Malaysian badminton ace Lee Chong Wei has denied featuring in a sex video that has gone viral and has lodged a police report over what he described as “malicious” allegations.
The world number two, who is married with two children, slammed the video as an attempt to “slander, malign and defame my good name and character”.
There had been speculation on social media in recent days that Lee featured in the video, which showed a naked man and woman together.
“I…
Court of Appeal: broadly-worded settlement clause precluded later claim for negligence
A broadly-worded settlement clause between a London law firm which sued its former client for unpaid fees was sufficient to prevent a later claim for negligence, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.
New Zealand lawmaker Bill English quits after election loss
New Zealand’s opposition leader Bill English said on Tuesday he would leave parliament after losing last year’s election.
The former prime minister told reporters he was resigning as leader of the conservative National Party and leaving parliament later this month.
English, 56, has served as a lawmaker for 27 years. He took the reins as prime minister in December 2016 after his predecessor John Key resigned. A former farmer, English built a reputation as being reliable and…
Britain to sail submarine-hunting warship through disputed South China Sea next month: minister
A British submarine-hunting warship will sail from Australia through the disputed South China Sea next month to assert freedom of navigation rights, a senior official said Tuesday in a move likely to irk Beijing.
China claims nearly all of the resource-rich waterway and has been turning reefs and islets into islands and installing military facilities such as runways and equipment on them.
British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said HMS Sutherland, an anti-submarine frigate, would arrive in…
UK government considers statutory test of employment status for tax
A statutory test of employment status for tax purposes is being considered by the UK government, which is asking for views in a consultation document .
Indonesian domestic helper forced to sleep outside in Malaysia dies
By Lo Tern Chern
A day before she died in Malaysia , 21-year-old Adelina sat on the porch, too terrified to respond to rescuers.
She only glanced at them and shook her head. A black Rottweiler, tied on a leash beside her, barked at the rescuers.
Neighbours claimed the woman from Medan, Indonesia, had been forced to sleep with the Rottweiler on the porch for over a month before she was found.
Adelina died yesterday at the hospital. The employer and her brother are being investigated for murder….
Singaporean man and Vietnamese woman arranged six sham marriages
A complex web of lies and deceit was spun when 37-year-old Singaporean Adrian Kin, who was an interior designer, had the idea to rope in men struggling with financial difficulties to enter into sham marriages with Vietnamese women.
Separately, Vietnamese beautician Ho Thi Be Ba, 31, had the same idea. She suggested to Vietnamese women to enter into such sham marriages with Singaporean men so the men could apply for or sponsor their Visit Pass in Singapore.
The aim was to extend the women’…
Back to Burma: How a couple is restoring Myanmar’s colonial past, brick by brick
When Win Thida Khine and her husband first saw Salay House, it was in a similar state of disrepair to the other colonial-era buildings that rather forlornly dot this riverside town of the same name. The paint was either peeling back to the brickwork or stained black where decades of rain had leaked through broken guttering. The windows were tightly shuttered, the roof had holes in it and the garden that ran down to the Irrawaddy had been reclaimed by jungle.
It was exactly what she and her…
At least 27 people killed after tourist bus crashes in Indonesia
A packed tourist bus returning from an outing collided with a motorbike and plunged from a hill on Indonesia’s main island of Java after its brakes apparently malfunctioned, killing at least 27 people, police said on Sunday.
At least 18 others were hospitalised with injuries, some in critical condition, following the crash Saturday on a winding slope in Subang in West Java province, said local police chief Muhammad Joni.
Television footage showed police, soldiers and medical personnel…
Good news, Asia: this time, stock market flu is evenly spread
It used to be said that when American stock markets caught a cold, Asian stock markets needed to worry about influenza. The turbulent events of this week on global stock exchanges partially vindicates this adage but something has changed and it’s quite profound, namely that the major Asian markets of today are proving to be less excitable than they used to be. In percentage terms, Asian stock prices this time have fallen pretty much in line with their US counterparts. Compare that with…