Singapore dollar gains on yen as carry funder: analysts

The Business Times - Oct 22, 2026

A combination of cheap funding and low currency volatility is burnishing the Singapore dollar’s appeal for investors

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Malaysia’s TuJu app struggles after Anwar suggests switching from Waze

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Malaysia’s highway authority is working to resolve technical disruptions affecting its TuJu navigation application following a sharp increase in users. In a statement on Thursday, the Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM) said the matter was being resolved together with the application provider Prosignal Consortium. LLM said the surge in users came after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim suggested that the public consider using a locally developed navigation application instead of Waze. “We apologise for...

Saigon River's palm-leaf-shaped pedestrian bridge completes final span ahead of 2027 opening

Oct 22, 2026

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Boat traffic resumed beneath the Saigon River pedestrian bridge’s nipa-palm-leaf-shaped canopy Thursday, a day after its final span was connected, as crews raced to finish access ramps ahead of its planned opening for the 2027 Lunar New Year.

3 Asian cities lead world's top 10 for public transport

Oct 22, 2026

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People living in Taipei, Singapore, and Hong Kong are highly satisfied with their daily commute by bus, train, tram, and cable car, a survey by a leading U.K. travel magazine shows.

TuJu: Guan Eng asks who gave PM wrong directions; highway board says sorry

Oct 22, 2026

TuJu: Guan Eng asks who gave PM wrong directions; highway board says sorry

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Civil servants can use other apps besides TuJu, just not Waze - Gobind

Oct 22, 2026

Civil servants can use other apps besides TuJu, just not Waze - Gobind

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Malaysian teen arrested after live-streaming axe attack on teacher in class

Oct 22, 2026

Malaysian teen arrested after live-streaming axe attack on teacher in class

Malaysian police have arrested a 16-year-old student after he live-streamed an attack on a teacher with an axe at a private school in Kuching, the capital of Sarawak state. CCTV footage shows the teenager entering a classroom at around 7.50am on Wednesday, hitting the female teacher with an axe before leaving. He re-enters through a second door and swings the axe at students as they flee the room. As the teacher tries to intervene, he attempts to hack at her again but is subdued by two male...

Prominent Chinese biologist accuses top cancer journal's editor-in-chief of soliciting bribes

Oct 22, 2026

Prominent Chinese biologist accuses top cancer journal's editor-in-chief of soliciting bribes

Cell Press has commissioned an independent third party to investigate after prominent Chinese biologist Rao Yi accused the editor-in-chief of its journal Cancer Cell of soliciting bribes from Chinese authors.

Thailand's busiest airport denies opening blogger's bag as new rule allows searches without owners

Oct 22, 2026

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Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport said on Oct. 21 it found no evidence its own staff opened a travel blogger's checked suitcase, five days after new rules began letting airports search bags without their owners present.

Live snake found in Japan plane after flight canceled

Oct 22, 2026

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A live snake about 40 centimeters long has turned up under the cabin carpet of a Japan Airlines group plane in Fukuoka, a day after a pilot spotted an animal in the cockpit and its flight was canceled.

Malaysia deploys driverless cargo vehicle for urban roads

Oct 22, 2026

Malaysia deploys driverless cargo vehicle for urban roads

Malaysia's Autonomous Logistic Solutions (ALS) launched its Level 4 autonomous RoboVan for public-road operations on Wednesday.

Police awaiting AGC instruction on N Sembilan MB's 'forced to sign' report

Oct 22, 2026

Police awaiting AGC instruction on N Sembilan MB's 'forced to sign' report

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Asean wants a single digital economy. Will different state laws hobble its goal?

Oct 22, 2026

Asean wants a single digital economy. Will different state laws hobble its goal?

Southeast Asian nations are seeking to make it easier for businesses and consumers to operate across borders in the digital economy, but achieving the goal will depend on whether governments can align their domestic laws under a proposed pact, according to analysts. Targeted to be signed during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Manila in November, the Asean Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) is aimed at improving compatibility between rules and systems governing...

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