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'Lovely Runner' star Byeon Woo-seok to star in Netflix's live-action 'Solo Leveling' adaptation

SEOUL, July 10 -- South Korean actor Byeon Woo-seok will star in a Netflix series adaptation of the popular webtoon and web novel series Solo Leveling. The streaming platform announced the casting to... Read More


Former NCT member Taeil sentenced to three and a half years jail for sexually assaulting woman

SEOUL, July 10 -- A South Korean court has sentenced Taeil, a former member of the K-pop boy band NCT, to three and a half years in prison after finding him guilty of committing a sexual offence. Acc... Read More


'KPop Demon Hunters' stays viral with Billboard 100 entries, K-pop idol covers from Monsta X, Wonho, A.C.E's Junhee, Baekho and more (VIDEO)

SEOUL, July 9 -- Netflix animated film Kpop Demon Hunters still has a grip on the collective consciousness it seems with seven songs from the soundtrack entering the Billboard Hot 100. Charting highe... Read More


China-born AI firm Manus moves HQ to Singapore amid scrutiny over US chip curbs, national security review

SINGAPORE, July 9 -- The team behind Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) agent Manus has reportedly relocated its global headquarters to Singapore, fuelling speculation that the move was driven by a ... Read More


'You've not even done your homework': Trump's envoy pick told Singapore no 'glamour posting', grilled over tariffs and Asean

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- US President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Singapore, Dr Anjani Sinha, came under tough questioning during his Senate confirmation hearing, struggling to defend the ad... Read More


Parents win landmark ruling as court bans Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong's video on secret child conversions

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- The High Court has ruled that a video post by Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong, which appeared to promote covert religious conversions of minors to Islam, is unlawful and unconstit... Read More


Pearly Tan-Thinaah to remain with BAM until LA 2028, earn RM1m each annually under new deal

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- National women's doubles pair Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah are set to receive a package worth RM1 million each per year after agreeing to sign a new contract with the Badminton As... Read More


ACCCIM urges temporary SST reduction while Malaysia faces US tariff impact

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) has urged the government to lower the expanded Sales and Service Tax (SST) rate to 4 per cent for ... Read More


Samenta warns US tariffs could be 'economic earthquake' for Malaysian SMEs, seeks urgent aid

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- The Small and Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia (Samenta) has warned that the United States' 25 per cent tariff on Malaysian exports could deal a severe blow to small bus... Read More


TNB restores myTNB app graph function after technical fix

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) said it has resolved the technical issue that had caused inaccurate July electricity usage graphs to appear in its myTNB mobile application. The u... Read More