Riza Aziz was accused of laundering money from a government investment fund and using it to finance his films. He agreed to return assets worth more than $107 million. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia to allow mass prayers ahead of Eid as coronavirus cases fall
Muslim-majority Malaysia will ease a ban on mass prayers in mosques, starting from Friday and ahead of this month's Eid festival, the government said, as it gradually relaxes curbs that have helped ... ( read original story ...)
How South Korea’s Nightclub Outbreak Is Shining an Unwelcome Spotlight on the LGBTQ Community
The South Korean government is now trying to track down anyone who visited establishments in the neighborhood, sparking fears that the country’s efficient, aggressive system of contact tracing could ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea prosecutors demand tougher sentence for Sewol ferry defendant
South Korean prosecutors requested an 18-month prison sentence for a former chief of staff to former President Park Geun-hye at a second trial on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
The coronavirus crisis in Iran has opened up an internal fight between the government and its Revolutionary Guard
Underreporting of numbers, the shootdown of a jetliner, and a missile test that killed 19 sailors have made the Revolutionary Guard look incompetent. ( read original story ...)
US ramps up pressure on UN Security Council to extend Iran arms embargo
The U.S is ramping up pressure on the U.N. Security Council to extend a 13-year arms embargo on Iran due to expire in October -- and threatening to take “all legally available options” to extend it if ... ( read original story ...)
Tensions with Iran and its proxies led to accelerated transfer of bases housing coalition troops to Iraqi forces
An inspector general report detailed how tensions between Iran and its militia forces with the U.S. led to an accelerated transfer of several bases to Iraqi troops over force protection issues. From ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Turkey seeks global funding help to gird against lira shock
Turkey's government has appealed to foreign allies in an urgent search for funding, three senior Turkish officials said, as it prepares defences against what analysts fear could be a second currency ... ( read original story ...)
Province’s first turkey hunt pushed back to 2021
The turkey hunt was supposed to start this week — with opening day Monday. But the two week season ended up being pushed back until May 2021. "As a result of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll reaches 4,000: health minister
Turkey's coronavirus death toll has reached 4,007, after 55 more people died in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)