Wife of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan granted bail in state gifts case, his party says
The Court said Bushra Bibi was granted post-arrest bail for reasons to be recorded later.
Wed Oct 23 2024
Singapore charges property billionaire linked to convicted minister's case
Ong Beng Seng, a Malaysian citizen based in Singapore, is accused of giving high-value gifts to ex-minister S. Iswaran.
Fri Oct 04 2024
Singapore's disgraced former transport minister jailed for 12 months in landmark case
S. Iswaran who was a cabinet member for 13 years, was sentenced to prison for obstructing justice and accepting over $300,000 in gifts.
Thu Oct 03 2024
AWANI Tonight: Singapore: Ex-minister Iswaran pleads guilty in graft case
Singapore's former Transport Minister S. Iswaran has pleaded guilty before a local court to lesser charges of obtaining gifts as a public servant.
Tue Sep 24 2024
Ex-minister Iswaran pleads guilty in rare official graft case in Singapore
Singapore's former Transport Minister S. Iswaran has pleaded guilty to receiving gifts while in office.
Tue Sep 24 2024
Singapore ex-Transport Minister faces 8 new charges in graft case
CPIB said S. Iswaran was alleged to have obtained the gifts with a total value of about S$18,956.94, while minister from an individual.
Mon Mar 25 2024
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife, jailed for 14 years in graft case, his party says
Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan were each sentenced to 14 years in jail in a case related to illegal selling of state gifts.
Wed Jan 31 2024
Rifle, fur hat, drones: North Korea's Kim returns with gifts from Russia
Vladimir Putin also presented a glove from a spacesuit worn in space.
Mon Sep 18 2023
Bolsonaro stays silent in police probe of undeclared Saudi, Bahrain jewelry gifts
The expensive watches and gold-plated statuettes were only known about when Jair Bolsonaro tried to recover the batch seized by customs.
Fri Sep 01 2023
Jailed ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan challenges graft conviction
Imran Khan was jailed on charges of selling state gifts unlawfully during his tenure as premier from 2018 to 2022.
Tue Aug 08 2023
Pakistan court indicts ex-PM Imran Khan
He was indicted on charges that he unlawfully sold state gifts during his premiership between 2018 and 2022.
Wed May 10 2023
Fresh turmoil in Pakistan as former PM Imran Khan faces arrest
Court orders to arrest Imran Khan came in a case pertaining to his selling state gifts given by foreign leaders while he was prime minister.
Wed Mar 15 2023
From Chaucer to chocolates: How Valentine's Day gifts have changed over the centuries
The capitalisation of love in the modern world can certainly seem banal.
Tue Feb 14 2023
Woman arrested stealing gifts from under Robert De Niro's Christmas tree
The woman was known to police for a string of previous burglary arrests and officers caught her inside the apartment stealing items.
Tue Dec 20 2022
Monk militia: The Buddhist clergy backing Myanmar's junta
The military builds stronger ties with Buddhist leaders by lavishing them with gifts and cultivating a shared ultranationalist vision.
Thu Dec 08 2022
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024