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Giant sinkhole threatens Indonesian village
Crop plantations and infrastructure in Aceh village have been destroyed by giant sinkhole.
5 Feb 2026 - 9:08PM
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Indonesia
‘Bali is so dirty’: waste woes under scrutiny after Prabowo warning
5 Feb 2026 - 6:01PM
Malaysia
Malaysia denies granting US exclusive rare earth access in Trump trade deal
5 Feb 2026 - 4:43PM
Singapore
Ex-actor Ian Fang to be deported from Singapore over underage sex offences
The Shanghai-born 35-year-old was jailed for 40 months after he pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually penetrating a girl, then 15.
5 Feb 2026 - 9:52PM
Shanghai-born former actor Ian Fang met a 15-year-old girl at an entertainment event in Singapore in 2024 and proceeded to have underage sex with her on nine occasions. Photo: YouTube/The Celebrity Agency
Malaysia
‘Dominated by non-Malays’: study on elected Kuala Lumpur mayor spurs race debate
Critics slam the study as a ‘naive and misguided’ move by Minister Hannah Yeoh that would worsen the country’s ‘cultural war’.
5 Feb 2026 - 5:40PM
Malaysia
Malaysia bans e-waste imports: ‘not world’s dumping ground’
Authorities have intercepted hundreds of containers of suspected e-waste at Malaysian ports in recent years and returned them to exporters.
5 Feb 2026 - 1:48PM
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Indonesia
Loose or lose: Indonesian billionaires told to sell shares to save market
Index compiler MCSI says Indonesia must address ‘fundamental investability issues’ or risk being downgraded from emerging to frontier market.
5 Feb 2026 - 1:04PM
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Students walk past an electronic board showing stock market index at the Indonesia Stock Exchange in Jakarta on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia
Malaysia plans new insurance scheme for Singapore cross-border workers
The scheme will cover the nearly 400,000 Malaysian commuters who cross the causeway daily for work, minister says.
5 Feb 2026 - 9:14AM
Malaysia
Malaysian waters see return of oil transfer by ‘dark fleet’ of tankers
A crackdown against two vessels off Penang was the first disruption of such a ship-to-ship oil transfer in the state for over 10 years.
4 Feb 2026 - 7:48PM
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Thailand
Thai funeral ‘food court’ blunder: tourists looking for buffet attend wake
The tourists who were served food by a family at the funeral were impressed with the kindness of the people in Thailand.
5 Feb 2026 - 9:38PM
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Malaysia
Chinese buyers top the list in Malaysia’s MM2H golden visa scheme
While Chinese nationals lead the pack, Malaysia’s tourism minister also cites interest from the US, UK, Australia and Bangladesh.
4 Feb 2026 - 3:35PM
Commercial buildings and residential housing in Kuala Lumpur. MM2H homeowners tend to cluster around prime districts in the Malaysian capital. Photo: AFP
Malaysia
Malaysia did not cede any land to Indonesia, PM Anwar insists
Claims of a 5,200-hectare territorial handover to Indonesia are ‘a lie’, Malaysia’s prime minister tells lawmakers.
4 Feb 2026 - 5:55PM
The Philippines
Calls grow for tougher rules to track foreign-paid ‘trolls’ in Philippines
Retired justice says updating the Foreign Agents Act will help deter individuals from espousing pro-Beijing content.
4 Feb 2026 - 12:30PM
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Vietnam
Friend or foe? Leaked Vietnamese military document labels US ‘belligerent’
While noting that ‘there is little risk of a war’, document urges vigilance to prevent the US from finding a pretext to invade Vietnam.
4 Feb 2026 - 12:01PM
Thailand
‘Still handsome’ Abhisit breathes new life into Thailand’s oldest party
Although the ex-prime minister trails behind other candidates in support, he has helped the Democrats win back conservative voters.
4 Feb 2026 - 3:37PM
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Democrat Party prime ministerial candidate Abhisit Vejjajiva (centre) walks through a market in Bangkok during an election campaign rally on January 27. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia
Malaysia’s Petronas to tap Qatar for gas as local reserves dwindle
QatarEnergy has also signed a 27-year deal to sell LNG to Japan’s JERA, the first long-term pact between the two nations in over a decade.
4 Feb 2026 - 9:21AM
Indonesia
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Indonesia’s top economic minister vows capital market reforms
Airlangga Hartarto also tells This Week in Asia that Indonesia is not on a nationalisation drive, but merely targeting illegal operations.
4 Feb 2026 - 11:46AM
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Malaysia
Malaysia police press murder charges after 6 skeletons found in burnt house
The victims, including three young children, were found by a man searching for his estranged family in a remote Johor oil palm plantation.
3 Feb 2026 - 6:47PM
The location where human remains were found in a palm oil plantation in Kangkar, Pulai. Photo: Handout
South Korea
‘Ruin you’: Cambodians outraged by South Korean president’s anti-scam threat
Critics said Lee Jae Myung should have posted in Chinese, not Khmer, as his warning to foreign syndicates sparked anger across Cambodia.
3 Feb 2026 - 3:53PM
Malaysia
‘Not political gift’: sultan’s comment on pardons stirs debate over Najib’s case
The former prime minister claims that a decree has been issued allowing him to serve his reduced prison sentence at home.
3 Feb 2026 - 3:50PM
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Cambodia
Inside an abandoned Cambodian scam centre seized by Thai troops
Fake law enforcement uniforms from nations including China and Singapore were found alongside mock police sets used to intimidate victims.
5 Feb 2026 - 2:02PM
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China airliners
China’s C919 is a hit at home. Will it be a ‘hard sell’ in Singapore?
China’s C919 could be the only single-aisle jet to feature in a fly-by at this year’s Singapore Airshow, one source says.
3 Feb 2026 - 5:34PM
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China’s Comac C919 plane, top, and six Pilatus PC-21 aircraft, down, perform during a preview of the 2024 Singapore Airshow in Singapore. Photo: AFP
The Philippines
Twin impeachments a ‘stress test’ for Philippine institutional strength
The exercise may risk economic damage, but could also show how a political crisis could be tackled using constitutional means, analysts say.
4 Feb 2026 - 11:57PM
Thailand
Thai police arrest 2 Russian men over ‘heinous’ dismemberment of fellow national
Two Russians have been accused of murdering Mikhail Emelianov after his body parts were found across abandoned land near Pattaya.
2 Feb 2026 - 8:32PM
Singapore
Singapore aims for stars with its new space agency, in a boost for Asia-Pacific
By launching a national space agency, Singapore aims to scale its satellite capabilities and lead the Asia-Pacific in space sustainability.
3 Feb 2026 - 9:35AM
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