Gotta pay ’em all: Singapore Pokemon card bust sparks Malaysia customs warning
Published: 5:15pm, 9 Dec 2025Updated: 5:21pm, 9 Dec 2025 A recent seizure of more than S$30,000 (US$23,000) worth of Pokemon cards from a Singaporean...
Jakarta office building fire kills 22, including pregnant woman
Published: 5:08pm, 9 Dec 2025Updated: 6:25pm, 9 Dec 2025 A fire broke out at a seven-storey building in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Tuesday, an...
Philippines ‘flood control queen’ faces arrest over corruption scandal
An arrest warrant is being prepared for Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya, the businesswoman once dubbed the Philippines’ “queen of flood control”, after prosecutors accused her...
SPCA urges food, water and traps to find 84 pets missing after Hong Kong fire
Published: 4:54pm, 9 Dec 2025Updated: 4:59pm, 9 Dec 2025 Eighty-four pets remain missing after a deadly blaze in Hong Kong’s Tai Po neighbourhood that...
Paraglider dies after crashing into Hong Kong hillside during flight
A paraglider has died after crashing into a hillside in southern Hong Kong. Police said they received a report at about 2.20pm on Tuesday...
City to host ‘Study in Hong Kong’ week to enhance role as a global education hub
The city will host a dedicated “Study in Hong Kong” week in February to showcase its strengths as an international education hub, education chief...
Philippines, Hong Kong will return body of fire victim, consul says
Published: 4:39pm, 9 Dec 2025Updated: 4:44pm, 9 Dec 2025 The Philippines’ top diplomat in the city has promised that his country and Hong Kong...
How China can help Africa build human capital
Whereas then US president Joe Biden intially missed the group photo at the annual Group of 20 summit in Rio de Janeiro last year,...
RSF says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year
Published: 4:27pm, 9 Dec 2025Updated: 4:32pm, 9 Dec 2025 Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for nearly half of all...