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‘Bit of a joke’: India’s popcorn tax sparks roasting of complex GST system
Social media users slam country’s excessive regulations and high taxation after government’s move to impose three-tier tax on popcorn.
24 Dec 2024 - 7:00PM
SingPost downplays concerns over operational integrity after terminations
24 Dec 2024 - 5:10PM
What Erdogan’s summit walkout could mean for Prabowo, Indonesia-Turkey ties
24 Dec 2024 - 4:27PM
Politics
Malaysian police make child porn raids ahead of social media deadline
Police say material seized from 13 men arrested countrywide contained 40,000 pieces of pornography, including of children.
24 Dec 2024 - 4:15PM
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Malaysia’s police chief Razarudin Husain said the operation was part of efforts to track down perpetrators of online child sex abuse. Photo: AP
Lifestyle & Culture
Malaysian university suspends professor over sexual harassment claims
University says move to suspend professor over allegations of sending nude photos to students is in line with its zero-tolerance policy on misconduct.
24 Dec 2024 - 1:50PM
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Baby girl among 7 killed in 3-vehicle crash on Malaysia highway
Traffic was completely stalled for more than 10km in Melaka’s Ayer Keroh, with police taking nearly four hours to clear the wreckage.
24 Dec 2024 - 3:19PM
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‘Extremely irresponsible’: Philippine army’s Typhon purchase plan angers China
The Typhon missile system has raised tensions between Manila and Beijing after its deployment in US-Philippine military drills.
24 Dec 2024 - 12:38PM
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US army’s new medium-range missile launch system, Typhon. Photo: US Army
Politics
What Apple’s US$1 billion investment pledge means for Indonesia’s tech sector
Apple’s offer shows Indonesia’s push for local content rules is starting to pay off, but new entrants to its tech sector could be deterred, analysts note.
24 Dec 2024 - 11:00AM
Politics
Revolution, elections and a baby hippo, this was the year in Asia
From climate change to political storms and a Taylor Swift world tour, Asia in 2024 was characterised by turbulence and surprises.
24 Dec 2024 - 9:30AM
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Politics
Did South Korea’s Yoon use fortune-telling to plan his failed martial law bid?
Noh Sang-won, an ex-intelligence chief, has allegedly advised Yoon Suk-yeol on his martial law decree’s timing based on fortune-telling.
24 Dec 2024 - 8:00AM
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Drop in number of Chinese students in Philippines ‘deeply concerning’
Experts say the decline is a result of stricter visa rules and country’s current atmosphere of paranoia that discourages Chinese visitors.
23 Dec 2024 - 8:15PM
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Passengers from Guangzhou, China line up for immigration at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, the Philippines. Photo: EPA-EFE
Politics
Singapore invokes fake news law against Bloomberg over bungalow sales article
The law ministry says the false statements in the Bloomberg article ‘attack the transparency of property transactions in Singapore’.
23 Dec 2024 - 7:16PM
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How US sanctions on Pakistan could be a ‘net advantage for India’
Recent sanctions are further evidence of Pakistan’s relative decline in importance in the US, analysts note.
23 Dec 2024 - 6:30PM
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Lifestyle & Culture
Australia’s South Asians hail anti-racism framework for including caste
The framework will help fight caste discrimination by enhancing legal protections in areas such as housing, education and culture.
23 Dec 2024 - 8:21PM
Lifestyle & Culture
Malaysian police hunt for football hooligans after attack on Singapore fans
The police are looking to arrest people involved in a brawl that caused damage to a train after Malaysia was eliminated from a tournament.
23 Dec 2024 - 5:01PM
Fans watch a match between Kedah Darul Aman and Polis DiRaja Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur in May. A spate of attacks against footballers in Malaysia has shocked the country. Photo: AFP
Lifestyle & Culture
Gruesome deaths of cats at Malaysian campus spark outrage from animal lovers
Critics and veterinarians have rejected police’s explanation that a pack of wild dogs had mutilated the felines.
23 Dec 2024 - 4:04PM
Politics
‘Erasing history’?: Marcos Jnr accused of political bias over new banknotes
A critic of Ferdinand Marcos Jnr accuses him of attempting to reshape the country’s history by removing the Aquinos from the 500-peso notes.
23 Dec 2024 - 3:11PM
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Economics
Thailand’s high-tech utopia starts to take shape – but will it deliver?
At its launch seven years ago, the Eastern Economic Corridor was marketed as a solution to Thailand’s economic malaise. But concerns persist.
21 Dec 2024 - 8:11AM
Thailand’s once-thriving economy, which grew an average of 5 per cent annually in the early 2000s, has been battered by two decades of political turmoil and coups. Image: Huy Truong
People
‘Now we know’: Malaysia’s Syrian refugees find Assad’s fall bittersweet
Malaysia offered sanctuary to thousands of Syrians who fled the Assad regime. Now Bashar is gone some want to return. Others aren’t so sure.
14 Dec 2024 - 7:09PM
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Lifestyle & Culture
Australia faces seismic shift over social media ban – and it’s felt across Asia
As Thailand’s youth advocate for similar bans on under-16s, Malaysia and Singapore ramp up their own efforts to combat online dangers.
9 Dec 2024 - 10:05AM
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‘What’s in it for me’: will Trump 2.0 squeeze the Philippines for US support?
The US president-elect’s interest in containing China militarily and supporting the Philippines’ defence remains an open question.
30 Nov 2024 - 8:00AM
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A blueprint for revitalising Hong Kong tourism: lessons from Tokyo and Seoul
15 Dec 2024 - 9:00AM
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Why Asean’s neutrality is our greatest asset in a divided world
13 Dec 2024 - 5:13PM
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