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1. ‘Don’t take us for fools’: Malaysians slam Najib’s reduction in jail time

2. Book extract: 32 bucolic years in a car-free island village in Hong Kong

3. Nepal pitches itself as queer-friendly destination in bid to grow ‘pink economy’

4. Is Singapore ‘warning’ others by hauling up businessman for foreign interference?

5. After ‘Picasso of the East’ left China, his life was a mystery. Until now

6. Global rice shortage, India’s export woes to worsen amid Red Sea attacks



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Malaysia halves Najib’s sentence, Hong Kong’s car-free village, China’s Picasso: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak leaves a court in Kuala Lumpur in 2019. Photo: AFP

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak waves as he leaves a Kuala Lumpur court on January 19, 2024. Photo: Reuters

In an excerpt from his new book, cartoonist and writer Larry Feign (above) pays homage to his carefree and car-free adopted Hong Kong home and its fascinating collection of colourful characters. Photo: Larry Feign

Courtney Welton-Mitchell and Sarah Welton-Mitchell during their Hindu wedding ceremony at a temple in Kathmandu in 2011. Photo: Courtney Welton-Mitchell

Analysts said Philip Chan’s case has spotlighted alleged Chinese political interference in the city state. Photo: Shutterstock

Artist Chang Dai-chien was acclaimed for a wide-ranging oeuvre that included gongbi (a realist Chinese painting technique involving meticulous brushwork), traditional Chinese ink wash, and splashed-colour paintings (called pocai) reminiscent of Abstract Expressionism. Photo: Zhang Weimin

Workers shovel harvested rice onto a pile to dry at a wholesale market in Narvana, India. India is the world’s top rice exporter, accounting for around 40 per cent of global rice shipments and exporting to more than 150 countries. Photo: Bloomberg

3 years after Myanmar coup, Singapore jeweller’s crowning moment, lucky Lunar New Year food: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing stands in a car during a parade to mark the country’s Independence Day on January 4, 2023. Photo: AFP

Apollo Quiboloy, head of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ sect, is wanted by the FBI. Photo: AFP 

Illustration: Joe Lo

Brunei Princess Anisha Rosnah at her wedding ceremony at Istana Nurul Iman, Bandar Seri Begawan, on January 14. Photo: EPA-EFE

Braised dried oysters with black moss (ho see fat choy), a traditional Chinese Lunar New Year dish. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s attack simulation, Philippine constitution change, public nudity in Taiwan: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

A long-range attack on an aircraft carrier strike group is considered difficult to achieve, but Chinese researchers claim their simulation shows it is possible. Photo: US Navy

Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr delivers a speech at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in Quezon City, Philippines on December 21, 2023. Photo: AP

People at the SkyCasino in Genting Highlands. The resort dominates Malaysia’s domestic gambling scene. Photo: Shutterstock

Naturists Julia Fu and Tom Yang at a farm in Sanzhi, Taiwan. Both are members of the Return to Nature social media group, which holds monthly events — despite public nudity being technically against the law in Taiwan. Photo: Brian Wiemer

Gillian Chung (pictured in 2010), one half of Hong Kong’s Cantopop duo Twins, is now thriving as a singer and actress but the road to success — marred by a scandal involving intimate photos — has not been an easy one. Photo: SCMP

Taiwan election, Filipinos turn on Jo Koy after Golden Globes, Year of the Dragon: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong during the Lunar New Year holiday. Photo: Jonathan Wong

William Lai Ching-te (centre) celebrates at an election night rally outside the Democratic Progressive Party headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. Photo: Elson Li

Wandering yaks are a constant on the roads of Tibet, adding another element of risk to the tour. Photo: Ian Neubauer

Jo Koy arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards. Photo: AP

The newly opened Costco megastore in Shenzhen, China. Photo: Eugene Lee

Nicole Kidman’s series on Hong Kong expats, China unveils new warship technology: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

The Fujian was shown being towed by tugboats in a report on state television on January 2. Photo: CCTV

Actress Nicole Kidman films a scene for Expats at a market in Hong Kong on August 23, 2021. Photo: AFP

Illustration by Henry Wong

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits an arms factory on January 10. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

China’s Ministry of State Security has published the reasons a person could be called on by authorities for “a cup of tea”, a euphemism for being summoned. Photo: Shutterstock

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From Malaysia cutting Najib Razak’s jail term to China’s ‘Picasso of the East’, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend


From Malaysia cutting Najib Razak’s jail term to China’s “Picasso of the East”, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Malaysia halves Najib’s sentence, Hong Kong’s car-free village, China’s Picasso: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From Malaysia cutting Najib Razak’s jail term to China’s ‘Picasso of the East’, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. ‘Don’t take us for fools’: Malaysians slam Najib’s reduction in jail time

From Malaysia cutting Najib Razak’s jail term to China’s ‘Picasso of the East’, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend