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PropertyLimBrothers CEO and VP resign, interim CEO appointed
Online Reporters, Published on 30/01/2026
» SINGAPORE - PropertyLimBrothers’ (PLB) CEO and co-founder Melvin Lim and vice-president of strategy, Grayce Tan, have stepped down from their roles amid allegations of adultery, which surfaced over the weekend.
Legendary US talk show host Jerry Springer dies aged 79: US media
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» NEW YORK - Longtime US talk show host Jerry Springer, whose program became a symbol of low brow television with its on-air fights, swearing and infidelity revelations, has died at the age of 79, US media reported Thursday.
Australia seeks 'clarity' over Indonesian sex ban
AFP, Published on 07/12/2022
» Australia said Wednesday it was seeking more information on Indonesia's move to criminalise sex outside of marriage, as the ban's impact on tourists to Bali and other parts of the majority-Muslim nation remained unclear.
Explainer: Why is Indonesia's new criminal code so controversial?
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's new criminal code ushers in a raft of new laws, including banning sex outside of marriage, insulting the president, and expressing any view that runs counter to state ideology.
Indonesia bill barring extramarital sex gets renewed debate
Bloomberg, Published on 06/12/2022
» Indonesian lawmakers are forging ahead with plans to change the nation’s criminal code to effectively outlaw extramarital sex and increase penalties on women who have abortions as part of legislation that sparked violent protests when introduced in 2019.
China sentences Canadian star Kris Wu to 13 yrs for rape
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» BEIJING: Chinese-Canadian ex-pop star Kris Wu has been jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of rape, a Chinese court said Friday.
Tied in knots? Polygamy persists in DR Congo despite ban
AFP, Published on 05/04/2022
» BUKAVU, DR Congo: "I can get married again -- the dream is to get to seven wives," said Congolese church pastor Chirhuza Zagabe, a husband to four spouses and father of 16 children.
Censorship row as India army blocks film on gay soldier
AFP, Published on 18/02/2022
» NEW DELHI - Critically-acclaimed Indian filmmaker Onir wanted to direct a movie inspired by a gay army major who resigned and came out in a blaze of publicity -- but despite the country's democratic status the military stopped it being made.
Revenge fears grow in Afghanistan with airlift outcome uncertain
AFP, Published on 21/08/2021
» KABUL - Fears deepened on Friday that the Taliban are reneging on promises to pardon opponents and their families in Afghanistan, with thousands facing a challenge to flee the country as under-pressure US President Joe Biden said he cannot guarantee the final outcome of the chaotic airlift.
Taliban revenge fears grow in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 20/08/2021
» KABUL - The Taliban are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families, according to an intelligence document for the UN that deepened fears Friday Afghanistan's new rulers were reneging on pledges of tolerance.