Gradually, then suddenly, the world is waking up to the US threat
In Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, Mike Campbell described how he went bankrupt: “Gradually, and then suddenly.” Over the past weeks, there is...
The foreigners who fought for Russia, now stuck in POW limbo in Ukraine
“Assemble!” someone bellowed in the prison corridor, cutting through the silence. Murmurs began echoing off the white walls, and the stairwells filled with people...
Trump sues IRS, US Treasury for US$10 billion over leaked tax returns
US President Donald Trump sued the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for at least US$10 billion over an unauthorised disclosure of his...
China’s presence at Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea ‘unprecedented’ in 2025: report
China ramped up its South China Sea patrols in 2025, maintaining an “unprecedented” nearly year-round presence at contested sites like Scarborough Shoal to assert...
Can Malaysian football ‘reset’? Mass resignations kick off debate about possible reboot
Malaysia’s football leadership resigned en masse this week in what it called a governance move to protect the sport, but critics say any “reset”...
South Korea forced to act after Cambodian worker’s death in freezing greenhouse dorm
South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labour has apologised to the family of a Cambodian migrant worker who died after living in a makeshift...
4 arrested in crackdown on mainland Chinese firms offering illegal labour in Hong Kong
Hong Kong authorities have arrested two men and two women in an undercover operation for allegedly working in the city illegally as cleaners and...
HSBC suffers system shutdown, stopping services in Hong Kong
HSBC, Hong Kong’s biggest bank with a customer base of 6.2 million, saw a system breakdown on Friday afternoon. The bank’s mobile banking app...
Singapore begins ban on ‘undesirable’ visitors as airline boarding rules take effect
Singapore’s ban against undesirable visitors began on Friday, with airlines flying to the city state required to bar passengers flagged as risks from boarding....