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Singapore plans to combat deepfakes in elections. Photo: Shutterstock
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Singapore’s AI governance bill targets deepfakes in elections to shore up trust

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Vietnam’s President To Lam at a meeting with Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto in Hanoi on September 13. Photo: AFP
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Will To Lam meet Biden and underscore Vietnam’s great power balancing?

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A police officer looks at a car in which a hand-held pager exploded in Beirut on Tuesday. Photo: AP
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Is Israel pressuring Hezbollah to withdraw from border with pager attack?

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A view of Chinese developer Country Garden’s Forest City development in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Malaysia dangles tax breaks to lure Asia’s rich to revive China-led Forest City

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ICC probe on Duterte may be ‘final card’ for Marcos administration as rift deepens

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Singapore plans to combat deepfakes in elections. Photo: Shutterstock
Politics

Singapore’s AI governance bill targets deepfakes in elections to shore up trust

The country is proposing legislation that allows candidates to flag deepfakes of themselves aiming to maintain public trust and ensure fair elections.

The country is proposing legislation that allows candidates to flag deepfakes of themselves aiming to maintain public trust and ensure fair elections

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Video | Filipino book lover turns home into communal library

South Korean kimchi under pressure as heatwave drives up cabbage prices

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Will To Lam meet Biden and underscore Vietnam’s great power balancing?

It would be a ‘missed opportunity’ if a meeting between the Vietnamese president and Joe Biden does not take place, analysts say.

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Vietnam’s President To Lam at a meeting with Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto in Hanoi on September 13. Photo: AFP
Vietnam’s President To Lam at a meeting with Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto in Hanoi on September 13. Photo: AFP
Australasia

Huge Australian penguin chick Pesto sets social media abuzz

Weighing 22kg (49 pounds) at nine months old, Pesto is already heavier than both his parents that weigh 11kg.

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Southeast Asia

Singaporean drug dealer faces death penalty after deportation from Thailand

Rolex watches, gold chains and rings were also seized from Benny Kee Soon Chuan, who was living in Samut Prakan province.

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Economics

Malaysia dangles tax breaks to lure Asia’s rich to revive China-led Forest City

Malaysia is offering zero per cent tax to attract wealthy Asians into setting up family offices in the troubled Chinese-led mega project.

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A view of Chinese developer Country Garden’s Forest City development in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Photo: EPA-EFE
A view of Chinese developer Country Garden’s Forest City development in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Photo: EPA-EFE
Politics

ICC probe on Duterte may be ‘final card’ for Marcos administration as rift deepens

The ICC’s investigation is focused on extrajudicial killings, and the Marcos administration’s stance on cooperating with the ICC remains unclear.

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North Korea’s missile tests show ‘no possibility’ for diplomacy with US

Experts say the tests show North Korea will continue to strengthen its nuclear deterrence regardless of external pressures.

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Southeast Asia

Philippines says China-centric Pogos ‘deeply’ linked to global crime rings

Senator Risa Hontiveros said the online casino industry could also be tied to spying, money-laundering and election interference.

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Chinese workers outside a Pogo office in Paranaque City, Philippines. Photo: Martin San Diego
East Asia

Japan’s joint fighter jet project wobbles under UK cash crunch

Financial constraints force Britain to review taking part in the initiative to make one of the world’s most advanced warplanes.

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The fighter to be jointly developed by 2035 will be a successor to the F-2 warplane in Japan. Photo: AFP
The fighter to be jointly developed by 2035 will be a successor to the F-2 warplane in Japan. Photo: AFP
Southeast Asia

Python grabs Thai woman, squeezes her for 2 hours before she can be freed

Encounters with snakes are not uncommon in Thailand, and last year 26 people were killed by venomous snake bites.

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Southeast Asia

Father, daughter from China die after tree falls on car in Malaysia

The visitors were leaving a tourist attraction in Penang when the tragedy struck.

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Singaporean living in Miami among 2 charged in US$230 million bitcoin theft

Malone Lam and Jeandiel Serrano allegedly spent the proceeds on nightclubs, luxury automobiles, watches and jewellery.

The suspects laundered the stolen bitcoin through various mixers and exchanges. Photo: Reuters
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Singapore prepares to get up to Speed with YouTuber known for daring stunts

IShowSpeed’s Southeast Asia tour has thrilled fans with daring stunts, cultural experiences, and viral moments, with Singapore the next stop.

YouTuber IShowSpeed with his fans in Vietnam. Photo: X/iShowSpeedHQ
YouTuber IShowSpeed with his fans in Vietnam. Photo: X/iShowSpeedHQ
South Asia

India avoids confirming Trump’s claim that PM Modi plans to meet with him

Republican presidential nominee said at Tuesday rally that Narendra Modi would visit him while in US for a session of Quad security group.

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Southeast Asia

Vietnam death row tycoon faces money laundering trial

She and her 33 co-defendants face new charges of money laundering, illegal cross-border trafficking of cash and fraud.

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People

Southeast Asia’s visa-free travel: a magnet for tourists – and trouble

As Singapore, Malaysia and others open their doors to easier travel, concerns mount over rising crime, safety and immigration challenges.

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Detainees react during an immigration raid at a clothing store Malaysia on August 15. Photo: EPA-EFE
Detainees react during an immigration raid at a clothing store Malaysia on August 15. Photo: EPA-EFE
Economics

Southeast Asia’s struggle to stay afloat amid a flood of cheap Chinese imports

Local industries – from Thailand’s truckers to Indonesia’s textile makers and Malaysia’s retailers – are feeling the squeeze from low-cost Chinese goods.

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US tariffs threaten Malaysia’s ‘China plus one’ gold rush

Job losses and factory closures loom as Washington’s anti-China trade policies risk derailing Malaysia’s economic aspirations.

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Politics

As South China Sea stakes ratchet ever higher, Vietnam seeks out calmer waters

Hanoi’s new leadership is doubling down on ‘bamboo diplomacy’ to navigate choppy geopolitical currents and protect economic gains.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Vietnam’s To Lam after a signing ceremony in Beijing on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE