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A group of Dutch travellers exploring Malaysia were taken by surprise at how modern and dynamic the country is — with one tourist admitting he thought skyscrapers were something exclusive to Singapore. In a street interview posted by TikTok account @janganstresskitatravel, the tourists shared their thoughts after spending three days in Malaysia. “I thought you could only see skyscrapers like this in Singapore, but we found them here in Malaysia. That was quite a surprise,” one of them said. Another traveller expressed admiration for Malaysia’s efficient public transport and stunning mix of natural scenery and sleek architecture — a sharp contrast to what...

A lottery winner from Kentucky who was arrested days after winning a $167 million Powerball jackpot is requesting to serve out his sentence. Last month, James Farthing entered a not guilty plea to charges of battery against a law enforcement officer. Court documents say he also requested a jury trial and waived his presence at any pretrial conferences or status hearings. However, this week, the Kentucky Parole Board says Farthing waived his right to a probable cause hearing and the final revocation hearing. He has requested to serve out his sentence, although it’s unclear what that sentence is. According to police, Farthing was arrested in Florida on April 30 after being accused...

Fed up with China’s employment situation, young people on the mainland are retreating to the countryside. Job hunting has been particularly difficult for young people as the Chinese economy struggles, said Chung Chi Nien, chair professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.   (A girl hugging a young cattle at a breeding farm in Chongqing, China.Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images)   China’s Gen Z and millennials are increasingly documenting their rural day-to-day “retirement” lives on social media after declaring that they got laid off, quit or are simply jobless. These self-identified “retirees,” who often state they were born in the...

Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather has listed his grand Beverly Hills, California, home for $48 million. Mayweather purchased the six-bedroom estate on North Crescent Drive from spec mansion developer Nile Niami for $25.5 million in 2017, according to property records. The French Modern-style house, built in 1992, comes with an open-plan living area, 10 sets of French doors, a paneled library, a wine cellar with an adjacent bar, and a guesthouseequipped with a cinema room that can seat 20 guests. The home, which spans 15,096 square feet on a half-acre lot in the hills of Beverly Hills, was renovated by Niami in the three years he owned it. It now includes a glossy black formal dining room...

We all know that British people love a tipple more than most, but now, we’ve proof that the pub is influencing our decision to buy a new home. Londoners are particularly enthralled by the quality of boozers available, as a new study has found that 41% of those living in the Big Smoke reported that the local pub impacted their decision to buy their current home. It’s not just the capital either, as Northern Ireland came in at 34%, while the North West was 29%, the West Midlands 25%, and the North East 25%. Ever been to view a flat and deliberated about making an offer with your prospective flatmates at the pub afterwards? (A pint outside a pub is a crucial part of London in...

The Ghana Drunkards Association has issued a three-week ultimatum to the government, demanding a reduction in the prices of alcoholic beverages following the recent appreciation of the cedi. In a viral video posted on X (Formerly Twitter) on Sunday, the association’s president, Moses Drybones, decried the continued rise in alcohol prices despite the cedi gaining strength against major foreign currencies. “To date, the prices of alcoholic drinks keep going up. If you purchase alcohol, there is an increment of about 15%, and this affects vendors,” he said. The group expressed frustration that, although the cedi had strengthened and prices of some goods had dropped,...

A Los Angeles home that was reduced to rubble in the January Palisades fire has become one of the hottest properties on the market, drawing more than 60 offers and entering escrow for well over $1 million — despite being listed for just $999,000. The once four-bedroom wood-and-stucco house in Pacific Palisades was worth an estimated $2.7 million before flames tore through the area. Now, it’s little more than a scorched lot with two standing chimneys. But that didn’t stop a flood of investors eager to cash in on a rebuild.   (Once valued at $2.7 million, it is now in escrow for over $1 million, highlighting the demand for fire-ravaged properties despite ongoing...

A mysterious American tech billionaire may have purchased one of the United Kingdom’s most expensive homes for almost half its original $314 million asking price, according to the Times of London. The still-stratospheric sum: $172.83 million. The seller is the family of a Saudi prince, former defense minister Khalid bin Sultan al-Saud, who bought the property for around $42 million in the late 1980s before losing it to creditors. This transaction, despite the deep discount, marks the second-most expensive residential deal ever recorded in UK history, according to the Times. Also known as London’s “White House,” the 40-bedroom palace inside Regent’s Park sits...

Joshua Van remembers asking his mother why they had to live in Houston. Why couldn't they just go back home where things were familiar? He was 12 years old at the time, and Van wanted to go back to where he lived the first decade of his life, in Myanmar. Life wasn't easy for an undersized pre-teen who spoke little English and was picked on during school for both of those attributes. Looking back, the math adds up that he'd become the first Burmese fighter to compete in the UFC. "I was a small kid," Van recently told MMA Junkie. "From where I come from, you get picked on. It's kind of like I fight everyday, and I got to the point where I enjoyed fighting. I watched clips on street fights...

An 18-year-old man has been successfully rescued after being lost for 10 days in the frigid, mountainous terrain of northwestern China. During the harrowing period when he faced food shortages, Sun Liang managed to survive on river water, melted snow, and even toothpaste, as reported by Jimu News. Sun began his solo hiking adventure on February 8, venturing into the Qinling, a prominent east-west mountain range in Shaanxi province known for its average altitude of around 2,500 metres and an impressive diversity of plant and wildlife. He lost contact with his family just two days later when his electronic devices ran out of battery. Stranded in the wilderness, Sun recounted walking...