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The fall of Yoon Suk-yeol: from South Korea’s rising star to impeachment
Once hailed as a reformer and anti-corruption crusader, Yoon’s presidency spiralled into chaos amid scandal and short-lived martial law.
14 Dec 2024 - 6:52PM
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‘Significant number’ of North Korean troops storming Kursk, Ukraine says
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US starts relocating Marines from Japan’s Okinawa over base grievances
14 Dec 2024 - 7:59PM
East Asia
Japanese women join the sake industry despite traditional exclusions
Mie Takahashi is one of a small group of female master sake brewers, made possible by changing gender norms and increased mechanisation.
14 Dec 2024 - 10:07PM
Sake brewer Mie Takahashi. Photo: AP
People
‘Now we know’: Malaysia’s Syrian refugees find Assad’s fall bittersweet
Malaysia offered sanctuary to thousands of Syrians who fled the Assad regime. Now Bashar is gone some want to return. Others aren’t so sure.
14 Dec 2024 - 7:09PM
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‘Victory of the people’: South Korea’s Yoon impeached over martial law fiasco
Yoon Suk-yeol has been suspended from office while South Korea’s Constitutional Court deliberates on his future.
14 Dec 2024 - 6:55PM
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‘Hungover’ Yoon allegedly used decoys for work, South Korea police chief says
New details surface at opposition inquiry as the beleaguered president braces for a second impeachment bid.
14 Dec 2024 - 10:50AM
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Protesters participate in a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Health & Environment
‘It was hell’: is India losing its fight against eradicating TB by 2025?
India’s anti-tuberculosis drive has been slowed by social stigma, superstition, poor public awareness and widespread tobacco use.
14 Dec 2024 - 3:00PM
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With self-branded aid, Indonesia’s Gibran steals a page from Widodo’s playbook
Indonesia’s new vice-president has come under fire for distributing aid packages featuring his name, echoing his father’s populist tactics.
14 Dec 2024 - 12:00PM
South Asia
India’s US$6 billion submarine plan suffers setback following sea tests
New Delhi’s bid to make six diesel-electric vessels could face further delays as China expands its presence in the Indian Ocean.
14 Dec 2024 - 11:53AM
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Health & Environment
Japan faces ‘slapped-cheek syndrome’ outbreak, as experts warn of reduced immunity
Japan is facing a significant outbreak of parvovirus B19 due to reduced post-pandemic immunity, posing significant risks to pregnant women and children.
14 Dec 2024 - 9:32AM
A young woman with a rash on her face. Photo: Shutterstock
Southeast Asia
Missing Chinese tourist’s body retrieved from Malaysia diving spot
The body of Zhang Cao, who reportedly travelled alone, was found off Mabul Island in Semporna.
14 Dec 2024 - 1:06PM
Politics
‘Stranger than fiction’: how Alice Guo’s case grips Filipinos
The case of former mayor Alice Guo has exposed weaknesses of local agencies in dealing with security gaps linked to Chinese crime syndicates.
13 Dec 2024 - 5:23PM
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Lifestyle & Culture
Indian software engineer’s suicide sets off reckoning over bias in family courts
Atul Subhash blamed his estranged wife, her family, and the judicial system for his death, alleging extortion and manipulation of the legal system.
14 Dec 2024 - 6:47PM
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South Korea’s first lady filmed praising man for sexual ‘power’ after palm-read
Reporter behind the video featuring Kim Keon-hee says he released the clip to show the Yoon administration’s ‘irrationality and recklessness’.
13 Dec 2024 - 3:23PM
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap
East Asia
Japan, UK, Italy to develop next-generation fighter jet
The aircraft is due to enter service in 2035 and is expected to be in service until 2070.
13 Dec 2024 - 10:33PM
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Southeast Asia
Thai teen, 14, stabs schoolmate to death in a fight
Adolescent violence is not rare in Thailand but fatal cases usually involve rival gangs of older students.
13 Dec 2024 - 7:31PM
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‘Now we know’: Malaysia’s Syrian refugees find Assad’s fall bittersweet
Malaysia offered sanctuary to thousands of Syrians who fled the Assad regime. Now Bashar is gone some want to return. Others aren’t so sure.
14 Dec 2024 - 7:09PM
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Syrian refugees arrive in Malaysia in 2016. Photo: AFP
Lifestyle & Culture
Australia faces seismic shift over social media ban – and it’s felt across Asia
As Thailand’s youth advocate for similar bans on under-16s, Malaysia and Singapore ramp up their own efforts to combat online dangers.
9 Dec 2024 - 10:05AM
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Politics
‘What’s in it for me’: will Trump 2.0 squeeze the Philippines for US support?
The US president-elect’s interest in containing China militarily and supporting the Philippines’ defence remains an open question.
30 Nov 2024 - 8:00AM
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Economics
Will Trump’s ‘tariff tantrums’ spark a US-Southeast Asia trade war?
US protectionism was good for some Asian nations when China was the main target. But this time nowhere looks safe.
23 Nov 2024 - 8:00AM
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THIS WEEK IN ASIA
People
‘Now we know’: Malaysia’s Syrian refugees find Assad’s fall bittersweet
14 Dec 2024 - 7:09PM
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‘Victory of the people’: South Korea’s Yoon impeached over martial law fiasco
14 Dec 2024 - 6:55PM
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Health & Environment
‘It was hell’: is India losing its fight against eradicating TB by 2025?
14 Dec 2024 - 3:00PM
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With self-branded aid, Indonesia’s Gibran steals a page from Widodo’s playbook
14 Dec 2024 - 12:00PM
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‘Hungover’ Yoon allegedly used decoys for work, South Korea police chief says
14 Dec 2024 - 10:50AM
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