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Jeepney drivers, transport workers and supporters rally through Metro Manila, the Philippines, during the second day of a transport strike over rising fuel prices and operating costs on Wednesday. Photo: dpa
A driver walks past parked jeepneys that have not been operated due to a transport strike in Manila, the Philippines, on September 14. Photo: EPA
Jeepney drivers, transport workers and supporters rally through Metro Manila during a transport strike over rising fuel prices and operating costs on Wednesday. Photo: dpa
Protesters opposed to fuel price increases display a caricature of a jeepney, or local minibus, during a rally in Manila, the Philippines, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Commuters embark on a jeepney in Pasay City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Monday. Photo: AFP

Economics

Philippines’ jeepney drivers on the brink as rising costs outpace relief

Drivers say the overdue fare increase of 1 peso ‘barely makes a dent’ as the sector battles the massive loss of livelihoods.

South Korea hits back at Trump’s investment claims in ‘tit-for-tat move’

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Indonesia’s Prabowo appoints new foreign minister

Southeast Asia

High ‘no-show’ rate of doctors posted to East Malaysia raises alarm

The Malaysian Medical Association is calling for allowances and incentives to attract and retain healthcare workers in the Bornean states.

Doctors protest against poor working conditions outside the Sungai Buloh Hospital in Malaysia during the Covid-19 outbreak on July 26, 2021. Photo: AFP
Doctors protest against poor working conditions outside the Sungai Buloh Hospital in Malaysia during the Covid-19 outbreak on July 26, 2021. Photo: AFP

East Asia

Trump touts US$200 billion South Korean energy deal ahead of US midterms

South Korea agreed to invest US$350 billion in the US and boost its purchases of US energy as part of a July 2025 trade deal with Trump.

Southeast Asia

Kuala Lumpur is world’s most polluted city due to haze, Singapore third

The readings for Kuala Lumpur at 166 and Singapore at 155 put both cities’ air quality as unhealthy, according to Swiss monitor IQAir.

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East Asia

US users urge Koreans to unmask Cornell sexual assault suspect Winston Lee

The online hunt for information about Lee’s education and military service intensifies across borders.

Students walk through Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Students walk through Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Health & Environment

A third of Singaporeans open to nuclear energy’s potential, highest in Asean

Singaporeans’ wider support for nuclear power was due to a lack of green energy sources aside from solar in the city state, an analyst says.

Politics

Indonesia’s Prabowo appoints new police chief following scandals at the force

Listyo Sigit Prabowo’s dismissal comes amid allegations of police impunity, abuse of power and brutality.

Politics

Why Japan is looking to Ukraine’s front lines to overhaul its defences

A senior Japanese politician is in Kyiv to study battlefield drone tech as Tokyo seeks low-cost ways to counter rising regional threats.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (right) meets Japanese lawmaker Itsunori Onodera at the Foreign Ministry in Kyiv on Wednesday. Photo: by Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images

People

Indian pride swells as flydubai pilot who saved 174 lives hailed as hero

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Smit Machchhar for unlocking the cockpit door to avert a crash after his co-pilot’s attack.

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar in an unidentified portrait released on Wednesday. Machchhar was praised by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for saving passengers after he was stabbed by his colleague during an alleged attempt to crash a Flydubai flight. Photo: Israel Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar in an unidentified portrait released on Wednesday. Machchhar was praised by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for saving passengers after he was stabbed by his colleague during an alleged attempt to crash a Flydubai flight. Photo: Israel Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters

Health & Environment

Philippines’ uranium find a ‘vital’ boost for nuclear energy ambitions

The discovery of uranium-bearing minerals in Luzon comes as the country explores integrating nuclear power into its future energy mix.

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Politics

Border mine blasts show why both Koreas urgently need to restore communication

With North Korea stepping up fortification works along the border, constant contact is needed to avoid accidental clashes, experts say.

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Lifestyle & Culture

Indonesia targets free public schooling amid funding concerns

Education experts question where the money will come from, and urge the government to focus on improving the quality of learning.

Pupils take part in a routine ceremony on the first day of school at an elementary school in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on July 15, 2024. Photo: AFP

Economics

Southeast Asia faces ‘sleeper’ food crisis from Hormuz fertiliser bottleneck

The Middle East shipping gridlock risks a regional hunger crisis unless Asean resists export controls and pushes a US-Iran deal, experts say.

A digital display tracks shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz in May. The choke point carries about one-third of the world’s seaborne fertiliser trade, where ongoing conflict has driven supply bottlenecks and price surges. Photo: AFP
A digital display tracks shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz in May. The choke point carries about one-third of the world’s seaborne fertiliser trade, where ongoing conflict has driven supply bottlenecks and price surges. Photo: AFP

People

Seoul residents up in arms over school for North Korean defectors

Opposition from residents in Gangseo district has led the principal of Yeomyung School to kneel and beg for acceptance.

Lifestyle & Culture

Can India curb childhood obesity by banning junk food near schools?

The proposal will not be effective on its own, parents and experts say, calling for more comprehensive measures.

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Economics

Thailand has had enough of foreign tourists behaving badly

Viral misbehaviour, crimes and foreign-ownership scandals are exhausting the patience of a country famous for its hospitality.

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Illustration: Kevin Wong
Illustration: Kevin Wong

Economics

South Korea wants free ‘AI for All’. Is society ready?

Seoul’s roll-out of free, unlimited AI is set to shake up classrooms, careers and crime – for better or worse.

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Health & Environment

Up in smoke: why Southeast Asia failed to halt the haze

Asean was going to eliminate transboundary haze by 2020. What happened?

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Health & Environment

Golden years: in ageing Southeast Asia, growing old is big business

From Singapore to Thailand, private operators and luxury resorts are cashing in, as more retirees seek care on their own terms.

Illustration: Huy Truong
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Economics

Philippines’ jeepney drivers on the brink as rising costs outpace relief

Jeepney drivers, transport workers and supporters rally through Metro Manila, the Philippines, during the second day of a transport strike over rising fuel prices and operating costs on Wednesday. Photo: dpa

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Anti-South Asian online hate surges in US under Trump 2.0, study finds

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Supporters of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold Indian flags at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, in 2019. Photo: Reuters

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South Korea hits back at Trump’s investment claims in ‘tit-for-tat move’

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has issued a clarification that further negotiations are necessary in the country’s trade deal with the US. Photo: EPA

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Indonesia’s Prabowo appoints new police chief following scandals at the force

Indonesia’s Mobile Brigade police officers stand guard in Jakarta in December last year. Photo: EPA

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Why Japan is looking to Ukraine’s front lines to overhaul its defences

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (right) meets Japanese lawmaker Itsunori Onodera at the Foreign Ministry in Kyiv on Wednesday. Photo: by Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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