Ex-army captain in Singapore jailed 17 months for sex with 15-year-old boy
Two Singaporean men lost their positions in the armed forces after they were convicted of having sex with a 15-year-old boy. Former army captain...
Energy shock could spark Asia’s next debt crisis
Professor Syed Munir Khasru is chairman of the international think tank IPAG Asia-Pacific, Australia, with a presence also in Dhaka, Delhi, Dubai, and Vienna....
Chinese carmakers gear up European production to sidestep tariffs, import quota
Chinese carmakers, facing a European Union import quota targeting their hybrid electric vehicles (EVs), are gearing up for more local production to reinforce their...
Calls to sue Indonesia over haze; Pinduoduo craze sweeps Malaysia: 7 Asia highlights
Advertisement SCMP Highlights Asia From Bali’s fuel crisis to younger Japanese fearing Trump’s US more than China, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s...
Abby Choi did not have enough cash in year before death, murder trial told
Published: 3:21pm, 20 Oct 2026Updated: 3:28pm, 20 Oct 2026 Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung did not have enough cash to cover her...
Student sent back to China over Japanese rising sun flag incident in Russia
Published: 3:00pm, 20 Oct 2026Updated: 3:18pm, 20 Oct 2026 A Chinese student who draped himself in the Japanese rising sun flag in a Russian...
How a Malaysian coffee shop menu became latest political battleground
Calls to boycott a Malaysian Chinese-owned coffee-shop chain over its omission of Malay text from its menu have reignited arguments over race and national...
Malaysian student who called out Najib’s donation drive fires back at trolls
Universiti Malaya student Ummi Umairah Bakhit, who went viral recently for questioning the donation of money to former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, has...
Luxury homeowner fined HK$255,800 after eighth prosecution over illegal renovations
A luxury house owner in Hong Kong has been fined HK$255,800 (US$32,600) for persistently failing to comply with a statutory removal order even after...