The stories shaping Malaysia, in focus.
The cryptocurrency industry has invested nearly $200 million into midterm elections through Fairshake, a major political action committee, as it pushes Congress to pass landmark legislation reshaping federal oversight of digital assets before August recess.
South Korea's ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for illegally accepting free opinion polls worth approximately 270 million won from a power broker between 2021 and 2022.
South Korea's Seoul Central District Court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison for accepting 14 free political surveys worth 27.92 million won during his 2021-2022 presidential campaign, violating the Political Funds Act.