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RM1 million limit for foreign buyers in Malaysia

With effect from today (March 1), foreigners can only purchase property in Malaysia at or above RM1 million (S$387,000). (1 Mar) With effect from today (March 1), foreigners can only purchase property in Malaysia at or above RM1 million (S$387,000). Malaysia's Economic Planning Unit said the new ruling is in line with the...

Dozens dead in knife attack at China train station

A woman reacts, at the crime scene outside a railway station after an attack, in Kunming, in southwestern China's Yunnan province, Saturday March 1, 2014. China's official Xinhua News Agency says authorities consider the attack by a group of knife-wielding assailants at a train station in southwestern China in which...

S’pore high court overturns sex-for-favors conviction

Sex-for-grades case takes a surprising turn. (Straits Times (Online), 28 February 2014) (28 Feb) SINGAPORE – Singapore's High Court has overturned the conviction of a law professor jailed for obtaining sexual favors and gifts from a female student in exchange for better grades, his lawyer said Friday, February 28. Former...