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A building in the Philippines is seen after being damaged by the 7.8-magnitude quake. Photo: Facebook/Kevin Steele

Southeast Asia

Developing | 3 killed, ‘many buildings’ damaged after magnitude 7.8 quake strikes Philippines

The president suspended schools in affected areas of Mindanao while calling on residents to evacuate coastal areas immediately.

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Japan museum under fire for ‘rewriting history’ with Nanking ‘incident’ label

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Viral petition to expel Rohingya from Malaysia triggers hate speech warning

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Australasia

Albanese plans major Australian migration cuts amid falling poll numbers

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has seized on comparatively high recent net migration as the cause of a housing shortage.

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds a press conference on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds a press conference on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Politics

Japan prepares to drop its pacifist mask as the right rises

A right-wing parliamentary supermajority is paving the way for Tokyo to amend its post-war pacifist constitution.

People

‘We drank seawater’: a refugee’s journey from Myanmar to Malaysia

A Rohingya woman recalls her days adrift at sea and the legal limbo that has defined the 16 years since she reached Malaysia’s shores.

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Southeast Asia

Malaysian hiker’s 2-week ordeal surviving on berries ends in ‘miracle’ rescue

Jaslinda Saludin, who sustained minor injuries after descending Gunung Batu Putih, was found near a village in Tapah.

A Malaysian rescuer combs an area near Gunung Batu Putih mountain in Perak state. Photo: Facebook/BombaPerakofficial
A Malaysian rescuer combs an area near Gunung Batu Putih mountain in Perak state. Photo: Facebook/BombaPerakofficial

East Asia

Japanese IT head says he made AI videos to smear Takaichi’s rivals during poll

The Sanae Token developer says he used generative AI to create 1,000 to 1,500 short videos criticising contenders Koizumi and Hayashi.

Southeast Asia

Cambodia’s ‘performative’ crackdowns fail to stop scam centres: Amnesty

The rights group said it identified 86 scam compounds operating across Cambodia as of April, up from 53 a year earlier.

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Economics

Past failures haunt the Quad’s US$20 billion critical minerals push

The initiative aims to break China’s near-monopoly, but private-sector caution and a history of unfulfilled pledges stand in the way.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds a press conference during the Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting at the State Department in February. Photo: Reuters

Lifestyle & Culture

What does Singapore lose when the wrecking ball swings?

Relentless reinvention, long inevitable in the land-scare city state, puts pressure on beloved ‘third spaces’.

Murals adorn a wall at 195 Pearl’s Hill Terrace in Singapore. Photo: Kolette Lim
Murals adorn a wall at 195 Pearl’s Hill Terrace in Singapore. Photo: Kolette Lim

Health & Environment

How Malaysia’s island paradise became a haven for smugglers

Traffickers exploit Langkawi’s scattered geography and proximity to Thailand to smuggle drugs, fuel and migrants.

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Politics

Why North Korea’s Kim is doubling down on nuclear might as Xi visit looms

Kim Jong-un has vowed to ‘exponentially’ strengthen North Korea’s nuclear arsenal during a recent visit to a production facility.

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Economics

Malaysia’s gas-guzzling data centre boom clashes with its clean energy goals

Across Malaysia, dozens of data centres hum around the clock, powered by electricity that increasingly comes from gas-fired turbines.

A gas-fired power plant in Melaka. Gas-fired power generation has surged in Malaysia, driven by data-centre growth, electrification, climate stress and electric-vehicle uptake. Photo: Shutterstock

Economics

Most Asia-Pacific firms use AI for tasks without cutting jobs: survey

About 74 per cent of companies surveyed across industries in the Asia-Pacific have deployed or piloted AI programmes.

A recent study shows that 74 per cent of 504 companies surveyed across industries in the Asia-Pacific region have deployed or piloted AI programmes. Photo: Shutterstock
A recent study shows that 74 per cent of 504 companies surveyed across industries in the Asia-Pacific region have deployed or piloted AI programmes. Photo: Shutterstock

Politics

Philippines’ UN defeat: a result of domestic ‘political circus’, close ties with US?

Kyrgyzstan won a seat on the UN Security Council due to perceptions of its neutrality and Central Asia’s under-representation, analysts say.

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Health & Environment

Asia’s marine pledges face credibility test at global ocean conference

Experts say even as momentum on ocean commitments grows in Asia, gaps in implementation and delivery remain.

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Health & Environment

How Malaysia’s island paradise became a haven for smugglers

Traffickers exploit Langkawi’s scattered geography and proximity to Thailand to smuggle drugs, fuel and migrants.

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Sunset from Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock
Sunset from Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock

Politics

Tariffs, war and broken trust: Southeast Asia’s Trump problem

Disillusioned by US unpredictability, the region is learning to diversify – while Trump treats allies as bargaining chips.

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Lifestyle & Culture

Southeast Asia is chasing the AI boom, but at what cost?

A regional dash for digital dominance risks running headlong into an energy crunch and an existential threat to jobs.

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Politics

Beyond bamboo: Vietnam’s To Lam mounts a diplomacy offensive

The security chief turned paramount leader is chasing the markets and capital required to reach high-income status by 2045.

Vietnam’s To Lam waves after shaking hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on May 6. Photo: EPA
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Health & Environment

How Malaysia’s island paradise became a haven for smugglers

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Sunset from Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock

People

Viral petition to expel Rohingya from Malaysia triggers hate speech warning

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Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard beside Rohingya refugees rescued from a Malaysia-bound boat that sank off the coast of Teknaf in 2022. Photo: AFP

Politics

Japan museum under fire for ‘rewriting history’ with Nanking ‘incident’ label

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People attend a memorial for the Nanking massacre victims in Nanjing, China’s Jiangsu province, last year. Photo: Xinhua

Lifestyle & Culture

What does Singapore lose when the wrecking ball swings?

Murals adorn a wall at 195 Pearl’s Hill Terrace in Singapore. Photo: Kolette Lim

Politics

Japan prepares to drop its pacifist mask as the right rises

Japan Ground Self-Defence Force soldiers walk in front of a Type 88 surface-to-ship missile launcher during military drills in the Philippines on May 6. Photo: Reuters
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