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Mount Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait, South Lampung, spews smoke and volcanic ash during an eruption. Photo: AFP/Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation

Health & Environment

Indonesia knew a volcano was erupting. Could it have prepared better?

An expert advises Jakarta to take steps such as announcing evacuation routes and releasing maps following a pre-eruption alert.

Will Malaysia’s potential Huawei AI deal risk clash with US trade pact?

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Philippines wants to be a global semiconductor giant by 2030. Can it get there?

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People

Malaysian woman who stabbed boyfriend to death over sex demand gets 12 years

An appeal court nearly doubled the woman’s jail term, calling the initial sentence ‘over-sympathetic’.

A woman in Malaysia has been convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder after stabbing her boyfriend to death at a hotel in Johor Bahru in 2022. Photo: Getty Images
A woman in Malaysia has been convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder after stabbing her boyfriend to death at a hotel in Johor Bahru in 2022. Photo: Getty Images

People

Philippine ex-speaker stashed wealth ‘he could no longer hide’: prosecutors

Ex-House speaker Martin Romualdez is accused of buying mansions and shares in an attempt to hide ill-gotten gains.

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Politics

Australian group calls for ties with US ‘war machine’ to be severed

The group linked to the ruling Labor Party argues that the US has ‘led Australia into wars of aggression’ for 50 years.

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Vietnam’s To Lam visits Russia and France amid South China Sea tensions

Visiting Moscow and Paris in succession allows To Lam to rally support for Hanoi’s maritime stance without taking sides, analysts say.

To Lam, Vietnam’s president and general secretary of its Communist Party, waves to members of a welcoming delegation in Moscow on Monday. Photo: Reuters
To Lam, Vietnam’s president and general secretary of its Communist Party, waves to members of a welcoming delegation in Moscow on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Politics

Singapore ministers set for pay rise with entry-level pay up to US$1.4 million

First pay update since 2012 aims to ensure political salaries do not ‘fall further behind’ market rates, the prime minister says.

Health & Environment

‘Nothing left’: Nepal’s flood survivors face a homeless future

With homes and savings washed away, survivors of last month’s devastating floods in Nepal are seeking work abroad.

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Politics

Can Japan, South Korea move past the ‘comfort women’ issue?

The issue is set to continue rattling ties between Tokyo and Seoul even as they seek to find common ground on security and trade issues.

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Protesters hold up banners during a rally against Japanese colonial rule, in front of a statue symbolising a wartime sex slave near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, in 2021. Photo: AP

Lifestyle & Culture

In Singapore, malls for shopping only are going out of style

Marina Square’s future revamp typifies the rise of mixed-use developments incorporating retail, office, residential and other components.

Marina Square’s redevelopment masterplan will include features such as luxury residences, serviced apartments and offices. Photo: PLP Architecture
Marina Square’s redevelopment masterplan will include features such as luxury residences, serviced apartments and offices. Photo: PLP Architecture

Politics

PAS chief to face Malaysian police over explosive US remarks

The US has rejected Abdul Hadi Awang’s claim that it offered help to change Malaysia’s political leadership during Obama’s visit in 2014.

Health & Environment

Nepal puts UN climate fund to test after fatal US$2.5 billion flood

Nepal has petitioned the UN Loss and Damage Fund to ‘respond rapidly, directly and effectively’ after its worst natural disaster in decades.

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Politics

What North Korea’s new warship reveals about Kim’s aim to secure nearby waters

Kim’s promised ‘important plans’ that will deepen the ‘concerns of the enemies’ are likely to be nuclear, observers say.

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North Korean sailors march past the Kang Kon during its commissioning ceremony at Wonsan Port on Sunday. Photo: KCNA / AFP

Economics

Can Prabowo’s Putin camaraderie deliver real economic gains for Indonesia?

Good relations with Russia show ‘our president can work with all sides across the geopolitical divide,’ an analyst says.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Wednesday. Photo: Sputnik / EPA
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Wednesday. Photo: Sputnik / EPA

Health & Environment

‘Not our problem’: Japanese resort town balks at nuclear waste plan

Hitachiomiya weighs state handouts against lasting stigma as residents protest against a preliminary survey for radioactive waste storage.

Politics

Filipino-Americans rattled by Trump’s anti-migrant ‘xenophobia’ games

Immigrant advocates say the ‘frightening’ games normalise human suffering and violence, deepening fear among the migrant communities.

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Health & Environment

Silver linings: 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
Illustration: Huy Truong

Economics

All a board: inside Thailand’s bid to wire the world’s AI boom

Malaysia has the chips. Vietnam has the assembly lines. But Thailand’s humble circuit boards help keep the AI boom alive.

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Politics

Malaysia’s Anwar traded reform for power. Now Umno wants it all

Back-to-back election losses and internal party rifts leave Malaysia’s prime minister clinging to a crumbling coalition.

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Lifestyle & Culture

Bling gamble: how Southeast Asia’s middle class is redefining luxury

Instalments and resales are helping customers from Bangkok to Jakarta bridge the gap between aspiration and affordability.

Illustration: Kevin Wong
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Singapore ‘open’ to chemical castration for sex offenders if proven effective

Singapore’s city centre. Photo: Xinhua

East Asia

South Korea sends fact-finding team to assess Strait of Hormuz conditions

Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Monday. Photo: TNS

Southeast Asia

12 South Koreans arrested in Thailand scam centre crackdown

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A Royal Thai Army soldier walks beyond barbed wire outside hospital buildings of an abandoned scam centre in O’Smach town on the Thai-Cambodian border, on Monday. Photo: AFP

Health & Environment

Indonesia knew a volcano was erupting. Could it have prepared better?

Mount Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait, South Lampung, spews smoke and volcanic ash during an eruption. Photo: AFP/Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation

Politics

Will Malaysia’s potential Huawei AI deal risk clash with US trade pact?

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The logo of Huawei Technologies is seen on the facade of a building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Asian Angle | After Nepal-Tibet floods, recovery depends on grass-roots solidarity

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Asian Angle | India-China ties are warming, the time to capitalise is now

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Asian Angle | SpaceX’s Starlink blackout punishes Myanmar civilians, not just cybercriminals

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Asian Angle | How Vietnam’s ‘streamlining revolution’ may lead to uneven success

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