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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. Singapore election: why can’t the opposition make inroads?

2. ‘If I were God, I wouldn’t choose me’: Filipino cardinal tipped to be next pope

3. India vs Pakistan: a Western-Chinese arms face-off in the making?

4. Malaysia’s evergreen Mahathir, older than Superman and sliced bread, eyes 100

5. ‘Things have gone haywire’: Indian students rethink US study plans

6. ‘Is this the Thailand we want?’ Brutal murder exposes tourist boom’s dark side

7. As tourist bookings plunge over earthquake prophecies, Japan shuts down rumours



Tokyo’s latest bid to ease tensions with Beijing, Liu Cixin on AI: SCMP daily highlights

China-US AI gap narrows, South Koreans snub K-pop: 5 weekend reads you missed

Japan, US defence chiefs discuss radar row; Mexico’s China tariffs: SCMP daily highlights

China’s desalination technology, Hong Kong Legco election turnout: SCMP’s 7 highlights

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Singapore’s opposition, Filipino in running for pope, India vs Pakistan: 7 Asia highlights

Supporters of the Workers’ Party. Photo: EPA-EFE

Supporters of the opposition Workers’ Party listening to a speech on Saturday night as preliminary results trickled in. Photo: EPA-EFE

Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle attends a rosary prayer at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome on April 24. Photo: AFP

A Pakistani JF-17 aircraft flies over Islamabad. Photo: AFP

Mahathir Mohamad in his office at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya, on Monday. Photo: Hadi Azmi

A student waves a sign during a University of Nevada, Las Vegas, rally to demand the university protect students regardless of immigration status on April 24. Photo: TNS

The body of Woranun Pannacha, 25, was discovered in a rented room in Pattaya. Photo: Handout

Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto station on April 16. Photo: AFP

Chinese ambassador on US dialogue, Singapore’s PAP scores big: 5 weekend reads you missed

People’s Action Party winning candidate Gan Siow Huang arrives at a venue as the May 3 election results unfold. Photo: EPA-EFE

China’s US ambassador Xie Feng said on Saturday that tariffs benefit no one. Photo: X/ @AmbXieFeng

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong of the People’s Action Party (PAP) celebrates the party’s general election results on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Mahathir Mohamad in his office at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Monday. Photo: Hadi Azmi

BYD EVs are displayed at the Periklindo Electric Vehicle Show 2025 in Jakarta on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

Many people “forgot” how to experience joy during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Dr MaryCatherine McDonald. She gives tips on how to reawaken the feeling within you. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s EUV breakthrough, Japan shuts down earthquake rumours: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Two Boeing jets intended for Chinese airlines have been returned to the US, with more likely to come in the wake of heightened tariffs. Photo: AFP

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machines are critical for producing the advanced chips that drive hi-tech industries. Illustration: Getty

US retail giant Walmart has reportedly told some Chinese suppliers to resume shipments, in a possible sign that a deal to de-escalate the US-China trade war may be getting closer. Photo: AFP

A temple in Malaysia has unveiled what it says is the world’s first “AI Mazu”, a Chinese deity powered by artificial intelligence. Photo: SCMP composite/IG@shinkong0610

Singapore elections, Japan’s World Expo, Thai park ranger sacked: 7 Asia highlights

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (second from left) waves with fellow People’s Action Party team members after delivering their speeches at a nomination centre on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong waves to supporters on Wednesday following his nomination ahead of the general election. Photo: AFP

May of those who are deported to Laos from the US have no family ties or support networks in the country. Photo: Getty Images

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (centre) speaks to delegates at the 2025 Asean Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Malaysia on April 10. Photo: Reuters

Visitors walk past the Japan Pavilion at the Osaka 2025 Expo on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

A US F-16 fighter jet lands at an airbase in Gwangju, South Korea. The F-16 is a manoeuvrable fighter jet designed for air-to-air and air-to-surface combat. Photo: Yonhap/EPA-EFE

Containers and cranes in Manila on April 8. US President Donald Trump kicked off a potentially ruinous global trade war earlier this month with harsh levies on trading partners. Photo: AFP

In this screengrab from his video, Siranudh Scott warns the foreign tourist not to be racist. Photo: Instagram/Psiscott

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From a Filipino tipped to be pope to Indians rethinking their US study plans, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From a Filipino tipped to be pope to Indians rethinking their US study plans, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.


Singapore’s opposition, Filipino in running for pope, India vs Pakistan: 7 Asia highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From a Filipino tipped to be pope to Indians rethinking their US study plans, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting

1. Singapore election: why can’t the opposition make inroads?

2. ‘If I were God, I wouldn’t choose me’: Filipino cardinal tipped to be next pope

3. India vs Pakistan: a Western-Chinese arms face-off in the making?

From a Filipino tipped to be pope to Indians rethinking their US study plans, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting