Malaysia’s Johor election campaign begins as federal allies clash
Malaysia’s southern Johor state was braced for a bruising 14-day election campaign on Saturday after 172 candidates were cleared to contest a poll pitting...
When Hong Kong hosted its first International Film Festival in 1977 – SCMP archive
This article was first published on June 28, 1977. Film festival off to impressive start by SCMP reporter Hongkong’s First International Film Festival got...
How does this NGO help Hong Kong fire victims, needy people get a dignified farewell?
On a drizzly, windy morning in June, a family gathered before a tombstone at Wo Hop Shek Cemetery in northern Hong Kong to bid...
Filipino teenager, 17, drowns after falling from Peng Chau bridge in Hong Kong
Published: 2:24pm, 27 Jun 2026Updated: 6:17pm, 27 Jun 2026 A Filipino teenager has drowned after losing his balance while walking on a bridge and...
Trump Admin Allows Release of Anthropic’s Mythos to Certain US Companies
American artificial intelligence company Anthropic said on June 26 that the government has authorized it to release Claude Mythos 5, its most advanced AI...
China removes 6 generals from legislature as military anti-corruption drive continues
Published: 1:47pm, 27 Jun 2026Updated: 3:14pm, 27 Jun 2026 China has removed six senior PLA officers from the country’s top legislative body, a sign...
Dozens arrested in Indonesia after anti-government protest turns violent
Indonesian police have arrested dozens of protesters following a rally against President Prabowo Subianto’s policies in the country’s second-largest city, a rights group said...
DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Approve No-Bond Immigration Detention Policy
The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to approve its policy of detaining illegal immigrants who have been in the country for...
China Removes 6 Military Deputies as Xi’s PLA Purge Continues
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has removed six senior military representatives from the country’s rubber-stamp legislature, the latest sign that CCP leader Xi Jinping’s...