A young woman in Saudi Arabia has been arrested by police for wearing “suggestive clothing,” Saudi state television station Al Ekhbariya reported Tuesday. The brief clips, originally posted to the social network Snapchat over the weekend by a popular user…
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The long, divisive campaign for governorship of Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta is finally over, with unofficial results showing a decisive victory for the challenger Anies Baswedan over the controversial incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (popularly known as Ahok). The election…
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A kissing scene between two male actors has been removed from the musical Les Miserables after complaints from members of the public. In a statement to The New Paper today (June 11), a spokesman for the Media Development Authority (MDA)…
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I found myself sucked into a debate while having breakfast at a mamak restaurant recently. It all started with a friendly chat about the call by Penang Opposition Leader, Jahara Hamid to remove a Taoist shrine from Armenian Park in…
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Madonna’s much-hyped Rebel Heart concert at the National Stadium tomorrow night could be remembered as the hottest gig of the year, or as the most contentious, depending on how you see it. The most recent flap: the statements from the…
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