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The verdict that sent Malaysia’s untouchable ex-PM Najib to prison
Shawdesh Desk: Earlier this week, inside the huge, Islamically-styled Palace of Justice in Malaysia’s political capital Putrajaya, something remarkable happened. In the dock stood a man of immense wealth andReadMore
Songs of praise: Rohingya sing Myanmar anthem 5 years after exodus
Shawdesh Desk: Every morning in his refugee camp school, Mohammad Yusuf sings the national anthem of Myanmar, the country whose army forced his family to flee and is accused of killingReadMore
Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini crowned in South Africa
Shawdesh Desk: After a year-long family feud, Misuzulu ka Zwelithini has been crowned Zulu king in a traditional ceremony in South Africa. The 48-year-old is the son of the previousReadMore
Scott Morrison: Is this the end for ‘Side Hustle Scotty’?
Shawdesh Desk: I remember watching Scott Morrison alongside Greg Hunt for Covid press briefings at the height of the pandemic. Little did I, the rest of the media, or theReadMore
Scott Morrison: Australia’s ex-PM ‘secretly held ministry portfolios’
Shawdesh desk: Australian PM Anthony Albanese says he will investigate reports that his predecessor, Scott Morrison, secretly assumed three roles in the ministry. Morrison became joint minister for the health,ReadMore
Trump vs Biden again? The documents scandal makes it more likely
Shawdesh desk: If you think you’ve seen this movie before, it’s because you have — except the second time will be even more nerve-racking. Yes, world: get ready for BidenReadMore
Cheaper, changing and crucial: the rise of solar power
Generating power from sunlight bouncing off the ground, working at night, even helping to grow strawberries: solar panel technology is evolving fast as costs plummet for a key segment ofReadMore
Island trip lays bare US-China tussle in the Pacific
They are hundreds of miles from the nearest continent – an archipelago of over 900 islands home to a population smaller than that of the single US city of SeattleReadMore
