Siti Hasmah, wife of Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad, dies aged 100
Published: 10:36am, 28 Sep 2026Updated: 10:58am, 28 Sep 2026 Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, has...
JMOD’s FY2027 Budget Request Indicates New SME Support Measures
On August 31, details emerged of several measures in the Japanese Ministry of Defense’s roughly 8.9 trillion yen (approximately USD 55.7 billion) budget request...
CDL’s Kwek clan looks to invest US$3.9b in Singapore, China, Japan to raise confidence
City Developments (CDL), the Singapore property group controlled by one of the country’s wealthiest families, said it wants to invest S$5 billion (US$3.9 billion)...
Hong Kong to close deals with firms from strategic sectors in months: Paul Chan
Published: 10:00am, 28 Sep 2026Updated: 10:03am, 28 Sep 2026 A handful of leading firms from emerging industries are expected to receive preferential policy packages...
‘Everyone can attend university’: China unveils sweeping higher education reform
Published: 10:00am, 28 Sep 2026Updated: 10:07am, 28 Sep 2026 China has unveiled an overhaul of its university system, urging institutions to develop distinct roles...
Elderly resident sparks fury in China after cutting worker’s safety rope to hang laundry
An elderly resident in southern China sparked online outrage after cutting a high-altitude worker’s safety rope to use it as a washing line. The...
In South Korea, plan to serve deportees airline meals splits officials
A proposal to upgrade meals for foreigners awaiting deportation at Incheon International Airport has divided immigration officials, with frontline officers raising safety concerns and...
Chickens in Malaysia are producing fewer eggs. Is haze a leading cause?
This year’s haze crisis has added to the heat woes squeezing livestock farmers in Malaysia and Indonesia, as they struggle to keep their animals...
How Hong Kong is trying a new solution to its land value problem
When Hong Kong’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, announced his housing plan in 1997, the ambition was extraordinary. The government would produce at least...