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1. In Gaza at Ramadan, starvation adds to deaths amid Israel-Hamas truce impasse

2. As Malaysians feel the pinch from the ‘shringgit’, what can PM Anwar do?

3. Shrinking families in Indonesia spark concern about impact on economy

4. Japan teachers demand end to ‘excessive’ hours as many are pushed to the brink

5. Singapore Swifties, enchanted after Eras Tour, turn to Taylor Sheesh for solace

6. Library or forest? World’s biggest library reading space, in Beijing, is both



Breakthrough in US-Iran talks; Japan visa fee hike to affect Chinese: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Dad loses weight for daughter; Dear You’s box office success: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Hidden cost of China’s electric car boom, record-breaking week for sales: 7 EV reads

Tourists in China call locals smelly, Philippine school shooting: 7 Asia highlights

SCMP Highlights

Ramadan in Gaza, Malaysians feel the pinch, Taylor Swift’s impersonator: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

Displaced Palestinian children queue to collect free food handouts from a street kitchen in central Gaza on Wednesday. Photo: Bloomberg

A man stirs a giant pot as displaced Palestinians queue to receive food donated by a charity organisation ahead of the fast-breaking “iftar” meal during Ramadan, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 16, 2024. Photo: AFP

A worker arranges packaged fish crackers at a store in Terengganu. Ordinary Malaysians have been hit by the ringgit’s drop in value, as the cost of shopping surges with each depreciation. Photo: Bloomberg

A groom puts a face mask on his bride before their wedding ceremony in Jakarta. Indonesia recorded only 1.79 million marriages in 2020. Photo: AFP 

Japanese primary school pupils on a field trip in Osaka. Photo: Shutterstock

Taylor Sheesh, a Philippine drag act who impersonates American pop star Taylor Swift, performs in Singapore on March 16, 2024. Photo: SCMP

The world’s largest library reading space, in the Beijing City Library in China’s capital, was inspired by nature and designed to be something of a social space. Photo: Yumeng Zhu

China-India tunnel dispute, Hong Kong Article 23 bill unpacked, near-death experiences: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

The opening of the Sela Tunnel in the disputed Himalayan border region between China and India has sparked a strong response from Beijing. Photo: X/gemsofbabus_

Lawmakers review the Safeguarding National Security Bill. Photo: Dickson Lee

Many people who have had a near-death experience recall travelling through a tunnel towards a bright light. One doctor who studies people’s accounts of them says they may suggest the existence of a life after death. Photo: Shutterstock

Illustration: Brian Wang

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

A Japanese couple walks in the Gion area of Kyoto. More Japanese men say they are “fed up” with “manufactured” occasions such as White Day. Photo: EPA-EFE

The dark side of Japanese nightlife, Taiwan’s forgotten disco era, beach clubs in Bali: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

Kabukicho red light district in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Getty Images

Yu, not her real name, is a Japanese woman who previously visited a Kabukicho host club in Tokyo regularly, became heavily indebted and was forced to do sex work to repay her debts. Photo: Julian Ryall

Chinese coastguard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel on March 5 in the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters

Chinese tourists pose for a group photo at a museum in Samut Prakan, Thailand, on March 1. Photo: Xinhua

Women across Asia are challenging bias to carve out entrepreneurial success. Photo: Shutterstock

A disco single by Frankie Kao. As Taiwan’s younger generation dust off disco records from the 1970s and 80s, scholars are looking into how the island came to embrace the Western music genre at a time when even dancing in public was illegal. Photo: CYP

In 2000, Ku De Ta (pictured) in Bali set off a trend of the Indonesian island hosting beach clubs. It is not, however, the only place in Southeast Asia with a thriving beach club scene. Photo: Facebook/Ku De Ta

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From the devaluation of Malaysia’s ringgit to a Taylor Swift impersonator making a mark in Singapore, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend


From the devaluation of Malaysia’s ringgit to a Taylor Swift impersonator making a mark in Singapore, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.


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Ramadan in Gaza, Malaysians feel the pinch, Taylor Swift’s impersonator: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From the devaluation of Malaysia’s ringgit to a Taylor Swift impersonator making a mark in Singapore, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. In Gaza at Ramadan, starvation adds to deaths amid Israel-Hamas truce impasse

From the devaluation of Malaysia’s ringgit to a Taylor Swift impersonator making a mark in Singapore, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend