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We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Grab halts Mandarin driver trial in Malaysia after backlash, government warning

2. Malaysia orders Zara’s body to be exhumed amid protests over student’s death

3. India and Australia unite to challenge China’s rare earth reign

4. Did US missiles in Philippines trigger China’s rocket launch?

5. Philippine Senate ‘archives’ Sara Duterte impeachment, returns case to high court

6. Why Singapore’s million-dollar HDB flats are becoming more common

7. Green gold: the rise of Thailand’s coveted exotic plant trade



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Grab halts Mandarin driver trial, Malaysia orders Zara’s exhumation: 7 Asia highlights

The view from Alice’s 39th floor Clementi flat in Singapore. Photo: Alice

The family of Zara Qairina Mahathir has raised questions about the process of evidence collection during investigations into the death of the 13-year-old Malaysian student. Photo: Facebook

A Grab car pick-up and drop-off point in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Shutterstock

Malaysian police are re-examining the case of Zara Qairina Mahathir to determine the cause of her death. Photo: YouTube

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a G20 summit in 2023. Photo: Reuters

A Long March-12 carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China’s Hainan province on Monday. Photo: Xinhua

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte walks after filing her counter affidavit regarding her alleged threat to President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr at the Department of Justice in Manila on May 9. Photo: AFP

Singapore’s government has taken several measures to curb the phenomenon of profiteering from the public housing scheme, which it calls the “lottery effect”. Photo: Getty Images

A plant from Thai breeder Jeera Jukmongkol that sold for 1 million baht (US$30,900). Photo: Bangkok International Exotic Plants Show

Singaporean F1 tycoon admits guilt, Indonesians misbehaving in Japan: 7 Asia highlights

A woman uses a portable fan to cool herself during a heatwave in Tokyo, Japan, on July 17. Photo: Reuters

Ong Beng Seng at the Marina Bay Street Circuit last year during a practice for the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix. Photo: Reuters



South Korean protesters tear a banner showing a caricature of US President Donald Trump as a robber during a rally in Seoul against Washington’s tariff policy on July 27. Photo: AFP

China’s ‘big advantage’; US debuts hypersonic missile: SCMP daily highlights

China’s exports have so far remained robust in the face of a trade war with the United States, with shipments up 5.9 per cent year on year during the first half of the year. Photo: AFP


A study in China focused on “motherless” genes has revealed clues about uniquely human traits, such as intelligence, as well as our susceptibility to certain diseases. Photo: Shutterstock

US soldiers give a capabilities brief on the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon System in the Northern Territory, Australia, on July 9 as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 25. It is the first operational employment of the Dark Eagle system outside the continental US. Photo: Handout

A rocket carrying the Pakistan Remote-Sensing Satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on July 31. Photo: Xinhua

China and India’s disputed border, Trump to meet Putin: 5 weekend reads you missed

India has reportedly been upgrading a key all-weather road in the Himalayas to boost infrastructure at its border with China and is also building an alternative route. Photo: EPA-EFE

An Indian army convoy moves on the Srinagar-Ladakh highway at Gagangeer, north-east of Srinagar. June 17, 2020. Photo: AP

A Hong Kong Airline flight alerted Korean authorities after a fight broke out mid-air. Photo: Elson Li

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands before a meeting in Helsinki in July 2018. Photo: AFP

The Tibetan Plateau will present a range of extreme engineering challenges for the builders of the line. Photo: Getty

A woman in China has been jailed for killing her lover after he suggested she hit him when she wanted to break up. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

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From S$1 million government flats in Singapore to Philippines’ impeachment case, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From S$1 million government flats in Singapore to Philippines’ impeachment case, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.


Grab halts Mandarin driver trial, Malaysia orders Zara’s exhumation: 7 Asia highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From S$1 million government flats in Singapore to Philippines’ impeachment case, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting

1. Grab halts Mandarin driver trial in Malaysia after backlash, government warning

2. Malaysia orders Zara’s body to be exhumed amid protests over student’s death

3. India and Australia unite to challenge China’s rare earth reign

From S$1 million government flats in Singapore to Philippines’ impeachment case, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting