Over 3,000 bears culled in Russia after wave of deadly attacks: ‘we’ve never had this’
Seeing what looked like a brown blob in a tree while driving through Siberia’s Irkutsk region, 36-year-old Daria Tyurneva pulled over, curious to get...
Hong Kong’s new Huanggang Port quiet ahead of expected holiday rush
Published: 1:51pm, 17 Oct 2026Updated: 1:57pm, 17 Oct 2026 Hong Kong’s newly revamped Huanggang Port is expected to handle more than 100,000 passenger trips...
Asean climate monitor issues highest alert level over toxic haze
Ongoing fires in Indonesia that have blanketed parts of Southeast Asia with toxic haze have triggered the highest-level alert by the regional bloc’s climate...
Asean’s Myanmar peace push needs Japan’s ‘silent diplomacy’
Japan has long established itself as a pioneer of mediation in Southeast Asia. In 1990, for example, its officials helped broker talks between Cambodia’s...
Ex-Malaysian minister Nik Nazmi admits lapse in judgment after ‘khalwat’ arrest
Former Malaysian minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has confirmed that he was one of two individuals detained by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais)...
The butterfly effect: one man’s mission to help nature and communities coexist
Hong Kong’s next phase of development should make room for both butterflies and buildings, conservationist Dr Yau Wing-kwong has said, arguing that biodiversity can...
Chinese kindergarten owner given life sentence over lead paint poisoning scandal
Published: 12:10pm, 17 Oct 2026Updated: 12:12pm, 17 Oct 2026 The owner of a Chinese kindergarten has been jailed for life after more than 200...
Hong Kong touts key advantages over London in bid to become global gold hub
Published: 12:01pm, 17 Oct 2026Updated: 2:32pm, 17 Oct 2026 Distinctive features will set Hong Kong apart from London, a major bullion hub, as the...
Shunned in the West, Ye hands Indonesia a rare mega-tour coup
Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga each chose Singapore as their only Southeast Asian stop on recent world tours. Fellow American singer Olivia Rodrigo played...