US singer unknowingly marries Malaysian sultan, HKU regains top spot: SCMP’s 7 highlights
From Vivian Kong’s Legco bid to the University of Hong Kong ranking first in Asia, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
1. US singer unknowingly marries Malaysian sultan: ‘I deserve a proper divorce’
When American recording artist Brittany Porter met Sultan Muhammad V, ruler of the Malaysian state of Kelantan, she thought their fairy tale romance led to an engagement. A year later, she discovered that the Islamic nikah ceremony was in fact a religious marriage, a revelation that came only after the country’s former monarch had cut off contact.
2. China reaches energy independence milestone by ‘breeding’ uranium from thorium
An experimental reactor developed in the Gobi Desert by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics has achieved thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion, paving the way for an almost endless supply of nuclear energy.
3. Rapper Namewee faces drug charges, denies link to Taiwanese influencer’s death
Malaysian police have charged controversial rapper and filmmaker Namewee with drug possession following media reports that he was found in a Kuala Lumpur hotel room where a Taiwanese influencer was later discovered dead.