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'Blooming flowers' in Hangzhou: Anwar invokes Chinese proverb for shared prosperity
Sep 24, 2026

'Blooming flowers' in Hangzhou: Anwar invokes Chinese proverb for shared prosperity

'Digital transformation must benefit all, not privileged few.'


Sep 24, 2026

Can Mark Shaw bring Singapore back to Orchard Road and the movies?

The third-generation cinema heir is betting on ‘experiences’ to keep both institutions relevant


Champions again, again? The FIFA ASEAN Cup for confused 'expats'
Sep 24, 2026

Champions again, again? The FIFA ASEAN Cup for confused 'expats'

It’s almost as though I dreamt watching Thailand’s keeper buffering as the ball bounced in off his heel, and their left back scoring at both ends in the dying minutes.


Vietnamese circus artists win silver medal at Minsk International Festival
Sep 24, 2026

Vietnamese circus artists win silver medal at Minsk International Festival

Circus performers Thanh Hoa and Hiển Phước of the HCM City Arts Centre won the Silver Award at the 4th Minsk International Festival of Circus Arts in Belarus.


Were smart glasses used in Singapore to film 2 female students?
Sep 24, 2026

Were smart glasses used in Singapore to film 2 female students?

Singapore police have launched an investigation after a video of a man allegedly filming female students using smart glasses went viral, sparking concerns about privacy and safety. In the social media video, a man wearing black-rimmed glasses and a face mask is seen walking behind two female students wearing what appear to be uniforms from Raffles Institution, a premier school in the city state. The girls seem unaware of his presence. The man clutches his phone to his chest and presses what...


Philippines pardons death row inmate repatriated from Indonesia
Sep 24, 2026

Philippines pardons death row inmate repatriated from Indonesia

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said on Friday that he has pardoned Mary Jane Veloso, a former death row inmate detained since her 2010 conviction for drug trafficking in Indonesia. “I’ll give you a scoop: I signed her pardon yesterday,” Marcos told reporters during a visit to the northern town of Batac on Friday. Veloso is expected to be freed after the pardon since there are no other active cases against her, though Marcos did not specify when that will happen. Claire Castro, the...


Philippines impeachment: is path now clear to convict Sara Duterte?
Sep 24, 2026

Philippines impeachment: is path now clear to convict Sara Duterte?

The Philippine Senate has made it mathematically easier to convict Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio, but observers say the ruling could intensify a battle over an impeachment trial already viewed by the public as deeply divisive. The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, ruled on Wednesday that only senator-judges who are able to take part in the trial should be counted in determining the threshold for conviction. Under the Philippine constitution, a two-thirds vote of the Senate is...


Students dread losing edge after slog as Vietnam mulls over scrapping IELTS bonus points for university entry
Sep 24, 2026

Students dread losing edge after slog as Vietnam mulls over scrapping IELTS bonus points for university entry

Students who spent several years preparing for IELTS now fear losing a university admission advantage after the Ministry of Education recently proposed scrapping bonus points for language certificates from next year.


‘Open, close, reopen’: return of choking haze traps Malaysian schools in limbo
Sep 24, 2026

‘Open, close, reopen’: return of choking haze traps Malaysian schools in limbo

Malaysia’s haze crisis has flared again just weeks after emergency measures and cloud-seeding operations brought temporary relief, with experts warning that smoke from Indonesian fires could continue drifting across the country until monsoon winds change. All 108 schools in Serian, a district in the state of Sarawak on Malaysian Borneo, were ordered to close on Thursday after the air pollutant index (API) breached 200 on Wednesday night, forcing pupils back to home-based learning. By noon,...


After 14 years in Thailand, Singapore dad says his kids have a better life
Sep 24, 2026

After 14 years in Thailand, Singapore dad says his kids have a better life

A Singaporean father who has lived in Thailand since 2012 says he has no plans to move back, arguing that his children enjoy a life there that Singapore could not give them.


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