Malaysians call for fines for Singaporean motorists freeloading on subsidised fuel
Petrol station operators in Malaysia have called for fines against foreign car owners who pump subsidised fuel, as taxpayer gripes mount over mostly Singaporean...
Trump’s tariffs, US tech giants embrace China’s DeepSeek: 5 weekend reads you missed
Advertisement SCMP Highlights ChinaDiplomacy From Trump’s tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico to TikTok’s new lease on life in the US, here are five...
Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Chim Pui-chung jailed for 2 years, 10 months in fraud case
Published: 11:49am, 3 Feb 2025Updated: 3:44pm, 3 Feb 2025 Former Hong Kong lawmaker Chim Pui-chung has been jailed for two years and 10 months...
Taiwanese actress Barbie ‘Big S’ Hsu dies from pneumonia
Published: 11:27am, 3 Feb 2025Updated: 11:48am, 3 Feb 2025 Taiwanese host and actress Hsu Shiyuan – better known as Barbie Hsu or “Big S”...
Trump tariffs could benefit Malaysia-Singapore special economic zone, trade chief says
In a world rattled by the United States’ recent imposition of tariffs, the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) could emerge as a beacon of...
OpenAI releases AI agent designed to act like a research analyst
OpenAI is releasing a new artificial intelligence tool that is designed to carry out time-consuming online research for users about everything from complex science...
Trump claims ‘certain classes of people’ in South Africa treated ‘very badly’, cuts funds
US President Donald Trump has announced he will cut off all future funding to South Africa pending an investigation, after claiming that the country...
Hongkongers urged to wrap up warm as temperatures set to dip to 14 degrees
Published: 10:18am, 3 Feb 2025Updated: 10:27am, 3 Feb 2025 The Hong Kong Observatory has urged residents to wrap up warm, with temperatures in the...
White House Says Tariffs Are ‘Necessary Solution’ in Response to Critics
Industry groups argue that imposing widespread tariffs won’t solve the fentanyl crisis. Families affected by it support the move. WASHINGTON—The Trump administration issued a...