Singapore shares fall as chip stocks take a beating; STI down 0.4%
Mapletree Logistics Trust leads the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 2.8% or S$0.03 to S$1.10
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South Korea's foreign residents hit record 2.66 million as international student numbers soar
South Korea's foreign resident population climbed past 2.66 million in 2025, or more than one in 20 people in the country, as the number of international students surged.
Singapore tailor becomes first non-Italian to win Italian bespoke tailoring trophy
Singapore tailor Javin Tan beat 23 rivals in Naples with a sailing-inspired suit to become the first non-Italian to win Italy's Trofeo Arbiter.
Foreign employers in Vietnam face new hiring duties from November
Several new rules on recruitment and management of Vietnamese working for foreign entities and individuals in Vietnam will take effect from November.
Harapan adds three candidates in Malacca polls, setting up further contests against BN
The federal partners will clash in Sungai Rambai, Taboh Naning, and Ayer Limau.
Indonesia’s wildfire smoke crisis claims over 3,500 lives in September
Pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in the vast Southeast Asian archipelago in September, according to a new study. The same month, about 57.8 million people in Indonesia were inhaling unhealthy to hazardous air, said the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a Helsinki-based think tank. “Worsening air quality due to forest and land fires in Indonesia pushed the estimated death toll to 3,560 cases in September 2026,...
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Govt mulls movement restrictions on Rohingya refugees
Zahid says govt will take national security, human rights into account while studying proposal.
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Israel polls deadlocked, Netanyahu in a bind - what happens next?
The opposition can team up to form the government, but their frayed ties complicate things.
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'Solve LRT disruptions immediately' - PM tells Rapid KL, MOT amid worsening train overcrowding
This has disrupted users' daily routine, Anwar says.
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MyEG hit with RM353m tax suit, company seeks amicable settlement
Zetrix AI adds it has yet to receive official notification of a separate RM314m suit.
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Singapore adds muscle to expert panel as probe into haze-linked firms gains speed
Seven members have been selected for a specialist panel that will assess companies identified by the Singapore government over potential links to transboundary haze, the Ministry of Law (MinLaw) and National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Friday. Three are investigation firms: Control Risks Group, FTI Consulting (Singapore) and Kroll Singapore. The remaining four are law firms or legal advisers: Dentons Rodyk & Davidson, Toby Landau, King’s Counsel of Duxton Hill Chambers, TSMP Law Corporation...
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Azam Baki shareholdings: Govt keeping report under wraps for now
This comes despite PM's pledge to reveal 'corporate mafia' report, even if Azam implicated.