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Malaysia
AirAsia owes Malaysian airport operator millions in unpaid fees, court rules
The low-cost carrier had been locked in a long-running legal dispute over its refusal to raise fees for international passengers departing from its hub in Kuala Lumpur.
19 Jul 2019 - 1:56AM
Vietnam
How Myra Tran’s voice carried from Mekong Delta to American Idol
11 Mar 2019 - 2:31PM
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2018 in review
Newsmakers: people behind the stories that fascinated Asia in 2018
27 Dec 2018 - 4:36PM
Indonesia
The face of fake news: Indonesia’s latest disinformation scandal
An opposition campaigner’s bizarre deception has shone a light on the problem of online misinformation in the world’s 4th most populous country
15 Oct 2018 - 9:00AM
Opposition campaigner Ratna Sarumpaet falsely claimed she had been attacked by political opponents to hide the fact she got plastic surgery. Photo: Reuters
Vietnam
Unlucky week for Vietnam’s bachelor – and its elephants
Steer clear of the salty ramen in Japan; metal band takes a stand on Indonesian palm oil
28 Sep 2018 - 4:54PM
India
Maids for sale in Singapore and a Japanese punk headed for space
Anger at plans to ban triple talaq divorce practice in India; fans of South Korean star trigger security concerns in Thailand; and give this airline a miss if you prefer not bleeding from your ears
21 Sep 2018 - 7:19PM
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Singapore
Singapore’s anti-gay laws are nuts, Sri Lankan president does his nut
US, EU rally behind Cambodian opposition leader released from jail as nuns in India protest abuse in the clergy
14 Sep 2018 - 7:11PM
Johnson Ong, aka DJ Big Kid, has filed a court challenge against Singapore’s colonial-era anti-gay laws after India’s Supreme Court overturned a similar anti-gay law. Photo: SCMP Pictures
India
Killer rat fever and high-flying women in India
Cop killers in the Philippines and a high-flying PM’s son in Cambodia
7 Sep 2018 - 8:07PM
South Korea
South Korea decaffeinates schools, caning shakes Malaysia
Meanwhile, Pakistan protests after Dutch contest to draw cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed; Japan takes down misleading Fukushima statue.
31 Aug 2018 - 7:12PM
Asian Games 2018
Missing: radioactive isotope in Malaysia, morals in basketballers
Be careful complaining about mosque loudspeakers in Indonesia – or dodging national service in Singapore. Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan might be able to tell you why.
24 Aug 2018 - 6:45PM
Malaysia
Mascot makes a monkey of Malaysia, sex toy flops in India
A French tourist is found dead in India after an altercation over sex with male student; South Korea struggles with rising rate of spycam porn offences
17 Aug 2018 - 8:51PM
Malaysia's new government will change an official tourism logo featuring an orangutan wearing sunglasses after it sparked a storm of mockery, a minister said Tuesday. Photo: Facebook
Indonesia
A sex fiend shaman and a money laundering monk
Facebook goes down like lead balloon in Indonesia after Lombok earthquake; Ikea in uncharted waters in India.
10 Aug 2018 - 7:32PM
Vietnam
Hands down, is this the coolest bridge in Asia?
New attraction near Da Nang must be seen first-hand; gang of goat violators on the lam; and Beijing mandates toilet upgrades.
3 Aug 2018 - 8:26PM
Japan
No appetite for Ninjas in Japan, but for tasty looking dogs in Korea …
Meanwhile, the heat is on for tea-sipping police in India and a Palme d’Or winning film director
27 Jul 2018 - 8:50PM
Pakistan
Japan’s otter obsession goes too far; Elon Musk’s apology comes up short
WhatsApp launches campaign in Pakistan to quell spread of fake news; Indonesians slaughter crocodiles in revenge killings and India orders investigation into orphanages run by Mother Teresa’s charity
20 Jul 2018 - 8:10PM
WhatsApp launches campaign in Pakistan to quell spread of fake news; Indonesians slaughter crocodiles in revenge killings and India orders investigation into orphanages run by Mother Teresa’s charity
The Philippines
Welcome to ‘the Philippines, China’; Indian cuts short his world record
Meanwhile, Thai soccer boys get star treatment; Japan’s Princess Kako not so much
13 Jul 2018 - 6:21PM
North Korea
Pompeo has a rocket (man) in his pocket for Kim Jong-un
Australia in basket-brawl with Philippines; Indian family dead in apparent mass suicide; Japanese women’s university to allow transgender students.
6 Jul 2018 - 8:55PM
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Japan
Dispute-manager killed in dispute; Duterte calls God ‘stupid’
Meanwhile, what happened to the anti-American sentiment in North Korea?
29 Jun 2018 - 6:45PM
Meanwhile, what happened to the anti-American sentiment in North Korea?
South Korea
Farewell legal dog meat in Korea and incredible breeding orangutan
Trump and Kim’s Singapore summit was a hit with 40,000 cyberattackers – mostly from Russia; Philippine court hears the case for gay marriage.
22 Jun 2018 - 8:27PM
India
Japan finds dead man walking, Australians dress to repress
Rescuers stay out all night in wetlands to capture stork with a plastic-sealed beak; US Secretary of State posts that Singapore is part of Malaysia; and university students eager to get into ‘politically incorrect’ trouble succeed.
15 Jun 2018 - 7:59PM
South Korea
An umbrella revolution in Japan, Spiderman comes unstuck
Australian winemakers fear sour grapes from China, Duterte puckers up with a (married) overseas worker.
8 Jun 2018 - 6:07PM
Kim Jong-un
Kim arrives in Singapore ... but is he a wrong’un?
Japanese politicians under fire for parental advice; home-sharing takes on a spiritual new level; Papua New Guinea shuts Facebook
1 Jun 2018 - 1:21PM
Japanese politicians under fire for parental advice; home-sharing takes on a spiritual new level; Papua New Guinea shuts Facebook
Indonesia
What not to eat in Asia: dog and cat meat, North Korean food
A former hitman threatens to return to Malaysia and reveal details of a murder that dogged ex-leader Najib’s presidency
25 May 2018 - 9:13PM
Chinese tourists
Naughty Chinese tourists in Vietnam, naughty editor in Thailand
A ‘secret’ shot at Starbucks in South Korea and a long shot for Japanese nationalists wanting the US to acknowledge nuclear ‘war crimes’
18 May 2018 - 8:35PM
Cambodia
Chinese bags and Israeli puddings cause a stir in Japan
Censorship prompts walkout at Phnom Penh Post; Koreans recreate Kim-Moon handshake.
11 May 2018 - 8:50PM
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