Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim has raised the prospect of a snap general election after Barisan Nasional declared it would contest Johor polls alone, deepening tensions within...
Bulgarian singer DARA won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna on 16 May 2026 with Bangaranga, securing Bulgaria's historic first victory. Israel finished second amid...
Two Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office officers have filed a defamation lawsuit against Artists Equity, the production company founded by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, claiming their Netflix...
Singapore’s telecom regulator has suspended its review of Simba’s proposed S$1.43 billion acquisition of M1 after uncovering a possible unauthorised use of radio frequency spectrum during...
Long queues formed overnight outside Singapore Swatch stores on 16 May 2026 as shoppers sought the new Royal Pop pocket watch collection. Two outlets sold out...
Train services on Singapore's Bukit Panjang Light Rapid Transit line were disrupted on the morning of 18 May 2025 after a man was seen on the...
A 23-year-old construction worker died on 14 May 2026 after being struck by a concrete slab during excavation works at the future Turf City MRT station...
A 30-year-old Bangladeshi site supervisor died on 16 May 2025 after a cast concrete canopy collapsed under approximately six tonnes of bricks at a residential construction...
Twelve coffee shops have completed toilet renovations or begun deep-cleaning works under two NEA grants, as authorities receive 171 applications since the scheme opened in November...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Strait of Hormuz will return to normal once the conflict is resolved, but US-Iran negotiations remain deadlocked with no clear...
The Singapore Police Force has released details of AI-generated deepfake footage used to impersonate Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and other senior officials in a scam that...
A freight train struck a public bus at a railway crossing near Makkasan Station in Bangkok on 16 May 2026, killing eight people and injuring 35...
A 22-year-old man was found motionless at Siloso Beach on Sentosa on 15 May 2025. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Police say...
White House staff and members of the traveling press corps discarded all items provided by Chinese officials — including burner phones, credential badges, and lapel pins...
US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against declaring independence following a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, which concluded on Friday without...
Singapore will stop sending first-time drug abusers who voluntarily surrender to rehabilitation centres from 16 May 2026, shifting them to supervised community-based counselling and testing as...
Chinese business operators in Indonesia have urged President Prabowo Subianto to address regulatory uncertainty, rising costs, and alleged over-enforcement, warning the measures could undermine investment confidence...
A viral Reddit video shows a confrontation at a Malaysian petrol station involving a Singapore-registered Mercedes allegedly refuelling with subsidised RON95 fuel. The incident has sparked...
Singapore's Ministry of Education has increased temporary financial support for regular school bus operators from 13% to 20% of fare revenue for May and June, with...
Singapore’s MRT network recorded its best reliability performance in nearly 1.5 years in April 2026, driven by a sharp improvement on the Downtown Line, according to...
Japan is studying the possible export of Type 88 surface-to-ship missiles to the Philippines as Tokyo and Manila expand defence cooperation under Japan’s revised defence export...
Singapore Airlines reaffirmed its commitment to Air India’s transformation despite mounting losses and operational challenges, with CEO Goh Choon Phong describing the carrier’s revival as a...
Singapore’s trial of jetpacks and weaponised drones for maritime policing has triggered widespread online debate, with netizens praising the futuristic technology while raising concerns about officer...
Norway has revoked export licences for naval strike missiles contracted for the Royal Malaysian Navy, triggering a diplomatic dispute and prompting Kuala Lumpur to pursue legal...
Thai authorities have revoked the visa of a Chinese national after he allegedly damaged an Automated Border Control gate and verbally abused immigration officers at Bangkok’s...
Indonesia’s Constitutional Court has ruled that Jakarta remains the nation’s capital until a Presidential Decree formally transfers authority to Nusantara, rejecting claims of a constitutional vacuum...
A Hong Kong High Court has ordered the freezing of assets worth more than HK$9 billion linked to Chen Zhi, a Chinese-born businessman extradited to China...
H&M is reportedly relocating its South-east Asia regional headquarters from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur as part of a wider Asia-Pacific restructuring that could eliminate 78 regional...
Singapore's ESR tells the country how to use cheap frontier AI. It doesn't ask what Singapore must own before that access becomes conditional, weaponised, or priced...
The Ministry of Education will extend temporary fuel cost support for school bus operators beyond April, with fare increases permitted from July, Education Minister Desmond Lee...
