Workers’ Party in Singapore rules on Pritam Singh, disciplinary panel to be formed
The top decision-making body of the Workers’ Party (WP) in Singapore has directed that a disciplinary panel be formed to determine if party chief...
US court rules California ban on openly carrying guns is unconstitutional
A US appeals court ruled on Friday that California’s ban on openly carrying firearms in most parts of the state was unconstitutional. A panel...
Occupancy rate at Hong Kong tech park to hit 90% in first quarter of 2026
Hong Kong authorities expect the occupancy rate at the new innovation and technology (I&T) hub co-developed by the city and Shenzhen to hit 90...
Exempt Hong Kong substitute teachers from practising certificates, principals say
School principals in Hong Kong have urged the government to exempt substitute teachers from needing to obtain newly proposed practising certificates, to avoid placing...
Ageing Asia needs domestic helpers, but can it keep them safe?
In March last year, Erica Cheong and her husband, Harris Zainol, welcomed their firstborn son, Isaac. Like many new Malaysian parents living and working...
Myanmar military-backed party leads in election’s first phase by wide margin
Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is leading after the first phase of a contentious general election, early results cited by state media...
Fire caused by short circuit of phone charger in Hong Kong flat injures 4, kills cat
A fire triggered by a mobile phone charger that short-circuited in a Hong Kong residential building has killed a cat, injured four residents and...
Singapore’s animal shelters struggle with costs, falling adoption
At the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Singapore, it was yet another busy Monday as volunteers cleaned cages and...
Tech war: China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026
On the last day of 2025, DeepSeek published a new technical paper, with founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng among the 19 co-authors, about “manifold-constrained...