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China's rich ditch flashy luxury as global sales stall, says Bain
Reuters, Published on 18/06/2024
» PARIS/MILAN - China's richest people are avoiding flaunting their wealth in favour of more discreet fashion, according to a report published on Tuesday by Bain consultancy that predicted the weakest global luxury market since the height of the pandemic.
From Berlusconi to Prigozhin and Tina Turner: notable deaths of 2023
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» PARIS - From Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, here are some of 2023's most notable deaths.
Malaysian ex-PM's wife guilty of corruption
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor, the wife former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, was found guilty of graft on Thursday, just over a week after her husband began serving a 12-year jail term.
A familiar question at Cannes: where are the women?
AFP, Published on 03/07/2021
» PARIS - With just four women among the directors behind the 24 films in competition for the Palme d'Or, a familiar script is playing out at Cannes.
Slew of auteurs and award-winners for reborn Cannes
AFP, Published on 03/06/2021
» PARIS: A rich crop of past Palme d'Or winners and arthouse favourites are set to return to the Cannes Film Festival in July as organisers announced a bumper selection for its competition on Thursday.
Carry on: British exhibition delves into handbags
AFP, Published on 10/12/2020
» LONDON - Whether toted by Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher or "Sex and the City" actress Sarah Jessica Parker, handbags pack a powerful punch, a British exhibition reveals.
Wife of Malaysian ex-PM held for money laundering
AGENCIES, Published on 03/10/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: The wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, Rosmah Mansor, was arrested on Wednesday by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Malaysia's former first lady makes fashion statement
Reuters, Published on 05/06/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians who voted scandal-tainted prime minister Najib Razak out of office last month were treated to the sight of his allegedly high-spending wife Rosmah Mansor submitting herself to questioning at the anti-graft agency headquarters on Monday.
Cash-stuffed designer handbags seized in raids on Malaysia's Najib
AFP, Published on 18/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR - Dozens of designer handbags stuffed with cash and jewellery were seized during Malaysian police raids on luxury properties linked to ex-prime minister Najib Razak on Friday, as a corruption probe gathered pace.
Luxury bags, cash, jewellery seized from Najib's houses
Associated Press, Published on 18/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police on Friday confiscated 284 designer handbags and 72 suitcases containing cash, jewellery and other valuables as part of a corruption and money-laundering investigation into former Prime Minister Najib Razak.