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1. Malaysian police seize drug-laced drinks worth US$246,000, dealer may face death penalty

   Drug-laced drinks worth almost 1 million ringgit (US$246,000) have been seized after a Malaysian narcotics bust that saw the arrest of one dealer. At a press conference on Monday, Kuala Lumpur police chief Fadil Marsus said that the bust was conducted on Wednesday in the capital city, where a 29-year-old man was arrested. “Checks in his two vehicles and two residences led to the discovery of...

2. China nurse suspended after posting photos of boyfriend writing reports, sorting IV bags

   A nurse in China has been suspended from work for letting her boyfriend accompany her during night shifts and publicly showing off how he helped her. The nurse, who works at the privately-run Singde Brain Blood Vessel Hospital in Qingdao, Shandong province, eastern China, came under fire after she shared a video on social media on January 2. She apparently intended to show how considerate her...

3. Hong Kong’s Ma On Shan loses its only cinema amid wave of movie theatre closures

   The only cinema in the Ma On Shan area has shut down, joining a wave of theatre closures in Hong Kong that began during the pandemic. Emperor Cinemas announced on Monday that its branch in MOSTown, a shopping centre in Ma On Shan, had ceased operations on the same day. No reason for the closure was given. “Thank you for your support. Emperor Cinemas (Ma On Shan) will cease operations from...

4. Financial firm Ares doubles Hong Kong office footprint as real estate outlook improves

   Ares Management, one of Asia’s largest alternative investment managers, is doubling its real estate footprint in Hong Kong, a move that aligns with a broader expansion by financial firms and demand for office space in the core Central business district. The Los Angeles-based asset manager would add about 12,500 sq ft of space in Gloucester Tower, where it has been a tenant since 2017, according...

5. US surges hundreds more agents to Minneapolis amid furore over ICE killing

   Hundreds more federal agents were heading to Minneapolis, the US homeland security chief said on Sunday, brushing aside demands by the Midwestern city’s Democratic leaders to leave after an immigration officer fatally shot a woman protester. In multiple TV interviews, Kristi Noem defended the actions of the officer who shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, whose death has sparked...

6. Malaysian LGBTQ glamping event faces conservative backlash: ‘we are not criminals’

   A camping retreat marketed as “Glamping With Pride” has become Malaysia’s latest LGBTQ flashpoint after a poster for the event went viral, triggering outcry among Islamic authorities and a police investigation. Jejaka, an organisation supporting gay, bisexual and queer men, said this weekend’s planned retreat was “lawful camping activities at a registered venue [that] does not violate any...

7. China unveils world’s first timekeeping software for the moon, where clocks ticks faster

   Chinese researchers have released the world’s first software for lunar timekeeping, a tool designed to support precise navigation and landings as a new global race to the moon gathers pace. Clocks tick faster on the moon than on Earth due to weaker gravity – by about 56 millionths of a second per day. The effect, predicted by Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, is tiny but...

8. Trump says might keep Exxon out of Venezuela after CEO called it ‘uninvestable’

   US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he might block ‍ExxonMobil from investing in Venezuela after the oil major’s CEO called the country “uninvestable” during a White House meeting last week. Exxon CEO Darren Woods told Trump that Venezuela would need to change its laws before it could be an attractive investment opportunity, during the high-profile meeting on Friday with at least 17...

9. China’s daring engineering feat, Malaysia border chaos: 5 weekend reads you missed

   We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China turns mega-project failure into defining moment in modern engineering China has pulled off a daring underground feat, using a multimillion-dollar tunnel boring machine (TBM) to recover its...

10. Meta closes 550,000 Australian children’s accounts, warns ban ‘not meeting objectives’

    Meta Platforms said it has shut down almost 550,000 accounts in Australia to comply with the country’s landmark social media ban for children. The social media giant has closed around 330,000 Instagram accounts, 173,000 Facebook accounts and almost 40,000 Threads accounts belonging to people believed to be under 16 years of age, it said in a blog post. The law, which came into effect on December...