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Mutual fund ownership among Singapore’s wealthy nearly trebles since 2022: Citi report
Singapore has the highest mutual fund ownership rate in Asia, even as a large share of assets remains in deposits
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DAP, PAS MPs raise racial concerns, urge govt action in budget debate
PARLIAMENT | DAP lawmaker claims vague 'bumiputera' legal definition, while PAS MP cautions against racial fault-finding.
Customs to inspect all scrap metal containers for e-waste
The Thai Customs Department is physically inspecting every container declared as metal scrap as it steps up enforcement against illegal electronic waste imports, which have polluted the environment and threatened local livelihoods in the country’s eastern provinces.
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Opposition MPs question Saifuddin's 'failure' to mediate issue involving Shuhaily
UPDATED 6.54PM | PARLIAMENT | Why air dirty linen to the point of court prosecution, Wan Fayhsal asks.
Chinese suspects in Dubai abductions arrested in Bangkok
Two Chinese men have been arrested at luxury condominiums in Bangkok in connection with the abduction and detention of three people who were found dead in Dubai in June.
Singapore dollar gains on yen as carry funder: analysts
A combination of cheap funding and low currency volatility is burnishing the Singapore dollar’s appeal for investors
Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan, causing 200 flight cancellations and disrupting US-Japan drills
Taiwan issued a land warning on Thursday as powerful Typhoon Champi approached, prompting more than 200 flight cancellations in the region and forcing changes to a major U.S.-Japan military exercise.
Thailand races to protect data after PHP alert
Thai authorities have urged organisations to urgently update websites and systems using PHP to prevent potential personal data leaks, with universities and medical school hospitals told to prioritise patient records and student databases.
Can Prabowo’s economic nationalism save Indonesia from potential MSCI downgrade?
In the wake of Indonesia’s worst stock-market rout since the 1998 Asian financial crisis, President Prabowo Subianto’s administration has turned to appeals to economic nationalism to shore up confidence, urging citizens to rally behind the country’s battered stock market. The government has promised reforms in response to warnings from global index provider MSCI that Indonesia could be downgraded from emerging-market to stand-alone-market status. But analysts say its patriotic appeals will do...
Indonesians turn to eco-art as haze sparks anger and diplomatic tension
As wildfires rage across Sumatra and Kalimantan, frustrated Indonesians are turning to performance art to call for greater government action and draw global attention to the destruction of both the country’s rainforests and rich cultural heritage. In South Sumatra, local art collective Jaga Api recently launched a project titled Tarian Kehancuran Budaya (the Dance of Cultural Destruction), using traditional performance to convey the human and environmental toll of the fires, as reported by The...