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Southeast Asia

‘Ashamed’: Singapore graduates settle for half pay in brutal jobs market

With AI eating entry-level roles and hiring on ice, a stopgap government scheme is the best some university leavers can get.

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Malaysia’s Johor election campaign begins as federal allies clash

Exclusive | Bangkok’s ‘Hulk’ governor wants a second chance to smash it

Southeast Asia

Dozens arrested in Indonesia after anti-government protest turns violent

Around 100 people had gathered in Surabaya to protest a fuel price increase and the president’s flagship free meals scheme.

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A student throws a box that has been set on fire at riot police during a protest in Surabaya on Friday. Photo: AFP
A student throws a box that has been set on fire at riot police during a protest in Surabaya on Friday. Photo: AFP

People

Exclusive | From Kuantan to ‘Oscars of science’: top Malaysian scientist is always adapting

Breakthrough Prize winner Thein Swee Lay’s research has helped turn sickle cell disease and beta-thalassaemia into treatable conditions.

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Politics

US and allies flex military muscle on China’s doorstep with multi-front drills

Analysts say the near-simultaneous exercises reflect a shift in US strategy that enables allies to play a greater role in regional security.

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South Asia

India’s late monsoon rains leave cities and fields parched

Mumbai has less than 40 days of water and farmers are delaying planting as El Nino stalls the vital rainy season.

A slum dweller checks the quality of water from a public tap in Mumbai, India, on June 20. Photo: AP
A slum dweller checks the quality of water from a public tap in Mumbai, India, on June 20. Photo: AP

Lifestyle & Culture

Malaysia has never had so many Chinese tourists. It wants more

As Thailand loses its allure, Malaysia turns to viral algorithms to entice millions of independent Chinese travellers.

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Health & Environment

Burning point: Southeast Asia’s haze fight faces cost test

Indonesia has come under renewed attention after President Prabowo Subianto committed to cracking down on agriculture-linked fires.

People

‘We love guns’: school shooting exposes reality of Philippine crisis

While the country has gun-control laws, most Filipinos simply ignore them and arm themselves without much difficulty, experts say.

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A security guard guides students as they enter an elementary school, a day after a school shooting in the city of Tacloban southeast ​of Manila, in Quezon City, Philippines, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Lifestyle & Culture

Marital duty, faith drive Malaysian women to give in to sex requests: survey

Only 44 per cent of Malay and Muslim women were able to refuse sex, compared with three-quarters of Chinese and Indian Malaysians.

Women ride a tandem bicycle at a lake near the capital city in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: EPA-EFE
Women ride a tandem bicycle at a lake near the capital city in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: EPA-EFE

Health & Environment

Asia’s ‘dangerous’ humid heatwaves push human body to its limits

Parts of Southeast Asia are set to experience at least six months of dangerous humid heat days annually, a report says.

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Health & Environment

Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew seen as cool guy amid Europe’s deadly heatwave

In the midst of record-breaking temperatures, social media users are praising the late statesman’s foresight in embracing air conditioning.

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Politics

Malaysia demands US$257 million from Norwegian firm over axed missile deal

The country says it is asking Norway to mediate between the two parties so that the company can settle the claims.

Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile is displayed at the Australian International Airshow in Avalon, Australia, in March last year. Photo: Reuters

Lifestyle & Culture

Will Dear You’s smash success push Singapore to ease dialect film policies?

Extra Teochew shows of the indie hit signal ‘increasing liberalisation’ towards dialect films, but long-term changes will take time, analysts say.

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A woman takes photos during the special screening of “Dear You” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on June 18. Photo: Xinhua
A woman takes photos during the special screening of “Dear You” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on June 18. Photo: Xinhua

Politics

Malaysia’s Umno pulled into royal row ahead of Johor vote

Supreme council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi has quit Umno, saying that the party ‘is controlled by the palace in making decisions’.

Politics

North Korea’s border build-up opens a Seoul-UN Command rift

South Korea views its the North’s border fortifications as an armistice violation. The UN body disagrees.

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Lifestyle & Culture

Malaysia has never had so many Chinese tourists. It wants more

As Thailand loses its allure, Malaysia turns to viral algorithms to entice millions of independent Chinese travellers.

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Illustration: Huy Truong
Illustration: Huy Truong

Health & Environment

Asia’s shaky food supply shudders as ‘super’ El Nino arrives

Every few years, the Pacific runs a fever. This year, it could be worse than anything seen for decades, scientists warn.

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Politics

Asean at 60: peace, prosperity and polite paralysis

Non-interference bought decades of stability, but now breeds inaction. Is Asean due an overhaul?

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Health & Environment

How Malaysia’s island paradise became a haven for smugglers

Traffickers exploit Langkawi’s scattered geography and proximity to Thailand to smuggle drugs, fuel and migrants.

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Sunset from Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock
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Malaysia has never had so many Chinese tourists. It wants more

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Illustration: Huy Truong

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Malaysia’s Johor election campaign begins as federal allies clash

Pakatan Harapan supporters (left) and Barisan Nasional supporters (right) fly the flags of their respective coalitions during Johor state election nomination day in Malaysia on Saturday. Photos: Facebook

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Iran survived 3 months of war. Can it survive the aftermath?

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Smoke and flames rise from the site of US-Israeli airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7. Photo: Sasan/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images/TNS

People

Exclusive | From Kuantan to ‘Oscars of science’: top Malaysian scientist is always adapting

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Dr Thein Swee Lay works in her lab at the US National Institutes of Health in Washington. Photo: Julie Erb-Alvarez

People

Exclusive | Bangkok’s ‘Hulk’ governor wants a second chance to smash it

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