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29 November, 2024
Science
Cyborg insects can now be mass-produced in a robotic factory, scientists say
Robots can implant electronics on insects to produce cybernetically controlled bugs in just over a minute, researchers say.
14 Dec 2024 - 10:00PM
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Beauty
What perfumes do Chinese like? New trends as industry surges
14 Dec 2024 - 4:39PM
Vietnam
Singapore, Vietnam eye undersea cable as US flags risks of Chinese contractors
13 Dec 2024 - 2:34PM
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India
Indian prodigy dethrones China’s Ding to become youngest world chess champion
Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, has surpassed the achievement of Russia’s Garry Kasparov, who won the title when he was 22.
13 Dec 2024 - 1:03PM
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Crime
Singapore explains why it did not arrest Chinese fugitive on Interpol Red Notice
Police said they do not have sufficient evidence to investigate the alleged money launderer, who was arrested when he travelled to Indonesia.
14 Dec 2024 - 4:28AM
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Hong Kong transport
Singapore’s Tada launches in Hong Kong, driving fresh competition with Uber
Ride-hailing operator arrives ahead of government plan to regulate services next year.
12 Dec 2024 - 4:12PM
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Aviation
Singapore Airlines joins fight to combat severe turbulence amid climate concerns
The initiative, which includes more than 25 airlines, uses anonymised data to help pilots avoid turbulence and navigate smoother flight paths.
11 Dec 2024 - 9:30PM
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Malaysia
‘Everything Malaysia has, Singapore does better’: neighbours spar over migration
Social media banter between neighbours sparks debate about gentrification and rising inflation fuelled by influx of Western expats.
11 Dec 2024 - 1:57PM
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Social media
Singapore saw 9,000 phishing takedowns, Meta says in scam centre alert
The company, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, said scammers in Southeast Asia were using sophisticated tactics to lure victims.
11 Dec 2024 - 9:46AM
Interpol
Chinese fugitive’s arrest sparks questions on Singapore’s Interpol obligations
The notice does not give local police powers of arrest and member countries apply their own laws in deciding whether to take action, experts say.
11 Dec 2024 - 3:19PM
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Malaysia
Call for Singapore island probe a bid to smear me as ‘treacherous’: Mahathir
The ex-PM is also facing a corruption crackdown that he and his associates say is targeted at opponents of his former protégé Anwar Ibrahim.
10 Dec 2024 - 4:32PM
Asia housing and property
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Asia’s property markets are shrugging off political risks
Despite the prominence of domestic and geopolitical strife, it is policy that ultimately matters most to markets in Hong Kong, Seoul, India and Japan.
9 Dec 2024 - 4:30PM
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Diplomacy
Singapore police: no China request to arrest money launderer
Singapore police said they did not arrest a Chinese national accused of money laundering detained in Indonesia and wanted by Interpol.
8 Dec 2024 - 7:51PM
Australia
Australian man charged for threatening to crash plane at Changi Airport
A man will be charged with two counts of using threatening words after he allegedly threatened to crash an aircraft while boarding a flight.
8 Dec 2024 - 6:44PM
Hong Kong property
Hong Kong’s hotel industry faces ‘worrying’ troubles in tax and Trump
A 3 per cent tax on hotel guests on January 1 and looming troubles from the Trump presidency could undermine the city’s tourism sector.
8 Dec 2024 - 4:03PM
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Crime
Singapore jails man who attempted to rape Thai disco singer
The attack happened just hours after the victim and Yeo Zhuo Ping met for the first time in 2018.
7 Dec 2024 - 12:50PM
Business of climate change
Hong Kong’s status as aviation, maritime hub faces green fuel challenge
Hong Kong has to act fast if it wants to become a green fuel hub for the aviation and maritime sectors, as both Singapore and China are way ahead, analysts say.
7 Dec 2024 - 10:20AM
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Ageing society
Elon Musk’s ‘going extinct’ jab at Singapore spotlights birth rate challenges
‘Ultra low’ fertility rates could affect Singapore’s social fabric and economic competitiveness in the long term, analysts say.
7 Dec 2024 - 12:39PM
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Australia
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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Jobs
Singapore’s Carousell lays off 76 workers, cites ‘slowdown’ in consumer demand
The job cuts by Carousell reflect a wider trend in the tech sector due to overexpansion and economic headwinds, an analyst says.
6 Dec 2024 - 7:31PM
Malaysia
Malaysian MMA fans hail UFC legend Khabib’s plan to launch gym in Johor
Khabib Gym is set to draw combat sports fans from Malaysia and across the region and become a platform to groom professional fighters.
6 Dec 2024 - 5:54PM
Indonesia
Indonesia arrests Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges
The man, also a Singapore permanent resident, is involved in moving over 130 million yuan (US$17.8 million) in an online crime ring.
5 Dec 2024 - 8:56PM
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Malaysia
Will Malaysia’s Mahathir face criminal probe over island lost to Singapore?
A commission claims Mahathir misled the government about a disputed island awarded to Singapore, risking up to seven years in prison if convicted.
5 Dec 2024 - 6:20PM
Malaysia
Chinese man accused of kidnapping girl could face up to 7 years in Malaysia jail
Huang Xiaonan, a university student studying in Singapore, was charged with kidnapping the 15-year-old in Johor.
5 Dec 2024 - 2:00PM
Crime
How a brazen nickel scam allegedly ensnared some of Singapore’s brightest
Ng Yu Zhi stands trial for allegedly orchestrating Singapore’s largest Ponzi scheme that defrauded nearly 1,000 investors.
5 Dec 2024 - 11:02AM
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Biomedicine: Companies
Hong Kong residents reticent to get latest Covid-19 jab, Moderna survey finds
About 52 per cent of Hong Kong respondents said they were willing to get the updated vaccine, compared with 58 per cent in Singapore.
4 Dec 2024 - 8:22PM
Thailand
Nvidia to help build Thai ‘sovereign cloud’ in nation’s AI push
Data stored on Thailand’s sovereign cloud server could be used to power a local ‘AI ecosystem’ like a generative AI chatbot fed by Thai data.
4 Dec 2024 - 6:58PM
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Semiconductors
Dutch firm NXP, TSMC affiliate plan to expand US$7.8 billion Singapore venture
NXP also plans to broaden its supply chain in mainland China, where it has a testing and packaging facility in Tianjin.
4 Dec 2024 - 4:44PM
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