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Singapore
Singapore’s Shanmugam slams Bloomberg’s ‘venomous’ emails in defamation hearing
Cabinet ministers K. Shanmugam and Tan See Leng are suing Bloomberg over an article mentioning their personal property deals.
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Singapore
Singapore’s Shanmugam slams ‘hypocrisy’ over deported blogger Amos Yee
6 Apr 2026 - 8:20PM
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Singapore
Singapore police say body found is missing man from boat collision
6 Apr 2026 - 1:47PM
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Japan
‘Unable to handle rejection’: the forces driving Japan’s knife crime wave
Experts warn a generation raised on screens is losing the ability to handle real-world rejection.
6 Apr 2026 - 8:25AM
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Japanese police investigators work near the scene of a stabbing of a woman in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 11. Photo: Kyodo/AP
Malaysia
Malaysia drops appeal on abducted activist’s case, family still seeks answers
Rights group Suhakam says the police Special Branch was involved in the disappearances of Raymond Koh and another activist, Amri Che Mat.
6 Apr 2026 - 10:31AM
New Zealand
New Zealand doctor invoices US embassy for rising fuel costs
Shane Dunphy asked the embassy to reimburse him for the US$1,600 spent on petrol vouchers for his staff so that they could travel to work.
3 Apr 2026 - 6:25PM
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Malaysia
‘Feels unreal’: Indonesian grandma freed from Malaysian death row flies home
Ani Anggraeni spent nearly 15 years in prison for drug trafficking before her death sentence was commuted and she was later pardoned.
3 Apr 2026 - 12:49PM
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Ani Anggraeni is seen in prison last year. Photo: Handout
Malaysia
Malaysian minister steps in with aid for family of drink-driving victim
Amirul Hafiz Omar was on his way to buy his son a mathematics book when a car allegedly driven at high speed rammed his motorcycle.
2 Apr 2026 - 4:31PM
Malaysia
Malaysian woman’s apology for damaging double-parked car triggers outcry
Viral videos showed the woman was unable to leave for about an hour after a red Perodua Ativa was left double-parked behind her car.
2 Apr 2026 - 12:16PM
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Indonesia
‘Disturbing’: are Indonesia’s borders prone to systemic immigration corruption?
Some Singaporean tourists to Batam say they have paid nearly US$200 to clear entry checks that should have been free for Southeast Asian visitors.
31 Mar 2026 - 5:40PM
The Philippines
Filipino singer’s Golden Buzzer win stokes #SEAblings’ Southeast Asian pride
The reactions to his breakout moment on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ highlight how regional audiences increasingly champion one another’s artists.
31 Mar 2026 - 6:15PM
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Left: ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ judge Simon Cowell stands next to Filipino singer Matty Juniosa after awarding Juniosa the coveted Golden Buzzer for his performance on Sunday’s episode of the talent competition. Right: Youtube comments on the video mentioning SEAbling, which is shorthand for “Southeast Asian siblings”. Photo: YouTube / Britain’s Got Talent
Malaysia
Turn up the ‘Bass’: why Bella, Syed Saddiq’s new chapter has captured Malaysia
Many Malaysians celebrate the singer’s engagement to the lawmaker, seeing it as a triumph over past heartbreak and a challenge to societal norms.
31 Mar 2026 - 12:38PM
Malaysia
Drink-driving death exposes Malaysia’s deep racial divisions
The case sparked social media comments about drink-driving and ‘always the same group of people’ when it came to car crashes.
30 Mar 2026 - 7:06PM
Thailand
Thai undertaker brings corpse to petrol station to prove fuel need
After being denied fuel, a Thai man live-streamed the moment he showed station staff an occupied coffin to prove his urgent need.
31 Mar 2026 - 4:05PM
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South Korea
Death of South Korean ‘torture expert’ reopens authoritarian era wounds
Lee Geun-an, who was notorious for using methods such as ‘chicken roasting’ and water torture on victims, did not regret his past.
28 Mar 2026 - 3:26PM
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Lee Geun-an, the former chief inspector, and his team were responsible for torturing students and workers in South Korea when it was ruled by a military-backed authoritarian government. Photo: YouTube
The Philippines
Why Filipinos blame Marcos, not Trump, for the Iran war fuel crisis
A Philippine senator wants Filipinos to hold Trump accountable for their surging fuel bills. But public anger has a different target.
27 Mar 2026 - 10:42AM
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Malaysia
Minister denies link to Malaysia’s ‘corporate mafia’ saga
Ramanan Ramakrishnan has challenged businessman Victor Chin to identify the politician ‘Mr R’ said to be at the centre of the controversy.
25 Mar 2026 - 7:15PM
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Singapore
Man extradited from Singapore to New Zealand faces rape, home invasion charges
Zhang Xuesong is accused of raping and strangling the victim and reportedly fled to China, and later Singapore, following the break-in.
25 Mar 2026 - 4:40PM
Zhang Xuesong, who is accused of raping and strangling a woman during a violent home invasion, pleaded not guilty in the Auckland High Court. Photo: Shutterstock
South Korea
South Korean ‘sugar cane killer’ extradited from Philippines over drug empire
Accused of running a drug ring from his Philippine prison cell, ‘VIP’ inmate Park Wang-yeol was extradited after a nine-year legal impasse.
25 Mar 2026 - 7:00PM
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North Korea
How North Korea makes US$500 million yearly – at its own people’s expense
The report details the ‘brutal’ conditions North Korean workers endure in Russia that reveal a pattern of ‘control, coercion and abuse’.
25 Mar 2026 - 5:07PM
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Malaysia
‘I’ve never held my son’: the Rohingya families Malaysia keeps apart
More than 5,000 Rohingya languish in detention in Malaysia, leaving fathers like Farouk to watch their children grow through a screen.
23 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
Malaysia
Ashes for ransom: the bizarre rise of urn thefts in Malaysia
In the past month, 30 urns in Negeri Sembilan and 22 urns in Johor were reported stolen at two memorial parks.
19 Mar 2026 - 2:10PM
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The Xiao En memorial park in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Photo: YouTube/Xiao En Group
The Philippines
‘I’ll burn down my school’: Philippine police foil shooting plot by teens
The case involving radicalised students in Laguna province highlights the need for cyber safety and parental vigilance, analysts say.
19 Mar 2026 - 4:40PM
Australia
Australian police officer’s ‘perverts’ remark against Indian man sparks outrage
An official from the community says no police department in Australia has implemented a set of anti-racism recommendations.
18 Mar 2026 - 4:57PM
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Japan
Japanese atomic bomb survivor who hugged Obama in Hiroshima dies at 88
Earlier this month, Shigeaki Mori warned that the world was at risk of another nuclear attack over the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.
18 Mar 2026 - 3:15PM
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