Penang's Hard Rock Hotel, the third of its kind in Southeast Asia, emerged from the gutted shell of the old Casuarina.

An Auckland man has become New Zealand's first reported case of a new and aggressive form of malaria that has jumped the species barrier from monkeys to humans.

A Malaysian court sentenced a man to death for murdering his Indonesian maid in a landmark verdict.

Sholto Byrnes experiences Malaysian hospitality, from its coral reefs to cosmopolitan cities.

Following the marriage of President Jacob Zuma to his fifth wife, the Independent looks at the arguments for and against polygamy.

Deal follows unveiling of similar agreements with China, Malaysia and some Gulf states.