarters of Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings in Rawang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: AFP

Meet Iman Shumpert, the ex-NBA star in a messy divorce with Teyana Taylor

The Dancing with the Stars season 30 winner was accused of jealousy and emotional abuse by Taylor – they also share 2 children together.

Who is Eric Adams? New York City mayor faces charges alleging he took bribes

New York’s second black mayor won the city’s highest office with a centrist, tough-on-crime platform. Now, he is facing criminal charges.

South Korea to criminalise watching or possessing sexually explicit deepfakes

South Korean police have so far handled more than 800 deepfake sex crime cases this year, compared with 156 for all of 2021.

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Activists rally against deepfake sex crimes. Photo: AFP

Watchdog looking into dumpling shop in Hong Kong over controversial job ad

Yuan Ji Yun Jiao dumpling shop job notice prioritising female migrants from Guangdong province drew online backlash.

The dumpling chain has 14 branches across Hong Kong, according to a food review website. Photo: Handout

Russian MPs back adoption ban on ‘sick’ countries allowing gender reassignment

Moscow has long portrayed itself as a bulwark against liberal values, but that trend has hugely accelerated since the Ukraine war began.

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End marriages without ‘divorce’? Philippines urged to strike word from bill

Senate President Francis Escudero, who has proposed removing the word, says divorce proceedings should be accessible to all Filipinos.

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Hearing over media access to car registration database begins in Hong Kong

Revamped policy inconsistent with ruling by Court of Final Appeal, lawyer for Hong Kong Journalists Association says.

Senior Counsel Benjamin for the commissioner for transport has told the court his client has a duty to act as a “gatekeeper” for the personal data held in the registry. Photo: Edmond So

Activists urge Japan’s next leader to reinstate human rights adviser post

A government adviser can help renew focus on human rights policies and address long-standing issues including prison reform, activists say.

Japan’s human rights adviser Gen Nakatani addresses the Human Rights Council at The United Nations in Geneva in March 2022. Photo: AFP

PhD student in Hong Kong fined HK$5,000 for splashing semen onto woman’s buttocks

Lai Changwei, 26, fined for indecent assault on 22-year-old woman after defence argues he was under enormous pressure at time of crime.

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Meet RFK Jr’s 30-year-old activist niece, who’s about to get married

As rumours circulate about RFK Jr’s alleged affair with reporter Olivia Nuzzi, the American politician was notably absent from his niece Grace Kennedy Allen’s pre-wedding celebrations.

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