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...
MUIS said Starbucks Singapore has not applied for halal certification and ordered the company to remove unauthorised references suggesting a transition towards halal-certified operations after a...
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump administration sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, finding the measures likely violated First Amendment free speech protections...
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed legal advisers to pursue defamation action against The New York Times and columnist Nicholas Kristof over a report alleging...
Indonesia’s MPR RI apologised after a viral controversy erupted over inconsistent judging decisions during a televised civic education quiz competition in West Kalimantan.
A Singapore businessman lost at least S$4.9 million after scammers posing as senior government officials used deepfake technology and fake documents linked to the Strait of...
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held more than two hours of talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on...
Indonesia is reviewing its visa-free entry policy following multiple arrests of foreign nationals allegedly linked to cybercrime, online fraud and international gambling syndicates.
Singapore’s IMDA has warned organisations and consumers against granting OpenClaw unrestricted access to sensitive systems, citing risks of data leaks, malicious skills, unauthorised actions and severe...
Police in Sri Lanka have arrested three suspects after a man was killed and decapitated in Ambalantota, with his severed head later placed on a statue....
Indonesian police are investigating allegations of child exploitation linked to Japanese-language social media posts describing sexual activities involving underage girls in Jakarta and Bekasi.
An off-duty nurse at Pantai Hospital Ipoh has drawn widespread praise online after helping save a woman who was choking near the hospital’s café area on...
Gunfire erupted at the Philippine Senate after ICC-wanted senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa urged supporters to block his arrest. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr convened emergency security...
The local government of General Luna in Siargao has condemned a violent attack on the owners of a café displaying a pro-Palestinian flag, allegedly carried out...
Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs has revoked the licence of a Central Java Islamic boarding school after allegations that its caretaker sexually abused dozens of female...
Malaysia’s Court of Appeal has replaced the death sentence of a former college student convicted of murdering his pregnant girlfriend with 40 years’ imprisonment and 12...
