Singapore’s train commuters flustered by massive MRT service disruption
Published: 3:31pm, 26 Sep 2024Updated: 5:01pm, 26 Sep 2024 Singapore is grappling with one of its longest railway disruptions as a service suspension caused...
Malaysia’s vape sector pleads for ‘opportunity to breathe’ as strict smoking laws loom
Strict new smoking controls to be enforced across Malaysia from next week could decimate a vape sector fast approaching US$1 billion in value, the...
Hong Kong scammers use fraudulent crypto shops to rob 13 investors of HK$14.8 million
Published: 3:04pm, 26 Sep 2024Updated: 4:08pm, 26 Sep 2024 Thirteen cryptocurrency investors in Hong Kong have been swindled out of HK$14.8 million (US$1.9 million)...
Japan court acquits world’s longest-serving death row inmate in 1966 murder retrial
The world’s longest-serving death row prisoner was acquitted by a Japanese court on Thursday, more than half a century after his 1968 murder conviction....
Historic joint declaration on Hong Kong’s future gets first signing – from SCMP archive
This article was first published on September 27, 1984 Historic pact ‘a sound basis for the future’ The governor, Edward Youde, gave his stamp...
‘Dragon Slaying Brigade’ leader appeals to Hong Kong court to further reduce sentence
Published: 2:25pm, 26 Sep 2024Updated: 4:16pm, 26 Sep 2024 The ringleader of a team behind a thwarted 2019 bomb plot targeting Hong Kong police...
Thailand counts cost of climate crisis as tourists in Chiang Mai warned of flood risks
Tourists in Chiang Mai have been warned to be alert for floods as waters spill over the banks of the Ping River, which bisects...
Hong Kong home rents surge to near record highs as flat prices sink further
Published: 2:09pm, 26 Sep 2024Updated: 3:03pm, 26 Sep 2024 Residential rents in Hong Kong jumped to the fourth-highest level on record last month while...
China’s push for job creation takes centre stage after policy barrage with 24-point plan
China’s juggernaut continued on Wednesday as the State Council vowed to prioritise job creation and prevent the risk of large-scale unemployment as “a bottom...